Akzo Nobel dips on Q2 miss and narrowed guidance
** Shares in Akzo Nobel AKZO.AS are down 4.1% as the Dulux paint maker posted Q2 results short off expectations and sees its FY2024 guidance at the lower-end of the announced range
** Akzo registered an Q2 EBITDA of 400 million euros ($435.04 million), well below the 414 million expected by analysts
** It also said it expects its 2024 EBITDA at the lower end of its previously announced guidance of 1.50 billion-1.65 billion euros
** The guidance narrowing "does not come as a surprise" as it is "following other sector news" for Degroof Petercam
** The brokerage adds that volume momentum will be challenging in H2 due to "weak construction markets" and that there should not be "much room for price increases" either because of competition
** KBC says that although Akzo has improved in "earnings momentum" in recent quarters, the track record of the company remains too volatile
** Up to the previous session's close, shares were down 22% YTD
($1 = 0.9195 euros)
Reporting by Stéphanie Hamel and Charlotte Bawol
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