HEADLINES: • Magyar Telekom: 1Q25 results review – EBITDA +24% yoy, 4% above the consensus; solid 2025E guidance reiterated POSITIVE • Ignitis Group: 1Q25 adjusted EBITDA 20% above our expectations, driven by strong Green Capacities POSITIVE • Graphisoft Park: 1Q25 – recurring income higher yoy, and a small revaluation loss • Aquila Part Prod Com S.A.: strong 1Q25 gross profit margin sustainable in FY25E POSITIVE • InPost: 1Q25 in line with expectations; FY25E EBITDA guidance maintained; soft do...
The Bulgarian stock market finished the last week on an upbeat mode as world markets continued to recover from the sharp pullback during the last months. The positive sentiment pushed the benchmark SOFIX up with 3.7% to settle at 927.04, while all other major indexes closed in green, ranging from 2.8% to 0.1%. The news about starting the procedure for dual listing of Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.21, +11.0%) put the company on the top of the gainers in our list of selected securities, followed...
HEADLINES: • Optima Bank: a touch of Midas, none of Icarus (BUY - initiation of coverage) • PKO BP: solid 1Q25 results, in line with expectations NEUTRAL • Sok Marketler Ticaret: 1Q25 results – significant miss NEGATIVE • Richter: 1Q25 results in line NEUTRAL • Arabian Drilling: 1Q25 results NEUTRAL • Tauron: 1Q25 preliminary EBITDA 16% above our expectations POSITIVE • Kaspi.kz: 1Q25 highlights; 2025E guidance revised down NEGATIVE • Bank of Cyprus: 1Q25 results highlights • Zabka (NOT RATED): ...
HEADLINES: • Bank Millennium: solid, but neutral, set of 1Q25 results; FX mortgage saga still eating material part of profits • Jahez: mixed 1Q25 results, affected by seasonality and intensified competition NEGATIVE • CCC: preliminary 1Q25 EBITDA beats expectations by 2-8%, on FX differences NEUTRAL • Auto Partner: April sales growth slows down to 5% yoy NEGATIVE • Inter Cars: April sales growth decelerates to 6% yoy NEGATIVE • Richter: Trump promises 30-80% cuts in US drug prices NEGATIVE • For...
The Bulgarian equity market had a mixed showing on Wednesday, though all major indexes registered gains in range between 0.25% and 0.66% led by the tech sector. The news about started procedure for dual listing of Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.17, +5.41%) attracted investors and the price quickly reached BGN 1.18 as the optimism spread out and Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 35.20, +1.44%) met some buying interest too. The trading activity was widely based and the volumes improved significantly compared to pr...
HEADLINES: • Raiffeisen Bank International: 1Q25 results largely in line NEUTRAL • ADNOC Distribution: 1Q25 results NEUTRAL • Enea: preliminary 1Q25 EBITDA 13% above our expectations, driven by strong Supply; only 8% of 2025E capex plan realisation POSITIVE • Titan America: soft 1Q25 results, guidance unchanged NEUTRAL • Romania macro: reflections on the resignation of PM Ciolacu • Brisa: takeaways from the 1Q25 earnings call NEUTRAL • Inter Cars: earnings call takeaways - targeting 2025E revenu...
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HEADLINES: • Romania: first round of presidential election signals tough times ahead • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (28 April-4 May) • Al Arabia: signs Riyadh train and buses contract POSITIVE • Al Arabia: Faden Media signs a contract with the Jeddah Municipality POSITIVE • Huuuge Games: April bookings estimate down 10% mom, to USD 9m NEGATIVE • Ten Square Games: April bookings estimate down 3% mom, deeper declines in core titles NEGATIVE • Gentoo Media: delisting from the Oslo Børs to b...
EME Equity Market – April 2025 EME indices mostly in the red in April, Hungarian BUX and Greek ASE the exceptions. The MSCI EM Europe Index declined by 2.0% mom in EUR terms, but was up 2.9% mom in USD terms in April. The Hungarian BUX was the best performer, followed by the Greek ASE index (+3.5% and 0.8% mom in EUR terms, respectively). There was a slight decline in the Polish WIG20, and more pronounced deteriorations in the Romanian BET and Czech PX indices (-0.6%, -2.0% and -4.2% mom in EUR ...
The Bulgarian equity market continued to be sluggish and the main indexed finished with small changes on Wednesday. Shelly (SLYG, EUR 33.70, +1.81%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.98, +1.53%) supported the indexes with moderate buying interest, while Eleven Capital (11C, BGN 13.00, -5.80%) and Agria Group (AGH, BGN 21.60, -3.57%) took over some sell pressure and placed BGTR30 (868.18, -0.36%) on negative territory. The volumes remained low as the trading activity was poor, though block tr...
