{"id":5883,"date":"2024-07-12T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:52:01","slug":"ericsson-reports-second-quarter-results-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=5883","title":{"rendered":"Ericsson reports second quarter results 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">STOCKHOLM<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 12, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Strategic highlights \u2013 taking proactive action in a challenging market environment\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     Delivering on network technology leadership strategy; externally recognized as 5G leader for 4th consecutive year.\u00a0\u00a0   Further progress to build out Global Network Platform for network APIs; two additional partnerships in Q2.\u00a0\u00a0   New 5G patent licensing agreement signed; on track to deliver the <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 12<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"xn-money\">13 b<\/span>. IPR revenue target for 2024.\u00a0    <\/p>\n<p>Financial highlights \u2013 strong gross margin expansion, partly offset by targeted R&amp;D investments\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     Sales declined -7%* YoY, but market area <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> grew by 14%*. Reported sales were <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 59.8<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(64.4) b<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0   Adjusted[1] gross income increased to <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 26.3<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(24.7) b<\/span>. driven by strong gross margin expansion. Reported gross income was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 25.8<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(24.1) b<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0   Adjusted[1] gross margin was 43.9% (38.3%) supported by higher IPR licensing revenue and cost actions. Networks adjusted gross margin was 46.1% (39.3%). Reported gross margin was 43.1% (37.4%).\u00a0\u00a0   Adjusted[1] EBITA was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 4.1<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(3.7) b<\/span>. with a 6.8% (5.7%) margin, with higher gross income partly offset by increased R&amp;D investments in Networks for technology leadership. EBITA was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 2.4<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(0.5) b<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0   Net income (loss) was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK -11.0<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(-0.6) b<\/span>., including a <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK -11.4 b<\/span>. impairment impact. EPS diluted was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK -3.34<\/span> (-0.21).\u00a0\u00a0   Free cash flow before M&amp;A was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 7.6<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(-5.0) b<\/span>. benefiting from a strong improvement in working capital.\u00a0    <\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6rje Ekholm, President and CEO, said: &#8220;In Q2, we maintained our leading market position, returned to growth in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>, and delivered strong gross margin expansion and free cash flow. We remained focused on matters in our control, to optimize our business amid a challenging market environment, with industry investment levels unsustainably low.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vonage remains foundational to build out a global platform for network APIs. This is critical for the digitalization of enterprises and society, and will drive future growth in the telecoms industry. We recorded an impairment charge in Q2, as market growth in the current business has slowed, and we must now refocus on improving performance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our results highlight our competitiveness, and we will continue to take proactive steps to position the business for longer-term success. We expect market conditions to remain challenging this year, as the pace of <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> investments slow, however our sales will benefit during the second half from contract deliveries in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SEK b.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">YoY<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">change<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QoQ<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">change<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jan-Jun<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jan-Jun<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">YoY<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">change<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">59.848<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">64.444<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">53.325<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">113.173<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">126.997<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-11\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2003Organic sales growth[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-10\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Gross margin[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">43.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">37.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">42.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">42.8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">38.0\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBIT (loss)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-13.519<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.312<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.100<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-9.419<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.734<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBIT margin[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-22.6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-8.3\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBITA[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.426<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.542<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">348\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.893<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-50\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.319<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.390<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">67\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBITA margin[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net income (loss)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-10.999<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.597<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.613<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-8.386<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.978<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EPS diluted, SEK\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-3.34<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.21<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.77<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-2.57<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.25<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Free cash flow before M&amp;A\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.595<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-4.992<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.671<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">107\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11.266<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-13.008<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net cash, end of period\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.133<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.892<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.807<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">22\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.133<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.892<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>Adjusted financial measures[2]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted gross margin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">43.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">38.3\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">42.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">43.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">39.0\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT (loss)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-11.891<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.821<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.305<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-7.586<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.847<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT margin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-19.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-6.