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Eurocon Consulting Reason: Post-results comment
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A lacklustre end to 2019
Utilisation set to increase in 2020
Margin recovery rather than growth, short-term
Share trades at EV/EBIT 15.2x for 2020e
Q4: Net sales -10% vs. ABGSCe and an unusual EBIT loss Eurocon reported net sales of SEK 65.3m (66.6), corresponding to a y-o- y decrease of 2%. The deviation from our numbers stems from a lower than expected utilisation rate and six fewer consultants. EBIT amounted to SEK -2.4m (5.2m), and was hurt by the low utilisation rate in
conjunction write-downs for three fixed price infrastructure projects. For FY 2019, net sales were SEK 261m (253m), of which SEK 30m were acquisition-related. Based on that, organic growth was -9% for the year;
this shows the tough market Eurocon faced in 2019, and particularly in H2. On a positive note, order intake increased at the end of the year and management sees q-o-q utilisation rate improvements over the next couple of quarters.
Negative revisions, likely focus on margin recovery We have decreased our sales assumptions by 7.9%-7.6% for 2020e- 2021e following the report. Even though we expect utilisation rates to increase throughout 2020, Eurocon faces tough comparable in H1. In addition, the coronavirus might have a negative effect on Eurocon’s customers, resulting in delayed investment decisions. The disappointing EBIT margin in Q4 and our negative sales revision also lead to lower assumed EBIT margins going forward. We decrease our EBIT margin assumptions by 1.3pp-1.2pp for ’20e-’21e, resulting in EBIT cuts of 25%- 20% for the same period. Overall, we think 2020 will be a year of margin recovery rather than growth.
EV/EBIT valuation above three-year average
On our revised estimates, Eurocon trades at an EV/EBIT of 15.2x for 2020, above its three-year average of 9.6x. Dividend capacity still looks solid, and we have assumed div. yields of 4.1%-6.2% for the coming three years. Eurocon proposed a dividend for 2019 of SEK 0.1 (0.35), which corresponds to a div. yield of ~2% on the current share price.
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Performance Equity Research - 25 February 2020 15:34 CET
SEKm 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Sales 253 261 263 278 292
EBITDA 28 18 28 34 36
EBITDA margin (%) 11.3 6.8 10.8 12.2 12.5
EBIT adj 25 5 15 21 23
EBIT adj margin (%) 9.8 2.0 5.9 7.5 8.0
Pretax profit 31 6 15 21 23
EPS rep 0.60 0.12 0.27 0.37 0.41
EPS adj 0.60 0.12 0.27 0.37 0.41
Sales growth (%) 5.8 3.3 0.6 6.0 5.0
EPS growth (%) 18.8 -80.3 131.1 34.4 12.5
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, Company data
Lead analyst: Stefan Knutsson Victor Forssell
Estimate changes (%)
2020e 2021e 2022e
Sales -7.9% -7.6% 0.0%
EBIT (rep) -24.9% -20.6% 0.0%
EPS (rep) -25.9% -21.5% 0.0%
Source: ABG Sundal Collier
Share price (SEK) 4.9
Commercial Services & Supplies, Sweden EUROC.TE/EURO SS
MCap (SEKm) 207
MCap (EURm) 19.6
Net debt (EURm) 2
No. of shares (m) 42.7
Free float (%) 90.0
Av. daily volume (k) 0.8
Next event Q1 report: 07 May
80 90 100 110 120 130 140
F e b 1 7 A p r 1 7 Ju n 1 7 A u g 1 7 O c t 1 7 D e c 17 F e b 1 8 A p r 1 8 Ju n 1 8 A u g 1 8 O c t 1 8 D e c 18 F e b 1 9 A p r 1 9 Ju n 1 9 A u g 1 9 O c t 1 9 D e c 19
Eurocon Consulting OMX ST H PI
1m 3m 12m
Absolute (%) -10.2 -4.9 -28.3
OMX STH PI (%) -0.8 6.6 17.2
Source: FactSet
2020e 2021e 2022e
P/E (x) 17.8 13.3 11.8
P/E adj (x) 17.8 13.3 11.8
P/BVPS (x) 2.29 2.13 1.99
EV/EBITDA (x) 8.3 6.7 6.1
EV/EBIT adj (x) 15.2 11.0 9.5
EV/sales (x) 0.90 0.82 0.76
ROE adj (%) 13.4 16.6 17.4
Dividend yield (%) 4.1 5.2 6.2
FCF yield (%) 7.0 12.8 12.8
Lease adj. FCF yld (%) 1.8 7.5 7.5
Net IB debt/EBITDA 0.7 0.4 0.2
Lease adj. ND/EBITDA -0.2 -0.5 -0.7
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 2 Geographical breakdown, sales, SEKm
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, Company data
Number of full-time employees
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, Company data
EPS estimate changes, 2020e, SEK
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, FactSet
EPS estimate changes, 2021e, SEK
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, FactSet
Quarterly sales and adj. EBIT, SEKm
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, Company data
Opportunities
Eurocon has a solid financial position with stable cash flows. This positions Eurocon for further acquisitions, which in turn will generate most of the firm’s future growth.
