Davy Morning Equity Briefing

Nov 18, 2025

Irish banks

Unchanged domestic capital buffers

Domestic capital buffers remaining unchanged will not come as a surprise as conditions have not changed materially since the last review in June 2025. Domestic Irish buffers remain above eurozone averages, one of the key drivers of higher capital requirements in Ireland. Nonetheless, attractive capital generation and reported capital levels materially above management targets support strong capital distributions in the coming years.

Diploma plc

Strong FY2025 results

Diploma’s FY2025 results (to September 30th) reflect strong organic top line growth, margin expansion and 21% EPS growth. The operating performance continues to be very impressive. The adjusted EPS was 1% ahead of our forecast. Guidance for FY2026 suggests upside to our EPS forecast of around 2%.

Greencore Group

Solid finish to FY25; sale of Bristol site; confident tone on FY26 outlook

Greencore finished the year with strong FY25 adjusted operating profit delivery of c.£126m (Davy: £125m). Current trading in early FY26 has started positively, with management guiding for ‘another year of profitable growth’. Greencore has also announced the sale of its Bristol site to Compleat Food Group, and we continue to expect the Bakkavor deal to close in early 2026. At first look, we expect limited changes to our underlying adjusted operating profit forecasts.

Kenmare

Updated production guidance

Kenmare has issued a statement providing an update on its WCP A upgrade project and is updating its guidance for FY2025. The commissioning of WCP A is advancing and should be complete by end 2025. Some elements of the process have taken longer than expected, impacting guidance on production for 2025 but shipments and other guidance is unchanged.

CVS Group

Trading statement reflects results in line with expectations

CVS’s trading statement ahead of its AGM later today covers the four months to the end of October. Trading is as expected. The company expects to meet market forecasts for the fiscal year ending June 30th 2026. It continues to expect admission to the main market of the London stock exchange in early Q1 of 2026.