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Drone Volt

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Bloomberg   ALDRV FP
Aerosp. & Defence Equipt.  /  France  Web Site   |   Investors Relation
Banking on services and European-made drones
Target
Upside 226%
Price (€) 0.25
Market Cap (€M) 9.40
Perf. 1W: -2.00%
Perf. 1M: -34.4%
Perf. 3M: -31.2%
Perf Ytd: -30.2%
10 day relative perf. to stoxx600: -22.3%
20 day relative perf. to stoxx600: -28.9%
Opinion change05/04/2023 09:06

Change in OpinionAdd vs Buy

Change in EPS2022 : € -5.16 vs -0.85ns
2023 : € -0.45 vs -0.60ns

The downgrade to our EPS FY22 reflects the kitchen sinking of the business associated with Aquiline amortization of all receivables, as well as 2/3rd of the Aquiline Drone shares (€1.7m), which led to a net result of -€26m far below our estimates (-€3.4m). Forward looking, our eps forecasts reflect breakeven at the Ebit level from 2024.



Change in NAV€ 7.05 vs 11.7-39.9%

The drop in the NAV valuation comes mainly from writing down the value of the 10% stake in Aquiline to zero from €8.5m. We also assume that the 50% in Aerialtronics is likely to be worth 50% less than the valuation booked when 50% was sold to Aquiline. The distribution segment valuation has been raised to €21m.



Change in DCF€ 2.51 vs 3.23-22.3%

The FCF has taken a hit as the FY 2022 confirmed that the Aquiline contract had in effect been cancelled to be (hopefully) replaced by a less ambitious commercial agreement. Still, the unexpected €20m+ order for the distribution segment will be a backstop for 2023. Distribution may become a driver for the coming years, along with the new business of Drone as a Service, which books record margins (80?).



Updates

24 Oct 22 Earnings/sales releases
Q3-22: massive momentum in distribution

12 Oct 22 Target Change
H1-22 Model Update

27 Sep 22 Earnings/sales releases
From product manufacturer to service provider

26 Jul 22 Earnings/sales releases
H1 22: SKYTOOLS, another successful bet

18 May 22 Other news/comments
Could the French government be a new major ...

26 Apr 22 Earnings/sales releases
Q1 22: integration of the acquisitions is progres...

24 Mar 22 Target Change
All eyes on Aquiline Drones

22 Mar 22 Earnings/sales releases
Q4 21: getting closer to break-even

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