Scorpio Tankers is expected to report a quarterly loss that is 50% greater than the consensus estimates of Wall Street analysts in February.
But the equity analyst predicting the stumble remains relatively unfazed.
Deutsche Bank's Amit Mehrotra forecast the huge discrepancy in a client note. But he also said the projected shortfall has as much to do with stale projections from his fellow analysts as it does with the New York-listed tanker owner's tough fourth quarter.