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Original-Research: CR Energy AG - from NuWays AG

22.08.2024 / 09:06 CET/CEST

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Classification of NuWays AG to CR Energy AG

Company Name: CR Energy AG

ISIN: DE000A2GS625

Reason for the research: Update

Recommendation: BUY

from: 22.08.2024

Target price: EUR 12.00

Last rating change:

Analyst: Philipp Sennewald

PT adjustment after issuance of bonus shares; chg.

CR Energy recently announced the inclusion of the bonus shares in the Open

Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as part of the successfully completed

capital increase. As the bonus shares were issued at a ratio of 1:3, the

company's share capital increased by EUR 17.6m to EUR 23.5m. For shareholders,

the issuance of bonus shares is equal to a stock split, i.e. it is

value-neutral and will cause no dilution of shareholdings.

Management opted for the bonus shares instead of paying out dividends this

year with the aim to increase visibility and liquidity of the stock and thus

the attractiveness of the share. Yet, we expect the company to start paying

dividends again starting next year (eNuW: EUR 0.65ps). Like in previous years,

shareholders will then most likely have the choice between a cash and a

stock dividend.

Aside from this, the company looks set to continuously boast a strong

operating performance, which should become visible with the release of the

H1 report in September. In fact, with its three key holdings CR Energy is in

an excellent position to benefit from the surging demand for affordable as

well as sustainable housing. Mind you, CR's subsidiary Terrabau is among the

pioneers of affordable housing solutions with a focus on East Germany's

metropoles Leipzig and Berlin. Especially in Berlin, the company aims to

focus on social housing going forward, which gets subsidized by the IBB

(Berlin's development bank) with an interest-free building loan (30y) of up

to EUR 2,000 per sqm as well as a cost subsidy of up to EUR 1,800 per sqm. Given

Terrabau's cost-efficient construction method (i.e. serial construction),

this should allow for significant margin upside going forward.

Furthermore, we expect subsidiary CR Opportunities to launch its first

European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) in H2. The fund shall be

populated with properties from Terrabau's development projects. ELTIF's are

closed-end funds, which are specifically designed for infrastructure

investments. CR management intends to increase AuM by EUR 100m annually until

2027.

The stock remains a BUY with a new PT of EUR 12.00 (old: EUR 48.00) based on

DDM. The lower PT is solely due to the higher share count following the

issuance of the bonus shares.

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