S&U — Resilient amid softer sentiment and economy

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S&U — Resilient amid softer sentiment and economy

S&U’s update indicates trading has remained in line with management expectations but there are some slightly more cautious elements compared with our forecast assumptions at the time of the H120 results. As a result, we have modestly tempered our estimates for FY20/21. Even so, the shares trade prospective earnings multiples of below 9x while the yield is over 5%.

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Resilient amid softer sentiment and economy

Trading update

Financial services

11 December 2019

Price

2,110.00p

Market cap

£252m

Group debt (£m) December 2019

132

Shares in issue

12.1m

Free float

26%

Code

SUS

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

1.4

(1.9)

(0.5)

Rel (local)

2.7

(2.2)

(8.8)

52-week high/low

2,440.00p

1,767.50p

Business description

S&U’s Advantage motor finance business lends on a simple hire-purchase basis to lower and middle income groups that may have impaired credit records that restrict their access to mainstream products. It has over 63,000 customers. The Aspen property bridging business has moved beyond the pilot stage and is expanding its loan book (£28m December 2019).

Next events

FY20 and Q420 trading update

11 February 2020

Analysts

Andrew Mitchell

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Martyn King

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S&U is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

S&U’s update indicates trading has remained in line with management expectations but there are some slightly more cautious elements compared with our forecast assumptions at the time of the H120 results. As a result, we have modestly tempered our estimates for FY20/21. Even so, the shares trade on prospective earnings multiples of below 9x while the yield is over 5%.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

01/18

79.8

30.2

202.4

105.0

10.4

5.0

01/19

89.2

34.6

232.0

118.0

9.1

5.6

01/20e

97.5

35.5

239.3

124.0

8.8

5.9

01/21e

106.0

39.0

261.7

128.0

8.1

6.1

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

Trading update July to December

Motor finance receivables Advantage Finance have grown by 2% since the end of H120 (July), still positive but at a slower pace than in the first half (+5.8%). Customer numbers are also up 2% to a record 63,500. The risk-adjusted yield (revenue yield less impairment provision) has improved to 25.2% versus the July level of 24.9% (a rolling 12-month figure as reported by S&U) but this is a smaller improvement than anticipated by the company. This arises from higher than expected impairments from loans made in the period prior to a tightening of credit criteria and lower used car auction prices for recovered vehicles (see BCA auction data overleaf). S&U also notes that in addition to the continuous process of refining the underwriting system, integration of systems with broker partners has improved and the Advantage website has seen significant enhancements. At Aspen the loan book has increased from £24.7m at end-July to £28m. The group cites the continuing impact of political uncertainty in the property market as slowing borrower exits (in line with H1 commentary).

Outlook

A number of indicators have shown some softening including used car prices (as noted), used car transactions, consumer confidence and the incidence of redundancies but the changes are small or very small and the value/volume of used car finance is up for 9M19. Advantage has a track record of managing through market cycles so although it is not immune to economic trends, we would expect it to be resilient to adverse developments. Positively, if the general election were to provide greater certainty, this could be a positive influence on confidence and the environment for both Advantage and Aspen.

Valuation

Our EPS estimates are reduced by nearly 4% for FY20 and FY21 reflecting slightly more conservative risk-adjusted yield and receivables growth assumptions for Advantage. S&U still trades on lower prospective P/Es than the peer group and offers a higher yield than our peer group average.

Market background charts

We have updated a small selection of industry and economic data to provide context for the S&U update and the modest change in our estimates.

Our first two charts track trends in BCA auction price data, which show a softening in prices recently following sustained increases over the period shown. The dealer part-exchange category is most comparable with the vehicles that Advantage finances and the latest reading for October was £5,180, a year-on-year reduction of 2.9%. There is seasonality in auction pricing and as Exhibit 2 shows the BCA prices have been within a relatively narrow band recently. To the extent that these are representative of Advantage’s experience, we would not anticipate a substantial impact from lower prices on recovered vehicles.

