CNH Industrial N.V. Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

2023 Third Quarter Results

(all amounts $ million, comparison vs Q3 2022 – unless otherwise stated)

Net sales of Industrial Activities were $5.33 billion, a decrease of 1% when compared to the corresponding period from the previous year. This decline is mainly due to lower industry demand in Agriculture, especially in South America and in EMEA for combines. Pricing continued to be favorable for both Industrial segments, and Construction net sales grew by approximately 6%.

Net income was $570 million, with diluted earnings per share of $0.42 (net income of $559 million in Q3 2022, with diluted earnings per share of $0.41). In Q3 2023, the impact of adjusting items on net income and diluted earnings per share was neutral. In comparison, in Q3 2022, CNH Industrial N.V. reported adjusted net income of $557 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.41.

Gross profit margin of Industrial Activities was 23.9% (23.0% in Q3 2022) with improvement from the corresponding period from the previous year in both Agriculture and Construction, reflective of favorable price realization and of improving operating performance.

Reported income tax expense was $171 million ($192 million in Q3 2022), and effective tax rate (ETR) was 25.8% (26.3% in Q3 2022) with adjusted ETR⁽³⁾ of 25.7% for the third quarter of 2023 (26.2% in Q3 2022).

Cash flow provided by operating activities in the quarter was $232 million ($272 million in Q3 2022). Free cash flow absorption of Industrial Activities was $127 million. Consolidated Debt was $25 billion as of September 30, 2023 ($23 billion at December 31, 2022).

The Company has initiated an immediate restructuring program targeting a 5% reduction in salaried workforce cost. This will be coupled with a comprehensive rightsizing of the Company’s cost structure to be implemented early next year. Between the immediate reductions this year and the additional actions next year, CNH expects a run rate reduction of 10-15% on total labor and non-labor SG&A expenses. The Company expects to incur restructuring charges of up to $200 million.

In North America, industry volume was up 19% year over year in the third quarter for tractors over 140 HP and was down 7% for tractors under 140 HP; combines were down 4% from prior year. In EMEA, tractor and combine demand was up 4% and down 18%, respectively. Industry volume in Europe alone was down 7% for tractors and down 40% for combines. South America tractor demand was down 16% and combine demand was down 47%. Asia Pacific tractor demand was down 10% and combine demand was up 33%.

Agriculture net sales decreased for the quarter by 2.6% to $4.38 billion primarily as a result of lower industry volume, mainly in EMEA and South America partially offset by favorable mix in North America and continued price realization.

Gross profit margin was 25.6% (25.0% in Q3 2022) up 60 bps as a result of favorable price realization in all regions and diminishing production cost inflation.

Adjusted EBIT was $672 million ($666 million in Q3 2022), with Adjusted EBIT margin at 15.3% (14.8% in Q3 2022). The reduced volumes due to industry headwinds were compensated by better mix, higher gross margin, and slight reduction in SG&A expenses, while R&D investments continued growing and accounted for 5.5% of sales (4.3% in 2022). Income from unconsolidated subsidiaries increased $56 million in the quarter, primarily from our JV.

Global industry volume for construction equipment was down 13% year over year in the third quarter for Heavy construction equipment; Light construction equipment was down 3% year over year. Aggregated demand increased 2% in North America, decreased 3% in EMEA, decreased 27% in South America and decreased 13% for Asia Pacific (excluding China, Asia Pacific markets decreased 1%).

Construction net sales increased for the quarter by 6% to $948 million, driven by favorable price realization and positive volume/mix mainly in North America, partially offset by lower net sales in other regions.

Gross profit margin was 15.9%, up 330 bps compared to Q3 2022, mainly due to favorable product mix and price realization.

Adjusted EBIT increased $36 million due to favorable product mix and price realization, while SG&A and R&D spend was flat year-over-year. Adjusted EBIT margin at 6.3% increased by 360 bps vs the same quarter of 2022.

Revenues increased 35% due to favorable volumes and higher base rates across all regions, partially offset by lower used equipment sales due to decreased operating lease maturities.

Net income was $86 million in the third quarter of 2023, flat compared to the same quarter of 2022, primarily due to favorable volumes in all regions, partially offset by margin compression in North America and higher risk costs.

The managed portfolio (including unconsolidated joint ventures) was $26.8 billion as of September 30, 2023 (of which retail was 65% and wholesale was 35%), up $5.6 billion compared to September 30, 2022 (up $4.7 billion on a constant currency basis).

