TROY, Mich., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ArvinMeritor, Inc.
(NYSE: ARM) today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter
ended Dec. 30, 2007.
First-Quarter Highlights
-- Sales from continuing operations of $1.7 billion, up $95 million from
the same period last year.
-- On a GAAP basis, net loss from continuing operations of $1 million or
$0.01 per diluted share, compared to net income from continuing
operations of $10 million or $0.14 per diluted share in the same period
last year.
-- Net income from continuing operations, before special items, of $6
million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to $12 million, or $0.17
per diluted share, in the same period last year.
-- Free cash outflow of $305 million compared to an outflow of $64 million
in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007. This represents negative cash
flow from operations ($271 million and $33 million, respectively) and
capital expenditures ($34 million and $31 million, respectively).
Chip McClure, chairman, CEO and president said, "We demonstrated
stronger operating performance this quarter despite Class 8 volumes being
down approximately 50 percent in North America. The actions we have
implemented through our Performance Plus program, particularly in Europe,
are gaining traction and driving improved EBITDA and margins."
First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ArvinMeritor posted sales
from continuing operations of $1.7 billion. Despite a weak economy in North
America and challenging global industry conditions, sales were up compared
to the first quarter of last year for both Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS)
and Light Vehicle Systems (LVS), due in part to favorable currency exchange
rates.
EBITDA, before special items, was $82 million, up $10 million from the
same period last year. This increase is primarily due to improved CVS
operating results driven by the company's Performance Plus program.
On a GAAP basis, the company's net loss from continuing operations was
$1 million or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to net income from
continuing operations of $10 million or $0.14 per diluted share in the same
period last year.
Income from continuing operations, before special items, was $6
million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to $12 million, or $0.17 per
diluted share, a year ago. Special items for the quarter include charges
associated with the company's previously announced restructuring program.
The decrease in earnings this quarter reflects certain charges incurred
during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, including $0.09 per diluted
share for a legal and commercial dispute with an LVS customer, $0.08 per
diluted share resulting from certain tax charges; and $0.03 per diluted
share related to amendments to our credit agreement, all partially offset
by $0.13 per diluted share relating to changes in certain employee benefit
policies.
Business Highlights
-- Increased CVS EBITDA margins by six-tenths of a percentage point in the
first quarter of fiscal year 2008 compared to the same period last
year.
-- Acquired Mascot Truck Parts Ltd., a remanufacturer of transmissions,
drive axle carriers, steering gears and drivelines, to drive the
company's strategy to grow its Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket business.
-- Awarded new business to supply more than four million window regulator
motors, 700,000 plastic door modules, and 700,000 Next Generation latch
sets annually to Hyundai Motor Company beginning in 2010.
-- Amended the company's senior secured credit facility to offer greater
flexibility and access to increased liquidity.
Outlook
The company reduced its calendar year 2008 forecast for light vehicle
sales to 15.5 million vehicles in North America, down from 15.7 million
vehicles forecasted in our last update in December. The company's forecast
for Western Europe is 17.1 million vehicles, unchanged from the last
update.
ArvinMeritor's fiscal year 2008 forecast for North American Class 8
truck production is in the range of 210,000 to 230,000 units. The company's
fiscal year 2008 forecast for heavy and medium truck volumes in Western
Europe is 530,000 to 540,000, equal to the previous forecast. On a calendar
year basis, the company anticipates North America Class 8 truck production
to be in the range of 235,000 to 255,000 units; and heavy and medium truck
volumes in Western Europe to be in the range of 540,000 to 550,000.
The company anticipates sales from continuing operations in fiscal year
2008 in the range of $6.9 billion to $7.1 billion due to continued growth
outside the U.S. and favorable foreign exchange movements. The outlook for
full-year EBITDA from continuing operations, before special items, is
expected to be in the range of $385 million to $405 million for the fiscal
year. ArvinMeritor reaffirms its forecast for diluted earnings per share
from continuing operations, before special items, to be in the range of
$1.40 to $1.60. This guidance is based on the assumption of 2.2 percent
U.S. GDP growth, and excludes gains or losses on divestitures and
restructuring costs.
ArvinMeritor is revising its forecast for free cash flow to be in the
range of negative $75 million to negative $125 million due in large part to
increased working capital requirements driven by higher sales volumes in
Europe and Asia Pacific.
"The improvement in our operating performance this quarter indicates
that the actions we are implementing, driven primarily through our
Performance Plus profit improvement program, are taking effect," said
McClure. "We are on track to achieve cost-savings of $75 million this year,
and are pleased that ideas already implemented total $58 million in savings
on an annual run rate basis.
In addition, greater operational efficiencies, improved pricing terms,
execution of our global footprint plan, expansion in emerging markets, and
new business awards all demonstrate the significant work being accomplished
by our talented global team."
About ArvinMeritor
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier global supplier of a broad range of
integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry.
