Mytilineos — Defensive in 2020 and with growth beyond

Mytilineos (ASE: MYTIL)

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Mytilineos — Defensive in 2020 and with growth beyond

Although FY20 will be challenging for Mytilineos, in our view its current rating does not reflect the resilience of the business or its longer-term potential for growth. Emphasis on cost control, the sourcing of competitively priced gas and the company’s exposure to a growing renewable business should mitigate some of the impact of COVID-19 and help underpin growth. A new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT), due to be commissioned in Q421, should significantly boost profits from 2022.

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Mytilineos

Defensive in 2020 and with growth beyond

Q120 trading update

General industrials

1 June 2020

Price

€7.12

Market cap

€1,017m

Net debt (€m) at 31 December 2019

421

Shares in issue

142.9m

Free float

73.4%

Code

MYTI

Primary exchange

ASE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

0.9

4.6

(24.7)

Rel (local)

(0.8)

15.4

(8.4)

52-week high/low

€11.27

€5.01

Business description

Mytilineos operates three businesses: metallurgy (aluminium/alumina production), power & gas (power production/supply and gas trading) and EPC and infrastructure. The company operates in 29 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and has a workforce of 2,700 employees.

Next events

AGM

4 June 2020

H120 results

9 September 2020

Analyst

Graeme Moyse

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Mytilineos is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Although FY20 will be challenging for Mytilineos, in our view its current rating does not reflect the resilience of the business or its longer-term potential for growth. Emphasis on cost control, the sourcing of competitively priced gas and the company’s exposure to a growing renewable business should mitigate some of the impact of COVID-19 and help underpin growth. A new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT), due to be commissioned in Q421, should significantly boost profits from 2022.

Year end

EBITDA* (€m)

Net income**
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/18

284

141

0.99

0.36

7.2

5.1

12/19

313

145

1.01

0.36

7.0

5.1

12/20e

282

133

0.93

0.33

7.7

4.6

12/21e

339

170

1.19

0.42

6.0

5.9

Note: *EBITDA and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.** Net income is shown after minorities.

Power & gas delivers the standout performance

Although EBITDA declined by 12.4% in Q120 versus Q119 (the strongest quarter in 2019), from €92.0m to €80.6m, it represented a 23.7% increase over Q419. The standout performance was posted by power & gas, which increased profitability versus Q119 thanks to an expansion in the supply and the renewable businesses and a significant increase in thermal spark spreads (+55%), despite lower power prices, thanks to the sourcing of cheap gas. Profits in the metallurgy unit were described by management as ‘resilient’ helped by lower costs, with the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) business ‘underperforming’.

A tough Q220 in prospect but opportunities beyond

With traditionally weaker spark spreads in Q2 and lower forward curves for metal pricing in Q2, the next quarter is likely to be more challenging for Mytilineos than Q1. However, despite the impact of COVID-19, Mytilineos reports that all its major production facilities remain fully operational, there have been no major interruptions to the supply of raw materials or the delivery of its products to end customers and there have been no delays in customer payment. Following the recent announcement of the bond prepayment, Mytilineos faces no debt redemption before 2024. Forward curves on the London Metal Exchange (LME) point to higher prices in H220 and beyond. Low gas prices should present an opportunity for Mytilineos to resist cost pressure in the metallurgy business, along with its ongoing cost control, and allow for generous spark spreads and a cost advantage for the supply business. Beyond FY20 we expect a continuing development of the renewable and supply businesses and further cost reductions. The commissioning of the new efficient CCGT plant (826MW) in Q421 should also provide a strong stimulus to profitability in FY22.

Valuation: Undemanding

Following the Q120 trading update we have revised our forecasts for FY20 and beyond (FY20 EBITDA €282m versus €330m previously). Based on our new forecasts the median result of our analysis indicates a value of c €12.2–12.5/share (previously €14.5) for Mytilineos, providing over 70% upside from current levels.

Resilient Q120 performance

Q120 trading update underlines the importance of cheap gas

The headline figures for Q120 are set out in Exhibit 1. As the table shows, the figures demonstrate that profitability improved quarter-on-quarter (Q419 was hit by weaker margins in the EPC business) but recorded a decline compared with Q119. Mytilineos does not provide a full segmental breakdown of revenue or EBITDA at the Q1 stage; however, it did disclose that the power & gas business unit increased profitability compared to Q119, despite lower overall output and a lower system marginal price (SMP).

