VOLVY - Volvo Hit By China Economic Woes And Semiconductor Shortage Persists

• Volvo, manufacturer of trucks, buses and equipment, did quite well for the FY but there are headwinds on the horizon.
• China's economic woes are an issue for the equipment segment, and semiconductor shortages are stymying hope for sales growth.
• Freight conditions are making things good for some of their markets, but semiconductor shortages have simply made capitalising on this less possible for Volvo.
• There's a lot of commodity exposure in Nickel, Aluminum and Rubber as well that makes us wary of automotive exposures.
• However, we're back to pre-COVID price levels in stock price, and the multiple is very low, so we're not turned off despite meaningful headline risks.

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