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Alan Vandenberghe ...
  • Bart Cuypers
  • Guy Sips
  • Joachim Vansanten
  • Michiel Declercq
  • Ruben Devos
  • Wido Jongman
  • Wim Hoste

Morning Note: ACKB BB, BALTA BB, BANI BB, CFEB BB, DIE BB, HAL NA, REC BB, SOF BB, TERB BB, XFAB FP

Ackermans: 1H: Reinstates dividend of € 2.32 ps
Balta: 2Q adjusted EBITDA slightly above break-even
Banimmo: HY Results show signs of improvement
CFE: Challenging 1H20 reflected in the numbers
D'Ieteren: 1H20: A Resilient Belron
Hal Trust: 1H Results: NAV of € 152.3 ps
Recticel: 1H adjusted EBITDA -44.9%, 2H flat guidance
Sofina: THG plans £ 4.5bn IPO
Ter Beke: Covid-19, high pork prices and reorganization costs
X-FAB: 2Q20: Cautious customers, swinging margins
Various: Dynamic Top Pick List : Recticel out
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.

Balta Group

Balta Group NV is a Belgium-based company engaged in the home furnishings industry. The Company is a producer of textile floor coverings in Europe. Its products portfolio encompasses: woven and tufted area rugs (balta home), wall-to-wall carpets and residential carpet tiles (balta carpets and ITC), wall-to-wall contract carpet and commercial carpet tiles (arc edition, modulyss and Bentley), and needle felt and technical non-wovens (Captiqs). It has several production sites worldwide in the domestic market, Turkey and the United States. In addition, Balta Group NV delivers customer-focused approach to its business and is engaged in the solar panel projects in the Benelux region in order to supply renewable energy to fuel its production facilities.

Banimmo

Banimmo SA is a Belgium-based real estate investment company. The Company aims at acquiring and reconditioning undervalued commercial properties, such as retail space and shopping centers, exhibition and conference centers in Belgium and Luxembourg. Banimmo renovates the properties it acquires in order to maximize lease value and lower operating costs, looks for new tenants and then sells the properties to a final investor. Banimmo SA's property portfolio consists of properties in Brussels, Antwerp, Colombes, Zaventem, among others. Its investments include offices, retail space, hotel and conference centers as well as building plots, among others. Its portfolio includes the Snc Les Jardins Des Quais, approximately 52 acres in Namur and is thus a co-developer of an office project with Thomas & Piron.

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.

D'Ieteren SA

D'Ieteren is engaged in two sectors of services to the motorist: Automobile Distribution, which is a distributor of Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, and Yamaha brands in Belgium; and Vehicle Glass, which is engaged in the repair and replacement of vehicle glass mainly in Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand through Belron s.a. and notably its CARGLASS®, AUTOGLASS® and SAFELITE® AUTO GLASS brands.

HAL Trust

HAL Trust is the trust holding company for HAL Holding N.V. Co.'s only asset is the outstanding shares of HAL Holding N.V. Co.'s strategy is to invest in companies where it can play an active role as shareholder and board member. Co. invests mainly in industrial and real estate companies.

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.

Sofina SA

SOFINA is an investment company whose portfolio consists of shareholdings in various companies. Co. manages a portfolio of long-term and short-term investments. Its portfolio comprises investments in companies which are active in sectors such as: Energy and Services (GDF Suez, Suez Environnement, bioMerieux and Exmar); Retail (Colruyt, Delhaize); Consumer goods (Danone, Rapala, B & W Group, and Chapoutier); Satellite operators (SES); Finance Companies (Eurazeo, Caledonia, Luxempart, RAB Capital); Industry (Petit Forestier, Landis + Gyr, Carbone Lorraine and Deceuninck) and Alternative assets (Private equity, Hedge funds).

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®.

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Analysts
Alan Vandenberghe

Bart Cuypers

Guy Sips

Joachim Vansanten

Michiel Declercq

Ruben Devos

Wido Jongman

Wim Hoste

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