Together with its consultancy offering, Eurocon also provides customers with its developed software Sitebase.
The software scales well with increased volumes and can hence strengthen the company’s operating margins.
Risks
The markets that Eurocon is exposed to are cyclical markets such as mining and forestry, and hence, Eurocon is dependent on investments in these markets. As other consulting businesses are experiencing as well, hiring consultants is hard, and especially within engineering. As the company grows, keeping competent and experienced employees is essential.
245 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295
2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Sales
253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262
Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19
Sales
0.36 0.38 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.50 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.58
ABGSC FactSet Consensus Mean
0.46 0.48 0.50 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.58
ABGSC FactSet Consensus Mean
-4.0 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
quarterly sales quarterly adj. EBIT
Company description
Eurocon Consulting, a consulting service company founded in 1990, provides the forestry, energy, mining, and chemistry markets with engineering services. The offering covers the whole life cycle of customer investment, from preliminary study to implementation, deployment and maintenance. The customers are almost exclusively major industrial companies and municipalities. The company’s main vision is to be the obvious choice for customers and employees who want to build and optimize for a
sustainable future.
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 3 Q4 deviations, lower utilisation and write-downs hurt margins
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
Forecast changes
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data SEKm
P&L Q4'18 Q4'19 Q4'19e Diff vs. ABGSC
Net sales 66.6 65.3 72.3 -10%
Other income 0.8 0.3 0.3 19%
Purchases of services and materials -6.6 -7.0 -7.9 -12%
Personnel costs -46.1 -51.1 -52.1 -2%
Other external costs -7.8 -7.0 -6.1 16%
-of which non-recurring items 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
EBITDA 6.1 0.5 6.4 -93%
Depreciations and amortizations -0.9 -2.8 -3.2 -13%
EBIT 5.2 (2.4) 3.2 -174%
Adj. EBIT 5.2 (2.4) 3.2 -174%
Net Financials 0.6 0.7 -0.3 -337%
Profit before tax 5.7 (1.7) 2.9 -158%
Tax -1.4 0.2 -0.6 -135%
Net incom e 4.3 (1.4) 2.2 -164%
Grow th
Sales grow th y-o-y -5.6% -2.0% 8.5% -10.6 pp
Sales grow th q-o-q 38.1% 23.4% 36.8% -13.3 pp
Adj. EBIT grow th -16.6% -145.7% -38.6% -107.1 pp
Margins
Adj. EBITDA margin 9.2% 0.7% 8.9% -8.2 pp
Adj. EBIT margin 7.8% -3.6% 4.4% -8.0 pp
SEKm Old forecast New forecast Change
P&L 2020e 2021e 2022e 2020e 2021e 2022e 2020e 2021e 2022e
Net sales 285.3 301.4 262.7 278.4 292.4 -7.9% -7.6%
Personnel costs -200.7 -208.7 -185.9 -191.1 -196.9 -7.4% -8.4%
Other Opex -52.0 -54.4 -49.2 -54.4 -60.1 -5.4% 0.0%
-of which non-recurring items 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
D&A -13.0 -13.1 -13.0 -13.1 -13.1 0.0% 0.0%
Adj. EBIT 20.6 26.1 15.5 20.8 23.4 -24.9% -20.6%
Adj. EBIT margin 7.2% 8.7% 5.9% 7.5% 8.0% -1.3 pp -1.2 pp
Net Financials -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0% 0.0%
