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VIG: Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) reported preliminary results for 2020. Premiums increased to Euro 10.43 bn. With profit before taxes of Euro 346 mn the company reached the upper end of the announced profit range of Euro 300 to 350 mn for 2020. This figure also includes goodwill impairments of around Euro 120 mn. The combined ratio was further improved to 95%, which means our goal of moving the combined ratio towards 95% has been achieved. "We will continue to focus on optimising our cost structure. Despite the turbulent times, we achieved very solid results and a stable operative performance. The ongoing pandemic makes it difficult to forecast the future development,” CEO Elisabeth Stadler commented. Based on current developments, Vienna Insurance Group expects premium volume in 2021 to remain stable at the level of 2020 and aims for a profit before taxes for 2021 in the range of Euro 450 mn to 500 mn, which means a return to the pre-crisis level. The insurance group is proposing a dividend of 75 cents per share.
VIG: weekly performance: 0.65%

S&T: After the order backlog already increased by 10% in 2020 despite the Corona crisis, the increase of the order intake of IT company S&T has again accelerated significantly in recent months. The largest order we received at the beginning of 2021 was from a medical technology company with a volume of more than Euro 62 mn. Furthermore, S&T was able to win public tenders from state or state-related rail infrastructure operators in the amount of more than Euro 81 mn in past months. The public sector also developed very positively with Euro 82 mn in new orders. In total, the company expects new orders to exceed revenues by around 20% in the 1st quarter of the current financial year. This will lead to an increase in organic growth in the financial year 2021, although there may be slight shifts in sales from Q1 2021 to subsequent quarters due to the current shortage of microchips. CEO Hannes Niederhauser: "The new financial year got off to a very encouraging start but there is a lot to do. 2020 was burdened by the Corona pandemic and at the beginning of the current financial year our business is affected by the chip shortage. Nevertheless, I am very optimistic that we will be able to at least meet or exceed our guidance in 2021, as in previous years, due to good customer demand."
S&T: weekly performance: 1.94%

Andritz: International technology Group Andritz has successfully started up next-generation disc filter technology with eight PrimeFilter D disc filters at Malaysia Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. The new PrimeFilter D is the latest Andritz innovation in thickening and fiber recovery, enabling the mill to handle higher feed consistencies and higher-freeness pulp, even in the most demanding applications, while in parallel offering significant improvements in terms of operation and maintenance.
Andritz: weekly performance: 2.54%

beaconsmind/Vienna Stock Exchange: beaconsmind AG is a new listing in the entry segment direct market plus at Vienna Stock Exchange. The Swiss-based software company enables location-based marketing campaigns for retailers. About 45% of the shares are in free float, according to the company. "After listing on Paris' Euronext exchange, we would like to address even more investors via the Vienna Stock Exchange. The direct market plus is ideal to boost trading in German-speaking countries. As a pioneer in the field of location-based marketing (LBM) software we enable retailers to make brick-and-mortar stores even more attractive, thanks to a shopping experience that integrates the advantages that they find online. Our solution bridges the gap between on- and offline, strengthens customer loyalty and increases revenues of our retail clients. We are pleased to be even more present on the capital market as of today", says Max Weiland, CEO of beaconsmind AG.

(From the 21st Austria weekly https://www.boerse-social.com/21staustria (09/03/2021)

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