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Gentherm Reports 2026 First Quarter Results

April 23, 2026 6:00 AM

Revenue Growth of 7.2% (ex-FX) Year-over-Year Delivered Record Quarterly Revenue of $394 Million

Expanded Gross Margin versus Prior Year as Operational Initiatives Gain Traction

Announced Transformational Combination with Modine Performance Technologies; On Track to Close in 2026

NOVI, Mich., April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM), a global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

“Our team executed well in the first quarter. We started seeing the tangible results from our efforts to establish a more robust operating system which drove improved performance on stronger volumes. We also continued progressing our organic growth initiatives in both home and office, and medical markets,” said Bill Presley, the Company's President and CEO. “This quarter also marked a strategic inflection point for Gentherm. Our announced combination with Modine Performance Technologies creates a stronger enterprise, with an expanded product portfolio, broader end market exposure, and clear value creation opportunities.”

First Quarter Highlights

First Quarter Financial Highlights

Presley concluded, “While we navigate any potential near-team volatility, we are strategically repositioning the company, and I remain confident we have the right plan established to drive improved performance over the long-term.”

Guidance

The Company’s guidance for full year 2026 remains unchanged and is provided below1:

As of April 2026
Product Revenues$1.5B – $1.6B
Adjusted EBITDA$175M – $195M
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$80M – $100M


12026 guidance based on tariffs currently in effect as of today, our current forecast of customer orders and expectations of near-term conditions, light vehicle production in our relevant markets decreasing at a low single digit rate for full year 2026 versus 2025, and a EUR to USD exchange rate of $1.16/Euro. Assumes an effective tax rate of ~30%. Does not reflect any impact from the planned combination with Modine Performance Technologies.

The Company provides various non-GAAP financial measures in this release. See “Use of Non-GAAP Measures” below for additional information, including definitions, usefulness for investors and limitations, as well as reconciliations below to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

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 the U.S.). The passcode for the live call is 13759979.

A live webcast and one-year archived replay of the call, as well as a copy of the supplemental materials that will be used during the conference 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 two hours after the call until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 7, 2026. 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 13759979.

Investor Contact
Gregory Blanchette
[email protected]
248.308.1702

Media Contact
Haley Baur
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248.289.9711

About Gentherm
Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM) is a global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies. Automotive products include Climate Control Seats (CCS®), Climate Control Interiors (CCI™), Lumbar and Massage Comfort Solutions, and Valve Systems. 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 14,000 employees in facilities across 13 countries. In 2025, the company recorded annual sales of approximately $1.5 billion and secured $2.2 billion in automotive new business awards. For more information, go to www.gentherm.com.

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION
This release is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. It does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document. No offering or sale of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction (the “Proposed Transaction”) among Gentherm, Modine Manufacturing Company (“Modine”) and Modine’s Performance Technologies business (“SpinCo”), the parties intend to file relevant materials with the SEC, including, among other filings, a registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Gentherm (the “Form S-4”) that will include a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of Gentherm and a definitive proxy statement/prospectus of Gentherm, the latter of which will be mailed to shareholders of Gentherm, and a registration statement on Form 10 to be filed by SpinCo that will incorporate by reference certain portions of the Form S-4 and will serve as an information statement/prospectus in connection with the spin-off of SpinCo from Modine. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF GENTHERM AND MODINE ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, THE INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GENTHERM, MODINE, SPINCO, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Form S-4 and the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Gentherm, Modine or SpinCo through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Gentherm will be available free of charge on Gentherm’s website at ir.Gentherm.com under the tab “Financial Info” and under the heading “SEC Filings.” Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Modine and SpinCo will be available free of charge on Modine’s website at investors.Modine.com under the tab “Financials” and under the heading “SEC Filings.”

Participants in the Solicitation
Gentherm and Modine and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies from Gentherm’s shareholders in connection with the Proposed Transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Gentherm is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on February 19, 2026, and its proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2026 and supplemented on April 10, 2026. To the extent holdings of Gentherm’s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in such filings, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Gentherm and other information regarding the potential participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the Proposed Transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Modine is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on May 21, 2025, and its proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on July 9, 2025. To the extent holdings of Modine’s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in such filings, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. You may obtain these documents (when they become available) free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov and from Gentherm’s website and Modine’s website as described above.

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. In making these statements we rely on assumptions and analysis based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, third party information and projections from sources that management believes to be reputable, as well as other factors we consider appropriate under the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of important assumptions, significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) 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 but not limited to:

Furthermore, important factors related to the Proposed Transaction could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, including:

The foregoing risks should be read in conjunction with the Company's reports filed with or furnished to 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, with reasonable frequency, we have entered into business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments and other significant transactions. Such forward-looking statements do not include the potential impact of any such transactions that may be completed after the date hereof (except the Proposed Transaction to the extent specified), each of which may present material risks to the Company’s future business and financial results. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment and new risks emerge from time to time.

