{"target_audience": "b2b", "is_medical": false, "ai_generated_title": "Loomis Q3 EBITA Rises to SEK 1,229M as Margin Hits Record 15.1%", "body_html": "<p><strong>STOCKHOLM -- [CURRENT_DATE] --</strong> Loomis lifted third-quarter operating income (EBITA) to SEK 1,229 million from SEK 1,006 million a year earlier, a gain of about 22 percent, as revenue topped SEK 8 billion and the EBITA margin reached a record 15.1 percent (13.2).</p><h5>Revenue grows 6.8 percent to SEK 8,161 million on stronger organic momentum</h5><p>Quarterly revenue reached SEK 8,161 million versus SEK 7,644 million in the prior-year period. Currency-adjusted growth was 6.6 percent (7.1), and organic growth accelerated to 5.8 percent from 3.9 percent. Acquisitions added 0.8 percent, down from 3.2 percent. Including exchange-rate effects, total growth was 6.8 percent, compared with 0.3 percent a year earlier.</p><p>CEO Aritz Larrea attributed the result to demand for secure logistics, management of high-value assets and cash-handling automation. He said both the USA segment and the Europe and Latin America segment contributed.</p><h5>EBIT before one-offs climbs to SEK 1,177 million, net income rises to SEK 690 million</h5><p>EBIT before items affecting comparability rose to SEK 1,177 million (961), a margin of 14.4 percent (12.6). Items affecting comparability totaled SEK -24 million (-23) and related to restructuring in the Europe and Latin America segment.</p><p>Income before taxes increased to SEK 986 million from SEK 789 million. Net income reached SEK 690 million (528), up nearly 31 percent. Basic earnings per share were SEK 10.31 (7.80) and diluted earnings per share SEK 10.26 (7.77).</p><h5>Operating cash flow falls to SEK 732 million from SEK 978 million</h5><p>Cash flow from operating activities, excluding the impact of IFRS 16, declined about 25 percent to SEK 732 million. On a rolling twelve-month basis it equaled 84 percent of EBITA, down from 95 percent.</p><p>Leverage improved. Net debt to EBITDA stood at 1.52 times, compared with 1.65 times a year earlier.</p><h5>Loomis adds Argentina and Peru acquisitions to its Latin America footprint</h5><p>Loomis acquired Transportadora del Interior in Argentina in July and Hermes Transportes Blindados in Peru in October. Larrea said the company is positioned to keep investing in long-term growth, pursue value-creating acquisitions and deliver shareholder returns. Financial terms of the two deals were not disclosed.</p><p>Larrea and CFO Tobias Hägglöv presented the interim report for January to September in a webcast at 10.00 a.m. CET.</p>", "meta_description": "Loomis posted record Q3 revenue of SEK 8,161M and a 15.1% EBITA margin, while operating cash flow fell to SEK 732M and two Latin America deals closed.", "seo_keywords": "Loomis, Q3 2026 results, EBITA margin, secure logistics, cash handling, Latin America acquisitions, Aritz Larrea, interim report", "companies": ["Loomis AB", "Transportadora del Interior", "Hermes Transportes Blindados"], "industries": ["Professional & Business Services"], "markets_regions": ["United States", "Europe", "Latin America"], "news_type": ["financial_disclosure", "mergers_acquisitions"], "products": [], "themes": ["profitability", "mergers_acquisitions", "cash_handling_automation"], "events": [], "cta_text": "Access Loomis' interim report, presentation materials and webcast recording for January-September 2026", "learn_more": "https://www.loomis.com/en/investors/reports-and-presentations/", "fact_check": {"accuracy_score": 100, "legal_risk": "low", "corrections_made": ["Used [CURRENT_DATE] placeholder in dateline instead of source date", "Derived percentage changes (EBITA about 22%, net income nearly 31%, operating cash flow about 25% decline) calculated from source figures", "Corrected garbled characters in CFO name"], "recommendation": "publish"}}