Dana Incorporated Announces Third-Quarter 2016 Financial Results, Affirms Full-Year Guidance

MAUMEE, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights

• Sales of $1.38 billion
• Net income attributable to Dana of $57 million
• Diluted EPS of $0.39; diluted adjusted EPS of $0.49
• Adjusted EBITDA of $168 million, providing a margin of 12.1 percent
• Operating cash flow of $42 million
• Affirmed full-year guidance
• Announced a definitive agreement to purchase strategic assets of SIFCO S.A.

Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2016.

Sales totaled $1.38 billion, compared with $1.47 billion in 2015.  Dana's Light Vehicle Driveline and Power Technologies business units posted combined currency-adjusted sales growth of $67 million, or 8 percent higher than a year ago, mostly driven by higher light-vehicle end-market demand in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as new business gains.  Foreign-currency translation lowered sales by $29 million.  Currency-adjusted sales were lower by 4 percent in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to weaker market demand in the Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway segments.

Net income attributable to Dana for the third quarter of 2016 was $57 million, compared with $119 million in the third quarter of 2015.  Third-quarter 2015 results included a $100 million tax benefit from the release of certain U.S. deferred tax valuation allowances and a $24 million after-tax impairment charge.  Adjusting for these items, net income for the third quarter of 2016 increased compared with last year, primarily due to lower expenses for interest and income taxes partially offset by a higher restructuring expense.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2016 was $168 million, a $1 million increase over last year.  This provided a 12.1 percent margin, an improvement of 70 basis points over last year. Weaker international currencies reduced adjusted EBITDA by $7 million, and overall lower sales volumes reduced adjusted EBITDA by another $18 million.  Cost performance and pricing recovery actions increased adjusted EBITDA by $19 million, which along with gains of $7 million from the sale of certain marketable securities more than offset the decreased earnings associated with currency impact and lower sales volume.

Reported diluted earnings per share were $0.39 in the third quarter of 2016, compared with $0.75 last year, primarily due to lower net income in this year's third quarter.  Excluding the effects of certain nonrecurring items such as the above-mentioned 2015 income tax valuation allowance release and impairment charge, restructuring costs, and certain other items, diluted adjusted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2016 were $0.49, compared with $0.41 in the same period last year, with a lower share count also contributing to the increase.

Operating cash flow in the third quarter of 2016 was $42 million, compared with $138 million in the same period last year.  Inclusive of capital spending of $68 million in this year's third quarter, free cash flow was a use of $26 million.  Capital spend in last year's third quarter was $70 million, providing free cash flow of $68 million in 2015.  The free cash flow year-over-year change was due primarily to working capital requirements, which in 2015 benefited in part from the timing of customer receipts.

Business Unit Performance

Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies
Sales were $631 million in the third quarter of 2016, compared with $605 million in 2015.  Stronger light-truck production in North America, Europe, and Asia, along with incremental new business and pricing recovery actions increased sales by $59 million, including $13 million from a customer program previously included in Commercial Vehicle Driveline.  The effects of weaker foreign currencies lowered sales by $33 million in the third quarter. 

Segment EBITDA was $73 million, an increase of $10 million or 16 percent from the third quarter of 2015.  This provided a margin of 11.6 percent, 120 basis points higher than last year and 100 basis points better than this year's second quarter.  Higher end-market demand, new customer programs, and cost recoveries – which improved segment earnings by $16 million – were partially offset by $6 million of currency impact.

Commercial Vehicle Driveline Technologies
Sales were $294 million for 2016, compared with $367 million in 2015.  Weaker Class 8 truck production in North America and the transfer of a customer program to Light Vehicle Driveline reduced sales by $73 million.  

Segment EBITDA was $23 million, $8 million lower than 2015, resulting in a margin of 7.8 percent.  Segment earnings were adversely impacted by $19 million due to lower sales levels and by $1 million as a result of weaker international currencies.  Cost savings and other items improved segment EBITDA in 2016 by $12 million.

