In general, a weaker USD has a negative impact on Benelux stocks, particularly for companies with significant exports to the US. In this note we selected a list of companies with high US export exposure and we examine the potential impact on FY25 earninings. On top of the weak dollar, rising trade tensions or the introduction of tariffs further harm Benelux exporters. As the dollar depreciates against the euro, European goods become costlier for American consumers. At the same time, revenues ear...
Aalberts N.V.: Aalberts successfully issues US Private Placement of USD 600 million Utrecht, 12 June 2025 Aalberts announces the successful signing and closing of Note Purchase Agreements for its inaugural debt issuance in the US Private Placement (USPP) market, securing a total equivalent amount of approximately USD 600 million. The transaction comprises approximately USD 500 million and EUR 100 million in Senior Notes, with maturities ranging from 5 to 12 years. Funding has been completed early June. This landmark issuance earmarks a significant milestone in the further optimisation o...
CPINV's lease holds will expire from 2026 till 2043. The first negative impact of two leases that expire in FY26 was visible in the 4Q24/1Q25 rental income. We believe there is a lot of confusion in the investor community around these leases and we aim to debunk some myths with this note. No matter how these scenario's unfold, there will be negative rent reversion on these leases ranging from –60 to -20%. Given the negative rental income drag and the limited upside to our unchanged TP of EUR 14...
Aalberts reports the progress of its share buyback programme 02 June - 06 June 2025 Aalberts today reports that it has repurchased 2,500 of its own shares in the period from 02 June 2025, up to and including 06 June 2025, for an amount of EUR 77,778.34, so at an average share price of EUR 31.11. This is part of the share buyback programme as announced on 27 February 2025, for a total amount of EUR 75 million. The repurchase of shares commenced on 28 February 2025 and will be completed no later than 24 October 2025. It is intended that the shares will be cancelled following repurchase. Up...
1M Performance - Absolute: During May'25 (1M period), the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of +2.2% which was mainly driven by multi-asset holdings (+2.6%) while single-asset holdings posted a smaller return of +1.2%. The 3 top performers during the period were Gimv (+12.1%), KBC Ancora (+11.1%) and Ackermans & van Haaren (+4.1%) while the 3 worst performers were Solvac (-2.8%), Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (-0.8%) and Heineken Holding (-0.3%). YTD Performance - Relative: On a YTD basis (as o...
In this June update, we've made four adjustments to the KBC Securities Dynamic Top Pick List: 1.Merus (Removed – 27 May) was removed following the release of strong interim Phase 2 data at the ASCO 2025 conference. Its lead asset, petosemtamab, in combination with Keytruda, showed a 63% overall response rate in first-line treatment of head and neck cancer—significantly outperforming Keytruda monotherapy. The resulting share price surge validated our investment thesis. 2. Adyen (Removed) has de...
Below our feedback notes written at the occasion of our annual Benelux Local Champions Conference that took place on 27 May 2025 at our historic building at Grand Place Brussels. This event offered the possibility to have one-on-one meetings and/or small group meetings with the following Benelux companies and their top management & IR: ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN | AHOLD DELHAIZE | AKZONOBEL | ARCADIS | AZELIS | CORBION | GBL | LOTUS BAKERIES | MELEXIS | PROXIMUS | SOFINA | UMICORE
Aalberts reports the progress of its share buyback programme 26 May – 30 May 2025 Utrecht, 3 June 2025 Aalberts today reports that it has repurchased 2,500 of its own shares in the period from 26 May 2025, up to and including 30 May 2025, for an amount of EUR 77,389, so at an average share price of EUR 30.96. This is part of the share buyback programme as announced on 27 February 2025, for a total amount of EUR 75 million. The repurchase of shares commenced on 28 February 2025 and will be completed no later than 24 October 2025. It is intended that the shares will be cancelled following ...
CMB.TECH NV AND GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LIMITED ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Antwerp, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CMB.TECH NV AND GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LIMITED ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER CMB.TECH NV (NYSE: CMBT & Euronext Brussels: CMBT) (“CMB.TECH”) and Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL & Euronext Oslo Børs: GOGL) (“Golden Ocean”) are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) for a stock-for-stock merger, as contemplated by the term sheet previously announced on 22 April 2025. The transaction is structur...
Aalberts reports the progress of its share buyback programme 19 May - 23 May 2025 Aalberts today reports that it has repurchased 39,141 of its own shares in the period from 19 May 2025, up to and including 23 May 2025, for an amount of EUR 1,152,277.52, so at an average share price of EUR 29.44. This is part of the share buyback programme as announced on 27 February 2025, for a total amount of EUR 75 million. The repurchase of shares commenced on 28 February 2025 and will be completed no later than 24 October 2025. It is intended that the shares will be cancelled following repurchase. Up ...
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