On 31 December 2018, Great Wall Motor Company Limited (HKG:2333) released its earnings update. Generally, analysts seem fairly confident, with earnings expected to grow by 0.3% in the upcoming year relative to the past 5-year average growth rate of -7.0%. With trailing-twelve-month net income at current levels of CN¥5.2b, we should see this rise to CN¥5.2b in 2020. I will provide a brief commentary around the figures and analyst expectations in the near term. For those keen to understand more about other aspects of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.

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Exciting times ahead?

The longer term expectations from the 31 analysts of 2333 is tilted towards the positive sentiment. Given that it becomes hard to forecast far into the future, broker analysts tend to project ahead roughly three years. To reduce the year-on-year volatility of analyst earnings forecast, I've inserted a line of best fit through the expected earnings figures to determine the annual growth rate from the slope of the line.

By 2022, 2333's earnings should reach CN¥6.2b, from current levels of CN¥5.2b, resulting in an annual growth rate of 5.8%. EPS reaches CN¥0.62 in the final year of forecast compared to the current CN¥0.57 EPS today. Margins are currently sitting at 5.2%, approximately the same as previous years. With analysts forecasting revenue growth of 0.18948 and 2333's net income growth expected to roughly track that, this company may add value for shareholders over time.

Next Steps:

Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Great Wall Motor, I've compiled three essential factors you should further research:

1. 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.

2. Valuation: What is Great Wall Motor 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 Great Wall Motor is currently mispriced by the market.

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