{"id":6332,"date":"2024-07-18T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T07:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2024-07-18T14:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T07:20:03","slug":"skf-interim-report-q2-2024-margin-resilience-in-continued-soft-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=6332","title":{"rendered":"SKF interim report Q2 2024: Margin resilience in continued soft markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">GOTHENBURG, Sweden<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 18, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Q2 2024<br \/>Net sales:\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 25,606 million<\/span> (27,123)\u00a0<br \/>Organic growth:\u00a0\u22126.6% (7.9%), driven by lower market demand across regions and industries, except for aerospace and railway showing continuous growth.<br \/>Adjusted operating profit: <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 3,324 million<\/span> (3,614). Continued strong price\/mix contribution, driven by pricing actions and active portfolio management, as well\u00a0as good cost control largely offset lower volumes.<br \/>Adjusted operating margin:\u00a013.0% (13.3%)<br \/>Net cash flow from operations:\u00a0SEK 2,152 (3,664)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Rickard Gustafson<\/span>, President and CEO:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to effectively manage the soft markets, deliver resilient margins, and execute on our strategy by investing in areas such as innovation and regionalization. While there is some short-term cost pressure from regionalization and lower production volumes, our actions will make us even more competitive and prepared when demand improves.<\/p>\n<p>Solid margin in continued soft market conditions<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter, we effectively managed the continued challenging market conditions. I&#8217;m pleased that we retained a solid adjusted operating margin of 13%. This is yet another quarter with resilient margins, not least given that organic growth shifted from +8% in Q2 last year to \u20137% this quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to see soft market demand across most regions. This was partly offset by our continued strong pricing execution, which, together with our ability to launch innovative products as well as active portfolio management, resulted in a positive price\/mix in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Effective cost management<\/p>\n<p>We continue to manage our costs effectively, enabling us to offset significant wage inflation as well as somewhat higher ocean freight costs. At the same time, the intensified regionalization of our manufacturing footprint, where we are moving production across different regions, resulted in somewhat higher costs in the quarter. The increased regionalization pace is also reflected in items affecting comparability, which was high in the quarter. This was primarily driven by the extensive downsizing actions in <span class=\"xn-location\">Germany<\/span> to strengthen cost competitiveness and improving lead times to customers.<\/p>\n<p>Looking into the second half of the year, the current lower volume environment, combined with the ongoing footprint regionalization effort, implemented at a speed and scale not seen before, may have a short-term impact on our cost efficiency. Even if this could put some temporary pressure on our margins, regionalization is fundamental in our strategic transformation and strengthens our competitiveness in the longer term. This will put us in a favorable position when demand starts to improve again.<\/p>\n<p>Strengthened position through R&amp;D and innovation<\/p>\n<p>Our strategy is designed to create significant customer value in targeted markets through sustained innovation leadership and increased efficiency and agility. This means that innovation and technology development are at the core at SKF. About a month ago, I joined our first SKF Tech &amp; Innovation Summit. It was fantastic to hear several customer testimonials on the value derived from our innovation capabilities and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Innovation is a fundamental part of our ongoing portfolio management agenda. We have during the last years transformed our R&amp;D portfolio so that more than 90% of the projects are focused on our high-growth segments and all these projects target an adjusted operating margin well above our target of 14%.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable efforts from our employees to manage the business cycle, find the next breakthrough innovations, and to increase our regionalization pace. Together, we make SKF an even more innovative, agile and competitive company.<\/p>\n<p>Outlook<\/p>\n<p>We expect to see continued market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, and the business is prepared to tackle different scenarios. For the third quarter of 2024, we expect organic sales to be relatively unchanged, year-over-year. For the 2024 full year, we expect a low single-digit organic sales decline, compared to 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Financial overview, MSEK unless otherwise stated<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Half year\u00a02024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Half year\u00a02023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25,606<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,123<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">50,305<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">53,672<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic growth, %<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating profit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,324<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,614<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,627<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,093<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating margin, %<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating profit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,489<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,213<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,482<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,592<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating margin, %<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted profit before taxes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,946<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,231<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,978<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,272<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Profit before taxes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,112<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,830<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,834<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,772<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net cash flow from operating activities<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,152<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,664<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,933<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,411<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Basic earnings per share<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.36<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.48<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.50<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.03<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted earnings per share<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.19<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.36<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.02<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales, change y-o-y, %, Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Structure<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Currency<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Total<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22127.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22124.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22124.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1)\u00a0Price, mix and volume<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales, change y-o-y, %, Half year<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Structure<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Currency<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Total<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22127.