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Original-Research: Multitude SE (von NuWays AG): BUY
Original-Research: Multitude SE - from NuWays AG
23.08.2024 / 09:02 CET/CEST
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Classification of NuWays AG to Multitude SE
Company Name: | Multitude SE |
ISIN: | FI4000106299 |
Reason for the research: | Update |
Recommendation: | BUY |
from: | 23.08.2024 |
Target price: | EUR 12.00 |
Last rating change: | |
Analyst: | Frederik Jarchow |
Q2 with improved profitability // FY24 guidance confirmed
Topic: Multitude reported a strong set of Q2 figures with improved bottom line, above our estimates. Further, management confirmed its FY24 EBIT guidance. In detail:
- Interest income came in at € 64.7m (16% yoy, 1% qoq), below our estimates of € 67.2m, due to a lower Consumer Banking topline (-1% qoq, 9% yoy, vs eNuW: € 56.6m) overcompensated by the strong growth in the SME banking to € 8.3m (8% qoq, 47% yoy, vs eNuW: € 8.1m) and in the Wholesale Banking to € 2.8m (22% qoq, 183% yoy, vs eNuW: € 2.5m). The net loan book (NAR) grew only slightly to € 594m (1% qoq, 15% yoy, vs eNuW: € 600m), while the debt investments (Wholesale Banking) increased significantly to € 103m (51% qoq, 69% yoy, vs eNuW: € 80m).
- EBIT jumped to € 16.8m (45% qoq, 44% yoy), mainly driven by lower impairments that are back on track at only € 23.8m (-16% qoq, 17% yoy, vs eNuW: € 26.9m) or 36.9% of sales, while S&M, personnel and other operating expenses remained stable. As anticipated, interested expenses came in higher at € 11.4m (31% qoq, 115% yoy, eNuW: € 9.4m), caused by 1) the growth of the loan book, 2) the higher avg interest costs that move with a delay of c. 6-18 months (eNuW) to the ECB rate and 3) a € 1.4m bond-related one-off. Still, EBT of € 5.4m (80% qoq, -21% yoy), carried by the lower impairments, beat our expectation (eNuW: € 4.8m).
For a growing, highly profitable, resilient and dividend paying company the stock still looks undebatable cheap trading at only 4x PE´25.
BUY with an unchanged PT of € 12 PT, based on our residual income model. Hence, Multitude remains one of our NuWays Alpha picks for FY24.
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