Although Mytilineos does not publish quarterly cash flow statements the rise in net debt to €530m (from €421m at FY19) suggests that capex remained high during Q120 with construction of the new CCGT likely to have accounted for the bulk of the expenditure.

Exhibit 1: Key financial figures Q120 versus Q119

FY19

Q119

Q120

Q120 vs Q119

change

Q419

Q120 vs Q419

Turnover

€m

2,256.1

513.9

532.7

3.7%

708.2

-24.8%

EBITDA

€m

313.2

92.0

80.6

-12.4%

65.2

23.7%

Earnings after tax and minorities

€m

144.9

49.7

36.4

-26.8%

24.3

49.7%

EPS

1.014

0.348

0.255

-26.8%

0.170

49.7%

Net debt

€m

421

N/A

530

N/A

421

25.9%

EBITDA margin

%

13.9

17.9

15.1

-277.0bp

9.2

593.2bp

EATam margin

%

6.4

9.7

9.7

-284.6bp

3.4

339.5bp

Source: Mytilineos

When Mytilineos announced its FY19 results it maintained its DPS at €0.36 as a sign of its confidence in the business and despite the challenges of COVID-19. In its Q1 trading update Mytilineos reported that all its major production facilities remained fully operational and there had been no significant interruptions to the supply of raw materials or the delivery of its products to end customers. Mytilineos added that there had been no delays to customer payment and its liquidity remained strong. Since the Q1 trading update Mytilineos has announced the prepayment of the total nominal value (€1,000/bond) of a €300m bond (coupon of 3.1% due June 2022) and total accrued interest of €15.93/bond. Mytilineos now faces no further debt maturity before 2024.

In the following sections we discuss the principal factors driving profitability in each of the business units, consider the outlook in more detail and develop a number of potential scenarios for the business.

Metallurgy

Mytilineos managed to sustain production in its alumina refinery and aluminium smelter with both plants operating at almost full capacity in Q120. Overall production rose from 158.5k tons in Q119 to 168.2k tons in Q120, although this headline number was helped by the first-time contribution of the EPALME recycled aluminium business. However, COVID-19 did have a negative impact on commodity prices. The LME price for aluminium in Q120 was $1,712.75/tonne versus Q119 $1,880.64/tonne (-8.4%) (we note the overall LME average aluminium price for 2019 of $1,810/tonne was down 14% versus FY18 $2,112/tonne). Mytilineos added that its product premia had also declined by c 33% we estimate to c $280/tonne). It is however important to note that post Q120 the LME price now stands at c $1,500–1,550/tonne (one to three months) although the futures indicate a pick up in prices later in H220 to c $1,600–1,700/tonne. Mytilineos also pointed to declining alumina prices, from c $387/tonne in Q119, to c $285/tonne in Q120. Again, current and shorter-term LME alumina prices sit in the range of $240–260/t.

Despite the weaker metal prices that prevailed in Q120 Mytilineos stated that profits from the metallurgy business have been ‘resilient’ (we interpret this as a modest decline) as lower sales prices have been offset by lower input costs (gas and raw materials) and cost efficiency as a result of its cost control programme (the programme is called Hephaestus, which commenced last July). In total, Hephaestus has a targeted benefit of €62m, of which €35m constitutes ongoing EBITDA enhancements and a further €27m of one-off items. As a result of its cost initiative, Mytilineos believes that it has further improved its position in the global top quartile (in terms of cost efficiency) for its alumina and aluminium production.

Power & gas

In FY19 power & gas made the standout divisional contribution to group profitability, (increasing EBITDA from €60.4m in FY18 to €100.9m in FY19) and the division posted another strong performance in Q120, with increased profitability compared to the same quarter of 2019.

Although the impact of CVOID-19 and warm weather reduced energy demand in Greece by 1.8% (Mytilineos’s output declined by 3.5% to 1,228 GWh) and the SMP was down 25.9% to €50.4/MWh, Mytilineos still managed to increase profitability. The key to the improved profitability was a lower gas price, which enabled the clean spark spread from its thermal plants to increase by 55% versus Q119. Although Mytilineos does not publish the spark spread, we calculate that, using a power price of €50/MWh, gas costs of €10/MWh and a CO2 price of €25/t, a spark spread of €25/MWh might have been achievable.

