It's shaping up to be a tough period for Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600754), which a week ago released some disappointing quarterly results that could have a notable impact on how the market views the stock. It wasn't a great result overall - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at CN¥3.9b, statutory earnings missed forecasts by an incredible 36%, coming in at just CN¥0.24 per share. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels from 20 analysts is for revenues of CN¥15.6b in 2025. If met, it would imply a notable 8.5% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to shoot up 33% to CN¥1.40. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CN¥15.8b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥1.48 in 2025. The analysts seem to have become a little more negative on the business after the latest results, given the minor downgrade to their earnings per share numbers for next year.

It might be a surprise to learn that the consensus price target was broadly unchanged at CN¥31.93, with the analysts clearly implying that the forecast decline in earnings is not expected to have much of an impact on valuation. 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. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels at CN¥68.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at CN¥20.00. We would probably assign less value to the analyst forecasts in this situation, because such a wide range of estimates could imply that the future of this business is difficult to value accurately. As a result it might not be a great idea to make decisions based on the consensus price target, which is after all just an average of this wide range of estimates.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. The analysts are definitely expecting Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels' growth to accelerate, with the forecast 6.7% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 2.4% per annum over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to see revenue growth of 15% annually. It seems obvious that, while the future growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels is expected to grow slower than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analysts downgraded their earnings per share estimates, showing that there has been a clear decline in sentiment following these results. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

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 Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here..

And what about risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels you should know about.

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