We continue to expect lower opex in the coming years from a normalisation of the USD/RUB and relocation of staff from Russia to neighbouring countries, but we delay this effect slightly in our numbers. We expect the artificially elevated opex to persist for longer; we have moved the full normalisation from '24e to '25e. Because of this, we cut '23e and '24e EBIT by 13% while keeping sales flat. We expect an EBIT margin of 13% in '23e (in line with Q4'22), increasing to 20% by '25e. The high margin is not only from lower opex, but also a higher gross margin. Now with the rapid growth of G5 Store, our conviction of a higher gross margin has strengthened.
Raised dividend and still room for more buybacks
The board proposed a dividend of SEK 8 per share (7), or SEK 64m. This corresponds to one third of '23e FCF. Hence, there will be a lot of room for continued buybacks. We stick to our fair value range of SEK 200-350 per share. The share is trading at 7.4x EV/EBIT '23e falling to 5.4x 2024e, with the 8% FCF yield in '23e increasing to 12% in '24e.