Garrett Motion Announces Long-Term Capital Allocation Framework, Including New Quarterly Dividend and $250M Share Repurchase Program for 2025
05 Dezember 2024 - 3:15PM
Garrett Motion Inc. (Nasdaq: GTX) ("Garrett" or the
"Company"), a leading differentiated automotive technology
provider, today announced the adoption of a long-term capital
allocation framework, under which the Company will target returning
75% or more of its Adjusted Free Cash Flow to shareholders over
time through a combination of share repurchases and a regular
quarterly cash dividend. As part of this framework, the Company’s
Board of Directors has approved a new dividend policy, pursuant to
which the Board intends to declare and pay quarterly dividends on
its common stock in an aggregate amount of approximately $50
million in 2025. The Board has declared the first quarter 2025 cash
dividend on the Company’s outstanding common stock of $0.06 per
share payable January 31, 2025, to all common shareholders of
record as of the close of business on January 15, 2025. The Board
has also approved a new share repurchase program for 2025, pursuant
to which the Company may repurchase up to $250 million of its
common stock throughout the course of the year.
“Garrett continues to demonstrate industry-leading free cash
flow generation. Initiating a dividend and launching a new
repurchase program will result in a progressive dividend yield over
time and underscores our commitment to delivering value to
shareholders while strategically investing in technologies that
drive future growth across both our turbo and zero-emission
offerings,” said Garrett President and CEO, Olivier Rabiller.
“These actions align with our long-term capital allocation
strategy, highlighting the strength of our balance sheet and our
confidence in being able to generate strong free cash flow through
industry cycles.”
The long-term capital allocation framework will be supported by
the Company’s flexible cost structure and strong cash generation
capabilities, and is consistent with the Company’s existing capital
allocation priorities, which remain unchanged:
- Investment in Differentiated Technology: The
Company remains committed to balanced R&D investments across
its portfolio, with a continued focus on advancing zero-emissions
solutions while expanding turbo offerings to support anticipated
growth in hybrid vehicles and industrial applications.
- Shareholder Returns: The new quarterly
dividend and repurchase authorization for 2025 build on the $438
million in stock repurchased by the Company since the conversion of
our Series A Preferred Stock through Q3 2024.
- Debt Management: The Company will continue to
prudently manage its leverage and cash interest expense, having
de-levered approximately $400 million since the conversion of our
Series A Preferred Stock.
The Company’s target to return 75% or more of its Adjusted Free
Cash Flow to shareholders is subject to various factors, including
industry and market conditions, the price of the Company’s common
stock, and alternative uses of capital, and actual returns to
shareholders may vary over time. There can be no guarantee as to
the timing of the declaration and payment of any dividends, or the
amount thereof, which is at the discretion of the Board. Moreover,
the new share repurchase plan authorizes management to repurchase
shares at such time and prices as it determines are beneficial to
the Company and its shareholders. Any repurchases of shares will be
made through open market purchases, block trades, or in
privately-negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable
rules and regulations. Under the share repurchase plan, there is no
minimum number of shares that the Company is required to
repurchase, and the Company may suspend or terminate the repurchase
plan at any time.
About Garrett Motion Inc.
Garrett Motion is a differentiated technology leader serving
automotive customers worldwide for nearly 70 years. Known for its
global leadership in turbocharging, the company develops
transformative technologies for vehicles to become cleaner and more
efficient. Its advanced technologies help reduce emissions and
reach zero emissions via passenger and commercial vehicle
applications – for on and off-highway use. Its portfolio includes
turbochargers, electric turbos (E-Turbo) and electric compressors
(E-Compressor) for both ICE and hybrid powertrains. In the
zero-emissions vehicle category, the company offers fuel cell
compressors for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as well as electric
propulsion and thermal management systems for battery electric
vehicles. Garrett boasts five R&D centers, 13 manufacturing
sites and a team of more than 9000 people located in more than 20
countries. Its mission is to empower the transportation industry to
further advance motion through unique, differentiated innovations.
For more information, please visit www.garrettmotion.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and related comments by management include
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal
securities laws. Forward-looking statements are any statements
other than statements of historical fact and can be identified by
words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“future,” “goal,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “project,”
“seek,” “should,” “strategy,” and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements represent our current judgment about
possible future activities, events, or developments that we
anticipate will or may occur in the future, and relate to, among
other things, our capital allocation plans, including our targeted
capital returns and dividend yields, the implementation of our
dividend policy, including the intention of our Board of Directors
to declare and pay quarterly dividends, our share repurchase
program, plans with respect to future investments, growth
opportunities including with respect to zero-emissions solutions,
turbo offerings, hybrid vehicles and industrial applications, our
cost structure and cash generation abilities, and plans with
respect to our indebtedness. In making these statement, we rely
upon assumptions and analysis based on our experience and
perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected
future developments, as well as other factors we consider
appropriate under the circumstances. We believe these judgments are
reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any future
performance, events, or results, and actual performance, events, or
results may differ materially from those envisaged by our
forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors,
many of which are described in our most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including risks related to our ability to
continue generating strong cash flows, among others. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and we
undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or other factors that affect the subject of these
statement, except where we are expressly required to do so by
law.
Contacts:
INVESTOR RELATIONSCyril Grandjean+1 734 392 55
04investorrelations@garrettmotion.com
MEDIAAmanda Jones +41 79 601 07
87Amanda.jones@garrettmotion.com
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