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Technicolor — Financial reconstruction complete

With its complex financial restructuring complete, Technicolor can now move forward secure in the knowledge of a supportive equity- and debt-holder base. With US Chapter 15 proceedings now closed, both S&P and Moody’s have lifted their ratings, the former to CCC+ with stable outlook (B for the new debt), the latter to Caa2 (Caa1 for new debt), which should help improve commercial terms of trade. The rights issue was taken up by 18.1% of equity holders, at €2.98, above the prevailing market price, with previous debt holders swapping their debt for equity. The focus is now firmly on rebuilding profitability by leveraging Technicolor’s leading market positions across its three operations.

Fiona Orford-Williams

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Fiona Orford-Williams

Director, TMT

TMT

Technicolor

Financial restructuring completed

Financial restructuring completed

Media

30 September 2020

Price

€1.22

Market cap

€266m

Forecast net debt (€m) at 31 December 2020

794

Shares in issue

218.3m

Free float

100%

Code

TCH

Primary exchange

Euronext

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(53.8)

(55.2)

(94.4)

Rel (local)

(52.2)

(54.5)

(93.5)

52-week high/low

€23.27

€1.18

Business description

Technicolor is a worldwide technology leader operating in the media and entertainment industry. Its activities fall in three business segments: Production Services, DVD Services and Connected Home.

Next events

Q3 figures

Early November

Analysts

Fiona Orford-Williams

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Dan Gardiner

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Technicolor is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

With its complex financial restructuring complete, Technicolor can now move forward secure in the knowledge of a supportive equity- and debt-holder base. With US Chapter 15 proceedings now closed, both S&P and Moody’s have lifted their ratings, the former to CCC+ with stable outlook (B for the new debt), the latter to Caa2 (Caa1 for new debt), which should help improve commercial terms of trade. The rights issue was taken up by 18.1% of equity holders, at €2.98, above the prevailing market price, with previous debt holders swapping their debt for equity. The focus is now firmly on rebuilding profitability by leveraging Technicolor’s leading market positions across its three operations.

Year end

Revenue (€m)

EBITA
(
m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E
(x)

12/18

3,988

98

7

(3.07)

0.0

N/A

12/19

3,800

42

(73)

(4.92)

0.0

N/A

12/20e

3,100

(64)

(144)

(1.40)

0.0

N/A

12/21e

3,460

104

33

0.06

0.0

20.3

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

Guidance unchanged

The next trading update should be with the Q3 figures in early November (we covered H120 progress in our August update note). The fundamentals remain unaltered, with a demonstrable need for Connected Home’s products as the effects of the pandemic on corporate and domestic life highlight the importance of reliable domestic broadband. Our model is set to match management guidance. We expect adjusted EBITDA of €169m for FY20, with an adjusted EBITA loss of €64m. Guidance for free cash flow is for an outflow of between €115m and €150m in FY20, with our model at the lower end. By FY22, the business plan points to adjusted EBITDA of €425m and adjusted EBITA of €202m. FY22 free cash flow is indicated to improve to €259m.

Reconfigured share register

Post the debt-to-equity swap, the share register is now led by previous debt holders, topped by Credit Suisse AM with 12.7%, Barings with 10.3% and Bain Capital Credit with 8.2%. Previous shareholders have been diluted down to 11.1%. Warrants have now been issued to both new money lenders (17.7m, exercisable at €0.01) and to shareholders registered at 7 August on the basis of one-for-one shares held, with five warrants giving the right to subscribe to four new shares at €3.58, totalling 12.3m new shares.

Valuation: Digestion underway

The share price is primarily reflecting the issue of the additional shares and warrants diluting previous shareholders, having come back from €2.81 on 15 September, prior to the announcement of the rights’ take up. With the financial restructuring now resolved, the valuation should start to be more representative of the trading prospects but may need positive newsflow on Q3 progress to act as a catalyst to a rerating.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€'m

2018

2019

2020e

2021e

Y/E December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

3,988

3,800

3,100

3,460

Cost of Sales

(3,521)

(3,375)

(2,841)

(3,042)

Gross Profit

467

425

259

418

EBITDA

 

 

266

325

169

338

EBITA

 

 

98

42

(64)

104

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

(81)

(54)

(59)

(59)

Exceptionals

(127)

(79)

(145)

(20)

Reported operating profit

(119)

(121)

(268)

25

Net Interest

(51)

(84)

(80)

(71)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0

(1)

0

0

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

7

(73)

(144)

33

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(170)

(206)

(348)

(46)

Reported tax

(54)

(3)

(20)

(20)

Profit After Tax (norm)

(47)

(75)

(164)

13

Profit After Tax (reported)

(224)

(208)

(368)

(66)

Minority interests

(1)

0

0

0

Discontinued operations

157

(22)

0

0

Net income (normalised)

(48)

(75)

(164)

13

Net income (reported)

(68)

(230)

(368)

(66)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

15

15

117

218

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(306.94)

(492.18)

(140.14)

5.96

EPS - normalised fully diluted (c)

 

 

(306.94)

(492.18)

(121.70)

5.52

Dividend per share (c)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Revenue growth (%)

(6)

(5)

(18)

12

Gross Margin (%)

11.7

11.2

8.4

12.1

EBITDA Margin (%)

6.7

8.6

5.4

9.8

EBITA Margin (%)

2.5

1.1

(2.1)

3.0

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

2,101

2,082

1,825

1,689

Intangible Assets

1,591

1,483

1,274

1,140

Tangible Assets

233

476

428

426

Investments & other

26

40

40

40

Deferred tax and other

251

84

84

84

Current Assets

 

 

1,659

1,126

1,185

1,310

Stocks

268

243

198

221

Debtors

677

507

447

523

Cash & cash equivalents

291

64

228

254

Other

423

312

312

312

Current Liabilities

 

 

(1,909)

(1,542)

(1,232)

(1,287)

Creditors

(1,135)

(825)

(610)

(665)

Tax and social security

(34)

(41)

(41)

(41)

Short term borrowings

(20)

(95)

0

0

Other

(720)

(581)

(581)

(581)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(1,385)

(1,604)

(1,424)

(1,424)

Long term borrowings

(1,004)

(1,203)

(1,023)

(1,023)

Deferred tax

(193)

(27)

(27)

(27)

Other long term liabilities

(381)

(401)

(401)

(401)

Net Assets

 

 

466

62

354

288

Minority interests

1

0

0

0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

467

62

354

288

CASH FLOW

Net profit

(224)

(208)

(368)

(66)

Depreciation and amortisation

234

322

292

281

Working capital

2

(69)

(110)

(45)

Tax and interest

(53)

(76)

(90)

(81)

Exceptional & other

159

101

165

81

Net operating cash flow

 

 

118

70

(110)

170

Capex

(113)

(169)

(110)

(145)

Acquisitions/disposals

1

(2)

0

0

Equity financing

0

1

60

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

Other

28

3

0

0

Net Cash Flow

34

(97)

(161)

25

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

778

733

1,234

794

FX

1

0

0

Discontinued

105

0

0

0

Other non-cash movements

(95)

(404)

600

0

Closing net debt/(cash), excluding IFRS16 leases

 

733

1,234

794

769

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research

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