Earnings Miss: Aktieselskabet Schouw & Co. Missed EPS By 15% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

As you might know, Aktieselskabet Schouw & Co. (CPH:SCHO) last week released its latest quarterly, and things did not turn out so great for shareholders. It wasn't a great result overall - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at kr.9.2b, statutory earnings missed forecasts by 15%, coming in at just kr.15.50 per share. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Aktieselskabet Schouw's three analysts is for revenues of kr.35.2b in 2026. This reflects a satisfactory 2.9% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to shoot up 40% to kr.56.57. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of kr.35.6b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr.61.40 in 2026. So it looks like there's been a small decline in overall sentiment after the recent results - there's been no major change to revenue estimates, but the analysts did make a minor downgrade to their earnings per share forecasts.

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The consensus price target held steady at kr.723, 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. There are some variant perceptions on Aktieselskabet Schouw, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at kr.750 and the most bearish at kr.700 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 Aktieselskabet Schouw's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that Aktieselskabet Schouw's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 2.3% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 11% p.a. growth over the last five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 3.6% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Aktieselskabet Schouw is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.

The Bottom Line

The biggest concern is that the analysts reduced their earnings per share estimates, suggesting business headwinds could lay ahead for Aktieselskabet Schouw. 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.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Aktieselskabet Schouw going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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