A solid Q1 report included orders and sales up 10% and 3% organically YOY, respectively, and an adj. EBIT margin of 19.9%; however, this included a 190bp FX boost, and we believe underlying margins could remain under pressure until the service mix improves. Albeit with increased uncertainty, management guided for mining demand to remain strong but construction to remain weak near-term. We have trimmed our 2025–2027e sales and adj. EBIT by 2% (FX-related) but reiterate our HOLD and SEK220 target ...
Volvo Cars pulled the plug on 2025 and 2026 guidance, as returning CEO Håkan Samuelsson cited a “very challenging” environment. Q1 sales, margins, and cash flow missed expectations, with tariffs, weaker demand, and price pressure forcing a pivot to cost-cutting and regionalisation, including a SEK18bn cost and cash savings programme. We have lowered our 2025–2027e adj. EBIT by c23% on average and our target price to SEK17.6 (18.0). We reiterate our HOLD.
We are 26% below post-Q4 consensus on EBIT before JVs for Q1, as we estimate revenues to decline by 11% organically YOY to SEK87.1bn (4% below consensus) and a gross margin of 18.1% (consensus 18.3%). Retail sales declined 6% YOY in Q1, and wholesale sales are expected to be even lower. We have reduced our 2025–2027e EBIT before JVs by c26–14% due to FX and lower gross margin assumptions and are now 34–63% below consensus. We believe consensus is underestimating the price/mix headwinds and see V...
We have downgraded Epiroc to HOLD (BUY). We still believe in stronger end markets for the Tools & Attachment division in H2, and for gradual underlying earnings improvement, but lack confidence it will improve stock sentiment in a macro-focused environment. We expect no earnings growth YOY in 2025e, after lowering our 2025–2027e adj. EBIT by c9% on average (mainly due to FX) and are now c10% below post-Q4 consensus. We have lowered our target price to SEK220 (240).
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