The Laopu Gold Co., Ltd. (HKG:6181) Half-Yearly Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

It's been a mediocre week for Laopu Gold Co., Ltd. (HKG:6181) shareholders, with the stock dropping 11% to HK$340 in the week since its latest half-year results. Results look mixed - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at CN¥20b, statutory earnings were in line with expectations, at CN¥24.13 per share. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. 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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After the latest results, the consensus from Laopu Gold's 21 analysts is for revenues of CN¥33.9b in 2026, which would reflect a noticeable 2.4% decline in revenue compared to the last year of performance. Per-share earnings are expected to accumulate 2.7% to CN¥39.89. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CN¥34.0b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥40.05 in 2026. 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 HK$608, 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. There are some variant perceptions on Laopu Gold, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at HK$1,002 and the most bearish at HK$312 per share. So we wouldn't be assigning too much credibility to analyst price targets in this case, because there are clearly some widely different views on what kind of performance this business can generate. As a result it might not be a great idea to make decisions based on the consensus price target, which is after all just an average of this wide range of estimates.

Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 4.8% annualised decline to the end of 2026. That is a notable change from historical growth of 100% over the last year. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 6.4% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Laopu Gold's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at HK$608, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Laopu Gold. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Laopu Gold going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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