NYSE$ALV

Autoliv Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Autoliv achieved record operating profit, margin, and EPS in Q4 2024.

Autoliv reported a decrease in net sales by 4.9% but achieved record highs in operating profit, operating margin, and EPS. The company's profitability improved due to cost reductions and commercial recoveries. They expect 2025 to be a challenging year for the automotive industry with LVP declining slightly and continued geopolitical risks.

  • Sales decreased organically by 3.3%, underperforming global LVP increase.
  • Profitability improved, reaching new record highs in operating income and margin.
  • Operating cash flow reached a new record for FY2024.
  • Strategic major wins achieved with new automakers despite low sourcing of new business.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.62B

Previous: $2.75B-4.9%
EPS (adj)

$3.05

Previous: $3.74-18.4%
Operating margin

13.5%

Previous: 8.6%+57.0%
Adjusted operating margin

13.4%

Previous: 12.1%+10.7%
Operating cash flow

$420M

No prior period
ROCE

35.8%

Previous: 24.4%+46.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$139M

Previous: -$152M+8.6%
Net Income

$243M

Previous: $227M+7.0%
Operating Income

$353M

Previous: $237M+48.9%
Gross Profit

$551M

Previous: $529M+4.2%
R&D Expense

$74M

Previous: $81M-8.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Autoliv · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.62B

Q4 2024-4.9%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Full year 2025 guidance is mainly based on customer call-offs, achievement of targeted cost compensation effects, and no material changes to tariffs or trade restrictions.

Tailwinds

  • Around 2% organic sales growth
  • Around 10-10.5% adjusted operating margin
  • Around $1.2 billion operating cash flow

Headwinds

  • Around 2% negative FX effect on net sales
  • Around 0.5% negative LVP Growth
  • Around 28% Tax rate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.4%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

37 / 69 earnings

Positive

+10.0%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-11.2%

Q4 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.3%+4.3%+3.1%
Q4 2025-4.1%+0.1%-6.3%
Q3 2025-2.6%-4.5%-0.3%
Q2 2025+0.1%+0.9%+6.0%
Q1 2025+5.6%+4.0%+24.0%
Q4 2024-4.6%-6.8%-3.9%
Q3 2024+3.1%+2.8%+4.3%
Q2 2024-8.8%-9.9%-8.0%
Q1 2024+4.7%+4.0%+8.5%
Q4 2023+4.4%+3.4%+8.4%
Q3 2023+6.5%+7.7%+13.6%
Q2 2023+9.1%+8.9%-0.3%
Q1 2023-5.6%-6.7%-5.4%
Q4 2022+7.2%+7.8%+7.6%
Q3 2022+7.5%+7.8%+19.2%
Q2 2022+2.5%+4.2%+0.7%
Q1 2022-5.4%-6.7%-1.4%
Q4 2021+3.3%+7.3%-4.0%
Q3 2021-1.7%-0.7%+10.4%
Q2 2021-4.6%-2.2%+3.1%
Q1 2021+8.8%+7.1%+5.1%
Q4 2020+0.1%+0.1%+0.7%
Q3 2020-1.6%-10.7%+5.2%
Q2 2020-3.5%-0.9%+6.1%
Q1 2020+10.0%+9.3%+13.0%
Q4 2019+5.2%+3.2%-9.1%
Q3 2019-1.1%-5.2%-0.5%
Q2 2019+3.3%+10.4%-5.6%
Q1 2019+2.3%-2.8%-17.2%
Q4 2018-3.8%-4.7%-0.7%
Q3 2018+6.0%+4.1%+9.7%
Q2 2018+1.2%-1.9%-11.1%
Q1 2018-8.6%-6.1%+0.5%
Q4 2017+10.0%+4.5%+3.7%
Q3 2017+1.4%+2.0%+1.5%
Q2 2017-7.2%-5.9%-9.0%
Q1 2017-7.6%-6.1%+2.8%
Q4 2016-11.2%-11.3%-10.4%
Q3 2016-6.7%-6.9%-0.9%
Q2 2016-7.5%-6.1%-7.3%
Q1 2016+8.1%
Q4 2015-7.0%
Q3 2015+3.3%
Q2 2015+2.9%
Q1 2015-4.2%
Q4 2014+4.2%
Q3 2014-3.3%
Q2 2014-2.5%
Q1 2014-2.4%
Q4 2013+1.8%
Q3 2013+0.7%
Q2 2013+0.4%
Q1 2013+6.5%
Q4 2012-1.6%
Q3 2012-10.2%
Q2 2012-4.2%
Q1 2012+0.0%
Q4 2011+1.8%
Q3 2011+6.5%
Q2 2011-1.0%
Q1 2010+7.4%
Q1 2011+1.4%
Q4 2010-1.3%
Q4 2008-1.3%
Q3 2009-0.3%
Q3 2010-0.3%
Q2 2009+7.5%
Q2 2010+7.5%
Q4 2009+7.5%

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