Scales Full Year 2023 Earnings: Misses Expectations

Scales (NZSE:SCL) Full Year 2023 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: NZ$565.4m (down 8.7% from FY 2022).
• Net income: NZ$5.24m (down 73% from FY 2022).
• Profit margin: 0.9% (down from 3.1% in FY 2022). The decrease in margin was driven by lower revenue.
• EPS: NZ$0.037 (down from NZ$0.14 in FY 2022).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Scales Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 1.0%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 58%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 4.6% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 6.4% growth forecast for the Food industry in New Zealand.

Performance of the New Zealander Food industry.

The company's shares are up 2.5% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Scales that you need to be mindful of.

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