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DB starts Avolta with 'buy' on balanced business model



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** Deutsche Bank initiates Swiss duty-free retailer Avolta AVOL.S with "buy", saying co has balanced business and attractive investment opportunity

** DB says Avolta is the market leader in airport retail and the food & beverage (F&B) space

** The hybrid offer of retail and F&B creates a balanced business - brokerage

** Pre-Covid and on a 10-year view, Dufry and Autogrill individually achieved average like-for-like growth of 2.5%-3.0%, which can be replicated or exceeded in DB's view

** Avolta is attractively valued both in absolute terms and relative to close peers such as SSP Group SSPG.L and WH Smith SMWH.L, it says

** Broker expects FCF per share of CHF 2.62 and CHF 2.83 will give a yield of 7.8% and 8.5% for the next two years

** Shares in Avolta are up 4.5%, topping Swiss mid-cap index .SMIM



Reporting by Amir Orusov

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