Bankinter has been the first Spanish bank to publish its results. The bank´s shares have risen a modest 0.11% despite the good evolution of its business in the first nine months of the year. In this period profits increased by 7%, its ROE increased to 13.0 and its non- performing assets improved to 3.2%.
Even though Iberdrola reported net profits of €2.09 Bn in the first nine months of 2018, which means 13.5% less than in the same period of 2017, the group’s net ordinary profits, excluding extraordinary incomes, represented 38% more up to €2.05 Bn. The company also explained its hydroelectric and nuclear assets are not completely amortised.
Of the total of this initial loan, 3 billion euros will remain in the company, 2.2 billion will be repaid in the short term through asset disinvestment like the sale of Hispasat and 29.9% of Cellnex (already completed in June), while another tranche of 4.75 billion will be financed with bonds.
According to the company´s report to the regulator (CNMV), Gestamp had net profits of 163 million euros up to September, which is a 7% increase on the same period in 2017. The company had an income of 6.15 billion euros between January and September, 2.5% more than in the first nine months of last year, and 8.9% at constant currency rate.
Next 26 October S&P will revise its rating on Italy, currently BBB with stable Outlook. It could directly lower the rating one level to BBB-. While we wait for whether this happens or not, another agency, Fitch, has cut Banca Carige’s rating from B- to CCC+ believing that the bank will have difficulties in reinforcing its capital ratios.
Merlin Properties, one of the main property companies listed in the Spanish stock market, is studying creating alliances to buy part of the property portfolio of El Corte Inglés, Spain’s biggest retail group, which amounts 94 assets. The value of the portfolio is around €17.2 Bn, of which €15 billion euros are points of sale.
The Board of the supermarket chain DIA has issued a profit warning because of the fall in the volume of sales and the increase in operating costs, which has caused it to revise its estimation of Ebitda for 2018 to between 350-400 million euros. This reduction of the forecast for 2018 does not include the potential impact of hyperinflation in Argentina, a country which accounts for 15% of sales.
According to a report by the Study Services of BME on the ownership of shares, foreign investor participation on Spain’s stock market reached 46% at the close of 2017, the highest level in the historical series, with an increase of 3% over the course of the year, 9% in the decade, and 16% since 1992.
According to data provided to the regulator (CNMV) by the company, Repsol´s oil production amounted 691,000 barrels per day in the third quarter of the year, a reduction of 4.3% compared to the previous quarter and practically in line with the 693,000 barrels per day of the same quarter last year.
For the first time in its history AENA has published its strategic plan and set out its forecasts for its results for the next two years. In the plan, three pillars mark the direction of the group in this period: commercial income, construction and foreign growth.