Analytikern Arttu Heikura har gjort en ny analys av Puuilosta.
Puuilo released a Q2 report that was quite in line with expectations. Strong revenue growth was driven by both new store openings and growth in existing stores. Profitability rose to near the historic highs of the COVID era due to favorable sales mix and successful cost control. The company revised the high end of its guidance range downward as a result of what we interpreted as a challenging outlook for the rest of the year, leading us to slightly lower our near-term forecasts. The expected total return on the stock looks attractive to us, even if the near-term valuation is somewhat stretched. We reiterate our Accumulate recommendation on the basis of a favorable risk/reward ratio but lower our price target to EUR 11.0 (was EUR 11.5) following the forecast changes.