16:25 London, 18:25 Helsinki, 21 February 2025– Afarak Group SE (“Afarak” or “the Company”) (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)
EARNINGS CAUTION– LOWER OF TURN OVER AND EBITDA
Stock Exchange Release
The Board of Directors of Afarak Group SE (“Company”) worth quotes, that the EBITDA for the whole 12 months 2024 goes to round 2.6 Million Euro, which stands for a decline of 85% contrasted to 2023.
Furthermore, the flip over for the whole 12 months 2024 is anticipated to be at round 128.6 Million Euro which stands for a decline of 16.3%
In the Interim financial launch H1 2024 launched on 16 August 2024, the enterprise talked about the complying with assumptions: We dream to offer our traders an improve concerning these:
EXPECTATION FOR THE 2ND FIFTY PERCENT OF 2024
On the lowered carbon ferro-chrome facet, the permissions versus Russian product will simply be utterly carried out by finish of 2024. Increased want in aeronautics and safety purposes should moreover start to disclose some favorable affect on the provision and wish equilibriums. Domestic price levels in China seem to have really unhealthy additionally. We anticipate further enhancements in our worth framework all through the 2nd half-year and stay to create brand-new earnings streams inEurope The marketplace for lowered carbon ferro-chrome will definitely be regularly inexpensive all year long.
Update:
The 12 months 2024 misbehaved for the chrome steel market, and alerts are exhibiting that moreover 2025 can find yourself being a further robust 12 months.
During 2024 the necessity of stainless-steel, particularly in Germany, continued to be lowered and moreover the entire European market continued to be suppressed.
On the manufacturing facet we successfully proceeded the lower of our worth of producing. We can often validate that the necessity for the Low Carbon distinctive qualities, made use of for specialised purposes, has really enhanced and {the marketplace} charges have really revealed some upside, nevertheless the associated fee situation of the essential qualities, particularly on account of the imports of Russian product from numerous Countries, bypassing the permissions, has really influenced our margins drastically as a result of part.
The chrome ore market, on the varied different hand, is anticipated to remain strong. We have really been settling monetary funding decisions that can definitely enable us to promptly improve the results of chrome ore focuses inSouth Africa
Update: The third and particularly 4th quarter noticed an unexpected and appreciable discount in Cr Ore charges, on account of the weak financial local weather inChina Since mid January, this sample has really been circled and {the marketplace} indications for Cr Ore are rather more favorable as soon as extra.
Helsinki, February 21, 2025
AFARAK TEAM SE
Board of Directors
For added particulars, please get in contact with:
Guy Konsbruck, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, +356 2122 1566, man.konsbruck@afarak.com
Financial data and numerous different capitalist particulars are available on the Company’s website: www.afarak.com
Afarak Group is knowledgeable alloy producer focused on offering lasting improvement with a Speciality Alloys service in southerly Europe and a FerroAlloys service in South Africa The Company is supplied on NASDAQ Helsinki (AFAGR) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange ( AFRK).
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