Australia's Endeavour down as Jefferies flags soft liquor demand, trims 2025 earnings forecast

Endeavour

14/01/2026 23:26

Updates

** Shares of Australia's Endeavour Group EDV.AX fall as much as 0.5% to A$3.760

** Jefferies says hotel and drinks retailer's sales are driven by heavy discounting, denting co's liquor profit margins

** Flags soft liquor demand which prompted brokerage to taper long-term sales growth forecasts

** Brokerage cuts 2025 earnings per estimate forecast by 15% to A$0.23

** Also trims fair-value estimate for EDV by 11% to A$5.40 due to weaker long-term outlook on liquor consumption

** "Downgrade of Endeavour's sales and margins is due to our softer outlook for the overall industry, affecting all liquor retailers" - Jefferies

** Stock lost around 13% in 2025

 (Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))