Exhibit 1: BCA auction prices % change y-o-y

Exhibit 2: Auction prices, dealer part-exchange (£)

Source: BCA, Edison Investment Research

Source: BCA, Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 1: BCA auction prices % change y-o-y

Source: BCA, Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 2: Auction prices, dealer part-exchange (£)

Source: BCA, Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 4 shows changes in used-car transaction volumes and these were down 0.8% in 9M19 compared with the same period last year. New car registrations are not directly relevant for Advantage, but are shown to provide context and to demonstrate the greater volatility they have tended to display; they were down 3% for the same period. The value of used-car finance through dealerships (Exhibit 5) was up 5% for 9M19 while the volume (not shown) was 2% ahead of 9M18.

Exhibit 3: UK car market trends (volume)

Exhibit 4: Car finance through dealerships (value)

Source: SMMT

Source: Finance and Leasing Association

Exhibit 3: UK car market trends (volume)

Source: SMMT

Exhibit 4: Car finance through dealerships (value)

Source: Finance and Leasing Association

Indicators for the potential behaviour of the Advantage customer base are UK consumer confidence and redundancy and unemployment measures. While the consumer confidence reading has moved significantly lower since its recent high in 2015, the latest figure is unchanged from the beginning of 2019 so arguably there has been a stabilisation in sentiment. The level of unemployment (regarded as a lagging indicator) has been stable in 2019 at around 3.8% while the rate of redundancies (per 1,000) has shown an increase during the year, starting at 3.3 and rising to 4.3 by September. There would be cause for concern if this trend were to accelerate as this could start to have an impact on impairment levels. However, as Exhibit 7 shows, the incidence of redundancies still remains subdued compared with recent years and much lower than seen during the financial crisis.

Exhibit 5: GFK UK consumer confidence indicator

Exhibit 6: UK redundancies and unemployment

Source: Bloomberg (last value November 2019)

Source: Bloomberg (last value September 2019)

Exhibit 5: GFK UK consumer confidence indicator

Source: Bloomberg (last value November 2019)

Exhibit 6: UK redundancies and unemployment

Source: Bloomberg (last value September 2019)

Changes in estimates

The changes we have made to our estimates are limited. As noted earlier, we have assumed a slightly more conservative risk-adjusted yield and lower receivables growth for Advantage and a lower rate of loan book growth for Aspen Bridging. Other assumptions are unchanged. As a result our EPS estimates are reduced by nearly 4% for both FY20 and FY21 (see below and the financial summary on page 4).

Exhibit 7: Changes to estimates

Year-end
January

Revenue (£m)

PBT (£m)

EPS (p)

DPS (p)

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

FY20e

98.0

97.5

-0.5

36.9

35.5

-3.8

248.7

239.3

-3.8

124.0

124.0

0.0

FY21e

108.2

106.0

-2.1

40.5

39.0

-3.7

271.7

261.7

-3.7

128.0

128.0

0.0

Source: Edison Investment Research

Valuation

An updated version of our peer comparison table is shown below. This includes companies with an exposure to motor finance and non-standard lending. S&U trades on below average multiples and offers an above average yield. Its historical ROE is above average and, on our revised numbers, will remain close to 17% for both prospective years; meanwhile the price to book multiple is only slightly above the average value.

Exhibit 8: Peer comparison

Price
(p)

Market cap
(£m)

P/E 2019
(x)

P/E 2020
(x)

Yield
(%)

ROE
(%)

P/BV
(x)

S&U

2,110

255

8.8

8.1

5.6

17.6

1.5

Close Brothers

1,507

2,278

11.2

11.0

4.4

14.9

1.6

PCF Group

35

86

11.5

9.0

1.2

10.8

1.5

Provident Financial

421

1,065

9.0

7.9

2.4

16.1

1.5

Secure Trust Bank

1,420

262

8.1

6.8

5.8

12.7

1.1

Peer average

10.0

8.7

3.4

13.6

1.4

Source: Refinitiv, Edison Investment Research. Note: P/Es adjusted to calendar years. Priced 11 November 2019.

