EX-99.1 2 alv-ex99_1.htm EX 99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Financial Report

 

July - September 2023

 

Stockholm, Sweden, October 20, 2023
(NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV.sdb)

 

 

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Q3 2023: Another strong quarter

 

Financial highlights Q3 2023

$2,596 million net sales

13% net sales increase

11% organic sales growth*

8.9% operating margin

9.4% adjusted operating margin*

$1.57 EPS, 30% increase

$1.66 adjusted EPS*, 35% increase

 

Updated full year 2023 indications

Around 17% organic sales growth

Around 1% positive FX effect on net sales

Around 8.5% - 9.0% adjusted operating margin

Around $900 million 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 2023

 

Sales increased organically* by 11%, which was 7pp better than global LVP growth of 3.8% (S&P Global October 2023). We outperformed in all regions, mainly due to new product launches and higher prices.
Profitability improved substantially, positively impacted by price increases, organic growth, and our cost reduction activities. Operating income was $232 million and operating margin was 8.9%. Adjusted operating income* improved from $173 million to $243 million and adjusted operating margin* increased from 7.5% to 9.4%, despite inflationary pressure and adverse FX effects. Return on capital employed was 24% and adjusted return on capital employed* was 25%.
Operating cash flow remained strong, albeit declining from $232 million to $202 million, mainly due to temporary negative working capital effects. Free cash flow* decreased to $50 million from $68 million. The leverage ratio* was unchanged at 1.3X compared to the second quarter of 2023. A dividend of $0.66 per share was paid, and 1.23 million shares were repurchased and retired in the quarter.

*For non-U.S. GAAP measures see enclosed reconciliation tables.

Key Figures

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Q3 2023

Q3 2022

Change

9M 2023

9M 2022

Change

Net sales

$2,596

$2,302

13%

$7,724

$6,507

19%

Operating income

232

171

36%

453

429

5.5%

Adjusted operating income1)

243

173

40%

586

365

60%

Operating margin

8.9%

7.4%

1.5pp

5.9%

6.6%

(0.7)pp

Adjusted operating margin1)

9.4%

7.5%

1.8pp

7.6%

5.6%

2.0pp

Earnings per share2)

1.57

1.21

30%

3.04

3.06

(0.5)%

Adjusted earnings per share1,2)

1.66

1.23

35%

4.48

2.58

73%

Operating cash flow

$202

$232

(13)%

$535

$251

114%

Return on capital employed3)

24.2%

18.0%

6.2pp

15.6%

15.3%

0.3pp

Adjusted return on capital employed1,3)

24.5%

18.4%

6.2pp

19.8%

13.1%

6.7pp

1) Excluding effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement. Non-U.S. GAAP measure, see reconciliation table. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and net of treasury shares. 3) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed.

 

 

 

Comments from Mikael Bratt, President & CEO

 

 

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Our performance in the third quarter was very encouraging. Our organic sales growth continued to significantly outperform LVP and the adjusted operating income was a new third quarter record since the spin-off in 2018.

I am pleased that our strong performance in the third quarter was broad based, with improvements in several key areas - both

nine months, we increased our sales to this group by more than 50% year over year.

We increase our full year sales indication to reflect that LVP has developed better than expected, even with the UAW strike in the U.S. We have continued to see an improvement of supply chain stability throughout the year, with reduced customer call off volatility. However, the improvement is slower than we had expected, as it deteriorated somewhat in Europe in Q3. This, together with the higher sales and adverse FX development, means that we expect a fourth quarter adjusted operating margin improvement year-over-year of around 1.5-2pp, in line with the previously communicated improvement pattern of around 2pp each quarter throughout 2023.

Our performance in the first nine months and the outlook for the final quarter of the year makes me confident that we will deliver a substantial full year increase in sales, operating cash flow and adjusted operating income. Together with the advancement of our structural cost reduction activities, the improving position with fast growing OEMs, the continued gradual improvement of supply chain stability, and the development of inflation compensation, we have a solid foundation for a continued strong development in the years to come, that support our medium-term targets.

year-over-year and sequentially - including gross and operating margin, labor efficiency and SG&A and RD&E costs in relation to sales. Cash flow was strong, and the debt leverage remained well within our target range while maintaining our dividend and almost tripling the number of shares repurchased compared to Q2.

We continue to work hard to secure a strong medium- and long-term competitive position. In the quarter, we detailed a large part of our structural cost reduction intentions of reducing our indirect workforce by up to 2,000. In addition, the ongoing reorganization of our global functions and European operations is expected to lead to a reduced normalized tax rate. It is also encouraging for our medium- and long-term potential that we continue to improve our position in China with the fast-growing domestic OEMs. In the first

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Full year 2023 indications

Our outlook indications for 2023 are mainly based on our customer call-offs, a full year 2023 global LVP growth of around 7%, achievement of our targeted cost compensation effects, and a reduction of customer call-off volatility. Our full year 2023 indications are also based on the assumption that the UAW strike is not prolonged beyond what is included in the S&P Global October outlook.

 

Full Year Indication

 

Full Year Indication

Organic sales growth

Around 17%

Tax rate2)

Around 20%

FX impact on net sales

Around 1% positive

Operating cash flow3)

Around $900 million

Adjusted operating margin1)

Around 8.5%-9%

Capex, net, of sales

Around 6%

1) Excluding effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters, the Andrews litigation settlement and other discrete items. 2) Excluding unusual tax items. 3) Excluding unusual items.

The forward-looking non-U.S. GAAP financial measures above are provided on a non-U.S. GAAP basis. Autoliv has not provided a U.S. GAAP reconciliation of these measures because items that impact these measures, such as costs and gains related to capacity alignments and antitrust matters, cannot be reasonably predicted or determined. As a result, such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts and Autoliv is unable to determine the probable significance of the unavailable information.

Conference call and webcast

An earnings conference call will be held at 2:00 p.m. CET today, October 20, 2023. Information regarding how to participate is available on www.autoliv.com. The presentation slides for the conference call will be available on our website shortly after the publication of this financial report.

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Business and market condition update

Supply Chain

Global light vehicle production growth year-over-year was 3.8% (according to S&P Global October 2023) in the third quarter, with all major regions growing except China. We saw continued gradual improvement in call-off volatility as supply chains are less strained compared to a year earlier. However, volatility is still significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, and low customer demand visibility and changes to customer call-offs with short notice still had a negative impact on our production efficiency and profitability in the quarter. We expect the current industry-wide supply chain disruptions to continue to fade in the fourth quarter of 2023, but not enough to return to pre-pandemic levels of efficiency by year-end.

