Suominen's Q3 results were significantly below the comparison period and forecasts due to the company's operational challenges. Although the company reaffirmed its guidance for an improved full-year earnings, we significantly lowered our forecasts for this and future years.

Suominen’s Q2 results missed expectations but were better than the comparison period, and the company reiterated its guidance for adj. EBITDA improvement in 2024 vs. 2023. Our forecasts for this year and next year were substantially lowered due to the surprisingly persistent weak level of the company's results. In our view, the stock is already priced for a much better earnings level, which we believe the company will not reach until 2026 at the earliest.