OM:VOLV BMachinery
Volvo (OM:VOLV B): Margin Decline Counters Bullish Valuation Narrative as Net Margins Fall to 7.6%
AB Volvo (OM:VOLV B) delivered annual earnings growth of 17.7% over the last five years. Forecasts point to a continued, but slower, pace of 10.56% per year ahead. Revenue is expected to rise 3.4% annually, edging past the Swedish market average, even as profit margins narrowed from 10.1% to 7.6% in the most recent period. With VOLV B trading at SEK 247.4, below its estimated fair value and carrying a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.2x compared to the industry’s higher averages, investors are...