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Key Takeaways
- CGI's strategic M&A, client focus, and managed services enhance revenue stability and expand profit margins through operational efficiency and digital transformation.
- Investments in AI and global capability centers increase competitiveness, leading to potential earnings growth with new revenue streams and higher margins.
- Economic uncertainty and integration challenges in Europe and the U.S. may pressure CGI's revenue, margins, and operational efficiency.
Catalysts
About CGI- Provides information technology (IT) and business process services.
- CGI's acquisition strategy, including the recent UK merger and ongoing dialogue for additional opportunities, suggests a focus on increasing revenue and profitability through strategic M&A that complements existing capabilities and market presence.
- The company's focus on large-scale client engagements, particularly in government and financial services, with rising client satisfaction and strong bookings in these sectors, could drive future revenue growth and improved net margins as investments resume.
- CGI's emphasis on managed services and intellectual property (IP) offerings positions the company to capitalize on trends towards operational efficiency and digital transformation, which could enhance revenue stability and expand profit margins.
- Continued investment in AI and Generative AI, coupled with strategic partnerships, may lead to new revenue streams and increased operational efficiencies, potentially impacting earnings growth positively.
- The global capability centers (GCCs) and focus on cost reduction and efficiency for clients may improve CGI's competitive edge and lead to higher margins through increased demand for offshore and managed services.
CGI Future Earnings and Revenue Growth
Assumptions
How have these above catalysts been quantified?- Analysts are assuming CGI's revenue will grow by 5.0% annually over the next 3 years.
- Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 11.5% today to 12.7% in 3 years time.
- Analysts expect earnings to reach CA$2.2 billion (and earnings per share of CA$10.17) by about January 2028, up from CA$1.7 billion today. The analysts are largely in agreement about this estimate.
- In order for the above numbers to justify the analysts price target, the company would need to trade at a PE ratio of 20.6x on those 2028 earnings, down from 21.9x today. This future PE is greater than the current PE for the US IT industry at 12.7x.
- Analysts expect the number of shares outstanding to decline by 1.81% per year for the next 3 years.
- To value all of this in today's terms, we will use a discount rate of 7.18%, as per the Simply Wall St company report.
CGI Future Earnings Per Share Growth
Risks
What could happen that would invalidate this narrative?- Slower economic growth and geopolitical uncertainty in Europe, especially in Germany, may affect discretionary spending, impacting CGI's revenue growth in the region.
- Continued softness in the manufacturing sector in Europe could reduce demand for CGI's services, affecting revenue and earnings.
- The temporary dilutive impact of recent business acquisitions, coupled with lower billable utilization in certain European regions, could pressure net margins and earnings.
- Pressure on pricing in regions with discretionary spending reductions, such as MRD in Europe, might impact revenue and profit margins if clients demand lower rates.
- Integration challenges and costs associated with acquired businesses such as Aeyon in the U.S. Federal segment may affect short-term profit margins and operational efficiency, impacting net earnings.
Valuation
How have all the factors above been brought together to estimate a fair value?- The analysts have a consensus price target of CA$170.79 for CGI based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of CA$185.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just CA$131.0.
- In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be CA$17.0 billion, earnings will come to CA$2.2 billion, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 20.6x, assuming you use a discount rate of 7.2%.
- Given the current share price of CA$164.77, the analyst's price target of CA$170.79 is 3.5% higher. The relatively low difference between the current share price and the analyst consensus price target indicates that they believe on average, the company is fairly priced.
- We always encourage you to reach your own conclusions though. So sense check these analyst numbers against your own assumptions and expectations based on your understanding of the business and what you believe is probable.
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