Sumitomo Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here’s What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Sumitomo Corporation (TSE:8053) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 5.7% to JP¥1,654 in the week after its latest interim results. It was a pretty mixed result, with revenues beating expectations to hit JP¥2.0t. Statutory earnings fell 9.0% short of analyst forecasts, reaching JP¥33.40 per share. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, Sumitomo’s nine analysts currently expect revenues in 2027 to be JP¥7.66t, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to increase 3.1% to JP¥141. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of JP¥7.93t and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥141 in 2027. The consensus seems maybe a little more pessimistic, trimming their revenue forecasts after the latest results even though there was no change to its EPS estimates.

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The consensus has reconfirmed its price target of JP¥2,038, showing that the analysts don’t expect weaker revenue expectations next year to have a material impact on Sumitomo’s market value. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so – it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Sumitomo at JP¥2,350 per share, while the most bearish prices it at JP¥1,660. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.

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 revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 1.6% annualised decline to the end of 2027. That is a notable change from historical growth of 6.5% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 3.7% annually for the foreseeable future. It’s pretty clear that Sumitomo’s revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

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. 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. Even so, long term profitability is more important for the value creation process. 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. We have estimates – from multiple Sumitomo analysts – going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here.

And what about risks? Every company has them, and we’ve spotted 2 warning signs for Sumitomo (of which 1 is potentially serious!) you should know about.

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