Can Cellnex Telecom (BME:CLNX) Still Look Cheap As It Commits €500 Million In Poland?

Cellnex Telecom (BME:CLNX) has put a €500 million infrastructure build in Poland on the table, confirming the spend just as it reported nine month earnings with higher sales and a smaller net loss.

For investors watching the tape, Cellnex Telecom’s share price tells a mixed story, with a 16.76% 1 month share price return contrasting with a 2.70% decline year to date and a 5 year total shareholder return down 49.19%. This suggests that recent momentum is improving after a tough longer stretch.

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Cellnex Telecom now trades at a double digit discount to analyst targets while still reporting losses and planning a €500 million build in Poland. Is that a mispricing, or is the market simply pricing in the risk?

Most Popular Narrative: 26.4% Undervalued

Analysts following Cellnex Telecom see fair value at €36.26 per share against the latest close at €26.68. As a result, the popular narrative leans toward the stock pricing in too much caution despite ongoing losses and heavy capital commitments.

The consistent increase in PoPs and strong performance in build-to-suit and co-location programs, particularly in France and Poland, is expected to drive organic revenue growth and potentially improve net margins.

Completion of significant build-to-suit programs is projected to increase free cash flow generation substantially, enabling rapid deleveraging and enhanced shareholder returns, impacting earnings positively.

See why 12 investors see Cellnex Telecom as 26% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of €36.26 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the narrative around Cellnex Telecom can crack if asset disposals reduce future revenue capacity or if client renegotiations reset contracts on weaker terms.

Find out about the key risks to this Cellnex Telecom narrative.

Another View: Multiples Paint A Tougher Picture For Cellnex Telecom

There is a catch. On a simple P/S basis, Cellnex Telecom trades at 4.2x, while peers in Spain sit around 1.6x and the wider European telecom group is closer to 1.1x. The fair ratio sits at 2.6x, so the question is whether the market is already paying up for a recovery story that still carries execution risk.

For a closer look at how that gap between today’s P/S and the fair ratio could affect upside or downside, See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Next Steps

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