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT excluding impairments[3]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.229<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.821<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">14\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.305<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-25\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.534<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.847<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT margin excluding impairments[3]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBITA\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.054<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.675<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-20\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.152<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.503<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBITA margin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">*Sales adjusted for the impact of acquisitions and divestments and effects of foreign currency fluctuations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">[1] Adjusted metrics are adjusted to exclude restructuring charges. This is a change in nomenclature only, compared with previous reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">[2] Non-IFRS financial measures are reconciled at the end of this report to the most directly reconcilable line items in the financial statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">[3] Excluding the non-cash impairment recorded in the second quarter 2024, relating to the impairment of intangible assets mainly attributed to the Vonage acquisition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NOTES TO EDITORS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You find the complete report with tables in the attached PDF or on\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=664460570&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Finvestors%2Ffinancial-reports%2Finterim-reports&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Finvestors%2Ffinancial-reports%2Finterim-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/en\/investors\/financial-reports\/interim-reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video webcast for analysts, investors and journalists\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President and CEO B\u00f6rje Ekholm and CFO <span class=\"xn-person\">Lars Sandstr\u00f6m<\/span> will comment on the report and take questions at a video webcast at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:00 AM CEST<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-chron\">9:00 AM BST<\/span> London, <span class=\"xn-chron\">4:00 AM EDT<\/span> New York).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=1678415171&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fedge.media-server.com%2Fmmc%2Fp%2Fanhy7zwn%2F&amp;a=Join+the+webcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the webcast<\/a>\u202for please go to\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=1873460287&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Finvestors&amp;a=www.ericsson.com%2Finvestors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ericsson.com\/investors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To ask a question:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=2255766028&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fregister.vevent.com%2Fregister%2FBI93cca481e81742ceb2a4ce5cbc46481d&amp;a=Access+dial-in+information+here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access dial-in information here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The webcast will be available on-demand after the event and can be viewed at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=1873460287&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Finvestors&amp;a=www.ericsson.com%2Finvestors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ericsson.com\/investors<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact person\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Morris<\/span>, Head of Investor Relations <br \/>Phone: +44 7386657217\u00a0<br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investor.relations@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional contacts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Stella Medlicott<\/span>, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Relations\u00a0 <br \/>Phone: +46 730 95 65 39 <br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media.relations@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investors <br \/>Lena H\u00e4ggblom, Director, Investor Relations\u00a0 <br \/>Phone: +46 72 593 27 78 <br \/>E-mail:\u202f\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lena.haggblom@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lena.haggblom@ericsson.com<\/a><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Alan Ganson<\/span>, Director, Investor Relations <br \/>Phone: +46 70\u202f267 27 30 <br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alan.ganson@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alan.ganson@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Ralf Bagner<\/span>, Head of Media Relations <br \/>Phone: +46 76\u202f128 47 89 <br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ralf.bagner@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ralf.bagner@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media relations \u00a0<br \/>Phone: +46 10 719 69 92 <br \/>E-mail:\u202f<a href=\"mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media.relations@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is information that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at <span class=\"xn-chron\">07:00 CEST<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 12<\/span>, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">STOCKHOLM<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 12, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Strategic highlights \u2013 taking proactive action in a challenging market environment\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     Delivering on network technology leadership strategy; externally recognized as 5G leader for 4th consecutive year.\u00a0\u00a0   Further progress to build out Global Network Platform for network APIs; two additional partnerships in Q2.\u00a0\u00a0   New 5G patent licensing agreement signed; on track to deliver the <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 12<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"xn-money\">13 b<\/span>. IPR revenue target for 2024.\u00a0    <\/p>\n<p>Financial highlights \u2013 strong gross margin expansion, partly offset by targeted R&amp;D investments\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     Sales declined -7%* YoY, but market area <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> grew by 14%*. Reported sales were <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 59.8<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(64.4) b<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0   Adjusted[1] gross income increased to <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 26.3<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(24.7) b<\/span>. driven by strong gross margin expansion. Reported gross income was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 25.8<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(24.1) b<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0   Adjusted[1] gross margin was 43.9% (38.3%) supported by higher IPR licensing revenue and cost actions. Networks adjusted gross margin was 46.1% (39.3%). Reported gross margin was 43.1% (37.4%).\u00a0\u00a0   Adjusted[1] EBITA was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 4.1<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(3.7) b<\/span>. with a 6.8% (5.7%) margin, with higher gross income partly offset by increased R&amp;D investments in Networks for technology leadership. EBITA was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 2.4<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(0.5) b<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0   Net income (loss) was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK -11.0<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(-0.6) b<\/span>., including a <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK -11.4 b<\/span>. impairment impact. EPS diluted was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK -3.34<\/span> (-0.21).\u00a0\u00a0   Free cash flow before M&amp;A was <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 7.6<\/span> <span class=\"xn-money\">(-5.0) b<\/span>. benefiting from a strong improvement in working capital.\u00a0    <\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6rje Ekholm, President and CEO, said: &#8220;In Q2, we maintained our leading market position, returned to growth in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>, and delivered strong gross margin expansion and free cash flow. We remained focused on matters in our control, to optimize our business amid a challenging market environment, with industry investment levels unsustainably low.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vonage remains foundational to build out a global platform for network APIs. This is critical for the digitalization of enterprises and society, and will drive future growth in the telecoms industry. We recorded an impairment charge in Q2, as market growth in the current business has slowed, and we must now refocus on improving performance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our results highlight our competitiveness, and we will continue to take proactive steps to position the business for longer-term success. We expect market conditions to remain challenging this year, as the pace of <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> investments slow, however our sales will benefit during the second half from contract deliveries in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SEK b.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">YoY<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">change<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QoQ<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">change<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jan-Jun<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jan-Jun<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">YoY<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">change<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">59.848<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">64.444<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">53.325<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">113.173<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">126.997<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-11\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2003Organic sales growth[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-10\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Gross margin[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">43.