Treatt - What crisis?

Treatt demonstrated its strength and resilience in H120, as so far the COVID-19 pandemic has not had any adverse impact on trading performance. Of course, this is in part due to the categories in which Treatt operates, with some of its products being used in household cleaners, which have witnessed a global spike in demand. Nevertheless, the steady performance is testament to the management and culture of the business, which have been able to withstand the unexpected and exogenous shock. H219 and H120 were affected by a global weakness in citrus raw material prices, which in turn affected revenue growth. Citrus prices have now started to firm and we expect growth in this category to return in H2. We leave our forecasts mostly unchanged but roll forward our DCF and hence our fair value rises to 560p (from 530p previously).