Saab AB (publ) (OTCPK:SAABF) This fall 2022 Earnings Convention Name February 10, 2022 4:00 AM ET
Firm Members
Merton Kaplan – Head of Investor Relations
Micael Johansson – President and Chief Government Officer
Christian Luiga – Chief Monetary Officer
Convention Name Members
Erik Golrang – SEB
Virginia Montorsi – Financial institution of America
Bjorn Enarson – Danske Financial institution
Sash Tusa – Company Companions
Samuel Burgess – Citigroup
Merton Kaplan
Hello. My identify is Merton Kaplan. I am Head of Investor Relations at Saab. I wish to welcome you all for listening in to our Fourth Quarter Earnings Presentation. With me right here immediately within the studio, I’ve our CEO, Micael Johansson; and Saab CFO, Christian Luiga.
So we’ll, as standard, begin with the presentation and proceed with a Q&A, and you’ll ask questions on the web site on to me. So proceed with that. And with that introduction, I will hand the microphone to you, Micael.
Micael Johansson
Thanks, Merton, and good morning, and welcome, everybody. Thanks for becoming a member of our name immediately for the fourth quarter of 2022 and likewise for the total 12 months report.
And I’ll bounce proper into the numbers, I feel, and I will begin with a number of feedback on the total 12 months of final 12 months 2022, a number of highlights. And I feel we had an excellent 12 months with regards to the market positions that we took and we had an order consumption of greater than SEK63 billion, which is a large development so as consumption. Nonetheless, I’d say that perhaps within the final quarter, we begin seeing some results, particularly on the tragic struggle in Ukraine. A lot of the contracts have been nonetheless discussions we have initiated with prospects fairly a very long time in the past.
We delivered on our outlook with regards to gross sales development, and we have now an natural development of barely above 5%, 7.3% reported. And we additionally continued to develop our EBIT, which is admittedly vital to us, 13%, which is barely above the vary that we did our outlook on, and we proceed to generate money, which is extraordinarily vital to us as properly, in fact.
And looking out on the fourth quarter, extra particularly, we had an especially good quarter, in fact, with regards to order consumption. I feel it is a report excessive order consumption, nearly SEK30 billion. And in addition the expansion was good, 14% organically, 16% reported. And we had development of EBIT in all enterprise areas, besides in aeronautics, which can be a superb development scenario in many of the organizations, and we generated a margin of 9.5%, which is rather a lot about volumes, in fact, but additionally that we proceed to enhance our effectivity.
Good money stream technology within the quarter, SEK1.7 billion. And the machine, the group is working at excessive depth, in fact, and this displays the quarter very properly, I feel. And as you have seen, the Board has proposed a dividend improve with 8% to SEK5.30, which will probably be taken now to the AGM in April.
I feel it is price and reflecting upon the massive backlog we have now now. It is a report excessive. We elevated that backlog with 21% throughout the 12 months. So we’re at SEK128 billion, and as I stated, we begin seeing an affect straight on orders related to Ukraine. And I feel many international locations now in Europe have seen their shares being depleted, they usually must be replenished and they’ll go above perhaps what that they had earlier than due to the need of getting resilient societies and thresholds, if issues go actually flawed. So I feel we’ll see that persevering with when it comes to a superb market scenario. And I actually hope the struggle in Ukraine will finish, in fact, with tragic, however I nonetheless assume that the nation, particularly Europe will proceed to develop the protection spending for a few years to come back.
And many of the order consumption has been within the massive and the medium order facet, nonetheless, we did not have type of an enormous type of order in 2022. So it is nonetheless an especially robust order consumption scenario medium and enormous orders, however not type of a considerably massive order concerned in any respect. We had the combination between worldwide markets in Sweden, roughly 50-50, I’d say. And we now see a extra short-term excessive type of supply tempo of that backlog that we see and Christian will come again to that in his presentation.
Necessary contracts throughout the quarter was, in fact, the 2 SIGINT ships that we have now contracted for Poland, which is all of our scenario consciousness, in fact, that was SEK6.7 billion. We acquired a few contracts on the Gripen help contract, but additionally an improve contract of the Charlotte Delta model of the Gripen, which is extraordinarily properly since Sweden will proceed to fly that plane properly into the 30s. And in addition that may generate extra potential enterprise for different international locations that fly the Gripen.
The NLAW contracts from the U.Ok. and Sweden is a crucial contract, which we now actually begin up the manufacturing at excessive volumes once more with regards to the help weapon, which has been extraordinarily profitable within the tragic struggle. And that may now proceed to be a type of a quantity product for us going ahead. And we additionally had an vital contract from a neighboring nation, Finland, with regards to the missile facet of issues. So it is a good mixture of contracts throughout the quarter, in fact, and likewise throughout the full 12 months.
Just a few highlights from quarter 4. I feel I’ve already alluded to that, that we have now a really intensive market exercise on the market with many international locations needing to replenish their shares. But in addition, in fact, discussions on extra subtle gear and techniques going ahead. And we must be diligently working that market going ahead. And I imply, NATO can be now gathering once more to debate what is definitely the ground of spending to be a robust alliance. And now it is 2%, however I would not be stunned if it is really greater than that when we have now handed the subsequent summit.
