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Alcadon: Hello, Belgium - ABG

Acquires Belgian 6X International
Limited effect on estimates, adds ~2% to ‘22e EBITDA…
…but highly attractive market with 30% annual growth

As of today, 7 December, Alcadon has acquired 80% of Belgian 6X International BV, a distributor of fibre optic solutions and systems in Belgium. The company was founded in 1991 and is a Belgian value-add distributor specialised in fibre optic components and complete solutions with customers such as installation companies, system integrators, network operators and data centres. Although the acquisition has limited effect on estimates, adding some 2% to ‘22e EBITDA, we see it as highly attractive given the characteristics of the Belgian market.

Belgian 6X is expected to report ‘21e sales and EBITDA of SEK ~40m and SEK ~3m, respectively, corresponding to an adj. EBITDA margin of 8%. This is slightly lower than Alcadon’s ‘21e EBITDA margin of ~12%. The lower profitability is due to Belgian 6X’s substantially smaller size. The purchase price corresponds to an ‘21e EV/adj. EBITDA of ~3.9x. The purchase includes a call/put option for the remaining 20% that can be exercised from ‘24-‘28.
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