24.02.2019, 4469 Zeichen

Uniqa: Austrian based CEE insurance group Uniqa reported figures for the financial year 2018. Total premiums written by the Uniqa Group (including the savings portion of unit- and index-linked life insurance) rose slightly in 2018 by 0.3 per cent to Euro 5,309.5 mn (2017: Euro 5,293.3 mn).  Operating result increased by 8.5 per cent to Euro 350.1 mn (2017: Euro 322.7 mn). Earnings before taxes of the group rose by 11.3 per cent to Euro 294.6 mn (2017: Euro 264.6 million). Net profit for the period increased by 27.5 per cent to Euro 235.1 mn (2017: Euro 184.4 mn). Consolidated net profit (net profit for the period attributable to the shareholders of Uniqa Insurance Group AG) increased by more than Euro 70 mn or 41.6 per cent to Euro 243.3 mn. CEO Andreas Brandstetter on the preliminary annual results: “2018 was a solid year for us in several respects. We expanded and obtained new customers in the 18 countries in which we operate. We further improved our combined ratio to 96.8 per cent, due to comparatively low expenses for weather damage among other reasons and increased consolidated net profit by more than €70 million to €243 million. Based on this expected result and our capital requirement that is at a strong international level of more than 250 per cent, we are able to propose the seventh dividend increase in a row of 53 cents.”
Uniqa: weekly performance: 5.76%

Valneva: Valneva SE, a biotech company developing and commercializing vaccines for infectious diseases with major unmet needs, reported  its full year financial results for the year ending December 31, 2018.  Valneva’s total revenues (on an AER basis) in 2018 were Euro 113.0 mn compared to Euro 105.3 mn in 2017. Product sales revenues in 2018 increased to Euro 103.5 million from Euro 92.6 mn in 2017, representing year over year growth of 11.7%. In 2018, Valneva generated a net profit amounting to Euro 3.3 mn compared to a net loss of Euro 11.5 mn in the prior year. David Lawrence, Valneva’s Chief Financial Officer, commented, “2018 has been a significant year for Valneva. We broke the Euro 100 mn threshold for product sales, made significant progress in R&D and successfully executed a strategic capital raise as part of our capital formation strategy. 2019 is already off to an excellent start with the new DoD IXIARO® supply contract and positive Phase 1 interim results for our chikungunya vaccine candidate. We are excited about continuing to execute our strategy and unlocking shareholder value.”
Valneva: weekly performance: 1.27%

Kapsch TrafficCom: A very strong third quarter largely helped Kapsch TrafficCom, a provider of intelligent transportation systems in the fields of tolling, traffic management, smart urban mobility, traffic safety and security,  make up for the disappointing results at the beginning of the fiscal year. The company generated revenues of Euro 533.1 mn in the first three quarters of 2018/19 (+5.2% over the same period in the previous year). EBIT was Euro 33.6 mn (-4.9%). After the first half of the year, EBIT was still 29.5% below that of the previous year. However, the write-down of a tax asset in Brazil in the amount of Euro 4.0 mn prevented an even better outcome. The EBIT margin was 6.3% (previous year: 7.0%). Based on the results for the first three quarters of 2018/19, Management expects revenues to increase in the current fiscal year. EBIT (excluding currency and special effects) is expected to reach the previous year’s level.
Kapsch TrafficCom: weekly performance: 0.60%

Do&Co: Catering company DO & CO recorded revenues in the first three quarters of the business year 2018/2019 in the amount of Euro 651.29 mn, a decrease of -3.0% or Euro -20.44 mn on the previous business year. The decline in revenue was particularly due to negative currency effects (EUR 82.1m). When excluding these negative currency effects, the Group would show a revenue growth of 9.2%. Consolidated earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of the group amounted to Euro 39.39 mn for the first three quarters of the business year 2018/2019, Euro -1.68 mn lower than in the previous year. The net result improved from Euro 19.52 mn in the previous year to Euro 21.99 mn in the first three quarters of the business year 2018/2019. As in previous quarters, DO & CO continues to evaluate possible targets for acquisition in various markets.
DO&CO: weekly performance: -3.70%

(From the 21st Austria weekly https://www.boerse-social.com/21staustria (21/02/2019)

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