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Research: TMT
In 3U HOLDING’s diverse portfolio, it is the prospects for its cloud-based ERP software platform, weclapp, that investors should focus on. weclapp sales grew 52% y-o-y in H1 and contributed to a near doubling of information and telecommunication technology profits. weclapp is on track to sustain this growth in FY20/FY21 and for an IPO that could crystalise substantial value for shareholders. Favourable trends in 3U HOLDING’s other businesses (renewables, telecoms and sanitary, heating and air conditioning) resulted in a resilient performance in H1 despite COVID-19.
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weclapp to the fore
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Industrial conglomerate |
Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2020
27 October 2020 |
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In 3U HOLDING’s diverse portfolio, it is the prospects for its cloud-based ERP software platform, weclapp, that investors should focus on. weclapp sales grew 52% y-o-y in H1 and contributed to a near doubling of information and telecommunication technology profits. weclapp is on track to sustain this growth in FY20/FY21 and for an IPO that could crystalise substantial value for shareholders. Favourable trends in 3U HOLDING’s other businesses (renewables, telecoms and sanitary, heating and air conditioning) resulted in a resilient performance in H1 despite COVID-19.
weclapp: Growth, visibility and margins
weclapp is a cloud-based ERP software platform designed for small and medium-sized enterprises specialising in online commerce. By focusing on merchandise management rather than financial accounting, the platform is both customisable and scalable internationally. E-commerce growth and the shift to cloud-based software has fuelled its 100%+ sales CAGR between 2013 and 2019, and its cloud-based software-as-a-service model generates high-margin recurring sales.
Next steps
We expect weclapp’s rapid growth to continue. The company is focusing on investing in local language marketing and interfaces to internationalise the platform with launches expected in Italy, France, the UK and Spain. It is also seeking to expand distribution through third parties. It is targeting €7m sales in FY20 and €11m in FY21 (implying growth of 52% and 57% in H220 and FY21, respectively). 3U HOLDING intends to list weclapp to attract investment and accelerate growth; this process could crystalise the value of weclapp within its portfolio.
Resilience elsewhere in H1
Telecoms sales were boosted by contact and travel restrictions, and organic growth in renewables was boosted by consolidation of the Roge wind farm. Sanitary, heating and air conditioning sales grew 10% y-o-y fuelled growth in its online Selfio platform; however, COVID-19 affected costs and losses increased.
Valuation: weclapp IPO could be a catalyst
At €1.85, 3U HOLDING’s share price is up 10% ytd and implies 19.8x FY21 EPS. An alternative approach is to look at a SoTP-based valuation. Applying a FY21 EV/sales multiple of 11x (average of larger cloud software peers) suggests the company’s 75% stake in weclapp could be worth €2.5 per share alone.
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Research: Industrials
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