Shareholders of Lovisa Holdings Limited (ASX:LOV) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 18% to AU$41.83 following its latest annual results. It was a pretty mixed result, with revenues beating expectations to hit AU$798m. Statutory earnings fell 4.5% short of analyst forecasts, reaching AU$0.78 per share. 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. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Lovisa Holdings after the latest results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Lovisa Holdings' 15 analysts is for revenues of AU$947.3m in 2026. This reflects a decent 19% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to leap 25% to AU$0.98. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of AU$890.8m and earnings per share (EPS) of AU$0.99 in 2026. There doesn't appear to have been a major change in sentiment following the results, other than the small lift in revenue estimates.

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The consensus price target increased 25% to AU$36.03, with an improved revenue forecast carrying the promise of a more valuable business, in time. 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 Lovisa Holdings at AU$44.50 per share, while the most bearish prices it at AU$26.00. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Lovisa Holdings' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2026 expected to display 19% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 24% over the past five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 5.7% per year. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Lovisa Holdings is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

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The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. Pleasantly, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and their forecasts suggest the business is expected to grow faster than the wider industry. We note an upgrade to the price target, suggesting that the analysts believes the intrinsic value of the business is likely to improve over time.

With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Lovisa Holdings. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Lovisa Holdings going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

It might also be worth considering whether Lovisa Holdings' debt load is appropriate, using our debt analysis tools  on the Simply Wall St platform, here.

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