Yahoo Finance BellRing Brands, Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year
BellRing Brands, Inc. (NYSE:BRBR) defied analyst predictions to release its first-quarter results, which were ahead of market expectations. It was overall a positive result, with revenues beating expectations by 5.7% to hit US$363m. BellRing Brands reported statutory earnings per share (EPS) US$0.33, which was a notable 15% above what the analysts had forecast. 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've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.
See our latest analysis for BellRing Brands
Following the latest results, BellRing Brands' 14 analysts are now forecasting revenues of US$1.59b in 2023. This would be a meaningful 11% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to soar 41% to US$1.24. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$1.59b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.22 in 2023. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.
The analysts reconfirmed their price target of US$32.94, 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. There are some variant perceptions on BellRing Brands, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$40.00 and the most bearish at US$25.00 per share. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.
Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. The period to the end of 2023 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 15% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 16% annual growth over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 8.4% per year. So it's pretty clear that BellRing Brands is forecast to grow substantially faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. Fortunately, they also reconfirmed their revenue numbers, suggesting sales are tracking in line with expectations - and our data suggests that revenues are expected to grow faster than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.
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 BellRing Brands going out to 2025, and you can see them free on our platform here.
However, before you get too enthused, we've discovered 2 warning signs for BellRing Brands that you should be aware of.
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