Garrett Motion Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Wins First Major Series Production Award For Electric Motors
- Secured first major series production award for electric motors in heavy-duty trucks
- Improved gross profit margin to 20.4% from 18.8% YoY
- Adjusted EBIT increased to $131M from $121M YoY
- Strong liquidity position of $760M
- Continued shareholder returns with $0.06/share dividend and $30M share repurchases
- $16M productivity gains net of labor inflation
- Net sales declined 4% YoY to $878M
- Net income decreased to $62M from $66M YoY
- Operating cash flow decreased to $56M from $84M YoY
- Decline in diesel sales in Europe
- Lower aftermarket sales in North America
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
- Net sales totaled
$878 million , down4% on a reported basis and down2% on a constant currency* basis - Net income totaled
$62 million ; Net income margin of7.1% - Adjusted EBIT* totaled
$131 million ; Adjusted EBIT margin* of14.9% - Net cash provided by operating activities totaled
$56 million - Adjusted free cash flow* totaled $36 million
- Reiterating full-year outlook
First Quarter 2025 Business Highlights
- Continue to win across all turbo, plug-in hybrids and range extended electric vehicle applications
- Secured new wins in Asia and Europe for commercial vehicles and industrial power generation applications
- Won first major series production award for electric motors with industry-leading supplier, production expected to start in 2027
PLYMOUTH, Mich. and ROLLE, Switzerland, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Garrett Motion Inc. (Nasdaq: GTX) ("Garrett" or the "Company"), a leading differentiated automotive technology provider, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Additionally, the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of
"Garrett started the year with strong first quarter results in a pressured industry environment," said Garrett President and CEO, Olivier Rabiller. "We drove outstanding operating performance and saw the positive impact from structural cost savings actions that we deployed in 2024. We also continued to return capital to shareholders through
"We strengthened our global leadership in turbocharging, winning new business with both established and new automakers - particularly in plug-in hybrid and range extended electric platforms. With our zero-emission technologies, we achieved a significant milestone with our first major series production award for our high-speed electric traction motor and matched inverter that will be integrated in a fully electric axle for On Highway Heavy Duty truck applications."
$ millions (unless otherwise noted) | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ||
Net sales | 878 | 915 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 699 | 743 | ||
Gross profit | 179 | 172 | ||
Gross profit % | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 59 | 64 | ||
Income before taxes | 85 | 81 | ||
Net income | 62 | 66 | ||
Net income margin | ||||
Adjusted EBIT* | 131 | 121 | ||
Adjusted EBIT margin* | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA* | 159 | 151 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA margin* | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 56 | 84 | ||
Adjusted free cash flow* | 36 | 68 |
* See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures below.
Results of Operations
Net sales for the first quarter of 2025 were
Cost of goods sold for the first quarter of 2025 decreased to
Gross profit totaled
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the first quarter of 2025 decreased to
Other expense in the first quarter of 2025 was
Interest expense in the first quarter of 2025 was
Non-operating income for the first quarter of 2025 was
Tax expense for the first quarter of 2025 was
Net income for the first quarter of 2025 was
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBIT increased to
Adjusted free cash flow was
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, Garrett had
As of March 31, 2025, total principal amount of debt outstanding was
During the first quarter of 2025, we repurchased
Full Year 2025 Outlook
Garrett reiterates its outlook for the full year 2025 for certain GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures.
Full Year 2025 Outlook | |
Net sales (GAAP) | |
Net sales growth at constant currency (Non-GAAP)* | - |
Net income (GAAP) | |
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)* | |
Adjusted EBIT (Non-GAAP)* | |
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | |
Adjusted free cash flow (Non-GAAP)* |
* See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures below.
Garrett’s full year 2025 outlook, as of May 1, 2025, includes the following expectations:
- 2025 light vehicle industry production down
3% to flat versus 2024; - 2025 commercial vehicle industry, including both on- and off-highway, flat to +
2% versus 2024; - 2025 average light vehicle battery electric vehicle penetration of
16% ; - Price (net of pass-through) and productivity offsetting inflation;
- 2025 Euro/dollar assumption of 1.05 EUR to 1.00 USD;
- RD&E investment at
4.6% of sales in 2025, with more than50% on zero-emission technologies; - Capital expenditures at
2.8% of sales, with more than25% on zero-emission technologies; - Excludes the potential impact of global trade policies and inflation, and assumes direct tariff pass-through.
