HEADLINES: • Kaspi.kz: 1Q24 highlights Kruk: buys more portfolios in Italy • Tupras: launches USD 256m propylene investment NEUTRAL • Turkish banks: coverage UNDER REVIEW • Sipchem: 1Q24E results preview (due on 25 April) NEUTRAL • Jeronimo Martins: 1Q24E results preview – 11% yoy EBITDA growth expected (due on 26 April, before the open) • Erste Bank: 1Q24E preview (due on 30 April) • BRD-GSG: 1Q24E preview (due on 2 May) NEUTRAL • PKO BP: 1Q24E preview (due on 9 May) • Banca Transilvania: 1Q24E...
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: • CD Projekt: 13% beat vs. our 4Q23 EBITDA forecast, on stronger revenues (CP77 IP) POSITIVE • Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising: mixed 4Q23 results NEUTRAL • Cimsa: 2023 financial results review • Tauron: reports 4Q23 EBITDA of PLN 674m , 44% lower qoq, but 83% higher yoy NEUTRAL • Asseco Poland: key takeaways from the 4Q23 earnings call NEUTRAL • Romanian energy: government adopts emergency ordinance, with amended regulations for the energy sector NEUTRAL • Bank of Georgia: receives app...
HEADLINES: • Hidroelectrica: incorporating lower power prices (downgraded to HOLD) • MONETA Money Bank: publishes 4Q23 results, guides for CZK 9 of 2023 DPS, upgrades 2024-28E EPS guidance NEUTRAL • Akbank: 4Q23 results and 2024E guidance highlights Kazatomprom: 4Q operational update and guidance NEUTRAL • OMV Petrom: takeaways from the 4Q23 earnings call NEUTRAL • BRD-GSG: SocGen may be mulling over potential sale of its Romanian subsidiary NEUTRAL • Kruk: invests EUR 212m in 1Q24E in Italy,...
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: • Poland macro: weak December data • Banca Transilvania: acquisition of OTP Romania is reportedly close to being finalised • CD Projekt: aiming to start production phase of Polaris in 2024E • CD Projekt: proposed 2024-27 incentive scheme net profit condition of PLN 3bn
HEADLINES: • European oil and gas monthly: December 2023 – temperatures, inventories and gas prices fall • Text: key takeaways from the preliminary 3Q23-24 earnings call NEUTRAL • CEZ: FinMin says cancellation of WFT for 2025 is "a debate" NEUTRAL • VIGO Photonics: key takeaways from an interview with the CFO NEUTRAL • Asseco Poland: key takeaways from an interview with the CFO NEUTRAL • CD Projekt: over 5m Phantom Liberty copies sold last year POSITIVE • Turkish automotive: ADA releases Decembe...
HEADLINES: • WOOD's Winter Wonderland EME Conference 2023: postcards from Prague • CEZ: postcard from Prague • Colt CZ Group SE: postcard from Prague • Eurowag: postcard from Prague • Pilulka Lekarny: postcard from Prague • Athens Exchange Group: postcard from Prague • Elbit Systems: postcard from Prague • Siauliu Bankas: postcard from Prague • Budimex: postcard from Prague • CD Projekt: postcard from Prague • Cyber_folks: postcard from Prague • Cyfrowy Polsat: postcard from Prague ...
EME Equity Market – November 2023 Market performance – Greeks in the lead, in a month with only green across the region. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 5.6% mom in EUR terms and 8.7% mom in USD in November. The Greek ASE Index was the top performer in our region (+6.9% mom), followed by the Polish WIG20 (+5.5% mom) and the Hungarian BUX (+4.0% mom). The Czech PX Index saw the most muted performance, advancing 2.8% mom.
HEADLINES: • CD Projekt: slight positive surprise in 3Q23 adjusted EBITDA, solid Phantom Liberty sales to date POSITIVE • Elbit Systems: 3Q23 results and earnings call POSITIVE • EME Macro/Strategy: Turkey - resilient growth in the face of higher rates • EME Macro/Strategy: Greece - so far, so good, a preview of the next leaps forward • Mo-BRUK: El Kajo deal offers strong revenue and EBITDA addition potential POSITIVE • PCF Group: decision to limit scope of Project Dagger NEGATIVE • Polish u...
HEADLINES: • Motor Oil Hellas: 3Q23 results - stronger than expectations • OPAP: 3Q23 results and FY23 guidance slightly below expectations NEGATIVE • Fourlis: 3Q23 review - slightly weaker quarter, on soft Intersport results NEGATIVE • PGE: 3Q23 results in line with preliminary figures • Ten Square Games: earnings call takeaways - no major surprises, no detailed targets for 2024E NEUTRAL • Wirtualna Polska: key takeaways from the 3Q23 earnings call POSITIVE • Hungary macro: MNB moves ahead wi...
