Report
Martin Arnell

Some eSports explaining to do

As seen since late 2016, the broadcasting business showed solid strength in Q3. However, despite impressive ~50% eSports revenue growth YOY, MTGx’s earnings disappointed slightly as a result of a less-favourable revenue mix. We have fine-tuned our 2018e EPS (-1%) as a result and keep our BUY recommendation and SEK350 target price.
Underlying
Modern Times Group MTG AB Class B

Modern Times Group MTG AB is an entertainment group with operations that include free-television (TV), pay-TV, digital entertainment, radio and content production businesses. Co. has six business segments. Five of these segments, Free-TV Scandinavia, Pay-TV Nordic, Free-TV Emerging Markets, Pay-TV Emerging Markets and CTC Media, comprise Viasat Broadcasting. Co.'s Viasat Broadcasting is a free-TV and pay-TV operator, and also an operator and distributor of live and on-demand streamed free and paid video content over the internet, providing movies, live sports events, TV series, and catch-up services. The sixth business segment mainly comprises Co.'s MTG Studios, MTGx and Radio businesses.

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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Martin Arnell

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