Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (HKG:1929) After Its Annual Report
Shareholders of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (HKG:1929) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 10% to HK$12.81 following its latest annual results. Results were roughly in line with estimates, with revenues of HK$94b and statutory earnings per share of HK$0.90. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.
Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group from 18 analysts is for revenues of HK$99.9b in 2027. If met, it would imply a reasonable 5.8% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to swell 16% to HK$1.06. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of HK$97.0b and earnings per share (EPS) of HK$1.00 in 2027. It looks like there's been a modest increase in sentiment following the latest results, withthe analysts becoming a bit more optimistic in their predictions for both revenues and earnings.
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Althoughthe analysts have upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of HK$15.67, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. The most optimistic Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group analyst has a price target of HK$23.40 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at HK$10.70. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.
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 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 5.8% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2027 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 1.5% 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 9.3% per year. It seems obvious that, while the future growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group is expected to grow slower than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The biggest takeaway for us is the consensus earnings per share upgrade, which suggests a clear improvement in sentiment around Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's earnings potential next year. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for next year, even though it is expected to grow slower than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at HK$15.67, 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. We have estimates - from multiple Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group analysts - going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here.
We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you need to be mindful of.
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