Hal Trust 1Q25: NAV Increased 0.5% Driven By Listed Assets

During 1Q25, NAV increased 0.5% to €15.6b or €172.4ps or (vs. €15.5b €171.6ps at FY24-end). The slight uptick was driven by a €100m increase in the market value of listed assets. Best performer was Technip Energies (~5.7% of NAV) which reported a 12% net profit increase YoY for 1Q25. Vopak (~15% of NAV) was the worst performer after reporting no revenue increase YoY and supply chain disruptions from Trump's tariffs. Total listed portfolio stood at €4.5b (vs. €4.4b at FY24-end). Revenues from the...

EXMAR NV: 1 director

A director at EXMAR NV bought 958,619 shares at 11.500EUR 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...

Holdings Report - April 2025 KBCS Holdings Universe Returns 2.7% Durin...

1M Performance - Absolute: During April'25 (1M period), the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of +2.7% which was mainly driven by multi-asset holdings (+3.0%) while single-asset holdings posted a smaller return of +2.0%. The 3 top performers during the period were D'Ieteren (+10.6%), Ackermans & van Haaren (+7.7%) and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (+5.4%) while the 3 worst performers were Exor (-0.8%), HAL Trust (-1.5%) and Quest for Growth (-5.5%). YTD Performance - Relative: On a YTD basis (a...

Morning Notes : COFB BB, CRBN NA, OPTI BB, GLPG NA, IVA FP, MTLS US, Q...

: COFB BB, CRBN NA, OPTI BB, GLPG NA, IVA FP, MTLS US, QFG BB, SOF BB, UMI BB, WDP BB, XIOR BB, IMCD NA

Umicore FIRST LOOK: 1Q qualitative trading update, FY25 guidance reite...

Umicore issued an unexpected (qualitative) trading update in which it also reiterated its FY25 adjusted EBITDA guidance range of € 720-780m. Given the uncertain economic outlook, we decided to lower our forecast by 3% to € 734m, closer to the bottom end of the guidance range. We remind that Umicore recently organized a CMD, expressing the ambition to try to monetize past investments in Battery Materials, acknowledging that some additional capex and equity investment into the Ionway JV are still ...

Greenyard/Take-out bid crystalizes Greenyard's fair value/HOLD

Greenyard's founding Deprez family, together with US investment management firm Solum Partners, are launching a takeover bid on Greenyard at €7.40 per share. A total of 67% of the shares, held by the Hein Deprez family and related parties, Greenyard and other strategic shareholders, have been committed to tender. Although we believe the timing of the offer is opportunistic, in our view it has a high probability of success, considering near-term uncertainties linked to the current trading environ...

Morning Notes : BAR BB, EXM BB, FUR NA, GLPG NA, IBAB BB, XIOR BB, DEM...

: BAR BB, EXM BB, FUR NA, GLPG NA, IBAB BB, XIOR BB, DEME BB

Barco Taking precautionary measures to mitigate US trade tariffs

In 2H24, Barco was already showing signs of recovery following two challenging years. Also in 1Q25 Barco experienced a solid quarter with y/y growth in each of its divisions. We updated our model after the 1H25 trading update as Barco indicated that US tariffs are causing disruptions in global markets and supply chains, leading to reduced visibility and increased uncertainty. Barco is actively taking steps to protect its margins and market shares. However, Barco also highlighted that the impact ...

ODDO BHF SECURITIES Small & MIDCAP MORNING NEWS – 04/16/2025

ODDO BHF SECURITIES Small & MIDCAP MORNING NEWS – 16/04/2025

Benelux Morning Notes

Ackermans & van Haaren: Another Delen Private Bank acquisition in the Netherlands. Ahold Delhaize: Peer Albertsons FY24/25 results. ASML: 1Q25 results; already weaker ahead of the tariffs. Barco: Calm before the storm. Heineken: In the hold. Melexis: Partial move to China. Staffing sector: Hays' 3Q24/25 trading update; in line. Vopak: New industrial terminal or energy transition facility? WDP: €60m investment with KDL

Barco NV : A good start, but with heightened uncertainty due to tariff...

Morning Notes : ACKB BB, ASML NA, BAR BB, FUR NA, HEIA NA, MELE BB, WD...

: ACKB BB, ASML NA, BAR BB, FUR NA, HEIA NA, MELE BB, WDP BB

Barco FIRST LOOK: Solid 1Q25 with y/y growth in each of its divisions

Barco had a solid 1Q25 with y/y growth in each of its divisions. On the outlook, Barco indicated that the US tariffs are causing disruptions in global markets and supply chains, leading to reduced visibility and increased uncertainty. Barco has indicated that it is actively taking steps to protect its margins and market shares. However, Barco also highlighted that the impact on customer demand and investment decisions remains unpredictable. 1Q25 results were in line with Barco's own expectations...

Umicore S.A.: 1 director

A director at Umicore S.A. bought 14,000 shares at 7.700EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 61/100. 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 s...

Morning Notes : BAR BB, FUR NA

: BAR BB, FUR NA

Greenyard N.V. : Deprez family planning to take Greenyard private for ...

Benelux Morning Notes

Ageas: Acquires ESURE (UK) for €1.5bn, expects +10% FCF accretion post integration. Greenyard: For a healthier future as a private company

Morning Notes : AGS BB, CMBT BB, FAGR BB, GREEN BB, SEQUA BB

: AGS BB, CMBT BB, FAGR BB, GREEN BB, SEQUA BB

Benelux Morning Notes

Greenyard: Press reports on possible delisting. Vår Energi: Slow production start