News Flash: One Clavister Holding AB (publ.) (STO:CLAV) Analyst Has Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

The analyst covering Clavister Holding AB (publ.) (STO:CLAV) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory forecasts for this year. There was a fairly draconian cut to their revenue estimates, perhaps an implicit admission that previous forecasts were much too optimistic.

After the downgrade, the one analyst covering Clavister Holding AB (publ.) is now predicting revenues of kr147m in 2021. If met, this would reflect a credible 6.4% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analyst was forecasting revenues of kr169m in 2021. It looks like forecasts have become a fair bit less optimistic on Clavister Holding AB (publ.), given the substantial drop in revenue estimates.

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Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Clavister Holding AB (publ.)'s revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2021 expected to display 8.6% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 14% over the past five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 21% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Clavister Holding AB (publ.) is also expected to grow slower than other industry participants.

The Bottom Line

The clear low-light was that the analyst slashing their revenue forecasts for Clavister Holding AB (publ.) this year. They also expect company revenue to perform worse than the wider market. Overall, given the drastic downgrade to this year's forecasts, we'd be feeling a little more wary of Clavister Holding AB (publ.) going forwards.

As you can see, the covering analyst clearly isn't bullish, and there might be good reason for that. We've identified some potential issues with Clavister Holding AB (publ.)'s financials, such as major dilution from new stock issuance in the past year. For more information, you can click here to discover this and the 2 other risks we've identified.

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