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Gentherm Reports 2021 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

February 17, 2022 6:00 AM

Increased Net Income 57% in Full Year 2021 Despite Continued Challenging EnvironmentRecord Annual Automotive Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Cash Flow from Operations and Free Cash FlowEstablishes 2022 Guidance

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Feb. 17, 2022 (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, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights

Full Year 2021 Highlights

“I am pleased with the continued strong execution by the Gentherm team, especially in light of the significant and ongoing headwinds in the global supply chain. In Automotive, we secured $1.6 billion of new awards from automakers around the world in 2021 and outperformed light vehicle production in our key markets by 13 percentage points for the year, achieving the highest Automotive revenue in the history of the company. In Medical, we returned to double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter primarily as a result of strong demand for Blanketrol®,” said Phil Eyler, Gentherm’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“More importantly, we delivered record adjusted EBITDA, cash flow from operations and free cash flow in 2021. While supply disruptions will remain challenging in the near term, the momentum in new awards, expanding demand for our new technologies, especially in the EV market, along with our continued focus on innovation and execution position us well to deliver significant long-term shareholder value.”

2021 Fourth Quarter Financial Review

Product revenues of $248.2 million decreased $40.7 million, or 14.1%, in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, product revenues decreased 13.0% year over year.

Automotive revenue decreased 15.1% year over year. Revenue decreased in all product categories with the exception of Battery Performance Solutions and Other Automotive. Adjusting for foreign currency translation, organic Automotive revenue decreased 14.1% year over year. According to IHS Markit's mid-February 2022 report for the fourth quarter of 2021, actual light vehicle production decreased by 12.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 in the Company’s key markets of North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea.

Gentherm Medical revenue increased 16.7% year over year, primarily as a result of higher Blanketrol® sales globally.

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

Gross margin rate declined to 27.1% in the current-year period versus 32.1% in the prior-year period, primarily as a result of the negative impact from industry-wide supply chain disruptions, annual customer price reductions, lower Automotive revenue as well as unfavorable foreign currency translation. These were partially offset by cost recoveries from customers and supplier cost reductions.

Net research and development expenses of $18.8 million in the 2021 fourth quarter increased $1.9 million, or 11.4% over the prior-year period, as the company increased investments in ClimateSenseTM and Battery Performance Solutions and had lower R&D reimbursements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $26.5 million in the 2021 fourth quarter decreased $5.1 million, or 16.2%, versus the prior-year period. The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by lower stock compensation costs.

Restructuring expenses of $0.2 million in the current-year period were $2.1 million lower than the prior-year period.

As described more fully in the “Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA” table included below, the Company recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $30.9 million in the 2021 fourth quarter compared with $57.0 million in the prior-year period, a decrease of $26.0 million or 45.7%.

Income tax expense in the 2021 fourth quarter was $2.5 million, as compared with $6.7 million in the prior-year period. The effective tax rate was 10.9% for the current-year quarter. This rate differed from the Federal statutory rate of 21%, primary due to the cumulative impact from several discrete items as well as lower taxes on foreign earnings.

GAAP diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $0.60 compared with $1.02 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 $0.61. Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the prior-year period was $1.16.

2021 Full Year Financial Review

For full-year 2021, the Company reported product revenues of $1,046.2 million, a 14.6% increase over the prior year. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, the year-over-year increase was 12.2%.

In the Automotive segment, 2021 full-year revenue was $1,004.6 million, a 15.5% increase compared to the prior year. Revenue increased in all product categories except Electronics. Adjusting for foreign currency translation, organic Automotive revenue increased 13.0% year over year. According to IHS Markit's mid-February 2022 report for full-year 2021, actual light vehicle production increased 0.3% compared to full-year 2020 in the Company’s key markets of North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea.

The Medical segment revenue was $41.5 million for full-year 2021, a 3.7% decrease compared to the prior year. The year-over-year reduction was due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective surgeries especially in the first half of 2021 as well as higher demand in the prior year to treat COVID patients.

Gross margin rate was 29.0% in 2021, a 40-basis point decrease from 2020, primarily as a result of the negative impact from industry-wide supply chain disruptions, annual customer price reductions and wage inflation. These were partially offset by higher labor productivity, cost recoveries from customers, favorable foreign currency translation and higher Automotive volume leverage.

