Ann: Macmahon to Acquire Decmil to Expand Civil Business, page-7

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Wednesday, 17 April 2024

MAH - MACMAHON HOLDINGS LIMITED

Macquarie rates MAH as Outperform (1) - Macmahon has announced it will acquire Decmil for an enterprise value of $127m, with ordinary shareholders set to receive 30 cents per stock.

The company intends to continue to operate Decmil as a wholly owned subsidiary and maintain branding, with the acquisition to boost the civil and engineering components of the business.

As per Macquarie, the acquisition will boost revenue by 20% and earnings by 10% from FY25, and adds $455m to the company's order book.

The Outperform rating is retained and the target price increases to 27 cents from 25 cents.

Target price is $0.27 Current Price is $0.23 Difference: $0.035 If MAH meets the Macquarie target it will return approximately 15% (excluding dividends, fees and charges). The company's fiscal year ends in June.

Forecast for FY24:

Macquarie forecasts a full year FY24 dividend of 1.00 cents and EPS of 3.80 cents . At the last closing share price the estimated dividend yield is 4.26%. At the last closing share price the stock's estimated Price to Earnings Ratio (PER) is 6.18.

Forecast for FY25:

Macquarie forecasts a full year FY25 dividend of 1.10 cents and EPS of 4.20 cents . At the last closing share price the estimated dividend yield is 4.68%. At the last closing share price the stock's estimated Price to Earnings Ratio (PER) is 5.60.

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