April 30, 2024
First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Ray Scott, President and CEO
Jason Cardew, Senior Vice President and CFO
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Agenda
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BUSINESS UPDATE | FINANCIAL REVIEW | CONCLUDING REMARKS |
Ray Scott, President and CEO | Jason Cardew, Senior Vice President and CFO | Ray Scott, President and CEO |
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Business Update
Ray Scott
President and CEO
Financial Overview
First Quarter 2024
SALES
CORE OPERATING | ADJUSTED | |
EARNINGS | EARNINGS PER SHARE | |
OPERATING CASH FLOW
Q1 2023 Q1 2024
$6.0B
UP 3% YOY
$5.8B
$280M
UP 6% YOY
$263M
$3.18
UP 14% YOY
$2.78
$(35)M
$(36)M
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Please see appendix for discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, as well as reconciliations of non-GAAP financial | 5 |
measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. |
Q1 2024 Highlights
Delivered first quarter record revenue of $6.0 billion and increased adjusted earnings per share by 14%
Sales outperformed global industry production, driven by growth over market in E-Systems of 10 percentage points
Seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year margin improvement in E-Systems
Announced the acquisition of WIP Industrial Automation to further strengthen our automation and artificial intelligence capabilities; expected to close by Q3 2024
Accelerating momentum in thermal comfort with two component modularity projects launching in late 2024; initiated validation work for our first complete seat module scheduled to launch in North America in 2026
Awarded our first complete seat program with FAW Toyota for a new sedan in China
Continued to build on our strong relationship with BMW with our second wire program award in E-Systems
Recognized as a GM Supplier of the Year for the seventh consecutive year and for the 23rd time overall
Increased share repurchase authorization to $1.5 billion and extended the term until December 31, 2026
Repurchased $30 million of Lear shares and paid $46 million in dividends in the quarter
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Please see appendix for discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, as well as reconciliations of non-GAAP financial | 6 |
measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. |
IDEA is the evolution of Lear's strategy to drive growth and improve profitability by developing innovative products and utilizing advanced technology to extend our leadership position in operational excellence
- Continuing competitive advantages in operational excellence, vertical integration and innovation have positioned Lear as a leading automotive supplier
- Automation and digital technologies are key enablers to driving margin expansion
- Innovative products and technologies are accelerating profitable growth in both Seating and E-Systems
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Expanding Leadership Position in Operational Excellence
Inorganic Acquisitions Have Expanded Capabilities
Organic Strategic Initiatives
ASI Automation
- Automated material delivery, storage and retrieval systems
- Increases equipment reliability, uptime and throughput
- Deployed in 100% of North America just- in-time facilities
- Expanding designated core material delivery system globally across Seating and E-Systems
- Expanding automated warehouse applications for component level warehousing across all segments
InTouch Automation
- Seat complete, component level and occupant detection product validation technology
- Leverages optical control systems to automate end of line mechanical and electrical testing
- Strengthens ability to collect and analyze real-time data while standardizing testing procedures
- Deployed in 33% of North America just- in-time facilities and expanding globally
Thagora Technology
- High performance vision systems and proprietary algorithms optimize the cutting of surface materials
- Reduces scrap, lowers energy usage and improves productivity
- Phase 1 capabilities deployed in 60% of our leather facilities globally; remaining 40% will be completed this year
WIP Industrial
Automation
- Automates manufacturing through use of robotics, vision systems and artificial intelligence
- Accelerates implementation of AI- based automation
- Strengthens European presence with opportunity to expand globally
- Enables advanced automation technology development for Seating and E-Systems operations
- Expected to close by Q3 2024
Lear Forward | IDEA by Lear | |||
• | Reshaping footprint | • | Accelerating | |
to improve cost | automation | |||
structure and plant | deployment in | |||
utilization | Seating and | |||
• | Expanding footprint in | E-Systems | ||
North Africa | • | Targeting additional | ||
• | Leveraging | acquisitions to | ||
strengthen | ||||
acquisitions to | ||||
automation and | ||||
increase deployment | ||||
digital competencies | ||||
of automation and | ||||
improve efficiency to | • | Organically | ||
offset wage inflation | developing innovative | |||
products and | ||||
solutions for | ||||
customers | ||||
• | Deploying Palantir's | |||
Foundry platform | ||||
globally | ||||
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Leveraging Acquisitions and Organic Investment to Extend Competitive Advantage, Accelerate Growth and Expand Margins
SEATING | E-SYSTEMS | ||
ConfigurE+TM | THERMAL COMFORT SYSTEMS | ||
Component Modularity
FlexAirTM
Battery Disconnect Unit
INTUTM
ReNewKnitTM
Intercell Connect Board
Complete Seat Modularity
- Seating and E-Systems Collaboration
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Financial Review
Jason Cardew
Senior Vice President and CFO
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