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Research: Consumer
Despite further slowdown in London, its major market, the strength and diversity of PPHE’s portfolio has ensured a ‘solid’ Q118 and confidence that 2018 expectations can be met. Although Q1 regional performance is not disclosed, overall 1% RevPAR gain may reflect a marginal dip in the capital, as was the case for the market, which is creditable given a demanding comparative. Growth in Croatia and Germany was encouraging, if offset by renovation in the Netherlands. Current projects are well in hand, while management looks to exploit flexibility after Waterloo’s sale and leaseback and Arena’s fund-raising. PPHE’s rating underestimates its excess liquidity (£200m+ cash post-Hoxton purchase) and asset backing (fair value c £20/share).
PPHE Hotel Group |
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Travel & leisure |
4 May 2018 |
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Despite further slowdown in London, its major market, the strength and diversity of PPHE’s portfolio has ensured a ‘solid’ Q118 and confidence that 2018 expectations can be met. Although Q1 regional performance is not disclosed, overall 1% RevPAR gain may reflect a marginal dip in the capital, as was the case for the market, which is creditable given a demanding comparative. Growth in Croatia and Germany was encouraging, if offset by renovation in the Netherlands. Current projects are well in hand, while management looks to exploit flexibility after Waterloo’s sale and leaseback and Arena’s fund-raising. PPHE’s rating underestimates its excess liquidity (£200m+ cash post-Hoxton purchase) and asset backing (fair value c £20/share).
Year end |
Revenue (£m) |
EBITDA |
PBT* |
EPS* |
DPS |
EV/EBITDA |
12/16 |
272.5 |
94.1 |
34.2 |
69.9 |
21.0** |
11.4 |
12/17 |
325.1 |
107.3 |
34.5 |
64.2 |
24.0 |
8.4 |
12/18e |
340.0 |
112.0 |
38.0 |
68.8 |
26.0 |
8.2 |
12/19e |
357.0 |
118.0 |
44.0 |
81.6 |
28.0 |
7.5 |
Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, share-based payments. **Plus 100p special dividend.
Despite headwinds, Q118 RevPAR was still slightly ahead of a strong Q117. London looks to have braved an above-trend supply of new rooms and pressures on UK household spending and real income growth to deliver yield performance close to that of the market (-1% per STR). A willingness to cut room rates confirms management alertness to currency-led curbs on the spending power of visitors (per IPS, visits to UK -7% in Q417 vs +10% in Q117). Conditions remain challenging in 2018; GL, London’s largest hotel owner/operator, is newly maintaining ‘a cautious outlook’, in line with our own forecast of flat RevPAR for PPHE.
By contrast in Q1, albeit less important, subsidiary Arena reports that Germany and Hungary were ‘strong’ (RevPAR +10%) and Croatia revenue was up two-thirds thanks to an earlier Easter and development of low-season sports activities.
On stated investment plans, we are comfortable with forecasts. EBITDA growth will be driven by largely completed investment in London, Croatia (including a first glamping product) and the Netherlands (notably its flagship Victoria Amsterdam).
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Research: TMT
The Marketing Group’s (TMG) Q118 update shows the group delivering sales broadly in line and EBITDA a little ahead of expectations through good cost control. This discipline should stand TMG in good stead as it builds its business both within the existing agencies and in potential further acquisitions. Our forecasts are unchanged on this update. With the TRUTH blockchain-enabled media agency continuing to garner high levels of industry interest, the scale of the discount of the rating to the peer group is looking increasingly anomalous.