Q4 2025 SSAB AB Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- SSAB AB (publ) (SSAAF) achieved an improvement in safety performance, reducing lost time injury frequency to 0.56.
- The company maintained a strong geographical diversification with significant production in both the United States and Europe.
- SSAB AB (publ) (SSAAF) ended the year with a net cash position of SEK11.6 billion, demonstrating a strong balance sheet.
- The Board proposed a SEK2 dividend per share, indicating confidence in the company's financial health.
- SSAB AB (publ) (SSAAF) is investing in new technologies and products, such as the Hardox HiAce grade and a tempering loop in Mobile, to enhance its premium product offerings.
- Revenues were slightly lower than the previous year due to a weak market and geopolitical uncertainties.
- The operating result was impacted by maintenance outages and lower prices, leading to a reduction in EBITDA compared to the previous quarter.
- SSAB Europe faced a weaker market, being more sensitive to spot market and hot-rolled coil prices.
- The company experienced a negative impact from exchange rate fluctuations, particularly affecting SSAB Americas.
- The construction segment remains weak, with expectations for improvement only in the second half of 2026.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, to this presentation of the SSAB Q4 report. My name is Per Hillström. I'm Head of IR at SSAB. And presenting today, we have our President and CEO, Johnny Sjöström; and CFO, Leena Craelius.
And if we look at the agenda, Johnny will start with an overview of the year and the quarter. Then Leena will cover the financials more in detail and then Johnny at closing with the outlook and the summary. And at the end, we will have good time for questions. So by that, the floor is yours, Johnny.
Thank you very much, Per, and good morning to all of you. I will start by going through the summary of 2025. First of all, if you look at our safety performance during 2025, we can see that we had, again, an improvement in our lost time injury frequency, so we came down to the level of 0.56 which is, according to me, a good achievement. I think also, I want to point out that the total recordable also reduced, and that's
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