Feb 13 (Reuters) - Valmet Oyj VALMT.HE :
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,
WHICH IS
PLANNED TO BE HELD ON MARCH 26, 2025, A DIVIDEND OF EUR 1.35 PER
SHARE FOR 2024
* GUIDANCE FOR 2025: VALMET ESTIMATES THAT NET SALES IN 2025
WILL
REMAIN AT PREVIOUS YEAR'S LEVEL IN COMPARISON WITH 2024 (EUR
5,359 MILLION)
* ESTIMATES COMPARABLE EBITA IN 2025 WILL REMAIN AT PREVIOUS
YEAR'S LEVEL IN COMPARISON WITH 2024 (EUR 609 MILLION)
* SHORT-TERM MARKET OUTLOOK: PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES: VALMET
ESTIMATES THAT CUSTOMER ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN STABLE
* SHORT-TERM MARKET OUTLOOK: SERVICES: VALMET ESTIMATES THAT
CUSTOMER ACTIVITY IS GRADUALLY IMPROVING, BUT CAPACITY
UTILIZATION RATES AND PROFITABILITY LEVELS OF CUSTOMERS CAUSE
UNCERTAINTY TO SHORT-TERM MARKET OUTLOOK
* SHORT-TERM MARKET OUTLOOK: AUTOMATION: VALMET ESTIMATES
THAT
CUSTOMER ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN STABLE.
* DESPITE INCREASE IN ORDERS RECEIVED, VALMET'S NET SALES
AND
COMPARABLE EBITA DID NOT GROW IN 2024 AND WE SAW A CLEAR
DECREASE BOTH IN REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY IN PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT
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