Profit before tax 20.5 26.0 15.4 20.7 23.3 -25.0% -20.6%
Tax -4.5 -5.7 -3.4 -4.5 -5.1 -25.0% -20.6% -
Net incom e 16.0 20.3 12.0 16.1 18.1 -25.0% -20.6%
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 4 Quarterly and yearly overview
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
Sales growth y-o-y, and growth target
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
EBIT margin, and margin target
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data SEKm
P&L Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20e Q2'20e Q3'20e Q4'20e 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Net sales 74.4 68.6 52.9 65.3 68.3 65.7 54.6 74.1 236.5 252.9 261.2 262.7 278.4 292.4
Other income 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.6 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0
Purchases of services and materials -7.9 -6.1 -6.5 -7.0 -6.3 -5.4 -5.3 -6.8 -21.0 -19.6 -27.6 -23.7 -24.6 -25.7 Personnel costs -51.4 -51.1 -38.3 -51.1 -49.4 -49.3 -37.4 -49.8 -158.3 -174.0 -191.9 -185.9 -191.1 -196.9
Other external costs -7.4 -5.3 -4.9 -7.0 -7.2 -4.8 -5.7 -7.8 -28.9 -31.3 -24.7 -25.5 -29.9 -34.4
-of which non-recurring items 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
EBITDA 7.8 6.2 3.4 0.5 5.6 6.5 6.4 10.0 30.9 28.5 17.8 28.5 33.8 36.4
Depreciations and amortizations -3.1 -3.4 -3.3 -2.8 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -3.1 -3.7 -12.6 -13.0 -13.1 -13.1
EBIT 4.7 2.8 0.1 -2.4 2.4 3.2 3.2 6.7 27.8 24.8 5.2 15.5 20.8 23.4
Adj. EBIT 4.7 2.8 0.1 -2.4 2.4 3.2 3.2 6.7 25.8 24.8 5.2 15.5 20.8 23.4
Net Financials -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 6.5 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Profit before tax 4.7 3.3 0.1 -1.7 2.1 2.9 2.9 6.4 28.0 31.3 6.4 15.4 20.7 23.3
Tax -0.9 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -1.4 -6.5 -5.8 -1.3 -3.4 -4.5 -5.1
Net incom e 3.8 2.7 0.0 -1.4 1.6 2.3 2.2 5.0 21.5 25.5 5.0 12.0 16.1 18.1
Grow th
Sales grow th y-o-y 5.5% 1.6% 9.6% -2.0% -8.2% -4.2% 3.2% 13.5% 10.4% 7.0% 3.3% 0.6% 6.0% 5.0%
Sales grow th q-o-q 11.7% -7.8% -22.9% 23.4% 4.7% -3.9% -17.0% 35.8%
Adj. EBIT grow th -52.7% -59.5% -97.0% ##### -49.0% 14.2% ##### ##### 24.8% -3.8% -78.9% ##### 34.2% 12.5%
Margins
Adj. EBITDA margin 10.5% 9.0% 6.3% 0.7% 8.3% 9.8% 11.7% 13.4% 12.2% 11.3% 6.8% 10.8% 12.2% 12.5%
Adj. EBIT margin 6.3% 4.1% 0.2% -3.6% 3.5% 4.9% 5.8% 9.1% 10.9% 9.8% 2.0% 5.9% 7.5% 8.0%
14% 14%
8%
10%
7%
3%
1%
6%
5%
10%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Growth y-o-y Growth target
7.1%
7.9%
9.6%
11.7%
9.8%
5.9%
7.5%
8.0%
10%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
11.0%
12.0%
13.0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
EBIT margin EBIT margin target
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 5
Valuation
EV/Sales (x) fwd. 12m (before Q4 revisions)
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
EV/EBIT (x) fwd. 12m (before Q4 revisions)
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
0.8
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2
Eurocon EV/S fwd 12m Average
11.2
6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0
Eurocon EV/EBIT fwd 12m Average
Peer table
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
Com pany Market 3-year CAGR ('19-'22e)
