Haulotte Group SA (EPA:PIG) Analysts Just Cut Their EPS Forecasts

The latest analyst coverage could presage a bad day for Haulotte Group SA (EPA:PIG), with the analysts making across-the-board cuts to their statutory estimates that might leave shareholders a little shell-shocked. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analysts seeing grey clouds on the horizon.

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Following the latest downgrade, the current consensus, from the four analysts covering Haulotte Group, is for revenues of €513m in 2025, which would reflect a small 4.6% reduction in Haulotte Group's sales over the past 12 months. Per-share losses are expected to explode, reaching €0.84 per share. Before this latest update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €601m and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.52 in 2025. So we can see that the consensus has become notably more bearish on Haulotte Group's outlook with these numbers, making a measurable cut to this year's revenue estimates. Furthermore, they expect the business to be loss-making this year, compared to their previous forecasts of a profit.

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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. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast annualised revenue decline of 9.0% by the end of 2025. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 8.8% 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 4.7% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Haulotte Group's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest low-light for us was that the forecasts for Haulotte Group dropped from profits to a loss this year. Unfortunately analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, and industry data suggests that Haulotte Group's revenues are expected to grow slower than the wider market. Given the serious cut to this year's outlook, it's clear that analysts have turned more bearish on Haulotte Group, and we wouldn't blame shareholders for feeling a little more cautious themselves.

Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple Haulotte Group analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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