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BaFin Widens Probe into Gerresheimer, Shares Plunge as Audits Expand

BaFin Widens Probe into Gerresheimer, Shares Plunge as Audits Expand

Gerresheimer shares fell sharply after Germany's financial regulator BaFin expanded its examination of the company's accounting, extending scrutiny of 2024 financial statements and launching a separate audit of the 2025 half-year report. The company has postponed its FY24 results and said it is cooperating with the audits amid leadership changes an…

Mobico posts EBIT ahead of forecasts but flags slower growth in new guidance

Mobico posts EBIT ahead of forecasts but flags slower growth in new guidance

Mobico Group reported full-year EBIT of £198 million, beating analyst expectations by 9%. Revenues for Remainco reached £2,760 million, a 6% increase but slightly below consensus. Management issued cautious guidance for the current year, forecasting EBIT between £195 million and £210 million and excluding potential upside from revised German Rail c…

Fluidra Posts Soft Q4 as Margins Fall Short of Estimates

Fluidra Posts Soft Q4 as Margins Fall Short of Estimates

Fluidra reported fourth-quarter revenue of €460 million, essentially matching sales expectations but with margins and cash EPS below consensus. Adjusted EBITDA fell short of estimates and gross margins lagged. The company provided 2026 guidance on an organic basis excluding foreign exchange, outlined a new cost savings program and reported a net de…

Man Group Posts Record Organic Growth as AUM Climbs 35%

Man Group Posts Record Organic Growth as AUM Climbs 35%

Man Group reported record organic expansion in assets under management (AUM), which rose to $227.6 billion at 31 December 2025, a 35% increase from $168.6 billion a year earlier. The firm attributed the rise to $28.7 billion of net inflows and $21.4 billion of positive investment performance. While inflows and market-share gains strengthened the co…

Cirsa Tops Guidance on 2025 Revenues; Issues 2026 Targets in Line With Street

Cirsa Tops Guidance on 2025 Revenues; Issues 2026 Targets in Line With Street

Cirsa reported full-year 2025 revenues of €2,339 million, a 9% increase that exceeded the company’s guidance range and modestly topped consensus. Adjusted EBITDA rose to €753.5 million, leverage fell to 2.7x, and the board proposed a €0.45 per-share dividend. For 2026, management issued revenue and EBITDA guidance that broadly aligns with market ex…

Aalberts posts weaker FY25 EBITA, forecasts modest rebound in FY26

Aalberts posts weaker FY25 EBITA, forecasts modest rebound in FY26

Aalberts N.V. (AMS:AALB) reported a 13% decline in FY25 EBITA to €410 million, slightly above market consensus, as organic revenues fell and margins contracted across its core segments. The company generated stronger free cash flow driven by inventory reductions, but leverage rose after acquisitions. Management expects a modest recovery in FY26 dri…

Howden Joinery Tops Forecasts and Unveils £100m Buyback

Howden Joinery Tops Forecasts and Unveils £100m Buyback

Howden Joinery reported fiscal 2025 pre-tax profit of £344.9m and EBIT of £355.3m, beating consensus by about 4%. The company attributed outperformance to internal factors, delivered roughly 4% sales growth against an underlying market decline, and announced a £100m share buyback to be carried out through fiscal 2026. Management pencilled in roughl…

Befesa Q4 revenue declines 10% as profitability improves on U.S. ramp-up

Befesa Q4 revenue declines 10% as profitability improves on U.S. ramp-up

Befesa SA reported a 10% year-over-year revenue decline to €291 million in the fourth quarter, weighed down by largely unchanged electric arc furnace volumes and foreign-exchange pressure on London Metal Exchange-linked pricing. Adjusted EBITDA rose 12% to €69 million, lifting the margin to 23.7% as U.S. operations in Palmerton increased utilizatio…