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DM BOŚ: Daily research report – date 27.02.2020

Headlines

Large-cap companies news

Play: (i) 4Q19 results released (decent, yet unsurprising); (ii) FY20 management guidance (in line with expectations, perhaps with slightly positive flavour); (iii) CFO steps down

Pekao: Pekao results’ review – meeting expectations, stronger than other income, but coupled with rising provisions

PKN Orlen, Lotos: Visible increase in fuel taxes from March.

PKN Orlen, Energa: Concentration motion regarding Energa submitted to EC

KGHM: 6% increase in salaries in 2020 negotiated by labor unions

Azoty: Challenging conditions in 2020 to persist even despite relatively low gas prices

Azoty: Grupa Azoty Chorzów to generate positive EBIT in 2020?

mBank: Sale to be suspended?

PKO BP: Insider buying

Banks: ZBP on mortgage sales

Alior: 4Q19E results preview – haunted by the provisions

Small- and mid-cap companies news

LiveChat: 4Q19 results released – (i) a tad weaker than expected profits, (ii) negative net add for December

Asbis: 4Q19 results released – strong profits, above the FY19 upgraded management guidance, positive OCF

Arctic Paper: 4Q19 preliminary results released – above our forecasts

Arctic Paper: PLN 0.2 per share dividend proposal from FY19 profits

Asseco BS: 4Q19 financial results out today after the close of the session

Netia: 4Q19E results’ preview

Underlyings
Alior Bank SA

Alior Bank is a universal lending and deposit-taking bank which renders services to individuals, legal persons and other entities which are Polish and foreign persons. Co.'s core activities include maintaining bank accounts, granting loans and advances, issuing banking securities and purchasing and selling foreign currency. Co. also conducts brokerage activities, consulting and financial agency services and renders other financial services.

Arctic Paper SA

Arctic Paper is an European producer of bulky book paper, offering the widest range of products in this segment and is a producer of high quality graphic paper in Europe. Co. produces many types of wood-free coated and uncoated paper, wood uncoated paper for printing houses, paper distributors, publishers of books and periodicals and advertising industry. The additional business activities of Co. subordinated to paper production are: production and sales of pulp; production of electric energy; transmission of electric energy; electricity distribution; heat production; heat distribution; logistics services; and paper distribution.

ASBISc Enterprises

Asseco Business Solutions

Asseco Business Solutions designs and develops IT solutions for business. Co. offering includes: ERP solutions aimed to support business processes in medium and large enterprises, mobile applications (SFA) for the full management of mobile workforce (SReps), programs supporting HR operations, solutions supporting factoring transactions, commercial data exchange platforms (between the manufacturer and distributors), a suite of application for small business management (SMEs).

BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki (the Bank) is a commercial bank providing a range of banking services, mainly in Poland. The segments of the Bank are as follows: Retail banking, which comprises all banking activities related to retail customers and small and micro companies; Private banking, which comprises all banking activities related to the affluent individual customers; Corporate and Investment banking, which comprises all banking activities related to the companies, interbank market, debt securities and other instruments; and Assets and Liabilities Management and other, which is engaged in the supervision and monitoring of fund transfers, and other activities centrally managed.

Energa SA

Energa SA is a Poland-based company engaged in the electric power sector. It produces and distributes the electric power and participates in the electric power market in Northern and Central Poland. It divides its business into seven segments: Electricity Distribution consists of electricity distribution conducted by subsidiaries; Renewable Energy invests in renewable energy sources and produces electricity through hydro, wind and bio-energy plans; Baseload Power Plant consists of manufacturing and investment activities in the area of conventional power plants, service and repair activities related to the generation of electricity; Combined Heat and Power (CHP) includes manufacturing activity of power plants and the heat distribution; Sales is engaged in lighting services, trading of electrical energy and customer service; Services provides accounting, human resources (HR) and payroll services, among others; Other includes hotel and training centers, and transportation services.

Grupa Azoty Spolka Akcyjna

Grupa Azoty is engaged in the processing of nitrogen products, the production and sales of fertilizers, the production and sales of plastics, the production and sales of oxo alcohols, the production and sales of titanium dioxide, the production and sales of melamine, the extracting and sulphur products processing, and the extracting of phosphate rock. Co. and its subsidiaries have five operating segments: Fertilizers-Agro; Plastics; Chemical; Energy, includes activities that concern production of electricity and heat; and Other Activities, which comprises other operations, such as laboratory services, rental of properties and other activities that cannot be allocated to other segments.

