StatPro Group - New divisional structure sets path for growth

StatPro took a decade to develop its cloud platform and all the key components, including a new divisional structure, are now in place for growth. The group’s broadened managed service offering is well placed to benefit from outsourcing trends in the asset management industry and we believe this offering will be a key component to growth. In addition, margins stand to benefit from the group’s increasing scale and costs dropping out as the group’s software platforms are streamlined. In our view, the shares look increasingly attractive, given the group’s £55m recurring revenue book and the much reduced rating (c 15x FY19e), especially in light of the active M&A backdrop in financial software.