K+S AG (CHIX:SDFd)

€ 15.01 (0%) Market Cap: 2.65 Bil Enterprise Value: 2.04 Bil PE Ratio: 1,481.00 PB Ratio: 0.43 GF Score: 77/100

Q4 2024 K+S AG Earnings Call Transcript

Mar 13, 2025 / 12:00 PM GMT

Release Date Price: €13.37 (-5.71%)

Transcript

Key Points

Positve

K+S AG (KPLUF) reported a better-than-expected free cash flow of €62 million.
The company achieved an EBITDA of €558 million, benefiting from its global positioning and strong specialties business.
K+S AG (KPLUF) expects strong potash demand worldwide, creating a promising environment for the spring season.
The company has a flexible product portfolio, allowing it to adapt to markets with the highest netbacks.
K+S AG (KPLUF) has a robust hedging strategy, with 50% of its gas consumption hedged at favorable rates.

Negative

The company faces challenges from low potash prices, which could impact future earnings.
Higher energy and HR costs are expected to affect the company's EBITDA.
K+S AG (KPLUF) has limited capacity, which restricts its ability to meet strong demand.
The company anticipates elevated CapEx, which could impact free cash flow.
There is uncertainty regarding the potential impact of US tariffs on Canadian products, which could affect regional price developments.

Refinitiv StreetEvents Event Transcript
E D I T E D V E R S I O N

SDFGn.DE - K+S AG
Q4 2024 K+S AG Earnings Call
Mar 13, 2025 / 12:00PM GMT

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Right Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the KS full year 2024 earnings call. We hope you had a chance to review our posted slides as well as our documents available on our website. After some opening remarks by Doctor Loo, we will directly jump into Q&A.

Some technical notes, please refer to our disclaimer on page 2 of the presentation. Then a note on data privacy. Please note that the team session will be recorded, webcasted, and be available as a replay on our homepage afterwards. People asking a question in the team session have to be aware that by turning on their camera and microphone they give consent to saving and replaying video and audio sequences. Now I would like to turn over to Doctor Laur for the opening remarks.

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