Magna Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
- Q1 2025 operating results exceeded management expectations with strong incremental margins
- Returned $187 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases
- Higher net favorable commercial items and improved productivity
- Lower net engineering costs
- Strong cash flow generation of $547 million before changes in operating assets and liabilities
- Sales decreased 8% to $10.1 billion year-over-year
- Adjusted EBIT declined to $354 million from $469 million year-over-year
- Higher net warranty costs in seating business
- Adjusted EBIT margin decreased to 3.5% from 4.3% year-over-year
- Seating Systems segment turned negative with -2.3% EBIT margin
Insights
Magna reports mixed Q1 2025 with 8% sales decline but improved reported EPS amid challenging market conditions.
Magna International's Q1 2025 financial performance presents a mixed picture with contradictory trends between reported and adjusted figures. Sales decreased 8% to
The adjusted metrics reveal underlying operational challenges. Adjusted EBIT decreased to
Cash flow dynamics show
The updated 2025 outlook raises sales projections to
Magna's results reflect regional production declines with European and North American markets down 8% and 5% respectively.
Magna's Q1 performance directly mirrors the challenging regional automotive production landscape, with global light vehicle production falling 3% year-over-year. Regional disparities are pronounced, with Europe down
Segment performance varied considerably across Magna's portfolio. Body Exteriors & Structures, the largest segment at
CEO Swamy Kotagiri directly references "a complex and uncertain industry environment" while highlighting initiatives including "operational excellence, restructuring, commercial recoveries, and reduced capital and engineering spending to mitigate the impact of tariffs." The explicit mention of tariff mitigation underscores this as a key industry concern.
The company's updated 2025 outlook adjusts regional production forecasts, slightly reducing North American light vehicle production estimates to 15.0 million units while increasing China projections to 30.2 million. Currency assumptions show strengthening of both the Canadian dollar and euro against the U.S. dollar, which will affect reported results for this global supplier.
- Comparing the first quarter of 2025 to the first quarter of 2024:
- Sales decreased8% to$10.1 billion , as global light vehicle production decreased3% , which included8% and5% declines in Europe and North America, respectively
- Diluted earnings per share of$0.52 and Adjusted diluted earnings per share of$0.78 , compared to$0.03 and$1.08 , respectively - First quarter performance was broadly ahead of our expectations driven by strong incremental margins on better than anticipated vehicle production
- Returned
$187 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases - Updated 2025 Outlook excludes potential impacts of tariffs including on light vehicle production, full year 2025 range of net income attributable to shareholders unchanged
AURORA, Ontario, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
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 | "Our operating results for the first quarter of 2025 exceeded our expectations, with strong incremental margins on better than anticipated vehicle production and, for the balance of the year, we remain confident in our ability to execute on variables within our control in a complex and uncertain industry environment. We are actively advancing several initiatives including operational excellence, restructuring, commercial recoveries, and reduced capital and engineering spending to mitigate the impact of tariffs. We remain focused on generating long-term free cash flow to invest for profitable growth and drive compelling capital return to shareholders." - Swamy Kotagiri, Magna’s Chief Executive Officer |
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Reported | |||||||||
| Sales | $ | 10,069 | $ | 10,970 | |||||
| Income from operations before income taxes | $ | 225 | $ | 34 | |||||
| Net income attributable to Magna International Inc. | $ | 146 | $ | 9 | |||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.03 | |||||
| Non-GAAP Financial Measures(1) | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBIT | $ | 354 | $ | 469 | |||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.78 | $ | 1.08 | |||||
| All results are reported in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share figures, which are in U.S. dollars | ||
| (1) | Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are Non-GAAP financial measures that have no standardized meaning under U.S. GAAP, and as a result may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures by other companies. Further information and a reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures is included in the back of this press release. | |
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025
We posted sales of
Adjusted EBIT decreased to
- reduced earnings on lower sales; and
- higher net warranty costs associated with our seating business.
These were partially offset by:
- higher net favourable commercial items;
- continued productivity and efficiency improvements; and
- lower net engineering costs, including spending related to our electrification and active safety businesses.
