AutolivNYSE: ALV

Autoliv, Inc. ALV reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales results on Friday.

ALV reports mixed third-quarter results and expects full-year 2024 organic sales growth of around 1%, down from the earlier expectation of 2%.

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 18, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Anders Trapp - Vice President, Investor Relations Mikael Bratt - President and Chief Executive Officer Fredrik Westin - Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Hampus Engellau - Handelsbanken Colin Langan - Wells Fargo George Galliers - Goldman Sachs Mattias Holmberg - DNB Markets Michael Jacks - Bank of America Agnieszka Vilela - Nordea Jairam Nathan - Daiwa Securities Erik Golrang - SEB Elias Cohen - Nuremberg Berman Trevor Young - Barclays Operator Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Autoliv, Inc. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results.

Autoliv (ALV) shares surged Friday after the world's largest maker of airbags and seatbelts reported strong third-quarter results, despite a drop in light vehicle production amid a global slowdown in the auto sector.

Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.84 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.66 per share a year ago.

STOCKHOLM , Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIV.sdb) Q3 2024: Solid sales outperformance Financial highlights Q3 2024 $2,555 million net sales 1.6% net sales decrease 0.8% organic sales decline* 8.9% operating margin 9.3% adjusted operating margin* $1.74 diluted EPS, 11% increase $1.84 adjusted diluted EPS*, 11% increase Full year 2024 guidance Around 1% organic sales growth Around 1% negative FX effect on net sales Around 9.5-10.0% adjusted operating margin Around $1.1 billion operating cash flow All change figures in this release compare to the same period of the previous year except when stated otherwise. Key business developments in the third quarter of 2024 Third quarter sales decreased organically* by 0.8%, which was 4pp better than global LVP decline of 4.8% (S&P Global Oct 2024).

Autoliv's operating margin is expected to expand to the low-teens percentage level and 12% for Q4 2024 and the intermediate term, respectively. ALV's market share for the Chinese OEM segment expanded from 20% three years ago to 30% now, and the prospects for the Chinese OEM segment are favorable due to expectations of growing safety content. I upgrade my rating for Autoliv to a Buy, taking into consideration the company's China growth outlook and profitability improvement prospects.

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