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CVG Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

EPS of $(0.05), Adjusted EPS of $0.06, reflecting additional restructuring activity

Adjusted EBITDA of $10.0 million, free cash flow of $6.4 million

Strategic actions taken to strengthen Vehicle Solutions Business

Provides updated guidance for full year 2024

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVG (NASDAQ: CVGI), a diversified industrial products and services company, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights (Compared with prior year, where comparisons are noted)

James Ray, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “CVG continues to drive its strategic transformation, despite second quarter results that were challenged due to multiple factors. In particular, we witnessed continued softening in the construction and agricultural end markets and reduced volumes in our new business win launches, impacting our key growth segment in Electrical Systems. We also experienced operational inefficiencies in our Vehicle Solutions segment resulting from a new product launch with a major customer across multiple sites as well as activities to prepare our Cab Structures Business for sale. We made incremental investments in both internal and external support teams deployed to the affected facilities and expect to achieve more stability during the balance of the year. These market dynamics and operational activities weighed on second quarter profitability. While we are disappointed with our second quarter performance, we are taking proactive steps to right-size our cost structure and improve operational execution as we navigate a lower demand environment.”

Mr. Ray concluded, “Despite these challenges in the second quarter, we continue to position CVG for future success. We maintained our strong track record of procuring new business wins in the quarter and recently announced the sale of our Cab Structures Business, that is expected to close in the second half of 2024, which will serve to further streamline our product portfolio and aligns with our transformation strategy to reduce cyclicality, balance customer concentration, and strengthen our Vehicle Solutions business. We expect the trend of OEM’s insourcing components of their cab manufacturing to continue, so monetizing the facility now will create value for shareholders and will allow us to redeploy capital in key areas to improve our operating model. Strategic actions like this one, combined with our ongoing cost reduction and business optimization efforts, are expected to position CVG to benefit from the anticipated improvement in market conditions.”

Andy Cheung, Chief Financial Officer, added, “We are taking swift action to respond to the end market and operational challenges through restructuring and headcount reduction efforts to improve profitability. We’ve incurred $6.8 million in restructuring expenses year-to-date and have reduced our headcount by more than 10%. Additionally, we have made progress on the strategic evaluation of our Industrial Automation segment, which we believe will culminate in the third quarter of this year and is reflected in our guidance. We are adjusting our annual guidance ranges for fiscal year 2024 to reflect current market trends to include the deterioration in global construction and agriculture markets, and we are providing an adjusted version of the updated guidance for the Cab Structures and Industrial Automation businesses. Following closing, we anticipate that the majority of the disposition proceeds will support debt paydown as we further strengthen our balance sheet.”

Second Quarter Financial Results
(amounts in millions except per share data and percentages)

  Second Quarter        
    2024       2023     $ Change   % Change
Revenues $ 229.9     $ 262.2     $ (32.3 )   (12.3 )%
Gross profit $ 21.0     $ 38.4     $ (17.4 )   (45.3 )%
Gross margin   9.1 %     14.6 %        
Adjusted gross profit 1 $ 25.6     $ 39.1     $ (13.5 )   (34.5 )%
Adjusted gross margin 1   11.1 %     14.9 %        
Operating income $ 0.8     $ 15.9     $ (15.1 )   (95.0 )%
Operating margin   0.3 %     6.1 %        
Adjusted operating income 1 $ 5.7     $ 16.7     $ (11.0 )   (65.9 )%
Adjusted operating margin 1   2.5 %     6.4 %        
Net income (loss) $ (1.6 )   $ 10.1     $ (11.7 )   (115.8 )%
Adjusted net income 1 $ 2.1     $ 10.7     $ (8.6 )   (80.4 )%
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted $ (0.05 )   $ 0.30     $ (0.35 )   (116.7 )%
Adjusted earnings per share, diluted 1 $ 0.06     $ 0.32     $ (0.26 )   (81.3 )%
Adjusted EBITDA 1 $ 10.0     $ 20.8     $ (10.8 )   (51.9 )%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 1   4.3 %     7.9 %        
1 See Appendix A for GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation        
         

Consolidated Results

Second Quarter 2024 Results

On June 30, 2024, the Company had $7.0 million of outstanding borrowings on its U.S. revolving credit facility and no outstanding borrowings on its China credit facility, $39.3 million of cash and $152.9 million of availability from the credit facilities, resulting in total liquidity of $192.2 million.

