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- Piotr Raciborski
- CFA
WOOD Flash – Orange Polska: acquires Nexera jointly with APG
On 19 December, Orange Polska (OPL) announced that it has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire, jointly with APG, Nexera Holding sp. z o.o., one of the leading fibercos in Poland, in order to enlarge its JV Światłowód Inwestycje by 800,000 households, located mainly in small towns and rural areas, with high saturation prospects. There are around 280,000 retail customers on Nexera’s network who are direct customers of retail telecoms operators (including OPL).
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: LAMDA GA; KTY PW; PKN PW; PGE PW; PGE PW; Czech Republic m...
HEADLINES: • Lamda Development: 3Q25 - malls and marinas steady, bond and land sale to boost liquidity • Kety: 4Q25 results and 2026E guidance conference call NEUTRAL • Orlen: to acquire butadiene plant at Plock, Poland, from Synthos NEGATIVE • PGE: to acquire a 350MW offshore project from RWE POSITIVE • Polish utilities: offshore auction results - minimum price at PLN 477/MWh POSITIVE • Czech Republic macro: CNB extends the pause
- Jakub Caithaml
WOOD Flash – Lamda Development: 3Q25 - malls and marinas steady, bond ...
Lamda’s 3Q25 results show a steady contribution from the existing malls and marinas. Gross profit generated by the Ellinikon was weak in 3Q25, with the margin likely weighed down by the Riviera Tower. Capex for the Ellinikon projects slightly exceeded EUR 100m in 3Q25, with a further material acceleration expected in 4Q25E, according to the guidance. The recent EUR 500m bond placement (3.8% yield) and the ION land sale (expected to close in 2026E) should provide a meaningful boost to liquidity. ...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: Polish utilities; KTY PW; KTY PW; RBW PW; SPL PW; Polish u...
HEADLINES: • Polish utilities: 2026E distribution bills to increase 7.6% yoy on average, implying a smaller-than-expected reduction in WACC POSITIVE • Kety: 4Q25 preliminary results in line with expectations; FY25 guidance met NEUTRAL • Kety: conservative management guidance for 2026E NEUTRAL • Rainbow Tours: summer 2026E season pre-sales +6.1% yoy NEUTRAL • Santander BP: PFSA agrees the sale of a 49% stake to Erste • Polish utilities: retail electricity price for 2026E set at PLN 495/MWh; utili...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: LPP PW; PE RO; Polish telecoms; PCO PW; CEZ CP; Hungary ma...
HEADLINES: • LPP: profitable growth (stays BUY) • Premier Energy: M&A-driven growth on track (upgraded to BUY) • Polish telecoms: Revolut enters the Polish mobile market NEUTRAL • Pepco Group: 2H25 in line with guidance; FY26 EBITDA and earnings growth guidance of 9%+ and 25%+, 2025-30E EBTDA CAGR of 9%+ POSITIVE • CEZ: cabinet approves step to lower utility bills NEUTRAL • Hungary macro: MNB softens its hawkish tone • OPAP: EGM for merger with Alwyn set for 7 January; preference shares scrapped...
- Bram Buring
- CFA
- Peter Palovic
Premier Energy: M&A-driven growth on track (upgraded to BUY)
Since our initiation in August 2025, Premier Energy has executed two sizeable, and in our view value-accretive, acquisitions. In September, it acquired 51% of the largest wind park in Hungary for EUR 108m (net purchase price, accounting for EUR 20m in cash generated in 2025E) expanding its presence into Hungary. On our estimates, the EV/EBITDA for this acquisition stood at 5.4x, below Premier’s 2025-26E EV/EBITDA multiple. Then, in November, it acquired 100% in a ready-to-build Battery-Energy-St...
