MOGO FINANCE TECHNOLOGY INC. – SPECULATIVE BUY • We are raising our target to $7/sh from $6/sh, even as Mogo is up ~20% since our Jun 14th note suggesting an attractive entry point. • We believe Mogo can further benefit from a narrowing valuation discount to peers even while the stock appears to be benefiting from recent positive investor attention. • Our new $7/sh target represents 3x net 2018 sales, still a discount to peers’ ~4x. Mogo currently trades at ~2x net 2018 sales. • A sales multiple in-line with peers implies a stock price of ~$8.50-9.50/sh. Approaching Mogo’s $10/sh 2015 IPO price is an important milestone for the stock’s perception. • H2/17 q/q revenue growth could help attain this important investor milestone by boosting investor confidence in Mogo’s revenue growth capability. • We model >45% y/y 2018 revenue growth; higher than public FinTech group. However, a few quarters of revenue growth could be needed to unlock a premium valuation. • We also highlight recent moves by large FinTech providers PayPal and Square, which corroborate Mogo’s business model. • Recent financing by Canadian FinTech Wealthsimple and acquisitions of Zenbanx (at ~10x sales) and TIO Networks (~4x gross sales) testify Canadian FinTech value creation. • As consumer banking becomes increasingly digital, Mogo should benefit and perhaps be an attractive partner for Tier 2 banks, credit unions etc. • In this regard, Mogo could provide potential partners a robust technology platform, national scale and brand (Postmedia relationship).
(Aus dem Stockhouseforum zu Mogo vom 04.07.17) |