Genuine Parts Company Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) reported record sales of $5.7 billion for Q3 2022, marking a 17.8% increase from the previous year. Diluted EPS rose to $2.20, a 38.4% increase, with adjusted EPS at $2.23, up 18.6%. The strong performance was driven by effective strategies in its Automotive and Industrial divisions. The company raised its full-year outlook for sales growth to 15%-16% and diluted EPS to $8.29-$8.39. Operating cash flow increased to $1.2 billion, reflecting solid operational management.
- Record sales of $5.7 billion, up 17.8% YoY.
- Diluted EPS increased to $2.20, a 38.4% rise.
- Adjusted EPS rose to $2.23, an increase of 18.6%.
- Raised full-year revenue outlook to 15%-16%.
- Increased free cash flow to $1.0 billion, a 15% rise.
- 4.0% unfavorable impact from foreign currency and other.
- Record Sales of
$5.7 billion , Up17.8% - Diluted EPS of
$2.20 , Up38.4% - Adjusted Diluted EPS of
$2.23 , Up18.6% - Significant Progress on Integration of Kaman Distribution Group
- Raising 2022 Outlook for Revenue Growth and Diluted and Adjusted Diluted EPS
ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
"The GPC team delivered record results, with double-digit sales and earnings growth driven by the execution of effective strategies and continued resilience of our Automotive and Industrial businesses," said Paul Donahue, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased with the continued strength of our results for 2022 and are proud of the great work by all our 53,000 teammates who are at the core of our success."
Third Quarter 2022 Results
Sales were
Net income was
Adjusted net income, which excludes a net expense of
Third Quarter 2022 Segment Highlights
Automotive Parts Group
Automotive sales were
Industrial Parts Group
Industrial sales were
Will Stengel, President, stated, "Our third quarter results were driven by sound industry fundamentals and execution of our key strategic initiatives to deliver accelerated sales growth and margin expansion in both segments. We were also pleased to further strengthen our balance sheet and generate continued strong cash flow.
"The solid growth in Automotive was broad-based, with double-digit total sales growth in local currency in each of our global operations. Likewise, the continued strength in Industrial led to its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit sales comps," said Mr. Stengel.
Nine Months 2022 Results
Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were
Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Capital Allocation
The Company generated operating cash flow from operations of
The Company ended the quarter with
2022 Outlook
In consideration of several factors, the Company is updating full-year 2022 guidance previously provided in its earnings release on July 27, 2022. The Company considered its recent business trends and financial results, current growth plans, strategic initiatives, global economic outlook, geopolitical conflicts and the potential impact on results in establishing its updated guidance, which is outlined in the table below.
For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 | ||||
Previous Outlook | Updated Outlook | |||
Total sales growth | ||||
Automotive sales growth | ||||
Industrial sales growth | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | ||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share | ||||
Effective tax rate | Approximately | Approximately | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||
Free cash flow | ||||
"Our teams continue to operate well in a challenging environment, and going forward, we will remain energized and focused on our strategic initiatives in our day-to-day operations. Our outlook for the full-year reflects the continued confidence in our businesses to deliver market share gains and drive ongoing momentum in our top and bottom-line results," Mr. Donahue concluded.
Non-GAAP Information
This release contains certain financial information not derived in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These items include adjusted net income from operations, adjusted diluted net income from operations per common share and free cash flow. We believe that the presentation of adjusted net income from operations, adjusted diluted net income from operations per common share and free cash flow, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that is indicative of our core operations. We considered these metrics useful to investors because they provide greater transparency into management's view and assessment of our ongoing operating performance by removing items management believes are not representative of our operations and may distort our longer-term operating trends. We believe these measures are useful and enhance the comparability of our results from period to period and with our competitors, as well as show ongoing results from operations distinct from items that are infrequent or not associated with our core operations. We do not, nor do we suggest investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures as superior to, in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP financial information. We have included a reconciliation of this additional information to the most comparable GAAP measure following the financial statements below.
Comparable Sales
Comparable sales is a key metric that refers to period-over-period comparisons of our sales excluding the impact of acquisitions, foreign currency and other. We consider this metric useful to investors because it provides greater transparency into management's view and assessment of the our core ongoing operations. This is a metric that is widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry, although our calculation of the metric may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies and analysts calculate this metric in the same manner.
Conference Call
We will hold a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the results of the quarter. A supplemental earnings deck will also be available for reference. Interested parties may listen to the call and view the supplemental earnings deck on our website at http://genuineparts.investorroom.com. The call is also available by dialing 888-317-6003, conference ID 9205347. A replay will also be available on our website or at 877-344-7529, conference ID 7447739, two hours after the completion of the call.