Exhibit 9: Financial summary

£'000s

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020e

2021e

Year end 31 January

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

45,182

60,521

79,781

89,215

97,535

105,993

Impairments

(7,611)

(12,194)

(19,596)

(23,186)

(24,604)

(25,859)

Other cost of sales

(8,980)

(12,871)

(17,284)

(15,751)

(19,725)

(21,199)

Administration expenses

(7,131)

(8,332)

(9,629)

(10,763)

(12,266)

(13,461)

EBITDA

 

 

21,460

27,124

33,272

39,515

40,940

45,474

Depreciation

 

 

(209)

(253)

(294)

(414)

(475)

(555)

Op. profit (incl. share-based payouts pre-except.)

 

 

21,251

26,871

32,978

39,101

40,465

44,919

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

0

Non recurring items

0

0

0

0

0

0

Investment revenues / finance expense

(1,782)

(1,668)

(2,818)

(4,541)

(4,962)

(5,911)

Profit before tax (FRS 3)

 

 

19,469

25,203

30,160

34,560

35,503

39,008

Profit before tax (norm)

 

 

19,469

25,203

30,160

34,560

35,503

39,008

Tax

(3,583)

(4,861)

(5,746)

(6,571)

(6,610)

(7,411)

Discontinued business after tax

53,299

Profit after tax (FRS 3)

 

 

69,185

20,342

24,414

27,989

28,893

31,596

Profit after tax (norm)

 

 

15,886

20,342

24,414

27,989

28,893

31,596

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

12.0

12.0

12.1

12.1

12.1

12.1

Diluted EPS (p)

 

 

576.5

169.1

202.4

232.0

239.3

261.7

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

132.4

169.1

202.4

232.0

239.3

261.7

Dividend per share (p)

201.0

91.0

105.0

118.0

124.0

128.0

EBITDA margin (%)

47.5%

44.8%

41.7%

44.3%

42.0%

42.9%

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

47.0%

44.4%

41.3%

43.8%

41.5%

42.4%

Return on equity

15.2%

15.2%

16.7%

17.6%

16.8%

16.8%

BALANCE SHEET

Non-current assets

 

 

103,653

138,004

181,015

185,383

211,443

231,955

Current assets

 

 

61,903

57,763

84,178

95,430

108,995

121,301

Total assets

 

 

165,556

195,767

265,193

280,813

320,438

353,256

Current liabilities

 

 

(6,850)

(17,850)

(7,927)

(6,722)

(7,784)

(8,064)

Non current liabilities inc pref

(30,450)

(38,450)

(104,450)

(108,724)

(132,801)

(148,701)

Net assets

 

 

128,256

139,467

152,816

165,367

179,853

196,491

NAV per share (p)

1,084

1,177

1,276

1,375

1,496

1,634

CASH FLOW

Operating cash flow

 

 

(16,017)

(27,431)

(43,418)

10,530

(4,334)

2,276

Net cash from investing activities

80,716

(308)

(1,040)

(785)

(625)

(860)

Dividends paid

(23,090)

(9,548)

(11,377)

(13,080)

(14,453)

(15,088)

Other financing (excluding change in borrowing)

55

21

12

14

7

0

Net cash flow

 

 

41,664

(37,266)

(55,823)

(3,321)

(19,405)

(13,672)

Opening net (debt)/cash

 

 

(53,565)

(11,901)

(49,167)

(104,990)

(108,311)

(127,716)

Closing net (debt)/cash

 

 

(11,901)

(49,167)

(104,990)

(108,311)

(127,716)

(141,389)

Source: S&U, Edison Investment Research, Note: FY16 dividend per share includes exceptional payment of 125p.


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ADMIE Holding reported 9M19 results, with net income up 12% y-o-y, and said that IPTO’s 2019 development capex plan is being implemented in a timely manner. We believe the stock continues to trade at an excessive discount to peers and to the implied regulated asset base (RAB) value. Such a discount would only be justified if allowed regulatory returns were significantly below the actual cost of capital, which we believe is not the case. Our valuation of ADMIE Holding is broadly unchanged at €2.89/share and is roughly in line with the RAB value implied by IPTO.

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