Benelux Morning Notes

Aedifica and Cofinimmo: Belgian Competition Authority approves the deal / AEGON: Sale of UK picking up early momentum / Allfunds Group PLC: Of Bourse they agreed / Ontex: Peer Essity 4Q25 results / Telecoms: Digital Networks Act take-aways / WDP: Catena to raise c.€255m via an ABB with WDP participating pro-rata for c.€26m

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 01/21/2026

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 21/01/2026

Morning Notes : AED BB, OPTI BB, HOMI BB, KIN BB, MONT BB

: AED BB, OPTI BB, HOMI BB, KIN BB, MONT BB

Montea Good things come to those who wait (for the big boxes)

Yesterday, Montea reported results that had an initial negative market reaction. After the call, the management and chairman Dirk De Pauw were available for a sit-down lunch to give more colour. The Q&A session centered on the pace of the development pipeline. Montea removed its project table as it believes it hurts their negotiating capacity. Now, it just reports an expected GLA of 236k sqm that will be completed over the next 2 years. The reason why it takes longer to develop the landbank is also due to the selectivity of Montea to certain projects. It reserves its best plots for single tena...

Cementir Holding FY25 Recurring EBITDA +1%, guidance calls for 0-5% growth in FY26

FY25 Non-GAAP EBITDA jumped by 15% in absolute terms or by +1% on a recurring base (excluding incidentals). FY26 guidance calls for Recurring EBITDA to be flat to up c.5%, despite severe winter conditions in ao Nordics & Baltics at the start of the year. Cementir's diversified footprint with some key regional strongholds like Denmark and Belgium along with a deeply vertically integrated model in those regions allows to realize solid profitability, as witnessed by the current solid Recurring EBITDA margins (24.8%). A sizeable net cash position gives Cementir significant firepower for acquisitio...