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Original-Research: Flughafen Wien AG - from NuWays AG

10.12.2024 / 09:00 CET/CEST

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Classification of NuWays AG to Flughafen Wien AG

Company Name: Flughafen Wien AG

ISIN: AT00000VIE62

Reason for the research: Update

Recommendation: Hold

from: 10.12.2024

Target price: EUR 61.00

Target price on sight of: 12 months

Last rating change:

Analyst: Henry Wendisch

Connecting east and west, insights from CESEE Forum

Topic: last week, we attended the first Vienna CESEE Airport Forum which had

some valuable insights. In detail:

Outperformance in CESEE: according to an analysis conducted by the Vienna

Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), the central-eastern and

south-eastern European (CESEE) countries look set to outperform the Eurozone

in terms of economic growth. With that, the overall rise in income and

wealth among the population coupled with the still low propensity to fly

bodes well for a strong passenger growth in the region. Concerning FWAG,

this should bode well for the future, given that it operates as a meaningful

hub between east and west. Moreover, a possible expansion of the EU (e.g.

Balkan, Ukraine) should serve as additional growth factors.

Vienna and Austria as a tourist destination: 73% of tourists in Austria come

from foreign countries. As Vienna Airport is (1) the only intercontinental

airport in Austria and (2) located directly next to the capital and tourist

destination of Vienna, a significant part of incoming tourism is handled via

the airport. Especially long-haul travelers (e.g. from Asia or North

America) seem to have rediscovered Austria as a holiday destination.

Higher ticket prices for longer: A key topic of the conference were high

ticket prices, which seem to remain higher for longer. First, the EU

regulation to implement sustainable aviation fuel (SAF; 2% by 2025, 6% by

2030, 20% by 2035, and 70% by 2050), will likely drive costs as the fuel mix

will gradually turn towards the higher price SAF. Secondly, national air

taxes have risen sharply over the last years, burdening ticket prices even

more. Third, the undersupply of airliners (Boeing and Airbus are producing

at full capacity) should also lead to a capacity bottleneck in Europe,

leading to higher prices from the airlines. High prices usually weigh on

demand, however 2024 has shown that air travel seems to be prioritized

consumer spending, implying a relatively price insensitive demand side.

In sum, the strong network towards CESEE bodes well for the company's

future. Nevertheless, the shares seem to be priced accordingly. Reiterate

HOLD with unchanged PT of EUR 61.00, based on DCF.

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