SCA falls on "very weak" Q4 results

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA

30/01/2026 08:38

** Shares in Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) SCAb.ST fall around 4% after the Swedish forestry firm posted lower-than-expected Q4 profits

** It books its quarterly EBITDA at 1.24 billion Swedish crowns  ($140.06 million) against 1.34 billion crowns expected by J.P.Morgan

** JPM analysts note that main drivers for the weak quarter included lower average selling prices, weaker demand, higher maintenance costs than expected and FX headwinds

** "Results were expected to be weak but turned out to be very weak," says the brokerage

** Jefferies notes that SCA highlights the forestry industry is facing challenging market conditions with weak underlying demand

** Containerboard 4Q demand was weak in industrial and partially offset by ecommerce & consumables, it adds

** Share on track for its worst day since April 2025

** Shares in SCA's peer Billerud BILL.ST, which also reported on Friday, fall around 15% after the company reported its Q4 earnings negatively affected by weak demand in Europe and Asia

** Shares in peers Stora Enso STERV.HE and UPM UPM.HE down respectively 3% and 2%.

($1 = 8.8534 Swedish crowns)

 (Reporting by Agnieszka Gosciak-Rabalska)

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