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EQS-News: Befesa S.A.: Befesa delivers €50m EBITDA in Q1, stable versus the previous quarter

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Befesa S.A.: Befesa delivers €50m EBITDA in Q1, stable versus the previous quarter

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  • Befesa S.A.: Befesa delivers €50m EBITDA in Q1, stable versus the previous quarter
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  • Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2023 came in at €50.1m, roughly stable from the preceding quarter (Q4 2022: €50.7m) and down 18% yoy (Q1 2022: €61.1m).
  • Zinc TC was set at $274/t for the full year 2023 (2022: $230/t) and retroactively effective from 1 January 2023.
  • As a result, Befesa expects the full year 2023 EBITDA at between €200m and €230m, -7% to +7% yoy.

EQS-News: Q1 2023: DWS Returns to Net Inflows

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Friday, April 28, 2023

ESG funds attracted net inflows of EUR 1.4bn in Q1

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  • ESG funds attracted net inflows of EUR 1.4bn in Q1
    AuM increased to EUR 841bn in Q1 mainly driven by market developments and net inflows (Q4 2022: EUR 821bn)
    Adjusted revenues at EUR 610m in Q1 (Q4 2022: EUR 634m; Q1 2022: EUR 689m), down 4% q-o-q among other things due to lower performance and transaction fees than normal given the current market environment and down 12% y-o-y
    Adjusted costs at EUR 404m in Q1 (Q4 2022: EUR 380m; Q1 2022: EUR 410m), up 6% q-o-q as the previous quarter included a favorable one-off effect and down 1% y-o-y
    Adjusted profit before tax at EUR 206m in Q1 (Q4 2022: EUR 254m; Q1 2022: EUR 279m), down 19%
    In the first quarter of 2023, DWS returned to net inflows.
  • Net new assets in Active, Passive including Xtrackers and ESG [1] products enabled the company to generate net inflows ex Cash of EUR 8.8 billion.
  • Adjusted profit before tax dropped quarter-on-quarter by 19 percent to EUR 206 million in Q1 2023 (Q4 2022: EUR 254 million; Q1 2022: EUR 279 million).
  • Net income was down 26 percent year-on-year (Q4 2022: EUR 107 million; Q1 2022: EUR 186 million).

SecurityScorecard Launches First and Only Security Ratings Platform with OpenAI's GPT-4 Search System, Providing Customers with Faster Security Insights

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

SecurityScorecard , the global security ratings, response, and resilience company, today announced at RSA the launch of the first and only security ratings platform to integrate with OpenAI's GPT-4 system.

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  • SecurityScorecard , the global security ratings, response, and resilience company, today announced at RSA the launch of the first and only security ratings platform to integrate with OpenAI's GPT-4 system.
  • The solution was developed by ScorecardX , the innovation incubator of SecurityScorecard, which designs and builds technological solutions to critical customer challenges.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230425005009/en/
    Through ScorecardX innovations, SecurityScorecard is accelerating security data analysis and improving its platform to help security decision-makers reduce their cyber risk.
  • SecurityScorecard’s OpenAI’s GPT integration represents the first security ratings platform implementation of natural language processing capabilities with which users can directly interact.

Single-Family Home Rents Continue to Rise

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

BOSTON, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentometer has released their Q1 2023 Rent Report for three-bedroom (3-BR) houses that are single-family rentals (SFRs). Rentometer collects data for all residential asset classes, but this report is focused on SFR because they are one of, if not the most, active residential rental asset classes today.

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  • BOSTON, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentometer has released their Q1 2023 Rent Report for three-bedroom (3-BR) houses that are single-family rentals (SFRs).
  • Home Rents on the Rise in Q1 2023: Double-Digit Price Increases in 60% of U.S. Cities
    The Q1 '23 report covers 426 cities that had at least 25 data points for Q1 '22 and Q1 '23.
  • It includes an analysis on year-over-year change in average rent prices by city for the first quarter.
  • Other notable markets with decreasing average rents are Hamilton, OH (-16%), La Quinta, CA (-14%), and Birmingham, AL (-12%).

Decoding the Quarterly SaaS Budget: Amid Economic Downturn, Vendr Report Provides Insights into Software Purchases for Transparent Decision-Making

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

To help companies make faster, more informed software purchasing decisions, Vendr today released its inaugural SaaS Trends Report: Q1 2023 .

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  • To help companies make faster, more informed software purchasing decisions, Vendr today released its inaugural SaaS Trends Report: Q1 2023 .
  • “The SaaS industry is facing a perfect storm of economic pressures and compliance demands,” said Vendr CEO + co-founder, Ryan Neu.
  • Top new purchases: Salesloft and Drata top the list of new purchases, displaying an emphasis on investing in sales/revenue alongside security and compliance.
  • To see Vendr’s entire SaaS Trends Report: Q1 2023, including the full SaaS leaderboard, product market share, pricing trends, and economic impacts on the SaaS landscape, visit: http://vendr.com/resources/saas-trends-report-q1-2023 .

