Report
Guy Sips ...
  • Jeroen Van Den Bossche
  • Michiel Declercq
  • Sharad Kumar S.P
  • Thomas Vranken
  • Wim Hoste
  • Wim Lewi

Morning Note: ASC BB, BALTA BB, BEKB BB, BPOST BB, COFB BB, CRBN NA, GLPG NA, HOMI BB, HYL BB, MITRA BB, QRF BB, REC BB, SIP BB, TERB BB

Ascencio: Portfolio Resilience Leads to Earnings Beat
Balta: FY EBITDA +28%
Bekaert: FY21 EBIT +89%, dividend upped and SBB
bpost: 4Q21: Strong results and solid outlook
Cofinimmo: FY21, a tad light, but discounted
Corbion: FY21 results fall short, also guidance a bit light
Galapagos: Onwards to FY22 with Jyseleca and Dr. Paul Stoffels
Home Invest Belgium: FY21 beats our expectations on cost
Hyloris: The Multi-Trick Pony
Mithra: A glimpse on Estelle’s US performance
Qrf: One Step Closer To Recovery
Recticel: Solid Insulation results, working on growth plan
Sipef: Putin pushes palm oil to new peaks
Ter Beke: FY21 results in line; very nice net debt reduction
Underlyings
Ascencio SCA

Ascencio SCA is a Belgium-based real estate investment company. Its investments are mainly focused on properties in the retail and warehouses sector and the food industry in Belgium and France. The majority of its holdings are situated in Wallonia Region of Belgium, also in Flanders, in Brussels and in France. The Company's clients include Carrefour, Champion, Decathlon, Delhaize and others. Ascencio SCA has several wholly owned subsidiaries, such as Etudibel SA, SCI Candice Brives, SCI Echirolles Grugliasco, SCI Harfleur 2005, SCI Kevin, SCI La Pierre de l'Isle, SCI Mas des Abeilles, SCI ZTF Essey les Nancy, SCI Cannet Jourdan, SCI De La Cote, SCI Du Rond Point, SCI Seynod Barral, SCI Clermont Saint Jean and Les Papeteries de Genval , among others.

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.

Bekaert SA

Bekaert is a global technological and market company engaged in advanced solutions based in steel wire transformation and coatings as well as an independent manufacturer of drawn steel wire products. In addition, Co. teams up with customers and suppliers globally to develop, implement, upgrade, and protect both current and future technologies. Co.'s business activities are put in practice along two main axes: Product Innovation and Process Innovation. Product Innovation helps Co. better serve its customers, while Process innovation enables Co. to increase operational effectiveness, minimizing its impact on the environment.

Bpost SA

Bpost is engaged in the provision of national and international mail and parcels services comprising the collection, transport, sorting and distribution of addressed and non-addressed mail, printed documents, newspapers and parcels. In addition, through its subsidiaries and business units, Co. sells a range of other products and services, including postal, parcels, banking and financial products, express delivery services, document management and related activities. Co. operates through two business units: the Mail & Retail Solutions and the Parcels & International.

Cofinimmo SA

Cofinimmo is a fixed capital real estate investment trust. Co. specializes in rental property. Its core investment segments are office property and nursing and care institutions. The portfolio also includes a Distribution property networks segment. Most of Co.'s assets are in Belgium. The foreign part consists of nursing homes/ clinics and the MAAF agencies network in France and the Pubstone portfolio in the Netherlands. Co.'s operations are organized into four segments: Offices, Nursing homes/Clinics, Distribution property networks, and Public-Private Partnerships.

Corbion NV

Corbion is an internationally operating company engaged in the development, production, sale and distribution of bakery supplies and food ingredients. Co. is engaged in the Bakery Supplies and Lactic Acid business. Co.'s operations are divided into two segments: Bakery operations and Lactic acid operations. Co.'s Bakery operations comprise the development, production and sale of bakery ingredients and products. Co.'s Lactic acid operations involve the production of lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives which are used in food, pharmaceutical and technical products. Co. operates mostly in Europe and North America. Co.'s brands are Waldkorn, Kate's cakes, Purac, Carel, MeisterMarken.

Galapagos NV

Galapagos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialized in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with novel modes of action, addressing disease areas of high unmet medical need. Execution on its proprietary drug target discovery platform has delivered a pipeline that consists of three Phase 2, three Phase 1, five pre-clinical, and 20 discovery programs in inflammation, cystic fibrosis, or CF, osteoarthritis, and other indications. Co.'s highly flexible platform offers applicability across a broad set of therapeutic areas. Co.'s programs include filgotinib, GLPG1837, GLPG1690, GLPG2222, GLPG1972.

Home Invest Belgium SA

Home Invest Belgium SA is a public regulated real estate company based in Belgium. The Company specializes in the acquisition, sale, development and management of residential real estate properties. It holds a wide portfolio of properties located on strategic locations in Belgium and The Netherlands. The Comapny's oerates throught its subsidiares such as Clarestates BV.

Hyloris Pharmaceuticals

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.

QRF Comm

Qrf Comm VA. QRF Comm. VA, formerly known as Qrf CVA, is a Belgium-based Real Estate Investment Trust. The Company is specialized in the niche market of retail properties. QRF Comm. VA invests in commercial real estate throughout Belgium and the Netherlands.

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.

SIPEF group

Sipef is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries and associated companies, Co. is primarily engaged in the development and production of sundry commodities, including palm oil, palm kernels, tea, tropical fruits and flowers, bananas, pineapples, ornamental plants, guava, pepper and natural rubber. Palm oil, which is Co.'s most important commodity, is used within the cosmetics industry, in soaps and detergents, as a supplement to cattle and poultry feed, for production of protein, and for several other purposes. In addition, Co. provides management, marketing and consultancy services in the agro-industry.

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
Guy Sips

Jeroen Van Den Bossche

Michiel Declercq

Sharad Kumar S.P

Thomas Vranken

Wim Hoste

Wim Lewi

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