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Today is shaping up negative for Cliq Digital AG (ETR:CLIQ) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a substantial negative revision to this year's forecasts. Both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts went under the knife, suggesting the analysts have soured majorly on the business.
Following the latest downgrade, the current consensus, from the two analysts covering Cliq Digital, is for revenues of €233m in 2025, which would reflect a definite 17% reduction in Cliq Digital's sales over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are anticipated to dive 21% to €1.12 in the same period. Prior to this update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €280m and earnings per share (EPS) of €1.78 in 2025. It looks like analyst sentiment has declined substantially, with a measurable cut to revenue estimates and a pretty serious decline to earnings per share numbers as well.
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These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Cliq Digital's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 17% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 32% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 11% per year. It's pretty clear that Cliq Digital's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their earnings per share estimates, expecting a clear decline in business conditions. Regrettably, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and the latest forecasts imply the business will grow sales slower than the wider market. Given the serious cut to this year's outlook, it's clear that analysts have turned more bearish on Cliq Digital, and we wouldn't blame shareholders for feeling a little more cautious themselves.
Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have analyst estimates for Cliq Digital going out as far as 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.
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