Inflation

In Q3 2023, cost pressures from labor, logistics, utilities, and other items had a negative impact on our profitability. Most of the inflationary cost pressure was offset by customer price and other compensations in the quarter. Raw material cost inflation and its impact on our profitability was negligible in Q3 2023. We expect the raw material price changes in 2023 to be largely reflected in price changes in our products, albeit with delays of several months. We also expect continued cost pressure from broad based inflation relating to labor, logistics, utilities and other items, especially in Europe. We continue to execute on productivity and cost reduction activities to offset these cost pressures, and we continue to have challenging discussions with our customers on non-raw material cost inflation.

Other matters

Autoliv expects its tax rate for full year 2023 to be lower than previously anticipated. The full year tax rate is now projected to be around 20% for full year 2023. This is due to the ongoing reorganization of our global functions and European operations, which is expected to lead to a reduced tax rate for 2023. These changes are also expected to reduce the normalized tax rate to be within a range of around 25-30% from 2024 onwards.

The UAW strike has had negligible impact on our sales and profitability in the third quarter, with around $2 million in lost sales. We estimate that the current strike actions, as known as of October 19, 2023, by UAW are currently negatively impacting our weekly sales by around $6 million.

In June, 2023 Autoliv communicated a cost reduction framework which included the intention of reducing our indirect headcount by up to 2,000. We announced more details on these initiatives on July 13, 2023 and followed up with another announcement with details on October 5, 2023. Based on the intended work force reductions in these two announcements, we estimate that the annual cost reductions will amount to around $35 million in 2024, $65 million in 2025 and reaching $85 million when fully implemented. We expect to announce further details, as plans materialize further.

We expect 2024 to be an important step towards our medium-term target of 12% adjusted operating margin*. We intend, as usual, to come back with a full year indication in connection with our fourth quarter earnings release in January next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report includes content supplied by S&P Global; Copyright © Light Vehicle Production Forecast, January, July and October 2023. All rights reserved.

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Key Performance Trends

 

Net Sales Development by region

Operating and adjusted operating income* and margins

 

 

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Capex and D&A

Operating and adjusted operating Cash Flow

 

 

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Return on Capital Employed

Cash Conversion*

 

 

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Capex, net: Capital Expenditure, net.

D&A: Depreciation and Amortization.

Adj. operating income and margin*: Operating income adjusted for capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement. Capacity alignments include non-recurring costs related to our structural efficiency and business cycle management programs.

 

Operating cash flow excluding EC antitrust payment*: Adjusted for EC antitrust payment of $203 million in 2019.

Cash conversion*: Free cash flow* in relation to net income adjusted for EC antitrust payment in 2019. Free cash flow defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditure, net.

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Consolidated sales development

Third quarter 2023

Consolidated sales

 

Third quarter

Reported

Currency

Organic

(Dollars in millions)

 

2023

2022

(U.S. GAAP)

effects1)

change*

Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other2)

 

$1,761

$1,510

17%

1.9%

15%

Seatbelt Products and Other2)

 

835

792

5.5%

2.9%

2.6%

Total

 

$2,596

$2,302

13%

2.2%

11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$1,033

$955

8.1%

(3.7)%

12%

Whereof:

China

538

537

0.1%

(5.4)%

5.6%

 

Asia excl. China

495

418

18%

(1.5)%

20%

Americas

 

918

794

16%

5.0%

11%

Europe

 

646

552

17%

8.4%

8.5%

Total

 

$2,596

$2,302

13%

2.2%

11%

1) Effects from currency translations. 2) Including Corporate sales.

 

Sales by product – Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other

Sales for all major product categories increased organically* in the quarter. The largest contributor to the increase was steering wheels, followed by inflatable curtains, side airbags, and passenger airbags.

 

Sales by product - Seatbelt Products and Other

 

The main contributor to Seatbelt Products organic sales growth* was Asia excl. China and Europe, followed by Americas.

 

 

 

Sales by region

Our global organic sales* increased by 11% compared to the global LVP increase of 3.8% (according to S&P Global, October 2023). The 7pp outperformance was mainly driven by price increases and new product launches.

 

 

 

Autoliv organic sales growth outperformed LVP growth by 15pp in Asia excl. China, by 6pp in China, by 3pp in Americas and by 2pp in Europe.

 

Q3 2023 organic growth*

Americas

Europe

China

Asia excl. China

Global

Autoliv

11%

8.5%

5.6%

20%

11%

Main growth drivers

Mercedes, Nissan, Honda

Mercedes, BMW

Lixiang, GWM, Chery

Toyota, Hyundai, Subaru

Honda, Toyota, Mercedes

Main decline drivers

BMW, Ford, Stellantis

Volvo, Ford, VW

VW, Nissan, GM

Renault, Bodrin, Stellantis

VW, Renault, Ford

 

Light vehicle production development

Change vs same period last year according to S&P Global

Q3 2023

Americas

Europe

China

Asia excl. China

Global

LVP (Oct 2023)

7.9%

6.5%

(0.6)%

4.5%

3.8%

LVP (Jul 2023)

4.4%

6.1%

(16)%

2.6%

(3.5)%

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Consolidated sales development

First nine months 2023

Consolidated sales

 

First 9 months

Reported

Currency

Organic

(Dollars in millions)

 

2023

2022

(U.S. GAAP)

effects1)

change*

Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other2)

 

$5,191

$4,226

23%

(0.6)%

23%

Seatbelt Products and Other2)

 

2,533

2,281

11%

(0.0)%

11%

Total

 

$7,724

$6,507

19%

(0.4)%

19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$2,937

$2,544

15%

(5.5)%

21%

Whereof:

China

1,488

1,347

10%

(6.1)%

17%

 

Asia excl. China

1,449

1,197

21%

(4.7)%

26%

Americas

 

2,665

2,225

20%

3.6%

16%

Europe

 

2,122

1,738

22%

2.0%

20%

Total

 

$7,724

$6,507

19%

(0.4)%

19%

1) Effects from currency translations. 2) Including Corporate sales.

 

Sales by product – Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other

Sales for all major product categories increased organically* in the first nine months. The largest contributor to the increase was inflatable curtains and steering wheels, followed by side airbags and passenger airbags.

 

Sales by product - Seatbelt Products and Other

 

The main contributor to Seatbelt Products organic sales growth* was Europe, followed by Americas, Asia excl. China, and China.

 

 

 

Sales by region

Our global organic sales* increased by 19% compared to the global LVP increase of 9.1% (according to S&P Global, October 2023). The 10pp outperformance was mainly driven by new product launches and price increases.

 

 

 

Autoliv outperformed LVP by around 15pp in Asia excl. China, by 12pp in China, by 6pp in Europe and in Americas.