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 strategies or expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”); Adjusted EBITDA margin; adjusted earnings per share (“Adjusted earnings per share” or “Adjusted EPS”); Quarter-to-date Operating Cash Flow; Free Cash Flow; Adjusted Free Cash Flow; Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion rate; net capital expenditures (“net CAPEX”); Net Debt; liquidity; Net Leverage Ratio (“Net Leverage”); revenue, segment revenue and product revenue excluding foreign currency translation and other specified gains and losses; adjusted operating expenses; Pro Forma Revenue; Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA; and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin, each a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, deferred financing cost amortization, non-cash stock based compensation expenses, restructuring expenses, net, unrealized currency gain or loss and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations and related tax effects. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by product revenues. The Company defines Adjusted EPS as earnings adjusted by restructuring expenses, net, unrealized currency gain or loss and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations and related tax effects. The Company defines Quarter-to-date Operating Cash Flow as Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities for the current period less that of the immediately preceding period. The Company defines Free Cash Flow as Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities plus Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment less Purchases of property and equipment. The Company defines net CAPEX as Purchases of property and equipment less Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment. The Company defines Adjusted Free Cash Flow as Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities, excluding cash restructuring expenses, net and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations, less net CAPEX. The Company defines Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion rate as Adjusted Free Cash Flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. 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 liquidity as the sum of cash and cash equivalents and availability under the Company’s revolving line of credit. The Company defines Net Leverage as Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four fiscal quarters. The Company defines revenue, segment revenue or product revenue excluding foreign currency translation and other specified gains and losses as such revenue, excluding the estimated effects of foreign currency exchange on revenue by translating actual revenue using the prior period foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the other items specified. The Company defines adjusted operating expenses as operating expenses excluding related non-cash stock based compensation, restructuring expenses, net, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations. The Company defines Pro Forma revenue as Gentherm’s product revenues for the trailing four fiscal quarters (from the date specified), plus Modine Performance Technologies’ Net sales for the trailing four fiscal quarters (from the date specified), as reported by Modine Manufacturing Company, adjusted to reflect the latest business structure. The Company defines Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA as Gentherm’s Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four fiscal quarters (from the date specified), plus Modine Performance Technologies’ Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four fiscal quarters (from the date specified), as reported by Modine Manufacturing Company, adjusted to reflect the latest business structure and go-forward operational alignment. The Company defines Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA divided by Pro Forma Revenue.

The Company’s reconciliations are included in this release or can be found in the supplemental materials for this reporting period on the Company’s website.

In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses Quarter-to-date Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion rate, Net Debt, Net Leverage and liquidity 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 and therefore enhance the comparability of the Company's results and provide additional information for analyzing trends in the business. 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 (loss), revenue or other consolidated income (loss) 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, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion rate, Adjusted EPS, Pro Forma Revenue, Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin. The Company has not reconciled the non-GAAP forward-looking guidance included in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures because this cannot be done without unreasonable effort due to the variability and low visibility with respect to taxes and non-recurring items, which are potential adjustments to future earnings. We expect the variability of these items to have a potentially unpredictable, and a potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.

GENTHERM INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Product revenues $393,706 $353,854
Cost of sales 296,479 267,389
Gross margin 97,227 86,465
Operating expenses:
Net research and development expenses 23,946 24,216
Selling, general and administrative expenses 55,305 38,478
Restructuring expenses, net 6,691 4,514
Loss on sale of land and building, net 2,196
Total operating expenses 85,942 69,404
Operating income 11,285 17,061
Interest expense, net (2,633) (3,555)
Foreign currency loss (1,060) (10,298)
Other income (loss) 22 (1,124)
Earnings before income tax 7,614 2,084
Income tax expense 3,396 2,212
Net income (loss) $4,218 $(128)
Basic earnings (loss) per share $0.14 $(0.00)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $0.14 $(0.00)
Weighted average number of shares – basic 30,517 30,779
Weighted average number of shares – diluted 30,757 30,779



GENTHERM INCORPORATED
REVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY AND RECONCILIATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION IMPACT
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Climate Control Seats $206,588 $191,153 8.1%
Lumbar and Massage Comfort Solutions 62,261 45,313 37.4%
Climate Control Interiors 50,764 45,341 12.0%
Climate and Comfort Electronics 9,160 7,715 18.7%
Automotive Climate and Comfort Solutions 328,773 289,522 13.6%
Valve Systems 26,573 23,173 14.7%
Other Automotive 26,820 29,179 (8.1)%
Subtotal Automotive segment 382,166 341,874 11.8%
Medical segment 11,540 11,980 (3.7)%
Total Company $393,706 $353,854 11.3%
Foreign currency translation impact(a) 14,294
Total Company, excluding foreign
currency translation impact
$379,412 $353,854 7.2%
(a) Foreign currency translation impacts for the Automotive segment and Medical segment were $13,979 and $315 respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Foreign currency translation impacts for Automotive Climate and Comfort Solutions were $10,920 for the three months ended March 31, 2026.



