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Although Sonae posted lower net income in 9m-23 owing to higher funding costs and tax expenses coupled with an increase in depreciation due to the investment in the expansion and digitalization of its businesses, the company once again demonstrated the resilience of its business model. The Portuguese HoldCo reported a 7% yoy improvement in consolidated EBITDA, with the underlying EBITDA margin up by 20bps. In terms of NAV, too, Sonae was in the green, with an increase of 4% qoq to €4.4bn.
Companies: Sonae SGPS (SON:ELI)Sonae SGPS SA (SON:LIS)
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While Sonae recorded a fall in net income in H1 23, due to higher financing costs, tax charges and increased impairment, as a result of investment in the expansion and digitalisation of its activities, Sonae demonstrated the resilience of its business model with an expanding EBITDA margin. The challenging environment had no impact on the valuation of its businesses, with NAV growth of 4% qoq.
Sonae posted a good set of H1 23 results in terms of operating performance, demonstrating once again the resilience of its business model.
Sonae started the year on the right foot in terms of NAV (+2.6% qoq), top-line growth (+12% yoy) and profitability (fairly stable EBITDA margin) amidst lingering inflationary trends, and increasing interest rates. The story was not all rosy, however, when it came to net income (group share), which fell by 38.3% to €26m on the back of higher depreciation, taxes, financial costs and inflation.
Despite a 28% increase in headline net profit Sonae, owner of Portugal’s largest food retailer, was adversely hit by supply chain disruption, inflation and rising interest rates in 2022. Margin compression in an inflationary environment with soaring energy prices led to a 17% fall in Sonae’s underlying net profit, a decline that was more than offset by €142m of one-off capital gains. The outlook for the coming years remains bleak on the back of high inflation coupled with a projected decline in
Over 9m 22, Sonae demonstrated resilience in the increasingly-challenging environment of rising energy costs and interest rates. However, the first signs of fragility were felt in Q3, as evidenced by the decline in margins, which were under pressure from inflation. Fortunately, the Portuguese HoldCo can boast of a 3% increase in NAV in Q3 to €4bn, which should somewhat reassure investors.
Sonae remains undisturbed by supply chain disruptions, unprecedented inflation and interest rate hikes. For the second quarter in a row, the Portuguese holding company posted promising results in an increasingly challenging environment. Although valuations have not been spared the market turmoil, this is not the case for the revenues and operating performance of the portfolio companies with top-line growth across all the businesses.
Companies: Sonae SGPS SA (0ML0:LON)Sonae SGPS SA (SON:LIS)
Sonae’s reported resilient Q1 2022 results on the back of solid revenue performances from the food and fashion retail divisions. Despite the current challenging market environment with high inflation, supply chain disruption and geopolitical tensions, Sonae was able to increase its top-line performance in almost all of its businesses.
Sonae’s H1 results showed a strong resiliency on the back of the solid sales performance of the food retail and electronics retail divisions. Sonae MC was able to leverage its leading position in Portugal and its broad presence across multiple food retail formats to benefit from the positive dynamic surrounding the market.
Companies: Sonae SGPS SA
The good performance in the food retail and the full consolidation of Sonae Sierra are improving the holding company’s top-line and profitability, the discount to NAV retracted to 18.9% but remains attractive.
The holding company’s achievements in 2018 marginally exceeded our expectations revenue-wise, while its bottom line was largely more fuelled by Sonae Sierra’s capital gains and Sonae RP’s sale and leaseback transactions.
Sonae reported an increase in turnover thanks to the positive contribution from all businesses, particularly food retail.
The holding company’s achievements over Q1 18 exceeded the management’s targets for FY18 with all businesses reporting increased turnover and an improved underlying EBITDA in comparison with Q1 17.
The company’s achievements in 2017 exceeded our expectations revenue-wise, while its bottom line was lower than our expectations due to the impact of non-recurrent effects in 2016.
