Form 8-K AUTOLIV INC For: Jul 16
Exhibit 99.1

Saving More Lives Financial Report April-june 2021 Stockholm, Sweden,July 16,2021 (Nyse: ALV and SSE: ALIV.sdb)Autoliv
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Financial Report April – June 2021 |
Q2 2021: Recovery in a challenging environment
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Financial highlights Q2 2021 $2,022m net sales 85% organic sales growth* 8.1% operating margin 8.2% adjusted operating margin* $1.19 EPS - an increase of $3.19 $1.20 adjusted EPS* - an increase of $2.60 |
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Full year 2021 indications Around 20-22% net sales growth Around 16-18% organic sales growth Around 9-9.5% adjusted operating margin |
Key business developments in the second quarter of 2021
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Major profitability improvement, mainly driven by the strong sales growth. Adjusted operating margin* improved by 24.6pp to 8.2%. ROCE improved to 17.7% and ROE improved to 16.3%. |
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Improved cash flow and balance sheet. Operating cash flow increased to $63m while free cash flow* was negative $33 million. Net debt* declined substantially and our leverage ratio* improved to 1.1x. Quarterly dividend of $0.62 was declared for Q2 2021. |
*For non-U.S. GAAP measures see enclosed reconciliation tables. All change figures in this release compare to the same period of previous year except when stated otherwise.
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Key Figures |
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(Dollars in millions, except per share data) |
Q2 2021 |
Q2 2020 |
Change |
6 M 2021 |
6 M 2020 |
Change |
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Net sales |
$2,022 |
$1,048 |
93.0% |
$4,265 |
$2,893 |
47.4% |
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Operating income (loss) |
$164 |
$(234) |
n/a |
$401 |
$(99) |
n/a |
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Adjusted operating income (loss)1) |
$166 |
$(172) |
n/a |
$403 |
$(36) |
n/a |
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Operating margin, % |
8.1 |
(22.3) |
30.4pp |
9.4 |
(3.4) |
12.8pp |
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Adjusted operating margin, %1) |
8.2 |
(16.4) |
24.6pp |
9.4 |
(1.2) |
10.6pp |
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Earnings (loss) per share, diluted2, 3) |
$1.19 |
$(2.00) |
n/a |
$2.98 |
$(1.14) |
n/a |
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Adj earnings (loss) per share, diluted1, 2, 3) |
$1.20 |
$(1.40) |
n/a |
$2.99 |
$(0.53) |
n/a |
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Operating cash flow |
$63 |
$(128) |
n/a |
$249 |
$28 |
795% |
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Return on capital employed, %4) |
17.7 |
(25.0) |
42.7pp |
21.8 |
(5.3) |
27.1pp |
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Adjusted return on capital employed, %5) |
17.8 |
(18.2) |
36.0pp |
21.9 |
(1.9) |
23.8pp |
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1) Excluding costs for capacity alignment. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and net of treasury shares. 3) Participating share awards with right to receive dividend equivalents are (under the two-class method) excluded from the EPS calculation. 4) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. 5) Annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. Non-U.S. GAAP measure, see reconciliation table. |
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Comments from Mikael Bratt, President & CEO |
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for net-zero emissions across our supply chain by 2040, and committing to the Science Based Targets initiative. Raw material prices have continued to increase, with some key commodities increasing by more than 20% in the past three months and despite significant mitigation actions, we now expect raw material cost for the full year to amount to around 130 basis points operating margin headwind. We continue to be diligent in our cost control to manage demand volatility. However, as a result of continued demand and supply chain uncertainty, we are adjusting our full year indication. Based on an assumption of 9-11% global LVP growth for the full year 2021, we expect an organic sales growth of around 16-18%, and an adjusted operating margin of around 9-9.5%. We also continue to drive forward with our strategic initiatives, such as increased digitalization and automation of the value chain, which are yielding good results. Our internal progress and a light vehicle market outlook with a production recovery in the next few years makes us confident of our 2022-24 targets of average annual 4-5% growth over LVP and 12% adjusted operating margin. We will elaborate on this and our long-term opportunities at our virtual CMD on November 16, 2021. |
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us in several ways. Supply shortage of semiconductors resulted in a Q2 global LVP that was 8% lower than what was expected at the beginning of the quarter, and 8% lower than the first quarter (according to IHS Markit, June |
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2021). The lower than anticipated LVP, along with the material changes in customer call offs with short notice, negatively impacted our sales and profitability in the quarter. The low visibility of these changes prevented us from using furloughs effectively to mitigate the effects of the lower customer demand. Although the situation improved towards the end of the quarter, we still expect supply disruptions to impact LVP negatively in the third quarter with some improvement in the fourth quarter. I am pleased with our strong sales growth and outperformance vs. LVP in Q2, and the level of our order intake for the first half of the year. I am also pleased with our leverage ratio* coming down to 1.1x and that we reinstated a quarterly dividend. We took an important sustainability step in the quarter when we announced ambitious climate targets. This includes plans to become carbon neutral in our own operations by 2030, aiming |
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Our outlook indications for 2021 reflect continuing uncertainty in the automotive markets and are mainly based on our customer call-offs and global LVP outlook according to IHS Markit, indicating a full year 2021 global LVP growth of 9%-11%.
