DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Steven W. Morris will retire later this year after a distinguished nearly 25-year career with the company. In the interim and as part of an orderly succession plan, Morris, 63, will remain with the company until July. Morris joined the Duluth-based company in 2001 and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in Feb. 2022 after serving in numerous key strategic roles throughout his tenure. “Steve has been an integral member of the ALLETE team during his long career...
HEADLINES: • RBI: to book provisions due to the Russian court decision NEGATIVE • CEZ: buyout of the CEZ minorities to be plank in ANO's election platform NEUTRAL • EME Macro/Strategy: Macro all-in-one (13-19 January) • Bank Millennium: 4Q24E preview (due on 31 January) • mBank: 4Q24E preview (due on 6 February) • Kruk: 4Q24E preview (due on 27 February) • Bank Handlowy: 4Q24E preview (due on 12 March)
EME Equity Market – December 2024 A green December. The MSCI EM Europe Index advanced 2.9% in EUR terms and 0.8% in USD terms in December. The Greek ASE Index (+5.5% mom in EUR terms) was the best performer, followed closely by the Czech PX Index (+5.0% mom in EUR terms). Solid performances were also reported by the BET (+2.4% mom), BUX (+2.2% mom) and ISE 30 (+1.5% mom) indices (all in EUR terms). The Polish WIG 20 Index (+0.4% mom in EUR terms) reported a muted performance.
HEADLINES: • CEZ: government may try to include support for coal plants in draft gas bill NEUTRAL • Wizz Air: extends compensation agreement with PW until YE26 NEUTRAL • mBank: sees PLN 907m of FX mortgage saga costs in 4Q24E NEUTRAL • Mo-BRUK: update on increased fees in Wałbrzych for 2018 NEUTRAL • Wirtualna Polska: agrees to acquire Invia Group for c.EUR 240m POSITIVE • Huuuge Games: December bookings estimate jumps by 18% mom, to USD 13m POSITIVE • Ten Square Games: December bookings estimat...
HEADLINES: • PZU: discounted valuation for growing EPS and dividend yields (stays BUY) • Alior Bank: trading cheaply, but in stand-by mode (stays BUY) • Bank Pekao: complicated, but not value destructive (stays BUY) • Romania macro: a frail situation • Georgia macro: NBG keeps policy rate unchanged, at 8.0%; sanctions from the US and the UK • Czech Republic macro: CNB keeps policy rate on hold • CEZ: government takes new nuclear financing plan under advisement NEUTRAL • NEPI Rockcastle: pre-clos...
DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the company’s proposed transaction with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). “FERC’s approval of ALLETE’s proposed transaction with CPP Investments and GIP marks an important milestone and brings us one step closer to realizing the benefits of this transaction for our customers, our communities, our co-workers, and our shareholders,” said ALLETE Chair, President, and CEO Bethany Owen. “We are pleased with...
Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has completed a periodic review of the ratings of CEZ, a.s. and other ratings that are associated with this issuer. The review was conducted through a rating committee held on 16 December 2024 in which we reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the ...
EME Equity Market – November 2024 Rebound in Türkiye, Romania hammered. The MSCI EM Europe Index advanced 3.8% in EUR terms and 1.0% in USD terms in November. The Turkish ISE30 recouped the losses of the previous month, adding 10.4% mom in EUR terms. The Hungarian BUX added 4.3% mom in EUR terms, followed by the PX (+2.9% mom), the ASE (+0.8% mom) and the WIG (+0.8% mom) (all in EUR terms). Following the first round of presidential elections, and the polemic and uncertainty that ensued, the BET ...
DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE (NYSE: ALE), has fully contracted the output of its Armenia Mountain Wind site for another seven years through agreements with two customers. ALLETE Clean Energy acquired the 100.5-megawatt Armenia Mountain Wind site near Troy, Pennsylvania, in 2015. Located in the dynamic PJM electricity market near the New York-Pennsylvania border, Armenia Mountain consists of 67 General Electric turbines installed in 2009. “That we have fully recontracted the Armenia Mountain Wind site is a testament to the hard wo...
HEADLINES: • Athens Exchange Group: set sail to dividend wonderland (BUY - transfer of coverage) • EME Macro/Strategy: Central Asia and the Caucasus – USD 1,000bn GDP by 2030! • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one – the Year-Ahead issue • Graphisoft Park: 3Q24 – on course for another good year POSITIVE • Bank Handlowy: rather neutral set of 3Q24 results NEUTRAL • Pegasus Airlines: 3Q24 – 22% higher CASKX alleviated by 4% higher RASK and 12% lower fuel CASK (in line with the consensus) • Bank of...
