GB Group — International expansion drives strong H2

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GB Group — International expansion drives strong H2

GB Group expects to report FY19 revenues, adjusted operating profit and net debt ahead of consensus expectations. The recent acquisitions have integrated and performed well, providing much of the upside to forecasts. We have upgraded our FY19 earnings forecasts to reflect the better trading performance in H2 and lower net debt in FY20 and FY21.

Katherine Thompson

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Katherine Thompson

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TMT

GB Group

International expansion drives strong H2

FY19 trading update

Software & comp services

17 April 2019

Price

549p

Market cap

£1,059m

$1.31/£

Net debt (£m) at end FY19

66.3

Shares in issue

192.9m

Free float

98%

Code

GBG

Primary exchange

AIM

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

13.0

18.1

31.0

Rel (local)

9.6

8.8

27.1

52-week high/low

626.0p

410.5p

Business description

GB Group is a specialist in identity data intelligence. Its products and services enable its customers to better understand and verify their customers and employees, and are used across a range of fraud, risk management, compliance and customer on-boarding services. With headquarters in the UK, it operates across 24 countries and generates more than one-third of revenues internationally.

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FY19 results

4 June

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Katherine Thompson

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GB Group is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

GB Group expects to report FY19 revenues, adjusted operating profit and net debt ahead of consensus expectations. The recent acquisitions have integrated and performed well, providing much of the upside to forecasts. We have upgraded our FY19 earnings forecasts to reflect the better trading performance in H2 and lower net debt in FY20 and FY21.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

EBIT*

(£m)

PBT*
(£m)

Diluted EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

03/17

87.5

17.0

16.5

9.9

2.4

55.7

03/18

119.7

26.3

25.8

13.5

2.7

40.8

03/19e

143.3

31.7

30.8

15.1

3.0

36.2

03/20e

192.8

44.1

40.3

16.1

3.3

34.1

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

FY19 ahead of expectations

GB Group’s year-end trading update confirmed that the business saw strong trading in H219 to finish the year ahead of our and consensus expectations for revenue and adjusted operating profit. Revenues grew 19.7% y-o-y to £143.3m, 4.1% ahead of our £137.7m forecast. Adjusting revenues to reflect the perpetual licence signed in FY18 and for constant currency, underlying organic revenue growth was 11.3%. Adjusted operating profit of £31.7m (22.1% margin) is 15% ahead of our £27.5m forecast (20.0% margin). Net debt was also better than forecast, closing the year at £66.3m versus our £71.6m estimate.

Upgrading FY19e EPS by 15.8%

Based on the underlying organic growth rate disclosed by GBG, we estimate that the bulk of the revenue upside came from acquisitions. We had been conservative with our H219 estimates, reflecting potential integration risk. We have revised our forecasts to reflect better than expected contributions from Vix Verify and IDology resulting in a better overall operating margin. We leave our FY20 and FY21 EPS forecasts unchanged at this point as we have already factored in growth in acquisition-based revenues and organic growth similar to FY19. We reduce our FY20 and FY21 net debt forecasts to reflect the better position at the end of FY19.

Valuation: Factoring in strong growth

On an FY20e EV/EBITDA multiple of 24.0x and P/E multiple of 34.1x, the stock trades at a premium to the UK software sector. Looking at more directly relevant sub-sectors, including global peers, the stock trades more in line with cyber-security peers, with similar levels of forecast profitability and growth. We believe this premium rating is warranted, considering the group’s historical track record of profitable growth and strong cash generation, combined with the opportunity from structural growth in identity data intelligence services and the potential for accretive acquisitions.

Changes to forecasts

Exhibit 1: Changes to estimates

£m 

FY19e

FY19e

 

FY20e

FY20e

 

FY21e

FY21e

 

old

new

change

old

new

change

old

new

change

Revenues

137.7

143.3

4.1%

192.8

192.8

0.0%

214.3

214.4

0.0%

Gross profit

104.1

109.2

4.9%

140.5

140.6

0.0%

158.4

158.5

0.1%

EBITDA

30.2

34.4

13.9%

46.9

46.9

0.0%

51.4

51.4

0.0%

EBITDA margin

21.9%

24.0%

2.1%

24.3%

24.3%

0.0%

24.0%

24.0%

0.0%

EBITA

27.5

31.7

15.3%

44.1

44.1

0.0%

48.5

48.5

0.0%

EBITA margin

20.0%

22.1%

2.1%

22.9%

22.9%

0.0%

22.6%

22.6%

0.0%

PBT

26.6

30.8

15.8%

40.3

40.3

0.0%

45.0

45.0

0.0%

EPS – normalised, diluted (p)

13.1

15.1

15.8%

16.1

16.1

0.0%

17.9

17.9

0.0%

EPS – reported (p)

3.1

5.2

67.7%

12.2

12.2

0.0%

14.4

14.4

0.0%

Net debt

71.6

66.3

-7.3%

47.9

42.7

-10.9%

22.4

16.9

-24.3%

Net debt/EBITDA (x)

2.4

1.9

1.0

0.9

0.4

0.3

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 2: Financial summary

£000s

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

2021e

Year end 31 March

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

57,283

73,401

87,468

119,702

143,300

192,754

214,354

Cost of Sales

(16,448)

