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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: Futures: FTSE (0.12%), DAX (0.09%), CAC40 +0.11%

Feb 11 ,2025

  • Synopsis

    • European equity markets set to open mixed amidst Asian equities trading mixed Tuesday. Greater China trading lower following a good run on positive DeepSeek-related sentiment. India also lower along with Singapore and a handful of Southeast Asia benchmarks.

    • Trump ordered 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel imports foreshadowed on Sunday. Measures more far reaching than in 2018 with current iteration also applying to finished products and Trump warning tariffs could go higher. Trump also said reciprocal tariffs coming in next 48 hours and he is weighing tariffs on chips, autos and pharmaceutical products in next four weeks. Still no clarity around future of China tariffs, which are now in effect. Trump said he has spoken with Xi since his inauguration but didn't provide details.

    • Also on today's agenda, Chancellor Scholz will take part in what is expected to be the last plenary session of the German Bundestag before the election. He will give a speech on the situation in Germany. In UK, parliamentary committee topics include work of Financial Ombudsman Service at 10:00GMT and The UK-EU reset at 16:00. World Governments Summit (through Thu) and Oslo Energy Forum (through Thu)

    • In central banks, Latvia central bank's Kazāks interview for LTV's "Morning Panorama". BOE's Mann lecture at 8:45GMT at Leeds Beckett Univ. title Economic prospects whilst BOE's Bailey delivers a speech at 12:15GMT at Univ. of Chicago Booth School of Business. The first of the ECB Economic Bulletin pre-releases at 15:00CET before ECB's Schnabel is a panellist at 18:00CET at event organised by Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Riksbank's Seim discusses the economic situation at 18:00CET at event organised by Consensus Asset Management.

    • European macro data releases out today include France Q4 unemployment rate, UK Jan retail sales monitor - BRC, Norway Q4 GDP

    • In earnings news, DACHs names kicked off the session with SGS (SGSN.SW), CECONOMY (CEC.GR) and TUI Group (TUI1.GR) reporting their latest numbers. In France, Inventiva (IVA.FP) reported preliminary FY revenue and released its business update, whilst Beneteau (BEN.FP) reported preliminary FY earnings and raised its operating margin expectations. Also in France, Kering (KER.FP) released FY earnings numbers and indicated that it will continue to deploy its strategy with aim of achieving a profitable long-term growth trajectory. Kering Q4 Comparable change Group (12%) vs StreetAccount (15.0%), with Gucci (24%) vs SA (23.3%), YSL (8%) vs SA (11.0%) and Bottega Veneta +12% vs SA +5.4%.

    • In Italy, UniCredit (UCG.IM) reported Q4 number and Mediobanca (MB.IM) issued Q2 earnings with the latter reaffirming FY25 guidance and raising 2026 targets. In Nordics, Aker Solutions (AKSO.NO), Vår Energi (VAR.NO), Bravida Holding (BRAV.SS) and Stora Enso (STERV.FH) are amongst other in the region to update investors with their latest numbers. Other notable companies due to report today includes Telekom Austria (TKA.AV), Deutsche Borse (DB1.GR), Fortum (FORTUM.FH), Metropole Television (MMT.FP), and BP (BP.LN)

  • Politics/Macro/World News

    • EU plans radical budget overhaul handing more power to capitals - FT

    • Spain pushes to double EU budget to over €2 trillion - Politico

    • Trump expands steel and aluminum tariffs to all countries - Politico

    • Trump says Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if Israeli hostages not freed - The Guardian

    • BOE's Hawk-Turned-Dove Says Weak Demand Outweighs Inflation Risk - Bloomberg

    • NATO's new armaments targets could be expensive for Germany - Handelsblatt

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • DACHs

        • SGSN.SW (SGS) -- reports FY EPS before restructuring costs CHF3.44, unclear if comparable to StreetAccount CHF3.59

        • LAND.SW (Landis+Gyr Group) -- Follow-up: Landis+Gyr Group AG expects FY24 net revenues to decline by ~8% y/y; lowers FY24 guidance

        • LAND.SW (Landis+Gyr Group) -- AG to discontinue the EV charging business and record impairment as well as restructuring charges in relation to this decision

        • CEC.GR (CECONOMY) -- reports Q1 adjusted EPS €0.39 vs year-ago €0.35

        • TUI1.GR (TUI Group) -- reports Q1 underlying EPS (€0.17) vs FactSet (€0.18) [1 est]; re-affirms FY24 and mid-term abnitions

