Previous Close | 12.48 |
Open | 12.48 |
Bid | 12.36 x 0 |
Ask | 12.49 x 0 |
Day's Range | 12.43 - 12.51 |
52 Week Range | 9.34 - 12.98 |
Volume | |
Avg. Volume | 29 |
Market Cap | 16.092B |
Beta (5Y Monthly) | 0.89 |
PE Ratio (TTM) | 8.94 |
EPS (TTM) | 1.39 |
Earnings Date | Nov 06, 2024 |
Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.80 (6.41%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 24, 2024 |
1y Target Est | N/A |
MILAN (Reuters) -Poste Italiane slightly raised its full year profit goal on Tuesday, after operating profit fell less than expected in the second quarter supported by a strong performance of the postal service's traditional parcel and mail business. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) came in at 782 million euros ($846 million) in the three months to the end of June, down year-on-year but well above a 713 million euro forecast in an analyst consensus compiled by the company. In 2023, second quarter EBIT stood at 799 million euros boosted by a non-cash capital gain on an acquisition.
Italy has held off approval of a decree to sell a stake in Poste Italiane, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, following resistance from ruling and opposition parties to loosen the state's grip on key public services. As part of its drive to sell state assets to rein in Italy's massive public debt, the government approved a decree in January allowing the Treasury to sell all or part of its 29.3 stake in the postal service, while retaining control through another 35% stake held by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). However, following widespread criticism for selling part of a strategic company, the Treasury told union representatives in May it would review the decree to place a smaller 13% stake, keeping 51% in state hands.
Italy's Treasury has picked accounting firm KPMG to put a price tag on PagoPA, a company handling digital payments to the public administration, as it prepares to sell the business to the state mint and postal service Poste Italiane, people close to the matter said. The prospect of PagoPA changing hands, though it would remain under state-controlled entities, has spread alarm in Italy's crowded banking sector, where many small lenders are struggling to keep up with rapid changes in the payments sector. Banks look with concern at the increasing presence of non-bank digital payment providers such as Apple, Google-owner Alphabet or PayPal, and fear that Poste could use PagoPA to strengthen its position in the digital payments market.