Brokers make minor adjustments to target prices for
-TPG confident on regulatory approval for
-Agreement to lead to a 60% increase in addressable market
-Management expects elevated capex will persist
-Macquarie highlights a range of up-sell opportunities
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With the market focusing on near-term headwinds,
The broker also sees benefits from execution of enterprise, government and wholesale opportunities, as well as potential upside from the company's
Management remains optimistic the Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) commercial agreement with
The Vodafone brand has been metro-centric up until now, points out Morgans. Assuming the deal is approved, it's expected to bolster regional spectrum, increase regional competition and increase
Credit Suisse notes good momentum in the Mobile business, with more than 120,000 net additions in the first half and a strong average revenue per user (ARPU) performance, driven by the return of roaming revenues and the benefits from price changes and up-sell.
On the other hand, Goldman Sachs suggests targets sets by the company are optimistic given ongoing competition/NBN impact and inter-capital fibre investment from competitors. One of the main targets is for
Management also confirmed the FY22 capex range of
Cross-selling opportunity
While it's early days, Macquarie suggests up-selling opportunities for
Only 20% of the retail consumer base is utilising a fixed and mobile product, according to management. The broker highlights the opportunity is even larger on the enterprise/corporate front, with only 4% of customers signed up to multiple products.
As part of new strategic aspirations set at the investor day, TPG sees a cross-sell opportunity for up to 4 million customers (current subscriber base 5 million) from the MOCN deal.
Macquarie has not factored the deal into its forecasts and cautions that should there be pushback from the ACCC, it could be dilutive to consensus estimates for forecast earnings and cash flow.
Capital expenditure
Analysis of capex for
When combined with TPG's business-as-usual capex average of
As a result of these calculations, a terminal year capex of
Outlook
Macquarie points out that while the company's shares currently offer a 2.8% dividend per share yield, this yield is expected to grow at around 16% per annum over the over the next three years.
It's felt fixed wireless and mobile subscriber returns, as well as potential enterprise market share gains will be key drivers of return on invested capital (ROIC) in the next few years and the broker retains its Outperform rating.
The FNArena database has six broker ratings with four Buy (or equivalent) ratings and two Hold ratings with an average target price of
Goldman Sachs, not one of the seven brokers updated daily in the database, lifts its target price to
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