Off-Highway Driveline Technologies
Sales were $199 million in the third quarter of 2016, $47 million lower compared with 2015, primarily due to reduced global end-market demand.  

Segment EBITDA was $28 million, compared with $35 million a year ago, providing a 14.1 percent margin, 10 basis points lower than last year's third quarter.  Improved cost performance tempered the impact of lower volume.

Power Technologies
Sales were $260 million, compared with $250 million in 2015.  A stronger light-vehicle engine build in North America and Europe provided a benefit of $12 million with currency impact adding $2 million.  This was partially offset by lower pricing and material cost recoveries of $4 million.

Segment EBITDA was $42 million, an increase of $2 million from the third quarter of 2015. Stronger light-vehicle production levels and new business were the primary drivers.  The 16.2 percent margin performance in this year's third quarter is a 20 basis point improvement compared with the same period last year.

"We turned in another strong performance this quarter, while dealing with continued weakness in certain end markets and successfully launching one of our largest programs ever.  Our focus on reducing cost and driving productivity is evident in our margin performance," said James Kamsickas, Dana president and CEO.  "Our Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway businesses were both able to offset most of the margin impact from anticipated lower demand.  We are well positioned to achieve our objectives this year." 

2016 Full-Year Financial Targets

Dana has affirmed key financial guidance¹:

• Sales approximately $5.8 billion;
• Adjusted EBITDA approximately $655 million;
• Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales of approximately 11.2 percent;
• Diluted adjusted EPS of approximately $1.75;
• Cash flow from operations of approximately $440 million;
• Capital spending of approximately $320 million; and
• Free cash flow of approximately $120 million.

 

Dana to Purchase Strategic Driveline Production Assets of SIFCO S.A. in Brazil
Dana announced earlier this month a definitive agreement to purchase strategic assets of SIFCO S.A., a leading producer of forged and machined components located in Brazil.  The acquisition will enable Dana to enhance its vertically integrated supply chain, which will further improve its cost structure and customer satisfaction by leveraging SIFCO's extensive experience and knowledge of sophisticated forged components.

Dana Named Finalists for Automotive News PACE Awards for Sixth Straight Year
Three Dana technologies were named finalists for the 2017 Automotive News PACE Awards.  The company is one of just three suppliers with more than one technology to be recognized as a finalist and is the sole supplier with three technologies named as a finalist.  This marks the sixth consecutive year that Dana has been named a finalist for the PACE Awards.  Only six global automotive suppliers have achieved this distinction. 

Company Showcases Technology Improvements at IAA, MINExpo Trade Shows
At this year's IAA Commercial Vehicles trade show in Hannover, Germany, Dana introduced updates to its Spicer^® Compact™ Series Plus driveshafts, designed to help original-equipment manufacturers meet growing efficiency standards.  Currently, the company is producing versions of this driveshaft for medium-duty vehicles, and a series of six models for heavy trucks will be available by the second quarter of 2017.

The company also announced it has initiated pre-production testing of its Spicer^® global single axle for trucks, tractors, and coaches.  Scheduled to hit the market in 2018, the axle offers increased mechanical efficiency and less weight, resulting in improved operating efficiency and a higher payload.

Last month at MINExpo 2016, Dana unveiled its Spicer^® Smart Suite™ technology option for the mining industry.  The fully integrated system turns passive drivetrain components into active sources of intelligence – transforming raw data into actionable insights to improve safety, boost efficiency, and reduce costs.  This technology will be offered as an optional feature on all Spicer axles for load haul dumpers and articulated trucks used in underground mining operations.

Dana also announced two new drivetrain systems designed to improve performance, durability, safety, and cost of ownership for small- and medium-sized load haul dumpers and articulated trucks used in underground mining operations. 

