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Kvartalsrapport 
januari – mars 2023 
 
Stockholm, Sverige, 21 April, 2023  
(NYSE: ALV och SSE: ALIV.sdb)

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Kv1 2023: Stark försäljningstillväxt  
 
Finansiell sammanfattning Kv1 
$2 493 miljoner försäljning  
17% försäljningsökning 
21% organisk försäljningsökning* 
5,1% rörelsemarginal 
5,3% justerad rörelsemarginal* 
$0,86 vinst/aktie - 9% minskning 
$0,90 justerad vinst/aktie* - 99% ökning 
 Utsikter för helåret 2023 
Cirka 15% organisk försäljningsökning 
Cirka 1% negativ valutaeffekt på försäljningen 
Cirka 8,5-9,0% justerad rörelsemarginal 
Cirka $900 miljoner operativt kassaflöde
 
 
Alla förändringstal i denna rapport jämför med motsvarande period året innan, om inte annat anges.  
 
Viktiga händelser i verksamheten under det första kvartalet 2023 
 
 Försäljningen ökade organiskt med 21%, vilket var 15 procentenheter bättre än global fordonsproduktion som växte med 6,1% 
(S&P Global april 2023). Vi överträffade fordonsproduktionen kraftigt i alla regioner, främst pga produktlanseringar och högre priser.  
 Lönsamhet i linje med vår indikaiton, positivt påverkad av prisökningar, organisk tillväxt och kostnadsbesparingsaktiviteter. 
Rörelseresultatet var 127 MUSD och rörelsemarginalen 5,1%. Justerat rörelseresultat* ökade från 68 MUSD till 131 MUSD och 
justerad rörelsemarginal* ökade från 3,2% till 5,3%, trots fortsatt inflationstryck, volatil fordonsproduktion och negativa 
valutaeffekter. Avkastning på sysselsatt kapital var 13,0% och justerad avkastning på sysselsatt kapital* var 13,4%. 
 Operativt kassaflöde minskade från 70 MUSD till -46 MUSD, främst pga ogynnsamma rörelsekapitaleffekter drivet av den höga 
försäljningsökningen. Fritt kassaflöde* minskade till -189 MUSD, eftersom nettoinvesteringar ökade pga kapacitetsökningar och 
produktionstrukturaktiviteter. Skuldkvoten* ökade från 1,4x i det fjärde kvartalet 2022 till 1,6x, påverkat av högre nettoskuld. 
Utbetald utdelning var 0,66 USD per aktie. 0,45 miljoner aktier återköptes och makulerades i kvartalet.  
*För ej U.S. GAAP, se jämförelsetabell. 
 Nyckeltal 
MUSD, förutom aktiedata Kv1 2023 Kv1 2022 Förändring 
Försäljning $2 493 $2 124 17% 
Rörelseresultat 127 134 -5,4% 
Justerat rörelseresultat1) 131 68 93% 
Rörelsemarginal 5,1% 6,3% -1,2 
Justerad rörelsemarginal1) 5,3% 3,2% 2,1 
Vinst per aktie2) $0,86 $0,94 -8,8% 
Justerad vinst per aktie1,2) 0,90 0,45 99% 
Operativt kassaflöde -46 70 n/a 
Avkastning på sysselsatt kapital3) 13,0% 14,6% -1,6 
Justerad avkastning på sysselsatt kapital1,3) 13,4% 7,4% 6,0 
1) Exklusive kostnader och vinster från kapacitetsanpassningar.  Ej U.S. GAAP, se jämförelsetabell 2) Efter utspädning när tillämpligt och exkl. återköpta aktier. 3) 
Annualiserat rörelseresultat och vinstandelar i minoritetsbolag i förhållande till genomsnittligt sysselsatt kapital.  
 
 
 
Kommentar från Mikael Bratt, VD och koncernchef   
 
Jag är nöjd med vår starka försäljnings-
ökning, driven av produktlanseringar och 
prishöjningar, och att vi överträffade 
fordonsproduktionen markant i alla regioner. 
Rörelsemarginaleffekten av den starka 
försäljningsökningen i kvartalet var mindre än 
vad den borde vara. Orsaken är att nya 
produktlanseringar normalt har lägre operativ 
att vårt kassaflöde var tillfälligt svagt i det första kvartalet, p.g.a. den 
starka försäljningsökningen i mars. 
Vi såg fortsatta uppdateringar av krockteststandarder och 
säkerhetsregleringar i USA och Indien vilket understödjer en fortsatt 
ökning av säkerhetsinnehåll per fordon. Vår marknadsposition är 
stark och vi investerar för ökad produktion med en ny 
textilanläggning i Vietnam. Vi fortsätter att undersöka olika sätt att 
förbättra vår produktionsstruktur och minska våra kostnader 
strukturellt. 
Hittills har året utvecklats som förväntat. Liksom förra året 
påverkades första kvartalet av ett kraftigt inflationstryck, och i linje 
med förra året, förväntar vi oss att motverka detta under återstoden 
av året genom produktivitet, kostnadsminskningar och 
prisjusteringar.  
Detta stärker min övertygelse och förväntan om en justerad 
rörelsemarginal som gradvis förbättras, vilket bör göra det möjligt för 
oss att både leverera en kraftig ökning av årets kassaflöde och 
justerat rörelseresultat, samt att nå de helårsindikationer vi angav i 
början av året. 
hävstång initialt. Allteftersom produktionen ökar och stabiliseras 
förväntas den operativa hävstången förbättras. Tillsammans med 
våra åtgärder för kostnadsbesparingar och prisjusteringar 
kommer detta att leda till det kraftigt förbättrade helårsresultat vi 
förväntar oss.  
Affärsförutsättningarna i det första kvartalet 2023 var som väntat 
utmanande, särskilt i Europa. Vi rapporterade en justerad 
rörelsemarginal i linje med vad vi tidigare kommunicerat. 
Andra höjdpunkter i kvartalet var att vår balansräkning och 
förväntade kassaflöde möjliggjorde en fortsatt hög 
aktieägaravkastning, och att vi emitterade vår första gröna 
obligation. Vi förväntar oss ett starkt kassaflöde för helåret, trots