We’ve an important milestone now which we handed associated to the Gripen program. We’ve miles, the kind certificates accepted from the Swedish authorities and the Brazilian authorities, so now each air forces can take this new model of the Gripen in full operational elements. And I used to be in Brazil in December, collaborating within the inauguration of the plane of their operational use on the wing in Annapolis.
We have began additionally the manufacturing of the Gripen E model in Brazil. We even have delivered an important Torpedo to Sweden, which is all about an tailored torpedo for the covets, in fact, and likewise for the submarines in our sort of atmosphere within the Baltic Sea, very robust functionality. After which once more, that is all about rising capability. And naturally, we have now incredible staff within the firm that we have to retain and the momentum is admittedly good, however we additionally must make use of new individuals. So we elevated our full-time equivalents with greater than 1,000 individuals in 2022 in Sweden and internationally. And we’ll proceed to try this throughout 2023, and we’ll most likely be above one other 1,000 individuals in 2023.
So we’re rising, however we are also investing in infrastructure to have the ability to manufacture issues and be extra environment friendly in manufacturing, automization is vital to us. We even have performed a divestment of the maritime site visitors administration a part of Saab, which is type of again to being specializing in our core enterprise and that divestment, I hope we won’t shut within the first half 12 months of 2023.
A few feedback on every enterprise space. As I stated, the kind certificates for the Gripen E is, in fact, extraordinarily vital for aeronautics. There may be depth out there. We’re concerned in a number of campaigns, each in South America and in Europe with regards to the Gripen plane. We nonetheless have a tough place with regards to the civil aviation a part of aeronautics, but additionally that the T-7 ramp-up remains to be affecting the profitability in a damaging manner. It is a timing situation, in fact, over time since we’re going to manufacture many, many aircrafts of T-7 going ahead. So we have now to type of mitigate so far as we are able to this damaging impact after which that may type of fade out over time.
Dynamics have had an especially robust 12 months and many curiosity from prospects, particularly associated to the game weapons and missile actions, but additionally coaching and simulation. One should do not forget that when actions are intense throughout the protection forces, they should prepare. So our fight coaching facilities are additionally being extraordinarily vital for our prospects.
Now this 12 months have been exceptionally favorable with regards to each type of the combination of contracts and the help weapon facet of Dynamics. Will probably be favorable going ahead when it comes to excessive ranges of development, and I feel additionally good profitability, however this has really been an distinctive 12 months with regards to the game weapon. And we do make investments now to broaden on a regular basis {our capability} when it comes to deliveries in Dynamics.
Surveillance additionally had a robust curiosity within the market for his or her portfolio with regards to sensors, in fact, but additionally command and management techniques and digital warfare. And so they improved repeatedly in all enterprise items. And the EBIT margin goes in the precise course, and we’re performing higher and higher on sure low efficiency [indiscernible] and have been a turnaround in a few items. I am actually happy with that. There’s nonetheless extra to do, however we’re going completely in the precise course.
On Saab Kockums facet, we have now a a lot better place as an entire in that enterprise space since we have now a superb combine now, Swedish and worldwide contracts and the floor facet is complementing the submarine facet in a great way. And we have now an aftermarket gross sales that’s impacting issues in a superb course. So the profitability is rising in the precise course on a regular basis. And quarter 4 was a superb 12 months with regards to profitability, as I say, and a superb order consumption as properly. So Saab Kockums is delivering in the precise course, and it is on a superb journey of development and turning into extra worthwhile, as we have talked about earlier than.
Relating to sustainability, which is an especially vital space to us, we have now, throughout this quarter, now being accepted by science-based targets initiative associated to our science-based targets, which is older scopes. And we’ll scale back our emissions with 42% till 2030, and turn out to be impartial 2050. And we’ll even have the reductions in Scope 3, which is related to our provide chain, in fact, but additionally to the client facet of issues, issues that we are able to have an effect on on the client facet.
For the fourth consecutive 12 months, we have now been rated as A minus on the local weather disclosure reporting facet. We’re taking initiatives all we are able to do to guarantee that we have now good provisions of power to the corporate in the precise manner and proper power sources. We’ve a financial savings marketing campaign, which has already acquired a discount or achieved the discount within the first two months of 11%, and we’ll section out our fossil fuel-driven automobiles from mid this 12 months now. So we’ll solely be supporting having electrical automobiles being ordered within the firm from June onwards. So many good initiatives on this space as properly. However the basis of every thing is that what we do is the aim, in fact, is to guard societies, and that could be a actually vital basis for every thing we do on high of that with regards to sustainability.
