SOFIX KEEPS THE JUNE GAINS

Speedy AD (SPDY) announced a new dividend in the amount of BGN 6.20 per share or 3.1% dividend yield.

Trace Group (T57) announced a new dividend in the amount of BGN 0.40 per share or 5.6% dividend yield.

Agria Group (AGH) announced a new dividend in the amount of BGN 0.261764706 per share or 1.7% dividend yield.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) announced a new dividend in the amount of BGN 0.45 per share or 4.8% dividend yield.

Rodna Zemya Holding (HRZ) announced they had issued a bond issue in the amount of EUR 15 mln with maturity in 7 years and interest 6M Euribor + 1% p.a., but not less than 2.75% p.a. which will be used for investments in subsidiaries and brand development.

Global Gaming Solutions (GGS) announced Q2 2025 results, where revenues increased 2.5x to BGN 307 thousand resulting in a Net Profit of BGN 135 thousand. Active players increased from 6,603 to 10,191 YoY and average revenue per user increased from BGN 18.94 to BGN 30.17. The expectations are revenues to reach BGN 1.5mln and Net Profit to be BGN 0.5mln by the end of 2025. The company has promoted its lottery products via Viber and via 2 of the biggest retail chains in the country – Billa and Kaufland.

ü  Bulgaria’s business confidence indicator rose slightly to 18.4 in June 2025 from 18.2 in the previous month. Industrial entrepreneurs assessed the present production activity as favorable (5.9 vs 4.8 in May) and they were less pessimistic about the level of orders (-14 vs -16.1). However, the 3-month outlook for production activity (13.8 vs 18.9) and employment (7.5 vs 7.9) deteriorated. The uncertain economic environment and shortage of labour continue to be the main obstacles for the business development. Meanwhile, most managers expect selling prices in the industry to remain unchanged over the next 3 months.

ü  Producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 7.2% year-on-year in May 2025, slowing from a 12.3% advance in the previous month. This marked the seventh consecutive month of increase in producer prices but the softest since December 2024, as costs as costs moderated for all sub indices, namely; mining and quarrying (22.7% vs 24% in April), electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (18.9% vs 39.9%), and manufacturing (8.1% vs 9.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 2.1% in May, easing from a 4.4% drop in the preceding period.