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Aptiv's Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Increase Year Over Year

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Aptiv PLC (APTV - Free Report)  reported mixed third-quarter 2024 results, with earnings beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues missing the same.

Adjusted earnings of $1.83 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.3% and increased 40.8% year over year. Revenues of $4.9 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.1% and decreased 5.1% year over year.

The company’s adjusted revenues declined 6% year over year. Adjusted revenues declined 7% in North America and 4% in Asia, including a 6% decrease in China. Revenues declined 6% in Europe and 12% in South America.

APTV stock has lost 19.7% of its value in the past year against the 56.6% rally of the industry it belongs to.

Aptiv PLC Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Aptiv PLC Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Other Quarterly Numbers for APTV

Signal and Power Solutions’ revenues of $3.4 billion declined 7% year over year. The Advanced Safety and User Experience segment’s revenues decreased 1% year over year to $1.4 billion.

Adjusted operating income was $593 million, up 6% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted operating income margin was 12.2%, up 120 basis points year over year.

Aptiv exited the quarter with a cash and cash equivalent balance of $1.1 billion compared with the prior quarter’s $1.4 billion. Long-term debt was $8.3 billion compared with $5.5 billion in the previous quarter.

Total available liquidity at the end of the quarter was $3.9 billion compared with $4.6 billion recorded at the end of the prior quarter. The company generated $499 million in cash from operating activities in the quarter.

APTV’s Updated 2024 Outlook

Aptiv expects revenues to be between $19.6 billion and $19.9 billion compared with the prior expectation of $20.1-$20.4 billion, and lower than the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20.2 billion.

Adjusted EPS is expected to be between $6 and $6.3 compared with the previous anticipation of $6.15 and $6.45. The midpoint ($6.15) is lower than the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.23. Adjusted operating income margin is anticipated between 11.7% and 12.1% compared with the previous guidance of 11.8% and 12%. Capital expenditure is expected to be $875 million against the previous expectation of $900 million.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected between 15.4% and 15.7%. The adjusted effective tax rate is expected to be around 16.5%.

Currently, Aptiv carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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