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Gentherm Reports 2019 Third Quarter Results

October 29, 2019 6:00 AM

Achieved Highest Gross Margin Rate in Nine QuartersReduced Operating Expenses by over 9% Full-Year Profitability Guidance Maintained Despite Continued Challenging Automotive Environment

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Oct. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM), the global market leader of innovative thermal management technologies, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Third Quarter Highlights

Phil Eyler, the Company's President and CEO, said “I am pleased with our strong performance on profitability in the quarter despite the continued headwinds in the automotive industry. We achieved our highest gross margin rate in nine quarters and delivered the highest quarterly adjusted EBITDA in two and a half years. In Automotive, we secured over $2.5 billion of new awards from top auto makers around the world in the last seven quarters and have consistently outperformed light vehicle production in our key markets. We continue to make progress on ClimateSense®, as evidenced by the successful development project results presented by General Motors and Gentherm at the SAE Thermal Management Systems Symposium.”

“However, the production environment continues to deteriorate, putting downward pressure on our revenue outlook. Nonetheless we are maintaining our profitability guidance as we continue to improve our cost performance through the Fit-for-Growth program,” continued Eyler.

2019 Third Quarter Financial Review

Product revenues for the third quarter of 2019 of $240.1 million declined $21.4 million, or 8.2%, as compared to the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, divested assets and assets held for sale, product revenues declined 2.8% year over year.

Automotive revenues declined 4.4% year over year. The increase in Seat Heaters, Battery Thermal Management (BTM) and Other Automotive was more than offset by revenue declines in all other product categories. Adjusting for foreign currency translation, organic Automotive revenues decreased 2.8% year over year. The GM strike negatively impacted automotive revenues by 1.3%. According to IHS Markit's mid-October forecast for the third quarter of 2019, actual light vehicle production declined by 3.2% compared to the third quarter of 2018.

The revenue decline in the Industrial segment resulted primarily from the absence of revenue in this year’s third quarter from the divested Cincinnati Sub-Zero (CSZ) industrial chamber business and lower sales in the Global Power Technologies (GPT) business, which has been classified as “assets held for sale.” On October 1, 2019, the Company divested the GPT business. Gentherm Medical revenue declined 1.3% year over year as a result of a shift in timing of equipment orders from the third quarter to the fourth quarter.

See the “Revenue by Product Category” table included below for additional detail.

The gross margin rate increased to 31.1% in the current-year period, a 220-basis point improvement over the prior-year period, primarily as a result of higher labor productivity, supplier cost reductions, Fit-for-Growth cost reduction initiatives and a one-time benefit from improved cost of quality. These were partially offset by annual customer price reductions, wage inflation, tariffs, as well as the negative fixed cost leverage from lower unit volume.

Net research and development (R&D) expenses of $18.8 million in the third quarter of 2019 decreased $0.2 million, or 1.1%, year over year as a direct result of the Company’s focused portfolio and Fit-for-Growth cost reduction initiatives which more than offset higher than normal reimbursement in the prior-year period.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses of $26.8 million in the third quarter of 2019 decreased $8.3 million, or 23.5%, versus the prior-year period. The year-over-year decline was primarily driven by the sale of the CSZ industrial chambers business and the impact of the Fit-for-Growth cost reduction initiatives.

During the quarter, the Company recognized $8.7 million in restructuring expenses which resulted from initial actions associated with its recently-announced restructuring plan to improve manufacturing productivity and rationalize the Company’s footprint, as well as completed actions associated with its ongoing Fit-for-Growth initiatives. Total implemented actions to date are expected to deliver annualized savings of approximately $43 million. The Company has identified a total of $73 million of savings against its annualized target of $75 million by 2021.

As described more fully in the table included below, “Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA,” the Company recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $40.7 million during the third quarter of 2019 compared to $35.7 million in the prior year, a year-over-year increase of $5.1 million or 14.3%.

Income tax expense in the 2019 third quarter was $6.8 million, as compared with $3.7 million in the prior-year period. Adjusting for the $0.8 million non-deductible impairment loss associated with GPT, the effective tax rate for the quarter was 28.8%. This rate differed from the Federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to higher tax rates in foreign tax jurisdictions.

GAAP diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2019 was $0.48 compared with a loss of $0.01 for the prior-year period. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding restructuring expenses, impairment charges, unrealized currency gain, and other impacts (see table herein), was $0.68. Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the prior-year period was $0.54.

