Average Brent crude oil prices were down by USD 3.5/bbl in March vs. the previous month, and OPEC+ promised to mitigate increased supply with compensatory cuts from countries above quota. The WOOD benchmark was down USD 4.0/bbl, to USD 8.0/bbl, the lowest margin since September 2024. Only fuel oil cracks improved, while crude differentials worsened. Petrochemicals continue to disappoint.
EME Equity Market – March 2025 Türkiye hammered, once again. The MSCI EM Europe Index advanced 0.5% in EUR terms and 4.5% mom in USD terms in March. The Czech PX Index was the best performer (+7.0% mom in EUR terms), followed by the Greek ASE (+4.8% mom), Polish WIG (+3.7% mom) and Hungarian BUX(+1.3% mom) indices (all in EUR terms). There was a muted performance from the Romanian BET Index (-0.1% mom in EUR terms). The Turkish ISE30 finished in the red again, declining 9.5% mom in EUR terms.
HEADLINES: • Athens Exchange Group: bottom-line miss in 4Q24, on higher costs, but proposed DPS in line with expectations NEUTRAL • AROBS Transilvania Software: publishes its 2025 budget POSITIVE • MedLife: publishes its 2025 budget NEGATIVE • CCC: new financing agreement, extending factoring line POSITIVE • DataWalk: sale to Coöperatieve Rabobank; total contract value reaches PLN 66.1m POSITIVE • Orlen: 2024 consolidated results to be affected by one-offs NEUTRAL • Poland macro: preliminary Mar...
HEADLINES: • Polish banks: pricing and believing (PKO BP, Bank Pekao, Santander BP, mBank, ING BSK, Bank Millennium, Alior Bank, Bank Handlowy) • Asseco Poland: 4Q24 review – net profit up 9% yoy, 9% above the consensus POSITIVE • InPost: 4Q24 in line with expectations; FY25E EBITDA growth guidance in the mid-20%s, but a slow start to the year POSITIVE • Kety: solid full 4Q24 results, with EBITDA 12% above preliminaries POSITIVE • Halyk Bank: 4Q24 review and 2025E guidance highlights • Titan Cem...
The Polish banks have rallied 35% ytd, but the median total return for the LTM has arrived at 18%+ for the Polish banks under our coverage. We feel that the market is currently in a similar place to exactly a year ago. The banks have performed well since the end of last year, but valuations remain attractive, with our 2025-26E median P/Es of 9.0-8.2x, at discounts to the long-term valuation levels and with solid single-digit dividend yields in 1H25E. Our upgraded forecasts imply a 10% median EPS...
HEADLINES: • Polish banks: Financial Stability Committee mentions sanction of free credit risk for consumer loans portfolio NEGATIVE • DataWalk: preliminary 4Q24 results – sales up 19% yoy, to PLN 9.09m POSITIVE • Türkiye macro: putting the CBRT’s emergency rate hike into context • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (17-23 March) • GTC: solvency of controlling investor in question, after State Audit Office of Hungary's report • Banca Transilvania: dividend proposal from the 2024 profits NEUTRA...
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We have revised our target price for OMV, after the successful merger with ADNOC regarding the combination of Borealis and Borouge. The agreed terms are highly favourable for OMV. Accordingly, we raise our 2025 year-end ex-dividend target price from EUR 42.6 to EUR 50.0, implying an upside potential of 25.0%. The merger will result in the deconsolidation of Borealis from OMV's financial statements, with its stake in the newly formed entity will be reported as an equity-accounted investment. At ...
HEADLINES: • Baltic Classifieds Group: good opportunity to act (upgraded to BUY) • Kalekim: strong results in 4Q24 POSITIVE • Migros: a good set of operating results for 4Q24 POSITIVE • PGE: preliminary 4Q24 EBITDA 11% above our forecast and 27% above the consensus POSITIVE • Pepco Group: strategy update ahead of Capital Markets Day – focus on Pepco banner and CEE region; EUR 200m buyback in 2025-27E; Poundland dragging on FY25E EBITDA guidance POSITIVE • Banca Transilvania: 2025E guidance analy...
Banca Transilvania (TLV) held its 4Q24 results conference call yesterday afternoon (5 March), and provided its guidance for 2025E on a stand-alone basis. We have run the numbers, and tried to estimate the consolidated numbers and stack them against our 2025E forecasts. On our initial analysis, the guidance implies material upside for our 2025E forecasts, which is aligned with the Bloomberg consensus. Banca Transilvania is trading at 7.3x P/E and 1.4x P/BV on our 2025E figures, while the implied ...
Average Brent crude oil prices were down USD 3.4/bbl in February, vs. the previous month, and OPEC+ promised to increase supply. The WOOD benchmark margin was up USD 2.4/bbl to USD 12.0/bbl, its widest level since April 2024. All product cracks improved, but this may be just maintenance. Petrochemicals continue to disappoint.
HEADLINES: • GEK Terna: it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new GEK (BUY – transfer of coverage) • Alior Bank: solid 4Q24; dividend guidance implies 10% yield; market awaiting strategic update, due on 25 March POSITIVE • Coca-Cola Icecek: significant miss in the 4Q24 results NEGATIVE • Pegasus Airlines: 4Q24 – better RASK, higher CASKX, decent guidance • OMV: agrees on Borealis, Borouge and Nova Chemicals deal with ADNOC POSITIVE • Alpha Services and Holdings: Paulson entity offers 57m share...
OMV and ADNOC have reached an agreement on the terms of the Borealis / Borouge merger, and plan to acquire Nova Chemicals at the same time. The resulting entity will be called Borouge Group International (BGI). OMV will inject USD 1.6bn into BGI in order to maintain an equal shareholding of 46.94% with that of ADNOC. Following completion, management plans a secondary offering of Borouge to increase the free float, maintain its credit rating, and ensure inclusion in the MSCI indices. BGI will be ...
HEADLINES: • MedLife: and let the operational gearing begin (upgraded to BUY) • Enea: preliminary 4Q24 results broadly in line with expectations NEUTRAL • Elm: 4Q24 conference call takeaways • 4iG: 4Q24 earnings call takeaways NEUTRAL • Türkiye macro: February inflation performs better than the CBT’s projections • OMV: agrees on Borealis, Borouge and Nova chemicals deal with ADNOC POSITIVE • InPost: extension of available financing to PLN 4.2bn, from PLN 2.8bn POSITIVE • Wizz Air: February capac...
EME Equity Market – February 2025 Poland outperforms, again; Türkiye declines. The MSCI EM Europe Index advanced by 3.1% in EUR terms and 2.9% mom in USD terms in February. The Polish WIG20 was, once again, the best performer, adding 7.3% mom in February; followed by the Czech PX Index (+6.1% mom); while Greece (+3.8% mom), Hungary (+3.5% mom) and Romania (+3.0% mom) all reported rather similar performances. The Turkish ISE30 was the worst performer, declining 4.5% mom.
HEADLINES: • Kruk: detailed 4Q24 results, revealing headwinds in Spain NEGATIVE • Erste Bank: small miss on 4Q24 results, but promises strong ROTE outlook for 2025E and adds another round of share buyback potential NEUTRAL • Richter: soft 4Q24 operating results NEGATIVE • Sphera Group: 4Q24 soft, as expected NEGATIVE • Aquila Part Prod Com S.A.: earnings a small beat, bottom line boosted by negative goodwill and low tax rate POSITIVE • Romgaz: 4Q24 results NEUTRAL • DIGI Communications: 4Q24 pre...
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