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BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited's (HKG:2388) most recent earnings update in December 2018 confirmed that the business experienced a strong tailwind, leading to a double-digit earnings growth of 12%. Below is my commentary, albeit very simple and high-level, on how market analysts predict BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)'s earnings growth outlook over the next couple of years and whether the future looks even brighter than the past. 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' consensus outlook for next year seems rather subdued, with earnings increasing by a single digit 5.5%. The growth outlook in the following year seems much more positive with rates generating double digit 16% compared to today’s earnings, and finally hitting HK$39b by 2022.
Even though it is informative knowing the growth each year relative to today’s level, it may be more insightful to evaluate the rate at which the earnings are moving on average every year. The benefit of this approach is that it ignores near term flucuations and accounts for the overarching direction of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)'s earnings trajectory over time, which may be more relevant for long term investors. To compute this rate, I've appended 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 6.7%. This means, we can assume BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) will grow its earnings by 6.7% every year for the next couple of years.
Next Steps:
For BOC Hong Kong (Holdings), there are three important aspects you should further examine:
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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.
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Valuation: What is 2388 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 2388 is currently mispriced by the market.
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Other High-Growth Alternatives: Are there other high-growth stocks you could be holding instead of 2388? 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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