GTX - Garrett Motion Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Reported net sales totaled $898 million, up 4% on a GAAP basis, up 15% at constant currency*
• Net income totaled $112 million; Net income margin 12.5%
• Adjusted EBITDA* totaled $140 million; Adjusted EBITDA margin* of 15.6%
• Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $137 million
• Adjusted free cash flow* totaled $132 million
  

YTD 2022 Highlights

• Net sales totaled $3,603 million, down 1% on a GAAP basis, up 8% at constant currency*
• Net income totaled $390 million; Net Income Margin 10.8%
• Adjusted EBITDA* was $570 million; Adjusted EBITDA margin* was 15.8%
• Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $375 million
• Adjusted free cash flow* totaled $313 million
• Delivered outlook for 2022

ROLLE, Switzerland, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Garrett Motion Inc. (Nasdaq: GTX, GTXAP) , a leading differentiated technology provider for the automotive industry, today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.

* See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measure in pages 5-13

"Fourth quarter 2022 results showed a strong rebound across all regions and product lines, compared with the same period a year ago. Fourth quarter net sales increased 4% on a reported basis and 15% at constant currency, as we continue to flex our variable cost structure to manage macro volatility, successfully offsetting both foreign exchange and inflationary pressures,” said Garrett President and CEO, Olivier Rabiller.

“For the full year of 2022, net sales were $3.6 billion down by 1% on a reported basis and up by 8% on a constant currency basis, with strong operational performance and solid full year cash generation. We expect to profitably grow share of demand and generate strong free cash flow in 2023 as we continue to focus on solid execution in a gradually improving macro environment.”

"I am also pleased to report that Garrett continues to gain momentum and leverage our increasing investment in electrification technology. In 2022, we were awarded three new contracts with major global OEMs and key innovators to produce our advanced fuel cell compressor products including commercial vehicle applications. In addition, our efforts have resulted in Garrett’s first differentiated high-speed E-Axle pre-development project award with a major global automaker. We remain focused on creating new and differentiated technology solutions addressing critical electrification challenges across all platforms."

Results of Operations

Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $898 million, representing an increase of 4% (including an unfavorable impact of $89 million or 11% due to foreign currency translation) compared with $862 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in net sales was driven by successful recoveries on inflation pass through and improved product mix primarily due to commercial vehicles and aftermarket.

Cost of goods sold for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $737 million compared with $707 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 primarily due to volume, product mix and inflation on commodities, transportation and energy which contributed to an increase of $4 million, $42 million and $53 million, respectively. In addition there was a $4 million increase in Research and development ("R&D") costs which reflects our shift in investment in electrification technologies. This increase was partially offset by favorable foreign currency impacts which contributed to a decrease of $67 million and continued focus on productivity of $6 million.

Gross profit totaled $161 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to $155 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, with a gross profit percentage for the fourth quarter of 2022 of 17.9% as compared to 18.0% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to $56 million of inflation recoveries from customer pass-through agreements net of pricing reductions and a favorable product mix which impacted gross profit by $6 million. Gross profit also increased by $22 million from higher productivity and $2 million due to higher volume. These increases were partially offset by $53 million on commodities, transportation and energy costs inflation, $4 million of higher R&D costs and $23 million of unfavorable foreign currency translational, transactional and hedging effects.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 increased to $52 million from $50 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. We saw a $5 million benefit from favorable foreign exchange rates compared to the prior year quarter. This decrease was offset by $3 million of higher IT expenses in 2022, $1 million from increased travel expenses as Covid restrictions eased and $2 million of higher bad debt expenses. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 5.8% flat to 2021.

Interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $21 million as compared to $23 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease is primarily due to interest expense on our Series B Preferred Stock in 2021 but no longer in 2022 due to early redemption.

Non-operating income increased to $48 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from $12 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in income is primarily related to $27 million of interest income recorded in 2022 from unrealized marked-to-market gains on our defined benefit pension plans.

