Your opening paragraph: what is interesting about this stock, why now and at what price? Are consensus earnings too high/low? This can include bearish comments as well if you do not buy into the strategy/sector or think valuation is too high. Most fund managers are only going to be reading this first paragraph. Make it interesting enough so they continue reading further; write this page like a QuickView.

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Your opening paragraph: what is interesting about this stock, why now and at what price? Are consensus earnings too high/low? This can include bearish comments as well if you do not buy into the strategy/sector or think valuation is too high. Most fund managers are only going to be reading this first paragraph. Make it interesting enough so they continue reading further; write this page like a QuickView.

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Type your conclusion here. By the time you write the front page, you should have a clear idea of the main conclusions and express them in concise active language. Expand on your message. Be concise and expand on the key message within the research note.

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Possibly consider sensitivities to your view on the company, both on the upside and the downside.

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Commentary depends on availability and accuracy of consensus.

Consensus estimates (four years of historics if no consensus)

Year
end

Revenue
(€m)

PBT

(€m)

EPS

(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E

(x)

Yield
(%)

12/15

12/16

12/17e

12/18e

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Company description: <Insert title>

Paragraph intro, Company background. When did it list? Money raised? Business model?

Revenues by segment/division

Exhibit 1: Revenues by segment

Exhibit 2: Revenues by geography

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Exhibit 1: Revenues by segment

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Exhibit 2: Revenues by geography

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Exhibit 3: Revenue and margin progression

Exhibit 4: Net profit progression

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Source: Company accounts

Exhibit 3: Revenue and margin progression

Source: Company accounts

Exhibit 4: Net profit progression

Source: Company accounts

Business description contd. What does the company do? What are the four-five critical drivers for the stock.

Strategy

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Recent news flow and upcoming catalysts

Short term, medium term, long term and the implication for growth/new market position, unlocking of value etc. Successful implementation of the company’s (growth/geographic expansion/technology programme etc) could point to xxxxxxxx.

Market overview

What you will be able to write will be dependent on available information, but consider the following. What is the company’s position in its market? Key competitors? Market size and growth? Key drivers?


Management, organisation and corporate governance

Supervisory board and management board

Add a line to explain the relationship of supervisory board to management board to non-German audience.

Organisation

Text plus chart if required

Corporate governance

Text

Shareholders and free float

Body text


Financials

We are not making forecasts, but will produce commentary on recent results and can also comment of consensus earnings estimates if available. Where possible direct the reader’s focus on key areas of the financials (extremely leveraged balance sheet, odd preference share structure, revenues growing strongly).

Exhibit 5: Financial summary

€'000s

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

Income Statement

Revenue

8,012

11,218

10,994

11,517

15,315

Profit Before Tax (as reported)

(19,994)

(39,360)

(31,035)

(17,926)

(16,990)

Net income (as reported)

(19,731)

(38,307)

(29,906)

(17,273)

(16,372)

EPS (as reported) – (€)

(89.7)

(159.5)

(103.9)

(51.9)

(44.1)

Dividend per share (€)

0

0

0

0

0

Balance Sheet

Total non current assets

8,403

10,224

8,731

6,061

3,091

Total current assets

36,184

16,933

9,283

12,627

6,137

Total assets

44,587

27,157

18,014

18,688

9,228

Total current liabilities

(15,874)

(13,043)

(12,499)

(18,385)

(23,840)

Total current liabilities

(5)

(5)

(5)

(5)

(5)

Total liabilities

-15,879

-13,048

-12,504

-18,390

-23,845

Net Assets

28,708

14,109

5,510

299

(14,617)

Shareholder equity

28,708

14,109

5,510

299

(14,617)

Cashflow

Net cash from operating activities

(11,588)

(13,509)

(18,138)

(2,675)

(26)

Net cash from investing activities

(11,588)

(13,509)

(18,138)

(2,675)

(26)

Net Cash from financing activities

(11,588)

(13,509)

(18,138)

(2,675)

(26)

Net Cash Flow

10,905

(22,504)

184

5,052

(7,551)

Cash & cash equivalent end of year

(25,673)

(2,481)

(2,555)

(7,607)

(56)

Source: Company accounts


Income statement

If possible discuss five year performance with focus on past two years. Add charts/tables as appropriate.

