ASSAD puts BAA listing on agenda: what it means for ASSAD stock

Published on 10/14/2026 at 02:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

ASSAD's shareholder meeting on October 30 covers BAA's Algeria listing. For ASSAD stock, the plan targets 25 percent to 30 percent of the unit.

Algerian listing and financial pressure

ASSAD's October 30, 2026 shareholder meeting will address the BAA listing project.
The September 28, 2026 review targeted a 25 percent to 30 percent stake sale and 1 billion Algerian dinars.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, revenue reached TND 41.15 million and net loss reached TND 18.02 million.

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ASSAD (ISIN TN0007140015) has put the planned listing of its Algerian battery subsidiary on the agenda for October 30, 2026. Tustex reported on October 13, 2026 that the meeting will address the proposed listing of Batteries ASSAD Algérie, alongside a plan involving the company's own shares. The proposed transaction gives ASSAD a concrete capital-market route for its Algerian operations.

Three events shape the story

On September 28, 2026, the Algerian market authority's one-stop committee reviewed ASSAD's application to introduce Batteries ASSAD Algérie on the Algiers exchange. TeraFinances reported that the plan targets a sale of 25 percent to 30 percent of the subsidiary and a fund-raising objective of 1 billion Algerian dinars before the end of 2026.

On September 30, 2026, ASSAD's first-half financial figures showed revenue of TND 41.15 million, down 18.90 percent from TND 50.73 million in the first half of 2025. Leconomiste Maghrebin reported that the six-month net result was a loss of TND 18.02 million, compared with a profit of TND 0.23 million a year earlier.

What does the listing mean?

The Algerian project is designed to support industrial expansion rather than provide only a financial exit. TeraFinances said the subsidiary currently has capacity for 400,000 batteries per year and aims to reach 1 million units. The same report said the proposed capital opening could bring in a strategic partner, support new production lines and fund a recycling plant.

The timing matters because the first half exposed pressure in ASSAD's core operating picture. Export revenue fell from TND 23.37 million to TND 14.00 million, a 40.10 percent decline, while local starter-battery sales were comparatively stable at TND 27.15 million versus TND 27.36 million in the first half of 2025. TeraFinances reported that EBITDA fell to TND 2.69 million from TND 6.84 million, while operating profit dropped to TND 0.46 million from TND 3.66 million.

Balance sheet pressure remains material

The six-month figures also show why the Algerian listing is strategically important. ASSAD's gross financial debt stood at TND 73.40 million on June 30, 2026, while net financial debt reached TND 71.96 million, according to TeraFinances. Operating cash flow was TND 5.89 million in the first half of 2026, but closing cash was negative at TND 8.06 million.

The planned meeting therefore combines a growth proposal with a balance-sheet test: the subsidiary's expansion targets must be weighed against weaker exports, lower operating profitability and ASSAD's financing burden.