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- Research Team
WOOD Daily: PL Banks; ACP PW; INPST NA; KTY PW; HSBK LI; TITC GA; GPP ...
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...
PEO BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA
ACP ASSECO POLAND SA
PKO PKO BANK POLSKI S.A.
BHW BANK HANDLOWY W WARSZAWIE S.A.
SPL SANTANDER BANK POLSKA SA
MIL BANK MILLENNIUM SA
BSK ING BANK SLASKI S.A.
CIMSA CIMENTO SANYAI VE TICARET A.S.
BFT BENEFIT SYSTEMS S.A. ALLOTMENT
ALR ALIOR BANK SA
H4L1 HALYK SAVINGS BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN GDR
KSPI KASPI KZ
INPST INPOST S.A.
GPP GRUPA PRACUJ DA
- Marta Jezewska-Wasilewska
- Miguel Dias
Polish Banks: pricing and believing (PKO BP, Bank Pekao, Santander BP,...
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...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: OPL PW; IGN1L LH; PZU PW; GPP PW; CZG CP; PPC GA; LAMDA GA...
HEADLINES: • Orange Polska: strategy focused on growth (stays BUY) • Ignitis Group: making headway (BUY - transfer of coverage) • PZU: 4Q24 well ahead of expectations, holding structure to be created within PZU group POSITIVE • Grupa Pracuj: 4Q24 results – EBITDA up 9% yoy, 9% above our forecast and 1% above the consensus POSITIVE • Colt CZ Group SE: FY24 results review NEUTRAL • Public Power Corporation: 4Q24 earnings, and preview of a potential mega data centre NEUTRAL • Lamda Development: 4Q2...
BHW BANK HANDLOWY W WARSZAWIE S.A.
PZU POWSZECHNY ZAKLAD UBEZPIECZEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA
LAMDA LAMDA DEVELOPMENT S.A.
TPS ORANGE POLSKA S.A.
CAI CA IMMOBILIEN ANLAGEN AG
ENA ENEA S.A.
PPC PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.
ECH ECHO INVESTMENT
MBR MO-BRUK S.A.
CZG CESKA ZBROJOVKA GROUP
IGN1L IGNITIS GRUPE
GPP GRUPA PRACUJ DA
- Atinc Ozkan
- Piotr Raciborski
- CFA
Orange Polska: strategy focused on growth (stays BUY)
We reiterate our BUY on Orange Polska (OPL) and raise our 12-month price target (PT) to PLN 10.40/share, from PLN 9.91, implying 16% upside potential. Despite our current preference for more cyclical high-beta names, we continue to see Orange Polska as one of the safest defensive bets among the Polish blue chips, offering stable growth and relatively attractive dividend yields in the mid-term (c.6-7% in 2025-26E, on our estimates). The equity story has become even clearer now that the 700MHz auc...
- Bram Buring
- CFA
- Jakub Bronicki
Ignitis Group: making headway (BUY - transfer of coverage)
We transfer coverage of Ignitis, reiterating our BUY rating and setting a price target (PT) of EUR 24.8/share. The company has a diversified earnings mix, with half its 2024 adj. EBITDA generated by RES (Green Capacities) and 41% from gas and power distribution (Networks). Only 8% of Ignitis’ EBITDA is exposed to fossil fuels (Reserve Capacities). This makes Ignitis very “clean” compared to most CEE utilities. The earnings are also predictable: its RES operate on fixed-priced PPAs/CfDs while bot...
- Research Team
WOOD Morning (26 March 2025)
HEADLINES: • Warsaw Stock Exchange: strong delivery in 4Q24, due mainly to the lower costs booked POSITIVE • CD Projekt: 4Q24 EBIT 7% above our forecast; The Witcher 4 to be released after 2026E NEUTRAL • KazMunayGas: 4Q24 results – below expectations NEGATIVE • Ten Square Games: earnings call takeaways – focus on flagship games’ monetisation improvement in 2Q25E NEUTRAL • Wirtualna Polska: key takeaways from the 4Q24 earnings call NEUTRAL • Eurowag: takeaways from the 2H24 earnings call NEUTRAL...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: WPL PW; ALR PW; TEN PW; WPS LN; PL Retail; CEZ CP; PL Macr...
