In January, a cash dividend of €0.35 gross per share was paid out. The same amount will be proposed to the Annual General Meeting for distribution in July. With these payments, Repsol will increase cash remuneration for its shareholders by 11% in 2023, in addition to a capital reduction of 50 million shares. During the quarter, Repsol invested €1.726 billion, mainly in Spain and the United States. The company expects…
The reform of fiscal rules proposed by the European Commission will prohibit public spending from growing above GDP in countries with more than 60% debt or 3% deficit, which will have to present consolidation plans four to seven years ahead. Europe already has the new rules of the budgetary game proposed by Brussels on the table. After years of suspending deficit and debt targets to allow EU partners to fight…
BancaMarch : In Spain, industrial prices have moved into negative territory. The base effect of energy prices, as oil and gas are now starting to be bought with the prices after the invasion of Ukraine, have facilitated this moderation in production costs. Specifically, the industrial producer price index recorded a fall of -1% year-on-year in March compared with growth of +8% in the previous month. These data point to a…
Banca March : The new tool called Aggregate EU started its work yesterday and will receive 12-month demand forecasts from June onwards from the different European gas suppliers that wish to participate. From 3 May, these will be aggregated and studied to provide a joint demand proposal that will be launched to the market in search of bids. Finally, on 17 May, the supply and demand matches will be published,…
Link Securities | The Conference Board reported yesterday that the consumer confidence index fell in April to 101.3 points from 104.0 points in March, falling below the 104.1 points expected by FactSet consensus analysts. In April the sub-index measuring consumers’ perceptions of the current situation rose to 151.1 points from 148.9 points in the previous month, while the sub-index measuring expectations, based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business and…
The European Parliament is urgently demanding information from the Spanish government and the European Commission. The long-awaited report of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control, which visited Spain this past February to audit the use of EU funds in our country, is about to be published. The draft report details the main conclusions of this visit and describes the meetings held with the different agents and members of the…
The World Bank has sent a devastating letter to the Spanish government to demand payment of the awards that condemn our country to compensate the companies and investors affected by the retroactive withdrawal of the premiums granted to renewable energies. The ICSID, the World Bank’s international arbitration tribunal, reminded the PSOE and Podemos government that it cannot neglect its obligations and that it must compensate the companies that have suffered…
Alphavalue / Divancons | The Spanish company, in a consortium with the Sepcoiii company, has started commercial operation of Phase 2 of the Taweelah desalination plant, located in Abu Dhabi, following successful completion of the contractual tests. Specifically, it is the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the world (909,218 cubic metres/day) and the first to combine the production of drinking water with the generation of clean energy. The project…
Bankinter : Better than expected 1Q23 results in Sales, EBITDA and PBT. The main figures in the quarter compared to the market consensus (Bloomberg): Revenues €2,026M vs. expected €1,889M; EBITDA €332M vs. expected €315M; and PBT €96.9M vs. expected €51M. By activities, the performance is generally good in all areas, but the positive evolution of Water (+16.6% year-on-year in Revenues) and Construction (+55.7% year-on-year) stand out. Net debt stands at…
Alphavalue / Divacons | Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announced the nationalisation of the lithium industry, especially important for electric car batteries. State-owned Codelco will determine investments and exploitation by private companies. Chile is the largest producer of lithium. While it is claimed that this will not affect current contracts, it is a stark reminder of the insecurities for mining companies, and not only in Chile.