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Alan Vandenberghe ...
  • Lenny Van Steenhuyse
  • Marcel Achterberg
  • Ruben Devos
  • Wim Hoste

Morning Note: ASM NA, FAGR BB, GVNV NA, MDXH BB, REC BB, SOLB BB, TNET BB, WKL NA

ASM International: Upgrade after very strong start to FY20
Fagron: Sanofi to spin out API manufacturer
GrandVision: Good growth but soft margins
MDxHealth: 4Q19 shows return to growth
Recticel: Preview FY results: quid Automotive Interiors?
Solvay: 4Q in line with CSS, FY20 guidance slightly light
Telenet: Creation of JV between Eltrona - SFR-Coditel in LUX
Wolters Kluwer: Great set of results, expect 3-5% EPS upgrades
Various: BEL20: Who's in, who's out?
Underlyings
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.

Fagron SA

Fagron supplies products, services to professionals and institutions in the healthcare sector in Europe, the U.S.A. and Brazil. Co.'s activities are subdivided into four divisions. Through Fagron, Co. offers products and concepts for pharmaceutical compounding. Through Arseus Dental, Co. supplies dental products and concepts to dentists and dental laboratories in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Switzerland. Through Arseus Medical, Co. supplies medical and surgical products to specialists, elderly homes, homecare nurses and hospitals in Belgium and the Netherlands. Through Corilus, Co. supplies ICT total solutions for medical specialists in Belgium, the Netherlands and France.

GrandVision NV

GrandVision offers wide access to vision services and products, which includes prescription glasses, contact lenses and care products, and sunglasses both with and without prescription lenses. Co.'s exclusive brands includes: Frames (5th Avenue Heritage, Activ, BeBright, C-line, DbyD, Enzzo, Fuzion, Go Green, Heritage, Julius, IN STYLE, iSwitch, LightFly, Miki Ninn, Play!, Seen, Sensaya, The one, twiins); Sunglasses (Heritage, Seen, Solaris, Unofficial); Lenses (LightView, VariView); and Contact Lenses (Eyexpert, iWear). As of Dec. 31, 2016, Co.'s network includes 6,516 stores across more than 40 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia and operates under 29 local retail banners.

MDxHealth S.A.

MDxHealth is a molecular diagnostics company that develops and commercializes epigenetic assays and service testing for cancer assessment and the personalized treatment of patients. Co. offers two main products: Clinical Molecular Diagnostics (ClinicalMDx) Solutions that provide physicians with tests for the identification and treatment of their cancer patients; and Pharmaco Molecular Diagnostics (PharmacoMDx) Solutions for the development of companion diagnostics, biomarker discovery, and clinical trial testing. Co.'s ClinicalMDx solutions include ConfirmMDx, InformMDx, RecurMDx, and PredictMDx.

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.

Solvay SA

Solvay is engaged in chemical and plastic businesses worldwide. Co. offers chemical products such as advanced materials, barium strontium, calcium chloride, caustic soda, chlorinated products, fluor, peroxygen products, polyglycerols, precipitated calcium carbonate, soda ash, and sodium bicarbonate. It also provides specialty polymers, such as Spire ultra polymers, Solviva biomaterials, and sulfone polymers. Co. structures its activities around five operating segments: Advanced Formulations, Advanced Materials, Performance Chemicals, Functional Polymers and Corporate & Business Services, each with its own specific business model and each comprised of Global Business Units (GBUs).

Telenet Group Holding NV

Telenet Group Holding is a holding company. Through its subsdiairies and its broadband network, Co. is engaged in the provision of cable television, including television services, broadband internet and telephony services to residential subscribers in Flanders and certain communes in Brussels as well as broadband internet, data and voice services in the business market throughout Belgium and parts of Luxembourg. In addition, Co. is engaged in the provision of mobile telephony services through a mobile virtual network operator partnership with Mobistar NV.

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.

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KBC Securities
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Analysts
Alan Vandenberghe

Lenny Van Steenhuyse

Marcel Achterberg

Ruben Devos

Wim Hoste

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