So wanting forward, we have now now regarded on the backlog and we predict now that we can provide an outlook to the place we’ll develop round 15% at 23%. And we proceed to have the view that our profitability should develop greater than that. So we proceed to turn out to be an increasing number of worthwhile, however on a regular basis with the trade-off of getting the energy to spend money on R&D for the long run. So we will probably be a robust firm additionally in 5 and 10 years to come back. And we’ll proceed to generate a optimistic money stream. That’s so vital to us. So we have now a robust outlook for 2023, as you may see.
So in abstract, issues going ahead, in fact, extraordinarily excessive depth out there. We should proceed to seize market alternatives, each in Europe and the U.S. and likewise in Asia. And we, in fact, must get contained in the NATO acquisition processes, and there are circumstances now that been labored on, but additionally collaborating in all of the boards and so forth. And we’re in NYT even when it is unhappy that it is dragging on to turn out to be a full member, so we take part within the boards already. A lot of initiatives to extend capability and enlargement but additionally, once more, on a typical line that retaining our skillful staff is as vital as really using extra individuals after which it is type of infrastructure investments, in fact, additionally that’s concerned in that.
We’ve respect for the macroeconomic scenario, in fact, and provide chain points, and we are able to have a type of cease type of specializing in issues to mitigate all this stuff, which I feel we have performed in an excellent manner, and we’re ready. After all, with regards to provide chain, it is all about having just a little bit extra working capital, ensuring we perceive the total fledge of the depth of the provision chains, having redundant suppliers and a few in-sourcing actions, in fact. After which contracting with regards to being hedged for value will increase and foreign money publicity can be extremely vital.
I additionally must say we have now a backlog now of SEK128 billion. It is rather a lot about deliveries right here and now, however this firm must be able to utilizing its finest brains to take a look at future capabilities as properly. So we do put efforts on that. So the trade-off is vital between development, development and profitability, however nonetheless the energy to create incredible issues going ahead. And as you have seen, I’ve additionally taken a step to strengthen once more the Group administration staff. I would like a robust particular person authorities affairs, each for the Swedish perspective, however the European perspective. We’ve way more presence wanted in Brussels and different and likewise related to NATO, we have to improve our deal with stakeholder administration and understanding how we work the chances in that context.
After which I’ve determined then that we have to go into the subsequent section with aeronautics. So I’ve a brand new BA Head of Aeronautics, which is Lars Tossman, who was the enterprise space head of Saab Kockums. And in consequence, we have now a brand new enterprise space head to Saab Head:Kockums, which will probably be Mats Wicksell. So Jonas Hjelm will keep in company administration, however take the function of the federal government affairs place. So that is good type of changes of Group administration to turn out to be even stronger going ahead.
So that’s the fast abstract of quarter 4 and the total 12 months and likewise just a little little bit of what is going on to occur sooner or later. With that, I’ll hand over to Christian, who will dig in just a little bit extra into the numbers.
Christian Luiga
Thanks, Micael, and good morning to everybody. Pleased to have you ever on the decision immediately. Simply to recap and summarize once more. I feel it is price to say that we stated and we set out this 12 months with an outlook and we stated that, that outlook will probably be achieved by means of a weaker first half after which a stronger second half, and that is precisely what we see. And on high of that, we have now delivered a incredible order consumption and that has then constructed an excellent basis for the expansion going ahead. And that order e-book that got here from the SEK63 billion so as consumption, 1.5 occasions gross sales this 12 months and SEK30 billion coming by means of in quarter 4. As you see on this image, it has elevated and pushed up 12 months one, 12 months two and 12 months three in our order to gross sales backlog. Subsequent 12 months or this 12 months, really, the approaching 12 months is up 19%. And that helps the 15% development uplift that we imagine in for subsequent 12 months.
The orders have are available a bit extra in the direction of Sweden than we have now previously. And in the meantime, the small orders have been fairly flat, medium-sized and enormous have been rising considerably. And I feel that is, as I stated, one thing that’s vital to take a look at and see how this shift from typically earlier than after we had massive orders coming in however needs to be delivered within the long-term timeframe, they’re now coming a lot sooner by means of our backlog gross sales cycle.
If we glance a bit on the total 12 months numbers for 2022, we’re additionally closing the 12 months, as Micael stated, not solely 1 / 4 and simply summarize and see how did this 12 months work out. We’ve a gross sales development of 5%, and that has delivered scale and the advance is pushed primarily in Dynamics with Surveillance and Kockums. The EBIT enchancment of 13.4% is pushed by scale results and effectivity. Effectivity comes by means of a small improve in gross margin and thru the size results that we have now on high of the OpEx improvement.
Depreciation has elevated sooner than gross sales. We talked about it final 12 months as a result of then we had a giant step-up in depreciation between 2020 and 2021. We nonetheless have a fairly massive step up sooner than gross sales, and that has additionally had a damaging affect. So should you would have adopted gross sales sample, it will have been 0.2% extra in EBIT margin. So how is the depreciation and amortization going subsequent 12 months? Properly, it is going to be extra in line or under the gross sales development we have now set out in our outlook.
