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SKF First Quarter Report 2017
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 27, 2017
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Alrik Danielson, President and CEO:
"The first quarter of the year has seen continued growth, an improved operating margin and continued debt reduction.
The increase in demand strengthened gradually during the quarter. Net sales, at 19.6 billion, increased by 11% compared to the first quarter last year, with the strongest development in North America and Asia. Sequentially, sales increased by 4%, with a broad-based improvement across all regions and most of our customer industries.
During the quarter we have managed to ramp-up production in a cost efficient way which together with well managed fixed costs contributed to an adjusted operating profit of 2 357 million (385 million higher than last year) and an adjusted operating margin of 12%.
Our industrial business delivered an adjusted operating margin of 14.2% and our automotive business continued to improve its profitability, delivering an adjusted operating margin of 7.2%.
The first large scale go-live of our new ERP system in January went well. During the quarter extensive support resources have supported the users to learn the new way of working and ramp-up to normal productivity. The Unite program implementation continues in line with earlier communicated plan and budget.
Cash flow generation was 64 million, impacted by increased working capital as a result of our growth in the quarter. We continued to strengthen our balance sheet and our net debt decreased by 892 million in the quarter, taking us below our net debt/equity target of 80%.
At our Capital Markets Day in Gothenburg in the beginning of April we showcased our new, automated spherical roller bearing channel. Its ramp-up has gone according to plan, with in excess of 200 000 bearings already delivered to customers. We also presented a number of new product launches focusing on the continued digitalization of the industry, as well as application-specific bearing solutions.
For the second quarter of 2017, demand for our products and services is expected to be higher compared to the same period last year and slightly higher compared to the first quarter of 2017."
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Key figures, SEKm |
Q1 2017 |
|
|
Net sales* |
19 601 |
17 676 |
|
Adjusted operating profit** |
2 357 |
1 972 |
|
Adjusted operating margin** |
12.0 |
11.2 |
|
Items affecting comparability** |
-62 |
-97 |
|
Operating profit |
2 295 |
1 875 |
|
Operating margin, % |
11.7 |
10.6 |
|
Adjusted profit before taxes** |
2 187 |
1 755 |
|
Profit before taxes |
2 125 |
1 658 |
|
Net cash flow after investments before financing |
64 |
510 |
* Cash discounts are from January 1, 2017 classified as a reduction of Net sales. Previously published figures have been restated accordingly.
** Please see page 15 of First quarter report 2017 for full definitions
|
Net sales change y-o-y, % |
Organic |
Structure |
Currency |
|
|
Q1 2017 |
8.0 |
-2.0 |
4.9 |
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