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Acerinox’s Q3’22, weaker than expected (Ebitda -18%); prospects for Q1’23 improve

Bankinter | Acerinox has reported net profit of 741 million euros in the nine months to September, 99% higher than a year earlier. However, in the third quarter net profit dropped 22% to 133 million euros, due to a slowdown in activity in this period. The main figures compared with the company’s consensus for Q3’22: Revenues 2.175 billion euros (+28% yr/yr) vs 2.314 billion estimated; EBITDA 241 million euros (-18%…


ACS

ACS hikes stake in Texas motorway SH-288 to 78.38%; buys 12% more for €250 M

Norbolsa | ACS has reached an agreement with Clal Insurance via its subsidiary Iridium for the purchase of an additional 12.11% in the toll motorway concession SH288 in Texas. The cost is approximately 250 million euros. With this deal, the Spanish group strengthens its position as core shareholder in the motorway, now holding 78.38% of the capital invested in the project. This includes the financing, design, construction and operation of…


Cellnex

Cellnex sells 1.100 torres in the UK for €170 M

Bankinter | Cellnex has sold 1.100 telecommunication towers in the UK to Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) for 170 million euros. The EBITDA generated by the afore-mentioned towers would be around 8 million euros. So the sale price represents 21x EBITDA. Bankinter’s analyst team view: Good news for Cellnex. This sale is not for strategic or economic reasons. It was the commitment agreed with the UK regulator in order to approve…


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Iberdrola, Acciona, Ferrovial, EDPR will compete for some areas to be auctioned in California to install offshore floating wind turbines

Link Securities | Iberdrola, via its susidiary Avangrid, Acciona, Ferrovial and EDPR will compete for some of the five areas which will be up for auction in California to install offshore floating wind turbines. This will be the first offshore wind energy auction on the west coast of the US, as well as the first the country will carry out to support the potential development of offshore floating wind energy on…


Grifols

The possible claim Grifols is facing (54-274 €M) does not affect its credit history

Santander | Grifols could be facing a possible claim of 54-274 million euros, according to the newspaper El Economista. On Friday, it emerged that the Spanish blood plasma manufacturer would be facing a class action on the part of 54.000 donors in the state of Illinois, in the United States. The plaintiffs are arguing that Grifols has not complied with the state’s Biometric Privacy Law, since they have demanded that donors…


Iberdrola Avangrid

Iberdrola Requests 1 Month Delay For US Offshore Wind Project To Revise Conditions

Renta 4 | Iberdrola, via its US subsidiary Avangrid, has requested a one month suspension on the project Park City Wind in Martha’s Vineyard. This is due to the impact on the viability of the park of the global energy crisis, the hikes in interest rates and the increase in raw materials’ costs, according to the press. The project was assigned in 2015, with a planned investment of 3.5 billion…


Bankinter

After Good Results, Bankinter EP+4-6%, T.P. 7,30-7,70 Eur/Shr, Equalweight

Morgan Stanley | We are revising upwards our EPS estimates for Bankinter by between 4-6% after the good results (Q3) released on Thursday. This translates into a rise in our Target Price to 7,70 euros/share. + NII rose 16% QoQ, beating consensus estimates by 9%. +Now we expect the NII to grow 15% in 2022 and 25% in 2023 (13% above consenus). +Our new TP implies an upside of 24% from…


Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa Signs Biggest Contract For Offshore Wind Energy In Taiwan: 1.044 MW In Three Projects

Link Securities | Siemens Gamesa has signed two agreements with Hai Long Offshore Wind Project to supply wind turbines for three offshore wind projects in Taiwan, totalling 1.044 MW. This is the manufacturer’s biggest contract for this technology in the country, according to Europa Press. The agreements are specifically for the Hai Long 2A (300 MW), Hai Long 2B (232 MW) and Hai Long 3 (512 MW) projects and will use…


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Aena Chairman Tells Congress It Expects Profits Of “Several 100 Million” Euros

Link Securities |Yesterday in Congress, Aena chairman Maurici Lucena talked about the company’s budget. He flagged that Aena expects to generate several hundred million euros in profits which “will benefit all Spaniards”, due to the State’s 5% stake in the group, according to Expansión today. Lucena appeared in Congress to explain Aena’s budgets for 2023, although he did not provide any more details. That said, in the budget for 2022 Aena…


Grifols

Grifols Facing A Class Action In The US Related To The Biometric Privacy Law

Renta 4 | Grifols would be facing a class action on the part of 54.000 donors in the state of Illinois, in the United States. The plaintiffs are arguing that Grifols has not complied with the state’s Biometric Privacy Law, since they have demanded that donors provide their fingerprints, not destroy this information and exceed the specific objective for which it was registered. According to the plaintiffs this violated their…