Autoliv - Q2 2024: Sales headwinds from lower LVP
July 19 2024 - 10:07AM
PR Newswire (US)
STOCKHOLM, July 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ --
(NYSE: ALV) and (SSE: ALIV.sdb)
Financial highlights Q2 2024
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Full year 2024 guidance
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$2,605 million net sales
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Around 2% organic sales
growth
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1.1% net sales decrease
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Around 1% negative FX effect on net
sales
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0.7% organic sales growth*
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Around 9.5-10.0% adjusted operating
margin
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7.9% operating margin
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Around $1.1 billion operating cash
flow
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8.5% adjusted operating margin*
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$1.71 EPS, 178% increase
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$1.87 adjusted EPS*, 3%
decrease
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All change figures in this release compare to the
same period of the previous year except when stated
otherwise.
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Key business developments in the second quarter of 2024
- Second quarter sales increased organically* by 0.7%,
which was 1.4pp better than global LVP decline of 0.7% (S&P
Global July 2024). We outperformed in
Asia excl. China and in Europe, mainly due to product launches and
pricing while we underperformed in Americas and in China, mainly due to lower light vehicle
production with certain key customers, as a consequence of weaker
sales and inventory reductions. In China, the LVP mix was negative as several
models with limited Autoliv content grew strongly.
- Profitability improved despite a slight net sales
decline. Sales were lower than expected, which impacted our
profitability in the quarter with an operating leverage at the high
end of our normal 20%-30% range. Profits improved mainly due to the
successful execution of cost reductions and increased pricing.
Indirect headcount continued to decrease. Operating income was
$206 million and operating margin was
7.9%. Adjusted operating income* improved to $221 million and adjusted operating margin*
increased from 8.0% to 8.5%. Return on capital employed was 21.0%
and adjusted return on capital employed* was 22.5%.
- Operating cash flow was strong, at $340 million, albeit slightly below last year as
Q2 last year was supported by positive timing effects. Free cash
flow* of $194 million was thereby
also down somewhat compared to last year. The leverage ratio*
improved to 1.2x. In the quarter, a dividend of $0.68 per share was paid, and 1.31 million shares
were repurchased and retired.
*For non-U.S.
GAAP measures see enclosed reconciliation
tables.
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Key Figures
(Dollars in
millions, except per share data)
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Q2
2024
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Q2
2023
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Change
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6M
2024
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6M
2023
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Change
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Net sales
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$2,605
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$2,635
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(1.1) %
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$5,220
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$5,127
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1.8 %
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Operating
income
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206
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94
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120 %
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400
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221
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81 %
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Adjusted operating
income1)
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221
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212
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4.4 %
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420
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343
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22 %
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Operating
margin
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7.9 %
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3.6 %
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4.4pp
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7.7 %
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4.3 %
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3.4pp
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Adjusted operating
margin1)
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8.5 %
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8.0 %
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0.5pp
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8.0 %
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6.7 %
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1.4pp
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Earnings per
share2)
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1.71
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0.61
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178 %
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3.23
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1.47
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119 %
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Adjusted earnings per
share1,2)
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1.87
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1.93
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(2.9) %
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3.45
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2.82
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22 %
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Operating cash
flow
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340
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379
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(10) %
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462
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334
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39 %
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Return on capital
employed3)
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21.0 %
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9.5 %
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11.5pp
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20.4 %
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11.4 %
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9.1pp
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Adjusted return on
capital employed1,3)
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22.5 %
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21.0 %
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1.5pp
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21.4 %
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17.4 %
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4.0pp
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1) Excluding effects
from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and for FY 2023
the Andrews litigation settlement. Non-U.S. GAAP
measure, see reconciliation table. 2) Assuming dilution when
applicable and net of treasury shares. 3) Annualized operating
income and
income from equity method investments, relative to average capital
employed.
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Comments from Mikael
Bratt, President & CEO
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In the second quarter,
profitability continued to improve despite a slight decline in net
sales. The improvement was driven by better pricing and successful
execution of cost reductions, with indirect headcount reduced by
1,100 since the start of the program. We have settled cost
compensation claims with a majority of
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We continued to
outperform LVP significantly in Asia excluding China and in Europe,
fueled by product launches and better pricing. In Americas, we
underperformed slightly, as some key customers reduced
production.
We continue to expand
our business with domestic Chinese OEMs, positioning us well to
benefit from the new structure of the Chinese market. Domestic
Chinese OEMs accounted for 38% of our China sales in Q2. We grew
sales to this group by 39% in Q2 vs. a year ago, and by 25% vs. the
previous quarter. However, the market developed unfavorably in Q2,
with sales for certain brands and models with low Autoliv content
growing strongly, while some of our key global customers production
declined significantly, leading to 7pp underperformance in
China.
We remain fully focused
on delivering on the around 12% adjusted operating margin target,
although we adjust our full year 2024 guidance slightly, reflecting
changes in LVP and adverse customer mix. We continue to expect a
significant increase in profitability in the second half year with
an adjusted operating margin of around 11-12% compared to the first
half year's 8.0%. The positive development of our cash flow and
balance sheet supports our continued commitment to a high level of
shareholder returns.
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customers and target to
close most of the remaining claims in Q3. Return on capital
employed was good and cash flow continued to be strong, supporting
a high level of shareholder returns and an improvement of the
leverage ratio to 1.2x.
We remain on track with
our strategic and structural initiatives to sustainably strengthen
our footprint and operations. However, light vehicle production
with certain key customers following weaker sales and inventory
adjustments were lower than expected in the quarter, especially in
June. The lower than expected sales impacted our profitability with
an operating leverage at the high end of our normal 20%-30%
range.
It is encouraging that
customer production plans for the third quarter are normalizing,
indicating that the June weakness should be temporary.
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Inquiries: Investors and
Analysts
Anders Trapp
Vice President Investor
Relations
Tel +46 (0)8 5872
0671
Henrik Kaar
Director Investor
Relations
Tel +46 (0)8 5872
0614
Inquiries: Media
Gabriella
Etemad
Senior Vice President
Communications
Tel +46 (0)70 612
6424
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Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication,
through the agency of the VP of Investor Relations set out above,
at 12.00 CET on July 19, 2024.
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