Analysts Are Updating Their Nilfisk Holding A/S (CPH:NLFSK) Estimates After Its Third-Quarter Results

Nilfisk Holding A/S (CPH:NLFSK) just released its latest quarterly report and things are not looking great. It was a pretty negative result overall, with revenues of €239m missing analyst predictions by 2.1%. Worse, the business reported a statutory loss of €1.05 per share, much larger than the analysts had forecast prior to the result. 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. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Following last week's earnings report, Nilfisk Holding's three analysts are forecasting 2026 revenues to be €1.01b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Nilfisk Holding is also expected to turn profitable, with statutory earnings of €1.73 per share. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of €1.03b and earnings per share (EPS) of €1.78 in 2026. The analysts seem to have become a little more negative on the business after the latest results, given the minor downgrade to their earnings per share numbers for next year.

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The consensus price target held steady at kr.153, with the analysts seemingly voting that their lower forecast earnings are not expected to lead to a lower stock price in the foreseeable future. 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. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Nilfisk Holding at kr.185 per share, while the most bearish prices it at kr.130. So we wouldn't be assigning too much credibility to analyst price targets in this case, because there are clearly some widely different views on what kind of performance this business can generate. As a result it might not be a great idea to make decisions based on the consensus price target, which is after all just an average of this wide range of estimates.

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. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 0.2% annualised decline to the end of 2026. That is a notable change from historical growth of 3.2% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 5.2% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Nilfisk Holding's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest concern is that the analysts reduced their earnings per share estimates, suggesting business headwinds could lay ahead for Nilfisk Holding. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse 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.

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 Nilfisk Holding analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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