Second Quarter 2024 Segment Results

Vehicle Solutions Segment

Electrical Systems Segment

Aftermarket & Accessories Segment

Industrial Automation Segment

Outlook

CVG issued the following outlook for the full year 2024 which reflects both market developments and pending strategic portfolio actions:

Metric Prior 2024 Outlook Revised 2024 Outlook Adjusted
Revised 2024 Outlook (1)
Net Sales $915 – $1,015 $900 – $960 $730 – $780
Adjusted EBITDA $60 – $73 $42 – $52 $28 – $36

(1) This Adjusted Revised outlook excludes any contribution from CVG’s Cab Structures or Industrial Automation businesses in 2024. On July 31, 2024, CVG signed an asset purchase agreement for the sale of the Cab Structures business with closing expected in the second half of 2024. Separately, CVG is currently exploring strategic alternatives for the Industrial Automation business.

This outlook reflects, among others, current industry forecasts for North America Class 8 truck builds. According to ACT Research, 2024 North American Class 8 truck production levels are expected to be at 308,000 units. The 2023 actual Class 8 truck builds according to the ACT Research was 340,247 units.

Agriculture and construction market conditions have deteriorated relative to our prior update in March 2024. Based on industry data, we now project segments within global agriculture market demand to be down 15% to 20% and construction market demand to be down 10% to 15% in 2024.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this release is included as Appendix A to this release.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss this press release is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Management intends to reference the Q2 2024 Earnings Call Presentation during the conference call. To participate, dial (800) 549-8228 using conference code 11335. International participants dial (289) 819-1520 using conference code 11335.

This call is being webcast and can be accessed through the “Investors” section of CVG’s website at ir.cvgrp.com, where it will be archived for one year.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for a period of two weeks following the call. To access the replay, dial (+1) 888 660 6264 using access code 11335#.

Company Contact
Andy Cheung
Chief Financial Officer
CVG
IR@cvgrp.com

Investor Relations Contact
Ross Collins or Stephen Poe
Alpha IR Group
CVGI@alpha-ir.com

About CVG

At CVG, we deliver real solutions to complex design, engineering and manufacturing problems while creating positive change for our customers, industries and communities we serve. Information about the Company and its products is available on the internet at www.cvgrp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements often include words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “project”, “continue”, “likely”, and similar expressions. In particular, this press release may contain forward-looking statements about the Company’s expectations for future periods with respect to closing of the recently announced sale of its Cab Structures Business, its plans to improve financial results, the future of the Company’s end markets, changes in the Class 8 and Class 5-7 North America truck build rates, performance of the global construction and agricultural equipment business, the Company’s prospects in the wire harness, warehouse automation and electric vehicle markets, the Company’s initiatives to address customer needs, organic growth, the Company’s strategic plans and plans to focus on certain segments, competition faced by the Company, volatility in and disruption to the global economic environment and the Company’s financial position or other financial information. These statements are based on certain assumptions that the Company has made in light of its experience as well as its perspective on historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results because of certain risks and uncertainties, including those included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. There can be no assurance that statements made in this press release relating to future events will be achieved. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on behalf of the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements.

