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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: Futures: FTSE +0.38%, DAX +0.22%, CAC +0.16%

Feb 06 ,2024

  • Synopsis

    • European equity markets set to open higher whilst Asian equities trading mixed again Tuesday. Japan's markets will close lower for a second day and Australia's ASX was also down. China equities rebounding following latest intervention headlines.

    • On todays agenda, EU's von der Leyen participates in EP plenary debates. UK parliament sees MPs questions on HM Treasury at 11:30CET, with Opposition day debate (topic tbc) later on the day, committee topics include net zero (11:00), UK trade policy: food and agriculture (14:30), Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (15:15), UK-Swiss Financial Services Agreement (16:00).

    • In central banks, Riksbank's Thedéen participates at 9:00CET in the Riksdag Committee on Finance's meeting on financial stability. ECB consumer expectations survey released at 10:00CET. Elsewhere, EIA short-term energy outlook and Russia Jan new car registrations.

    • Macro data releases included UK Jan LFL retail sales monitor +1.4% vs consensus +1.2% and prior +1.9% - BRC/KPMG. Also due today Germany Dec factory orders, Jan construction PMI, Italy Jan business/consumer confidence, Eurozone Dec retail sales, consumer inflation expectations, UK Jan construction PMI, retail sales monitor - BRC

    • In earnings news, in DACHs, Software (SOW.GR), Aurubis (NDA.GR), Infineon Technologies (IFX.GR) and UBS Group (UBSG.SW) updated investors with their latest numbers with the latter proposing a dividend increased by 27.3% to CHF0.70 from CHF0.55. In Denmark, Demant (DEMANT.DC) reported FY earnings and announced that it has decided to undertake a review of strategic options for its Communications business. In Sweden, Tethys Oil (TETY.SS) guided 2024 annual average production in the range of 8,200 ± 400 bopd and Alfa Laval (ALFA.SS) reported Q4 earnings hiking dividend by 25% y/y.

    • Also due to report today, Idorsia Ltd. (IDIA.SW), intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.IM), FinecoBank (FBK.IM), Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.IM), BP (BP.LN) and Renishaw (RSW.LN).

    • In M&A, Novartis (NOVN.SW) confirms agreement to acquire Morphosys (MOR.GR) for €68.00/sh cash, equity value €2.7B. Subject to a review of the offer document, MorphoSys' Management board and Supervisory board intend to recommend to shareholders the acceptance of the offer proposed.

  • Politics/Macro/World News

    • ECB Rate-Cut Timing Is Only First Tricky Call in Easing Process - Bloomberg

    • Bank of England official sees interest rate cuts ahead as 'reward' for lower inflation - FT

    • Olaf Scholz's energy policies branded 'toxic' by German business chief - FT

    • EU set to recommend deep CO2 cuts for 2040 climate target - Reuters

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • DACHs

        • UBSG.SW (UBS Group) -- reports Q4 EPS ($0.09) vs consensus ($0.09)

        • SOW.GR (Software) -- guides FY revenue +0-2% y/y vs FactSet (6.3%)

        • NDA.GR (Aurubis) -- reports Q1 operating net income €89M vs consensus €89M

        • HGEA.GR (hGears) -- reports preliminary FY Adjusted EBITDA €5.6M, within €5-9M guidance range; FactSet €3.6M

        • IFX.GR (Infineon Technologies) -- reports Q1 adj EPS €0.53 vs consensus €0.49; guides Q2 and cuts FY revenue guidance by ~2%

      • Benelux

        • MITRA.BB (Mithra Pharmaceuticals) -- updates on cash position; current cash of €6.5M is expected to cover its current cash runway through early March, enters discussions with secured lenders to extend its cash runway

      • Nordics

        • NOD.NO (Nordic Semiconductor) -- reports Q4 net income ($12.8M) vs FactSet ($5.9M); guides Q1 revenues $70-80M vs FactSet $111.8M

        • CHEMM.DC (ChemoMetec) -- reports Q2 EBITDA DKK 51.6M vs FactSet DKK 48.2M [1 est]

        • ICEAIR.IR (Icelandair Group) -- StreetAccount Earnings Call Q&A Summary: Icelandair Group Q4

        • EQV1V.FH (eQ) -- reports Q4 EPS €0.19 vs FactSet €0.21

        • BNOR.NO (BlueNord) -- reports Jan prelim production of net 23.5 mboepd

        • MULTI.NO (Multiconsult) -- reports Q4 adjusted EBITA NOK145.1M, +50% vs year-ago NOK96.8M

        • DEMANT.DC (Demant) -- reports FY EBIT DKK4.15B vs consensus DKK4.18B

        • TETY.SS (Tethys Oil) -- guides 2024 annual average production in the range of 8,200 ± 400 bopd

        • BOAT.SS (Nimbus Group) -- reports Q4 EPS (SEK1.04) vs year-ago SEK0.15

        • ALFA.SS (Alfa Laval)-- reports Q4 EPS SEK3.77 vs FactSet SEK4.59 [11 est, SEK3.63-5.15], raises dividend +25% y/y

        • IPCO.SS (International Petroleum Corp) -- reports Q4 net income $29.7M vs FactSet $39.1M

        • CLIME.B.SS (Climeon) -- reports Q4 EPS (SEK0.27) vs year-ago (SEK0.41)

        • BOUL.SS (Boule Diagnostics) -- reports Q4 EPS SEK0.22 vs year-ago SEK0.09

        • LAGR.B.SS (Lagercrantz Group) -- reports Q3 EPS SEK1.09 vs FactSet SEK0.97

        • RESURS.SS (Resurs Holding) -- reports FY net income SEK281M vs FactSet SEK240.7M

