Renewi — Near-term flexibility, long-term growth strategy

Renewi (LSE: RWI)

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Renewi — Near-term flexibility, long-term growth strategy

FY20 ended on a positive note strategically for Renewi, with two non-core disposals and resumption of soil shipments by ATM. COVID-19 began to have an impact at the year-end, but cost reduction/cash preservation measures together with amended banking covenants allow financial flexibility. A strategy refresh (Renewi 2.0) provides investors with a roadmap for future business development focusing on core business strengths. Our estimates are temporarily suspended and are under review.

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Renewi

Near-term flexibility, long-term growth strategy

FY20 results

Industrial support services

4 June 2020

Price

26.25p

Market cap

£210m

€1.12/£

Core group ongoing net debt
(ex-PPP/PFI finance and IFRS 16 leases, €m) at end March 2020

457

Shares in issue

800.1m

Free float

98.8%

Code

RWI

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

Euronext Amsterdam

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

1.4

(29.4)

(18.6)

Rel (local)

(8.5)

(25.1)

(9.4)

52-week high/low

45.0p

18.1p

Business description

Renewi is a waste-to-product company with operations primarily in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK and was formed from the merger between Shanks Group and Van Gansewinkel Group in 2017. Its activities span the collection, processing and resale of industrial, hazardous and municipal waste.

Next events

AGM

16 July 2020 (TBC)

Analyst

Toby Thorrington

+44 (0)20 3077 5721

Renewi is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

FY20 ended on a positive note strategically for Renewi, with two non-core disposals and resumption of soil shipments by ATM. COVID-19 began to have an impact at the year-end, but cost reduction/cash preservation measures together with amended banking covenants allow financial flexibility. A strategy refresh (Renewi 2.0) provides investors with a roadmap for future business development focusing on core business strengths. Our estimates are temporarily suspended and are under review.

Year end

Revenue (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

03/18

1,760.3

63.0

5.9

3.46

5.0

11.8

03/19

1,780.7

63.1

6.0

1.68

4.9

5.7

03/20

1,775.4

54.3

5.4

0.51

5.4

1.7

Note: *PBT and EPS (fully diluted) are normalised, excluding pension net finance costs, amortisation of acquired intangibles and exceptional items. FY20 is on an IFRS 16 basis.

FY20 earnings lower, core net debt reduced

Renewi’s ongoing businesses grew revenue by 2% and, although underlying EBIT was 10% lower (l-f-l, IAS 17 basis), this was slightly better than our January estimate. Divisionally, Commercial Waste and Monostreams both improved their EBIT contributions in FY20 but were outweighed in aggregate by weaker ATM and UK Municipal outturns, together with higher group central costs following one-off items in the prior year. PBT on the same IAS 17/pre-IFRS 16 basis was down 23% y-o-y. Exceptional charges of c €120m were in line with previous guidance. Positive underlying cash flow, supplemented by disposal proceeds, left year-end pre-IFRS 16 core net debt of €457m, 3x EBITDA. Net cash inflow was c €24m better than we had anticipated, primarily due to a stronger working capital performance and tighter capex spend. IFRS 16 leases were €203m (versus c €165m at the half-year stage).

Financial headroom covering COVID-19 trading risk

The 29 May COVID-19 update noted a small trading impact at the end of FY20 (c €4m) with an expected Q121 EBIT impact of around €20m (in context, H120 EBIT was c €45m). The trading impact on each of Renewi’s businesses has been variable with the Netherlands – the largest revenue territory – appearing to be least affected, while the UK lockdown has reduced revenues slightly. ATM has been relatively unaffected thus far after resuming soil shipments at the end of FY20. Renewi has an agreed relaxation to its banking covenants, which now allow for net debt up to 6x EBITDA in H221, reducing back to 3.5x by September 2021. Renewi stated that operational measures taken include c €60m annual cost savings (initially c €40m), while liquidity headroom of c €250m was in place at the end of March (previously c €200m).