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Full year 2023 indications 
Our outlook indications for 2023 are mainly based on our customer call-offs, a full year 2023 global LVP growth of 
around 3%, that we achieve our targeted cost compensation effects and that customer call -off volatility is reduced.  
 Full Year Indication  Full Year Indication 
Organic sales growth Around 15% Tax rate2) Around 32% 
FX impact on net sales Around 1% negative Operating cash flow3) Around $900 million 
Adjusted operating margin1) Around 8.5%-9% Capex, net, of sales Around 6% 
1) Excluding effects from capacity alignments, antitrust related matters and other discrete items. 2) Excluding unusual tax items. 3) Excluding unusual items.  
The forward-looking non-U.S. GAAP financial measures above are provided on a non-U.S. GAAP basis. Autoliv has 
not provided a U.S. GAAP reconciliation of these measures because items that impact these measures, such as costs 
and gains related to capacity alignments and antitrust matters, cannot be reasonably predicted or determined. As a 
result, such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts and Autoliv is unable to determine the probable 
significance of the unavailable information. 
Conference call and webcast 
An earnings conference call will be held at 2:00 p.m. CET today, April 21, 2023. Information regarding how to 
participate is available on www.autoliv.com. The presentation slides for the conference call will be available on our 
website shortly after the publication of this financial report.

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Business and market condition update 
Supply Chain 
Global light vehicle production growth year-over-year was around 6.1% (according to S&P Global April 2023) in Q1 
2023, negatively impacted by industry supply chain disruptions. Industry supply chain disruptions also led to low 
customer demand visibility and material changes to customer call-offs with short notice, which negatively impacted 
our production efficiency and profitability in the quarter.  We expect the current industry -wide supply chain 
disruptions to be a limiting factor for the global LVP in the first half year of 2023, while we expect that demand and 
supply will be in a better balance in the second half of 2023.  
Inflation 
In Q1 2023, cost pressures from labor, logistics, utilities and other items had a negative impact on our profitability. 
Rising raw material costs amounted to around 0.5pp in operating margin headwind in Q1 2023, which was largely 
offset by commercial customer recoveries. We expect the raw material price changes in 2023 will to a large extent 
be reflected in price changes in our products, albeit with delays of several months. We also expect significant cost 
pressure from broad based inflation relating to labor, logistics, utilities and other items, especially in Europe. We 
continue to execute on productivity and cost reduction activities to offset these cost pressures, and we are 
continuing to have challenging discussions with our customers on non-raw material cost inflation.   
Other matters 
Direct COVID-19 related costs and governmental support in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic were 
immaterial in the first quarter of 2023.  
The direct impact of the war in Ukraine on our business is limited. Autoliv has one facility with fewer than 20 
employees in Russia. Our operations in Russia are currently suspended. Autoliv net assets in Russia consist of 
USD cash items, which amount to around $3 million. Autoliv has no operations in Ukraine.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This report includes content supplied by S&P Global; Copyright © Light Vehicle Production Forecast,  January and April 2023. All rights reserved.

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Key Performance Trends  
 
Net Sales Development by region Operating and adjusted operating income and margins 
  
 
 
 
Capex and D&A Operating and adjusted operating Cash Flow 
  
  
 
Return on Capital Employed Cash Conversion* 
  
  
 
Key definitions   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Capex, net: Capital Expenditure, net.  
D&A: Depreciation and Amortization. 
Adj. operating income and margin*: Capacity alignments 
include non-recurring costs related to our structural 
efficiency and business cycle management programs. 
 Operating cash flow excluding EC antitrust payment*: 
Adjusted for EC antitrust payment of $203 million in 2019. 
Cash conversion*: Free cash flow* in relation to net income 
adjusted for EC antitrust payment in 2019. Free cash flow 
defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditure, 
net.

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 Consolidated sales development 
First quarter 2023 
Consolidated sales  First quarter 
Reported 
(U.S. GAAP) 
Currency 
effects1) 
Organic 
change* 
(Dollars in millions)  2023 2022    
Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other2)  $1,673 $1,381 21% (3.6)% 25% 
Seatbelt Products2)  820 744 10% (3.5)% 14% 
Total  $2,493 $2,124 17% (3.6)% 21% 
       
Asia  $936 $857 9.2% (7.8)% 17% 
Whereof: China 453 447 1.2% (7.2)% 8.4% 
 Asia excl. China 483 410 18% (8.4)% 26% 
Americas  831 692 20% 2.4% 18% 
Europe  725 575 26% (4.6)% 31% 
Total  $2,493 $2,124 17% (3.6)% 21% 
1) Effects from currency translations. 2) Including Corporate and other sales. 
 
Sales by product – Airbags, Steering Wheels 
and Other 
All major product categories increased organically* in 
the quarter. The largest contributor to the increase was 
inflatable curtains and steering wheels, followed by side 
airbags and passenger airbags. 
 Sales by product - Seatbelts 
 
The main contributor to Seatbelt products organic growth* 
was Europe, followed by Asia excluding China and 
Americas.  
 
 
 
Sales by region 
Our global organic sales* increased by 21% compared 
to the global LVP increase of 6.1% (according to S&P 
Global, April 2023). The 15pp outperformance was 
driven by new product launches, price increases and a 
positive geographical LVP mix development. 
  
 
Autoliv outperformed LVP by around 16pp in China, by 
around 14pp in Europe and in Asia excl. China and by 
around 7pp in Americas.  
 
