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Cushman & Wakefield PLC CWK

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Cushman & Wakefield Reports Solid Q2 Results and Announces CEO Succession by John Forrester

Michael Wong, CFA, CPA Sector Director

Analyst Note

| Michael Wong, CFA, CPA |

Narrow-moat Cushman & Wakefield posted a solid set of numbers in the second quarter, comfortably beating the FactSet consensus estimate of $0.22 per share with a reported adjusted EPS of $0.50. Fee revenue has fully recovered to beyond prepandemic levels, as the company reported second-quarter fee revenue of $1.6 billion, a 34% increase year over year and a 3% increase from the second quarter of 2019. Adjusted EBITDA also came in strong for the current quarter at $220 million, 26% higher than the second quarter of 2019. Adjusted EBITDA margin calculated on a fee-revenue basis was 13.5%, significantly higher than the 10.2% reported in 2020 and 11.1% in 2019. The adjusted EBITDA growth and margin expansion reflect the impact of strong brokerage activity and permanent cost reduction actions, which management believes amounted to around $30 million in the current quarter and will reach $125 million in annualized permanent cost savings. We do not plan to materially change our $22 fair value estimate for the company as we fully incorporate second-quarter results.

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Business Description

Cushman & Wakefield is the third largest commercial real estate services firm in the world with a global headquarters in Chicago. The firm provides various real estate-related services to owners, occupiers and investors. These include brokerage services for leasing and capital markets sales, as well as advisory services such valuation, project management, and facilities management.

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125 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom
T +44 20132963000
Sector Real Estate
Industry Real Estate Services
Most Recent Earnings Jun 30, 2021
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2021
Stock Type —
Employees 50,000

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