Treatt — Another good year despite citrus price deflation

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Treatt — Another good year despite citrus price deflation

Treatt has had another successful year: notwithstanding the decline in citrus prices, revenues were up 0.5%, or down 2% at constant currency. This demonstrates the transformation that has occurred at the company over the last few years, from a commodity trading house to a provider of value-added, technical flavour and fragrance solutions. While orange oil prices were down 50% and revenue from the citrus category was down 10%, Treatt’s broadened portfolio was able to withstand the decline by registering significant growth elsewhere, notably in tea, health & wellness and fruit & vegetables. Management’s outlook for FY20 is positive, despite citrus pricing continuing to have an adverse effect.

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Another good year despite citrus price deflation

FY19 trading update

Food & beverages

7 October 2019

Price

404.00p

Market cap

£238m

Net cash (£m) at 30 September 2019

15.8

Shares in issue

59.5m

Free float

100%

Code

TET

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(4.4)

(13.8)

(14.0)

Rel (local)

(2.6)

(9.1)

(10.8)

52-week high/low

480.00p

388.00p

Business description

Treatt provides innovative ingredient solutions from its manufacturing bases in Europe, North America and Africa, principally for the flavours and fragrance industries and multinational consumer goods companies, with particular emphasis on the beverage sector.

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FY19 results

26 November 2019

Analysts

Sara Welford

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Russell Pointon

+44 (0)20 3077 5757

Treatt is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Treatt has had another successful year: notwithstanding the decline in citrus prices, revenues were up 0.5%, or down 2% at constant currency. This demonstrates the transformation that has occurred at the company over the last few years, from a commodity trading house to a provider of value-added, technical flavour and fragrance solutions. While orange oil prices were down 50% and revenue from the citrus category was down 10%, Treatt’s broadened portfolio was able to withstand the decline by registering significant growth elsewhere, notably in tea, health & wellness and fruit & vegetables. Management’s outlook for FY20 is positive, despite citrus pricing continuing to have an adverse effect.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

09/17

101.3

12.8

18.5

4.8

21.8

1.2

09/18

112.2

13.8

20.3

5.1

19.9

1.3

09/19e

112.7

14.4

18.7

5.1

21.6

1.3

09/20e

115.0

15.3

19.9

5.9

20.4

1.5

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Balanced portfolio is robust

Treatt’s portfolio is well-suited for the current consumer trends of clean labels and more natural, better-for-you products, without compromising on taste. The fact that the organic (constant currency) revenue decrease was only 2%, despite pressure on citrus pricing due to raw materials weakness, demonstrates the strength of the portfolio. The citrus category represented 54% of group revenue and was down 10% in revenue terms, but this was offset by substantial growth in the remaining categories. The non-citrus categories continue to display significant growth potential, and the news in the latest trading statement is that cold brew coffee will be a new market opportunity for Treatt from FY20.

Expansion a key step for the future

FY19 witnessed the completion of the US expansion, which occurred on budget and on schedule. The capacity in non-citrus was doubled, and the size of the technical and innovation centre was quadrupled. The UK relocation continues, with construction beginning last month, and occupancy scheduled for fiscal Q420.

Valuation: Remains attractive

We value Treatt using a DCF model, which indicates a fair value of 530p (previously 517p). The increase is due to slightly higher profit forecasts and a reduction in our net debt forecasts. Treatt trades at 20.4x FY20e P/E and 14.1x FY20e EV/EBITDA. On both P/E and EV/EBITDA multiples it trades at a c 15% discount to its peer group.

Forecasts

We trim our FY19 sales forecasts slightly in light of the FY19 trading statement, and to reflect lower citrus prices. Our operating profit and PBT forecasts nudge up slightly as the favourable mix would have improved margins. Our net debt forecasts are also updated to reflect the fall in inventories and in receivables due to the depressed citrus prices.

