WELL Health
Trending >

Mitel is poised for a “meaningful valuation lift”, says Cormark

Cormark analyst Richard Tse says Mitel is set to benefit from an upgrade cycle in enterprise communications. Fresh off the acquisition of hometown peer Aastra, Mitel Networks (TSX:MNW) is poised for a “meaningful valuation lift”, says Cormark analyst Richard Tse.

On Thursday, prior to the market’s open, Mitel will report its Q1, 2014 results.

Mitel’s first quarter, Tse notes, will include just two months contribution from Aastra, which closed January 31st. Nonetheless, he believes the quarter will provide a valuable window into how the acquisition is going. He thinks the company will post EBITDA of (U.S.) $14.00-million on revenue of $243-million.

Tse says he sees two mutually exclusive drivers of Mitel shares. First, he says the company has a growing cloud business that is not yet priced into its stock. Second, he believes that the Aastra acquisition will drive more in cost synergies than the $50-million that management has guided.

The Cormark analyst notes that comparables such as RingCentral have been under pressure of late and that has likely dragged Mitel down, too. On the Nasdaq, the stock is off from its March highs of nearly eleven dollars. But Tse says the longer story is that Mitel is set to benefit from an upgrade cycle in enterprise communications and the pullback has only made its valuation more attractive.

In a research update to clients this morning, Tse maintained his “Top Pick” rating and (U.S.) $12.50 one-year target on Mitel.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We Hate Paywalls Too!

At Cantech Letter we prize independent journalism like you do. And we don't care for paywalls and popups and all that noise That's why we need your support. If you value getting your daily information from the experts, won't you help us? No donation is too small.

Make a one-time or recurring donation

About The Author /

Cantech Letter founder and editor Nick Waddell has lived in five Canadian provinces and is proud of his country's often overlooked contributions to the world of science and technology. Waddell takes a regular shift on the Canadian media circuit, making appearances on CTV, CBC and BNN, and contributing to publications such as Canadian Business and Business Insider.
insta twitter facebook

Comment

Leave a Reply