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Olvi (OLVAS.HE)
Consumer Staples · Nordic/Baltic brewer · LTM Q1 2026
Analysis date: 2026-06-07
Price at analysis: €31.60
Method: mttssn_streamlined_v1
Conviction: MEDIUM
HOLD
Conviction: MEDIUM
A high-quality multi-local brewer with best-in-class 12%+ operating margins, #1 local shares and a long dividend record — but the defining issue is concentration: 42% of EBIT comes from a sanctions-exposed, 96%-owned Belarus subsidiary whose cash is largely trapped. Adjusted ROIC 15.1%, EP +€29M; a debt-funded Jan-2026 M&A pivot is unproven. PEBV 0.83. HOLD, medium conviction.
Adj. ROIC
15.1%
WACC 8% → spread +7.1pp
Economic Profit
+€29M
+€29M; clears cost of capital
FCF Yield
4.0%
Strong core FCF; Belarus cash trapped
Price / Target
€32 → €39
+23% base; HOLD
Revenue (LTM)
€680M
LTM; Q1 EBIT −14.5% on M&A dilution
EBIT Margin
11.8%
12%+ operating margin (best-in-class)
EV / IC
1.54×
Enterprise value / invested capital
Net Debt
n/a
Flipped to net debt after Jan'26 M&A
Thesis

Olvi is a multi-local brewer (beer, ciders/long drinks, soft drinks, water) with strong #1 local market shares (>50% beer in Finland), a deliberate non-alcoholic mix shift (43.6% of volume), and best-in-class 12%+ operating margins. The moat is local brand strength, distribution density and production efficiency. Adjusted ROIC is 15.1% with EP +€29M.

The defining issue is Belarus: OAO Lidskoe Pivo (96.4%-owned) is fully consolidated and contributes ~42% of group EBIT, but its cash is largely trapped (€2–4m/yr upstreaming cap until end-2026) and it is carried at a Level-3 fair value discounted at 37.6% — materially lowering the quality of headline ROIC. Capital allocation just turned aggressive: three Jan-2026 acquisitions (Latvia, Balkans, Nordics) doubled goodwill and flipped the balance sheet from net cash to net debt, with near-term margin dilution already visible (Q1 EBIT −14.5%).

Valuation · reverse-DCF & scenarios

Reverse-DCF base ~€48 versus €31.60 (PEBV 0.83, EV/IC 1.5x) — but we haircut for the Belarus concentration/trapped cash and the unproven M&A pivot.

Base €39 on a stable core franchise discounted for Belarus; bull €50 if Belarus cash repatriates and the Balkan/Nordic deals prove accretive; bear €29 on a Belarus shock (sanctions/expropriation/FX) or M&A integration disappointment.

Market-implied growth
-13.5%
NOPAT CAGR over 5y the EV already requires
No-growth value / share
€45
141% of price; rest = priced-in growth
ROIC − WACC
+7.1 pp
ROIC 15.1% vs WACC 8.0% — positive = value creation
CAP (priced-in)
0.0 yrs
years of excess returns the price implies (fades to WACC)

The market pays today’s enterprise value for roughly -13.5% NOPAT growth over 5 years. The business earns 15% on capital against a 8% cost of capital (spread +7.1 pp); the no-growth value is €45/share (141% of price), so the rest is priced-in growth.

Scenario24m targetImpl. gUpsideProb.Driver
Bull€50+4%+58%30%Belarus cash repatriates; Balkan/Nordic deals accretive
Base€39-5%+23%45%Stable core discounted for Belarus overhang
Bear€29-17%-8%25%Belarus shock or M&A integration disappoints
Prob-weighted€40+26%100%Scenario-weighted expected value

Sensitivity — fair value / share at WACC × growth

WACC \ g0%3%5%8%10%15%
6.50%606670778296
7.25%515659646878
8.00% (base)454851555865
8.75%404244485055
9.50%363839424448

Green = fair value above the current price of €31.60. The reverse-DCF conclusion is dominated by WACC and growth — see the whole surface, not a single fair value.

Method & data. NOPAT €63, invested capital and ROIC 15.1% are observed (adjustments.json); WACC 8.0% and terminal g 2.5% are assumptions. EV→equity uses net debt €-14. The model holds ROIC constant (no fade) over the explicit horizon; the CAP figure instead fades excess returns to WACC.