Renewi 2.0 frames strategic focus

A refreshed strategy (Renewi 2.0) has been announced, intended to capitalise on favourable long-term recycling drivers in markets in which the company has leading positions to deliver long-term profitable growth through investment and improved business efficiency. Financially, c €20m annual cost benefits are expected to be generated by the end of FY23, with a cash spend of c €40m to achieve this.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

m's

2018

2018

2019

2020

March

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

 

 

Sterling

Euros

Euros

Euros

Revenue

 

 

1,565.7

1,760.3

1,780.7

1,775.4

Cost of Sales

 

 

(1,276.9)

(1,419.2)

(1,470.4)

(1,467.5)

Gross Profit

 

 

288.8

341.1

310.3

307.9

EBITDA

 

 

156.9

176.3

179.7

167.1

Operating Profit (before GW and except.)

69.1

82.5

85.5

87.6

Net Interest

 

 

(14.2)

(15.0)

(14.4)

(18.5)

Other Finance

 

 

(5.1)

(7.1)

(8.4)

(15.7)

JV/Associates

 

 

2.3

2.6

0.4

0.9

Intangible Amortisation

 

 

(5.8)

(6.7)

(6.4)

(6.4)

Non-trading & exceptional items

 

 

(95.7)

(108.4)

(145.1)

(107.1)

Profit Before Tax (Edison norm)

 

52.1

63.0

63.1

54.3

Pension net finance costs

 

 

(0.6)

(0.7)

(0.6)

(0.2)

Profit Before Tax (Renewi norm)

 

51.5

62.3

62.5

54.1

Profit Before Tax (statutory)

 

 

(50.0)

(52.8)

(89.0)

(59.4)

Tax - headline

 

 

2.6

1.4

12.4

(1.1)

Profit After Tax (norm)

 

 

39.1

47.2

47.5

41.0

Profit After Tax

 

 

(47.4)

(51.5)

(76.6)

(60.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

 

799.9

799.9

796.7

794.6

EPS - Edison norm (p/c) FD

 

 

4.9

5.9

6.0

5.4

EPS - Renewi norm (p/c) FD

 

 

4.8

5.4

6.0

5.4

EPS - (p/c)

 

 

(5.9)

(6.8)

(11.7)

(9.8)

Dividend per share (p/c)

 

 

3.05

3.46

1.68

0.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Margin (%)

 

 

18.4

19.4

17.4

17.3

EBITDA Margin (%)

 

 

10.0

10.0

10.1

9.4

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

4.4

4.7

4.8

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

 

 

1,456.3

1,669.2

1,439.6

1,616.8

Intangible Assets

 

 

606.3

699.3

605.6

610.1

Tangible Assets (inc RoU assets)

 

 

623.0

710.8

629.1

790.9

Investments

 

 

227.0

259.1

204.9

215.8

Current Assets

 

 

366.2

418.0

533.3

503.3

Stocks

 

 

23.3

26.6

26.0

20.7

Debtors

 

 

279.0

318.4

456.9

288.1

Cash

 

 

63.9

73.0

50.4

194.5

Current Liabilities

 

 

(545.8)

(631.0)

(758.3)

(635.2)

Creditors

 

 

(532.9)

(616.3)

(639.6)

(618.4)

Short term borrowings

 

 

(12.9)

(14.7)

(118.7)

(16.8)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(894.3)

(1,019.9)

(895.1)

(1,249.6)

Long term borrowings

 

 

(489.7)

(558.9)

(483.7)

(634.9)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(404.6)

(461.0)

(411.4)

(614.7)

Net Assets

 

 

382.4

436.3

319.5

235.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

128.4

143.6

86.8

167.8

Net Interest

 

 

(16.9)

(19.1)

(17.7)

(27.0)

Tax

 

 

(6.7)

(7.6)

(13.2)

(10.1)

Net Capex

 

 

(81.2)

(92.3)

(99.4)

(73.4)

Acquisitions/disposals

 

 

(4.1)

(4.8)

22.7

81.0

Equity Financing

 

 

0.6

0.6

(2.7)

0.6

Dividends

 

 

(24.4)

(27.6)

(27.4)

(8.6)

Net Cash Flow

 

 

(4.3)

(7.3)

(50.9)

130.3

Opening core net debt/(cash)

 

 

423.9

492.7

500.0

552.0

IFRS 16 lease capital repayments

 

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

(38.5)

Other

 

 

(10.5)

(0.0)

(1.1)

3.0

Closing core net debt/(cash)

 

 

438.7

500.0

552.0

457.2

Closing PPP/PFI non-recourse net debt

 

82.9

94.6

95.4

90.0

IFRS 16 lease finance

 

 

 

 

 

202.7

Source: Company, Edison Investment Research

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