Earnings per share growth forecasts under pressure
With seven months to go before Australian companies commence reporting their results for the year to June 2015, it will not surprise readers to see earning per share (EPS) growth forecasts being cut to sub 5 per cent. According to Deutsche Bank, EPS growth forecasts for June 2016 financial year has also been cut to 7 per cent. The expectations for both years are below the 8 per cent average figure recorded in the 2002-2011 ten-year period.
This graph demonstrates a discernible top left to bottom right trend – that is analysts forecasts tend to be somewhat overly optimistic, and downgrading EPS forecasts is “the rule” rather than the exception.
EPS growth forecasts are being cut to sub 5 per cent, see the bold black line below.
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Roger Montgomery
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We certainly hope so Andrew.
The ramifications from the acknowledged end of the resources super cycle will now be playing out.