About Genuine Parts Company
Founded in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. The Company's Automotive Parts Group distributes automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The Company's Industrial Parts Group distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. In total, the Company serves its global customers from an extensive network of more than 10,000 locations in 17 countries and has approximately 53,000 employees. Further information is available at www.genpt.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this report, as well as in other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), release to the public, or make available on our website, constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in the future tense and all statements accompanied by words such as "expect," "likely," "outlook," "forecast," "preliminary," "would," "could," "should," "position," "will," "project," "intend," "plan," "on track," "anticipate," "to come," "may," "possible," "assume," or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include our view of business and economic trends for the remainder of the year and our expectations regarding our ability to capitalize on these business and economic trends and to execute our strategic priorities, and the updated full-year 2022 financial guidance provided. Senior officers may also make verbal statements to analysts, investors, the media and others that are forward-looking.
We caution you that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and while we believe that our expectations for the future are reasonable in view of currently available information, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events may differ materially from those indicated as a result of various important factors. Such factors may include, among other things, changes in general economic conditions, including unemployment, inflation (including the impact of tariffs) or deflation and geopolitical conflicts such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; volatility in oil prices; significant cost increases, such as rising fuel and freight expenses; the extent and duration of the disruption to our business operations caused by the global health crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including the effects on the financial health of our business partners and customers, on supply chains and our suppliers, on vehicle miles driven as well as other metrics that affect our business, and on access to capital and liquidity provided by the financial and capital markets; our ability to maintain compliance with our debt covenants; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations and to realize the anticipated synergies and benefits; our ability to successfully implement our business initiatives in our two business segments; slowing demand for our products; the ability to maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships; changes in national and international legislation or government regulations or policies, including changes to import tariffs, environmental and social policy, infrastructure programs and privacy legislation, and their impact to us, our suppliers and customers; changes in tax policies; volatile exchange rates; our ability to successfully attract and retain employees in the current labor market; uncertain credit markets and other macroeconomic conditions; competitive product, service and pricing pressures; failure or weakness in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, including as a result of the work from home environment; the uncertainties and costs of litigation; disruptions caused by a failure or breach of our information systems, as well as other risks and uncertainties discussed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 (all of which may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts, such as the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine) and from time to time in our subsequent filings with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our subsequent Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other reports filed with the SEC.
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Net sales | $ 5,675,274 | $ 4,818,849 | $ 16,572,323 | $ 14,067,301 | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 3,695,607 | 3,108,082 | 10,805,910 | 9,126,614 | ||||
Gross profit | 1,979,667 | 1,710,767 | 5,766,413 | 4,940,687 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling, administrative and other | 1,458,418 | 1,338,768 | 4,226,412 | 3,883,241 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 86,563 | 72,121 | 259,822 | 218,377 | ||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 6,146 | 4,284 | 13,539 | 14,230 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 1,551,127 | 1,415,173 | 4,499,773 | 4,115,848 | ||||
Non-operating expense (income): | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | 18,220 | 14,167 | 58,318 | 47,853 | ||||
Other | (7,616) | (17,547) | (26,897) | (77,454) | ||||
Total non-operating expense (income) | 10,604 | (3,380) | 31,421 | (29,601) | ||||
Income before income taxes | 417,936 | 298,974 | 1,235,219 | 854,440 | ||||
Income taxes | 105,578 | 70,389 | 304,494 | 211,649 | ||||
Net income | $ 312,358 | $ 228,585 | $ 930,725 | $ 642,791 | ||||
Dividends declared per common | $ 0.8950 | $ 0.8150 | $ 2.6850 | $ 2.4450 | ||||
Basic earnings per share | $ 2.21 | $ 1.60 | $ 6.57 | $ 4.47 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ 2.20 | $ 1.59 | $ 6.53 | $ 4.44 | ||||
