It's been a good week for Zwsoft Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:688083) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest quarterly results, and the shares gained 2.0% to CN¥93.50. Results look mixed - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at CN¥204m, statutory earnings were in line with expectations, at CN¥0.51 per share. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.
Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for ZwsoftLtd from 15 analysts is for revenues of CN¥1.19b in 2025. If met, it would imply a sizeable 37% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of CN¥1.20b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥0.98 in 2025. So we can see that while the consensus made no real change to its revenue estimates, it also no longer provides an earnings per share estimate. This suggests that revenues are what the market is focusing on after the latest results.
The average price target rose 8.9% to CN¥84.40, with the analysts clearly having become more optimistic about ZwsoftLtd'sprospects following these results. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. There are some variant perceptions on ZwsoftLtd, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at CN¥127 and the most bearish at CN¥55.00 per share. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.
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. It's clear from the latest estimates that ZwsoftLtd's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 28% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2025 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 17% p.a. over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 19% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect ZwsoftLtd to grow faster than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The clear take away from these updates is that the analysts made no change to their revenue estimates for next year, with the business apparently performing in line with their models. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. We note an upgrade to the price target, suggesting that the analysts believes the intrinsic value of the business is likely to improve over time.
We have estimates for ZwsoftLtd from its 15 analysts out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here.
Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for ZwsoftLtd that you should be aware of.
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