ZJLD Group Inc Just Beat Revenue By 7.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Last week, you might have seen that ZJLD Group Inc (HKG:6979) released its interim result to the market. The early response was not positive, with shares down 3.9% to HK$7.91 in the past week. It was a workmanlike result, with revenues of CN¥2.5b coming in 7.2% ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share of CN¥0.16, in line with analyst appraisals. 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. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.
After the latest results, the six analysts covering ZJLD Group are now predicting revenues of CN¥4.24b in 2026. If met, this would reflect a notable 15% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to leap 47% to CN¥0.24. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CN¥4.07b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥0.23 in 2026. 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$9.43, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. The most optimistic ZJLD Group analyst has a price target of HK$11.20 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at HK$7.70. There are definitely some different views on the stock, but the range of estimates is not wide enough as to imply that the situation is unforecastable, in our view.
Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. For example, we noticed that ZJLD Group's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with revenues forecast to exhibit 31% growth to the end of 2026 on an annualised basis. That is well above its historical decline of 22% a year over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 9.0% per year. Not only are ZJLD Group's revenues expected to improve, it seems that the analysts are also expecting it to grow faster than the wider industry.
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 ZJLD Group following these results. Happily, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting them to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at HK$9.43, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.
Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for ZJLD Group going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..
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