This Analyst Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Eastern & Oriental Berhad (KLSE:E&O) Earnings Forecasts

Eastern & Oriental Berhad (KLSE:E&O) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the covering analyst making substantial upgrades to this year's statutory forecasts. Consensus estimates suggest investors could expect greatly increased statutory revenues and earnings per share, with the analyst modelling a real improvement in business performance.

After the upgrade, the single analyst covering Eastern & Oriental Berhad is now predicting revenues of RM658m in 2025. If met, this would reflect a credible 5.2% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are presumed to surge 54% to RM0.10. Previously, the analyst had been modelling revenues of RM581m and earnings per share (EPS) of RM0.08 in 2025. So we can see there's been a pretty clear increase in analyst sentiment in recent times, with both revenues and earnings per share receiving a decent lift in the latest estimates.

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These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Eastern & Oriental Berhad's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The period to the end of 2025 brings more of the same, according to the analyst, with revenue forecast to display 5.2% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 4.8% annual growth over the past five years. Compare this with the broader industry (in aggregate), which analyst estimates suggest will see revenues grow 6.3% annually. So although Eastern & Oriental Berhad is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's forecast to grow slower than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us from these new estimates is that the analyst upgraded their earnings per share estimates, with improved earnings power expected for this year. Pleasantly, the analyst also upgraded their revenue estimates, and their forecasts suggest the business is expected to grow slower than the wider market. More bullish expectations could be a signal for investors to take a closer look at Eastern & Oriental Berhad.

Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have analyst estimates for Eastern & Oriental Berhad going out as far as 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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