Ericsson braces for component cost hit after third-quarter profit beat

STOCKHOLM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - ‌Telecom ​gear ​maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter core ‌profit as efficiency measures helped offset ⁠higher component costs, but warned that such ‌costs would affect margins ‌next year.

• Operating profit before amortisation and restructuring costs was 10.1 billion crowns ($1.01 ​billion) against a year-earlier 15.8 billion and a mean forecast of 7.87 ⁠billion in a poll of analysts provided by Ericsson

• ​The Swedish group said component costs rose in the quarter

• "Looking ahead, the ​RAN (Radio Access Network) market ‌is flat, geopolitical uncertainty remains elevated and component costs are ⁠a headwind to gross margin," new CEO Per Narvinger said in a statement

• Ericsson in July ⁠warned it was under pressure from rising memory ​chip costs due to surging AI demand

• Adjusted EBITA margin narrowed to 17.0% from 28.1% against a ‌forecast 14.2%

• Organic sales rose 7% to 59.5 billion crowns, ‌beating a forecast 55.4 billion and Ericsson ⁠said sales in ‌North America increased ​slightly supported by project phasing

(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje ‌Solsvik)

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