Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OESX) just released its first-quarter report and things are looking bullish. The company beat forecasts, with revenue of US$26m, some 7.8% above estimates, and statutory earnings per share (EPS) coming in at US$0.47, 236% ahead of 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. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

After the latest results, the two analysts covering Orion Energy Systems are now predicting revenues of US$96.3m in 2027. If met, this would reflect a satisfactory 4.2% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to rise 8.4% to US$0.011. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$96.2m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.01 in 2027. So there's definitely been a decline in sentiment after the latest results, noting the large cut to new EPS forecasts.

Althoughthe analysts have revised their earnings forecasts for next year, they've also lifted the consensus price target 23% to US$27.00, suggesting the revised estimates are not indicative of a weaker long-term future for the business.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. For example, we noticed that Orion Energy Systems' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with revenues forecast to exhibit 5.6% growth to the end of 2027 on an annualised basis. That is well above its historical decline of 10% a year over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 14% per year. Although Orion Energy Systems' revenues are expected to improve, it seems that the analysts are still bearish on the business, forecasting it to grow slower than the broader industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analysts downgraded their earnings per share estimates, showing that there has been a clear decline in sentiment following these results. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. There was also a nice increase in the price target, with the analysts clearly feeling that the intrinsic value of the business is improving.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2029, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

You should always think about risks though.

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