One other factor that’s vital to see, we did obtain our outlook, regardless that the company prices elevated a bit greater than anticipated. There’s various factors which have pushed the company value this 12 months. Those who we did not type of plan for is that the share value went up because it did and due to this fact, our share program value extra for paying off for all staff which can be collaborating within the share program. The opposite half is the minority losses that we have now in a few of our portfolios that additionally got here out increased than anticipated. However what has additionally come by means of is extra recruitment value and extra IT and IT safety prices, which is vital, in fact, on this new scenario to tackle. These will probably be moved out, in fact, into the BAs and a part of the BA’s profitability over time. However as we did react rapidly on this, on Group degree, they’re company prices for now.
Lastly, should you dig into the monetary web and the bridge between EBIT and web earnings, you will notice, and we talked about it in quarter three that we have now an unrealized loss on our portfolio for the 12 months and the portfolio of placement that we have now on our extra money, the SEK12.9 billion that we have now in money. We’ve positioned that in bonds. And because the curiosity have elevated throughout the 12 months, we have now had unrealized losses on these. So long as we do not promote these bonds, we won’t have a realized loss. So we’ll really revert that again and get a optimistic from that. In quarter 4, we had a optimistic monetary web. That’s partly as a result of now we begin to see that optimistic coming again, and it was partly due to monetary affect from foreign money revaluations on some hedges we have now. So these impacted positively within the quarter. we nonetheless had a SEK200 million affect on these unrealized impact on the total 12 months on web earnings. And regardless of that, we elevated our web earnings with near 13% and the EPS near 14%.
Wanting a bit on the gross sales development. We are able to see on this image that just about all our items, apart from Kockums, did develop double digit. And Kockums really had a 7% good development for the 12 months. So that is extra 1 / 4 impact than something that we needs to be fearful about. As Micael stated, we have now a robust backlog additionally in Kockums. Truly, all these 4 enterprise areas have a backlog that’s shut to three occasions gross sales after we finish the 12 months. Aeronautics is pushed by excessive exercise within the Gripen packages that begin to ramp up. And the gross sales development in Dynamics and in Surveillance are in all enterprise items on this quarter, which may be very, in fact, enjoyable and inspiring that each one enterprise items are driving development. Combitech, I’ll come again to once I current that individually.
You recognize that I come again to this. That is for me to guarantee that we repeatedly enhance our EBITDA in the identical time as we proceed to develop our gross sales on a rolling foundation. And now we’re ultimately of the quarter, so it turns into full 12 months numbers. However earlier than we have now the depreciation and earlier than we have now the amortizations, what’s the achievement we do on our profitability? And since 2020 after we had a dip from the COVID scenario, as you all might keep in mind, we are actually returning again up, and we proceed to steadily enhance that EBITDA margin year-by-year. And as Micael stated, it is extraordinarily vital for us to proceed to drive profitability. And that stated, we have now that type of locked in, we all know how to try this. Development goes to be elementary, and we must be progressive sooner or later. So we’ll come again to that blend and the way we work with that over time.
However in precept, we work with a quantity scale impact, and we work with effectivity, these two bins. Along with that, we additionally work, in fact, with our portfolio administration the place MTM was a part of that on this final quarter. The margins per enterprise space, Aeronautics did have a considerably weak quarter and it’s Aviation Companies the place we had robust quarter 4 final 12 months. That provides a comparability impact on this quarter. So with out that, it will have been a rise in the remainder of the enterprise. That stated, as Micael stated, the civil aviation facet remains to be impacting negatively. And there, we should have a look at how we take contracts sooner or later, and we have now taken a choice throughout the fall to guarantee that we will probably be way more diligent on what sort of contracts we take with the large prospects there to verify we’re worthwhile.
Robust margins in Dynamics is a results of excessive volumes in quarter 4, but additionally in quarter 4 and in 2022, we wish to level out, it has been an exceptionally favorable combine from the kind of contracts which have come by means of. In order that will probably be one thing to take a look at going ahead. Energy in EBITDA in Surveillance. We had three enterprise items that have been under our expectations on what they need to obtain beforehand. They’re now shifting slowly up very, superb tempo and really regular tempo of their motion, which is encouraging, and that’s driving Surveillance profitability development, and that ought to proceed additionally into subsequent 12 months.
And as we have now stated, Kockums good efficiency. Right here, we have now additionally a positive buyer combine, however that may even proceed for the long run. It’s a mixture of extra international contracts and aftermarket gross sales that drives margin upwards. It is nonetheless a low-margin enterprise, however it’s really enhancing and coming as much as respectable ranges.
Shortly on Combitech. Combitech is one thing we got here to you and stated within the spring that we weren’t too glad. Truly, year-end, we stated it got here out on a weaker be aware and we needed to work with how one can enhance the profitability in Combitech. I am completely satisfied now to see that the quarter 4 outcomes of this 12 months reveals alerts of that we have now began to see outcomes from this work. We’re enhancing utilization. We’re hiring extra individuals, and we have now good tractions, not least from the protection and civil safety market. And that could be a good basis for future enchancment. It additionally reveals in the results of quarter 4 being an enchancment year-on-year in comparison with final 12 months. We additionally closed our Danish enterprise that was not worthwhile in quarter 4, and we have now taken the price on this outcome for that closure, and we proceed to recruit individuals as we have now a robust demand.
