Solar (SOLAR) Guidance summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
Guidance summary
23 Nov, 2025Opening remarks and agenda
Conference call and teleconference held to announce revised 2025 guidance due to unexpected market slowdown, with agenda covering updated guidance, preliminary results, and Q&A.
Guidance on key objectives
2025 revenue guidance lowered to DKK 11.75–12.3 billion from previous DKK 12.3–12.8 billion.
2025 EBITDA guidance reduced to DKK 450–510 million from DKK 530–600 million.
Organic growth for 2025 expected between -4% and 0%; EBITDA margin guidance at 3.8%–4.2%.
Market trends and strategic opportunities
Unexpected market slowdown, especially in Industry, with Installation slightly negative and Trade/Climate & Energy segments growing due to a major solar park project.
July and Q2 showed disappointing revenue growth across all key markets.
Market improvement anticipated in late H2 2025.
Market uncertainty attributed to tariffs and postponed decisions among export-oriented customers.
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