cap (SEKm ) 2020e 2021e 2022e 2020e 2021e 2022e 2020e 2021e 2022e 2020e 2021e 2022e 2020e 2021e 2022e Sales EBITDA EBIT
Addnode 6,196 21% 6% 5% 1.6 1.5 1.5 14.1 13.1 12.1 25.6 22.5 17.7 28.2 24.8 24.5 10% 10% 12% 7.1%
Data Respons 3,780 17% 5% na 1.7 1.6 na 12.4 11.8 na 16.7 15.8 na 22.9 20.9 na na na na na
eWork Group 1,362 11% 8% 6% 0.1 0.1 0.1 10.1 9.0 8.5 12.5 10.8 10.0 14.1 12.0 11.0 8% 14% 17% 1.0%
HiQ 2,747 3% 5% 4% 1.3 1.3 1.2 9.3 8.8 8.1 11.1 10.5 9.5 15.5 14.6 13.3 4% na 10% 12.4%
Know it 3,539 7% 6% 1% 1.0 0.9 0.9 8.2 7.6 7.7 10.0 9.2 9.2 13.4 12.2 12.3 5% 6% 7% 10.1%
Rejlers 2,242 14% 4% na 1.0 0.9 na 8.3 7.6 na 15.2 13.0 na 17.3 14.8 na na na na na
Sem con 1,320 6% 4% 2% 0.7 0.7 0.6 6.4 5.7 5.4 8.4 7.3 6.8 11.1 9.4 8.6 4% 8% 10% 8.9%
Sw eco 41,323 9% 5% 3% 2.0 1.9 1.9 15.9 15.0 14.6 21.3 20.0 19.3 25.2 23.6 22.4 5% 3% 7% 9.7%
Tieto 32,677 73% 2% 2% 1.0 1.0 1.0 6.6 6.1 6.1 8.7 8.1 7.7 11.9 11.0 10.1 22% 31% 27% 12.5%
ÅF 25,741 9% 4% 3% 1.5 1.4 1.4 11.8 11.0 10.4 16.4 14.9 14.1 17.7 16.2 14.5 6% 14% 10% 9.5%
Average 12,093 17% 5% 3% 1.2 1.1 1.1 10.3 9.6 9.1 14.6 13.2 11.8 21.7 19.2 17.7 8% 12% 13% 8.9%
Median 3,659 10% 5% 3% 1.2 1.1 1.1 9.7 8.9 8.3 13.9 11.9 9.7 22.9 20.9 17.7 5% 10% 10% 9.6%
Eurocon (ABGSCe) 212 1% 6% 5% 0.9 0.8 0.8 8.3 6.7 6.1 15.2 11.0 9.5 17.8 13.3 11.8 3% 6% -6% 5.1%
Eurocon prem ium /discount (+/-) -94% 23% 57% -25% -29% -31% -15% -24% -26% 10% -8% -2% -22% -36% -33% -41% -43% -156% -47%
Key Peers
Rejlers 2,242 14% 4% na 1.0 0.9 na 8.3 7.6 na 15.2 13.0 na 17.3 14.8 na na na na na
Sem con 1,320 6% 4% 2% 0.7 0.7 0.6 6.4 5.7 5.4 8.4 7.3 6.8 11.1 9.4 8.6 4% 8% 10% 8.9%
Sw eco 41,323 9% 5% 3% 2.0 1.9 1.9 15.9 15.0 14.6 21.3 20.0 19.3 25.2 23.6 22.4 5% 3% 7% 9.7%
ÅF 25,741 9% 4% 3% 1.5 1.4 1.4 11.8 11.0 10.4 16.4 14.9 14.1 17.7 16.2 14.5 6% 14% 10% 9.5%
Average 17,657 9% 4% 3% 1.3 1.2 1.3 10.6 9.8 10.1 15.3 13.8 13.4 17.8 16.0 15.2 5% 8% 9% 9.3%
Median 13,992 9% 4% 3% 1.2 1.2 1.4 10.1 9.3 10.4 15.8 14.0 14.1 17.5 15.5 14.5 5% 8% 10% 9.5%
Eurocon (ABGSCe) 212 1% 6% 5% 0.9 0.8 0.8 8.3 6.7 6.1 15.2 11.0 9.5 17.8 13.3 11.8 3% 6% -6% 5.1%
Eurocon prem ium /discount (+/-) -94% 45% 66% -27% -30% -45% -18% -27% -41% -4% -21% -32% 2% -14% -18% -41% -23% -159% -46%
EBIT-% Avg
('20e-'22e)
Sales grow th (%) EV/Sales (x) EV/EBITDA (x) EV/EBIT (x) P/E (x)
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 6 Net sales, SEKm
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
EBIT, SEKm, and EBIT margins
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
Quarterly sales, SEKm
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
Quarterly EBIT and margins
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
Revenue and costs per employee
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
EPS and DPS progression
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, company data
173.7
198.8 214.2
236.5 252.9 261.2 262.7 278.4 292.4
14% 14%
8%
10%
7%
3%
1%
6% 5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e Net Sales Growth y-o-y
12.3 15.8
20.6 27.8
24.8
5.2 15.5
20.8 23.4 7.1%
7.9%
9.6%
11.7%
9.8%
2.0%
5.9%
7.5% 8.0%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e EBIT EBIT margin
61.7 59.2
45.0
70.6 70.5 67.5
48.2 66.6
74.4 68.6
52.9 65.3
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0
Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19
9.7 7.1
2.7 6.2
10.0 6.9
2.7
5.2 4.7 2.8
0.1
-2.4 15.7%
12.0%
6.0%
8.8%
14.1%
10.3%
5.6%
7.8%
6.3%
4.1%
0.2%
-3.6%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
-5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19
Adj EBIT, SEKm Adj EBIT margin
0.96
1.03 1.05
1.11 1.08
1.01 0.88
0.94 0.94 0.98 0.96 0.94
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sales/FTE Opex/FTE
0.23
0.31 0.36
0.50
0.58
0.15 0.11
0.25 0.30 0.35 0.35
0.1 64%
81% 83%
70%
60%
88%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
-0.10 0.10 0.30 0.50 0.70 0.90 1.10
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
EPS DPS Payout ratio
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 7
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, Company data
Income Statement (SEKm) Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020e Q2 2020e Q3 2020e Q4 2020e
Sales 74 69 53 65 68 66 55 74
COGS 0 -13 -14 -25 -19 -16 -13 -16
Gross profit 74 56 38 40 49 49 41 58
Other operating items -67 -50 -35 -39 -43 -43 -35 -48
EBITDA 8 6 3 0 6 6 6 10
Depreciation and amortisation -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
EBITA 5 3 0 -2 2 3 3 7
EO items 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Impairment and PPA amortisation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EBIT 5 3 0 -2 2 3 3 7
Net financial items -0 0 0 1 1 -0 -0 -0
Pretax profit 5 3 0 -1 3 3 3 6
Tax -1 -1 -0 0 -0 -1 -1 -1
Net profit 4 3 0 -1 3 2 2 5
Minority interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net profit discontinued 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net profit to shareholders 4 3 0 -1 3 2 2 5
EPS 0.09 0.06 0.00 -0.02 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.12
EPS Adj 0.09 0.06 0.00 -0.02 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.12
Total extraordinary items after tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tax rate (%) 18.9 19.8 32.0 22.7 14.9 22.0 22.0 22.0
Gross margin (%) 100.0 81.3 72.7 61.1 71.7 75.1 75.7 78.2
EBITDA margin (%) 10.5 9.0 6.3 0.7 8.3 9.8 11.7 13.4
EBITA margin (%) 6.3 4.1 0.2 -3.6 3.5 4.9 5.8 9.1
EBIT margin (%) 6.3 4.1 0.2 -3.6 3.5 4.9 5.8 9.1
Pretax margin (%) 6.3 4.6 0.3 -1.5 4.5 4.4 5.2 8.6
Net margin (%) 5.1 3.7 0.2 -1.1 3.9 3.5 4.1 6.7
Growth rates Y/Y Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020e Q2 2020e Q3 2020e Q4 2020e
Sales growth (%) 5.5 1.6 9.6 -2.0 -8.2 -4.2 3.2 13.5
EBITDA growth (%) -28.4 -21.2 -6.4 -92.4 -27.6 4.0 91.0 2,035.6
EBIT growth (%) -52.7 -59.5 -97.0 -chg -49.0 14.2 3,846.9 +chg
Net profit growth (%) -68.9 -49.7 -97.1 -chg -29.9 -11.2 1,844.9 +chg
EPS growth (%) -68.9 -49.7 -97.1 -chg -29.9 -11.2 1,844.9 +chg
Adj earnings numbers Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020e Q2 2020e Q3 2020e Q4 2020e
EBITDA Adj 8 6 3 0 6 6 6 10
EBITDA Adj margin (%) 10.5 9.0 6.3 0.7 8.3 9.8 11.7 13.4
EBITA Adj 5 3 0 -2 2 3 3 7
EBITA Adj margin (%) 6.3 4.1 0.2 -3.6 3.5 4.9 5.8 9.1
EBIT Adj 5 3 0 -2 2 3 3 7
EBIT Adj margin (%) 6.3 4.1 0.2 -3.6 3.5 4.9 5.8 9.1
Pretax profit Adj 5 3 0 -1 3 3 3 6
Net profit Adj 4 3 0 -1 3 2 2 5
Net profit to shareholders Adj 4 3 0 -1 3 2 2 5
Net Adj margin (%) 5.1 3.7 0.2 -1.1 3.9 3.5 4.1 6.7
25 February 2020 ABG Sundal Collier 8
Source: ABG Sundal Collier, Company data