Exhibit 1: Old vs new key P&L forecasts

EPS* (p)

PBT* (£000s)

Revenue (£000s)

Old

New

% change

Old

New

% change

Old

New

% change

2019e

15.1

15.3

1.6%

13,064

13,250

1.4%

113,845

112,724

-1.0%

2020e

17.2

17.6

2.7%

13,614

13,979

2.7%

116,122

114,978

-1.0%

2021e

18.3

18.9

3.5%

14,477

14,990

3.5%

120,767

119,577

-1.0%

Source: Edison Investment Research. Note: *Stated on company normalised basis, which is pre-exceptional but after amortisation of acquired intangibles and share-based payments.

Exhibit 2: Old vs new net cash/(debt) forecasts

£000s

Old

New

% chg

2019e

(3,000)

15,904

N/A

2020e

(7,204)

10,812

N/A

2021e

4,274

23,513

450.2%

Source: Edison Investment Research

Valuation

We illustrate Treatt’s relative valuation versus its ingredients peer group in Exhibit 3 below. Treatt trades at a discount to its peer group on both a P/E and EV/EBITDA basis. We believe some discount is justified to reflect its small size and because some of its products are relatively ‘upstream’ in the ingredients spectrum, particularly the bulk ingredients that are sold to other ingredients companies.

Exhibit 3: Comparative valuation

Market cap (m)

P/E (x)

EV/EBITDA (x)

Dividend yield (%)

2019e

2020e

2019e

2020e

2019e

2020e

Givaudan

CHF 24,963

31.4

28.2

22.1

20.1

2.3

2.4

IFF

$12,591

19.1

17.9

15.1

14.2

2.5

2.6

Symrise

CHF 11,422

34.7

29.7

17.7

15.7

1.2

1.3

Chr Hansen

DKK 76,107

40.1

36.2

26.6

24.3

2.0

1.9

Kerry

€ 18,611

27.1

24.7

19.5

17.9

0.7

0.8

Ingredion

$5,218

11.8

11.0

7.4

7.1

3.1

3.2

Peer group average

27.3

24.6

18.1

16.5

2.0

2.0

Treatt

238.6

21.6

20.4

15.0

14.1

1.3

1.5

Premium/(discount) to peer group (%)

(20.9%)

(17.3%)

(17.0%)

(14.6%)

(35.8%)

(28.6%)

Source: Refinitiv, Edison Investment Research. Note: Prices as of 4 October 2019

Our DCF-derived fair value increases to 530p (from 517p previously), due to the slight increase in our profit forecasts and our lower net debt (now net cash) forecasts. Our longer-term sales growth forecast remains at 5.0% pa, falling to 2% growth in perpetuity. Our DCF is calculated based on a WACC of 6.8% (encompassing a beta of 0.8, an equity risk premium of 5.0% and a borrowing spread of 5.0%) and a terminal growth rate of 2%.

Exhibit 4: Financial summary

£000s

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

2021e

2022e

Year end September

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

88,040

101,250

112,163

112,724

114,978

119,577

124,361

Cost of Sales

(67,639)

(75,985)

(84,407)

(84,829)

(86,066)

(89,269)

(92,591)

Gross Profit

20,401

25,265

27,756

27,895

28,913

30,308

31,769

EBITDA

 

 

11,604

15,049

16,627

16,281

17,406

20,629

21,621

Operating Profit (before amort., except. and share-based payments.)

