Electrolux Targets Cost Savings Of Sek 4 Bln In 2024
July 19 (Reuters) -Electrolux AB ELUXb.ST:
NOW TARGETING COST SAVINGS OF ABOUT SEK 4BN IN 2024, EXCLUDING INVESTMENTS IN INNOVATION AND MARKETING
2024 MARKET OUTLOOK LATIN AMERICA: POSITIVE (PREVIOUS: NEUTRAL/POSITIVE)
2024 MARKET OUTLOOK EUROPE, ASIA-PACIFIC: NEGATIVE (PREVIOUS: NEUTRAL)
Q2 ORGANIC SALES INCREASED BY 6.8% DRIVEN BY HIGHER VOLUMES IN ALL BUSINESS AREAS WHILE PRICE WAS NEGATIVE
LATIN AMERICA DEVELOPED STRONGLY WITH A HIGH ORGANIC SALES GROWTH AND A ROLLING 12-MONTHS OPERATING MARGIN OF 7%
CONTINUED WEAK MARKET IN EUROPE DRIVEN BY BUILT-IN KITCHEN CATEGORIES
CONSUMER DEMAND IN OUR MAIN MARKETS REMAINED MIXED IN Q2
Q2 OPERATING CASH FLOW WAS POSITIVE AT SEK 1.2BN AND LIQUIDITY REMAINS STRONG.
EARNINGS IN EUROPE, ASIA-PACIFIC, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA DECLINED WITH SUBDUED CONSUMER SPENDING IN EUROPE
OPERATING LOSS IN NORTH AMERICA WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COMPARED TO FIRST QUARTER
MARKET CONDITIONS IN Q2 REMAINED SIMILAR TO MOST RECENT QUARTERS
BRAZIL: IMPROVED CONSUMER SENTIMENT SUPPORTS DEMAND
IN GENERAL, INFLATION HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT MORE STICKY THAN ANTICIPATED, CONTINUING TO WEIGH ON DISCRETIONARY SPEND
IN EUROPE, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND KITCHEN REMODELING REMAIN AT VERY SUBDUED LEVELS
PRICE WAS NEGATIVE DURING FIRST HALF OF 2024
PRICE PRESSURE IN NORTH AMERICA REFLECTING LOWER PRICE LEVELS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 2023, AND HIGH PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY IN OTHER MARKETS
WE ANTICIPATE PROMOTIONAL INTENSITY IN NORTH AMERICA TO CONTINUE TO STABILIZE SEQUENTIALLY THROUGHOUT YEAR.
WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE ON COST-REDUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT COST BENEFITS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SECOND HALF OF YEAR
BIZ OUTLOOK 2024 - INVEST. IN CX, INNOVATION, MARKETING: NEGATIVE, INCREASED INVESTMENTS
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(Gdansk Newsroom)
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