Income Statement (SEKm) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Sales 152 174 199 215 239 253 261 263 278 292
COGS -16 -13 -16 -12 -21 -20 -28 -24 -25 -26
Gross profit 136 161 183 203 218 233 234 239 254 267
Other operating items -122 -146 -164 -180 -187 -205 -216 -211 -220 -230
EBITDA 14 15 19 24 31 28 18 28 34 36
Depreciation and amortisation -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -13 -13 -13 -13
Of which leasing depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 -13 -11 -11 -11
EBITA 11 12 16 21 28 25 5 15 21 23
EO items 0 -2 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Impairment and PPA amortisation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EBIT 11 12 16 21 28 25 5 15 21 23
Net financial items -1 1 1 -1 0 6 1 -0 -0 -0
Pretax profit 10 13 17 20 28 31 6 15 21 23
Tax -3 -3 -4 -5 -6 -6 -1 -3 -5 -5
Net profit 8 10 13 15 21 26 5 12 16 18
Minority interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net profit discontinued 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net profit to shareholders 8 10 13 15 21 26 5 12 16 18
EPS 0.19 0.23 0.31 0.36 0.50 0.60 0.12 0.27 0.37 0.41
EPS Adj 0.19 0.27 0.35 0.36 0.46 0.60 0.12 0.27 0.37 0.41
Total extraordinary items after tax 0 -2 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Leasing payments 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 -12 -12 -12
Tax rate (%) 25.5 25.7 22.6 24.6 23.2 18.4 21.1 22.0 22.0 22.0
Gross margin (%) 89.2 92.4 91.9 94.6 91.2 92.3 89.4 91.0 91.2 91.2
EBITDA margin (%) 9.1 8.8 9.5 11.0 12.9 11.3 6.8 10.8 12.2 12.5
EBITA margin (%) 7.4 7.0 7.9 9.6 11.6 9.8 2.0 5.9 7.5 8.0
EBIT margin (%) 7.4 7.0 7.9 9.6 11.6 9.8 2.0 5.9 7.5 8.0
Pretax margin (%) 6.9 7.4 8.3 9.3 11.7 12.4 2.4 5.9 7.4 8.0
Net margin (%) 5.1 5.5 6.4 7.0 9.0 10.1 1.9 4.6 5.8 6.2
Growth rates Y/Y 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Sales growth (%) -5.7 14.7 14.6 7.8 11.2 5.8 3.3 0.6 6.0 5.0
EBITDA growth (%) -31.1 10.7 23.5 25.4 30.7 -7.9 -37.4 59.6 18.9 7.7
EBIT growth (%) -27.3 8.6 29.6 30.8 34.5 -10.7 -78.9 195.6 34.2 12.5
Net profit growth (%) -25.8 22.8 33.9 17.7 42.6 18.8 -80.3 138.1 34.4 12.5
EPS growth (%) -27.3 22.1 33.9 16.6 39.6 18.8 -80.3 131.1 34.4 12.5
Profitability 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
ROE (%) 15.9 19.3 24.1 25.3 30.4 30.6 5.8 13.4 16.6 17.4
ROE Adj (%) 15.9 22.3 27.6 25.3 27.6 30.6 5.8 13.4 16.6 17.4
ROCE (%) 21.1 21.6 27.0 31.8 36.8 28.1 4.8 12.2 15.4 16.5
ROCE Adj(%) 21.1 24.3 30.2 31.8 34.2 28.1 4.8 12.2 15.4 16.5
ROIC (%) 29.2 20.0 25.4 36.0 35.2 24.8 4.2 10.5 14.0 15.6
ROIC Adj (%) 29.2 22.4 28.4 36.0 32.7 24.8 4.2 10.5 14.0 15.6
Adj earnings numbers 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
EBITDA Adj 14 17 21 24 29 28 18 28 34 36
EBITDA Adj margin (%) 9.1 9.6 10.4 11.0 12.1 11.3 6.8 10.8 12.2 12.5
EBITDA lease Adj 14 17 21 24 29 28 6 17 22 25
EBITDA lease Adj margin (%) 9.1 9.6 10.4 11.0 12.1 11.3 2.4 6.4 8.0 8.5
EBITA Adj 11 14 18 21 26 25 5 15 21 23
EBITA Adj margin (%) 7.4 7.9 8.8 9.6 10.8 9.8 2.0 5.9 7.5 8.0
EBIT Adj 11 14 18 21 26 25 5 15 21 23
EBIT Adj margin (%) 7.4 7.9 8.8 9.6 10.8 9.8 2.0 5.9 7.5 8.0
Pretax profit Adj 10 14 18 20 26 31 6 15 21 23
Net profit Adj 8 11 15 15 19 26 5 12 16 18
Net profit to shareholders Adj 8 11 15 15 19 26 5 12 16 18
