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Kaspi.kz Statement on Misleading short-seller research
Kaspi.kz Statement on Misleading short-seller research ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The company is issuing the following statement following the research report published by Culper Research today: In our view, the report is misleading, inaccurate and misrepresents our business. Being the first company from Kazakhstan to successfully list on Nasdaq has obviously raised our profile amongst short sellers. For those investors who have known us over the years, our reputation speaks for itself. About Kaspi.kz Kaspi.kz’s mission is to improve people’s li...
Kaspi.kz receives first international credit rating
Kaspi.kz receives first international credit rating ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaspi.kz has received its first international credit rating. Fitch rates Kaspi.kz investment grade BBB- with a stable outlook. This rating is separate from Kaspi Bank, a component of Kaspi.kz’s Fintech Platform, which has been tracked by international rating agencies for many years. Fitch also rates Kaspi Bank investment grade BBB- with a stable outlook. According to Fitch, the rating reflects Kaspi.kz’s unique business profile, leading nationwide franchise and one of the strongest ...
Moody’s upgrades our rating to investment grade
Moody’s upgrades our rating to investment grade ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Moody’s has upgraded its long-term deposit ratings to investment grade Baa3 from Ba1 with a stable outlook for Kaspi Bank, a core part of Kaspi.kz’s Fintech Platform. Moody’s cited sound profitability, liquidity and the resilience of Kaspi.kz’s proven business model including Fintech, Payments and Marketplace Platforms. According to Moody’s: Kaspi.kz’s proven business model has demonstrated resilience throughout the economic cycle.Kaspi.kz has sound fundamentals, such as profitability,...
Metlen Energy & Metals S.A: 1 director
A director at Metlen Energy & Metals S.A bought 25,000 shares at 34.320EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 67/100. 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 ...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: CBF PW; SAR GA; VRC PW; EME Macro/Strategy – DE Macro; KZ ...
HEADLINES: • cyber_Folks: 2Q24 results review – 21% yoy adjusted EBITDA growth, 4% above our estimate POSITIVE • Sarantis: 1H24 EBITDA up 45% yoy, 8% ahead of our expectations; FY24E guidance maintained POSITIVE • Vercom: 2Q24 results review – 29% yoy EBITDA growth, 6% above our estimate POSITIVE • EME Macro/Strategy: reflections on the consequences of a weak Germany • Kazakhstan macro: Tokayev’s 2024 state-of-the-nation address • Türkiye macro: GDP underperforms in 2Q • 4iG: key takeaways from ...
- Research Team
The Rear-View Mirror – EME markets: only Czech PX index in positive te...
EME Equity Market – August 2024 A red month for the EME indices, with only the Czech PX index in positive territory. The MSCI EM Europe index declined by 4.7% in EUR terms and 2.6% in USD terms in August. The Czech PX index was the only index to report a positive figure, adding 0.5% mom in EUR terms. The rest of the indices were in the red: the Turkish ISE30 index was down 11.5% mom in EUR terms, followed by Greece (-3.2% mom), Romania (-2.6% mom) and Hungary (-1.2% mom; all in EUR terms). The P...
EUROB EUROBANK ERGASIAS SERVICES & HOLDINGS SA
PEO BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA
KRU KRUK S.A.
MOL MOL NYRT
EBS ERSTE GROUP BANK AG
BOCH BANK OF COMMERCE HOLDINGS
CEZ CEZ AS
ACP ASSECO POLAND SA
HTO HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SA
CDR CD PROJEKT S.A.
OMV OMV AG
PKO PKO BANK POLSKI S.A.
KOMB KOMERCNI BANKA A.S.
BHW BANK HANDLOWY W WARSZAWIE S.A.
WIZZ WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC
PZU POWSZECHNY ZAKLAD UBEZPIECZEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA
BSK ING BANK SLASKI S.A.
BDX BUDIMEX S.A.
MTELEKOM MAGYAR TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CAI CA IMMOBILIEN ANLAGEN AG
PKN POLSKI KONCERN NAFTOWY ORLEN S.A.
AKCNS AKCANSA CIMENTO
BRISA BRISA-BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.
