AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today reported second quarter results.

Charging Forward Update:

• In June, BorgWarner unveiled Charging Forward 2027, which included the following 2027 targets:
  • eProduct sales of over $10 billion,
  • eProducts adjusted operating margin of approximately 7%, and
  • Maintaining double-digit margins for Foundational products.
• BorgWarner agreed to acquire the Electric Hybrid Systems (EHS) segment of Eldor for €75 million at closing with a potential additional amount due subject to an earnout. The acquisition is expected to enhance BorgWarner's capabilities in engineering compact and efficient 400V and 800V on-board chargers while also bringing innovative and cost-effective, high-frequency DC/DC converter technology to the portfolio.
• BorgWarner has been selected by a major East Asian OEM to supply inverters and eMotors for the automaker's new electric vehicle platform, scheduled to enter production mid-2025.
• BorgWarner has secured a contract with a global automotive thermal and energy management solutions supplier to deliver high voltage coolant heaters (HVCH) for use on a series of three electric vehicle (EV) platforms for a major OEM, expected to start production in 2025.
• BorgWarner has been selected by a leading Chinese domestic OEM to supply its iDM for advanced hybrid vehicles expected to start production in 2024.
• BorgWarner completed the strategic spin-off of PHINIA on July 3, 2023. This transaction completes the disposition pillar of the Company's Charging Forward strategy.
• BorgWarner issued its 2023 Sustainability Report: Accelerating Action, highlighting the progress the Company has made toward meeting its environmental stewardship, social responsibility and governance (ESG) objectives and outlining additional goals for 2023 and beyond.
• BorgWarner expects its 2023 eProduct sales to be $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion, up from approximately $1.5 billion in 2022.

Second Quarter Highlights:

• U.S. GAAP net sales of $4,520 million, an increase of 20% compared with second quarter 2022.
  • Excluding the impact of foreign currencies and the acquisitions of Santroll's light vehicle eMotor business, Rhombus Energy Solutions, Drivetek and SSE, organic sales were up 21% compared with the second quarter 2022.
  • Pro forma for the spin-off of PHINIA, BorgWarner's organic sales were $3,671 million, up 22% compared with the second quarter 2022.
• U.S. GAAP net earnings of $0.87 per diluted share.
  • Excluding $(0.48) per diluted share related to non-comparable items (detailed in the table below), adjusted net earnings were $1.35 per diluted share.
  • Excluding non-comparable items and pro forma for the spin-off of PHINIA, adjusted net earnings were $1.05 per diluted share.
• U.S. GAAP operating income of $383 million, or 8.5% of net sales.
  • Excluding $91 million of pretax expenses related to non-comparable items, adjusted operating income was $474 million, or 10.5% of net sales.
  • Excluding non-comparable items and pro forma for the spin-off of PHINIA, adjusted operating income was $369 million, or 10.1% of net sales.
• Net cash generated by operating activities of $280 million.
  • Free cash flow was positive $38 million.
  • Pro forma for the spin-off of PHINIA and and excluding the one-time spin-off-related cash costs, free cash flow was a usage of $42 million.

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 and the impact of the spin-off of PHINIA. The Company defines adjusted earnings per diluted share as earnings per diluted share adjusted to eliminate the impact of restructuring expense, merger, acquisition and divestiture expense, other net expenses, discontinued operations, other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations, and related tax effects.

Net sales were $4,520 million for the second quarter 2023, an increase of 20% compared with $3,759 million for the second quarter 2022, primarily due to increased demand for the Company's products and recoveries from the Company's customers of material cost inflation. Net earnings for the second quarter 2023 were $204 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $216 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, for the second quarter 2022. Pro forma adjusted net earnings per diluted share for the second quarter 2023 were $1.05, up from pro forma adjusted net earnings per diluted share of $0.74 for the second quarter 2022. Pro forma adjusted net earnings for the second quarter 2023 excluded net non-comparable items and the pro forma impact of the PHINIA spin-off of $0.18 per diluted share, while pro forma adjusted net earnings for the second quarter 2022 excluded net non-comparable items and the pro forma impact of the PHINIA spin-off of $(0.17) 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 increase in pro forma adjusted net earnings was primarily due to the benefit of higher sales and customer recoveries, partially offset by higher input costs due to inflation.

Full Year 2023 Guidance: The Company has updated full year sales, margin and EPS guidance.  Starting in the third quarter of 2023, the Company will no longer consolidate its Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments, and results of those segments for all periods prior to the PHINIA spin-off will be reflected as discontinued operations. The Company's guidance and 2022 sales reflect its continuing operations.  Net sales for 2023 are expected to be in the range of $14.2 billion to $14.6 billion, compared with 2022 sales of approximately $12.6 billion. This implies a year-over-year increase in organic sales of 13% to 16%. Foreign currencies are expected to result in a year-over-year decrease in sales of approximately $35 million primarily due to the weakening of the Chinese Renminbi against the U.S. dollar, partially offset by the strengthening of the Euro against the U.S. dollar. The acquisitions of Santroll's light vehicle eMotor business, Rhombus Energy Solutions, Drivetek and SSE are expected to increase year-over-year sales by an aggregate of approximately $75 million.

