Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9064) Half-Yearly Report

It's been a pretty great week for Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:9064) shareholders, with its shares surging 13% to JP¥2,220 in the week since its latest interim results. Revenues of JP¥907b arrived in line with expectations, although statutory losses per share were JP¥14.76, an impressive 30% smaller than what broker models predicted. 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 thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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After the latest results, the eleven analysts covering Yamato Holdings are now predicting revenues of JP¥1.91t in 2027. If met, this would reflect a satisfactory 2.2% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to surge 86% to JP¥47.01. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of JP¥1.91t and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥46.89 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 JP¥1,834, 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. The most optimistic Yamato Holdings analyst has a price target of JP¥2,100 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at JP¥1,420. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.

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. The analysts are definitely expecting Yamato Holdings' growth to accelerate, with the forecast 4.4% annualised growth to the end of 2027 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 0.7% per annum over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 3.7% annually. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Yamato Holdings is expected to grow at about the same rate as 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. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as 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.

With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Yamato Holdings. 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 Yamato Holdings going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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