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Classification of NuWays AG to MLP SE

Company Name: MLP SE ISIN: DE0006569908

Reason for the research: Update Recommendation: BUY Target price: EUR 12 Target price on sight of: 12 months Last rating change: Analyst: Simon Keller

Planning pays dividends

We hosted a roadshow with MLP CEO Dr. Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg. Key takeaways confirm the equity story momentum: MLP combines a c. 5% dividend yield with continuously improving revenue visibility and tangible adj. earnings growth.

* Client proposition centred on "peace of mind". MLP's model is built around long-term financial planning and stable, mostly fee-based, adviser relationships. This is relevant in a market where customers can easily compare single products such as Tagesgeld, neobank accounts or ETFs. MLP's focus remains the full financial package: banking, insurance, wealth, old-age provision and financing, anchored in personal advice and a long-term customer relationship. This supports retention and cross-selling as clients move through life stages.

* Earnings quality continues to improve. 72% of sales are already recurring. Wealth and property and casualty (P&C) insurance are the main recurring growth pillars, helped by savings plans, rising customer maturity and inflation-linked premium volumes in non-life insurance. This improves forecasting quality and lowers reliance on one-off product sales. Against this backdrop, performance fees are not the foundation: MLP includes only high-single-digit EURm performance fees annually (c. 1% of sales) in its mid-term targets, compared to a seven-year average of c. EUR 23m. With c. 70% incremental EBIT margin, stronger performance fees would be upside. 2025 also offers a low comparable base (only c. EUR 11m).

* Disintermediation risk looks manageable. Neobanks, ETFs and AI remain relevant competitive forces, especially on pricing. Still, human advice remains the single most trusted source of investment guidance (source: CFA Institute), supporting the relevance of MLP's adviser-led model. MLP's answer is to integrate digitalisation and AI into the advisory process, improving transparency, speed and adviser productivity while preserving the personal relationship.

* AI is turning into an operating lever. MLP already uses AI in business-relevant processes, with cost control visible in 2025 (adj. EBIT margin up 0.1pp yoy, despite declining performance fees). In P&C, an AI-supported claims solution can handle claims in roughly 10 minutes. Simultaneously, an insurance contract-checking tool can analyse existing client contracts and generate counter-offers with better pricing, better service or both. This supports customer benefit, adviser efficiency and the broader digitalisation case.

* Dividend case backed by growth and cash. The dividend (5% yield at current levels) remains well supported by MLP's 50-70% payout target and an expected 14% adj. EBIT CAGR into 2028e (eNuW, in line with mid-term targets). Consequently, the sustainable dividend should grow going forward, further anchored by MLP's ambition to maintain dividend continuity. In addition, EUR >80m net available cash after regulatory buffers leaves room for M&A, special dividends or buybacks. Yet, the cash buffer should be seen to maintain financial flexibility, rather than a near-term distribution trigger.

In sum, MLP remains a quality financial advisory platform with a rare combination of yield, earnings growth, recurring revenue visibility and balance-sheet quality. BUY, PT EUR 12, on Residual Income.

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