Mensch & Maschine — Another strong year

Mensch & Maschine Software (DB: MUM)

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Mensch & Maschine — Another strong year

Mensch und Maschine (M+M) reports strong revenue and earnings growth in 2019. Organic revenue growth of 25% was further boosted by the SOFiSTiK acquisition, driving EPS growth of 38% y-o-y and a dividend ahead of company guidance. Despite concerns over coronavirus, the company maintains its positive outlook for organic growth and profitability in FY20 and FY21.

Katherine Thompson

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Katherine Thompson

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Mensch und Maschine

Another strong year

Software

Scale research report - Update

18 March 2020

Price

€31.2

Market cap

€524m

Share price graph

Share details

Code

MUM

Listing

Deutsche Börse Scale

Shares in issue

16.8m

Last reported net debt at end FY19*

*Excludes lease liabilities

€10.5m

Business description

Mensch und Maschine Software (M+M) sells proprietary and Autodesk CAD/CAM software. It reports across two business lines: M+M Software (FY19 31% of revenues, 64% of EBIT) and VAR (FY19 69% of revenues, 36% of EBIT). The company has operations in Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.

Bull

Largest European Autodesk value-added reseller.

High-margin, internally developed software.

Loyal workforce.

Bear

Reliant on Autodesk’s technology development and channel strategy.

Management owns more than 50% of the company.

Large exposure to DACH economies.

Analyst

Katherine Thompson

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Mensch und Maschine (M+M) reports strong revenue and earnings growth in 2019. Organic revenue growth of 25% was further boosted by the SOFiSTiK acquisition, driving EPS growth of 38% y-o-y and a dividend ahead of company guidance. Despite concerns over coronavirus, the company maintains its positive outlook for organic growth and profitability in FY20 and FY21.

Software business boosted by SOFiSTiK

The Software division saw revenue growth of 35% in FY19 (to €75.1m), of which 9% was organic. The SOFiSTiK acquisition was included from 1 January 2019 and contributed revenues of €14.3m and net income of €1.7m. The SOFiSTiK business generated a lower operating margin (18%) compared to the existing business (24%) resulting in divisional EBIT growth of 32% but a small decline in the EBIT margin from 23.7% in FY18 to 23.1% in FY19.

VAR business demand rebounds

Revenue growth for the VAR division accelerated to 32% in FY19 (to €170.9m), from the 17% achieved in FY18. Customers have been taking advantage of the deals on offer from Autodesk to switch from software maintenance to a subscription billing method; these deals are likely to come to an end in H120 at which point the company expects growth to moderate. Divisional EBIT grew 52% y-o-y and the margin expanded from 5.0% to 5.7% y-o-y.

Valuation: Reflects current market concerns

Even taking into account potential issues arising from the restrictions imposed by coronavirus, which are more likely to affect CAM software and training services, the company expects continued organic growth in revenues and profitability, equating to 18–24% EPS growth in FY20. Consensus estimates are at the lower end of the company’s guidance, possibly taking a conservative view based on current market conditions. The stock has fallen 42% over the last month on coronavirus fears and is essentially flat compared to year-ago levels; it trades at a discount to peers on all valuation metrics, with a dividend yield of c 3%.

Consensus estimates

Year
end

Revenue
(€m)

PBT

(€m)

EPS

(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E

(x)

Yield
(%)

12/18

185.4

18.2

0.71

0.65

43.6

2.1

12/19

245.9

26.3

0.99

0.85

31.5

2.7

12/20e

272.8

29.5

1.11

0.98

28.1

3.1

12/21e

303.0

37.5

1.42

1.20

22.0

3.8

Source: Analyst estimates as provided on Mensch und Maschine’s investor relations site

Edison Investment Research provides qualitative research coverage on companies in the Deutsche Börse Scale segment in accordance with section 36 subsection 3 of the General Terms and Conditions of Deutsche Börse AG for the Regulated Unofficial Market (Freiverkehr) on Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (as of 1 March 2017). Two to three research reports will be produced per year. Research reports do not contain Edison analyst financial forecasts.

Review of FY19 results

Exhibit 1: Mensch und Maschine results highlights

€m

FY19

FY18

y-o-y

Revenues

245.9

185.4

32.7%

Gross profit

127.9

103.9

23.1%

EBITDA

36.6

22.7

60.7%

Operating profit

27.2

19.7

38.3%

Net income after minority interest

16.7

11.7

42.6%

EPS (€)

0.99

0.71

38.5%

DPS (€)

0.85

0.65

30.8%

Net debt

23.7

11.2

111.1%

Net debt exclding leases

10.5

11.2

-6.0%

Source: Mensch und Maschine

Mensch und Maschine (M+M) saw revenue growth of 32.7% in FY19, of which 25% was organic. Operating profit increased 38.3% over the same period, with 25% organic growth. EPS increased at a similar rate to operating profit and the company announced a dividend of €0.85, higher than the preliminary announcement of €0.83. Net debt excluding the impact of finance leases incorporated in FY19 was 6% lower than a year ago. One-off cash payments in FY19 included €1m to acquire SOFiSTiK and €3.0m to complete a new building for SOFiSTiK.

