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Original-Research: Eckert & Ziegler SE - from NuWays AG
20.04.2026 / 09:00 CET/CEST
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Classification of NuWays AG to Eckert & Ziegler SE
Company Name: Eckert & Ziegler SE
ISIN: DE0005659700
Reason for the research: Update
Recommendation: BUY
Target price: EUR 23
Target price on sight of: 12 months
Last rating change:
Analyst: Simon Keller
Q1 preview: Medical to continue growth trajectory
EUZ Q1 26 results are due on May 12. We expect sales of EUR 72.5m (+6% yoy)
and adj. EBIT of EUR 16.0m (-1% yoy), implying a 22.1% margin (-1.7 pp yoy).
This should mark a solid start to FY 26, with radiopharma continuing to
drive the business.
The Medical segment (55% of sales) should again be the key contributor. Q1
26 segment sales look set to grow 13% yoy to EUR 39.0m (eNuW). The prior-year
comp is mixed: Q1 25 was affected by the cyber attack, which in our view
reduced GalliaPharm sales by c. EUR 4m versus the normal run-rate, while the
quarter also included EUR 5m of Ac-225 licence revenues. These two effects
should broadly offset each other, leaving GalliaPharm's international
expansion, including into Japan, as the main driver of yoy growth in Q1 26.
This remains central to the equity story, as Ga-68 is still the most
immediate and tangible growth driver within EUZ's radiopharma business.
The IP segment (45% of sales) is not yet expected to contribute much to
growth. Q1 26 sales are seen to decline 1% yoy to EUR 33.5m (eNuW). Recent oil
price strength linked to the Iran conflict has not yet been reflected in
indicators suggesting better demand for EUZ's IP products, with rig count
data still not pointing to a sustained recovery (source: Baker Hughes). The
investment case does not hinge on an IP recovery in Q1. The relevant growth
and margin driver remains radiopharma. In addition, management has already
pointed to several IP projects that should support the segment later in the
year.
The timing of licence income remains relevant for the 2026 earnings phasing.
We do not expect licence income in Q1 26, while the remaining Telix-related
licence revenues of EUR 5.6m should arrive later in 2026e, depending on
milestone timing (likely by Q4 at the latest). These would come with a 98%
incremental EBIT margin (eNuW).
On our Q1 assumptions, EUZ would need 1.5% sales growth and 4.1% adj. EBIT
growth across the remaining three quarters to meet its FY 26 guidance.
However, the 4.1% headline understates the true operating momentum, as it is
measured against a prior-year base that benefited from high-margin licence
income. On an underlying basis, excluding licence effects, the implied adj.
EBIT growth picks up to c. 12% yoy. This looks achievable, given the
supportive radiopharma backdrop. The nuclear medicine market is projected to
grow at c. 15% p.a. into 2030e (source: MedRays), and peer BWXT's guidance
for high-teens medical growth in 2026 points in the same direction.
EUZ remains a rare picks-and-shovels radiopharma asset, with limited
product-specific binary risk and additional upside from Lu-177 and Ac-225
beyond the core Ga-68 growth leg.
Reiterate BUY, PT EUR 23, based on DCF.
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