Earnings Miss: MFE-Mediaforeurope N.V. Missed EPS By 57% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

MFE-Mediaforeurope N.V. (BIT:MFEB) came out with its yearly results last week, and we wanted to see how the business is performing and what industry forecasters think of the company following this report. It looks like a pretty bad result, all things considered. Although revenues of €2.9b were in line with analyst predictions, statutory earnings fell badly short, missing estimates by 57% to hit €0.24 per share. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Following last week's earnings report, MFE-Mediaforeurope's six analysts are forecasting 2025 revenues to be €2.98b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €3.00b and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.60 in 2025. So we can see that while the consensus made no real change to its revenue estimates, it also no longer provides an earnings per share estimate. This suggests that revenues are what the market is focusing on after the latest results.

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We'd also point out that thatthe analysts have made no major changes to their price target of €4.29. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. Currently, the most bullish analyst values MFE-Mediaforeurope at €5.10 per share, while the most bearish prices it at €2.90. As you can see, analysts are not all in agreement on the stock's future, but the range of estimates is still reasonably narrow, which could suggest that the outcome is not totally unpredictable.

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. The period to the end of 2025 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 1.1% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 1.3% annual 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 2.1% per year. So it's pretty clear that MFE-Mediaforeurope is expected to grow slower than similar companies in the same industry.

The Bottom Line

The clear take away from these updates is that the analysts made no change to their revenue estimates for next year, with the business apparently performing in line with their models. 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.

We have estimates for MFE-Mediaforeurope from its six analysts out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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