Aker ASA Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call

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  • Net Asset Value (NAV): Increased to NOK 67.5 billion (NOK 909 per share), up from the prior quarter, signaling positive market performance due to strategic repositioning.
  • Shareholder Return: Year-to-date total return of nearly 50%, including dividends. A second dividend of NOK 26.5 per share was approved, bringing 2025 total dividends to NOK 53 per share (NOK 4 billion total).
  • Key Value Drivers:
    • Energy: Aker BP raised full year production guidance and reported the Omega Alpha Discovery, one of Norway’s largest finds in a decade.
    • AI Infrastructure: Launch of Aker Nscale (50/50 JV with Nscale) focused on Nordic AI data centers. First customer projects with OpenAI and Microsoft (USD 6.2 billion, 5-year contract).
    • Software: Cognite Q3 SaaS bookings up 425% YoY; ARR up 34%. Expectation of moderated but continued growth.
    • Real Estate: Expanded platform with investment in Sveafastigheter. Combined real estate assets under management exceed NOK 100 billion across SBB, PPI, Sveafastigheter, and Aker Property Group.
  • Portfolio Strategy: Continuing effort to simplify holdings, exit non-core assets, and focus investments on resilient, cash-generative sectors (AI, real estate, industrial tech).

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Christina Glenn: Good morning, and welcome to the presentation of Aker's Third Quarter Results for 2025. My name is Christina Schartum, and I'm the Head of Communications at Aker. I am joined in the studio today by our President and CEO, Oyvind Eriksen, who will walk you through the key highlights and recent developments across the portfolio. Our CFO, Svein Oskar Stoknes, will then take you through the financial results in more detail. After the presentation, we'll open up for questions. You're welcome to submit your questions at any time using the chat function. And with that, I'll hand it over to Oyvind. Øyvind Eriksen: Thank you, Christina, and good morning, everyone. Since launching a more focused Aker at the start of 2024, we have taken clear steps to simplify the portfolio, concentrate on fewer larger companies and invest in new growth areas. This quarter shows that the strategy is bearing fruit. Net asset value increased to NOK 67.5 billion, NOK 909 per share, and our share price rose nearly 20%, clearly outperforming both the Oslo Stock Exchange Benchmark Index and the oil price. We are seeing strong contributions from both our core energy business and our newer platforms: AI infrastructure, industrial software and real estate. The portfolio is becoming more balanced and less tied to commodity cycles. That's an important shift. Year-to-date, total shareholder return is nearly 50%, including dividends. We have increased the number of companies paying upstream dividends

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