Synsam AB (publ) Just Recorded A 15% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
Investors in Synsam AB (publ) (STO:SYNSAM) had a good week, as its shares rose 7.0% to close at kr59.50 following the release of its second-quarter results. Revenues were kr2.0b, approximately in line with expectations, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) performed substantially better. EPS of kr1.35 were also better than expected, beating analyst predictions by 15%. 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. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.
Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Synsam's four analysts is for revenues of kr7.72b in 2026. This would reflect a reasonable 5.2% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory per-share earnings are expected to be kr4.12, roughly flat on the last 12 months. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of kr7.67b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr3.99 in 2026. So the consensus seems to have become somewhat more optimistic on Synsam's earnings potential following these results.
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The consensus price target was unchanged at kr79.33, implying that the improved earnings outlook is not expected to have a long term impact on value creation for shareholders. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. There are some variant perceptions on Synsam, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at kr85.00 and the most bearish at kr70.00 per share. Even so, with a relatively close grouping of estimates, it looks like the analysts are quite confident in their valuations, suggesting Synsam is an easy business to forecast or the the analysts are all using similar assumptions.
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. The period to the end of 2026 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 11% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 10% annual growth 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 revenues grow 3.7% per year. So although Synsam is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's definitely expected to grow faster than the wider 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 Synsam following these results. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at kr79.33, 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 forecasts for Synsam going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.
It is also worth noting that we have found 1 warning sign for Synsam that you need to take into consideration.
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