Treatt — Holding steady

Treatt (LSE: TET)

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Treatt — Holding steady

Treatt’s FY22 trading update was in line with the reduced guidance issued on 15 August, ie adjusted PBT of £15–15.3m. Revenue growth of 13% is in line with market expectations and the dividend policy remains unchanged. Revenue growth spanned all categories with the exception of tea, as per the August statement. Health and Wellness and Synthetic Aroma witnessed particularly strong growth. The over-hedging, which was highlighted in August and caused part of the downgrade to profits, has now been corrected. While the economic environment remains uncertain, management is encouraged by prevailing consumer trends, particularly in beverages, and is hence confident that the business can revert to its trajectory of growth. Our forecasts are unchanged, with the exception of net debt, and our fair value remains 630p.

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Treatt

Holding steady

FY22 trading update

Food and beverages

14 October 2022

Price

576p

Market cap

£312m

Net debt (£m) at 30 September 2022

23

Shares in issue

Free float

100%

Code

TET

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(9.5)

(23.5)

(45.2)

Rel (local)

(1.7)

(19.3)

(40.2)

52-week high/low

1,315p

507p

Business description

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

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FY22 results

29 November 2022

Analysts

Sara Welford

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Russell Pointon

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Milo Bussell

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Treatt is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Treatt’s FY22 trading update was in line with the reduced guidance issued on 15 August, ie adjusted PBT of £15–15.3m. Revenue growth of 13% is in line with market expectations and the dividend policy remains unchanged. Revenue growth spanned all categories with the exception of tea, as per the August statement. Health and Wellness and Synthetic Aroma witnessed particularly strong growth. The over-hedging, which was highlighted in August and caused part of the downgrade to profits, has now been corrected. While the economic environment remains uncertain, management is encouraged by prevailing consumer trends, particularly in beverages, and is hence confident that the business can revert to its trajectory of growth. Our forecasts are unchanged, with the exception of net debt, and our fair value remains 630p.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

09/20

109.0

15.8

21.3

6.0

27.0

1.0%

09/21

124.3

22.7

30.1

7.5

19.1

1.3%

09/22e

138.6

16.3

21.8

7.5

26.4

1.3%

09/23e

146.9

18.0

23.7

8.1

24.3

1.4%

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

Investment phase complete

Treatt has made substantial investments in both its asset base and people over the last few years, which has created a strong position from which it can support future growth. The investment phase is largely complete now, with production almost fully transitioned to the new UK site, and no further expansion required in terms of personnel. As a consequence, management does not expect any significant increase in administrative costs (beyond inflation) in the short to medium term. We note net debt at £23m was somewhat higher than our £18m forecast. The difference stems from Treatt’s decision to invest in inventory towards year-end, and it is now holding “prudent levels of inventory to mitigate supply chain risks for customers”, which is sensible in the current volatile economic environment.

Building a more resilient business

The August downgrade came as a surprise for the market and also highlighted some weaknesses in the company’s systems. Management has acted swiftly to address these, with new FX management systems in place and a more robust approach to forecasting. The speed of implementation underscores the sense of urgency felt by the management team and is testament to Treatt’s business agility.

Valuation: Fair value remains at 630p

Treatt trades at 24.3x and 14.8x FY23 P/E and EV/EBITDA, a c 15% and 5% premium to its peers respectively. We value Treatt on a DCF basis using a WACC of 7.7%, a terminal EBIT margin of 20.0% and terminal sales growth of 2.0%. Our fair value remains unchanged at 630p.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

£000's

2020

2021

2022e

2023e

2024e

2025e

Year-end 30 September

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

109,016

124,326

138,623

146,941

155,757

163,545

Cost of Sales

(77,140)

(82,103)

(100,140)

(105,119)

(110,336)

(114,708)

Gross Profit

31,876

42,223

38,484

41,822

45,421

48,837

EBITDA

 

 

17,862

24,877

21,682

23,990

25,839

27,482

Operating profit (before amort. and excepts.)

