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Shareholders might have noticed that 4imprint Group plc (LON:FOUR) filed its full-year result this time last week. The early response was not positive, with shares down 3.8% to UK£30.35 in the past week. It was a credible result overall, with revenues of US$1.4b and statutory earnings per share of US$4.15 both in line with analyst estimates, showing that 4imprint Group is executing in line with expectations. 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. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on 4imprint Group after the latest results.
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Taking into account the latest results, 4imprint Group's nine analysts currently expect revenues in 2025 to be US$1.35b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to reduce 7.2% to US$3.87 in the same period. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$1.35b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$3.93 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.
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There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of UK£61.03, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. 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. There are some variant perceptions on 4imprint Group, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at UK£77.76 and the most bearish at UK£38.90 per share. This shows there is still a bit of diversity in estimates, but analysts don't appear to be totally split on the stock as though it might be a success or failure situation.
Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. These estimates imply that revenue is expected to slow, with a forecast annualised decline of 1.4% by the end of 2025. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 17% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 1.3% per year. It's pretty clear that 4imprint Group's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.