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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Share buy-back program
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT NO 27/2025 - May 19, 2025 On February 25, 2025, Royal Unibrew initiated a share buy-back program, cf. company announcement no. 3/2025 of February 25, 2025. The program is carried out under Art. 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014, on market abuse, as amended (the Market Abuse Regulation - MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 of March 8, 2016. The share buy-back program is expected to be realized in the period from February 26, 2025, to August 15, 2025. The total transaction value of the share buy-backs in the period will not exceed DKK following transactions on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S have been made under the program: Number ofShares Average purchase price DKK Transaction value, DKK Accumulated, last announcement 188,727 545.65 102,979,152 May 12, 2025 3,000 530,36 1,591,078 May 13, 2025 5,000 522,22 2,611,098 May 14, 2025 20,000 514,13 10,282,538 May 15, 2025 4,240 520,30 2,206,076 May 16, 2025 3,000 531,04 1,593,125 Total accumulated under the program 223,967 541.43 121,263,067With the transactions stated above Royal Unibrew owns a total of 357,289 shares, corresponding to 0.7% of the share capital. The total amount of shares in the company is 50,200,000, including treasury shares. For further information please contact:Flemming Ole Nielsen (Head of Investor Relations)E-mail: +45 25 41 68 04 Encl. Attachments Fond-RU-27-2025-uk-SBB Royal Unibrew SBB FEB-AUG 2025 - 12MAY-16MAYSign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Q1 2025 Trading Statement
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT NO 23/2025 - April 29, 2025 Start of 2025 in line with our expectations: Volume and net revenue on par with Q1 2024, despite Easter phasing from Q1 last year to Q2 this year and a sectoral strike in Finland. EBIT growth of 4%. EBIT margin expansion of 0.2 percentage points. EPS growth of 25%. The financial outlook for full-year 2025 is reiterated. Statement by Royal Unibrew's CEO, Lars Jensen: "We are pleased to report that the year has started in line with our expectations. Considering the subdued consumer confidence across our main markets, a full week of strike end March in Finland and the timing of Easter negatively impacting Q1, we are satisfied with our activity levels and financial performance. Our continued focus on operating efficiency is driving improvements in our EBIT margin, in line with our long-term ambitions". Outlook for 2025The financial outlook for full-year 2025 as stated in the Annual Report 2024 is reiterated. Net revenue growth is expected in the range of 5-7%. EBIT growth is expected in the range of 7-13% (DKK 2,100 – 2,225m). The guidance is based on a continued challenging consumer environment and high uncertainty; though not a deterioration from 2024. In recent months, macroeconomic uncertainty has increased following the announcements of trade tariffs by the US. While our direct exposure to US import/export is limited, the ripple effects on global economies and consumer sentiment are difficult to predict at this stage. For further information on this announcement Investor Relations, Flemming Ole Nielsen, +45 25 41 68 04, Media Relations, Michelle Nørrelykke Hindkjær, +45 25 64 34 31, Webcast Investors and analysts can register for a conference call on April 30, 2025, at 09:00 am CEST at the following link: Attachment Royal Unibrew Q1 2025 Trading Statement
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Q1 2025 Trading Statement
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT NO 23/2025 - April 29, 2025 Start of 2025 in line with our expectations: Volume and net revenue on par with Q1 2024, despite Easter phasing from Q1 last year to Q2 this year and a sectoral strike in Finland. EBIT growth of 4%. EBIT margin expansion of 0.2 percentage points. EPS growth of 25%. The financial outlook for full-year 2025 is reiterated. Statement by Royal Unibrew's CEO, Lars Jensen: "We are pleased to report that the year has started in line with our expectations. Considering the subdued consumer confidence across our main markets, a full week of strike end March in Finland and the timing of Easter negatively impacting Q1, we are satisfied with our activity levels and financial performance. Our continued focus on operating efficiency is driving improvements in our EBIT margin, in line with our long-term ambitions". Outlook for 2025The financial outlook for full-year 2025 as stated in the Annual Report 2024 is reiterated. Net revenue growth is expected in the range of 5-7%. EBIT growth is expected in the range of 7-13% (DKK 2,100 – 2,225m). The guidance is based on a continued challenging consumer environment and high uncertainty; though not a deterioration from 2024. In recent months, macroeconomic uncertainty has increased following the announcements of trade tariffs by the US. While our direct exposure to US import/export is limited, the ripple effects on global economies and consumer sentiment are difficult to predict at this stage. For further information on this announcement Investor Relations, Flemming Ole Nielsen, +45 25 41 68 04, Media Relations, Michelle Nørrelykke Hindkjær, +45 25 64 34 31, Webcast Investors and analysts can register for a conference call on April 30, 2025, at 09:00 am CEST at the following link: Attachment Royal Unibrew Q1 2025 Trading StatementSign in to access your portfolio
The Star
23-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Danish brewer adds AI 'colleagues' to human team