Q1 2023 organic growth* Americas Europe China Asia excl. China Global 
Autoliv 18% 31% 8.4% 26% 21% 
Main growth drivers Honda, Nissan, GM VW, Stellantis, 
Renault 
Lixiang Auto, Honda, 
BYD 
Hyundia, Toyota, 
Nissan Honda, Hyundai, VW 
Main decline drivers Ford, BMW Mitsubishi Nissan, GM, Xpeng  Ford, Xpeng, Great 
Wall 
 
Light vehicle production development 
Change vs same period last year according to S&P Global 
Q1 2023 Americas Europe China Asia excl. China Global 
LVP (Apr 2023) 11% 17% (7.5)% 12% 6.1% 
LVP (Jan 2023) 7.1% 5.9% (8.1)% 9.7% 2.6%

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Key launches in the first quarter 2023 
 
 
     Fisker Ocean               Subaru Impreza/Crosstrek     Buick Electra E5          
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
               
 
             
 
                
 
      
     Jeep Avenger               Hyundai Kona              Havel H-Dog               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
               
 
             
 
            
 
      
     Xpeng P7i                   Toyota Prius                Chevrolet Trax 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
             
 
           
 
               
 
 
 
  Driver/Passenger Airbags  Seatbelts  Side Airbags 
 
 Head/Inflatable Curtain Airbags  Steering Wheel  Knee Airbag 
 
 Front Center Airbag  Bag-in-Belt  Pyrotechnical Safety Switch 
 
 Pedestrian Airbag  Hood Lifter 
 
Available as EV/PHEV

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Financial development  
Selected Income Statement items 
 
Condensed income statement First quarter 
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) 2023 2022 Change 
Net sales $2,493 $2,124 17% 
Cost of sales (2,113) (1,836) 15% 
Gross profit $379 $288 32% 
S,G&A (132) (115) 14% 
R,D&E, net (116) (107) 8.7% 
Amortization of intangibles (0) (1) (70)% 
Other income (expense), net (4) 70 n/a 
Operating income $127 $134 (5.4)% 
Adjusted operating income1) $131 $68 93% 
Financial and non-operating items, net (18) (15) 22% 
Income before taxes $109 $119 (8.8)% 
Income taxes (34) (36) (5.0)% 
Net income $74 $83 (11)% 
Earnings per share2) 0.86 0.94 (8.8)% 
Adjusted earnings per share1,2) $0.90 $0.45 99% 
    
Gross margin 15.2% 13.6% 1.6pp 
S,G&A, in relation to sales (5.3)% (5.4)% 0.1pp 
R,D&E, net in relation to sales (4.7)% (5.0)% 0.4pp 
Operating margin 5.1% 6.3% (1.2)pp 
Adjusted operating margin1) 5.3% 3.2% 2.1pp 
Tax Rate 31.6% 30.3% 1.3pp 
    
Other data    
No. of shares at period-end in millions3) 85.8 87.4 (1.8)% 
Weighted average no. of shares in millions4) 86.1 87.5 (1.7)% 
Weighted average no. of shares in millions, diluted4) 86.3 87.8 (1.7)% 
1) Non-U.S. GAAP measure, excluding effects from capacity alignment and antitrust related matters. See reconciliation table. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and 
net of treasury shares. 3) Excluding dilution and net of treasury shares. 4) Net of treasury shares.  
 
First quarter 2023 development 
Gross profit increased by $91 million and the gross margin 
increased by 1.6pp compared to the same quarter 2022. 
The gross profit increase was primarily driven by price 
increases, volume growth and lower costs for premium 
freight. This was partly offset by increased costs for 
personnel to manage the high customer call-off volatility as 
well as to prepare for higher sales levels expected in 
coming quarters. Other adverse effects were higher costs 
for raw materials and unfavorable FX translation effects. 
S,G&A costs increased by $16 million compared to the prior 
year, mainly due to increased costs for personnel and 
projects, partly offset by positive currency translation 
effects. S,G&A costs in relation to sales decreased from 
5.4% to 5.3%. 
R,D&E, net costs increased by around $9 million compared 
to the prior year, mainly due to higher costs for personnel, 
partly offset by positive currency translation effects. R,D&E, 
net, in relation to sales decreased from 5.0% to 4.7%. 
Other income (expense), net was negative $4 million 
compared to $70 million in the prior year. The prior year was 
positively impacted by around $80 million from the sale of a 
property in Japan. 
Operating income decreased by $7 million compared to 
the same period in 2022, mainly as a consequence of the 
change in Other income (expense) and the higher costs for 
S,G&A and R,D&E, net, partly offset by the higher gross 
profit. 
  
Adjusted operating income* increased by $63 million 
compared to the prior year, mainly due to higher gross profit, 
partly offset by the higher costs for S,G&A and R,D&E, net. 
Financial and non-operating items, net, was negative $18 
million compared to negative $15 million a year earlier, mainly 
due to increased interest expense as an effect of higher debt 
and higher interest rates. 
Income before taxes decreased by $11 million compared to 
the prior year, mainly due to the lower operating income. 
Tax rate was 31.6% compared to 30.3% in the same period 
last year. Discrete tax items, net, increased the tax rate this 
quarter by 0.8pp. Discrete tax items increased the tax rate by 
0.6pp in the same period last year.  
Earnings per share, diluted decreased by $0.08 compared 
to a year earlier. The main drivers were $0.52 from capacity 
alignments and $0.05 from taxes, partly offset by $0.51 from 
higher adjusted operating income*.

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Selected Balance Sheet and Cash Flow items 
 
Selected Balance Sheet items First quarter 
(Dollars in millions) 2023 2022 Change 
Trade working capital1) $1,409 $1,352 4.2% 
Trade working capital in relation to sales2) 14.1% 15.9% (1.8)pp 
- Receivables outstanding in relation to sales3) 21.1% 21.5% (0.3)pp 
- Inventory outstanding in relation to sales4) 9.9% 10.7% (0.9)pp 
- Payables outstanding in relation to sales5) 16.9% 16.3% 0.6pp 
Cash & cash equivalents 713 938 (24)% 
Gross Debt6) 2,179 1,994 9.3% 
Net Debt7) 1,477 1,057 40% 
Capital employed8) 4,118 3,731 10% 
Return on capital employed9) 13.0% 14.6% (1.6)pp 
Total equity $2,641 $2,674 (1.2)% 
Return on total equity10) 11.3% 12.5% (1.2)pp 
Leverage ratio11) 1.6 1.4 0.2 
1) Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables. 2) Outstanding receivables and outstanding in ventory less outstanding payables 
relative to annualized quarterly sales. 3) Outstanding receivables relative to annualized quarterly sales. 4) Outstanding inventory relative to annu alized quarterly 
sales. 5) Outstanding payables relative to annualized quarterly sales. 6) Short - and long-term interest-bearing debt. 7) Short- and long-term debt less cash and 
cash equivalents and debt-related derivatives. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See reconciliation table. 8) Total equity and net debt. 9) Annualized operating income and 
income from equity method investments, relative to average capital employed. 10) Annualized net income relative to average total equity. 11) Net debt a djusted for 
pension liabilities in relation to EBITDA. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See reconciliation table.  
 
