Centrale del Latte d’Italia — Update 11 October 2016

Centrale del Latte d’Italia — Update 11 October 2016

Centrale del Latte d’Italia

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Centrale del Latte d'Italia

CLI emerges

Merger complete

Food & beverages

11 October 2016

Price

€2.77

Market cap

€39m

Net debt (€m) at 30 June 2016

21.7

Shares in issue

14.0m

Free float

30%

Code

CLI

Primary exchange

STAR (Borsa Italiana)

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(4.5)

1.5

(18.3)

Rel (local)

(1.5)

(2.1)

6.6

52-week high/low

€3.98

€2.57

Business description

Centrale del Latte d’Italia produces and distributes fresh and long-life milk (UHT and ESL), and dairy products such as cream, yoghurt and cheese. It has a leading position in milk in the Piedmont region of northern Italy and it has expanded to the Veneto, Liguria and Tuscany regions.

Next events

Q316 results

14 November 2016

Analysts

Sara Welford

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Paul Hickman

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Centrale del Latte d'Italia is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

The merger between Centrale del Latte di Torino (CLT) and Centrale del Latte di Firenze, Pistoia e Livorno (CLF) completed as expected on 30 September 2016. The new entity, Centrale del Latte d’Italia (CLI), has been formed and is now the third largest dairy/cheese player in Italy. Since the two businesses are complementary, it gives scope for synergies as new products can be distributed across both platforms. We maintain our forecasts and valuation, which have taken into account the merger.

Year
end

Revenue (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/15

98.3

0.46

0.30

6.00

N/A

2.2

12/16e

118.1

1.03

6.10

6.00

45.4

2.2

12/17e

183.0

3.01

13.97

6.00

19.8

2.2

12/18e

183.0

3.55

16.46

6.00

16.8

2.2

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Transaction structure

The merger is an all-share transaction. The share swap ratio was one new ordinary share of CLT for 6.1965 CLF shares. CLT increased its share capital from €20.6m to €28.8m by issuing 4,000,020 new shares with a nominal value of €2.06. Subsequently, CLT changed its name to CLI. The transaction did not involve cash nor adjustment factors, and hence the regional and local government entities that previously owned CLF are now shareholders of CLI.

Expansion into Tuscany

CLT has been acquisitive over the past 20 years, slowly increasing its geographic reach beyond the Turin area and throughout three regions in Northern Italy. The acquisition of CLF is its largest yet and adds Tuscany as a new region. In addition, the Mukki brand (owned by CLF) is an attractive proposition and could be rolled out across CLT’s existing portfolio, and potentially beyond to international markets to which CLT has started exporting.

Valuation: Remains at fair value of €2.83

Our DCF model points to a fair value of €2.83 per share (unchanged) for the new entity, or 2% upside from the current share price. We calculate that CLI now trades at 19.8x FY17e P/E and 8.8x EV/EBITDA, with a 2.2% dividend yield. This is a premium of 10% on P/E and a discount of 7% on EV/EBITDA to the average of our peer group of dairy processors. We estimate that the CLF merger is significantly earnings enhancing (c 80% accretion in the first full year). Our forecasts remain unchanged as they already take account of the merger completing on 30 September.

New structure and ownership

We illustrate the new structure after the merger in Exhibit 1 below. We note that Centrale del Latte della Toscana and Centrale del Latte di Vicenza are 100% fully owned subsidiaries, while Odilla Chocolat is both substantially smaller and also only 50% owned by CLI.

Exhibit 1: New company structure

Source: Company data

The new shareholder structure for CLI is shown in Exhibit 2 below. We note the local government bodies that owned CLF have now become shareholders of the enlarged group.

Exhibit 2: Shareholder structure for CLI

Source: Company data

Valuation

Our DCF valuation remains unchanged at €2.83 per share as our forecasts already assumed the merger would complete on 30 September. On 2017 estimates, at the current share price, CLI trades at 19.8x P/E and 8.8x EV/EBITDA, with a 2.2% dividend yield. This is a premium of 10% on P/E and a discount of 7% on EV/EBITDA to the average of our peer group of dairy processors (although we note the peer group companies are much larger than CLI).

Exhibit 3: Benchmark valuation of CLI relative to peers

Market cap
(m)

P/E (x)

EV/EBITDA (x)

Dividend yield (%)

2016e

2017e

2016e

2017e

2016e

2017e

Valsoia

€180.6

20.0

18.7

10.7

9.7

1.5

1.6

Parmalat

€4,378.1

28.8

22.9

8.8

7.7

0.9

0.8

Dairy Crest

£916.9

17.6

16.1

12.3

11.4

3.6

3.8

Dean Foods

$1,467.6

10.4

10.6

4.9

4.9

2.2

2.4

Saputo

$17,854.1

24.8

22.2

14.7

13.5

1.3

1.4

Peer group average

20.3

18.1

10.3

9.4

1.9

2.0

CLI (post-merger)

€38.8

45.4

19.8

14.9

8.8

2.2

2.2

Premium/(discount) to peer group

123.5%

9.5%

45.0%

-6.6%

14.1

9.5

Source: Edison Investment Research estimates and Bloomberg consensus. Note: Prices at 10 October 2016.