 

9M 2023 organic growth*

Americas

Europe

China

Asia excl. China

Global

Autoliv

16%

20%

17%

26%

19%

Main growth drivers

Honda, GM, Nissan

VW, Stellantis, Renault

Honda, Lixiang, BYD

Toyota, Hyundai, Subaru

Honda, Toyota, Hyundai

Main decline drivers

Ford, BMW

Mitsubishi

Nissan, VW, Renault

Renault, KG Mobility, Stellantis

Ford

 

Light vehicle production development

Change vs same period last year according to S&P Global

First 9 months 2023

Americas

Europe

China

Asia excl. China

Global

LVP (Oct 2023)

11%

14%

4.5%

11%

9.1%

LVP (Jan 2023)

6.5%

5.7%

(3.1)%

5.8%

2.8%

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Key launches in the third quarter 2023

 

 

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   Honda Elevate

 

    Dodge RAM Rampage

 

 

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     Haval H5

 

 

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Driver/Passenger Airbags

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Seatbelts

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Side Airbags

 

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Head/Inflatable Curtain Airbags

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Steering Wheel

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Knee Airbag

 

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Front Center Airbag

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Bag-in-Belt

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Pyrotechnical Safety Switch

 

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Pedestrian Airbag

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Hood Lifter

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Available as EV/PHEV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

 

Financial development

Selected Income Statement items

 

Condensed income statement

Third quarter

 

First 9 months

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

2023

2022

Change

 

2023

2022

Change

Net sales

$2,596

$2,302

13%

 

$7,724

$6,507

19%

Cost of sales

(2,131)

(1,918)

11%

 

(6,432)

(5,510)

17%

Gross profit

$465

$383

21%

 

$1,291

$998

29%

S,G&A

(118)

(105)

12%

 

(379)

(333)

14%

R,D&E, net

(107)

(106)

1.0%

 

(343)

(325)

5.7%

Amortization of intangibles

(1)

(0)

28%

 

(1)

(2)

(36)%

Other income (expense), net

(8)

(1)

756%

 

(115)

91

n/a

Operating income

$232

$171

36%

 

$453

$429

5.5%

Adjusted operating income1)

$243

$173

40%

 

$586

$365

60%

Financial and non-operating items, net

(30)

(18)

68%

 

(60)

(40)

50%

Income before taxes

$201

$153

32%

 

$393

$389

0.9%

Income taxes

(67)

(47)

43%

 

(131)

(121)

8.5%

Net income

$134

$106

27%

 

$262

$268

(2.5)%

Earnings per share2)

$1.57

$1.21

30%

 

$3.04

$3.06

(0.5)%

Adjusted earnings per share1,2)

$1.66

$1.23

35%

 

$4.48

$2.58

73%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

17.9%

16.7%

1.3pp

 

16.7%

15.3%

1.4pp

S,G&A, in relation to sales

(4.6)%

(4.6)%

0.0pp

 

(4.9)%

(5.1)%

0.2pp

R,D&E, net in relation to sales

(4.1)%

(4.6)%

0.5pp

 

(4.4)%

(5.0)%

0.5pp

Operating margin

8.9%

7.4%

1.5pp

 

5.9%

6.6%

(0.7)pp

Adjusted operating margin1)

9.4%

7.5%

1.8pp

 

7.6%

5.6%

2.0pp

Tax Rate

33.4%

30.8%

2.6pp

 

33.4%

31.1%

2.3pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of shares at period-end in millions3)

84.1

86.8

(3.1)%

 

84.1

86.8

(3.1)%

Weighted average no. of shares in millions4)

84.9

87.0

(2.5)%

 

85.5

87.2

(2.0)%

Weighted average no. of shares in millions, diluted4)

85.0

87.2

(2.5)%

 

85.7

87.4

(2.0)%

1) Non-U.S. GAAP measure, excluding effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement. See reconciliation table. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and net of treasury shares. 3) Excluding dilution and net of treasury shares. 4) Net of treasury shares.

 

Third quarter 2023 development

Gross profit increased by $82 million, and the gross margin increased by 1.3pp compared to the same quarter 2022. The gross profit increase was primarily driven by price increases, volume growth, lower costs for material and premium freight. This was partly offset by increased costs for personnel related to volume growth and wage inflation.

S,G&A costs increased by $13 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to increased costs for personnel as well as adverse FX translation effects. S,G&A costs in relation to sales was unchanged at 4.6%.

R,D&E, net costs was almost unchanged compared to the prior year, as higher costs for personnel and adverse FX translation effects were almost offset by higher engineering income. R,D&E, net, in relation to sales decreased from 4.6% to 4.1%.

Other income (expense), net was negative $8 million compared to negative $1 million in the same period last year. The difference was mainly related to higher capacity alignment accruals in Q3 2023.

Operating income increased by $61 million compared to the same period in 2022, mainly due to the increase in gross profit, partly offset by higher costs for S,G&A.

 

 

Adjusted operating income* increased by $70 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to higher gross profit, partly offset by the higher costs for S,G&A.

Financial and non-operating items, net, was negative $30 million compared to negative $18 million a year earlier. The difference was mainly due to increased interest expense as an effect of higher debt and higher interest rates and FX revaluation effects.

Income before taxes increased by $49 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to the increase in operating income, partly offset by a larger Financial and non-operating items, net.

Tax rate was 33.4% compared to 30.8% in the same period last year. Discrete tax items, net, increased the tax rate this quarter by 0.2pp. Discrete tax items increased the tax rate by 1.4pp in the same period last year.

Earnings per share, diluted increased by $0.36 compared to a year earlier. The main drivers were $0.49 from operating income partly offset by $0.10 from financial items.

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

First nine months 2023 development

Gross profit increased by $294 million, and the gross margin increased by 1.4pp compared to the same period in 2022. The gross profit increase was primarily driven by price increases, volume growth and lower costs for premium freight. This was partly offset by increased costs for personnel related to higher volumes and wage inflation as well as adverse effects from FX and higher costs for energy.

S,G&A costs increased by $46 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to increased costs for personnel projects. S,G&A costs in relation to sales decreased from 5.1% to 4.9%.

R,D&E, net costs increased by around $19 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to higher costs for personnel. R,D&E, net, in relation to sales decreased from 5.0% to 4.4%.

Other income (expense), net was negative $115 million compared to positive $91 million in the prior year. The prior year was positively impacted by around an $80 million gain from the sale of a property in Japan and around $20 million from a patent litigation settlement, partly offset by around $10 million in capacity alignment provisions for the closure of a plant in South Korea while the first nine months of 2023 was negatively impacted by around $105 million in accruals for capacity alignments.

Operating income increased by $24 million compared to the same period in 2022, mainly due to higher gross profit, partly offset by the changes in Other income (expense), net and the higher costs for S,G&A and R,D&E, net.

 

 

Adjusted operating income* increased by $221 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to higher gross profit, partly offset by the higher costs for S,G&A and R,D&E, net.

 

Financial and non-operating items, net, was negative $60 million compared to negative $40 million a year earlier, mainly due to increased interest expense as an effect of higher debt and higher interest rates.

 

Income before taxes increased by $3 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to the higher operating income partly offset by the increased interest expense.