Other Information

Throughout this document, certain numbers in the tables or elsewhere may not sum due to rounding. Rounding may have also impacted the presentation of certain year-on-year percentage changes.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023
Revenues $ 229,906     $ 262,194     $ 461,974     $ 524,903  
Cost of revenues   208,927       223,793       414,330       451,293  
Gross profit   20,979       38,401       47,644       73,610  
Selling, general and administrative expenses   20,219       22,457       40,312       43,022  
Operating income   760       15,944       7,332       30,588  
Other expense   207       307       419       105  
Interest expense   2,488       2,804       4,739       5,694  
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes   (1,935 )     12,833       2,174       24,789  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes   (334 )     2,693       836       5,949  
Net income (loss) $ (1,601 )   $ 10,140     $ 1,338     $ 18,840  
Earnings (loss) per Common Share:              
Basic $ (0.05 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.04     $ 0.57  
Diluted $ (0.05 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.04     $ 0.57  
Weighted average shares outstanding:              
Basic   33,393       33,051       33,359       32,960  
Diluted   33,393       33,429       33,834       33,312  
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
ASSETS June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023
Current assets:      
Cash $ 39,341     $ 37,848  
Accounts receivable, net   138,689       133,949  
Inventories   132,556       128,082  
Other current assets   35,634       27,863  
Total current assets   346,220       327,742  
Property, plant and equipment, net   75,530       73,468  
Intangible assets, net   7,743       11,222  
Deferred income taxes   34,158       33,568  
Other assets, net   39,545       37,214  
Total assets $ 503,196     $ 483,214  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $ 100,810     $ 77,314  
Accrued liabilities and other   49,557       52,562  
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt   17,500       15,313  
Total current liabilities   167,867       145,189  
Long-term debt   124,458       126,201  
Pension and other post-retirement benefits   9,593       9,196  
Other long-term liabilities   31,671       29,696  
Total liabilities $ 333,589     $ 310,282  
Stockholders’ equity:      
Preferred stock $     $  
Common stock   334       333  
Treasury stock   (16,170 )     (16,150 )
Additional paid-in capital   267,230       265,217  
Retained deficit   (44,846 )     (46,184 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (36,941 )     (30,284 )
Total stockholders’ equity   169,607       172,932  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 503,196     $ 483,214  
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
BUSINESS SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 
  Three Months Ended June 30,
  Vehicle Solutions   Electrical Systems   Aftermarket and Accessories   Industrial Automation   Corporate/Other   Total
    2024     2023     2024     2023     2024     2023     2024       2023       2024       2023       2024     2023
Revenues $ 140,904   $ 152,730   $ 50,152   $ 63,625   $ 33,860   $ 36,829   $ 4,990     $ 9,010     $     $     $ 229,906   $ 262,194
Gross profit (loss)   11,557     20,904     3,167     10,345     6,447     7,788     (192 )     (636 )                 20,979     38,401
Selling, general & administrative expenses   6,480     6,769     2,660     2,686     1,993     2,262     823       1,425       8,263       9,315       20,219     22,457
Operating income (loss) $ 5,077   $ 14,135   $ 507   $ 7,659   $ 4,454   $ 5,526   $ (1,015 )   $ (2,061 )   $ (8,263 )   $ (9,315 )   $ 760   $ 15,944
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Vehicle Solutions   Electrical Systems   Aftermarket and Accessories   Industrial Automation   Corporate/Other   Total
    2024     2023     2024     2023     2024     2023     2024       2023       2024       2023       2024     2023
Revenues $ 278,814   $ 313,315   $ 105,947   $ 118,373   $ 67,921   $ 74,458   $ 9,292     $ 18,757     $     $     $ 461,974   $ 524,903
Gross profit (loss)   27,785     40,374     7,721     18,643     12,886     15,015     (748 )     (422 )                 47,644     73,610
Selling, general & administrative expenses   12,357     12,847     5,202     4,914     3,900     3,913     2,262       2,501       16,591       18,847       40,312     43,022
Operating income (loss) $ 15,428   $ 27,527   $ 2,519   $ 13,729   $ 8,986   $ 11,102   $ (3,010 )   $ (2,923 )   $ (16,591 )   $ (18,847 )   $ 7,332   $ 30,588
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Appendix A: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)

 
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023
Gross profit $ 20,979     $ 38,401     $ 47,644     $ 73,610  
Restructuring   4,670       683       6,372       1,373  
Adjusted gross profit $ 25,649     $ 39,084     $ 54,016     $ 74,983  
% of revenues   11.2 %     14.9 %     11.7 %     14.3 %
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023
Operating income $ 760     $ 15,944     $ 7,332     $ 30,588  
Restructuring   4,928       718       6,824       1,431  
Total operating income adjustments   4,928       718       6,824       1,431  
Adjusted operating income $ 5,688     $ 16,662     $ 14,156     $ 32,019  
% of revenues   2.5 %     6.4 %     3.1 %     6.1 %
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023
Net income (loss) $ (1,601 )   $ 10,140     $ 1,338     $ 18,840  
Operating income adjustments   4,928       718       6,824       1,431  
Adjusted provision for income taxes1   (1,232 )     (180 )     (1,706 )     (358 )
Adjusted net income $ 2,095     $ 10,678     $ 6,456     $ 19,913  
               