CIMSA CIMENTO SANYAI VE TICARET A.S.
LOGO LOGO YAZILIM SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.
CCC CCC SA
CCOLA COCA-COLA ICECEK A.S.
GTC GLOBE TRADE CENTRE S.A.
DOM DOM DEVELOPMENT SA
BFT BENEFIT SYSTEMS S.A. ALLOTMENT
MGROS MIGROS TICARET A.S
TKNSA TEKNOSA IC VE DIS TICARET AS
PGSUS.E PEGASUS HAVA TASIMACILIGI AS
LVC LIVECHAT SOFTWARE SA
TBCB TBC BANK JOINT STOCK CO
ALPHA ALPHA BANK AE
PPC PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.
OTP OTP BANK NYRT
CAR INTER CARS S.A.
FROTO FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI A.S.
THYAO TURK HAVA YOLLARI A.O.
TUPRS TURKIYE PETROL RAFINERILERI A.S.
EUR EUROCASH S.A.
CPS CYFROWY POLSAT SA
MBR MO-BRUK S.A.
GPW WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE
11B 11 BIT STUDIOS S.A.
ALR ALIOR BANK SA
OTOEL AUTOHELLAS S.A.
WPL WIRTUALNA POLSKA HOLDING SA
BRD BRD-GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
TLV BANCA TRANSILVANIA S.A.
ETEL TELECOM EGYPT
MONET MONETA MONEY BANK AS
SNG SOCIETATEA NATIONALA DE GAZE NATURALE ROMGAZ SA
H4L1 HALYK SAVINGS BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN GDR
PBK PATRIA BANK SA
TOFAS TOFAS TURK OTOMOBIL FABRIKASI A.S.
DIGI DIGI COMMUNICATIONS NV
DNP DINO POLSKA S.A.
NBGGY NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. ADS
BVB S.C. BURSA DE VALORI BUCURESTI S.A.
GEB BANK OF GEORGIA
RICHT RICHTER
19XX NEPI ROCKCASTLE PLC
M MED LIFE
SFG SPHERA FRANCHISE GROUP SA
ADNOCDIST ADNOC DISTRIBUTION PJSC
NLBR NLB GROUP
ESLT ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
KAP NATIONAL ATOMIC COMPANY KAZATOMPROM
TEN TEN SQUARE GAMES
DUNAHOUSE DUNA HOUSE
KSPI KASPI KZ
PCF PCF GROUP SA
HUGE HUUUGE
4IG 4IG NYRT
IGN1L IGNITIS GRUPE
CTPNV CTP NV
ONE ONE UNITED PROPERTIES SA
GPP GRUPA PRACUJ DA
BCG BALTIC CLASSIFIEDS GROUP PLC
ADNOCDRILL ADNOC DRILLING CO
2381 ARABIAN DRILLING CO.
7202 ARABIAN INTERNET & COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CO
9526 JAHEZ INTERNATIONAL CO
ELPE HELLENIQ ENERGY
SHO SHOPER SA
4071 ARABIAN CONTRACTING SERVICES CO
7203 ELM CO
AQ AQUILA PART PROD COM
TRESTATES TRADE ESTATES REIC SA
AIRA AIR ASTANA JSC
NOVAL NOVAL PROPERTY
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: KRU PW; EUR PW; ACP PW; 11B PW; GPP PW; ONE RO; WPL PW; TE...
HEADLINES: • Kruk: 2Q24 results – recently-announced miss caused by higher costs and negative revaluations in Spain NEUTRAL • Eurocash: weak 2Q24 across the board NEGATIVE • Asseco Poland: 2Q24 review – net profit down 10% yoy, 7% above the consensus POSITIVE • 11 bit studios: 2Q24 adjusted EBITDA slightly below our expectations, but bottom line boosted by associates NEUTRAL • Grupa Pracuj: 2Q24 results – adjusted EBITDA flat yoy, 2% above the market consensus; bottom-line miss on revaluation of...
Kaspi.kz submits a formal letter of interest to participate in the pri...
