EME Equity Market – May 2025 EME indices mostly in the green in May, apart from Türkiye. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 3.6% mom in EUR and USD terms. The Greek ASE index (+7.8% mom) was the best performer, followed by the Czech PX (+6.6% mom) and Romanian BET indices (+5.0% mom), the Hungarian BUX (+4.0% mom) and the Polish WIG20 (+2.0% mom; all in EUR terms). The Turkish ISE30 Index was, again, the worst performer, with a more modest decline (-1.4% mom in EUR terms) this time.
HEADLINES: • Bank Pekao: to take over PZU, potentially • Poland macro: the Presidential election results and implications • 4iG: 1Q25 conference call takeaways NEUTRAL • Medicover: positive results for diagnostic screening test NEUTRAL • Turkish automotive: strong sales in light vehicles continued in May • PCF Group: coverage UNDER REVIEW
PZU and Bank Pekao have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), establishing a joint project for the preparation, conditional on the relevant legislative amendments, of a transaction comprising: i) the demerger of PZU, by way of a spin-off of the operating business to a fully-owned subsidiary of PZU, resulting in PZU becoming a holding company; and then ii) a merger of PZU (HoldCo), as the acquired company, with Bank Pekao as the acquiring company. Based on the MoU, it is the intention of PZ...
HEADLINES: • PZU: solid 1Q25 results, ahead of the market's expectations; some upside risk for2025E EPS forecasts POSITIVE • CEZ: 1Q25 beat on distribution and sales segments, disposal of Polish assets POSITIVE • Eurocash: 1Q25 – weak, as expected NEGATIVE • Warsaw Stock Exchange: strong 1Q25, with a significant net income beat POSITIVE • Sphera Group: 1Q25 softer than expected; FY25E budget below our forecasts NEGATIVE • Banca Transilvania: bottom-line miss, due mainly to asset quality deterior...
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: • Coca-Cola Icecek: 1Q25 misses expectations NEGATIVE • Kalekim: 1Q25 results – in line NEUTRAL • Isbank: 1Q25 highlights – better-than-expected NI, due to tax credit NEUTRAL • Piraeus Financial Holdings: 1Q25 highlights – NI in line; upside to guidance on fees NEUTRAL • VIGO Photonics: key takeaways from the 4Q24 earnings call POSITIVE • CEZ: court grants EDF review of nuclear tender NEUTRAL • PZU: recommends a DPS of PLN 4.47 from the 2024 net profit NEUTRAL • Gentoo Media: 1Q25E fi...
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 ...
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