Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Genel Energy plc (LON:GENL) Revenue Forecasts By 11%

Shareholders in Genel Energy plc (LON:GENL) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The consensus estimated revenue numbers rose, with their view now clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects.

Following the upgrade, the latest consensus from Genel Energy's five analysts is for revenues of US$430m in 2022, which would reflect a major 28% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. The losses are expected to disappear over the next year or so, with forecasts for a profit of US$0.88 per share this year. Prior to this update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$386m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.74 in 2022. There has definitely been an improvement in perception recently, with the analysts substantially increasing both their earnings and revenue estimates.

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Although the analysts have upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of US$2.54, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation. 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 Genel Energy, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$2.32 and the most bearish at US$1.82 per share. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggests the analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. The analysts are definitely expecting Genel Energy's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 28% annualised growth to the end of 2022 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 3.2% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue shrink 1.5% per year. So it's clear with the acceleration in growth, Genel Energy is expected to grow meaningfully faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us from these new estimates is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, with improved earnings power expected for this year. Fortunately, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. Seeing the dramatic upgrade to this year's forecasts, it might be time to take another look at Genel Energy.

Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple Genel Energy analysts - going out to 2024, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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