Braemar — Suspension lifted; interims due 29 November

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Braemar — Suspension lifted; interims due 29 November

Following the release of the delayed, but in-line FY23 results covering the period to February 2023, trading in Braemar shares recommenced on 21 November. Now that the internal investigation into the accounting treatment of historical transactions has concluded, Braemar is due to release its H124 results on 29 November. The company remains well-positioned to drive its future growth strategy, as previously outlined. The trading outlook is promising and Braemar should be able to leverage its strong balance sheet in pursuit of strategic growth. We have maintained our underlying profit estimate for FY24 and trimmed it for FY25, but retain our 520p/sh valuation.

Andy Murphy

Written by

Andy Murphy

Director, Financials & Industrials

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Industrials

Braemar

Suspension lifted; interims due 29 November

FY23 results

Industrial support services

22 November 2023

Price

280p

Market cap

£92m

US$1.22

Net cash (£m) at 28 February 2023

6.9

Shares in issue

32.9m

Free float

85%

Code

BMS

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

20.2

20.2

(10.5)

Rel (local)

17.8

16.7

(10.9)

52-week high/low

331p

224p

Business description

Braemar is the second largest shipbroker in the world, providing broking services to the dry cargo, deep sea tanker, specialised tanker and sale and purchase markets. It also addresses the fast-growing areas of offshore and renewables, securities and financial markets.

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Interims

November 2023

FY trading update

February 2024

Analyst

Andy Murphy

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

BraemarBraemar is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Following the release of the delayed, but in-line FY23 results covering the period to February 2023, trading in Braemar shares recommenced on 21 November. Now that the internal investigation into the accounting treatment of historical transactions has concluded, Braemar is due to release its H124 results on 29 November. The company remains well-positioned to drive its future growth strategy, as previously outlined. The trading outlook is promising and Braemar should be able to leverage its strong balance sheet in pursuit of strategic growth. We have maintained our underlying profit estimate for FY24 and trimmed it for FY25, but retain our 520p/sh valuation.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

02/22

101.3

8.9

23.1

9.0

12.1

3.2

02/23

152.9

18.0

45.5

12.0

6.9

4.3

02/24e

150.2

15.0

40.5

13.5

7.1

4.8

02/25e

150.2

15.6

39.9

14.0

7.2

5.0

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

Strong growth highlighted by in-line results

Braemar’s delayed FY23 results confirmed that revenue rose 51% to £152.9m and that underlying operating profit almost doubled to £20.1m, both figures in line with previous guidance. Underlying EPS increased by 65% to 46.22p and a total dividend for the year of 12.0p (FY22: 9.0p) was declared, implying almost four times cover. Braemar ended the year with net cash of £6.9m, a positive swing of £16.2m from last year’s net debt position of £9.3m.

Investigation leads to modest BS reclassification

An internal independent investigation carried out this year into several historical transactions between 2006 and 2013 meant that Braemar was unable to publish its FY23 Report and Accounts by 30 June. This resulted in the suspension of trading on 3 July. The investigation has now concluded with a £2.0m balance sheet reclassification. The company can now proceed as ‘normal’ and the shares have been relisted. H124 results are due to be released on 29 November.

Valuation: DDM based valuation retained at 520p/sh

The outlook statement contained within the FY23 results suggests a robust trading environment in FY24 and into FY25 and an expectation that underlying operating profit from FY25 would be ‘not less than £18m’, excluding c £1.1m of costs relating to the acquisition of the Madrid office. Previously we had forecast underlying operating profit in FY24 and FY25 of £18.0m and £19.2m, respectively, which moves down to £16.7m and £17.1m, including the acquisition costs that will be included in the underlying operating profit figure, but in reality are not seen by Braemar as ‘underlying costs’. Therefore, adding back these costs gives a ‘true’ underlying operating profit of £18m and £18.2m, which is unchanged in FY24 and a £1.0m cut in FY25, reflecting increased caution further out. However, we retain our dividend discount model-based valuation of 520p/sh as dividend forecasts are unchanged.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

£'m

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024e

2025e

2026e

28-February

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

117.9

117.7

83.7

101.3

152.9

150.2

150.2

150.2

EBITDA

 

 

10.4

14.4

11.4

13.5

23.4

20.1

20.4

20.8

Normalised operating profit

 

 

9.1

11.0

7.7

10.1

20.1

16.7

17.1

17.4

Exceptionals

(12.5)

(3.8)

(1.5)

(0.3)

(2.5)

(1.3)

(1.3)

0.0

Impairment

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(9.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

0.5

0.7

0.0

0.0

3.0

(2.5)

0.0

0.0

Reported operating profit

(2.9)

7.9

6.2

9.7

11.5

15.4

15.8

17.4

Net Interest

(0.2)

(1.4)

(1.1)

(1.2)

(2.0)

(1.8)

(1.5)

(0.6)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

(0.0)

