Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN): What Are The Future Prospects?

After Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:REGN) earnings announcement on 30 June 2019, it seems that analyst expectations are fairly bearish, with profits predicted to rise by 7.2% next year against the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 38%. Currently with trailing-twelve-month earnings of US$2.4b, we can expect this to reach US$2.6b by 2020. Below is a brief commentary on the longer term outlook the market has for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.

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Can we expect Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to keep growing?

The longer term view from the 21 analysts covering REGN is one of positive sentiment. Given that it becomes hard to forecast far into the future, broker analysts tend to project ahead roughly three years. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for REGN, I’ve plotted out each year’s earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to determine an annual rate of growth from the slope of this line.

By 2022, REGN's earnings should reach US$2.9b, from current levels of US$2.4b, resulting in an annual growth rate of 6.9%. However, if we exclude extraordinary items from net income, we see that earnings is projected to fall over time, resulting in an EPS of $21.14 in the final year of forecast compared to the current $22.65 EPS today. However, the expansion of the current 36% margin is not expected to be sustained, as it begins to contract to 35% by the end of 2022.

Next Steps:

Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, I've compiled three fundamental aspects you should further research:

1. Financial Health: Does it have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks on key factors like leverage and risk.
2. Valuation: What is Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 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 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is currently mispriced by the market.
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