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Gentherm Reports 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

March 1, 2021 6:00 AM

Record Quarterly Revenue, Gross Margin, Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA

Increased Operating Income nearly 6% in 2020 Despite Challenging EnvironmentAdditional 2021 Guidance Established

NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM), a global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.

Fourth Quarter Highlights

Full Year Highlights

“I am extremely proud of the global Gentherm team for consistently outperforming light vehicle production and delivering record results despite the pandemic. We finished 2020 with a record breaking fourth quarter and generated the highest quarterly revenue and profitability in the 30-year history of the company,” said Phil Eyler, Gentherm’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“While we expect continued market uncertainties in 2021, the momentum on the topline, expanding demand for our new technologies, especially in the EV market, coupled with our strong win rate of new awards position us well to continue to deliver significant shareholder value over the long term.”

2020 Fourth Quarter Financial Review

Product revenues of $288.9 million increased $58.5 million, or 25.4%, in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared with the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, product revenues increased 21.6% year over year.

Automotive revenue increased 27.0% year over year. Revenue increased in all product categories with the exception of Other Automotive. Adjusting for foreign currency translation, organic Automotive revenue increased 23.1% year over year. According to IHS Markit's mid-February report for the fourth quarter of 2020, actual light vehicle production increased by 2.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 in the Company’s key markets of North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea.

Gentherm Medical revenue declined 9.1% year over year, primarily as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective surgeries.

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

Gross margin rate increased to 32.1% in the current-year period. The 360-basis point improvement over the prior-year period resulted from labor productivity and other production cost reduction, favorable foreign currency translation, fixed cost leverage from higher unit volume, and supplier cost reductions. These were partially offset by annual customer price reductions, wage inflation and higher freight costs.

Net research and development expenses of $16.9 million in the 2020 fourth quarter increased $1.4 million, or 8.9% over the prior-year period, as a result of lower reimbursements due to project timing.

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $31.6 million in the 2020 fourth quarter increased $4.6 million, or 16.9%, versus the prior-year period. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by the impact of mark-to-market adjustments in cash settled stock appreciation rights, partially offset by lower incentive compensation as well as lower spending due to cost reduction initiatives and pandemic-related austerity measures.

Restructuring expenses of $2.4 million in the current-year period were $1.2 million higher than the prior-year period. The increase was primarily due to restructuring actions focused on optimizing our manufacturing and engineering footprint.

As described more fully in the “Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA” table included below, the Company recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $57.0 million in the 2020 fourth quarter compared with $34.4 million in the prior-year period, an increase of $22.6 million or 65.6%.

Income tax expense in the 2020 fourth quarter was $6.7 million, as compared with a benefit of $8.9 million in the prior-year period. The effective tax rate of 16.4% for the quarter differs from the Federal statutory rate of 21%, due to the cumulative impact in 2020 from valuation adjustments to certain deferred tax assets.

The Company reduced prior-year period income tax expenses and increased net income by $11.4 million as a result of the revised valuation of certain deferred tax assets.

GAAP diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $1.02 compared with $0.66 for the prior-year period. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding restructuring expenses, non-cash purchasing accounting impact, acquisition and divestiture expenses and unrealized currency loss (see table herein), was $1.16. Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the prior-year period was $0.99.

2020 Full Year Revenue and Earnings Per Share Discussion

For full-year 2020, the Company reported product revenues of $913.1 million, a 6.0% decrease over the prior year. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation and 2019 divestitures, the year-over-year decrease was 5.3%.

In the Automotive segment, 2020 full-year revenue was $870.0 million, a 5.5% decrease compared to the prior year. Revenue increases in Steering Wheel Heaters, Battery Performance Solutions (BPS) and Electronics were more than offset by revenue decreases in all other product categories. Adjusting for foreign currency translation, organic Automotive revenue decreased 6.2% year over year. According to IHS Markit's mid-February report for full-year 2020, actual light vehicle production declined 14.4% compared to full-year 2019 in the Company’s key markets of North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea.

With the completed divestitures, the Company has renamed the Industrial segment “Medical.” The Medical segment revenue was $43.1 million, a 16.2% decrease compared to the prior year. The year over year reduction was due to the divestitures of the CSZ industrial chambers and GPT businesses during 2019, partially offset by a 16.9% increase in Gentherm Medical revenue.

Gross margin rate was 29.4% in 2020, a 30-basis point decrease from 2019, primarily as a result of annual customer price reductions, lower Automotive revenue due to the pandemic and wage inflation. These were partially offset by higher labor productivity, supplier cost reductions, favorable foreign currency translation and other cost reduction initiatives.

Net research and development expenses of $68.0 million in 2020 decreased 6.1% as a direct result of cost reduction initiatives, partially offset by lower reimbursements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $105.0 million in 2020 decreased $13.6 million, or 11.5%, versus the prior-year period. The year-over-year improvement was primarily driven by cost reduction initiatives, the 2019 divestitures and lower incentive compensation, partially offset by mark-to-market adjustments in cash settled stock appreciation rights.

