Report

Raiffeisen Centrobank Equity Daily 26.03.2020

 AT: Atrium - Polish mall owners ask for aid as cabinet plans to cut rents (negative)
 AT: CA IMMO - 4Q 19 FFO I of EUR 31.9 mn, EPRA NAV EUR 38.4 mn broadly in line with RCBe (neutral)
 AT: Erste Group - AGM postponed, dividend proposal under review (neutral)
 AT: S&T - 4Q 19 EBITDA & margin above expectations, EUR 0.19 DPS, 2020 guidance suspended (neutral)
 AT: SBO - Management statement regarding the Annual General Meeting (neutral)
 CZ: Komercni Banka - CFO statements on capital and revenue guidance (neutral)
 EU: Banks - EBA provides clarity to banks and consumers on the application of the prudential framework in light of COVID-19 measures (positive)
 HR: Valamar Riviera - AGM and dividend suspended (negative)
 HU: MOL - S&P revised outlook to stable from positive and affirmed MOL's BBB- credit rating (neutral)
 PL: Bank Pekao - Interest rate cut to have an impact on net profit of PLN 200-250 mn in 2020e (negative)
 PL: Banks/PZU - Poland wants banks, insurers to retain profits amid pandemic(negative/negative)
 PL: Ciech - Launches voluntary leave programme in the Romanian unit where production was suspended in September 2019 (neutral)
 PL: Grupa Azoty - Two write-downs to reduce net profit by PLN 44.9 mn (neutral)
 PL: LPP - LPP plans to cut investment in 2020 to a minimum (neutral)
 PL: Netia - Weekdays evening data consumption grew by 10%, peak still at about 50% of network capacity (neutral)
 PL: Orange Polska - Plans to offer 2 months of 100 GB mobile internet to students and teachers for PLN 1/month (negative)
 PL: PKN - CEO statement on current business issues (neutral)
 PL: PKO - Conference call notes (neutral)
 PL; AmRest - AmRest extends force majeure ERTE procedure to include Sushi Shop (neutral)
 RO: Banca Transillvania - Board proposes 2019 DPS of RON 0.115, DY 6.4% (neutral)
 RO: Banca Transilvania, BRD-GSG, Erste Group - The Government is now favoring a longer moratorium on loan repayments, of up to 9 months (neutral)
 RO: Romgaz - Deadline for construction of Iernut power plant seems to be delayed until the end of this year (neutral)
 RU: Petropavlovsk - Better terms negotiated regarding the option right to acquire the remaining 25% stake in TEMI LLC (positive)
Underlyings
AMREST HOLDING

AmRest is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is an international fas-foods and casual dining restaurant operator in Central and Eastern Europe. Co. has been building a portfolio of well recognized power brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Applebee's and Starbucks based on solid franchise and joint venture partnerships. Co. owns La Tagliatella brand which is being developed as Co. operated restaurants as well as franchised stores. Co. operates almost 700 category Quick Service and Casual Dining restaurants. Co. is based in Wroclaw and operates in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Spain, France and the United States.

Atrium European Real Estate Limited

Atrium European Real Estate is engaged in the ownership, management and operation of commercial real estate in the retail sector. Co. primarily operates in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Hungary and Romania. Co. has two reportable segments: the standing investment segment includes all commercial real estate held to generate rental income for Co.; and the development segment includes all development activities and activities related to land plots. As of Dec 31 2016, the portfolio of standing investments consisted of 59 properties in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, and Romania.

Banca Transilvania S.A.

BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki (the Bank) is a commercial bank providing a range of banking services, mainly in Poland. The segments of the Bank are as follows: Retail banking, which comprises all banking activities related to retail customers and small and micro companies; Private banking, which comprises all banking activities related to the affluent individual customers; Corporate and Investment banking, which comprises all banking activities related to the companies, interbank market, debt securities and other instruments; and Assets and Liabilities Management and other, which is engaged in the supervision and monitoring of fund transfers, and other activities centrally managed.

Bluerock Diamonds

BlueRock Diamonds is engaged in diamond mining in the Kimberley region of South Africa.

