Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For mobilezone holding ag (VTX:MOZN) After Its Half-Year Results

Shareholders might have noticed that mobilezone holding ag (VTX:MOZN) filed its half-yearly result this time last week. The early response was not positive, with shares down 4.7% to CHF10.46 in the past week. It was a negative result overall, with revenues coming in 12% less than what the analysts expected, at CHF430m. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Following last week's earnings report, mobilezone holding ag's four analysts are forecasting 2025 revenues to be CHF939.3m, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to bounce 152% to CHF0.91. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CHF1.01b and earnings per share (EPS) of CHF0.91 in 2025. The consensus seems maybe a little more pessimistic, trimming their revenue forecasts after the latest results even though there was no change to its EPS estimates.

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The consensus has reconfirmed its price target of CHF10.73, showing that the analysts don't expect weaker revenue expectations next year to have a material impact on mobilezone holding ag's market value. 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 mobilezone holding ag, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at CHF11.00 and the most bearish at CHF10.50 per share. With such a narrow range of valuations, the analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the mobilezone holding ag's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would also point out that the forecast 3.9% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2025 is better than the historical trend, which saw revenues shrink 5.2% annually over the past five years Compare this against analyst estimates for companies in the broader industry, which suggest that revenues (in aggregate) are expected to grow 5.5% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while it does have declining revenues, the analysts also expect mobilezone holding ag to suffer worse 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. Unfortunately, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates underperformance compared to the wider industry. Even so, earnings per share are more important to the intrinsic value of the business. Yet - earnings are more important to the intrinsic value of the business. The consensus price target held steady at CHF10.73, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on mobilezone holding ag. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for mobilezone holding ag going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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