Alphavalue | Even if the battle between Chevron and Occidental for Anadarko serves to remind us that financial discipline and oil and gas rarely go together, it remains far from its 2014 heights. The companies integrated in Tecnicas Reunidas have drastically restructures their cost basis in the last five years, to the consternation of the oil services sector.
Link Securities | … After these rises both indices and many shares are somewhat over bought, which is why no-one should be surprised that they pit stop, even more so when considering how much they have risen since the beginning of the year.
Renta4 | LetterOne has communicated to the regulator (CNMV) that it will further extend the acceptance period for its bid to 6 May inclusive (compared to 30 April before, and the 23 April originally established) after the company made public and advance of its Q119 results last week which continue to show a significant operational deterioration.
Igor de Maack (Natixis IM) | In contradiction of all the prophets of doom, the start of the year was one of the best of recent times. Despite a marked economic slowdown in the first quarter of 2019, buying risky assets has more than paid off. Publications of annual results and the first quarterly results contained no indications of a severe global recession.
Bankinter | Bankia has presented its first quarter results (Q12019). We highlight the principal figures compared to the consensus: Interest margins: 526 M€ (-4,7% vs 502 M€ expected); Gross margin: 813 M€ (-13,3%; vs 814 M€ expected); Operational margin: 357 M€ (-16,6%; vs 355 M€ esperado); Annual net profit: 205 M€ (-10,8% vs -40 M€ in Q4 18 vs 196M€ expected).
Banco Santander revealed its 1Q19 numbers. Intermediation margin (NII or margin of interest) € 8.68 + 3% yoy <€ 8.75 bn € e cons. Attributed net profit is 1.84 bn € -10.41% yoy against the 1.83 bn € estimated by the consensus, after a net charge of € 108 M for restructuring costs in the United Kingdom and Poland and assets sale. Ordinary profit has grown in seven of its ten main markets.
S&P Global confirmed the long-term credit rating “BBB +”, with a “stable” outlook for Iberdrola, backed by “solid” operating performance in 2018 and in 1Q2019.
Renta4 | Markets have advanced much in little time, with advances of 20% in Europe and 25% in the US in the last four months. This strong performance has been produced in an environment of clearly accommodative central banks, although the market “seeks” even more, discounting interest rate cuts both in the US (probability 50%) and in the Eurozone although to a lesser degree (probability 20%). At the same time, dissension is emerging in the heart of the ECB about the deposit rate
Renta4 | Q119 results are below our estimates across the whole account: -3% in interest margins; -4% in gross profits; -2% in net margin for lower operational costs than expected and -4% in net profits. Compared to the consensus, slightly below in interest margins and gross profits (-1% in both cases), and 1% above in net margins and net profits.
Bankinter | Good results for Iberdrola in Q1 2019, beating market estimates. The principal figures compared to the Bloomberg consensus are: income 12.599 billion euros (+12%) vs 2.494 billion euros; EBITDA 2.599 billion euros (+12% vs 2.494 billion euros; EBIT 1,632 billion euros (+185) vs 1.533 billion euros; Net Annual Profit 964 M€ (+15%) vs 871 M€; funds generated by operations 2.037 billion euros (+8.5%); Net debt 35.559 billion euros (vs 34.217 billion euros in December 2018).