EME Equity Market – April 2024 Market performance – green across all geographies, with Turkey outperforming. The MSCI EM Europe Index was up 5.3% mom in EUR terms and 4.2% mom in USD in April; while the Turkish ISE30 saw the strongest performance, adding 11.6% mom; followed by the Hungarian BUX (+5.0% mom); the Czech PX (+2.8% mom); the Greek ASE (+1.8% mom), the Polish WIG20 (+1.2% mom) and the Romanian BET (+0.1% mom) (all in EUR terms).
HEADLINES: • MONETA Money Bank: strong 1Q24 delivery, on better-than- expected revenues POSITIVE • Alior Bank: books small beat on 1Q24 delivery, driven by low credit risk charges; robust 2024E outlook supported POSITIVE • Shoper: 1Q24 adjusted EBITDA 9% above our expectations; FY23 results in line with prelims POSITIVE • Mo-BRUK: 4% miss vs. our 4Q23 adjusted EBITDA forecast, weak cash flows NEGATIVE • Wizz Air: fiscal 2024 post-close trading update POSITIVE • Aselsan: CEO's comments on exports...
HEADLINES: • Greek banks: life after the windfall (Alpha, Eurobank, NBG and Piraeus – transfer of coverage) • Cyfrowy Polsat: key takeaways from the 4Q23 earnings call NEUTRAL • Orlen: announces PLN 1.6bn of probable trading losses NEGATIVE • ING BSK: AGM approves PLN 33.35 DPS NEUTRAL • Public Power Corporation: partners with Mytilineos for 2GW solar portfolio NEUTRAL • InPost: PPF realises option to buy 10% stake • ONE United Properties: founders and others selling up to 9.5% in ABB • PKO BP: ...
HEADLINES: • Huuuge Games: 4Q23 slightly above the consensus; up to USD 70m buyback announced (14% yield) POSITIVE • KazMunayGas: 4Q23 results – weaker than expected NEGATIVE • Enea: announces significant impairment charges (PLN 2.9bn) affecting the FY23 figures NEGATIVE • MONETA Money Bank/Komercni Banka: negative impact from the drop in mortgage rates NEGATIVE • MOL: updated strategy for 2030E – conference call takeaways NEUTRAL • Sarantis: key takeaways from the Investor Day • Allegro: key ta...
EME Equity Market – February 2024 Market performance – a positive February, with the Polish WIG20 outperforming. The MSCI EM Europe Index added 4.2% mom in EUR terms and 3.7% mom in USD in February. The Polish WIG20 saw the strongest performance, adding 6.4% mom in EUR terms, followed by the Greek ASE (+4.2% mom), the Turkish ISE30 (+4.0% mom) and the Romanian BET (+2.6% mom) (all in EUR terms). There was a relatively muted performance in Hungary (+0.6% mom in EUR terms) and a decline in the Cze...
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,...
HEADLINES: • European oil & gas: parting from the Red Sea • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (8-14 January) • Kazatomprom: expects 2024E production to miss guidance targets NEUTRAL • Fondul Proprietatea: end-December 2023 NAV per share up 4% mom NEUTRAL • Grupa Pracuj: new job ads on Pracuj.pl reach 390,000 in 2H23, down 14% vs. 1H23 NEGATIVE • Bank Millennium: 4Q23E preview (due on 30 January) • Santander Bank Polska: 4Q23E preview (due on 31 January) • ING BSK: 4Q23E preview (due on 1 ...
HEADLINES: • Alior Bank: strong beat on headline profit as LLPs keep giving low readings POSITIVE • MONETA Money Bank: strong 3Q23 results, but medium-term outlook broadly unchanged NEUTRAL • Tupras: 3Q23 results - EBITDA better than expected • Ford Otosan: strong beat in 3Q23 financials POSITIVE • Tofas: better-than-expected results in 3Q23 POSITIVE • Shoper: 3Q23 adjusted EBITDA up 32% yoy, as expected NEUTRAL • Romgaz: 3Q23 trading update • Electrica: 3Q23 operational indicators NEUTRAL • M...
HEADLINES: • OTP Bank: bittersweet status quo (downgraded to HOLD) • Georgia macro: impeachment vote fails • Pepco Group: Capital Market Days takeaways • Polish telecoms: 5G frequencies in Poland sold for PLN 1.92bn (update) POSITIVE • Benefit Systems: completes acquisition of two premium clubs in Warsaw for PLN 21m NEUTRAL • 11 bit studios: reveals announcement trailer and details of Indika publishing project NEUTRAL • MONETA Money Bank: 3Q23E preview (due on 26 October) • Erste Bank: 3Q23...
