Intermoney | Aena (Buy, PO €215) has announced its 9m 24 results, and will hold a conference call today at 1pm. The figures, along with our estimates, are shown in the attached table. Based on September traffic levels that were well above pre-pandemic records (107% in Spain), Aena generated 9m EBITDA of €2,663m, or 125% of the 2019 figure, slightly above IMVe (€2,646m). We confirm our estimates, which we clearly…
Yesterday, in the face of the unleashed anger of the residents of Paiporta (Valencia), where more than fifty people have lost their lives due to the floods, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, chose to leave the kings and the regional president just five minutes after starting his official visit to the epicenter of the disaster, the enormous devastation caused by the torrential storms last Tuesday. The kings and…
Renta 4 : Results have met our revenue guidance (+2% vs R4e) and have largely outperformed at operating and net level: Ordinary revenues €1. 096m (in line vs R4e, +2% vs consensus and +9% vs Q3 23), EBIT, main magnitude, €111m (+12% vs R4e, +10% vs consensus, +25% vs Q3 23), EBITDA €140m (vs €114m R4e and +20% vs Q3 23) and net profit €70m (+9% vs R4e, +8% vs…
Cepsa has changed its name to Moeve, a rebranding that symbolizes its commitment to becoming a leader in the European energy transition and leaving behind its oil-related past. As part of its ‘Positive Motion’ strategy for 2030, this change also aims to accelerate its decarbonization and that of its clients, through an investment of up to €8 billion, of which more than 60% will be allocated to sustainable businesses, such…
The tax on energy companies, which the Government created due to the recent inflation crisis and wanted to make permanent, will expire on December 31. This comes after the period for submitting amendments to the bill aimed at achieving that permanence has concluded. The Treasury did not gain the support of Junts – crucial for advancing the initiative. The elimination of the tax on electricity companies will result in a…
The strong storm affecting mainly the east of the country has so far resulted in a provisional toll of 200 dead, 197 in the Valencian Community, two in Castilla-La Mancha, and one in Andalusia, according to information provided by the Government. These figures make this natural disaster one of the most severe in the last 75 years. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) stated this Wednesday that this Isolated High Level…
The Board of Directors of CaixaBank has accepted the resignation of José Ignacio Goirigolzarri as chairman of the bank, effective from January 1, 2025. From that date, Tomás Muniesa will assume the role as non-executive chairman of CaixaBank. José Ignacio Goirigolzarri is also voluntarily disengaging from all responsibilities he held within the CaixaBank Group. Gonzalo Gortázar, CEO of the entity since June 2014, remains as the first executive of CaixaBank,…
Intermoney | Ferrovial (FER) (Hold, Target Price €35) announced on Monday, after the market close, the amount of its interim dividend for 2024, which will amount to €330 million, or up 5% over last year, implying approximately €0.45/share. Shareholders will have until 22 November to choose to receive their dividend in cash or in shares, the latter being the default option. The ex-dividend date will be 6 November in Europe,…
The Spanish economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter, the same as in the previous quarter, and accelerated its year-on-year growth by two-tenths, reaching 3.4%, according to preliminary data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The growth of the Spanish economy is mainly due to public spending, which increased at a quarterly rate of 2.2%, a rate 1.6 points higher than the previous quarter, and to household consumption,…
Link Securities | According to reports filed with the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV), Zurich, a bancassurance partner of Banco Sabadell (SAB) for the past 16 years, has increased its stake in the bank’s capital to 3%, according to Expansión newspaper. This is the first communication of a major stake taken by the Swiss insurer in the bank. The transaction, registered with the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) last…