Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN) Analysts Are Cutting Their Estimates: Here's What You Need To Know

Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN) just released its latest quarterly report and things are not looking great. It was not a great statutory result, with revenues coming in 20% lower than the analysts predicted. Unsurprisingly, earnings also fell seriously short of forecasts, turning into a per-share loss of US$0.03. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Following the latest results, Kopin's three analysts are now forecasting revenues of US$48.7m in 2025. This would be a credible 3.7% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Losses are predicted to fall substantially, shrinking 20% to US$0.07. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$53.3m and losses of US$0.037 per share in 2025. While this year's revenue estimates dropped there was also a massive increase in loss per share expectations, suggesting the consensus has a bit of a mixed view on the stock.

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The average price target lifted 11% to US$2.50, clearly signalling that the weaker revenue and EPS outlook are not expected to weigh on the stock over the longer term. 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 Kopin, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$2.50 and the most bearish at US$2.25 per share. The narrow spread of estimates could suggest that the business' future is relatively easy to value, or thatthe analysts have a strong view on its prospects.

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 analysts are definitely expecting Kopin's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 7.5% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 3.5% per annum over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to see revenue growth of 17% annually. It seems obvious that, while the future growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, Kopin is expected to grow slower than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to note is the forecast of increased losses next year, suggesting all may not be well at Kopin. Unfortunately, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates underperformance compared to the wider industry. Even so, earnings per share are more important to the intrinsic value of the business. We note an upgrade to the price target, suggesting that the analysts believes the intrinsic value of the business is likely to improve over time.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for Kopin going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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