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In December 2018, nmcn plc (LON:NMCN) released its most recent earnings announcement, which confirmed that the business faced a substantial headwind with earnings falling by -33%. Below, I've laid out key numbers on how market analysts predict nmcn's earnings growth outlook over the next few years and whether the future looks brighter. I will be looking at earnings excluding extraordinary items to exclude one-off activities to get a better understanding of the underlying drivers of earnings.
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Market analysts' prospects for this coming year seems optimistic, with earnings climbing by a robust 24%. This growth seems to continue into the following year with rates reaching double digit 30% compared to today’s earnings, and finally hitting UK£6.7m by 2022.
While it’s helpful to be aware of the rate of growth year by year relative to today’s figure, it may be more valuable gauging the rate at which the business is rising or falling on average every year. The pro of this technique is that we can get a better picture of the direction of nmcn's earnings trajectory over the long run, irrespective of near term fluctuations, which may be more relevant for long term investors. To calculate this rate, I've inserted a line of best fit through the forecasted earnings by market analysts. The slope of this line is the rate of earnings growth, which in this case is 9.9%. This means, we can assume nmcn will grow its earnings by 9.9% every year for the next few years.
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For nmcn, I've compiled three relevant factors you should further research:
- 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.
- Valuation: What is NMCN 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 NMCN is currently mispriced by the market.
- Other High-Growth Alternatives: Are there other high-growth stocks you could be holding instead of NMCN? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large growth potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
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