What You Need To Know About The MARR S.p.A. (BIT:MARR) Analyst Downgrade Today

The latest analyst coverage could presage a bad day for MARR S.p.A. (BIT:MARR), with the analysts making across-the-board cuts to their statutory estimates that might leave shareholders a little shell-shocked. Revenue estimates were cut sharply as analysts signalled a weaker outlook - perhaps a sign that investors should temper their expectations as well.

After the downgrade, the four analysts covering MARR are now predicting revenues of €2.1b in 2024. If met, this would reflect an okay 5.4% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing €2.4b of revenue in 2024. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on MARR, noting the substantial drop in revenue estimates in this update.

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Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. We can infer from the latest estimates that forecasts expect a continuation of MARR'shistorical trends, as the 7.2% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2024 is roughly in line with the 7.8% annual revenue growth over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 4.3% per year. So it's pretty clear that MARR is forecast to grow substantially faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The clear low-light was that analysts slashing their revenue forecasts for MARR this year. Analysts also expect revenues to grow faster than the wider market. Given the stark change in sentiment, we'd understand if investors became more cautious on MARR after today.

Worse, MARR is labouring under a substantial debt burden, which - if today's forecasts prove accurate - the forecast downgrade could potentially exacerbate. You can learn more about our debt analysis for free on our platform here.

Another thing to consider is whether management and directors have been buying or selling stock recently. We provide an overview of all open market stock trades for the last twelve months on our platform, here.

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