Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 5.6% to US$41.05 in the week after its latest annual results. Rollins reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of US$3.1b and statutory earnings per share of US$0.89, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

Following the latest results, Rollins' twelve analysts are now forecasting revenues of US$3.35b in 2024. This would be a notable 9.0% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to grow 12% to US$1.00. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$3.34b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.02 in 2024. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

The analysts reconfirmed their price target of US$44.51, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. There are some variant perceptions on Rollins, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$52.00 and the most bearish at US$32.00 per share. 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.

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. The period to the end of 2024 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 9.0% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 10% annual growth over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 6.8% per year. So although Rollins is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's definitely expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected 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.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have forecasts for Rollins going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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

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