⤓ Download the full model (.xlsx) — formula-driven sheets; flex the blue input cells and the model cascades in Excel.

Key drivers

1. Best-in-class margins

12%+ operating margin, #1 local shares, non-alcoholic mix shift — durable local-brand economics.

2. Above-WACC returns

Adjusted ROIC 15.1% > 8% WACC, EP +€29M — genuine value creation.

3. Dividend record

Raised to €1.35 (~43% payout), long unbroken growth — shareholder-friendly.

4. M&A expansion

Latvia/Balkans/Nordics deals add scale — accretive if integrated well (the open question).

Key risks
Conclusion

Olvi is a genuinely high-return, best-in-margin multi-local brewer at a reasonable valuation (PEBV 0.83), but the 42%-of-EBIT Belarus overhang and an unproven, debt-funded M&A pivot cap conviction until integration economics and Belarus cash repatriation clarify. HOLD, medium conviction; base €39.

Constructive on evidence of Belarus cash repatriation or clear M&A accretion; a Belarus shock is the main downside.

Footnote evidence & sources

Every adjustment traces to the cited note/page in the source filing — click to open it there. Annual report / 10-K: 📄 open  ·  Latest interim: 📄 open

Adjustment / figureValueSourceWhy mttssn treats it this way
Net sales (revenue) FY2025665Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income / Note 1-2 📄 p.96Net sales line = gross sales 1,385.528 less excise taxes & adjustments 720.253 = 665.275m. LTM revenue 680.400m = FY 665.275 + Q1-2026 147.937 - Q1-2025 132.812 (Q1 p10).
Operating result (EBIT) FY202581.811Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 📄 p.96OPERATING RESULT line = 81.811m (12.3% margin). LTM EBIT 80.010m = FY 81.811 + Q1-2026 10.640 - Q1-2025 12.441 (Q1 p10).
Profit before tax / Income taxes FY202582.851Statement of Comprehensive Income / Note 9 📄 p.96PBT 82.851m; income taxes 18.027m -> effective tax 21.76% (FY2025). Used as the normalized NOPAT tax rate; LTM ETR (23.81%) is distorted by Q1 quarterly tax timing/seasonality. Tax reconciliation on AR p108 (Finnish statutory 20%, foreign-rate effect +3.445m).
Goodwill FY202522.405Note 11 Intangible assets / Note 12 📄 p.111Goodwill book value 31 Dec 2025 = 22.405m, allocated Finland 11.075 + Baltic Sea 11.128 + Belarus 0 (Belarus goodwill written off historically). No amortization; impairment-tested annually (AR p112).
Intangible assets (brands/customer rel.) FY20258.186Note 11 Intangible assets 📄 p.111Intangible assets book value 31 Dec 2025 = 8.186m (customer relationships, trademarks, software, land leases; incl. EUR 1.017m water-withdrawal right with indefinite life). Goodwill + intangibles = 30.591m (matches anchor).
PPA / intangible amortization FY20251.803Note 11 — Depreciation line 📄 p.111Intangible amortization charge FY2025 = 1.803m (PPA from Baltic acquisitions + software). KEPT in opex (not added back). Will rise in FY2026: Jan-2026 deals added customer relations 4.124 + brands 8.353 of new intangibles (Q1 p19).
Belarus segment — one-off check0Note 12 — Belarus / Q1 Note 12 (p18) 📄 p.112NO FY2025/LTM Belarus one-off. 2022 impairment of EUR 35.0m was on Belarusian FIXED ASSETS (not a deconsolidation); OAO Lidskoe Pivo stays 96.36%-owned, fully consolidated (164.5m net sales, 34.6m EBIT = 42% of group). Re-tested 31 Dec 2025 (FV 87.0m) and 31 Mar 2026 (FV 79.9m), discount rate 37.60% cost of equity — NO change to impairment, so no charge/reversal to normalize. Dividend upstreaming legally capped at EUR 2-4m/yr until end-2026 (AR p112).