(17,606)

(20,302)

(27,092)

(34,057)

(52,200)

(55,824)

Gross Profit

40,835

55,795

67,166

92,610

109,243

140,554

158,530

EBITDA

 

 

11,844

14,772

18,734

28,741

34,375

46,919

51,429

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

10,790

13,428

17,006

26,311

31,700

44,062

48,481

Acquired intangible amortisation

(1,986)

(2,501)

(4,022)

(7,885)

(8,100)

(7,300)

(6,100)

Exceptionals

(1,629)

(94)

(1,410)

(2,143)

(9,830)

0

0

Share of associate

(10)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Share based payments

(971)

(1,245)

(994)

(2,375)

(2,500)

(2,750)

(3,025)

Operating Profit

6,194

9,588

10,580

13,908

11,270

34,012

39,356

Net Interest

(266)

(270)

(498)

(508)

(863)

(3,780)

(3,480)

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

10,524

13,158

16,508

25,803

30,838

40,282

45,001

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

5,928

9,318

10,082

13,400

10,408

30,232

35,876

Tax

(1,127)

(178)

668

(2,746)

(2,165)

(6,591)

(7,893)

Profit After Tax (norm)

8,314

10,395

13,206

20,642

24,423

31,501

35,101

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

4,801

9,140

10,750

10,654

8,243

23,641

27,984

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

119.1

122.7

131.6

150.6

157.8

193.2

193.9

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

7.0

8.5

10.0

13.7

15.5

16.3

18.1

EPS - normalised and fully diluted (p)

 

6.7

8.2

9.9

13.5

15.1

16.1

17.9

EPS - (IFRS) (p)

 

 

4.0

7.4

8.2

7.1

5.2

12.2

14.4

Dividend per share (p)

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.8

Gross Margin (%)

71.3

76.0

76.8

77.4

76.2

72.9

74.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

20.7

20.1

21.4

24.0

24.0

24.3

24.0

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

18.8

18.3

19.4

22.0

22.1

22.9

22.6

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

51,238

59,364

105,653

170,284

416,823

409,416

403,218

Intangible Assets

45,296

54,113

98,753

161,372

406,955

398,675

391,595

Tangible Assets

2,829

2,234

2,856

4,700

5,656

6,529

7,411

Other fixed assets

3,113

3,017

4,044

4,212

4,212

4,212

4,212

Current Assets

 

 

33,186

36,189

48,914

61,121

81,795

114,463

143,073

Debtors

17,408

23,774

30,569

37,969

48,487

61,481

68,370

Cash

15,778

12,415

17,618

22,753

32,909

52,584

74,304

Other

0

0

727

399

399

399

399

Current Liabilities

 

 

(30,784)

(32,559)

(44,444)

(56,942)

(67,015)

(75,609)

(77,474)

Creditors

(24,305)

(30,927)

(36,436)

(56,100)

(66,218)

(74,812)

(76,677)

Contingent consideration

(5,733)

(1,050)

(7,122)

(45)

0

0

0

Short term borrowings

(746)

(582)

(886)

(797)

(797)

(797)

(797)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(7,506)

(6,593)

(15,940)

(16,711)

(106,711)

(102,711)

(98,711)

Long term borrowings

(3,643)

(3,160)

(11,499)

(8,451)

(98,451)

(94,451)

(90,451)

Contingent consideration

(895)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other long term liabilities

(2,968)

(3,433)

(4,441)

(8,260)

(8,260)

(8,260)

(8,260)

Net Assets

 

 

46,134

56,401

94,183

157,752

324,892

345,559

370,106

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

11,684

13,397

16,305

31,620

24,145

42,519

46,405

Net Interest

(266)

(282)

(498)

(545)

(863)

(3,780)

(3,480)

Tax

(337)

(248)

(2,193)

(3,247)

(2,165)

(6,591)

(7,893)

Capex

(2,011)

(1,762)

(2,227)

(2,018)

(2,650)

(2,750)

(2,850)

Acquisitions/disposals

(18,672)

(12,263)

(36,840)

(70,363)

(254,708)

0

0

Financing

10,954

790

24,755

56,668

160,446

0

0

Dividends

(1,955)

(2,277)

(2,775)

(3,582)

(4,049)

(5,724)

(6,462)

Net Cash Flow

(603)

(2,645)

(3,473)

8,533

(79,844)

23,674

25,720

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(11,846)

(11,389)

(8,673)

(5,233)

(13,505)

66,339

42,664

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

146

(71)

33

(261)

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(11,389)

(8,673)

(5,233)

(13,505)

66,339

42,664

16,944

Source: GB Group, Edison Investment Research

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SymBio Pharmaceuticals — Looking forward to Treakisym Phase III data

Treakisym continues to generate double-digit sales growth, although 2018 sales were below our expectations. A temporary dip in revenue is expected in 2020 as inventory held by Eisai is wound down, ahead of SymBio establishing its own sales organisation in Japan at the end of that year. The ongoing Phase III study of Treakisym in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is on track to allow a potential filing in Q220; we estimate that the DLBCL indication could double peak sales, if approved. SymBio reaffirmed its key goal to become profitable in 2021, the first full year of Treakisym self-commercialisation. Our valuation is ¥26.8bn or ¥308/share.

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