Stadler Rail seen down as weather-related disruptions weigh on FY results

Stadler Rail AG

19/03/2025 07:33

** Shares in Stadler Rail SRAIL.S are seen down 5.4% in Julius Baer pre-market after the Swiss trainmaker said FY24 results were heavily impacted by weather-related disruptions

** FY sales were CHF 3.26 bln ($3.72 bln) vs consensus of CHF 3.33 bln; EBIT was CHF 100 mln vs consensus CHF 107 mln

** Stadler says about CHF 350 mln in sales had to be postponed to 2025 and 2026

** Although order book remains strong, Stadler needs to show it can transform it into profits and sustainable cash flows, Vontobel analysts say

** "The unfortunate weather events of 2024 push out that timeline and uncertainties prevail in 2025," the broker adds

** The shares are seen at the bottom of the Swiss mid-cap index .SMIM

($1 = 0.8769 Swiss francs)

 (Reporting by Amir Orusov)

 ((Amir.orusov@thomsonreuters.com))