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(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price for AB Dynamics to 1,700p on Wednesday, down from 2,060p, citing a more challenging automotive industry environment and lengthening procurement cycles that have delayed FY26 revenues.
Berenberg's downgrade follows AB Dynamics' profit warning on 28 July, with the company flagging weaker customer confidence, geopolitical logistics headwinds and programme delays among European OEMs. While the sales pipeline and enquiry levels remained healthy, Berenberg said customers were pushing back procurement decisions, slowing order conversion across AB's testing products and simulation divisions.
The German bank also highlighted AB Dynamics' decision to exit its VadoTech Chinese testing services business after agreeing with a European OEM to terminate the underperforming contract. VadoTech will be treated as a discontinued operation in FY26, with the transition expected to complete in H127.
For continuing operations, AB Dynamics now expects FY26 revenue of 90m to 95m, with deliveries heavily weighted to yearend and working capital finishing higher than anticipated. Adjusted operating margins were still seen at 20%, in line with the firm's mediumterm plan.
Berenberg added that AB Dynamics' strong balance sheet provides resilience and optionality for mergers and acquisitions, and stated that at a 12.4x FY26 price-to-earnings ratio and a 8.9x enterprise value/underlying earnings ratio, the shares already reflect recent downgrades, with longterm drivers contrasting sharply with the current industry slowdown.
Berenberg also kept its 'buy' rating on the stock, arguing that valuation support and the group's strategic positioning remain intact despite nearterm disruption.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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