JDC Group — Banking on a strong Q4

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JDC Group — Banking on a strong Q4

JDC Group (JDC) issued its Q323 report in which its FY23 guidance was adjusted to the lower end of the indicated revenue and EBITDA ranges. This was partly due to the weak economic environment in Germany and partly because JDC may not be able to consolidate Top Ten Group in FY23. Nevertheless, to reach the lower end of the €175–190m revenue guidance, a strong Q4 is needed given the 9M23 realised revenue of €122.9m. However, we believe guidance is realistic given seasonal trends as Q4 is the quarter when clients usually evaluate their insurance portfolios.

Edwin de Jong

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Edwin De Jong

Analyst

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Financials

JDC Group

Banking on a strong Q4

Q323 results update

Diversified financials

14 November 2023

Price

€17.80

Market cap

€243m

Net cash (€m) at 30 September 2023

10.7

Shares in issue

13.7m

Free float

51%

Code

JDC

Primary exchange

Deutsche Börse Scale

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(1.8)

(5.4)

(5.1)

Rel (local)

(1.8)

(2.0)

(14.7)

52-week high/low

€19.52

€14.8

Business description

JDC Group is a leading German insurance platform, providing advice and financial services for professional intermediaries and banks but also directly for end-customers. JDC’s digital platform, for end-clients and for the administration and processing of insurance products, is also provided as a white-label product.

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Edwin De Jong

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JDC Group is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

JDC Group (JDC) issued its Q323 report in which its FY23 guidance was adjusted to the lower end of the indicated revenue and EBITDA ranges. This was partly due to the weak economic environment in Germany and partly because JDC may not be able to consolidate Top Ten Group in FY23. Nevertheless, to reach the lower end of the €175–190m revenue guidance, a strong Q4 is needed given the 9M23 realised revenue of €122.9m. However, we believe guidance is realistic given seasonal trends as Q4 is the quarter when clients usually evaluate their insurance portfolios.

Year end

Revenue
(€m)

EBITDA
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

EV/EBITDA
(x)

P/E
(x)

12/21

146.8

8.3

0.07

0.00

40.8

262.9

12/22

156.1

9.0

0.07

0.00

25.9

267.8

12/23e

175.2

11.5

0.18

0.00

20.9

98.6

12/24e

215.6

15.5

0.39

0.00

15.1

45.1

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

A slower Q3 but a strong Q4 anticipated

JDC’s revenues increased by 10% y-o-y to €38.3m in Q323, an improvement compared to 4.5% in H123. Q3 is the weakest quarter for JDC due to the summer holidays. August was especially weak this year after a relatively strong July. Advisortech revenues (81% of sales) rose by 9.6% to €33.4m, compared to 16.9% growth in Q2. Revenues in Advisory (19% of sales) fell by 7.3% to €7.7m, driven by continued weakness in investment, real estate and construction financing. EBITDA doubled to €1.6m due to better cost control and EBIT was €0.2m, compared to a loss of €0.7m in Q322. The net loss amounted to €0.4m (Q322: loss of €1.1m).

Due to the weak economic environment and because it is unlikely JDC will be able to consolidate Top Ten Investment-Vermittlungs in FY23 (approval pending from the regulator), revenues and earnings are projected to come in at the lower end of the guidance range of revenues of €175–190m and EBITDA of €11.5–13.0m. This is still a challenging target. In order to reach the new guidance JDC needs a very strong Q4 with revenues of at least €52.1m (Q422: €40.3m) and EBITDA of over €4.8m (Q422: €2.8m). The company is confident that it can reach those levels, given regular seasonality and the comparison with a relatively weak Q4 last year. We have adjusted our estimates for 2023 reflecting the new guidance and arrive at €175m revenues and an EBITDA of €11.5m.

Lower 2023 estimates, changes in 2024 estimates

The acquisition pace of the Summitas Gruppe joint venture with Bain Capital Insurance and Great-West Lifeco seems to have picked up. Two brokers have been added earlier this year, one is expected to close in the coming weeks, and two more are expected this year. Given this and the final acquisition of Top Ten Group, we have increased our top-line estimates for 2024. See below for our new estimates.

Changes to estimates

We have made changes to our FY23 and FY24 estimates. For FY23 we are reflecting the company’s guidance towards the lower end of the range for both revenues and EBITDA. Compared to our previous forecasts, our revenue estimate is 3.9% lower and our EBITDA estimate is 5.4% lower.

For FY24 we have included a revenue contribution of €16m from Top Ten Group, which means our revenue forecast for 2024 is 1.5% higher than before. Our EBITDA forecast is 10.7% lower than our previous estimates, mostly because of the lower margins of the Top Ten business. We expect net profit to increase to €2.5m in FY23 and €5.4m in 2024, from €0.9m in 2022.

Over the next few years, we continue to expect increasing growth in the Advisortech segment, driven not only by key clients and the IFA business but also by contributions from the Summitas Gruppe joint venture.

Exhibit 1: Estimate changes

€m

FY22

FY23e old

FY23e new

Change

FY24e old

FY24e new

Change

FY25e

Total revenue

156.1

182.3

175.2

-3.9%

212.4

215.6

1.5%

244.7

EBITDA

9.0

12.2

11.5

-5.4%

17.4

15.5

-10.7%

20.3

EBIT

2.9

5.5

4.9

-11.2%

10.5

8.5

-18.7%

12.9

Pre-tax profit

1.1

3.7

3.1

-16.6%

8.7

6.7

-22.5%

11.1

Net income

0.9

3.0

2.5

-17.7%

6.9

5.4

-21.7%

8.9

EPS (€)

0.07

0.22

0.18

-17.9%

0.51

0.39

-22.7%

0.65

Source: JDC Group financial accounts, Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 2: Financial summary

€m

2021

2022

2023e

2024e

2025e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

146.8

156.1

175.2

215.6

244.7

Cost of Sales

(105.1)

(108.3)

(120.3)

(152.9)

(173.5)

Gross Profit

41.7

47.8

54.9

62.6

71.2

EBITDA

 

8.3

9.0

11.5

15.5

20.3

Operating profit (before amort. and excepts.)

497

3.0

2.9

8.5

12.9

Reported operating profit

 

3.0

2.9

4.9

8.5

12.9

Net Interest

 

(1.6)

(1.5)

(1.8)

(1.8)

(1.8)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

-

-

Profit Before Tax (norm)

1.4

1.1

3.1

6.7

11.1

Profit Before Tax (reported)

1.4

1.1

3.1

6.7

11.1

Reported tax

(0.5)

(0.2)

(0.6)

(1.3)

(2.2)

Profit After Tax (norm)

0.9

0.9

2.5

5.4

8.9

Profit After Tax (reported)

0.9

0.9

2.5

5.4

8.9

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

13.7

13.7

13.7

13.7

13.7

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

 

13.1

13.7

13.7

13.7

13.7

EPS (€)

 

0.07

0.07

0.18

0.39

0.65

EPS - normalised (€)

0.07

0.07

0.18

0.39

0.65

DPS (€)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Gross Margin (%)

28.4

30.6

31.3

29.1

29.1

EBITDA Margin (%)

5.7

5.7

6.6

7.2

8.3

Normalised Operating Margin (%)

2.0

1.9

2.8

4.0

5.3

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

78.0

74.5

71.5

69.0

66.7

Intangible Assets

66.4

64.1

61.8

59.9

58.2

Tangible Assets

5.6

4.9

4.1

3.5

2.9

Investments & other

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

Current Assets

 

43.7

38.5

46.2

58.8

73.4

Stocks

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

Debtors

19.2

17.6

19.8

24.3

27.6

Cash & cash equivalents

21.9

16.7

21.7

28.7

39.2

Other

2.6

4.2

4.7

5.8

6.6

Current Liabilities

 

36.9

32.7

35.0

39.6

43.0

Creditors

23.8

18.1

20.4

25.0

28.4

Tax and social security

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

Short term borrowings

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

12.1

14.6

14.6

14.6

14.6

Long Term Liabilities

 

46.0

43.3

43.3

43.3

43.3

Long term borrowings

19.5

19.7

19.7

19.7

19.7

Other long term liabilities

26.5

23.6

23.6

23.6

23.6

Net Assets

 

38.8

37.0

39.4

44.8

53.8

Shareholders' equity

 

38.8

37.0

39.4

44.8

53.8

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

5.6

7.2

10.9

14.2

18.1

Working capital

9.3

0.4

(0.5)

(1.0)

(0.7)

Net operating cash flow

 

14.9

7.6

10.5

13.2

17.4

Capex

(2.1)

(3.2)

(3.6)

(4.5)

(5.1)

Acquisitions/disposals

(11.0)

0.0

0.0

-

-

Net interest

0.0

(6.4)

(1.8)

(1.8)

(1.8)

Equity financing

10.6

(3.2)

0.0

-

-

Dividends

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

Other

(2.2)

0.0

0.0

-

-

Net Cash Flow

10.2

(5.2)

5.0

7.0

10.5

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

(11.6)

(1.4)

3.0

(2.0)

(9.0)

FX

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

(1.4)

3.0

(2.0)

(9.0)

(19.5)

Source: JDC Group accounts, Edison Investment Research


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