JinkoSolar achieves AAA ranking in PV ModuleTech bankability ratings

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Friday, April 14, 2023

SHANGHAI, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar has been ranked in the highest 'AAA' category in the Q1 release of PV-Tech's ModuleTech bankability report, underlining the company's industry-leading metrics across manufacturing and financial indicators and leadership in N-type TOPCon technology.

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  • SHANGHAI, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar has been ranked in the highest 'AAA' category in the Q1 release of PV-Tech's ModuleTech bankability report, underlining the company's industry-leading metrics across manufacturing and financial indicators and leadership in N-type TOPCon technology.
  • In order to support its technology leadership status, JinkoSolar continues to invest heavily in research and development, dedicating 10 billion RMB between 2020 and 2022 to areas including advanced cell and module technology and specialty processes.
  • The company's new ranking also highlights its position as a leader in N-type TOPCon technology, which has been the catalyst for innovation and upgrade throughout the whole supply chain, from equipment to materials.
  • Building on the successful Tiger Neo's 22% platform for module efficiency, JinkoSolar has enhanced the product's mass production efficiency to 23% in 2023, with a product reaching an efficiency of 24% scheduled for 2024.

JinkoSolar achieves AAA ranking in PV ModuleTech bankability ratings

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Friday, April 14, 2023

SHANGHAI, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar has been ranked in the highest 'AAA' category in the Q1 release of PV-Tech's ModuleTech bankability report, underlining the company's industry-leading metrics across manufacturing and financial indicators and leadership in N-type TOPCon technology.

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  • SHANGHAI, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar has been ranked in the highest 'AAA' category in the Q1 release of PV-Tech's ModuleTech bankability report, underlining the company's industry-leading metrics across manufacturing and financial indicators and leadership in N-type TOPCon technology.
  • In order to support its technology leadership status, JinkoSolar continues to invest heavily in research and development, dedicating 10 billion RMB between 2020 and 2022 to areas including advanced cell and module technology and specialty processes.
  • The company's new ranking also highlights its position as a leader in N-type TOPCon technology, which has been the catalyst for innovation and upgrade throughout the whole supply chain, from equipment to materials.
  • Building on the successful Tiger Neo's 22% platform for module efficiency, JinkoSolar has enhanced the product's mass production efficiency to 23% in 2023, with a product reaching an efficiency of 24% scheduled for 2024.

Nodal Exchange sets new records and achieves second highest quarterly power trading ever in Q1 2023

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Nodal Exchange today announced strong performance in power, environmental, and natural gas trading in the first quarter of 2023.

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  • Nodal Exchange today announced strong performance in power, environmental, and natural gas trading in the first quarter of 2023.
  • In power, Nodal posted its second highest quarter ever in Q1 2023 with 833 million MWh power futures volume traded, just shy of Q1 2022’s record 850 million MWh.
  • In the first quarter of 2023, Nodal saw three of its five highest volume months ever in power futures trading, including a record January.
  • Open interest at the end of Q1 2023 was 226,306 lots, up 19% from 190,548 at the end of Q1 2022.

Repurchase of Truecaller B shares in week 14, 2023

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

STOCKHOLM, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- During 03 April 2023 and 06 April 2023 Truecaller AB (publ) (LEI code 549300TEYF1FA5G5GK26) has repurchased in total 569,397 own B shares (ISIN: SE0016787071) as part of the share buyback programme initiated by the board of directors.

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  • STOCKHOLM, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- During 03 April 2023 and 06 April 2023 Truecaller AB (publ) (LEI code 549300TEYF1FA5G5GK26) has repurchased in total 569,397 own B shares (ISIN: SE0016787071) as part of the share buyback programme initiated by the board of directors.
  • The share buybacks form part of the share buyback programme announced by Truecaller on 23 September 2022.
  • In accordance with the rules no additional shares will be repurchased during the "Silent Period" which lasts from 11 April 2023 until the release of the Q1 report on 11 May 2023.
  • Truecaller B shares have been repurchased as follows:

MAG Interactive AB (publ) publishes Interim Report September - February 2022/2023

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

"For an outside observer of our business, it can be valuable to see how quickly profitability bounces back when UA investments do not sequentially increase.

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  • "For an outside observer of our business, it can be valuable to see how quickly profitability bounces back when UA investments do not sequentially increase.
  • Our cash position has grown since Q2 last year, while concurrently growing the revenue base significantly through investments in UA.
  • We keep a very positive outlook for our business and aspire to continue our growth journey for many years to come," says Daniel Hasselberg, CEO at MAG Interactive.
  • This is information that MAG Interactive AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation.