EME Equity Market – February 2019 Market performance – ASE Index up 11.5% mom in February. The ASE index outperformed its rivals in February, rising by 11.5%, following a mom gain of 3.5% in January. Bucharest was the second-best performer, up 10.2% in February, while Prague’s PX recorded a mom gain of 3.2%. The MSCI EME was in correction mode in February, losing 1.6% mom, following January’s double-digit growth of 11.3% mom; while the MOEX and BUX both lost 1.3% mom in February; and the...
HEADLINES: • MONETA: announces improved metrics of potential acquisition of AirBank and Home Credit POSITIVE • Polish banks: BFG charges hiked - the first risk to 2019E banks' earnings materialises NEGATIVE • Polish banks: FX mortgage relief fund draft bill sent to the main Parliament for voting • MOL: 4Q18 results - net income well above consensus POSITIVE • Lenta: 2H18 results below expectations, rollout slowing down • Tekfen Holding 4Q18 results: strong beat and bullish FY19E gu...
KAZ Minerals reported its 2H18 financial results this morning. EBITDA beat consensus by 3% and net income by 2%, while net debt fell 3% hoh to USD 1,986m, 6% below consensus due to below-guidance capex. In addition, KAZ announced a final dividend of US¢ 6/share. With the interim dividend having been of the same size, KAZ has paid US¢ 12/share in 2018, a 1.4% yield, marginally above our US¢ 11/share forecast. On guidance, the 300kt total copper production is in line with our forecast for 2019E...
HEADLINES: • Romanian Oil and Gas: Time to CAPitulate to CAPricious regulation? (downgrading OMV Petrom and Romgaz to HOLD) • Bank of Cyprus: trading update ahead of results • MTS: sells its 18.69% stake in OZON to Sistema for RUB 7.9bn NEUTRAL • KAZ Minerals: 2H18E financial results preview - close to consensus (due out 21 February) NEUTRAL • OTE: 4Q18E results preview (due out 21 February) • MOL: 4Q18E results preview (due out 22 February) • CCI: 4Q18E preview - weak quarter ...
Kazakhstan shares many similarities with other emerging and frontier markets, so it is arguably not a unique market for a seasoned investor. Yet, a few things catch our eye each time we travel to this country, and each time we leave convinced that it offers a few compelling investment opportunities that are hard to find elsewhere. In this report, we share our thoughts on the country’s ambitious plans to transform itself from a state-dependent economy, heavily reliant on natural resources, into...
EME Equity Market – October 2018 Market performance – Turkey up only 1.4% mom in EUR terms in October 2018. The MSCI EME lost 3.4% in October, vs. September’s 6.1% gain; while the Turkish ISE rose by 1.4%, following September’s +17% mom; and the BET index recorded a gain of 1.1%. Prague’s PX index lost 4.2% in October, after September’s rise of 3.1%, while Moscow’s index lost 2.9%. Budapest’s BUX ended October marginally flat, losing 0.4%. A poor performance was seen by the ASE, ...
HEADLINES: • Turkey macro: where we stand • Garanti: 3Q18 review - in line, with free provisions and tone somewhat better than Akbank NEUTRAL • Erdemir: 3Q18 results - EBITDA 10% above consensus, but net income misses on high tax rate NEUTRAL • Tekfen Holding: 3Q18 review - strong results beat expectations POSITIVE • X5: strategy refocusing towards smart expansion • NLMK: 3Q18 financial results - large beat on EBITDA, 3.8% quarterly dividend POSITIVE • Ford Otosan: 3Q18 results ...
KAZ has just announced its 3Q18 trading update. The company is well on track to meet its 2018E copper production guidance and should be at the top end of the guidance range for gold and silver, according to CEO Andrew Southam. Zinc production was below the guidance run-rate in 9M18 and management now expects to be 10-15% below the 2018E production target. The company noted, however, that production at Aktogay and Bozshakol in 4Q18E will be influenced by seasonally lower oxide output, scheduled m...
Market performance – Turkey down 28% mom in August. The MSCI EME lost 6.7% mom in August, while the Bucharest Stock Exchange outperformed its peers, rising 3.7%. The BUX came in second, recording a rise of 2.1%, while Warsaw’s WIG20 followed with gains of 0.7%. On the other hand, the Turkish ISE30 recorded the largest drop, -28.0%, while Russia lost 5.8%, the Greek ASE index was down 4.2% and Prague’s PX fell 2.5% (all performances measured in EUR terms).
HEADLINES: * KAZ Minerals: oversold - Baimskaya is a free hit (stays BUY) * Sberbank: 2Q18 review - decent quarter, but not strong enough to shake off sanctions gloom NEUTRAL * CCC: 2Q18 results - very strong cash flow, P&L supported by one-offs, in line with prelims NEUTRAL * Dom Development: 2Q18 results broadly in line, waiting for the completion schedule NEUTRAL * GTC: stock gains almost 7% on Lone Star's stake sale update POSITIVE * Play Communications: signs agreement w...
