HEADLINES: • Aegean Airlines: high net cash position and strong FCFF yield (upgraded to BUY) • GTC: buys German residential portfolio worth EUR 448m • Aquila Part Prod Com S.A.: gross margin and wage costs weigh on the 3Q24 results NEUTRAL • GEVORKYAN: 3Q24 broadly in line with our expectations; new signed contracts for defence and high-tech industries NEUTRAL • Halyk Bank: 3Q24 highlights – solid, on the back of better-than-expected NIM • Benefit Systems: 3Q24 call takeaways – strong long-term ...
Aquila has delivered solid top-line growth in 3Q24, with revenues up 23% yoy and +20% for 9M24. Parmafood and Romtech contributed RON 122m to the top line in 9M24; excluding this, we calculate that the organic growth was c.13% yoy for the first nine months and c.11% in 3Q24. This quarter, the sales growth came primarily from the organised channel, which affected the gross margin negatively in the quarter. This, combined with higher wage costs, which grew by 32% yoy – driven by two subsequent hik...
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...
HEADLINES: • Elbit Systems: 2Q24 results – strong growth, and improved cash flows and margins POSITIVE • Aquila Part Prod Com S.A.: earnings remain on target for FY24E POSITIVE • Ignitis Group: raises FY24E adjusted EBITDA guidance after the 2Q24 results POSITIVE • DIGI Communications: key takeaways from the 2Q24 earnings call NEUTRAL • Telecom Egypt: key takeaways from the 2Q24 earnings call NEUTRAL • Poland macro: flash GDP surprises positively • Romania macro: 2Q GDP flash estimate underperfo...
Aquila delivered solid top-line growth in 2Q24, with revenues up 25% yoy (+18% for 1H24). This was, in part, aided by the recent acquisitions of Romtech (consolidated from end-February) and Parmafood (from end-April); nevertheless, we calculate that the business generated organic growth of 14% in 1H24 (and, within this, own-brand food sales were up 20% yoy). Among its sales channels, the focus remains on convenience (gas station and travel retail) and HoReCa, with 2Q24 yoy growth of 26% yoy and ...
HEADLINES: • Pegasus Airlines: 2Q24 – a beat on pricing POSITIVE • Aquila Part Prod Com S.A.: on track to meet our FY24E forecasts after 2Q NEUTRAL • DataWalk: preliminary 2Q24 results – sales down 57% yoy, to PLN 4.49m NEGATIVE • EME Strategy: MSCI – August QIR results • Short News (BFT)
EME Equity Market – May 2024 Turkish equities lead, in the mostly green month of May. The MSCI EM Europe Index rose by 0.7% mom in EUR terms and 1.8% mom in LCU terms in May. The Turkish ISE30 index reported the strongest performance, adding 3.6% mom in EUR terms, followed by the Romanian BET and the Czech PX (+2.7% and 2.1% mom in EUR terms, respectively). The Hungarian BUX index and the Polish WIG20 remained broadly flat (+0.4% and +0.2% mom in EUR terms, respectively); although, in LCU terms,...
HEADLINES: • Banca Transilvania: NIM resilience and strong loan book expansion the key positives of 1Q24 bottom-line beat, on non-recurring revenue, low provisions and a one-off POSITIVE • ADNOC Drilling: 1Q24 results – new venture and updated dividend policy POSITIVE • Otokar: lacklustre 1Q24 results, but strong backlog NEGATIVE • TBC Bank: 1Q24 results and conference call NEUTRAL • Elm: mixed 1Q24 financial results NEGATIVE • Isbank: 1Q24 highlights – margin pressure worsening • Polish banks: ...
Aquila has reported, at first glance, a soft set of 1Q24 numbers, but they were affected negatively yoy by several factors. The first is the timing of Easter, which fell into the 1Q numbers last year, but which will be seen mainly in 2Q24E this year. Aquila, we note, has a large portfolio of confectionaries, which make Easter an important holiday for the business. The second is that it has reassessed its Gradena portfolio, eliminating a number of SKUs, which will be replaced only in the coming q...
