ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – DETAILED COMMENTS 02/05/2025

ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – COMMENTAIRES DETAILLES 05/02/2025

Santander Bank Polska : Santander Bank Polska’s net profit beats expec...

WOOD Daily: SPL PW; ACP PW; TRESTATE GA; CEZ CP; APR PW; MCOVB SS

HEADLINES: • Santander BP: 4Q24 results imply solid dividend potential, but share overhang remains a risk in the near term POSITIVE • Asseco Poland: TSS acquires 14.84% stake in Asseco Poland NEUTRAL • Trade Estates: Fourlis sells 16% stake at EUR 1.5/share • CEZ: to sell 15% stake in Veolia CR heating business NEUTRAL • Auto Partner: January sales growth at a limited 9% yoy NEGATIVE • Medicover: 4Q24E preview (due on 12 February) • Short News (CBF, SHO)

WOOD Daily: RBI AV; OMV AV; SNP RO; BOROUGE UH; ACP PW; WPL PW; CPS PW...

HEADLINES: • Raiffeisen Bank International: 2024 results; 2025E ROE (excluding Russia) guidance of c.10%; equity story still hostage to Russian exposure • OMV: 4Q24 results – CCS EBITDA beats expectations, dividend proposal of EUR 4.75/share POSITIVE • OMV Petrom: 4Q24 results; dividend proposal of RON 0.0444/share NEUTRAL • Borouge: 4Q24 results NEUTRAL • Asseco Poland: considering selling its treasury shares to strategic investor; part of the proceeds to be distributed as dividends POSITIVE • ...

The Rear-View Mirror – EME markets: starting 2025 on the right foot

EME Equity Market – January 2025 The markets entered 2025 on the right foot. The MSCI EM Europe Index advanced by 7.7% in EUR terms and 8.4% in USD terms in January. The Polish WIG20 was the best performer (+12.7% mom), followed by the Hungarian BUX and Czech PX indices (+8.9% mom and +6.2% mom, in EUR terms, respectively). There was also a very solid performance from the Greek ASE Index (+5.4% mom in EUR terms), but more muted performances from the Romanian BET and Turkish ISE 30 indices (+1.6%...

WOOD Daily: ARCLK TI; EME Macro/Strategy Weekly; YKBNK TI; PL TMT; PZU...

HEADLINES: • Arcelik: 4Q24 results – a mixed bag NEUTRAL • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (27 January-2 February) • Yapi Kredi: 4Q24 results and 2025E guidance highlights NEUTRAL • Polish TMT: Cyfrowy Polsat sells 10% stake in Asseco Poland for PLN 85/share POSITIVE • PZU: acting CEO Klesyk holds first capital markets conference • Richter: AbbVie’s 2025 Vraylar guidance USD 3.5bn, 8% below the consensus NEGATIVE • OMV: may acquire Nova Chemicals, with ADNOC (Borouge) POSITIVE • Piraeus Fin...

CEZ: 1 director

A director at CEZ sold 4,500 shares at 1,039.730CZK and the significance rating of the trade was 58/100. 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 years clearly showing C...

Improving lives from Warsaw to Mumbai

WOOD Daily: RBI AV; CEZ CP; EME Macro/Strategy; MIL PW; MBK PW; KRU PW...

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)

WOOD Daily: KRU PW; MYTIL GA; PL Macro; PEO PW; HUG PW; GPP PW; GPP PW...

HEADLINES: • Kruk: 2025-29E strategy – ambitious, and sees further growth of earnings, assisted by high ROEs POSITIVE • Metlen Energy & Metals: EUR 0.3bn capex plan to boost alumina capacity by 50% and produce gallium as well POSITIVE • Poland macro: NBP keeps rates unchanged, as expected • Bank Pekao: to add PLN 370m of FX mortgage provision charges, shielded by PLN 103m of deferred tax asset recognition; positive change in NPL stock NEUTRAL • Huuuge Games: USD 3.5m impairment of investment in ...

WOOD Daily: PKN PW; HUG PW; APR PW

HEADLINES: • Orlen: strategy update 2035 – evolution, rather than revolution NEUTRAL • Huuuge Games: collective redundancies to reduce end-2024 headcount by c.28% POSITIVE • Auto Partner: December sales growth at a limited 6% yoy, well below our expectations NEGATIVE

WOOD Daily: EME Macro/Strategy Weekly; TXT PW; SPL PW; DNP PW; ASELS T...

HEADLINES: • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (2-5 January) • Text: 3Q24-25 (calendar 4Q24) preliminary results – MRR of USD 7.10m (+0.9% qoq, +9.4% yoy); 927 net LiveChat customers outflow NEGATIVE • Santander Bank Polska: to book PLN 1,174m of FX mortgage saga provisions in 4Q24E NEUTRAL • Dino Polska: 116 new stores added in 4Q24, shopping space +12% yoy POSITIVE • Aselsan: reorganises MGEO division POSITIVE • The Rear-View Mirror – EME markets: positive performances from all indices in D...

The Rear-View Mirror – EME markets: positive performances from all ind...

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.

WOOD Daily: CEZ CP; WIZZ LN; MBK PW; MBR PW; WPL PW; HUG PW; TEN PW; 1...

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...

WOOD Daily: PZU PW; ALR PW; PEO PW; RO Macro; GE Macro; CZ Macro; CEZ ...

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...

Moody's Ratings announces completion of a periodic review of ratings o...

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 ...

Medicover AB: 1 director

A director at Medicover AB maiden bought 3,100 shares at 183.510SEK and the significance rating of the trade was 55/100. 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 years c...

WOOD Daily: EU Oil and Gas Monthly; BHW PW; MYTIL GA; APR PW; TL Banks...

HEADLINES: • European oil and gas monthly: November 2024 – gas inventories down, prices up • Bank Handlowy: published its 2025-27E strategy on 6 December NEUTRAL • Metlen Energy & Metals: pushes EC to promote CRMs, as it preps EUR 300m investment to boost bauxite and alumina production, plus brand-new gallium production facility POSITIVE • Auto Partner: November sales growth slows down to 5% yoy, well below our expectations NEGATIVE • Turkish banks: BRSA announces financial services companies wi...

WOOD Daily: RO Macro; PL Macro; PGE PW; HU Macro; TL Macro; ACP PW; TX...

HEADLINES: • Romania macro: important comments ahead of the second round of elections • Poland macro: NBP extends the pause • PGE: CEO comments on strategy, coal assets and nuclear power plant NEUTRAL • Hungary macro: Magyar aims to unlock EU funds and enter the Eurozone • Türkiye macro: November inflation shows key challenge remains in food prices • WOOD's Winter Wonderland EME Conference 2024 • Asseco Poland: postcard from Prague • Text: postcard from Prague • Aquila Part Prod Com S.A.: postca...