Reorganization items - net was decreased to $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 related to professional services for the Company's Chapter 11 cases.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $112 million as compared to $128 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease of $16 million is primarily a result of $6 million of higher gross profit and $36 million of higher non-operating income as discussed in the above sections, partially offset by higher tax expense of $63 million. The net income margin decreased to 12.5% in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to 14.8% in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $137 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to $136 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, primarily due to unfavorable impacts from working capital of $60 million and $16 million from net income as mentioned above, $49 million increase in non-cash adjustments, offset by $28 million of changes in other assets and liabilities.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA increased to $140 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to $129 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase was mainly due to product mix, improved productivity and inflation pass-through net of pricing, partially offset by commodities, transportation and energy inflation, as well as unfavorable foreign exchange impacts. The Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 15.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to 15.0% in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Adjusted free cash flow , which excludes reorganization items, repositioning charges (primarily severance costs related to internal restructuring projects) and stock compensation expense, was $132 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared $151 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease in adjusted free cash flow was primarily due to lower contribution from working capital partially offset by lower cash interest and cash taxes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, Garrett had $721 million in available liquidity, including $246 million in cash and cash equivalents and approximately $475 million of undrawn commitments under its revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2022, Garrett had $634 million in available liquidity, including $159 million in cash and cash equivalents and approximately $475 million undrawn commitments under its revolving credit facility.

As of December 31, 2022, total principal amount of debt outstanding totaled $1,186 million, up from $1,146 million as of September 30, 2022, due to the foreign exchange rate impact on the EUR 450 million tranche.

Emergence from Chapter 11

As previously announced, on April 30, 2021, Garrett emerged from its pending Chapter 11 cases, successfully completing the restructuring process and implementing the Plan of Reorganization that was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Full Year 2023 Outlook

Garrett is providing the following outlook for the full year 2023 for certain GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures.

* See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measure in pages 5-13.

Garrett’s full year 2023 outlook, as of February 14, 2023, includes the following expectations:

• 2023 light vehicle industry production in line with 2022;
• 2023 Euro/dollar assumption of 1.05 EUR to 1.00 USD flat to 2022;
• R&D investment at 4.6% of sales in 2023 flat to 2022, >50% on electrification technologies;
• Capital expenditures at 2.4% of sales, 20% into electrification technologies;
• 2023 assumed volume of 14 million units reflecting share-of-demand increases
  

Conference Call

Garrett will host a conference call on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 8:30 am Eastern Time / 2:30 pm Central European Time. The conference call will be broadcast over the Internet and include a slide presentation. To access the webcast and supporting materials, please visit the investor relations section of Garrett’s website at http://investors.garrettmotion.com/ . To participate dial +1-877-883-0383 (US) or +1-412-902-6506 (international) and use the passcode 9759644. A replay of the of the conference call will be available by dialing +1-877-344-7529 (US) or +1-412-317-0088 (international) using the access code 8401030. The webcast will be archived on Garrett’s website for replay.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements including without limitation our statements regarding inflationary pressure on Garrett's business and management's inflation mitigation strategies, financial results and financial conditions, industry trends and anticipated demand for our products, Garrett’s strategy, anticipated supply constraints, including with respect to semiconductor, anticipated developments in emissions standards, trends including with respect to production volatility and volume, Garrett's capital structure, anticipated new product development plans for the future including expected R&D expenditures, anticipated impacts of partnerships with third parties, and Garrett's outlook for 2023. Although we believe forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause the actual results or performance of Garrett to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to those described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes the following Non-GAAP financial measures which are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”): constant currency sales growth, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow. The Non-GAAP financial measures provided herein are adjusted for certain items as presented in the Appendix containing Non-GAAP Reconciliations and may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies in our industry, as other companies may define such measures differently. Management believes that, when considered together with reported amounts, these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and analysis of ongoing operating trends. Garrett believes that the Non-GAAP measures presented herein are important indicators of operating performance because they exclude the effects of certain items, therefore making them more closely reflect our operational performance. These metrics should be considered in addition to, and not as replacements for, the most comparable GAAP measure. For additional information with respect to our Non-GAAP financial measures, see the Appendix to this presentation and our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

About Garrett Motion Inc.

Garrett Motion is a differentiated technology leader, serving customers worldwide for more than 65 years with passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, aftermarket replacement and performance enhancement solutions. Garrett’s cutting-edge technology enables vehicles to become safer, more connected, efficient and environmentally friendly. Our portfolio of turbocharging, electric boosting and automotive software solutions empowers the transportation industry to redefine and further advance motion. For more information, please visit www.garrettmotion.com .

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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA ^{( 1)}

• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA exclude the effects of income taxes, as well as the effects of financing and investing activities by eliminating the effects of interest and depreciation expenses and therefore more closely measure our operational performance; and
• certain adjustment items, while periodically affecting our results, may vary significantly from period to period and have disproportionate effect in a given period, which affects the comparability of our results.
  

In addition, our management may use Adjusted EBITDA in setting performance incentive targets to align performance measurement with operational performance.

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