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Natixis released its Q4 20 numbers yesterday evening, but that was only a small detail in the light of the offer its main shareholder (BPCE) is planning to make on the 30% stake it does not own in the company, at a price of €4. This is well below the €19 IPO price but optimists will say it is well above the September 2020 price. However, this should not mask the erratic strategies of successive managements and is a stark reminder to any minorities.
Companies: NATIXIS
Natixis confirmed yesterday that it had found an agreement with H2O’s management to sell to it its own stakes (50.01%). This was expected following the Q3 20 announcements that Natixis was looking to sell the asset manager that has been causing much trouble to the whole group. No price has been mentioned but it should be very symbolic and is not a key point as Natixis is only looking at getting rid of the asset manager (it should free up a small amount of capital).
Natixis released yesterday its numbers for Q3 20. P&L numbers were mostly resilient as revenues were above expectations, while total expenses and loan losses were roughly in line with expectations. The most relevant news was about the future of asset manager H2O which is 50.01% owned by Natixis.
An article in the French newspaper Les Echos yesterday helped Natixis’ share price to outperform the banking sector (+7% vs +1% for the sector even if the share price is still down 53% ytd vs 40% for the sector). Some options regarding the future of Natixis are indeed being explored. This has been a recurring issue for some months now.
The H2O saga is continuing with another series of negative news regarding the faith of the illiquid bonds H2O has in its portfolio and which are linked to (controversial) German financier Windhorst. It looks, in the end, as if the asset manager never really managed to sell these bonds but may have used a complex montage with suspicious brokers.
Natixis released its Q2 20 numbers. The top line was rather disappointing due to losses in the equity division (CIB) offset, however, by good cost controls. Loan losses were in line with expectations and guidance for FY2020’s total loan losses is unchanged. The most important news from this release is the “departure” of CEO François Riahi after only two years. He is replaced by Nicolas Namias (BPCE’s head of group finance and strategy and Natixis’ former CFO).
Natixis is down about 5% following an article in the FT regarding the endless H2O matter. According to the FT, the UK’s financial regulator, the FCA, is probing H2O over the Windhorst bonds. As a reminder, a year ago, the FT already unveiled the high exposure of H2O to Lars Windhorst’s companies via some illiquid bonds. Lars Windhorst is a controversial German financier.
Natixis released its numbers for Q1 20. As expected these were mostly impacted by a sharp increase in loan losses and trading income has suffered from market dislocation at the end of March. Cost of risk is at 117bp on an annualised basis vs 60-65bp for the three other French banks but still slightly higher expectations. The CET1 ratio at 11.4% is 10bp higher qoq and 310bp higher than regulatory requirements (which have been recently softened).
After a strong opening (like other banks), Natixis is down about 8-9% due more negative news from H2O. The market has already been slashing its estimates on Natixis and its IM division due to falling financial markets (and the immediate impact on the AuMs and management fees). H2O has been a specific issue for one year and with “dangerous relations” between the AM and controversial investor Lars Windhorst. A sharp drop in H2O’s flagship funds will therefore add to the turmoil.
Natixis released its numbers for Q419. Top line growth was solid vs. expectations at a time when costs were strongly under control in the two main divisions (CIB and A&WM). CET1 ratio at 11.3% was 10bps above the 2020 CET1 ratio target but 20bps lower QoQ. DPS at 0.31€ was in line with expectations however (>80% pay-out ratio).
Natixis released its numbers for Q3 19. Gross operating profit was 7.6% higher than expected (+2.2% vs our own expectations), mainly driven by the Asset and wealth management division. The CET1 ratio at 11.5% was flat qoq. Management is now targeting a CET1 ratio of 11.2% by end-2020 (vs 11% previously) through a decrease in Natixis’ 2018–20 budget (minimum payout ratio of 60% is unchanged however).
Natixis released this afternoon its numbers for Q2 19. Net revenues were above expectations, mainly driven by the wealth and asset management division. With costs under control, the gross operating income is 16% higher than expected. H2O, which has been under radar for three months (investment in illiquid assets mainly focused on German financier Lars Windhorst), recorded positive inflows in July (total €-6bn for Q2 19).
Natixis is down about 6% today (Stoxx600 banks is down 0.7%). This follows the _FT_’s article on Tuesday regarding one of Natixis’ flagship asset managers (H2O).
Natixis released this afternoon its numbers for 2018 and Q4 18. As we are now used to in all Natixis’ earnings release, both P&L numbers and capital were more than decent. Total revenues at €2.25bn were 5.5% above expectations and 4.2% higher yoy (adjusted for the €259m loss on Asian equity derivatives already announced in December 2018). Better than expected numbers in the flagship AM division contributed to these numbers. Total expenses were 3% higher than expected and 2% higher yoy. Profit
On Tuesday evening (18 December), Natixis disclosed it is expecting a 10% decrease in Q4 18 revenues due to unexpected one-off losses amounting to about €260m (about €180m post-tax). Its share price was down about 6% yesterday as the market was digesting the news. Losses represent indeed about 1.5% of the total market capitalisation. Given the current market conditions, investors are more comfortable with demanding a higher risk premium to compensate for more potential unexpected losses to com
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Aviva’s Q1 22 trading update was slightly above our expectations although this remains very much tied to the top-line and profitability could be impacted as of H1. Do the operations really mean that much for the share price with high dividends as a back-up? The latter are expected to continue as the firm has stated that it will release capital above its 180% solvency ratio.
Companies: Aviva plc
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Duke has raised £20m in new equity capital, subject to shareholder approval, to fund their continued expansion. The new capital will also support the company's target of increasing their debt facility by a further £25m, and therefore providing a total of £45m of new capital to invest. The increasing scale and diversification of the portfolio is forecast to eventually increase free cash flow per share once full deployment has taken place and will allow Duke to seek a reduction in its debt facilit
Companies: Duke Royalty Limited
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