Focus Lightings Tech Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300708) 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 2.8% to hit CN¥2.5b. Focus Lightings Tech reported statutory earnings per share (EPS) CN¥0.21, which was a notable 11% above what the analysts had forecast. 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. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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After the latest results, the three analysts covering Focus Lightings Tech are now predicting revenues of CN¥2.82b in 2024. If met, this would reflect a meaningful 14% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to ascend 16% to CN¥0.21. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CN¥2.83b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥0.27 in 2024. The analysts seem to have become more bearish following the latest results. While there were no changes to revenue forecasts, there was a pretty serious reduction to EPS estimates.

The average price target fell 7.2% to CN¥12.30, with reduced earnings forecasts clearly tied to a lower valuation estimate. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Focus Lightings Tech at CN¥12.60 per share, while the most bearish prices it at CN¥12.00. With such a narrow range of valuations, the analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.

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 Focus Lightings Tech's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 14% annualised growth rate until the end of 2024 being well below the historical 23% p.a. growth over the last five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 24% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Focus Lightings Tech is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.

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. The consensus price target fell measurably, with the analysts seemingly not reassured by the latest results, leading to a lower estimate of Focus Lightings Tech's future valuation.

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. We have forecasts for Focus Lightings Tech going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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