10/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2024 04:35
Auburn Hills, Michigan, October 31, 2024 - BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today reported third quarter results.
Third Quarter and 2024 Guidance Update
New Business Update
The Company secured multiple new business awards that are expected to support its future long-term profitable growth including:
Third Quarter Highlights (continuing operations basis):
Financial Results (continuing operations basis):
The Company believes the following table is useful in highlighting non-comparable items that impacted its U.S. GAAP net earnings per diluted share. The non-comparable items presented below are calculated after tax using the corresponding effective tax rate discrete to each item and the weighted average number of diluted shares for the periods presented. 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 $3,449 million for the third quarter 2024, a decrease of approximately 5% compared with the third quarter 2023, primarily due to declining market production volumes. Net earnings for the third quarter 2024 were $242 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $87 million, or $0.37 per diluted share for the third quarter 2023. Adjusted net earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2024 were $1.09, up from adjusted net earnings per diluted share of $0.98 for the third quarter 2023. Adjusted net earnings for the third quarter 2024 excluded net non-comparable items of $(0.01) per diluted share, while adjusted net earnings for the third quarter 2023 excluded net non-comparable items of $(0.61) 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 adjusted net earnings per diluted share was primarily due to strong operational performance, continued cost controls, customer recoveries, a lower effective tax rate, and the Company's share repurchases.
Full Year 2024 Guidance: The Company has updated full year sales, margin, and EPS guidance. Net sales for 2024 are expected to be in the range of $14.0 billion to $14.2 billion, compared to the Company's prior guidance of $14.1 billion to $14.4 billion and 2023 sales of approximately $14.2 billion. The Company expects its weighted light and commercial vehicle markets to be in the range of down 3.5% to down 3% year-over-year in 2024, a decrease from the Company's prior guidance of down 3% to down 2%. The Company's sales guidance implies a year-over-year decrease in organic sales of approximately (1.5)% to flat, or estimated outgrowth above market production of approximately 200 to 300 basis points. The Company expects its 2024 eProduct sales to be approximately $2.4 billion, up from approximately $2.0 billion in 2023. Foreign currencies are expected to result in a year-over-year decrease in sales of approximately $20 million primarily due to strengthening of the Euro, offset by the weakening of the Korean Won and Chinese Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. The acquisitions of SSE and the Electric Hybrid Systems business segment of Eldor Corporation are expected to increase year-over-year sales by approximately $30 million.
Operating margin for the full year is expected to be in the range of 8.1% to 8.2%. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adjusted operating margin is expected to be in the range of 9.8% to 10.0%, up from the Company's prior guidance of 9.6% to 9.8%. Net earnings are expected to be within a range of $4.17 to $4.28 per diluted share. Excluding the impact of non-comparable items, adjusted net earnings are expected to be in the range of $4.15 to $4.30 per diluted share, up from the Company's prior guidance of $3.95 to $4.15 per diluted share. Full-year operating cash flow is expected to be in the range of $1,325 million to $1,375 million, while free cash flow is expected to be in the range of $475 million to $575 million.
At 9:30 a.m. ET today, a brief conference call concerning third quarter 2024 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.