Positioned to take advantage of increasing power of digitalisation in order payment
Challenges remain in the payment activity, but the positioning in the software business should make Keyware an important player for the near future. FY19 key financials Group sales down by…
Name change to highlight strategic shift
While the weak environment impacts the oil & gas activities, the company maintains its strategic shift towards the renewables. The company will take the name of its current renewables division…
Staying on course with strategic roadmap after a volatile 2019
The 2019 performance was solid from a cash-generation perspective in spite of a volatile trading environment for the Protective Films division. The management’s well-placed focus in developing a diversified profit…
FY19: profits higher than our conservative projections
Cementir has published its detailed financial results which confirms our view regarding the company’s laudable cash flow management. Overall, the result is in line with our expectations, with Turkey performing…
H1 19: P&L disappoints but cash flow generation is intact
P&L figures disappointed the market. However, cash is king and investors should instead focus on FCF, which was maintained at a good level. Management maintained its guidance for FY 19,…
FY19 sets a sound foundation for growth in 2020
Following a challenging first half of the year, Chargeurs has closed a satisfactory FY19 in terms of revenue growth and sustained operational profitability. The sizeable investments carried out through 2019…
Strategic move towards museum servicing fully established
Chargeurs has taken a major step towards its goal of establishing global businesses in niche markets through the acquisition of D&P Incorporated, the US market leader in museum services. The…
An intriguing battery (materials) play, although execution is the key
Blackstone Resources should soon start benefiting, in cash-flow terms, from the operational start of its mining, smelting and trading assets. While the group, in 2019, made an interesting bet in…
Extra-financing to increase visibility
Crossject announced it has issued zero-coupon convertible bonds (€5.7m) at 92% of their nominal value, maturing on 31 December 2021, convertible at the lowest price between €2.30 and an average…
When cement goes green too
Cementir has announced a €100m additional green investment, and cost-cutting strategies in the ‘Industrial Plan 2022’ during the 9M 2019 results. To promote profitable sustainability, the investment is aimed at…
Green capex should drive EPS higher
In our opinion, the 300bp EBITDA margin improvement by 2022 as well as the back-ended green capex should drive EPS higher as soon as 2020, compared to our previous assumptions….
Reassuring end of year update
Dietswell released a positive end of year update. While the environment remains positive in offshore wind, the group has also signed several significant contracts in oil & gas. It seems…
A €2.6m non-dilutive issue
Crossject has announced it has obtained a €2.6m non-dilutive financing from IdVector Science and Technology, a European investor specialising in long-term non-dilutive financing of technology. The financing takes the form…
Another robust quarterly showing
Q3 revenues are showing robustness even though some of Protective Films’ end markets (Chargeurs’ main business) remain in the slow lane. Q3 sales up 1.7% lfl confirm management’s earlier observation…
Priority to organic growth
Overall, 9m results were in line with our expectations. Cementir has decided to invest in itself rather than going for a transformative acquisition. Following this earnings release, we expect to…
The challenge remains intact
Cash payments are dropping, pushing down the terminals and authorisations divisions, while the software activity is trying to offset these, mostly helped by EasyOrder and Magellan. Top and bottom lines…
Cooperation agreement with the US Department of Defense
Crossject announced yesterday it had signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Defense. This cooperation agreement consists, in our understanding, in developing Zeneo Midazolam…
H1: volatile crude prices impact results
While the renewables division pursues its development, the volatility in the oil markets has affected the oil & gas activities. H1 sales increased by 3% year on year, with management…
Initiation of coverage
Swissquote Group Holding is Switzerland’s leading online bank and one of the most renowned banks there. It has also managed to develop at the international level through either partnerships or…
P&L disappoints but cash flow generation is intact
P&L figures disappointed the market. However, cash is king and investors should instead focus on FCF, which was maintained at a good level. Management maintained its guidance for FY 19,…
Remarkable operational performance as group EBITDA turns positive
A slew of good news accompanies this release. The operational improvements at the Sines plant, and a surge in volumes vs. an exceptionally low base in H1 18, resulted in…
Organic growth recovery and a brighter outlook
A return to organic growth in the second quarter and the opening of a sophisticated production line in its Protective Films business has set the stage for a recovery in…
Software continues to drive up the top-line
H1 resulted in another relapse in profitability, mainly related to the current transition phase. We actually believe that it is a matter of time before investments bear fruit at the…
Europlasma’s restart
On 1 August, the French commercial court formally agreed on the refinancing plans to help Europlasma continue as is, albeit with new governance and massive dilution. We merely allow for…