Selected Cash Flow items First quarter 
(Dollars in millions) 2023 2022 Change 
Net income $74 $83 (11)% 
Changes in operating working capital (202) (18) 1032% 
Depreciation and amortization 92 95 (3.6)% 
Gain on divestiture of property - (80) n/a 
Other, net (10) (11) (9.0)% 
Operating cash flow $(46) $70 n/a 
Capital expenditure, net (143) (17) 736% 
Free cash flow1) $(189) $53 n/a 
Cash conversion2) n/a 64% n/a 
Shareholder returns    
- Dividends paid (57) (56) 1.7% 
- Share repurchases (42) (18) 132% 
Cash dividend paid per share $(0.66) $(0.64) 3.4% 
Capital expenditures, net in relation to sales 5.7% 0.8% 4.9pp 
1) Operating cash flow less Capital expenditures, net. Non U.S. GAAP measure. See enclosed reconciliation table. 2) Free cash  flow relative to Net income. Non 
U.S. GAAP measure. See reconciliation table. 
 
First quarter 2023 development 
Trade working capital* increased by $57 million 
compared to the same period last year, where the main 
drivers were $282 million in higher receivables and $73 
million in higher inventories, partly offset by $298 million 
in higher accounts payables. 
Operating cash flow decreased by $116 million to 
negative $46 million compared to the same period last 
year, mainly due to negative working capital effects. 
 Capital expenditure, net increased by $126 million, 
mainly due to the impact on the prior year of $95 million 
from the sale of property, plant and equipment, but also 
due to increased investments related to capacity 
expansions and footprint activities. Capital expenditure, net 
in relation to sales was 5.7% vs. 0.8% a year earlier. 
Free cash flow* was negative $189 million, compared to 
$53 million in the same period prior year. The decline was 
due to the lower operating cash flow and higher capital 
expenditure, net.

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Cash conversion* defined as free cash flow* in relation 
to net income, was not meaningful in the period as free 
cash flow was negative. 
Net debt* was $1,477 million as of March 31, 2023, 
which was $420 million higher than a year earlier. 
Liquidity position. As of March 31, 2023, our cash 
balance was around $0.7 billion, and including 
committed, unused loan facilities, our liquidity position 
was around $1.8 billion. 
 Leverage ratio*. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had 
a leverage ratio of 1.6x compared to 1.4x as of March 31, 
2022, as the net debt* increased proportionally more than 
the 12 months trailing adjusted EBITDA* increased. 
Total equity decreased by $33 million compared to March 
31, 2022. This is mainly due to $225 million in dividend 
payment and stock repurchases of $139 million as well as 
$106 million in adverse currency translation effects, partly 
offset by $416 million from net income. 
 
 
Headcount 
 
 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar 31 
 2023 2022 2022 
Headcount 71,300 69,100 64,800 
Whereof:  Direct headcount in manufacturing 52,700 50,600 47,000 
                 Indirect headcount 18,600 18,400 17,800 
Temporary personnel 11% 11% 9.4% 
 
By March 31, 2023, total headcount increased by 6,500 
compared to a year earlier. The indirect workforce 
increased by 4.5% while the direct workforce increased 
by 12%, as sales grew organically by 21% compared to 
a year earlier. The increase also reflects preparations 
for the expected sales growth in coming quarters. 
 Compared to December 31, 2022, total headcount 
increased by around 2,200, direct workforce increased by 
around 2,100 and the indirect workforce increased by 
around 200.

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Other Items 
 
• On February 17, 2023, Autoliv announced the renewal 
for one year of its €3 billion guaranteed euro medium 
term note program, originally established on April 11, 
2019.  
• On March 9, 2023, Autoliv announced it had priced a 
5-year bond offering of EUR 500 million in the 
Eurobond market. The notes were issued as green 
bonds on March 15 at a coupon of 4.25%. 
• On April 20, 2023, Autoliv announced its plans to 
expand to Vietnam, building a new state of the art 
airbag cushion and fabric plant in Vietnam. The 
investment in the new textile facility is in response to 
customer demands and is intended to meet expanded 
future airbag production needs for the growing Asia 
market. 
 • In Q1 2023, Autoliv repurchased and retired 0.45 
million shares of common stock at an average price of 
$92.19 per share under the Autoliv 2022-2024 stock 
purchase program. 
 
 
 
Next Report 
Autoliv intends to publish the quarterly earnings report 
for the second quarter of 2023 on Friday, July 21, 2023. 
 Footnotes 
*Non-U.S. GAAP measure, see enclosed reconciliation 
tables. 
Inquiries: Investors and Analysts 
Anders Trapp 
Vice President Investor Relations 
Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0671 
Henrik Kaar 
Director Investor Relations 
Tel +46 (0)8 5872 0614 
 
Inquiries: Media 
Gabriella Ekelund 
Senior Vice President Communications 
Tel +46 (0)70 612 6424 
 
