S&U — Lending discipline tempers pace of growth

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S&U — Lending discipline tempers pace of growth

S&U’s year-end trading statement indicated that FY19 results would be in line with expectations. Motor finance new business has slowed recently reflecting a combination of more intense competition and S&U’s maintenance of tighter credit criteria. As a result, FY20 starts with lower receivables than we had assumed, and it also seems prudent to allow for lower growth than previously. Our FY20e EPS is reduced by 4.7% but the prospective ROE remains above 17%.

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Lending discipline tempers pace of growth

Q419 trading update

Financial services

7 February 2019

Price

2,150.00p

Market cap

£258m

Net debt (£m) at end July 2018

121.4

Shares in issue

12.0m

Free float

26%

Code

SUS

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

1.4

2.4

2.4

Rel (local)

(3.6)

0.9

2.3

52-week high/low

2790.00p

1920.00p

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 which restrict their access to mainstream products. It has just over 59,000 customers. The Aspen property bridging business has moved beyond the pilot stage and is expanding its loan book (just over £18m at end-January 2019).

Next events

FY19 results

26 March 2019

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 year-end trading statement indicated that FY19 results would be in line with expectations. Motor finance new business has slowed recently reflecting a combination of more intense competition and S&U’s maintenance of tighter credit criteria. As a result, FY20 starts with lower receivables than we had assumed, and it also seems prudent to allow for lower growth than previously. Our FY20e EPS is reduced by 4.7% but the prospective ROE remains above 17%.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

PBT
(£m)

EPS
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

01/17

60.5

25.2

169.1

91.0

12.7

4.2

01/18

79.8

30.2

202.4

105.0

10.6

4.9

01/19e

90.7

34.3

230.1

116.0

9.3

5.4

01/20e

95.9

36.5

244.6

122.5

8.8

5.7

Note: PBT and EPS are reported.

Broadly in line for FY19

Overall trading was reported as satisfactory and FY19 results are expected to be in line with consensus. The main business, Advantage motor finance, has continued to see a high level of loan applications, but the combination of increased competition and adherence to previously tightened credit criteria has reduced new transactions, and the level of receivables at c £261m was modestly below the £267m reported in the last update on 7 December and our estimate of £268m. Positively, there is evidence that loan quality is improving as underwriting changes start to feed into the loan book. The Aspen property bridging business ended the year with a loan book just above £18m compared with £11.2m at the end of January 2018. The gross margin on new loans has been running ahead of Aspen’s budget. S&U has declared a second interim dividend of 35p (+9.4%), giving a dividend so far for FY18 of 67p versus 60p. The board intends to restore dividend cover to 2x when setting the final payment.

Competition and credit discipline trim FY20e

There is only a marginal reduction in our FY19 estimates reflecting the indicated level of year-end receivables (EPS -0.5%). For FY20, we have assumed a more modest level of motor finance receivables growth (6% versus 10%), noting both upside and downside risk subject to the ebb and flow of competitive pressures, in addition to the macroeconomic background. We still look for the Aspen loan book to expand to £30m.

Valuation: Still implies caution on future returns

Although our estimates are reduced, we still project returns on equity of over 17% for FY19 and FY20 and note that an ROE/COE model suggests the current share price is discounting a return of 13.8% given a cost of equity of 10% and growth of 4% (see further discussion on pages 2–3).

Estimate changes

The key figures from our adjusted segmental forecasts are shown below, with the main changes since our last note in December being the lower assumed levels of receivables for motor finance referred to earlier. Aspen property bridging is in the early stages of its development, having moved out of the pilot stage towards the end of calendar 2018. The year-end loan book was somewhat lower than we had assumed at just over £18.1m versus £20m, but we do not see this as particularly significant given the potentially lumpy incidence of loans which have an average size of c £380,000. As noted earlier, we have kept in place the assumption of a year-end loan book of £30m for FY20. Further details of our forecasts can be found in the financial summary (Exhibit 4).

Exhibit 1: Segmental analysis

£000s

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Motor

Net accounts receivable

145,141

193,529

251,215

261,347

277,263

Revenue

45,182

60,521

78,882

87,878

91,275

Impairments

(7,611)

(12,194)

(19,434)

(22,918)

(22,861)

Ratios

Net receivables growth

36%

33%

30%

4%

6%

Revenue as % average receivables

35.9%

35.7%

35.5%

34.3%

33.9%

P&L loan loss provision as % revenue

(16.8%)

(20.1%)

(24.6%)

(26.1%)

(25.0%)

Risk adjusted yield on average receivables

29.9%

28.5%

26.7%

25.3%

25.4%

P&L loan loss provision as % avg receivables

(6.1%)

(7.2%)

(8.7%)

(8.8%)

(8.5%)

Bridging Finance

Net loans end of period

10,841

18,100

30,000

Interest/fee revenue

899

2,825

4,660

Loan loss provision

(162)

(237)

(396)

Ratios

Interest/fee revenue % of average receivables

24.9%

18.3%

19.0%

P&L loan loss provision % avg receivables

(4.5%)

(1.5%)

(1.6%)

Group

Accounts receivable

145,141

193,529

262,056

279,447

307,263

Revenue

45,182

60,521

79,781

90,703

95,934

Source: S&U, Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 2 summarises the headline numbers from our estimates. In addition to the P&L items, we have changed our dividend assumptions to align them with earnings and the company’s indication that it will return to a twice-covered dividend for the full year (FY19).