- Jakub Bronicki
- Lukasz Wachelko
- CFA
LPP: profitable growth (stays BUY)
We maintain our BUY on LPP, with a new 12M price target (PT) of PLN 27,522/share (up from PLN 20,842/share). After a turbulent year, the company’s share price has reached our previous PT eventually, but we still see another 35% upside potential. First, with the remaining exposure to its former Russian business written down, we believe that LPP has closed that chapter of its history for good. Secondly, we underline that management has moderated its rollout plans to a still ambitious, but realisti...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: BOCHGR GA; PL Utilities; PKN PW; CEZ CP; SNP RO
HEADLINES: • Bank of Cyprus: paid to wait (stays BUY) • Polish utilities: 2030 capacity market price set at PLN 465/kW/year NEUTRAL • Orlen: receives response from Grupa Azoty about offer for Grupa Azoty Polyolefins NEUTRAL • CEZ: new government aiming to reduce power bills by c.10% or more NEUTRAL • OMV Petrom: preparing to drill offshore Bulgaria by the year-end NEUTRAL
- Can Demir
- Miguel Dias
Bank of Cyprus: paid to wait (stays BUY)
We maintain our BUY on Bank of Cyprus (BOCH) and increase our price target (PT) to EUR 9.62/share (from EUR 9.34/share). BOCH is trading at 8.2x P/E and 1.3x P/TBV on our 2025E estimates. At our fair value, the bank would trade at 9.9x P/E and 1.6x P/TBV for 2025E. We believe that both the intrinsic and relative valuation cases remain intact. Investors will earn an 8% yield, while waiting for realistic rerating upside. In our view, the longer the bank holds this much excess capital, the higher t...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: CCC PW; JMT PL; ALE PW; INPST NA; MBR PW; KTY PW; PCO PW; ...
HEADLINES: • CCC: shareholders ask for 2m share buyback POSITIVE • Jeronimo Martins: court approves PLN 160m fine from Antimonopoly Office NEGATIVE • Allegro/InPost: EU to introduce EUR 3 payment for all packages coming from outside the community NEUTRAL • Mo-BRUK: PLN 19m 2017 waste-fee case closed NEUTRAL • Kety: 4Q25E preliminary results preview – flat yoy EBITDA in a tough environment (due on 17 December) • Pepco Group: 2H25E preview – EBITDA decline of 5% yoy expected (due on 17 December) N...
- Alessio Chiesa
- Raffaella Tenconi
EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (5-11 December)
This is our last weekly for 2025; we will resume publication in the first week of 2026. In Türkiye, the central bank reduced the policy rate by 150bps and kept its prudent guidance. Inflation slowed sharply in November in Hungary and the Czech Republic. In Uzbekistan, interest rates were kept unchanged, at 14.00%.
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: TBCG LN; LPP PW; CBF PW; PL Utilities; TPE PW; MBR PW; TIT...
HEADLINES: • TBC Bank: rough patch in Uzbekistan, but stock is cheap (upgraded to BUY) • LPP: 3Q25 ahead of expectations; FY25E profitability guidance upped; FY26-27E EBITDA guidance 10-11% above the consensus POSITIVE • cyber_Folks: acquires PrestaShop for EUR 55m POSITIVE • Polish utilities: capacity market auction results for 2030 POSITIVE • Tauron: to build a 600 MW OCGT unit in Jaworzno POSITIVE • Mo-BRUK: administrative court ruling on increased landfill fees for 2019 NEUTRAL • Titan: sign...
- Can Demir
- Miguel Dias
TBC Bank: rough patch in Uzbekistan, but stock is cheap (upgraded to B...
We have upgraded TBC Bank to BUY (from Hold), with a new price target (PT) of GBP 47.9/share (vs. GBP 53.1/share previously). Despite the rough patch and lower visibility in Uzbekistan, we see the group’s market value as largely supported by the Georgian business alone, on both an intrinsic and relative basis. The group is trading at 5.7x P/E and 1.4x P/TBV on our 2025E estimates vs. 6.8x P/E and 1.7x P/TBV at our target.
