22 September, 2025
Ferrovial (FER SM)
High Risk

Nigel Stevenson
Spanish construction and infrastructure company Ferrovial does not currently raise any major specific accounting concerns. However, recognition of revenue and profits at its construction business are highly subjective, the potential impact of which is compounded by its low profitability. While judgements are also required for its infrastructure business, these should have less impact on earnings given inherently higher profitability. Nonetheless, in view of the overall high level of management discretion, we rate the company as high accounting risk.
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19 May, 2026
NEWSLETTER: GDS HOLDINGS
Do Data Centres Earn Their Keep?

Mark Webb
GDS Holdings is a reminder that an appealing industry can struggle to generate an appealing return. Data centres are one of the market’s favourite infrastructure themes: cloud demand, artificial intelligence, digitalisation, outsourcing, and the endless growth in data consumption all point in the same direction. On paper, that sounds like a very attractive place to be. The question, though, is...
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6 January, 2025
BARITO RENEWABLES (BREN IJ)
Medium Risk

Gillem Tulloch
We have few concerns over the accounting at Barito Renewables (BR) given the high level of regulatory oversight of its operations and financials. Our main concerns relate to the unrealistic share price performance and valuations of BR and other group companies which have worrying similarities to the scandal engulfing the Adani Group in India. We estimate BR’s fair value is...
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