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1)\u00a0Price, mix and volume<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic sales in local <br \/>currencies, change y-o-y, <br \/>%, Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Europe, Middle East<br \/>&amp; Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The <br \/>Americas<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">China &amp; <br \/>Northeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">India &amp; <br \/>Southeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u221212.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">++<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic sales in local <br \/>currencies, change y-o-y, %, <br \/>Half year<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Europe, <br \/>Middle East &amp; Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The <br \/>Americas<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">China &amp; <br \/>Northeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">India &amp; <br \/>Southeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22127.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u221211.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">++<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Outlook and Guidance<\/p>\n<p>Outlook<\/p>\n<p>     Q3 2024: Organic sales expected to be relatively unchanged, year-over-year.   FY 2024: A low single-digit organic sales decline expected, year-over-year.    <\/p>\n<p>Guidance Q3 2024<\/p>\n<p>Currency impact on the operating profit is expected to be around <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 150 million<\/span> negative compared with the third quarter 2023, based on exchange rates per <span class=\"xn-chron\">30 June 2024<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Guidance FY 2024<\/p>\n<p>     Tax level excluding effects related to divested businesses: around 26%.   Additions to property, plant and equipment: around <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 5 billion<\/span>.    <\/p>\n<p>A webcast will be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">18 July 2024<\/span> at 08:00 (CEST):<br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">Sweden<\/span> +46 (0)8 5051 0031<br \/>UK \/ International +44 (0)207 107 0613<br \/>Passcode: 43658997<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=2745995280&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.skf.com%2Fen&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.skf.com%2Fen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/investors.skf.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aktiebolaget SKF<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(publ)<\/p>\n<p>The half year report presented in this press release contains financial and inside information that AB SKF is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out below on <span class=\"xn-chron\">18 July 2024<\/span> at 07.00 CET<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please contact:<br \/>PRESS: Carl Bjernstam, Head of Media Relations<br \/>tel: 46 31-337 2517;\u00a0mobile: 46 722-201 893;\u00a0e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:carl.bjernstam@skf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carl.bjernstam@skf.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>INVESTOR RELATIONS: Sophie Arnius, Head of Investor Relations<br \/>tel: 46 31-337 8072; mobile: 46 705-908 072; <a href=\"mailto:sophie.arnius@skf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sophie.arnius@skf.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This information was brought to you by Cision <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=2875747451&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2F&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/news.cision.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=2940138855&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fskf%2Fr%2Fskf-interim-report-q2-2024--margin-resilience-in-continued-soft-markets%2Cc4016275&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fskf%2Fr%2Fskf-interim-report-q2-2024--margin-resilience-in-continued-soft-markets%2Cc4016275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/news.cision.com\/skf\/r\/skf-interim-report-q2-2024&#8211;margin-resilience-in-continued-soft-markets,c4016275<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following files are available for download:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=3846533752&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F637%2F4016275%2F2920206.pdf&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F637%2F4016275%2F2920206.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mb.cision.com\/Main\/637\/4016275\/2920206.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2_2024_Eng_final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=328468921&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fskf%2Fi%2Fq-report-skf-steyr-hybrid-bearing-240416-027-copy-2%2Cc3320669&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fskf%2Fi%2Fq-report-skf-steyr-hybrid-bearing-240416-027-copy-2%2Cc3320669\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/news.cision.com\/skf\/i\/q-report-skf-steyr-hybrid-bearing-240416-027-copy-2,c3320669<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q report SKF Steyr Hybrid bearing 240416 027 copy 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=1993286014&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fskf%2Fi%2Fskf-rickard-gustafson%2Cc3320670&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fskf%2Fi%2Fskf-rickard-gustafson%2Cc3320670\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/news.cision.com\/skf\/i\/skf-rickard-gustafson,c3320670<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Rickard Gustafson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">GOTHENBURG, Sweden<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 18, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Q2 2024<br \/>Net sales:\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 25,606 million<\/span> (27,123)\u00a0<br \/>Organic growth:\u00a0\u22126.6% (7.9%), driven by lower market demand across regions and industries, except for aerospace and railway showing continuous growth.<br \/>Adjusted operating profit: <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 3,324 million<\/span> (3,614). Continued strong price\/mix contribution, driven by pricing actions and active portfolio management, as well\u00a0as good cost control largely offset lower volumes.<br \/>Adjusted operating margin:\u00a013.0% (13.3%)<br \/>Net cash flow from operations:\u00a0SEK 2,152 (3,664)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Rickard Gustafson<\/span>, President and CEO:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to effectively manage the soft markets, deliver resilient margins, and execute on our strategy by investing in areas such as innovation and regionalization. While there is some short-term cost pressure from regionalization and lower production volumes, our actions will make us even more competitive and prepared when demand improves.<\/p>\n<p>Solid margin in continued soft market conditions<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter, we effectively managed the continued challenging market conditions. I&#8217;m pleased that we retained a solid adjusted operating margin of 13%. This is yet another quarter with resilient margins, not least given that organic growth shifted from +8% in Q2 last year to \u20137% this quarter.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to see soft market demand across most regions. This was partly offset by our continued strong pricing execution, which, together with our ability to launch innovative products as well as active portfolio management, resulted in a positive price\/mix in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Effective cost management<\/p>\n<p>We continue to manage our costs effectively, enabling us to offset significant wage inflation as well as somewhat higher ocean freight costs. At the same time, the intensified regionalization of our manufacturing footprint, where we are moving production across different regions, resulted in somewhat higher costs in the quarter. The increased regionalization pace is also reflected in items affecting comparability, which was high in the quarter. This was primarily driven by the extensive downsizing actions in <span class=\"xn-location\">Germany<\/span> to strengthen cost competitiveness and improving lead times to customers.