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Konecranes Plc’s Interim report, January-March 2026: Q1 – A solid start to the year in Port News 30/04/2026 This release is a summary of Konecranes Plc’s Interim report, January-March 2026. The complete report is attached to this release in pdf format and is also available on Konecranes’ website at www.konecranes.com. The figures presented in this report are unaudited. Figures in brackets, unless otherwise stated, refer to the same period a year earlier. JANUARY-MARCH 2026 IN BRIEF – Order intake increased by 0.3% to EUR 1,065.9 million (1,062.2) and on a comparable currency basis by 3.7%. Order intake increased in Industrial Equipment but decreased in Industrial Service and Port Solutions. – Order book increased by 7.9% to EUR 3,175.4 million (2,941.8) and on a comparable currency basis by 9.8%. – Industrial Service agreement base value increased by 2.0% to EUR 347.1 million (340.3) and on a comparable currency basis by 4.6%. – Net sales decreased by 7.7% to EUR 907.9 million (983.7) and on a comparable currency basis by 4.8%. Net sales decreased in all Business Areas. – Comparable EBITA decreased to EUR 105.7 million (109.0) but comparable EBITA margin increased to 11.6% (11.1%). The comparable EBITA margin increased in Industrial Service to 20.4% (20.2%) and in Port Solutions to 9.9% (8.3%) but decreased in Industrial Equipment to 4.2% (4.6%). – Free cash flow was EUR 34.6 million (58.7). – Earnings per share (basic) was EUR 0.28 (0.31). – Net debt was EUR -184.9 million (140.9). – Gearing was -9.5% (8.0%). DEMAND OUTLOOK Within the industrial customers segment, we expect our demand environment to remain on a healthy level. For our port customers, container throughput continues to be on a high level, and the long-term prospects for container handling remain good. However, uncertainty related to geopolitics and trade policy tensions remains high. FINANCIAL GUIDANCE Konecranes expects net sales to remain approximately on the same level or to increase in 2026 compared to 2025, and comparable EBITA margin to remain approximately on the same level in 2026 compared to 2025. Konecranes Plc‘s Annual General Meeting on March 26, 2026, decided on a share issue without payment (share split) in which two (2) new shares were issued for each existing share. The share-specific indicators have been calculated using the post-share split number of shares. Share-specific indicators for the comparison periods have been adjusted to correspond to the post-share split number of shares. CEO Marko Tulokas: The beginning of 2026 was framed by geopolitical uncertainty and towards the end of the quarter by the conflict in the Middle East. Despite the turbulence in the operating environment, the Konecranes team managed the situation well and delivered solid results in the first quarter. Our order intake held at a good level regardless of the increased uncertainty around customer demand, and profitability strengthened with our comparable EBITA margin reaching 11.6%. This was a good achievement under challenging project delivery conditions and lower sales volumes. Our order intake increased by 3.7% in the first quarter in comparable currencies versus a year ago and was EUR 1.07 billion. Order intake improved in the Americas and APAC regions while we saw some softening in the EMEA region. In the first quarter, our net sales amounted to EUR 908 million, decreasing by 4.8% in comparable currencies versus a year ago. This reflects both typical seasonality – the first
Konecranes Plc’s Interim report, January-March 2026: Q1 – A solid start to the year
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