Santander Corporate & Investment | The Ministry of Ecological Transition has published its response to the regulator´s (CNMC) proposals for changes to the rules on the gas and electricity transportation and distribution networks and gas storage installations. Based on the four documents presented in CNMC before the 9 August deadline, the Ministry values the regulator´s proposals favourably.
Renta4 | The oil company has returned to the market for the first time since May 2017, closing an issue of 8 year bonds for 750 M€ at a price of 99.684% and fixed annual coupon of 0.25%, whose trading admission will be sought in the Luxembourg stock market.
The Spanish media company published its results for the first half and second quarter of 2019. The principle figures compared with the Bloomberg consensus are: Income 256.4 M€ (-7.9%) vs 253€ estimated; EBITDA 92.7 M€ (+0.8%) vs 87.3 M€ estimated; EBITDA margin 36.1% (vs previous 33.0%); EBIT 87.7 M€ (-1.2%) vs 84.3 M€ estimated; EBIT margin 34.2% (vs previous 31.9%); NAP 74.3 M€ (+3.1%) vs 65.9 M€ estimated and EPS 0.24€ (+9.0%) vs 0.18€ estimated.
Telefonica published its Q219 results. According to Bankinter market watchers, they are slightly better than expected: Income +0% to 12.142 Bn€ vs 11.981 Bn€ expected by the consensus. Operational profits -12% to 1.802 Bn€ vs 1.755 Bn€. Net profits -4.5% to 862 M€ vs 880 M€. Net debt 40.230 Bn€ vs 40 Bn€.
Morgan Stanley | We reviewed the European telecoms sector where we thought, confronted by an environment where there have been numerous profit warnings in the global technology sector (Ericsson, Hexagone, Netflix, Software AG, Tieto), together with our global recommendation downgrade from RV to UW, that the telecoms are well positioned to offer a better performance than seen in Q418.
The relatively poor performance continues. “So far this year, Spanish banks have been the worse performing subsegment in the universe of European banks we cover, with average fall of c.14% (total returns)”, analysts at Santander point out.
Link Securities | The ratings agency Moody´s downgraded its rating outlook for the Spanish banking sector as a whole from “positive” to “stable”, as a consequence of the banks´ slowing reduction of non-performing loans (NPLs).
The agency expects fewer disinvestments in 2019 than registered in 2018, when banks accelerated the sanitisation of their balance sheets.
For the ratings agency, the reforms the Spanish regulator wants to carry out include a significant change in methodology which means less income for the companies in the sector in 2021-2026.
Renta 4 | Bankinter is publishing its 2Q19 results on July 25, 2019 before the opening of the market. Maintain. Target price 8.1 eur / share. Our estimates point to a net interest margin of 284 million euros, + 5% yoy, and + 3% vs 1Q19 in a quarter where we could see some improvement in the MI / ATM (1.48 % R4e vs. 1.46% in 1Q19).
In a difficult year for the sector, major Spanish IT provider for the global travel and tourism industry Amadeus (AMS) has shown solidity in its operations thanks to the high visibility of its revenues (dependent on transactions vs. price) and the global reach of its business, well diversified geographically, analysts at Sabadell argue.