Asia Pile Holdings Corporation Beat Revenue Forecasts By 8.8%: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

It's been a good week for Asia Pile Holdings Corporation (TSE:5288) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest third-quarter results, and the shares gained 6.8% to JP¥906. It was a workmanlike result, with revenues of JP¥26b coming in 8.8% ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share of JP¥100, in line with analyst appraisals. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analyst is 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 analyst has changed their mind on Asia Pile Holdings after the latest results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Asia Pile Holdings' sole analyst is for revenues of JP¥110.0b in 2026. This reflects a notable 11% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to jump 34% to JP¥108. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analyst had been anticipated revenues of JP¥106.0b and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥102 in 2026. So there seems to have been a moderate uplift in sentiment following the latest results, given the upgrades to both revenue and earnings per share forecasts for next year.

Despite these upgrades, the consensus price target fell 7.7% to JP¥1,200, perhaps signalling that the uplift in performance is not expected to last.

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. The analyst is definitely expecting Asia Pile Holdings' growth to accelerate, with the forecast 8.7% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 3.4% 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 4.7% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analyst also expect Asia Pile Holdings to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that the analyst upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards Asia Pile Holdings following these results. Happily, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting them to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target fell measurably, with the analyst seemingly not reassured by the latest results, leading to a lower estimate of Asia Pile Holdings' future valuation.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2027, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

You can also see our analysis of Asia Pile Holdings' Board and CEO remuneration and experience, and whether company insiders have been buying stock.

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