POWR6 Jul 2012 08:42
Valuation: Compressed cash multiple
Powerflute continues to trade in the 20-25p range, sitting on a value rating on FY12
earnings, even more so for FY13 without any recurrence of the mechanical disruption.
The company remains in a strong net cash position and is cash generative. EV
multiples are now, in our opinion, unsustainably low at c 3x, especially if one considers
that Savon Sellu, as a stand-alone facility, generates c €20m EBITDA per year. A
share buyback programme announced in May has, to date, bought in 5m shares (out
of a total authority of 28m) at an estimated average price of 24.7p. No further
purchases are to be made during the H1 closed period