Denna information är sådan information som Autoliv, 
Inc. är skyldigt att offentliggöra enligt EUs 
marknadsmissbruksförordning. Informationen 
lämnades, genom ovanstående kontaktpersons 
försorg, för offentliggörande den 21 april 2023 kl 12.00 
CET. 
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Please refer to www.autoliv.com or to our Annual Report 
for definitions of terms used in this report. Autoliv’s annual 
report to stockholders, annual report on Form 10-K, 
quarterly reports on Form 10Q, proxy statements, 
management certifications, press releases, current 
reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the 
SEC can be obtained free of charge from Autoliv at the 
Company’s address. These documents are also available 
at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov and at Autoliv’s 
corporate website www.autoliv.com. 
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(COVID-19) pandemic on the Company’s financial condition, 
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and on the global economy; changes in light vehicle production; 
fluctuation in vehicle production schedules for which the 
Company is a supplier; global supply chain disruptions, including 
port, transportation and distribution delays or interruptions; 
supply chain disruptions and component shortages specific to 
the automotive industry or the Company; disruptions and 
impacts relating to the ongoing war between Russia and 
Ukraine; changes in general industry and market conditions or 
regional growth or decline; changes in and the successful 
execution of our capacity alignment, restructuring, cost reduction 
and efficiency initiatives and the market reaction thereto; loss of 
business from increased competition; higher raw 
 material, fuel and energy costs; changes in consumer and 
customer preferences for end products; customer losses; 
changes in regulatory conditions; customer bankruptcies, 
consolidations, or restructuring or divestiture of customer 
brands; unfavorable fluctuations in currencies or interest rates 
among the various jurisdictions in which we operate; market 
acceptance of our new products; costs or difficulties related to 
the integration of any new or acquired businesses and 
technologies; continued uncertainty in pricing and other 
negotiations with customers; successful integration of 
acquisitions and operations of joint ventures; successful 
implementation of strategic partnerships and collaborations; 
our ability to be awarded new business; product liability, 
warranty and recall claims and investigations and other 
litigation, civil judgements or financial penalties and customer 
reactions thereto; higher expenses for our pension and other 
postretirement benefits, including higher funding needs for 
our pension plans; work stoppages or other labor issues; 
possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or 
infringement claims and the availability of insurance with 
respect to such matters; our ability to protect our intellectual 
property rights; negative impacts of antitrust investigations or 
other governmental investigations and associated litigation 
relating to the conduct of our business; tax assessments by 
governmental authorities and changes in our effective tax 
rate; dependence on key personnel; legislative or regulatory 
changes impacting or limiting our business; our ability to meet 
our sustainability targets, goals and commitments; political 
conditions; dependence on and relationships with customers 
and suppliers; the conditions necessary to hit our medium 
term financial targets; and other risks and uncertainties 
identified under the headings “Risk Factors” and 
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Reports 
and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and any 
amendments thereto. For any forward-looking statements 
contained in this or any other document, we claim the 
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements 
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 
1995, and we assume no obligation to update publicly or 
revise any forward-looking statements in light of new 
information or future events, except as required by law.

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Consolidated Statements of Income 
(Dollars in millions, except per share data, unaudited) First quarter Latest 12 Full Year 
 2023 2022 months 2022 
Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other1) $1,673 $1,381 $6,099 $5,807 
Seatbelt products1) 820 744 3,111 3,035 
Total net sales $2,493 $2,124 $9,211 $8,842 
     
Cost of sales (2,113) (1,836) (7,724) (7,446) 
Gross profit $379 $288 $1,487 $1,396 
     
Selling, general & administrative expenses (132) (115) (454) (437) 
Research, development & engineering expenses, net (116) (107) (400) (390) 
Amortization of intangibles (0) (1) (2) (3) 
Other income (expense), net (4) 70 20 93 
Operating income $127 $134 $652 $659 
     
Income from equity method investments 2 1 4 3 
Interest income 2 1 7 6 
Interest expense (19) (13) (67) (60) 
Other non-operating items, net (2) (4) (4) (5) 
Income before income taxes $109 $119 $592 $603 
     
Income taxes (34) (36) (176) (178) 
Net income $74 $83 $416 $425 
     
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 0 0 1 2 
Net income attributable to controlling interest $74 $83 $415 $423 
     
Earnings per share2) $0.86 $0.94 $4.78 $4.85 
1) Including Corporate and other sales. 2) Assuming dilution when applicable and net of treasury shares.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets 
  Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 
(Dollars in millions, unaudited)  2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 
Assets       
Cash & cash equivalents  $713 $594 $483 $327 $938 
Receivables, net  2,106 1,907 1,893 1,779 1,824 
Inventories, net  986 969 924 903 913 
Prepaid expenses  166 160 218 195 170 
Other current assets  90 84 69 81 79 
Total current assets  $4,061 $3,714 $3,587 $3,285 $3,923 
       
Property, plant & equipment, net  2,045 1,960 1,795 1,806 1,853 
Operating leases right-of-use assets  169 160 116 120 126 
Goodwill  1,376 1,375 1,364 1,373 1,384 
Intangible assets, net  7 7 5 6 7 
Investments and other non-current assets  528 502 467 439 476 
Total assets  $8,185 $7,717 $7,334 $7,030 $7,769 
       
Liabilities and equity       
Short-term debt  $577 $711 $692 $559 $347 
Accounts payable  1,683 1,693 1,503 1,303 1,385 
Accrued expenses  969 915 965 944 1,050 
Operating lease liabilities - current  41 39 35 37 38 
Other current liabilities  258 283 263 218 253 
Total current liabilities  $3,529 $3,642 $3,458 $3,061 $3,073 
       
Long-term debt  1,601 1,054 1,037 1,060 1,647 
Pension liability  159 154 149 155 172 
Operating lease liabilities - non-current  127 119 81 83 87 
Other non-current liabilities  128 121 118 113 116 
Total non-current liabilities  $2,015 $1,450 $1,385 $1,410 $2,022 
       
Total parent shareholders’ equity  2,627 2,613 2,478 2,544 2,659 
Non-controlling interest  14 13 13 15 15 
Total equity  $2,641 $2,626 $2,491 $2,558 $2,674 
       
