Boliden underlined its position as a Northern European mining and smelting major in 2025 after unveiling a $1.5 billion deal to buy two mines in Europe from Canada's Lundin that will boost production of copper and zinc. But why hasn't the market acted more favourably, especially as the transaction will be earnings accretive in the first year, and will double zinc output and increase copper by 43%.
These factors are expected to have a negative impact on the company's profitability, particularly affecting its free cash flow yield for the fiscal year 2025".That view was influenced by a recent 6% downgrade to RBC's commodities forecast for 2025 with the broker worried about falling metal prices next year, making for a "tougher environment for Boliden to maintain its recent gains".