Centaur Media is an international provider of business information, training and specialist consultancy for the marketing and legal professions. Its Xeim and The Lawyer business units serve the marketing and legal sectors respectively and, across both, offer customers a wide range of products and services targeted at helping them add value.
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Centaur’s year-end trading update indicates the group had a good Q421 and FY21 results will show revenue and EBITDA margin ahead of consensus. We lift our FY21 revenue estimate by £1.0m to £38.5m, which represents 19% growth over FY20, and EBITDA by 5% to £5.9m (+55% y o y). Our increased FY22 projections reflect this higher base. Year-end cash of £13.1m (excluding lease liabilities) was also ahead of our previous forecast of £11.7m. We see management’s MAP23 targets as demanding but achievable, with the valuation overstating the execution risk.
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EBITDA (£m) |
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P/CF (x) |
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| 2019A | 39.6 | 4.0 | (1.5) | (1.4) | N/A | 17.0 |
| 2020A | 32.4 | 3.8 | (0.3) | 0.2 | 280.0 | 38.4 |
| 2021E | 37.5 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 62.2 | 10.0 |
| 2022E | 42.8 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 25.5 | 10.2 |
Industry outlook
Pandemic-accelerated disruption to the marketing sector is providing a fertile backdrop for demand for B2B market intelligence. With a greater propensity for clients to adopt digital solutions, those clients’ digital skill sets need constant enhancement. The need for comprehensive and timely market intelligence should also support demand at The Lawyer, with further growth opportunities particularly with in-house corporate lawyers.
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| Forecast net cash (£m) | 11.7 |
| Forecast gearing ratio (%) | N/A |
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| Colin Jones | Chairman |
| Mukerji, Swagatam | CEO |
| Longfield, Simon | CFO |
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