JX Advanced Metals Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

JX Advanced Metals Corporation (TSE:5016) just released its latest half-yearly results and things are looking bullish. It was overall a positive result, with revenues beating expectations by 3.9% to hit JP¥396b. JX Advanced Metals reported statutory earnings per share (EPS) JP¥25.97, which was a notable 19% above what the analysts had forecast. 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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Taking into account the latest results, JX Advanced Metals' ten analysts currently expect revenues in 2026 to be JP¥779.7b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to swell 12% to JP¥90.22. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of JP¥770.7b and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥84.10 in 2026. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.

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The analysts have been lifting their price targets on the back of the earnings upgrade, with the consensus price target rising 8.9% to JP¥1,783. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. There are some variant perceptions on JX Advanced Metals, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at JP¥2,500 and the most bearish at JP¥1,250 per share. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.

Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. From these estimates it looks as though the analysts expect the years of declining revenue to come to an end, given the flat forecast out to 2026. That would be a definite improvement, given that the past year have seen revenue shrink 30% annually. Compare this against analyst estimates for the broader industry, which suggest that (in aggregate) industry revenues are expected to grow 2.9% annually. Although JX Advanced Metals' revenues are expected to improve, it seems that it is still expected to grow slower than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us is the consensus earnings per share upgrade, which suggests a clear improvement in sentiment around JX Advanced Metals' earnings potential next year. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that JX Advanced Metals' revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. There was also a nice increase in the price target, with the analysts clearly feeling that the intrinsic value of the business is improving.

With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on JX Advanced Metals. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. We have forecasts for JX Advanced Metals going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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