Shareholders of Verkkokauppa.com Oyj (HEL:VERK) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 11% to €3.52 following its latest quarterly results. Revenues were €123m, approximately in line with whatthe analysts expected, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) crushed expectations, coming in at €0.03, an impressive 29% ahead of estimates. 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 gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.
After the latest results, the three analysts covering Verkkokauppa.com Oyj are now predicting revenues of €551.9m in 2026. If met, this would reflect a satisfactory 2.1% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to fall 15% to €0.24 in the same period. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €545.1m and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.22 in 2026. There was no real change to the revenue estimates, but the analysts do seem more bullish on earnings, given the nice gain to earnings per share expectations following these results.
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The consensus price target rose 23% to €4.00, suggesting that higher earnings estimates flow through to the stock's valuation as well.
These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Verkkokauppa.com Oyj's past performance and to peers in the same industry. One thing stands out from these estimates, which is that Verkkokauppa.com Oyj is forecast to grow faster in the future than it has in the past, with revenues expected to display 4.3% annualised growth until the end of 2026. If achieved, this would be a much better result than the 3.1% annual decline over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 10% per year. So although Verkkokauppa.com Oyj's revenue growth is expected to improve, it is still expected to grow slower than the industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing here is that the analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards Verkkokauppa.com Oyj following these results. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Verkkokauppa.com Oyj's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. We note an upgrade to the price target, suggesting that the analysts believes the intrinsic value of the business is likely to improve over time.
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 forecasts for Verkkokauppa.com Oyj going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.
You should always think about risks though. Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for Verkkokauppa.com Oyj you should be aware of.
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