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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…

Stellantis Books 20.1 Billion Euro H2 Net Loss After Large EV Writedowns

Stellantis Books 20.1 Billion Euro H2 Net Loss After Large EV Writedowns

Stellantis reported a 20.1 billion euro net loss for the second half of 2025 after previously warning of substantial charges tied to its scaled-back electric-vehicle plans. Adjusted operating income was negative 1.38 billion euros for the period. The company took 25.4 billion euros in writedowns across 2025, which included cash payments of about 6.…

Trip.com Stock Slips as Margin Compression Dampens Strong Q4 Results

Trip.com Stock Slips as Margin Compression Dampens Strong Q4 Results

Trip.com reported substantial year-on-year gains in net profit and revenue for the December quarter, but a pronounced deterioration in adjusted EBITDA margin weighed on investor sentiment. Shares fell in Hong Kong trading amid concerns over margin pressure tied to international and domestic expansion, while the company also disclosed an ongoing ant…

Morgan Stanley Identifies Leading Australian Materials Names With Production Upside and Commodity Exposure

Morgan Stanley Identifies Leading Australian Materials Names With Production Upside and Commodity Exposure

Morgan Stanley has singled out a set of Australian materials companies it considers well placed to benefit from production expansion, supply chain shifts and supportive commodity dynamics. The bank’s selection emphasizes firms with strong cash flow potential, projects that can increase output, and exposure to key commodities such as base metals, ra…

Rakuten Bank Plunges as Parent Reopens Fintech Restructuring Talks

Rakuten Bank Plunges as Parent Reopens Fintech Restructuring Talks

Rakuten Bank shares dropped sharply to a near one-month low after Rakuten Inc said it would resume internal talks to combine its fintech businesses. The proposed merger would fold Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Card and Rakuten Securities into a single group. The move has reignited concerns about conflicts between the parent company and minority shareholder…

Taiwan market closes at record high as chip supply-chain names lead gains

Taiwan market closes at record high as chip supply-chain names lead gains

The Taiwan stock market ended Thursday with the Taiwan Weighted index up 2.75%, reaching a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Glass, Plastic and Electronic Parts/Components stocks, with several individual issues posting double-digit percentage moves. Commodity and currency markets showed modest shifts alongside the equity advance.

ENGIE to buy UK Power Networks in £10.5 billion deal

ENGIE to buy UK Power Networks in £10.5 billion deal

ENGIE has agreed to acquire 100% of UK Power Networks for an equity consideration of £10.5 billion, valuing the business at an enterprise level of £15.8 billion. The deal - which ENGIE says will be accretive from the first full year after completion - is conditioned on regulatory clearances and shareholder approvals and is expected to close in mid-…

Australian equities climb as S&P/ASX 200 closes at record high

Australian equities climb as S&P/ASX 200 closes at record high

Australian shares finished higher on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 advancing 0.51% to reach a fresh all-time high. Information technology, consumer staples and telecoms services led the market, while individual large-cap stocks saw pronounced moves in both directions. Trading breadth was modestly positive, and volatility and commodity benchmarks s…