The analyst covering Askoll EVA SpA (BIT:EVA) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory forecasts for this year. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analyst seeing grey clouds on the horizon.
Following the latest downgrade, the single analyst covering Askoll EVA provided consensus estimates of €11m revenue in 2023, which would reflect a definite 10% decline on its sales over the past 12 months. Losses are supposed to balloon 50% to €0.09 per share. Yet prior to the latest estimates, the analyst had been forecasting revenues of €19m and losses of €0.05 per share in 2023. So there's been quite a change-up of views after the recent consensus updates, with the analyst making a serious cut to their revenue forecasts while also expecting losses per share to increase.
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The consensus price target fell 33% to €0.43, with the analyst clearly concerned about the company following the weaker revenue and earnings outlook.
Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast annualised revenue decline of 10% by the end of 2023. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 1.7% over the last three years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 5.2% per year. It's pretty clear that Askoll EVA's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that the analyst increased their loss per share estimates for this year. Regrettably, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and the latest forecasts imply the business will grow sales slower than the wider market. After such a stark change in sentiment from the analyst, we'd understand if readers now felt a bit wary of Askoll EVA.
With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2025, which can be seen for free on our platform here.
Another way to search for interesting companies that could be reaching an inflection point is to track whether management are buying or selling, with our free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
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About BIT:EVA
Askoll EVA
Askoll Eva SpA manufactures and sells electric vehicles in Italy.
Adequate balance sheet low.
