Yahoo Finance Analysts Have Just Cut Their Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) Revenue Estimates By 29%
The analysts covering Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory forecasts for this year. There was a fairly draconian cut to their revenue estimates, perhaps an implicit admission that previous forecasts were much too optimistic.
Following the latest downgrade, the current consensus, from the twin analysts covering Abraxas Petroleum, is for revenues of US$35m in 2020, which would reflect a concerning 73% reduction in Abraxas Petroleum's sales over the past 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing US$49m of revenue in 2020. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on Abraxas Petroleum, noting the sizeable cut to revenue estimates in this update.
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Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast revenue decline of 73%, a significant reduction from annual growth of 14% 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 7.4% next year. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Abraxas Petroleum is expected to lag the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their revenue estimates for this year. They also expect company revenue to perform worse than the wider market. Often, one downgrade can set off a daisy-chain of cuts, especially if an industry is in decline. So we wouldn't be surprised if the market became a lot more cautious on Abraxas Petroleum after today.
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