In 2023, GTC launched – and eventually walked away from – an attempt to take over Ultima. Under new leadership, the company entered 2024 with an LTV of 49%, having made EUR 65m in FFO in 2023 (EUR 71m, if adjusted for non-recurring cost items). The key task ahead is the refinancing of the 2026E EUR 500m green bond. GTC plans to exit the Ireland data-centre development project, which could help it to repay part of the bonds. Importantly, it has secured permission to expand the technological campu...
HEADLINES: • Orange Polska: 1Q24 results – EBITDAaL up 5% yoy, 4% above the consensus POSITIVE • VIGO Photonics: strong miss on EBITDA and bottom line NEGATIVE • GTC: 4Q23 – no material revaluation result, focus remains on refinancing ahead NEUTRAL • Poland macro: retail sales stay brisk in March • Hungary macro: MNB slows down pace of rate cuts • Kruk: 1Q24E preview (due on 8 May, after the close) • Bank Handlowy: 1Q24E preview (due on 9 May) • Eurocash: 1Q24E results preview – 16% yoy EBITDA ...
HEADLINES: • Auto Partner: 4Q23 EBITDA misses our forecast by 4%, but the consensus by 12% NEGATIVE • Cyfrowy Polsat: 4Q23 results review – adjusted EBITDA down 17% yoy, 4% below the consensus NEGATIVE • Warsaw Stock Exchange: 4Q23 bottom-line beat lacking some quality NEUTRAL • Pepco Group: lfl worsens to -2.9% in 2Q24; new CEO appointed NEGATIVE • DataWalk: actual 4Q23 numbers fully in line with the preliminaries; strong 1Q24 sales funnel POSITIVE • CEZ: Parliament formally drops Lex CEZ 2.0 N...
EME Equity Market – February 2024 Market performance – a positive February, with the Polish WIG20 outperforming. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 4.2% mom in EUR terms and 3.7% mom in USD in February. The Polish WIG20 saw the strongest performance, adding 6.4% mom in EUR terms, followed by the Greek ASE (+4.2% mom), the Turkish ISE30 (+4.0% mom) and the Romanian BET (+2.6% mom) (all in EUR terms). There was a relatively muted performance in Hungary (+0.6% mom in EUR terms) and a decline in the Cze...
HEADLINES: • Graphisoft Park: 4Q23 – another year of growing earnings, FFO approaching EUR 15m in 2023 POSITIVE • NEPI Rockcastle: 2H23 – NOI grows by 13% yoy in 2023, on strong tenant sales POSITIVE • Bank of Cyprus: 4Q23 highlights and 2024E guidance POSITIVE • Coca-Cola Icecek: completes acquisition of Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages Ltd NEUTRAL • DIGI Communications: 4Q23E preview – 13% yoy EBITDA growth expected (due 28 February) • Sipchem: 4Q23E results preview (due on 28 February) NEUTRAL ...
HEADLINES: • Bank of Georgia: thoughts on the Ameria acquisition POSITIVE • Eurocash: antimonopoly court waives PLN 76m fine POSITIVE • Budimex: PLN 2.3m best offers for S10 express road sections POSITIVE • Warsaw Stock Exchange: 4Q23E preview (due out tomorrow) • Orlen: 4Q23E results preview (due on 22 February) NEUTRAL • Jeronimo Martins: 4Q23E results preview – 9% yoy EBITDA growth expected (due on 6 March) • Dino: 4Q23E results preview – 16% yoy EBITDA growth expected (due on 21 March) • LPP...
HEADLINES: • Kazakhstan macro: early takes on the resignation of the government • Shoper: preliminary 4Q23 adjusted EBITDA up 17% yoy, 13% above our forecast POSITIVE • European Oil and Gas Monthly: January 2024 – refining margins benefit from geopolitics • ONE United Properties: FY23 trading update • Ten Square Games: PLN 3.3m loss from associates (Gamesture) to be booked in 4Q23 NEGATIVE • Warsaw Stock Exchange: new CEO appointed at the EGM NEUTRAL • Wirtualna Polska: real users in January...
EME Equity Market – January 2024 Market performance – Turkey off to the races in January. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 4.2% mom in EUR terms and 2.2% mom in USD in the first month of the year. There was a V-shape recovery in the Turkish ISE30, with the index adding 12.6% mom in EUR terms. The Greek ASE and Hungarian BUX indices also reported strong performances, adding 5.7% and 5.3% mom, respectively, in EUR terms. The Czech PX Index advanced by 2.2% mom, while the Romanian BET 0.9% mom in EUR...
Supply has re-emerged as a key theme to start the year, while sentiment has been mixed amid renewed volatility in core rates. In this environment, we would prefer to be positioned in higher-quality names that have either issued already or shown spread weakness in anticipation of supply.
