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SQM(SQM) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Presentation
2025-08-20 16:00
Financial Performance - SQM's Q2 2025 revenue reached US$1,043 million[7], gross profit was US$254 million[7], and net income totaled US$308 million[7] - Earnings per share stood at US$0.31[7] - Lithium LTM revenue reached $1,977 million[12], with a gross profit of $410 million[12] - Iodine LTM revenue reached US$985 million[23], with a gross profit of US$523 million[23] - Specialty Plant Nutrition LTM revenue reached US$946 million[33], with a gross profit of US$146 million[33] - Potassium LTM revenue reached US$217 million[40], with a gross profit of US$28 million[40] - Industrial Chemicals LTM revenue reached US$74 million[46], with a gross profit of US$28 million[46] Market Dynamics and Outlook - The global lithium market is expected to grow by approximately 17% in 2025[18] - SQM anticipates a sales volume growth of around 10% in the Lithium Chile division compared to 2024[18] - The company expects to sell approximately 20,000 tons of LCE for the International Lithium Division in 2025[18] - Global iodine demand growth is updated to less than 1% in 2025 compared to 2024[29] - SQM expects a market growth rate of around 4-5% in 2025 for Specialty Plant Nutrition[36] - Potassium sales volume for 2025 is expected to decline by 50% compared to 2024[42] Strategic Investments - Total Capex for 2025 is estimated at US$750 million, including maintenance[21] - Iodine and Nitrates total capex for 2025 is approximately US$350 million, including maintenance[31] Market Share - SQM holds approximately 17% of the global lithium chemical market[12] - SQM holds approximately 37% of the global iodine market[28] - SQM holds approximately 41% of the global KNO3 market[38] - SQM holds less than 1% of the global potash market[43] - SQM holds approximately 32% of the global industrial potassium nitrate market[49]
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) Earnings Call Presentation
2025-07-04 13:32
Financial Performance - SQM's Last Twelve Months (LTM) revenues reached US$4.5 billion[6] - The company's LTM Adjusted EBITDA stood at US$1.4 billion[6] - SQM's LTM Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 32%[6] - The Net Financial Debt (NFD) to Adjusted EBITDA ratio was 1.6x as of March 31, 2025[6,8] - First Quarter 2025 revenues were US$1,037 million, a decrease of 4% year-on-year[17] Business Segments - Lithium and derivatives LTM revenue was $2,197 million and gross profit was $517 million[23] - Iodine and derivatives LTM revenue was US$983 million and gross profit was US$525 million[29] - Specialty Plant Nutrition LTM revenue was US$946 million and gross profit was US$161 million[39] - Potassium LTM revenue was US$250 million and gross profit was US$33 million[46] - Industrial Chemicals LTM revenue was US$75 million and gross profit was US$30 million[53] Market Position and Outlook - SQM holds approximately 17% of the global lithium chemical market share[23,24] - The company anticipates the global lithium market to grow by approximately 17% in 2025[23] - SQM has approximately 37% of global Iodine market share[34] - SQM has approximately 41% of global KNO3 market share[44] - SQM has approximately 32% of global Industrial Chemicals market share[56]