Restaurant Group valuation ‘undemanding’, says Jefferies4 Oct 2021 06:10
The Restaurant Group (RTN), owner of Frankie & Benny’s and Wagamama, will be hindered by inflation but the valuation of the shares still looks ‘undemanding’, says Jefferies.
Analyst James Wheatcroft retained his ‘buy’ recommendation and target price of 170p on the stock, which closed up 2.5%, or 2.6p, on Friday at just under 106p.
‘Inflation-related downgrades will likely pause the Restaurant Group’s equity story. We remain positive into the medium term,’ he said.
Wheatcroft said the owner of some of Britain’s best-known restaurant brands was now ‘recapitalised, repositioned towards higher growth and well-placed to gain market share’.
The company’s improved position and the reopening of the economy have seen the shares double in the last year.
‘Year-to-date market outperformance underscores the estate potential, but forecast momentum will likely be required to the drive the share price,’ said the analyst.
‘The valuation for its 2023 financial year is undemanding at 7.6x enterprise value/EBITDA, 16.8x price/earnings, and 7.5% free cashflow yield.’