Alligo

* Better organic growth, Finland surprised positively * Most important segment, Sweden, is performing well * Growth trend to drive margin recovery and substantial EPS growth Q1 results Alligo delivered a solid Q1 report, with the harsh winter weather...

* Sales +1%, EBITA adj. +13% vs. FactSet consensus * Strong organic growth, but adj. EBITA beat supported by one-offs * Good start to the year, consensus adj. EBITA likely up 2-4% Q1 results Sales grew 6% y-o-y (+5% org.) and were 2% above our estimate...

* We see 3% organic growth in Q1, supported by cold January weather * Swedish and Norwegian earnings developing well, while Finland lags * Samuel Alteborg announced as new CEO starting in August Q1 expectations After returning to organic growth in Q4...

* Sweden and Norway improving, but Finland still weak * Estimates unchanged as somewhat better results offset Finland * Cold start to the year and weakened USD bode well for Q1 Q4 results After nine quarters of organically contracting sales, Alligo finally...

* Sales in line, adj. EBITA +1% vs. FactSet consensus * Return to organic growth after 10 quarters, but Finland still struggles * Consensus EBITA likely unchanged, but need more detail on Finland Q4 results Sales grew 3% y-o-y (+1% org.) and were 2% ...

* Mild winter in Q4, but sequentially easing comps: organic growth -1% * Cost savings took effect in Q3, expect y-o-y margin up 0.6pp to 8.9% * Winter cold hit around 1 January, supports return to growth in Q1 Q4 expectations The winter in Q4 was very...

* A Nordic distributor of PPE, tools etc. returning to org. growth in Q4e* Set for margin growth after structural transformation in weak market* Expect a '25e-'27e adj. EPS CAGR of 22%, trading at P/E 12-10xA Nordic distributor of PPE, tools & consumablesAllig...