Conference Call
Garrett will hold a conference call at 8:30 am EDT / 2:30 pm CET on Thursday, May 1, 2025, to discuss its results. To participate on the conference call, please dial +1-877-883-0383 (US) or +1-412-902-6506 (international) and use the passcode 2829687.
The conference call will also be broadcast over the internet and include a slide presentation. To access the webcast and supporting material, please visit the investor relations section of the Garrett Motion website at http://investors.garrettmotion.com. A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing +1-877-344-7529 (US) or +1-412-317-0088 (international) using the access code 5071316. The webcast will also be archived on Garrett’s website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication and related comments by management may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements of historical fact and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements represent our current judgment about possible future activities, events, or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future. In making these statement, we rely upon assumptions and analysis based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments, as well as other factors we consider appropriate under the circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any future performance, events, or results, and actual performance, events, or results may differ materially from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, many of which are described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including risks related to the automotive industry, the competitive landscape and our ability to compete, and macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, among others. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or other factors that affect the subject of these statement, except where we are expressly required to do so by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This communication includes the following non-GAAP financial measures, which are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”): Constant currency sales growth, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT margin, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted free cash flow. We believe these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and analysis of ongoing operating trends and are important indicators of operating performance because they exclude the effects of certain non-operating items, therefore making them more closely reflect our operational performance. Our calculation of these non-GAAP measures, including a reconciliation of such measures to the most closely related GAAP measure, are set forth in the Appendix to this presentation. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences between companies in the method of calculation. As a result, the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations and should not be considered superior to, in isolation from, or as a substitute for, related GAAP measures. For additional information regarding our non-GAAP financial measures, see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Garrett Motion Inc.
A differentiated technology leader, Garrett Motion has a 70-year history of innovation in the automotive sector (cars, trucks) and beyond (off-highway equipment, marine, power generators). Its expertise in turbocharging has enabled significant reductions in engine size, fuel consumption, and CO2 emissions. Garrett is expanding its positive impact by developing differentiated technology solutions for Zero Emission Vehicles, such as fuel cell compressors for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, as well as electric propulsion and thermal management systems for battery electric vehicles. Garrett has five R&D centers, 13 manufacturing sites and a team of more than 9,000 employees in more than 20 countries. Its mission is to enable the transportation industry to advance motion through unique, differentiated innovations. For more information, please visit www.garrettmotion.com.
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CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||||
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 878 | $ | 915 | |||
Cost of goods sold | 699 | 743 | |||||
Gross profit | 179 | 172 | |||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 59 | 64 | |||||
Other expense, net | 7 | 1 | |||||
Interest expense | 29 | 31 | |||||
Non-operating income, net | (1 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Income before taxes | 85 | 81 | |||||
Tax expense | 23 | 15 | |||||
Net income | $ | 62 | $ | 66 | |||
Earnings per common share | |||||||
Basic | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.28 | |||
Diluted | 0.30 | 0.28 | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||
Basic | 205,113,600 | 236,664,129 | |||||
Diluted | 207,571,011 | 238,991,886 | |||||
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||
Net income | $ | 62 | $ | 66 | ||
Foreign exchange translation adjustment | (29 | ) | 18 | |||
Defined benefit pension plan adjustment, net of tax | — | 1 | ||||
Changes in fair value of effective cash flow hedges, net of tax | 2 | 3 | ||||
Changes in fair value of net investment hedges, net of tax | (35 | ) | 19 | |||
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (62 | ) | 41 | |||
Comprehensive income | $ | — | $ | 107 | ||
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||
(Dollars in millions) | |||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 130 | $ | 125 | |||