Total liabilities and equity  $8,185 $7,717 $7,334 $7,030 $7,769

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow 
 First quarter  Latest 12 Full Year 
(Dollars in millions, unaudited) 2023 2022  months 2022 
Net income $74 $83  $416 $425 
Depreciation and amortization 92 95  359 363 
Gain on divestiture of property - (80)  - (80) 
Other, net (10) (11)  (53) (54) 
Changes in operating working capital, net (202) (18)  (126) 58 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $(46) $70  $597 $713 
      
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment (144) (112)  (617) (585) 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 0 95  6 101 
Net cash used in investing activities $(143) $(17)  $(611) $(485) 
      
Net cash before financing1) $(189) $53  $(13) $228 
      
(Decrease) increase in short term debt (135) 9  23 167 
Decrease in short-term part of long-term debt - -  (302) (302) 
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt 533 (10)  487 (55) 
Dividends paid (57) (56)  (225) (224) 
Share repurchases (42) (18)  (139) (115) 
Common stock options exercised 0 0  0 0 
Dividend paid to non-controlling interests - -  (2) (2) 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $300 $(74)  $(157) $(531) 
      
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 7 (11)  (55) (73) 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $119 $(31)  $(225) $(375) 
Cash and cash equivalents at period-start 594 969  938 969 
Cash and cash equivalents at period-end $713 $938  $713 $594 
1) Non-U.S. GAAP measure comprised of "Net cash provided by operating activities" and "Net cash used in investing activities". See reconciliat ion table.

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RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP TO NON-U.S. GAAP MEASURES 
In this report we sometimes refer to non-U.S. GAAP measures that we and securities analysts use in measuring 
Autoliv's performance. We believe that these measures assist investors and management in analyzing trends in the 
Company's business for the reasons given below. Investors should not consider these n on-U.S. GAAP measures as 
substitutes, but rather as additions, to financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It should 
be noted that these measures, as defined, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other 
companies. 
Components in Sales Increase/Decrease 
Since the Company historically generates approximately 75% of sales in currencies other than in the reporting 
currency (i.e. U.S. dollars) and currency rates have been volatile, we analyze the Company's sales trends and 
performance as changes in organic sales growth. This presents the increase or decrease in the overall U.S. dollar net 
sales on a comparable basis, allowing separate discussions of the impact of acquisitions/divestitures and exchange 
rates. The tables on page 6 present changes in organic sales growth as reconciled to the change in the total U.S. 
GAAP net sales. 
Trade Working Capital 
Due to the need to optimize cash generation to create value for shareholders, management focuses on operationa lly 
derived trade working capital as defined in the table below. The reconciling items used to derive this measure are, by 
contrast, managed as part of our overall management of cash and debt, but they are not part of the responsibilities of 
day-to-day operations' management.  
 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 
(Dollars in millions) 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 
Receivables, net $2,106 $1,907 $1,893 $1,779 $1,824 
Inventories, net 986 969 924 903 913 
Accounts payable (1,683) (1,693) (1,503) (1,303) (1,385) 
Trade Working capital $1,409 $1,183 $1,314 $1,379 $1,352

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Net Debt 
Autoliv from time to time enters into “debt-related derivatives” (DRDs) as a part of its debt management and as part of 
efficiently managing the Company’s overall cost of funds. Creditors and credit rating agencies use net debt adjusted 
for DRDs in their analyses of the Company’s debt, therefore we provide this non -U.S. GAAP measure. DRDs are fair 
value adjustments to the carrying value of the underlying debt. Also included in the DRDs is the unamortized fair value 
adjustment related to a discontinued fair value hedge that will be amortized over the remaining life of the debt. By 
adjusting for DRDs, the total financial liability of net debt is disclosed without grossing debt  up with currency or interest 
fair values. 
 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 
(Dollars in millions) 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 
Short-term debt $577 $711 $692 $559 $347 
Long-term debt 1,601 1,054 1,037 1,060 1,647 
Total debt $2,179 $1,766 $1,729 $1,619 $1,994 
Cash & cash equivalents (713) (594) (483) (327) (938) 
Debt issuance cost/Debt-related 
derivatives, net 12 12 42 26 1 
Net debt $1,477 $1,184 $1,288 $1,318 $1,057 
 
  Dec 31 Dec 31 Dec 31 Dec 31 
(Dollars in millions)  2021 2020 2019 2018 
Short-term debt  $346 $302 $368 $621 
Long-term debt  1,662 2,110 1,726 1,609 
Total debt  $2,008 $2,411 $2,094 $2,230 
Cash & cash equivalents  (969) (1,178) (445) (616) 
Debt issuance cost/Debt-related 
derivatives, net  13 (19) 0 5 
Net debt  $1,052 $1,214 $1,650 $1,619

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Leverage ratio 
The non-U.S. GAAP measure “net debt” is also used in the non-U.S. GAAP measure “Leverage ratio”. Management 
uses this measure to analyze the amount of debt the Company can incur under its debt policy. Management believes 
that this policy also provides guidance to credit and equity investors regarding the extent to which the Company would 
be prepared to leverage its operations. In 2021, EBITDA calculation was redefined to exclude other non -operating 
items and income from equity method investments. Historic EBITDA and leverage ratio have been recalculated 
resulting in minor adjustments. Autoliv’s policy is to maintain a leverage ratio commensurate with a strong investment 
grade credit rating. The Company measures its leverage ratio as net debt* adjusted for pension liabilities in relation to 
adjusted EBITDA*. The long-term target is to maintain a leverage ratio of around 1.0x within a range of 0.5x to 1.5x.  
 
 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar 31 
(Dollars in millions) 2023 2022 2022 
Net debt1) $1,477 $1,184 $1,057 
Pension liabilities 159 154 172 
Debt per the Policy $1,636 $1,338 $1,229 
    
Net income2) $416 $425 $363 
Income taxes2) 176 178 153 
Interest expense, net2, 3) 60 54 53 
Other non-operating items, net2) 4 5 5 
Income from equity method investments2) (4) (3) (2) 
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles2) 359 363 391 
Capacity alignments and antitrust related matters2) 10 (61) (58) 
EBITDA per the Policy (Adjusted EBITDA) $1,021 $961 $905 
    
Leverage ratio 1.6 1.4 1.4 
1) Short- and long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents and debt-related derivatives. 2) Latest 12 months. 3) Interest expense including cost for 
extinguishment of debt, if any, less interest income.

