>Underperform rating maintain with the target price unchanged at € 8.6 - We are sticking with our Underperform rating and our target price of € 8.6. The valuation at 27x P/E NTM faithfully reflects the group’s fundamentals with a profile that is increasingly approaching that of a diversified pure-player in the spirits sector, like Diageo and Pernod Ricard. Moreover, in the short term, uncertainties on the trajectory of the 2024 operating margin, which has yet to retur...
>Neutral opinion reiterated - RTL Group has reported this morning Q1 sales of € 1.32bn, below our forecast and the consensus estimate (€ 1.38bn and € 1.36bn respectively). This was mainly due to the unexpected decline at Fremantle (-9.2%). The group did not break down its performance by country. TV advertising sales grew by 10% in Q1, slightly above expectations. As a reminder, M6 (20% of sales) had already reported its Q1 sales. The start of the year was fairly solid...
>Underlying growth at 3.9%, high margin - Synlab reported € 682.4m in Q1 revenues, down 2.8% (+3.9% underlying growth). Adjusted EBITDA came in at € 123.1m and adjusted operating profit at € 64.8m.Adjusted net debt stood at € 1,249m (reported net debt € 1,285m) vs € 1,582m at the end of Q1 2023 (and € 1.3bn at end-2023). Reported financial leverage stands at 2.75x (vs 2.9x at end-2023).Management reiterated its 2024 guidance, namely 4% organic growth (around...
>Contrasting performances in Q1 depending on the business - Rubis reported its Q1 2024 revenues yesterday evening. The group posted mixed performances:For Retail & Marketing (70% of EBITDA in 2023): Trends for volumes (+4%) and adjusted unit margins (-2%) were right in line with 2023. Europe and the Caribbean are in good shape, unlike Africa, hit by lacklustre economic trends in Kenya and headwinds in bitumen in Nigeria. Some currency losses are also expected in ...
>Key takeaways from the conference call - Following the publication of the Q1 2024 results yesterday morning, followed by the conference call with management, we would like to highlight the following points:The environment in terms of demand remained unchanged in Q1 2024, extending the trend seen in Q4 2023 with low volumes (0%). There are no clear signs of recovery, but there are some positive elements that need to be confirmed. Visibility is still too low to pe...
>Q1 sales up 14% y-o-y, 1.5% above expectations - Q1 revenue came to € 1,496.3m, up 14.1% y-o-y. This is 1.5% above css expectations and roughly in line with ours (vs ODDO BHF: € 1,492.7m; css: € 1,474.8m) Air Distribution revenues came in at € 764.4m, up 12.6% y-o-y but still down -9.0% vs Q1 2019. This figure is 0.5% above css expectations but -0.8% below our expectations (vs ODDO BHF: € 770.8m; css: € 760.6m). Bookings came in at 125.2m, up 2.8% y-o-y, -2.7%...
>A rather surprising warning about summer air fares - According to Reuters, Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary has said that summer air fares are likely to be lower than initially expected. O'Leary expected summer air fares to rise by between 5% and 10% but his projections are now more moderate, with growth now seen coming out flat to 5% higher (the Visible Alpha consensus expects yields to rise by +3-4% over the summer). The CEO added that this downward revision was unex...
>Q1 sales of € 1.7bn (vs € 1.9m est.) – EBITDA margin of 2.4% (vs 3%e) - For Q1 2024, Klöckner yesterday published earnings a shade below our estimates. Sales were down 5.6% at € 1,737m (vs € 1,900m est., consensus at € 1,804m) due to a negative price effect of 10.6%, with volumes posting an increase of +5%. The gross margin stood at € 297m representing 17% of sales, a slight increase of 20bp. However, EBITDA is down 35.4% at € 42m (vs € 60m est.), implying an EBITDA ...
>Q1 results above company-compiled consensus but below excluding one-offs - This morning, SMA reported Q1 2024 results which beat the company-compiled consensus. Sales came in at € 362m (almost flat vs Q1 2023) slightly below expectations (consensus at €392m and our estimates at €420m) but EBITDA came in at € 50m (-17% y-o-y) above the company-compiled consensus of € 44m and in line with our expectation of €52m. The EBITDA margin came in at 14% above consensus expecta...
Resolutions of the annual general meeting The annual general meeting of shareholders of AS Merko Ehitus, held on 8 May 2024, adopted the resolutions on the announced agenda items as set out below: 1. Approval of the annual report of the year 2023It was decided to approve the annual report of AS Merko Ehitus for the financial year 2023. 2. Decision on distribution of profitsIt was decided to:(i) approve the net profit for the financial year 2023 as 46,048,325 euros;(ii) pay a total of 23,010,000 euros as dividends from net profit of previous periods, which is ...
