We consider the weaker-than-expected Q2 guidance a ‘bump in the road’, and expect trading performance to improve into H2. We thus see limited changes to the long-term investment case. Further, the company remains mostly spot-exposed on its tanker capacity, which we find supportive given our constructive outlook on the segment with plenty of potential catalysts. Hence, we reiterate our BUY, but have lowered our target price to NOK109 (112).
In our view, KCC’s business model is looking increasingly attractive amid macroeconomic uncertainty and more stringent fuel regulations. Furthermore, it maintains exposure to what we consider favourable tanker markets with potential positive catalysts (e.g. successful enforcement of sanctions and increasing OPEC+ volumes), while the market concerns about potential reversals of initially positive disruptions seem overdone. We reiterate our BUY, but have cut our target price to NOK112 (125).
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