Overview
Scandinavian contractor's Q4 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations, reaching NOK 12.1 bln
Pre-tax profit for Q4 was NOK 820 mln, up from NOK 558 mln in Q4 2024
Order book at year-end was NOK 47.3 bln, indicating stable future work
Outlook
Veidekke targets long-term profit margin above 5% by 2030
Company aims for annual revenue growth 2.5% above market growth
Veidekke plans to halve CO2 emissions by 2030
Result Drivers
INFRASTRUCTURE SWEDEN - Significant revenue growth in Infrastructure Sweden, aided by a non-recurring NOK 65 mln benefit from Euromining acquisition
NORWEGIAN OPERATIONS - Stable revenues with improved project profitability and capacity utilisation in Norway
HIGHER ACTIVITY LEVELS - Increased activity levels and better capacity utilisation improved profits across most operations
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Slight Beat*
NOK 12.10 bln
NOK 12.08 bln (3 Analysts)
Q4 Orders
NOK 10.10 bln
Q4 Pretax Profit
NOK 820 mln
*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 "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the construction & engineering peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Veidekke ASA is NOK181.00, about 0.9% above its February 11 closing price of NOK179.40
The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago
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