Grupa LOTOS S.A.

Grupa Lotos is an oil concern which deals with oil extraction and processing and trading of high quality oil products. Co. supplies the market with, unleaded petrol, diesel oil, fuel oil, aviation fuel, industrial oil, asphalt and paraffin, among other things. Co. is engaged in the production and sales of engine oils and bitumen in Poland. Co. maintains oil exploration and production activities in the Baltic, North Sea and Norwegian Sea and operates three refineries in Gdansk, Jaslo and Czechowice, Poland. Co. markets its products in wholesale markets, as well as in retail markets through a network of petrol stations.

KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.

KGHM Polska Miedz is engaged in the mining of copper and non-ferrous metals ore; the excavation of gravel and sand; the production of copper, precious and non-ferrous metals; the production of salt; the casting of light and non-ferrous metals; the forging, pressing, stamping and roll forming of metal- powder metallurgy; waste management; wholesale based on direct payments or contracts; warehousing and storage of merchandise; holding management activities; geological and exploratory activities; general construction activities with respect to mining and production facilities; scheduled and non-scheduled air transport; telecommunication and IT services; and other activities.

Livechat Software SA

Livechat Software SA is a Poland-based company engaged in the software industry. The Company is a producer and global provider of software as a service (SaaS) LiveChat, communication software for business. LiveChat enables fast and intuitive communication between company's employees and customers visiting corporate Website. The application also tracks customers' activity on a Website. The Company produces and distributes software for business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) communication. Its product portfolio includes three types of LiveChat plans: Solo, dedicated to single user and offering such features as unlimited chats, ticketing system, enhanced security and basic reporting; Team, for numerous teams that additionally includes chat routing and groups creation; and Enterprise, for companies that, additionally to previous ones, provides advanced reporting, work scheduler and unlimited visits on a Website.

MBANK SA

mBank is a provider of comprehensive corporate banking services in Poland. Co. and its subsidiaries make up the mBank Group which is engaged in offering financial services. Co.'s service offering includes a comprehensive financial offer tailored to the needs of corporate clients, Private Banking clients, and retail clients. The business activities of Co. is conducted in the following business segments: Retail Banking and Corporates and Markets.

Netia Holdings S.A.

Netia Holdings is a fixed-line telecommunication operator based in Poland. Co. provides voice telephony and data transmission services. These services include switched, fixed-line voice telephone services (long-distance and fixed-to-mobile services), Integrated Services Digital Network, Voice over Internet Protocol, voice mail, dial-up and fixed-access Internet, leased lines and frame relay and MPLS services. Co. also offers wholesale services (including wholesale termination of inbound traffic, ducts, dark fiber and co-location), services based upon intelligent networks (free phone, split charge and premium rate services) and provides broadband Internet access with ADSL technology.

PKO Bank Polski S.A.

PKO Bank Polski is a universal commercial bank offering services to both domestic and foreign retail, corporate and other clients. Co. is licensed to hold foreign exchange and currencies and sell/buy them, as well as perform a full range of foreign exchange services; open and hold bank accounts abroad and to deposit foreign exchange in these accounts. In addition, Co. conducts activities relating to leasing, factoring, electronic settlements via payment cards, as well as renders other financial services. As of Dec 31 2009, Co. had total assets of Zl156,478,685,000 and total deposit of Zl124,628,562,000. Co. operates in the Republic of Poland, Ukraine and Sweden.

Play Communications SA

Play Communications SA Formerly known as Play Holdings 2 SARL. Play Communications SA, formerly Play Holdings 2 SARL, is a Luxembourg-based provider of financial investment services. The Company is the owner of mobile operator P4 Sp z o o, that provides a wide range of mobile telecommunications services, including voice, data transmission services, messaging, video service (PLAY NOW), as well as Value Added Services and sales of handsets and other devices, to individual and business subscribers in Poland.

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A.

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen's activities are divided into three main business segments: the Refining Segment that comprises crude oil processing as well as wholesale and retail trade in refinery products. The Petrochemical Segment that encompasses production and sale of petrochemicals and chemicals. The Retail Segment that comprises of sales at petrol stations. Co.'s basic products include gasolines, diesel oils, light heating oil, Jet fuel, liquid gas, polyetylene, polypropylene, benzene, butadiene, acetone, phenol, glycols, toluen, ortoxylene.

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