Ipsos : Un début d’année freiné par les US – Sortie de la liste de Con...

>Croissance organique mitigée au T1 au regard d’une base de comparaison favorable – Déception aux US - Ipsos a publié hier soir son CA au titre du T1 2024. Il s’établit à 558 M€, un niveau en ligne avec les attentes (ODDO BHF/consensus = 555/559 M€). La croissance organique est mitigée (+4.5% vs ODDO BHF/consensus = +5.2/+5%), en accélération par rapport à 2023 (+3.0%) mais à partir d’une base de comparaison favorable (rappel T1 2023 = -2.8%).La zone Amériques af...

Nokia : Q1 marks the low point, but limited visibility on the pace of ...

>Neutral rating maintained – target price € 3 - Following the publication of Nokia's Q1 2024 results, we have added a downward revision of 4% for EPS forecasts for 2024/2025, but left our target price unchanged at € 3.0. As a result, we reiterate our Neutral recommendation. Despite continued pressure on the telecom equipment market, management was keen to reassure, underlining that Q1 marked the low point with the anticipation of a recovery as of H2 2024. Proof of thi...

TSMC 1Q24: Auto cycle hits; leading-edge demand remains strong. Buy, N...

TSMC reported 1Q24 results yesterday.

DigiPlus Interactive Corp: 1 director

A director at DigiPlus Interactive Corp sold 1,032,000 shares at 12.697PHP and the significance rating of the trade was 53/100. 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 ...

Q1 numbers a touch weaker, leverage up q-o-q

PLUXEE : H1 beats estimates, FY 2023-24 guidance upgraded

>Solid H1 results above consensus with beat on EBITDA - Pluxee has reported total H1 2023-24 sales of € 593m, up 22% and 1% above the consensus. This represents organic growth for total revenue of 24% (Q1 at +19.7% and thus Q2 at +25.7%) which is above the consensus at +18.3% (ODDO BHF 19.7%e). In particular, organic growth of operating revenue (i.e. excluding revenue from float) is at 17.4% for H1, significantly above consensus at 13.0%, suggesting +20% in Q2 which b...

Schneider Electric : Schneider Electric serait intéressé par Bentley S...

>Bentley Systems, société de software, aurait été approchée par Schneider - Selon le WSJ, Schneider Electric est en pourparlers pour prendre le contrôle de la société de logiciels d'ingénierie Bentley Systems. Cadence Design Systems est également intéressé.Bentley Systems a constitué un comité spécial de son conseil d'administration afin d'étudier les options qui s'offrent à lui, notamment la vente de l'entreprise ou la création d’une JV.A noter que Siemens,...

Strong MSR growth and IDS recovery

Veolia : Surfin’ USA

>A front-ranking position in water and waste in the US - Following its presentation geared towards energy, the group unveiled the second stage, dedicated to its operations in the US. Out of its € 45bn of consolidated sales, the US contributes 11%, with € 5.2bn. Veolia’s US business revolves largely around water (66%) and waste (25%), with a focus on hazardous waste. In detail, the main contributor to sales is the water technology division (32% of sales). This supplies...

WOOD Daily: LPP - the glass is half full (stays BUY), EUR PW, 11B PW, ...

• LPP: the glass is half full (stays BUY) • Eurocash: 4Q23 beat on costs, profit warning for 1Q24E • 11 bit studios: 4Q23 adjusted EBITDA beats expectations on a solid top line • Polish banks: 2024 contributions to the BFG • MOL: oil production starts on a new platform at ACG field • Ford Otosan: completes the Eurobond book-building process • Kalekim: 2023 IAS 29 results - strong operating results • Lamda: 4Q23 results - a significant step-up in Ellinikon revenues, revaluation gain on existing m...

Han’s Laser (002008 CH): 4Q23: Misses expectations on operating expens...

Han’s Laser’s 4Q23 net profit declined 4% yoy to Rmb188m, below our and the market’s expectations due to higher opex and impairment loss. Revenue was actually better than expected with signs of sustained recovery in high-power laser, PCB and semi equipment seen through 4Q23-1Q24, but the ongoing margin pressure and slow recovery in other business may continue to drag on its earnings recovery in 2024. Maintain HOLD and cut target price to Rmb17.10.

Weekly bulletin - 8 April - 12 April 2024

It was a positive week for the Bulgarian stock markets, as some particular positions supported indexes, while global stocks moved lower after hotter-than-expected inflation report in US and rising geopolitical concerns. The local benchmark SOFIX (809.86) was the top gainer with 1.4% rise, as other major indexes all closed in green, ranging from 0.6% to 1.0%. Gainers significantly outnumbered the losers in our list of selected securities – 15 to 5, 9 remained unchanged. The top performers were Eu...