What Should We Expect From Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A.'s (ATH:MOH) Earnings In The Next 12 Months?

Looking at Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A.'s (ATH:MOH) earnings update on 31 December 2018, analyst forecasts seem fairly subdued, with earnings expected to grow by 9.3% in the upcoming year against the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 45%. With trailing-twelve-month net income at current levels of €257m, we should see this rise to €281m in 2020. In this article, I've outline a few earnings growth rates to give you a sense of the market sentiment for Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries in the longer term. Readers that are interested in understanding the company beyond these figures should research its fundamentals here.

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What can we expect from Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries in the longer term?

The longer term view from the 10 analysts covering MOH 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 understand the overall trajectory of MOH's earnings growth over these next fews years, I've fitted a line through these analyst earnings forecast to determine an annual growth rate from the slope.

From the current net income level of €257m and the final forecast of €299m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for MOH’s earnings is 4.2%. EPS reaches €2.68 in the final year of forecast compared to the current €2.32 EPS today. With a current profit margin of 2.7%, this movement will result in a margin of 3.3% by 2022.

Next Steps:

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