Net research and development expenses of $75.2 million in 2021 increased 10.5% due to increased investments in ClimateSenseTM and battery performance solutions, partially offset by higher reimbursements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $109.6 million in 2021 increased $4.5 million, or 4.3%, versus the prior-year period. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by higher incentive compensation and the absence of temporary COVID-19 cost reduction measures that were taken by the Company in 2020.

As described more fully in the “Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA” table included below, the Company recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $157.0 million in 2021 compared with $139.9 million in the prior year, an increase of $17.0 million or 12.2%.

Income tax expense in 2021 was $20.4 million, as compared with $21.9 million in the prior year. The effective tax rate was 17.9% for 2021. This rate differed from the Federal statutory rate of 21%, primary due to the cumulative impact from tax credits and deductions related to R&D as well as favorable tax impact from stock compensation.

GAAP diluted earnings per share for full-year 2021 was $2.79, as compared with $1.81 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 $3.01. Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the prior year was $2.29.

Guidance

The Company is providing the following guidance for full-year 2022:

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 13726317.

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 3, 2022. 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 13726317.

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 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 more than 11,000 employees in facilities in the United States, Germany, 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:

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,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Product revenues $248,226 $288,884 $1,046,150 $913,098
Cost of sales 180,864 196,187 742,519 644,994
Gross margin 67,362 92,697 303,631 268,104
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses 22,485 21,603 91,807 81,968
Reimbursed research and development expenses (3,691) (4,734) (16,593) (13,928)
Net research and development expenses 18,794 16,869 75,214 68,040
Selling, general and administrative expenses 26,461 31,570 109,554 105,044
Restructuring expenses 226 2,351 3,857 5,803
Total operating expenses 45,481 50,790 188,625 178,887
Operating income 21,881 41,907 115,006 89,217
Interest expense, net (574) (1,191) (2,758) (4,559)
Foreign currency gain (loss) 1,096 123 1,487 (5,439)
Other income (loss) 104 (194) 117 2,337
Earnings before income tax 22,507 40,645 113,852 81,556
Income tax expense 2,459 6,652 20,418 21,866
Net income $20,048 $33,993 $93,434 $59,690
Basic earnings per share $0.61 $1.04 $2.82 $1.83
Diluted earnings per share $0.60 $1.02 $2.79 $1.81
Weighted average number of shares – basic 33,119 32,765 33,086 32,666
Weighted average number of shares – diluted 33,569 33,278 33,510 33,028

GENTHERM INCORPORATEDREVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY AND RECONCILIATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION IMPACT(Unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months EndedDecember 31, Year EndedDecember 31,
2021 2020 % Change 2021 2020 % Change
Climate Control Seat (CCS®) $96,423 $113,085 (14.7)% $393,816 $342,550 15.0%
Seat Heaters 61,953 78,320 (20.9)% 270,054 249,665 8.2%
Steering Wheel Heaters 22,357 26,551 (15.8)% 102,496 76,272 34.4%
Automotive Cables 17,428 23,107 (24.6)% 84,114 73,997 13.7%
Battery Performance Solutions (BPS) 17,329 17,083 1.4% 69,594 50,901 36.7%
Electronics 10,324 14,911 (30.8)% 51,648 53,238 (3.0)%
Other Automotive 11,316 6,319 79.1% 32,911 23,375 40.8%
Subtotal Automotive segment 237,130 279,376 (15.1)% 1,004,633 869,998 15.5%
Medical Segment 11,096 9,508 16.7% 41,517 43,100 (3.7)%
Total Company $248,226 $288,884 (14.1)% $1,046,150 $913,098 14.6%
Foreign currency translation impact (2,978) 21,846
Total Company, excluding foreigncurrency translation impact $251,204 $288,884 (13.0)% $1,024,304 $913,098 12.2%

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

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

Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Net income $20,048 $33,993 $93,434 $59,690
Add back:
Income tax expense 2,459 6,652 20,418 21,866
Interest expense, net 574 1,191 2,758 4,559
Depreciation and amortization 9,261 10,177 38,443 40,306
Adjustments:
Restructuring expense 226 2,351 3,857 5,803
Acquisition and divestiture expenses 155 1,424 1,178 2,032
Unrealized currency (gain) loss (1,791) 1,170 (3,136) 7,661
Gain on sale of patents (1,978)
Adjusted EBITDA $30,932 $56,958 $156,952 $139,939

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the results reported in accordance with GAAP throughout this release, the Company has provided here or elsewhere information regarding, Adjusted Operating Expense, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), Adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted earnings per share (“Adjusted earnings per share” or “Adjusted EPS”), free cash flow, Net Debt and Revenue excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, 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 EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by product revenues. 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 Net Debt as the principal amount of all Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) less cash and cash equivalents. 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 are included in this release or can be found in the supplemental materials furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 17, 2022.

