Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW.) Revenue and EPS estimates
Today is shaping up negative for Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW.) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a substantial negative revision to this year's forecasts. There was a fairly draconian cut to their revenue estimates, perhaps an implicit admission that previous forecasts were much too optimistic.
Following the latest downgrade, the current consensus, from the 17 analysts covering Taylor Wimpey, is for revenues of UK£3.2b in 2020, which would reflect a painful 26% reduction in Taylor Wimpey's sales over the past 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of UK£3.7b in 2020. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on Taylor Wimpey, noting the measurable cut to revenue estimates in this update.
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Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with the forecast 26% revenue decline a notable change from historical growth of 8.9% 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 3.2% next year. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Taylor Wimpey is expected to lag the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their revenue estimates for this year. They also expect company revenue to perform worse than the wider market. We wouldn't be surprised to find shareholders feeling a bit shell-shocked, after these downgrades. It looks like analysts have become a lot more bearish on Taylor Wimpey, and their negativity could be grounds for caution.
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