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: • EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (4-10 September) • Czech banks: hit by surprise from CNB, with a change of rules for obligatory reserves NEGATIVE • Huuuge Games: earnings call takeaways, optimistic 2H23E outlook NEUTRAL • Benefit Systems: launches review of assets owned by Calypso Fitness, may acquire five fitness clubs NEUTRAL • Inter Cars: August sales growth decelerates further, to 15% yoy NEUTRAL • VIGO Photonics: signs letter of intent on cooperation with PCO • Allegro: ...
EME Equity Market – July 2023 Market performance – gains keep on rolling in all geographies, with special mention of Turkey’s stellar performance. The MSCI EM Europe Index gained 8.6% mom in EUR terms and 9.5% mom in USD in July. Turkey clearly outperformed its peers, gaining 18.6% mom in EUR terms. Most other geographies performed more or less at similar levels, with the Polish WIG20 in the upper part of the range, advancing 7.3% mom in EUR terms, followed by the Romanian BET and Czech PX indic...
HEADLINES: • OMV Petrom: awaiting the special dividend (stays BUY) • OMV Petrom: Executive Board proposes RON 0.045 special dividend • MONETA Money Bank: posts solid 2Q23 results and tweaks guidance up, mostly on lower CIT NEUTRAL • Akbank: 2Q23 - similar trends vs. Yapi Kredi and trading income makes up 50% of 2Q23 revenues • Tofas: strong beat in 2Q23 results, domestic sales guidance raised POSITIVE • Jeronimo Martins: 2Q23 EBITDA spot on expectations NEUTRAL • Otokar: 2Q23 results - improv...
HEADLINES: • Komercni Banka: safe harbour for yield seekers (stays BUY) • MONETA Money Bank: solid, but still locked, equity story (stays HOLD) • Kruk: publishes strong 2Q23 trading update • PCF Group: planning another share issue of up to 2.52m shares NEUTRAL • JSW: new coal WFT details announced • Grupa Pracuj: number of new online job ads down 3% yoy in June 2023 NEUTRAL
We keep MONETA Money Bank as a HOLD and set our 12M price target (PT) at CZK 90.1/share (up from CZK 87.2/share). We consider MONETA a solid dividend payer, and its 9%+ yield is responsible for the majority of the return that we see for investors in the next 12 months. We highlight that the total returns for shareholders should stay positive, protected by the very attractive yield. MONETA Money Bank trades at our 2023-24E P/Es of 8.3-8.8x and 2023E P/BV of 1.3x, and we see limited potential for ...
EME Equity Market – April 2023 Market performance – in the black across all geographies, except for Turkey. The MSCI EM Europe Index gained 3.4% mom in EUR terms and 4.9% mom in USD in April. The Polish WIG20 Index saw the biggest gains (+11.5% mom in EUR terms), followed by the Hungarian BUX Index (+7.8% mom in EUR terms) and the Greek ASE Index (+2.9% mom in EUR terms). More muted performances were witnessed in the Czech PX Index and Romanian BET Index, both adding 1.7% mom in EUR terms for th...
HEADLINES: • Bank Pekao: 1Q23 results beat expectations by 12%, solidifying our positive view on the stock POSITIVE • MONETA Money Bank: solid beat vs. 1Q23 forecasts, bodes well for FY guidance POSITIVE • Kruk: posts solid 1Q23 results, implying management is betting even more on Italy and Spain NEUTRAL • LPP: 4Q22 below expectations on weaker sales; decent start to the year, bullish guidance for FY23E POSITIVE • Shoper: 1Q23 results broadly in line with our and the market's expectations NEUTRA...
HEADLINES: • VIGO Photonics: soft, but better than expected 4Q22 results POSITIVE • Asseco Poland: 4Q22 review - net profit up 19% yoy, to PLN 126m, in line with preliminary estimate NEUTRAL • LPP: 4Q22E results preview - major EBITDA jump from low base expected (due on 26 April) NEUTRAL • MONETA Money Bank: 1Q23E preview (due on 27 April) • Short News (LWB, CDR, ENA)
EME Equity Market – February 2023 Market performance – Greece and Czechia continue with good momentum; Turkey resumes rally. The MSCI EM Europe Index gained 4.9% mom in EUR terms and 2.4% mom in USD in February. The Greek ASE and the Czech PX were, again, the best performers, adding 10.4% mom and 7.6% mom in EUR terms, respectively; while the rally resumed in Turkey, with the ISE 30 index gaining 7.3% mom in EUR terms. There was a somewhat muted performance in Hungary and Romania, with the BUX a...
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