As described more fully in the “Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA” table included below, the Company recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $139.9 million in 2020 compared with $142.5 million in the prior year, a decrease of $2.5 million or 1.8%.

The Company reduced prior-year period income tax expenses and increased net income by $11.4 million as a result of the revised valuation of certain deferred tax assets.

GAAP diluted earnings per share for full-year 2020 was $1.81, as compared with $1.47 for the prior year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding non-cash purchase accounting impact, unrealized currency loss, restructuring expenses and other impacts (see table herein), was $2.29. Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the prior-year period was $2.68.

Guidance

The Company is providing the following guidance for full-year 2021:

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 13714688.

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 at approximately two hours after the call until 11:59 PM Eastern Time on March 15, 2021. 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 13714688.

Investor Relations ContactYijing 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 performance solutions, 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 more than 11,000 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.

Forward-Looking Statements

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 reasonable expectations and beliefs. Such statements are subject to a number of important assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or performance to differ materially from that described in or indicated by the forward-looking statements, including that:

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 SEC filings, 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 future 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 INCORPORATEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)

Three Months EndedDecember 31, Year EndedDecember 31,
2020 2019 2020 2019
Product revenues $288,884 $230,381 $913,098 $971,684
Cost of sales 196,187 164,759 644,994 683,349
Gross margin 92,697 65,622 268,104 288,335
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses 21,603 22,064 81,968 91,033
Reimbursed research and development expenses (4,734) (6,578) (13,928) (18,557)
Net research and development expenses 16,869 15,486 68,040 72,476
Selling, general and administrative expenses 31,570 26,997 105,044 118,680
Restructuring expenses 2,351 1,110 5,803 12,919
Total operating expenses 50,790 43,593 178,887 204,075
Operating income 41,907 22,029 89,217 84,260
Interest expense, net (1,191) (1,007) (4,559) (4,763)
Foreign currency gain (loss) 123 (1,156) (5,439) 2,326
Impairment loss (21,206)
Net loss on divestitures (6,557) (1,587)
Other (loss) income (194) (424) 2,337 121
Earnings before income tax 40,645 12,885 81,556 59,151
Income tax expense (benefit) 6,652 (8,929) 21,866 10,285
Net income $33,993 $21,814 $59,690 $48,866
Basic earnings per share $1.04 $0.67 $1.83 $1.48
Diluted earnings per share $1.02 $0.66 $1.81 $1.47
Weighted average number of shares – basic 32,765 32,638 32,666 33,120
Weighted average number of shares – diluted 33,278 32,812 33,028 33,298

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”), adjusted earnings per share (“Adjusted earnings per share” or “Adjusted EPS”), Free Cash Flow and Revenue excluding the impact of foreign currency translation (and, for full year results, excluding 2019 divestitures), 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 defines Free Cash Flow as Net cash provided by operating activities less Purchases of property and equipment. The Company defines Revenue excluding the impact of foreign currency translation as revenue, less the estimated effects of foreign currency exchange on revenue by translating actual revenue using the prior period foreign currency exchange rates.

The Company’s reconciliations of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, and revenue to Revenue excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, are 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 February 19, 2021 and also is included in the presentation entitled “Q4 2020 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 Free Cash Flow as a supplemental measure of its liquidity and the other non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of its operating performance. Management provides such non-GAAP financial 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 by excluding matters not indicative of the Company’s ongoing operating or liquidity results. Other companies in our industry may define and 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 or liquidity, investors should not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation, or as a substitute for net income, revenue or other consolidated income statement or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP measures referenced in this release and other public communications 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 INCORPORATEDREVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY AND RECONCILIATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION IMPACT(Unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months EndedDecember 31, Year EndedDecember 31,
2020 2019 % Change 2020 2019 % Change
Climate Control Seat (CCS) $113,085 $88,431 27.9 % $342,550 $359,355 (4.7)%
Seat Heaters 78,320 65,596 19.4 % 249,665 284,174 (12.1)%
Steering Wheel Heaters 26,551 15,806 68.0 % 76,272 65,426 16.6 %
Automotive Cables 23,107 21,715 6.4 % 73,997 88,031 (15.9)%
Battery Performance Solutions (BPS)(a) 17,083 9,967 71.4 % 50,901 41,498 22.7 %
Electronics 14,911 11,507 29.6 % 53,238 47,542 12.0 %
Other Automotive 6,319 6,903 (8.5)% 23,375 34,199 (31.7)%
Subtotal Automotive segment 279,376 219,925 27.0 % 869,998 920,225 (5.5)%
Medical 9,508 10,456 (9.1)% 43,100 36,860 16.9 %
GPT 11,181 (100.0)%
CSZ-IC 3,418 (100.0)%
Subtotal Medical segment 9,508 10,456 (9.1)% 43,100 51,459 (16.2)%
Total Company $288,884 $230,381 25.4 % $913,098 $971,684 (6.0)%
Total Core Businesses (Automotive and Medical) $288,884 $230,381 25.4 % $913,098 $957,085 (4.6)%
Foreign currency translation impact 8,819 7,130
Total Core Business, excluding foreigncurrency translation impact $280,065 $230,381 21.6 % $905,968 $957,085 (5.3)%

(a) Battery Performance Solutions (BPS) was renamed from Battery Thermal Management (BTM), to better represent our product offerings included within this product category.

