Sage Group Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Sage Group is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 12.5% and 8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 13.2% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 46.1% in 3 years.

Key information

12.5%

Earnings growth rate

13.2%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth	15.5%
Revenue growth rate	8.0%
Future return on equity	46.1%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	10 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Sage Group (LON:SGE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.135

Dec 07

The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) Stocks Shoot Up 32% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Dec 04

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Nov 08

Estimating The Fair Value Of The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE)

Sep 04

Slowing Rates Of Return At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Jul 16

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:SGE - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
9/30/2027	3,023	497	626	657	12
9/30/2026	2,785	442	552	589	19
9/30/2025	2,549	387	499	540	19
9/30/2024	2,332	323	454	491	N/A
6/30/2024	2,291	295	420	451	N/A
3/31/2024	2,249	267	385	411	N/A
12/31/2023	2,217	239	375	399	N/A
9/30/2023	2,184	211	365	387	N/A
6/30/2023	2,142	210	322	353	N/A
3/31/2023	2,100	208	278	319	N/A
12/31/2022	2,024	234	256	302	N/A
9/30/2022	1,947	260	233	285	N/A
6/30/2022	1,895	276	254	302	N/A
3/31/2022	1,843	291	274	319	N/A
12/31/2021	1,845	288	297	348	N/A
9/30/2021	1,846	285	320	376	N/A
6/30/2021	1,856	259	323	376	N/A
3/31/2021	1,865	232	325	376	N/A
12/31/2020	1,884	271	346	391	N/A
9/30/2020	1,903	310	366	406	N/A
6/30/2020	1,929	323	380	420	N/A
3/31/2020	1,954	336	394	434	N/A
12/31/2019	1,945	301	412	453	N/A
9/30/2019	1,936	266	430	472	N/A
6/30/2019	1,920	290	435	485	N/A
3/31/2019	1,904	314	439	498	N/A
12/31/2018	1,875	305	388	446	N/A
9/30/2018	1,846	295	337	393	N/A
6/30/2018	1,810	276	N/A	344	N/A
3/31/2018	1,774	256	N/A	295	N/A
12/31/2017	1,745	257	N/A	299	N/A
9/30/2017	1,715	257	N/A	302	N/A
6/30/2017	1,655	242	N/A	306	N/A
3/31/2017	1,595	226	N/A	309	N/A
12/31/2016	1,517	207	N/A	297	N/A
9/30/2016	1,439	188	N/A	285	N/A
6/30/2016	1,421	178	N/A	290	N/A
3/31/2016	1,402	168	N/A	295	N/A
12/31/2015	1,419	181	N/A	305	N/A
9/30/2015	1,436	194	N/A	315	N/A
6/30/2015	1,425	195	N/A	307	N/A
3/31/2015	1,414	197	N/A	299	N/A
12/31/2014	1,384	192	N/A	277	N/A
9/30/2014	1,354	188	N/A	255	N/A
6/30/2014	1,339	213	N/A	256	N/A
3/31/2014	1,325	239	N/A	256	N/A
12/31/2013	1,350	142	N/A	271	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SGE's forecast earnings growth (12.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: SGE's earnings (12.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SGE's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: SGE's revenue (8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SGE's revenue (8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: SGE's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (46.1%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/18 18:35
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/09/30

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Analyst Sources

The Sage Group plc is covered by 50 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Hélène Coumes	AlphaValue
Alexander Tout	Arete Research Services LLP
Knut Woller	Baader Helvea Equity Research

Sage Group Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

The Sage Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Price target increased by 10% to UK£11.01

The Sage Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Recent updates

The Sage Group plc Appoints Lori Mitchell-Keller as Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 7 February 2025

Sage Group (LON:SGE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.135

Chief Product Officer exercised options and sold UK£843k worth of stock

The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) Stocks Shoot Up 32% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

The Sage Group plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on May 15, 2025

CFO & Director recently sold UK£889k worth of stock

Final dividend increased to UK£0.14

Full year 2024 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

The Sage Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns Have Hit A Wall

The Sage Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Feb 06, 2025

The Sage Group plc (LSE:SGE) acquired Anvyl, Inc.

The Sage Group plc Appoints Sangeeta Anand as an Independent Director

Estimating The Fair Value Of The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE)

New minor risk - Insider selling

Chief Technology Officer recently sold UK£762k worth of stock

Slowing Rates Of Return At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sage Announces New Native-Cloud Innovations in Sage Estimate

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Dividend Will Be £0.0695

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Sage Intacct Unveils New Updates to Advance Productivity and Control for SMBS

First half dividend increased to UK£0.07

First half 2024 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

The Sage Group plc Announces Board Committee Changes, Effective 1 May 2024

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sage Names Mark Hickman as New Managing Director of North America

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With The Sage Group plc's (LON:SGE) Price

Investors Could Be Concerned With Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns On Capital

General Counsel & Company Secretary recently sold UK£717k worth of stock

The Sage Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Nov 20, 2024

The Sage Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Feb 01, 2024

The Sage Group plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on May 16, 2024

The Sage Group plc (LSE:SGE) announces an Equity Buyback for £350 million worth of its shares.

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target increased by 10% to UK£11.01

The Sage Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Financial Year Ended 30 September 2023, Payable on 9 February 2024

Sage Releases New Product Updates in Sage Intacct for Increased Automation, Debuts, Debuts, and Even Strong Compliance

New minor risk - Insider selling

Chief Technology Officer recently sold UK£979k worth of stock

the Sage Group plc Announces Directorate Change

General Counsel & Company Secretary exercised options and sold UK£130k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.066 per share at 2.2% yield

Chief Product Officer exercised options and sold UK£147k worth of stock

The Sage Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

First half 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£75k worth of stock

High number of new directors

The Sage Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Nov 22, 2023

Insider recently bought UK£78k worth of stock

The Sage Group plc Announces Committee Appointments

Chief Product Officer recently bought UK£306k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share

Chief Technology Officer exercised options and sold UK£140k worth of stock

The Sage Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on May 17, 2023

Chief Technology Officer recently sold UK£327k worth of stock

The Sage Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Feb 02, 2023

The Sage Group plc Appoints Roisin Donnelly as Non-Executive Director, Effective 3 February 2023

CFO & Director exercised options and sold UK£175k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

The Sage Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Financial Year Ended 30 September 2022, Payable on 10 February 2023

the Sage Group plc Announces Appointment of Maggie Chan Jones to Its Board as A Non-Executive Director with Effect from 1 December 2022

The Sage Group plc (LSE:SGE) acquired Spherics.

The Sage Group plc (LSE:SGE) acquired Spherics.

Now 21% undervalued

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity