$ALV - Ready to go!NYSE:ALV reported today and looks like a potential long.
I see here potential H&S breakout (106.60).
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Autoliv: Financial Report July - September 2023Q3 2023: Another strong quarter
Financial highlights Q3 2023
$2,596 million net sales
13% net sales increase
11% organic sales growth*
8.9% operating margin
9.4% adjusted operating margin*
$1.57 EPS, 30% increase
$1.66 adjusted EPS*, 35% increase
Key business developments in the third quarter of 2023
Sales increased organically* by 11%, which was 7pp better than global LVP growth of 3.8% (S&P Global October 2023). We outperformed in all regions, mainly due to new product launches and higher prices.
Profitability improved substantially, positively impacted by price increases, organic growth, and our cost reduction activities. Operating income was $232 million and operating margin was 8.9%. Adjusted operating income* improved from $173 million to $243 million and adjusted operating margin* increased from 7.5% to 9.4%, despite inflationary pressure and adverse FX effects. Return on capital employed was 24% and adjusted return on capital employed* was 25%.
Operating cash flow remained strong, albeit declining from $232 million to $202 million, mainly due to temporary negative working capital effects. Free cash flow* decreased to $50 million from $68 million. The leverage ratio* was unchanged at 1.3X compared to the second quarter of 2023. A dividend of $0.66 per share was paid, and 1.23 million shares were repurchased and retired in the quarter.
Autoliv not living its life to the fullest. Down we go. ALVWe are not in the business of getting every prediction right, no one ever does and that is not the aim of the game. The Fibonacci targets are highlighted in purple with invalidation in red. Fibonacci goals, it is prudent to suggest, are nothing more than mere fractally evident and therefore statistically likely levels that the market will go to. Having said that, the market will always do what it wants and always has a mind of its own. Therefore, none of this is financial advice, so do your own research and rely only on your own analysis. Trading is a true one man sport. Good luck out there and stay safe
ALV New Trade (Leaps)A new trade to be added to our portfolio will be ALV. ALV is the world's largest automotive safety supplier, with sales to all major car manufacturers in the world. Autoliv Electronics has significantly strengthened its portfolio to include critical technologies required to enable autonomous driving.
ALV Double Bump and RunALV has formed a long uptrend extending back to 2000, this uptrend should continue with another inverse bump and run, returning the price back to the upward trend. Green fractal is indicative of this.
