Bufab Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

Bufab (STO:BUFAB) Second Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: kr2.14b (down 6.1% from 2Q 2023).
• Net income: kr149.0m (down 27% from 2Q 2023).
• Profit margin: 7.0% (down from 9.0% in 2Q 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by lower revenue.
• EPS: kr3.94 (down from kr5.43 in 2Q 2023).

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

Bufab EPS Misses Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 3.7%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 2.2% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 6.8% growth forecast for the Trade Distributors industry in Sweden.

Performance of the Swedish Trade Distributors industry.

The company's shares are up 9.6% 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 Bufab that you need to be mindful of.

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