HEADLINES: • Bank Pekao: very solid 1Q25, supporting our 2025E 20%+ ROE, trading at 1.3x BV and a 9%+ yield very attractive • Komercni Banka: beat on 1Q25 bottom line driven by LLPs releases, pre-provision profit falls short of expectations NEUTRAL • Erste Bank: 1Q25 results in line; 2025E ROTE guidance sustained, but market focus on potential big M&A effort • mBank: 1Q25 solid, but valuation reflects recovery already; 2025E revenue guidance a little disappointing • Santander Bank Polska: solid ...
HEADLINES: • Theon International: 1Q25 trading update – strong execution, rich options POSITIVE • Kruk: 1Q25 results, beat driven by Wonga, debt purchased segment in line, but slowing growth dynamics NEUTRAL • Siauliu Bankas: rather weak 1Q25, but maintained outlook should provide some support NEGATIVE • Medicover: 1Q25 beat on admin costs and other financial income POSITIVE • Otokar: 1Q25 results – continuing losses on the operating and bottom lines • Tofas: weak set of results in 1Q25, as anti...
The investors on the Bulgarian stock exchange remained in the “wait and see” mood and light volume trades defined the positive outcome for the main indexes. SOFIX (888.88) won 0.31%, led by the sharp move of Smart Organic (SO, BGN 30.40, +7.04%) and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.65, +1.32%). BGREIT (214.31, -0.15%) alone booked a loss as the negative price actions in Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 3.06, -1.29%) reflected on the REIT index. Trading activity was poor and the volumes continued...
HEADLINES: • Arcelik: weak set of results in 1Q25 NEGATIVE • Akbank: 1Q25 highlights – management cautious on margin, but positive on fees • Yapi Kredi: 1Q25 highlights, before the call – beat on NII and fees (evolved better than the guidance) • Solutions by STC: weak 1Q25 financial results, disappointing revenue growth NEGATIVE • Poland macro: April data paint an encouraging picture • PCF Group: PLN 173m write-offs to hit the 2024 results, related mostly to Bifrost NEGATIVE • Richter: positive ...
The Bulgarian equity market had a quiet start of the short week with less enthusiasm and poor trading activity. Neochim (NEOH, BGN 24.60, +5.13%), Sirma (SGH, BGN 1.08, +2.86%) and Smart Organic (SO, BGN 28.00, +1.45) were the leading names among gainers, though all major indexes settled on the negative side – SOFIX (880.53%, -0.60%) , BGBX40 (169.12, -0.49%) , BGTR30 (864.88, -0.11%) and BGREIT (214.10, -0.25%), as the negative price actions in First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.80, -6.40%), Syn...
The Bulgarian stocks marked a mixed week, as during the four trading days, the local benchmark SOFIX added 0.4% to settle at 885.82. The broader BGBX40 (169.95, +0.5%) and BGTR30 (865.83, -1.8%) ended in opposite directions. In this shortened trading week the turnover barely reached 49% of its YTD average, while block deal with one illiquid name pushed the volumes (+186.9% YTD avg.) to an unusual level. The weekly top performers within our selected companies were Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 6.0, ...
HEADLINES: • Huuuge Games: post-4Q24 earnings call takeaways – supportive 2025E outlook, exploring new markets NEUTRAL • Pepco Group: Alteri PE ready to buy Poundland, according to Sky News POSITIVE • Tofas: Competition Authority approves acquisition of Stellantis Otomotiv Pazarlama POSITIVE • Elm: announces completion of procedures to acquire Thiqah POSITIVE • Erste Bank: 1Q25E preview (due on 30 April) • Bank Handlowy: 1Q25E preview (due on 8 May) • ING BSK: 1Q25E preview (due on 8 May) • CCC:...
The Bulgarian equity market met some low-volume buying interest , which left all major indexes with additional value in the pockets on Wednesday. The positive bias came from Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.705, +3.68%), First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.94, +3.68%) and Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.10, +2.02%) for SOFIX (887.19, +0.83%) and Neochim (NEOH, BGN 24.00, +2.56%) and Emka (EMKA, BGN 1.99, +2.05%) for the broad indexes – BGXB40 (170.28, +0.64%) and BGTR30 (868.26, +0.61%). The order book weakened and th...
HEADLINES: • Theon International: Noctis in Dies* (BUY - initiation of coverage) • Huuuge Games: 4Q24 adjusted EBITDA 5% above our forecast, share buybacks not a priority NEUTRAL • PGE: key takeaways from the 4Q24 results call NEUTRAL • Tauron: key takeaways from the 4Q24 results call NEUTRAL • Auto Partner: earnings call takeaways – challenging 1Q25E, but rather optimistic on FY25E outlook NEUTRAL • InPost: acquisition of Yodel for GBP 106m debt swap NEUTRAL • Diagnostyka: 4Q24E preview – 35% y...
The global equity markets recouped some of the recent losses, following the mix of positive and negative headlines, but uncertainty and volatility remained worldwide. The Bulgarian stock market did not manage to find support and indexes finished the week mainly on the red side. The local benchmark SOFIX added 0.4% to settle at 882.88, while the broader BGBX40 (169.02, -0.4%) and BGTR30 (863.70, -2.1%) moved in opposite direction. SOFIX member Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +5.9%) and indust...
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