Vallourec : Faster deleveraging = shareholder returns getting nearer

>Outperform rating and € 21 target price maintained - Following the results publication and the conference call, we reiterate our Outperform recommendation on the stock (target price € 21). We lowered our 2024-2026 EBITDA estimates (by -3% on average, bigger impact in 2024 given the situation in North America). Despite a YTD gain of 18%, Vallourec still shows a discount of 40% (in terms of EV/EBITDA 2025) vs its main peer Tenaris. Vallourec is deleveraging more r...

FUCHS SE (pref) : CFO roadshow feedback: 'From record to record' firml...

>Volume recovery continues with a strong April, heading to seasonally strongest Q3, FUCHS on track for € 448m vs € 430m guidance - Our roadshow with the CFO of FUCHS was reassuring, confirming that flat reported Q1 2024 y-o-y volumes were primarily linked to the timing of Easter with April showing 'much stronger' growth including a catch-up in Europe. Volume recovery trends in China continued with the CFO indicating m-o-m growth YTD. The typical Q3-peak seasonal effec...

Derichebourg : Lacklustre year

>Interim results hit by cyberattack and macroeconomic situation - Ahead of the publication of the interim results scheduled for 29 May (after market close), we would like to provide an update on management's recent warning that the first half of the year was under pressure. At the AGM held at end-January, management said it was not in a position, as it regularly does, to provide guidance for Q1. This was due to the cyberattack suffered in November 2023. This caused ad...

Risks remain too high for us

Q1 miss decreases visibility due to broad-based weakness. Few triggers for re-valuation near-term. Automotive remains too risky for us and FCF still negative: HOLD.

Vallourec : Désendettement plus rapide = retour à l’actionnaire qui se...

>Opinion Surperformance et OC 21 € maintenus - Post publication et conférence téléphonique, nous réitérons notre recommandation Surperformance (OC 21 €). Nous avons ajusté nos attentes d’EBITDA 2024/26 à la baisse (-3% en moyenne, impact plus important sur 2024 compte tenu de la situation en Amérique du Nord). Vallourec, malgré une performance YTD de 18%, affiche toujours une décote de 40% (en VE/EBITDA 2025) vs son principal comparable Tenaris. Vallourec se dése...

Merlin Properties : Performance opérationnelle au T1 globalement très ...

>Performance opérationnelle (FFO / action à 0.15 €) très satisfaisante - Merlin Properties a publié hier soir, une performance opérationnelle très satisfaisante sur le T1 2024 avec un FFO /action à 0.15 € (-4.4% yoy en ligne avec les attentes en raison du lancement des datacenters et des coûts financiers plus élevés) qui inclut une croissance globale à périmètre constant (lfl) de 3.8% de ses revenus locatifs bruts, un taux d’occupation à 95.8% (+100 pb yoy ; -40 pb qo...

IBERIAN DAILY 17 MAY (ANÁLISIS BANCO SABADELL)

NEWS SUMMARY: BANKING SECTOR, CELLNEX, COLONIAL, FCC, GRIFOLS, MERLIN PROPERTIES, OHLA. European stock markets pause for a break European stock markets saw moderate corrections after several sessions of gains that led the Stoxx 600 to record highs and the Ibex to 2015 highs above 11,300 pints. In the STOXX 600, Insurance and Basic Resources were the best performers vs. the losses of Autos and industrials. On the macro side, in the US, April’s industrial output stagnated, contrary to expectatio...

Samsara Inc: 2 directors

A director at Samsara Inc sold 96,000 shares at 39.919USD and the significance rating of the trade was 67/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly sho...

Nephros Inc: 1 director

A director at Nephros Inc bought 50,000 shares at 2.241USD and the significance rating of the trade was 74/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly sh...

3% adj. EBITA beat on solid margins

Wienerberger : On ne peut que rebondir

>EBITDA T1 en baisse mais supérieur à nos attentes grâce aux économies de coûts - Wienerberger a publié un CA T1 2024 en baisse à 952 M€ (volumes -12/13%, scope 4/5%, prix stables) et un EBITDA courant de 115 M€. L’EBITDA T1 ressort en baisse de 45% mais 8% au-dessus de nos attentes à 106 M€. La baisse de l’EBITDA est due à la baisse d’activité au T1 2024 et à des éléments non-récurrents (baisse des capacités au T1 24 et réévaluation des stocks en 2023). Seule bonne s...

YUNDA Holding Co., Ltd.: Update to credit analysis

Our credit view of YUNDA Holding Co., Ltd. reflects its leading market position and excellent liquidity, counterbalanced by intense market competition.

Elior : Les progrès se matérialisent

>Résultats S1 24 rassurants sur l’amélioration de la rentabilité, portée par la montée en puissance des synergies et le travail sur les coûts - Elior a publié hier avant Bourse des résultats S1 24 rassurants sur l’amélioration opérationnelle, notamment en termes de rentabilité. Ainsi, la marge d’EBIT S1 à 3.2% suggère une progression de 150 pb, légèrement supérieure à nos attentes (+3.0%) et celles du consensus (2.8%). Le groupe continue de déployer les synergies de c...

Moody's Ratings assigns A1 to Japan Expressway Holding & Debt Repaymen...

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Holdings Report - April 2024 KBCS Holdings Universe Up 0.6% Thanks To ...

1M Performance - Absolute: Over the last 1M period, the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of +0.6% which was mainly driven by single-asset holdings (+1.8%) while multi-asset holdings posted a negative return of -0.1%. The 3 top performers during the period were Financière de Tubize (+8.1%), Brederode (+7.4%), and Texaf (+6.9%) while the 3 worst performers were HAL Trust (-4.6%), Gimv (-1.5%), and D'Ieteren Group (-1.2%). YTD Performance - Relative: On a YTD basis, the KBCS Holdings Univer...