Independent Investment Research, The IDEA!

The IDEA!

The Idea-Driven Equities Analyses company (the IDEA!) is an employee-owned boutique providing independent investment research and financial consultancy services with a clear focus on the Benelux countries.

The company was founded in the summer of 2007 by Henk Slotboom and Maarten Verbeek, both with more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial sector.

The IDEA! differentiates itself by focusing on adding value through self-initiated in-depth, idea-driven investment research, as well as by bespoke research assignments for institutional investors, hedge funds and private equity. In addition, we provide market intelligence, strategic research and – together with our business partners – consultancy services to businesses.

In case you are interested in receiving more information, a sample of our products or an introductory meeting, please send a message to info@theidea.nl.

Independent Investment Research

The Idea-Driven Equities Analyses company (the IDEA!) is an employee-owned boutique providing independent investment research and financial consultancy services with a clear focus on the Benelux countries. The company was founded in the summer of 2007 by Henk Slotboom and Maarten Verbeek, both with more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial sector. The IDEA! differentiates itself by focusing on adding value through self-initiated in-depth, idea-driven investment research, as well as by bespoke research assignments for institutional investors, hedge funds and private equity. In addition, we provide market intelligence, strategic research and – together with our business partners – consultancy services to businesses. In case you are interested in receiving more information, a sample of our products or an introductory meeting, please send a message to info@theidea.nl.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In this edition: • ING | no real surprises in 1Q25; new EUR 2.0bn share buyback • Shell | clear beat of consensus almost across the board; new USD 3.5bn share buyback • Unilever | CEO pledges to accelerate the execution of the company’s strategy • Aalberts | tough start of the year – building shows first signs of recovery • Aalberts | completes acquisition of Paulo Products Company • March retail sales | +3.4% YoY in value and +1.0% YoY in volume terms • Dutch CPI | +4.1% in April • e-Commerce (logistics) sector | France considering imposing tax on small Chinese parcels</li></ul>

In this edition: • ING | no real surprises in 1Q25; new EUR 2.0bn share buyback • Shell | clear beat of consensus almost across the board; new USD 3.5bn share buyback • Unilever | CEO pledges to accelerate the execution of the company’s strategy • Aalberts | tough start of the year – building shows first signs of recovery • Aalberts | completes acquisition of Paulo Products Company • March retail sales | +3.4% YoY in value and +1.0% YoY in volume terms • Dutch CPI | +4.1% in April • e-Commerce (logistics) sector | France considering imposing tax on small Chinese parcels

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