Embracer Group (Buy, TP: SEK155.00) - Gathering IP across the board
Despite no large new game releases, we forecast slight Q3 2021/22 Games organic growth YOY and adj. EBIT up 79% thanks to acquisitions (results due at 06:00 CET on 17 February). To reflect recent acquisitions (mainly Asmodee), we have raised our adj. 2022/23e EBIT by near 40% and EPS by 20%. As a result, and incorporating peer group multiples contraction, we have raised our target price to SEK155 (150) and reiterate our BUY. We are also confident in accelerating organic growth (AAA-games pipeline) and improving FCF.Embracer Group AB, formerly THQ Nordic AB is a Sweden-based company engaged in the computer games development. The Company focuses on acquiring, developing and publishing personal computer (PC) and console games for Xbox and PlayStation platforms. The Company's game portfolio consists of owned franchises intellectual property (IP) and published titles, including Saints Row, Goat Simulator, Dead Island, Darksiders, Metro, MX vs ATV, Kingdoms of Amalur, TimeSplitters, Satisfactory and Wreckfest, among others. It offers games through various distribution channels, including digital platforms, such as Steam, PlayStation Store and Xbox Live, as well as gaming conventions, and global retailers, such as Walmart, GameStop and Amazon. The Company has around 18 internal game development studios and operates in more than 40 countries.
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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