Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on April 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. EEST

HELSINKI, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Figures in brackets, unless otherwise stated, refer to the comparison period, i.e., the same period of the previous year. 

January–March 2025: Orders received, profitability and cash flow increased

Orders received increased to EUR 1,332 (EUR 1,050 million).Orders received increased in all three segments.Orders received increased in North America, Asia-Pacific and China, remained at the previous year's level in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and decreased in South America.Net sales remained at the previous year's level and amounted to EUR 1,184 million (EUR 1,212 million).Net sales increased in the Automation and Services segments and decreased in the Process Technologies segment.Comparable earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (Comparable EBITA) remained at the previous year's level and amounted to EUR 121 million (EUR 121 million). Comparable EBITA increased in the Services and Automation segments and decreased in the Process Technologies segment.Comparable EBITA margin was 10.2 percent (10.0%).Earnings per share (EPS) was EUR 0.33 (EUR 0.30). Adjusted EPS was EUR 0.41 (EUR 0.41).Items affecting comparability amounted to EUR -8 million (EUR -7 million)Cash flow provided by operating activities totaled EUR 217 million (EUR 138 million).

Valmet Oyj's press release on April 14, 2025 at 1:15 p.m. EEST.

ESPOO, Finland, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet invites analysts, institutional investors and other capital market representatives to its Capital Markets Day on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The event will take place at Valmet's site in Tampere, Finland (Lentokentänkatu 11). The program will run from 12 to 5 p.m. EEST.

In the Capital Markets Day, we will present Valmet's renewed strategy. The day will include presentations led by Thomas Hinnerskov, President and CEO, together with Katri Hokkanen, CFO, and other key management. There will also be dedicated Q&A breakout sessions, and a unique opportunity to familiarize oneself with Valmet DNAe, the next generation automation system (DCS), in an interactive showroom.

Valmet Oyj press release, April 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. EEST

ESPOO, Finland, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet is to rebuild Grasim Industries Limited's brown stock washing and evaporation plant, as well as deliver a new bleach plant at Harihar Kumarapatnam site in Karnataka, India.

The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the first quarter of 2025. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The project's duration is approximately one year, with the installation planned for the first quarter of 2026.

Valmet Oyj's press release on April 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. EEST 

ESPOO, Finland, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet's Interim Review January–March 2025 will be published on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). The stock exchange release and presentation material in English and in Finnish will be available at that time on Valmet's website at www.valmet.com/investors.

Webcast

Valmet will arrange a news conference in English as a live webcast at https://valmet.videosync.fi/q1-2025 on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). President and CEO Thomas Hinnerskov and CFO Katri Hokkanen will be presenting the results.

Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release (inside information) on March 31, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. EEST

ESPOO, Finland, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As announced in Valmet's Financial Statements Review 2024, on February 13, 2025, Valmet has initiated work to renew its strategy. The goal is to identify future growth areas, boost the expansion of its current business, and streamline operations to enhance organizational efficiency. As a first action to support this, Valmet plans to renew its operating model to serve customers better with a lifecycle approach, and to increase efficiency.

Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on March 26, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. EET

ESPOO, Finland, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annual General Meeting of Valmet Oyj ('Valmet' or the 'Company') was held in Helsinki today on March 26, 2025. The Annual General Meeting adopted the Financial Statements for 2024 and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability for the financial year 2024. The Annual General Meeting adopted the remuneration report for governing bodies, for which the decision is advisory. The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the Company's own shares and on the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares. 

Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on February 27, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EET

ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet has today, on February 27, 2025, published its Annual Report for 2024 on the company's website at www.valmet.com/annualreport2024. The Annual Report consists of two separate parts: the Annual Review, and the Financial Statements and Report of the Board of Directors.

The Annual Review covers Valmet's operations, strategy, market environment and sustainability in 2024. The Financial Statements and Report of the Board of Directors report includes Valmet's Financial Statements and the Report of the Board of Directors for 2024. The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) aligned Sustainability Statement is included within the Report of the Board of Directors. The audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy has provided a limited assurance report on the Sustainability Statement.

Valmet Oyj's press release on February 20, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. EET

ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet has now completed the share buy-back program for its share-based incentive plans. The acquisitions of own shares began on February 14, 2025, and ended on February 19, 2025. During that period, Valmet acquired in aggregate 115,000 of its own shares for an average price per share of EUR 27.98. The total purchase price paid for the shares was EUR 3,217,811. The shares were acquired at market price in public trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

Valmet Oyj's press release on February 14, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. EET

ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet announced on December 18, 2024, that the Board of Directors of Valmet has decided to use the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting held on March 21, 2024, to repurchase the Company's own shares. Based on the authorization, the Board decided to initiate a fixed-term share buy-back program for the purpose of acquiring the Company's own shares to meet part of the obligations arising from its share-based long-term incentive plans (LTI Plans) and the Restricted Share Pool incentive.

Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on February 13, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. EET

ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Figures in brackets, unless otherwise stated, refer to the comparison period, i.e., the same period of the previous year. 

October–December 2024: Orders received increased to a new record of close to EUR 2.5 billion 

Orders received increased to EUR 2,463 (EUR 1,155 million).Orders received increased in all three segments.Orders received increased in South America, Asia-Pacific and North America, and decreased in China and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).Orders received included a landmark order for a complete pulp mill with full-scope automation and flow control solutions to Brazil from Arauco, valued at over EUR 1 billion.Net sales remained at the previous year's level and amounted to EUR 1,528 million (EUR 1,499 million).Net sales increased in the Automation and Services segments and decreased in the Process Technologies segment.Comparable earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (Comparable EBITA) increased 5 percent to EUR 192 million (EUR 183 million).Comparable EBITA increased in the Services segment, remained at the previous year's level in the Automation segment, and decreased in the Process Technologies segment.Comparable EBITA margin was 12.6 percent (12.2%). Earnings per share (EPS) were EUR 0.53 (EUR 0.56). EPS remained at previous year's level. Adjusted EPS was EUR 0.60 (EUR 0.65).Items affecting comparability amounted to EUR -19 million (EUR -10 million) and were mainly related to Process Technologies and Automation segments.Cash flow provided by operating activities totaled EUR 178 million (EUR 123 million).