Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:YMAB) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Estimates

The latest analyst coverage could presage a bad day for Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:YMAB), with the analysts making across-the-board cuts to their statutory estimates that might leave shareholders a little shell-shocked. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with analysts seeing grey clouds on the horizon.

Following the downgrade, the latest consensus from Y-mAbs Therapeutics' eight analysts is for revenues of US$52m in 2022, which would reflect a huge 32% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Losses are presumed to reduce, shrinking 10% from last year to US$2.77. Yet before this consensus update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$60m and losses of US$2.16 per share in 2022. Ergo, there's been a clear change in sentiment, with the analysts administering a notable cut to this year's revenue estimates, while at the same time increasing their loss per share forecasts.

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There was no major change to the consensus price target of US$29.38, signalling that the business is performing roughly in line with expectations, despite lower earnings per share forecasts. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. There are some variant perceptions on Y-mAbs Therapeutics, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$63.00 and the most bearish at US$15.00 per share. With such a wide range in price targets, the analysts are almost certainly betting on widely diverse outcomes for the underlying business. With this in mind, we wouldn't rely too heavily on the consensus price target, as it is just an average and analysts clearly have some deeply divergent views on the business.

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. We would highlight that Y-mAbs Therapeutics' revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 73% annualised growth rate until the end of 2022 being well below the historical 95% p.a. growth over the last three years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 15% per year. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Y-mAbs Therapeutics is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to note from this downgrade is that the consensus increased its forecast losses this year, suggesting all may not be well at Y-mAbs Therapeutics. Unfortunately, analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, although our data indicates revenues are expected to perform better than the wider market. We're also surprised to see that the price target went unchanged. Still, deteriorating business conditions (assuming accurate forecasts!) can be a leading indicator for the stock price, so we wouldn't blame investors for being more cautious on Y-mAbs Therapeutics after the downgrade.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have estimates - from multiple Y-mAbs Therapeutics analysts - going out to 2024, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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