As you might know, SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SMHI) recently reported its first-quarter numbers. It was a pretty bad result overall; while revenues were in line with expectations at US$63m, statutory losses exploded to US$0.84 per share. Following the result, the analyst has 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 collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimate to see what could be in store for next year.

Taking into account the latest results, SEACOR Marine Holdings' one analyst currently expect revenues in 2024 to be US$277.6m, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Losses are forecast to balloon 31% to US$1.08 per share. Before this earnings announcement, the analyst had been modelling revenues of US$279.9m and losses of US$0.70 per share in 2024. While this year's revenue estimates held steady, there was also a sizeable expansion in loss per share expectations, suggesting the consensus has a bit of a mixed view on the stock.

Despite expectations of heavier losses next year,the analyst has lifted their price target 240% to US$17.00, perhaps implying these losses are not expected to be recurring over the long term.

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. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 1.6% annualised decline to the end of 2024. That is a notable change from historical growth of 9.7% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 7.6% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that SEACOR Marine Holdings' revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analyst increased their loss per share estimates for next year. Fortunately, the analyst also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that SEACOR Marine Holdings' revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. There was also a nice increase in the price target, with the analyst clearly feeling that the intrinsic value of the business is improving.

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 2025, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

You still need to take note of risks, for example - SEACOR Marine Holdings has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

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