Kingfisher, owner of the B&Q and Screwfix retail brands, has lifted its full-year 2025 profit guidance after posting profit growth in the first half (H1). The UK home improvement retailer reported a 0.8% growth in total sales, or 1.9% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis, reaching £6.8bn ($9.1bn) for the six months ending 31 July. Statutory pre‑tax profit increased 4.1% year-on-year (YoY) to £338m, while adjusted pre‑tax profit grew 10.2% to £368m. Gross margin widened by 100 basis points to 37.7%, lifting op ...

Key Takeaways Raymond James stock touched $176.65, marking a new 52-week high after a 16.2% three-month rally.Fed rate cuts and active M&A markets are boosting the firm's investment banking fee growth.Dividend hikes, share buybacks, and expansion moves support growth, despite expense pressures.Raymond James (RJF) shares touched a new 52-week high of $176.65 during Monday’s trading session. Over the past three months, the stock has risen 16.2%, outperforming the industry, the Zacks Finance sector and the S&P ...

核心观点 - 小型公司通过债务融资进行股票回购以支撑股价 但该策略引发市场对加密货币资产策略可持续性的质疑 [2][5][8] 公司策略转变 - 至少七家公司启动股票回购计划 涵盖在线游戏公司 高尔夫球车制造商 生物技术和数字资产公司 [2] - ETHZilla公司通过债务融资8000万美元支持2.5亿美元股票回购 股价较8月峰值下跌76% [4][5] - 电动汽车公司Empery Digital将债务额度扩大至8500万美元用于回购 其持有4.76亿美元BTC超过3.78亿美元市值 [6] - SharpLink Gaming Ton Strategy和CEA Industries等公司执行类似回购计划 [7] 市场估值异常 - 多家公司市值低于其持有的加密货币资产价值 反映投资者对该策略长期可行性质疑 [3][8] - Strive资产管理公司收购比特币资产重仓的Semler Scientific 凸显估值倒挂公司的并购吸引力 [3][4] 行业分析师观点 - 分析师认为债务融资回购行为表明策略失效 属于"垂死挣扎" 公司借债只为争取时间而非购买代币 [5] - 批评指出债务回购违背加密货币资产策略本质 该策略本应依赖数字资产升值推动股价 [6][8]

Photo by Steve Aland/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty ImagesGetty ImagesKingfisher shares soared following a strong first-half trading update, in which the DIY retailer raised its full-year profits forecasts.At 299.5p per share, the Kingfisher share price was last 18.8% higher in Tuesday business.The FTSE 100 company said total sales were £6.8 billion in the six months to July, up 0.8% year on year or 1.3% on a like-for-like basis.Kingfisher said it enjoyed market share gains in the UK, France and Spai ...

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 22, 2025) - Victory Square Technologies Inc. (CSE: VST) (OTC Pink: VSQTF) (FSE: 6F6) ("Victory Square" or the "Company") today announced its intention to commence a Normal Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB").Under the NCIB, Victory Square may purchase for cancellation up to 5,000,000 common shares, representing approximately 5% of its issued and outstanding common shares. The NCIB will commence on September 24, 2025, and remain in effect until the earlier of ...

IMPLEMENTATION OF A SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM Saint-Ouen, 18 September 2025, 7:30 a.m. (CET) Nexity announces the implementation of a share buyback program, pursuant to the authorization granted at the Shareholders’ General Meeting held on 22 May 2025. The buyback mandate covers a maximum of 200,000 shares. These shares will be fully allocated to cover free share plans, particularly in the context of employee share ownership schemes. NEXITY, LIFE TOGETHERWith €3.5 billion in revenue in 2024, Nexity has a natio ...

Amsterdam, 17 September 2025 EXOR NAV PER SHARE OUTPERFORMS MSCI WORLD INDEX In the first half of 2025, Exor’s net asset value (NAV) per share outperformed the MSCI World Index by 5 percentage points, supported by €1 billion share buybackDespite significant market volatility, Companies performed in line with the MSCI World Index with varied performance across holdingsLingotto delivered strong returns of 11% over the period, mainly driven by its public investmentsExor is well-positioned to seize significant ...