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

CA Immobilien Anlagenis a real estate investment company. Co. invests in commercial real estate, comprising hotel, residential, office, industrial, storage space, and logistics. Co. is also active in project development business. Co.'s activities are focused in Austria, Germany and Eastern Europe. Co. has 263 subsidiaries (including 24 joint ventures) in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Slovakia, Cyprus, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia. Co., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in creation of entire urban districts, acquisition of real estate, project development, as well as property renovation.

Ciech S.A.

Ciech is engaged in the production, trade and distribution of chemicals as well as comprehensive service activities directed at the domestic and foreign market. The main products sold by Co. are soda ash, TDI, plastics, resins, chemical fertilizers, plant protection chemicals, glass blocks and glass packaging, salt and other chemicals.

Erste Group Bank AG

Erste Group is a financial services provider based in Austria. As of Dec 31 2015, Co.'s total assets amounted to Euro199,743 million and the number of customers was approximately 16.5 million. Co.'s key business is the retail business, covering the entire spectrum from lending, deposit and investment products to current accounts and credit cards. In addition to providing financial services to private individuals, Co.'s core activities also include advisory services and support for corporate clients in financing, investment and access to international capital markets, public sector funding and interbank market operations.

Grupa Azoty Spolka Akcyjna

Grupa Azoty is engaged in the processing of nitrogen products, the production and sales of fertilizers, the production and sales of plastics, the production and sales of oxo alcohols, the production and sales of titanium dioxide, the production and sales of melamine, the extracting and sulphur products processing, and the extracting of phosphate rock. Co. and its subsidiaries have five operating segments: Fertilizers-Agro; Plastics; Chemical; Energy, includes activities that concern production of electricity and heat; and Other Activities, which comprises other operations, such as laboratory services, rental of properties and other activities that cannot be allocated to other segments.

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. Class A

Jinduicheng Molybdenum and its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and sale of molybdenum ore, molybdenum smelting series and its environmental protection products, molybdenum chemical series products, mineral products and other metal products; overseas investments; power operation; manufacture of industrial sulfuric acid; sale of chemical products and non-metal mineral products; and provision of general cargo transportation services.

Komercni banka a.s.

Komercni banka is a universal banking group based in the Czech Republic. Co. is engaged in the provision of a range of financial services in retail, corporate and investment banking. Co.'s operating segments include: Retail Banking, the provision of products and services to individuals, such as among others building savings, pension insurance, overdrafts, credit card and personal loans and mortgages; Corporate Banking, the provision of products and services to corporate entities such as foreign currency and derivative products, syndicated and export financing, and guarantee transactions; and Investment Banking, which involves trading in financial instruments.

LPP S.A.

LPP SA Gdansk is clothing manufacturing group based in Poland. Co. is engaged in the design and distribution of clothing. Co.'s headquarters is located in Gdan'sk, including designing resources for all its brands. Co.'s stores offer its customer products that include jackets, shirts, sweaters, dresses, skirts, trousers, jeans, underwear and garment products. Co. also sells promotion clothing under a special selected brand. Co.'s product offering is addressed to a variety of customers for whom separate brands and chain stores are set up. Co. launches clothing under such brand names as: RESERVED, CROPP, MOHITO, HOUSE, and PROMOSTARS.

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc Class A

Magyar Olaj-Es Gazipari is an integrated oil and gas enterprise based in Hungary and active in central and eastern Europe. Co.'s core activities include: exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and gas products; refining, transportation, storage and distribution of crude oil products in both retail and wholesale markets; importation, transportation, storage and wholesale trading of natural gas and other gas products; and the production and sale of olefins and polyolefins. TVK, the petrochemical affiliate of Co., is an olefin and polyolefin producer in Hungary.

Netia Holdings S.A.

Netia Holdings is a fixed-line telecommunication operator based in Poland. Co. provides voice telephony and data transmission services. These services include switched, fixed-line voice telephone services (long-distance and fixed-to-mobile services), Integrated Services Digital Network, Voice over Internet Protocol, voice mail, dial-up and fixed-access Internet, leased lines and frame relay and MPLS services. Co. also offers wholesale services (including wholesale termination of inbound traffic, ducts, dark fiber and co-location), services based upon intelligent networks (free phone, split charge and premium rate services) and provides broadband Internet access with ADSL technology.

