Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Kyushu Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:7180) Revenues

Shareholders in Kyushu Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:7180) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The revenue forecast for this year has experienced a facelift, with analysts now much more optimistic on its sales pipeline.

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After this upgrade, Kyushu Financial Group's two analysts are now forecasting revenues of JP¥273b in 2026. This would be a major 26% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to climb 12% to JP¥78.60. Before this latest update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of JP¥241b and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥75.10 in 2026. Sentiment certainly seems to have improved in recent times, with a solid increase in revenue and a small increase to earnings per share estimates.

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Although the analysts have upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of JP¥815, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Kyushu Financial Group's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The analysts are definitely expecting Kyushu Financial Group's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 26% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 5.7% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 3.8% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Kyushu Financial Group is expected to grow much faster than its 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, analysts also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at Kyushu Financial Group.

Using these estimates as a starting point, we've run a discounted cash flow calculation (DCF) on Kyushu Financial Group that suggests the company could be somewhat undervalued. For more information, you can click through to our platform to learn more about our valuation approach.

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