Orkla (Hold, TP: NOK75.00) - Likely tepid Q4e
We are lukewarm ahead of Orkla’s Q4 results, expecting the figures to be broadly in line with consensus. Investors’ key focus in the report should be on the outlook for a margin recovery and progress of its transformation into an investment company. We reiterate our HOLD as we believe a greater discount to SOTP than its historical average is warranted given the weak operational performance and ongoing structural changes.Orkla is a consumer goods company in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The Branded Consumer Goods area comprises five business areas: Orkla Foods, Orkla Confectionery and Snacks, Orkla Home and Personal, Orkla International and Orkla Food Ingredients. Co.'s other businesses consist of Granges, a supplier of solutions for the heat exchanger industry; Hydro Power, which produces and supplies power to the Nordic power market; and Orkla Financial Investment, which consists of Orkla Eiendom; in addition to its investments in Sapa (JV), which is engaged in extruded aluminium solutions; and Jotun AS, which is a manufacturer of paint and powder coatings.
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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