Credit Morning 05/02/2024

BBVA proposes merging with Banco Sabadell to create a European leaderUnited Group: e& has considered a potential acquisition of United Group (Bloomberg)>...

ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – COMMENTAIRES DETAILLES 02/05/2024

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ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – DETAILED COMMENTS 05/02/2024

We are removing GALP from our ODDO BHF European Large Caps list. The stock has chalked up a performance of +31.3% since its inclusion in the list on 20 March. Our analyst is adopting today a Neutral recommendation (vs Outperform) on the stock. - ...

Morning Crédit 02/05/2024

BBVA propose à Sabadell une fusion afin de créer un leader européenUnited Group : e& envisagerait une possible acquisition de United Group (Bloomberg)>...

Worldline : Start of the year lends credence to 2024 targets

>Organic growth low but ahead of expectations - Worldline reported its Q1 2024 revenues. Organic growth was weak at +2.5%, but above expectations (ODDO BHF / consensus = +1.2/+0.7%) and marks an improvement on the low point of Q4 2023 (+1.3%).Merchant Services turned out to be stronger than expected (+3.9%, of which +6.5% excluding planned merchant termination- Q4 2023 reminder = +3.2%) thanks to good results in new markets (such as Italy). Unsurprisingly, Financ...

Benelux Morning Notes

Aedifica: First sign of portfolio valuation stabilization. ArcelorMittal: Solid 1Q24 EBITDA beat, softer FCF reflects WC and CAPEX phasing. Belgian telcos: Peer Telenet 1Q24 results, still weak commercial performance. dsm-firmenich AG: Vita-still not-min. IBA: Contract to install a P1 system in Connecticut. KPN: VodafoneZiggo 1Q24 results confirm fixed losses, mobile weaker QoQ. Shell plc: Good start to the year

Wolters Kluwer : Q1 trading update confirms the ongoing strong operati...

>Ongoing strong operational performance, both margins and FCF up yoy - With Euronext closed today because of Labour day, there is no rush to absorb the content of Wolters Kluwer’s Q1 trading update. It reads well and reflects an ongoing solid operational performance. Organic revenue growth in Q1 was 6% (FY 2023: 6%) with recurring revenue growth 7%, expert solutions up 8% organically (now 59% of the group) and cloud software revenues up 16% (2023: +15%). In Q1, both t...

Worldline : Début d’année apportant du crédit aux objectifs 2024

>Croissance organique faible au T1 mais au-dessus des attentes - Worldline vient de publier son CA au titre du T1 2024. Il fait ressortir une croissance organique faible à +2.5% mais au-dessus des attentes (ODDO BHF / consensus = +1.2/+0.7%) et en amélioration par rapport au point bas du T4 2023 (+1.3%).Les Services aux Commerçants s’avèrent plus dynamique que prévu (+3.9% dont +6.5% hors arrêt planifié de commerçants – rappel T4 2023 = +3.2%) grâce à de bons rés...

Proximus/1Q24 postview, model update/HOLD

We fine tune our estimates post 1Q24, raising our EPS forecasts by 4.9% in 2024F, 1.2% in 2025F and 1.6% in 2026F. We maintain our HOLD rating and keep our target price at €7.5. We are 1% above the FY24 EBITDAal guidance.

Wolters Kluwer/Good start to the year/BUY

Wolters Kluwer reported a 1Q24 trading update slightly ahead of our expectations. Overall organic revenue growth was inline with our estimates, and we see strong performance across the company's largest divisions Health and Tax & Accounting offset slightly lower-than-expected growth in Corporate Performance & ESG. We make minor adjustments to our estimates and keep our BUY and €170 target price.

South African Telcos South African Telcos - CY23 H2 review – Modest i...

H2 was a better semester for the SA Telcos. Service revenue and EBITDA trends improved and capex – while still above historic levels – was contained. However, improvements were modest as the environment remains difficult and growth remains limited.

Wolters Kluwer FIRST LOOK: Solid 1Q24 update; FY24 guidance reiterated

Wolters Kluwer reported a limit trading update highlighting some top line figures. WKL has a good start to the year despite some challenging environments and difficult comparables in some segments. FY24 guidance provided last quarter has been reiterated today. If WKL continues this strong growth trajectory, supported by solid margins, we believe our estimate are likely to end up too conservatively.

Asseco Poland S.A.: 1 director

A director at Asseco Poland S.A. bought 6,944 shares at 78.970PLN and the significance rating of the trade was 63/100. 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 cle...

WOOD Daily: SPL PW; PEO PW; PCF PW; EBS AV; OMV AV; BOROUGE UH; SNP RO...

HEADLINES: • Santander Bank Polska: 1Q24 results – 19%+ headline ROE affected only slightly by FX mortgage saga costs • Bank Pekao: 1Q24 results in line with market's expectations NEUTRAL • PCF Group: 4Q23 headlines hit heavily by write-offs, but a more limited EBITDA loss than we had expected NEUTRAL • Erste Bank: 1Q24 results NEUTRAL • OMV: 1Q24 results – chemicals stronger than expected NEUTRAL • Borouge: 1Q24 results – better than expected POSITIVE • OMV Petrom: 1Q24 results NEUTRAL • Garan...

CEO departure increases uncertainty