By calling a snap election in the hope of bringing a majority of voters back to a centrist bloc, Emmanuel Macron has gambled with the Constitution. And he lost. Yesterday's election, marked by a jump in turnout (+20pt vs 2022), confirmed the dominance of the National Rally (RN). There are now two possible scenarios. One is an absolute majority for the RN, enabling it to "conduct the nation's policy"... until a possible dissolution in a year's time. The other is a divided parliament, f...
En provoquant des élections anticipées dans l’espoir de ramener une majorité d’électeurs vers un bloc centriste, Emmanuel Macron a joué avec la Constitution. Il a perdu. L’élection d’hier marquée par un bond de la participation (+20pts vs 2022) a confirmé la domination du Rassemblement National. Deux scénarios subsistent. L’un est une majorité absolue pour le RN lui permettant de "conduire la politique de la nation"… jusqu’à une possible dissolution dans un an. L’autre est une parleme...
In this note we zoom in on last week's profit warning, the financing situation and the site visit to Alfen. In the short term Alfen needs to get a waiver for their RCF, as long as that hasn't materialised, we expect limited upside. Additionally, we lower our estimates, due to the slowdown and increased costs. The market is now focussed on the short term issues and has given up on the long term energy transition potential. We adjust our valuation method to include both horizons : a multiple appr...
>More optimistic on FY 2024 as visibility increases - The most important topic of SCHOTT Pharma's H1 conference call last week was CFO Dr Almuth Steinkühler's more positive sales guidance for 2024. Previously the company limited the guidance to the low end of its 9-11% sales growth target for FY 2024 as FY 2023 came in stronger than anticipated and therefore comps were challenging. At the conference call, the CFO explicitly emphasised that the full range of the guidan...
FY 24 ist auf Kurs; der Markt intakt, aber das Kundenverhalten eher zurückhaltend. Im H1/24 stieg der Konzernumsatz (in CC) mit 9,0 % YoY auf € 489 Mio. jüngst schneller. Das adj. EBITDA stieg auf € 134 Mio. (in CC.: +2 %; Marge 27,4 %; Vj: 29,4 %), sank (wg. Unterauslastung) im QoQ aber. Die Nachfrage nach Primärverpackungen für Flüssig-Medikamente ist anhaltend hoch, was u.E. ab H2/23-24 deutlich und margenrelevant (vor ramp-up-Kosten (FY 23-24: € 10-15 Mio.)) werden wird, denn der Corona-bedi...
FY 24 is on track; market intact, but customer behavior rather cautious. In H1/24, Group sales (in CC) recently grew faster at 9.0% YoY to € 489m. Adj. EBITDA rose to € 134m (in CC.: +2%; margin 27.4%; PY: 29.4%), but fell (due to underutilization) in QoQ. Demand for primary packaging for liquid medicines remains high, which we believe will become significant and margin-relevant (before ramp-up costs (FY 23-24: € 10-15m)) from H2/23-24, as the corona-related customer destocking (especially vials...
>Contractual TC/RCs at historical lows - Bloomberg yesterday reported that the Chilean producer Antofagasta had agreed with a top Chinese smelter for treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) on copper concentrate of $ 23.25/t and 2.325 ct/lb in H2, a dramatic drop relative to the $ 80/t and 8 ct/lb set in H1. Concentrates are intermediate products from the initial processing of ore by miners with a metal content generally 20% and 30%. TC/RCs are deducted from the price ...
Following Alfen's profit warning on Wednesday, we revise our estimates to reflect the new FY 2024 guidance as well as the ongoing medium-term targets reassessment. With significant ordering delays in Energy Storage, lower BEV ramp-up in Europe and supply-constrained Smart Grids division, the revise
>Des TC/RC contractuels au plus bas historique - Bloomberg a rapporté hier que le producteur chilien Antofagasta avait convenu avec un fondeur chinois de charges de traitement et de raffinage (TC/RC) du concentré de cuivre de 23,25 $/t et 2,325 ct/lb au S2, en baisse drastique sur les 80 $/t et 8 ct/lb fixés au S1. Les concentrés sont des produits intermédiaires issus d’un premier traitement du minerai par les minières avec un contenu en métal généralement compris ent...
>The headwinds continue - Q1 24 was a much tougher quarter for Barco than expected, where performance was marked by continued destocking, poor market demand and customers postponing purchases awaiting for new product introductions. While Barco expected that trading would improve over Q2 24 as destocking headwinds subside and new products are brought onto the market, we understand that end-markets have remained challenging. We now believe our estimates to be too high a...
>FY 24 sales guidance is not limited to the lower end of the range any more - The most important topic of the H1 conference call was that the CFO, Dr Almuth Steinkühler, changed the tone on the 2024 sales guidance. Previously the company limited the guidance to the low end of its 9-11% sales growth target for FY 24 as FY 23 came in stronger than anticipated and therefore comps were challenging. At the conference call, the CFO explicitly emphasised that the full range ...
>Feedback site visit + management Q&A - No surprise probably, but main analyst focus was on the new ad-interim CFO. Yesterday - June 27, a day after the profit warning and the following collapse of the share price by around 50%, Alfen hosted a sell-side analyst tour around its newly upgraded manufacturing sites in Almere (the Netherlands) followed by a Q&A session with management including CEO Marco Roeleveld and CCO Michele Lesh, but with a special focus to get to kn...
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