ENAV grew by 12% y/y and came in at €10.1bn or €307ps. We see the NAV growth as further evidence of operational excellence of portfolio companies and rebound in both activity and valuations across PE and VC. NAV growth was mainly driven by Sofina Growth which rose, during 2H FY24, by 15.8% to ~€2.2bn. As expected, EG Software is now one of the top-10 investments in the portfolio. During FY24, Sofina invested in Cyera ($3bn valuation), Finova Capital ($728m valuation) and Vivobarefoot while parti...
With an improving macroeconomic outlook and companies trading at appealing multiples, we are positive on the Benelux real estate sector (current discount to 2024F NAV of 25.6% vs average 2019-23 premium of 4% for our coverage universe). We believe the transaction market is set to reopen as companies step out of defensive mode with valuations stabilising and balance sheets in order. Following some first meaningful deals seen in 4Q24, we expect more to come. During 2025, we expect the attention to...
We keep our HOLD rating but lower our target price from €3.50 to €2.10 reflecting our underlying lowered estimates (ex Staci) and lack of medium-term value creation from Staci due to the high price paid and softer performance. The weak trading and competitive pressures at Radial US, negative impact from the lost Press volumes and weakened macro picture in Belgium all have a negative impact on our estimates of underlying 38% for FY25F and 34% for FY26F while they remain more-or-less unchanged inc...
1M Performance - Absolute: During Dec'24 (1M period), the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of -3.2% which was mainly driven by multi-asset holdings (-4.3%) while single-asset holdings posted a significantly less negative return of -0.6%. The 3 top performers during the period were D'Ieteren Group (+26.6%), Compagnie du Bois Sauvage (+7.0%) and KBC Ancora (+7.0%) while the 3 worst performers were Exor (-5.4%), Heineken Holding (-3.6%) and Gimv (-1.1%). FY24 Performance - Relative: During ...
Le maintien d’un environnement baissier des taux d’intérêt devrait être porteur pour le secteur immobilier en 2025 et lui permettre de continuer à surperformer. Dans ce contexte, nous privilégions le commerce et le résidentiel allemand , qualifiés de «safe haven» et plus spécifiquement Covivio, CTP, Merlin Properties, URW, Vonovia et Xior Student Housing pour un potentiel moyen de +30%. Elles sont les plus à même pour nous d’exécuter leur stratégie de croissance / repositionnement. Nous abaisson...
An environment of further interest rate decline is set to underpin the real estate sector in 2025 and see it continue to outperform. On this basis, we prefer retail and the German residential market, which are seen as safe havens, more specifically Covivio, CTP, Merlin Properties, URW, Vonovia and Xior Student Housing for an average upside of +30%. They are the best positioned, as we see it, to execute their growth/repositioning strategies. We have downgraded Branicks, Cofinimmo, Icade and Patr...
A director at Montea NV bought 460 shares at 62.200EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 53/100. 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 clearly showin...
On this Friday the 13th we select for you 13 stocks to start 2025 with a bang : ABN Amro, Ackermans & van Haaren, Bekaert, D'Ieteren, EVS, Fagron, Fugro, Gimv, Melexis, Shurgard, Sofina, WDP and Xior However, we maintain a defensive stance in our Benelux selection at the start of 2025.. The long anticipated interest rate cuts by central banks are expected to continue their decline into 2025 (see graph above). However, the Trump election victory in the US hits European stocks even before he tak...
BE-REITS suffer from macro-worries (logistics) and post-Trump knee-jerk reaction. We believe that especially money flows are pushing stocks down as interest rate fears resurfaced in the US. Our top-picks are Shurgard, WDP and Xior. SHUR and WDP have ample headroom on their balance sheet to continue their growth track record. WDP is also very cheap on cash earnings metrics vs. peers. Xior can grow and fix its balance sheet at the same time through contributions in kind.
This conference book is your guide to our annual Local Champions Mid Cap Conference set to take place on Thursday, 12 December 2024 at our historic building at Grand Place in Brussels. This event offers the possibility to have one-on-one meetings and/or attend small group sessions with the top management and/or IR of the following companies: BARCO | BEKAERT | DECEUNINCK | EKOPAK | EVS | GREENYARD | IBA | JENSEN | ONTEX | RECTICEL | VAN DE VELDE | WHAT'S COOKING? | XFAB
1M Performance - Absolute: During Nov'24 (1M period), the KBCS Holdings Universe posted a return of -3.6% which was mainly driven by single-asset holdings (-6.9%) while multi-asset holdings posted a slightly less negative return of -2.2%. The 3 top performers during the period were D'Ieteren Group (+5.4%), Gimv (+5.1%) and KBC Ancora (+0.6%) while the 3 worst performers were Compagnie du Bois Sauvage (-10.1%), Heineken Holding (-9.6%) and Quest For Growth (-7.5%). YTD Performance - Relative: O...
We resume coverage following the closure of the reopened MTO on November 21. Only 0.7% of outstanding shares were tendered into the bid bringing the free float to 7% (from 7.7%). When announcing the outcome of the tender, CMB.Tech once more reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining its listing. During the tender the stock nosedived well below its NAV while supply side dynamics in the crude tanker and dry bulk market remain largely supportive. The company has a sound financing plan for its ongoing...
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