GENTHERM INCORPORATED
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
Net income (loss) $4,218 $(128)
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization 14,073 12,788
Income tax expense 3,396 2,212
Interest expense, net 2,633 3,555
Adjustments:
Non-cash stock based compensation 2,711 2,597
Restructuring expenses, net 6,691 4,514
Unrealized currency loss 818 9,607
Merger and acquisition expenses 14,797
Leadership transition expenses 303 898
Loss on sale of land and building, net 2,196
Other(a) (295) 1,102
Adjusted EBITDA $49,345 $39,341
Product revenues $393,706 $353,854
Net income (loss) margin 1.1% (0.0)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 12.5% 11.1
(a) Includes a $1,294 write-down of an equity investment for the three months ended March 31, 2025.



GENTHERM INCORPORATED
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME
AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Net income (loss) $4,218 $(128)
Amortization of acquisition related intangibles 1,689 1,559
Restructuring expenses, net 6,691 4,514
Unrealized currency loss 818 9,607
Merger and acquisition expenses 14,797
Leadership transition expenses 303 898
Loss on sale of land and building, net 2,196
Other (295) 1,102
Tax effect of above (2,403) (4,131)
Adjusted net income $25,818 $15,617
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 30,517 30,779
Diluted 30,757 30,779
Earnings (loss) per share, as reported:
Basic $0.14 $(0.00)
Diluted $0.14 $(0.00)
Adjusted earnings per share:
Basic $0.85 $0.51
Diluted $0.84 $0.51



GENTHERM INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $177,401 $160,833
Accounts receivable, net 307,072 281,083
Inventory:
Raw materials 124,555 128,314
Work in process 33,331 35,429
Finished goods 99,083 88,959
Inventory, net 256,969 252,702
Other current assets 84,759 82,332
Total current assets 826,201 776,950
Property and equipment, net 260,632 270,614
Goodwill 107,803 108,918
Other intangible assets, net 51,254 52,796
Operating lease right-of-use assets 53,057 56,524
Deferred income tax assets 93,863 93,552
Other non-current assets 37,484 37,075
Total assets $1,430,294 $1,396,429
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $277,033 $260,487
Current lease liabilities 9,100 9,646
Current maturities of long-term debt 36 73
Other current liabilities 132,258 134,104
Total current liabilities 418,427 404,310
Long-term debt, less current maturities 219,000 189,000
Non-current lease liabilities 45,298 48,105
Pension benefit obligation 3,353 3,748
Other non-current liabilities 27,746 30,943
Total liabilities $713,824 $676,106
Shareholders’ equity:
Common Stock:
No par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized 30,666,983 and 30,526,231 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively 6,464 5,611
Paid-in capital 1,590 1,590
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (9,888) (964)
Accumulated earnings 718,304 714,086
Total shareholders’ equity 716,470 720,323
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $1,430,294 $1,396,429



GENTHERM INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss) $4,218 $(128)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 14,221 12,931
Deferred income taxes (5,110) (2,769)
Stock based compensation 2,708 2,621
Loss on disposition of property and equipment 94 2,338
Provisions for inventory 1,241 1,427
Other non-cash items, including unrealized foreign currency loss 649 1,082
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (26,284) (22,597)
Inventory (10,322) (6,141)
Other assets (2,409) (27,312)
Accounts payable 18,728 14,336
Other liabilities (2,777) 10,868
Net cash used in operating activities (5,043) (13,344)
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (5,651) (14,871)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment 1 3,743
Proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables 744
Cost of technology investments (150)
Net cash used in investing activities (5,650) (10,534)
Financing Activities:
Borrowings on debt 65,000 52,000
Repayments of debt (35,036) (10,037)
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' stock based compensation (1,855) (1,224)
Net cash provided by financing activities 28,109 40,739
Foreign currency effect (848) 12,147
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 16,568 29,008
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 160,833 134,134
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $177,401 $163,142



GENTHERM INCORPORATED
OTHER NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Total operating expenses $85,942 $69,404
Restructuring expense, net (6,691) (4,514)
Non-cash stock based compensation (2,418) (2,349)
Merger and acquisition expenses (14,797)
Leadership transition expenses (303) (898)
Loss on sale of land and building, net (2,196)
Adjusted operating expenses $61,733 $59,447


March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents $177,401 $163,142
Revolving line of credit availability 278,120 235,224
Total liquidity $455,521 $398,366


March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
Current maturities of long-term debt $36 $138
Long-term debt, less current maturities 219,000 262,034
Total Debt 219,036 262,172
Cash and cash equivalents 177,401 163,142
Net Debt $41,635 $99,030
Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four fiscal quarters $184,823 $178,691
Net Leverage 0.2 0.6


Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Net cash used in operating activities $(5,043) $(13,344)
Purchases of property and equipment (5,651) (14,871)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment 1 3,743
Free Cash Flow (10,693) (24,472)
Cash effect of adjustments:
Restructuring expenses, net 2,154 2,407
Merger and acquisition expenses 5,899
Leadership transition expenses 5,855
Other 744
Adjusted Free Cash Flow $(2,640) $(15,466)



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