Weighted average common shares | 141,336 | 142,871 | 141,609 | 143,826 | ||||
Dilutive effect of stock options and | 773 | 718 | 819 | 796 | ||||
Weighted average common shares | 142,109 | 143,589 | 142,428 | 144,622 | ||||
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES SEGMENT INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
(in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Net sales: | ||||||||
Automotive | $ 3,490,462 | $ 3,204,534 | $ 9,353,998 | |||||
Industrial | 2,184,812 | 1,614,315 | 6,338,746 | 4,713,303 | ||||
Total net sales | $ 5,675,274 | $ 4,818,849 | ||||||
Segment profit: | ||||||||
Automotive | $ 309,349 | $ 281,150 | $ 896,475 | $ 807,586 | ||||
Industrial | 242,505 | 165,754 | 656,330 | 441,459 | ||||
Total segment profit | 551,854 | 446,904 | 1,552,805 | 1,249,045 | ||||
Interest expense, net | (18,220) | (14,167) | (58,318) | (47,853) | ||||
Intangible asset amortization | (39,416) | (25,311) | (118,740) | (78,239) | ||||
Corporate expense | (72,820) | (47,389) | (187,883) | (130,029) | ||||
Other unallocated (expenses) income (1) | (3,462) | (61,063) | 47,355 | (138,484) | ||||
Income before income taxes | $ 417,936 | $ 298,974 | $ 1,235,219 | $ 854,440 | ||||
(1) | The following table presents a summary of other unallocated (expenses) income: |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
(in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Other unallocated (expenses) income: | ||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate (2) | $ — | $ — | $ 102,803 | $ — | ||||
Gain on insurance proceeds (3) | — | — | 1,507 | — | ||||
Product liability damages award (4) | — | — | — | (77,421) | ||||
Loss on software disposal (5) | — | (61,063) | — | (61,063) | ||||
Transaction and other costs (6) | (3,462) | — | (56,955) | — | ||||
Total other unallocated (expenses) income | $ (3,462) | $ (61,063) | $ 47,355 | $ (138,484) | ||||
(2) | Amount reflects a gain on the sale of real estate that had been leased to S.P. Richards. |
(3) | Amount reflects insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred on inventory, property, plant and equipment and other fire-related costs. |
(4) | Amount reflects damages reinstated by the Washington Supreme Court order on July 8, 2021 in connection with a 2017 automotive product liability claim. |
(5) | Amount reflects a loss on an internally developed software project that was disposed of due to a change in management strategy related to advances in alternative technologies. |
(6) | Amount primarily reflects costs associated with the January 3, 2022 acquisition and integration of KDG. These costs also include a |
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) | ||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | September 30, | September 30, 2021 | ||
Assets | ||||
Current assets: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 629,198 | $ 919,097 | ||
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | 2,215,032 | 1,888,253 | ||
Merchandise inventories, net | 4,300,709 | 3,748,418 | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,678,259 | 1,226,416 | ||
Total current assets | 8,823,198 | 7,782,184 | ||
Goodwill | 2,460,911 | 1,890,821 | ||
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | 1,748,274 | 1,409,886 | ||
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation | 1,241,567 | 1,107,374 | ||
Operating lease assets | 1,073,858 | 1,040,724 | ||
Other assets | 1,029,272 | 743,949 | ||
Total assets | $ 16,377,080 | $ 13,974,938 | ||
Liabilities and equity | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||
Trade accounts payable | $ 5,531,253 | $ 4,819,084 | ||
Current portion of debt | 1,629 | — | ||
Dividends payable | 126,434 | 116,356 | ||
Other current liabilities | 1,835,803 | 1,601,883 | ||
Total current liabilities | 7,495,119 | 6,537,323 | ||
Long-term debt | 3,231,668 | 2,432,539 | ||
Operating lease liabilities | 809,495 | 781,750 | ||
Pension and other post–retirement benefit liabilities | 262,820 | 254,727 | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 398,797 | 222,467 | ||
Other long-term liabilities | 500,989 | 549,574 | ||
Equity: | ||||
Preferred stock, par value – | — | — | ||
Common stock, par value – | 140,962 | 142,503 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 132,240 | 118,223 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,074,316) | (1,073,086) | ||
Retained earnings | 4,465,565 | 3,995,537 | ||
Total parent equity | 3,664,451 | 3,183,177 | ||
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | 13,741 | 13,381 | ||
Total equity | 3,678,192 | 3,196,558 | ||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 16,377,080 | $ 13,974,938 | ||
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) | ||||
Nine Months Ended | ||||
(in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | ||
Operating activities: | ||||
Net income | $ 930,725 | $ 642,791 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 259,822 | 218,377 | ||
Loss on software disposal | — | 61,063 | ||
Share-based compensation | 27,773 | 20,841 | ||
Gain on sale of real estate | (102,803) | — | ||
Intangible asset impairment | 17,461 | — | ||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation | (3,868) | (6,667) | ||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 115,481 | 71,791 | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,244,591 | 1,008,196 | ||
Investing activities: | ||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (243,998) | (138,206) | ||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 141,228 | 24,184 | ||