The renewable business continues to expand and we expect a further 35MW of capacity to be added in FY20, taking overall capacity to c 245MW by the end of FY20. In Q120 output rose by 17.5% to 141GWh (Edison estimate output to increase by 30% to 560GWh in FY20). In the supply market, access to competitively priced gas enabled the supply business, Protegia, to increase its share of the Greek market to 6.5% (March 2019: 4.7%) and the business now has almost 250,000 customers versus 183,000 at FY19.

EPC

The traditional EPC business, which suffered from margin erosion in Q419, experienced another tough quarter in Q120; a number of projects remained in the completion phase and there was a drop in the number of new projects. Mytilineos is conducting a strategic review of the potential way forward for the EPC business with a focus on sustainability projects. However, we expect a decline in the profitability of this business in FY20.

RSD

The prospects for the recently (January 2020) formed Renewable and Storage Development (RSD) business appear brighter, with a growing market for solar and storage assets globally. This business offers the potential for higher margins than the traditional EPC business, with lower risk and shorter construction periods and also benefits from a well diversified portfolio of assets geographically. The business unit continued to execute projects in Spain, the UK, Chile and Kazakhstan throughout Q1. In Q1 the unit also disposed of 47MW of solar assets for €45.8m which constitutes only a small part of a total pipeline of 600MW scheduled for disposal over the next 24 months.

Outlook

While Mytilineos posted resilient profits in Q1, we expect Q2 to present sterner challenges. We expect lower metal prices in Q2 and some seasonal softening of the spark spreads in power & gas. We also anticipate that it is unlikely that the combined EPC/RSD business unit will recover in Q2. However, Mytilineos’s strong financial position should allow it to ride out the tough conditions. Forward curves on the LME point to higher prices in H220 and beyond, while low gas prices should present an opportunity for Mytilineos to restrain cost pressure in the metallurgy business and allow for generous spark spreads and a cost advantage for the supply business. We also expect continued expansion of the renewable portfolio in H2. Beyond FY20 the potential for economic growth and the continuing development of the renewable and supply businesses should facilitate improved profitability. The commissioning of the new efficient CCGT plant (826MW) in Q421 is likely to provide a strong stimulus to profitability in FY22.

Scenario analysis

Mytilineos reported a sound start to FY20 in difficult financial conditions. However, the ultimate impact of COVID-19 remains unclear and considerable uncertainty therefore surrounds projections for FY20 and beyond. To provide a guide for investors, we set out bull, bear and base case scenarios based on our updated forecasts. Each scenario attempts to model Mytilineos’s sensitivity to some of the more important variables as shown in Exhibit 2. For comparison we also show figures for FY19. Spark spreads are not disclosed by Mytilineos, so the figures shown are our estimates.

Exhibit 2: FY20 scenario assumptions

Thermal power spark spreads

Thermal power volumes

Aluminium prices

Aluminium

volumes

Alumina price

Alumina volumes

EPC
revenue

EPC

EBITDA margin

(€/MWh)

(TWh)

($/tonne)

(kton)

($/tonne)

(kton)

(€m)

(%)

FY19

14.5

4.2

1,810

209

300

823

666

7.7

Base

13.0

4.2

1,525

220

270

811

620

6.1

Bull

15.0

4.3

1,625

225

280

825

650

7.5

Bear

10.0

4.1

1,450

210

265

796

585

4.9

Source: Edison Investment Research

The financial impact of the scenario analysis can be seen in Exhibit 3 below. In our base case scenario, EBITDA of €282m represents a c 9.9% decline on the €313m achieved in FY19 (we note that Q120 EBITDA –12.4% versus Q119). We envisage a strong performance from the power & gas division with cheap gas supporting spark spreads (in the face of lower power prices) and the expansion of the supply business. Additional wind capacity should also help drive profitability. The metallurgy business should also benefit from lower input gas prices, a year-on-year expansion of the aluminium recycling capacity along with lower input prices for raw materials, although, in all scenarios, lower metal prices will reduce profitability versus FY19. The EPC/RSD unit suffered from a tough Q120 and we expect this trend to continue throughout FY20, with revenues and margins in the year lower than FY19 in all scenarios. For the time being, despite the stronger outlook for RSD, we continue to forecast EPC and RSD as a combined unit, although in time, as more data are published by Mytilineos, we expect to separate out the two businesses. Overall, it is only in the bull case scenario that FY20 EBITDA slightly exceeds that of FY19, while the bear case scenario represents a 19.8% decline in EBITDA versus FY19.