Kaspi.kz submits a formal letter of interest to participate in the privatization of the Humo payments system in Uzbekistan ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (“Kaspi.kz”) has sent a formal letter of interest to Uzbekistan’s State Assets Management Agency (“SAMA”), indicating its interest in participating in the upcoming privatization of the National Interbank Processing Center (“Humo”). SAMA has unveiled plans to privatize a 100% stake in the Humo payment system via a public negotiation process. Humo is one of two payment systems in Uzbekis...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: DNP PW; BGEO LN; KAP LI; BRISA TI; GPW PW; BDX PW; BFT PW;...
HEADLINES: Dino Polska: 5-13% EBITDA miss in 2Q24, first yoy EBITDA drop since IPO NEGATIVE Bank of Georgia: 2Q24 highlights NEUTRAL Kazatomprom: 2Q24 results and 2025E production guidance POSITIVE Brisa: bottom line hit by financing costs, taxes; FY24 demand outlook remains challenging NEUTRAL Warsaw Stock Exchange: 2Q24 results NEGATIVE Budimex: 2Q24 results fully in line with the prelims NEUTRAL Benefit Systems: earnings call takeaways – supportive 2025E profitability outlook for Poland NEUTR...
Announcement of Extraordinary General Meeting Results
Announcement of Extraordinary General Meeting Results ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (Nasdaq: KSPI) announces that the following resolutions were duly passed at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 21 August 2024: 1. To approve the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of JSC Kaspi.kz: 1) Approval of the agenda;2) Payment of dividends on common shares of JSC Kaspi.kz and approval of the amount of dividend per common share;3) Appointment of the external auditor to audit JSC Kaspi.kz’s financial state...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: PKO PW; CPS PW; BFT PW; GTC PW; PKN PW; HSBK LI; CEZ CP; K...
HEADLINES: • PKO BP: posts very solid 2Q24 delivery, implying upside risk for 2024E forecasts POSITIVE • Cyfrowy Polsat: 2Q24 results review – EBITDA up 8% yoy, 3% above our estimate POSITIVE • Benefit Systems: better-than-expected 2Q24 and FY24E profitability outlook revised upwards POSITIVE • GTC: 2Q24 in line, 2026 EUR 500m refinancing should be priority NEUTRAL • Orlen: 2Q24 results – in line with previous estimates NEUTRAL • Halyk Bank: 2Q24 conference call takeaways • CEZ: FinMin proposes ...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: OTP HB; BOCH LN; BVB RO; MOL HB; MTELEKOM HB; CEZ CP; CAR ...
HEADLINES: • OTP Bank: 2Q24 results broadly in line, FY24E guidance unchanged, new taxes in Hungary to bite a little NEUTRAL • Bank of Cyprus: 2Q24 highlights POSITIVE • Bucharest Stock Exchange: good volumes drive solid bottom-line delivery in 2Q24 NEUTRAL • MOL: 2Q24 results NEUTRAL • Magyar Telekom: key takeaways from the 2Q24 earnings call NEUTRAL • CEZ: takeaways from the 2Q24 earnings call POSITIVE • Inter Cars: July sales growth jumps to 18% yoy, after disappointing May-June POSITIVE • DI...
- Krisztian Karikas
Guidance upgrade after robust Q2 results
Magyar Telekom has doubled its net profit in Q2 2024 compared to the same period one year earlier. Given the second consecutive strong result, mgmt. elevated the expectations for FY 2024, guiding HUF 150bn for adjusted net profit and HUF 140bn free cashflow now. Group revenues increased by 15.6% YoY and 7.3% QoQ in Q2/24, thanks to the unbeatable impact of the inflation-based fee adjustments and stronger revenues from SI/IT segment. Mobile revenues were up by 15.9% YoY, mainly driven by ...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: WIZZ LN; PEO PW; CCC PW; LOGO TI; CEZ CP; CTPNV NA; MTELEK...
