Panmure Gordon initiates coverage of discoverIE Group as a ‘buy’
“As current consensus excludes any future acquisitions, we believe there is significant opportunity for upgrades over the medium term"
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discoverIE Group PLC is an international group of businesses that design and manufacture innovative electronic components for industrial applications. The group provides application-specific components to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) internationally through its two divisions, Magnetics & Controls, and Sensing & Connectivity. By designing components that meet customers’ unique requirements, which are then manufactured and supplied throughout the life of their production, a high level of repeating revenue is generated with long-term customer relationships.
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“As current consensus excludes any future acquisitions, we believe there is significant opportunity for upgrades over the medium term"
The electronics manufacturer also reiterated its full year guidance after ending its first half with a record order book of £153mln
The US broker said the £58mln acquisition would provide “further growth opportunities in structurally attractive target markets”
The company is acquiring Sens-Tech - short for sensor technologies
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The group is on track to deliver full-year underlying earnings in line with the Board's expectations.
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Despite going up against tough comparatives, the electronics group remains on a growth trajectory
Analysts forecast that discoverIE would have around £30mln of acquisition firepower in the near term, which if deployed in similar terms to previous purchases could lift earnings by 10%
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The custom electronics maker reported an underlying pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 March of £27.2mln, 24% higher than the year before
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Fed chair Jerome Powell also settled nerves by saying that the central bank could cut interest rates if necessary
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The customised electronic components maker also said that it had traded strongly in the final quarter of its financial year
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The premier UK share index finished around 33 points higher at 7,469
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The footsie closed up nearly 43 points at 7,228, while FTSE 250 gained almost 208 points at 19,491
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The two acquisitions made last year - Santon and Cursor Controls - have bedded down well
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The customised electronics maker reported an underlying pre-tax profit of £12.9mln, up 24% on the same period a year ago, while revenues climbed 12% to £211.7mln
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The UK index of leading shares finished down over 39 points lower at 7,022.
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The US economic outlook, the order book and restructuring will all be among the key points as Ferguson updates investors.
finnCap, the house broker, said discoverIE "remains a strong play on technological change, a clear and long-term structural growth driver"
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Cursor Controls has been acquired from its shareholders being Cursor Controls' management team, who will continue in their roles, a number of former managers and Maven Capital Partners
The FTSE 100 falls 35 points to 7,025, while Dow falls more than 300 points
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First-half sales grew 13% year-on-year and with the order book continuing to increase, discoverIE said it is well-positioned to grow further in the second half
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The UK blue-chip benchmark finished down nearly 139 points lower at 7,006 - not far from the 7,000 mark
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The maker and supplier of customised electronics ended the quarter with a record order book of £135mln
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The UK blue-chip benchmark closed around four points higher at 7,692
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The customised electronics maker implemented the efficiency and cost reduction plan 18 months ago in a bid to boost profitability and it looks to be working
The UK's index of leading shares finished down around 54 points at 7,686 on Tuesday.
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MYCELX now expects full-year revenues to be in the range of US$16-17mln after the new order and equipment sale
The company that was formerly known as Acal said results for the year to the end of March demonstrate the degree to which it has successfully transformed into a design and manufacturing-led business over recent years
Shire shares ended 5.89% up as the group received and rejected a takeover approach from Japan's Takeda Pharma
Numis Securities reiterated an ‘add’ rating and 455p price target and its analysts said the event “left us feeling confident about the Group's runway for further growth”
The City broker’s analysts upgraded their full-year 2019-2020 earnings per share forecasts for DiscoverIE by 7-8%, leading them to increase their share price target to 455p
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Footsie finished down over 43 points at 7,490, while FTSE 250 was also lower - down around 58 points at 20,185.
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Cross-selling initiatives generated sales of £2.3mln in the final quarter of 2017, which was nearly double the level of the prior year
Britain's top tier index closed around 54 points lower at 7,533
When a share price reaches a target price, the broker can either alter the recommendation or change the share price; in DiscoverIE's case, it is the latter
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The number crunchers at Berenberg believe the shares, currently changing hands for 363p, are worth 460p
The trading update was short and sweet. Liberum responded by increasing its target price.
Robert Walters sprang a pleasant surprise on the market with an unscheduled trading update.