Jul 28 ,2023
Synopsis
European indices are set to open lower, reversing earlier gains.
Asian equities traded mixed Friday. Volatile session with Greater China markets rebounding from earlier losses with tech stocks rallying. Tokyo core CPI came in higher than expected for July while ex-food and energy inflation topping 4.0% for first time since Jan-1982
US equities finished lower in Thursday trading, ending near worst levels. S&P declined after earlier crossing above the 4600 mark; DJIA dropped after a record-tying streak of 13 straight sessions higher.
A Bloomberg source said the majority of UK Chancellor Hunt's Economic Advisory Council are worried the BoE may raise rates too much and push the UK into an unnecessary recession.
Economic data due today include: Germany/Spain Jul preliminary CPI, France Q2 preliminary GDP, Jul preliminary CPI, Jun consumer spending, Jun PPI, Spain Q2 preliminary GDP, Switzerland Jul KOF leading indicators, Italy Jun PPI.
Earnings reports today included: (HEIJM.NA) Heijmans reports H1 EPS €0.77 vs year-ago €1.31. (AF.FP) Air France-KLM reports Q2 net income attributable €604M vs consensus €387M. (SAN.FP) Sanofi reports Q2 business EPS €1.74 vs consensus €1.67; expects FY23 business EPS to grow mid single-digit at CER from prior guidance for business EPS to grow low single digit at CER.
(RXL.FP) Rexel reports H1 net income €428.4M vs consensus €407.0M; raises FY adjusted EBITA margin guidance
(CLN.SW) Clariant reports H1 EBITDA CHF319M ex-items, (29%) vs year-ago CHF448M; reiterates FY guidance which was lowered on 7-Jul. (DG.FP) VINCI SA reports H1 attributable net income €2.09B vs FactSet €2.05B [4 est, €1.95-2.20B]; reaffirms FY23 guidance. (FPE3.FR) FUCHS SE reports H1 EPS €1.03 vs year-ago €0.92; raises FY23 free cash flow before acquisitions expectations to ~ €300M from previously: ~ €250M
Trading Update due on top of the hour: YouGov (YOU.LN), Paragon Banking (PAG.LN)
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
KER.FP (Kering) -- reports H1 net income €1.85B, (10%) vs year-ago €2.04B; becomes significant shareholder of Valentino
OR.FP (L'Oreal) -- reports H1 EPS €6.73 ex-items vs consensus €6.50
GMAB.DC (Genmab) -- reports H1 preliminary operating income DKK1.93B, +10% vs year-ago DKK1.76B
VIV.FP (Vivendi) -- reports H1 net income €324M ex-items vs year-ago €54M
CAP.FP (Capgemini) -- reports H1 EPS €5.80 vs consensus €5.50
FR.FP (Valeo SE) -- reports H1 revenue €11.21B vs consensus €11.10B
AMS.SW (ams-OSRAM) -- reports Q2 EPS €0.12 ex-items vs FactSet (€0.02) [4 est, (€0.09)-0.04]; announces strategic re-alignment
DUFN.SW (Dufry) -- awarded new contracts in Spain by Aena S.M.E.; value undisclosed
EVT.GR (Evotec) -- guides FY23 adjusted EBITDA €60M-80M vs prior guidance €115M-130M and FactSet €120.2M [10 est, €109.0-129.1M]
EOAN.GR (E.ON SE) -- reports preliminary H1 EPS €0.88 ex-items vs year-ago €0.54
STAN.LN (Standard Chartered) -- reports Q2 underlying EPS $0.37 vs FactSet $0.35 [6 est, $0.30-0.44]
LIGHT.NA (Signify) -- reports Q2 EPS €0.32 vs consensus €0.58; lowers Adjusted EBITA margin guidance
