What Does The Future Hold For Premier Investments Limited (ASX:PMV)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

The analysts covering Premier Investments Limited (ASX:PMV) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory forecasts for this year. This report focused on revenue estimates, and it looks as though the consensus view of the business has become substantially more conservative.

Following the downgrade, the consensus from six analysts covering Premier Investments is for revenues of AU$807m in 2025, implying a concerning 50% decline in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are anticipated to dip 9.7% to AU$1.46 in the same period. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of AU$807m and earnings per share (EPS) of AU$1.15 in 2025. There was no real change to the revenue estimates, but the analysts do seem more bullish on earnings, given the massive increase in earnings per share expectations following these updates.

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The consensus price target fell 5.4% to AU$28.99, suggesting the increase in earnings forecasts was not enough to offset other analyst concerns.

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. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast annualised revenue decline of 50% by the end of 2025. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 6.5% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 4.7% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Premier Investments' revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates for this year, expecting improving business conditions. Fortunately, analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting sales are tracking in line with expectations - although our data indicates that Premier Investments' revenues are expected to grow slower than the wider market. Furthermore, there was a cut to the price target, suggesting that the latest news has led to more pessimism about the intrinsic value of the business. Overall, given the drastic downgrade to this year's forecasts, we'd be feeling a little more wary of Premier Investments going forwards.

Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple Premier Investments analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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