WEBVTT - Unilever Down, Galderma Rises, Monte Paschi Up

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<v Speaker 3>Now, let's look at some of the stocks on the

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<v Speaker 3>move today here in Europe. I'm Caroline Hepget and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>joined by Blueberg reporter Cloim mala Cloy. Good morning. So

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<v Speaker 3>it's been cult outside, but it might just be the

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<v Speaker 3>right time for ice cream still. Maybe is it Unilever's

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<v Speaker 3>Magnum deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely so.

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<v Speaker 4>Magnum ice Cream Company has started trading today in London,

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<v Speaker 4>Amsterdam and a little bit later in New York. So

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<v Speaker 4>the spin off of the ice cream unit for the

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<v Speaker 4>Unilever is now completed. It happened a month later than

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<v Speaker 4>originally planned because it was pushed back because of the

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<v Speaker 4>US government has shut down.

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<v Speaker 1>So now the focus is really going to be.

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<v Speaker 4>On Unilever's prospects as a standalone company, and given how

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<v Speaker 4>shares fell today for unile but perhaps the investor enthusiasm

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<v Speaker 4>isn't really there at the moment. And then for Magnum itself,

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<v Speaker 4>for this new company, they are also challenges of course

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<v Speaker 4>as well, So there's obviously a growing number of really

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<v Speaker 4>health conscious consumers, maybe people that don't necessarily want to

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<v Speaker 4>have ice cream. There's obviously, of course weight loss drugs

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<v Speaker 4>which limit appetite. And then it's also quite a capital

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<v Speaker 4>intensive business. So this is a part of Unilever that

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<v Speaker 4>was dealing with quite high production costs, quite high storage costs,

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<v Speaker 4>and that really weighed on margins. That's part of the

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<v Speaker 4>reason why there was a push to demerge that company.

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<v Speaker 1>But now perhaps Magnum can refocus.

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<v Speaker 4>The management team is quite well regarded by analysts, and

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<v Speaker 4>analysts are saying that the company can now really reinvest

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<v Speaker 4>in growth and really refocus after it really was all

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<v Speaker 4>about returns and cash under Unilever.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll see how that goes.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, it's an interesting time of year to be

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<v Speaker 4>to be listing an ice cream business. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>Apparently in the UK, in the factory they make about

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<v Speaker 3>six hundred million ice creams a year, the vast majority

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<v Speaker 3>for people here in the UK. So yes, we're still

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<v Speaker 3>eating the odd Madner, I would argue.

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<v Speaker 1>I am, and I am right.

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<v Speaker 3>Secondly, Skins Care in the Spotlight with Galderma, I read

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<v Speaker 3>that this morning. I can't say I know that name.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the story there?

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<v Speaker 4>So Loreal has double this steak in Galderma this morning.

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<v Speaker 4>So gal Demo is a company that is in skincareess

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<v Speaker 4>but is known primarily for making injectibles so botox, fillers,

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<v Speaker 4>et cetera. But then just in the kind of wider

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<v Speaker 4>dermatology space. So now the steak from Loreal is now

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<v Speaker 4>twenty percent, So that is doubled from the ten percent

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<v Speaker 4>that Loreal took last year. So it's really reinforcing that

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<v Speaker 4>investment in dermatology and trying to gain maybe a stronger

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<v Speaker 4>foothold as well in that injectibles market. And Liz have

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<v Speaker 4>said that the investment makes a lot of strategic sense.

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<v Speaker 4>You've got one company that has got their leadership in dermatology,

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<v Speaker 4>and then the other kind of brings that expertise as

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<v Speaker 4>a leading beauty company. Of course, Loreal being such a

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<v Speaker 4>big name, Galdamahs were up on the back of that,

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<v Speaker 4>but Lories are actually down, so it might be because

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<v Speaker 4>of Laura has been making so many deals recently. I

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<v Speaker 4>recently bought a South Korean brand called dr G. It

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<v Speaker 4>took a majority stake in a UK skincare brand called Medicaid,

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<v Speaker 4>so perhaps one too many deal for investors at this morning,

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<v Speaker 4>but for Galdermo was definitely seen as a positive.

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<v Speaker 3>Interesting, Maybe is it me or do I relate?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it may just be me?

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<v Speaker 3>Kate Winslet was talking about injectables and beauty just over

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<v Speaker 3>the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>I got picked up very widely. I saw did you

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<v Speaker 1>see that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, obviously very beautiful actress saying you know, we should

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<v Speaker 3>have the natural look was which I thought was interesting. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>in terms of Monte Pasci, Monte Tepasci reaffirming confidence in

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<v Speaker 3>its CEO. What about this bank?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so it reaffirmed that their confidence kind of reaffirmed

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<v Speaker 4>its support for the CEO's currently caught in a probe

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<v Speaker 4>into a takeover of Medio Banker. So Luis gilovaglio Is,

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<v Speaker 4>who's the CEO, is currently being investigated by prosecutors for

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<v Speaker 4>allegedly coordinating this Medio Banker acquisition with two big investors.

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<v Speaker 4>So that probe has really weighed on the shares, but

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<v Speaker 4>there seems to be maybe some relief from Montepesci. The

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<v Speaker 4>market regulator in Italy has ruled out the existence of

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<v Speaker 4>an undisclosed investor pact that involves PASKI and some of

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<v Speaker 4>its shareholders in that bid for Medio Banker, So that

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<v Speaker 4>development and then also the bank reaffirming that support and

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<v Speaker 4>that confidence in the CEO has been supporting that share

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<v Speaker 4>price today. So quite a good day for Pesci after

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of weakness over the last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>Mm hmm