Finland's Aspo Q4 net sales decline on ESL Shipping challenges

Aspo Oyj

16/02/2026 07:09

Overview

Finland's industrial conglomerate's Q4 net sales from continuing operations declined yr/yr

Comparable EBITA for Q4 improved to EUR 8.9 mln from EUR 8.0 mln

Company continues strategic evaluation, considering ESL Shipping divestment or partial demerger

Outlook

Aspo expects 2026 comparable EBITA from continuing operations to increase from EUR 29.4 mln

Company anticipates slow economic growth revival amid geopolitical uncertainty

Aspo plans profit improvement actions in ESL Shipping and Telko for 2026

Result Drivers

ESL SHIPPING CHALLENGES - ESL Shipping's Q4 performance was negatively impacted by weak spot market conditions and lower forest industry demand

TELKO MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Telko's Q4 EBITA improved due to higher sales margins from specialty products, despite declining volumes

M/S KALLIO DIVESTMENT - Sale of M/S Kallio contributed to profit improvement with a gain of EUR 9.6 million

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 EPS
EUR 0.29
Q4 Net Income
EUR 11.60 mln
Q4 Free Cash Flow
EUR 26.20 mln
Q4 ROE
29.40%
Q4 Sales continuing operations
EUR 119.30 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the marine freight & logistics peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Aspo Oyj is €8.00, about 0% even its February 13 closing price of €8.00

The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago

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