Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Matas A/S (CPH:MATAS) After Its First-Quarter Results

It's been a good week for Matas A/S (CPH:MATAS) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest first-quarter results, and the shares gained 8.8% to kr.146. It was a credible result overall, with revenues of kr.2.1b and statutory earnings per share of kr.7.37 both in line with analyst estimates, showing that Matas is executing in line with expectations. 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 collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Matas' four analysts is for revenues of kr.8.93b in 2026. This reflects a satisfactory 5.1% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to jump 31% to kr.9.90. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of kr.8.93b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr.9.83 in 2026. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of kr.182, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Matas at kr.185 per share, while the most bearish prices it at kr.180. Even so, with a relatively close grouping of estimates, it looks like the analysts are quite confident in their valuations, suggesting Matas is an easy business to forecast or the the analysts are all using similar assumptions.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Matas' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2026 expected to display 6.8% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 18% over the past five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 5.5% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while Matas' revenue growth is expected to slow, it's expected to grow roughly in line with the industry.

The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at kr.182, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for Matas going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Matas that you need to be mindful of.

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