Upgrade: Analysts Just Made A Massive Increase To Their AvenuesAI Limited (NSE:CCAVENUE) Forecasts
AvenuesAI Limited (NSE:CCAVENUE) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the covering analyst making substantial upgrades to this year's statutory forecasts. The consensus statutory numbers for both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) increased, with their view clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects.
After the upgrade, the lone analyst covering AvenuesAI is now predicting revenues of ₹115b in 2027. If met, this would reflect a sizeable 41% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to swell 14% to ₹0.91. Previously, the analyst had been modelling revenues of ₹69b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹0.80 in 2027. So we can see there's been a pretty clear increase in analyst sentiment in recent times, with both revenues and earnings per share receiving a decent lift in the latest estimates.
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As a result, it might be a surprise to see that the analyst has cut their price target 23% to ₹20.00, which could suggest the forecast improvement in performance is not expected to last.
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. The analyst is definitely expecting AvenuesAI's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 58% annualised growth to the end of 2027 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 40% per annum 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 15% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that AvenuesAI is expected to grow much faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that the analyst upgraded their earnings per share estimates for this year, expecting improving business conditions. Fortunately, the analyst also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. A lower price target is not intuitively what we would expect from a company whose business prospects are improving - at least judging by these forecasts - but if the underlying fundamentals are strong, AvenuesAI could be one for the watch list.
Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have analyst estimates for AvenuesAI going out as far as 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.
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