Electrolux to sell water heater business in South Africa for $130 mln



07/19/2024 9:53 AM


According to a statement from the company, the Swedish home appliance manufacturer Electrolux Group has agreed to sell its Kwikot water heater division in South Africa for 2.4 billion rand ($130 million).



The division will be sold to Haier Smart House.

It is anticipated that the transaction would finalize in this year's fourth quarter. Electrolux's profitability will be negatively impacted by the asset sale for a one-time amount of about SEK600 million ($56.8 million).

Kwikot brought around 1.9 billion rand in revenue in 2023.

The capitalization of Electrolux has decreased by 18.7% since the year's start.

source: reuters.com


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