MAX Automation: H1 26; Operational beat, but order intake weighs - NuWays AG Research
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MAX Automation: H1 26; Operational beat, but order intake weighs - NuWays AG Research

Last week Friday, Max Automation released its H1 figures with mixed Q2 results. Q2 sales came in ahead of expectations. Group sales reached € 84.0m (-1.1% yoy), above our projection of € 80.7m (eNuW). The beat was driven by new project starts of bdtronic (+26.3% yoy) and Vecoplan sales only falling by 11.7% yoy (eNuW: -17.5% yoy) despite continued demand weakness. This was partly offset by a less pronounced than forecasted strengthening in AIM Micro. NSM + Jücker remained flat, while ELWEMA declined slightly more than expected.

Looking ahead. NSM + Jücker order intake is viewed as temporarily affected by the uncertainty related to the Iran war. While Vecoplan's Q2 order intake improved yoy, the speed of the recovery remains insufficient to support our current sales forecast. We hence adjust our segment forecasts and lower our FY26 estimates of largely flat revenue at € 336m (eNuW) and a 9.6% drop in EBITDA (eNuW) to revenue of € 321.8m (eNuW) and a 17.3% decrease in EBITDA (eNuW).

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