Arctic Paper: EBIT miss driven by soft pulp performance - ABG
Miss driven by Pulp Paper market better, but still not good enough Outlook remains muted
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Miss driven by Pulp
Q1 group EBITDA came in at PLN 23m, which was in line with ABGSCe PLN 23m. Paper EBITDA came in at PLN 33m, slightly below ABGSCe PLN 34m. Paper EBIT was PLN 12m vs. ABGSCe PLN 15m. Group EBIT came in at PLN -10m vs. ABGSCe of PLN -7m. Key to Q1 was unfavourable currency rate development and high Scandinavian wood prices which pressured pulp profitability, while global trade turbulences contributed to a hesitant paper market. EPS came in at PLN -0.19 vs our estimate of PLN 0.16.