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Full Year Indication |
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Full Year Indication |
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Net sales growth |
Around 20-22% |
Tax rate2) |
Around 30% |
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Organic sales growth |
Around 16-18% |
Operating cash flow3) |
Similar level as 2020 |
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Adjusted operating margin1) |
Around 9-9.5% |
Capex, net % of sales |
Below 6% |
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R,D&E, net % of sales |
Around 4.5% |
Organic growth vs LVP growth |
Around +7pp |
1) Excluding costs for capacity alignments and antitrust related matters. 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 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, July 16, 2021. 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.
COVID-19 pandemic related business update
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact our business in the second quarter 2021 both directly through several weeks long lock-downs in India and indirectly through limited LVP by our customers caused by semiconductor and other industry supply chain disruptions, especially in North America and Europe. Second quarter 2021 global LVP was around 8% lower than expected at the beginning of the quarter (according to IHS Markit June 2021). Although Autoliv has fulfilled its delivery commitments, the lower than anticipated LVP has negatively impacted our sales and profitability. Supply chain disruptions leading to low customer demand visibility and material changes to call offs with short notice also negatively impacted our production efficiency and profitability in the quarter.
Direct COVID-19 related costs, such as personal protective equipment, quarantine costs, premium freight and other items were around $3 million in Q2 2021. Governmental support in connection with furloughing, short-term work weeks, and other similar activities was not material to our financial results in Q2 2021.
The current industry-wide semiconductor shortage will continue to negatively impact LVP, and hence our sales and profitability, in the second half of the year, and a stabilization of supply may not emerge until the fourth quarter. We expect adverse cost development from rising raw material prices through the remainder of 2021.
This report includes content supplied by IHS Markit Automotive; Copyright © Light Vehicle Production Forecast, June, 2021. All rights reserved.
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Key Performance Trends |
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Sales Development by region |
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Adj. operating income and margin* |
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Capex and D&A |
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Operating Cash Flow excl EC antitrust payment* |
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Return on Capital Employed |
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Cash Conversion* |
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Key definitions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capex: Capital Expenditures, net.
D&A: Depreciation and Amortization.
Adj. operating income and margin*: Operating income adjusted for capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and separation of our business segments. Capacity alignments include non-recurring costs related to our structural efficiency and business cycle management programs.
Operating cash flow excluding EC antitrust payment*: Management estimate for Continuing Operations derived from cash flow including Discontinued Operations 2017-2018. Adjusted for EC antitrust payment of $203 million in 2019.
Cash conversion*: Free cash flow* in relation to net income adjusted for EC antitrust accrual in 2018 and payment in 2019. Free cash flow defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditure, net.
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Consolidated sales development
Second quarter 2021
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Consolidated sales |
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Second quarter |
Reported |
Currency |
Organic |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Airbag Products and Other2) |
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$1,310 |
$654 |
100% |
7.5% |
92.9% |
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Seatbelt Products2) |
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$712 |
$394 |
80.9% |
9.1% |
71.7% |
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Total |
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$2,022 |
$1,048 |
93.0% |
8.1% |
84.9% |
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Asia |
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$794 |
$588 |
35.1% |
6.6% |
28.5% |
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Whereof: |
China |
$399 |
$366 |
9.0% |
9.3% |
(0.3)% |
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Japan |
$175 |
$105 |
67.4% |
(3.9)% |
71.3% |
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RoA |
$219 |
$117 |
87.9% |
7.4% |
80.4% |
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Americas |
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$621 |
$213 |
191% |
9.7% |
181% |
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Europe |
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$608 |
$246 |
147% |
10.4% |
136% |
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Total |
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$2,022 |
$1,048 |
93.0% |
8.1% |
84.9% |
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1) Effects from currency translations. 2) Including Corporate and other sales. |
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All major product categories within Airbags grew strongly organically* in the quarter. The largest contributor to growth was inflatable curtains and steering wheels, followed by passenger airbags, driver airbags and side airbags. The highest growth rate was in knee airbags and steering wheels, with both growing by more than 100%.
