Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft (VIE:FLU) Annual Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft (VIE:FLU) just released its latest full-year results and things are looking bullish. The company beat expectations with revenues of €1.1b arriving 2.0% ahead of forecasts. Statutory earnings per share (EPS) were €2.58, 3.5% ahead of estimates. 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 gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Following the latest results, Flughafen Wien's three analysts are now forecasting revenues of €1.10b in 2025. This would be a credible 3.1% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to increase 3.8% to €2.68. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of €1.09b and earnings per share (EPS) of €2.61 in 2025. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.

The consensus price target was unchanged at €59.40, implying that the improved earnings outlook is not expected to have a long term impact on value creation for shareholders. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. There are some variant perceptions on Flughafen Wien, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at €60.20 and the most bearish at €58.00 per share. Even so, with a relatively close grouping of estimates, it looks like the analysts are quite confident in their valuations, suggesting Flughafen Wien is an easy business to forecast or the the analysts are all using similar assumptions.

Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. We would highlight that Flughafen Wien's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 3.1% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 16% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this to the 45 other companies in this industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenue at 3.1% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it looks like Flughafen Wien is forecast to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us is the consensus earnings per share upgrade, which suggests a clear improvement in sentiment around Flughafen Wien's earnings potential next year. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as 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. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Flughafen Wien going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

You should always think about risks though. Case in point, we've spotted 1 warning sign for Flughafen Wien you should be aware of.

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