Original-Research: Scandinavian Astor Group AB (von NuWays AG): BUY

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14.05.2025 / 09:00 CET/CEST

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Classification of NuWays AG to Scandinavian Astor Group AB

Company Name: Scandinavian Astor Group AB

ISIN: SE0019175274

Reason for the research: Update

Recommendation: BUY

from: 14.05.2025

Target price: SEK 40.00

Target price on sight of: 12 months

Last rating change:

Analyst: Henry Wendisch

Q1 confirms strong organic growth momentum for 2025, PT up

Q1 sales rose by 105% yoy to SEK 75m, whereof SEK 24m came from past M&A.

More importantly, this implies 38% yoy organic sales growth, showing the

strong underlying rise in demand for Astor's products and services. Against

this backdrop, our organic sales growth assumption of 30% yoy (old: 28% yoy)

for FY'25e could still turn out to be conservative, also because Q1 is

seasonally less strong. On a segmental basis, the Tech segment increased

sales from SEK 0.6m to SEK 24m, mainly driven by the consolidation of

Scandiflash, whereas the Industry segment grew sales by 50% yoy to SEK 54m.

Order intake grew proportionately to SEK 67m (0.9x book-to-bill), whose

rapid increase should also stem 2/3 from past M&A and 1/3 from organic OI

growth. The current order backlog thus stands at SEK 200m, of which SEK 150m

are due for delivery in FY'25e, providing excellent visibility.

Profitability showed an even stronger performance with group EBITDA

expanding by 282% yoy to SEK 8.1m (11% margin, 5pp yoy). Key drivers,

among other things, were (1) the consolidation of Scandiflash into the Tech

Segment, raising the EBITDA margin to 14.1% (vs. negative in Q1'24), (2) a

2.2pp yoy EBITDA margin expansion at the Industry segment to 13.7%, driven

by a mix of margin accretive acquisitions and operating leverage and (3) a

better coverage and a reduction of overhead holding expenses (SEK 1.6m in Q1

vs. SEK 1.7m in Q1'24).

Consequently, CFO expanded to SEK 6.7m (83% of EBITDA cash conversion) and

FCF arrived positive for the first time at SEK 1.5m and net debt amounted to

SEK 40m (SEK 84m incl. leases). Mind you, the proceeds of the SEK 150m

capital increase resolved at the end of March have flown in April and will

thus will be reflected with Q2 results.

Astor started with strong momentum into FY'25e. With a well filled M&A war

chest and plenty of acquisition target in the short-term M&A pipeline with a

total size of SEK 500m in annual revenues, Astor looks set to continue

strong inorganic growth. Also, Sweden's increased defence spending to 3.5%

of GDP by 2030 (prev. target: 2.6% by 2030) should also bode well for

continuously high organic sales growth. Therefore, we reiterate our BUY

recommendation with an increased PT of SEK 40.00 (old: SEK 39.00), based on

DCF

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