<\/p>\n<p>Looking into the second half of the year, the current lower volume environment, combined with the ongoing footprint regionalization effort, implemented at a speed and scale not seen before, may have a short-term impact on our cost efficiency. Even if this could put some temporary pressure on our margins, regionalization is fundamental in our strategic transformation and strengthens our competitiveness in the longer term. This will put us in a favorable position when demand starts to improve again.<\/p>\n<p>Strengthened position through R&amp;D and innovation<\/p>\n<p>Our strategy is designed to create significant customer value in targeted markets through sustained innovation leadership and increased efficiency and agility. This means that innovation and technology development are at the core at SKF. About a month ago, I joined our first SKF Tech &amp; Innovation Summit. It was fantastic to hear several customer testimonials on the value derived from our innovation capabilities and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Innovation is a fundamental part of our ongoing portfolio management agenda. We have during the last years transformed our R&amp;D portfolio so that more than 90% of the projects are focused on our high-growth segments and all these projects target an adjusted operating margin well above our target of 14%.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable efforts from our employees to manage the business cycle, find the next breakthrough innovations, and to increase our regionalization pace. Together, we make SKF an even more innovative, agile and competitive company.<\/p>\n<p>Outlook<\/p>\n<p>We expect to see continued market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, and the business is prepared to tackle different scenarios. For the third quarter of 2024, we expect organic sales to be relatively unchanged, year-over-year. For the 2024 full year, we expect a low single-digit organic sales decline, compared to 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Financial overview, MSEK unless otherwise stated<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Q2 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Half year\u00a02024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Half year\u00a02023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25,606<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,123<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">50,305<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">53,672<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic growth, %<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating profit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,324<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,614<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,627<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,093<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted operating margin, %<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating profit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,489<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,213<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,482<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,592<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Operating margin, %<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted profit before taxes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,946<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,231<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,978<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,272<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Profit before taxes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,112<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,830<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,834<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,772<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net cash flow from operating activities<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,152<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,664<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,933<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,411<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Basic earnings per share<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3.36<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4.48<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.50<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9.03<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Adjusted earnings per share<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.19<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5.36<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.02<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales, change y-o-y, %, Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Structure<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Currency<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Total<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22127.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22124.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22124.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1)\u00a0Price, mix and volume<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Net sales, change y-o-y, %, Half year<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Structure<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Currency<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Total<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22127.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1)\u00a0Price, mix and volume<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic sales in local <br \/>currencies, change y-o-y, <br \/>%, Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Europe, Middle East<br \/>&amp; Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The <br \/>Americas<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">China &amp; <br \/>Northeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">India &amp; <br \/>Southeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22126.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u221212.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">++<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Organic sales in local <br \/>currencies, change y-o-y, %, <br \/>Half year<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Europe, <br \/>Middle East &amp; Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The <br \/>Americas<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">China &amp; <br \/>Northeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">India &amp; <br \/>Southeast Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SKF Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22125.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u22127.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u221211.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automotive<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">++<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Outlook and Guidance<\/p>\n<p>Outlook<\/p>\n<p>     Q3 2024: Organic sales expected to be relatively unchanged, year-over-year.   FY 2024: A low single-digit organic sales decline expected, year-over-year.    <\/p>\n<p>Guidance Q3 2024<\/p>\n<p>Currency impact on the operating profit is expected to be around <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 150 million<\/span> negative compared with the third quarter 2023, based on exchange rates per <span class=\"xn-chron\">30 June 2024<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Guidance FY 2024<\/p>\n<p>     Tax level excluding effects related to divested businesses: around 26%.   Additions to property, plant and equipment: around <span class=\"xn-money\">SEK 5 billion<\/span>.    <\/p>\n<p>A webcast will be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">18 July 2024<\/span> at 08:00 (CEST):<br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">Sweden<\/span> +46 (0)8 5051 0031<br \/>UK \/ International +44 (0)207 107 0613<br \/>Passcode: 43658997<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4214495-1&amp;h=2745995280&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.skf.com%2Fen&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.skf.com%2Fen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/investors.skf.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aktiebolaget SKF<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(publ)<\/p>\n<p>The half year report presented in this press release contains financial and inside information that AB SKF is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. 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