      • France

        • MCPHY.FP (McPhy Energy) -- reports prelim FY revenue €18.8M vs FactSet €19.9M

        • ALCOX.FP (Nicox) -- to present at the upcoming Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting 2024; updates on financing

        • SCR.FP (SCOR SE) -- announces January 2024 P&C renewals €4.25B; +13.6% y/y

      • Southern Europe

        • UNI.SM (Unicaja Banco) -- reports Q4 net income €6M vs FactSet €2.6M

      • Also due today:

        • Earnings:

          • DACHs: Idorsia Ltd. (IDIA.SW), METRO (B4B.GR)

          • Nordics:Paradox Interactive (PDX.SS), Nolato (NOLA.B.SS), Nordic Waterproofing (NWG.SS), Eastnine (EAST.SS), CTT Systems (CTT.SS), Profoto (PRFO.SS), Nordic Mining (NOM.NO), Nokian Renkaat (TYRES.FH), eQ (EQV1V.FH), Suominen (SUY1V.FH)

          • Southern Europe: Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.IM), FinecoBank (FBK.IM), Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.IM), Banca Popolare di Sondrio (BPSO.IM), Anima (ANIM.IM)

          • UK: BP (BP.LN), Renishaw (RSW.LN), Mattioli Woods (MTW.LN)

      • Trading Update: CMC Markets (CMCX.LN), Equasens (EQS.FP), Linedata Services (LIN.FP), Abeo (ABEO.FP)

      • Traffic: Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS.NO)

      • CMD/events: Abivax (ABVX.FP), Crossject (ALCJ.FP)

    • M&A

      • MOR.GR (Morphosys) -- Novartis confirms agreement to acquire Morphosys for €68.00/sh cash via voluntary public takeover offer

      • UBSG.SW (UBS Group) -- reports Q4 EPS ($0.09) vs consensus ($0.09)

      • HEIA.NA (Heineken) -- Lesaka Technologies announces acquisition of Touchsides (Pty) Ltd from Heineken International B.V.; terms not disclosed

      • AAL.LN (Anglo American) -- not considering asset sales - FT

      • ENELAM.CI (Enel Americas) -- Peru's Indecopi grants conditional approval for Enel Peru's asset sale to CSGI for $2.9B

      • AMG.NA (AMG Critical Materials) -- AMG's Vanadium acquires suite of processing related technologies and IP related activities from Transformation Technologies Inc.

      • APPS.SM (Applus Services) -- Manzana Spain BidCo nforms of acquisition in execution of the Sale and Purchase agreements of 2.5M shares of Applus

      • CLARI.FP (Clariane) -- sells 50% stake in portfolio of six care residences to Aedifica in the Netherlands for €25M

      • CE2.GR (Cropenergies) -- submits delisting application to Frankfurt Stock Exchange

      • TETY.SS (Tethys Oil) -- to initiate strategic review of portfolio of oil and gas properties

      • GCC.NO (Gram Car Carriers) -- agrees to sell Viking Amber for $64.6M

    • Healthcare

      • GSK.LN (GSK Plc) -- announces DREAMM-7 Phase III trial results; Blenrep combination nearly tripled median progression-free survival vs standard of care combination in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

      • INCY (Incyte) -- acquires exclusive global development and commercialization rights to Tafasitamab (Monjuvi) in asset purchase agreement with MorphoSys

      • GRF.SM (Grifols) -- appoints Nacho Abia as new CEO

      • CEVI.SS (CellaVision) -- and Sysmex sign strategic alliance agreement

    • Other

      • FGR.FP (Eiffage) -- Eiffageand APRR selected for exclusive negotiations on the motorway between Machilly and Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)

      • VPLAY.A.SS (Viaplay Group) -- rights issue oversubscribed

      • NEOEN.FP (Neoen) -- completes joint financing of the 2nd tranche of Goyder South wind farm and Blyth Battery in Australia

      • SRAIL.SW (Stadler Rail) -- signs contracts to supply trains to Saudi Arabia

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • HOLM.B.SS (Holmen) -- Holmen short-term recommendation upgraded to buy from hold at Handelsbanken

      • ORK.NO (Orkla) -- to neutral from sell at UBS

      • SKF.B.SS (SKF) -- to equal-weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley

      • VOD.LN (Vodafone Group) -- to Short-term Outperform from Neutral at Nextgen Research LTD

      • LR.FP (Legrand) -- to hold from underperform at Jefferies

      • ROCK.B.DC (Rockwool) -- to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan

    • Downgrades

      • MC.FP (LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton) -- to hold from buy at HSBC

      • ENT.LN (Entain) -- downgraded to equal weight from overweight at Barclays

      • RWE.GR (RWE) -- to hold from buy at Stifel

    • Initiations

      • BESI.NA (BE Semiconductor Industries) -- outperform at BNP Paribas Exane

      • PLX.FP (Pluxee) -- neutral at Goldman Sachs

      • GF.SW (Georg Fischer) -- buy at Berenberg

      • STEM.LN (Sthree) -- buy at Berenberg

    • Others

      • RHIM.LN (RHI Magnesita) -- reinstated overweight at Barclays

  • Data

    • Nikkei (0.53%) to 36160.66

    • Hang Seng +3.79% to 16098.14

    • Shanghai Composite +2.63% to 2773.32

    • S&P futures +3.5 vs prior close of 4962.0

    • €-$ +0.0010 or +0.09% to 1.0754

    • $-¥ (0.26) or (0.17%) to 148.42

    • €-¥ (0.13) or (0.08%) to 159.58

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