(IN BRIEF) GEA has completed its €400 million share buyback program, repurchasing over 9.5 million shares (around 5.53% of its capital) between November 2023 and April 2025. The shares, purchased at an average of €41.98 each, will be cancelled after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit
Tagged Annual General Meeting 2025, Bernd Brinker, capital return strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, dividend-free shares, equity reduction, ESG, financial performance, GEA Group, German companies, long-term growth., partnership, share buyback, stock repurchase, sustainability, sustainability initiative, sustainability-linked buyback, UNICEF Germany, value creation, Viva con Agua, €400 million
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has reported a disappointing financial performance in March 2025, a critical month for the quarter, despite a good overall start to the year. Sales in key markets such as NAFTA and China experienced a slowdown in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 30 April 2025, CHINA, cost base adjustments, currency transaction effects, EBIT1, EBIT1 margins, economic uncertainty, financial performance, Hexagon, March, NAFTA, operating margin, organic growth, Q1 2025, Q1 report, revenue, sensor sales decline
(IN BRIEF) BBVA is set to enhance its 2024 shareholder returns by paying a supplementary dividend of €0.41 per share on April 10, which, together with the €0.29 interim dividend from October, brings the total dividend to €0.70 per share—the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 2024 dividend, BBVA, capital management, CET1 ratio, European banks, extraordinary buyback, financial performance, interim dividend, profit distribution, share buyback, shareholder returns, Spanish banks, supplementary dividend, total shareholder return, €0.41 per share, €0.70 per share, €993 million
(IN BRIEF) SAP SE is recommending an increase in its dividend for fiscal year 2024, proposing €2.35 per share, a 6.8% increase over last year. The total dividend payout would amount to approximately €2.741 billion, reflecting a payout ratio of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ADR, Annual General Meeting, dividend, Exchange rate, Executive Board, financial performance, fiscal year 2024, non-IFRS profit, payout, profit distribution, SAP ADR holders, SAP news, SAP SE, shareholders, Supervisory Board
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA’s CEO, Mahmut Akten, shared the bank’s strategic priorities and 2025 goals during a meeting with Turkish media, discussing the global and local economic landscape. Despite global uncertainties, Akten expressed confidence in Türkiye’s economic program and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged artificial intelligence, banking sector, BBVA Group, customer experience, digital innovation, economic rebalancing, financial performance, Garanti BBVA, green finance, Mahmut Akten, sustainability, sustainable growth, Türkiye economy
(IN BRIEF) Rabobank posted strong financial results for 2024, achieving a net profit of EUR 5,163 million, up from EUR 4,377 million the previous year. The bank’s growth was driven by increased volumes across its commercial segments and its strong … Read the full press release
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Tagged 2.3 million members, CET 1 ratio, customer focus, FEC, financial performance, financial results, Food & Agri, global challenges, loan impairment charges, loan portfolio, local initiatives, market leadership, mortgages, net interest income, Net profit, non-performing loans, Operating Expenses, private sector lending, Rabo ClubSupport, Rabo TijdslotSparen, Rabobank, Return on equity, savings, Stefaan Decraene, sustainability, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) CANCOM Group concluded the 2023 fiscal year with remarkable financial results, including a 17.8% increase in revenue to €1,522.7 million and a notable rise in EBITDA to €115.7 million. CEO Rüdiger Rath attributes this success to strategic acquisitions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged CANCOM Group, EBITDA, economic challenges, ERP system, expansion, financial performance, forecast, integration, KBC Group, Market development, Operational improvements, profitability, revenue growth, Rüdiger Rath, Strategic acquisitions
(IN BRIEF) PNE AG reports a highly successful year in 2023, achieving or surpassing strategic goals outlined in its ‘Scale up 1.0’ strategy. With total aggregate output reaching €267.8 million and EBITDA hitting €39.9 million, the company is at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Expansion Strategy, financial performance, investment, Markus Lesser, PNE AG
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, Brenntag reported solid financial results despite market challenges, with sales declining by 11.0% due to lower prices and volumes. Operating gross profit reached 4,041.8 million EUR (-3.7%), and operating EBITA stood at 1,265.0 million EUR (-13.1%), … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management
Tagged Brenntag, Brenntag Essentials, Brenntag Essentials showed a resilient performance according to expectations. Especially the North America segment achieved a positive result, Brenntag Specialties, chemicals, Christian Kohlpaintner, dividend, eaarnings, Earnings per share, financial performance, financial results, Free cash flow, Guidance 2024, ingredients distribution, Kristin Neumann, operating EBITA, Operating gross profit, Outlook & Guidance 2024, partly compensating the de
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information and software solutions, has released its 2023 Annual Report, providing insights into its financial and non-financial performance, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) achievements. The report features the company’s initial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AGM, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Annual Report, David Sides, ESG, ESRS, European Single Electronic Format, European Sustainability Reporting Standards, financial performance, Jack de Kreij, Nancy McKinstry, shareholders, Sophie Vandebroek, sustainability, Wolters Kluwer, XBRL
Revenue grew 17 percent to DKK 27.0 billion. Consumer sales grew 13 percent. Operating profit was stable at DKK 7.9 billion. Net profit was DKK 6.2 billion. Free cash flow was DKK 3.8 billion. Market share gains globally and in … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 16-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone Group Plc (LON: VOD), a British multinational leader in technology communications through mobile, fixed, broadband and TV, has released its H1 FY21 results (ended 30 September 2020) delivering on its strategic priorities … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G, COVID-19, financial performance, FY21, Mobile, Nick Read, vodafone
Stronger financial performance thanks to stakeholder-centric leadership A new model of responsible leadership: mission, innovation and inclusion (PRESS RELEASE) DAVOS, 20-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The World Economic Forum in partnership with Accenture have unveiled their new study called Seeking New … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Management, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Accenture, Adrian Monck, capitalism, CEOs, climate crisis, economic fragility, Ellyn Shook, financial performance, growing inequality, Inclusion, INNOVATION, leaders, mission, Sam Hyland, stakeholder, stakeholder capitalism, stakeholder-centric leadership, Tourang Nazari, WEF, World Economic Forum
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