Our global organic sales* grew by 85% compared to the LVP growth of 52% (according to IHS Markit June 2021). The more than 33pp outperformance was largely due to product launches and positive geographical mix effects as LVP in higher content per vehicle markets such as Europe and North America grew more than
lower CPV markets such as China and Rest of Asia. We also saw positive vehicle mix effects within several regions. All regions except Rest of Asia outperformed LVP by 4-38pp. LVP grew in all regions except China, which declined by 4.6% as domestic OEMs grew by 9% and global OEMs declined by 14%.
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Q2 2021 organic growth* |
Americas |
Europe |
China |
Japan |
Rest of Asia |
Global |
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Autoliv |
181% |
136% |
(0.3)% |
71% |
80% |
85% |
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Main growth drivers |
Stellantis, Honda, Nissan |
VW, Stellantis, Daimler |
GM, Geely, Xpeng |
Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda |
Hyundai/Kia, Suzuki, Mitsubishi |
Stellantis, Toyota, VW |
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Main decline drivers |
n/a |
n/a |
VW, Nissan, Hyundai/Kia |
Honda |
SsangYong, Renault |
SsangYong |
Light vehicle production development
Change vs same period last year according to IHS Markit
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Q2 2021 |
Americas |
Europe |
China |
Japan |
Rest of Asia |
Global |
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LVP (June 2021) |
159% |
98% |
(4.6)% |
52% |
99% |
52% |
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LVP (Apr 2021) |
189% |
109% |
(1.2)% |
51% |
108% |
60% |
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Consolidated sales development
First six months 2021
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Consolidated sales |
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First 6 months |
Reported |
Currency |
Organic |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Airbag Products and Other2) |
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$2,773 |
$1,856 |
49.4% |
4.6% |
44.8% |
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Seatbelt Products2) |
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$1,491 |
$1,037 |
43.8% |
6.3% |
37.4% |
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Total |
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$4,265 |
$2,893 |
47.4% |
5.2% |
42.2% |
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Asia |
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$1,671 |
$1,185 |
41.0% |
5.7% |
35.3% |
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Whereof: |
China |
$814 |
$564 |
44.3% |
8.7% |
35.5% |
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Japan |
$386 |
$308 |
25.5% |
0.6% |
25.0% |
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RoA |
$471 |
$314 |
50.3% |
5.1% |
45.2% |
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Americas |
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$1,307 |
$886 |
47.6% |
1.2% |
46.5% |
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Europe |
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$1,287 |
$823 |
56.4% |
8.9% |
47.5% |
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Total |
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$4,265 |
$2,893 |
47.4% |
5.2% |
42.2% |
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1) Effects from currency translations. 2) Including Corporate and other sales. |
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First six months 2021 development
Sales by product - Airbags
All major product categories within Airbags grew strongly organically* in the first half of the year. The largest contributor to growth was inflatable curtains and steering wheels, followed by passenger airbags, driver airbags and side airbags.
Sales by region
The global organic sales growth* of 42% was 12pp better than LVP (according to IHS Markit June 2021). Sales increased organically in all regions. The largest organic sales increase drivers were Americas and
Europe, followed by China, Rest of Asia and Japan. Our organic sales development outperformed LVP in all regions - by 15pp in Europe, by 10pp in China and Japan, by 9pp in Americas, and by 5pp in Rest of Asia.
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First six months 2021 organic growth* |
Americas |
Europe |
China |
Japan |
Rest of Asia |
Global |
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Autoliv |
46% |
47% |
36% |
25% |
45% |
42% |
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Main growth drivers |
Stellantis, Toyota, Honda |
VW, Stellantis, BMW |
GM, Great Wall, Honda |
Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi |
Hyundai/Kia Suzuki, Mitsubishi |
Stellantis, Toyota, VW |
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Main decline drivers |
n/a |
n/a |
Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Mazda |
Honda |
SsangYong, Renault |
SsangYong |
Light vehicle production development
Change vs same period last year
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First six months 2021 |
Americas |
Europe |
China |
Japan |
Rest of Asia |
Global |
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IHS LVP (June 2021) |
37% |
32% |
25% |
15% |
40% |
30% |
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IHS LVP (Jan 2021) |
63% |
40% |
26% |
21% |
36% |
37% |
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Key launches in the second quarter 2021
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Toyota Land Cruiser 300 |
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Nissan Pathfinder |
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Skoda Fabia |
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Mercedes EQS |
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Zeekr 001 |
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Chevrolet Bolt EUV |
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WEY Macchiato |
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Citroën C5X |
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Renault Kangoo |
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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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Selected income statement items
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Condensed income statement |
Second quarter |
First 6 months |
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(Dollars in millions, except per share data) |
2021 |
2020 |
Change |
2021 |
2020 |
Change |
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Net sales |
$2,022 |
$1,048 |
93.0% |
$4,265 |
$2,893 |
47.4% |
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Cost of sales |
$(1,638) |
$(1,033) |
58.5% |
$(3,422) |
$(2,548) |
34.3% |
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Gross profit |
$384 |
$14 |
2568% |
$843 |
$345 |
144% |
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S,G&A |
$(111) |
$(98) |
12.8% |
$(219) |
$(192) |
13.9% |
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R,D&E, net |
$(107) |
$(88) |
21.3% |
$(213) |
$(191) |
12.0% |
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Amortization of intangibles |
$(3) |
$(2) |
5.4% |
$(5) |
$(5) |
0.3% |
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Other income (expense), net |
$0 |
$(59) |
n/a |
$(4) |
$(57) |
(92.6)% |
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Operating income (loss) |
$164 |
$(234) |
n/a |
$401 |
$(99) |
n/a |
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Adjusted operating income (loss)1) |
$166 |
$(172) |
n/a |
$403 |
$(36) |
n/a |
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Financial and non-operating items, net |
$(12) |
$(13) |
(10.0)% |
$(32) |
$(36) |
(12.2)% |
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Income (loss) before taxes |
$152 |
$(247) |
n/a |
$370 |
$(135) |
n/a |
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Tax rate |
31.3% |
29.3% |
2.0pp |
29.2% |
26.5% |
2.7pp |
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Net income (loss) |
$105 |
$(174) |
n/a |
$262 |
$(99) |
n/a |
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Earnings (loss) per share2, 3) |
$1.19 |
$(2.00) |
n/a |
$2.98 |
$(1.14) |
n/a |
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Adjusted earnings (loss) per share1, 2, 3) |
$1.20 |
$(1.40) |
n/a |
$2.99 |
$(0.53) |
n/a |
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Gross margin |
19.0% |
1.4% |
17.6pp |
19.8% |
11.9% |
7.9pp |
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S,G&A in relation to sales |
(5.5)% |
(9.4)% |
(3.9)pp |
(5.1)% |
(6.6)% |
(1.5)pp |
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R,D&E net in relation to sales |
(5.3)% |
(8.4)% |
(3.1)pp |
(5.0)% |
(6.6)% |
(1.6)pp |
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Operating margin |
8.1% |
(22.3)% |
30.4pp |
9.4% |
(3.4)% |
12.8pp |
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Adjusted operating margin1) |
8.2% |
(16.4)% |
24.6pp |
9.4% |
(1.2)% |
10.6pp |
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Other data |
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No. of shares at period-end in millions4) |
87.5 |
87.3 |
0.2% |
87.5 |
87.3 |
0.2% |
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Weighted average no. of shares in millions5) |
87.4 |
87.3 |
0.1% |
87.4 |
87.3 |
0.1% |
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Weighted average no. of shares in millions, diluted5) |
87.7 |
87.3 |
0.5% |
87.7 |
87.3 |
0.5% |
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1) Non-U.S. GAAP measure, excluding costs for capacity alignment. See reconciliation table. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and net of treasury shares. 3) Participating share awards with right to receive dividend equivalents are (under the two-class method) excluded from the EPS calculation. 4) Excluding dilution and net of treasury shares. 5) Net of treasury shares. |
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Second quarter 2021 development
Gross profit increased by $370 million and the gross margin increased by 17.6pp compared to the same quarter 2020. The gross margin increase was primarily driven by the higher sales and direct material and labor productivity.
S,G&A costs increased by $13 million compared to the prior year, mainly relating to higher personnel costs due to extensive furloughing the prior year. In relation to sales, S,G&A costs decreased from 9.4% to 5.5%.
R,D&E, net costs increased by $19 million compared to the prior year, mainly relating to higher personnel costs due to extensive furloughing the prior year, and adverse FX effects. In relation to sales, R,D&E costs declined from 8.4% to 5.3%.
Other income (expense), net improved by $59 million compared to prior year, mainly due to $61 million lower capacity alignment accruals.
Operating income (loss) improved by $398 million compared to the same period in 2020, mainly as a consequence of the higher gross profit and lower capacity alignment accruals, partially offset by higher
costs for S,G&A and R,D&E, net.
Adjusted operating income (loss)* improved by $337 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to higher gross profit partially offset by higher costs for S,G&A and R,D&E, net.
Financial and non-operating items, net, were close to unchanged vs. prior year.
Income (loss) before taxes increased by $399 million compared to the prior year, mainly due to the higher operating income.
Tax rate was 31.3%, compared to 29.3% in the same quarter last year, impacted by unfavorable country mix.
Earnings per share, diluted increased by $3.19 compared to a year earlier, where the main drivers were $2.90 from higher adjusted operating income* and $0.59 from lower capacity alignment costs partially offset by $0.31 from higher tax.











































