Waterdrop Future Growth

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Waterdrop is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 15.9% and 8.6% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 17.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 8.9% in 3 years.

Key information

15.9%

Earnings growth rate

17.7%

EPS growth rate

Insurance earnings growth11.5%
Revenue growth rate8.6%
Future return on equity8.9%
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated11 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Waterdrop Inc.'s (NYSE:WDH) Shares Leap 26% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Oct 12
Waterdrop Inc.'s (NYSE:WDH) Shares Leap 26% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Waterdrop: Very Undervalued AI-Driven Marketplace For Insurance Products

Sep 10

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Waterdrop Inc.'s (NYSE:WDH) Earnings

Feb 24
Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Waterdrop Inc.'s (NYSE:WDH) Earnings

Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE:WDH) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Jun 23
Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE:WDH) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Waterdrop: Turnaround Story Supported By An Outsized Net Cash Balance

Dec 23

Waterdrop GAAP EPS of $0.01, revenue of $104.72M beats by $12.92M

Sep 09

Waterdrop joins United Nations Global Compact

Aug 22

Waterdrop Turns Profitability Corner But Needs To Reignite Revenue Growth

Jun 22

What You Need To Know About The Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE:WDH) Analyst Downgrade Today

Jan 14
What You Need To Know About The Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE:WDH) Analyst Downgrade Today

Waterdrop Goes Back To The Well, Cutting Losses By Lowering Costs

Dec 06

As Crackdown Looms, Chinese Insurtech Waterdrop Enters Next Growth Phase

Oct 12

Waterdrop Stock Splashes To New Depths In Summer Of Regulatory Cleanups

Sep 15

Waterdrop reports Q1 results

Jun 17

Waterdrop, Zhihu and Onion Global sink as market cools on Chinese IPOs

May 10

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:WDH - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20273,772N/AN/AN/A1
12/31/20263,289455430N/A3
12/31/20252,985416336N/A3
12/31/20242,76233851N/A2
9/30/20242,744321N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20242,727265N/AN/AN/A
3/31/20242,729198N/AN/AN/A
12/31/20232,631167393407N/A
9/30/20232,651234N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20232,737367N/AN/AN/A
3/31/20232,759552N/AN/AN/A
12/31/20222,802608754766N/A
9/30/20222,726410N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20222,733-236N/AN/AN/A
3/31/20222,971-1,141N/AN/AN/A
12/31/20213,206-1,726-1,133-1,097N/A
9/30/20213,432-2,150N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20213,516-1,892N/AN/AN/A
3/31/20213,258-1,414N/AN/AN/A
12/31/20203,028-1,108-804-777N/A
9/30/20202,735-839-540-530N/A
12/31/20191,511-458-546-533N/A
12/31/2018238-231-218-211N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: WDH's forecast earnings growth (15.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: WDH's earnings (15.9% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.2% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: WDH's revenue (8.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: WDH's revenue (8.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.


Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts


Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: WDH's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (8.9%).


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 23:27
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Waterdrop Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael LiBofA Global Research
Edwin LiuCLSA
Thomas WangGoldman Sachs