What Does The Future Hold For Wallbox N.V. (NYSE:WBX)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

One thing we could say about the analysts on Wallbox N.V. (NYSE:WBX) - they aren't optimistic, having just made a major negative revision to their near-term (statutory) forecasts for the organization. There was a fairly draconian cut to their revenue estimates, perhaps an implicit admission that previous forecasts were much too optimistic.

Following the downgrade, the most recent consensus for Wallbox from its three analysts is for revenues of €170m in 2025 which, if met, would be a modest 4.0% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Losses are predicted to fall substantially, shrinking 67% to €0.17 per share. However, before this estimates update, the consensus had been expecting revenues of €207m and €0.17 per share in losses. So there's definitely been a change in sentiment in this update, with the analysts administering a substantial haircut to this year's revenue estimates, while at the same time holding losses per share steady.

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the analysts have cut their price target 9.1% to US$1.25 per share, signalling that the declining revenue and ongoing losses are contributing to the lower valuation.

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. We would highlight that Wallbox's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 4.0% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 35% p.a. growth over the last five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 8.3% per year. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than Wallbox.

The Bottom Line

Unfortunately analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, and industry data suggests that Wallbox's revenues are expected to grow slower than the wider market. Furthermore, there was a cut to the price target, suggesting that the latest news has led to more pessimism about the intrinsic value of the business. Overall, given the drastic downgrade to this year's forecasts, we'd be feeling a little more wary of Wallbox going forwards.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have estimates - from multiple Wallbox analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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