HEADLINES: • Wirtualna Polska: 4Q24 results review – adjusted EBITDA up 17% yoy, 8% above the consensus POSITIVE • Alior Bank: 2027E targets – PLN 2.6bn of net profit; ROE above 18%; payout ratio above 50% POSITIVE • Ten Square Games: mixed newsflow – solid 4Q24 adjusted EBITDA, strong dividend recommendation, but disappointing trading update POSITIVE • Eurowag: 2H24 operating results in line, special dividend announced NEUTRAL • Polish retail: Zabka's 4Q24 below the consensus NEGATIVE • CEZ: up...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: PL Banks; DAT PW; TL Macro; EME Macro/Strategy Weekly; GTC...
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...
- Alessio Chiesa
- Raffaella Tenconi
EME Macro/Strategy: macro all-in-one (17-23 March)
Last week, the detention of Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu triggered significant nervousness locally, forcing the Central Bank to tighten monetary policy. In the Czech Republic, March business sentiment reinforced the positive message of the previous month and, most likely, is edging the MPC towards stopping the easing cycle. In Hungary, the state audit office investigated the Foundation set up by the MNB a decade ago for inadequate financial administration. In Poland, February’s hard data were soft, b...
- Alessio Chiesa
- Raffaella Tenconi
WOOD Flash – Türkiye macro: putting the CBRT’s emergency rate hike int...
The TCMB held an unscheduled MPC meeting yesterday (20 March), raising the ceiling of the policy rate corridor (the overnight lending rate) by 200bps, to 46%, undoing the March rate cut. We read this decision positively, as Governor Fatih Karahan remains true to the efforts of improving the inflation outlook and streamlining monetary policy. We see the magnitude of the tightening as sufficient to stabilise the TRY demand domestically, provided the political backdrop also stabilises gradually in ...
- Jakub Caithaml
WOOD Flash – GTC: solvency of controlling investor in question, after ...
The State Audit Office of Hungary has compiled a report on the foundation set up by the National Bank of Hungary. The foundation, which is, among others, the controlling shareholder of GTC, is reportedly on the brink of insolvency. In addition to GTC, the foundation also invested in Ultima, the owner of luxury chalets and lodges in Switzerland and France. Initially, the foundation tried to buy Ultima using GTC's balance sheet (as we reported in 2023 in a flash note), but that transaction did not...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: PL Banks; SIPCHEM AB; TL Macro; KAP LI; JMT PL; ALR PW; PC...
HEADLINES: • Polish banks: first politician to suggest additional military tax for the banks NEGATIVE • Sipchem: preliminary 4Q24 results, net profit down, on maintenance NEGATIVE • Türkiye macro: CBRT tightens policy with surprise corridor hike • Kazatomprom: 4Q24 results – well above the market’s estimates POSITIVE • Jeronimo Martins: key takeaways from the 4Q24 call NEGATIVE • Alior Bank: CEO Żabski’s interview with Puls Biznesu, ahead of strategic update (due on 25 March) • Sipchem: to mothb...
- Jonathan Lamb
WOOD Flash – Kazatomprom: 4Q24 results – well above the market’s estim...
Kazatomprom published its fourth quarter results yesterday (19 March), and they were well above the market’s estimates. The EBITDA was close to flat yoy, at KZT 491bn, but more than double the previous quarter. For the full year, the EBITDA reached KZT 1,069bn. a company record. Based on the results, we estimate a dividend per share of KZT 1,350 (USD 2.9), although a decision has yet to be published. Management is planning to tweak the formula used to calculate the dividends, which we do not exp...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: BFT PW; JMT PL; OPAP GA; TPE PW; TL Macro; ALE PW; INPST N...
