AB Volvo

Overview

Date Founded

1927

Headquarters

Gropegårdsgatan 2,Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland 417 15

Type of Company

Public

Employees (Worldwide)

96.2K

Industries

Trucks, Construction & Farm Machinery
Other Transportation
Automobiles
Industrial Machinery & Manufacturing

Company Description

Volvo AB engages in the design, manufacture, and market of commercial vehicles. It operates through the following segments: Trucks, Construction Equipment, Buses, Volvo Penta, Group Functions and Other, Industrial Operations, and Financial Services. The Trucks segment includes the production, development, and logistics for powertrain and parts. The Volvo Penta segment markets marine and industrial engines. The Group Functions and Other segment encompasses Volvo Group IT and Volvo Group Real Estate. The company was founded by Assar-Thorvald Nathanael-Gabrielsson and Erik Gustaf Larson in 1927 and is headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden.

Website

http://www.volvogroup.com

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In The News

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March 23, 2021

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March 23, 2021

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March 23, 2021

AB Volvo shares fall 7% after warning chip shortage to hit output

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March 22, 2021

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March 22, 2021

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Executives & Employees

Martin Lundstedt

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jan Gurander

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Sofia Frändberg

Executive Vice President Group Legal & Compliance & General Counsel

Lars Stenqvist

Group Chief Technology Officer

Scott Rafkin

Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer

Nils Jaeger

President & Head of Solutions-Volvo Autonomous Solutions

Jens Holtinger

Head-Global Truck Production

Lars Ask

Director

Mats Henning

Director

Mikael Sällström

Director

Board of Directors

Carl-Henrik Svanberg

Helena Stjernholm

President, Director & Chief Executive Officer at Industrivärden AB

Martha Finn Brooks

Former Chief Operating Officer at Novelis, Inc.

Betsy S. Atkins

Founder at Baja Corp. LLC

Matti Juhani Alahuhta

Director at AB Volvo

Eric A. Elzvik

Director at AB Volvo

Kurt Jofs

Former Executive Vice President & Head of Business Unit Networks at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Hanne Jimenez de Mora

Director at Nestlé SA

Martin Lundstedt

President & Chief Executive Officer at AB Volvo

Martina Merz

Chairwoman of the Executive Board & Chief Executive Officer at ThyssenKrupp AG

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AMF Fonder AB

AMF Fonder is an active, long-term manager that invests in the US and in select European and Asian markets. They combine fundamental analysis with quantitative tools to invest in equities. Their investment committee utilizes a top-down approach to strategically allocate equities across regions and sectors and construct concentrated portfolios based on a bottom-up approach which targets reasonably-priced companies with quality management. Stock selection criteria include competitive position, visible earnings, growth potential and valuation focused on earnings projections, cash flow, balance sheet soundness and dividend capacity.

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Swedbank Robur Fonder AB

Swedbank Robur’s philosophy is based on fundamental analysis with focus on risk control. Their investment process emphasizes research-based decision-making with controlling risk to ensure long-term capital appreciation for their clients. The firm’s in-house analysis contributes to enhance the investment decisions.

Recent Transactions

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Gencor Industries, Inc. purchases Volvo Cons Equipment North America LLC /Blaw-Knox Buss from AB Volvo

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VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. purchases Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd. from AB Volvo

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Isuzu Motors Ltd. purchases UD Trucks Corp. from AB Volvo

Transaction Advisors

Accountant

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Advised onAB Volvo, NA KK purchase UD Trucks Corp. (Old)

Investment Advisor

Enskilda Securities AB

Advised onAB Volvo purchases Scania AB

Legal Advisor

Clifford Chance LLP

Advised onAB Volvo, Volvo Bussar AB purchase Henlys Group Plc /Bus Body & City Bus Mfg (2) from Henlys Group Plc

Legal Advisor

Emma Olnäs Fors

Advised onAmtek Auto Ltd. purchases Volvo AB /Floby Component Plant Ops from AB Volvo

Co-Managing Shareholder

Fiona Adams

Advised onPlatinum Equity Advisors LLC purchases Volvo Rents, Inc. from AB Volvo

Legal Advisor

Hillevi Börjesson

Advised onAmtek Auto Ltd. purchases Volvo AB /Floby Component Plant Ops from AB Volvo

Advisors & Consultants

Advisor

Martin Weissburg

President at Mack Trucks, Inc.

Legal Advisor

G. Keith Phoenix

Founding Member at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC

Legal Advisor

Brian M. Koide

Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP

Clients

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, and retailing services. It operates through following segments: GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy, McLane Company, Manufacturing, and Service and Retailing. The GEICO segment involves in underwriting private passenger automobile insurance mainly by direct response methods. The Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group segment consists of underwriting excess-of-loss and quota-share and facultative reinsurance worldwide. The Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group segment comprises of underwriting multiple lines of property and casualty insurance policies for primarily commercial accounts. The BNSF segment operates railroad systems in North America. The Berkshire Hathaway Energy segments deals with regulated electric and gas utility, including power generation and distribution activities, and real estate brokerage activities. The McLane Company segment offers wholesale distribution of groceries and non-food items. The Manufacturing segment includes industrial and end-user products, building products, and apparel. The Service and Retailing segment provides fractional aircraft ownership programs, aviation pilot training, electronic components distribution, and various retailing businesses, including automobile dealerships, and trailer and furniture leasing. The company was founded by Oliver Chace in 1839 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Kirby Corp.

Kirby Corp. engages in the provision of diesel engines, reduction gears and ancillary products for marine and power generation applications. It operates through the following segments: Marine Transportation and Distribution & Services segment. The Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation services, operates tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products and transports petrochemicals, refined petroleum products, black oil products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The Distribution & Services segment sells genuine replacement parts, provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines, transmissions, reduction gears, pumps and compression products, maintains facilities to rebuild component parts or entire medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

REV Group, Inc.

REV Group, Inc. is a holding company. The firm engages in the manufacture, distribution, and design of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services. It operates through the following segments: Fire and Emergency; Commercial; and Recreation. The Fire and Emergency segment offers fire apparatus, and ambulance products. The Commercial segment involves in transit and shuttle buses, type A school buses, mobility vans, sweepers, and terminal trucks. The Recreation segment covers motorized recreational vehicle and application trailers. The company was founded in August 2010 and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI.

Key Stats and Financials As of 2020

Market Capitalization

$49.7B

Total Enterprise Value

$49.7B

Earnings Per Share

$1.01

EBITDAMargin

13.96%

Enterprise Value / Sales

1.37x

Enterprise Value EBITDAOperating

9.84x

TEVNet Income

24.07x

Debt TEV

0.33x

Revenue

$36.2B

Three Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Of Revenue

0.37%

Net Profit

$2.06B

EBITDA

$5.05B

Total Debt

$16.4B

Total Equity

$15.8B

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Lamera AB

Lamera AB develops ultra-light metal composites. It engages in developing, producing, and marketing light stainless steel for energy absorption systems. The firm builds on Hybrix composite technology, which is a ultra light, thin, and formable metal sandwich material. The company was founded by Anders Samuel Axelsson and Mattias Grufberg on December 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Vastra Frolunda, Sweden.

Investors

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Karin Falk

President, Construction Division at Husqvarna AB

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Joachim Rosenberg

Executive Vice President Volvo Group & President Volvo Energy at AB Volvo

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Jan-Eric Sundgren

Vice Chairman at Mälardalen University

Suppliers

Cummins, Inc. Oil & Gas | Columbus, Indiana

Cummins, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets diesel and natural gas engines. It operates through the following segments: Engine, Distribution, Components, Power Systems, and New Power. The Engine segment manufactures and markets diesel and natural gas powered engines under the Cummins brand name, for the heavy- and medium-duty truck, bus, recreational vehicle, light-duty automotive, construction, mining, marine, rail, oil and gas, defense, and agricultural markets. The Distribution segment consists of parts, engines, power generation and service, which service and distributes its products and services. The Components segment supplies products such as, aftertreatment systems, turbochargers, transmissions, filtration products, electronics and fuel systems for commercial diesel, and natural gas applications. The Power Systems segment engages in power generation, industrial and generator technologies. The New Power segment designs, manufactures, sells and supports hydrogen production solutions, as well as electrified power systems ranging from fully electric to hybrid along with components and subsystems, including battery and fuel cell technologies. The company was founded by Clessie Lyle Cummins and William Glanton Irwin on February 3, 1919 and is headquartered in Columbus, IN.

Perceptron, Inc. Industrial Machinery & Manufacturing | Plymouth, MI

Perceptron, Inc. engages in the development, production, and trade of automated industrial metrology products and solutions. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, and Asia. The firm's product lines include measurement solutions, 3D scanning solutions and value added services. The company was founded by Dwight D. Carlson and James K. West in 1981 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Twin Disc, Inc. Trucks, Construction & Farm Machinery | Racine, WI

For 87 years Twin Disc has been developing, engineering, manufacturing and distributing power transmission products that make things work. They are seldom seen, but they go into machines that contribute to the standard of our lives. Twin Disc products are installed in the drivelines and powertrains of farm tractors, road pavers, cranes, mining trucks, oil rigs, logging equipment, firefighting and rescue vehicles, pleasure craft, fishing and work boats, pumps, turbines - you name it. They manage and control the horsepower generated by internal combustion engines and electric motors. They help feed us, provide natural resources, build our cities and homes, transport us, defend us and influence our lives daily in many unnoticed but critical ways. Where there's an industrial strength vehicle or machine that requires converting horsepower to productivity, Twin Disc has a way to do it. So, in a very real sense, Twin Disc has helped put the world to work, for nearly a century

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