ALD: Risk to upside for CSR guidance Aperam: Small beat, confident outlook Avantium: Flowing along nicely ArcelorMittal: 8% EBITDA beat and favourable outlook DSM: More nutrition required Fugro: Results better than expected, cash flow in waiting room GBL: Business as usual Nyrstar: Zinc hedges at US$3,000 should give comfort on 2019 earnings Takeaway.com: Continues to deliver Telenet: €600m extraordinary dividend, 2Q beat WDP: Execution good as always, no market rent growth
Industrials: • ArcelorMittal (MTNA) reported strong 2Q18 numbers this morning. EBITDA came in at US$3.07bn, versus US$2.11bn in the same period a year earlier and US$2.51bn in 1Q18. Revenue stood at c.US$20.0bn, as compared to US$17.2bn in 2Q17 and US$19.2bn in the first 3 month period of the year. We view this report card as supportive for spreads and have a preference for the MTNA3 4/21. (For full story, download report) Net debt stood at US$10.5bn at quarter end, versus US$11.1bn at 1Q18. T...
Moody's has assigned an A3 rating for Rabobank's (RABOBK) non-preferred senior unsecured paper. The non-preferred rating is thus one notch above the bank's subordinated rating (Baa1) at Moody's. Rabobank's non-preferred notes are rated A- and AA- at S&P and Fitch. (For complete story, please download full report)
Nicolas Hulot, French Energy minister, commented on EDF SA (EDF)'s Hinkley Point project costs and the economical sustainability of nuclear energy in the future. The Energy minister, who has been pushing for more renewable energy development in the country, has indirectly criticized EDF's management for a lack of business model adaptation. With constant falling costs, renewable energy offers better opportunities than nuclear power according to Nicolas Hulot. Equity investors saw the resurgence o...
ArcelorMittal (MTNA) released a strong set of results this morning. Sales came in at $19.2bn in 1Q18, 8.3% higher than in 4Q17 and up 19.3% versus 1Q17. EBITDA amounted to a better than expected $2.5bn in the first 3 months of the year, as compared to $2.1bn in in 4Q17 and $2.2bn in the same period a year earlier. We view this report card as supportive for spreads. Management reiterated to prioritize deleveraging and believes a net debt level of $6bn is an appropriate net debt target that will...
Utilities • Nederlandse Gasunie (NEGANV) reported 2017 revenue at €1,241m, €307m lower than in 2016 due to the new regulatory period that started at the beginning of the year. The company reported an EBITDA at €753m, significantly lower than a year earlier (2016: €1,038m). Reported operating result (EBIT) grew €48m to €331 thanks to much lower depreciation. Our preliminary calculations point to an FFO at c.€770m and a net debt at €3,445m, FFO/net debt stood at 22%, a ratio in ...
A director at Arcelormittal South Africa Ltd bought 80,000 shares at 3.563ZAR and the significance rating of the trade was 52/100. 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 la...
Deutsche Bank (DB) reported a net loss of €0.5bn for the full year 2017, but it managed to turn its pretax earnings into a profit for the first time in three years. The bank had already highlighted to book a loss due to the tax reform, but while also its peers have reported weak revenue growth the bank's revenue development comes as a disappointment. Danske Bank (DANBNK) reported a net income of DKK5.6bn, beating market expectations of around DKK4.9bn. The capital position clearly improved. ...
ArcelorMittal (MTNA) released a strong set of 4Q17 results. Sales improved 0.4% to $17.7bn in 4Q17 versus 3Q17 and were 25.4% higher compared to 4Q16. EBITDA came in at $2.1bn in 4Q17, while it stood at $1.9bn in 3Q17 and $1.7bn in the same period a year earlier. Management continues to prioritize deleveraging and believes a net debt level of $6bn is an appropriate target that will sustain investment grade metrics. Net debt stood at $10.1bn at year-end (3Q17: $12bn). We view this report card as ...
a.s.r.: (interim) dividend proposal in focus ABN AMRO: 4Q17 preview – capital update postponed Aperam: 3% EBITDA beat and boosted cash returns ArcelorMittal: 4Q17 EBITDA beats 4.6%, higher cash needs for 2018F BinckBank: FY17 preview KBC: Preview 4Q17 – capital deployment plan in focus KPN: In line results, FCF beats by 9%. Guidance in line with consensus NSI: becoming a fully-fledged office player Ontex: Pay as you go
CORPORATES CREDIT OPINION 10 March 2017 Update RATINGS ArcelorMittal Domicile Luxembourg Long Term Rating Ba1 Type LT Corporate Family Ratings - Fgn Curr Outlook Stable Please see the ratings section at the end of this report for more information. The ratings and outlook shown reflect information as of the publication date. Contacts Hubert Allemani 44-20-7772-1785
London, 24 February 2017-- Moody's Investors Service has upgraded to Ba1 from Ba2 the corporate family rating and to Ba1-PD from Ba2-PD the probability of default rating of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producing company. At the same time, Moody's upgraded to Ba1 from Ba2 the company's senior unsecured ratings and affirmed its Not Prime short-term ratings. The outlook on all the ratings is stable.
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