Renewi — Recyclate prices drive further FY22 upgrade

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Renewi — Recyclate prices drive further FY22 upgrade

Renewi’s Q3 update flagged a continuation of favourable recyclate prices and incremental windfall gains reflected in increased FY22 guidance. In a historical context, these earnings benefits are likely to be temporary – cash benefit is retained of course – and the rating perhaps suggests that investors are not fully focused on the more significant and sustainable strategic profit uplift being targeted by FY25.

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Renewi

Recyclate prices drive further FY22 upgrade

Q3 trading update

Industrial support services

17 February 2022

Price

636p

Market cap

£509m

€1.19/£

Core group ongoing net debt
(ex-PPP/PFI finance and IFRS 16 leases, €m) at end December 2021

301

Shares in issue

80.0m

Free float

98.8%

Code

RWI

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

Euronext Amsterdam

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(10.8)

(23.1)

50.2

Rel (local)

(10.7)

(24.4)

35.7

52-week high/low

840.0p

397.5p

Business description

Renewi is a leading waste-to-product company in some of the world’s most advanced circular economies with operations primarily in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. Its activities span the collection, processing and resale of industrial, hazardous and municipal waste.

Next events

FY22 year end

March 2022

Analyst

Toby Thorrington

+44 (0)20 3077 5721

Renewi is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Renewi’s Q3 update flagged a continuation of favourable recyclate prices and incremental windfall gains reflected in increased FY22 guidance. In a historical context, these earnings benefits are likely to be temporary – cash benefit is retained of course – and the rating perhaps suggests that investors are not fully focused on the more significant and sustainable strategic profit uplift being targeted by FY25.

Year end

Revenue (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

03/20

1,775.4

54.3

53.6

5.2

14.9

0.7

03/21

1,693.6

47.1

44.7

0.0

16.9

N/A

03/22e

1,812.6

94.0

87.1

0.0

8.7

N/A

03/23e

1,862.8

78.5

72.5

17.9

10.4

2.4

Note: *PBT and EPS (fully diluted) are normalised, excluding pension net finance costs, amortisation of acquired intangibles and exceptional items.

Secondary materials prices remain firm in Q3

Renewi’s Q3 update included substantially similar trading features to those seen in the first half. Some further volume disruption in the Netherlands and Belgium relating to local lockdown conditions in the period was noted, but this has been more than compensated for by sustained strength in recyclate prices, further boosting the expected contribution from the Commercial Waste division in particular. Elsewhere, Mineralz & Water income streams are as previously reported. A flagged legislative update on the use of recycled materials in secondary mineral products would be welcome in principle – providing suppliers and users alike with greater clarity regarding applications – although the timing and conclusions of such a review are indeterminate at this stage. At the end of December, pre-IFRS 16 net debt had reduced further to just over €300m, leaving plenty of headroom for the company’s strategic investment programme.

Taking windfall gains and investing for growth

The company has set out a clear, three-pronged growth strategy and is robustly maintaining the near- (€5m EBIT benefit from Renewi 2.0 in FY22) and medium-term (€60m EBIT increment versus FY20 by FY25) expectations set out previously. For FY22, EBIT guidance has again been raised to ‘at least €120m’; the uplift in our estimates to this level is essentially driven by the inferred €14m further recyclate margin contribution in H2 flagged in the update. With no estimate changes beyond FY22 at this stage, headline earnings progression is distorted by the expected c €40m y-o-y gain from higher recyclate prices in FY22. Permanent gains from strategic investment should more than replace these windfall benefits in due course and we would expect this to be recognised in the company’s rating.

Valuation: Earnings and share price moves opposed

Since hitting an 840p 12-month high in November (following H122 results), Renewi’s share price has re-traced by almost 25% to current levels. As a result, the company is sitting on FY23e P/E and EV/EBITDA multiples of 10.4x and 5.3x respectively. No H121 dividend was declared and no timing guidance issued for a return to making payments; the position is being kept under review in the context of wider group capital allocation requirements.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

m

2018

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022e

2023e

2024e

March

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

 

 

Sterling

Euros

Euros

Euros

Euros

Euros

Euros

Euros

Revenue

 

 

1,565.7

1,760.3

1,780.7

1,775.4

1,693.6

1,812.6

1,862.8

1,928.2

Cost of Sales

 

 

(1,276.9)

(1,419.2)

(1,470.4)

(1,467.5)

(1,408.5)

(1,489.3)

(1,535.2)

(1,584.3)

Gross Profit

 

 

288.8

341.1

310.3

307.9

285.1

323.3

327.6

343.9

EBITDA

 

 

156.9

176.3

179.7

167.1

159.8

198.4

186.7

195.5

Operating Profit (before GW and except.) 

 

69.1

82.5

85.5

87.6

73.0

120.0

105.8

112.1

Net Interest

 

 

(14.2)

(15.0)

(14.4)

(18.5)

(14.0)

(12.8)

(13.8)

(14.3)

Other Finance

 

 

(5.1)

(7.1)

(8.4)

(15.7)

(13.5)

(13.5)

(13.5)

(13.5)

JV/Associates

 

 

2.3

2.6

0.4

0.9

1.6

0.3

0.0

0.0

Intangible Amortisation

 

 

(5.8)

(6.7)

(6.4)

(6.4)

(3.3)

(3.3)

(3.3)

(3.3)

Non-Trading & Exceptional Items

 

 

(95.7)

(108.4)

(145.1)

(107.1)

(25.9)

(13.0)

(12.0)

(6.0)

Profit Before Tax (Edison norm)

