Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On K-Fast Holding AB (publ) (STO:KFAST B)

Celebrations may be in order for K-Fast Holding AB (publ) (STO:KFAST B) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a significant upgrade to their statutory estimates for the company. Consensus estimates suggest investors could expect greatly increased statutory revenues and earnings per share, with the analysts modelling a real improvement in business performance.

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Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for K-Fast Holding from its twin analysts is for revenues of kr1.7b in 2025 which, if met, would be a huge 48% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are presumed to jump 1,330% to kr2.86. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of kr1.4b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr2.54 in 2025. There has definitely been an improvement in perception recently, with the analysts substantially increasing both their earnings and revenue estimates.

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Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. The analysts are definitely expecting K-Fast Holding's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 48% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 23% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 5.2% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that K-Fast Holding is expected to grow much faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates for this year, expecting improving business conditions. Fortunately, analysts also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. The clear improvement in sentiment should be enough to get most shareholders feeling more optimistic about K-Fast Holding's future.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. We have analyst estimates for K-Fast Holding going out as far as 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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