Exhibit 2: Changes to estimates

Revenue (£m)

PBT (£m)

EPS (p)

DPS (p)

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

2019e

91.1

90.7

-0.4%

34.5

34.3

-0.5%

231.4

230.1

-0.5%

118.0

116.0

-1.7%

2020e

100.1

95.9

-4.1%

38.3

36.5

-4.7%

256.6

244.6

-4.7%

130.5

122.5

-6.1%

Source: Edison Investment Research

Valuation

Our peer comparison table (Exhibit 3) includes a number of companies that are involved in non-standard lending or have motor finance as one of their activities. S&U trades on calendar year 2018 and 2019 P/Es above the averages but within the range of values. It has an above-average yield. The ROE is above the group average, whereas the price-to-book is only slightly higher than average.

While our estimates have been reduced, we still expect the ROE to be above 17% for both FY19 and FY20. Factoring an assumed cost of equity of 10%, long-term growth of 4% and an ROE of 17% into an ROE/COE model would give a value of 2,800p (unchanged). We note that the current share price (2,110p at time of writing) would imply an ROE of 13.8%, all else equal, which is similar to S&U’s recent low point, recorded in FY09.

Exhibit 3: Peer comparison

Price (p)

Market cap
(£m)

P/E 2018
(x)

P/E 2019
(x)

Yield
(%)

ROE
(%)

P/BV
(x)

S&U

2,110

255

9.3

8.7

5.0

16.7

1.6

1PM

49

43

6.2

N/A

1.3

13.0

0.9

Close Brothers

1,451

2,211

10.4

10.0

4.3

16.3

1.6

OneSavings Bank

373

918

6.4

6.0

3.4

25.5

1.6

PCF Group

37

80

11.1

8.6

0.8

10.3

1.8

Provident Financial

520

1,326

9.6

7.8

0.0

14.0

2.0

Secure Trust Bank

1,395

260

7.7

6.5

5.7

8.9

1.0

Peer average

8.6

7.8

2.6

14.6

1.5

Source: Refinitiv, Edison Investment Research. Note: P/Es are adjusted to calendar years. Priced at 6 February 2019.

Exhibit 4: Financial summary

£'000s

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Year end 31 January

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

45,182

60,521

79,781

90,703

95,934

Impairments

(7,611)

(12,194)

(19,596)

(23,155)

(23,257)

Other cost of sales

(8,980)

(12,871)

(17,284)

(17,373)

(18,515)

Administration expenses

(7,131)

(8,332)

(9,629)

(11,017)

(11,512)

EBITDA

 

 

21,460

27,124

33,272

39,158

42,650

Depreciation

 

 

(209)

(253)

(294)

(359)

(399)

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

 

 

21,251

26,871

32,978

38,799

42,251

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

Non-recurring items

0

0

0

0

0

Investment revenues / finance expense

(1,782)

(1,668)

(2,818)

(4,473)

(5,769)

Profit before tax (FRS 3)

 

 

19,469

25,203

30,160

34,326

36,482

Profit before tax (norm)

 

 

19,469

25,203

30,160

34,326

36,482

Tax

(3,583)

(4,861)

(5,746)

(6,521)

(6,932)

Discontinued business after tax

53,299

Profit after tax (FRS 3)

 

 

69,185

20,342

24,414

27,805

29,550

Profit after tax (norm)

 

 

15,886

20,342

24,414

27,805

29,550

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

12.0

12.0

12.1

12.1

12.1

Diluted EPS (p)

 

 

576.5

169.1

202.4

230.1

244.6

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

132.4

169.1

202.4

230.1

244.6

Dividend per share (p)

201.0

91.0

105.0

116.0

122.5

EBITDA margin (%)

47.5%

44.8%

41.7%

43.2%

44.5%

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

47.0%

44.4%

41.3%

42.8%

44.0%

Return on equity

15.2%

15.2%

16.7%

17.5%

17.1%

BALANCE SHEET

Non-current assets

 

 

103,653

138,004

181,015

190,049

208,845

Current assets

 

 

61,903

57,763

84,178

113,638

141,319

Total assets

 

 

165,556

195,767

265,193

303,686

350,165

Current liabilities

 

 

(6,850)

(17,850)

(7,927)

(7,179)

(7,339)

Non-current liabilities inc pref

(30,450)

(38,450)

(104,450)

(131,202)

(162,086)

Net assets

 

 

128,256

139,467

152,816

165,305

180,740

NAV per share (p)

1,084

1,177

1,276

1,380

1,509

CASH FLOW

Operating cash flow

 

 

(16,017)

(27,431)

(43,418)

8,115

2,478

Net cash from investing activities

80,716

(308)

(1,040)

(588)

(588)

Dividends paid

(23,090)

(9,548)

(11,377)

(13,084)

(14,336)

Other financing (excluding change in borrowing)

55

21

12

(3)

(16)

Net cash flow

 

 

41,664

(37,266)

(55,823)

(5,559)

(12,462)

Opening net (debt)/cash

 

 

(53,565)

(11,901)

(49,167)

(104,990)

(110,549)

Closing net (debt)/cash

 

 

(11,901)

(49,167)

(104,990)

(110,549)

(123,011)

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


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Epwin Group — In-line year-end update

Consistent messaging from the Epwin management team continued with a year-end update that confirmed that FY18 trading had been in line with market expectations. The theme of self-help given market headwinds is ongoing with tangible evidence of actions taken and planned. Market backdrop uncertainty is reflected in Epwin’s rating multiples. A dividend yield approaching 7% (c 1.9x covered) should be of interest to investors.

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