Scanfil - No major surprises, strong report
Scanfil’s Q4 unfolded without any big surprises. The key figures developed well and were all somewhat better than estimated. Continued high demand and improved component availability supported profitability. Guidance suggests strong performance is set to continue this year as well.
- Scanfil Q4 revenue increased by 15.9% y/y to EUR 222.3m, compared to the EUR 215.6m/218.3m Evli/consensus estimates. The figure includes EUR 14.6m in invoicing of spot market purchases.
- Advanced Consumer Applications amounted to EUR 56.3m vs our EUR 59.8m estimate, while Energy & Cleantech was EUR 61.3m, compared to our EUR 60.3m estimate. Automation & Safety was EUR 51.4m vs our EUR 46.0m estimate.
- EBIT landed at EUR 13.4m vs the EUR 12.8m/12.5m Evli/consensus estimates and hence EBIT margin amounted to 6%. FX rate changes had a positive impact of EUR 0.3m. Continued good customer demand and improved manufacturing performance (due to better component availability) supported profitability to a high absolute level, whereas spot market purchases with negligible margin limited operating margin.
- The BoD proposes EUR 0.21 per share dividend to be distributed for the year, compared to the EUR 0.20/0.20 Evli/consensus estimates.
- Scanfil guides FY ’23 revenue to be in the range of EUR 820-890m and EBIT of EUR 49-55m. The number of spot market purchases is likely to decrease significantly compared to previous year.