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General Motors (GM) now projects 2022 EBIT-adjusted for the full year will be in a range of $13.5-14.5 billion

November 17, 2022 3:01 PM

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) expects its rapidly growing portfolio of electric vehicles will be solidly profitable in 2025 in North America as the company scales EV capacity in the region to more than 1 million units annually, ramps up its software revenue opportunities, generates significant greenhouse gas benefits and realizes the positive impacts of new clean energy tax credits, the company told investors today at a meeting in New York City.

"GM's ability to grow EV sales is the payoff for many years of investment in R&D, design, engineering, manufacturing, our supply chain and a new EV customer experience that is designed to be the best in the industry," said GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra. "Our multi-brand, multi-segment, multi price point EV strategy gives us incredible leverage to grow revenue and market share, and we believe our Ultium Platform and vertical integration will allow us to continuously improve battery performance and costs."

Strong Foundation to Drive EV Growth

In the next three years, GM plans to move very aggressively toward EV leadership as EV adoption is expected to approach 20% of U.S. industry sales in 2025:

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Investor Roadmap

During the meeting with investors, Paul Jacobson, GM executive vice president and chief financial officer, updated the company's 2022 guidance and provided several key performance indicators to help investors track the company's transformation and financial performance through 2025, all of which exclude the positive benefits from the recently passed clean energy tax credits.

"We've built the foundation to rapidly scale our EV portfolio, make it profitable and maintain strong margins during a period of high investment," said Jacobson. "Our Ultium Platform and battery technology will only get better and less expensive over time, and we have enterprise-wide momentum in EVs, Cruise, software-defined vehicles and new businesses like BrightDrop that will help us achieve our revenue and margin targets by the end of the decade."

GM now projects full-year 2022 adjusted automotive free cash flow will increase to $10-11 billion from its previous guidance of $7-9 billion. GM now projects 2022 EBIT-adjusted for the full year will be in a range of $13.5-14.5 billion, compared to its previous guidance of $13-15 billion.

GM's 2023-2025 key performance indicators include:

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery platform, which will power everything from mass-market to high-performance vehicles. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and security services, can be found at https://www.gm.com.

Guidance Reconciliations

The following table reconciles expected Net income attributable to stockholders under U.S. GAAP to expected EBIT-adjusted (dollars in billions):

Year Ending December 31, 2022

Net income attributable to stockholders

$ 10.0-10.8

Income tax expense

1.8-2.0

Automotive interest expense, net

0.7

Adjustments(a)

1.0

EBIT-adjusted(b)

$ 13.5-14.5

__________

a)

These adjustments were excluded because they relate to the one-time modification of Cruise stock incentive awards and the resolution, in the three months ended March 31, 2022, and substantially all matters related to certain royalties accrued with respect to past-year vehicle sales.

b)

We do not consider the potential future impact of adjustments on our expected financial results.

The following table reconciles expected EPS-diluted under U.S. GAAP to expected EPS-diluted-adjusted:

Year Ending December 31, 2022

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 6.01-6.51

Adjustments(a)(b)

0.74

EPS-diluted-adjusted(c)

$ 6.75-7.25

(Consensus sees FY22 EPS of $7.19)

__________

a)

Refer to the reconciliation of expected Net income attributable to stockholders under U.S. GAAP to expected EBIT-adjusted for adjustment details.

b)

Includes the tax effect of each adjustment as determined based on the tax laws and valuation allowance status of the jurisdiction to which the adjustment relates. These adjustments also consist of tax benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets considered realizable as aresult of Cruise tax reconsolidation and a deemed dividend related to the redemption of Cruise preferred shares from SoftBank in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

c)

We do not consider the potential future impact of adjustments on our expected financial results.

The following table reconciles expected automotive net cash provided by operating activities under U.S. GAAP to adjusted automotive free cash flow (dollars in billions):

Year Ending December 31, 2022

Net automotive cash provided by operating activities

$ 18.8-20.8

Less: Capital expenditures

9.0-10.0

Adjustments(a)

0.2

Adjusted automotive free cash flow(b)

$ 10.0-11.0

__________

(a)

These adjustments relate to the patent royalty matters and the GM Korea wage litigation.

(b)

We do not consider the potential future impact of adjustments on our expected financial results.

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