Diluted EPS $ (0.05 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.04     $ 0.57  
Adjustments to diluted EPS $ 0.11     $ 0.02     $ 0.15     $ 0.03  
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 0.06     $ 0.32     $ 0.19     $ 0.60  

1. Reported Tax Provision adjusted for tax effect of special charges at 25%

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023
Net income (loss) $ (1,601 )   $ 10,140     $ 1,338     $ 18,840  
Interest expense   2,488       2,804       4,739       5,694  
Provision for income taxes   (334 )     2,693       836       5,949  
Depreciation expense   3,782       3,547       7,491       6,977  
Amortization expense   720       864       1,483       1,696  
EBITDA $ 5,055     $ 20,048     $ 15,887     $ 39,156  
% of revenues   2.2 %     7.6 %     3.4 %     7.5 %
               
EBITDA adjustments              
Restructuring $ 4,928     $ 718     $ 6,824     $ 1,431  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 9,983     $ 20,766     $ 22,711     $ 40,587  
% of revenues   4.3 %     7.9 %     4.9 %     7.7 %
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
  Vehicle Solutions   Electrical Systems   Aftermarket and Accessories   Industrial Automation   Corporate/Other   Total
Operating income (loss) $ 5,077     $ 507     $ 4,454     $ (1,015 )   $ (8,263 )   $ 760  
Restructuring   3,236       1,379       197       116             4,928  
Adjusted operating income (loss) $ 8,313     $ 1,886     $ 4,651     $ (899 )   $ (8,263 )   $ 5,688  
% of revenues   5.9 %     3.8 %     13.7 %   (18.0 )%         2.5 %
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
  Vehicle Solutions   Electrical Systems   Aftermarket and Accessories   Industrial Automation   Corporate/Other   Total
Operating income (loss) $ 15,428     $ 2,519     $ 8,986     $ (3,010 )   $ (16,591 )   $ 7,332  
Restructuring   3,769       2,469       231       191       164       6,824  
Adjusted operating income (loss) $ 19,197     $ 4,988     $ 9,217     $ (2,819 )   $ (16,427 )   $ 14,156  
% of revenues   6.9 %     4.7 %     13.6 %   (30.3 )%         3.1 %
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
  Vehicle Solutions   Electrical Systems   Aftermarket and Accessories   Industrial Automation   Corporate/Other   Total
Operating income (loss) $ 14,135     $ 7,659     $ 5,526     $ (2,061 )   $ (9,315 )   $ 15,944  
Restructuring   340                   378           $ 718  
Adjusted operating income (loss) $ 14,475     $ 7,659     $ 5,526     $ (1,683 )   $ (9,315 )   $ 16,662  
% of revenues   9.5 %     12.0 %     15.0 %   (18.7 )%         6.4 %
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
  Vehicle Solutions   Electrical Systems   Aftermarket and Accessories   Industrial Automation   Corporate/Other   Total
Operating income (loss) $ 27,527     $ 13,729     $ 11,102     $ (2,923 )   $ (18,847 )   $ 30,588  
Restructuring   423       8             1,000             1,431  
Adjusted operating income (loss) $ 27,950     $ 13,737     $ 11,102     $ (1,923 )   $ (18,847 )   $ 32,019  
% of revenues   8.9 %     11.6 %     14.9 %   (10.3 )%         6.1 %
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities $ 12,588     $ 11,464     $ 10,232     $ 11,522  
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (6,207 )     (5,858 )     (11,266 )     (9,179 )
Free cash flow $ 6,381     $ 5,606     $ (1,034 )   $ 2,343  
 

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In general, the non-GAAP measures exclude items that (i) management believes reflect the Company’s multi-year corporate activities; or (ii) relate to activities or actions that may have occurred over multiple or in prior periods without predictable trends. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to evaluate the Company’s performance, engage in financial and operational planning and to determine incentive compensation.

Management provides these non-GAAP financial measures to investors as supplemental metrics to assist readers in assessing the effects of items and events on the Company’s financial and operating results and in comparing the Company’s performance to that of its competitors and to comparable reporting periods. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements set forth above should be carefully evaluated.


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