Colruyt/FY guidance reiterated despite weaker 1H25-26/BUY

We reiterate our BUY rating on Colruyt but lower our target price from €44 to €38 following Colruyt's 1H25/26F results, which came in below expectations at the operating profit level. While we note management's confident tone during its conference call, we reduce our EBIT forecast by 3.6% for FY25/26F, implying that we now sit roughly 2% below company-guidance. We expect Sunday openings as of January 2026, as well as a strong price position in Belgium to benefit top-line growth over the next eighteen months and therefore reiterate our BUY rating. Furthermore, we expect Colruyt's healthy balanc...

Colruyt 1H25/26 disappoints, outlook reiterated, but with caution

Although Colruyt already flagged during the AGM that the operating result in 1H25/26 would be lower, the -15.8% EBIT decline in 1H25/26 to € 213m came in below our estimates (kbcse: € 230m). While Colruyt still banks on a stable operating result and net profit for FY25/26, the group did highlight that the situation has become more complicated following the ongoing price and promo pressure, increased Sunday openings, abolition of the mandatory closing day and uneven level playing field in labour costs. As we believe it will be no easy task to achieve the outlook, we lower our TP from €41 to €38...

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 12/17/2025

DEME Saltchuk takes peer Great Lakes Dredge & Dock private for $1.2bn Cash

Saltchuk a privately held US group active in freight transport, marine services and energy distribution, has agreed to acquire Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp (GLDD), an US offshore energy and dredging contractor often viewed as a peer to DEME due to its similar infrastructure-focused marine activities. The deal values Great Lakes at $1.2bn equity and $1.5bn transaction value, with Saltchuk offering US$17.00 per share in cash—a 25% premium to the company's 90-day VWAP and above its all-time high share price. Great Lakes is one of the largest provider of dredging services in the US, operatin...

Morning Notes : ABI BB, ADYEN NA, DSFIR NA, FAGR BB, FLOW NA, NEXTA BB, MONT BB, NN NA, ONTEX BB, SIP BB, WDP BB, NXFIL NA

: ABI BB, ADYEN NA, DSFIR NA, FAGR BB, FLOW NA, NEXTA BB, MONT BB, NN NA, ONTEX BB, SIP BB, WDP BB, NXFIL NA

Ontex [FY25 EBITDA at low end of guidance, FY26 guidance of +10% EBITDA]

4Q adjusted EBITDA dropped by 32% while FY25 adjusted EBITDA landed at 175.6m, which is at the low end of the € 175-180m guidance given at the time of the profit warning in December. FY26 guidance calls for a 10% increase in adjusted EBITDA to c. € 193m which is about 2% below our and consensus forecasts. We remind that Ontex recently decided to accelerate its CEO transition plan with Mr Nielly, previously President of Ontex Europe, having been appointed as the new CEO already in the course of January. Ontex has launched a strategic review, which seems mainly directed to enhancing the company'...