CapMan - Weaker finish to otherwise solid year

CapMan will report Q4 results on January 31st. We expect Q4 to based on earnings be a weaker end to an otherwise solid year, driven by the impact of the market volatility on CapMan’s trading portfolio. Our revised Q4 estimates for revenue and operating profit are at EUR 8.2m and EUR -2.8m respectively. We expect a dividend of EUR 0.12 per share. We retain our BUY-rating with a target price of EUR 1.80 (1.75).

Market volatility to weigh on Q4

We expect CapMan to report weaker Q4 earnings due to the effect of market volatility on the trading portfolio during the quarter. CapMan has been shifting funds from the trading portfolio to own funds, with some EUR 20m transferred during H1/18, but was still at near EUR 60m at the end of Q3. As to our understanding some 60% of the portfolio is hedged, we expect an EUR 3m fair value loss. We also do not expect any notable carried interest or success fees for the quarter. We have revised our Q4 revenue and operating profit estimates to EUR 8.2m (10.0m) and EUR -2.8m (5.0m) respectively. Although we anticipate a weaker result in 2018 compared to 2017, we expect CapMan to increase dividends to EUR 0.12 (2017: 0.11) per share.

BVK mandate addition to support management fee growth

During Q4 CapMan reported the increase of the BVK mandate to EUR 820m (prev. 500m), which we expect to have an additional earnings contribution of around EUR 1.5m p.a. The whole mandate is to our understanding close to being fully invested and will boost management fees from 2019 forward.

BUY-rating with a target price of EUR 1.80 (1.75)

Looking at 2019E and 2020E P/E multiples, coupled with the high dividend yield, valuation in our view does not yet appear challenging, with a ~15% discount to peers on P/E. We retain our BUY-rating with a target price of EUR 1.80 (1.75).

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