Rallis India Limited Just Beat EPS By 50%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Simply Wall St · 10/18 00:15

Rallis India Limited (NSE:RALLIS) investors will be delighted, with the company turning in some strong numbers with its latest results. It was overall a positive result, with revenues beating expectations by 8.0% to hit ₹9.3b. Rallis India also reported a statutory profit of ₹5.04, which was an impressive 50% above what the analysts had forecast. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

See our latest analysis for Rallis India

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NSEI:RALLIS Earnings and Revenue Growth October 18th 2024

Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Rallis India from 13 analysts is for revenues of ₹29.1b in 2025. If met, it would imply an okay 6.1% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to ascend 19% to ₹9.12. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of ₹29.2b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹8.71 in 2025. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.

The analysts have been lifting their price targets on the back of the earnings upgrade, with the consensus price target rising 13% to ₹289. 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 Rallis India analyst has a price target of ₹417 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at ₹198. 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 Rallis India's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 13% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2025 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 5.3% p.a. over the past five years. Other similar companies in the industry (with analyst coverage) are also forecast to grow their revenue at 13% per year. Rallis India is expected to grow at about the same rate as its industry, so it's not clear that we can draw any conclusions from its growth relative to competitors.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that the analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards Rallis India following these results. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry. There was also a nice increase in the price target, with the analysts clearly feeling that the intrinsic value of the business is improving.

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 forecasts for Rallis India going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

You should always think about risks though. Case in point, we've spotted 1 warning sign for Rallis India you should be aware of.