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Initiating coverage A serial incubator of digital businesses, trading at a material discount – Ceres has a demonstrated track record of building businesses from scratch and crystallizing value at attractive returns. The Company incubated D2C from ¥10mn to ¥4.9bn in revenue, grew labol's GMV approximately 70x in four years, and generated a post-tax MOIC of 6.6x and ~31% IRR on the YUMEMI investment over eight years.Read more

Q2 FY7/26 results update Prioritizing investment in human capital – Q1-2 FY7/26 results were mixed, with sustained high double-digit sales growth and stable high gross margins, with sustained improvement at the parent company level. However, this was offset by an accelerated recruitment profile, which resulted in negative YoY OP growth.Read more

Here are data based on 3rd quarter: BVPS ~ EUR 171.5 Normalized ROE: 13–16% Payout: 50–60% CET1 above SREP Regarding publish strategy for the 2026 Strategy target: Recurring revenues: EUR 1.1bn → > EUR 2.0bn Profit: EUR 0.5bn → > EUR 1.0bn CIR: 46% → <45% ROE: >15% (including 1–2 p.p. uplift from strategic initiatives) P/B: 0.8x → >1.0x Payout ratio: 40% → 50–60% Capital and risk CET1: 16.4% → >13% Assumptions NIM remains >3.2% (this might be difficult to keep) CIR improves toward 43% (now is cca 45%) Strong growth in fee income ( they plan to proceed with acquisitions) ROE 16–17% ( now is around 15%) Payout 60% Outcome BVPS 2030: ~EUR 250 P/B: 1.15x Share price: ~EUR 285 Cumulative dividends: ~EUR 75 Total value in 2030: ~EUR 360 Scenario is bullish but there is a room to achieve this. A possible future greater presence on the Croatian market, which is burdened with certain problems from the political past of relations between Slovenia and Croatia, would probably catapult the share above €360 by 2030.Read more

Key Takeaways Giftify (GIFT) is building an incentives and rewards platform anchored by CardCash, the nation’s leading secondary gift card marketplace, processing over $154 million in annual transaction volume. The global gift card market is projected at $680 billion in 2026, growing to $1,259 billion by 2031.Read more

Hektar REIT’s outlook looks more constructive now than it did a year ago, mainly because the trust is no longer relying only on a pure retail recovery story. Its latest full-year 2025 update showed fourth-quarter revenue rising 2.4% year-on-year to RM30.75 million , while net profit after tax increased 11.1% to RM5.90 million.Read more

Key Assumptions Metal Prices: Gold at $4,500/oz (80% above ~$2,500/oz) and silver at $100/oz (233% above ~$30/oz), held constant for simplicity. Real Inflation Rate: 8% annually, increasing operating costs (e.g., all-in sustaining costs, AISC) and potentially compressing valuation multiples.Read more

Fibromat (M) Berhad may not be one of the most talked-about names on Bursa, but from a fundamental perspective, the company is starting to look more interesting than many investors may realise. The group is mainly involved in erosion control solutions , geotechnical-related installation works , and the manufacturing and sale of in-house erosion control products.Read more

Rating: Buy / Value-Oriented Cyclical Compounder Style: Materials / industrial value with structural aerospace and recycling upside Core debate: Is Constellium just another cyclical aluminum processor, or is it a mispriced value-added aluminum platform with improving margins, strong cash generation, and underappreciated exposure to aerospace, packaging, recycling, and lightweighting? Executive view Constellium looks like one of the more compelling value-oriented names in the materials space.Read more

Bambuser: Valuation Analysis & Price Target 261 SEK Cash lasts for 7 years – 30 quarters! (MUST READ!) There are few occasions when the market offers a "free" asymmetry, where the downside is mathematically limited and the upside is structurally enormous.Read more