Money stream. We indicated that money stream could be optimistic however under final 12 months. And final 12 months, we had SEK3.Three billion in operational money stream. And this 12 months, we had SEK2.6 billion. So we have been SEK0.7 billion under. With that, we have now additionally constructed up stock fairly considerably in Dynamics and a bit in Surveillance. And as you perceive, with the quick lead occasions, we have to have each in Dynamics and partly in Surveillance, that’s vital for safety provide, but additionally to have the ability to ship on new demand coming in. And that has been a fairly straightforward choice to take to safe that we really may be resilient in our development journey. We do have investments which can be on the identical degree on property gear and tooling, they usually might improve a bit going ahead. However however, we additionally had decrease investments in R&D, however that was primarily Gripen and T-7. And these are program maturing now, and due to this fact, it is pure that they’re beginning to section out.
We finish the 12 months and have had really throughout the 12 months a robust steadiness sheet. We’ve a web liquidity place, which makes the web debt-to-EBITDA equation fairly uninteresting to speak about really. However we have now a robust place. We’ve SEK12.9 billion in short-term investments that we sit on, and we’re ready to tackle each a development journey, have the flexibleness within the development journey to do M&As and to work with partnerships going ahead, which will probably be vital to have that energy now on this subsequent section.
I am not going to reiterate what Micael stated on this. I simply wished to then level out that we do not information particularly on a variety this 12 months on working earnings, however what we are saying it’s going to be increased than the natural gross sales development. And we’ll see if and the way we are able to come again throughout the 12 months with extra particular particulars. However proper now, that is what we wish to talk, and we really feel snug that this needs to be achievable.
And earlier than I depart again to you, Merton, I simply wish to say that we have now a Capital Markets Day on Tuesday. For these of you that have not determined to go there but. I actually urge you to contact the IR or the communication division to be sure you get there. It’ll be a brilliant day with my colleagues in group administration, our CEO and another individuals. And I hope we can provide you extra particulars, each on the place we have now and the long run we see for Saab and our market.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks very a lot, Christian, and thanks additionally, Micael, for strolling by means of the enterprise on this quarter for us. So now we proceed our stay stream, and we can have a Q&A session. So is our moderator round?
Query-and-Reply Session
Operator
We’ll now start the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] The primary query from the cellphone comes from Erik Golrang from SEB. Please go forward.
Erik Golrang
Thanks. Thanks for the presentation. I recognize your remark there on type of perhaps coming again to the EBIT steering a bit later within the 12 months. However simply so we do not get too carried away right here. Might you say one thing about, I imply, is it truthful to imagine that Dynamics would be the fastest-growing enterprise this 12 months? And is it additionally truthful to imagine that based mostly in your commentary a couple of very favorable combine that it should be a wrestle for Dynamics to additional broaden their margin. Is {that a} potential type of issue holding again EBIT development a bit? As a result of in any other case, given what you stated about company gadgets, among the different divisions, you may simply get to an EBIT development degree 2 occasions what you information for when it comes to gross sales development. So what ought to we take into consideration right here to not get too carried away?
Micael Johansson
Properly, I can begin and Christian can add. I imply, I do not wish to information on enterprise space degree, in fact, in additional particular phrases. However you are proper in assuming that we have been making an attempt to say that this 12 months was distinctive with regards to the combination and the way that turned out into excessive margin degree for Dynamics. And I really do not assume that degree is sustainable actually, however it should be excessive degree going ahead. After which in fact, we do see doubtlessly in Surveillance persevering with to enhance their margins going ahead. And in addition Combitech is on the precise journey, and that’s additionally true for Saab Kockums. And naturally, there may be extra to do on Aeronautics facet to additionally proceed profitability. However in fact, you should not be too carried away, in fact. However I feel an important half to say right here that Dynamics will proceed to do properly, however this was an distinctive 12 months. I feel we have now to know that.
Christian Luiga
And on the expansion facet, I feel we see favorable development in all enterprise areas. However in fact, issues which can be sooner shifting, each Surveillance and Dynamics will most likely have a greater potential for development within the 12 months, however we see all areas really rising fairly good subsequent 12 months.
Erik Golrang
Okay. Thanks. And two follow-ups. Nonetheless, I imply, the above 15%, I’d assume that we’re not enthusiastic about 16% or 17%. Is that the precise manner to consider it?
After which the second query is the 15% natural development. By way of danger for bottlenecks and provide chain constraints, et cetera, value overruns, what’s your pondering there? How do you put together the enterprise for this degree of development?
Christian Luiga
Perhaps, Micael, if I take the primary one and you are taking about the second first, I imply, as we talked about this steadiness, we have now labored with the steadiness in 2022 as properly on ensuring we have now a profitability development and we — and we have now stated that earlier than. We do not wish to simply make a dot profitability development. We have to make one thing that’s seen, sustainable. And that, in fact, is a few form of nice. However we do not wish to go into precise particulars at this level. It is a very particular 12 months. However we can have a objective to make a profitability development, after which we have to develop as hell after which we want to verify we innovate for the long run. In order that may be very easy placed on with out guiding something on it.