- Piotr Raciborski
- CFA
WOOD Flash – cyber_Folks: acquires PrestaShop for EUR 55m
Today (11 December), cyber_Folks (CBF) announced that it will acquire PrestaShop for EUR 55m. The deal will be executed in cooperation with Sylius’ owners – cyber_Folks will acquire a 79% stake in the newly created entity (cyber_Pixel) for the abovementioned EUR 55m (finance with CBF’s own cash), while the Sylius’ owners 21% for the contribution of a 100% stake in Sylius and BitBag.
- Research Team
WOOD Morning (11 December 2025)
HEADLINES: • Eurocash: key takeaways from the strategy presentation NEGATIVE • Allegro/InPost: Allegro launches C2X locker service NEGATIVE • Budimex: PLN 2.6bn bid from BDX's consortium selected in PKP PLK tender NEUTRAL • Theon International: signs its largest ever contract, worth EUR 1bn, with OCCAR POSITIVE • Mavi: strong beat in 3Q25 results POSITIVE • Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising: wins 10-year contract to operate advertising at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport (PMIA) in Madinah POSIT...
- Research Team
WOOD Morning (10 December 2025)
HEADLINES: • XTB S.A.: morphing into a Pan-European super app (BUY - initiation of coverage) • Eurocash: new strategy aiming at 2027E EBIT of PLN 600m POSITIVE • Rainbow Tours: winter season pre-sales growth accelerates to 8.2% yoy POSITIVE • Budimex: PLN 276m bid from BDX consortium scores highest in tender for district heat network construction NEUTRAL • 4iG: signs strategic partnership agreements in Türkiye POSITIVE • 4iG: sells 4iG Broadcast Infrastructure NEUTRAL • Short News (4iG)
- Marta Jezewska-Wasilewska
- Miguel Dias
XTB S.A.: morphing into a Pan-European super app (BUY - initiation of ...
We initiate coverage of XTB S.A. (XTB), with a BUY and a 12M price target (PT) of PLN 81.7 (c.18% upside, c.22% total shareholder return). XTB is a pan-European retail broker, which has evolved from a pure Contract For Difference (CFD) house into a scaled, multi-asset investing app in largely under-penetrated European markets. We see the company using its highly-profitable CFD engine to fund a land grab in CEE and selected Western European markets, delivering a >30% ROE on our base case, with th...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: RO Macro; CAR PW; PGE PW; PL Utilities; BELA GA; OPTIMA GA...
HEADLINES: • Romania macro: Bucharest vote supports government • Inter Cars: November sales growth decelerates to 2.6% yoy NEGATIVE • PGE: CEO and COO dismissed; former Tauron CEO appointed as acting CEO NEUTRAL • Polish utilities: ready for lower distribution WACC NEGATIVE • Jumbo: sales up 6% in November and 8% in 11M25, as expected NEUTRAL • Optima Bank SA: 4m shares block trades at 1.9% discount NEUTRAL • Pegasus Airlines: signs an agreement to acquire Czech Airlines for EUR 154m POSITIVE • ...
- Jonathan Lamb
European Oil and Gas Monthly: November 2025 – refining up, gas sideway...
Brent crude oil prices decreased USD 0.3/bbl mom in November, to USD 63.7/bbl. In October, OPEC production hit its highest level since April 2023, reaching 28.5mbpd. The WOOD benchmark refining margin increased to USD 18.7/bbl, its best reading since September 2023. Olefin margins were lower but polyolefins margins improved marginally.
- Jakub Caithaml
- Peter Palovic
WOOD Flash – Pegasus Airlines: signs an agreement to acquire Czech Air...
Pegasus has agreed to acquire Czech Airlines and its subsidiary, Smartwings, for EUR 154m (full equity). Subject to regulatory approval, the transaction could mark a new phase in Pegasus’s development as a group, with EU-domiciled airlines, offering a strategic foothold in Prague and, more broadly, across Europe. With over EUR 1.5bn in liquidity at end-September, the purchase price is manageable, while the deal provides access to an EU carrier generating around one-third of Pegasus’s revenues, a...
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