Guidance

Based on the Company’s year-to-date results, the continued challenging macroeconomic environment, as well as the impact of the strike at General Motors, Gentherm is updating its guidance for 2019 excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, divested assets and assets held for sale as follows:

Conference Call

As previously announced, Gentherm will conduct a conference call today at 8:00 am Eastern Time to review these results. The dial-in number for the call is 1-877-407-4018 (callers in the U.S.) or +1-201-689-8471 (callers outside this U.S.). The passcode for the live call is 13695116.

A live webcast and one-year archived replay of the call can be accessed on the Events page of the Investor section of Gentherm's website at www.gentherm.com.

A telephonic replay will be available approximately 2 hours after the call until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 12, 2019. The replay can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (callers in the U.S.), or +1-412-317-6671 (callers outside the U.S.). The passcode for the replay is 13695116.

Investor Relations Contact Yijing Brentano[email protected] (248) 308-1702

Media ContactMelissa Fischer[email protected]248.289.9702

About Gentherm

Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM) is a global developer and marketer of innovative thermal management technologies for a broad range of heating and cooling and temperature control applications. Automotive products include variable temperature Climate Control Seats, heated automotive interior systems (including heated seats, steering wheels, armrests and other components), battery thermal management systems, cable systems and other electronic devices. Medical products include patient temperature management systems. The Company is also developing a number of new technologies and products that will help enable improvements to existing products and to create new product applications for existing and new markets. Gentherm has 12,000 employees in facilities in the United States, Germany, Canada, China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Vietnam. For more information, go to www.gentherm.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent Gentherm Incorporated's goals, beliefs, plans and expectations about its prospects for the future and other future events. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date hereof or as of the date specified herein and are based on management's current expectations and beliefs. Such statements are subject to a number of important assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual performance to differ materially from that described in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Those risks include, but are not limited to, risks that: new products may not be feasible; sales may not increase; new competitors may arise or customers may develop their own products to replace the Company’s products; customer preferences for end products may shift; the Company may lose suppliers or customers; market acceptance of the Company’s existing or new products may decrease; currency exchange rates may change unfavorably; pricing pressures from customers may increase; current and projected future declines in automobile production may have an adverse impact; the macroeconomic environment may present adverse conditions; the impact of the GM-UAW strike may result in continuing adverse conditions from our largest customer; additional financing requirements may not be available; the Company’s workforce and operations could be disrupted by civil or political unrest in the countries in which the Company operates; free trade agreements may be altered in a manner adverse to the Company; our customers may not accept pass-through of new tariff costs; additional tariffs may be implemented; the Company may be unable to implement its restructuring plan to improve the Company’s manufacturing productivity and rationalize its footprint and other cost-savings measures on a timely basis or at all, expenses and cash expenditures associated with such restructuring plan and other cost-savings measures may increase above expectations, and the Company may be unable to realize the full amount of estimated savings therefrom; the Company may be unable to repurchase its shares of common stock at favorable prices or at all, due to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, debt covenants or other restrictions; the Company may not be able to comply with covenants and other restrictions under the Company’s credit facility; medical device regulations could change in an unfavorable manner; and other adverse conditions in the industries in which the Company operates may negatively affect its results.

The foregoing risks should be read in conjunction with the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including “Risk Factors”, in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. In addition, the business outlook discussed in this release does not include the potential impact of any business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments and other significant transactions that may be completed after the date hereof, each of which may present material risks to the Company’s business and financial results.

Except as required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)

Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2019 2018(1) 2019 2018(1)
Product revenues $240,056 $261,504 $741,303 $792,490
Cost of sales 165,364 185,800 518,590 558,452
Gross margin 74,692 75,704 222,713 234,038
Operating expenses:
Net research and development expenses 18,838 19,056 56,990 63,382
Selling, general and administrative expenses 26,861 35,117 91,683 105,803
Restructuring expenses 8,664 5,818 11,809 12,898
Total operating expenses 54,363 59,991 160,482 182,083
Operating income 20,329 15,713 62,231 51,955
Interest expense (1,148) (1,241) (3,756) (3,661)
Foreign currency gain 4,083 125 3,482 721
Gain on sale of business — — 4,970 —
Impairment loss (837) (11,476) (21,206) (11,476)
Other income 231 212 545 1,538
Earnings before income tax 22,658 3,333 46,266 39,077
Income tax expense 6,771 3,688 19,214 9,807
Net income (loss) $15,887 $(355) $27,052 $29,270
Basic earnings (loss) per share $0.48 $(0.01) $0.81 $0.80
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $0.48 $(0.01) $0.81 $0.80
Weighted average number of shares – basic 32,839 36,104 33,283 36,364
Weighted average number of shares – diluted 32,933 36,448 33,419 36,470