Operating margin from continuing operations for the full year is expected to be in the range of 7.6% to 8.0%. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adjusted operating margin from continuing operations is expected to be in the range of 9.2% to 9.6%. Net earnings from continuing operations are expected to be within a range of $2.58 to $2.75 per diluted share. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adjusted net earnings from continuing operations are expected to be within a range of $3.50 to $3.85 per diluted share. Full-year operating cash from continuing operations is expected to be in the range of $1,000 million to $1,150 million, while free cash flow from continuing operations is expected to be in the range of $400 million to $500 million, excluding one-time cash costs associated with the PHINIA spin-off.

At 9:30 a.m. ET today, a brief conference call concerning second quarter 2023 results and guidance will be webcast at: https://www.borgwarner.com/investors. Additionally, an earnings call presentation will be available at https://www.borgwarner.com/investors.

For more than 130 years, BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) has been a transformative global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to market. Today, we're accelerating the world's transition to eMobility -- to help build a cleaner, healthier, safer future for all.

Forward-Looking Statements:

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You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, projected or implied in or by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, among others, include supply disruptions impacting us or our customers, such as the current shortage of semiconductor chips that has impacted original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") customers and their suppliers, including us; commodity availability and pricing, and an inability to achieve expected levels of recoverability in commercial negotiations with customers concerning these costs; competitive challenges from existing and new competitors including OEM customers; the challenges associated with rapidly changing technologies, particularly as they relate to electric vehicles, and our ability to innovate in response; the difficulty in forecasting demand for electric vehicles and our electric vehicles sales growth; potential disruptions in the global economy caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine; the ability to identify targets and consummate acquisitions on acceptable terms; failure to realize the expected benefits of acquisitions on a timely basis; the possibility that our recently-completed tax-free spin-off of our former Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments into a separate publicly traded company will not achieve its intended benefits; the failure to promptly and effectively integrate acquired businesses; the potential for unknown or inestimable liabilities relating to the acquired businesses; our dependence on automotive and truck production, both of which are highly cyclical and subject to disruptions; our reliance on major OEM customers; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; our dependence on information systems; the uncertainty of the global economic environment; the outcome of existing or any future legal proceedings, including litigation with respect to various claims, or governmental investigations, including related litigation; future changes in laws and regulations, including, by way of example, taxes and tariffs, in the countries in which we operate; impacts from any potential future acquisition or disposition transactions; and the other risks noted in reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our most recently-filed Form 10-K. We do not undertake any obligation to update or announce publicly any updates to or revisions to any of the forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, circumstances, or assumptions underlying the statements.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains information about BorgWarner's financial results that is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures below and in the Financial Results table above. The provision of these comparable GAAP financial measures for 2023 is not intended to indicate that BorgWarner is explicitly or implicitly providing projections on those GAAP financial measures, and actual results for such measures are likely to vary from those presented. The reconciliations include all information reasonably available to the Company at the date of this press release and the adjustments that management can reasonably predict.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to management, investors, and banking institutions in their analysis of the Company's business and operating performance. Management also uses this information for operational planning and decision-making purposes.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not and should not be considered a substitute for any GAAP measure. Additionally, because not all companies use identical calculations, the non-GAAP financial measures as presented by BorgWarner may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin

The Company defines adjusted operating income as operating income adjusted to exclude the impact of restructuring expense, merger, acquisition and divestiture expense, intangible asset amortization expense, other net expenses, discontinued operations, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations. Adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income divided by net sales.

Adjusted Net Earnings

The Company defines adjusted net earnings as net earnings attributable to BorgWarner Inc. adjusted to eliminate the impact of restructuring expense, merger, acquisition and divestiture expense, other net expenses, discontinued operations, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations, and related tax effects. The impact of intangible asset amortization expense will continue to be included in adjusted net earnings.

Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share

The Company defines adjusted earnings per diluted share as earnings per diluted share adjusted to eliminate the impact of restructuring expense, merger, acquisition and divestiture expense, other net expenses, discontinued operations, other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations, and related tax effects. The impact of intangible asset amortization expense continues to be included in adjusted earnings per share.

Free Cash Flow

The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures and is useful to both management and investors in evaluating the Company's ability to service and repay its debt.

Organic Net Sales Change

The Company defines organic net sales changes as net sales change year over year excluding the estimated impact of foreign exchange (FX) and the acquisitions of Santroll's light vehicle eMotor business, Rhombus Energy Solutions, Drivetek and the electric vehicle solution, smart grid and smart energy businesses of Hubei Surpass Sun Electric.

BorgWarner Excluding PHINIA Spin-Off
Pro Forma Historical Information

On July 3, 2023, BorgWarner completed the previously announced spin-off of its Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments in a transaction intended to qualify as tax-free to the Company's stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which was accomplished by the distribution of 100% of the outstanding common stock of PHINIA, Inc. ("PHINIA") to holders of record of common stock of the Company on a pro rata basis. For informational purposes only, in the following tables, the Company provides unaudited pro forma financial information as if the Spin-Off had occurred on January 1, 2022, in that they reflect the removal of PHINIA results for all periods presented.