One thing we could say about the analysts on Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co., Ltd. (SHSE:605138) - they aren't optimistic, having just made a major negative revision to their near-term (statutory) forecasts for the organization. Both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts went under the knife, suggesting the analysts have soured majorly on the business.

Following the latest downgrade, Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group's three analysts currently expect revenues in 2023 to be CN¥5.7b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are expected to be CN¥0.54, roughly flat on the last 12 months. Before this latest update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of CN¥6.3b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥0.73 in 2023. It looks like analyst sentiment has declined substantially, with a substantial drop in revenue estimates and a pretty serious decline to earnings per share numbers as well.

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One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. It's also worth noting that the years of declining sales look to have come to an end, with the forecast for flat revenues to the end of 2023. Historically, Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group's sales have shrunk approximately 0.9% annually over the past year. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 16% per year. Although Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group's revenues are expected to improve, it seems that it is still expected to grow slower than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their earnings per share estimates, expecting a clear decline in business conditions. Unfortunately analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, and industry data suggests that Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group's revenues are expected to grow slower than the wider market. Given the serious cut to this year's outlook, it's clear that analysts have turned more bearish on Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group, and we wouldn't blame shareholders for feeling a little more cautious themselves.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group going out to 2025, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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