Better Collective A/S Just Missed EPS By 70%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Better Collective A/S (STO:BETCO) missed earnings with its latest quarterly results, disappointing overly-optimistic forecasters. It wasn't a great result overall - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at €78m, statutory earnings missed forecasts by an incredible 70%, coming in at just €0.03 per share. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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After the latest results, the four analysts covering Better Collective are now predicting revenues of €374.0m in 2026. If met, this would reflect a solid 10% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to jump 92% to €0.83. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of €374.2m and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.84 in 2026. 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 kr146. 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. The most optimistic Better Collective analyst has a price target of kr200 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at kr119. As you can see the range of estimates is wide, with the lowest valuation coming in at less than half the most bullish estimate, suggesting there are some strongly diverging views on how analysts think this business will perform. With this in mind, we wouldn't rely too heavily the consensus price target, as it is just an average and analysts clearly have some deeply divergent views on the business.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Better Collective's past performance and to peers in the same industry. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Better Collective's revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2026 expected to display 8.3% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 24% over the past five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 12% annually. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Better Collective is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.

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. 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.

With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Better Collective. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Better Collective going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Better Collective (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you need to be mindful of.

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