New Gear Manufacturing Facility in Europe to Support New Secured Business
The company announced that construction on a new gear manufacturing facility in Győr, Hungary, is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2017.  In support of secured new business, the state-of-the-art gear manufacturing facility will serve as a significant enabler to further satisfy the regional needs of Dana's global customers.  As the company continues to earn new business in the European marketplace, this facility is strategically positioned in close proximity to our other regional operations to allow Dana to deliver technologies to its European customers more quickly and cost effectively.

Dana to Host Conference Call at 10 a.m. Today
Dana will discuss its third-quarter results in a conference call at 10 a.m. EDT today.  Participants may listen to the conference call via audio streaming online or by telephone.  Slide viewing is available via Dana's investor website: www.dana.com/investors.  U.S. and Canadian locations should dial 1-888-311-4590 and international locations should call 1-706-758-0054.  Please enter conference I.D. 95341008 and ask for the "Dana Incorporated's Financial Webcast and Conference Call."  Phone registration will be available starting at 9:30 a.m. 

An audio recording of the webcast will be available after 5 p.m. today by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (U.S. or Canada) or 1-404-537-3406 (international) and entering conference I.D. 95341008.  A webcast replay will be available after 5 p.m. today, and may be accessed via Dana's investor website.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
This release refers to adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure which we have defined net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, equity grant expense, restructuring expense and other adjustments not related to our core operations (gain/loss on debt extinguishment, pension settlements, divestitures, impairment, etc.). Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of our ability to maintain and continue to invest in our operations and provide shareholder returns. We use adjusted EBITDA in assessing the effectiveness of our business strategies, evaluating and pricing potential acquisitions and as a factor in making incentive compensation decisions. In addition to its use by management, we also believe adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely used by securities analysts, investors and others to evaluate financial performance of our company relative to other Tier 1 automotive suppliers. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for income before income taxes, net income or other results reported in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Diluted adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure, which we have defined as adjusted net income divided by adjusted diluted shares.  We define adjusted net income as net income (loss) attributable to the parent company, excluding any nonrecurring income tax items, restructuring and impairment expense, amortization expense, and other adjustments not related to our core operations (as used in adjusted EBITDA), net of any associated income tax effects.  We define adjusted diluted shares as diluted shares as determined in accordance with GAAP based on adjusted net income.  This measure is considered useful for purposes of providing investors, analysts, and other interested parties with an indicator of ongoing financial performance that provides enhanced comparability to EPS reported by other companies.  Diluted adjusted EPS is neither intended to represent nor be an alternative measure to diluted EPS reported under GAAP.

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure, which we have defined as cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less purchases of property, plant, and equipment.  We believe this measure is useful to investors in evaluating the operational cash flow of the company inclusive of the spending required to maintain the operations.  Free cash flow is neither intended to represent nor be an alternative to the measure of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities reported under GAAP.  Free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The accompanying financial information provides reconciliations of adjusted EBITDA, diluted adjusted EPS and free cash flow to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We have not provided a reconciliation of our adjusted EBITDA and diluted adjusted EPS outlook to the most comparable GAAP measures of net income and diluted EPS. Providing net income and diluted EPS guidance is potentially misleading and not practical given the difficulty of projecting event driven transactional and other non-core operating items that are included in net income and diluted EPS, including restructuring actions, asset impairments and income tax valuation adjustments. The accompanying reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures with the most comparable GAAP measures for the historical periods presented are indicative of the reconciliations that will be prepared upon completion of the periods covered by the non-GAAP guidance.

Please reference the "Non-GAAP financial information" accompanying our quarterly earnings conference call presentations on our website at www.dana.com/investors for our GAAP results and the reconciliations of these measures, where used, to the comparable GAAP measures.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and projections contained in this news release are, by their nature, forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change.  Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. 

Dana's Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss important risk factors that could affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.  The forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of this date. Dana does not undertake any obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.

About Dana Incorporated
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains.  Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.  Founded in 1904 and based in Maumee, Ohio, the company employs approximately 23,000 people in 25 countries on six continents.  In 2015, Dana generated sales of $6.06 billion.  For more information, please visit dana.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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