HEADLINES: • Warsaw Stock Exchange: the tide is turning (upgraded to BUY) • Coca-Cola Icecek: announces 4Q23 trading update and 2024E guidance NEUTRAL • Tupras: major maintenance NEGATIVE • Ten Square Games: 4Q23 bookings down 2% qoq, 3% below our forecast NEGATIVE • Auto Partner: December sales growth decelerates materially, to 14% yoy, slightly below our expectations NEGATIVE • Benefit Systems: 1,919k active sports cards at end-2023 NEUTRAL • Polish telecoms: mobile number portability in...
We have upgraded Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) to BUY (from Hold), with a higher price target (PT) of PLN 55.4/share (from PLN 38.4), implying 33.5% upside. We believe that management’s efforts to diversify the revenue streams and expand the value creation chain could start to bear fruit in the coming years and, as a result, we turn more optimistic on GPW’s story. We forecast a 2023-27E net income CAGR of c.7%, driven mainly by: 1) the new 2023-27 strategy; 2) a trading fees increase in both the e...
EME Equity Market – December 2023 Market performance – Poland outperforms in December. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 0.3% mom in EUR terms and 1.9% mom in USD in December. The WIG20 Index continues to perform well in the post-elections environment and reported the strongest performance in our core region, adding 5.9% mom in EUR terms. There was also a strong performance from the Romanian BET and Hungarian BUX indices, adding 4.4% and 4.1% mom, respectively, in EUR terms; while there was a relat...
We are putting our coverage of the following stocks UNDER REVIEW, with immediate effect. We caution against using the forecasts, ratings and price target guidance issued previously on these stocks: Addiko Bank Alro Arion banki Bogdanka Cognor Holding DataWalk Gradus Grenevia Islandsbanki Kety TeraPlast
HEADLINES: • LPP: historically highest quarterly profits, FY24E guidance in line with our expectations POSITIVE • CEZ: investment plans for Melnik heating plant NEUTRAL • Hungary macro: progress on EU dispute • Germany macro: political agreement on 2024 budget confirms tightening fiscal stance • Polish utilities: decision on NABE to be taken after audit, according to new minister NEUTRAL • GTC: erratum (share transfer between Optima and Icona yet to take place)
HEADLINES: • GTC: Icona transfers 16% stake in GTC to Optima • CEZ: receives EUR 308m from Modernization Fund for Melnik, reportedly • DIGI Communications: acquires 60MHz of spectrum in the 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 3,500MHz bands POSITIVE • DIGI Communications: in talks to sell its EUR 1bn Spanish fibre network, reportedly POSITIVE • OMV Petrom: signs drilling agreement and secures more than 80% of contracting for Neptun Deep NEUTRAL
GTC has announced that Icona and Optima have agreed that Icona will transfer the 16% stake it owns in GTC to Optima, from which it bought the stake originally in early-2022. This should not change GTC’s strategy, as the two parties acted in concert, and Optima held the voting rights for the stake all along. We welcome the decision of GTC’s new management, not to pursue the Ultima acquisition, announced in November. Going forward, we see securing the funds to use to repay the 2026E EUR 500m bond ...
HEADLINES: • WOOD's Winter Wonderland EME Conference 2023: postcards from Prague • CEZ: postcard from Prague • Colt CZ Group SE: postcard from Prague • Eurowag: postcard from Prague • Pilulka Lekarny: postcard from Prague • Athens Exchange Group: postcard from Prague • Elbit Systems: postcard from Prague • Siauliu Bankas: postcard from Prague • Budimex: postcard from Prague • CD Projekt: postcard from Prague • Cyber_folks: postcard from Prague • Cyfrowy Polsat: postcard from Prague ...
EME Equity Market – November 2023 Market performance – Greeks in the lead, in a month with only green across the region. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 5.6% mom in EUR terms and 8.7% mom in USD in November. The Greek ASE Index was the top performer in our region (+6.9% mom), followed by the Polish WIG20 (+5.5% mom) and the Hungarian BUX (+4.0% mom). The Czech PX Index saw the most muted performance, advancing 2.8% mom.
HEADLINES: • GTC: 3Q23 - decides not to pursue Ultima deal POSITIVE • Dom Development: 3Q23 in line, management concerns about the sustainability of subsidised mortgages NEUTRAL • Inter Cars: 3Q23 results broadly in line with expectations NEUTRAL • NEPI Rockcastle: 9M23 trading update sees continued growth in footfall and average spend per visit POSITIVE • ONE United Properties: 3Q23 - staying the course, covering ground • Romgaz: 3Q23 conference call takeaways • Patria Bank: 3Q23 results - we...
HEADLINES: • Aegean Airlines: en route to the best year on record, by far (stays HOLD) • Alro: deep net loss of RON 230m in 3Q23 NEGATIVE • Nuclearelectrica: 3Q23 reported net profit 4% lower yoy, fully in line with our estimate NEUTRAL • Banca Transilvania: solid 3Q23 results, but spoiled, once again, by the Volksbank saga • Graphisoft Park: 3Q23 - steady as she goes • OTE: key takeaways from the 3Q23 earnings call NEUTRAL • MedLife: targeting return to c.15% EBITDA margins NEUTRAL • ADNOC D...
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