BorgWarner Reports Second Quarter 2019 U.S. GAAP Net Earnings Of $0.83 Per Diluted Share, Or $1.00 Per Diluted Share Excluding Non-Comparable Items

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today reported second quarter results.

Second Quarter Highlights:

• U.S. GAAP net sales of $2,551 million, down 5.3% compared with second quarter 2018.
• Excluding the impact of foreign currencies and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, net sales were down 0.3% compared with second quarter 2018.
• U.S. GAAP net earnings of $0.83 per diluted share.
• Excluding the $0.17 per diluted share related to non-comparable items (detailed in the table below), adj. net earnings were $1.00 per diluted share.
• U.S. GAAP operating income of $285 million, 11.2% of net sales.
• Excluding the $18 million of pretax expenses related to non-comparable items, adj. operating income was $303 million.  Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. operating income was 11.9% of net sales.

Full Year 2019 Guidance: The company has adjusted its 2019 full year guidance.  Net sales are expected to be in the range of $9.94 billion to $10.18 billion. This implies year-over-year organic sales change of down 2.5% to flat. The company expects its market to decline in the range of 3.5% to 5.0% in 2019.  Global light vehicle production expectations remain volatile, particularly in China.  Foreign currencies are expected to decrease year-over-year sales by $270 million, primarily due to the depreciation of the Euro, Chinese Renminbi and Korean Won. The divestiture of the thermostat product line will decrease year-over-year sales by approximately $90 million. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. operating margin is expected to be in the range of 11.4% to 11.8%.  Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. net earnings are expected to be within a range of $3.75 to $4.00 per diluted share.  2019 full-year free cash flow is expected to be in the range of $525 million to $575 million.

Third Quarter 2019 Guidance: The company expects a third quarter 2019 organic net sales change in the range of down 1.5% to up 1.5%, compared with third quarter 2018 net sales of $2.48 billion.  Foreign currencies are expected to decrease year-over-year sales by $25 million.  The divestiture of the thermostat product line will decrease year-over-year sales by approximately $29 million. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adj. net earnings are expected to be within a range of $0.83 to $0.90 per diluted share.

Financial Results:
The company believes the following table is useful in highlighting non-comparable items that impacted its U.S. GAAP net earnings per diluted share:

Net sales were $2,551 million in second quarter 2019, down 5.3% from $2,694 million in second quarter 2018.  Net income in second quarter 2019 was $172 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, compared with $272 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, in second quarter 2018.  Adj. net income per share in second quarter 2019 was $1.00 down from $1.18 in second quarter 2018.  Adj. net income in second quarter 2019 excluded non-comparable items of $0.17 per diluted share.  Adj. net income in second quarter 2018 excluded net non-comparable items of $(0.11) per diluted share.  These items are listed in the table above, which is provided by the company for comparison with other results and the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures.  The impact of foreign currencies decreased net sales by approximately $106 million and decreased net earnings by approximately $0.04 per diluted share in second quarter 2019 compared with second quarter 2018.  The decline in net earnings is primarily due to the impact of lower revenue, cost of recently enacted tariffs and supplier cost reductions not keeping pace with normal customer price deflation.

For the first six months of 2019, net sales were $5,117 million, down 6.6% from $5,478 million in the first six months of 2018.  Net income in the first six months of 2019 was $332 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, compared with $497 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2018.  Adj. net income per share in the first six months of  2019 was $1.99 down from $2.28 in the first six months of 2018.  Adj. net income in the first six months of 2019 excluded net non-comparable items of $0.40 per diluted share.  Adj. net income in the first six months of 2018 excluded net non-comparable items of $(0.08) per diluted share. These items are listed in the table above, which is provided by the company for comparison with other results and the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. The impact of foreign currencies decreased net sales by approximately $233 million and decreased net earnings by approximately $0.10 per diluted share in the first six months of 2019 compared with the first six months of 2018. The impact of the divestiture of the thermostat product line decreased net sales by $30 million in the first six months of 2019 compared with the first six months of 2018.  The decline in net earnings is primarily due to the impact of lower revenue, cost of recently enacted tariffs and supplier cost reductions not keeping pace with normal customer price deflation.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $467 million in first six months of 2019 compared with $305 million the first six months of 2018.  Investments in capital expenditures, including tooling outlays, totaled $244 million in the first six months of 2019, compared with $269 million in the first six months of 2018. Balance sheet debt decreased $14 million, and cash and restricted cash decreased by $29 million at the end of second quarter 2019 compared with the end of 2018.