HEADLINES: • Benefit Systems: pumping iron (stays BUY) • Jeronimo Martins: small beat in 4Q24, Biedronka margin erosion slows down; tough market environment continues in 2025 POSITIVE • OPAP: the beat goes on, in 4Q24 POSITIVE • Tauron: preliminary 4Q24 EBITDA 45% above our estimate, on strong Generation and Distribution, and lower loss in Supply POSITIVE • Türkiye macro: assessment of recent political events • Allegro vs. InPost: our take on the companies' two calls • cyber_Folks / Shoper: key ...
- Alessio Chiesa
- Raffaella Tenconi
WOOD Flash – Türkiye macro: assessment of recent political events
Yesterday (19 March), Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and the presumptive nominee of the CHP (Republican People's Party) for the presidential candidate ahead of the 2028 elections, was taken into detention, under the accusation of corruption and suspected cooperation with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, by allegedly forming an alliance with a Kurdish umbrella organisation for the Istanbul municipal elections. His detention took place together with another 100 people also bei...
- Lukasz Wachelko
- CFA
- Maria Mickiewicz
Benefit Systems: pumping iron (stays BUY)
We reiterate our BUY on Benefit Systems (BFT). Our new 12-month price target (PT) of PLN 4,300 (from PLN 3,400) offers a strong 47% potential upside. We maintain our view of sound growth prospects for Poland, with a 3Y adjusted EBIT CAGR of 11%. The four established foreign markets could add c.100k cards annually in the coming three years, on our estimates, vs. 110-130k for Poland. We forecast a 3Y adjusted EBIT CAGR of 29% for the four markets, although 2025E may remain under pressure from the ...
- Jakub Caithaml
WOOD Flash – Wizz Air: to start daily Budapest-Mumbai flights
Wizz Air may start flying to India this year. Our feedback suggests that this long-anticipated move has been quite controversial among the buy-side. If it works out, it could up open access to a huge and fast-growing aviation market, with significant long-term potential. However, there are substantial execution risks, and we have heard that many believe that management should not divert attention away from its core business, which has been experiencing significant headwinds in recent years.
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: DSPW CP; ESLT IT; CBF PW; KAP LI; VRC PW; OPL PW; PEO PW; ...
HEADLINES: • Doosan Škoda Power: steaming ahead (BUY - initiation of coverage) • Elbit Systems: 4Q24 – strong results, record FCF generation POSITIVE • cyber_Folks: 4Q24 results review – 27% yoy EBITDA growth, in line with our estimates and the consensus POSITIVE • Kazatomprom: 4Q24 results POSITIVE • Vercom: key takeaways from the 4Q24 earnings call NEUTRAL • Orange Polska: 2025-28E strategy announcement – at least PLN 1.2bn FCF in 2028E POSITIVE • Bank Pekao: recommends DPS of PLN 12.6 and des...
- Bram Buring
- CFA
- Jakub Bronicki
- Peter Palovic
Doosan Škoda Power: steaming ahead (BUY - initiation of coverage)
We initiate coverage of Doosan Škoda Power (DSP) with a BUY and a 12M price target (PT) of CZK 406/share. DSP is one of the leaders of steam turbines manufacturers, based in the Czech Republic, with more than 150Y of history. Focusing on smaller-scale projects, tailor-made solutions, different turbine applications (gas, nuclear), and leveraging the support of its parent company, Doosan Enerbility, DSP is a unique, high-tech company in the CEE region. DSP benefits from energy transition trends an...
- Research Team
WOOD Daily: DIA PW; EME Macro/Strategy Ukraine Primer; EME Macro/Strat...
HEADLINES: • Diagnostyka: take a test (BUY - initiation of coverage) • EME Macro/Strategy: Ukraine – a macro primer • EME Macro/Strategy: Ukraine’s peace deal – WOOD’s equity playbook • EMEA airlines: some notes on the potential Ukraine reopening • Aegean Airlines: 4Q24 – material beat vs. our estimates, on higher revenue and lower employee costs POSITIVE • Dom Development: 4Q24 – strongest year on record POSITIVE • Vercom: 4Q24 results review – 29% yoy EBITDA growth, in line with the consensus ...
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