The recent downturn has taken D'Ieteren shares close to a medium term support level around 40.79 EUR. The timing for a long trade in the stock appears good.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of listed companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility criteria.
● In a short-term perspective, the company has interesting fundamentals.
Strengths
● The close medium term support offers good timing for purchasing the stock.
● Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.
● The company shows low valuation levels, with an enterprise value at 0.42 times its sales.
● With a P/E ratio at 13.04 for the current year and 12.34 for next year, earnings multiples are highly attractive compared with competitors.
● Upward revisions of sales forecast reflect a renewed optimism among the analysts covering the stock.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
● For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
● The stock is in a well-established, long-term rising trend above the technical support level at 34.42 EUR
Weaknesses
● With relatively low growth outlooks, the group is not among those with the highest revenue growth potential.
● Most analysts agree on a negative opinion with regard to the stock. Indeed, the average consensus issues recommendations to underperform or sell.
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In existence since 1805, and across family generations, D'Ieteren Group (the Group) is an investment company seeking growth and value creation by building a family of businesses that reinvent their industries and search for excellence and meaningful impact. It currently owns the following businesses:
- Belron (50.30% in fully diluted economic rights at 31 December 2023, equity-accounted investee): worldwide leader in vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration;
- D'Ieteren Automotive (100% owned): distributor of Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Cupra, Rimac, Microlino, Maserati and Porsche vehicles in Belgium and expanding into other mobility services;
- PHE (100% in economic rights - see note 2) is a leader in the independent distribution of spare parts for vehicles in Western Europe, present in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy and Spain;
- TVH (40% owned - equity accounted-investee): leading global independent distributor for aftermarket parts for material handling, construction & industrial, and agricultural equipment;
- Moleskine (100% owned): develops and sells iconic branded notebooks and writing, travel and reading accessories through a global multichannel platform;
- D'Ieteren Immo (100% owned): groups together the Belgian real estate interests of D'Ieteren Group.