Investors in Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Limited (ASX:PWR) had a good week, as its shares rose 6.0% to close at AU$1.95 following the release of its full-year results. It was an okay report, and revenues came in at AU$2.5b, approximately in line with analyst estimates leading up to the results announcement. 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 Peter Warren Automotive Holdings after the latest results.
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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Peter Warren Automotive Holdings’ seven analysts is for revenues of AU$2.54b in 2026. This reflects a credible 2.4% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to bounce 73% to AU$0.12. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of AU$2.55b and earnings per share (EPS) of AU$0.11 in 2026. Although the revenue estimates have not really changed, we can see there’s been a nice gain to earnings per share expectations, suggesting that the analysts have become more bullish after the latest result.
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The analysts have been lifting their price targets on the back of the earnings upgrade, with the consensus price target rising 20% to AU$1.95. 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. There are some variant perceptions on Peter Warren Automotive Holdings, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at AU$2.30 and the most bearish at AU$1.49 per share. There are definitely some different views on the stock, but the range of estimates is not wide enough as to imply that the situation is unforecastable, in our view.
These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Peter Warren Automotive Holdings’ past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that Peter Warren Automotive Holdings’ revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 2.4% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 13% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 5.6% annually. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Peter Warren Automotive Holdings is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.