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加拿大帝國商業銀行將Ag Growth International的目標價從19.00加元上調至23.00加元,並維持其中性評級。

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-- 週四,加拿大帝國商業銀行資本市場(CIBC Capital Markets)維持對Ag Growth International(AFN.TO)股票的「中性」評級,並將目標股價從19.00加元上調至23.00加元。 CIBC補充道,自4月30日起,Ag Growth的分析師由Krista Friesen移交給Hamir Patel。 CIBC表示,儘管對糧食加工和處理行業的長期需求持「樂觀」態度,但短期內的不確定性仍然很高。 CIBC指出:“高槓桿率(4.7倍)、持續的運營挑戰、突如其來的戰略轉型以及缺乏穩定的領導層,都為公司近期的業務發展造成了不利影響。不過,行業逆風正在逐步緩解,隨著市場環境的正常化,潛在的壓力也應會減輕。” CIBC指出,在此背景下,Ag Growth的核心資產仍具有「重要的策略價值」。 CIBC補充道,由於積極股東正在推動正式的出售流程,因此其認為交易達成的可能性已經增加。 「經過數年農場收入下降、借貸和投入成本高企以及農機設備庫存持續下降之後,農業週期似乎正在觸底,」加拿大帝國商業銀行(CIBC)表示。 CIBC指出,儘管行業整體仍面臨不利因素,但這些因素已不再惡化,並補充說,高庫存和高借貸成本等關鍵週期性壓力正在緩解。 CIBC預計,隨著產業觸底,AFN的農場業務銷售額在2026年將保持相對穩定(年成長0.3%),並在2027年開始復甦,屆時CIBC預計農場收入將年增3.8%至約5億美元。 CIBC指出,“由於多年來美國糧食倉儲投資不足,隨著作物產量的持續增長,倉儲系統已接近滿負荷運轉,預計2025年剩餘庫存將降至約5%,遠低於約15%的長期平均水平。” 加拿大帝國商業銀行(CIBC)補充道,隨著農業經濟狀況的改善,預計用於農場倉儲和處理設施升級的積壓資本支出將得以釋放,同時巴西和印度等倉儲嚴重短缺的國際市場也將出現強勁增長。 CIBC表示:“自2025年11月以來,疲軟的農業市場以及一系列運營和報告方面的挑戰已導致該公司股價下跌約40%,並促使華爾街將預期下調約30%,這為戰略買家創造了更具吸引力的入場時機。” CIBC指出,隨著“董事會煥然一新,更加註重股東利益”,該公司認為出售的可能性現在更大。 此外,持有約10%流通股的激進股東正在推動正式的出售流程,6月4日的年度股東大會可能成為「潛在的催化劑」。 CIBC補充說:“首席執行官和首席財務官的空缺進一步增加了出售的可能性。” “在我們樂觀的假設情景中,我們假設收購價格為 2027 年預期 EBITDA 的 7.5 倍,這意味著每股價格約為 37 美元,較當前水平有約 90% 的上漲空間。”

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