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07.11.2024 / 09:07 CET/CEST
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Classification of NuWays AG to R. STAHL AG

Company Name: R. STAHL AG
ISIN: DE000A1PHBB5

Reason for the research: Update
Recommendation: Buy
Target price: EUR 25.00
Target price on sight of: 12 months
Last rating change:
Analyst: Christian Sandherr

Mixed Q3 with sales in line and adj. EBITDA below estimates

Topic: R. Stahl released its Q3 results yesterday with sales in line and
adj. EBITDA below our estimates. Further, the company specified its FY24e
adj. EBITDA guidance.

Q3 revenue increased slightly by 1.7% yoy to EUR 87.4m (eNuW: EUR 90m) due to a
strong oil & gas, marine and pharmaceutical sector. Adj. EBITDA came in at EUR
8.8m (eNuW: EUR 12m), a 35% decrease yoy with a 5.7ppts margin reduction to
10.0%. While personnel expenses remained roughly unchanged yoy, other
operating expenses increased 9.5% yoy to EUR 15.9m due to one-time effects
such as from the implementation of the EXcelerate strategy program as stated
in the CC (c. EUR 1m in Q3'24, c. EUR 3.7m in 9M'24).

The materials cost ratio increased slightly to 34.1% (vs. 33.4% in Q3'23)
mainly driven by a EUR 0.85m stock write off. From a geographic perspective,
Americas performed well with 11.7% yoy sales growth thanks to a strong order
backlog in the oil & gas industry. In contrast, Germany, the Central region
and Asia/Pacific showed a flat sales development in Q3.

Order intake decreased 9.4% yoy to EUR 74m attributable to economic
uncertainties and investment reluctance, leading to EUR 108m in order backlog
(vs. EUR 132m in Q3'23). While order intake in Americas was soft due to
uncertainties from the US election, demand is seen to bounce back in Q4
especially for oil & gas. Order intake in the chemical industry remained
muted and improvements are not expected soon.

FCF improved considerably yoy to EUR 6.0m, despite a lower net income and
thanks to a reduction in working capital as supply chains eased compared to
last year. This development should continue in Q4, leading to a mid
single-digit EURm FCF for FY24e (vs. EUR 0.3m in FY23; eNuW: EUR 6.5m).

R. Stahl reiterated its sales (EUR 335-350m) and FCF guidance for FY24e (mid
single-digit EURm) but specified its adj. EBITDA forecast to EUR 35-40m
(previously: EUR 35-45m). The top-line guidance looks plausible in our view
(eNuW: EUR 344m), even though we decreased our Q4 estimate due to the lower
than expected order intake. However, while Q4'24e can still benefit to a
large extent from the current backlog, H1'25e is more dependent on order
intake in the coming quarters. Hence, we take a more cautious stand for
FY25e. Moreover, the adj. EBITDA outlook looks reasonable (eNuW: EUR 36m) as
Q3'24 was impacted by one-offs that will not occur in Q4'24e to a similar
extent.

We reiterate our BUY rating with a new PT of EUR 25 (old: EUR 29), based on DCF.

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