 

Tax rate was 33.4% compared to 31.1% in the same period last year. Discrete tax items, net, decreased the tax rate this year by 0.6pp. Discrete tax items increased the tax rate by 1.2pp in the same period last year.

 

Earnings per share, diluted decreased by $0.02 compared to a year earlier. The main drivers behind the decrease were $0.17 from financial items and $0.14 from lower operating income, partly offset by $0.23 from taxes.

 

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Selected Balance Sheet and Cash Flow items

 

Selected Balance Sheet items

Third quarter

(Dollars in millions)

2023

2022

Change

Trade working capital1)

$1,303

$1,314

(0.8)%

Trade working capital in relation to sales2)

12.5%

14.3%

(1.7)pp

- Receivables outstanding in relation to sales3)

21.0%

20.6%

0.4pp

- Inventory outstanding in relation to sales4)

9.5%

10.0%

(0.6)pp

- Payables outstanding in relation to sales5)

17.9%

16.3%

1.6pp

Cash & cash equivalents

475

483

(1.7)%

Gross Debt6)

1,867

1,729

8.0%

Net Debt7)

1,375

1,288

6.8%

Capital employed8)

3,861

3,779

2.2%

Return on capital employed9)

24.2%

18.0%

6.2pp

Total equity

$2,486

$2,491

(0.2)%

Return on total equity10)

21.3%

16.8%

4.5pp

Leverage ratio11)

1.3

1.6

(0.3)

1) Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables. 2) Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables relative to annualized quarterly sales. 3) Outstanding receivables relative to annualized quarterly sales. 4) Outstanding inventory relative to annualized quarterly sales. 5) Outstanding payables relative to annualized quarterly sales. 6) Short- and long-term interest-bearing debt. 7) Short- and long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents and debt-related derivatives. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See reconciliation table. 8) Total equity and net debt. 9) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. 10) Annualized net income relative to average total equity. 11) Net debt adjusted for pension liabilities in relation to EBITDA. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See reconciliation table.

 

Selected Cash Flow items

Third quarter

 

First 9 months

(Dollars in millions)

2023

2022

Change

 

2023

2022

Change

Net income

$134

$106

27%

 

$262

$268

(2.5)%

Changes in operating working capital

(36)

89

n/a

 

(8)

(168)

(95)%

Depreciation and amortization

95

87

8.6%

 

281

273

2.9%

Gain on divestiture of property

-

-

n/a

 

-

(80)

(100)%

Other, net

9

(51)

n/a

 

1

(44)

n/a

Operating cash flow

$202

$232

(13)%

 

$535

$251

114%

Capital expenditure, net

(151)

(164)

(7.6)%

 

(419)

(319)

31%

Free cash flow1)

$50

$68

(26)%

 

$117

$(69)

n/a

Cash conversion2)

37%

64%

(27)pp

 

45%

n/a

n/a

Shareholder returns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Dividends paid

(56)

(56)

0.1%

 

(169)

(167)

0.8%

- Share repurchases

(120)

(20)

500%

 

(202)

(60)

237%

Cash dividend paid per share

$(0.66)

$(0.64)

2.6%

 

$(1.98)

$(1.92)

3.4%

Capital expenditures, net in relation to sales

5.8%

7.1%

(1.3)pp

 

5.4%

4.9%

0.5pp

1) Operating cash flow less Capital expenditure, net. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See enclosed reconciliation table. 2) Free cash flow relative to Net income. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See reconciliation table.

 

Third quarter 2023 development

Trade working capital* decreased by $11 million compared to the same period last year, where the main drivers were $354 million in higher accounts payable partly offset by $286 million in higher receivables and $58 million in higher inventories. Compared to Q2 2023, trade working capital increased by $11 million, driven by $35 million in higher inventories, partly offset by $14 million in higher accounts payable and $10 million in lower receivables.

Operating cash flow decreased by $30 million to $202 million compared to the same period last year, mainly due to less favorable working capital effects partly offset by higher net income.

 

 

Capital expenditure, net decreased by $12 million compared to the same period the previous year. Capital expenditure, net in relation to sales was 5.8% vs. 7.1% a year earlier.

Free cash flow* was $50 million compared to $68 million in the same period prior year. The decrease was mainly due to the lower operating cash flow partly offset by lower capital expenditure, net.

 

 

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Cash conversion* defined as free cash flow* in relation to net income, was 37% in the period.

Net debt* was $1,375 million as of September 30, 2023, which was $87 million higher than a year earlier.

Liquidity position. As of September 30, 2023, our cash balance was around $0.5 billion, and including committed, unused loan facilities, our liquidity position was around $1.6 billion.

 

Leverage ratio*. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had a leverage ratio of 1.3x compared to 1.6x as of September 30, 2022, as the 12 months trailing adjusted EBITDA* increased more than the net debt* increased.

Total equity decreased by $5 million compared to September 30, 2022. This was mainly due to $226 million in dividend payment and stock repurchases of $257 million partly offset by $418 million from net income and $36 million in positive currency translation effects.

 

First nine months 2023 development

Operating cash flow increased by $285 million compared to the same period last year to $535 million, mainly due to higher adjusted operating income and less negative working capital effects.

Capital expenditure, net increased by $99 million, mainly due to the impact on the prior year of $95 million from the sale of property, plant and equipment. Capital expenditure, net in relation to sales was 5.4% vs. 4.9% the prior year period.

 

 

Free cash flow* was $117 million, compared to negative $69 million in the same period last year. The improvement was due to the higher operating cash flow partly offset by higher capital expenditure, net.

Cash conversion* defined as free cash flow* in relation to net income, was 45% in the period.

 

Headcount

 

 

Sep 30

Jun 30

Sep 30

 

2023

2023

2022

Headcount

71,200

71,200

67,800

Whereof: Direct headcount in manufacturing

52,900

52,600

49,600

                 Indirect headcount

18,200

18,600

18,300

Temporary personnel

11%

11%

11%

 

At September 30, 2023, total headcount increased by 3,400 compared to a year earlier. The indirect workforce decreased by 1% while the direct workforce increased by 7%, reflecting that sales grew organically by 11% in the third quarter compared to a year earlier.

 

Compared to June 30, 2023, total headcount was unchanged, with a 1% increase in direct headcount and 2% decrease in indirect headcount.

 

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Other Items

 

On September 22, 2023, Autoliv China and Great Wall Motor announced their intention to collaborate to address opportunities in the rapidly evolving global automotive landscape. The strategic cooperation aims to drive innovation through collaboration around advanced technologies with a special quality focus such as overhead passenger airbags and airbags for zero gravity seats with integrated seatbelts.
On September 28, 2023, Autoliv announced that Klaus Kompass, former VP Vehicle Safety at BMW Group, and Seigo Kuzumaki, former Fellow of Advanced R&D and Engineering, Toyota Motor Corporation, joined the Autoliv Research Advisory Board.

