Q1 2025 REC Silicon ASA Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- REC Silicon ASA (RNWEF) is actively working on further financing options for restructuring, indicating a proactive approach to financial management.
- The company has managed to fix a significant portion of its key input materials, reducing exposure to tariff impacts.
- There is a slight increase in total sales volume, suggesting some positive movement in sales despite challenges.
- REC Silicon ASA (RNWEF) is targeting a reduction in SG&A expenses, aiming for a more optimized cost structure by year-end.
- The company received a $4 billion loan from Hanwha International, providing crucial financial support during restructuring.
- REC Silicon ASA (RNWEF) reported an EBITDA loss of $4.6 billion from continuing operations, highlighting significant financial challenges.
- Sales revenues are under pressure due to trade actions, channel inventory imbalances, and market softness, impacting cash flow.
- Shipments to Southeast Asia and China remain limited due to trade actions, affecting potential sales growth in these regions.
- The company faces ongoing challenges with interest payments until restructuring costs are fully addressed.
- Project delays in targeted markets, particularly in the United States, are affecting the company's strategic plans and revenue projections.
Good morning, and welcome to the REC Silicon First Quarter 2025 Presentation. Iâm Curt Levens, CEO of REC Silicon. Today, weâre going to talk about, some highlights and updates both from Q1 and then subsequent events, our normal financial review. Weâll touch on strategic direction issues, based upon activities as we described, during the last quarterly presentation as well as a trade policy update given all of the activity that has been, over the past two months and then provide with a summary.
This will be a process that, we will be continuing throughout the remainder of the year. We had an EBITDA loss of $4.6 billion from continuing operations. Hanwha and its affiliates launched a voluntary share purchase offer. We are still working on the further financing options for restructuring, and we have a little more discussion about those on a couple slides. Letâs say that right now, it is a very challenging environment for sales revenues, a result of a number of issues coming together, trade actions, both new and existing, channel inventories in
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