European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Giant UnitedHealth offers 1,925p, in cash (implied equity value of £1,243 million, implied EV of £1,185 million). This represents: 6.5x EV/Fwd Revenue, 20.4x EV/Fwd EBITDA and 31.7x Fwd PE (source: I/B/E/S).</li>
<li>The offer is pitched above peer's multiples, which coupled with a 49% premium, should be enough to convince any reluctant shareholder to tender.</li>
<li>Gross spread is 2.9%, quite good for a highly likely deal in the European space (c. 16% estimated annual return assuming settlement takes place on 8 September).</li>
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Giant UnitedHealth offers 1,925p, in cash (implied equity value of £1,243 million, implied EV of £1,185 million). This represents: 6.5x EV/Fwd Revenue, 20.4x EV/Fwd EBITDA and 31.7x Fwd PE (source: I/B/E/S).
The offer is pitched above peer's multiples, which coupled with a 49% premium, should be enough to convince any reluctant shareholder to tender.
Gross spread is 2.9%, quite good for a highly likely deal in the European space (c. 16% estimated annual return assuming settlement takes place on 8 September).


UnitedHealth/EMIS: Agreed Offer, Estimated Calendar, Spread

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EMIS reported FY21 results ahead of our recently raised forecasts, with revenue up 6% y-o-y, adjusted operating profit up 11% and adjusted EPS up 10%. EMIS-X analytics is being adopted by both EMIS Health and EMIS Enterprise customers, supporting a more proactive approach to healthcare, and enhancements to the platform underpin the company’s integrated care systems strategy. Reflecting FY21 performance and recent bolt-on acquisitions, we upgrade our adjusted EPS forecasts by c 3% in FY22 and FY23.

EMIS reported FY21 results ahead of our recently raised forecasts, with revenue up 6% y-o-y, adjusted operating profit up 11% and adjusted EPS up 10%. EMIS-X analytics is being adopted by both EMIS Health and EMIS Enterprise customers, supporting a more proactive approach to healthcare, and enhancements to the platform underpin the company’s integrated care systems strategy. Reflecting FY21 performance and recent bolt-on acquisitions, we upgrade our adjusted EPS forecasts by c 3% in FY22 and FY23. 

EMIS Group - Supporting a more proactive health service

EMIS’s FY21 revenue and operating profit came in ahead of the top end of consensus, reflecting a year of growth for EMIS Enterprise and more normal trading in EMIS Health after a year helping the NHS to deal with the pandemic. Post year-end, the company bolstered its analytics business with the acquisition of GP practice business intelligence tools provider Edenbridge Healthcare for £4m. We have upgraded our normalised diluted EPS forecasts by 2% in FY21 and 1% in FY22 and FY23.

EMIS’s FY21 revenue and operating profit came in ahead of the top end of consensus, reflecting a year of growth for EMIS Enterprise and more normal trading in EMIS Health after a year helping the NHS to deal with the pandemic. Post year-end, the company bolstered its analytics business with the acquisition of GP practice business intelligence tools provider Edenbridge Healthcare for £4m. We have upgraded our normalised diluted EPS forecasts by 2% in FY21 and 1% in FY22 and FY23.


EMIS reported H121 results ahead of board expectations and is on track to meet the company’s FY21 expectations. After a period of investment to develop the EMIS-X platform, and at least a year of diverting resource to support customers’ COVID-19 efforts, EMIS is now in a position to execute its growth strategy. Our revenue and adjusted operating profit forecasts are unchanged, with revenue growth accelerating to the lower end of the targeted medium-term 5–9% range from FY22.

EMIS reported H121 results ahead of board expectations and is on track to meet the company’s FY21 expectations. After a period of investment to develop the EMIS-X platform, and at least a year of diverting resource to support customers’ COVID-19 efforts, EMIS is now in a position to execute its growth strategy. Our revenue and adjusted operating profit forecasts are unchanged, with revenue growth accelerating to the lower end of the targeted medium-term 5–9% range from FY22.


EMIS Group - Commercialising recent investment

EMIS has reported that H121 trading was slightly ahead of board expectations. The mix of business is returning to pre-COVID-19 levels and the company continues to focus on investing in its technology roadmap. While H121 performance was positive, we maintain our forecasts for FY21–23 pending H121 results, which are scheduled for 9 September.

EMIS has reported that H121 trading was slightly ahead of board expectations. The mix of business is returning to pre-COVID-19 levels and the company continues to focus on investing in its technology roadmap. While H121 performance was positive, we maintain our forecasts for FY21–23 pending H121 results, which are scheduled for 9 September. 

EMIS Group - Returning to business as usual

United Kingdom

EMIS Group Plc is a healthcare information technology company. The Company computerizes patients' medical records and allows primary, secondary and community healthcare practitioners to view and contribute to a patient's core medical record.

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