Ahold Delhaize: Peer Kroger 4Q25 results. bpost: 4Q25/FY25 result in line, no dividend, FY26 outlook in line, assumptions optimistic. Eurocommercial Properties: Cautious guidance despite Swedish acquisition. Sligro: Feedback from group CMD. Universal Music Group: In line clean EBITDA, FCF below, US listing shelved
The tariff war between US and China has eased, but with the Iran conflict and an erratic Trump, uncertainty will continue into 2027. Energy prices have gone ballistic, with gas prices doubling in Europe and has hit the cyclical stocks hard. The highly anticipated AI productivity gains also will have to transpire sooner or later or a US market correction becomes unavoidable. While the macro-economic impact has been limited so far, a prolonged uncertain situation will result in economic damage. We...
Ageas: Upgrading net op. result FY26 target to >€1.5bn from €1.35bn in FY25 as M&A starts contributing / CFE: Strong 2H, flips to net cash and outlook better / Deceuninck: FY25 results in line with expectations, Türkiye a tad better / GBL: Exits Umicore fully / Vopak: Five-year SBB programme announced / Wolters Kluwer: 2025 roughly in line, good 2026 outlook
In line proportional EBITDA performance. Proposed cash returns (€1.8 dps) and €100m SBB exceed our expectations. Company upgrades LT OCR targets and LT cash distribution policy announcing €1.7bn returns by 2030. Proportional EBITDA26 guidance of €1150-1200m is in line with our €1187mE but a tad below €1207m CSS. Amidst all geopolitical uncertainties the report underlines the defensiveness & visibility of the business model and this amidst unfavourable FX dynamics. Buy and €50 TP reiterated.
Vopak announces a multi-year share buyback program of up to EUR 500 million and commences the first tranche of up to EUR 100 million Vopak announces a multi-year share buyback program of up to EUR 500 million and commences the first tranche of up to EUR 100 millionRotterdam, the Netherlands, 25th February 2026Vopak intends to commence a multi-year share buyback program of up to EUR 500 million, expected to be executed by year-end of 2030 in multiple tranches. This share buyback program is part of the shareholder distributions program of around EUR 1.7 billion through year-end 2030. In addit...
Vopak reports record financial results for 2025 and announces shareholder distributions program of around EUR 1.7 billion through year-end 2030 The Netherlands, 25 February 2026 Vopak reports record financial results for 2025 and announces shareholder distributions program of around EUR 1.7 billion through year-end 2030 Key highlights Improve Net profit -including exceptional items- FY 2025 increased by 61% to EUR 604 million and EPS of EUR 5.23 increased by 68% year-on-yearProportional operating free cash flow in FY 2025 increased to EUR 823 million leading to a record proportional o...
We reiterate our HOLD rating on Sligro but increase our target price from €10.5 to €14.0, reflecting (1) an increase in our 2026 EBITDA forecast and (2) a lower net financial debt thanks to a strong FCF generation in 2H25. Despite these improvements, we remain cautious on the group's FCF generation going forward, as we understand that the strong performance in 2H25 was mainly driven by one-offs amounting to €30m at the working capital level, some of which will revert in FY26. Furthermore, we rem...
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