(0.0)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

8.9

9.4

6.7

8.9

18.0

15.0

15.6

16.8

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(3.1)

6.3

5.1

8.5

9.5

11.2

14.2

16.8

Reported tax

(1.5)

0.0

(1.6)

(1.8)

(4.9)

(2.8)

(3.6)

(4.2)

Profit After Tax (norm)

7.3

9.4

5.1

7.0

13.2

12.2

12.0

12.6

Profit After Tax (reported)

(4.7)

6.3

3.6

6.7

4.6

8.4

10.7

12.6

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Discontinued operations

(22.7)

(2.3)

1.0

7.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net income (normalised)

7.3

9.4

5.1

7.0

13.2

12.2

12.0

12.6

Net income (reported)

(27.4)

4.0

4.5

13.9

4.6

8.4

10.7

12.6

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

31

31

31

31

29

30

30

30

EPS - basic normalised (p)

 

 

23.78

30.19

16.23

23.06

45.48

40.54

39.90

41.91

EPS - diluted normalised (p)

 

 

21.79

27.28

13.43

18.79

37.85

33.99

33.45

35.14

EPS - basic reported (p)

 

 

(88.63)

12.88

14.45

45.56

15.85

27.83

35.49

41.91

Dividend (p)

5.00

5.00

5.00

9.00

12.00

13.50

14.00

15.00

Revenue growth (%)

14.4

(-0.2)

(-28.9)

21.0

50.9

(-1.8)

0.0

0.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

8.8

12.3

13.6

13.4

15.3

13.4

13.6

13.8

Normalised Operating Margin

7.7

9.4

9.2

9.9

13.1

11.1

11.4

11.6

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

91.7

114.7

106.6

99.8

97.7

94.2

90.7

87.2

Intangible Assets

86.0

86.2

86.1

80.9

75.4

74.2

73.1

72.0

Tangible Assets

2.0

11.9

9.8

7.1

5.3

3.0

0.6

(1.8)

Investments & other

3.7

16.5

10.7

11.9

17.0

17.0

17.0

17.0

Current Assets

 

 

71.9

68.3

50.3

49.8

80.3

85.1

91.9

100.2

Debtors

37.1

39.5

33.4

35.8

43.3

51.1

51.1

51.1

Cash & cash equivalents

24.1

28.7

16.4

14.0

36.0

33.1

39.8

48.2

Other

10.6

0.0

0.4

0.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Current Liabilities

 

 

92.0

78.9

54.0

43.4

65.8

68.6

71.5

74.2

Creditors

44.9

47.6

47.8

39.9

58.4

61.2

61.2

61.2

Tax and social security

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

4.1

2.1

2.8

3.5

Short term borrowings

35.8

25.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

9.8

4.8

4.9

1.9

3.3

5.4

7.4

9.5

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

13.2

44.9

39.9

34.8

35.4

35.4

35.4

35.4

Long term borrowings

4.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

Other long term liabilities

8.6

42.2

37.3

32.0

32.6

32.6

32.6

32.6

Net Assets

 

 

58.4

59.2

62.9

71.5

76.7

75.3

75.6

77.8

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

58.4

59.2

62.9

71.5

76.7

75.3

75.6

77.8

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

(1.8)

9.7

8.8

12.0

12.8

14.5

17.6

20.2

Working capital

4.6

(0.4)

4.1

5.2

4.1

(2.9)

2.1

2.1

Exceptional & other

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tax

(1.1)

1.2

(0.8)

(2.2)

(4.4)

(4.9)

(2.8)

(3.6)

Other

6.1

1.4

1.8

6.2

11.4

2.9

2.7

1.8

Net operating cash flow

 

 

7.8

11.8

13.9

21.3

23.9

9.7

19.6

20.5

Capex

(2.4)

(1.7)

(1.1)

(1.2)

(0.8)

(1.6)

(1.6)

(1.6)

Acquisitions/disposals

(1.7)

(6.3)

3.7

(8.1)

5.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

Net interest

(0.9)

(1.5)

(1.2)

(0.8)

(1.8)

(1.8)

(1.5)

(0.6)

Equity financing

23.0

3.9

(28.9)

(2.5)

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

Dividends

(4.6)

(4.6)

0.6

(2.1)

(3.2)

(3.9)

(4.4)

(4.6)

Other

(2.4)

0.0

(0.9)

(7.0)

(6.8)

(8.0)

(8.0)

(8.0)

Net Cash Flow

18.7

1.6

(13.9)

(0.5)

18.1

(2.9)

6.7

8.4

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

2.4

11.7

20.0

8.8

9.3

(6.9)

(4.0)

(10.8)

FX

(1.1)

(0.8)

(0.7)

0.3

2.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other non-cash movements

(26.9)

(9.0)

25.8

(0.3)

(4.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

11.7

20.0

8.8

9.3

(6.9)

(4.0)

(10.8)

(19.2)

Source: Company data and Edison Investment research


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