Divisional performance

Exhibit 2: Divisional performance

€m

FY19

FY18

y-o-y

Revenues

Software

75.1

55.7

34.7%

VAR

170.9

129.7

31.8%

Total

245.9

185.4

32.7%

Gross profit

Software

68.7

54.4

26.4%

VAR

58.2

49.5

17.4%

Total

126.9

103.9

22.1%

Gross margin

Software

91.5%

97.5%

-6.0%

VAR

34.1%

38.2%

-4.2%

Total

51.6%

56.0%

-4.5%

EBIT

Software

17.4

13.2

31.5%

VAR

9.8

6.5

52.2%

Total

27.2

19.7

38.3%

EBIT margin

Software

23.1%

23.7%

-0.6%

VAR

5.7%

5.0%

0.8%

Total

11.1%

10.6%

0.5%

Source: Mensch und Maschine

Software division

The exhibit below splits out the performance of this division between the original M+M Software business and the SOFiSTiK business acquired on 1 January 2019. The original M+M Software business division saw 9% revenue growth with a slightly expanded EBIT margin. The acquired business contributed revenues of €14.3m, adding a further 25% to revenue growth. At the EBIT level, SOFiSTiK generated a margin of 18%, bringing down the divisional margin.

Exhibit 3: Software division – organic versus SOFiSTiK performance

FY19

FY18

y-o-y

M+M revenues

60.8

55.7

9.1%

SOFiSTiK revenues

14.3

N/A

N/A

Total Software revenues

75.1

55.7

34.7%

M+M EBIT

14.8

13.2

12.0%

SOFiSTiK EBIT

2.6

N/A

N/A

Total Software EBIT

17.4

13.2

31.5%

M+M EBIT margin

24.3%

23.7%

0.6%

SOFiSTiK EBIT margin

18.0%

N/A

N/A

Total Software EBIT margin

23.1%

23.7%

(0.6%)

Source: Mensch und Maschine

VAR division

The VAR business has benefited from a rebound in demand now that Autodesk’s transition to a subscription business is substantially complete. VAR revenues were 32% higher year-on-year and VAR EBIT grew 52% over the same period, to a margin of 5.7% (+0.8pp), despite a decline in gross margin.

Outlook and estimates

The company expects further healthy organic growth and sees sufficient operating margin potential, mainly in the VAR segment, to increase EPS by 18–24c pa and increase the dividend by 15–20c pa. The company noted that H120 growth is expected to be higher than in H220, coinciding with the end of Autodesk’s offer to transition from maintenance to subscription contracts.

The table below summarises the company’s expectations:

Exhibit 4: Company outlook

FY20e

FY21e

Gross profit

€140–143m (+10–12%)

+10–12%

EBITDA

€41–43m (+13–18%)

+13–18%

EPS

€1.17–1.23 (+18–24c)

+€0.18–0.24

Dividend

€1.00–1.05

+15–20c

Source: Mensch und Maschine

Consensus estimates were updated after the February trading update and have not all been updated for the final results. EPS and DPS forecasts for FY20 are just below company expectations.

Exhibit 5: Consensus forecasts

€m

FY20e

FY21e

Revenues

272.8

303.0

Revenue growth

10.9%

11.1%

EBITDA

41.6

47.4

EBITDA margin

15.2%

15.6%

EBIT

30.5

38.4

EBIT margin

11.2%

12.7%

EPS (€)

1.11

1.42

DPS (€)

0.98

1.20

Source: Mensch und Maschine IR website, 17 March

Coronavirus impact

The company noted that its guidance already reflects some negative effects from coronavirus, particularly within the CAM business and training. At this point, it is difficult to judge how much impact the virus is likely to have, but we expect that business development is likely to be affected as travel is restricted and face-to-face meetings are cancelled.

Valuation

The stock has declined 43% over the last month as concerns about the impact of coronavirus have hit the stock market. The stock now trades at a large discount to peers on EV/sales and EV/EBIT multiples and at a smaller discount on a P/E basis, reflecting its lower operating margins versus peers. Its dividend yield is at the top end of its peer group.

Exhibit 6: Peer group metrics

Company

Quoted ccy

Share price

Market cap (m)

EV (rep ccy)

EV/sales

EV/EBIT

P/E

Dividend yield

EBIT margin

m

CY

NY

CY

NY

CY

NY

CY

NY

CY

NY

MENSCH UND MASCHINE

31.2

524

548

2.0

1.8

18.0

14.3

28.1

22.0

3.1%

3.8%

11.2%

12.7%

AVEVA GROUP PLC

GBp

3082

4978

4989

5.9

5.6

22.9

20.3

28.6

25.2

1.6%

1.7%

25.9%

27.6%

CENIT AG

9.8

82

61

0.3

0.3

5.9

5.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.7%

6.5%

NEMETSCHEK SE

43.5

5062

5110

7.9

6.9

33.5

28.3

43.6

36.6

0.9%

1.0%

23.5%

24.5%

RIB SOFTWARE AG

27.9

1448

1363

6.3

4.8

50.5

36.7

74.0

55.2

0.7%

0.7%

12.4%

13.1%

AUTODESK INC

US$

158.0

34772

35013

8.9

7.5

29.3

21.2

36.6

26.3

0.0%

0.0%

30.2%

35.2%

DASSAULT SYSTEMES

121.0

31814

34524

7.0

6.4

22.5

20.0

28.7

25.4

0.7%

0.8%

31.1%

32.1%

HEXAGON AB-B SHS

SEK

412.3

144648

15355

3.7

3.5

14.5

13.4

16.4

15.1

1.8%

1.9%

25.8%

26.5%

PTC INC

US$

56.4

6510

7368

5.0

4.5

18.9

15.4

24.2

19.3

0.0%

0.0%

26.4%

29.3%

Average

5.6

5.0

24.7

20.0

35.9

29.5

0.8%

0.9%

22.7%

24.4%

Median

6.1

5.2

22.7

20.2

28.7

25.4

0.7%

0.8%

25.9%

27.1%

Source: Refinitiv (as at 16 March)

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