Modivo Group: the role of a serial disruptor is never easy (stays BUY)
We maintain our BUY on Modivo (formerly CCC), but cut our 12M price target (PT) to PLN 142, from PLN 227. Following the successful introduction of its own off-price concept and licensed brands, Modivo switched to another gear, but encountered a wall of weak demand, triggered by a decline in the propensity to consume and the unfavourable weather. From the peak of its inventories in 3Q24, the company has reduced its rotation by 10%, at the expense of a 160bps gross margin investment in FY25E. Still, at c.245 days, 74 days above LPP, we see Modivo’s inventory rotation as c.20% too long, and expect it to take another two years to fix, via a reduction in new orders and store rollouts. We see 2026E as a transitory year, with a key question mark related to the Worldbox start-up. Having cut our 2026E EBITDA estimate by 20%, we see the stock trading at 6.6x, c.10% below LPP and the foreign peers’ median. We believe that regaining its earnings momentum could provide a trigger; however, given the continuously soft consumer, we are looking rather at 2H26E for this.CCC is engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of clothing and footwear. Co. offers its products to wide range of consumers, from demanding clientele of trendy boutiques to value-oriented medium segment customers, to less wealthy customers seeking reasonably priced quality footwear. Co. pursues a strategy of brand diversification, which is reflected in its three autonomous distribution channels: a chain of official CCC stores, BOTI footwear shops and QUAZI boutiques. Co. offers more than 2,500 designs of footwear. Co. also owns more than 67 proprietary brand names e.g. Lasocki.
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