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Tata Technologies Limited Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

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Tata Technologies Limited (NSE:TATATECH) just released its latest first-quarter report and things are not looking great. It wasn't a great result overall - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at ₹13b, statutory earnings missed forecasts by 11%, coming in at just ₹3.99 per share. 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. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.

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After the latest results, the nine analysts covering Tata Technologies are now predicting revenues of ₹55.6b in 2025. If met, this would reflect a meaningful 8.6% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to ascend 15% to ₹18.50. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of ₹58.0b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹19.92 in 2025. The analysts are less bullish than they were before these results, given the reduced revenue forecasts and the minor downgrade to earnings per share expectations.

The analysts made no major changes to their price target of ₹965, suggesting the downgrades are not expected to have a long-term impact on Tata Technologies' valuation. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. The most optimistic Tata Technologies analyst has a price target of ₹1,290 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at ₹650. This is a fairly broad spread of estimates, suggesting that analysts are forecasting a wide range of possible outcomes for the business.

Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. We would highlight that Tata Technologies' revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 12% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 16% p.a. growth over the last five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 7.7% annually. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Tata Technologies is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest concern is that the analysts reduced their earnings per share estimates, suggesting business headwinds could lay ahead for Tata Technologies. They also downgraded Tata Technologies' revenue estimates, but industry data suggests that it is expected to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at ₹965, 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 Tata Technologies going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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