Reporting Season Road Map: 26 February 2020
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- Author name:
- By Andrew Tang
- Job title:
- Analyst - Equity Strategy
- Date posted:
- 26 February 2020, 10:20 AM
- Sectors Covered:
- Equity Strategy and Quant
HUB24 Ltd - Scale coming through
HUB reported underlying 1H20 NPAT of A$5.4m, up 75% on pcp and in-line with expectations. HUB's FUA target for FY21-end remains unchanged at A$22-A$26bn (~36% CAGR from FY19A A$12.9bn). This is on track (A$17.4bn as at 21-Feb 2020). Accelerated flows in FY20 to-date are being driven by the strong increase in advisers using the platform (+26% in 1H20 to 1,841). The largest risk and concern remains around HUB's ability to manage cash earnings pressure if the RBA drops the Cash Rate below 0.5%. Whilst we remain cautious on the earnings and sentiment impact from any change to earnings on pooled client cash, taking a longer-term view we expect HUB to scale successfully and deliver solid earnings growth. ADD maintained.
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Generation Dev Group - On the right track
GDG's 1H20 underlying NPAT (~A$1.45m) was slightly above our forecast (A$1.3m) and up 75% on pcp. Overall we saw this as a solid result reflecting the benefits of strong sales and FUM growth, albeit with leverage impacted by a step up in certain operating costs, e.g. regulatory/compliance costs and D&O insurance. We make relatively nominal changes to our FY20F/FY21 NPAT of +1/-1%. In our view, GDG management continue to execute well and we see the company in a strong position to deliver a compound earnings growth over time. Trading on 22x FY21F PE, we see GDG as undervalued versus its medium-term growth profile. ADD maintained.
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FlexiGroup Limited - Early signs
FXL reported 1H20 Cash NPAT of A$34.5m (recently guided), down ~18% on the underlying pcp. Divisional composition was very mixed, and slightly weaker than expected. FXL expect FY20 volumes to be up 10-15% on the pcp, implying 2H20 volume growth of 17-27% versus the pcp. A longer term (FY22-end) cost to income target of 40% remains in place (versus 54% in 1H20). Achieving the target would result in a ~50% Cash NPAT uplift based on FY20F net income. Whilst turnaround execution is required (and no firm evidence that a sustainable earnings turnaround is in place) - we view the risk/reward as favourable given early traction (volume growth) and the stock trading on ~10.4x FY20F PE.
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More information
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