Boliden Full Year 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

Boliden (STO:BOL) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: kr89.2b (up 14% from FY 2023).
• Net income: kr10.0b (up 65% from FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 11% (up from 7.7% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
• EPS: kr36.65 (up from kr22.20 in FY 2023).

BOL Production and Reserves

Zinc

• Production: 0.618 Mt (0.653 Mt in FY 2023)
• Number of mines: 3 (3 in FY 2023)

Nickel

• Production: 51,603 t (44,000 t in FY 2023)
• Number of mines: 1 (1 in FY 2023)

Gold

• Production: 672.8 troy koz (832.39 troy koz in FY 2023)
• Number of mines: 4 (4 in FY 2023)

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

Boliden Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 2.2%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 1.1%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Smelters segment contributing a total revenue of kr85.6b (96% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth kr76.3b amounted to 86% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The most substantial expense, totaling kr3.67b were related to Non-Operating costs. This indicates that a significant portion of the company's costs is related to non-core activities. Explore how BOL's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 5.9% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 6.1% growth forecast for the Metals and Mining industry in Sweden.

Performance of the Swedish Metals and Mining industry.

The company's shares are up 15% from a week ago.

Balance Sheet Analysis

While it's very important to consider the profit and loss statement, you can also learn a lot about a company by looking at its balance sheet. See our latest analysis on Boliden's balance sheet health.

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