Company comments AB InBev: Little to disappoint Adyen: 2H25 results – mixed results, soft guidance CVC Capital Partners: Executing well dsm-firmenich: Messy results Fagron: Beat on all lines, confident FY26 outlook to drive c.5% consensus EBITDA upgrade Flow Traders: EMEA saves the day KBC: Good results, opening up “jaws” further to 2028 Kinepolis: Canadian peer Cineplex 4Q25 results below consensus, January 2026 box office revenue up MICC: FX headwind leads to a 50bp margin miss in FY25 Montea:...
4Q organic top line and EBITDA growth was slightly better than consensus. ABI FY26 guidance of 4-8% organic EBITDA growth is in line with the mid term guidance and our & consensus estimates at c. +5%. Total FY25 dividend is upped from € 1 to € 1.15, including an earlier interim dividend of € 0.15. We still see AB InBev as the undisputed leader in the beer market, with leading market shares in many markets, ongoing digitization and premiumization trends allowing to generate healthy free cash flow...
IBA – ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, February 10th, 2026 – 6 PM CET – In accordance with article 8:4 of the Royal Decree of 29 April 2019 executing the Belgian Code on Companies and Associations, Ion Beam Applications SA (“IBA”) hereby discloses information in relation to its share buyback program announced on February 2nd, 2026. Under this program, IBA has requested a financial intermediary to repurchase up to 400,000 IBA ordinary shares on its behalf under the terms of a mandate with validity until September 30th, 2026 (included), effective as from February 3rd, 202...
IBA – ACQUISITION D’ACTIONS PROPRES Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, 10 février 2026 – 18h00 – Conformément à l'article 8:4 de l'arrêté royal du 29 avril 2019 portant exécution du Code belge des sociétés et associations, Ion Beam Applications SA ("IBA") communique par la présente certaines informations relatives à son programme de rachat d'actions annoncé le 2 février 2026. Dans le cadre de ce programme, IBA a demandé à un intermédiaire financier de racheter en son nom un maximum de 400.000 actions ordinaires IBA selon les termes d'un mandat valable jusqu'au 30 septembre 2026 et effectif à pa...
AB InBev is due to report its full year results on 12 February. We have adjusted our forecasts for the fourth quarter to account for weaker than previously expected volumes in North America, Brazil and China. We have also increased our 12-month target price from €56.18 to €66.20 but change our recommendation from Buy to HOLD.
Yesterday evening an article was published in the local Antwerp newspaper GVA. It stated Flemish Minister of the Environment Jo Brouns (CD&V) has granted a permit for the Waterkracht project. As a result, all chemical companies in the Port of Antwerp will use purified wastewater to cool their production processes starting at the end of 2027. Earlier on the target was to start commercial operations early 2027 and this is still reflected in our earnings model. We will overhaul our model once it is...
After today's changes (ASMi out, UCB in), we maintain a balanced approach in our Dynamic Top Pick List, with a particular emphasis on value stocks that have been overlooked. Our defensive holdings are overweight, including real estate, which stands to benefit from lower interest rates. We remove ASMi from our Dynamic Top Pick List as the recent share price performance has driven the valuation meaningfully ahead of fundamentals. Since early December, FY27 diluted EPS expectations have risen by a...
Aalberts: Preview: Another quarter in no man's land? / Ahold Delhaize: Confirms the acquisition of Delfood / AGEAS: China – state to inject capital into insurers / AkzoNobel: Tepid 4Q25 results and FY26 outlook / D'Ieteren: Belgian car registrations down 19%, 65% of 2019 level, VW down only 5% / Xior Student Housing: Sound organic trends continue, two-year guidance revealed
IBA – Share buyback Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, February 2nd, 2026 – 6PM CET – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world leader in particle accelerator technology, announces today the launch of a share buyback program, effective as of February 3rd, 2026, in application of article 7:215 of the Belgian Companies and Associations Code. By a decision of the Board of Directors of March 18th, 2025, approving the Stock Option Plan 2025, and pursuant to the authorization given by the EGM of September 4th, 2023, IBA launched a program to buy back own shares through a mandate given to a...
IBA – Rachat d’Actions Propres Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, 2 février 2026 – 18h00 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), leader mondial des technologies d’accélération de particules, annonce aujourd’hui le lancement d’un programme de rachat d’actions propres à compter du 3 février 2026, en application de l’article 7:215 du Code belge des sociétés et des associations. Par une décision du Conseil d’administration du 18 mars 2025, approuvant le Plan de Stock-Options 2025, et conformément à l’autorisation donnée par l’AGE du 4 septembre 2023, IBA a lancé un programme de rachat d’actio...
We refresh our ING Benelux Favourites list. We apply a fundamental bottom up approach in which we select stocks which provide the best upside within our Benelux coverage universe and these stocks need clear catalysts. Additions/deletions: We add the following names to the ING Benelux Favourites list: Ageas: Ageas has done multiple deals; its most recent purchase of the 25% stake BNP Paribas had in its Belgian ops, is an accretive deal and we believe makes the Belgian operations ready for a pot...
Moving away from dependence on Asian earnings (now c.30%), while carefully managing its M&A path, we believe AGEAS is well positioned to see an earnings acceleration in the coming years. China upstreams are coming through, while the share price of its Chinese partner CTIH has doubled in 12 months. BNP PARIBAS has increased its stake in the Group (from c.15% to c.23%) at the same time moving out of the Belgian entity AG, and the Belgian government is looking at options to increase its 6.3% stake....
Ekopak just announced a long term strategic partnership with an unnamed European infrastructure partner for the development of (large) WaaS projects. Many details are still unknown and management was not (yet) available for comments. The partnership introduces a minimum of €150m in off balance sheet funding over the next three years that will be deployed through dedicated asset companies financed with senior non recourse debt and majority equity from the infrastructure partner. As part of the pa...
Adyen: New Platforms partnership in APAC / Dutch Pension Reform (Wtp): 1/3 transitioned (c.25 funds), 2027 challenging / IBA: Sale of a P1 system to MacKay Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan / KPN: 4Q25 preview / Offshore Wind: North Sea offshore wind pact to develop 300GW by 2050 / Vår Energi: RRR 2P 185% offsets slight pressure on expected production volumes 4Q
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