OB:VEIConstruction
Veidekke (OB:VEI) Stock Climbs On Stronger Earnings And Tight Margin Discipline
Veidekke’s share price went into the Q2 release on a steady climb, with the stock closing at NOK199.2 and sitting on solid short term gains. The earnings headline is about profit power rather than revenue flash. Basic earnings per share of 3.7 NOK and net income of NOK495m underline a construction business that is converting a sizeable NOK12,336m revenue base into cash for shareholders. The question now is whether today’s price reaction reflects that improving earnings engine or whether...