(1) Certain reclassifications of prior year’s amounts have been made to conform with the current year’s presentation

GENTHERM INCORPORATEDREVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY(Unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2019 2018(1) % Diff. 2019 2018(1) % Diff.
Climate Controlled Seat (CCS)$88,133 $97,578 (9.7)% $270,924 $276,191 (1.9)%
Seat Heaters 71,030 70,768 0.4% 218,578 235,164 (7.1)%
Steering Wheel Heaters 16,621 18,095 (8.1)% 49,620 53,192 (6.7)%
Automotive Cables 20,361 24,961 (18.4)% 66,316 77,471 (14.4)%
Battery Thermal Management (BTM) 11,890 7,461 59.4% 31,531 18,863 67.2%
Electronics 11,729 12,590 (6.8)% 36,035 44,409 (18.9)%
Other Automotive 8,479 7,396 14.6% 27,296 19,130 42.7%
Subtotal Automotive$228,243 $238,849 (4.4)% $700,300 $724,420 (3.3)%
Remote Power Generation (GPT) 3,477 4,378 (20.6)% 11,181 14,310 (21.9)%
Industrial Chambers — 9,829 (100.0)% 3,418 30,460 (88.8)%
Gentherm Medical 8,336 8,448 (1.3)% 26,404 23,300 13.3%
Subtotal Industrial$11,813 $22,655 (47.9)% $41,003 $68,070 (39.8)%
Total Company$240,056 $261,504 (8.2)% $741,303 $792,490 (6.5)%
Total Core Businesses (Automotive and Gentherm Medical) 236,579 247,297 (4.3)% 726,704 747,720 (2.8)%

(1) Certain reclassifications of prior year’s amounts have been made to conform with the current year’s presentation

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (In thousands)(Unaudited)

Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Net Income $15,887 $(355) $27,052 $29,270
Add Back:
Income tax expense 6,771 3,688 19,214 9,807
Interest expense 1,148 1,241 3,756 3,661
Depreciation and amortization 10,974 12,826 33,048 38,505
Adjustments:
Restructuring expenses 8,664 5,818 11,809 12,898
Impairment of assets held for sale 837 11,476 21,206 11,476
Gain on sale of business — — (4,970) —
Acquisition transaction expenses 19 — 399 —
Unrealized currency (gain) loss (3,564) 991 (4,487) 101
CFO transition expense — — 1,065 —
Adjusted EBITDA $40,736 $35,685 $108,092 $105,718

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the results reported in accordance with GAAP throughout this release, the Company has provided information regarding adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) and adjusted earnings per share (“Adjusted earnings per share” or “Adjusted EPS”), each, a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, deferred financing cost amortization, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations and related tax effects including transaction expenses, debt retirement expenses, impairment of assets held for sale, gain or loss on sale of business, restructuring expense, unrealized currency gain or loss and unrealized revaluation of derivatives. The Company defines Adjusted EPS as earnings adjusted by gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations and related tax effects including transaction expenses, debt retirement expenses, impairment of assets held for sale, gain or loss on sale of business, restructuring expense, unrealized currency gain or loss and unrealized revaluation of derivatives. The Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA is provided in this release. The Company’s Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS can be found in the supplemental materials furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated October 29, 2019 and also is included in the presentation entitled “Q3 2019 Gentherm Incorporated Earnings Conference Presentation,” which can be found on the Events page of the Investor section of Gentherm's website at www.gentherm.com.

In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS as supplemental measures of its operating performance. Management provides Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS measures so that investors will have the same financial information that management uses with the belief that it will assist investors in properly assessing the Company's performance on a period-over-period basis. Other companies in our industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do and those calculations may not be comparable to our metrics. These non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EPS in isolation, or as a substitute for net income or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP measures referenced in this release may include estimates of future Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS. Such forward-looking non-GAAP measures may differ significantly from the corresponding GAAP measures, due to depreciation and amortization, tax expense, and/or interest expense, some or all of which management has not quantified for the future periods.