Exhibit 4: Financial summary

€000s

2013

2014

2015

2016e

2017e

2018e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

99,967.0

102,558.0

98,318.9

118,101.3

183,032.3

183,032.3

Cost of Sales

(80,923.4)

(82,415.2)

(78,796.3)

(94,177.1)

(145,222.7)

(145,039.7)

Gross Profit

19,043.7

20,142.8

19,522.6

23,924.2

37,809.6

37,992.6

EBITDA

 

 

4,910.6

5,844.8

4,850.6

6,445.2

10,903.8

11,269.9

Normalised operating profit

 

 

1,379.1

2,751.7

1,553.8

1,908.0

4,763.8

5,245.4

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Exceptionals

(249.9)

(134.0)

145.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Share-based payments

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Reported operating profit

1,129.1

2,617.6

1,698.8

1,908.0

4,763.8

5,245.4

Net Interest

(674.5)

(810.7)

(678.0)

(876.3)

(1,755.5)

(1,700.0)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

(3.9)

(4.2)

(417.6)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Exceptionals

1,646.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

2,346.8

1,936.7

458.2

1,031.7

3,008.3

3,545.4

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

2,096.9

1,802.7

603.2

1,031.7

3,008.3

3,545.4

Reported tax

(827.0)

(1,011.6)

(86.6)

(361.1)

(1,052.9)

(1,240.9)

Profit After Tax (norm)

2,042.5

809.4

30.3

670.6

1,955.4

2,304.5

Profit After Tax (reported)

1,269.9

791.1

516.6

670.6

1,955.4

2,304.5

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Discontinued operations

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net income (normalised)

2,042.5

809.4

30.3

670.6

1,955.4

2,304.5

Net income (reported)

1,269.9

791.1

516.6

670.6

1,955.4

2,304.5

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

10

10

10

11

14

14

EPS - basic normalised (€)

 

 

0.20

0.08

0.00

0.06

0.14

0.16

EPS - diluted normalised (€)

 

 

0.20

0.08

0.00

0.06

0.14

0.16

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

0.13

0.08

0.05

0.06

0.14

0.16

Dividend (€)

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

Revenue growth (%)

N/A

2.6

(4.1)

20.1

55.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

19.0

19.6

19.9

20.3

20.7

20.8

EBITDA Margin (%)

4.9

5.7

4.9

5.5

6.0

6.2

Normalised Operating Margin

1.4

2.7

1.6

1.6

2.6

2.9

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

65,063.6

64,184.5

64,540.0

129,672.6

129,206.5

129,039.1

Intangible Assets

11,776.9

11,706.2

11,538.8

18,371.3

18,203.9

18,036.5

Tangible Assets

52,652.3

51,670.9

52,009.6

106,009.6

105,711.0

105,711.0

Investments & other

634.4

807.5

991.7

5,291.7

5,291.7

5,291.7

Current Assets

 

 

35,646.7

36,689.3

41,122.1

60,442.5

59,391.3

60,966.9

Stocks

3,473.1

3,437.8

3,540.6

7,931.8

6,525.5

6,517.2

Debtors

16,210.3

15,719.7

14,370.1

31,523.1

27,157.1

27,157.1

Cash & cash equivalents

7,822.1

10,050.8

12,192.4

6,968.7

11,689.8

13,273.7

Other

8,141.3

7,480.9

11,018.9

14,018.9

14,018.9

14,018.9

Current Liabilities

 

 

(34,211.0)

(33,231.9)

(35,004.4)

(65,737.2)

(67,444.6)

(67,388.3)

Creditors

(23,402.2)

(23,743.5)

(24,246.7)

(42,979.6)

(44,687.0)

(44,630.6)

Tax and social security

(333.3)

(467.7)

(356.9)

(356.9)

(356.9)

(356.9)

Short term borrowings

(10,475.4)

(9,020.8)

(10,400.7)

(22,400.7)

(22,400.7)

(22,400.7)

Other

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(25,775.9)

(27,178.1)

(29,847.5)

(67,296.9)

(62,956.9)

(62,956.9)

Long term borrowings

(17,297.0)

(18,218.6)

(22,446.0)

(39,446.0)

(39,446.0)

(39,446.0)

Other long term liabilities

(8,478.9)

(8,959.5)

(7,401.5)

(27,850.9)

(23,510.9)

(23,510.9)

Net Assets

 

 

40,723.4

40,463.7

40,810.3

57,080.9

58,196.3

59,660.8

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

40,723.4

40,463.7

40,810.3

57,080.9

58,196.3

59,660.8

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

4,910.6

5,844.8

4,850.6

6,445.2

10,903.8

11,269.9

Working capital

1,714.6

1,810.8

(1,942.2)

(3,959.2)

4,139.7

(48.1)

Exceptional & other

31.0

(128.7)

(1,262.2)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tax

(827.0)

(1,011.6)

(86.6)

(361.1)

(1,052.9)

(1,240.9)

Net operating cash flow

 

 

5,829.2

6,515.3

1,559.6

2,124.9

13,990.6

9,980.9

Capex

(780.5)

(2,107.1)

(3,913.8)

(4,369.7)

(5,674.0)

(5,857.0)

Acquisitions/disposals

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net interest

(674.5)

(810.7)

(678.0)

(876.3)

(1,755.5)

(1,700.0)

Equity financing

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dividends

(200.0)

(600.0)

(600.0)

(600.0)

(840.0)

(840.0)

Other

(5,922.6)

2,293.5

5,031.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net Cash Flow

(1,748.4)

5,290.9

1,399.1

(3,721.2)

5,721.1

1,583.8

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

25,676.0

19,950.2

17,188.6

20,654.3

54,878.0

50,156.9

FX

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other non-cash movements

7,474.2

(2,529.3)

(4,864.8)

(30,502.6)

(1,000.0)

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

19,950.2

17,188.6

20,654.3

54,878.0

50,156.9

48,573.0

Source: Edison Investment Research, Centrale del Latte d'Italia accounts

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10167, New York

US

Sydney +61 (0)2 9258 1161

Level 25, Aurora Place

88 Phillip St, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Wellington +64 (0)48 948 555

Level 15, 171 Featherston St

Wellington 6011

New Zealand

Research: Consumer

Treatt — Update 11 October 2016

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