Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Sligro Food Group N.V. (AMS:SLIGR) After Its Full-Year Results

Last week, you might have seen that Sligro Food Group N.V. (AMS:SLIGR) released its full-year result to the market. The early response was not positive, with shares down 2.6% to €10.60 in the past week. Revenues of €2.9b were in line with forecasts, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) came in below expectations at €0.54, missing estimates by 4.1%. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.

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Following the recent earnings report, the consensus from four analysts covering Sligro Food Group is for revenues of €2.72b in 2025. This implies a measurable 5.8% decline in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to shoot up 135% to €1.28. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of €2.74b and earnings per share (EPS) of €1.29 in 2025. 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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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at €13.38. 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. There are some variant perceptions on Sligro Food Group, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at €14.00 and the most bearish at €12.50 per share. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggeststhe analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Sligro Food Group's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 5.8% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 8.4% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 5.1% per year. It's pretty clear that Sligro Food Group's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider 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. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Sligro Food Group's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at €13.38, 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 Sligro Food Group going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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