Q4 & FY 2018 Financial Results
Q4 & Full Year 2018 Highlights (cont'd)
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Quarterly end-market observations
Refinish: Strong price-mix outcome
Industrial: Ongoing organic growth, strong price-mix
Light Vehicle: Growth in North America; price-mix turned positive; pressure from slowing economy in
China and Europe evident
Commercial Vehicle: Strong Americas truck; lower demand in EMEA and Asia Pacific
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Balance Sheet & cash flows
Operating cash flow of $496 million in 2018 versus $540 million in 2017
Free cash flow of $362 million in 2018 versus $415 million in 2017
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Capital deployment
$254 million worth of share repurchases in 2018 (average price of $27.95); $106 million
repurchased in Q4
$110 million used for M&A in 2018
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Net leverage ratio down to 3.4x in Q4 2018 from 3.5x in Q3 2018
Monetized existing cross-currency swap; executed new cross-currency swap at favorable pricing on
$475 million of principal
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