Global Dominion Access — Optimising corporate infrastructure

Global Dominion Access — Optimising corporate infrastructure

Global Dominion is a global company providing services and end-to-end (design to completion) project solutions, where increasing complexity is driving the requirement for external expertise. It has a strong track record reflecting operational excellence and stringent financial controls (EBIT CAGR 23% in 2015–19). COVID-19 has primarily affected operational/project delivery. End markets remain robust, reflecting the critical nature and payback of such investment, suggesting profit recovery should be swift, potentially enabling a return to the targeted growth plan of doubling 2018 net income by 2023. Uncertainties remain over the timing of recovery. The balance sheet is strong in a net cash position.

David Larkam

Written by

David Larkam

Analyst, Industrials

Global Dominion

Optimising corporate infrastructure

Industrials

Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2020

9 November 2020

Price

€3.1

Market cap

€525m

Share price graph

Share details

Code

DOM

Shares in issue

169.5m

Net cash at 30 June 2020

€102m

Business description

Global Dominion is a global company providing services and end-to-end (design to completion) project solutions. Its focus is on using technology to deliver increased asset utilisation and efficiency. It operates in the technology & telecoms, industry and energy sectors. It has recently expanded into services managing utilities in the (domestic) market.

Bull

Strong and consistent record. Profit CAGR 23% in 2015–19 driven by 9% organic growth CAGR.

Asset-light model and strong financial management drives high levels of cash conversion. Balance sheet strong with net cash of €102m at June 2020.

Broad geographic and industry client base provides end-market resilience.

Bear

H1 profits adversely affected by COVID (EBIT declined 58%) with operating margins 2.5% from 5.6%.

Relatively low-margin business (2019 EBIT margin 6.7%) but high return on assets (2019 RONA 25%).

Consumer is a new, untested business area for the group.

Analyst

David Larkam

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Global Dominion is a global company providing services and end-to-end (design to completion) project solutions, where increasing complexity is driving the requirement for external expertise. It has a strong track record reflecting operational excellence and stringent financial controls (EBIT CAGR 23% in 2015–19). COVID-19 has primarily affected operational/project delivery. End markets remain robust, reflecting the critical nature and payback of such investment, suggesting profit recovery should be swift, potentially enabling a return to the targeted growth plan of doubling 2018 net income by 2023. Uncertainties remain over the timing of recovery. The balance sheet is strong in a net cash position.

Dominion’s core USP

Dominion adds value through bringing a comprehensive service offering, including digital transformation and sector expertise to enhance customer process productivity. Technical expertise is supported by financial discipline and breadth of sector and geographic experience. Large projects range from turnkey installations (eg 50MW solar plant in the Dominican Republic) to technology integration (medical equipment, communications & systems design, installation and operation & maintenance for a hospital in Chile). Services extend through to maintenance and upgrades providing positive ‘base load’ activity. The business operates in the technology & telecoms, industry and energy sectors. Dominion has operations in 35 countries. Risk is mitigated by the largest customer/project accounting for less than 5% of group turnover. GD has a consumer business in Spain providing household services (including electricity & gas supply and telco services) for the smart home.

Consensus estimates for solid recovery

H1 was affected by COVID-19. The services business is recovering, while the project business remained positive and order book resilient (order backlog -4%). A return to operational normality should see a swift recovery and supports management confidence for a better H2 and market expectations of a return to 2019 profits in 2021. A global ‘second wave’ could affect the timing of recovery even though the prospects for the company for Q4 remain positive.

Valuation: Visible earnings recovery in FY21

Management remains committed to its target of doubling 2018 net income by 2023 (>10% organic growth) and 75% EBITA cash conversion. Assuming that the company returns to the outlined growth plan and achieves its targets, the stock trades on a FY23e P/E of c 10x. Based on consensus estimates, which reflect a visible recovery in earnings in FY21, the stock is trading on a FY21e P/E of 13.9x.

Consensus estimates

Year
end

Revenue
(€m)

EBIT
(€m)

EPS
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/18

1,084

42

16.1

0.0

19.9

N/A

12/19

1,149

47

19.4

0.0

16.5

N/A

12/20e

942

16

12.0

3.0

26.7

0.9

12/21e

1,013

48

23.0

8.0

13.9

2.5

Source: Refinitiv

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