The 4imprint Group plc (LON:FOUR) Annual Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Shareholders might have noticed that 4imprint Group plc (LON:FOUR) filed its full-year result this time last week. The early response was not positive, with shares down 3.8% to UK£30.35 in the past week. 4imprint Group reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of US$1.4b and statutory earnings per share of US$4.15, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. 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 thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, 4imprint Group's nine analysts currently expect revenues in 2025 to be US$1.35b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are expected to dip 7.2% to US$3.87 in the same period. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$1.35b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$3.93 in 2025. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of UK£61.03, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. The most optimistic 4imprint Group analyst has a price target of UK£77.76 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at UK£38.90. Analysts definitely have varying views on the business, but the spread of estimates is not wide enough in our view to suggest that extreme outcomes could await 4imprint Group shareholders.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 1.4% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 17% 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 1.3% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that 4imprint Group's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that 4imprint Group's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at UK£61.03, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple 4imprint Group analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

You can also see our analysis of 4imprint Group's Board and CEO remuneration and experience, and whether company insiders have been buying stock.

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