Svedbergs is a premium bathroom manufacturer with a market share of 7% of the Nordic market. The company supplies the complete bathroom through two brands, Svedbergs and Macro Design. The group’s strategy is to gain market share through both organic and inorganic growth. Svedbergs aims to achieve annual revenue growth of 10% (including M&A) and an adj. EBITA margin of 15%.
Svedbergs has an active M&A agenda, which the company aims to drive an average annual growth of the financial targets of 10%. Exercised correctly with conservative multiples, M&A can aid the company through 1) growth 2) purchasing synergies and 3) margin and EPS accretion.
Given the ambitious financial targets, M&A activities can be a risk to the company. With the ambitious EBITA margin target of 15%, we expect the criterion for acquisitions to be rather strict. With the M&A focus in place, this can lead to 1) high acquisition multiples 2) a price focus leading to a lower quality acquisition or 3) resources spent on M&A processes that ends up leading nowhere. Further, the company is exposed to FX and raw material prices, which have short-term effects on margins.