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Free Cash Flow, Net Cash Before Financing and Cash Conversion 
Management uses the non-U.S. GAAP measure “free cash flow” to analyze the amount of cash flow being generated 
by the Company’s operations after capital expenditure, net. This measure indicates the Company’s cash flow 
generation level that enables strategic value creation options such as dividends or acquisitions. For details on free 
cash flow, see the reconciliation table below. Management uses the non-U.S. GAAP measure “net cash before 
financing” to analyze and disclose the cash flow generation available for servicing external stakeholders such as 
shareholders and debt stakeholders. For details on net cash before financing, see the reconciliation table be low. 
Management uses the non-U.S. GAAP measure “cash conversion” to analyze the proportion of net income that is 
converted into free cash flow. The measure is a tool to evaluate how efficient the Company utilizes its resources. For 
details on cash conversion, see the reconciliation table below. 
 First quarter  Latest 12 Full Year 
(Dollars in millions) 2023 2022  months 2022 
Net income $74 $83  $416 $425 
Changes in operating working capital (202) (18)  (126) 58 
Depreciation and amortization 92 95  359 363 
Gain on divestiture of property - (80) - - (80) 
Other, net (10) (11)  (53) (54) 
Operating cash flow $(46) $70  $597 $713 
Capital expenditure, net (143) (17)  (611) (485) 
Free cash flow1) $(189) $53  $(13) $228 
Net cash before financing $(189) $53  $(13) $228 
Cash conversion2) n/a 64%  n/a 54% 
1) Operating cash flow less Capital expenditures, net. 2) Free cash flow relative to Net income.  
 
 Full year Full year  Full year Full year 
(Dollars in millions) 2021 2020  2019 20181) 
Net income $437 $188  $463 $184 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (63) 277  47 (229) 
Depreciation and amortization 394 371  351 397 
Other, net2) (15) 13  (220) 239 
Operating cash flow $754 $849  $641 $591 
EC antitrust payment - -  (203) - 
Operating cash flow excl antitrust $754 $849  $844 $591 
Capital expenditure, net (454) (340)  (476) (555) 
Free cash flow3) $300 $509  $165 $36 
Free cash flow excl antitrust payment4) $300 $509  $368 $36 
Acquisitions of businesses and other, net - -  - (73) 
Net cash before financing $300 $509  $165 $(37) 
Cash conversion5) 69% 270%  36% 20% 
Cash conversion excl antitrust6) 69% 270%  79% 20% 
1) Including Discontinued Operations. 2) Including EC antitrust non -cash provision 2018 and EC antitrust payment 2019. 3) Operating cash flow less Capital 
expenditures, net. 4) For 2019, Operating cashflow excluding EC antitrust payment less Capital expenditures, net. 5) Free cas h flow relative to Net income. 6) For 
2019, Free cash flow excluding EC antitrust payment relative to Net income.

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Items Affecting Comparability 
We believe that comparability between periods is improved through the exclusion of certain items. To assist investors 
in understanding the operating performance of Autoliv's business, it is useful to consider certain U.S. GAAP measures 
exclusive of these items.  
 
The following table reconciles Income before income taxes, Net income attributable to controlling interest, capital 
employed, which are inputs utilized to calculate Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”), adjusted ROCE and Return on 
Total Equity (“ROE”). The Company believes this presentation may be useful to investors and industry analysts who 
utilize these adjusted non-U.S. GAAP measures in their ROCE and ROE calculations to exclude certain items for 
comparison purposes across periods. Autoliv’s management uses the ROCE, adjusted ROCE and ROE measures for 
purposes of comparing its financial performance with the financial performance of other companies in the industry and 
providing useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting the Company’s business. 
 
As used by the Company, ROCE is annualized operating income and income from equity method investments, 
relative to average capital employed. Adjusted ROCE is annualized operating income and income from equity method 
investments, relative to average capital employed as adjusted to exclude certain non-recurring items. The Company 
believes ROCE and adjusted ROCE are useful indicators of long-term performance both absolute and relative to the 
Company's peers as it allows for a comparison of the profitability of the Company’s capital employed in its business 
relative to that of its peers. 
 
ROE is the ratio of annualized income (loss) relative to average total equity for the periods presented. The Company’s 
management believes that ROE is a useful indicator of how well management creates value for its shareholders 
through its operating activities and its capital management. 
 
Accordingly, the tables below reconcile from U.S. GAAP to the equivalent non -U.S. GAAP measure. 
 
 First quarter 2023  First quarter 2022 
(Dollars in millions, except per share 
data) 
Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP  Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP 
Operating income $127 $4 $131  $134 $(66) $68 
Operating margin 5.1% 0.2% 5.3%  6.3% (3.1)% 3.2% 
Income before taxes 109 4 113  119 (66) 53 
Net income attributable to controlling interest 74 3 77  83 (43) 40 
Capital employed 4,118 3 4,121  3,731 (43) 3,688 
Return on capital employed2) 13.0% 0.4% 13.4%  14.6% (7.1)% 7.4% 
Return on total equity3) 11.3% 0.5% 11.8%  12.5% (6.5)% 6.1% 
Earnings per share4) $0.86 $0.03 $0.90  $0.94 $(0.49) $0.45 
1) Effects from capacity alignment and antitrust related matters. 2) Annualized operating income and income from equity metho d investments, relative to average capital 
employed. 3) Annualized income relative to average total equity. 4)  Assuming dilution and net of treasury shares.

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 Latest 12 months  Full year 2022 
 Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP  Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP 
Operating income $652 $10 $661  $659 $(61) $598 
Operating margin 7.1% 0.1% 7.2%  7.5% (0.7)% 6.8% 
1) Effects from capacity alignment. 
        
