Benelux Morning Notes

ASR: Buyout deal, second in as many months, similar size (€660m). Flow Traders: Sticky digits. IMCD: Small but solid acquisition in India. Randstad: Preliminary preview of 2Q25F results due 23 July. UCB: Fintepla meets primary endpoint in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

Benelux Morning Notes

Colruyt: FY24/25F set to be in line with recently revised guidance. Exor: In search of a €2bn deal. Flow Traders: Sell In May And Go Away. Kinepolis: Peer Cineplex May 2025 box office revenue up 63% YoY, at 81% of 2019 level. Staffing: Dutch Period 5 - May vols up, strong pricing, working days/comps might distort. Staffing: French staffing - strong April data, May outlook also better

Benelux Morning Notes

CM.com: CMD – AI-first strategy, new medium-term targets. CVC Capital Partners: Good realisations. D'Ieteren: CMD feedback. Euronext: An even stronger April is Next. Flow Traders: Promising April. KBC: M&A in Slovakia, capital changes, beat in 1Q. Prosus: iFood partners with Uber. SBM Offshore: FY25 starts reasonably well, decarbonization gains momentum. Syensqo: Modest 1Q25 beat, +€1.4bn FY EBITDA guidance excludes FX, tariff impact

Assa Abloy : Cybersécurité : une directive européenne en soutien de la croissance

La directive européenne NIS2 (sur la cybersécurité), en cours d’implémentation, va être un soutien pour le segment commercial en Europe d’Assa Abloy. Ceci associé à une reprise dans les pays nordiques en résidentiel et un segment commercial US toujours solide devraient aider progressivement à retrouver une meilleure dynamique de la topline (retour vers les 4-5%) et compenser le sentiment négatif associé aux perspectives décevantes du résidentiel US. Opinion Surperformance confirmée, OC relevé à 363 SEK.

Assa Abloy : Cyber security: a European directive as a support for growth

The European NIS2 directive (on cyber security), currently being implemented, should provide support for Assa Abloy's commercial segment in Europe. This, combined with a recovery in the residential segment in Nordic countries and a still solid US commercial segment, should gradually help to improve top line momentum (return towards 4-5%) and offset the negative sentiment associated with the disappointing outlook for the US residential market. Outperform rating confirmed – target price raised to SEK363.

Carmat : Filing for insolvency, the end of a French scientific story