 

On October 5, 2023, Autoliv announced an update on its ongoing initiatives to reduce its global headcount, including a downsizing of 300 employees in China, Japan, Sweden, the United States and the closure of an office in the Netherlands.
In Q3 2023, Autoliv repurchased and retired 1.23 million shares of common stock at an average price of $97.23 per share under the Autoliv 2022-2024 stock repurchase program.

 

 

 

 

Next Report

Autoliv intends to publish the quarterly earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2023 on Friday, January 26, 2024.

 

Footnotes

*Non-U.S. GAAP measure, see enclosed reconciliation tables.

Inquiries: Investors and Analysts

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Vice President Investor Relations

Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0671

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Director Investor Relations

Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0614

 

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Gabriella Etemad

Senior Vice President Communications

Tel +46 (0)70 612 6424

Autoliv, Inc. is obliged to make this information public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the VP of Investor Relations set out above, at 12.00 CET on October 20, 2023.

Definitions and SEC Filings

Please refer to www.autoliv.com or to our Annual Report for definitions of terms used in this report. Autoliv’s annual report to stockholders, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10Q, proxy statements, management certifications, press releases, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC can be obtained free of charge from Autoliv at the Company’s address. These documents are also available at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov and at Autoliv’s corporate website www.autoliv.com.

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“Safe Harbor Statement”

 

This report contains statements that are not historical facts but rather forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those that address activities, events or developments that Autoliv, Inc. or its management believes or anticipates may occur in the future. All forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations, various assumptions and/or data available from third parties. Our expectations and assumptions are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will materialize or prove to be correct as forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual future results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “estimates”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “projects”, “plans”, “intends”, “believes”, “may”, “likely”, “might”, “would”, “should”, “could”, or the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, the outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including without limitation, general economic conditions, including inflation; changes in light vehicle production; fluctuation in vehicle production schedules for which the Company is a supplier; global supply chain disruptions, including port, transportation and distribution delays or interruptions; supply chain disruptions and component shortages specific to the automotive industry or the Company; disruptions and impacts relating to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine; changes in general industry and market conditions or regional growth or decline; changes in and the successful execution of our capacity alignment, restructuring, cost reduction and efficiency initiatives and the market reaction thereto; loss of business from increased competition; higher raw material, fuel and energy costs; changes in consumer and customer preferences for end products; customer losses; changes in

 

regulatory conditions; customer bankruptcies, consolidations, or restructuring or divestiture of customer brands; unfavorable fluctuations in currencies or interest rates among the various jurisdictions in which we operate; market acceptance of our new products; costs or difficulties related to the integration of any new or acquired businesses and technologies; continued uncertainty in pricing and other negotiations with customers; successful integration of acquisitions and operations of joint ventures; successful implementation of strategic partnerships and collaborations; our ability to be awarded new business; product liability, warranty and recall claims and investigations and other litigation, civil judgments or financial penalties and customer reactions thereto; higher expenses for our pension and other postretirement benefits, including higher funding needs for our pension plans; work stoppages or other labor issues; possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or infringement claims and the availability of insurance with respect to such matters; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; negative impacts of antitrust investigations or other governmental investigations and associated litigation relating to the conduct of our business; tax assessments by governmental authorities and changes in our effective tax rate; dependence on key personnel; legislative or regulatory changes impacting or limiting our business; our ability to meet our sustainability targets, goals and commitments; political conditions; dependence on and relationships with customers and suppliers; the conditions necessary to hit our medium term financial targets; and other risks and uncertainties identified under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Reports and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and any amendments thereto. For any forward-looking statements contained in this or any other document, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we assume no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events, except as required by law.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in millions, except per share data, unaudited)

Third quarter

 

First 9 months

Latest 12

Full Year

 

2023

2022

 

2023

2022

months

2022

Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other1)

$1,761

$1,510

 

$5,191

$4,226

$6,771

$5,807

Seatbelt products and Other1)

835

792

 

2,533

2,281

3,287

3,035

Total net sales

$2,596

$2,302

 

$7,724

$6,507

$10,059

$8,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

(2,131)

(1,918)

 

(6,432)

(5,510)

(8,369)

(7,446)

Gross profit

$465

$383

 

$1,291

$998

$1,690

$1,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general & administrative expenses

(118)

(105)

 

(379)

(333)

(484)

(437)

Research, development & engineering expenses, net

(107)

(106)

 

(343)

(325)

(409)

(390)

Amortization of intangibles

(1)

(0)

 

(1)

(2)

(2)

(3)

Other income (expense), net

(8)

(1)

 

(115)

91

(113)

93

Operating income

$232

$171

 

$453

$429

$682

$659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from equity method investments

1

1

 

4

3

4

3

Interest income

3

2

 

10

4

13

6

Interest expense

(24)

(15)

 

(68)

(41)

(88)

(60)

Other non-operating items, net

(11)

(6)

 

(6)

(5)

(5)

(5)

Income before income taxes

$201

$153

 

$393

$389

$606

$603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

(67)

(47)

 

(131)

(121)

(188)

(178)

Net income

$134

$106

 

$262

$268

$418

$425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

1

1

 

1

1

1

2

Net income attributable to controlling interest

$134

$105

 

$261

$267

$417

$423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share2)

$1.57

$1.21

 

$3.04

$3.06

$4.85

$4.85

1) Including Corporate sales. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and net of treasury shares.

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

(Dollars in millions, unaudited)

 

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash & cash equivalents

 

$475

$475

$713

$594

$483

Receivables, net

 

2,179

2,189

2,106

1,907

1,893

Inventories, net

 

982

947

986

969

924

Prepaid expenses

 

180

166

166

160

218

Other current assets

 

63

120

90

84

69

Total current assets

 

$3,879

$3,898

$4,061

$3,714

$3,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant & equipment, net

 

2,067

2,047

2,045

1,960

1,795

Operating leases right-of-use assets

 

162

149

169

160

116

Goodwill

 

1,372

1,375

1,376

1,375

1,364

Intangible assets, net

 

6

6

7

7

5

Investments and other non-current assets

 

500

484

528

502

467

Total assets

 

$7,987

$7,959

$8,185

$7,717

$7,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

590

481

577

711

692

Accounts payable

 

1,858

1,844

1,683

1,693

1,503

Accrued expenses

 

1,093

1,122

969

915

965

Operating lease liabilities - current

 

37

35

41

39

35

Other current liabilities

 

274

274

258

283

263

Total current liabilities

 

$3,851

$3,756

$3,529

$3,642

$3,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

1,277

1,290

1,601

1,054

1,037

Pension liability

 

152

152

159

154

149

Operating lease liabilities - non-current

 

125

113

127

119

81

Other non-current liabilities

 

96

91

128

121

118

Total non-current liabilities

 

$1,649

$1,645

$2,015

$1,450

$1,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total parent shareholders’ equity

