FLSmidth Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations

FLSmidth (CPH:FLS) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: kr.20.2b (down 16% from FY 2023).
• Net income: kr.1.02b (up 50% from FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 5.0% (up from 2.8% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by lower expenses.
• EPS: kr.17.91 (up from kr.11.95 in FY 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

FLSmidth EPS Beats Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analyst estimates by 8.5%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Mining segment contributing a total revenue of kr.15.5b (77% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth kr.13.7b amounted to 68% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to kr.2.55b (47% of total expenses). Explore how FLS's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to stay flat during the next 3 years compared to a 4.9% growth forecast for the Machinery industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in Denmark.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for FLSmidth that you need to be mindful of.

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