10,257

13,650

10,257

13,650

15,108

14,616

15,490

Intangible Amortisation

(142)

(137)

(124)

(105)

(90)

(76)

(65)

Share based payments

(566)

(966)

(1,040)

(1,061)

(1,221)

(1,310)

(1,388)

Other

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

9,549

12,547

13,944

13,450

14,179

14,902

15,746

Net Interest

(703)

(851)

(1,302)

(200)

(200)

88

144

Exceptionals

(553)

0

(1,105)

(825)

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

9,554

12,799

13,806

14,416

15,290

16,376

17,344

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

8,293

11,696

11,537

12,425

13,979

14,990

15,891

Profit Before Tax (company)

 

 

8,846

11,696

12,642

13,250

13,979

14,990

15,891

Tax

(2,144)

(3,129)

(2,284)

(3,379)

(3,565)

(3,822)

(4,052)

Profit After Tax (norm)

7,410

9,670

11,522

11,038

11,725

12,553

13,292

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

6,149

8,567

9,253

9,046

10,414

11,168

11,839

Discontinued operations

0

978

2,976

(1,800)

0

0

0

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

51.9

52.2

56.8

59.1

59.1

59.1

59.1

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

14.3

18.5

20.3

18.7

19.9

21.3

22.5

EPS - normalised & fully diluted (p)

 

 

14.1

17.9

19.8

18.5

19.6

21.0

22.2

EPS - (IFRS) (p)

 

 

11.8

16.4

21.5

15.3

17.6

18.9

20.0

Dividend per share (p)

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.9

6.3

6.7

Gross Margin (%)

23.2

25.0

24.7

24.7

25.1

25.3

25.5

EBITDA Margin (%)

13.2

14.9

14.8

14.4

15.1

17.3

17.4

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

11.7

13.5

13.5

13.0

13.5

13.6

13.8

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

16,161

19,532

21,863

42,784

55,502

49,378

45,257

Intangible Assets

3,364

3,331

752

647

557

481

416

Tangible Assets

11,361

14,821

20,038

41,064

53,872

47,824

43,768

Investments

1,436

1,380

1,073

1,073

1,073

1,073

1,073

Current Assets

 

 

54,435

68,230

102,401

82,953

83,061

85,331

87,825

Stocks

29,990

42,878

39,642

25,750

26,035

27,554

29,154

Debtors

17,853

19,973

28,828

24,463

24,722

25,472

26,367

Cash

6,588

4,748

32,304

32,304

32,304

32,304

32,304

Other

4

631

1,627

436

0

0

0

Current Liabilities

 

 

(16,388)

(27,003)

(35,781)

(27,063)

(30,206)

(21,775)

(14,490)

Creditors

(15,834)

(19,266)

(16,479)

(16,130)

(15,878)

(15,915)

(15,930)

Short term borrowings

(487)

(7,680)

(19,244)

(10,934)

(14,328)

(5,861)

1,439

Provisions

(67)

(57)

(58)

0

0

0

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(17,021)

(14,281)

(6,858)

(10,124)

(11,621)

(7,187)

(3,337)

Long term borrowings

(7,755)

(7,293)

(3,001)

(5,467)

(7,164)

(2,930)

720

Other long term liabilities

(9,266)

(6,988)

(3,857)

(4,657)

(4,457)

(4,257)

(4,057)

Net Assets

 

 

37,187

46,478

81,625

88,549

96,737

105,746

115,254

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

10,804

4,683

3,580

34,345

16,409

18,197

18,942

Net Interest

(703)

(913)

(609)

(200)

(200)

88

144

Tax

(2,022)

(2,822)

(2,978)

(3,379)

(3,565)

(3,822)

(4,052)

Capex

(679)

(5,111)

(6,190)

(23,127)

(14,725)

1,706

(365)

Acquisitions/disposals

(861)

(1,667)

8,357

1,100

0

0

0

Financing

280

270

21,090

0

0

0

0

Dividends

(2,095)

(3,025)

(2,876)

(2,895)

(3,012)

(3,468)

(3,719)

Net Cash Flow

4,724

(8,585)

20,374

5,845

(5,092)

12,702

10,950

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

6,155

1,654

10,225

(10,059)

(15,904)

(10,812)

(23,513)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

(223)

14

(90)

0

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

1,654

10,225

(10,059)

(15,904)

(10,812)

(23,513)

(34,463)

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research


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Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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