Solid Q1 across the board, acceleration in the right segments. Minor revisons on EBITDAaL, but we upgrade '26e FCF by 5%, which represents a ~9% yield and keep s us as BUYers.
Q1'24e: Muted adj. EBITDAaL growth well communicated. Eliminated overhang means limited hurdles for a re-rating where we argue 9% FCF yield in '26e is too cheap - BUY.
Inventories still elevated, i.e. short-term rebound likely to be muted but the trough is near and expectations are low. 3.0x NTM EV/sales vs. historical average of 3.3x.
Q1'24e on 19 April: clockwork adj. EBITDA growth, up 3% y-o-y. 5G SA could support improved B2B outlook, IDS recovery nearing. '24e div. yield of 5.6%, '25e-'26e DPS and FCF CAGR >4% - BUY.
Q1e LFL service revenue and adj. EBITDA up 2% and 5%. Danish sale closed, leverage down to 2.1x in Q2'24e. Relative yield not attractive enough — keep HOLD.
Huhtamaki will report its next quarterly results on 25 April. We downgrade to HOLD (Buy) with a TP of EUR 41 (44). We arrive at clean EBIT of EUR 96m for Q1'24e.