
Third quarter Q32024
7 November 2024 Jimmy Bengtsson, Group CEO | Jørgen Wiese Porsmyr, CFO
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Number of serious injuries
12-month rolling, Veidekke employees, hired staff and sub-contractors

Sickness absence
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Highlights Q3 2024
- Revenue at NOK 9.7 billion down 7% from Q3 2023
- Profits and profit margin improved from Q3 2023
- Order book remains stable at NOK 41 billion
Key financial figures Third quarter

NOK billion NOK billion
Revenues Profit before tax

Stable order book
High quality project portfolio



Order book per segment
Percent

Order intake at NOK 7.6 billion in Q3
Emphasis on residential and commercial buildings


Results and financial status
Revenues, profits and profit margins
Group and business areas
|
Q3 2024 |
|
Q3 2023 |
|
|
|
| Amounts in NOK million |
Revenues |
Profit before tax |
Profit margin |
Revenues |
Profit before tax |
Profit margin |
| Construction Norway |
3 230 |
129 |
4.0% |
3 695 |
165 |
4.5% |
| Infrastructure Norway |
2 754 |
321 |
11.7% |
2 798 |
283 |
10.1% |
| Construction Sweden |
1 621 |
36 |
2.2% |
2 032 |
41 |
2.0% |
| Infrastructure Sweden |
1 450 |
76 |
5.3% |
1 349 |
62 |
4.6% |
| Denmark |
705 |
76 |
10.8% |
673 |
65 |
9.6% |
| Total business areas |
9 759 |
638 |
6.5% |
10 547 |
613 |
5.8% |
| Other |
-102 |
-22 |
|
-160 |
-15 |
|
| Group |
9 656 |
616 |
6.4% |
10 387 |
601 |
5.8% |
Construction Norway
Revenue down 13% on Q3 2023
- Revenue dropped in most geographies; a consequence of lower order intake in 2023
- Distinct revenue drop expected in Q4 2024 as well
Profit dropped compared to Q3 2023
- Improved profit margin in the project portfolio
- Declining volume and lower capacity utilisation impacted profits negatively
- Profit margin has remained stable at 4% to date in 2024
Order book boosted
• Solid order intake of quality projects in all segments
Revenues and profit margin 3.7 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.2 4.5% 5.5% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 0 1 2 3 4 5 Q3 23 Q4 23 Q1 24 Q2 24 Q3 24
Profit before tax



Infrastructure Norway
Revenue on a par with Q3 2023
• Civil engineering improved (10%); asphalt declined (-12%)
Clear profit improvement
- Solid profitability in the civil engineering business
- Price hikes and a good product mix compensate for lower volumes in the asphalt business
Order book down from the preceding quarter
- Signed Ring 1 road contract in Q2
- Awarded new Fornebu Line contract worth NOK 1.8 billion after the close of Q3
Revenues and profit margin
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NOK Revenue (NOK billion) Profit margin (%)
-25% -24% -23% -22% -21% -20% -19% -18% -17% -16% -15% -14% -13% -12% -11% -10% -9% -8% -7% -6% -5% -4% -3% -2% -1% 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25%
119 63 89 183 221 232 2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 Asphalt and Aggregates Civil engineering
(NOK million)
Profit before tax Q3
Order intake and order book Revenues and order intake


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Construction Sweden
Revenue down 25% on Q3 2023 in local currency
• Stockholm and Gothenburg saw the greatest drop, but downturn also evident in remainder of the business
Profitability remains unsatisfactory
- BRA (Gothenburg) had good profitability, though below the preceding year
- Results stabilised in the other operations
- Capacity adjustments are made on an ongoing basis
Order book increased slightly in the quarter
- Several commercial building projects contracted in Gothenburg
- Total order book down 8% from year-end in local currency
Revenues and profit margin

Profit before tax


Infrastructure Sweden
Revenue on a par with Q3 2023 in local currency
• Stable revenue in all market segments
Profit increased
• Utilisation of capacity was good and profit margin in portfolio improved
Order book increased slightly in the quarter
- Up 9% from year-end in local currency
- Of the order intake to date this year, the bulk is attributed to increased scope in existing contracts
Acquisition of Euromining completed in October



Denmark
Revenue up 2% on Q3 2023 in local currency
Strong results and solid profitability
• Consistently robust project profitability
Order book shrank in Q3
• Down 8% from year-end 2023, in local currency

Profit before tax


Financial position
Balance sheet
| Amounts in NOK million |
30 September 2024 |
30 September 2023 |
| Fixed assets |
7 321 |
7 173 |
| Current assets (excluding cash, cash equivalents and financial investments) |
7 951 |
9 345 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and financial investments |
2 450 |
1 735 |
| Assets |
17 722 |
18 253 |
| Equity |
2 888 |
2 591 |
| Long-term debt |
2 254 |
2 274 |
| Short-term debt |
12 579 |
13 387 |
| Equity and debt |
17 722 |
18 253 |
|
|
|
| Equity ratio |
16% |
14% |
| Return on equity (12mos) |
49% |
43% |
| Net interest-bearing position |
2 110 |
1 446 |
Financial position
Highlights Q3
• Strong cash flow in the quarter – working capital decreased in the Norwegian units
Overall highlights 2024
- Net investments slightly down from last year (NOK 247 million vs. NOK 422 million), primarily in the infrastructure units
- Tax paid slightly up from 2023 (329 million vs. 255 million)
- Dividend paid out in May (NOK 7.9/share)
Net interest-bearing position
NOK million


comments
Construction: Good order intake in a challenging market
Revenue and order intake
12-month rolling, NOK billion

Construction Norway:
• Revenue in Norway expected to level off in 2025, after a decline in 2024
Construction Sweden:
- Good intake of orders for private commercial buildings; no new residential projects
- Overall revenue expected to drop in 2025
Hoffmann:
• Order intake over the past year has exceeded expectations
Infrastructure: Good market activity
Revenue and order intake
Revenue Order intake 6.4 6.0 5.1 6.4 Book-to-bill1 : 0.94x 1.26x Infrastructure Norway Infrastructure Sweden
12-month rolling, NOK billion
Infrastructure Norway:
- In tenders for larger projects, the success rate to date in 2024 has been low, despite a robust market
- New Fornebu Line contract worth approx. NOK 1.8 billion was awarded Veidekke in Q4
Infrastructure Sweden:
- Volume increase in existing contracts
- The Euromining acquisition will boost revenue in 2025
From market decline in 2024 to new growth in 2026
Our systematic, step-by-step improvements continue
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|
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
| Norway |
3% |
-7% (-7%) |
-4% (-4%) |
6% |
| Sweden |
-5% |
-15% (-11%) |
4% (-1%) |
7% |
| Denmark |
-6% |
-17% (-8%) |
3% (-1%) |
8% |
| Scandinavia |
-3% |
-14% (-9%) |
1% (-2%) |
7% |
Scandinavia, NOK billion |
1,035 |
895 |
905 |
970 |
Our tasks:
- The right projects at the right price
- Improved uncertainty management and implementation skills
- Turn around weaklyperforming units
Source: Veidekke's autumn 2024 market update
Summary
Profit improvement, despite revenue drop
- Reflects high quality project portfolios
- Profit margin generally improved, except in Construction Norway
Order book remains strong
- Construction Norway activity expected to remain stable in 2025
- Overall positive development in Infrastructure
Well-equipped and cautiously optimistic
- 2025: a more stable market; 2026: prospects for improvement
- Good cash flow and a strong financial position

Cost base Organisation and joint costs
Improvements
Turn around weak units and maintain solid units
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