 

2,473

2,545

2,627

2,613

2,478

Non-controlling interest

 

13

13

14

13

13

Total equity

 

$2,486

$2,557

$2,641

$2,626

$2,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$7,987

$7,959

$8,185

$7,717

$7,334

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

 

Third quarter

 

First 9 months

Latest 12

Full Year

(Dollars in millions, unaudited)

2023

2022

 

2023

2022

months

2022

Net income

$134

$106

 

$262

$268

$418

$425

Depreciation and amortization

95

87

 

281

273

371

363

Gain on divestiture of property

-

-

 

-

(80)

-

(80)

Other, net

9

(51)

 

1

(44)

(9)

(54)

Changes in operating working capital, net

(36)

89

 

(8)

(168)

218

58

Net cash provided by operating activities

$202

$232

 

$535

$251

$998

$713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

(152)

(164)

 

(420)

(418)

(588)

(585)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

0

(0)

 

1

98

4

101

Net cash used in investing activities

$(151)

$(164)

 

$(419)

$(319)

$(584)

$(485)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash before financing1)

$50

$68

 

$117

$(69)

$414

$228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in short term debt

110

167

 

115

(110)

392

167

Decrease in short-term part of long-term debt

-

-

 

(533)

(302)

(533)

(302)

Net increase (decrease) in long-term debt

1

(17)

 

557

251

251

(55)

Dividends paid

(56)

(56)

 

(169)

(167)

(226)

(224)

Share repurchases

(120)

(20)

 

(202)

(60)

(257)

(115)

Common stock options exercised

0

0

 

1

0

1

0

Dividend paid to non-controlling interests

-

(1)

 

(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

$(64)

$73

 

$(232)

$(389)

$(374)

$(531)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

14

15

 

(3)

(28)

(48)

(73)

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

$0

$156

 

$(119)

$(486)

$(8)

$(375)

Cash and cash equivalents at period-start

475

327

 

594

969

483

969

Cash and cash equivalents at period-end

$475

$483

 

$475

$483

$475

$594

1) Non-U.S. GAAP measure comprised of "Net cash provided by operating activities" and "Net cash used in investing activities". See reconciliation table.

 

 

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RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP TO NON-U.S. GAAP MEASURES

In this report we sometimes refer to non-U.S. GAAP measures that we and securities analysts use in measuring Autoliv's performance. We believe that these measures assist investors and management in analyzing trends in the Company's business for the reasons given below. Investors should not consider these non-U.S. GAAP measures as substitutes, but rather as additions, to financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It should be noted that these measures, as defined, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Components in Sales Increase/Decrease

Since the Company historically generates approximately 75% of sales in currencies other than in the reporting currency (i.e. U.S. dollars) and currency rates have been volatile, we analyze the Company's sales trends and performance as changes in organic sales growth. This presents the increase or decrease in the overall U.S. dollar net sales on a comparable basis, allowing separate discussions of the impact of acquisitions/divestitures and exchange rates. The tables on pages 6 and 7 present changes in organic sales growth as reconciled to the change in the total U.S. GAAP net sales.

Trade Working Capital

Due to the need to optimize cash generation to create value for shareholders, management focuses on operationally derived trade working capital as defined in the table below. The reconciling items used to derive this measure are, by contrast, managed as part of our overall management of cash and debt, but they are not part of the responsibilities of day-to-day operations' management.

 

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

(Dollars in millions)

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

Receivables, net

$2,179

$2,189

$2,106

$1,907

$1,893

Inventories, net

982

947

986

969

924

Accounts payable

(1,858)

(1,844)

(1,683)

(1,693)

(1,503)

Trade Working capital

$1,303

$1,292

$1,409

$1,183

$1,314

 

Net Debt

Autoliv from time to time enters into “debt-related derivatives” (DRDs) as a part of its debt management and as part of efficiently managing the Company’s overall cost of funds. Creditors and credit rating agencies use net debt adjusted for DRDs in their analyses of the Company’s debt, therefore we provide this non-U.S. GAAP measure. DRDs are fair value adjustments to the carrying value of the underlying debt. Also included in the DRDs is the unamortized fair value adjustment related to a discontinued fair value hedge that will be amortized over the remaining life of the debt. By adjusting for DRDs, the total financial liability of net debt is disclosed without grossing debt up with currency or interest fair values.

 

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

(Dollars in millions)

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

Short-term debt

$590

$481

$577

$711

$692

Long-term debt

1,277

1,290

1,601

1,054

1,037

Total debt

$1,867

$1,771

$2,179

$1,766

$1,729

Cash & cash equivalents

(475)

(475)

(713)

(594)

(483)

Debt issuance cost/Debt-related derivatives, net

(17)

4

12

12

42

Net debt

$1,375

$1,299

$1,477

$1,184

$1,288

 

 

 

Dec 31

Dec 31

Dec 31

Dec 31

(Dollars in millions)

 

2021

2020

2019

2018

Short-term debt

 

$346

$302

$368

$621

Long-term debt

 

1,662

2,110

1,726

1,609

Total debt

 

$2,008

$2,411

$2,094

$2,230

Cash & cash equivalents

 

(969)

(1,178)

(445)

(616)

Debt issuance cost/Debt-related derivatives, net

 

13

(19)

0

5

Net debt

 

$1,052

$1,214

$1,650

$1,619

 

 

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Financial Report July - September 2023

 

Leverage ratio

The non-U.S. GAAP measure “net debt” is also used in the non-U.S. GAAP measure “Leverage ratio”. Management uses this measure to analyze the amount of debt the Company can incur under its debt policy. Management believes that this policy also provides guidance to credit and equity investors regarding the extent to which the Company would be prepared to leverage its operations. Autoliv’s policy is to maintain a leverage ratio commensurate with a strong investment grade credit rating. The Company measures its leverage ratio as net debt* adjusted for pension liabilities in relation to adjusted EBITDA*. The long-term target is to maintain a leverage ratio of around 1.0x within a range of 0.5x to 1.5x.

 

 

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

(Dollars in millions)

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

2022

Net debt1)

$1,375

$1,299

$1,477

$1,184

$1,288

$1,318

Pension liabilities

152

152

159

154

149

155

Debt per the Policy

$1,527

$1,451

$1,636

$1,338

$1,437

$1,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income2)

418

390

416

425

384

338

Income taxes2)

188

168

176

178

163

143

Interest expense, net2, 3)

75

67

60

54

51

51

Other non-operating items, net2)

5

1

4

5

9

2

Income from equity method investments2)

(4)

(4)

(4)

(3)

(4)

(3)

Depreciation and amortization of intangibles2)

371

363

359

363

370

381

Adjustments2), 4)

136

127

10

(61)

(61)

(59)

EBITDA per the Policy (Adjusted EBITDA)

$1,189

$1,112

$1,021

$961

$912

$854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

1) Short- and long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents and debt-related derivatives. 2) Latest 12 months. 3) Interest expense including cost for extinguishment of debt, if any, less interest income. 4) Capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement. See items Affecting Comparability below.

