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Projektengagemang: Adjusting for prevailing market conditions - SEB

Q3: weaker top-line but profitability impact mitigated by cost control
Projektengagemang reported slightly weaker than expected results with sales at SEK 220m, declining by 18% y/y. The main reason for lower revenues was lower than expected workforce during the quarter, caused by temporary lay-offs and reduced working hours, which corresponded to ca. 80 full-time positions during Q3. Despite lower sales, costs declined accordingly, and profitability remained at decent levels (EBITA margin 1.1%) in the seasonally small quarter. Civil Eng. & Infra continued with solid utilisation and grew by 11% y/y, while both A&M and Systems were impacted by weaker demand in certain segments.

Lower FTE assumptions behind estimate changes
Following the report, we have made minor estimate revisions for our forecast period and lower adj. EBIT by 7% for 2020 and by 2% for 2021, largely on the back of lower revenue estimates after lowering our FTE assumptions. Although the markets are likely to remain challenging for some time, the cost and personnel reductions should, in our view, be enough to mitigate the lower sales impact on operating earnings. Moreover, we believe the long-term prospects for the industry remain positive with large public spending on infra, and building should support operations during the coming years.

Valuation range unchanged at SEK 30-35
Despite minor estimate changes, our DCF-based fair valuation range of SEK 30-30 is unchanged, with a valuation mid-point of SEK 32.
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