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Paweł Szpigiel

Shoper - Made to Monetize e-Commerce Growth

Shoper S.A. ("Shoper," the "Company") is a leading Polish provider of SaaS e-commerce software for small and mid-sized digital retailers. Shoper offers an ecosystem of easy-to-use tools that can help to build and maintain an e-commerce Website. By investing in Shoper investors can gain exposure to the fastest-growing segment of the Polish e-commerce market, small and mid-sized retailers, who can tailor-fit their digital sales models with Shoper solutions by adopting omnichannel strategies and integrating their business with a marketplace. Shoper is capable of strong free cash flow to equity generation with its high revenue CAGR (31% in 2021-26E ex. M&A), fat profit margins, and low capital intensity. Since the company’s debut on the WSE in June 2021, its share price has increased by  60%. Recently, Shoper acquire Shoplo (the third most popular IT provider for e-shops in Poland), which we took into account in our financial model. We estimate Shoper to be worth PLN 71.50 per share, which implies a hold recommendation. In the coming quarters, Shoper may profit from further consolidation of the Polish SaaS market for online merchants.

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Paweł Szpigiel

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