 

 

 

 

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Free Cash Flow, Net Cash Before Financing and Cash Conversion

Management uses the non-U.S. GAAP measure “free cash flow” to analyze the amount of cash flow being generated by the Company’s operations after capital expenditure, net. This measure indicates the Company’s cash flow generation level that enables strategic value creation options such as dividends or acquisitions. For details on free cash flow, see the reconciliation table below. Management uses the non-U.S. GAAP measure “net cash before financing” to analyze and disclose the cash flow generation available for servicing external stakeholders such as shareholders and debt stakeholders. For details on net cash before financing, see the reconciliation table below. Management uses the non-U.S. GAAP measure “cash conversion” to analyze the proportion of net income that is converted into free cash flow. The measure is a tool to evaluate how efficiently the Company utilizes its resources. For details on cash conversion, see the reconciliation table below.

 

Third quarter

 

First 9 months

Latest 12

Full Year

(Dollars in millions)

2023

2022

 

2023

2022

months

2022

Net income

$134

$106

 

$262

$268

$418

$425

Changes in operating working capital

(36)

89

 

(8)

(168)

218

58

Depreciation and amortization

95

87

 

281

273

371

363

Gain on divestiture of property

-

-

 

-

(80)

-

(80)

Other, net

9

(51)

 

1

(44)

(9)

(54)

Operating cash flow

$202

$232

 

$535

$251

$998

$713

Capital expenditure, net

(151)

(164)

 

(419)

(319)

(584)

(485)

Free cash flow1)

$50

$68

 

$117

$(69)

$414

$228

Net cash before financing

$50

$68

 

$117

$(69)

$414

$228

Cash conversion2)

37%

64%

 

45%

n/a

99%

54%

1) Operating cash flow less Capital expenditure, net. 2) Free cash flow relative to Net income.

 

 

Full year

Full year

 

Full year

Full year

(Dollars in millions)

2021

2020

 

2019

20181)

Net income

$437

$188

 

$463

$184

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

(63)

277

 

47

(229)

Depreciation and amortization

394

371

 

351

397

Other, net2)

(15)

13

 

(220)

239

Operating cash flow

$754

$849

 

$641

$591

EC antitrust payment

-

-

 

(203)

-

Operating cash flow excl antitrust

$754

$849

 

$844

$591

Capital expenditure, net

(454)

(340)

 

(476)

(555)

Free cash flow3)

$300

$509

 

$165

$36

Free cash flow excl antitrust payment4)

$300

$509

 

$368

$36

Acquisitions of businesses and other, net

-

-

 

-

(73)

Net cash before financing

$300

$509

 

$165

$(37)

Cash conversion5)

69%

270%

 

36%

20%

Cash conversion excl antitrust6)

69%

270%

 

79%

20%

1) Including Discontinued Operations. 2) Including EC antitrust non-cash provision 2018 and EC antitrust payment 2019. 3) Operating cash flow less Capital expenditure, net. 4) For 2019, Operating cash flow excluding EC antitrust payment less Capital expenditures, net. 5) Free cash flow relative to Net income. 6) For 2019, Free cash flow excluding EC antitrust payment relative to Net income.

 

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Items Affecting Comparability

We believe that comparability between periods is improved through the exclusion of certain items. To assist investors in understanding the operating performance of Autoliv's business, it is useful to consider certain U.S. GAAP measures exclusive of these items.

 

The following table reconciles Income before income taxes, Net income attributable to controlling interest, capital employed, which are inputs utilized to calculate Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”), adjusted ROCE and Return on Total Equity (“ROE”). The Company believes this presentation may be useful to investors and industry analysts who utilize these adjusted non-U.S. GAAP measures in their ROCE and ROE calculations to exclude certain items for comparison purposes across periods. Autoliv’s management uses the ROCE, adjusted ROCE and ROE measures for purposes of comparing its financial performance with the financial performance of other companies in the industry and providing useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting the Company’s business.

 

As used by the Company, ROCE is annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. Adjusted ROCE is annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed as adjusted to exclude certain non-recurring items. The Company believes ROCE and adjusted ROCE are useful indicators of long-term performance both absolute and relative to the Company's peers as it allows for a comparison of the profitability of the Company’s capital employed in its business relative to that of its peers.

 

ROE is the ratio of annualized income (loss) relative to average total equity for the periods presented. The Company’s management believes that ROE is a useful indicator of how well management creates value for its shareholders through its operating activities and its capital management.

 

With respect to the Andrews litigation settlement, the Company has treated this specific settlement as a non-recurring charge because of the unique nature of the lawsuit, including the facts and legal issues involved.

 

Accordingly, the tables below reconcile from U.S. GAAP to the equivalent non-U.S. GAAP measure.

 

 

Third quarter 2023

 

Third quarter 2022

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

Operating income

$232

$11

$243

 

$171

$2

$173

Operating margin

8.9%

0.4%

9.4%

 

7.4%

0.1%

7.5%

Income before taxes

201

11

212

 

153

2

155

Net income attributable to controlling interest

134

8

141

 

105

2

107

Return on capital employed2)

24.2%

0.4%

24.5%

 

18.0%

0.4%

18.4%

Return on total equity3)

21.3%

0.2%

21.5%

 

16.8%

0.6%

17.3%

Earnings per share4)

$1.57

$0.09

$1.66

 

$1.21

$0.02

$1.23

1) Effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement. 2) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. 3) Annualized income relative to average total equity. 4) Assuming dilution and net of treasury shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First 9 months 2023

 

First 9 months 2022

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

Operating income

$453

$133

$586

 

$429

$(64)

$365

Operating margin

5.9%

1.7%

7.6%

 

6.6%

(1.0)%

5.6%

Income before taxes

393

133

526

 

389

(64)

325

Net income attributable to controlling interest

261

123

384

 

267

(41)

226

Capital employed

3,861

123

3,985

 

3,779

(41)

3,738

Return on capital employed2)

15.6%

4.2%

19.8%

 

15.3%

(2.2)%

13.1%

Return on total equity3)

13.5%

5.9%

19.5%

 

13.8%

(2.0)%

11.8%

Earnings per share4, 5)

$3.04

$1.44

$4.48

 

$3.06

$(0.47)

$2.58

1) Effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement. 2) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. 3) Annualized income relative to average total equity. 4) Assuming dilution and net of treasury shares.