Exhibit 3: FY20 EBITDA sensitivity analysis (€m)

FY19

Base

Bull

Bear

Metallurgy

162

138

150

129

Power & gas

101

106

117

93

EPC/RSD

51

38

49

29

Other

(1)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total

313

282

315

251

Source: Edison Investment Research

It is worth pointing out that in light of the impact of COVID-19 (lower metal prices) and ongoing difficulties in the traditional EPC business, our new base case forecasts represent a significant reduction to our previously published forecasts (December 2019). The principal changes are highlighted in Exhibit 4. Net debt projections rise principally as a result of lower EBITDA in FY20. Turnover rises as we have increased our forecasts for the energy supply business, which is a high turnover but relatively low margin operation.

Exhibit 4: FY20 and FY21 principal changes to forecasts

€m

FY20e

FY21e

Revenues

New

2,124

2,644

Old

2,088

2,266

Change

2%

17%

Adjusted EBITDA

New

282

339

Old

330

355

Change

-15%

-4%

Adjusted net income (before minorities)

New

136

174

Old

175

198

Change

-22%

-12%

Net debt

New

528

612

Old

477

521

Change

11%

17%

Source: Edison Investment Research

Valuation

Mytilineos has not escaped the decline in market valuations and the share now stands at c €7.1, a significant discount to the peak of €11.2 reached in July 2019, although the shares are currently some way above March’s trough of €5.02/share.

Using our base case forecast EPS of €0.93 for FY20e, Mytilineos is trading on an FY20e P/E of 7.6x versus a peer group of industrial conglomerates of 16.0x (a discount of 54%). By way of comparison, the Athens Composite Index forward P/E of 11.8x and the STOXX Europe 600 forward P/E of 18.2x.

Our updated DCF-based SOTP analysis suggests a valuation of €13.4 (Exhibit 4) before applying any adjustments to reflect the diversified business model. Significant synergies exist between Mytilineos’s businesses, particularly power and metallurgy and therefore the appropriateness and scale of any adjustments to the SOTP remains a moot point. However, applying an adjustment of 15% would reduce the equity valuation to c €11.4/share (versus €14.5 previously). Applying a less aggressive adjustment of 10% would produce a valuation of €12.1/share.

Exhibit 5: DCF-based SOTP approach

FY20e (€m)

EV

EBITDA

EV/EBITDA

Comment 

Metallurgy

1,422

138

10.3

DCF, 7.5% WACC, 0.5% terminal growth rate

Power & gas

777

106

7.3

Summation of Gas-fired plants, Wind & Supply

Gas-fired plants

324

49

6.6

DCF, 7.5% WACC. Includes value creation from new CCGT project

Wind

353

37

9.5

DCF, 8.5% WACC,

Supply

100

20

5.0

5x EV/EBITDA multiple

EPC & infrastructure

192

38

5.1

DCF, 7.5% WACC, 0.5% terminal growth rate

Total EV

2,365

282

8.5

 

- FY19 net debt

(421)

- provisions

(29)

- minorities

(50)

+ associates

24

Equity value

1,916

Number of shares (m)

142.9

Value per share (€)

13.4

Source: Edison Investment Research

We have crossed-checked our valuation against the current EV/EBITDA multiples of peers (comparable stocks for each of Mytilineos’s businesses), applying them to the appropriate division within Mytilineos’s business. Using this peer group-based approach yields a valuation of €9.3/share.

Exhibit 6: Valuation benchmarking exercise

FY20e (€m)

Implied

EV

Forecast

EBITDA

Applied multiple

EV/EBITDA (x)

Metallurgy

759

138

6.8

Power & gas

739

106

7.0

Gas-fired plants

354

49

7.4

Wind

285

37

8.7

Supply

100

20

5.0

EPC & infrastructure

306

38

8.3

Total EV

2,038

282

7.2

- net debt

(421)

- provisions

(29)

- minorities

(50)

+ associates

24

Equity

1,563

NOSH

142.9

Value per share (€)

10.9

Source: Edison Investment Research

We have also applied the median FY1 P/E (17.0x) and FY1 EV/EBITDA (8.6x) of a group of European diversified industrial companies to our updated Mytilineos forecasts. This analysis produces valuations of €15.8/share and €12.9/share respectively.

All valuation scenarios suggest upside to the current share price of c €7.1x. The median valuation of the four approaches, based on an adjustment to the DCF-based SOTP element of 15% (€10.9, €11.4, €12.9 and €15.8) is €12.2, indicating upside of c 71% from current levels. Applying a 10% adjustment to the DCF–based SOTP (€10.9, €12.1, €12.9 and €15.8), the median valuation stands at €12.5, indicating c 76% upside from current levels.

