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Kepler Chevreux zet Tessenderlo van buy naar reduce
Duidelijk ingegeven door moeilijke beurs. ‘Als alles daalt zal Tessenderlo ook dalen.’
TESSENDERLO (REDUCE (from BUY), EUR23 TP (from EUR38)): Downgrade from Buy to Reduce (Click here)
With ongoing difficult trading conditions for key end-markets, we downgrade Tessenderlo from Buy to Reduce with a new target price of EUR23, down from EUR38. We can see the logic of the new group structure that now includes weaving machines manufacturer Picanol. Yet, from a governance perspective, concerns remain for the company with a rather limited free float.
Key findings
Tessenderlo is a globally active, Belgium-based industrial conglomerate. With the Picanol transaction in the course of 2023, the portfolio is now very diversified, with relatively equal distribution between fertiliser activities, animal fats, construction[1]geared chemical activity, weaving machines, and a utilities unit.
All of Tessenderlo’s various activities have a sound business setup per se, even on a global scale. Yet, we think current market conditions (and market-driven cost structures) are not conducive to them seeing a more pronounced demand revival.
Deconstructing the forecasts
We cut estimates for all three forecast years. For 2023E EBITDA, we move into the outlook range that the company provided at its H1 report with our EUR357m estimate – some 4% below consensus.
Despite shares testing lows at present, we believe there is further (limited) downside.
Our DCF-derived 12-month target price moves to EUR23, from EUR38 (pre-deal) before. We downgrade our rating from Buy to Reduce.
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