They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew only exist in the virtual realm, which the brewer hails as a milestone to unleash the full potential of its staff. "What we as humans are good at is our creativity, our empathy, our knowledge of our customers," marketing director Michala Svane told AFP. Svane explained that working together with their digital colleagues, their human employees "get help for more routine-based work and finding information". With the help of Danish company Manifold AI, she has enriched her team with five AI "colleagues": brand specialist KondiKai, market analyst Athena, Prometheus, who gathers all sales data, Moller, a sommelier specialising in pairing food and beer, and trade specialist Ella. Initially, the assistants operated without names, but the five "colleagues" now all have a backstory, can swap outfits, and interact daily with other employees. The company has made photos of the "colleagues" – three men and two women, all attractive and fit – and human employees interact with them via chats and emails. "When we put a picture on the AI agent, the use and the engagement went up times four," Svane said. According to Svane, she hasn't sensed any apprehension from the human staff in accepting their virtual co-workers. Jan Damsgaard, a professor specialising in digital transformations at Copenhagen Business School, explained that AI employees are often designed as "personas" for a better user experience for those interacting with them. "They are created to attend to special issues," Damsgaard told AFP. At Royal Unibrew, Denmark's second-largest brewer, Karin Jorgensen, who heads the team responsible for data collection and analysis and converses daily with Athena, her "sparring partner." At the moment, she is interested in the non-alcoholic beer market, and conversing via the instant messaging service Teams Athena guides her through already completed reports and an overview of the market. "Before, there were a lot of emails coming in. And we had to look up old reports and do a lot of connecting things and so on. We have definitely moved to more agility, more speed," Jorgensen told AFP. Another advantage, she said, is that analysis and collating information can be kept in-house. "We are getting much more value and getting much more effective as we work," the analyst said. Jorgensen is also anticipating further developments, such as Athena being able to participate in meetings. Critical thinking While this new relationship can make employees more productive, they need to be mindful that they maintain their critical thinking skills, one of the managers Lise Knuppert Hordam warned. "You need to be critical of everything that comes from KondiKai because he is a machine," she said. "What he says is based on all the data we gave him. So it is valid what he says, but it needs a human touch and creative thinking," she said. The development of these new tools, or "colleagues," is not only a technological feat for Michala Svane, but it is also laying the foundation for a hybrid team of humans and AI co-workers that work together effortlessly. But every new technology also carries risk, according to Damsgaard. In this case, what raises questions are the interactions between employees and their AI colleagues: what happens when your closest colleague is an AI collaborator and not a real person? What do you do if a human colleague conflicts with an AI co-worker? "It's something we know little about," the researcher said, adding that he hoped such questions will get answered as the technology developed. – AFP
Daily Tribune
16-04-2025
- Business
- Daily Tribune
Danish brewer adds AI ‘colleagues' to human team
AFP | Fakse They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew only exist in the virtual realm, which the brewer hails as a milestone to unleash the full potential of its staff. 'What we as humans are good at is our creativity, our empathy, our knowledge of our customers,' marketing director Michala Svane told AFP. Svane explained that working together with their digital colleagues, their human employees 'get help for more routine-based work and finding information'. With the help of Danish company Manifold AI, she has enriched her team with five AI 'colleagues': brand specialist KondiKai, market analyst Athena, Prometheus, who gathers all sales data, Moller, a sommelier specialising in pairing food and beer, and trade specialist Ella. Initially, the assistants operated without names, but the five 'colleagues' now all have a backstory, can swap outfits, and interact daily with other employees. The company has made photos of the 'colleagues' -- three men and two women, all attractive and fit -- and human employees interact with them via chats and emails. 'When we put a picture on the AI agent, the use and the engagement went up times four,' Svane said. According to Svane, she hasn't sensed any apprehension from the human staff in accepting their virtual co-workers. Jan Damsgaard, a professor specialising in digital transformations at Copenhagen Business School, explained that AI employees are often designed as 'personas' for a better user experience for those interacting with them. 'They are created to attend to special issues,' Damsgaard told AFP. At Royal Unibrew, Denmark's second-largest brewer, Karin Jorgensen, who heads the team responsible for data collection and analysis and converses daily with Athena, her 'sparring partner.' At the moment, she is interested in the non-alcoholic beer market, and conversing via the instant messaging service Teams Athena guides her through already completed reports and an overview of the market. 'Before, there were a lot of emails coming in. And we had to look up old reports and do a lot of connecting things and so on. We have definitely moved to more agility, more speed,' Jorgensen told AFP. Another advantage, she said, is that analysis and collating information can be kept in-house. 'We are getting much more value and getting much more effective as we work,' the analyst said. Jorgensen is also anticipating further developments, such as Athena being able to participate in meetings. Critical thinking While this new relationship can make employees more productive, they need to be mindful that they maintain their critical thinking skills, one of the managers Lise Knuppert Hordam warned. 'You need to be critical of everything that comes from KondiKai because he is a machine,' she said. 'What he says is based on all the data we gave him. So it is valid what he says, but it needs a human touch and creative thinking,' she said. The development of these new tools, or 'colleagues,' is not only a technological feat for Michala Svane, but it is also laying the foundation for a hybrid team of humans and AI co-workers that work together effortlessly. But every new technology also carries risk, according to Damsgaard. In this case, what raises questions are the interactions between employees and their AI colleagues: what happens when your closest colleague is an AI collaborator and not a real person? What do you do if a human colleague conflicts with an AI co-worker? 'It 's something we know little about,' the researcher said, adding that he hoped such questions will get answered as the technology developed.
