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PARIS, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Stocks to watch on Thursday on the Paris Stock Exchange and in Europe where futures are pointing to a sharply lower opening after Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine:
* AXA AXAF.PA announced on Thursday that it had more than doubled its profit in 2021, thus drawing a line under the claims linked to the COVID-19 pandemic the previous year.
Read also: Axa doubles its profit in 2021 and raises its financial targets
* SAFRAN SAF.PA on Thursday published adjusted annual revenue of 15.26 billion euros, down 5.4% in organic data.
Read also: Safran announces adjusted annual revenue down to €15.26 billion
* ACCOR ACCP.PA announced on Thursday a turnover up 34% at constant scope and exchange rates, to 2.2 billion euros, for the 2021 financial year and a gross operating surplus of 22 million euros while it was negative in 2020.
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* BOUYGUES BOUY.PA reported Thursday annual results up with a turnover of 37.59 billion euros and net income group share to 1.13 billion.
Read also: Bouygues is aiming for a further increase in its turnover and current operating profit in 2022
* EIFFAGE FOUG.PA said on Wednesday that it anticipates further growth in its results this year, both in works and in concessions, after reporting consolidated turnover in 2021 up 14.7% and a result annual current operating income up 51.9% compared to 2020.
Read also: Eiffage posts current operating income up to 1,919 million euros
* GETLINK GETP.PA, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, reported on Thursday annual revenue and operating profit slightly above expectations, thanks to good cost control, but it did not however, did not announce any prospects.
Read also: Getlink exceeded expectations in 2021, refrains from providing outlook
* BUREAU VERITAS BVI.PA announced on Thursday improved annual results and the renewal of the mandate of the general manager, Didier Michaud-Daniel.
* FNAC DARTY FNAC.PA – The specialist distributor said on Wednesday that it would remain cautious for 2022 in view of the health crisis and inflation, after reporting a turnover up 7.4% and current operating income of 271 million euros, up 55 million euros compared to 2020. The group also indicated that it has partnered with Google GOOGL.O to improve its online sales services.
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* ERAMET EMRT.PA announced on Wednesday that it expects Ebitda of around 1.2 billion euros this year and its intention to pay a dividend of 2.5 euros per share.
Read also: Eramet doubled its EBITDA in 2021
* ORPEA ORP.PA announced on Wednesday the postponement of the publication of its annual results to April 30 at the latest, pending the conclusions of the investigations launched by the authorities and by the group itself after the publication in January of a book denouncing the treatment reserved for the residents of some of its nursing homes.
Read also: Orpea postpones the publication of the annual accounts to April 30 at the latest
* KORIAN KORI.PA – The manager of retirement homes on Wednesday set as prospects for this year continued development in its various business segments with organic growth above 4% after reporting a net result group share in 2021 of 117.3 million euros compared to 64.9 million a year ago.
* IPSOS ISOS.PA declared itself confident for this year on Wednesday, the group aiming for an operating margin between 12% and 13% in 2022 after having published an adjusted net profit group share of 209.2 million euros in 2021, up 61.4%.
Read also: Ipsos confident for 2022, aims for an operating margin between 12% and 13%
* SES SESFd.PA SESFg.LU expects its gross operating surplus to decline in 2022, due to a further decline in the video segment, the satellite group announced on Thursday.
* IAG ICAG.L is in advanced discussions with aircraft manufacturers over a reshuffle of its fleet of medium-haul aircraft which could see British Airways’ parent company opt for Boeing BA.Ns and Airbus AIR.PAs in order to renew a European fleet of narrow-body Airbuses, sources said on Wednesday.
* DEUTSCHE TELEKOM DTEGn.DE on Thursday reported quarterly profit and revenue above market expectations, thanks to the performance of its US subsidiary T-Mobile
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* ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV ABI.BR expects earnings growth this year after closing 2021 with stronger-than-expected results.
* The net profit of Spanish telecommunications company TELEFONICA TEF.MC quintupled in 2021, to 8.14 billion euros, after the sale of its Telxius tower unit and the merger between its O2 unit and the British Virgin Media .
* ADECCO ADEN.S expects solid growth in turnover at the start of 2022, the company specializing in temporary work and training announced on Thursday, after posting a turnover increase of 2% in the fourth trimester.
* SAIPEM SPMI.MI said on Thursday it would cut spending after posting a bigger-than-expected annual operating loss.
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(Written by Claude Chendjou and Laetitia Volga, edited by Jean-Michel Bélot)