JPJ Group plc - Global growth keeps profits intact

JPJ Group plc (JPJ’s) Q2 headline numbers were in line with our expectations, with growth in international markets offsetting weaker UK revenues. The company remains competitively well positioned across all its key markets and is highly cash generative. JPJ has signed a share purchase agreement for the sale of the social business for £18.1m cash, which we estimate had annual revenues of £12m and EBITDA of £3.5m. We have adjusted our EBITDA to reflect the sale, but our profit forecasts would otherwise have been broadly unchanged. The stock continues to trade at a meaningful discount to peers, at 9.8x EV/EBITDA and 8.2x P/E for FY19e.