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ALV reports mixed fourth-quarter results and expects full-year 2025 organic sales growth of around 2% compared with 0.4% reported in 2024.

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 31, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Anders Trapp - VP, IR Mikael Bratt - President and CEO Fredrik Westin - EVP, Finance and CFO Conference Call Participants Colin Langan - Wells Fargo Edison Yu - Deutsche Bank Chris McNally - Evercore Vijay Rakesh - Mizuho Hampus Engellau - Handelsbanken George Galliers - Goldman Sachs Agnieszka Vilela - Nordea Operator Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Autoliv Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Autoliv (ALV) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.83 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.74 per share a year ago.

STOCKHOLM , Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: ALV) and (SSE: ALIV.sdb) Q4 2024: Record operating profit, margin and EPS Financial highlights Q4 2024 $2,616 million  net sales  4.9% net sales decrease 3.3% organic sales decline* 13.5% operating margin 13.4% adjusted operating margin* $3.10 diluted EPS, 14% increase $3.05 adjusted diluted EPS*, 19% decrease Full year 2025 guidance Around 2% organic sales growth Around 2% negative FX effect on net sales Around 10-10.5% adjusted operating margin Around $1.2 billion operating cash flow  All change figures in this release compared to the same period of the previous year except when stated otherwise. Key business developments in the fourth quarter of 2024 Fourth quarter sales decreased organically* by 3.3%, which was 3.7pp below the global LVP increase of 0.4% (S&P Global Jan 2025).

Autoliv (ALV) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.

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STOCKHOLM , Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv Inc., plans to publish its Financial Report for the fourth quarter 2024 on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 12:00 Central European Time (CET). The report will be available at www.autoliv.com.

STOCKHOLM , Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced that as of December 31, 2024, the total number of issued shares of common stock is 80,443,340 of which 77,712,479 shares are outstanding. Autoliv retired 1,043,953 shares of common stock that had been repurchased during the quarter which resulted in a decrease in the issued shares.

Autoliv, the largest automotive safety supplier, is poised for growth in 2025 with global vehicle production expected to rise 1–3% annually over 2024–2026. Trading at a P/E of 12x, the Company's low valuation, cost reductions, and expected growth make it an attractive investment with limited risk. Despite 2024's subdued growth, ALV's revenue and net income showed resilience, and share repurchase programs will further enhance shareholder value.