Original-Research: FinLab AG (von GBC AG): BUY

Original-Research: FinLab AG - von GBC AG Einstufung von GBC AG zu FinLab AG Unternehmen: FinLab AG ISIN: DE0001218063 Anlass der Studie: Research Comment Empfehlung: BUY Kursziel: 20.00 EUR Kursziel auf Sicht von: End FY 2017 Letzte Ratingänderung: Analyst: Cosmin Filker Investment companies turn in very positive performances, fair value rises to EUR 20.00; BUY rating confirmed In the past few weeks FinLab AG has reported on the success of its FinTech investments. The very solid performance of the 12.9% stake in Deposit Solutions GmbH comes in as a top mention. Within this investment, the ZINSPILOT platform provides time deposit and savings offerings directly to German savers. This allows investors access from a single account to many offerings of various banks. According to a current company news release, within a very short period of time (launch: 2015) this platform acted as intermediary for more than two billion deposits with banks in other European countries. At the same time, this makes the FinLab investment one of the fastest growing FinTech companies worldwide. In mid-June 2017, FinLab AG also reported on the successful introduction of the 'Engel und Völkers Capital' crowd-investing platform, a joint venture between Kapilendo AG, an investment company in which FinLab holds a 19.1% stake, and Engels & Völkers, one of the top real-estate specialists in Germany. Combining the real estate expertise of Engels & Völkers with the technical know-how and platform of Kapilendo opens up opportunities for investing in attractive real-estate projects also possible with smaller amounts of investment. The platform will provide project financing for construction projects and land, with a guarantee of full financing for each project offered. We have taken the opportunity of the most recent company news to update the valuation. In this respect, the success of the ZINSPILOT platform deserves particular mention. In our previous valuation, we had taken into account the investment in Deposit Solutions GmbH on the basis of the capital increase that took place in 2016, in which prominent investor Peter Thiel also invested. The valuation at the date of the capital increase, when ZINSPILOT showed a significantly lower level of deposits, was just over EUR100 million. According to the company, the strong dynamics signal a significantly higher market valuation level. Based on this assumption, we estimate the current valuation of the deposit investment at a conservative amount of EUR160 million, an increase in the valuation of EUR7.74 million (12.9% stake) for FinLab AG, or approximately EUR1.50 per share. Accordingly, we are adjusting our previous fair value per share from EUR18.50 (see research report dated 30/05/2017) to EUR20.00. Based on the current share price of EUR17.50 (XETRA; 27/06/2017; 5:30 p.m.), our previously issued BUY rating remains unchanged. Die vollständige Analyse können Sie hier downloaden: http://www.more-ir.de/d/15369.pdf Kontakt für Rückfragen Jörg Grunwald Vorstand GBC AG Halderstraße 27 86150 Augsburg 0821 / 241133 0 research@gbc-ag.de ++++++++++++++++ Offenlegung möglicher Interessenskonflikte nach §34b Abs. 1 WpHG und FinAnV Beim oben analysierten Unternehmen ist folgender möglicher Interessenkonflikt gegeben: (5a,6a,11); Einen Katalog möglicher Interessenkonflikte finden Sie unter: http://www.gbc-ag.de/de/Offenlegung.htm +++++++++++++++ -------------------übermittelt durch die EQS Group AG.------------------- Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung bzw. Research ist alleine der Herausgeber bzw. Ersteller der Studie verantwortlich. Diese Meldung ist keine Anlageberatung oder Aufforderung zum Abschluss bestimmter Börsengeschäfte.