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The Consensus EPS Estimates For CF Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:CFBK) Just Fell A Lot

Market forces rained on the parade of CF Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:CFBK) shareholders today, when the covering analyst downgraded their forecasts for this year. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analyst seeing grey clouds on the horizon.

Following the latest downgrade, CF Bankshares' one analyst currently expects revenues in 2022 to be US$49m, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to rise 8.2% to US$2.75. Before this latest update, the analyst had been forecasting revenues of US$57m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$3.26 in 2022. It looks like analyst sentiment has declined substantially, with a substantial drop in revenue estimates and a real cut to earnings per share numbers as well.

See our latest analysis for CF Bankshares

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Despite the cuts to forecast earnings, there was no real change to the US$24.00 price target, showing that the analyst don't think the changes have a meaningful impact on its intrinsic value.

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. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast annualised revenue decline of 2.3% by the end of 2022. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 36% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 1.6% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that CF Bankshares' revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest issue in the new estimates is that the analyst has reduced their earnings per share estimates, suggesting business headwinds lay ahead for CF Bankshares. Regrettably, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and the latest forecasts imply the business will grow sales slower than the wider market. We're also surprised to see that the price target went unchanged. Still, deteriorating business conditions (assuming accurate forecasts!) can be a leading indicator for the stock price, so we wouldn't blame investors for being more cautious on CF Bankshares after the downgrade.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. We have analyst estimates for CF Bankshares going out as far as 2023, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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