It's been a pretty great week for Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ:KRNT) shareholders, with its shares surging 15% to US$16.94 in the week since its latest quarterly results. Revenues of US$49m were in line with expectations, although statutory losses per share were US$0.10, some 20% smaller than was expected. 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. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

Following the recent earnings report, the consensus from five analysts covering Kornit Digital is for revenues of US$201.9m in 2024. This implies a measurable 3.1% decline in revenue compared to the last 12 months. The loss per share is expected to greatly reduce in the near future, narrowing 68% to US$0.33. Before this earnings announcement, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$205.4m and losses of US$0.35 per share in 2024. So there seems to have been a moderate uplift in analyst sentiment with the latest consensus release, given the upgrade to loss per share forecasts for this year.

The average price target held steady at US$23.20, seeming to indicate that business is performing in line with expectations. 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. There are some variant perceptions on Kornit Digital, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$27.00 and the most bearish at US$20.00 per share. This shows there is still a bit of diversity in estimates, but analysts don't appear to be totally split on the stock as though it might be a success or failure situation.

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. These estimates imply that revenue is expected to slow, with a forecast annualised decline of 6.0% by the end of 2024. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 6.8% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 3.2% per year. It's pretty clear that Kornit Digital's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that the analysts made no changes to their forecasts for a loss next year. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Kornit Digital's revenue is expected to 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.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have estimates - from multiple Kornit Digital analysts - going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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