AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today reported third quarter results.

Third Quarter Highlights:

• U.S. GAAP net sales of $2,492 million, up 0.6% compared with third quarter 2018.
• Excluding the impact of foreign currencies and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, net sales were up 4.5% compared with third quarter 2018.
• U.S. GAAP net earnings of $0.94 per diluted share.
• Excluding $0.02 per diluted share related to non-comparable items (detailed in the table below), adj. net earnings were $0.96 per diluted share.
• U.S. GAAP operating income of $276 million, or 11.1% of net sales.
• Excluding $18 million of pretax expenses related to non-comparable items, adj. operating income was $294 million. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. operating income was 11.8% of net sales.

Financial Results:

The company believes the following table is useful in highlighting non-comparable items that impacted its U.S. GAAP net earnings per diluted share. The Company defines adjusted earnings per diluted share as earnings per diluted share adjusted to eliminate the impact of restructuring expense, merger, acquisition and divestiture expense, other net expenses, discontinued operations, other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations, and related tax effects.

Net sales were $2,492 million in the third quarter 2019, up 0.6% from $2,478 million in the third quarter 2018. Net income in the third quarter 2019 was $194 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared with $204 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2018. Adj. net earnings per share in the third quarter 2019 were $0.96 down from $1.00 in the third quarter 2018. Adj. net earnings in the third quarter 2019 excluded non-comparable items of $0.02 per diluted share. Adj. net earnings in the third quarter 2018 excluded net non-comparable items of $0.02 per diluted share. These items are listed in the table above, which is provided by the company for comparison with other results and the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. The depreciation of certain foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar decreased net sales by approximately $66 million and decreased net earnings by approximately $0.02 per diluted share in the third quarter 2019 compared with the third quarter 2018. The impact of the divestiture of the thermostat product line decreased net sales by $29 million in the third quarter 2019 compared with the third quarter 2018. The decline in net earnings and adj. net earnings is primarily due to the year-over-year decrease in equity in affiliates' earnings and an increase in the company's tax rate.

For the first nine months of 2019, net sales were $7,609 million, down 4.4% from $7,956 million in the first nine months of 2018. Net income in the first nine months of 2019 was $526 million, or $2.54 per diluted share, compared with $701 million, or $3.34 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2018. Adj. net earnings per share in the first nine months of 2019 were $2.95, down from $3.28 in the first nine months of 2018. Adj. net earnings in the first nine months of 2019 excluded net non-comparable items of $0.41 per diluted share. Adj. net earnings in the first nine months of 2018 excluded net non-comparable items of $(0.06) per diluted share. These items are listed in the table above, which is provided by the company for comparison with other results and the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. The depreciation of certain foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar decreased net sales by approximately $299 million and decreased net earnings by approximately $0.12 per diluted share in the first nine months of 2019 compared with the first nine months of 2018. The impact of the divestiture of the thermostat product line decreased net sales by $59 million in the first nine months of 2019 compared with the first nine months of 2018. The decline in net earnings and adj. net earnings is primarily due to the impact of lower revenue, the increased cost from tariffs, supplier cost reductions not keeping pace with normal customer price deflation and a year-over-year increase in the company's tax rate.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $824 million in the first nine months of 2019 compared with $556 million in the first nine months of 2018. Investments in capital expenditures, including tooling outlays, totaled $346 million in the first nine months of 2019, compared with $394 million in the first nine months of 2018. Balance sheet debt decreased $39 million, and cash and restricted cash increased by $177 million at the end of third quarter 2019 compared with the end of 2018.

Engine Segment Results: Engine segment net sales were $1,514 million in the third quarter 2019 compared with $1,516 million in third quarter 2018. Excluding the impact of foreign currencies and the divestiture of the thermostat product line, net sales were up 4.6% from the prior year. Adj. earnings before interest, income taxes and non-controlling interest ("Adj. EBIT") were $241 million in the third quarter of 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currencies and the divestiture of the thermostat product line, Adj. EBIT was $245 million, up 3.4% from the third quarter of 2018. The increase in Adj. EBIT was primarily due to impact of higher revenue excluding the impact of weaker currencies and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures.

Drivetrain Segment Results: Drivetrain segment net sales were $993 million in the third quarter 2019 compared with $976 million in the third quarter 2018. Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, net sales were up 4.2% from the prior year. Adj. EBIT was $100 million in tje third quarter 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, Adj. EBIT was $103 million, down 4.6% from the third quarter 2018. The decline in Adj. EBIT was primarily due to higher research and development spending and startup costs for launches.

Full Year 2019 Guidance: The company has updated its 2019 full year guidance. Net sales are expected to be in the range of $9.95 billion to $10.1 billion. This implies year-over-year organic sales change of down 1.0% to flat. The company expects its blended light-vehicle market to decline in the range of 4.0% to 4.5% in 2019. Global light vehicle production expectations remain volatile, particularly in China. Foreign currencies are expected to result in a year-over-year decrease in sales of $375 million, primarily due to the depreciation of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi and Korean Won against the U.S. dollar. The divestiture of the thermostat product line will decrease year-over-year sales by approximately $90 million. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. operating margin is expected to be in the range of 11.7% to 12.0%. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. net earnings are expected to be within a range of $3.85 to $4.00 per diluted share. Full-year free cash flow is expected to be in the range of $550 million to $600 million.

At 9:30 a.m. ET today, a brief conference call concerning third quarter 2019 results and guidance will be webcast at: http://www.borgwarner.com/en/Investors/default.aspx.

BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a global product leader in clean and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. With manufacturing and technical facilities in 67 locations in 19 countries, the company employs approximately 30,000 worldwide. For more information, please visit borgwarner.com.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains information about BorgWarner's financial results which is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures below and in the Financial Results table above. The provision of these comparable GAAP financial measures for 2019 is not intended to indicate that BorgWarner is explicitly or implicitly providing projections on those GAAP financial measures, and actual results for such measures are likely to vary from those presented. The reconciliations include all information reasonably available to the company at the date of this press release and the adjustments that management can reasonably predict.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to management, investors, and banking institutions in their analysis of the Company's business and operating performance. Management also uses this information for operational planning and decision-making purposes.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not and should not be considered a substitute for any GAAP measure. Additionally, because not all companies use identical calculations, the non-GAAP financial measures as presented by BorgWarner may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

The Company defines adjusted operating income as operating income adjusted to eliminate the impact of restructuring expense, merger, acquisition and divestiture expense, other net expenses, discontinued operations, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations. The Company defines adjusted earnings per diluted share as earnings per diluted share adjusted for the items above and related tax effects.

Free Cash Flow

The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures and it is useful to both management and investors in evaluating the Company's ability to service and repay its debt.

Key Definitions

The terms below are commonly used by management and investors in assessing ongoing financial performance.

Organic Revenue Change: Revenue change year over year excluding the estimated impact of FX and net M&A.

Market: The estimated change in light vehicle production weighted for BorgWarner's geographic exposure.

Outgrowth: BorgWarner's "Organic Revenue Change" vs. "Market".

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