Net Adj margin (%) 5.1 6.4 7.3 7.0 8.1 10.1 1.9 4.6 5.8 6.2
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Cash Flow Statement (SEKm) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
EBITDA 14 15 19 24 31 28 18 28 34 36
Net financial items -1 1 1 -1 0 6 1 -0 -0 -0
Paid tax 0 -3 -4 -5 -6 -6 -1 -3 -5 -5
Non-cash items -3 1 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cash flow before change in WC 10 13 11 18 25 29 18 25 29 31
Change in WC -4 -12 6 2 -3 -5 -4 0 1 -1
Operating cash flow 7 1 16 20 23 6 6 25 30 30
CAPEX tangible fixed assets -14 -3 -5 -3 -1 9 9 -3 -3 -3
CAPEX intangible fixed assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acquisitions and disposals 0 0 0 0 -21 0 -7 -7 0 0
Free cash flow -8 -2 12 18 1 15 8 15 27 27
Dividend paid -11 -9 -6 -10 -13 -15 -15 -4 -9 -11
Share issues and buybacks 0 0 0 0 -21 0 0 0 0 0
Lease liability amortisation 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11 -11 -11 -11
Other non cash items -3 -0 6 4 9 8 -17 7 0 0
Decrease in net IB debt -23 -5 7 11 -13 -3 -35 7 7 5
Balance Sheet (SEKm) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Goodwill 20 20 20 20 52 52 62 62 62 62
Other intangible assets 1 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 4
Tangible fixed assets 7 7 8 7 7 7 2 3 4 4
Right-of-use asset 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 25 25
Total other fixed assets 8 6 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 2
Fixed assets 36 35 35 33 69 66 95 95 96 97
Inventories 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receivables 41 53 62 60 71 82 73 73 78 82
Other current assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cash and liquid assets 18 9 17 27 14 12 10 16 24 29
Total assets 96 97 114 120 154 160 177 185 198 209
Shareholders equity 49 50 56 63 78 89 86 93 101 108
Minority 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Total equity 49 50 56 63 78 89 85 93 100 107
Long-term debt 8 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
Pension debt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Convertible debt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leasing liability 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 25 25
Total other long-term liabilities 1 5 1 0 12 1 2 2 2 2
Short-term debt 0 2 2 2 2 2 13 13 13 13
Accounts payable 38 37 51 52 59 65 53 53 58 61
Other current liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total liabilities and equity 96 97 114 120 154 160 177 185 198 209
Net IB debt -10 -4 -11 -22 -10 -7 28 21 14 9
Net IB debt excl. pension debt -10 -4 -11 -22 -10 -7 28 21 14 9
Net IB debt excl. leasing -10 -4 -11 -22 -10 -7 3 -4 -11 -16
Capital invested 40 51 46 41 80 83 115 116 116 118
Working capital 4 16 10 8 11 17 20 20 19 20
EV breakdown 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Market cap. diluted (m) 142 138 214 207 303 257 244 214 214 214
Net IB debt Adj -10 -4 -11 -22 -10 -7 28 21 14 9
Market value of minority 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reversal of shares and participations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reversal of conv. debt assumed equity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EV 133 134 202 185 294 250 272 235 228 223
Capital efficiency 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Total assets turnover (%) 166.8 181.1 189.7 184.0 174.7 161.4 155.1 145.0 145.3 143.7