HEADLINES: • BIM: weak operating results in 3Q24 NEGATIVE • CEZ: 3Q24 bottom-line miss due to accounting changes; EBITDA guidance raised by 7% POSITIVE • Pegasus Airlines: 3Q24 – 22% higher caskx alleviated by 4% higher RASK and 12% lower fuel cask (in line with the consensus) • Richter: 3Q24 operating results in line NEUTRAL • Auto Partner: preliminary 3Q24 EBIT falls 22% yoy, 9-12% below our expectations and the market NEGATIVE • Auto Partner: October sales growth at 13% yoy, broadly as expect...
HEADLINES: • Banca Transilvania: stellar 3Q24 print sponsored by OTP RO integration POSITIVE • Logo Yazilim: 3Q24 results – small beat; FY24E guidance reiterated; buyback programme expires POSITIVE • Sok Marketler: highly weak set of results in 3Q24 NEGATIVE • ONE United Properties: 3Q24 broadly in line with recent trends NEUTRAL • Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising: weak 3Q24 financial results NEGATIVE • Alpha Services and Holdings: 3Q24 results highlights – improved outlook NEUTRAL • Inter Cars: Oc...
EME Equity Market – October 2024 A red October for the EME indices, only Czechia in positive territory. The MSCI EM Europe Index declined by 6.0% in EUR terms and 8.4% in USD terms in October. The Czech PX index was the only one spared, adding 1.3% mom in EUR terms. Türkiye was battered the most, with the Turkish ISE30 declining by 7.3% mom in EUR terms, followed closely by the Polish WIG20 (-6.7% mom in EUR terms). Greece fell 4.8% mom in EUR terms, while the Hungarian BUX index lost 2.7% mom i...
DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) today reported third quarter 2024 earnings of 78 cents per share on net income of $45.0 million. Last year’s third quarter results were $1.49 per share on net income of $85.9 million. Net income for the same quarter in 2023 included approximately 71 cents per share for the favorable arbitration ruling involving a subsidiary of ALLETE Clean Energy. Net income for the third quarter this year included approximately 7 cents per share of transaction expenses related to the merger agreement entered into on May 5, 2024, with Canada Pension Pla...
DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), today announced the company has sold the Whitetail wind project in southwestern Wisconsin to Invenergy, with the intent that it be constructed and subsequently sold to WEC Energy Group utilities We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPS) as well as Madison Gas and Electric Co. (MGE). ALLETE Clean Energy acquired the Whitetail wind project in 2021 and developed it for sale to help companies advance their carbon-reduction goals. The approximately 70-megawatt Whitetail project w...
DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 70.5 cents per share of common stock. On an annual basis, the dividend is equivalent to $2.82 per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The regular quarterly dividend is payable December 1 to common stock shareholders of record at the close of business November 15, 2024. ALLETE, Inc. is an energy company headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota. In addition to its electric utilities, Minnesota Power and Superior Water, Light and Power of Wisconsin, ALLETE owns ALLETE Clean En...
DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) on Thursday approved a settlement agreement on Minnesota Power’s 2024 electric rate proposal that will lower rates for all customers in early 2025. Minnesota Power reached the agreement with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and Large Power Intervenors in April after making its initial rate request in November 2023.. The MPUC approved a final rate increase of about 4.9% over 2023 rates for residential and small business customers, or about $5 per month for the average res...
HEADLINES: • MONETA Money Bank: solid, good, 3Q24 results in line with expectations NEUTRAL • Alior Bank: 3Q24 in line, but we may be at the peak NEUTRAL • Orange Polska: 3Q24 results – EBITDAaL up 3% yoy, 2% above consensus on one-offs; EBITDAaL excluding one-offs in line; 2024E guidance reiterated NEUTRAL • Kety: full 3Q24 results below preliminaries NEGATIVE • CEZ: Babis promoting a buyout of the CEZ minorities POSITIVE • Eurowag: solid 3Q24 trading update POSITIVE • Georgia macro: NBG keeps ...
HEADLINES: • Otokar: Romania selects Otokar for its giant military vehicle project POSITIVE • Polish telecoms: UKE has launched the 700/800MHz auction NEGATIVE • Ten Square Games: 3Q24 bookings up 6% qoq POSITIVE • Huuuge Games: 3Q24 bookings down 7% qoq NEUTRAL • GEK Terna: takes over the Attiki Odos road concession, all eyes now on Egnatia POSITIVE • CEZ: has reportedly contracted an order for a 70MW PV plant POSITIVE • GEVORKYAN: higher corporate tax rate approved by the government NEGATIVE •...
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