Micael Johansson
And I feel on type of the danger degree on provide chain points and so forth, I feel we’re doing properly. I do have respect for the truth that the weakest hyperlink within the chain can have an impact and all that. However I do see, and I really feel assured concerning the development perspective, wanting on the backlog that may generate turnover subsequent 12 months. And what we have now now constructed up in stock and dealing capital, we are able to generate a development degree of that magnitude. However we nonetheless proceed to work extraordinarily diligent on ensuring that we put together ourselves by means of understanding the depth of the provision chains, additionally our suppliers provide suppliers, so to say, but additionally creating redundancy when it is smart and likewise some in-sourcing and constructing, sadly, however I feel it is clever now extra stock and dealing capital to verify we are able to type of ship on our commitments. So I do really feel assured in what we have stated about our outlook going ahead. Regardless of that, we have to work diligently on all what you stated.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks very a lot, Erik. I feel we have now extra individuals on the road. Moderator?
Operator
The subsequent query comes from Virginia Montorsi from Financial institution of America. Please go forward.
Virginia Montorsi
Hello. Good morning, all people. I had a number of really. The primary one could be going again to your EBIT steering. I perceive that you do not wish to give us greater than what you have supplied, however would you be capable to give us any colour on what’s type of the variable or the variables which have made you not present a selected quantity vary? Is there any extra colour you can provide us on that?
The second could be on Dynamics. So I do know you have stated that to this point this 12 months, the combination impact was extraordinarily favorable. Are you able to give us any extra colour on precisely what this implies or what occurred particularly?
And the third one could be on civil on aeronautics, how to consider the civil aviation enterprise for 2023 because it recovers? And perhaps one final, on money, given your at present superb money place, how you concentrate on that for 2023? Thanks.
Christian Luiga
So perhaps I begin to say EBIT steering, no. Sorry, you’ll not get extra particulars on that to be just a little bit brutal, however I feel I had sufficient reply to Erik on that. I am unable to say that rather more. On Dynamics, in fact, Dynamics has an excellent portfolio and a giant portfolio and a broad portfolio. And sure issues have increased margin and sure issues have decrease margin. And naturally, if the celebrities are proper and all of the high-margin stuff and the high-margin contracts get delivered in a sure interval and perhaps others come later, then that blend may be very favorable for the corporate. And we have now additionally stated throughout the 12 months as we get bigger contracts, we’ll most likely have a bit extra stress on margin, however we can have way more stability. And over time, we can have way more safety in our profitability and money stream. And that is one thing we most likely will see in a part of our enterprise going ahead.
Micael Johansson
And typically — I would like so as to add on that. I imply, typically if you get to a sure place, that you must work with obsolescence points and handle type of the expansion of the manufacturing facet and alter a number of elements and re-certify. And all of that, to this point, we simply pushed on. We’re investing in new capability. We additionally want to regulate for the long run, in fact, however it is going to be good ranges and excessive ranges. However this 12 months was type of, okay, the shops have been really in the precise positions on precisely what contracts we acquired. However you are going to see good ranges going ahead additionally, there will not be a giant shock. We’re saying that this was distinctive on Dynamics.
On the civil aviation facet, we’re not a giant participant within the civil aviation facet. So we have to work on how we complement our portfolio on the civil facet, how we additionally doubtlessly renegotiate a capital contract to mitigate what we’re seeing in our Aerostructures facet. And people discussions we have now with Airbus and Boeing, in fact, and it is a timing factor additionally. So we get off type of the legacy issues that impacts our profitability now with regards to foreign money hedging and publicity and issues like that. So it is each type of a measurement situation, however then it is also about type of what contracts we have now legacy-wise and the way we mitigate that going ahead. So it is a timing impact, however it can drag on for just a little bit additional going ahead. T-7, I imply, we are saying that, that impacts additionally negatively proper now. That’s positively a timing impact as a result of, I imply, we’re within the startup section of manufacturing, and we’ll do many aft consumer launches in West Lafayette. In order that will probably be a superb enterprise to us going ahead.
Merton Kaplan
The final query…
Christian Luiga
We do not foresee any materials enhancements on the civil aviation or aeronautics facet subsequent 12 months. It is too early for that. And I feel we have now talked about earlier than, we have to wait till 2025 to get into some form of turnaround in that. And on the money place, in fact, it’s a robust place. And as a shareholder, you surprise what we’ll do with all the cash. And I promise you, we’re very cautious with cash on this firm and the return we have to obtain on them. However presently, we’ll most likely elaborate extra on that on the Capital Markets Day, however we see extra curiosity in increase our operational international locations and their M&A might be a attainable route. However on this trade, it is vital not solely to be making good sound choices from a monetary perspective and strategic perspective, you additionally want to verify from a safety perspective, all stars are aligned in that as properly.
And secondly, we’re going into a brand new tempo and scenario the place we simply wish to be sure we have now flexibility additionally on not having to surprise about what the capital markets goes to alter over time. Regardless that all of us predict it should be higher, we wish to be on the protected facet, ensuring we are able to ship on our journey.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks, Virginia, on your questions. We’ve lots of questions from the chat as properly, however I will get again to you moderator. So please let’s have two extra analysts questions.
Operator
The subsequent query comes from Bjorn Enarson from Danske Financial institution. Please go forward.
Bjorn Enarson
Thanks. First query is on NLAW capability construct out. When will that happen and the way a lot are you anticipated to construct out that capability? After which if you may get some colour on Aeronautics of stability, excluding the civil and the T-7 affect that we have now seen and can see for a while. Are you proud of the form of underlying profitability or so? After which should you can say one thing about steering for CapEx for the 12 months, that might be useful. Thanks.
Micael Johansson
Properly, the capability on NLAW is, in fact, we roughly begin up the manufacturing once more, as , to the next degree as a result of there will probably be extra to come back. So we are able to deal with the requests that we see coming and those that we acquired already final 12 months now from U.Ok. and Sweden. However it’s primarily going to be within the manufacturing facet of Northern Eire, however we offer the kits, in fact, to make that last meeting and take a look at. So we have now invested now in increase that capability to the extent that it is going to be enough for fairly a while now. I am assured of that. I am unable to type of say precisely what number of weapons per 12 months and all that. However I imply, simply within the context of wanting on how we double our capability from one 12 months to the opposite within the Swedish websites, after which we make investments once more and we together with the Northern Eire just a little bit within the U.S. and Sweden, we double once more. So 2025, we can have a double capability once more. After which it is going to be attainable to generate 400,000 items from our websites delivering ammunitions and weapons per 12 months. So it is an enormous type of ramp-up.
Bjorn Enarson
And that features — and then you definately’re speaking about all help weapon…
Micael Johansson
Sure, sure. That is the entire thing.
Bjorn Enarson
Cool. After which on the Aeronautics, excluding T-7 and the civil, if you’re proud of that or should you can say one thing extra that you simply see even higher?
Micael Johansson
There’s extra to do on that facet even should you exclude type of the issues which can be affecting us negatively. After all, we have now a ramp-up now in manufacturing. that may give us a greater profitability. After which we have now an incremental software program improve group for this plane for a few years to come back, and that’s turning into an increasing number of environment friendly. So I see alternatives for effectivity enhancements with out guiding on precisely how a lot positively going ahead.
Christian Luiga
After which we’ll improve CapEx. I will not go in precisely how a lot, however it should be a bit extra CapEx really subsequent 12 months. However we even have constructed stock of SEK2.5 billion in 2022, which is unexceptionally excessive. So I feel they may compensate partly one another. We are literally coping with that CapEx proper now in timing as a result of some will find yourself in 2023 and a few in 2024, however over these three years, based mostly on now the contracts coming in primarily in Surveillance and in Dynamics and in that primarily in Dynamics, we’re , as we have talked about, constructing the infrastructure. Simply to provide a view, I’ll share one quantity is that in Dynamics, we’ll make investments between SEK700 million and SEK900 million over three years interval. So it is not SEK1 billion in dynamics in a single 12 months. So — however precisely how this may play out, in fact, in essence, we want them to play out as quick as attainable to ramp up, however that is not at all times one thing we are able to management.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks, Bjorn.
Bjorn Enarson
Good.
Merton Kaplan
Are you good? Ought to we proceed to the subsequent particular person on the road.
Operator
The subsequent query comes from Sash Tusa from Company Companions. Please go forward.
Sash Tusa
Thanks very a lot, however my questions have all been answered.
Micael Johansson
Thanks.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks. And moderator, do we have now yet one more on the road?
Operator
Sure, sir, we have now one other query from Sam Burgess from Citi. Please go forward.
Samuel Burgess
Hello. Good morning. Thanks. Only a query on company prices. Clearly, they have been notably increased than final 12 months, although this has been largely offset by margin enchancment in your fleet phase. Simply questioning that are the important thing parts of these company prices do you see lowering subsequent 12 months? Thanks.
Micael Johansson
Properly, on shareholder program. I am undecided I would really like them to go down, however to be just a little bit humorous right here. However truthfully, the minority value and the minority curiosity portfolio, if that might improve as a lot subsequent 12 months or not even go down, I’d be very dissatisfied. IT and different company value is constructed into type of the plans for the opposite organizations, and they need to even be lowered on company, in the meantime, we elevated the profitability within the different items. In order that’s extra a timing impact of how we transfer them out. And so, due to this fact, each on IT and recruitment prices and the minority portfolio, it needs to be not increased or under within the subsequent 12 months.
