Chr. Hansen (Hold, TP: DKK582.00) - Down to HOLD, target price raised
We forecast Chr. Hansen to reach the high end of its 2023 guidance of 10–12% organic revenue growth and a 26–27% EBIT margin, but expect the combined entity (Novonesis) to issue a new guidance upon completion of the merger. As Chr. Hansen shareholders are set to receive 1.5236 new B-shares in Novonesis, the changes in our Novozymes model translate into a raised Chr. Hansen target price of DKK582 (536), and we have thus downgraded to HOLD (BUY).Chr. Hansen is a biosciences group based in Denmark. Co. develops and supplies natural ingredient solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, nutritional, and agricultural industries worldwide. Co. operates in three divisions: Cultures and Enzymes (develops, produces, and sells cultures, enzymes, and probiotics for the food and dairy industries); Health and Nutrition (develops products for the dietary supplement, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, infant formula, and animal feed industries); and Natural Colors (develops natural color solutions to the food industry, primarily for the beverage, dairy, confectionery, fruit preparation and ice cream, as well as functional blends for processed meats).
DNB Markets is the investment banking arm of DNB Bank ASA and is focused primarily on the Nordic region, as well as internationally on niches such as global shipping, energy and related services, and seafood. DNB Markets offers services in FICC, Equities and Investment Banking advisory from offices in Oslo, Stockholm, London, Singapore and New York. Equity research coverage is offered on c250 Nordic companies. DNB was ranked no.2 in Extel Nordic Research 2017. The DNB Markets’ Credit and FICC Macro & FX Research teams are repeatedly highly rated by Prospera Nordic Institutional Investor Surveys.
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