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The estimated earnings projected for a company for a fiscal year. Estimating future earnings is an art. It depends on both internal factors within the company such as working capital management, and external factors such as the level of competition, the regulatory environment and technological developments. The future earnings of blue chip shares are constantly estimated by institutional analysts well in advance of their announcement.

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