PARIS, March 8 (Archyde.com) – The values to follow on Wednesday at the Paris Stock Exchange and in Europe where the futures contracts on the main indices suggest a slightly lower opening:
* THALES TCFP.PA announced on Wednesday an increase in its Ebit and its turnover in 2022, results driven by an increase in demand despite the persistent tensions in the supply chains.
* ADIDAS ADSGn.DE has announced that it plans to cut its 2022 dividend to 0.70 euros per share, from 3.30 euros previously, after a year marked by significant losses due to the breach of contract with American rapper Kanye West.
* CONTINENTAL CONG.DE – The automotive supplier saw its net profit fall 95.4% last year, to 67 million euros, but anticipates an increase in its margin and consolidated sales in 2023.
* CASINO CASP.PA announced on Tuesday that it has begun studying a new project to sell part of its stake in the Brazilian supermarket chain Assaí for an amount of around 600 million dollars.
* TOTALENERGIES TTEF.PA – Fuel shipments are interrupted on Wednesday at TotalEnergies refineries in France due to the continuation of the strike against the government’s plan to reform pensions, a spokesman for the French group said.
* AIRBUS AIR.PA announced on Tuesday that it had won 124 net orders and delivered 66 aircraft over the January-February period.
* ELIS ELIS.PA reported record revenue, Ebitda, Ebit and current net profit for 2022.
* BIOMERIEUX BIOX.PA announced organic revenue growth of 0.2% for 2022 and net profit down 24.8%.
* ORPEA ORP.PA announced on Wednesday an agreement in principle with the main banking partners providing in particular for additional financing via a secured syndicated loan in the amount of 600 million euros.
* EURAZEO EURA.PA recorded a net profit of 595 million euros in 2022 compared to 1.52 billion the previous year and a revalued net assets (ANR) which amounted to 127.1 euros per share, an increase of 8%.
* ATOS ATOS.PA – The group’s managing director, Nourdine Bihmane, confirmed on BFM Business on Tuesday that he “will study” the marks of interest of the Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky on his historical activities housed within Tech Foundations, several media report this Wednesday.
* Swiss competition authorities said on Wednesday that the four companies involved in an international investigation into an alleged fragrance cartel are GIVAUDAN GIVN.S, SYMRISE SY1G.DE, International Flavors & Fragrances IFF.N and Firmenich International .
* GEBERIT GEBN.S recorded a higher-than-expected net profit in 2022, the Swiss sanitary and plumbing group announced on Wednesday, which expressed a lack of visibility on its prospects due to “geopolitical uncertainties and current macroeconomic risks”.
* BRENNTAG BNRGn.DE expects its gross operating profit to decline this year due to an uncertain macroeconomic environment.
* SIEMENS SIEGn.DE was to announce on Tuesday an investment of more than $220 million to build a rail car manufacturing plant in North Carolina, the White House and the German group said.
(Written by Claude Chendjou and Laetitia Volga)