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Consider This Before Taking a Position in Autoliv (ALV)

Shares of Mid-cap consumer discretionary company Autoliv moved -0.9 this afternoon, and are now trading at $101.86 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $104.26.

Autoliv, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems to the automotive industry in Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and rest of Asia.

Autoliv Investors Should Consider This:

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.45. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing Autoliv's estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.33

  • Autoliv currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.5%.

Understanding Autoliv's Operating Margins

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 8,842,000 737,000 7.45 -9.15
2021-12-31 8,230,000 836,000 8.2 59.84
2020-12-31 7,447,400 864,800 5.13 -39.58
2019-12-31 8,547,600 858,600 8.49 n/a

Autoliv's operating margins have averaged 7.3% over the last 4 years, which is significantly higher than the Auto Parts industry average of 5.06%. The firm's margins exhibit a relatively stable growth trend of -3.2%.

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