Restricted cash | 1 | 1 | |||||
Accounts, notes and other receivables – net | 752 | 687 | |||||
Inventories – net | 265 | 286 | |||||
Other current assets | 100 | 94 | |||||
Total current assets | 1,248 | 1,193 | |||||
Investments and long-term receivables | 11 | 10 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment – net | 444 | 449 | |||||
Goodwill | 193 | 193 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 202 | 207 | |||||
Other assets | 177 | 224 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 2,275 | $ | 2,276 | |||
LIABILITIES | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 935 | $ | 972 | |||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 7 | 7 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 327 | 299 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 1,269 | 1,278 | |||||
Long-term debt | 1,462 | 1,464 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 30 | 25 | |||||
Other liabilities | 214 | 182 | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 2,975 | $ | 2,949 | |||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |||||||
EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |||||||
Common Stock, par value | — | — | |||||
Additional paid – in capital | 1,219 | 1,213 | |||||
Retained deficit | (1,591 | ) | (1,653 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 11 | 73 | |||||
Treasury Stock, at cost; 38,099,300 and 34,599,391 shares as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | (339 | ) | (306 | ) | |||
Total deficit | (700 | ) | (673 | ) | |||
Total liabilities and deficit | $ | 2,275 | $ | 2,276 | |||
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||||
(Dollars in millions) | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 62 | $ | 66 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 6 | 5 | |||||
Depreciation | 22 | 22 | |||||
Amortization of deferred issuance costs | 2 | 3 | |||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (19 | ) | 7 | ||||
Stock compensation expense | 6 | 8 | |||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives | 35 | (17 | ) | ||||
Other | 2 | 5 | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts, notes and other receivables | (56 | ) | 6 | ||||
Inventories | 25 | (17 | ) | ||||
Other assets | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Accounts payable | (34 | ) | — | ||||
Accrued liabilities | (3 | ) | 4 | ||||
Other liabilities | 11 | (4 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 56 | $ | 84 | |||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | (26 | ) | (32 | ) | |||
Proceeds from cross-currency swap contracts | 4 | 4 | |||||
Net cash used for investing activities | $ | (22 | ) | $ | (28 | ) | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs | 68 | — | |||||
Bank overdrafts | 17 | — | |||||
Payments of long-term debt | (71 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Repurchases of Common Stock | (30 | ) | (107 | ) | |||
Dividend payments | (12 | ) | — | ||||
Payments for debt and revolving facility financing costs | (1 | ) | — | ||||
Other | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Net cash used for financing activities | $ | (31 | ) | $ | (112 | ) | |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 2 | (7 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 5 | (63 | ) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period | 126 | 260 | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | 131 | $ | 197 | |||
Supplemental cash flow disclosure: | |||||||
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) | 12 | 10 | |||||
Interest paid | 7 | 27 | |||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBIT(1) and Adjusted EBITDA(1)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 62 | $ | 66 | ||||
Interest expense, net of interest income(2) | 29 | 29 | ||||||
Tax expense | 23 | 15 | ||||||
EBIT | 114 | 110 | ||||||
Repositioning costs | 7 | 11 | ||||||
Foreign exchange gain on debt, net of related hedging loss | 1 | — | ||||||
Factoring and notes receivables discount fees | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Other non-operating income(3) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Debt refinancing and redemption costs(4) | 6 | — | ||||||
Acquisition and divestiture expenses | 3 | — | ||||||
Adjusted EBIT | 131 | 121 | ||||||
Depreciation | 22 | 22 | ||||||
Stock compensation expense(5) | 6 | 8 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 159 | $ | 151 | ||||
Net sales | $ | 878 | $ | 915 | ||||
Net income margin | 7.1 | % | 7.2 | % | ||||
Adjusted EBIT margin(6) | 14.9 | % | 13.2 | % | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin(7) | 18.1 | % | 16.5 | % | ||||
(1) We evaluate performance on the basis of Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA. We define “EBIT” as our net income calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, plus the sum of (i) interest expense net of interest income and (ii) tax expense. We define Adjusted EBIT as EBIT, plus the sum of (i) repositioning costs, (ii) foreign exchange (gain) loss on debt net of related hedging gain/loss, (iii) discounting costs on factoring, (iv) gain on sale of equity investment, (v) acquisition and divestiture expenses, (vi) other non-operating income, (vii) capital structure transformation expenses, (viii) debt refinancing and redemption costs, and (ix) loss on extinguishment of debt, if any. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBIT, plus the sum of (i) repositioning costs, (ii) foreign exchange (gain) loss on debt net of related hedging gain/loss, (iii) discounting costs on factoring, (iv) gain on sale of equity investment, (v) acquisition and divestiture expenses,(vi) other non-operating income, (vii) capital structure transformation expenses, (viii) debt refinancing and redemption costs, and (ix) loss on extinguishment of debt, if any, plus (x) depreciation and (xi) stock compensation expense. We believe that Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA are important indicators of operating performance and provide useful information for investors because:
(2) Reflects interest income of (3) Reflects the non-service component of net periodic pension income. (4) Reflects the third-party costs directly attributable to the repricing of our term loan and revolving credit facility. (5) Stock compensation expense includes only non-cash expenses. (6) Adjusted EBIT margin represents Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of net sales. (7) Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales. |
Reconciliation of Constant Currency Sales % Change(1)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||
Garrett | |||||
Reported sales % change | (4)% | (6)% | |||
Less: Foreign currency translation | (2)% | (1)% | |||
Constant currency sales % change | (2)% | (5)% | |||
Gasoline | |||||
Reported sales % change | 4 % | (4)% | |||
Less: Foreign currency translation | (2)% | (2)% | |||
Constant currency sales % change | 6 % | (2)% | |||
Diesel | |||||
Reported sales % change | (14)% | (8)% | |||
Less: Foreign currency translation | (3)% | 0 % | |||
Constant currency sales % change | (11)% | (8)% | |||
Commercial vehicles | |||||
Reported sales % change | (4)% | (12)% | |||
Less: Foreign currency translation | (2)% | (1)% | |||
Constant currency sales % change | (2)% | (11)% | |||
Aftermarket | |||||
Reported sales % change | (13)% | 2 % | |||
Less: Foreign currency translation | (3)% | 0 % | |||
Constant currency sales % change | (10)% | 2 % | |||
Other Sales | |||||
Reported sales % change | 8 % | 8 % | |||
Less: Foreign currency translation | (3)% | (1)% | |||
Constant currency sales % change | 11 % | 9 % | |||
(1) We define constant currency sales growth as the year-over-year change in reported sales relative to the comparable period, excluding the impact on sales from foreign currency translation. We believe this measure is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends. |
Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operations to Adjusted Free Cash Flow(1)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 56 | $ | 84 | ||
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | (26 | ) | (32 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities less expenditures for property, plant and equipment | 30 | 52 | ||||
Capital structure transformation expenses | — | 1 | ||||
Acquisition and divestiture expenses | 1 | — | ||||
Cash payments for repositioning | 3 | 9 | ||||
Proceeds from cross currency swap contracts | 4 | 4 | ||||
Cash payments for debt refinancing costs | 6 | — | ||||
Factoring and P-notes | (8 | ) | 2 | |||
Adjusted free cash flow(1) | $ | 36 | $ | 68 | ||
(1) Adjusted free cash flow reflects an additional way of viewing liquidity that management believes is useful to investors in analyzing the Company’s ability to service and repay its debt. The Company defines adjusted free cash flow as cash flow provided from operating activities less capital expenditures and additionally adjusted for other discretionary items including cash flow impacts for capital structure transformation expenses, acquisition and divestiture expenses, debt refinancing costs, and factoring and guaranteed bank notes activity. |
Full Year 2025 Outlook Reconciliation of Reported Net Sales to Net Sales Growth at Constant Currency
2025 Full Year | |||||
Low End | High End | ||||
Reported net sales (% change) | (6)% | 0 % | |||
Foreign currency translation | (3)% | (2)% | |||
Full year 2025 Outlook Net sales growth at constant currency | (3)% | 2 % | |||
Full Year 2025 Outlook Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
2025 Full Year | ||||||
Low End | High End | |||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||
Net income | $ | 209 | $ | 254 | ||
Interest expense, net of interest income * | 117 | 117 | ||||
Tax expense | 70 | 85 | ||||
Factoring and notes receivables discount fees | 1 | 1 | ||||
Acquisition and divestiture expenses | 3 | 3 | ||||
Debt refinancing and redemption costs | 6 | 6 | ||||
Repositioning costs | 21 | 21 | ||||
Full Year 2025 Outlook Adjusted EBIT | $ | 427 | $ | 487 | ||
Depreciation | 93 | 93 | ||||
Stock compensation expense | 25 | 25 | ||||
Full Year 2025 Outlook Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 545 | $ | 605 | ||
* Excludes the effects of marked-to-market fluctuations from our interest rate swap contracts | ||||||
Full Year 2025 Outlook Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow
2025 Full Year | ||||||||
Low End | High End | |||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 357 | $ | 447 | ||||
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | (96 | ) | (96 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities less expenditures for property, plant and equipment | 261 | 351 | ||||||
Cash payments for repositioning | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Proceeds from cross currency swap contracts | 12 | 12 | ||||||
Acquisition and divestiture expenses | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Cash payments for debt refinancing costs | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Full Year 2025 Outlook Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 300 | $ | 390 | ||||
