Gabriel delivered its annual report FY’2023/24 following a delay to the report in November due to accounting irregularities in a Mexican subsidiary of the discontinuing FurnMaster business unit. Despite topline growth of 6.4% y/y and EBIT margin improvement in the continuing operations, ongoing challenging market conditions and short-term uncertainty relating to the discontinuing operations and carve-out process lead to near-term elevated risk in the case. See HCA’s analyst Philip Coombes’ thoughts on the results. Report: https://www.inderes.dk/research/gabriel-holding-fy202324-waiting-for-the-carve-out-to-unlock-value Disclaimer: HC Andersen Capital receives payment from Gabriel for a Digital IR agreement and research services. / Philip Coombes 14:35, 13/01/2025.

As the Nordic market has matured, LeadDesk has sought growth in Continental Europe and been active in acquisitions. The company’s transformation into a profit and cash flow machine strengthens with the latest Zisson acquisition.

Sales grew by 6%, so sales growth remained good also toward the end of the month.

As 2024 is now behind us, it is time to conclude the year and look into 2025. Our HCA SaaS Index ended December 2024 with a median ARR multiple of 3.6x (3.4x by the end of November 2024), while The SaaS Capital Index covering the US/global SaaS market ended December 2024 with a median ARR multiple of 7.0x (from 7.3x by the end of November 2024). Read more here.

Following a delay in the publication of its 2023/24 annual report due to financial reporting challenges at its Mexican subsidiary, Gabriel’s FY’2023/24 results have been published. Group revenue was MDKK 912, within the guidance range of MDKK 880-930 and slightly below our estimate of DKKM 915. Operating profit (EBIT) was MDKK 10.9, also within the guidance range of DKK 8-15m and slightly below our estimate of DKK 12m. Despite solid topline growth in the continuing operations of 6.4% y/y, ongoing challenging market conditions and short-term uncertainty relating to the sale of its FurnMaster unit, lead us to reiterate our Reduce recommendation with a lower target price of DKK 195 (prev. DKK 225) per share following the restated numbers and updated FY’2024/25 estimates. Long-term potential remains, particularly as markets normalize, and as the carve-out of the FurnMaster business returns Gabriel’s focus back to its continued operations with a stronger balance sheet.

Read the latest Roblon One-pager update following the full year 2023/24 results. The One-pager includes a brief description of Roblon, an update to the high-performance cable component industry outlook, latest financials, valuation perspectives relative to a peer group, and outlines several key investment risks and key investment reasons.

Bioporto: Preliminary 2024 figures

The target market of Kesko, Tokmanni and Lindex’s Stockmann division, i.e., the department store and hypermarket chains, grew by 4.7% year-on-year.