Quarterly report 2024
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The vibration business has for many years delivered stable growth and returns
with an operating profit in 2023 of around 10%. This has been delivered by
selling sorting, conveying and washing solutions based on Vibration technology
in the three main customer segments.
We have started the year with a refreshed focus on our strategy and the new
SKAKO runs a more focused business based on vibration technology and sorting
solutions. SKAKO operates in 3 growing customer segments:
• Recycling – with growth driven by macro societal trends and large
investments in key European markets
• Minerals/Mining – with growth driven by the need for a green transition
• Fasteners for the automotive industry and the building industry – with
leading position in key markets holding a large customer base
Return to solid growth
After declining revenue in Q1 2024 due to a very depressed market for
Fasteners, we saw a return to solid growth of 4.3% in Q2 2024 compared to the
same period last year.
Revenue growth was driven by growth of 10.6% in Minerals and 4.2% in
Recycling while Fasteners stabilized with a modest growth of 0.1%. However,
growth in revenue did not materialize in an increase in operating profit due to a
higher share of plant sales with lower margins.
A positive development is also seen for profit after tax which increased with
12% in H1 2024 compared to last year.
Order intake, backlog and revenue
Order intake and order backlog in Q2 was at a good level but below the same
period last year which was positively impacted by the pre COVID catch up effect.
In the Fasteners segment we saw an improved order intake despite some
hesitation from costumers still delaying orders.
The pipeline in all three customer segments is solid and especially strong in
Minerals and recycling with some very large orders in Minerals coming up for
decision in the next 1-2 quarters. Thus on 4.8.2014 we announced that we have
been chosen to build four lines of scrubbing equipment for two phosphate
mining plants in Morocco. This is the largest order ever for SKAKO Vibration and
represents a value of more than DKK 150m to be delivered over the next two
years.
Recycling
Recycling continued the strong momentum with revenue growth of 4.2% in Q2
2024 benefitting from the strong macro and societal trends. With a strong order
backlog and pipeline growth is expected to increase in the second half of the
year.
Minerals
Minerals increased revenue with 10.6% and is expected to show solid growth in
the second half of the year in line with our midterm ambitions. In 2025 and
2026 revenue is expected to exceed our mid term ambitions significantly due to
the large order from Marocco.
Fasteners
After the negative development in Q1 we have seen a stabilization of revenue
and order intake at the same level as in Q2 2023. However, there is still some
uncertainty regarding the next two quarters as the car and house building
industries are still impacted by low car-sales as well as high costs and interests in
the housing/building industry.
Financial performance Q2 2024
Revenue Q2 2024 Q2 2023 Change FY2023
Fasteners 7,908 7,899 +0.1% 38,077
Minerals 30,584 27,642 +10.6% 99,187
Recycling 21,954 21,071 +4.2% 86,619
Other 3,827 5,028 -23.9% 24,277
Total 64,273 61,640 +4.3% 248,160