Sonae’s 9M17 revenues grew by 6.9% to €4,115m on a yoy basis, fuelled by the positive performance of all businesses: Sonae Retail, Sonae FS and Sonae IM. Sonae’s underlying EBITDA grew by €9.6% to €221m in 9M17. The underlying EBITDA margin added 10bp to 5.4%. However, the holding’s EBITDA declined by 8.1% on a yoy basis to €273m, impacted by the non-recurrent items registered last year (benefiting mostly from the capital gains arising from the sale and leaseback transactions completed by Sonae
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Audioboom’s FY23 results and Q1 trading update show Q1 24 revenue growth of +11% yoy, $6.7m of March 2024 revenue marking the platform’s highest revenue month since May 2022, and a confident outlook that leads us to reiterate our FY24E forecasts. Following the focus on new initiatives through FY23, the platform is now in its strongest ever operational position, with a record 1.1bn monthly ad impressions created in March 2024, record global audience reach of 38.6m unique global listeners in Janua
Companies: Audioboom Group PLC
Cavendish
Alphawave Semi has reduced guidance for FY23 and prospectively citing lower revenues from China, changes in expected revenue recognition from long-term contracts, and continuing investment in R&D. The share price has reacted negatively, giving up most of the gains since the trading statement at the end of January. Current consensus, which is a good match for pre-existing guidance, should be reduced, most likely following release of the FY23 results and full 1Q24 trading update due on 23 April. H
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Capital Access Group
Crimson Tide has reported FY23 results to December in line with expectations, with additional operating leverage benefitting updated FY24 and maiden FY25 and FY26 forecasts. FY23 delivered +15% revenue growth to £6.2m at 86% GM, of which over 90% is recurring, and maintained £5.8m ARR even after unexpected customer churn in the year as we previously noted. Crucially, the Group achieved milestone adj EBITDA profitability of £0.4m at 7% EBITDA margin, and edges closer to adj PBT profitability expe
Companies: Crimson Tide Plc
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Devolver Digital encouragingly delivered 2023 results slightly ahead of expectations and provided a steady medium-term outlook that leads us to reiterate our 2024 Adjusted EBITDA estimates. Longer term, the company is now planning to further develop its two major planned titles, Human Fall Flat 2 and System Era's next major new release. We now expect those major titles to be released in 2026 rather than 2025, meaning we lower our 2025 Adjusted EBITDA forecast to $10.6m from $17.6m but introduce
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Zeus Capital
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Checkit has won contracts with two customers worth at least £417k over the three-year lives of the contracts, confirming its ability to upsell to its existing customer base and supporting our forecasts. Having trialled the new technology with multiple customers, Checkit has launched its Asset Intelligence module, which uses advanced analytics and machine learning to enhance customer sustainability, reduce costs and increase revenue.
Companies: Checkit plc
Edison
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Canaccord Genuity
ATG’s H1/24 trading statement indicates revenue for the six-month period to 31 March 2024 was $86m, a 6% increase on H1/23 (1% organic growth), helped by the addition of the EstateSales.Net (ESN) marketplace last year, which performed well in the period. Total marketplace revenue increased 2% (organic), driven by growth in value-added services (VAS) and event fees, offsetting a decline in commission revenue (mainly through lower asset prices).
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Touchstar is a supplier of mobile data computing solutions and managed services to a variety of industrial sectors. This morning's full year results reflect the outcome of a multi-year strategy coming to fruition for the group, with recurring revenue growth of 8.7% delivering overall revenue growth of 7.1% and in turn a 60% increase in PBT to £0.7m. Over the past few years, Touchstar has focused on enhancing the returns from their product offering through a shift towards recurring software licen
Companies: Touchstar plc
WHIreland
This report is intended to help UK small- and mid-cap investors gain a better understanding of software companies’ routes to market, and to highlight how one of the most important facets of the way in which they grow and deliver value is routinely ignored. We examine sales processes for six UK-listed companies and one that has recently been taken over, and consider why they have followed their respective paths.
Companies: Idox plc
Progressive Equity Research
ENGAGE XR’s FY23 results show revenue and net cash in line with the February trading update, EBITDA ahead at -€4.0m vs -€4.5m due to the split of cash outflow between opex and working capital, and a confident outlook that leads us to reiterate our FY24E forecasts. FY23 revenue for the core ENGAGE platform was unchanged vs FY22 at €3.3m, as H2 23 revenue was impacted by the record seven-figure contract announced in February shifting to 2024, and several enterprise customers scaling back renewals
Companies: Engage XR Holdings PLC
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