Finland's YIT Q4 revenue rises on CEE apartment sales

Reuters
Feb 06
Finland's YIT Q4 revenue rises on CEE apartment sales

Overview

  • Finland construction firm's Q4 revenue rose to EUR 557 mln, driven by Residential CEE

  • Adjusted operating profit for Q4 increased to EUR 25 mln

  • Company's net interest-bearing debt decreased to EUR 560 mln

Outlook

  • YIT expects 2026 adjusted operating profit to be EUR 70-100 mln

  • Residential market in Baltic and CEE expected to remain favorable in 2026

  • Finnish apartment market sales volumes not expected to increase in 2026

Result Drivers

  • CEE APARTMENT SALES - Increased apartment sales in the Baltic and CEE countries, particularly in Czech and Polish markets, supported revenue growth

  • TRIPLA REFINANCING - Refinancing of Tripla Mall Ky enabled return of capital and profit distributions, supporting cash flow

  • FINNISH MARKET WEAKNESS - Prolonged weak market conditions in Finland affected sales and profit generation in Residential Finland

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

EUR 557 mln

Q4 Net Income

EUR 3 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBIT

EUR 25 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBIT Margin

4.50%

Q4 EBIT

EUR 23 mln

Q4 Pretax Profit

EUR 9 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the homebuilding peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for YIT Oyj is €2.95, about 6.5% below its February 5 closing price of €3.16

  • The stock recently traded at 47 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 83 three months ago

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