Last week saw the newest quarterly earnings release from S.J.S. Enterprises Limited (NSE:SJS), an important milestone in the company's journey to build a stronger business. S.J.S. Enterprises missed revenue estimates by 2.9%, coming in at₹2.8b, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) of ₹17.91 beat expectations, coming in 2.9% ahead of analyst estimates. 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 collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.
Following the latest results, S.J.S. Enterprises' five analysts are now forecasting revenues of ₹11.3b in 2027. This would be a satisfactory 7.2% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory per share are forecast to be ₹70.05, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of ₹11.3b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹70.05 in 2027. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.
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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of ₹2,768, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. The most optimistic S.J.S. Enterprises analyst has a price target of ₹2,950 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at ₹2,650. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that S.J.S. Enterprises is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.
Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that S.J.S. Enterprises' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2027 expected to display 15% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 22% over the past three years. Compare this to the 143 other companies in this industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenue at 12% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it looks like S.J.S. Enterprises is forecast to grow at about the same rate as the wider 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. Happily, there were no real changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow in line with the overall industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.
With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for S.J.S. Enterprises going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here..
We also provide an overview of the S.J.S. Enterprises Board and CEO remuneration and length of tenure at the company, and whether insiders have been buying the stock, here.
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