Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited (NSE:ABDL) last week reported its latest quarterly results, which makes it a good time for investors to dive in and see if the business is performing in line with expectations. It was a workmanlike result, with revenues of ₹11b coming in 6.8% ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share of ₹8.16, in line with analyst appraisals. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.
Following the latest results, Allied Blenders and Distillers' twelve analysts are now forecasting revenues of ₹44.2b in 2027. This would be an okay 6.9% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to leap 37% to ₹11.14. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of ₹44.3b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹11.18 in 2027. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.
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There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of ₹770, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. There are some variant perceptions on Allied Blenders and Distillers, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at ₹850 and the most bearish at ₹685 per share. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggeststhe analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.
These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Allied Blenders and Distillers' past performance and to peers in the same industry. It's clear from the latest estimates that Allied Blenders and Distillers' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 14% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2027 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 8.6% over the past year. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 11% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Allied Blenders and Distillers is expected to grow much faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. Fortunately, they also reconfirmed their revenue numbers, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Additionally, our data suggests that revenue is expected to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at ₹770, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.
Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Allied Blenders and Distillers going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here..
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