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Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (CVE:ALV) Analysts Just Trimmed Their Revenue Forecasts By 12%

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Today is shaping up negative for Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (CVE:ALV) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a substantial negative revision to next year's forecasts. Revenue estimates were cut sharply as analysts signalled a weaker outlook - perhaps a sign that investors should temper their expectations as well.

After this downgrade, Alvopetro Energy's dual analysts are now forecasting revenues of US$68m in 2025. This would be a huge 38% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing US$77m of revenue in 2025. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on Alvopetro Energy, noting the substantial drop in revenue estimates in this update.

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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 Alvopetro Energy's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 29% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 41% p.a. growth over the last five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 0.8% per year. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Alvopetro Energy is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The clear low-light was that analysts slashing their revenue forecasts for Alvopetro Energy next year. They're also forecasting more rapid revenue growth than the wider market. Given the stark change in sentiment, we'd understand if investors became more cautious on Alvopetro Energy after today.

Still got questions? At least one of Alvopetro Energy's dual analysts has provided estimates out to 2026, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

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