Autoliv Reports Q1 2025 Financial Results
Stockholm, Sweden, April 16, 2025 * Autoliv (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV.SDB) has released its financial report for the first quarter of 2025, highlighting good sales performance and successful execution of cost reduction programs.
Key Financial Highlights:
- Net sales for Q1 2025 were $2,578 million, representing a 1.4% decrease compared to Q1 2024.
- Organic sales growth stood at 2.2%.
- Operating margin and adjusted operating margin were both 9.9%.
- Diluted EPS saw a significant increase of 41% to $2.14, while adjusted diluted EPS increased by 37% to $2.15.
- Operating cash flow was reported at $77 million, representing a 37% decrease from the same period in the previous year.
Business Developments:
- Sales increased organically by 2.2%, outperforming the global light vehicle production (LVP) decrease of 0.4%.
- Regional and customer LVP mix is estimated to have contributed to about 3pp underperformance.
- Operating income and adjusted operating income showed significant improvement, increasing by 31% and 28% respectively.
- Total headcount decreased by 6%.
- Free operating cash flow remained in line with the previous year, despite a slight decrease in operating cash flow.
Comments from Mikael Bratt, President & CEO:
Mikael Bratt expressed his pleasure at the company's good sales and profitability in the first quarter, attributing it to the company's adaptability and resilience, diverse product portfolio, and strong customer relationships. He also reiterated the company's 2025 guidance of around 2% organic sales growth and an adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%.
Full Year 2025 Guidance:
The company's guidance for the full year 2025 includes an organic sales growth of around 2%, adjusted operating margin of around 10-10.5%, and an operating cash flow of around $1.2 billion.
Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 4.9%, and are now trading at a price of $86.83. If you want to know more, read the company's complete 8-K report here.
