RE: Berenberg believes?21 May 2020 08:34
To clarify, if they’re mentioning covid-19
It must be pretty recent. Does anyone have the link?
Regardless though, this companies income is recurring and is not expected to be affected much by covid 19 (see CEO statement in recent RNS). Add to this less new cars and more old ones and the roadside recovery part that accounts for £800m odd of income (with tremendous margins) should fare well IMO. The insurance arm is developing well and since when did people NOT shop around for the best deal?
Debt definitely needs consideration - pension situation I will look into further so nothing wrong with the heads up there. (Appreciated)
For me though, it’s a business that earns well but has a large mortgage. The mortgage it should be noted has been around for a long time AND is always well managed in advance. Hence the recent drawdown and nothing to fret about until 2022. (Again see recent RNS).
This is a recovery play with risk (of course) but for me has the best risk/reward opportunity around.
GLA
Matt