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As Wirtualna Polska Holding S.A. (WSE:WPL) released its earnings announcement on 31 March 2019, it seems that analyst forecasts are fairly optimistic, with profits predicted to increase by 20% next year, though this is relatively lower than the past 5-year average earnings growth of 48%. By 2020, we can expect Wirtualna Polska Holding’s bottom line to reach zł89m, a jump from the current trailing-twelve-month of zł74m. Below is a brief commentary around Wirtualna Polska Holding's earnings outlook going forward, which may give you a sense of market sentiment for the company. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
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How will Wirtualna Polska Holding perform in the near future?
The 7 analysts covering WPL view its longer term outlook with a positive sentiment. Since forecasting becomes more difficult further into the future, broker analysts generally project out to around three years. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for WPL, I’ve plotted out each year’s earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to determine an annual rate of growth from the slope of this line.
By 2022, WPL's earnings should reach zł119m, from current levels of zł74m, resulting in an annual growth rate of 13%. EPS reaches PLN4.46 in the final year of forecast compared to the current PLN2.56 EPS today. Margins are currently sitting at 13%, which is expected to expand to 15% by 2022.
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