WEBVTT - Schneider Electric Gains, Delivery Hero Dips, Exosens Up

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning, So let's think about the power gear maker

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<v Speaker 3>Schneider Electric having a very good day in markets.

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<v Speaker 4>But why Yeah, Well it's about big buyo back. Usually

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<v Speaker 4>that's always received it very well and that's no different

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<v Speaker 4>for Schneider Electric today. So it announced the buyo back

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<v Speaker 4>of as much as three point five billion euros through

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<v Speaker 4>to twenty thirty and so this is part of a

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<v Speaker 4>broader medium term strategy for the company. So it's targeting

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<v Speaker 4>a really big step up in profitability over those next

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<v Speaker 4>five years, and they'll be driven by really positive trends

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<v Speaker 4>in artificial integents of course, but also grid infrastructure and electrification.

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<v Speaker 4>So big driver of growth that the one has been

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<v Speaker 4>really talked about for Schneider has been of course data centers,

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<v Speaker 4>so it provides some of that equipment that's really key

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<v Speaker 4>to the running of data centers, so we're talking about

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<v Speaker 4>cooling technologies, serverax, electrical equipment, etc. And in its latest results,

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<v Speaker 4>Streider had said that the sales had really been boosted

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<v Speaker 4>by that growing demand for this AI infrastructure and so

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<v Speaker 4>that is something that will continue that it's hoping we'll

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<v Speaker 4>continue over this next five years. So we have this

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<v Speaker 4>strategy and also this big buy bag, this kind of

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<v Speaker 4>focus on capital allocation of really driving those shares this

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<v Speaker 4>morning and being welcomed quite warmly by the market and City.

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<v Speaker 1>Meanwhile, Food for Thought in their take on Delivery hero.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so Delivery Heroes is down this morning after being

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<v Speaker 4>downgraded to a cell rating by City ant List. So

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<v Speaker 4>the analysts mentioned that it will be facing increasing competition

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<v Speaker 4>in two regions of particular, so the Middle East and

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<v Speaker 4>North Africa, and its biggest competitor which is metal On,

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<v Speaker 4>which is the Chinese food delivery company. That is going

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<v Speaker 4>to be a real big challenge for Delivery hero and

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<v Speaker 4>that will really hurt growth and hurt the margin going forward,

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<v Speaker 4>according to according to City. And so we have seen

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<v Speaker 4>those shares coming down today and this comes just a

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<v Speaker 4>day after shares again actually quite a bit yesterday because

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<v Speaker 4>Delivery Hero had said that it was considering the next

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<v Speaker 4>strategic steps for the company in response to investor pressure.

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<v Speaker 4>So some investors are pushing for a sale of the

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<v Speaker 4>entirety or parts of that company to try and boost

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<v Speaker 4>profitability and try and turn things around for Delivery Hero.

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<v Speaker 4>And so the fact that the company had said it

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<v Speaker 4>was listening to those investors had boosted those shares yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>But now that downgrade is really weighing on that stock

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<v Speaker 4>and it looks like next year will be quite tough

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<v Speaker 4>for the food delivery company.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Meanwhile, a company that makes items for kind of

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<v Speaker 1>low light levels, I kind of nightgoggles, that sort of thing,

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<v Speaker 1>Exo Sense. What's been happening with them?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we have exo Sense in France Dntheon in Greece,

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<v Speaker 4>which are too smaller kind of defense names, and both

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<v Speaker 4>of them are making night vision goggles. And they've both

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<v Speaker 4>gained quite a lot this morning because they have signed

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<v Speaker 4>a five hundred million euro contract to provide night vision

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<v Speaker 4>equipment to the German and Belgian armed forces. So it's

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<v Speaker 4>the largest contract ever in the history of night vision technology,

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<v Speaker 4>at least according to those companies, and it's particularly big

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<v Speaker 4>for them because they are actually obviously obviously on the

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<v Speaker 4>smaller side than on the kind of level of ryin

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<v Speaker 4>Mattaw when we think about defense, and Bunstein analysts have

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<v Speaker 4>said that this was really supportive of that defense sector

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<v Speaker 4>in general after the recent sell off that we've seen,

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<v Speaker 4>in that this contract really supported the view that European

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<v Speaker 4>countries will be continuing and are continuing to invest in

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<v Speaker 4>their military and their defense efforts despite the fact that

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<v Speaker 4>we are actually perhaps moving closer to peace in Ukraine

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<v Speaker 4>and to the easing of those tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 4>So the fact that that contract, that big contract was

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<v Speaker 4>signed is essentially seen as a good sign for both

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<v Speaker 4>the companies involved, directly those two smaller companies, but also

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<v Speaker 4>for that broader industry where we have seen a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit of concern perhaps that there will be a pullback

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<v Speaker 4>in in spending.

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