HEADLINES: • Trade Estates: Greek retail parks – a dividend growth story (HOLD - initiation of coverage) • Wizz Air: thrust issues (stays BUY) • Bank Pekao: posts bottom line slightly below expectations, NPL ratio down to below 5%, solid 19%+ ROE intact NEUTRAL • CCC: 12% EBITDA beat in 2Q24, on opex control POSITIVE • Logo Yazilim: 2Q24 results – strong margin recovery, FY24E guidance reiterated POSITIVE • CEZ: 2Q earnings beat, EBITDA guidance up 2-3%, but net guidance unchanged NEUTRAL • CTP:...
CEZ CEZ AS
HTO HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SA
WIZZ WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC
MTELEKOM MAGYAR TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOGO LOGO YAZILIM SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.
CCC CCC SA
APR AUTO PARTNER SA
11B 11 BIT STUDIOS S.A.
ADNOCDIST ADNOC DISTRIBUTION PJSC
PCF PCF GROUP SA
CTPNV CTP NV
SHO SHOPER SA
TRESTATES TRADE ESTATES REIC SA
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: ALR PW; EBS AV; TOASO TI; ETE GA; NLBR SV; KAP LI; WIZZ LN...
HEADLINES: • Alior Bank: posts strong 2Q24 and upgrades medium-term COR outlook POSITIVE • Alior Bank: management board nominations POSITIVE • Erste Banks: books solid 2Q24; guides for 2024E DPS at an attractive level; awaiting opening conclusions from the new CEO POSITIVE • Tofas: highly weak set of results in 2Q24 NEGATIVE • National Bank of Greece: 2Q24 highlights – positive 2H24E, with guidance upgrade • NLB Group: solid print in 2Q24, beating estimates, due to release of provisions POSITIVE...
WIZZ WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC
CPS CYFROWY POLSAT SA
ALR ALIOR BANK SA
WPL WIRTUALNA POLSKA HOLDING SA
TOFAS TOFAS TURK OTOMOBIL FABRIKASI A.S.
DIGI DIGI COMMUNICATIONS NV
NBGGY NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. ADS
NLBR NLB GROUP
KAP NATIONAL ATOMIC COMPANY KAZATOMPROM
TEN TEN SQUARE GAMES
HUGE HUUUGE
7203 ELM CO
- Research Team
The Rear-View Mirror – EME markets: Greek ASE – best performer in July
EME Equity Market – July 2024 Greece the biggest winner, while Poland the clear loser in July. The MSCI EM Europe Index declined by 1.1% in EUR terms and 0.3% in USD terms in July. The Greek ASE Index posted the best performance for the month, advancing by 5.3% mom in EUR terms. There was a broadly similar performance in Hungary, Czechia and Romania (+ 2.9%, 2.7% and 2.1% mom in EUR terms, respectively). The Turkish ISE30 Index declined by 1.6% mom in EUR terms, but the clear loser was the Polis...
PEO BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA
JMT JERONIMO MARTINS SGPS S.A.
KRU KRUK S.A.
EXAE HELLENIC EXCHANGES SA
CEZ CEZ AS
KRKG KRKA D.D.
HTO HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SA
RBI RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL AG
OMV OMV AG
PKO PKO BANK POLSKI S.A.
ALK ALKALOID AD SKOPJE
WIZZ WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC
PZU POWSZECHNY ZAKLAD UBEZPIECZEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA
SPL SANTANDER BANK POLSKA SA
MIL BANK MILLENNIUM SA
BDX BUDIMEX S.A.
LAMDA LAMDA DEVELOPMENT S.A.
MTELEKOM MAGYAR TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TPS ORANGE POLSKA S.A.
MYTIL MYTILINEOS S.A.
CCC CCC SA
CCOLA COCA-COLA ICECEK A.S.
2310 SAHARA INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY
AEGN AEGEAN AIRLINES SA
BFT BENEFIT SYSTEMS S.A. ALLOTMENT
MGROS MIGROS TICARET A.S
PGSUS.E PEGASUS HAVA TASIMACILIGI AS
APR AUTO PARTNER SA
LVC LIVECHAT SOFTWARE SA
TBCB TBC BANK JOINT STOCK CO
TPEIR PIRAEUS BANK SA
PPC PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.
OTP OTP BANK NYRT
CAR INTER CARS S.A.
ARCLK ARCELIK A.S.
THYAO TURK HAVA YOLLARI A.O.
MBR MO-BRUK S.A.
OTOEL AUTOHELLAS S.A.
VGO VIGO SYSTEM SA
WPL WIRTUALNA POLSKA HOLDING SA
SAB1L SIAULIU BANKAS
MONET MONETA MONEY BANK AS
SNP PETROM S.A.
GEB BANK OF GEORGIA
RICHT RICHTER
19XX NEPI ROCKCASTLE PLC
M MED LIFE
NLBR NLB GROUP
KAP NATIONAL ATOMIC COMPANY KAZATOMPROM
TEN TEN SQUARE GAMES
KSPI KASPI KZ
HUGE HUUUGE
4IG 4IG NYRT
PCO PEPCO GROUP NV
GPP GRUPA PRACUJ DA
ADNOCDRILL ADNOC DRILLING CO
AROBS AROBS TRANSILVANIA SOFTWARE SA
7202 ARABIAN INTERNET & COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CO
9526 JAHEZ INTERNATIONAL CO
SHO SHOPER SA
BOROUGE BOROUGE
7203 ELM CO
NOVAL NOVAL PROPERTY
- Research Team
WOOD Morning (1 August 2024)
HEADLINES: • Solutions by STC: slower growth on the horizon (stays HOLD) • Wizz Air: 1Q FY25 – a miss, and FY guidance reviewed down NEGATIVE • mBank: posts solid 2Q24 results; evolution of the CHF mortgage saga a key catalyst NEUTRAL • Komercni Banka: 2Q24 results – slight miss • BRD-GSG: small miss on 2Q24 bottom line, but good dynamics in loan book development NEUTRAL • Eurobank Ergasias Services: 2Q24 highlights – in line in 2Q24, but trends indicate upside for full-year NI estimate • Euroba...
- Dmitry Vlasov
- Piotr Raciborski
- CFA
Solutions by STC: slower growth on the horizon (stays HOLD)
We maintain our HOLD rating on Solutions by STC (Solutions), with an updated 12M price target (PT) of SAR 330, which offers 11% upside vs. the current price. We still like the company for its market-leading position and being the go-to IT name in Saudi Arabia, and we continue to believe that Solutions can preserve its market-leading position, but we note that its revenue growth visibility has been reduced, on the back of the slower-than-expected 1H24 top-line growth and the intensified competiti...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: RBI AV; EXAE GA; SAB1L LH; AKBNK TI; BDX PW; SOLUTION AB; ...
HEADLINES: • Raiffeisen Bank International: posts solid 2Q24 POSITIVE • Athens Exchange Group: good results delivery in 2Q24 POSITIVE • Siauliu Bankas: high opex drags net profit down in 2Q24, but some positives NEUTRAL • Akbank: 2Q24 highlights – interest rate risk plays out • Budimex: earnings call takeaways – 2024E outlook reiterated NEUTRAL • Solutions by STC: 2Q24 conference call takeaways POSITIVE • Borouge/OMV: sign agreement, along with ADNOC and Borealis, with Wanhua Chemical Group for ...
RBI RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL AG
OMV OMV AG
BDX BUDIMEX S.A.
LVC LIVECHAT SOFTWARE SA
WPL WIRTUALNA POLSKA HOLDING SA
SAB1L SIAULIU BANKAS
BRD BRD-GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
ADNOCDIST ADNOC DISTRIBUTION PJSC
NLBR NLB GROUP
KAP NATIONAL ATOMIC COMPANY KAZATOMPROM
7202 ARABIAN INTERNET & COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CO
BOROUGE BOROUGE
- Toby Thorrington
Metlen Energy & Metals - Strengthening operating margin in H1
Metlen Energy & Metals achieved a record H1 EBITDA of €474m in 2024 (vs €437m in H123), while also increasing its operating margin by 169bp to 19.1% (17.4% at H123). Revenue declined marginally (-1% to €2,482m) but Metlen’s diversified and synergistic business model across the energy and metals sectors is helping to grow its margins and diversity of earnings (towards RES/Utility/Metals and away from volatile natural gas supply). Both net profit after minorities and earnings per share increased b...
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