At September 30, 2023, the receivables balance greater than 30 days past due as a percentage of receivables was 1.6% (1.3% as of September 30, 2022).

2023 Outlook

Given the softening of end market conditions, predominantly in South America, the Company is modifying the 2023 outlook for its Industrial Activities as follows:

• Net sales⁽⁵⁾ up between 3% and 6% year on year including currency translation effects

• SG&A up no more than 5% vs 2022

• Free Cash Flow of Industrial Activities⁽⁶⁾ between $1.0bn and $1.2bn

• R&D expenses and capital expenditures at around $1.6bn

Adjusted diluted EPS is targeted at about $1.70.

Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

(all amounts $ million, comparison vs YTD Q3 2022 – unless otherwise stated)

Notes

CNH Industrial reports quarterly and annual consolidated financial results under U.S. GAAP and EU-IFRS. The tables and discussion related to the financial results of the Company and its segments shown in this press release are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EU-IFRS reports will be published on approximately November 8, 2023.

1. c.c. means at constant currency.
2. Comparison vs. December 31, 2022
3. This item is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Information” section of this press release for information regarding non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to the specific table in the “Other Supplemental Financial Information” section of this press release for the reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measure and the most comparable GAAP financial measure.
4. Certain financial information in this report has been presented by geographic area. Our geographical regions are: (1) North America; (2) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); (3) South America and (4) Asia Pacific. The geographic designations have the following meanings:
   1. North America: United States, Canada, and Mexico;
   2. Europe, Middle East, and Africa: member countries of the European Union, European Free Trade Association, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Balkans, Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the African continent, and the Middle East;
   3. South America: Central and South America, and the Caribbean Islands; and
   4. Asia Pacific: Continental Asia (including the India subcontinent), Indonesia and Oceania.
5. Net sales reflecting the exchange rate of 1.09 EUR/USD
6. The Company is unable to provide this reconciliation without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the occurrence, the financial impact, and the periods in which the adjustments may be recognized. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

CNH Industrial monitors its operations through the use of several non-GAAP financial measures. CNH Industrial’s management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful and relevant information regarding its operating results and enhance the readers’ ability to assess CNH Industrial’s financial performance and financial position. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to identify operational trends, as well as make decisions regarding future spending, resource allocations and other operational decisions as they provide additional transparency with respect to our core operations. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning under U.S. GAAP and are unlikely to be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies and are not intended to be substitutes for measures of financial performance and financial position as prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

CNH Industrial’s non-GAAP financial measures are defined as follows:

• Adjusted EBIT of Industrial Activities under U.S. GAAP is defined as net income (loss) before the following items: Income taxes, Financial Services’ results, Industrial Activities’ interest expenses, net, foreign exchange gains/losses, finance and non-service component of pension and other post-employment benefit costs, restructuring expenses, and certain non-recurring items. In particular, non-recurring items are specifically disclosed items that management considers rare or discrete events that are infrequent in nature and not reflective of on-going operational activities.
• Adjusted EBIT Margin of Industrial Activities: is computed by dividing Adjusted EBIT of Industrial Activities by Net Sales of Industrial Activities.
• Adjusted Net Income (Loss): is defined as net income (loss), less restructuring charges and non-recurring items, after tax.
• Adjusted Diluted EPS: is computed by dividing Adjusted Net Income (loss) attributable to CNH Industrial N.V. by a weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period that takes into consideration potential common shares outstanding deriving from the CNH Industrial share-based payment awards, when inclusion is not anti-dilutive. When we provide guidance for adjusted diluted EPS, we do not provide guidance on an earnings per share basis because the GAAP measure will include potentially significant items that have not yet occurred and are difficult to predict with reasonable certainty prior to year-end.
• Adjusted Income Tax (Expense) Benefit: is defined as income taxes less the tax effect of restructuring expenses and non-recurring items, and non-recurring tax charges or benefits.
• Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (Adjusted ETR): is computed by dividing a) adjusted income taxes by b) income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, less restructuring expenses and non-recurring items.
• Adjusted Gross Profit Margin of Industrial Activities: is computed by dividing Net sales less Cost of goods sold, as adjusted by non-recurring items, by Net sales.
• Net Cash (Debt) and Net Cash (Debt) of Industrial Activities: Net Cash (Debt) is defined as total debt less intersegment notes receivable, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, other current financial assets (primarily current securities, short-term deposits and investments towards high-credit rating counterparties) and derivative hedging debt. CNH Industrial provides the reconciliation of Net Cash (Debt) to Total (Debt), which is the most directly comparable measure included in the consolidated balance sheets. Due to different sources of cash flows used for the repayment of the debt between Industrial Activities and Financial Services (by cash from operations for Industrial Activities and by collection of financing receivables for Financial Services), management separately evaluates the cash flow performance of Industrial Activities using Net Cash (Debt) of Industrial Activities.
• Free Cash Flow of Industrial Activities (or Industrial Free Cash Flow): refers to Industrial Activities only, and is computed as consolidated cash flow from operating activities less: cash flow from operating activities of Financial Services; investments of Industrial Activities in assets sold under operating leases, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets; change in derivatives hedging debt of Industrial Activities; as well as other changes and intersegment eliminations.
• Change excl. FX or Constant Currency: CNH Industrial discusses the fluctuations in revenues on a constant currency basis by applying the prior year average exchange rates to current year’s revenues expressed in local currency in order to eliminate the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