During the first quarter of 2025, Other expense, net(2) and Amortization of acquired intangibles totaled
Income from operations before income taxes increased to
Net income attributable to Magna International Inc. was
Diluted earnings per share were
In the first quarter of 2025, we generated cash from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities of
RETURN OF CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we returned
Our Board of Directors declared a first quarter dividend of
| (2) | Other expense, net is comprised of Fisker Inc. [“Fisker”] related impacts (restructuring and impairment of assembly and production assets, the impairment of Fisker warrants), revaluations of certain public company warrants and equity investments, and restructuring activities, during the three months ended March 31, 2024 & 2025. A reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures is included in the back of this press release. | |
SEGMENT SUMMARY
| ($Millions) | For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | Adjusted EBIT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| Body Exteriors & Structures | $ | 3,966 | $ | 4,429 | $ | (463 | ) | $ | 230 | $ | 298 | $ | (68 | ) | |||||||||
| Power & Vision | 3,646 | 3,842 | (196 | ) | 124 | 98 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Seating Systems | 1,312 | 1,455 | (143 | ) | (30 | ) | 52 | (82 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Complete Vehicles | 1,276 | 1,383 | (107 | ) | 44 | 27 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | (131 | ) | (139 | ) | 8 | (14 | ) | (6 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total Reportable Segments | $ | 10,069 | $ | 10,970 | $ | (901 | ) | $ | 354 | $ | 469 | $ | (115 | ) | |||||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||
| Body Exteriors & Structures | 5.8 | % | 6.7 | % | (0.9 | )% |
| Power & Vision | 3.4 | % | 2.6 | % | 0.8 | % |
| Seating Systems | (2.3 | )% | 3.6 | % | (5.9 | )% |
| Complete Vehicles | 3.4 | % | 2.0 | % | 1.4 | % |
| Consolidated Average | 3.5 | % | 4.3 | % | (0.8 | )% |
For further details on our segment results, please see our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Position and our Interim Financial Statements.
2025 OUTLOOK
We disclose a full-year Outlook annually in February with quarterly updates. The following Outlook is an update to our previous Outlook in February 2025.
Updated 2025 Outlook Assumptions
| Current | Previous | ||||
| Light Vehicle Production (millions of units) | |||||
| North America Europe China | 15.0 16.6 30.2 | 15.1 16.6 29.7 | |||
| Average Foreign exchange rates: | |||||
| 1 Canadian dollar equals 1 euro equals | U.S. U.S. | U.S. U.S. | |||
Light vehicle production assumptions reflect near-term original equipment manufacturer ["OEM"] production release information, including announced production downtime at certain OEM assembly facilities, but do not include the potential impact of tariffs and other trade measures on vehicle costs, vehicle affordability or consumer demand, nor the impact of these on vehicle production.
Updated 2025 Outlook
| Current | Previous | |||||
| Segment Sales | ||||||
| Body Exteriors & Structures Power & Vision Seating Systems Complete Vehicles | ||||||
| Total Sales | ||||||
| Adjusted EBIT Margin(3)(4) | ||||||
| Equity Income (included in EBIT)(4) | ||||||
| Interest Expense, net | Approximately | Approximately | ||||
| Income Tax Rate(4)(5) | Approximately | Approximately | ||||
| Adjusted Net Income attributable to Magna(4)(6) | ||||||
| Capital Spending | Approximately | |||||
| Notes: | ||
| (3) | Adjusted EBIT Margin is the ratio of Adjusted EBIT to Total Sales. Refer to the reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures in the back of this press release for further information | |
| (4) | Excludes unmitigated incremental tariff costs | |
| (5) | The Income Tax Rate has been calculated using Adjusted EBIT and is based on current tax legislation | |
| (6) | Adjusted Net Income attributable to Magna represents Net Income excluding Other expense, net and Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of tax | |
Our Outlook is intended to provide information about management's current expectations and plans and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although considered reasonable by Magna as of the date of this document, the 2025 Outlook above and the underlying assumptions may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly, our actual results could differ materially from our expectations as set forth herein. The risks identified in the “Forward-Looking Statements” section below represent the primary factors which we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations.
KEY DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS
Our business and operating results are dependent on light vehicle production by our customers in three key regions – North America, Europe, and China. While we supply systems and components to many OEMs globally, we do not supply systems and components for every vehicle, nor is the value of our content consistent from one vehicle to the next. As a result, customer and program mix relative to market trends, as well as the value of our content on specific vehicle production programs, are also important drivers of our results.
Ordinarily, OEM production volumes are aligned with vehicle sales levels and thus affected by changes in such levels. Aside from vehicle sales levels, production volumes are typically impacted by a range of factors, including: OEM, supplier or sub-supplier disruptions; free trade arrangements and tariffs; relative currency values; commodities prices; supply chains and infrastructure; labour disruptions and the availability and relative cost of skilled labour; regulatory frameworks; and other factors.
