The NFC rating has come under pressure due to a combination of macro concerns and a 1% organic revenue decline just reported for H1 FY2109. The organic decline is largely driven by two of the seventeen portfolio businesses with organic growth elsewhere in the portfolio improving from previous data points. We expect the issues at Beyond to correct through H2 which, combined with healthy organic growth elsewhere in the portfolio and a full contribution from Health Unlimited, leads us to upgrade our FY 2020 expectations. NFC now trades at a PE discount to both the Agency and Small Cap Media peer groups despite a superior growth profile. The balance sheet remains comfortable.
14 Oct 2019
Interim results in-line – Health acquisition, estimates unchanged
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Interim results in-line – Health acquisition, estimates unchanged
Next 15 Group plc (NFG:LON) | 918 -18.4 (-0.2%) | Mkt Cap: 912.0m
- Published:
14 Oct 2019 -
Author:
Iain Daly -
Pages:
9
The NFC rating has come under pressure due to a combination of macro concerns and a 1% organic revenue decline just reported for H1 FY2109. The organic decline is largely driven by two of the seventeen portfolio businesses with organic growth elsewhere in the portfolio improving from previous data points. We expect the issues at Beyond to correct through H2 which, combined with healthy organic growth elsewhere in the portfolio and a full contribution from Health Unlimited, leads us to upgrade our FY 2020 expectations. NFC now trades at a PE discount to both the Agency and Small Cap Media peer groups despite a superior growth profile. The balance sheet remains comfortable.