Magna Intern Stock Price, News & Analysis

Magna International Inc. (NYSE: MGA) held its 2025 annual and special meeting with strong shareholder participation, representing 78.66% of outstanding shares. All 13 director nominees were successfully elected with approval ratings ranging from 85.59% to 99.87%. Shareholders approved key items including the reappointment of Deloitte (99.06%), ratification of the 2025 Stock Option Plan (95.45%), and the "Say on Pay" resolution (81.44%).

The Board confirmed leadership positions with Robert F. MacLellan as Board Chair, Mary Lou Maher as Audit Committee Chair, Hon. V. Peter Harder as Governance Committee Chair, William A. Ruh as Technology Committee Chair, and Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera as Talent Oversight and Compensation Committee Chair.

Magna International (NYSE: MGA) reported Q1 2025 financial results with sales decreasing 8% to $10.1 billion compared to Q1 2024, primarily due to a 3% decline in global light vehicle production. The company posted diluted EPS of $0.52 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.78, compared to $0.03 and $1.08 respectively in Q1 2024. Despite lower sales, performance exceeded expectations with strong incremental margins. The company returned $187 million to shareholders through dividends ($136M) and share repurchases ($51M). Notable challenges included an 8% production decline in Europe and 5% in North America, though China saw a 2% increase. Adjusted EBIT decreased to $354 million from $469 million in Q1 2024, primarily due to reduced earnings on lower sales and higher warranty costs in the seating business.

Magna International (TSX:MG, NYSE:MGA) has scheduled its First Quarter 2025 financial results webcast for Friday, May 2nd, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT. The company will host a live audio webcast with accompanying slide presentation available on their website.

Participants can join via webcast or dial in using toll-free (1-800-715-9871) or toll numbers (1-646-307-1963) with Conference ID 9829976. A replay will be available 2 hours after the call until May 9th, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Magna will make its debut appearance at Auto Shanghai 2025, showcasing cutting-edge vehicle technologies and high-performance systems. The company will host a press conference on April 24th at 09:30 (Beijing time) at booth 2BC011 in hall 2.2.

The exhibition will spotlight four key areas:

• Sustainable Innovations
• Holistic ADAS Systems
• Personalized Brand Experiences
• Complete Vehicle Solutions

Visitors can explore Magna's comprehensive powertrain technologies, reconfigurable seating, modular SmartAccess™ power doors, and integrated cabin monitoring systems.

Magna's presence in China includes nearly 70 manufacturing facilities and over 30,000 employees. The company reported a 15% sales increase in China during 2024, with approximately 60% of sales derived from domestic OEMs.

Magna International (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) has released its 2024 Annual Report, which includes Management's Discussion and Analysis, Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, Annual Information Form (AIF), and Form 40-F. All documents are now accessible on the company's website and have been filed with both Canadian Securities Administrators and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company announced its 2025 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held virtually on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) through www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MGA2025. Shareholders can request free paper copies of the audited financial statements through Magna's website or by writing to their corporate office in Aurora, Ontario.

Magna has announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform into their next-generation automotive solutions. The partnership will utilize NVIDIA's DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-chip (SoC), powered by Blackwell GPU architecture, to enable advanced AI and autonomous driving capabilities.

The collaboration focuses on developing L2+ through L4 active safety solutions, with Thor delivering up to 1,000 trillion operations per second of AI compute power. Magna will leverage NVIDIA Drive-OS for development, integration, and validation workflows, with plans to unveil a working demonstration platform in Q4 2025.

This initiative aims to address computing complexity while integrating ADAS, autonomous driving, and interior cabin AI features. The partnership combines Magna's automotive expertise in features like adaptive cruise control and driver monitoring with NVIDIA's accelerated compute capabilities to develop scalable, flexible solutions meeting market needs and regulatory requirements.

Magna International reported Q4 2024 results with sales increasing 2% to $10.6 billion. The company posted diluted earnings per share of $0.71 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.69, compared to $0.94 and $1.33 in Q4 2023, respectively.

Key financial highlights include $1.9 billion generated in cash from operating activities and $335 million returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 2% to $0.485 per share.

Looking ahead, Magna's 2025 outlook projects sales between $38.6-$40.2 billion with Adjusted EBIT margin of 5.3-5.8%. For 2026, sales are expected to grow to $40.5-$42.6 billion with improved margins of 6.5-7.2%. The company anticipates Free Cash Flow of $1.5 billion or more by 2026.

Magna has expanded its long-term partnership with Mercedes-Benz, strengthening their collaboration through development and engineering services for Mercedes' new electric off-roader model. The partnership, spanning several decades, includes the production of over 500,000 iconic off-roaders at Magna's Graz facility since 1979.

In 2024, Magna began producing the eDS Duo, an advanced electric drive system, at its Lannach facility. This 2-speed, dual e-motor drive system delivers up to 240 kW of power and features unique capabilities like the 'G-Turn,' allowing 360-degree rotation in place. The system utilizes silicon carbide and decoupling technology for optimized efficiency and exceptional off-road performance.

Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG, NYSE:MGA) has announced the date for their Q4 and year-end 2024 results and 2025 outlook webcast. The live audio webcast will be held on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 8:00 AM ET. Interested participants can register for the webcast at the provided link. Dial-in details for the call are: Toll-Free 1-800-715-9871 and Toll 1-646-307-1963, using Conference ID: 9829976. A slide presentation will be available on the company's website prior to the call.

A rebroadcast of the webcast will be available two hours after the call until February 21, 2025. The toll-free dial-in for the replay is 1-800-770-2030 and toll dial-in is 1-609-800-9909, with the same Conference ID: 9829976. For investor inquiries, contact Louis Tonelli, Vice-President, Investor Relations, at louis.tonelli@magna.com or 905-726-7035. Webcast inquiries can be directed to Nancy Hansford, Executive Assistant, Investor Relations, at nancy.hansford@magna.com or 905-726-7108.