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Cellnex

Cellnex EBITDA up 23% at €654 M; guidance confirmed

Bankinter | Revenues up 26% at 881 million euros (vs 874 million estimated); adjusted EBITDA up 23% at 654 million euros (vs 658 million estimated) and recurrent cash flow 330 million euros (vs 328 million estimated). Bankinter analyst team’s view: Ther results are in line with estimates and confirm the company’s medium-term guidance (2025). We see a neutral impact on the share price. We maintain our Buy stance. Target Price 52,93…


energy sector

Tax on energy firms could mean €400 M for Endesa, €300 M for Iberdrola and €200 M for Naturgy

Norbolsa | The government has unveiled its proposal for temporary special taxes on energy firms. The tax would mean a charge of 1.2% on revenues in 2022 and 2023 and payment would start in 2022. We estimate the following impact in 2022e for the big Spanish utilities: Endesa 400 million euros, Iberdrola 300-320 million and Naturgy 160-200 million. The impact is a guideline, given that we still do not have…


Repsol-Alaska

Repsol boosts natural gas production, strengthens its position in US

Link Securities | Repsol has strengthened its offensive in the US to boost its natural gas output. According to sources consulted by el Economista.es, the group has reached an agreement with Australia’s Santos-Oil Search to take a 49% stake in a total of 46 exploration blocks in Alaska. At the same time, the Spanish oil and gas company has acquired a mining area from Abarta in the Marcellus basin and…


CaixaBank

The end of TLTRO would not lead to deposit war amongst Spanish banks: liquidity coverage ratios are at 233%; Caixabank top pick

Morgan Stanley | Spanish banks have underperformed 8% since their results, despite having beat NII estimates by 4%. The market is pricing in a slowdown in NII due to the increase in the costs of deposits with the end of the TLTRO and the start of competition anticipating what we are seeing in the US. Alvaro Serrano considers this to be an inaccurate analysis, given that the situation in the…


iberdrolaTC

Iberdrola teams up with Axa to develop four offshore wind parks in France

Renta 4 | Iberdrola would have reached an agreement with Axa for the development of four offshore wind farms in France, with a total of 1.750MW. Via the agreement, the French firm would have a minority stake in the event the projects are awarded to Iberdrola in the auctions expected to take place in 2023. The implementation is planned for 2030. Valuation: This is a repeat of the strategy of…


Indra Tecnocom

Indra enters US market with acquisition of Selex’s air traffic control business

Bankinter | Indra has bought Selex’s air traffic control business in the US. With this acquisition, the Spanish company, already one of the leaders in European air traffic control business, has now positioned itself in the US market. No details are yet known on the price of the transaction, but it is expected it will be completed in Q1 2023, once the relevant regulatory approval has been obtained. Analysts team’s…


Acciona

Acciona hands over to Norwegian authorities the biggest railway tunnel in the Nordic countries; the €1 B project was awarded in 2015

Intermoney | Acciona (Buy, T.P. 245 euros/share) and its partner in the Ghella consortium have handed over to the Norwegian authorities the biggest railway tunnel in the Nordic countries. The 1 billion euros contract for the project was awarded in 2015. The works included the design and construction of the twin tunnels for high speed railway lines of the Follo Line project, the biggest transport initiative developed in Norway up…


iberia IAG

IAG hopes to close 2022 with an EBIT(pre one-offs) of €1.1 B (vs consenus €619 M)

Banco Sabadell | The Q3’22 results show a very strong recovery in activity with capacity in line with expectations (81% vs ~80% estimated). However, the big surprise comes in the shape of the strong trend in prices (RASK 8,57 vs 7,79 BS(e) and 7,08), the highest level in the history of IAG. On the costs side, there is a surprise with fuel (32% of costs) which is -6% vs revised…


Iberdrola Avangrid

Iberdrola could divest some €2 B in renewables (total or partial) in the US given its high investment level

Renta 4 |According to press reports, Iberdrola’s US subsidiary Avangrid is preparing a plan via which the group is looking at divesting in some renewable assets (total or partial) to strengthen the balance sheet ahead of its investment plan over the next few years. This amounts to 14.6 billion usd until 2025, including the purchase of PNM (6.5 billion usd) if the courts allow that to materialise. The divestments could…


ACS

ACS recapitalises Abertis with €1B to enable it to acquire new funds or assets

Renta 4 | ACS, in agreement with Atlantia, have decided to write-off 1 billion euros of Abertis’ debt, allowing its own funds to increase by 40% and providing it with some support to tackle new investments. Valuation: News with no impact. We do not rule out that they continue to make moves which allow Abertis to obtain funds or assets which increases its position in the motorways business. Reiterate HOLD….