In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses Free Cash Flow and Net Debt as supplemental measures 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. In evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur revenues, expenses, and cash and non-cash obligations that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures. Our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. There also can be no assurance that we will not modify the presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures in the future, and any such modification may be material. 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, Adjusted EBITDA margin 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

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

Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Net income $20,048 $33,993 $93,434 $59,690
Restructuring expenses 226 2,351 3,857 5,803
Unrealized currency (gain) loss (1,791) 1,170 (3,136) 7,661
Acquisition and divestiture expenses 155 1,424 1,178 2,032
Non-cash purchase accounting impact 2,085 2,300 8,326 8,843
Gain on sale of patents (1,978)
Tax effect of above (339) (2,733) (2,896) (6,497)
Adjusted net income $20,384 $38,505 $100,763 $75,554
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic 33,119 32,765 33,086 32,666
Diluted 33,569 33,278 33,510 33,028
Earnings per share, as reported:
Basic $0.61 $1.04 $2.82 $1.83
Diluted $0.60 $1.02 $2.79 $1.81
Adjusted earnings per share:
Basic $0.62 $1.18 $3.05 $2.31
Diluted $0.61 $1.16 $3.01 $2.29

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

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

December 31,
2021 2020
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $190,606 $268,345
Accounts receivable, net 182,987 211,672
Inventory, net 159,477 122,401
Other current assets 32,775 41,188
Total current assets 565,845 643,606
Property and equipment, net 155,270 152,581
Goodwill 66,033 68,024
Other intangible assets, net 37,554 46,421
Operating lease right-of-use assets 24,387 30,642
Deferred income tax assets 69,630 73,912
Other non-current assets 16,624 7,653
Total assets $935,343 $1,022,839
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $122,727 $116,043
Current lease liabilities 5,669 6,032
Current maturities of long-term debt 2,500 2,500
Other current liabilities 82,193 81,409
Total current liabilities 213,089 205,984
Long-term debt, less current maturities 36,250 189,934
Non-current lease liabilities 19,789 24,233
Pension benefit obligation 6,832 8,163
Other non-current liabilities 5,577 8,194
Total liabilities $281,537 $436,508
Shareholders’ equity:
Common Stock:
No par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized 33,008,185 and 32,921,341 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 118,646 121,073
Paid-in capital 5,866 7,458
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (36,922) (14,982)
Accumulated earnings 566,216 472,782
Total shareholders’ equity 653,806 586,331
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $935,343 $1,022,839

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

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

Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020
Operating Activities:
Net income $93,434 $59,690
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 38,780 41,114
Deferred income taxes (150) 849
Non-cash stock based compensation 14,530 8,829
Loss on disposition of property and equipment 973 683
Gain on sale of patents (1,978)
Other (271) (748)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net 25,099 (46,742)
Inventory (39,873) (814)
Other assets 10,307 (11,997)
Accounts payable 8,166 29,960
Other liabilities (7,919) 31,849
Net cash provided by operating activities 143,076 110,695
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (38,468) (17,219)
Cost of technology investments (7,557)
Proceeds from the sale of patents and property and equipment 22 2,140
Acquisition of business (2,827)
Acquisition of intangible assets (3,141)
Net cash used in investing activities (48,830) (18,220)
Financing Activities:
Borrowing of debt 201,194
Repayments of debt (153,243) (91,439)
Cash paid for the repurchase of Common Stock (20,000) (9,092)
Proceeds from the exercise of Common Stock options 8,279 16,552
Cash paid for the cancellation of restricted stock (4,108) (1,117)
Acquisition contingent consideration payment (69) (618)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (169,141) 115,480
Foreign currency effect (2,844) 7,442
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (77,739) 215,397
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 268,345 52,948
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $190,606 $268,345

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