Benelux Morning Notes

Acomo: A game of two halves. Ahold Delhaize: Peer Kroger FY24 results. Belgian telecoms: Telenet 2.9% price increase. D'Ieteren: FY24 results preview. Elia: Strong results and 2025 outlook, €2.2bn equity financing. Eurocommercial Properties: Sound results, positive revaluations, lighter LTV. Melexis: Attractive bid on direct peer Allegro. Universal Music Group: Much better Q4 - on strong subscription, DSP catch-up payment.

Holdings Report - February 2025 KBCS Holdings Universe Returns 3.7% Du...

1M Performance - Absolute: During Feb'25 (1M period), the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of +3.7% which was mainly driven by single-asset holdings (+11.1%) while multi-asset holdings posted a modest return of +0.5%. The 3 top performers during the period were Heineken Holding (+21.3%), KBC Ancora (+6.9%) and Ackermans & van Haaren (+4.4%) while the 3 worst performers were Financière de Tubize (-6.3%), Compagnie du Bois Sauvage (TINC; -6.6%) and Whitestone Group (-6.8%). YTD Performance...

Benelux Morning Notes

AB InBev: Cash is King. Adecco: 4Q24 result beats by 6%, stabilising trends in 4Q24, balance sheet relief. ASM International: 1H25 guidance slightly better but orders missed in 4Q24. Colruyt: Expects to open OKay stores on Sundays. Deceuninck: Soft FY24 results due to Turkey. DEME Group: Strong FCF. JDE Peet's: Mean green beans. Kinepolis: Peer AMC 4Q24 results. NEPI Rockcastle: Strong performance at all levels. Wolters Kluwer: FY24 results; in line, new CEO in 2026

Ahold Delhaize/4Q24 postview: US margins still a question mark/HOLD

We reiterate our HOLD rating on Ahold Delhaize but increase our target price from €32 to €33 on increased estimates in the United States thanks to the strength of the dollar. We, however, continue to carry below-consensus estimates for FY25/26F due to required price investments in the United States to reignite volume growth for some store formats. We expect this to allow Ahold Delhaize to meet its HSD Core EPS CAGR target over 2024-28F, our estimates being roughly in line with Visible Alpha Cons...

Holdings Report - January 2025 KBCS Holdings Universe Returns 3.1% Dur...

1M Performance - Absolute: During Jan'25 (1M period), the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of +3.1% which was mainly driven by multi-asset holdings (+3.3%) while single-asset holdings posted a slightly lower return of +2.7%. The 3 top performers during the period were Sofina (+10.6%), Financière de Tubize (+7.5%) and Whitestone Group (+6.4%) while the 3 worst performers were Gimv (-2.0%), The Infrastructure Company (TINC; -3.4%) and Texaf (-5.1%). YTD Performance - Relative: On a YTD bas...

Benelux Morning Notes

Ahold Delhaize: Walmart 4Q25 results. Brunel: 4Q24 results: EBIT beats slightly on lower opex; outlook in line; strong cash position. Cofinimmo: FY24 DPS confirmed, FY25 cut as expected. Heijmans: Beats on every single line item. Kinepolis: 2H24 analyst meeting feedback. Recticel: Kingspan FY24 results

ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – DETAILED COMMENTS 02/17/2025

ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – COMMENTAIRES DETAILLES 17/02/2025

Ahold Delhaize N.V. : € 39 TP and Outperform reiterated following a so...

Benelux Morning Notes

Belgian food retail: Carrefour plans to open all its stores on Sundays. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: On course for FTSE inclusion. CVC Capital Partners: Stronger for longer. Econocom: REBITA in line but EBIT, net profit and net debt miss materially. Euronext: Strong finish. KPN: New “Althio” tower company deal closed. Recticel: Recovery in the Belgian construction sector expected by 2027F. Umicore: In-line 2024 and 2025 EBITDA guide, dividend cut and rebased. Wereldhave: €167m...