AKE.FP (Arkema) -- reports Q2 EPS €2.77 ex-items vs consensus €2.41; reaffirms FY guidance
ENX.FP (Euronext) -- reports Q2 EPS €1.34 ex-items vs consensus €1.24; launches €200M share buyback
PIRC.IM (Pirelli & C.) -- reports Q2 net income €127.6M vs FactSet €102.1M [4 est, €68.5-123M]; raises FY Adjusted Ebit Margin guidance to between ~14.5% and <15%
ADP.FP (Aeroport de Paris) -- reports H1 net income €211M, +32% vs year-ago €160M
ADP.FP (Aeroport de Paris) -- reiterates FY23-25 outlook - presentation slides
CGG.FP (CGG) -- reports Q2 net income $39M, +144% vs year-ago $16M
VPK.NA (Royal Vopak) -- reports Q2 EPS €0.83 ex-items vs year-ago €0.42; reaffirms FY outlook
TFI.FP (TF1) -- reports Q2 net income €73.3M, (21%) vs year-ago €92.4M
IVA.FP (Inventiva) -- reports preliminary H1 revenue €1.9M vs year-ago €0.1M
GTT.FP (Gaztransport & Technigaz) -- reports H1 net income €84.03M, +32% vs year-ago €63.69M
ATE.FP (Alten) -- reports H1 revenue €2.05B vs year-ago €1.83B
FDJ.FP (La Francaise des Jeux) -- reports H1 net income €181M, +13% vs year-ago €160M
VANTI.FP (Vantiva) -- reports H1 net income (€227M) vs year-ago (€75M)
PHM.SM (Pharma Mar) -- reports H1 net income €6.4M vs year-ago €34.9M
COL.SM (Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI) -- reports H1 recurring EPS €16.10 vs year-ago €14.10
MRL.SM (MERLIN Properties SOCIMI) -- reports H1 FFO €0.31
NEOEN.FP (Neoen) -- reports Q2 adjusted net income €63.0M vs year-ago €1.4M
NK.FP (Imerys) -- reports H1 Current EPS €1.76 vs year-ago €1.52
MF.FP (Wendel) -- reports H1 net income €354.9M, +2% vs year-ago €348.0M
WDP.BB (Warehouses de Pauw) -- reports H1 EPRA EPS €0.71 vs year-ago €0.61
CLARI.FP (Clariane) -- reports H1 net income €1.2M vs year-ago €21.7M
VIS.SM (Viscofan) -- reports Q2 net income €37.1M vs FactSet €33.6M [2 est, €33.3-33.8M]
ANE.SM (Corporación Acciona Energías Renovables) -- reports H1 net income €405M vs FactSet €311.8M [5 est, €188-361M]
ANE.SM (Corporación Acciona Energías Renovables) -- Follow-up: Corporación Acciona Energías Renovables reports Q2 results
BCP.PL (Banco Comercial Portugues) -- reports H1 net income €423.2M vs year-ago €62.2M
COTN.SW (COMET Holding) -- reports H1 net income CHF1.9M vs year-ago CHF23.1M
BEKB.BB (Bekaert) -- reports H1 underlying EBIT €226M, (10%) vs year-ago €251M
MCPHY.FP (McPhy Energy) -- reports H1 net income (€23.5M) vs year-ago (€19.7M)
XFAB.FP (X-FAB Silicon Foundries) -- reports Q2 EPS $0.30 vs year-ago $0.05; confirms FY outlook
SESL.FP (SES-imagotag) -- reports H1 revenue €380.1M, +33% vs year-ago €285.9M
FNAC.FP (Fnac Darty) -- reports H1 net income (€78M) ex-items vs year-ago (€17M)
LSS.FP (Lectra) -- Gimv reports Q2 net income €6.6M, (39%) vs year-ago €10.9M; confirms FY outlook
SMCP.FP (SMCP) -- reports H1 net income €14.0M, (32%) vs year-ago €20.7M
MRN.FP (Mersen) -- reports H1 net income €43.9M, +25% vs year-ago €35.1M
FORN.SW (Forbo Holding) -- reports H1 EPS CHF40.54 vs year-ago CHF42.60
CGM.FP (Cegedim) -- reports H1 revenue €301.0M, +12% vs year-ago €267.6M
TLGO.SM (Talgo) -- reports H1 net income €7.0M, +32% vs year-ago €5.3M
