Renta 4 | Gestamp is a direct supplier for the main global light vehicle manufacturers. It makes the key components of any car: bodywork, chassis and mechanisms. It’s one of the few suppliers with global capacity and has a market share of around 15%.
The next few years should be good ones for CAF due to the sector’s positive situation and the company’s excellent positioning.
On Wednesday September 6, Renfe will submit a bid to develop what will be the first AVE train in the US, running between Los Ángeles and San Francisco in California. The bid fits in with the company’s internationalisation strategy.
Carax Alphavalue |After earning the unhappy reputation of being the protagonist in Spain’s biggest ever bankruptcy case, engineering and renewable energy company Abengoa could be worth taking another look as a summer investment bet – albeit a high risk one.
This week Spanish pharmaceutical firm Almirall issued a profit-warning, citing the negative impact of its US business. The stock price has dropped 30% in two days.
Pablo Fernández | A company uses its accounts (balance sheet and profit and loss account) and its annual report to communicate its past peformance and its current situation. But are these accounts a real reflection of the company’s financial health? Abengoa is a case in point.
Norbolsa | We consider the acquisition just announced by Vidrala in Portugal as attractive: a factory with high margins and with potential synergies given its proximity to Gallo; a purchase made at attractive prices and which will be immeditely EPS accretive.
Fernando Rodríguez |Bankia’s integration of BMN has transformed the stock in the eyes of analysts and fund managers: the restructuring period is over and now it’s time for growth. If the execution of the merger avoids the limited risks which it would seem to involve, the macroeconomic scenario in Spain, and interest rates on the rise in Europe, should favour the bank’s business and boost Bankia’s share price, which has already heated up of its own accord.
Abengoa is trying to finalise the details which will allow it to go ahead with the sale of Atlantica Yield (Nasdaq:ABY) which manages electricity assets and has an approximate market value of $2.16 billion (around 1.93 billion euros). Abengoa has two options for closing the sale: Firstly, the direct handover of its 41% stake in ABY to the funds, including Brookfield, secondly placing blocks of its shares on the market.
The board of directors of Bankia and Banco Mare Nostrum (BMN) have approved the merger of the two lenders via a share exchange of 1 Bankia x 7,82. Furthermore, Bankia values BMN at 825 million euros. The deal is expected to be closed in December this year, and will give rise to Spain’s fourth largest bank, bigger than Sabadell.