The tables attached to this press release provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Controls and Procedures

We identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to IT controls in segregation of duties and user access limits in our enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications. This material weakness has not resulted in any error or misstatement in our previously published financial results. A material weakness involves a deficiency in internal control over financial reporting that creates a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement in financial statements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The company is currently implementing measures to address the underlying causes of the material weakness.

Forward-looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release including competitive strengths; business strategy; future financial position or operating results; budgets; projections with respect to revenue, income, earnings (or loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, liquidity, capital structure or other financial items; costs; and plans and objectives of management regarding operations and products, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding the future performance of CNH Industrial and its subsidiaries on a standalone basis. These statements may include terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “could”, “should”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “outlook”, “continue”, “remain”, “on track”, “design”, “target”, “objective”, “goal”, “forecast”, “projection”, “prospects”, “plan”, or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Rather, they are based on current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control and are difficult to predict. If any of these risks and uncertainties materialize (or they occur with a degree of severity that the Company is unable to predict) or other assumptions underlying any of the forward-looking statements prove to be incorrect, including any assumptions regarding strategic plans, the actual results or developments may differ materially from any future results or developments expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include, among others: economic conditions in each of our markets, including the significant uncertainty caused by geopolitical events; production and supply chain disruptions, including industry capacity constraints, material availability, and global logistics delays and constraints; the many interrelated factors that affect consumer confidence and worldwide demand for capital goods and capital goods-related products, changes in government policies regarding banking, monetary and fiscal policy; legislation, particularly pertaining to capital goods-related issues such as agriculture, the environment, debt relief and subsidy program policies, trade and commerce and infrastructure development; government policies on international trade and investment, including sanctions, import quotas, capital controls and tariffs; volatility in international trade caused by the imposition of tariffs, sanctions, embargoes, and trade wars; actions of competitors in the various industries in which we compete; development and use of new technologies and technological difficulties; the interpretation of, or adoption of new, compliance requirements with respect to engine emissions, safety or other aspects of our products; labor relations; interest rates and currency exchange rates; inflation and deflation; energy prices; prices for agricultural commodities and material price increases; housing starts and other construction activity; our ability to obtain financing or to refinance existing debt; price pressure on new and used equipment; the resolution of pending litigation and investigations on a wide range of topics, including dealer and supplier litigation, intellectual property rights disputes, product warranty and defective product claims, and emissions and/or fuel economy regulatory and contractual issues; security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, technology failures, and other disruptions to the information technology infrastructure of CNH Industrial and its suppliers and dealers; security breaches with respect to our products; our pension plans and other post-employment obligations; political and civil unrest; volatility and deterioration of capital and financial markets, including pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere; the remediation of a material weakness; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from our business initiatives as part of our strategic plan; including targeted restructuring actions to optimize our cost structure and improve the efficiency of our operations; our failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances or divestitures and other similar risks and uncertainties, and our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

Forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions relating to the factors described in this press release, which are sometimes based upon estimates and data received from third parties. Such estimates and data are often revised. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside CNH Industrial’s control. CNH Industrial expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to provide, update or revise any forward-looking statements in this announcement to reflect any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which these forward-looking statements are based.

Further information concerning CNH Industrial, including factors that potentially could materially affect CNH Industrial’s financial results, is included in CNH Industrial’s reports and filings with the SEC, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten and Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa.

