Bulgarian stocks book best Q1 since the start of 2014

The main index of Bulgarian stocks SOFIX added 8.11% q/q in 1Q17, best performance since the start of 2014. The index booked fourth consecutive quarter on the upside adding 43% since the last down quarter – 3Q16. Generic drug pharma company Sopharma (3JR BU) contributed most to SOFIX’ performance over the quarter, adding 31% q/q… Read more


Sirma Group Holding

New research report: Sirma Group Holding – stepping up sales, R&D and streamlining

Sirma Group Holding missed FY2016 guidance but outperformed ELANA Trading analysts’ expectation. Growth accelerated in H2’16 allowing the Group to sustain sales performance above 20% y/y. Тop line expanded 22% y/y to BGN 41.5m as US sales advanced well together with strong domestic performance. Q3’16 was best in history followed by a strong Q4. Bottom… Read more


2017 dividend season started

2017 dividend season started

First dividend news came out with the publication of audited FY 2016 reports yesterday. Regular dividend providers REITs are investors’ favourites on dividends since by law they are obliged to distribute 90% of their profits as dividend. Biggest land REIT in Bulgaria Advance Terrafund (6A6BU) provisions BGN 0.154 DPS, yielding 7.3% at current quotes, according… Read more


Veselin Mareshki (photocredit: BGNES)

Mareshki, leader of Bulgarian nationalists’ party, lists a pharma company Pharmhold

Veselin Mareshki, leader of the Bulgarian nationalists’ party, lists Pharmhold (2PH BU), according to a notice by the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. Mareshki road to listing The Company has been aiming to list since 2015. Finally it received the right to apply for listing after battling the regulator’s denial to approve it as a public company… Read more



Sirma Group Holding online investors’ day

Sirma Group Holding presented 5-year forecast and US business development to investors

Sirma Group Holding (SKK BU) discussing new leaner structure and cloud, data and cognitive tech solutions as strategic areas of development – the Company announced that has been having meetings with key institutional investors in Bulgaria over the last two weeks discussing its new five year strategy post the 2015 IPO. Sirma Group Holding streamlining… Read more




Medica

Medica and Sopharma signed a revised merger agreement

Leading generic pharma producer Sopharma (3JR BU) and medical consumables producer Medica (5MA BU) signed a revised merger agreement, according to a regulatory filing with the stock exchange. Medica shareholders are getting 0.8831 Sopharma shares The revised agreement followed recommendations from the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) based on the initial agreement filed for approval. Both… Read more


Stara Planina Hold

Stara Planina Hold’s management proposes 6% higher dividend in 2017

Industrial company Stara Planina Hold’s (5SR BU) management proposes dividend payouts for subsidiaries within the group from 2016 profits, according to a regulatory filing with the stock exchange. This is 20th consequent dividend payout for shareholders of Stara Planina Hold, M+S Hydravlic, Hydraulic Elements & Systems PLC since 1997 till now. With Elhim Iskra dividend… Read more