Healthy power prices and strong heating demand easily offset rouble weakness in Q1. Power prices remain at good levels, supported by low hydropower reservoir levels and high fuel costs for coal-powered generation. Finnish reservoir levels compare favourably to the rest of the Nordics, which should benefit Fortum compared to its Nordic peers. We have raised our 2019e–2020e adjusted EBIT estimates by 3–4% on new hedging results and updated electricity forwards. We maintain our HOLD recommendat...
Cold weather and high costs for coal-powered generation have driven Nordic power prices to levels not seen in four years. Hydro reservoir drawdown in Sweden and Finland indicates very strong volumes from Fortum’s hydro fleet in Q1e. Nordic reservoirs are now well below normal levels, suggesting further pricing support, but Fortum’s cautious hedging limits ASP upside for 2018e–2019e. We maintain our HOLD recommendation, with a EUR18.6 (18.8) target price ahead of the Q1 results due at 08:00...
Q4 adjusted EBIT was 3% above consensus driven by solid achieved wholesale power prices and a favourable generation mix. The proposed EUR1.10 DPS was in line with consensus and our forecast, but we see the continued high capex spending raising the risk of a dividend cut in 2018–2020e. We have lowered our target price to EUR18.8 (19.8) and downgraded the stock to HOLD (BUY). We see a lack of short-term share price catalysts, as the Uniper deal is all but finalised, and the dividend outlook has ...
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