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses | 32,620 | 16,687 | ||
Acquisitions of businesses and other investing activities | (1,586,812) | (142,567) | ||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,656,962) | (239,902) | ||
Financing activities: | ||||
Proceeds from debt | 4,547,511 | 242,332 | ||
Payments on debt | (3,586,954) | (403,126) | ||
Share-based awards exercised | (15,444) | (19,398) | ||
Dividends paid | (369,483) | (349,293) | ||
Purchases of stock | (172,727) | (283,886) | ||
Other financing activities | (16,869) | (5,353) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 386,034 | (818,724) | ||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (59,166) | (20,639) | ||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (85,503) | (71,069) | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 714,701 | 990,166 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 629,198 | $ 919,097 | ||
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND GAAP (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
(in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
GAAP net income | $ 312,358 | $ 228,585 | $ 930,725 | $ 642,791 | ||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate (1) | — | — | (102,803) | — | ||||
Gain on insurance proceeds (2) | — | — | (1,507) | — | ||||
Product liability damages award (3) | — | — | — | 77,421 | ||||
Loss on software disposal (4) | — | 61,063 | — | 61,063 | ||||
Transaction and other costs (5) | 3,462 | — | 56,955 | — | ||||
Total adjustments | 3,462 | 61,063 | (47,355) | 138,484 | ||||
Tax impact of adjustments | 1,464 | (19,167) | 12,651 | (40,489) | ||||
Adjusted net income | $ 317,284 | $ 270,481 | $ 896,021 | $ 740,786 | ||||
The table below represent amounts per common share assuming dilution: | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
GAAP net income | $ 2.20 | $ 1.59 | $ 6.53 | $ 4.44 | ||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate (1) | — | — | (0.72) | — | ||||
Gain on insurance proceeds (2) | — | — | (0.01) | — | ||||
Product liability damages award (3) | — | — | — | 0.54 | ||||
Loss on software disposal (4) | — | 0.42 | — | 0.42 | ||||
Transaction and other costs (5) | 0.02 | — | 0.40 | — | ||||
Total adjustments | 0.02 | 0.42 | (0.33) | 0.96 | ||||
Tax impact of adjustments | 0.01 | (0.13) | 0.09 | (0.28) | ||||
Adjusted net income | $ 2.23 | $ 1.88 | $ 6.29 | $ 5.12 | ||||
Weighted average common shares | 142,109 | 143,589 | 142,428 | 144,622 | ||||
The table below clarifies where the items that have been adjusted above to improve comparability of the income. | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
(in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Line item: | ||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ — | $ — | $ 5,000 | $ — | ||||
Selling, administrative and other expenses | 3,462 | 61,063 | (50,848) | 138,484 | ||||
Non-operating expense (income): Other | — | — | (1,507) | — | ||||
Total adjustments | $ 3,462 | $ 61,063 | $ (47,355) | $ 138,484 | ||||
(1) | Adjustment reflects a gain on the sale of real estate that had been leased to S.P. Richards. |
(2) | Adjustment reflects insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred on inventory, property, plant and equipment and other fire-related costs. |
(3) | Adjustment reflects damages reinstated by the Washington Supreme Court order on July 8, 2021 in connection with a 2017 automotive product liability claim. |
(4) | Adjustment reflects a loss on an internally developed software project that was disposed of due to a change in management strategy related to advances in alternative technologies. |
(5) | Adjustment primarily reflects costs associated with the January 3, 2022 acquisition and |
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CHANGE IN NET SALES SUMMARY (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
Comparable | Acquisitions | Foreign | Other | GAAP Total | ||||||
Automotive | 9.2 % | 5.3 % | (5.5) % | (0.1) % | 8.9 % | |||||
Industrial | 19.6 % | 16.6 % | (0.9) % | — % | 35.3 % | |||||
Total Net Sales | 12.7 % | 9.1 % | (3.9) % | (0.1) % | 17.8 % | |||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
Comparable | Acquisitions | Foreign | Other | GAAP Total | ||||||
Automotive | 9.3 % | 4.4 % | (4.2) % | (0.1) % | 9.4 % | |||||
Industrial | 17.9 % | 17.4 % | (0.7) % | (0.1) % | 34.5 % | |||||
Total Net Sales | 12.1 % | 8.7 % | (3.0) % | — % | 17.8 % | |||||
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED) | ||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||
(in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 1,244,591 | $ 1,008,196 | ||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (243,998) | (138,206) | ||
Free Cash Flow | $ 1,000,593 | $ 869,990 | ||
For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 | ||||
Previous Outlook | Updated Outlook | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | Approximately | |||
Free Cash Flow | ||||
View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/genuine-parts-company-reports-third-quarter-2022-results-301654348.html
SOURCE Genuine Parts Company
FAQ
What were the sales figures for Genuine Parts Company (GPC) in Q3 2022?
How much did the diluted EPS rise for GPC in Q3 2022?
What is the updated sales growth outlook for Genuine Parts Company (GPC) for 2022?
What impact did foreign currency have on GPC's sales in Q3 2022?
What was GPC's free cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2022?
