The first economic and commercial results are not positive obtained by Kalmar, a manufacturer of handling and lifting, after separation from the group Cargotec, which took place on 30 June ( of 1 February 2024). In 2024, Kalmar reported sales of 1.72 billion euros, down -16% on the annual year of which 1.16 billion deriving from the sale of equipment (-19%) and 560 million from the sale of services (-1%). Operating profit amounted to €174.4 million (-27%), with a contribution of €139.4 million from the marketing of equipment (-31%) and 97.8 million from services (+2%). The profit was €127.9 million (-34%).

Last year, the value of new orders acquired by Kalmar was state of 1.68 billion (-2%), of which 1.10 billion for equipment (-6%) and 580 million for services (+8%) and as at 31 December 2019 value of the orderbook was 955 million euros (-7%), of which €831 million related to equipment (-11%) and €120 million million to services (+33%).

In the fourth quarter of 2024 alone, new orders recorded a surge of +20% compared to the same period of the previous year, having totalled €486 million, of which €330 million for equipment (+22%) and €156 million for services (+15%). Quarterly turnover, on the other hand, declined -14% to €440 million and a decrease in also the values of operating profit and net profit results equal to respectively to 38.9 million (-27%) and 27.0 million euros (-38%).