All future written and oral forward-looking statements by CNH Industrial or persons acting on the behalf of CNH Industrial are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained herein or referred to above.

Additional factors could cause actual results to differ from those express or implied by the forward-looking statements included in the Company’s filings with the SEC (including, but not limited to, the factors discussed in our 2022 Annual Report and subsequent quarterly reports).

Conference Call and Webcast

Today, at 3:30 p.m. CET / 2:30 p.m. GMT / 9:30 a.m. EST, management will hold a conference call to present third quarter 2023 results to financial analysts and institutional investors. The call can be followed live online at https://bit.ly/CNH_Industrial_Q3_2023 and a recording will be available later on the Company’s website www.cnhindustrial.com. A presentation will be made available on the CNH Industrial website prior to the conference call.

Basildon, UK, November 7, 2023

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CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

These Consolidated Statements of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. These Consolidated Statements of Operations represent the consolidation of all CNH Industrial N.V. subsidiaries.

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

These Consolidated Balance Sheets should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. These Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the consolidation of all CNH Industrial N.V. subsidiaries.

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

These Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. These Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows represent the consolidation of all CNH Industrial N.V. subsidiaries.

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Supplemental Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

(1) Industrial Activities represents the enterprise without Financial Services. Industrial Activities includes the Company’s Agriculture and Construction segments, and other corporate assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses not reflected within Financial Services.
(2) Elimination of Financial Services’ interest income earned from Industrial Activities.
(3) Elimination of Industrial Activities’ interest expense to Financial Services.

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Supplemental Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

(1) Industrial Activities represents the enterprise without Financial Services. Industrial Activities includes the Company’s Agriculture and Construction segments, and other corporate assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses not reflected within Financial Services.
(2) Elimination of Financial Services’ interest income earned from Industrial Activities.
(3) Elimination of Industrial Activities’ interest expense to Financial Services.

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Supplemental Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

(1) Industrial Activities represents the enterprise without Financial Services. Industrial Activities includes the Company’s Agriculture and Construction segments, and other corporate assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses not reflected within Financial Services.
(2) This item includes the elimination of receivables/payables between Industrial Activities and Financial Services.
(3) This item primarily represents the reclassification of deferred tax assets/liabilities in the same taxing jurisdiction and elimination of intercompany activity between Industrial Activities and Financial Services.

Supplemental Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited, U.S. GAAP)

(1) Industrial Activities represents the enterprise without Financial Services. Industrial Activities includes the Company’s Agriculture and Construction segments, and other corporate assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses not reflected within Financial Services.
(2) This item includes the elimination of dividends from Financial Services to Industrial Activities, which are included in Industrial Activities net cash used in operating activities.
(3) This item includes the elimination of certain minor activities between Industrial Activities and Financial Services.

Other Supplemental Financial Information

(Unaudited)

(1) In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, this item includes the pre-tax gain of $6 million and $18 million as a result of the amortization over the 4 years of the $101 million positive impact from the 2021 modifications of a healthcare plan in the U.S. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, this item includes the pre-tax gain of $30 million and $90 million as a result of the 2018 modification of a healthcare plan in the U.S.

(2) In the three months ended September 30, 2023, this item did not include any discrete items, while the three months ended September 30, 2022 included $14 million of costs related to the Raven segments held for sale and $7 million of spin off costs related to the Iveco Group business. The nine months ended September 30, 2023 included a loss of $23 million on the sale of the CNH Industrial Russia and CNH Capital Russia businesses, partially offset by a gain of $13 million for the fair value remeasurement of Augmenta and Bennamann. The nine months ended September 30, 2022 included $43 million of asset write-downs related to the Industrial Activities of our Russian Operations, $22 million of costs related to the Raven segments held for sale, and $13 million of spin off costs related to the Iveco Group business.

Other Supplemental Financial Information

(Unaudited)

(1) Total (Debt) of Industrial Activities includes Intersegment notes payable to Financial Services of $505 million and $63 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Total (Debt) of Financial Services includes Intersegment notes payable to Industrial Activities of $(1,007) million and $(888) million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
(2) This item includes short-term deposits and investments towards high-credit rating counterparties.
(3) The net intersegment receivable/(payable) balance recorded by Financial Services relating to Industrial Activities was $(502) million and $(825) million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

(1) This item primarily includes capital increases in intersegment investments and change in financial receivables.

Other Supplemental Financial Information

(Unaudited)

Other Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)

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