Working capital/sales (%) 1.4 5.7 6.6 4.2 4.0 5.5 7.1 7.8 7.2 6.8
Financial risk and debt service 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Net debt/equity -0.20 -0.09 -0.20 -0.36 -0.12 -0.08 0.33 0.23 0.14 0.08
Net debt/market cap -0.07 -0.03 -0.07 -0.11 -0.04 -0.02 0.11 0.10 0.07 0.04
Equity ratio (%) 51.6 51.6 49.5 52.4 50.8 55.6 48.1 50.2 50.5 51.5
Net IB debt adj./equity -0.20 -0.09 -0.20 -0.36 -0.12 -0.08 0.33 0.23 0.14 0.08
Current ratio 1.57 1.61 1.46 1.61 1.38 1.38 1.08 1.17 1.23 1.30
EBITDA/net interest 18.10 -22.28 -25.03 35.50 -161.03 -4.39 -15.53 284.60 338.46 364.38
Net IB debt/EBITDA -0.71 -0.28 -0.60 -0.95 -0.31 -0.24 1.58 0.75 0.41 0.24
Net IB debt/EBITDA lease Adj -0.71 -0.26 -0.55 -0.95 -0.33 -0.24 0.53 -0.21 -0.50 -0.66
Interest cover 14.69 -17.75 -20.94 30.98 -144.63 -3.82 -4.56 154.76 207.62 233.54
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Valuation and Ratios (SEKm) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Shares outstanding adj. 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 44 44 44
Fully diluted shares Adj 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 44 44 44
EPS 0.19 0.23 0.31 0.36 0.50 0.60 0.12 0.27 0.37 0.41
Dividend per share Adj 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
EPS Adj 0.19 0.27 0.35 0.36 0.46 0.60 0.12 0.27 0.37 0.41
BVPS 1.20 1.20 1.36 1.50 1.83 2.08 2.00 2.12 2.28 2.44
BVPS Adj 0.68 0.68 0.84 0.99 0.50 0.77 0.46 0.62 0.78 0.95
Net IB debt / share -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2
Share price 3.45 3.34 5.15 4.96 7.10 6.02 5.70 4.85 4.85 4.85
Market cap. (m) 142 138 214 207 303 257 244 214 214 214
Valuation 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
P/E 18.3 14.5 16.7 13.8 14.1 10.1 48.5 17.8 13.3 11.8
EV/sales 0.87 0.77 1.01 0.86 1.23 0.99 1.04 0.90 0.82 0.76
EV/EBITDA 9.6 8.8 10.7 7.8 9.5 8.8 15.3 8.3 6.7 6.1
EV/EBITA 11.8 11.0 12.8 9.0 10.6 10.1 52.0 15.2 11.0 9.5
EV/EBIT 11.8 11.0 12.8 9.0 10.6 10.1 52.0 15.2 11.0 9.5
Dividend yield (%) 5.8 4.5 4.9 6.0 4.9 5.8 1.8 4.1 5.2 6.2
FCF yield (%) -5.4 -1.3 5.5 8.5 0.4 5.8 3.2 7.0 12.8 12.8
Lease adj. FCF yield (%) -5.4 -1.3 5.5 8.5 0.4 5.8 -1.4 1.8 7.5 7.5
P/BVPS 2.88 2.78 3.79 3.30 3.88 2.90 2.85 2.29 2.13 1.99
P/BVPS Adj 5.06 4.91 6.12 4.99 14.26 7.82 12.45 7.83 6.18 5.13
P/E Adj 18.3 12.5 14.6 13.8 15.6 10.1 48.5 17.8 13.3 11.8
EV/EBITDA Adj 9.6 8.0 9.8 7.8 10.2 8.8 15.3 8.3 6.7 6.1
EV/EBITA Adj 11.8 9.8 11.5 9.0 11.4 10.1 52.0 15.2 11.0 9.5
EV/EBIT Adj 11.8 9.8 11.5 9.0 11.4 10.1 52.0 15.2 11.0 9.5
EV/cap. employed 2.3 2.4 3.3 2.7 3.5 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.5
Investment ratios 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020e 2021e 2022e
Capex/sales 9.3 1.7 2.3 1.2 0.2 -3.4 -3.3 1.0 1.0 1.0
Capex/depreciation 546.3 95.9 149.8 88.7 17.0 -234.2 nm 131.3 132.6 139.2
Capex tangibles/tangible fixed assets 191.4 42.0 57.5 38.8 7.7 -125.0 -388.1 92.0 78.7 67.0
Capex intangibles/definite intangibles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation on intangibles/definite intangibles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation on tangibles/tangibles 35.0 43.8 38.4 43.8 45.2 53.4 0 70.1 59.4 48.2
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