Earnings Beat: Polycab India Limited Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
A week ago, Polycab India Limited (NSE:POLYCAB) came out with a strong set of quarterly numbers that could potentially lead to a re-rate of the stock. It was overall a positive result, with revenues beating expectations by 4.7% to hit ₹82b. Polycab India reported statutory earnings per share (EPS) ₹51.94, which was a notable 13% above what the analysts had forecast. 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. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.
Following the latest results, Polycab India's 30 analysts are now forecasting revenues of ₹361.1b in 2027. This would be a notable 16% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to climb 15% to ₹218. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of ₹351.2b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹212 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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Despite these upgrades,the analysts have not made any major changes to their price target of ₹9,940, suggesting that the higher estimates are not likely to have a long term impact on what the stock is worth. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. There are some variant perceptions on Polycab India, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at ₹11,900 and the most bearish at ₹6,490 per share. As you can see, analysts are not all in agreement on the stock's future, but the range of estimates is still reasonably narrow, which could suggest that the outcome is not totally unpredictable.
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 period to the end of 2027 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 22% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 22% annual growth over the past five years. Juxtapose this against our data, which suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 18% per year. So although Polycab India is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's only growing at about the rate of 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 Polycab India's earnings potential next year. They also upgraded their revenue forecasts, although the latest estimates suggest that Polycab India will grow in line with the overall industry. The consensus price target held steady at ₹9,940, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.
With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Polycab India. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. We have forecasts for Polycab India going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here.
We also provide an overview of the Polycab India Board and CEO remuneration and length of tenure at the company, and whether insiders have been buying the stock, here.
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