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Spanish economy 9th April 2024

Banco Santander’s land development subsidiary LandCo reaches profitability target three years ahead of schedule

Link Securities| LandCo, the land development subsidiary of Banco Santander (SAN), has reached profitability three years ahead of its business plan, according to Expansión newspaper. LandCo manages 10,000 plots of land, after selling 4,000 assets since its creation in 2020. The real estate company expects to close land sales for more than €200 million this year. The firm’s land portfolio stands at €1.7 billion, compared to €2.1 billion originally. The…

Spanish economy 9th April 2024

Criteria becomes Telefónica’s largest shareholder with 5% of share capital

CriteriaCaixa has become Telefónica’s largest shareholder, with exactly 5.007% of the capital, up from 2.69% at the end of March. This stake, increased by 2.31% through market purchases and financial instruments and with a market value of €527 million – at Monday’s price (€3.97) – puts the industrial group one at hundredth more than Saudi Telecom (4.99%). BBVA holds 4.86% of the teleco’s shares, compared with 4.5% for BlackRock and…

Spanish economy 9th April 2024

Indra wins €15m contract to renovate St. Louis metro ticketing system (USA)

Alphavalue/ Divacons | The Spanish IT services and consultancy company has been awarded a contract for almost €15m to renovate the ticketing machines for the St Louis metro (Missouri, USA). Indra has indicated that the new machines will be “state-of-the-art” and will replace the current ones, which were also supplied by the company between 2006 and 2012 and were distributed in the 38 stations of the St. Louis metro network.

Spanish economy 8th April 2024

Puig’s investor education period begins: if banks detect interest, IPO announcement could be imminent

Link Securities | This week begins the so-called Investor education period for the fragrance, fashion, cosmetics and make-up company Puig, in which the banks coordinating the sale of the company’s shares will show dozens of large funds the accounts and possible valuation of the firm, according to the newspaper Expansión. This is a key step in deciding whether the transaction goes ahead and the price at which it will be…

Spanish economy 8th April 2024

Ferrovial, Acciona and Sacyr win €3,131-million contract for construction and 30-year concession for 35-km Lima ring road

Ferrovial (FER) informed the CNMV that the Anillo Vial Periférico Consortium formed by FER, Acciona (ANA) and Sacyr (SCYR) has been selected to develop the Anillo Vial Periférico de Lima (Peru) project under the concession format with an investment of $3.4 billion (about €3.131 billion). This amount includes contributions of public funds from the government. Within the consortium in charge of the project, FER, through its toll road subsidiary Cintra,…

Spanish economy 7th April 2024

Why Inditex is worth twice as much as Santander if it earns half as much

Aurelio Medel (5 Días) | Inditex, the textile empire controlled by Amancio Ortega, has become the Spanish company with the highest stock market value (145,000 million), a capitalisation that is almost double that of Banco Santander (74,000 million). But the surprising thing is that this difference in value bears no relation to profit, neither present nor foreseeable in the medium term. Inditex is today worth twice as much as Santander…

Spanish economy 6th April 2024

Justice ministry reopens Aena’s claim for costs caused by Covid

Intermoney | The Justice ministry has ordered the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAV) to re-examine the claim that Aena (Maintain, PO €170) presented at the time on account of the costs caused by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, according to Cinco Días. In December 2021, the DGAV denied any compensation to the operator, although now the Supreme Court has ruled that the administration should hear its arguments again,…

Spanish economy 6th April 2024

Iberia forecasts that purchase of Air Europa would allow Madrid airport to reach 100 intercontinental destinations

Link Securities | The Iberia airline is gradually unravelling its plans in the event that the purchase of Air Europa is successful, for which it is awaiting authorisation from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (the latest deadline is 15 July, but it can be postponed), according to Expansión on Thursday. The IAG subsidiary (IAG) explained that the merger would allow Madrid airport to reach 100 intercontinental destinations, twenty more…

Spanish economy 5th April 2024

Hungarian group Magyar Vagon launches €620-million takeover bid for Talgo

Ganz Mavag, the Hungarian consortium formed by state and private capital, today presented the prospectus of the takeover bid for 100% of Talgo at five euros per share with a maximum cost of €620 million. Talgo is currently trading at €4.3 per share. The Magyar investors remain committed to strengthening Talgo’s industrial capacity despite resistance from the Spanish government, which is reluctant to see the train manufacturer pass into the…

Spanish economy 5th April 2024

Bank of America regains 5.32% stake in Bankinter

Link Securities| Bank of America has raised its stake in Bankinter’s capital back to 5.32%, after reducing it to zero at the end of March, according to National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) records, Expansión reports today. The US bank clarifies that it has notified this stake because it has exceeded the exemptions provided by law and has specified that the purchases are not made on its own behalf, but on…

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