 Full year 2021  Full year 2020 
 Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP  Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP 
Operating income $675 $8 $683  $382 $99 $482 
Operating margin 8.2% 0.1% 8.3%  5.1% 1.4% 6.5% 
1) Costs for capacity alignment and antitrust related matters.  
        
 Full year 2019  Full year 2018 
(Dollars in millions, except per share 
data) 
Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP  Reported 
U.S. GAAP 
Adjust-
ments1) 
Non-U.S. 
GAAP 
Operating income $726 $49 $774  $686 $222 $908 
Operating margin, % 8.5% 0.6% 9.1%  7.9% 2.6% 10.5% 
1) Costs for capacity alignment and antitrust related matters . 
 
Items included in non-U.S. GAAP adjustments First quarter 2023  First quarter 2022 
 
Adjustment 
Million 
Adjustment 
Per share  
Adjustment 
Million 
Adjustment 
Per share 
Capacity alignment $3 0.04  $(66) $(0.76) 
Legal costs 1 0.01  - - 
Total adjustments to operating income $4 $0.05  $(66) $(0.76) 
Tax on non-U.S. GAAP adjustments1) (1) (0.01)  23 0.26 
Total adjustments to net income $3 0.03  $(43) $(0.49) 
      
Average number of shares outstanding - diluted2)  86.9   87.8 
      
Annualized adjustment on return on capital employed 17   (265)  
Adjustment on return on capital employed 0.4%   (7.1)%  
      
Annualized adjustment on Return on total equity $12   $(173)  
Adjustment on return on total equity 0.5%   (6.5)%  
1) The tax is calculated based on the tax laws in the respective jurisdiction(s) of the adjustment(s). 2) Annualized average number of outstanding shares

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(Dollars in millions, unaudited) 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 
Sales and Income      
Net sales $8,842 $8,230 $7,447 $8,548 $8,678 
Airbag sales1) 5,807 5,380 4,824 5,676 5,699 
Seatbelt sales 3,035 2,850 2,623 2,871 2,980 
Operating income 659 675 382 726 686 
Net income attributable to controlling interest 423 435 187 462 376 
Earnings per share (USD) – basic 4.86 4.97 2.14 5.29 4.32 
Earnings per share (USD) – assuming dilution2) 4.85 4.96 2.14 5.29 4.31 
Gross margin3) 15.8% 18.4% 16.7% 18.5% 19.7% 
R,D&E net in relation to sales (4.4)% (4.7)% (5.0)% (4.7)% (4.8)% 
S,G&A in relation to sales (4.9)% (5.3)% (5.2)% (4.7)% (4.5)% 
Operating margin4) 7.5% 8.2% 5.1% 8.5% 7.9% 
Adjusted operating margin5,6) 6.8% 8.3% 6.5% 9.1% 10.5% 
Balance Sheet 
Trade working capital7) 1,183 1,332 1,366 1,417 1,396 
Trade working capital in relation to sales8) 12.7% 15.7% 13.6% 16.2% 15.9% 
Receivables outstanding in relation to sales9) 20.4% 20.0% 18.1% 18.6% 19.0% 
Inventory outstanding in relation to sales10) 10.4% 9.2% 7.9% 8.5% 8.6% 
Payables outstanding in relation to sales11) 18.1% 13.5% 12.5% 10.8% 11.7% 
Total equity 2,626 2,648 2,423 2,122 1,897 
Total parent shareholders’ equity per share (USD) 30.30 30.10 27.56 24.19 21.63 
Current assets excluding cash 3,119 2,705 3,091 2,557 2,670 
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,960 1,855 1,869 1,816 1,690 
Intangible assets (primarily goodwill) 1,382 1,395 1,412 1,410 1,423 
Capital employed 3,810 3,700 3,637 3,772 3,516 
Net debt6) 1,184 1,052 1,214 1,650 1,619 
Total assets 7,717 7,537 8,157 6,771 6,722 
Long-term debt 1,054 1,662 2,110 1,726 1,609 
Return on capital employed12,13) 17.5% 18.3% 10.0% 20.0% 17.0% 
Return on total equity13,14) 16.3% 17.1% 9.0% 23.0% 13.0% 
Total equity ratio 34% 35% 30% 31% 28% 
Cash flow and other data 
Operating Cash flow15) 713 754 849 641 591 
Depreciation and amortization15) 363 394 371 351 397 
Capital expenditures, net15) 485 454 340 476 555 
Capital expenditures, net in relation to sales15) 5.5% 5.5% 4.6% 5.6% 5.7% 
Free Cash flow6,15,16) 228 300 509 165 36 
Cash conversion6,15,17) 54% 69% 270% 36% 20% 
Direct shareholder return15,18) 339 165 54 217 214 
Cash dividends paid per share (USD) 2.58 1.88 0.62 2.48 2.46 
Number of shares outstanding (millions)19) 86.2 87.5 87.4 87.2 87.1 
Number of employees, December 31 61,700 55,900 61,000 58,900 57,700 
1) Including steering wheels, inflators and initiators. 2) Assuming dilution and net of treasury shares. 3) Gross profit rela tive to sales. 4) Operating income relative to sales. 5) 
Excluding costs for capacity alignment, antitrust related matters and separation of our business segments. 6) Non -US GAAP measure, for reconciliation see tables above. 7) 
Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables. 8) Outstanding receivables and outstanding inventory less outstanding payables relative to 
annualized fourth quarter sales. 9) Outstanding receivables relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 10) Outstanding inve ntory relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 
11) Outstanding payables relative to annualized fourth quarter sales. 12) Operating income and income from equity method inve stments, relative to average capital 
employed. 13) The Company has decided not to recalculate prior periods since the distribution of Veoneer had a significant impact on total equity and capital employed 
making the comparison less meaningful. 14) Income relative to average total equity. 15) Including Discontinued Operations 201 8. 16) Operating cash flow less Capital 
expenditures, net. 17) Free cash flow relative to Net income. 18) Dividends paid and Shares repurchased. 19) At year end, exc luding dilution and net of treasury shares.