Samuel Burgess
Nice. That’s very useful. Thanks
Merton Kaplan
Thanks, Sam. We’ve acquired lots of questions from our viewers on-line. So I will really escape right here and dive myself to you, Micael, as a result of I will offer you two enterprise associated questions, and I will have one query to you, Christian, which I feel is attention-grabbing. So one is, one among our viewers needs to know a bit extra about our plans in India? And the way does the tender on fighters go there? And the way is Saab positioning itself within the Indian markets?
Micael Johansson
Properly, in some ways, I’d say. I imply we have now taken the choice to arrange store in India for our help weapons functionality, which I feel is important how a lot they view the significance of getting indigenous functionality. In order that we’re persevering with. We’ve not determined precisely the place, however within the neighborhood, I feel, of Delhi. So that’s persevering with and that will probably be up and working in 2024. We are also in search of the choice from the politicians to say that we have now an acceptance of necessity, which would be the milestones to start out the acquisition means of multi-role plane acquisition. In order that we’re ready for that, after which we’re, in fact, making ready to have the ability to give a superb proposal to them. So which can be type of the most important ones. Then we’re onboard helicopters for EW gear and produce other initiatives as properly. So India is a crucial market to us. However I assume the fighter acquisition course of is of a giant curiosity, and that’s true for us as properly.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks for that one. Perhaps I will flick into you, Christian, simply to have a query from Charles right here additionally from Citi. And he needs to know the money profile, particularly the outflows throughout this 12 months and the funding ranges that you simply talked about earlier within the presentation for 2023 versus 2022? How is that going to work out when it comes to working capital investments?
Christian Luiga
Properly, as I stated, I imply, this 12 months, we have now had a optimistic money stream of SEK2.6 billion. We’ve a bit decrease investments this 12 months, however they’re primarily associated to R&D and the Gripen and T-7 program, that are maturing. In the meantime, we have now had good funds from our prospects. So it has been fairly flat. Meaning our prospects have paid us this 12 months as properly, and we have now a really particular sort of shoppers, they usually sometimes pay us. In order that’s not a shock in a way, however then we have now constructed stock of SEK2.5 billion, which is far sooner than our gross sales, and that’s coming again to and 70% of that really is in Dynamics, and the remainder is primarily Surveillance, which is the quick lead occasions and ensuring we’re resilient.
After all, relying on how we come again on development sooner or later, however proper now, it seems like that we’re not going to need to do the identical trick on stock on the identical degree yearly. We might wish to preserve the identical form of degree of resilience, however not develop it as quick we have performed this 12 months. We intentionally stepped in, at first of this 12 months and did construct stock on the issues we knew would come by means of the pipeline. So I feel it is going to be an easening on the working capital going ahead. However I feel additionally there will probably be some stress on the investments really in the identical areas we discuss Dynamics and Surveillance primarily on this midterm interval. But when we see you on the CMD, I’ll elaborate extra on this.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks, Christian. That clarifies. Micael, I am going to return to you. And I do know that we have now a really robust portfolio within the underwater phase, and I do know that we have now these merchandise which can be wonderful. How would you describe that our technique to seize market within the underwater phase?
Micael Johansson
Properly, there are a lot of merchandise within the underwater segments. I imply, to start with, we have now our submarine enterprise. And that’s, in fact, we have now rather a lot to do in Saab Kockums now to ship the improve of the third model of the Gotland-class submarine. After which we have now the 2 A26 submarines to ship going ahead. So there’s lots of exercise on that facet. After which, in fact, we have now a marketing campaign in primarily the Netherlands to try to win that enterprise. So there are some things campaign-wise boiling, to say, not less than on the submarine facet and many inside exercise. Then there’s new functionality necessities, which I name seabed warfare, defending infrastructure and mitigating type of mine neutralization techniques and issues like that, each surveillance and neutralization techniques and the place we have now an excellent business portfolio when it comes to underwater automobiles, autonomous ones, which we’re including navy functionality to, to handle buyer necessities going ahead in European international locations, U.Ok., Sweden and elsewhere. So I see an attention-grabbing future when it comes to functionality improvement on that facet.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks. We’ve a few extra minutes left, so I simply wish to do a shout out if anyone have extra questions, please dial in. Moderator, would you wish to replace us for anybody else who needs to ask questions on the road?
Operator
[Operator Instructions]
Merton Kaplan
Thanks. So you’ve got a few extra minutes, if you wish to get again to the road. In any other case, I’ve yet one more query from an individual right here that desires to know a bit about our work or the standing on the 2 GlobalEyes to UAE and the way that’s progressing?
Micael Johansson
Progressing rather well and supply is identical for subsequent 12 months, not 2023, however 2024, however they’re now going into quickly a flight take a look at marketing campaign. So that’s progressing rather well.
Merton Kaplan
Thanks. Then I assume if we have no extra questions.
Micael Johansson
I identical to to thanks for being a part of this name. And I have to say, I actually stay up for seeing you all hopefully on the Capital Market Day Tuesday, February 14, and we are able to have extra in-depth discussions then. I stay up for that. Thanks.
Christian Luiga
Thanks very a lot.
Operator
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