Aktsionäride korralise üldkoosoleku otsused 8. mail 2024. aastal peetud ASi Merko Ehitus aktsionäride korraline üldkoosolek võttis väljakuulutatud päevakorrapunktides vastu alltoodud otsused: 1. 2023. aasta majandusaasta aruande kinnitamineOtsustati kinnitada ASi Merko Ehitus 2023. aasta majandusaasta aruanne. 2. Kasumi jaotamise otsustamineOtsustati:(i) kinnitada 2023. aasta majandusaasta puhaskasum 46 048 325 eurot;(ii) maksta eelnevate perioodide puhaskasumist aktsionäridele dividendidena välja kokku 23 010 000 eurot, mis on 1,30 euro ühe aktsia kohta; -...
AirNet Announces Receipt of Nasdaq’s Determination to Grant Extension to Regain Compliance BEIJING, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AirNet Technology Inc., formerly known as AirMedia Group Inc. (“AirNet” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ANTE), today announced that it received a notification letter dated April 29, 2024 from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. (the “Nasdaq”) notifying that Nasdaq has determined to grant the Company an extension to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for continued listing (the “Rule”). As previously reporte...
ROCKWOOL A/S – transactions in connection with share buy-back programme Company announcementfor ROCKWOOL A/SRelease no. 22 – 2024to Nasdaq Copenhagen 8 May 2024 ROCKWOOL A/S – transactions in connection with share buy-back programme As mentioned in announcement no. 02/2024, ROCKWOOL A/S has initiated a share buy-back programme which will run from 8 February 2024 until 7 February 2025. During this period, the Company will buy own shares for up to a maximum of 160 MEUR. The programme is implemented in accordance with EU Commission Regulation No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 and EU Com...
The MoF continued to reduce interest rates for UAH bonds, sold the planned amount, and received UAH9.4bn of budget proceeds. Investors and traders tried to reinvest funds from last week's redemption, allowing the MoF to reduce rates by 6-20bp.
>Solid Q1 24 results in a difficult environment - SAF-Holland’s Q1 24 reported group sales are +5% y-o-y to € 505m (-2% vs. ODDO BHF; -1% vs cons.) thanks to acquisition effects, while the organic growth rate is -8% y-o-y, due to the normalisation of the commercial vehicle market, particularly in the EMEA and Americas regions. The company’s group adj. EBIT is +12% y-o-y at € 48.6m (-1% vs ODDO BHF; in line with css) with a strong adj. EBIT margin of 9.6% (+10bp vs ODD...
>Q1 results above company-compiled consensus but below excluding one-offs - This morning, SMA reported Q1 2024 results which beat the company-compiled consensus. Sales came in at € 362m (almost flat vs Q1 2023) slightly below expectations (consensus at €392m and our estimates at €420m) but EBITDA came in at € 50m (-17% y-o-y) above the company-compiled consensus of € 44m and in line with our expectation of €52m. The EBITDA margin came in at 14% above consensus expecta...
>Overall sales momentum deteriorates materially on very weak CMO, as expected - Total revenues decreased -25% y-o-y in Q1 2024 reaching € 151m, broadly aligned with our estimates and the consensus (-1% and -1% respectively) and posting a 22pp sequential deterioration (vs -3% in Q4, +10% in Q3 and +2% in Q2) due to a tough comp on CMO. In the LMWH franchise, Becat posted a material sequential deterioration after a strong Q4 (-1% vs +18% in Q422) while Hibor also poste...
>Opinion Neutre réitérée - RTL Group a publié ce matin son CA T1 ressorti à 1 318 M€, inférieur à nos attentes et à celle du consensus (nous tablions sur 1 380 M€ et le consensus sur 1 362 M€). Ceci est principalement due à une baisse inattendue au niveau de Fremantle (-9,2%). Le groupe ne communique pas de détail sur ses performances par pays. Le CA publicitaire TV ressort en hausse de 10% sur le T1, légèrement supérieur aux attentes. Rappelons que M6 (20% du CA) ava...
>Final Q1 in line with strong mid-April preliminaries - Evonik reported its final Q1 results today, confirming the preliminary results issued mid-April when Q1 EBITDA of € 522m came in 16% above the consensus of € 450m thanks to much better specialty additives. The outlook for EBITDA 24 of € 1.7-2.0bn (css € 1.9bn) was already confirmed in mid-April.Final Q1 24 EBITDA of € 522m confirms preliminary results, FCF growth on tight NWC management - Evonik...
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