HEADLINES: • PKO BP: strong 1Q24, with 9% beat, but big part due to lower quarterly tax charge POSITIVE • Kruk: 1Q24 results in line with earlier communication; strong trend continues, but digested by the market already NEUTRAL • Bank Handlowy: books neutral 1Q24, questions on future capital management NEUTRAL • NLB Group: guidance upgrade spices up vanilla 1Q24 bottom-line beat POSITIVE • Pegasus Airlines: 1Q24 in line, guidance for mild margin compression and 10-12% ASK growth maintained NEUTR...
EME Equity Market – March 2024 Market performance – mixed performances in March, with the Romanian BET outperforming. The MSCI EM Europe Index declined by 0.3% mom in EUR terms and 0.4% mom in USD in March. The Romanian BET reported the strongest performance, adding 7.1% mom in EUR terms, followed by the Czech PX and the Polish WIG20 (+4.1% and 1.0% mom, in EUR terms, respectively). Greece saw a relatively muted performance (-0.2% mom in EUR terms), while Hungary (-1.1% mom in EUR terms) and Tür...
HEADLINES: • PKO BP: posts solid 4Q23/2023 results NEUTRAL • Poland macro: NBP on hold, with a cautious bias • CTP: 4Q23 – yet another quarter with a strong, positive revaluation gain POSITIVE • Jeronimo Martins: 4Q23 in line with expectations; FY24E guidance for possibly deeper margins erosion NEGATIVE • Electrica: rather disappointing 2024E budget NEGATIVE • Electrica: proposes RON 0.1178 DPS and looking to issue green bonds NEUTRAL • PGE: weaker qoq EBITDA in 4Q23, but expected NEUTRAL • Data...
Following the release of the preliminary earnings, last week (1 March), Aquila has presented the key drivers behind the numbers. Most importantly, we saw continuing growth in the target segments, particularly the proximity channels (fuel station and convenience stores) and in HoReCa, with 4Q23 yoy revenues growth of 15% and 17%, respectively (for FY23, 16% and 15%, respectively). Aquila’s own brands grew by 27% yoy in 4Q23, to RON 23.9m (in FY23, +31%, to RON 88.4m), driven by volumes sales from...
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 • Erste Bank: 4Q23 results • AmRest: 4Q23 EBITDA in line, but earnings affected by EUR 29m goodwill write-down for Sushi Shop NEGATIVE • Text: 3Q23-24 (calendar 4Q23) results – EBITDA down 4% yoy, 10% above the consensus POSITIVE • Electrica: 4Q23 results in line with expectations NEGATIVE • Purcari Wineries: 4Q23 results and 2024E outlook in line with expectations POSITIVE • Aquila Part Prod Com: earnings beat, on lower credit losses, interest income and tax rate POSITIVE • Nuclearel...
HEADLINES: • Solutions by STC: M&A remain the main source of growth (stays HOLD) • Banca Transilvania: strong NII and NIM expansion in 4Q23 results POSITIVE • Kaspi.kz: 4Q23 highlights and 2024E guidance POSITIVE • Akcansa: 2023 financial results review NEUTRAL • Hidroelectrica: FY23 consolidated net profit 5% above preliminary figure (stand-alone) NEUTRAL • ONE United Properties: reaches EBITDA (excluding revaluations) of EUR 59m in 2023 NEUTRAL • ADNOC Distribution: 2028 strategy update NEUTRA...
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...
HEADLINES: • Aquila Part Prod Com: tap into Romania’s thriving consumer market (BUY - initiation of coverage) • Wizz Air 3QF24: weak quarter, as expected • Nuclearelectrica: 2023 preliminary figures in line, 2024 budget much below our estimates • Short News (TGN, VER)
We initiate coverage of Aquila Part Prod Com S.A. (Aquila), a leading Romanian FMCG distributor, with a price target (PT) of RON 1.42/share (c.33% upside) and a BUY rating. Aquila distributes a wide range of food and non-food consumer goods to c.72k points of sale, covering >90% of Romania. It also has operations in Moldova. The stock offers investors exposure to the broader Romanian retail market, where we see a strong macro tailwind. We also see less risk of margin compression, thanks to its c...
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