FY 2018 Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Non-GAAP financial measurements
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Adjusted equity income, Adjusted free cash flow, Net debt and Net leverage as well as other measures presented on an adjusted basis are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and do not
purport to be alternatives to the most comparable U.S. GAAP amounts. Since all companies do not use identical calculations, our definition and presentation of these measures may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBIT margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted net income attributable to Adient, Adjusted effective tax rate, Adjusted earnings per share,
Adjusted equity income, Adjusted free cash flow, Net debt and Net leverage are measures used by management to evaluate the operating performance of the company and its business
segments to forecast future periods.
Adjusted EBIT is defined as income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests excluding net financing charges, restructuring, impairment and related costs, purchase accounting amortization,
transaction gains/losses, expenses associated with becoming an independent company, other significant non-recurring items, and net mark-to-market adjustments on pension and postretirement
plans. Adjusted EBIT margin is adjusted EBIT as a percentage of net sales.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted EBIT excluding depreciation and stock based compensation. Certain corporate-related costs are not allocated to the business segments in determining
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.
Adjusted net income attributable to Adient is defined as net income attributable to Adient excluding restructuring, impairment and related costs, purchase accounting amortization, transaction
gains/losses, expenses associated with becoming an independent company, other significant non-recurring items, net mark-to-market adjustments on pension and postretirement plans, the tax
impact of these items and other discrete tax charges/benefits.
Adjusted effective tax rate is defined as adjusted income tax provision as a percentage of adjusted income before income taxes.
Adjusted earnings per share is defined as Adjusted net income attributable to Adient divided by diluted weighted average shares.
Adjusted equity income is defined as equity income excluding amortization of Adient's intangible assets related to its non-consolidated joint ventures and other unusual or one-time items impacting
equity income.
Free cash flow is defined as cash from operating activities less capital expenditures.
Adjusted free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for cash transferred from the former Parent post separation.
Management uses these measures to evaluate the performance of ongoing operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate impact on any particular period. These measures are
also used by securities analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry
Net debt is calculated as gross debt less cash and cash equivalents.
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Net leverage is calculated as net debt divided by last twelve months (LTM) pro-forma adjusted-EBITDA.
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FY 2018 Fourth Quarter Earnings Call / Nov 9, 2018
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