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The Consensus EPS Estimates For Yatra Online, Inc. (NASDAQ:YTRA) Just Fell Dramatically

Market forces rained on the parade of Yatra Online, Inc. (NASDAQ:YTRA) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded their forecasts for this year. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analysts seeing grey clouds on the horizon. The stock price has risen 9.6% to US$2.28 over the past week. Investors could be forgiven for changing their mind on the business following the downgrade; but it's not clear if the revised forecasts will lead to selling activity.

Following the downgrade, the latest consensus from Yatra Online's two analysts is for revenues of ₹3.5b in 2022, which would reflect a major 176% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Losses are predicted to fall substantially, shrinking 27% to ₹14.93. Yet before this consensus update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of ₹4.3b and losses of ₹5.27 per share in 2022. So there's been quite a change-up of views after the recent consensus updates, with the analysts making a serious cut to their revenue forecasts while also expecting losses per share to increase.

View our latest analysis for Yatra Online

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There was no major change to the consensus price target of ₹274, signalling that the business is performing roughly in line with expectations, despite lower earnings per share forecasts. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Yatra Online at ₹3.99 per share, while the most bearish prices it at ₹3.50. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that Yatra Online is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Yatra Online's past performance and to peers in the same industry. For example, we noticed that Yatra Online's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with revenues forecast to exhibit 176% growth to the end of 2022 on an annualised basis. That is well above its historical decline of 15% a year over the past five years. Compare this against analyst estimates for the broader industry, which suggest that (in aggregate) industry revenues are expected to grow 21% annually. Not only are Yatra Online's revenues expected to improve, it seems that the analysts are also expecting it to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to note from this downgrade is that the consensus increased its forecast losses this year, suggesting all may not be well at Yatra Online. While analysts did downgrade their revenue estimates, these forecasts still imply revenues will perform better than the wider market. The lack of change in the price target is puzzling in light of the downgrade but, with a serious decline expected this year, we wouldn't be surprised if investors were a bit wary of Yatra Online.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2023, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

Another way to search for interesting companies that could be reaching an inflection point is to track whether management are buying or selling, with our free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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