Melrose Industries — GE partnership expansion

Melrose Industries (LSE: MRO)

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Melrose Industries — GE partnership expansion

The announcement with GE further demonstrates the market-leading position of GKN Aerospace: technology and production capability to win original equipment (OE) work and repair and maintenance capability to win greater aftermarket work. Arguably the most important element for shareholders is the extension within the risk and revenue sharing partnerships (RRSPs), which demonstrates the importance of GKN Aerospace to GE’s overall engine offering while also providing greater exposure to the lucrative aero engine aftermarket.

David Larkam

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David Larkam

Analyst, Industrials

Industrials

Melrose Industries

GE partnership expansion

Contract award

Aerospace and defence

7 November 2023

Price

510p

Market cap

£7bn

Net debt (£m) at 30 June 2023

553

Shares in issue

1,340m

Free float

98.7%

Code

MRO

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

Business description

Melrose Industries is a focused aerospace group with activities in engine components and structures, operating in both metallic and composite materials. The group has significant risk reward sharing partnership investments on multiple engine programmes.

Analyst

David Larkam

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Melrose Industries is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

The announcement with GE further demonstrates the market-leading position of GKN Aerospace: technology and production capability to win original equipment (OE) work and repair and maintenance capability to win greater aftermarket work. Arguably the most important element for shareholders is the extension within the risk and revenue sharing partnerships (RRSPs), which demonstrates the importance of GKN Aerospace to GE’s overall engine offering while also providing greater exposure to the lucrative aero engine aftermarket.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/22

2,957

62

4.1

2.3

124.0

0.4

12/23e

3,410

288

16.8

4.2

30.3

0.8

12/24e

3,605

415

24.9

6.3

20.4

1.2

12/25e

4,068

616

37.5

9.4

13.6

1.8

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

Melrose has announced an expansion of its agreements with GE on the GEnx, CF6 and GE90 engines, which supply the wide body civil aircraft market, primarily Boeing 777/787 and Airbus A330. It is a combination of OE, additional aftermarket and greater involvement in the aftermarket RRSPs. OE work brings life-of-programme contracts to deliver 100% of GEnx, CF6 and GE90 fan cases, as well as 50% of GE9X fan case assembly. Key to winning the business are GKN Aerospace’s burgeoning capabilities in additive fabrication and manufacturing, as highlighted in our recent update note, offering significant manufacturing efficiencies, including lead times, and reduced carbon footprint, a committed goal for GE. GKN Aerospace will also join GE Aerospace’s aftermarket repair network, supporting GEnx with specialised repair content for complex structural components. This reflects GKN Aerospace’s recent investment in its aftermarket network, including a new facility in Malaysia and a major expansion of its US site, along with technology that additive fabrication brings to the repair of critical parts such as fan blades. Perhaps the most important element is the expansion of GKN Aerospace’s participation in the GEnx RRSPs, which will provide additional aftermarket revenues in return for the additional value created in the upstream (OE) element of the programme. This will expand and potentially elongate the cash profile of the RRSP portfolio, which is a significant contributor to the overall value within Melrose, 61% of Edison’s valuation in our initiation note.

The financial impact equates to c $5bn over the 30+ year lifetime – suggesting over $150m a year through full production. The additional business is expected to ramp-up over the next few years with the potential to add 6–7% to the Engines division or 2–3% to group revenue from 2026.

There is no impact to short-term financial expectations. The next scheduled trading update is on 16 November.

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This report has been commissioned by Melrose Industries and prepared and issued by Edison, in consideration of a fee payable by Melrose Industries. Edison Investment Research standard fees are £60,000 pa for the production and broad dissemination of a detailed note (Outlook) following by regular (typically quarterly) update notes. Fees are paid upfront in cash without recourse. Edison may seek additional fees for the provision of roadshows and related IR services for the client but does not get remunerated for any investment banking services. We never take payment in stock, options or warrants for any of our services.

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This document is prepared and provided by Edison for information purposes only and should not be construed as an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities mentioned or in the topic of this document. A marketing communication under FCA Rules, this document has not been prepared in accordance with the legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research.

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