HEADLINES: • CD Projekt: solid long-term prospects, but a long way to go (upgraded to HOLD) • 11 bit studios: weak 3Q23, but losses more limited than expected NEUTRAL • Halyk Savings Bank: 3Q23 highlights - balance sheet working harder • Enea: reports 3Q23 EBITDA of PLN 1.1bn, 9% above the consensus, strong bottom-line beat POSITIVE • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (13-19 November) • Hidroelectrica: cancels tender for feasibility study for 1.5 GW solar park • CEZ: IndMin comments on po...
We have upgraded CD Projekt (CDR) to HOLD (from Sell), and increased our 12M price target (PT) by 25%, to PLN 120 (implying a limited 7% upside). Our increased forecasts reflect the better-than-expected performance of Phantom Liberty, which is supportive of Cyberpunk sales as well. Despite the sound short-term earnings momentum, we expect two gap years in 2024-25E, with no AAA game releases. The long-term outlook appears promising, based on the strong Witcher IP, the improved perception of the C...
The global video games market has improved since the start of the year and 2023 now looks like being an "up" year, after the retrenchment in 2022. However, recent quarterly results suggested Japanese video games companies are struggling to take advantage of this. We look at why conditions are improving, and which Japanese firms are keeping pace and which aren't.
EME Equity Market – October 2023 Market performance – election results prompt stellar market reaction in Poland; sell-off in Turkey. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 1.7% mom in EUR terms and 2.0% mom in USD in October. Poland staged a massive rebound, post the elections, with the WIG20 advancing 16.4% mom in EUR terms. Apart from Turkey, where October was a sell-off, with the ISE30 declining 13.7% mom in EUR terms, there were relatively muted performances everywhere else (BUX +2.1% / PX +0.4% / B...
HEADLINES: • Turkish food retailers: onwards and upwards (BIM and Migros and Sok Marketler stay BUY) • Asseco Poland: profitability rebound ahead (stays BUY) • Romania macro: NBR on hold, as expected • CD Projekt: 3m Phantom Liberty copies sold in first week, but budget exceeds our assumptions POSITIVE • Huuuge Games: 3Q23 bookings up 5% qoq POSITIVE • Ten Square Games: 3Q23 bookings recover 9% qoq POSITIVE • NEPI Rockcastle: Fortress (24% owner of NRP) may distribute NRP's shares to its shar...
HEADLINES: • Turkey macro: inflation outpaces CBT's expectations, yet again • Text: key takeaways from the 2Q23-24 preliminary earnings call NEUTRAL • Romanian oil and gas: government would like to adjust royalties with inflation NEGATIVE • Romania macro: draft law, with fiscal changes, contested at the Constitutional Court NEUTRAL • NEPI Rockcastle: scrip DPS take up remains high, at 74% POSITIVE • OMV: subsidiary Borealis starts up new Polyethylene Unit in the US • CD Projekt: Phantom Libert...
EME Equity Market – September 2023 Market performance – positive developments in Romania and Turkey, declines everywhere else. The MSCI EM Europe Index lost 3.7% mom in EUR terms and 6.0% mom in USD in September. Romania took the spotlight, with the BET Index advancing 7.4% mom in EUR terms, followed by the Turkish ISE30 (+4.6% mom). The Polish WIG20 declined the most (-8.7% mom), followed by the Greek ASE, the Hungarian BUX and, finally, the Czech PX (-7.9%, -1.9% and -0.6% mom, respectively).
HEADLINES: • InPost: not there yet (stays BUY) • AROBS Transilvania Software: 2Q23 results • Lamda Development: 2Q23 - call takeaways (capex, cash inflows, malls IPO, margin of building by BIG) • Pepco Group: business model in question NEGATIVE • Aselsan: AESA radar ready to fly with Baykar drones POSITIVE • CD Projekt: Phantom Liberty down slightly in top-sellers list NEGATIVE • Short News (SNG)
HEADLINES: • MOL: end of the age of crazy (stays BUY) • Hungary macro: an update on the funding, growth changes and politics • Romania macro: update on bank tax and tax on oil and gas companies • Polish banks: Financial Stability Committee keeps anticyclical buffer at 0% • PGE: 2Q23 results in line with preliminary numbers • Magyar Telekom: upgrades 2023E guidance POSITIVE • CEZ: contracts to build waste-to-energy plant in Melnik NEUTRAL • CD Projekt: new Cyberpunk 24-hour peak on Steam at ...
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