GM Reports Strong First-Quarter 2021 Results

DETROIT, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported first-quarter earnings driven by strong price and mix performance in North America, strong credit and residual value performance at GM Financial, and the industry recovery in China. The company is highly confident in its full-year 2021 guidance outlined earlier this year as it works to manage through the semiconductor shortage, which is impacting automakers globally. Based on information available today, the company expects to be at the higher-end of the EBIT-adjusted range.

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• GMChairman and CEO Mary Barra's letter to shareholders
• Detailed quarterly results with year-over-year comparisons

First-quarter 2021 results overview

• Revenue of $32.5 billion
• Net income of $3.0 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of $4.4 billion
• Net income margin of 9.3 percent, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 13.6 percent
• Automotive operating cash flow of $(1.1) billion, and adjusted automotive free cash flow of $(1.9) billion
• EPS-diluted of $2.03, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of $2.25*
• GM North America EBIT-adjusted of $3.1 billion, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 12.1 percent
• GM International EBIT-adjusted of $0.3 billion, including China Equity Income of $0.3 billion
• GM Financial EBT-adjusted of $1.2 billion

First-quarter 2020 results overview

• Revenue of $32.7 billion
• Net income of $0.3 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of $1.2 billion
• Net income margin of 0.9 percent, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 3.8 percent
• Automotive operating cash flow of $0.3 billion, and adjusted automotive free cash flow of $(0.9) billion
• EPS-diluted of $0.17, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of $0.62**
• GM North America EBIT-adjusted of $2.2 billion, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 8.5 percent
• GM International EBIT-adjusted of $(0.6) billion, including China Equity Income of $(0.2) billion
• GM Financial EBT-adjusted of $0.2 billion

2021 guidance

• Full-year EPS-diluted of between $4.28 and $5.03, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of between $4.50 and $5.25
• Full-year net income of between $6.8 billion and $7.6 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of between $10.0 billion and $11.0 billion
• Six months ending June 30, 2021 net income of ~$3.5 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of ~$5.5 billion

See below for reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures or visit the GM Investor Relations website for complete details.

Conference call for investors and analysts

Barra and Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 10 a.m. ET today to discuss these results and the company's growth strategy. Introductory remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

Those who wish to listen to the call may dial in using the following numbers:

• United States: 1-888-808-8618
• International: +1-949-484-0645
• Name of call: GM Earnings Call

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations

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

The following table reconciles diluted earnings (loss) per common share under U.S. GAAP to EPS-diluted-adjusted (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

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

Guidance Reconciliations

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

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

SOURCE General Motors Co.

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