The company serves commercial truck, trailer and specialty original
equipment manufacturers and certain aftermarkets, and light vehicle
manufacturers. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs
approximately 18,000 people in 24 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more
information, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements relating to future results of
the company (including certain projections and business trends) that are
"forward- looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically
identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"estimate," "should," "are likely to be," "will" and similar expressions.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of
certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to global
economic and market cycles and conditions; the demand for commercial,
specialty and light vehicles for which the company supplies products; risks
inherent in operating abroad (including foreign currency exchange rates and
potential disruption of production and supply due to terrorist attacks or
acts of aggression); availability and cost of raw materials, including
steel and oil; OEM program delays; demand for and market acceptance of new
and existing products; successful development of new products; reliance on
major OEM customers; labor relations of the company, its suppliers and
customers, including potential disruptions in supply of parts to our
facilities or demand for our products due to work stoppages; the financial
condition of the company's suppliers and customers, including potential
bankruptcies; possible adverse effects of any future suspension of normal
trade credit terms by our suppliers; potential difficulties competing with
companies that have avoided their existing contracts in bankruptcy and
reorganization proceedings; successful integration of acquired or merged
businesses; the ability to achieve the expected annual savings and
synergies from past and future business combinations and the ability to
achieve the expected benefits of restructuring actions; success and timing
of potential divestitures; potential impairment of long-lived assets,
including goodwill; potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax
assets; competitive product and pricing pressures; the amount of the
company's debt; the ability of the company to continue to comply with
covenants in its financing agreements; the ability of the company to access
capital markets; credit ratings of the company's debt; the outcome of
existing and any future legal proceedings, including any litigation with
respect to environmental or asbestos-related matters; product liability and
warranty and recall claims; rising costs of pension and other
post-retirement benefits and possible changes in pension and other
accounting rules; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but
not limited to those detailed herein and from time to time in other filings
of the company with the SEC. These forward- looking statements are made
only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by
law.
All earnings per share amounts are on a diluted basis. The company's
fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest Sept. 30, and its fiscal quarters
end on the Sundays nearest Dec. 31, March 31 and June 30. All year and
quarter references relate to the company's fiscal year and fiscal quarters,
unless otherwise stated.
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") included
throughout this press release, the company has provided information
regarding income or loss from continuing operations, diluted earnings per
share and operating income before special items, which are non-GAAP
financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are defined as reported income
or loss from continuing operations, reported diluted earnings or loss per
share, and EBITDA plus or minus special items. Other non-GAAP financial
measures include "free cash flow." EBITDA is defined as income or loss from
continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and
amortization and loss on sale of receivables. We use EBITDA as the primary
basis to evaluate the performance of each of our reportable segments. Free
cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities, less
capital expenditures.
Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures used in this
press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis
of the company's financial position and results of operations. In
particular, management believes that EBITDA is a meaningful measure of
performance as it is commonly utilized by management and the investment
community to analyze operating performance and entity valuation; and free
cash flow is useful in analyzing the company's ability to service and repay
its debt. Further, management uses these non-GAAP measures for planning and
forecasting in future periods.
These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for the
reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA should not be
considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating
performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Free cash flow
should not be considered a substitute for cash provided by operating
activities, or other cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with
GAAP, or as a measure of financial position or liquidity. In addition, the
calculation of free cash flow does not reflect cash used to service debt or
cash received from the divestitures of businesses or sales of other assets
and thus does not reflect funds available for investment or other
discretionary uses. These non- GAAP financial measures, as determined and
presented by the company, may not be comparable to related or similarly
titled measures reported by other companies.
Set forth on the following pages are reconciliations of these non-GAAP
financial measures, if applicable, to the most directly comparable
financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
First-Quarter Results Conference Call
The company will host a telephone conference call and Web cast to
discuss the company's fiscal year 2008 first-quarter results on Jan. 29,
2008, at 9 a.m. (ET). To participate, call (617) 213-4867, ten minutes
prior to the start of the call. Please reference Passcode 66407814 when
dialing in. Investors can also listen to the conference call in real time -
or for 90 days by recording - by visiting http://www.arvinmeritor.com.
A replay of the call will be available from 11 a.m. Jan, 29, 2008,
until 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31, 2008, by calling (888) 286-8010 within the United
States and Canada, or (617) 801-6888 for international callers. Please
reference Passcode 55773284.
