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Johannes Grunselius
EUR 92.44 For Business Accounts Only

Billerud (Buy, TP: SEK140.00) - Keeping profits, avoiding capex

We believe Billerud’s announcement to pursue a more cautious investment strategy in the US could reduce its capex needs by cSEK5bn–7bn. Moreover, we believe the risk in our optimistic scenario has diminished, due to market improvements and recent price rises on key products. We reiterate our BUY and have increased our target price to SEK140 (130) also reflecting the balance sheet turning increasingly overcapitalised, which should raise expectations of excess-cash distribution.
Underlying
BillerudKorsnas AB

Billerud Korsnas Aktiebolag Public is a provider of packaging products and services. Co. has three business areas: Packaging Paper, which provides kraft and sack paper, as well as functional solutions for several applications, including packaging for foodstuffs, industrial purposes, medical applications and carrier bags, and also sells surplus of pulp that Co. does not use in its own production; Consumer Board, which develops and markets cartonboard used in packaging for beverages, yoghurt, refrigerated and frozen food products and other consumer goods; and Containerboard, which provides corrugated board raw material that provides packaging for transportation uses and primary packaging.

Provider
DnB Markets
DnB Markets

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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Johannes Grunselius

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