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">37.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">42.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">42.8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">38.0\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBIT (loss)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-13.519<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.312<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.100<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-9.419<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.734<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBIT margin[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-22.6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-8.3\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBITA[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.426<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.542<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">348\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.893<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-50\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.319<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.390<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">67\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EBITA margin[2]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.2\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net income (loss)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-10.999<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.597<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.613<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-8.386<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.978<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">EPS diluted, SEK\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-3.34<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-0.21<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.77<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-2.57<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.25<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Free cash flow before M&amp;A\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.595<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-4.992<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.671<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">107\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11.266<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-13.008<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net cash, end of period\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.133<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.892<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.807<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">22\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.133<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.892<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>Adjusted financial measures[2]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted gross margin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">43.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">38.3\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">42.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">43.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">39.0\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT (loss)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-11.891<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.821<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.305<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-7.586<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.847<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT margin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-19.9\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-6.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT excluding impairments[3]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.229<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.821<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">14\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.305<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-25\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.534<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.847<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBIT margin excluding impairments[3]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.4\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBITA\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.054<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.675<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">-20\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.152<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.503<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted EBITA margin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">8.1\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6.7\u00a0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">*Sales adjusted for the impact of acquisitions and divestments and effects of foreign currency fluctuations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">[1] Adjusted metrics are adjusted to exclude restructuring charges. This is a change in nomenclature only, compared with previous reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">[2] Non-IFRS financial measures are reconciled at the end of this report to the most directly reconcilable line items in the financial statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">[3] Excluding the non-cash impairment recorded in the second quarter 2024, relating to the impairment of intangible assets mainly attributed to the Vonage acquisition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NOTES TO EDITORS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You find the complete report with tables in the attached PDF or on\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=664460570&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Finvestors%2Ffinancial-reports%2Finterim-reports&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Finvestors%2Ffinancial-reports%2Finterim-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/en\/investors\/financial-reports\/interim-reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video webcast for analysts, investors and journalists\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President and CEO B\u00f6rje Ekholm and CFO <span class=\"xn-person\">Lars Sandstr\u00f6m<\/span> will comment on the report and take questions at a video webcast at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:00 AM CEST<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-chron\">9:00 AM BST<\/span> London, <span class=\"xn-chron\">4:00 AM EDT<\/span> New York).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=1678415171&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fedge.media-server.com%2Fmmc%2Fp%2Fanhy7zwn%2F&amp;a=Join+the+webcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the webcast<\/a>\u202for please go to\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=1873460287&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Finvestors&amp;a=www.ericsson.com%2Finvestors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ericsson.com\/investors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To ask a question:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=2255766028&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fregister.vevent.com%2Fregister%2FBI93cca481e81742ceb2a4ce5cbc46481d&amp;a=Access+dial-in+information+here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access dial-in information here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The webcast will be available on-demand after the event and can be viewed at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4210479-1&amp;h=1873460287&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Finvestors&amp;a=www.ericsson.com%2Finvestors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ericsson.com\/investors<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact person\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Morris<\/span>, Head of Investor Relations <br \/>Phone: +44 7386657217\u00a0<br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investor.relations@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional contacts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Stella Medlicott<\/span>, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Relations\u00a0 <br \/>Phone: +46 730 95 65 39 <br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media.relations@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investors <br \/>Lena H\u00e4ggblom, Director, Investor Relations\u00a0 <br \/>Phone: +46 72 593 27 78 <br \/>E-mail:\u202f\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lena.haggblom@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lena.haggblom@ericsson.com<\/a><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Alan Ganson<\/span>, Director, Investor Relations <br \/>Phone: +46 70\u202f267 27 30 <br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alan.ganson@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alan.ganson@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Ralf Bagner<\/span>, Head of Media Relations <br \/>Phone: +46 76\u202f128 47 89 <br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ralf.bagner@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ralf.bagner@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media relations \u00a0<br \/>Phone: +46 10 719 69 92 <br \/>E-mail:\u202f<a href=\"mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media.relations@ericsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is information that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Swedish Securities Markets Act. 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