20.08.2023, 5585 Zeichen

Marinomed: Marinomed Biotech AG reported a rise of revenues for the first half of 2023 (+7% to € 5.2 million after € 4.9 million in H1 2022), driven by a continued strong demand for the Carragelose products. The operating result for the period was € -2.9 million (H1 2022: € -2.5 million) due to increased R&D expenses and personnel costs. Marinomed was successful in obtaining the market authorization in Mexico as well as the expansion of the portfolio with an eye drop product and an anti-allergic product for the next season in 2024. Supported by excellent clinical data for its two Marinosolv-based product candidates Tacrosolv and Budesolv, the company pushed its business development activities in H1 2023 with the aim to enter a new partnership by the end of the year. Marinomed also entered the first long-term partnership with its Solv4U business for the dynamic Chinese healthcare market and the partner will now progress into further development with Marinomed’s support.
Marinomed Biotech: weekly performance: -3.52%

Vienna Airport: In H1/2023, the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport) generated revenue of € 428.1 million, comprising a year-on-year increase of 45.3%. This revenue development was mainly driven by higher passenger and aircraft-related income as well as improved Center & Hospitality Management and parking fees. EBITDA rose to € 177.4 million from the previous year whereas EBIT climbed to € 112.6 million. For the first time, Flughafen Wien AG achieved a positive financial result due to the lower interest expense and rising interest income. The net profit for the period before non-controlling interests doubled to close to € 82.7 million in H1/2023. The cash flow from operating activities doubled to € 197.9 million (H1/2022: € 96.6 million). n the period January to June 2023, passenger traffic at Vienna Airport rose by 44.3% to 13,327,604 travellers from the previous year, or about 91% of the pre-crisis level of 2019.
Flughafen Wien: weekly performance: 0.32%

Kapsch TrafficCom: Revenues and earnings at Kapsch TrafficCom Group were again impacted by numerous special effects. In addition, the past months were marked by two significant agreements that have a clearly positive impact on the financial situation and outlook of Kapsch TrafficCom: the restructuring of financing and the settlement of autoTicket GmbH with the Federal Republic of Germany in the arbitration proceedings. In addition, the contract for the tolling system in Gauteng Province, South Africa, was extended again until mid-December 2023. Revenues showed a slight increase of 1% to EUR 132 million. Although business increased as expected, a credit note to a customer in the amount of EUR 6 million reduced the growth. Adjusted for this credit note, revenues would have been EUR 138 million, 6% above the previous year, reflecting the growing market dynamics. In addition, Kapsch TrafficCom recorded a high order intake in the first quarter, the execution of which is expected to lead to a further increase in revenues. However, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were negative at EUR -3 million, compared to EUR 1 million in the first quarter of the previous year.
Kapsch TrafficCom: weekly performance: -0.95%

Andritz: International technology group Andritz has supplied its first carbon capture plant to the steel industry. The pilot plant started operating at voestalpine’s steel mill in Linz, Austria, in the second quarter of this year.he plant separates carbon dioxide from the flue gases resulting from iron making using an amine-based process designed by Andritz. The captured CO2 is filled into large industrial gas bottles and delivered to an Austrian energy storage company that is investigating new ways of making it available for re-use in steel production, fostering a sustainable carbon circularity and reducing the need for fossil fuel.
Andritz: weekly performance: 0.31%

Valneva: Valneva, an Austrian/French specialty vaccine company, today announced an agreement to increase the principal amount of its existing $100 million senior secured debt financing agreement with funds managed by leading U.S. healthcare investment firms Deerfield Management Company and OrbiMed. The add-on loan facility provides Valneva with immediate access to $50 million, with an additional $50 million available at the Company’s discretion until December 31, 2023. The increased funding will be used to further invest in R&D, as well as continued market access preparations and potential commercialization of Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine candidate.
Valneva: weekly performance: -11.29%

Addiko: Addiko Group, a Consumer and SME specialist bank active across Central and South-Eastern Europe (CSEE), achieved a profit after tax of €19.5 million +55%), which reflected the strong business development, successful pricing increases, provisions for legal claims and relatively benign credit losses. "Our Acceleration Program led to a successful first half of 2023 with improvements clearly visible in our business volumes, in our financial results and in the services offered to our customers,” said Chief Executive Officer Herbert Juranek. Net interest income rose significantly by 27.8% to €108.1m (1H22: €84.6m) with improved NIM at 3.67% (1H22: 2.96%). The net fee and commission income decreased by 9.7% YoY to €32.5m (1H22: €36.1m), mainly influenced by lost income from FX/DCC in Croatia following the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2023.
Addiko Bank: weekly performance: 2.44%

(From the 21st Austria weekly https://www.boerse-social.com/21staustria (17/08/2023)

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