Non-controlling interest (NCI) FY20252.265Consolidated Balance Sheet — Equity / Note 17 (p99) 📄 p.97NCI in equity = 2.265m (Belarus 3.64% + Latvia A/S Cesu Alus 0.12% + Lithuania Volfas Engelman 0.33% minorities; subsidiary-holding table AR p25). Total equity 369.365m; equity to parent 367.100m. NCI does not adjust IC; tracked for PEBV. Brewery International (51%-owned, Q1 p18) will add to NCI from FY2026.
Lease liabilities FY20259.042Note 18 Financial liabilities 📄 p.118Lease liabilities 6.532 (non-current) + 2.510 (current) = 9.042m, reported INSIDE interest-bearing financial liabilities. EXCLUDED from IC (lease_liabilities_in_ic=false): vehicles/production equipment/premises, peripheral vs 263.2m owned tangible assets; lease interest only 0.393m (Note 8).
Interest-bearing debt (loans) FY202533.581Note 18 Financial liabilities 📄 p.118Loans from financial institutions = 16.567 (non-current) + 17.014 (current) = 33.581m. Includes the EUR 22m long-term green loan (brewhouse) and EUR 11.5m commercial-paper drawings. This (ex-leases) is the IB debt used in IC. Total IB liabilities incl. leases = 42.623m (reconciliation AR p118).
Cash and cash equivalents FY202556.292Consolidated Balance Sheet / Note 16 📄 p.97Cash 56.292m at 31 Dec 2025. Net CASH position: gross IB debt 42.623 - cash 56.292 = -13.669m (matches anchor). operational_cash = 2% x LTM rev = 13.608m; excess_cash = 42.684m subtracted from IC.
Total equity / translation reserve FY2025369Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity / Note 17 📄 p.99Total equity 369.365m. Accumulated translation differences -55.426m + fair-value reserve 0.220m = OCI -55.206m, stripped out -> equity_ex_oci 424.571m. Share-based payments 1.523m booked in equity (kept in opex).
Free cash flow FY202526.465Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 📄 p.98Operating cash flow 80.796m - capex (tangible 53.681 + intangible 0.650) = 26.465m FCF. Heavy investment year (brewhouse + Iisalmi high-bay warehouse); capex 51.8m well above D&A 26.7m.
Q1 2026 net sales / EBIT (LTM bridge + momentum)148Q1 2026 Statement of Comprehensive Income 📄 p.10Q1-2026: net sales 147.937m (+11.4% YoY, acquisition-driven), EBIT 10.640m (-14.5%), margin 7.2% (9.4% PY). EUR 1.8m drag from Denmark weakness + higher PPA depreciation on new subsidiaries. Profit 5.869m (-39.8%). 2026 EBIT guidance EUR 84-92m unchanged (Q1 p1).
Q1 2026 post-acquisition balance sheet (NCI/goodwill/debt)43.106Q1 2026 Consolidated Balance Sheet 📄 p.1131-Mar-2026 snapshot (not used for IC): goodwill 43.106m, intangibles 21.268m, financial liabilities 102.573m, equity 373.284m (NCI 2.280m), cash 64.762m, equity ratio 53.2%, gearing +10.1% (net debt). Three Jan-2026 acquisitions consolidated; Baltic Sea segment renamed 'Rest of Europe'.
Analysis history

How the mttssn view has evolved — each prior dated note is preserved.

Quality · Buffett tenets10 / 15
Understandable business
Multi-local brewer — beer, ciders/long drinks, soft drinks, water across Finland + Baltics + Belarus; simple, legible category.
Durable moat
Strong #1 local market shares (>50% beer in Finland), distribution density and production efficiency — a local-brand moat, not global brands.
Able & honest management
Excellent dividend record, but 42% of EBIT is in a sanctions-exposed Belarus subsidiary with trapped cash (€2–4m/yr cap), and Jan-2026 debt-funded M&A (Latvia, Balkans, Nordics) flipped the balance sheet to net debt — unproven.
Financial strength
Adjusted ROIC 15.1% > 8% WACC, EP +€29M, 12%+ operating margin (best-in-class) — but headline quality is lowered by the Belarus concentration and trapped cash.
Margin of safety
Reasonable: PEBV 0.83, reverse-DCF base ~€48, EV/IC 1.5x — but the Belarus overhang justifies a discount.