Orange Polska S.A.

Orange Polska SA is a supplier of telecommunications services in Poland. Co. provides services, including fixed-line telecommunication services, Integrated Services Digital Network, voice mail, dial-up and fixed access to the Internet and Voice over Internet Protocol. Co. is one of Poland's three DCS 1800 and GSM 900 mobile telecommunications providers. Co. provides also third generation UMTS services. In addition, Co. provides leased lines, radio-communications and other telecommunications value added services, sells telecommunications equipment, produces electronic phone cards and provides data transmission, telephone directories, multimedia services and various Internet services.

Petropavlovsk PLC

Petropavlovsk is engaged in the mining of precious and non-precious metals which require it to hold licences which permit it to explore and mine in particular areas in Russia. Co.'s reportable segments, which are aligned with its operating locations, are Pokrovskiy, Pioneer, Malomir and Albyn hard-rock gold mines which are engaged in gold and silver production as well as field exploration and mine development.

PKO Bank Polski S.A.

PKO Bank Polski is a universal commercial bank offering services to both domestic and foreign retail, corporate and other clients. Co. is licensed to hold foreign exchange and currencies and sell/buy them, as well as perform a full range of foreign exchange services; open and hold bank accounts abroad and to deposit foreign exchange in these accounts. In addition, Co. conducts activities relating to leasing, factoring, electronic settlements via payment cards, as well as renders other financial services. As of Dec 31 2009, Co. had total assets of Zl156,478,685,000 and total deposit of Zl124,628,562,000. Co. operates in the Republic of Poland, Ukraine and Sweden.

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A.

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen's activities are divided into three main business segments: the Refining Segment that comprises crude oil processing as well as wholesale and retail trade in refinery products. The Petrochemical Segment that encompasses production and sale of petrochemicals and chemicals. The Retail Segment that comprises of sales at petrol stations. Co.'s basic products include gasolines, diesel oils, light heating oil, Jet fuel, liquid gas, polyetylene, polypropylene, benzene, butadiene, acetone, phenol, glycols, toluen, ortoxylene.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Spolka Akcyjna

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen is an insurance group based in Poland. Co. is engaged in offering a broad range of insurance and financial products. Co. pursues three main lines of business: Property and Casualty Insurance, offered by PZU; Life Insurance, offered by PZU Zycie; and Open-end Pension Funds, offered by PTE PZU, the manager of OFE PZU Zlota Jesien. Co. maintains a network of sales and service outlets including 500 outlets throughout Poland, including 243 shared outlets (common for PZU and PZU Zycie), 137 outlets of PZU Zycie and 120 outlets of PZU. Co.'s business is focused on the Polish market but it also conducts insurance business in the Lithuanian and Ukrainian markets.

Riviera Porec d.d.

S&T AG

S&T AG is an Austria-based supplier of information technology (IT) solutions, specializing in Industry 4.0, embedded computer systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The Company operates through three segments: IT Services, which handles the end-to-end realization of IT projects, from planning (consulting), through implementation (integration) to long-term operation (outsourcing); IoT Solutions, which focuses on the development of IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions combining hardware, middleware and services marketed to the industrial automation, medical technologies, infotainment and smart energy sectors, and Embedded Systems, which provides hardware featuring embedded technologies used by the transport, aviation and communication sectors. The Company is a full-service-provider of IT services in Central and Eastern Europe. Its core markets are Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Eastern Europe and North America.

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment is engaged as a producer of high precision components and a supplier of oilfield equipment for the oilfield service industry. Co. focuses on non-magnetic drillstring components (non-magnetic drill collars) and downhole tools for drilling and completing directional and horizontal wells. The High Precision Components segment consists of the manufacturing of MWD (Measuring While Drilling) and LWD (Logging While Drilling) precision drillstring components. The Oilfield Equipment segment comprises production and distribution of non-magnetic drill collars, drilling motors and tools for downhole circulation applications, repair and maintenance services.

Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA

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