Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Orient Electric Limited (NSE:ORIENTELEC) After Its Full-Year Results

The yearly results for Orient Electric Limited (NSE:ORIENTELEC) were released last week, making it a good time to revisit its performance. Revenues of ₹31b were in line with forecasts, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) came in below expectations at ₹3.90, missing estimates by 3.6%. 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. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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After the latest results, the twelve analysts covering Orient Electric are now predicting revenues of ₹34.7b in 2026. If met, this would reflect a solid 12% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to shoot up 50% to ₹5.84. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of ₹34.7b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹5.87 in 2026. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of ₹278, 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. There are some variant perceptions on Orient Electric, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at ₹310 and the most bearish at ₹235 per share. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that Orient Electric is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Orient Electric's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We can infer from the latest estimates that forecasts expect a continuation of Orient Electric'shistorical trends, as the 12% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2026 is roughly in line with the 10% annual growth over the past five years. Compare this with the broader industry (in aggregate), which analyst estimates suggest will see revenues grow 16% annually. So it's pretty clear that Orient Electric is expected to grow slower than similar companies in the same 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. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Orient Electric's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for Orient Electric going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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