Epwin Group supplies functional, low-maintenance exterior building products (including windows, doors, roofline and rainwater goods) into a number of UK market segments and is a modest exporter.
Epwin is exposed to both repair, maintain, improve (RMI, c 70% revenue) and newbuild (c 30%) in the UK housing market. In the market recovery phase from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, RMI has clearly been the stronger sub-sector though UK newbuild fundamentals remain favourable.
Industrials
Industrials
Chris Empson
FD
Jon Bednall
CEO
Forecast net debt (£m)
22.4
Forecast gearing ratio (%)
22
% | 1M | 3M | 12M |
---|---|---|---|
Actual | (10.0) | (0.7) | (18.6) |
Relative | (5.9) | (0.9) | (16.8) |
52 week high/low | 95.2p/68.0p |
Epwin’s FY22 trading update confirmed that revenue for the year increased by around 8% to £355m, driven mainly by inflationary price increases and bolt-on acquisitions. It also confirmed that despite the inflationary headwinds, it expects to report significantly higher profit versus FY21. Year end net debt rose to £18m, which was better than market expectations. In the second half of the year, Epwin announced the acquisition of PVC reprocessor Poly-Pure for £15m and the purchase of Hampton Decking for £4m, both in line with its strategy. Epwin remains on track to achieve revised FY22 expectations and will report full year results on 4 April.
Y/E Dec | Revenue (£m) | EBITDA (£m) | PBT (£m) | EPS (fd) (p) | P/E (x) | P/CF (x) |
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2020A | 241.0 | 28.6 | 5.0 | 3.98 | 18.1 | N/A |
2021A | 329.6 | 36.3 | 13.7 | 9.06 | 7.9 | N/A |
2022E | 349.5 | 38.1 | 14.6 | 8.14 | 8.8 | N/A |
2023E | 356.0 | 40.5 | 16.3 | 8.75 | 8.2 | N/A |