Elkem Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Elkem is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 80% and 10% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 80% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 6.7% in 3 years.

Key information

80.0%

Earnings growth rate

80.0%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals earnings growth	25.5%
Revenue growth rate	10.0%
Future return on equity	6.7%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	18 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Elkem ASA Just Missed EPS By 51%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Oct 27

Elkem ASA Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Jul 17

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) First-Quarter Report

Apr 22

Recent updates

Elkem ASA Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Jul 17

These 4 Measures Indicate That Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Jun 11

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

May 27

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

May 11

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) First-Quarter Report

Apr 22

What Does Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Indicate?

Apr 09

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) A Risky Investment?

Dec 15

Why Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Could Be Worth Watching

Oct 23

Elkem (OB:ELK) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Oct 04

Does Elkem (OB:ELK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 19

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Aug 03

What Is Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Doing?

Jul 15

Why We Like The Returns At Elkem (OB:ELK)

Jun 21

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 16

A Look At The Fair Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Apr 03

Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Mar 20

Are Investors Undervaluing Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) By 33%?

Nov 25

Is Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Aug 16

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Revenue Forecasts By 10%

Jul 20

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

OB:ELK - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (NOK Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	39,971	2,352	2,197	3,997	5
12/31/2025	36,911	1,703	2,259	3,914	5
12/31/2024	33,428	738	1,164	4,080	5
9/30/2024	31,759	46	-2,233	1,202	N/A
6/30/2024	31,779	-502	-2,047	2,226	N/A
3/31/2024	32,459	-1,319	-1,859	2,957	N/A
12/31/2023	34,364	72	-1,982	3,006	N/A
9/30/2023	36,517	1,427	-402	4,959	N/A
6/30/2023	39,820	4,929	1,126	6,081	N/A
3/31/2023	42,988	7,855	2,987	7,513	N/A
12/31/2022	45,017	9,561	5,101	9,314	N/A
9/30/2022	45,073	10,631	5,016	8,989	N/A
6/30/2022	42,671	8,956	4,308	8,191	N/A
3/31/2022	37,733	6,602	3,115	6,676	N/A
12/31/2021	33,083	4,628	1,647	4,913	N/A
9/30/2021	29,779	2,770	1,541	4,377	N/A
6/30/2021	26,856	1,294	800	3,068	N/A
3/31/2021	25,387	672	-263	2,138	N/A
12/31/2020	24,025	239	-235	2,111	N/A
9/30/2020	22,498	150	-557	1,834	N/A
6/30/2020	22,260	460	-583	2,028	N/A
3/31/2020	22,204	616	14	2,527	N/A
12/31/2019	22,245	855	-302	1,839	N/A
9/30/2019	22,840	1,211	640	2,805	N/A
6/30/2019	23,138	1,921	1,252	3,178	N/A
3/31/2019	24,282	3,104	2,017	3,801	N/A
12/31/2018	24,968	3,337	2,464	4,460	N/A
9/30/2018	25,216	3,620	2,158	3,611	N/A
6/30/2018	24,680	3,077	N/A	3,583	N/A
3/31/2018	22,995	2,011	N/A	2,644	N/A
12/31/2017	21,133	1,211	N/A	2,256	N/A
12/31/2016	14,045	722	N/A	1,304	N/A
12/31/2015	14,361	809	N/A	1,820	N/A
12/31/2014	12,523	166	N/A	674	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: ELK's forecast earnings growth (80% per year) is above the savings rate (2.4%).

Earnings vs Market: ELK's earnings (80% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Norwegian market (9.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: ELK's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: ELK's revenue (10% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Norwegian market (2.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: ELK's revenue (10% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: ELK's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (6.7%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 01:55
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
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Analyst Sources

Elkem ASA is covered by 8 analysts. 5 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
Sebastian Satz	Citigroup Inc
Mubasher Chaudhry	Citigroup Inc
Niclas Gehin	DNB Markets

Elkem Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Price target decreased by 7.3% to kr23.10

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

Elkem ASA Just Missed EPS By 51%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Elkem ASA Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) First-Quarter Report

Recent updates

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Elkem ASA Secures EUR 1.8 Million European Union Grant to Explore CO2-Free Silicon Production

Elkem ASA Secures EUR 1.8 Million European Union Grant to Explore CO2-Free Silicon Production

Price target decreased by 7.3% to kr23.10

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

There May Be Reason For Hope In Elkem's (OB:ELK) Disappointing Earnings

Elkem ASA Just Missed EPS By 51%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: kr0.14 (vs kr0.72 loss in 3Q 2023)

Elkem to Launch A New Generation of Silicone Solutions for Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing At Formnext 2024 in Frankfurt

Little Excitement Around Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Revenues

The Returns On Capital At Elkem (OB:ELK) Don't Inspire Confidence

Elkem ASA Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: kr1.35 (vs kr0.057 in 2Q 2023)

Elkem ASA, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2025

Elkem ASA to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Jul 15, 2025

These 4 Measures Indicate That Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Elkem ASA Announces Board Changes

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) First-Quarter Report

New major risk - Financial position

What Does Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Indicate?

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

An unknown buyer acquired unknown minority stake in Vianode AS from Elkem ASA (OB:ELK).

Elkem Appoints Sandy Chen as Acting Senior Vice President for Silicones Division

Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) entered into Share Purchase Agreement to acquire REC Solar Norway AS from REC Solar Holdings AS for approximately NOK 230 million.

Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) entered into Share Purchase Agreement to acquire REC Solar Norway AS from REC Solar Holdings AS for approximately NOK 230 million.

Elkem Postpones Start-Up of Iceland Furnace

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) A Risky Investment?

Price target decreased by 12% to kr21.80

Price target decreased by 8.1% to kr24.80

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 10% to kr26.00

Why Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Could Be Worth Watching

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Elkem (OB:ELK) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Elkem Launches UV Hg and UV LED Curable Silicone Solutions for Sustainable Release Coatings

Price target decreased by 14% to kr29.80

Does Elkem (OB:ELK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Price target decreased by 8.0% to kr34.50

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Chief Executive Officer recently bought kr500k worth of stock

What Is Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Doing?

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: kr0.057 (vs kr4.67 in 2Q 2022)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10%

Price target decreased by 8.5% to kr37.50

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Why We Like The Returns At Elkem (OB:ELK)

Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) acquired VUM, a.s. from ZSNP, a.s.

Elkem ASA to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of kr6.00 per share at 17% yield

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) Using Too Much Debt?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Less than half of directors are independent

Elkem Asa Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Elkem Announces Executive Changes, Effective 1 February 2023

Elkem Curtails Production in Norway Due to High Power Prices

Are Investors Undervaluing Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) By 33%?

Less than half of directors are independent

Elkem to Present Silbione™ Biomedical Range At COMPAMED 2022

Norsk Hydro ASA (OB:NHY) and Altor Fund V AB completed the acquisition of Altor Equity Partners AB entered into an agreement to acquire 60% from Elkem ASA (OB:ELK).