The latest analyst coverage could presage a bad day for Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (HKG:868), with the analysts making across-the-board cuts to their statutory estimates that might leave shareholders a little shell-shocked. Both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts went under the knife, suggesting the analysts have soured majorly on the business. At HK$7.90, shares are up 6.5% in the past 7 days. It will be interesting to see if this downgrade motivates investors to start selling their holdings.
Following the latest downgrade, the current consensus, from the ten analysts covering Xinyi Glass Holdings, is for revenues of CN¥21b in 2025, which would reflect a perceptible 7.3% reduction in Xinyi Glass Holdings' sales over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are anticipated to shrink 4.8% to CN¥0.74 in the same period. Prior to this update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of CN¥23b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥1.06 in 2025. Indeed, we can see that the analysts are a lot more bearish about Xinyi Glass Holdings' prospects, administering a substantial drop in revenue estimates and slashing their EPS estimates to boot.
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The consensus price target fell 5.4% to HK$8.39, with the weaker earnings outlook clearly leading analyst valuation estimates.
One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 7.3% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 9.9% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 7.6% annually for the foreseeable future. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Xinyi Glass Holdings is expected to lag the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their earnings per share estimates, expecting a clear decline in business conditions. Unfortunately analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, and industry data suggests that Xinyi Glass Holdings' revenues are expected to grow slower than the wider market. After such a stark change in sentiment from analysts, we'd understand if readers now felt a bit wary of Xinyi Glass Holdings.
With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Xinyi Glass Holdings going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.
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