公司股票回购计划 - Dropbox批准15亿美元股票回购计划 相当于市值83亿美元的18% [2][4] - Nutanix增加3.5亿美元回购授权 总回购能力达4.61亿美元 相当于市值212亿美元的2.2% [5][8] - Salesforce增加200亿美元回购授权 总授权达500亿美元 当前回购能力257亿美元 相当于市值2310亿美元的11.1% [10][14] 公司市场表现 - Dropbox市值83亿美元 52周股价上涨28% 历史最高市值曾达170亿美元 [2][3] - Nutanix市值212亿美元 52周股价上涨31% 2025年新增2700家客户创四年新高 [6][7] - Salesforce市值2310亿美元 为全球最有价值科技股之一 [13] 业务发展状况 - Dropbox发展人工智能驱动平台Dash 面临云存储市场竞争压力 [3] - Nutanix在虚拟机管理程序市场与博通VMware业务竞争 受益于VMware定价策略变化 [7] - Salesforce客户关系管理软件领先 代理人工智能产品Agentforce在三个季度增加6000付费客户 [13] 股份变动情况 - Dropbox自2021年4月以来流通股减少35% 持续降低股份数量 [4] - Nutanix历史上股份数量显著增加 但2025年稀释率降至1%以下 自由现金流呈上升趋势 [9] - Salesforce自2022年11月以来流通股减少4.7% 季度回购支出平均20亿美元 [15] 回购计划影响 - 股票回购计划显示管理层信心 通过减少流通股提升每股收益等关键指标 [1] - Salesforce完全利用当前回购能力预计需要13个季度 为每股收益提供持续支撑 [15]

核心观点 - NB Private Equity Partners公布2025年8月31日月度资产净值估算 总资产规模13亿美元 当月资产净值总回报率0.9% 每股资产净值27.79美元[1][5] - 年初至今实现8600万美元资产变现 持有2.69亿美元总流动性资产 包括5900万美元现金及流动性投资和2.1亿美元未动用信贷额度[4][5] - 公司通过股票回购计划提升资产净值 8月以28%平均折价回购5.2万股 年初至今以29%平均折价回购92.1万股 累计提升每股资产净值0.17美元[5][8] 资产净值表现 - 8月资产净值总回报率0.9% 年初至今累计回报4.5% 一年期回报4.8% 三年期年化回报3.6% 五年期年化回报12.3% 十年期年化回报10.2%[3] - 同期MSCI世界指数美元总回报率显著高于公司表现 一年期回报16.2% 三年期年化回报19.1% 五年期年化回报13.4% 十年期年化回报12.1%[3] - 英镑计价的股价总回报表现疲弱 年初至今下跌7.0% 一年期下跌7.7% 但五年期年化回报达13.9% 十年期年化回报11.1%[3] 投资组合结构 - 投资组合地理分布高度集中 北美地区占比76% 欧洲占比23% 亚洲及其他地区仅占1%[10] - 行业分布相对均衡 科技媒体电信与消费/电子商务各占22% 工业/工业技术占18% 金融服务占14% 商业服务占12% 医疗保健占8%[10] - 按投资年份分布 2021年投资项目占比最高达18% 2019-2020年各占14% 2017-2018年各占13% 2016年及更早占10%[10] 估值与流动性 - 私人公司估值第二季度增长2.3% 年初至今增长1.9% 按恒定汇率计算[5] - 7%投资组合按8月31日估值 93%按6月30日估值 其中7%为公开证券 93%为私人直接投资[8] - 当月收到1300万美元部分资产变现收益 另有900万美元待实现收益将在未来数周完成[6] 前十大持仓 - Action公司估值9110万美元 占投资组合7.0% 为最大持仓[7] - Osaic公司估值6980万美元 占比5.4%[7] - Solenis公司估值6430万美元 占比5.0%[7] - Monroe Engineering公司估值4900万美元 占比3.8%[7] - BeyondTrust公司估值4760万美元 占比3.7%[7] - 未披露商业服务公司估值4140万美元 占比3.2%[7] - FDH Aero公司估值3910万美元 占比3.0%[7] - True Potential公司估值3850万美元 占比3.0%[7] - Branded Cities Network公司估值3750万美元 占比2.9%[7] - Mariner公司估值3510万美元 占比2.7%[7] - 前30大投资合计估值10.104亿美元 占投资组合总值78.2%[9]

TON Strategy Company (TONX) has repurchased over 250,000 shares of its common stock at $8.32 per share, well below its stated treasury asset value (TAV) of $12.18, the company said. The move is part of its recently launched $250 million buyback program and follows its pivot to position toncoin (TON) as the company’s primary treasury asset. The company also announced that it has begun staking its TON holdings to earn rewards by helping secure the blockchain networks, effectively using idle treasury asse ...