Report
Piotr Poniatowski

Mo-BRUK - Waste Management Solutions for a Cleaner Future

With rising awareness of the impacts of climate change, and a growing understanding of the importance of waste reduction and prevention, the European Union, as part of its broader Climate Action, has called on member states to increase the proportion of municipal waste that can be recycled instead of landfilled or burned to 65% by 2035. This opens up major opportunities for waste management facilities in Poland, where, today, 50% of all household refuse is landfilled. This includes plants operated by Mo-BRUK, which use solidification and stabilization technology to prepare waste for controlled incineration, and which are set to capitalize on Poland's plans to virtually double its municipal waste incineration capacity over the coming years. Aside from Mo-BRUK only one other company can offer similar technology in the domestic market at the moment. Further, Mo-BRUK is perfectly positioned take advantage of Poland's multi-billion railway infrastructure replacement program by helping to reclaim an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of used railway sleepers by converting them to fuel. Last but not least, Mo-BRUK's incineration facilities benefit from increasing municipal waste disposal charges and a government clampdown on illegal dump sites, estimated at PLN 15 billion over 20 years. Mo-BRUK, which in the past decade completed PLN 200 million capacity upgrades, wants to keep growing its presence in northern Poland the CEE region while making consistent shareholder distributions at 50-100% of annual earnings – ambitions backed by a lack of debt, low working-capital needs, and expansion facilitated by high entry barriers to potential competitors. We initiate coverage of Mo-BRUK with a buy recommendation and a target price of PLN 387.49.

Underlying
Mo-BRUK S.A.

Mo-Bruk SA is a Poland-based company involved in the production of concrete. It is also active in the area of hazardous and other than hazardous industrial waste management. Additionally, the Company operates a waste recovery plant, waste recycling plant, alternative fuel production plant and an industrial waste landfill. The Company produces alternative fuels from municipal and industrial wastes. The Company is also the owner of two open non-stop petrol stations for liquefied fuel, as well as a technical inspection station. Mo-Bruk SA is also engaged in the construction of concrete surfaces. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated one wholly owned subsidiary, Raf-Ekologia Sp. z o.o.

Provider
mBank
mBank

Set up in 1986, mBank (originally BRE – Export Development Bank) is Poland’s 4th largest universal banking group in terms of total assets and 5th by net loans and deposits at the end of June 2019. mBank has one of the oldest brokerages in Poland – we have been providing brokerage services since 1991 - and the biggest, serving about 300 ths clients.

We provide all brokerage services available in the Polish capital market (i.e. Warsaw Stock Exchange, non-public markets and forex) in a way that meets the expectations of all groups of investors, both individual and institutional. Participating in the dynamic growth of the Polish capital market since its inception, we have acquired competences and experience needed to provide the highest quality of service and we have won the trust and satisfaction of our Clients.

Over the past decade, mBank's Equity Research Team has been consistently ranked among the top research teams in Parkiet's annual institutional investor surveys (Parkiet is Poland's leading daily business newspaper). mBank analysts provide coverage on an extensive list of companies, mainly in Poland but also elsewhere in the CEE region: Austria, Czechia, Portugal, Ukraine and Hungary. 

Clients get access to a comprehensive selection of research products including daily market insights, monthly roundups, macroeconomic views, industry- and company- specific analyses, investing strategies, earnings comments, etc.

We give our institutional clients numerous opportunities to connect with industry professionals, top executives, and leading analysts:

  • Get direct access to senior management teams at listed companies (over 30 meetings in 2018),
  • Engage in our many industry events, featuring listed Polish and global firms (in 2018, we hosted sector-themed conferences around industrials, chemical companies, telecoms, retail, and financials, and co-hosted a Best of Poland investors' with Commerzbank and the Warsaw Stock Exchange),
  • Stay informed through an array of enlightening discussion panels, workshops, and briefing sessions with regulatory officials.

Analysts
Piotr Poniatowski

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from mBank

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch