Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) reported $2.56 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.6%. EPS of $1.84 for the same period compares to $1.66 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.80% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.53 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.00, the EPS surprise was -8.00%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers — revenue and earnings — and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company’s underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock’s price performance.
Here is how Autoliv performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Sales – Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other – Organic change: -0.7% compared to the 1% average estimate based on three analysts.
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Sales – Seatbelt Products – Organic change: -1% versus -1.9% estimated by three analysts on average.
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Sales by Segment – Organic change: -0.8% versus -0.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
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Sales- Seatbelt Products: $819 million compared to the $787.76 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.9% year over year.
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Sales- Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other: $1.74 billion compared to the $1.77 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.4% year over year.
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Shares of Autoliv have returned -2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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