Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:WALMEX) Yearly Report

As you might know, Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:WALMEX) recently reported its full-year numbers. Results were roughly in line with estimates, with revenues of Mex$959b and statutory earnings per share of Mex$3.09. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Wal-Mart de México. de from 13 analysts is for revenues of Mex$1.03t in 2025. If met, it would imply a reasonable 7.5% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to accumulate 9.3% to Mex$3.37. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of Mex$1.03t and earnings per share (EPS) of Mex$3.44 in 2025. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at Mex$70.32. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. There are some variant perceptions on Wal-Mart de México. de, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at Mex$81.00 and the most bearish at Mex$62.00 per share. Even so, with a relatively close grouping of estimates, it looks like the analysts are quite confident in their valuations, suggesting Wal-Mart de México. de is an easy business to forecast or the the analysts are all using similar assumptions.

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. We can infer from the latest estimates that forecasts expect a continuation of Wal-Mart de México. de'shistorical trends, as the 7.5% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2025 is roughly in line with the 8.0% annual growth over the past five years. Juxtapose this against our data, which suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 7.6% per year. It's clear that while Wal-Mart de México. de's revenue growth is expected to continue on its current trajectory, it's only expected to grow in line with the industry itself.

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. Happily, there were no real changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow in line with the overall 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.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Wal-Mart de México. de going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

Even so, be aware that Wal-Mart de México. de is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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