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Autolus reported uneventful 1Q24 results, with a cash position of $758.5m (FY23: $ 239.6m), sufficient to fund the company into the first pivotal data from obe-cel (CD19 CAR-T) in autoimmune disease (we expect this to come in 2027/2028). The company reiterated pipeline timelines, with the next key event being additional analysis and longer follow up from the phase 2 (FELIX) trial of obe-cel in r/r adult ALL, expected at ASCO in June 2024, which will provide more insight into long term durability...
EVS started FY24 with a strong 1Q24, despite the reserved production capacity dedicated to this years Big Events (Olympics, EK). We welcome EVS indicated that at the same time the pipeline looks promising to ensure a strong FY24. EVS reiterated its revenue guidance of €180m to € 195m (KBCSe € 189.2m) and now expects FY24 EBIT to land between € 38.0m and € 45.0m (KBCSe € 43.6m). We maintain our Buy but increased our Target Price from € 37.5 to € 39, in line with our updated DCF.
Xior explained that patching up the balance sheet takes priority over EPS growth. Despite rising debt costs, the EPRA EPS stabilised with new deliveries, strong lfl growth and some exceptionals. Thanks to a strong underlying market, Xior opts not to take low-ball bids for its large assets/projects. It also extended the bridge loan to 3Q24. Selling smaller non-core assets takes more time, but will eventually push the LTV% below 50%. The next 2 years will show slow EPS growth, but the LTV% decline...
1M Performance - Absolute: Over the last 1M period, the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of +0.6% which was mainly driven by single-asset holdings (+1.8%) while multi-asset holdings posted a negative return of -0.1%. The 3 top performers during the period were Financière de Tubize (+8.1%), Brederode (+7.4%), and Texaf (+6.9%) while the 3 worst performers were HAL Trust (-4.6%), Gimv (-1.5%), and D'Ieteren Group (-1.2%). YTD Performance - Relative: On a YTD basis, the KBCS Holdings Univer...
Rising interest rates are becoming a hot topic, triggered by a significant uptick in US 10-year treasury yields through February and March. In this note we revisit this topic from several angles. We dig into the empirical side of what we can reasonably expect from the market as a whole when interest rates start to rise. Secondly we review our coverage, putting forward a number of impacted sectors and stocks.