Anora: Cognac divestment creates clear value

By Rauli Juva
Anora announced yesterday that it divests the cognac business for over EUR 50 million. The EBTDA of the divested operations has only been around EUR 2 million, so the multiples of the transaction are very high. Our estimates decreased only slightly, but Anora’s leverage decreases clearly with the transaction, which supports the value of the company’s share. We also believe that the transaction will bring out hidden value in Anora. We raise our target price to EUR 5.5 (was EUR 4.7) and raise our recommendation to Buy (was Accumulate).