>Cash offer for leading tissue converter in the UK - Navigator has launched a public all-cash firm offer to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of Accrol Group Holdings plc, a tissue paper converter based in the UK. Accrol’s Board of Directors is backing the offer which values the equity at € 148m (5% of Navigator’s market capitalisation) and the EV at € 180m (5.5% of Navigator’s EV) implying 10x EV/ EBITDA vs Navigator’s 6.5x. Sligh...
>Results in line with estimates, net debt hike on tax payments - Results were in line with our estimates with sales declining by 21% from last year’s record level but still managing to reach the second-best result in the company’s history. Sales and EBITDA in Q4 2023 grew by +2.4% and +1.2% sequentially, respectively. The contraction in volumes at UWF (printing & writing paper) of -32% in 2023 due to the continued destocking process was partially offset by the increa...
We are removing three stocks from the ODDO BHF European Large Caps Convictions List today. We are taking our profits on ASML (+30% since its inclusion in the list) after its strong gains since the publication of its Q4 2023 results. Conversely, we are reducing our position on RWE (-15% since its inclusion in the list) following a good set of 2023 results but a downward revision to 2024 guidance. We maintain Sodexo in its new scope in the list but withdraw Pluxee - ...
3 valeurs sortent aujourd’hui de notre liste de Convictions Large Caps européennes. Nous prenons nos profits sur ASML (+ 30% depuis son entrée dans la liste) après sa forte hausse post publication de son T4 2023. Inversement, nous coupons notre position sur RWE (-15% depuis son entrée) après de bons résultats 2023 mais une guidance 2024 revue en baisse. Nous conservons Sodexo dans son nouveau périmètre mais sortons Pluxee. - ...
>Results expected to beat previous estimates - Navigator is due to release FY 2023 results on 20 February. Despite the message of caution surrounding the Q4 2023 and 2024 outlook delivered by the management at the time of 9M result’s conference call, business conditions have been significantly better than anticipated including: i) a sharp recovery in pulp prices (+20% in EUR terms) with the segment accounting for an increasing share of the group’s sales (13% of 9M 202...
>Stronger-than-expected results on good cost performance - Q3 2023 results came in significantly above our estimates (+12% at the EBITDA level) thanks to the outstanding cash cost performance with reductions vs H1 2023 levels of -12% in Pulp, -15% in Paper and -9% in Tissue (-16%, -18% and -12% respectively on a y-o-y basis). Total fixed costs grew by approximately +1% y-o-y in 9M 2023, due in part to lower personnel costs and modest rises in running and maintenance ...
We are updating our view on the Pulp and Paper sector in Iberia and switch our preference to pulp over paper producers on price cycle fundamentals. We have consequently upgraded our recommendation on Altri from Underperform to Neutral (TP € 5.1, -12% vs a previous € 5.8) while we maintain our Outperform recommendation on Ence (TP € 3.9). We have also downgraded our recommendation on Navigator (from Outperform to Underpeform, TP € 3.9: -17% vs a previous € 4.7) while we stick to ...
Founded in 2006, Deutsche Rohstoff (DRAG) is an independent German-based company focusing on oil & gas production in the US. In addition, DRAG participates globally in exploration and mining projects in the field of battery and strategic metals. In view of growing revenues (CAGR 3.7%, 2023e to 2025e), strong EBITDA margins (+90bp to 74.8% in 2025e vs 2023e) and a solid balance sheet (equity ratio >70%, net cash position as of 2025e), we initiate coverage with Outperform and a target p...
Founded in 2006, Deutsche Rohstoff (DRAG) is an independent German-based company focusing on oil & gas production in the US. In addition, DRAG participates globally in exploration and mining projects in the field of battery and strategic metals. In view of growing revenues (CAGR 3.7%, 2023e to 2025e), strong EBITDA margins (+90bp to 74.8% in 2025e vs 2023e) and a solid balance sheet (equity ratio >70%, net cash position as of 2025e), we initiate coverage with Outperform and a target p...
>Weaker sales, firmer margins - Navigator’s Q2 2023 EBITDA were in line with our estimates but with an unexpected mix consisting of a significant decline in revenues (volumes/ prices) which was offset but much more resilient profitability margins (25.6% in Q2 2023, 25.8% in H1 2023). Results were negatively affected by the continued destocking process in the European paper industry which drove volume sales down by 27% in H1 2023 to 533 ktns. Prices for UWF prices decl...
>Paper price resilience offsets volume declines - We are updating our estimates on Navigator following the release of their annual report and a recent call with the company. Q1 2023 results reflected significant margin resilience (EBITDA margin of 26.1% vs 29.9% in 2023) despite the sluggish volumes in paper (-16% y-o-y) and the start of the correction in pulp and paper prices (currently -25% and -7.4% vs Q4 2023 levels respectively). Buyers are in a’ wait and see mod...
Après avoir fait preuve d’une belle résilience dans un contexte compliqué (inflation, conflit Russie/Ukraine), HighCo devrait rester sur la même tendance avec une activité en Belgique qui continue de souffrir compensée par une bonne résilience en France. Nous tablons en 2023 sur une stabilité de la marge brute (+0.7%) à 77.7 M€ et du RAO à 16.3 M€, soit une marge opérationnelle élevée de 21% (en ligne avec la guidance du groupe). Malgré une valorisation qui nous paraît très attractive...
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