Engine Segment Results: Engine segment net sales were $1,569 million in second quarter 2019 compared with $1,674 million in second quarter 2018.  Excluding the impact of foreign currencies and the divestiture of the thermostat product line, net sales were down 0.4% from the prior year's quarter.  Adj. earnings before interest, income taxes and non-controlling interest ("Adj. EBIT") were $249 million in second quarter of 2019.  Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, Adj. EBIT was $258 million, down 6.9% from second quarter of 2018.  The decline in Adj. EBIT is primarily due to industry volume declines and supplier cost reductions not keeping pace with normal customer price deflation.

Drivetrain Segment Results: Drivetrain segment net sales were $998 million in second quarter 2019 compared with $1,034 million in second quarter 2018.  Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, net sales were up 0.2% from the prior year's quarter.  Adj. EBIT was $102 million in second quarter 2019.  Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, Adj. EBIT was $106 million, down 8.6% from second quarter 2018.  The decline in Adj. EBIT is primarily due to higher research and development spending and startup costs for launches.

Recent Highlights:

• BorgWarner's reputation as a global leader in combustion technologies is demonstrated by the use of the company's innovative regulated two-stage (R2S®) turbocharging system for BMW Group's latest 2.0 liter TwinPower turbo 4-cylinder diesel engine, featured in most of the latest and upcoming vehicle models across the range.  The extraordinary combination of a low pressure variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger and a high pressure wastegate turbocharger was tailored to meet the automaker's specific demands – most R2S applications use VTG in the high-pressure stage.  BorgWarner's technology is helping automakers comply with increasingly stringent local emissions regulations worldwide and, in Europe, supports them in meeting the requirements of the Euro 6d TEMP standard.
• BorgWarner announced a new joint venture which will add battery packs to its broad propulsion portfolio.  With global expertise supplying combustion, hybrid and electric vehicle propulsion solutions, BorgWarner is continuing to build its electrification portfolio and systems expertise by agreeing to form a joint venture with Romeo Power Technology, a technology-leading battery module and pack supplier.  BorgWarner and Romeo Power Technology will form a new joint venture where BorgWarner will own 60% interest. BorgWarner believes bringing together BorgWarner's customer, product launch and quality excellence with Romeo's leading battery module and pack technology will meet a wide range of customers' battery-electric vehicle needs.  The battery modules and packs are expected to include intelligent battery management systems with proprietary algorithms for enhanced performance and cycle life, as well as proprietary thermal engineering for active and passive cooling.
• BorgWarner has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers 2019 for excellence in workplace culture and employee satisfaction. The survey results identified BorgWarner as a best employer based primarily on employees' willingness to recommend their own employer.
• BorgWarner was named a GM Innovation Award winner during General Motors' 27th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Thursday, May 16 in Warren, Michigan.  GM's Innovation Award recognizes the top suppliers among thousands of global contenders that introduced innovations that benefit customers.  BorgWarner was named one of four 2018 Innovation Award winners for its Dual Volute turbocharger for gasoline engines.  The new dual volute turbocharger was specifically engineered for gasoline engines in light-duty vehicles with aggressive transient response targets.  BorgWarner's new turbocharger delivers a noticeably quicker engine response time when accelerating from low speeds.  General Motors is the first OEM to put this innovative technology in a production vehicle, the 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck models powered by GM's 2.7-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine.

At 9:30 a.m. ET today, a brief conference call concerning second quarter 2019 results and guidance will be webcast at: http://www.borgwarner.com/en/Investors/default.aspx.

BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a global product leader in clean and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles.  With manufacturing and technical facilities in 67 locations in 19 countries, the company employs approximately 30,000 worldwide. For more information, please visit borgwarner.com.

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Key Definitions

Organic Revenue Change: Revenue change year over year excluding the estimated impact of FX and net M&A.

Market: The estimated change in light vehicle production weighted for BorgWarner's geographic exposure.

Outgrowth: BorgWarner's "Organic Revenue Change" vs. "Market".

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