Detection Technology - Expecting a clear EBIT improvement

Clear double-digit growth in expectations 
After great Q4’21, we expect DT to continue strong development in all its business segments: in our estimates, MBU’s Q1 growth pace smoothens (7.8%) due to low availability of components while we expect IBU (19.3%) and SBU (25.2%) to grow significantly from the comparison period. We expect IBU’s freshly won customers to generate new topline growth in Q1. SBU growth is mainly driven by the recovery of the aviation segment. Q1 group topline increases by 15% y/y to EUR 21.1m while EBIT also improves by 39% y/y, driven by increased net sales, amounting to EUR 1.9m (9.2% margin). 

MBU to suffer the most from the component shortage 
In its Q4 review, DT noted that underlying demand remains strong, but low component availability restricts growth, especially in the medical segment. In our understanding, the availability of components used in industrial and partly in security detectors isn’t as limited as in medical applications. In addition, the war in Ukraine and the sanctions set for Russia have affected to semiconductor sector through increased material and production costs. We, however, remain to wait for the company’s comments on its supply chain development before adjusting our estimates. 

HOLD with a target price of EUR 22.5 (26.0)
DT’s current valuation (22E EV/EBIT of 21x) appears quite elevated compared to its peers (22E EV/EBIT of 17x) due to DT’s yet soft profitability. We now focus on emphasizing DT’s 2023 potential as the current year’s development is restricted by bottlenecks of the global supply chain, which we expect to ease during 2023-24. With our new target price, 23E valuation drops near peer median with DT’s earnings improvement. With the current valuation stretched compared to peers, we retain our HOLD-rating and adjust our target price to EUR 22.5 (26.0).