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Original-Research: Netfonds AG - from NuWays AG

13.08.2024 / 09:02 CET/CEST

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Classification of NuWays AG to Netfonds AG

Company Name: Netfonds AG

ISIN: DE000A1MME74

Reason for the research: Update

Recommendation: BUY

from: 13.08.2024

Target price: EUR 74.00

Last rating change:

Analyst: Frederik Jarchow

AuA and AuM hit new all-time high

Topic: With 26.2bn assets under administration (AuA) and EUR 3.3bn assets

under management (AuM), Netfonds reached new record levels being well above

our estimates.In detail:

Steep growth trajectory to continue. With an absolute growth of EUR 2.6bn in

AuA YTD (+10%; 15% yoy) to EUR 26.2bn in Q2, Netfonds is well above our

estimates of EUR 25.7bn and should easily reach our estimates for FY24 of EUR

27bn. Even better, the high margin AuM increased to EUR 3.3bn end of Q2 (20%

YTD; 18% yoy), in line with our estimates for Q2 of EUR 3.2bn and on track for

the anticipated EUR 4.0bn in FY24.

Strong H1 figures ahead: After the record Q1 figures with AuA of EUR 25.1bn

and gross sales of EUR 56m Netfonds hit new all-time highs in Q2 and should

also have continued its sales growth additionally fueled by 1) value

accretive smaller transactions (i.e. MFK and Comfort Finance) for very

reasonable prices (eNuW: 4-8x EBITDA) for its advisor network VB-Select, 2)

the initiation of an own money market fund with already above EUR 75m end of

Q2 and 3) the acquisition of an umbrella in Luxembourg. We conservatively

expect EUR 56m in gross sales (20% yoy), EUR 10.5m in net sales (10% qoq, 9%

yoy) and EUR 1.6m in EBITDA (78% qoq; 10% yoy). Q2 figures should come out end

of August.

Consolidation of the insurance brokerage market in full swing. Apart from

the strong operating performance, the Groups proprietary, 360° finfire

platform is seen to fuel the market consolidation especially in the

insurance broker market that is, in contrary to the investment adviser

market, still highly fragmented. Thanks to finfire, the selling and managing

of insurance products is much easier, unlocking enormous cross-selling

potentials, as the already onboarded investment adviser can additionally

offer a wide range of insurance products to its customers. finfire hence

remains the companyŽs key mid- to long-term growth and scalability driver.

The expected strong organic growth momentum is seen to be accompanied by

further value-accretive M&A deals that should come at very reasonable

prices.

Overall, we see Netfonds well on track to reach its mid-term target of EUR 59m

net sales (vs eNuW: EUR 59m) and EUR 23m EBITDA (vs eNuW: EUR 20m) by FY26.

BUY with an unchanged PT of EUR 74.00, based on DCF.

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