Yahoo Finance What Can We Expect From Beach Energy Limited's (ASX:BPT) Earnings In Next 12 Months?
Looking at Beach Energy Limited's (ASX:BPT) recent earnings update on 30 June 2019, analyst forecasts appear to be pessimistic, with profits predicted to drop by 4.2% next year against the past 5-year average growth rate of 51%. With trailing-twelve-month net income at current levels of AU$577m, the consensus growth rate suggests that earnings will decline to AU$553m by 2020. I will provide a brief commentary around the figures and analyst expectations in the near term. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
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How will Beach Energy perform in the near future?
The longer term expectations from the 10 analysts of BPT is tilted towards the positive sentiment. Since forecasting becomes more difficult further into the future, broker analysts generally project out to around three years. To reduce the year-on-year volatility of analyst earnings forecast, I've inserted a line of best fit through the expected earnings figures to determine the annual growth rate from the slope of the line.
By 2022, BPT's earnings should reach AU$653m, from current levels of AU$577m, resulting in an annual growth rate of 4.1%. EPS reaches A$0.29 in the final year of forecast compared to the current A$0.25 EPS today. In 2022, BPT's profit margin will have expanded from 28% to 29%.
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Valuation: What is Beach Energy worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether Beach Energy is currently mispriced by the market.
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