Wartsila’s Growth Investments Are Dilutive to Short-Term Profitability; Slightly Raising Our FVE

The decarbonization of the marine and energy market has created new business opportunities for Wartsila. The company has invested significantly in anticipation of these trends, ensuring its marine engines are compatible with a wide range of environmentally friendly fuel types, while also emerging as one of the top three players in the energy storage market. A broad range of solutions that help customers reduce their carbon emissions will help grow their installed base and provides a foundation to perform recurring aftermarket services, which is less susceptible to the highly cyclical marine newbuild market and mitigates the shift toward renewable energy, away from Wartsila’s traditional thermal engine business. Both the marine and energy segments have potential to grow the contribution of revenue from services by moving up the service ladder toward performance-based agreements.