Sweden's Nolato Q4 sales and EBITA miss estimates

Nolato AB

05/02/2026 13:08

Overview

Swedish polymer products maker's Q4 sales slightly missed analyst expectations

Q4 EBITA missed analyst estimates

Company expanding operations in Hungary, Poland, and Malaysia

Outlook

Nolato plans to focus on new materials and technologies for future growth

Company aims for increased profitable growth through organic and acquired expansion

Nolato proposes a dividend of SEK 1.70 per share for 2025

Result Drivers

MEDICAL SOLUTIONS GROWTH - Sales in Medical Solutions increased by 5% adjusted for currency, supported by investments in Hungary, Poland, and Malaysia

ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS CHALLENGES - Sales in Engineered Solutions decreased by 1% adjusted for currency

MATERIALS SEGMENT GROWTH - Materials segment grew by 10% adjusted for currency, driven by higher volumes in network equipment and new products in data centers

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Slight Miss*
SEK 2.27 bln
SEK 2.28 bln (4 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
SEK 151 mln
Q4 EBITA
Miss
SEK 236 mln
SEK 263.33 mln (3 Analysts)
Q4 Basic EPS
SEK 0.56
Q4 EBITA Margin
10.40%


*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "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 specialty chemicals peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Nolato AB is SEK66.50, about 11.4% above its February 4 closing price of SEK59.70

The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 19 three months ago

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