Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Lime Technologies AB (publ) (STO:LIME) After Its First-Quarter Results

Investors in Lime Technologies AB (publ) (STO:LIME) had a good week, as its shares rose 3.1% to close at kr378 following the release of its quarterly results. The result was positive overall - although revenues of kr188m were in line with what the analysts predicted, Lime Technologies surprised by delivering a statutory profit of kr2.09 per share, modestly greater than expected. 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. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.

After the latest results, the five analysts covering Lime Technologies are now predicting revenues of kr766.4m in 2025. If met, this would reflect a decent 8.5% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to shoot up 25% to kr8.83. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of kr774.8m and earnings per share (EPS) of kr8.92 in 2025. 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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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of kr389, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. 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 Lime Technologies analyst has a price target of kr416 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at kr355. The narrow spread of estimates could suggest that the business' future is relatively easy to value, or thatthe analysts have a strong view on its prospects.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Lime Technologies' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2025 expected to display 11% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 17% 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 15% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than Lime Technologies.

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 Lime Technologies' revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at kr389, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

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 Lime Technologies analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

It might also be worth considering whether Lime Technologies' debt load is appropriate, using our debt analysis tools on the Simply Wall St platform, here.

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