Original-Research: Cenit AG - von GBC AG
Einstufung von GBC AG zu Cenit AG
Unternehmen: Cenit AG
ISIN: DE0005407100
Anlass der Studie: Research Comment
Empfehlung: BUY
Kursziel: 21.00 EUR
Kursziel auf Sicht von: 31.12.2024
Letzte Ratingänderung:
Analyst: Cosmin Filker, Marcel Goldmann
1.HY 2023: Revenue growth of 18.3%, EBIT increase of 134.1%; forecasts
confirmed; price target raised to €21.00 (previously: €19.75) due to
roll-over effect
After CENIT AG had already made a very good start to the year in the first
quarter of 2023 with sales growth of 22.7%, the growth trend was continued
with a sales increase of 14.4% achieved in the second quarter. From the
perspective of the first half of 2023, this means that revenue has grown by
18.3% to € 87.47 million (previous year: € 73.91 million). The companies
acquired in the last reporting periods contributed significantly to this
development. ISR Information Products AG (ISR for short), which was
acquired as at 31 May 2022, is expected to have made an inorganic
contribution of approximately € 9.9 million due to its first full
consolidation in the first half of 2023. In addition, mip Management
Informations Partner GmbH (mip), which was acquired in January 2023,
contributed revenues of € 1.36 million. In total, we estimate the
M&A-related increase in turnover at € 11.23 million. Organically, the
company grew by approximately € 2.3 million or 3.1%.
The significant increase in EBIT to € 2.62 million (previous year: € 1.12
million) is partly due to a special income affecting the result. As of 1
June 2023, the subsidiary CENIT Japan K.K. was sold, which triggered a
one-off income of € 0.87 million. Adjusted EBIT of € 1.75 million (previous
year: € 1.12 million) is still visibly above the previous year's value. In
addition to the increase in high-margin consulting and service revenues,
the first effects of the Sirius cost-saving programme (savings in
personnel, licences, etc.) were noticeable in the first half of the year.
With the publication of the 2023 half-year figures, the CENIT management
has confirmed and substantiated the company guidance. Sales revenues of
around € 180 million and an EBIT of around € 9.5 million are expected.
Previously, revenues of € 175 to 180 million and an EBIT of € 9.0 to 9.5
million were expected and thus the upper end of the previously communicated
range was targeted.
This concretisation is probably also due in part to the two company
acquisitions reported after the reporting date of 30 June 2023. CENIT AG
acquired PI Informatik GmbH, a full-service provider in the field of
conception and consulting of SAP landscapes, on the first consolidation
date of 1 July 2023 (see GBC Research Comment of 11 July 2023). According
to our estimates, PI Informatik should contribute a turnover level of
approx. € 4 to 5 million p.a.. For the current 2023 financial year,
approximately half of this will be reflected in revenue due to the
consolidation that has only just taken place.
In their half-year report, CENIT AG also reports for the first time on the
acquisition of 60% of the Austrian SAP consulting company ACTIVE BUSINESS
CONSULT, effective 31 July 2023. The newly acquired company focuses on the
energy supply, logistics, industry, trade and public sector sectors and
strengthens CENIT AG's SAP PLM and analytics competencies. According to
CENIT CEO Peter Schneck, the new company has a sales level of around € 4.0
million. Due to the consolidation as of 1 August 2023, this should result
in an inorganic sales contribution of slightly more than € 1.5 million in
the current financial year.
The significant increase in earnings already visible in the first six
months of 2023 provides a good basis for the disproportionate earnings
growth expected for the full year. In addition, the effects of the Sirius
cost-savings programme should have an even stronger impact in Q3 and Q4.
In view of the two company acquisitions and the disproportionate earnings
development, the concretisation of the turnover and earnings guidance is
understandable. Since our previous forecasts were slightly above the upper
forecast range anyway, we are not making any changes to our previous
estimates (see Research Comment of 11 July 2023).
During the conference call on the 2023 half-year figures, the CENIT
Management Board presented a simulation for achieving the 'CENIT 2025'
agenda, according to which a sales level of € 300 million is to be reached
by 2025. Inorganic growth of almost € 10 million is simulated for the
current business year. If the inorganic growth contribution of the already
acquired companies in the amount of about € 4.0 million is deducted, about
€ 6.0 million remain. It is therefore obvious that CENIT AG considers the
chance of a further major company acquisition in 2023 to be realistic. In
our forecasts, we only include the known inorganic growth. This also
explains our 2025 sales estimates of € 233.91 million, which show a gap to
be filled inorganically up to the target sales of € 300 million.
Due to the unchanged forecasts, we also retain our DCF valuation model.
However, as the new target price is extended to 31 December 2024
(previously: 31 December 2023), the target price is increased to € 21.00
(previously: € 19.75). We continue to assign the rating BUY.
Die vollständige Analyse können Sie hier downloaden: http://www.more-ir.de/d/27467.pdf
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Date (time) of completion: 03/08/2023 (10:50 am)
Date (Time) first distribution: 03/08/2023 (12:00 pm)
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