It's been a pretty great week for Toray Industries, Inc. (TSE:3402) shareholders, with its shares surging 14% to JP¥1,395 in the week since its latest interim results. It looks like a credible result overall - although revenues of JP¥1.4t were what the analysts expected, Toray Industries surprised by delivering a (statutory) profit of JP¥25.99 per share, an impressive 30% above what was forecast. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Toray Industries' ten analysts is for revenues of JP¥2.86t in 2027. This would reflect a credible 3.9% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are expected to decrease 6.1% to JP¥72.00 in the same period. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of JP¥2.80t and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥70.59 in 2027. There doesn't appear to have been a major change in sentiment following the results, other than the slight bump in revenue estimates.

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It may not be a surprise to see thatthe analysts have reconfirmed their price target of JP¥1,452, implying that the uplift in revenue is not expected to greatly contribute to Toray Industries's valuation in the near term. 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. There are some variant perceptions on Toray Industries, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at JP¥1,700 and the most bearish at JP¥1,060 per share. Analysts definitely have varying views on the business, but the spread of estimates is not wide enough in our view to suggest that extreme outcomes could await Toray Industries shareholders.

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 clear from the latest estimates that Toray Industries' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 8.0% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2027 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 3.6% p.a. over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 5.4% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Toray Industries to grow faster than 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, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting them to grow faster than the wider 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.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Toray Industries going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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