To access the Web cast, visit the ArvinMeritor Web site at
http://www.arvinmeritor.com/ and click on the Web cast link on either the
home page or investor page.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2007 2006
(Unaudited)
Sales $1,663 $1,568
Cost of sales (1,533) (1,464)
GROSS MARGIN 130 104
Selling, general, and administrative (92) (73)
Restructuring costs (10) -
Gain on Divestitures - 2
OPERATING INCOME 28 33
Equity in earnings of affiliates 11 7
Interest expense, net (27) (27)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 12 13
Provision for income taxes (10) (1)
Minority interests (3) (2)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (1) 10
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (11) (3)
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(12) $7
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Continuing operations $(0.01) $0.14
Discontinued operations (0.16) (0.04)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $(0.17) $0.10
Diluted shares outstanding 71.9 70.5
Note: Amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated for discontinued operations.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In millions)
December 31, September 30,
2007 2007
ASSETS (Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $164 $409
Receivables, net 1,212 1,223
Inventories 569 541
Other current assets 234 216
Net property 741 738
Goodwill 524 520
Other assets 1,114 1,142
TOTAL ASSETS $4,558 $4,789
LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Short-term debt $95 $18
Accounts payable 1,116 1,342
Other current liabilities 585 719
Long-term debt 1,141 1,130
Retirement benefits 768 763
Other liabilities 241 209
Minority interests 68 65
Shareowners' equity 544 543
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY $4,558 $4,789
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited, In millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2007 2006
(Unaudited)
Sales:
Commercial Vehicle Systems $1,080 $1,046
Light Vehicle Systems 583 522
Total Sales $1,663 $1,568
Segment EBITDA:
Commercial Vehicle Systems $71 $63
Light Vehicle Systems 2 14
Total Segment EBITDA 73 77
Unallocated Legacy and Corporate Costs (1) -
ET Corporate Allocations - (7)
Total EBITDA 72 70
Loss on Sale of Receivables (4) (2)
Depreciation and Amortization (32) (30)
Interest Expense, Net (27) (27)
Provision for Income Taxes (10) (1)
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $(1) $10
Note: Amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated for discontinued operations.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2007 2006
(Unaudited)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income (loss) from continuing operations $(1) $10
Adjustments to income (loss) from
continuing operations
Depreciation and amortization 32 30
Restructuring costs, net of payments - (8)
Gain on divestitures - (2)
Pension and retiree medical expense 26 33
Other adjustments to income
(loss) from continuing operations (4) -
Pension and retiree medical contributions (22) (39)
Changes in receivable securitization
and factoring 115 3
Changes in assets and liabilities (413) (31)
Cash flows used for continuing operations (267) (4)
Cash flows used for discontinued operations (4) (29)
CASH USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES (271) (33)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (34) (20)
Acquisition of businesses and
investments, net of cash acquired (43) (2)
Other investing activities 8 10
Net investing cash flows provided
by (used for) discontinued operations 23 (14)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES (46) (26)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings on revolving credit facility 4 -
Borrowings on accounts receivable
securitization program 70 80
Borrowings on lines of credit and
other, net 7 1
Net change in debt 81 81
Debt issuance and extinguishment costs (6) -
Cash dividends (7) (7)
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 68 74
IMPACT OF CURRENCY ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 4 4
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (245) 19
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 409 350
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $164 $369
Note: Amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated for discontinued operations.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - RECONCILIATION
Non-GAAP
(Unaudited, in millions, except for per share amounts)
Q1 FY 08
Income Before
Q1 FY 08 Tax Special
Reported Restructuring Impact Items
Sales $1,663 $- $- $1,663
Gross Margin 130 - - 130
Operating Income 28 10 - 38
Income (Loss) from Continuing
Operations (1) 6 1 6
Diluted Earnings (Loss)
Per Share - Continuing
Operations $(0.01) $0.08 $0.01 $0.08
Segment EBITDA
Commercial Vehicle Systems $71 $- $- $71
Light Vehicle Systems 2 10 - 12
Total Segment EBITDA $73 $10 $- $83
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - RECONCILIATION
Non-GAAP
(Unaudited, in millions, except for per share amounts)
Q1 FY 07
Before
Q1 FY 07 Product Income Tax Special
Reported Disruptions Impact Items
Sales $1,568 $- $- $1,568
Gross Margin 104 2 - 106
Operating Income 33 2 - 35
Income from Continuing
Operations 10 1 1 12
Diluted Earnings Per Share -
Continuing Operations $0.14 $0.02 $0.01 $0.17
Segment EBITDA
Commercial Vehicle Systems $63 $- $- $63
Light Vehicle Systems 14 2 $- 16
Total Segment EBITDA $77 $2 $- $79
Note: Amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated for discontinued operations.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
EBITDA BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS RECONCILIATION
Non-GAAP
(Unaudited, in millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2007 2006
Total EBITDA - Before Special Items $82 $72
Restructuring Costs (10) -
Product Disruptions - (2)
Loss on Sale of Receivables (4) (2)
Depreciation and Amortization (32) (30)
Interest Expense, Net (27) (27)
Provision for Income Taxes (10) (1)
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $(1) $10
Note: Amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated for discontinued operations.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
FREE CASH FLOW - RECONCILIATION
Non-GAAP
(Unaudited, in millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2007 2006
Cash used for operating activities $(271) $(33)
Less: Capital expenditures (1) (34) (31)
Free cash flow $(305) $(64)
(1) Includes capital expenditures of discontinued operations.
Note: Amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated for discontinued operations.
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