Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company (TSE:9436) After Its Third-Quarter Report

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company (TSE:9436) came out with its quarterly results last week, and we wanted to see how the business is performing and what industry forecasters think of the company following this report. Results were roughly in line with estimates, with revenues of JP¥21b and statutory earnings per share of JP¥245. 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. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Okinawa Cellular Telephone after the latest results.

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After the latest results, the three analysts covering Okinawa Cellular Telephone are now predicting revenues of JP¥84.3b in 2026. If met, this would reflect a credible 2.9% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to accumulate 7.2% to JP¥272. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of JP¥84.5b and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥271 in 2026. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of JP¥3,975, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Okinawa Cellular Telephone at JP¥4,220 per share, while the most bearish prices it at JP¥3,730. Even so, with a relatively close grouping of estimates, it looks like the analysts are quite confident in their valuations, suggesting Okinawa Cellular Telephone is an easy business to forecast or the the analysts are all using similar assumptions.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. We would highlight that Okinawa Cellular Telephone's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 2.3% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 3.3% 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 3.6% per year. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than Okinawa Cellular Telephone.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Okinawa Cellular Telephone'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.

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 Okinawa Cellular Telephone going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

We also provide an overview of the Okinawa Cellular Telephone Board and CEO remuneration and length of tenure at the company, and whether insiders have been buying the stock, here.

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