 

 

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Latest 12 months

 

Full year 2022

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

Operating income

$682

$136

$819

 

$659

$(61)

$598

Operating margin

6.8%

1.4%

8.1%

 

7.5%

(0.7)%

6.8%

1) Effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and the Andrews litigation settlement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full year 2021

 

Full year 2020

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

Operating income

$675

$8

$683

 

$382

$99

$482

Operating margin

8.2%

0.1%

8.3%

 

5.1%

1.4%

6.5%

1) Costs for capacity alignments and antitrust related matters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full year 2019

 

Full year 2018

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

 

Reported
U.S. GAAP

Adjust-ments1)

Non-U.S.
GAAP

Operating income

$726

$49

$774

 

$686

$222

$908

Operating margin, %

8.5%

0.6%

9.1%

 

7.9%

2.6%

10.5%

1) Costs for capacity alignments and antitrust related matters.

 

Items included in non-U.S. GAAP adjustments

Third quarter 2023

 

Third quarter 2022

 

Adjustment
Million

Adjustment
Per share

 

Adjustment
Million

Adjustment
Per share

Capacity alignments

$10

0.12

 

$2

$0.02

The Andrews litigation settlement

(0)

(0.00)

 

-

-

Antitrust related matters

1

0.01

 

-

-

Total adjustments to operating income

$11

$0.13

 

$2

$0.02

Tax on non-U.S. GAAP adjustments1)

(3)

(0.04)

 

(0)

(0.01)

Total adjustments to net income

$8

0.09

 

$2

$0.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of shares outstanding - diluted2)

 

85.9

 

 

87.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized adjustment on return on capital employed

44

 

 

9

 

Adjustment on return on capital employed

0.4%

 

 

0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized adjustment on return on total equity

$31

 

 

$7

 

Adjustment on return on total equity

0.2%

 

 

0.6%

 

1) The tax is calculated based on the tax laws in the respective jurisdiction(s) of the adjustment(s). 2) Annualized average number of outstanding shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items included in non-GAAP adjustments

First 9 months 2023

 

First 9 months 2022

 

Adjustment
Million

Adjustment
Per share

 

Adjustment
Million

Adjustment
Per share

Capacity alignments

$122

1.42

 

$(64)

$(0.73)

The Andrews litigation settlement

8

0.09

 

-

-

Antitrust related matters

3

0.04

 

-

-

Total adjustments to operating income

$133

$1.55

 

$(64)

$(0.73)

Tax on non-U.S. GAAP adjustments1)

(10)

(0.11)

 

23

0.26

Total adjustments to net income

$123

1.44

 

$(41)

$(0.47)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of shares outstanding - diluted2)

 

85.9

 

 

87.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized adjustment on return on capital employed

177

 

 

(85)

 

Adjustment on return on capital employed

4.2%

 

 

(2.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized adjustment on return on total equity

$164

 

 

$(55)

 

Adjustment on return on total equity

5.9%

 

 

(2.0)%

 

1) The tax is calculated based on the tax laws in the respective jurisdiction(s) of the adjustment(s). 2) Annualized average number of outstanding shares

 

 

 

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(Dollars in millions, unaudited)

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Sales and Income

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$8,842

$8,230

$7,447

$8,548

$8,678

Airbag sales1)

5,807

5,380

4,824

5,676

5,699

Seatbelt sales

3,035

2,850

2,623

2,871

2,980

Operating income

659

675

382

726

686

Net income attributable to controlling interest

423

435

187

462

376

Earnings per share (USD) – basic

4.86

4.97

2.14

5.29

4.32

Earnings per share (USD) – assuming dilution2)

4.85

4.96

2.14

5.29

4.31

Gross margin3)

15.8%

18.4%

16.7%

18.5%

19.7%

R,D&E net in relation to sales

(4.4)%

(4.7)%

(5.0)%

(4.7)%

(4.8)%

S,G&A in relation to sales

(4.9)%

(5.3)%

(5.2)%

(4.7)%

(4.5)%

Operating margin4)

7.5%

8.2%

5.1%

8.5%

7.9%

Adjusted operating margin5,6)

6.8%

8.3%

6.5%

9.1%

10.5%

Balance Sheet

Trade working capital7)

1,183

1,332

1,366

1,417

1,396

Trade working capital in relation to sales8)

12.7%

15.7%

13.6%

16.2%

15.9%

Receivables outstanding in relation to sales9)

20.4%

20.0%

18.1%

18.6%

19.0%

Inventory outstanding in relation to sales10)

10.4%

9.2%

7.9%

8.5%

8.6%

Payables outstanding in relation to sales11)

18.1%

13.5%

12.5%

10.8%

11.7%

Total equity

2,626

2,648

2,423

2,122

1,897

Total parent shareholders’ equity per share (USD)

30.30

30.10

27.56

24.19

21.63

Current assets excluding cash

3,119

2,705

3,091

2,557

2,670

Property, plant and equipment, net

1,960

1,855

1,869

1,816

1,690

Intangible assets (primarily goodwill)

1,382

1,395

1,412

1,410

1,423

Capital employed

3,810

3,700

3,637

3,772

3,516

Net debt6)

1,184

1,052

1,214

1,650

1,619

Total assets

7,717

7,537

8,157

6,771

6,722

Long-term debt

1,054

1,662

2,110

1,726

1,609

Return on capital employed12,13)

17.5%

18.3%

10.0%

20.0%

17.0%

Return on total equity13,14)

16.3%

17.1%

9.0%

23.0%

13.0%

Total equity ratio

34%

35%

30%

31%

28%

Cash flow and other data

Operating Cash flow15)

713

754

849

641

591

Depreciation and amortization15)

363

394

371

351

397

Capital expenditures, net15)

485

454

340

476

555

Capital expenditures, net in relation to sales15)

5.5%

5.5%

4.6%

5.6%

5.7%

Free Cash flow6,15,16)

228

300

509

165

36

Cash conversion6,15,17)

54%

69%

270%

36%

20%

Direct shareholder return15,18)

339

165

54

217

214

Cash dividends paid per share (USD)

$2.58

$1.88

$0.62

$2.48

$2.46

Number of shares outstanding (millions)19)

86.2

87.5

87.4

87.2

87.1

Number of employees, December 31

61,700

55,900

61,000

58,900

57,700

1) Including steering wheels, inflators and initiators. 2) Assuming dilution and net of treasury shares. 3) Gross profit relative to sales. 4) Operating income relative to sales. 5) Excluding costs for capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and separation of our business segments. 6) Non-US GAAP measure, for reconciliation see tables above. 7) Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables. 8) Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 9) Outstanding receivables relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 10) Outstanding inventory relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 11) Outstanding payables relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 12) Operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. 13) The Company has decided not to recalculate prior periods since the distribution of Veoneer had a significant impact on total equity and capital employed making the comparison less meaningful. 14) Income relative to average total equity. 15) Including Discontinued Operations 2018. 16) Operating cash flow less Capital expenditures, net. 17) Free cash flow relative to Net income. 18) Dividends paid and Shares repurchased. 19) At year end, excluding dilution and net of treasury shares.

 

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