Report
Bart Cuypers ...
  • Guy Sips
  • Joachim Vansanten
  • Lenny Van Steenhuyse
  • Marcel Achterberg
  • Ruben Devos
  • Sandra Cauwenberghs
  • Wido Jongman
  • Wim Hoste

Morning Note: ACKB BB, ASM NA, CFEB BB, ECONB BB, MITRA BB, REC BB, SOLV BB, TERB BB, TEXF BB, VGP BB, WKL NA

Ackermans: FY19: Banking up, ME&C down
ASM International: Estimates up 11% for FY20/21
CFE: Soft 2H19 with flat FY20 EBITDA outlook for DEME
Econocom: Sale of EBC to Chequers Capital
Mithra: Estelle MA submission accepted by EMA
Recticel: FY19 in line with CSS, no Interiors divestment yet
Solvac: Reports FY19 results, net profits up 4.4%
Ter Beke: Raw material price and one-offs affect profitability
Texaf: FY19 results, EBITDA +11%
VGP: FY19 Results - The VGP machine at full force
Wolters Kluwer: 7% EPS growth estimate in 2020, TP goes to € 68
Underlyings
Ackermans & van Haaren NV

Ackermans & Van Haaren is an investment company. Co. operates in five sectors: Marine Engineering & Infrastructure, which includes DEME NV, a dredging and marine company; Private Banking, which includes BDM NV - Continentale Verzekeringen NV (ASCO NV), which focuses on marine and industrial insurance via brokers; Real Estate, Leisure & Senior Care, which includes Extensa Group NV, a real estate developer; Energy & Resources, which includes Telemond Group, a supplier to the crane and automotive industry; and Development Capital, which is engaged in ICT and engineering, retail and distribution, real estate development, and media and printing.

ASM International N.V.

ASM International is an equipment supplier mainly to the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Co. designs, manufactures and sells equipment and services to its customers for the production of semiconductor devices, or integrated circuits. Co.'s front-end segment manufactures and sells equipment used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. Co.'s back-end segment manufactures and sells equipment and materials used in assembly and packaging, encompassing the processes in which silicon wafers are separated into individual circuits and subsequently assembled, packaged and tested.

Compagnie d'Entreprises CFE SA

CFE is engaged in civil engineering, buildings and industrial construction, dredging works and electrical installations. Co. is also engaged in property development, environmental protection and building management. Co.'s works carried on by Co.'s civil engineering group includes the following: hydraulic engineering, harbor works, bridges, and other engineering works, tunnels, road construction, dams, storage tanks, piping and drainage and caissons sunken soft soil. Co.'s buildings and industrial construction sector is active in the following fields: administrative buildings, industrial construction, public utility buildings, redevelopment, and residential buildings.

Econocom Group SE Class D

Econocom Group specializes in the management of IT and telecom infrastructures for businesses throughout Europe, U.S. and China. Co. designs and implements products and services for SMEs, corporations or public authorities. It operates through four complementary businesses: IT products and solutions, distributed infrastructures (outsourcing, maintenance and consulting), telecom services and administrative and financial management of ICT assets. Co.'s business segments are as follows: IT Financial Services; Managed Services; Products and Solutions; and Telecom Services.

N.V. Mithra Pharmaceuticals S.A.

Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA is a Belgium-based company active in the pharmaceutical industry. The Company is dedicated to provide products and services for the fertility, contraception and menopause of women. It has a number of patent families regarding Estetrol (E4), a natural estrogen produced by the human foetus, which enables the investigation of fertility and contraception products. Mithra is focused on the development of two late-stage E4-based products: Estelle, a 5th generation oral contraceptive, and Donesta, a hormone therapy for Vasomotor Symptoms in menopause. Mithra develops a contraceptive vaginal ring called Myring and Zoreline, a biodegradable subcutaneous implant for hormone dependant cancer.