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

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

Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net income $33,993 $21,814 $59,690 $48,866
Add back:
Income tax expense (benefit) 6,652 (8,929) 21,866 10,285
Interest expense 1,191 1,007 4,559 4,763
Depreciation and amortization 10,177 10,694 40,306 43,742
Adjustments:
Restructuring expense 2,351 1,110 5,803 12,919
Impairment loss 21,206
Net loss on divestitures 6,557 1,587
Acquisition and divestiture expenses 1,424 (75) 2,032 324
Unrealized currency loss (gain) 1,170 2,217 7,661 (2,270)
Gain on sale of patents (1,978)
CFO transition expenses 1,065
Adjusted EBITDA $56,958 $34,395 $139,939 $142,487

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE(In thousands, except per share data)(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net income $33,993 $21,814 $59,690 $48,866
Restructuring expenses 2,351 1,110 5,803 12,919
Net loss on divestitures 6,557 1,587
Gain on sale of patents (1,978)
Impairment loss 21,206
Unrealized currency loss (gain) 1,170 2,217 7,661 (2,270)
CFO transition 1,065
Acquisition and divestiture expenses 1,424 (75) 2,032 324
Non-cash purchase accounting impact 2,300 2,551 8,843 10,007
Tax effect of above (2,733) (1,627) (6,497) (4,591)
Adjusted net income $38,505 $32,547 $75,554 $89,113
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic 32,765 32,638 32,666 33,120
Diluted 33,278 32,812 33,028 33,298
Earnings per share, as reported:
Basic $1.04 $0.67 $1.83 $1.48
Diluted $1.02 $0.66 $1.81 $1.47
Adjusted earnings per share:
Basic $1.18 $1.00 $2.31 $2.69
Diluted $1.16 $0.99 $2.29 $2.68

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

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

December 31,
2020 2019
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $268,345 $50,443
Restricted cash 2,505
Accounts receivable, net 211,672 159,710
Inventory, net 122,401 118,479
Other current assets 41,188 42,726
Total current assets 643,606 373,863
Property and equipment, net 152,581 160,605
Goodwill 68,024 64,572
Other intangible assets, net 46,421 49,783
Operating lease right-of-use assets 30,642 11,587
Deferred income tax assets(a) 73,912 69,096
Other non-current assets 7,653 9,326
Total assets $1,022,839 $738,832
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $116,043 $83,035
Current lease liabilities 6,032 4,586
Current maturities of long-term debt 2,500 2,500
Other current liabilities 81,409 66,583
Total current liabilities 205,984 156,704
Long-term debt, less current maturities 189,934 78,124
Non-current lease liabilities 24,233 6,751
Pension benefit obligation 8,163 8,057
Other non-current liabilities 8,194 5,100
Total liabilities $436,508 $254,736
Shareholders’ equity:
Common Stock:
No par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized 32,921,341 and 32,674,354 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively 121,073 102,507
Paid-in capital 7,458 10,852
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (14,982) (42,355)
Accumulated earnings(a) 472,782 413,092
Total shareholders’ equity 586,331 484,096
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $1,022,839 $738,832

(a) The Company increased prior-year deferred income tax assets and accumulated earnings by $11,446 as a result of the revised valuation of certain deferred income tax assets.

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

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

Year Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Operating Activities:
Net income $59,690 $48,866
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 41,114 44,246
Deferred income taxes(a) 849 (7,743)
Non-cash stock based compensation 8,829 6,253
Defined benefit pension plan income (748) (570)
Loss on sale of property and equipment 683 462
Operating lease expense 7,157 6,173
Gain on sale of patents (1,978)
Impairment loss 21,206
Net loss on divestitures 1,587
Other 1,612
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (46,742) 7,154
Inventory (814) (3,859)
Other assets (18,240) 7,996
Accounts payable 29,960 (10,253)
Other liabilities 30,935 (4,327)
Net cash provided by operating activities 110,695 118,803
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (17,219) (23,729)
Acquisition of intangible assets (3,141)
Proceeds from the sale of patents and property and equipment 2,140 219
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses, net 44,173
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired (14,823)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (18,220) 5,840
Financing Activities:
Borrowing of debt 201,194 37,812
Repayments of debt (91,439) (96,999)
Cash paid for the repurchase of Common Stock (9,092) (63,283)
Proceeds from the exercise of Common Stock options 16,552 16,557
Cash paid for the cancellation of restricted stock (1,117) (1,402)
Acquisition contingent consideration payment (618)
Cash paid for financing costs (1,278)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 115,480 (108,593)
Foreign currency effect 7,442 (2,722)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 215,397 13,328
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 52,948 39,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $268,345 $52,948

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