On 2 August, KAZ announced the USD 900m acquisition of Baimskaya. The stock dropped 28% on that day and is down 46% in total since (USD 2.2bn of market cap) vs. c.11% on average for its peers (if it moved with its peers, KAZ would have lost c.USD 540m of market cap, implying a USD 1.6-1.7bn de-rating, due mainly to Baimskaya). We dislike the acquisition. It is a challenging project in an unfamiliar region (Russia), with large capex relative to the size of the company. USD 900m seems a steep pric...
HEADLINES: * Turkey: reassurances, but more facts needed * KGHM: 2Q18 - EBITDA 6% above consensus, but net income missed by 68% and FCF still negative NEUTRAL * Dogus Otomotiv: 2Q18 review - strong results, slight miss vs. consensus NEUTRAL * KAZ Minerals: 1H18 results - in line with consensus on EBITDA, FCF zero, but better than we expected NEUTRAL * LPP: FY18E gross margin guidance sustained NEUTRAL * Orange Polska: to receive c.PLN 38m for providing universal service in 20...
KAZ Minerals reported its 1H18 financial results this morning (16 August). The results were broadly in line with the consensus (and our estimates) at the EBITDA level, although the net income was marginally weaker (the higher D&A was the major deviation from our forecast, so we see this as immaterial). FCF was zero (on our definition – KAZ excludes development capex) and net debt remained broadly unchanged qoq, so the FCF beat our negative USD 57m forecast due to lower-than-expected capex, des...
HEADLINES: * BIM: strong 2Q18 results - beating consensus on all lines POSITIVE * Georgia Healthcare Group: 2Q18 earnings a small beat, FY18E earnings case intact POSITIVE * Norilsk Nickel: announces USD 1.137/GDR dividend (6.9% yield, 14% annualised) POSITIVE * X5: 2Q18 results - gross margin expansion on lower promo drove 6% EBITDA beat NEUTRAL * DO&CO: 1Q FY19 results - miss on non-airlines segments, but Turkish DO&CO strong NEUTRAL * Sabanci Holding: 2Q18 results - beat on ...
HEADLINES: * KAZ Minerals: Baimskaya acquisition - oversold * MOL: 2Q18 results, EBITDA in line NEUTRAL * MMK: 2Q18 financial results - broadly as expected * Tekfen: 2Q18 review - strong results, as expected, and guidance revised up NEUTRAL * Tauron: preliminary 2Q18 EBITDA beats consensus by 9% POSITIVE * Grivalia: acquires EUR 82m luxury resort in Greece through its hospitality subsidiary NEUTRAL * Richter: takeaways from the 2Q18 conference call NEUTRAL * Turkish au...
Yesterday (2 August), KAZ Minerals fell 28.3%, or USD 1.35bn of its market cap, after announcing the USD 900m acquisition of the Baimskaya project in Russia. Press reports had circulated about this potential acquisition and we have previously said that such a deal would be negative for the share price. It is a large project for KAZ to take on in an unfamiliar location, which significantly increases its risk profile and first production is due only in 2026E. However, in our view, the move yesterd...
HEADLINES: * Russia-US relations after the Helsinki Summit: conversation with Dmitri Trenin * Garanti: 2Q18 results - COR climbs, core revenues are robust NEUTRAL * O2 CR: solid 2Q18 earnings beat consensus by c.6% POSITIVE * PGE: posts disappointing preliminary 2Q18 numbers; includes PLN 112m of one-offs NEGATIVE * Forte: preliminary 2Q18 results - strong recovery, 61% EBITDA beat POSITIVE * Titan Cement: small miss on EBITDA, but outlook remains positive * Krka: 1H18 c....
KAZ has just announced its 2Q18 trading update. The company remains on track to meet its 2018E guidance, confirmed by CEO Andrew Southam in this press release, which should be taken as a neutral/a small positive, in our view. Only zinc production was below the guidance run-rate in 1H18, but management expects grades to improve hoh. The good news is that the recent development project, Aktogay, is running at close to design capacity already, which bodes well for volumes in 2H18E.
EME Equity Market – April 2018 Market performance – ASE gained the most in April, while the ISE30 lost the most. The MSCI EME dropped by 3.2% mom in EUR terms. The ASE index (+10% mom) reported the largest rate of return, followed by the Polish WIG20 index (+2.9%), and the BUX (+2.7% mom); while the Turkish ISE30 lost -10.4% mom, followed by the Russian MICEX (-6.3% mom), and the Czech PX index (-1.4% mom). The Romanian BET index stayed fairly flat (-0.1% mom).
HEADLINES: * Greece: keep calm, this time it is real! (AEGN, ALPHA, BELA, CCH, ELPE, ETE, EUROB, EXAE, FOYRK, GRIV, HTO, MOH, MYTIL, OPAP, PPA, PPC, SAR, TITK, TPEIR) * Gazprom: 4Q17 results - weaker than expected NEGATIVE * Ford Otosan: 1Q18 review - a strong set of results POSITIVE * Tekfen: 1Q18 review - strong quarter, as expected NEUTRAL * Tofas: 1Q18 review - revenues and EBITDA in line, beat on net income NEUTRAL * Kruk: 1Q18 - 8-13% beat on net income; 30% yoy growth i...
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