Outokumpu Q4 EBITDA Loss Widens To EUR 27 Mln

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Outokumpu Oyj OUT1V.HE:

• Q4 EBITDA EUR -27 MILLION

• Q4 SALES EUR 1,160 MILLION VERSUS. ESTIMATE EUR 1,199 MILLION

• Q4 EBIT EUR -83 MILLION

• Q4 ADJUSTED EBITDA EUR 10 MILLION VERSUS. ESTIMATE EUR 4.1 MILLION

• Q4 EPS EUR -0.14

• Q4 ADJUSTED EBIT EUR -45 MILLION

• Q4 NET INCOME EUR -65 MILLION

• PROPOSES THAT DIVIDEND OF EUR 0.13 PER SHARE TO BE PAID FOR YEAR 2025 IN TWO INSTALLMENTS

• ADJUSTED EBITDA IN Q1 OF 2026 IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER COMPARED TO Q4 OF 2025

• ADJUSTED EBITDA IMPROVEMENT IN Q1 OF 2026 IS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT MAINLY FROM RECOVERING STAINLESS STEEL DELIVERY VOLUMES, WHICH ARE FORECAST TO RISE BY 20-30% FROM Q4 OF 2025

• YEAR 2025 WAS MARKED BY SUBDUED DEMAND FOR STAINLESS STEEL, DRIVEN BY RISING UNCERTAINTY AND GLOBAL TRADE DISRUPTIONS, PRESSURING OUR PROFITABILITY

• Q4 STAINLESS STEEL DELIVERIES 365,000 TONNES VERSUS 391,400 TONNES SEEN IN VARA CONSENSUS

• OUTLOOK Q1: WITH CURRENT RAW MATERIAL PRICES, SOME RAW MATERIAL-RELATED INVENTORY AND METAL DERIVATIVE GAINS ARE FORECASTED TO BE REALIZED IN Q1

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