 

 

52.1

63.0

63.1

54.3

47.1

94.0

78.5

84.3

Pension net finance costs

 

 

(0.6)

(0.7)

(0.6)

(0.2)

0.3

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (Renewi norm)

 

 

51.5

62.3

62.5

54.1

47.4

93.9

78.5

84.3

Profit Before Tax (statutory)

 

 

(50.0)

(52.8)

(89.0)

(59.4)

18.2

77.6

63.2

75.0

Tax - headline

 

 

2.6

1.4

12.4

(1.1)

(7.2)

(18.5)

(19.6)

(21.1)

Profit After Tax (norm)

 

 

39.1

47.2

47.5

41.0

35.5

70.5

58.9

63.3

Profit After Tax

 

 

(47.4)

(51.5)

(76.6)

(60.5)

11.0

59.1

43.6

54.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

 

 

80.0

80.0

79.7

79.5

79.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

EPS - Edison norm (p/c) FD

 

 

48.6

58.7

60.3

53.6*

44.7

87.1

72.5

77.9

EPS - Renewi norm (p/c) FD

 

 

48.0

54.0

59.7

53.5

45.0

87.1

72.5

77.9

EPS - (p/c)

 

 

(59.1)

(67.8)

(116.5)

(98.0)

13.9

73.2

53.6

66.6

Dividend per share (p/c)

 

 

30.5

34.6

16.8

5.2

0.0

0.0

17.9

20.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Margin (%)

 

 

18.4

19.4

17.4

17.3

16.8

17.8

17.6

17.8

EBITDA Margin (%)

 

 

10.0

10.0

10.1

9.4

9.4

10.9

10.0

10.1

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

 

 

4.4

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.3

6.6

5.7

5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

 

 

1,456.3

1,669.2

1,439.6

1,616.8

1,617.8

1,606.2

1,649.0

1,666.3

Intangible Assets

 

 

606.3

699.3

605.6

610.1

602.2

599.7

592.3

584.9

Tangible Assets (inc RoU assets)

 

 

623.0

710.8

629.1

790.9

794.5

799.7

849.9

874.6

Investments

 

 

227.0

259.1

204.9

215.8

221.1

206.8

206.8

206.8

Current Assets

 

 

366.2

418.0

533.3

503.3

338.4

410.3

399.0

426.0

Stocks

 

 

23.3

26.6

26.0

20.7

20.6

21.8

22.5

23.2

Debtors

 

 

279.0

318.4

456.9

288.1

266.3

305.0

311.6

319.7

Cash

 

 

63.9

73.0

50.4

194.5

51.5

83.5

64.9

83.2

Current Liabilities

 

 

(545.8)

(631.0)

(758.3)

(635.2)

(644.6)

(734.1)

(732.6)

(736.7)

Creditors

 

 

(532.9)

(616.3)

(639.6)

(618.4)

(632.3)

(623.9)

(622.4)

(626.5)

Short term borrowings

 

 

(12.9)

(14.7)

(118.7)

(16.8)

(12.3)

(110.2)

(110.2)

(110.2)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(894.3)

(1,019.9)

(895.1)

(1,249.6)

(1,068.6)

(966.9)

(961.0)

(962.0)

Long term borrowings

 

 

(489.7)

(558.9)

(483.7)

(634.9)

(382.8)

(305.0)

(325.0)

(345.0)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(404.6)

(461.0)

(411.4)

(614.7)

(685.8)

(661.9)

(636.0)

(617.0)

Net Assets

 

 

382.4

436.3

319.5

235.3

243.1

315.5

354.3

393.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

128.4

143.6

86.8

167.8

258.2

182.4

177.6

198.0

Net Interest

 

 

(16.9)

(19.1)

(17.7)

(27.0)

(20.6)

(20.0)

(21.0)

(21.5)

Tax

 

 

(6.7)

(7.6)

(13.2)

(10.1)

(14.8)

(13.8)

(23.5)

(19.6)

Net Capex

 

 

(81.2)

(92.3)

(99.4)

(73.4)

(62.3)

(100.9)

(127.0)

(104.0)

Acquisitions/disposals

 

 

(4.1)

(4.8)

22.7

81.0

2.4

0.8

0.0

0.0

Equity Financing

 

 

0.6

0.6

(2.7)

0.6

0.4

1.2

0.0

0.0

Dividends

 

 

(24.4)

(27.6)

(27.4)

(8.6)

0.0

0.0

(4.7)

(14.7)

Net Cash Flow

 

 

(4.3)

(7.3)

(50.9)

130.3

163.3

49.7

1.4

38.3

Opening core net debt/(cash)

 

 

423.9

492.7

500.0

552.0

457.2

343.6

331.7

370.3

IFRS 16 lease capital repayments

 

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

(38.5)

(40.4)

(40.0)

(40.0)

(40.0)

Other

 

 

(10.5)

(0.0)

(1.1)

3.0

(9.3)

2.1

0.0

0.0

Closing core net debt/(cash)

 

 

438.7

500.0

552.0

457.2

343.6

331.7

370.3

372.0

Closing PPP/PFI non-recourse net debt

 

 

82.9

94.6

95.4

90.0

87.8

79.6

79.6

79.6

IFRS 16 Lease finance

 

 

 

 

 

202.7

247.8

245.7

250.7

255.7

Source: Company data, Edison Investment Research. Note: *EPS for continuing businesses in FY20 was 51c and the 54c figure shown includes discontinued operations. Please note that the company’s shares underwent a 10:1 consolidation on 19 July 2021.


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