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Bergs Timber: A very strong quarter - ABG

Q3 EBITDA was SEK 186m, up 27% q-o-q
Delivering on the new growth strategy
Trading at an EV/EBITDA of 8x for ‘22e/’23e

Q3 EBITDA was SEK 186m vs. our SEK 197m, but it was still a very strong result, which was driven by high prices and margins in the Wood Protection and Sawmilling segments. The deviation vs. our estimate was due to lower volumes for the Sawn wood segment (stop at its sawmill in Latvia during the quarter). EBITDA was up 27% q-o-q and the EBITDA margin was 22% vs. 18% in Q2’21. Q4 EBITDA will likely decline q-o-q due to seasonally lower volumes, lower sawmilling/wood protection prices and significantly higher raw material costs for the wood protection segment (due to lag). Key sawn goods industry indicators have shown weakness lately. Inventory levels have increased and new export/domestic orders are down. This could lead to weaker prices into 2022. Note that Bergs Timber will host a CMD on 8 December.

We expect Bergs to generate EBITDA of ~SEK 498m in ‘21e, i.e. it is trading at a ’21e EV/EBITDA of 4x, and EV/EBITDA of 8x for ’22e/’23e.
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