Brief: Autoliv Sees 2025 Organic Sales Growth Of Around 2%

Autoliv

16/04/2025 11:39

April 16 (Reuters) - Autoliv Inc ALV.N:

AUTOLIV Q1 SALES USD 2,578 MILLION VERSUS. ESTIMATE USD 2,502 MILLION

AUTOLIV Q1 ADJUSTED EPS USD 2.15

AUTOLIV Q1 EPS USD 2.14

AUTOLIV Q1 EBIT USD 254 MILLION

AUTOLIV Q1 ADJUSTED EBIT USD 255 MILLION VERSUS. ESTIMATE USD 202 MILLION

AUTOLIV Q1 ADJUSTED EBIT MARGIN 9.9%

SEES 2025 ADJUSTED EBIT MARGIN OF AROUND 10-10.5% (PREV VIEW: 10-10.5%)

PROFITABILITY IMPROVED, MAINLY DUE TO ORGANIC SALES GROWTH AND SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF COST REDUCTIONS

WE EXPECT THAT OUR RECORD NUMBER OF NEW LAUNCHES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUR RELATIVE SALES PERFORMANCE IN CHINA IN 2025

AS LOWER CONTENT VEHICLES IN CHINA OUTGREW HIGHER CONTENT VEHICLES, WE UNDERPERFORMED IN CHINA OVERALL

SEES 2025 ORGANIC SALES GROWTH OF AROUND 2%

CURRENT GEOPOLITICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT UNCERTAINTIES MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT 2025

SEES 2025 FX EFFECTS ON NET SALES OF AROUND 3% (PREV VIEW: AROUND 2%)

EXPECT CALL-OFF VOLATILITY IN 2025 ON AVERAGE TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN IT WAS IN 2024 BUT STILL REMAIN  HIGHER THAN PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

SEES 2025 OPERATING CASH FLOW OF AROUND $1.2 BILLION

EXPECT RAW MATERIAL COSTS IN 2025 TO INCREASE FOR THE FULL YEAR

EXPECT COST PRESSURE FROM  GENERAL INFLATION TO MODERATE IN 2025

STILL EXPECT SOME PRESSURE COMING MAINLY FROM LABOR, ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE  AND THE AMERICAS AND POTENTIALLY FROM TARIFFS

EFFECTS FROM THE NEW TARIFFS IMPOSED IN THE FIRST QUARTER DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON OUR PROFITABILITY IN THE FIRST  QUARTER

WILL CONTINUE TO  PASS ON TARIFF COSTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS

SEE A LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE WILL BE NEW OR INCREASED OR CHANGED TARIFFS OR OTHER RELATED TRADE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED IN 2025 THAT MAY IMPACT OUR OPERATIONS

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