Bergman & Beving AB (publ) Just Reported A Surprise Loss: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

The yearly results for Bergman & Beving AB (publ) (STO:BERG B) were released last week, making it a good time to revisit its performance. Revenues came in at kr5.0b, in line with estimates, while Bergman & Beving reported a statutory loss of kr1.95 per share, well short of prior analyst forecasts for a profit. 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. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Bergman & Beving's five analysts is for revenues of kr5.20b in 2026. This reflects a modest 4.0% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Bergman & Beving is also expected to turn profitable, with statutory earnings of kr9.92 per share. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of kr5.29b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr10.08 in 2026. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of kr335, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. The most optimistic Bergman & Beving analyst has a price target of kr375 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at kr315. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that Bergman & Beving is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Bergman & Beving's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We can infer from the latest estimates that forecasts expect a continuation of Bergman & Beving'shistorical trends, as the 4.0% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2026 is roughly in line with the 3.5% 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 6.2% per year. So it's pretty clear that Bergman & Beving is expected to grow slower than similar companies in the same industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Bergman & Beving's revenue is expected to 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.

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 estimates - from multiple Bergman & Beving analysts - going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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