Overall vehicle sales levels are significantly affected by changes in consumer confidence levels, which may in turn be impacted by consumer perceptions and general trends related to the job, housing, and stock markets, as well as other macroeconomic and political factors. Other factors which typically impact vehicle sales levels and thus production volumes include: vehicle affordability; interest rates and/or availability of credit; fuel and energy prices; relative currency values; uncertainty as to the pace of EV adoption; and other factors.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION
In addition to the financial results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this press release contains references to the Non-GAAP financial measures reconciled below. We believe the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s financial position and results of operations, and to improve comparability between fiscal periods. In particular, management believes that Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful measures in assessing the Company’s financial performance by excluding certain items that are not indicative of the Company's core operating performance. The presentation of Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for the Company’s related financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
| Adjusted EBIT | |||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Net Income | $ | 153 | $ | 26 | |||
| Add: | |||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 26 | 28 | |||||
| Interest expense, net | 50 | 51 | |||||
| Other expense, net | 53 | 356 | |||||
| Income taxes | 72 | 8 | |||||
| Adjusted EBIT | $ | 354 | $ | 469 | |||
| Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales ("Adjusted EBIT Margin") | |||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Sales | $ | 10,069 | $ | 10,970 | |||
| Adjusted EBIT | $ | 354 | $ | 469 | |||
| Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales | 3.5 | % | 4.3 | % | |||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | |||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Magna International Inc. | $ | 146 | $ | 9 | |||
| Add (deduct): | |||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 26 | 28 | |||||
| Other expense, net | 53 | 356 | |||||
| Tax effect on Amortization of acquired intangible assets | |||||||
| and Other expense, net | (6 | ) | (82 | ) | |||
| Adjusted net income attributable to Magna International Inc. | $ | 219 | $ | 311 | |||
| Diluted weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period (millions): | 282.0 | 287.1 | |||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.78 | $ | 1.08 | |||
Certain of the forward-looking financial measures above are provided on a Non-GAAP basis. We do not provide a reconciliation of such forward-looking measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To do so would be potentially misleading and not practical given the difficulty of projecting items that are not reflective of on-going operations in any future period. The magnitude of these items, however, may be significant.
This press release together with our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Position and our Interim Financial Statements are available in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.magna.com/company/investors and filed electronically through the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) which can be accessed at http://www.sedarplus.ca as well as on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR), which can be accessed at www.sec.gov.
We will hold a conference call for interested analysts and shareholders to discuss our first quarter ended March 31, 2025 results on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET. The conference call will be chaired by Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Executive Officer. The number to use for this call from North America is 1-800-715-9871. International callers should use 1-646-307-1963. Please call in at least 10 minutes prior to the call start time. We will also webcast the conference call at www.magna.com. The slide presentation accompanying the conference call as well as our financial review summary will be available on our website Friday prior to the call.
INVESTOR CONTACT
Louis Tonelli, Vice-President, Investor Relations
louis.tonelli@magna.com │ 905.726.7035
MEDIA CONTACT
Tracy Fuerst, Vice-President, Corporate Communications & PR
tracy.fuerst@magna.com │ 248.761.7004
TELECONFERENCE CONTACT
Nancy Hansford, Executive Assistant, Investor Relations
nancy.hansford@magna.com │ 905.726.7108
OUR BUSINESS(7)
Magna is more than one of the world’s largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team of approximately 167,000(8) employees across 342 manufacturing operations and 103 product development, engineering and sales centres spanning 28 countries. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.
For further information about Magna (NYSE:MGA; TSX:MG), please visit www.magna.com or follow us on social.
| (7) | Manufacturing operations, product development, engineering and sales centres include certain operations accounted for under the equity method. | |
| (8) | Number of employees includes approximately 155,000 employees at our wholly owned or controlled entities and over 12,000 employees at certain operations accounted for under the equity method. | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Any such forward-looking statements are intended to provide information about management's current expectations and plans and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections, as well as statements regarding our future plans, strategic objectives or economic performance, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, and other statements that are not recitations of historical fact. We use words such as "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "likely", "expect", "anticipate", "assume", "believe", "intend", "plan", "aim", "forecast", "outlook", "project", "potential", "estimate", "target" and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events to identify forward-looking statements. The following table identifies the material forward-looking statements contained in this document, together with the material potential risks that we currently believe could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers should also consider all of the risk factors which follow below the table:
| Material Forward-Looking Statement | Material Potential Risks Related to Applicable Forward-Looking Statement |
| Light Vehicle Production |
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| Total Sales Segment Sales |
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| Adjusted EBIT Margin Net Income Attributable to Magna |
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| Equity Income |
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Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and are based on assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. While we believe we have a reasonable basis for making any such forward-looking statements, they are not a guarantee of future performance or outcomes. In addition to the factors in the table above, whether actual results and developments conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks, assumptions, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and the effects of which can be difficult to predict, including, without limitation:
Macroeconomic, Geopolitical and Other Risks
Risks Related to the Automotive Industry
Strategic Risks
Customer-Related Risks
Supply Chain Risks
Manufacturing/Operational Risks
| Pricing Risks
Warranty/Recall Risks
Climate Change Risks
IT Security/Cybersecurity Risks
Acquisition Risks
Other Business Risks
Legal, Regulatory and Other Risks
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In evaluating forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Additionally, readers should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including the risks, assumptions and uncertainties above which are:
- discussed under the "Industry Trends and Risks" heading of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis; and
- set out in our Annual Information Form filed with securities commissions in Canada, our annual report on Form 40-F with the United States Securities and Exchange commission, and subsequent filings.
Readers should also consider discussion of our risk mitigation activities with respect to certain risk factors, which can be also found in our Annual Information Form. Additional information about Magna, including our Annual Information Form, is available through the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) at www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR), which can be accessed at www.sec.gov.
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