        • AMS.SW (ams-OSRAM) -- reports Q4 adj EPS €0.03 vs FactSet €0.09 [6 est, (€0.17)-0.46]; guides Q1 and FY25

      • France

        • IVA.FP (Inventiva) -- reports preliminary FY 2024 revenue €9.2M vs FactSet €7.7M; provides business update

        • BEN.FP (Beneteau) -- reports prelim FY revenue €1.03B vs FactSet €995.0M [6 est, €969.9-1.01B]; ordinary operating margin expected to come in significantly higher than the latest forecasts

        • ALVU.FP (Vente-Unique.com) -- reports Q1 revenue €50.1M, +11% vs year-ago €45.1M

        • KER.FP (Kering) -- reports FY recurring net income €1.31B vs consensus €1.35B; continues to deploy its strategy with aim of achieving a profitable long-term growth trajectory

      • Nordics

        • AKSO.NO (Aker Solutions) -- reports Q4 EPS NOK1.70 vs FactSet NOK0.97

        • EMGS.NO (Electromagnetic Geoservices) -- reports Q4 EPS $0.06 vs year-ago ($0.03)

        • VAR.NO (Vår Energi) -- reports Q4 EPS ($0.08) vs FactSet $0.05 [10 est, ($0.03)-0.11]; guides FY25 production 330-360 kboepd

        • CTM.SS (Catena Media) -- reports Q4 EPS cont ops (€0.02) vs year-ago (€0.47)

        • ELO.NO (Elopak) -- reports Q4 EPS €0.04 ex-items vs FactSet €0.06 [5 est, €0.05-0.07]

        • HPUR.NO (Hexagon Purus) -- reports Q4 EPS (NOK1.37) vs FactSet (NOK0.49) [4 est, (NOK0.52)-(0.46)]

        • MULTI.NO (Multiconsult) -- reports Q4 EPS NOK3.28 vs FactSet NOK3.80 [6 est, NOK3.06-4.19]

        • IPCO.SS (International Petroleum Corp) -- reports Q4 net income $0.4M vs FactSet $31.0M [7 est, $17-66.6M]; guides FY25

        • SVED.B.SS (Svedbergs Group) -- reports Q4 EPS SEK0.94 vs FactSet SEK0.77 [4 est, SEK0.67-0.84]

        • KEMIRA.FH (Kemira) -- reports Q4 EPS €0.31 vs FactSet €0.42 [7 est, €0.34-0.47]

        • WIHL.SS (Wihlborgs Fastigheter) -- reports Q4 EPRA NRV per share SEK93.58 vs year-ago SEK89.17

        • FG.SS (Fasadgruppen Group) -- reports Q4 EPS (SEK0.98) vs FactSet SEK1.83 [2 est, SEK1.40-2.26]

        • SANOMA.FH (Sanoma) -- reports Q4 EPS (€0.21) ex-items vs FactSet (€0.27) [5 est, (€0.33)-(0.24)], raises dividend +5% y/y, guides 2025

        • BRAV.SS (Bravida Holding) -- reports Q4 EPS SEK2.06 vs FactSet SEK2.25 [3 est, SEK2.19-2.36]

        • HANZA.SS (HANZA AB) -- reports Q4 EPS SEK0.71 vs FactSet SEK1.04 [2 est, SEK0.96-1.12]

        • MUSTI.FH (Musti Group) -- reports Q4 EPS €0.08 vs year-ago €0.17

        • TLT1V.FH (Teleste) -- reports Q4 EPS €0.08 vs FactSet €0.01 [1 est]; reinstates divi and guides FY25

        • STERV.FH (Stora Enso) -- reports Q4 adj EBIT €121M vs consensus €122.4M

        • DUNI.SS (Duni) -- reports Q4 EPS SEK2.14 vs year-ago SEK1.70

      • Benelux

        • BAR.BB (Barco) -- reports FY net income €63.0M vs FactSet €56.6M [6 est, €45-68.9M]

        • WHA.NA (Wereldhave) -- reports FY DRPS €1.76 vs guidance €1.75

      • Southern Europe

        • UCG.IM (UniCredit) -- reports Q4 net income €1.56B vs consensus €1.44B; FY25 guidance of net profit and RoTE broadly in line with FY24 despite macro headwinds

        • MB.IM (Mediobanca) -- reports Q2 net income €329.7M vs FactSet €306.1M [5 est, €299-314M], reaffirms FY25 guidance, raises 2026 targets (post EU close 10-Feb)