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

ACQUISITION TRANSACTION EXPENSES, PURCHASE ACCOUNTING IMPACTSAND OTHER EFFECTS(In thousands, except per share data)(Unaudited)

Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, Future Full Year Periods (estimated)
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter
Transaction related current expenses
Acquisition transaction expenses $19 $- $399 $- $399 $- $- $- $-
Non-cash purchase accounting impacts
Customer relationships amortization 1,914 2,607 5,678 6,043 7,560 6,321 5,777 5,372 20,242
Technology amortization 494 985 1,474 2,387 1,962 1,949 1,941 1,883 5,054
Inventory fair value adjustment 148 30 304 89 451 427 - - -
Other effects
Restructuring expenses 8,664 5,886 11,809 13,027 11,809 - - - -
Gain on sale of business - - (4,970) - (4,970) - - - -
Impairment loss 837 11,476 21,206 11,476 21,206 - - - -
Unrealized currency (gain) loss (3,564) 990 (4,487) 100 (4,487) - - - -
CFO Transition - - 1,065 - 1,065 - - - -
Total acquisition transaction expenses, purchase accounting impacts and other effects $8,512 $21,974 $32,478 $33,122 $34,995 $8,697 $7,718 $7,255 $25,296
Tax effect of above (2,059) (2,111) (2,964) (4,048) (3,605) (2,227) (1,962) (1,843) (6,389)
Net income effect $6,453 $19,863 $29,514 $29,074 $31,390 $6,470 $5,756 $5,412 $18,907
Earnings per share - difference
Basic $0.20 $0.55 $0.89 $0.80
Diluted $0.20 $0.55 $0.88 $0.80
Adjusted earnings per share
Basic $0.68 $0.54 $1.70 $1.60
Diluted $0.68 $0.54 $1.69 $1.60

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)

September 30,2019 December 31,2018
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $45,200 $39,620
Restricted cash 2,504 —
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,040 and $851, respectively 170,823 166,858
Inventory: — —
Raw materials 65,337 61,679
Work in process 6,863 5,939
Finished goods 46,591 44,917
Inventory, net 118,791 112,535
Derivative financial instruments 897 92
Prepaid expenses and other assets 39,884 54,271
Assets held for sale 6,742 69,699
Total current assets 384,841 443,075
Property and equipment, net 162,783 171,380
Goodwill 63,501 55,311
Other intangible assets, net 51,338 56,385
Operating lease right-of-use assets 12,136 —
Deferred financing costs 1,692 647
Deferred income tax assets 54,380 64,024
Other non-current assets 7,000 12,225
Total assets $737,671 $803,047
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $89,293 $93,113
Accrued liabilities 67,482 65,808
Current lease liabilities 4,483 —
Current maturities of long-term debt 2,500 3,413
Liabilities held for sale 6,742 13,062
Total current liabilities 170,500 175,396
Pension benefit obligation 6,596 7,211
Non-current lease liabilities 7,391 —
Long-term debt, less current maturities 97,123 136,477
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,142 1,177
Other non-current liabilities 3,326 3,087
Total liabilities 286,078 323,348
Shareholders’ equity:
Common Stock:
No par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized, 32,741,826 and 33,856,629 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively 103,781 140,300
Paid-in capital 11,348 14,934
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (54,814) (39,500)
Accumulated earnings 391,278 363,965
Total shareholders’ equity 451,593 479,699
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $737,671 $803,047

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited)

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2019 2018
Operating Activities:
Net income $27,052 $29,270
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 33,281 38,721
Deferred income taxes 5,072 (19)
Stock compensation 5,268 6,360
Defined benefit plan income (754) (219)
Provision of doubtful accounts 209 247
Loss on sale of property and equipment 319 2,273
Operating lease expense 4,477 —
Impairment loss 21,206 11,476
Gain on sale of business (4,970) —
Other 189 —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (6,170) (13,855)
Inventory (5,512) (3,510)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 9,594 (7,867)
Accounts payable (3,097) 8,376
Accrued liabilities (2,172) (712)
Net cash provided by operating activities 83,992 70,541
Investing Activities:
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment 137 703
Proceeds from sale of a business 47,500 —
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired (14,823) (15)
Purchases of property and equipment (18,340) (31,815)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 14,474 (31,127)
Financing Activities:
Borrowing of debt 29,470 18,000
Repayments of debt (69,049) (61,210)
Cash paid for financing costs (1,278) —
Cash paid for the cancellation of restricted stock (1,213) (882)
Proceeds from the exercise of Common Stock options 13,879 14,062
Repurchase of Common Stock (58,040) (64,151)
Net cash used in financing activities (86,231) (94,181)
Foreign currency effect (4,151) (1,253)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 8,084 (56,020)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 39,620 103,172
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $47,704 $47,152
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes $6,676 $19,255
Cash paid for interest $3,437 $3,617
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Common Stock issued to Board of Directors and employees $4,576 $3,893

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Source: Gentherm Inc.

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