The stock market (Reuters) As its core North American market resumed growth,
Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson (BS:ERICAs) reported an
increase in fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted operating profit on Friday.
Net sales exceeded forecasts of 72.5 billion crowns ($6.66 billion) by 1% to
72.9 billion. Sales in North America increased by 54%.
"We see further signs that the overall RAN (Radio Access Network) market
is now stabilizing, with strong growth in North America supporting a return to
Networks sales growth in Q4," Borje Ekholm, the company's CEO, said in
Asia's sales plummeted by double digits, mostly in India, where demand declined
after 2023's explosive expansion.
Operating profit, excluding impairments and restructuring charges, was 9.8
billion crowns, up from 7.4 billion the previous year. According to an LSEG
poll of analysts, the average EBIT projection was 10.3 billion.
Ericsson suggested raising the dividend from 2.70 crowns per share in 2023 to
2.85 crowns per share in 2024.
$10.9536 Swedish crowns is equal to $1.
(This article has been updated to reflect a profit of 9.8 billion crowns rather
than 10.2 billion; the paragraph 5 comparison from a year ago shows 7.4 billion
instead of 8.2 billion.)
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