Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

As you might know, Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited (NSE:MSUMI) recently reported its second-quarter numbers. It was a pretty mixed result, with revenues beating expectations to hit ₹28b. Statutory earnings fell 9.1% short of analyst forecasts, reaching ₹0.25 per share. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Motherson Sumi Wiring India after the latest results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Motherson Sumi Wiring India's twelve analysts is for revenues of ₹109.0b in 2026. This would reflect a notable 8.9% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to climb 15% to ₹1.07. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of ₹106.8b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹1.07 in 2026. So it looks like there's been no major change in sentiment following the latest results, although the analysts have made a small increase to to revenue forecasts.

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Even though revenue forecasts increased, there was no change to the consensus price target of ₹48.62, suggesting the analysts are focused on earnings as the driver of value creation. 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 Motherson Sumi Wiring India, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at ₹60.00 and the most bearish at ₹40.00 per share. 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 Motherson Sumi Wiring India shareholders.

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. The analysts are definitely expecting Motherson Sumi Wiring India's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 19% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 14% per annum over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 9.2% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Motherson Sumi Wiring India to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. Happily, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting them to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at ₹48.62, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Motherson Sumi Wiring India going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

We also provide an overview of the Motherson Sumi Wiring India Board and CEO remuneration and length of tenure at the company, and whether insiders have been buying the stock, here.

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