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Toby Thorrington

paragon - Refocused automotive growth strategy

paragon has spent much of the pandemic refocusing on its core automotive activities and addressing the issue of bond refinancing. Both are now largely complete and management’s revised growth strategy targets ambitious financial targets over the next few years, with a positive start already made. As much of its product portfolio is fuel type agnostic, paragon is well positioned to address the evolving connectivity, digitalisation and electrification requirements of electric vehicles (EVs). We believe the strong growth outlook merits a higher FY23e P/E rating than the current 3.6x, which we feel reflects concern over the refinancing of the outstanding CHF21m bond due in April 2023.
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Paragon AG

Paragon develops, produces and sells electrical, electronic, and electromechanical components, devices, and systems for the automotive industry. Co.'s segments include Sensors, which develops and markets solutions for air quality within the vehicle cabin; Acoustics, which develops and markets products designed to ensure the transmission of speech from its point of origination to its destination; Cockpit, which develops and markets products for the cockpit; Electromobility, which develops and markets battery packs for utility vehicles and buses; and Body Works Kinematics, which develops and markets technical solutions for the moving parts of the automobile body, both exterior and interior.

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Toby Thorrington

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