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AT&S is the second largest manufacturer of high-end printed circuit boards (PCBs) globally. It is well placed to benefit from rising demand in the medium term for interconnected devices, data servers and autonomous vehicles. Management is partway through a five-year programme to invest up to €1bn in expanding its integrated circuit (IC) substrate capacity fivefold, with the aim of doubling revenues to €2bn with a 25–30% EBITDA margin.
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High-end interconnect solutions
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Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2020
23 October 2020 |
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AT&S is the second largest manufacturer of high-end printed circuit boards (PCBs) globally. It is well placed to benefit from rising demand in the medium term for interconnected devices, data servers and autonomous vehicles. Management is partway through a five-year programme to invest up to €1bn in expanding its integrated circuit (IC) substrate capacity fivefold, with the aim of doubling revenues to €2bn with a 25–30% EBITDA margin.
Broad product portfolio gives resilience
AT&S is one of the largest IC substrate producers globally. It also specialises in high-density interconnect (HDI) boards, which permit higher circuitry density than traditional circuit boards. This results in electronic products that weigh less, perform faster and more efficiently, and come in smaller packages, which is highly desirable for wearable, mobile and handheld electronics. The technology is also being adopted in the automotive sector, where the amount of electronics per vehicle is growing rapidly, and in industry, where machine-to-machine communication is becoming increasingly prevalent. The breadth of markets served gives resilience. While management does not expect demand from the automotive industry to return to pre-pandemic levels quickly, it expects demand for IC substrates to remain strong.
Expansion programme broadly on track
The programme for expanding IC substrate capacity remains broadly on track despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This capability put AT&S in a good position to benefit from rising demand for advanced IC substrates for high-performance computing modules needed for artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of large data sets and radio frequency modules in 5G smartphones and wearables. The focus on IC substrates strengthens the group’s position in a segment that is growing faster than the PCB market and reduces its dependence on the health of the smartphone market. AT&S is also investing to become a module integration services provider, raising the proportion of module value captured from 3% to 20%.
Trading at a discount to peers
The shares trade on prospective EV/EBITDA multiples that are at a discount to the mean of our sample of nine listed PCB manufacturers, which includes Compeq and TTM (year 1: 3.8x vs 9.1x, year 2: 3.0x vs 7.3x). Given that AT&S generates better than average EBITDA margins (year 1: 20.5% vs 16.4%), on that basis the discount does not appear justified.
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Research: Industrials
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