(RTTNews) - Skanska (SKAb.ST) said it has signed a contract with an existing client to build a data center in Georgia, USA. The contract is worth $75 million. It will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter of 2026. Construction will be completed in the first q
(RTTNews) - Skanska (SKAb.ST) said it has signed a contract with an existing client to build a data center in Georgia, USA. The contract is worth $75 million. It will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter of 2026. Construction will be completed in the first q
Fabio Principe/iStock via Getty Images New Mountain Finance ( NMFC ) is among the business development companies' common stocks that we want to buy. As many of you know, a large portion of the sector has fallen, and many of the common stocks currently trade at large discounts. We are searching for the best buy opportunities among them that will bring us not only income but also safety. NMFC curren...
Fabio Principe/iStock via Getty Images New Mountain Finance ( NMFC ) is among the business development companies' common stocks that we want to buy. As many of you know, a large portion of the sector has fallen, and many of the common stocks currently trade at large discounts. We are searching for the best buy opportunities among them that will bring us not only income but also safety. NMFC currently trades at a discount of close to 31% and has the high credit ratings "BBB-" by Fitch and "Baa3" by Moody's. The current market capitalization of the company is close to $800 million. NMFC by numbers ( New Mountain Finance ) Fitch's rating: NMFC's credit rating ( Fitch Ratings ) If you want to see our last article for the company from 2025, you can do it here. NMFC in Details Assets NMFC has close to 114 portfolio companies at the end of 2025. The largest part of its asset portfolio is in 1st lien debt (64%). You can see the total portfolio below: NMFC portfolio ( New Mountain Finance ) When we talk about the sectors, the portfolio is pretty similarly separated between the "Business Services" sector, "Software", and "Healthcare" - those are the biggest sectors in it. You can see more details below: NMFC sector exposure ( New Mountain Finance ) The total assets of the company in its last report are close to $2.9 billion, of which close to 95% are investments and only 2.7% are in cash. The non-accrual loans represent just 1.4% of the total portfolio fair value. NMFC's total assets ( New Mountain Finance ) Debt Below is shown the debt distribution of NMFC as of the last quarter. The structure is relatively balanced with well-distributed maturities after 2026. NMFC's debt ( New Mountain Finance ) Historical Performance The five-year average annual total return on NAV is close to 8.25%, which is higher than the peer group's 7.18%. And the average annual 10-year total return on NAV is around 9.37% - among 2.18% higher than the peer group. total returns on NAV ( CEFData website...
(RTTNews) - British American Tobacco PLC or BAT (BTI, BATS.L, BMT.DE, BTI.JO) announced Thursday the appointment of Dragos Constantinescu as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director with effect from September 1.
(RTTNews) - British American Tobacco PLC or BAT (BTI, BATS.L, BMT.DE, BTI.JO) announced Thursday the appointment of Dragos Constantinescu as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director with effect from September 1.
Hong Kong customs has seized about 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and other unlicensed goods worth an estimated HK$64 million (US$8 million) ahead of the World Cup finals in June. During the 19-day operation code-named “Dawnbreaker”, conducted by the Customs and Excise Department, three people aged 25 to 56 were also arrested on suspicion of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinanc...
Hong Kong customs has seized about 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and other unlicensed goods worth an estimated HK$64 million (US$8 million) ahead of the World Cup finals in June. During the 19-day operation code-named “Dawnbreaker”, conducted by the Customs and Excise Department, three people aged 25 to 56 were also arrested on suspicion of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. The operation cracked down on 37 cases between March 9 and 27 involving cross-boundary...
tum3123/iStock via Getty Images Emerging market economies recorded a sharp upswing in manufacturing costs during March, as the outbreak of war in the Middle East led to widespread increases in the price of fuel, transport and other commodities, as well as a rise in US dollar-denominated import prices. The latest PMI data showed that overall emerging market manufacturing input prices rose at the fa...
tum3123/iStock via Getty Images Emerging market economies recorded a sharp upswing in manufacturing costs during March, as the outbreak of war in the Middle East led to widespread increases in the price of fuel, transport and other commodities, as well as a rise in US dollar-denominated import prices. The latest PMI data showed that overall emerging market manufacturing input prices rose at the fastest rate in close to four years, with marked accelerations observed in parts of Latin and Central America, Southeast Asia and Central Europe. Emerging market manufacturing cost pressures accelerate in March The seasonally adjusted Emerging Markets Manufacturing PMI Input Prices Index rose sharply in March, climbing to its highest since June 2022 and signalling a marked increase in input costs across global emerging economies. Although the rate of inflation was less sharp than observed over developed markets, the uptick in price pressures compared to February was similarly steep. Of the 16 emerging market economies where manufacturing sector PMI data are available, 14 reported an acceleration of input price inflation in March. Some of the fastest overall rises in input costs were seen in Latin and Central American economies, such as Brazil and Mexico, but marked upswings in Input Prices Index readings were also recorded in countries across Central Europe and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Czech Republic, Poland and the Philippines. Comments analysis highlight impact of war on supply side Analysing the qualitative data provided by panellists to our global PMI surveys helps us to understand the extent to which the Middle East conflict shaped economic conditions in March. Comments showed that manufacturers faced increases in costs for a number of items, primarily oil, as well as oil-intensive inputs such as fuel, plastics and rubber. Shipping bottlenecks have also resulted in some manufacturers facing higher freight prices, as well as delays in input deliveries. Manufactu...