GEO.IM (Geox) -- reports H1 EBIT €3.6M vs FactSet (€3.0M) [1 est]
MTU.FP (Manitou BF) -- reports Q2 net income €62.5M, +115% vs year-ago €29.1M
PAT.GR (Patrizia) -- reports preliminary H1 adjusted EBITDA €28.4M; AUM of €57.9B
RAL.FP (Rallye) -- reports H1 net income from cont. ops. (€356M) vs year-ago €91M
M&A
KODK (Eastman Kodak) -- and EssilorLuxottica announce perpetual worldwide brand license agreement
PROX.BB (Proximus) -- looking at options for euro data center business - Reuters
BAM.CN (Brookfield Asset Management) -- Warburg Pincus in advanced talks with Brookfield to acquire Everise Holdings - Economic Times
FDJ.FP (La Francaise des Jeux) -- acquires Premier Lotteries Ireland. Terms were not disclosed
MF.FP (Wendel) -- completes acquisition of 82% Scalian Group for €557M
GRIN (Grindrod Shipping Holdings) -- Grindrod Shipping announces ship sales and other transactions
SAVE.LN (Savannah Energy) -- issues South Sudan acquisition update
DIG.IM (Digital360) -- Three Hills Capital Partners Fund completes acquisition of majority stake in Digital360
Goldman Sachs is considering selling its 70% stake of Good Host Spaces to Brookfield Asset Management, Alta Capital, or Keppel Corp - Economic Times
Healthcare
PHXM.FP (Phaxiam Therapeutics) -- announces 10-for-1 reverse share split effective 16-Aug-23
^HEALTH (Healthcare sector summaries) -- StreetAccount Sector Summary - Healthcare Post-Market
BICO.SS (BICO Group) -- initiates next phase in integration process
Other
EL.FP (EssilorLuxottica) -- and Kodak Announce Perpetual Worldwide Brand License Agreement
HSBA.LN (HSBC Holdings) -- concludes $2.00B share buyback (00:56 HKT/17:56 BST)
HEIA.NA (Heineken) -- reportedly facing Dutch criminal investigation over failure to conform to new can deposit rule - Bloomberg
BBVA.SM (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) -- appoints Luisa Gómez Bravo as CFO
BA.LN (BAE Systems) -- awarded $89.0M US Army contract
AF.FP (Air France-KLM) -- Air France KLM announces exclusive discussions with Apollo on Loyalty Program
RXL.FP (Rexel) -- announces Agnès Touraine to succeed Ian Meakins as Chairman effect on 31-Aug
SLR.SM (Solaria Energia) -- reaches initial in-principle and non-binding agreement with Banco Santander and the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the long-term financing of 1,085MW of solar PV plants in Spain.
Chart of the week: EV shares soar in China while battery suppliers languish (27-Jul)
Key rating changes
Upgrades
DEMANT.DC (Demant) -- to neutral from underperform at Credit Suisse
Downgrades
CPR.IM (Davide Campari-Milano) -- to hold from buy at EquitaAV.LN (Aviva) -- to market perform from outperform at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
PDX.SS (Paradox Interactive) -- to hold from buy at SEB Enskilda
Data
Nikkei (1.45%) to 32413.60
Hang Seng +0.95% to 19825.28
Shanghai Composite +1.52% to 3265.71
S&P futures +11.8 vs prior close of 4564.3
€-$ (0.0020) or (0.18%) to 1.0960
$-¥ (0.43) or (0.31%) to 139.07
€-¥ (0.70) or (0.46%) to 152.43
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