Recticel SA

Recticel is engaged in the production of a variety of polyurethane foams that are used in the furniture, technical, automotive, bedding and insulation industries. The Flexible Foam Business Line covers the manufacture, conversion and marketing of flexible polyurethane foam. The types of flexible foams are classified as Comfort, Technical Foams and Composite Foams. Co. is also engaged in the manufacture of foams used in mattresses and slat bases. In addition, Co. manufactures rigid polyurethane and phenolic foams for thermal insulation. Co.'s automotive activities include: manufacturing moulded seat cushions, window encapsulation and manufacturing interior trim components.

SOLVAC S.A.

Solvac is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Solvay, Co. is active in Chemistry. Co. manufactures and sells chemicals and plastics products. Its operations can be divided into two business segments: Chemicals and Plastics. In the Chemicals Sector, Co.'s produts are divided into four clusters which are the Minerals cluster; the Electrochemistry and Fluorinated Products cluster; the Oxygen cluster; and the Organic cluster. In the Plastics sector, Co.'s products can be divided into 2 different clusters which are Specialties and Vinyls. The Specialties cluster comprises Specialty polymers and Inergy Automotive Systems. The Vinyls cluster comprises Vinyls and Pipelife.

Ter Beke N.V.

Ter Beke is a fresh food group operating in ten European countries. Co. has two business segments: Processed Meats and Fresh Ready Meals. Processed Meats is engaged in pre-packed processed meat including: salami; cooked ham; processed poultry; pate; cooked meats; and dried and cured meats. Co.'s distribution brands and brand names for this segment are L'Ardennaise®, Pluma®, and Daniel Coopman®. Fresh Ready Meals produces ready meals through the brand names: Come a casa® and Vamos®.

Texaf

Texaf SA is a Belgium-based investment company with industrial, real estate and agricultural use in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Company attracts foreign investors to acquire majority or minority equity investments in the productive sectors, such as infrastructure, agribusiness, energy and finance in order to generate return on investments. In the Real Estate sector the Company has holdings in Anagest, a holding company; Utexafrica, a company offering residences for rent; Immotex and Cotex, both offering offices for rent; Promotex, a property development company and Agence Immobiliere du Fleuve, a real estate services company. In the Agriculture sector the Company has holdings in La Cotonniere and Estagrico. In the Industrial sector it has holdings in Carriaf, a holding company; Carrigres and Congotex. Finally in the Financial sector the Company has holding in i-Finance Holding, a holding company and i-Finance, engaged in micro financing activities.

VGP NV

VGP NV is a Belgium-based real estate development company that constructs and develops industrial real estate and ancillary offices, which are rented out to clients on long term lease contracts. The Company operates in three business segments: the Development activities segment is focused on the identification and acquisition of the land and development of the infrastructure, the design of buildings, the coordination of architectural and engineering aspects, the administration to obtain the necessary permits, the tendering and coordination of the construction works, including site management, and the facility management of the real estate portfolio; the Property Management and Leasing services segment is responsible for managing the operation of the buildings, and the Facilities Management services segment is responsible for managing the operation of the buildings and performs all actions, such as maintenance services, waste management services and maintenance greenery, among others.

Wolters Kluwer NV

Wolters Kluwer operates through four divisions: Health is a global provider of information for medical and health professionals; Financial & Compliance Services is a U.S. provider risk management, compliance, finance, and audit professionals the services they need to optimize risk and business performance, and ensure compliance with local, regional, and global regulation; Tax & Accounting is a provider of tax, accounting, and audit information, and services; and Legal & Regulatory provides customers with expert content, software, and services in the areas of law, business, and regulatory compliance in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

Provider
KBC Securities
KBC Securities

We are a financial services provider for several types of professional clients, each with distinct needs.

 

Analysts
Bart Cuypers

Guy Sips

Joachim Vansanten

Lenny Van Steenhuyse

Marcel Achterberg

Ruben Devos

Sandra Cauwenberghs

Wido Jongman

Wim Hoste

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from KBC Securities

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch