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Jun 30, 2021

Autoliv Q2 2021 Earnings Report

Net sales increased significantly, with strong organic sales growth and major profitability improvement.

Key Takeaways

Autoliv reported strong sales growth and outperformance vs. LVP in Q2 2021. Net sales reached $2,022 million with 85% organic sales growth. The adjusted operating margin improved to 8.2%, and EPS increased to $1.19.

Strong organic sales growth in all regions, except China.

Major profitability improvement, driven by the strong sales growth.

Improved cash flow and balance sheet.

Quarterly dividend of $0.62 was declared for Q2 2021.

Total Revenue
$2.02B
Previous year: $1.05B
+92.9%
EPS
$1.2
Previous year: -$1.4
-185.7%
Operating margin
8.1%
Adjusted operating margin
8.2%
Previous year: -16.4%
-150.0%
Operating cash flow
$63M
Gross Profit
$384M
Previous year: $14.4M
+2566.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$893M
Previous year: $1.22B
-27.0%
Free Cash Flow
-$33M
Previous year: -$193M
-82.9%
Total Assets
$7.64B
Previous year: $7.17B
+6.4%

Autoliv

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Forward Guidance

Based on an assumption of 9-11% global LVP growth for the full year 2021, the company expects an organic sales growth of around 16-18%, and an adjusted operating margin of around 9-9.5%.