SNP Schneider (DE:SHFG) is raising €31m (gross) in a rights issue of new ordinary shares. The new money will fund both organic growth as well as the group’s acquisition strategy. SNP has been experiencing strong demand for its products and services, particularly in the German and US markets, and earlier this year it significantly expanded its operations in Asia, via the acquisitions of Astrums and Hartung Consult. Headcount is expected to rise towards 700 by year end and there is no sign that the activity is slowing. Indeed, on 19 May the group received another major order for transformation software from a German industrial group. Hence, we continue to believe the shares are attractive on c 16x FY18e earnings.
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