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In December 2018, China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Limited (HKG:2877) announced its latest earnings update, which revealed that the business experienced a robust tailwind, eventuating to a double-digit earnings growth of 12%. Below is a brief commentary on my key takeaways on how market analysts perceive China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group's earnings growth outlook over the next few years and whether the future looks even brighter than the past. Note that I will be looking at net income excluding extraordinary items to get a better understanding of the underlying drivers of earnings.
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Analysts' expectations for this coming year seems buoyant, with earnings expanding by a robust 11%. This growth seems to continue into the following year with rates arriving at double digit 38% compared to today’s earnings, and finally hitting CN¥784m by 2022.
While it is useful to understand the growth rate year by year relative to today’s value, it may be more insightful to evaluate the rate at which the business is moving on average every year. The pro of this approach is that we can get a better picture of the direction of China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group's earnings trajectory over the long run, irrespective of near term fluctuations, 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 15%. This means that, we can presume China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group will grow its earnings by 15% every year for the next few years.
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For China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, I've put together three key factors you should look at:
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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 2877 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 2877 is currently mispriced by the market.
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