 

16,053

23,172

16,746

18,966

20,781

22,190

Intangible Amortisation

(75)

(93)

(79)

(67)

(57)

(49)

Share based payments

(886)

(1,733)

(1,184)

(1,457)

(1,613)

(1,749)

Other

0

0

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

15,092

21,346

15,483

17,441

19,110

20,393

Net Interest

(291)

(427)

(415)

(1,004)

(677)

(413)

Exceptionals

(1,060)

(1,302)

(3,000)

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

15,762

22,745

16,331

17,962

20,104

21,777

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

13,741

19,617

12,068

16,437

18,434

19,980

Profit Before Tax (company)

 

 

14,801

20,919

15,068

16,437

18,434

19,980

Tax

(2,896)

(4,469)

(3,219)

(3,698)

(4,332)

(4,695)

Profit After Tax (norm)

12,762

18,090

13,112

14,264

15,772

17,082

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

10,845

15,148

8,849

12,739

14,102

15,285

Discontinued operations

0

0

0

0

0

0

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

59.8

60.1

60.1

60.1

60.1

60.1

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

21.3

30.1

21.8

23.7

26.2

28.4

EPS - adjusted (p)

 

 

19.7

27.1

19.7

21.2

23.5

25.4

EPS - (IFRS) (p)

 

 

18.1

25.2

14.7

21.2

23.5

25.4

Dividend per share (p)

6.0

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.9

9.7

Gross Margin (%)

29.2

34.0

27.8

28.5

29.2

29.9

EBITDA Margin (%)

16.4

20.0

15.6

16.3

16.6

16.8

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

14.7

18.6

12.1

12.9

13.3

13.6

Operating Margin (%)

13.8

17.2

11.2

11.9

12.3

12.5

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

54,048

65,811

66,319

69,431

70,653

72,084

Intangible Assets

1,358

2,424

2,345

2,278

2,221

2,172

Tangible Assets

50,159

61,039

63,182

66,362

67,640

69,119

Investments

2,531

2,348

792

792

792

792

Current Assets

 

 

69,472

83,606

100,138

101,302

87,363

97,716

Stocks

36,050

47,263

62,381

61,715

65,107

68,035

Debtors

24,167

26,371

30,497

32,327

34,111

35,653

Cash

7,739

7,260

7,260

7,260

(11,854)

(5,972)

Other

1,516

2,712

0

0

0

0

Current Liabilities

 

 

(15,989)

(30,460)

(38,534)

(35,042)

(19,427)

(19,544)

Creditors

(12,640)

(17,620)

(18,614)

(18,961)

(19,284)

(19,401)

Short term borrowings

(3,203)

(12,697)

(19,777)

(15,939)

0

0

Provisions

(146)

(143)

(143)

(143)

(143)

(143)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(16,411)

(11,605)

(19,869)

(17,950)

(9,981)

(9,981)

Long term borrowings

(3,450)

(2,624)

(9,888)

(7,969)

0

0

Other long term liabilities

(12,961)

(8,981)

(9,981)

(9,981)

(9,981)

(9,981)

Net Assets

 

 

91,120

107,352

108,054

117,741

128,608

140,275

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

15,677

13,892

1,933

23,173

20,987

23,128

Net Interest

(191)

(270)

(415)

(1,004)

(677)

(413)

Tax

(2,191)

(4,874)

(3,219)

(3,698)

(4,332)

(4,695)

Capex

(23,909)

(13,195)

(7,079)

(8,204)

(6,336)

(6,771)

Acquisitions/disposals

(1,041)

(1,178)

0

0

0

0

Financing

(69)

(212)

0

0

0

0

Dividends

(3,378)

(3,704)

(4,509)

(4,509)

(4,848)

(5,367)

Net Cash Flow

(15,102)

(9,541)

(13,290)

5,757

4,794

5,883

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(15,958)

(427)

9,114

22,404

16,648

11,854

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

(429)

(0)

0

0

(0)

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(427)

9,114

22,404

16,648

11,854

5,972

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research


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This report has been commissioned by Treatt and prepared and issued by Edison, in consideration of a fee payable by Treatt. Edison Investment Research standard fees are £60,000 pa for the production and broad dissemination of a detailed note (Outlook) following by regular (typically quarterly) update notes. Fees are paid upfront in cash without recourse. Edison may seek additional fees for the provision of roadshows and related IR services for the client but does not get remunerated for any investment banking services. We never take payment in stock, options or warrants for any of our services.

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This Communication is being distributed in the United Kingdom and is directed only at (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments, i.e. investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "FPO") (ii) high net-worth companies, unincorporated associations or other bodies within the meaning of Article 49 of the FPO and (iii) persons to whom it is otherwise lawful to distribute it. The investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to such persons. It is not intended that this document be distributed or passed on, directly or indirectly, to any other class of persons and in any event and under no circumstances should persons of any other description rely on or act upon the contents of this document.

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United States of America

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Schumannstrasse 34b

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London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

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New York +1 646 653 7026

1185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

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Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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