Exhibit 7: Financial summary

Accounts: IFRS; year end 31 December; €m

 

2018

2019

2020e

2021e

2022e

2023e

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

1,527

2,256

2,124

2,644

3,103

3,206

Cost of sales

 

(1,229)

(1,922)

(1,822)

(2,280)

(2,679)

(2,767)

Gross profit

 

297

334

302

364

424

439

SG&A (expenses)

 

(88)

(127)

(121)

(129)

(142)

(143)

R&D costs

 

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

Other income/(expense)

 

(5)

12

12

12

14

14

Exceptionals and adjustments

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

Reported EBIT

 

204

219

192

247

295

309

Finance income/(expense)

 

(38)

(27)

(16)

(28)

(32)

(30)

Other income/(expense)

 

1

(12)

(14)

(14)

(14)

(14)

Reported PBT

 

167

180

162

204

249

265

Income tax expense (includes exceptionals)

 

(27)

(32)

(26)

(31)

(37)

(40)

Reported net income

 

140

148

136

174

212

225

Minorities

 

1

(3)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(5)

Net Income After Minorities

 

141

145

133

170

207

220

Basic average number of shares, m

 

142.9

142.9

142.9

142.9

142.9

142.9

Basic EPS, €/share

 

0.99

1.01

0.93

1.19

1.45

1.54

DPS, €/share

 

0.36

0.36

0.33

0.42

0.51

0.54

EBITDA

 

284

313

282

339

395

409

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

1,142

1,121

1,267

1,412

1,444

1,445

Goodwill

 

209

215

215

215

215

215

Intangible assets

 

235

232

232

232

232

232

Other non-current assets

 

272

257

257

257

256

256

Total non-current assets

 

1,858

1,824

1,970

2,115

2,146

2,148

Cash and equivalents

 

208

713

301

217

256

351

Inventories

 

184

214

221

227

234

241

Trade and other receivables

 

1,059

1,405

1,514

1,634

1,780

1,941

Other current assets

 

32

1

1

1

1

1

Total current assets

 

1,483

2,334

2,037

2,080

2,271

2,534

Non-current loans and borrowings

 

534

1,051

751

751

751

751

Other non-current liabilities

 

375

325

309

293

277

286

Total non-current liabilities

 

909

1,376

1,060

1,044

1,028

1,038

Trade and other payables

 

608

815

897

986

1,085

1,194

Current loans and borrowings

 

64

78

73

73

73

73

Other current liabilities

 

198

255

255

254

254

253

Total current liabilities

 

871

1,148

1,224

1,313

1,412

1,520

Equity attributable to company

 

1,508

1,584

1,671

1,781

1,916

2,059

Non-controlling interest

 

53

50

53

56

61

66

Cash flow statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year

 

144

150

136

174

212

225

Taxation expenses

 

23

29

26

31

37

40

Net finance expenses

 

38

25

31

43

47

45

Depreciation and amortisation

 

81

97

90

92

100

100

Other adjustments

 

(7)

(14)

(26)

(26)

(26)

(1)

Movements in working capital

 

(68)

(20)

(34)

(37)

(53)

(60)

Interest paid / received

 

(31)

(21)

(31)

(43)

(47)

(45)

Income taxes paid

 

(18)

(2)

(26)

(31)

(37)

(40)

Cash from operations (CFO)

 

162

244

166

203

232

264

Capex

 

(85)

(134)

(236)

(237)

(131)

(101)

Acquisitions & disposals net

 

20

2

0

0

0

0

Other investing activities

 

18

10

10

10

10

10

Cash used in investing activities (CFIA)

 

(47)

(122)

(227)

(227)

(121)

(91)

Net proceeds from issue of shares

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

Movements in debt

 

(128)

476

(305)

0

0

0

Dividends paid

 

(46)

(52)

(47)

(59)

(73)

(77)

Other financing activities

 

105

(40)

0

0

0

0

Cash from financing activities (CFF)

 

(69)

383

(352)

(59)

(73)

(77)

Increase/(decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

47

506

(412)

(84)

38

96

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

208

713

301

217

256

351

Net (debt) cash

 

(390)

(421)

(528)

(612)

(573)

(478)

Movement in net (debt) cash over period

 

178

(30)

(107)

(84)

38

96

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research


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280 High Holborn

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United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

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Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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