        • ILTY.IM (illimity Bank) -- reports Q4 adjusted net income €9.2M vs FactSet €11M; Board evaluating offer from Banca Ifis

      • Also reporting today

        • Earnings:

          • Austria: Telekom Austria (TKA.AV), EuroTeleSites (ETS.AV)

          • Finland: Fortum (FORTUM.FH), Olvi (OLVAS.FH)

          • France: Metropole Television (MMT.FP), EUROAPI (EAPI.FP)

          • Germany: Deutsche Borse (DB1.GR)

          • Italy: Cementir Holding (CEM.IM)

          • Netherlands: Wereldhave (WHA.NA)

          • Norway: Salmon Evolution (SALME.NO), Nordic Mining (NOM.NO)

          • Sweden: Investment AB Latour (LATO.B.SS), Fenix Outdoor International (FOI.B.SS), Sdiptech (SDIP.B.SS), Proact IT Group (PACT.SS), I.A.R. Systems Group (IAR.B.SS), Prevas (PREV.B.SS)

          • Switzerland: SGS (SGSN.SW), ams-OSRAM (AMS.SW)

          • UK: BP (BP.LN), TUI (TUI.LN), Dunelm Group (DNLM.LN), MJ Gleeson (GLE.LN)

        • Trading Update: Assystem (ASY.FP), Claranova (CLA.FP), Haulotte Group (PIG.FP), S&U (SUS.LN)

        • CMD/events: Pershing Square Holdings (PSH.LN),

    • M&A

      • MRK.GR (Merck KGaA) -- confirms discussions with Springworks Therapeutics on potential acquisition

      • DSFIR.NA (DSM-Firmenich) -- Novonesis to acquire dsm-firmenich's share of the Feed Enzyme Alliance for a total cash consideration of €1.5B

      • VBX.GR (Voltabox) -- announces management changes, exit of majority shareholder, acquisition of EKM Elektronik

    • Healthcare

      • ROG.SW (Roche Holding) -- Roche Holding's Flatiron to present three abstracts by poster presentation at ASCO GU

      • BIM.FP (bioMerieux) -- receives U.S. FDA clearance for its BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel Mid

      • COPN.SW (Cosmo Pharmaceuticals) -- appoints Andrea Cherubini as Chief AI Officer effective immediately

      • RLF.SW (RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding) -- announces European Patent Office decision to grant patent for RLF-TD011; previously received notice of allowance

    • Other

      • ML.FP (Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SA) -- Michelin exploring whether to speed up US investments to counter threat of tariffs - FT, citing CEO

      • AKSO.NO (Aker Solutions) -- announces contract for BalWin 1 Offshore Wind Project

      • PLX.FP (Pluxee) -- announces launch of €15M share buyback program

      • Carlyle Group's Nouryon reportedly confidentially filed for IPO; expected as soon as 2Q25 and potentially valued ~$13B - Bloomberg

      • Microsoft purchases 389 MW of electricity, renewable energy credits via VPPA with EDP Renewables

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • UBSG.SW (UBS Group) --to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank,

      • ALPHA.GA (Alpha Services & Holdings) -- to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs

      • EL.FP (EssilorLuxottica) -- EssilorLuxottica transferred buy at Jefferies; prior rating was hold

      • EQNR.NO (Equinor) -- to buy from hold at HSBC

      • FEVR.LN (Fevertree Drinks) -- Fevertree Drinks resumed hold at Peel Hunt; prior rating was reduce

    • Downgrades

      • BAER.SW (Julius Baer Group) -- to hold from buy at Kepler Cheuvreux

      • EDP.PL (EDP-Energias de Portugal) -- to equal-weight from overweight at Morgan Stanley

      • BIRG.ID (Bank of Ireland Group) -- to underperform from neutral at Mediobanca

      • EUROB.GA (Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings) -- to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs

    • Initiations

      • DIA.IM (DiaSorin) -- buy at Deutsche Bank

      • JYSK.DC (Jyske Bank) -- hold at Carnegie Securities

  • Data

    • Nikkei +0.00% to 38801.17

    • Hang Seng (0.62%) to 21389.29

    • Shanghai Composite (0.22%) to 3314.70

    • S&P futures (15.0) vs prior close of 6088.8

    • €-$ +0.0001 or +0.01% to 1.0309

    • $-¥ (0.08) or (0.06%) to 151.91

    • €-¥ (0.11) or (0.07%) to 156.57

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