Investors in Evolution Mining Limited (ASX:EVN) had a good week, as its shares rose 7.0% to close at AU$6.29 following the release of its half-yearly results. It was a workmanlike result, with revenues of AU$2.0b coming in 5.5% ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share of AU$0.22, in line with analyst appraisals. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Evolution Mining's 17 analysts is for revenues of AU$4.04b in 2025. This would reflect a credible 3.4% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to expand 11% to AU$0.38. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of AU$3.93b and earnings per share (EPS) of AU$0.37 in 2025. So there seems to have been a moderate uplift in sentiment following the latest results, given the upgrades to both revenue and earnings per share forecasts for next year.

Althoughthe analysts have upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of AU$5.43, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. There are some variant perceptions on Evolution Mining, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at AU$6.65 and the most bearish at AU$3.30 per share. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Evolution Mining's revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2025 expected to display 6.8% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 14% 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) 3.9% per year. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Evolution Mining is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that the analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards Evolution Mining following these results. Happily, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting them to grow faster than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have estimates - from multiple Evolution Mining analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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

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