Profitability – could add two bar/line charts/graphs, here, a simple line showing operating margin, ROCE? And another showing net debt? Or net debt/equity?

Exhibit 6: Profitability

Exhibit 7: Profitability

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Exhibit 6: Profitability

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Exhibit 7: Profitability

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Balance sheet and cash flow

If possible discuss five year performance with focus on past two years. Add charts/tables as appropriate.

Insert a cashflow related chart, eg FCF/capex. Or div payout . Or capex as % of sales, something that picks out the story of how the company might be using cash

Exhibit 7: Cashflow

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Valuation

Brief para on valuation referring to the chart(s) below

Exhibit 8: Valuation

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Peer valuation

Commentary depends on availability and accuracy of consensus.

If available add peer group table – however, you will need to have looked at the peers to a certain extent to make sense of the relative value. This may prove a challenge, especially if peer info is in German. Consider if the company is early stage/mature etc

Exhibit 4: Peer group comparison

Market cap

PE (x)

EV/EBITDA (x)

Dividend yield (%)

(m)

2017e

2018e

2017e

2018e

2017e

2018e

Company 1

CHF 17,258

25.1

22.7

15.7

15.1

3.1%

3.3%

Company 2

$9,324

21.5

19.8

14.3

13.3

2.0%

2.3%

Company 3

CHF 7,899

25.4

23.2

14.4

13.0

1.5%

1.7%

Company 4

ILS 11,743

24.3

19.9

16.3

13.9

0.6%

0.7%

Company 5

DKK 52,438

31.9

28.4

20.9

18.8

1.6%

2.1%

Company 6

€ 12,134

21.5

19.9

15.4

14.2

0.8%

0.9%

Company 7

$9,144

17.9

16.7

10.1

9.2

1.5%

1.6%

Peer group average

24.0

21.5

15.3

13.9

1.6%

1.8%

Company 8

£127.6

16.1

15.7

11.2

10.6

1.9%

1.9%

Premium/(discount) to peer group

-32.6%

-27.0%

-26.7%

-23.8%

18.7%

7.3%

Source: Bloomberg. Note: Prices as at 5 January 2017.

Sensitivities

Type the sensitivities here. What would change your view materially, both on the upside and the downside. You have made certain assumptions to get to your view, consider the possibilities of being wrong. Consider both broader macro considerations as well as company and sector specific issues. Consider the following:

Macro issues: cyclical downturn, oil price changes, interest rate risks, currency shifts

Technical issues: stock overhang, stock option dilution

Regulatory issues: pension funding, litigation risks

Company specific issues: company very dependent on a key manager, possibility of restructuring benefits to be slow to flow through, new technology slow to be adopted.

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European Assets Trust — Wider than normal discount has scope to narrow

European Assets Trust (EAT) aims to deliver long-term capital growth through a fundamental approach to investing in small and medium-sized companies in Europe (excluding the UK). The manager, Sam Cosh, also concentrates on the preservation of capital, which is reflected in the focus on quality companies and a disciplined approach to valuation. Over the past 10 years, the trust has delivered an annualised c 14% NAV total return. EAT has a high payout policy and its 6% dividend yield is the highest among peers. Dual listed in the Netherlands and the UK, EAT’s shareholders have approved the migration of the company to the UK, effective in mid-March 2019. This may result in EAT’s inclusion in the FTSE Small Cap and FTSE All-Shares indices, which could increase demand for the shares. Combined with the attractive dividend yield, there is scope for its current wider-than-average discount to NAV to narrow.

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