The company ended the year with a net profit of TRY 83.1 million, while its net profit adjusted for inflation accounting was calculated as TRY 599 million.
Kocaer Çelik's total sales volume increased by 3.4% to 580,443 tons. While the share of value-added products in total sales increased from 39% to 42%, the sales volume in this area increased by 9.2% to 241,666 tons.
Changes on the basis of product groups are as follows:
Universal Beam sales increased by 35.8% to 77,376 tons.
Channel sales decreased by 10.2% to 78,665 tons.
Merchant Bar sales decreased by 6.5% to 182,736 tons.
Financial Ratios and Indebtedness Ratio
The company's gross profit margin decreased to 15.9% from 19.2%, adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 10.6% from 14.4% and net profit margin decreased to 0.4% from 7.7%. On the other hand, net financial debt/EBITDA ratio increased from 0.76 to 0.79. According to inflation accounting, net sales increased by 38% to TRY 17.04 billion, while fluctuations in the company's operational performance were reflected in financial results.
Kocaer Çelik Made a Total Investment of TRY 644 Million in 2024
Aligned with the strategy focusing on the production of high value-added products, renovation investments were successfully completed at the A2 plant in 2023 and at the A1 plant in 2024. In addition, in 2024, the capacity of the Steel Service Center, which turns steel profiles into final products according to the special demands of customers, was increased by 50% to 180,000 tons per year.
Kocaer Çelik realized a total investment of TRY 644 million on a consolidated basis in 2024. Despite increased capital expenditures, net financial debt decreased significantly in 2024.
Despite Challenging Conditions, Kocaer Çelik Achieved TRY 2.04 Billion EBITDA in 2024
Kocaer Çelik Chairman Hakan Kocaer evaluated the performance of the iron and steel industry in 2024 and stated, “We observe that world steel production decreased by 0.8% to 1.8 billion tons in 2024 due to geopolitical tensions and factors affecting world trade. At the same time, price pressure in global steel markets continued in 2024.
In 2024, in addition to the dollar-based price declines observed in global steel markets, Turkish lira-denominated costs, especially labor costs, which increased in parallel with high inflation despite the limited depreciation in TRY, led to a decrease in gross profit margins in export-oriented companies.
Despite these challenging conditions, Kocaer Çelik ended 2024 with EBITDA of TRY 2.04 billion and net profit of TRY 83.1 million. In parallel with the completion of investments in high value added products and the addition of new products to the portfolio, the share of high value added products in the total portfolio is expected to increase in 2025."
Kocaer Enerji Aims to Grow in the Renewable Energy Sector
Kocaer Çelik continues to invest in energy as well as high value-added products in its factories. The company is adding geothermal energy to its production resources in the renewable energy sector, which it has identified as a strategic growth target.
Kocaer Enerji, a subsidiary of the company, continues to invest in the first phase of the Geothermal Power Plant (GPP) investment in its license area in Kuyucak, Aydın, with a capacity of 24 MW. After reaching this capacity, it is aimed to meet the entire electricity demand of Kocaer Çelik together with the existing rooftop SPPs, to achieve carbon neutrality and to reach a structure where a significant portion of the energy generated is sold.
Kocaer 1 Geothermal Power Plant Project aims to contribute to the economic development of the region and increase social benefits such as the protection of the environment and biological resources, sustainable development of natural resources as well as increasing employment and supply opportunities. Within the scope of the project, all activities from modern greenhouse farming to geothermal heating will be evaluated using the geothermal resource infrastructure.
2030 Growth Vision Focuses on High Value-Added Steel and Energy
Kocaer Çelik recently shared its 2030 growth vision and targets with the public. The company's 2030 growth strategy is to increase the production of high value-added steel profile products and to reach 250 MW of installed power generated from renewable energy sources, equivalent to 900 MW of solar energy.
Hakan Kocaer stated, “We want to focus on the production of high value-added special steel profile products, which are difficult and limited to produce in the world and which provide import substitution in Türkiye. In order to supply the raw material resources required for high quality steel profiles, we are planning to invest in an environmentally friendly, high-tech green steel mill with a capacity of 1 million tons and a new steel profile factory with a capacity of 500 thousand tons that can also produce large section structural steels. We will also increase our global penetration through new distribution channels and steel service centers in different countries.”
After the completion of these investments, the company aims to become one of the world's leading solution partners in steel profiles, which stands out with its green and environmentally friendly production, and to become an important player in renewable energy production.
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