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Antti Kansanen

SSAB (Buy, TP: SEK52.00) - Potential upside in US plate

We reiterate our BUY recommendation ahead of the Q2 results (20 July at 7:30 CET), despite being 2% below consensus for adj. EBITDA. We believe the deviation is mainly driven by the SEK50m impact of the breakdown in Hameenlinna, which we do not think the latest consensus captures, but is reflected in the share price. In our view, the prospects for further price hikes for US plate and improving margins in Special Steels provide potential upside for the shares in H2 2018e. We have lowered our target price to SEK52 (56).
Underlying
SSAB AB Class A

SSAB is a supplier of high strength steels with products comprising various qualities and dimensions within wear steels and structural steels. Co.'s solutions also include services, from concept to finished delivery. SSAB Wear Services also provides advice, repairs, and sales of spare parts to the aftermarket. The business is organized into three business areas; SSAB Americas, SSAB EMEA and SSAB APAC as well as the subsidiary, Tibnor, which is a steel distributor in the Nordic region. SSAB EMEA consist of Europe, the Middle East and Africa; SSAB Americas of North and Latin America; SSAB APAC of Asia, Australia and New Zealand and Tibnor of steel and metal distribution in northern Europe.

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.

 

Analysts
Antti Kansanen

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