Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Afrimat Limited (JSE:AFT) Revenues
Afrimat Limited (JSE:AFT) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the analysts making substantial upgrades to this year's statutory forecasts. The analysts have sharply increased their revenue numbers, with a view that Afrimat will make substantially more sales than they'd previously expected.
Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for Afrimat from its twin analysts is for revenues of R10b in 2027 which, if met, would be a modest 4.5% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of R9.0b in 2027. It looks like there's been a clear increase in optimism around Afrimat, given the nice increase in revenue forecasts.
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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. We would highlight that Afrimat's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 4.5% annualised growth rate until the end of 2027 being well below the historical 20% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 17% annually. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Afrimat is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that analysts lifted their revenue estimates for this year. They're also anticipating slower revenue growth than the wider market. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at Afrimat.
Of course, there's always more to the story. We have analyst estimates for Afrimat going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here.
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