Boliden Proposes Dividend of 11 Swedish Crowns per Share as Fourth Quarter Profits Miss Consensus
Boliden proposed an 11-crown dividend for 2025 which exceeded expectations and boosted shares. Fourth-quarter operating profit missed analyst estimates.
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Boliden AB proposed an annual dividend of 11 Swedish crowns per share for 2025 on Tuesday, a payout that exceeded expectations despite the company missing quarterly profit estimates. The proposed dividend of 11 crowns per share was higher than the LSEG estimate of 9.6 crowns. Following the announcement, shares of Boliden ABrose 4% on the day.
The proposal came as Boliden ABreported its fourth-quarter results, where quarterly operating profit excluding revaluation of process inventory rose 6.5% to 4.06 billion Swedish crowns. This figure fell short of the company-provided analysts' consensus, which was 4.13 billion crowns. The company, which operates seven mines and five smelters across the Nordic region in Sweden 
SE, Ireland 
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PT, noted that recent performance has been boosted by firmer gold prices and higher zinc prices.
SE, Ireland IE, and Portugal PT, noted that recent performance has been boosted by firmer gold prices and higher zinc prices.
