TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martinrea International Inc. (TSX : MRE), a diversified and global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of highly engineered, value-added Lightweight Structures and Propulsion Systems, today announced the release of its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Total sales of $848.5 million, down 12.6% year-over-year; production sales of $797.2 million
• Third quarter diluted net loss per share and Adjusted Net Loss per Share⁽¹⁾ of $0.21
• Third quarter Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $44.9 million
• Third quarter results impacted by the global semiconductor shortage and other supply chain issues, sales mix, cost inflation in materials, labour and energy, and costs related to a heavy new business launch cycle
• We remain confident in our longer-term outlook, including our expectation of over $200 million in Free Cash Flow⁽¹⁾ in 2023
• Net-debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ ratio increased to 2.5x, up from approximately 1.8x last quarter
• New business awards of approximately $40 million in annualized sales at mature volumes during the quarter; year-to-date awards now total approximately $210 million
• Quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 declared

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¹ The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). However, the Company considers certain non-IFRS financial measures as useful additional information in measuring the financial performance and condition of the Company. These measures, which the Company believes are widely used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in evaluating the Company’s performance, do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other publicly traded companies, nor should they be construed as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS measures, included anywhere in this press release, include “Adjusted Net Income (Loss)”, “Adjusted Net Earnings (Loss) per Share (on a basic and diluted basis)”, “Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)”, "Adjusted EBITDA”, “Free Cash Flow” and “Net Debt”.  A reconciliation of certain non-IFRS financial measures to measures determined in accordance with IFRS are contained in the Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and in this press release.

OVERVIEW

Pat D’Eramo, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “The third quarter was challenging for us, as supply chain issues and cost inflation of labour, materials and energy, are currently wreaking havoc on the automotive supply base. At the same time, our sales mix, a heavy new business launch cycle, and an inability to fully flex costs in this environment are compounding these challenges and weighing on our near-term financial performance. Visibility remains low, as quite often we receive only short notice from our customers who “call off” production at the last minute based on their own diminished line of sight on supply chain issues. This makes it difficult to adjust labour costs given the low lead times on production stoppages, particularly in the context of the current hot labour markets, where if you lay people off, even short term, there is a good chance they will not return. These challenges are amplified in plants that are undergoing new program launches. On a positive note, vehicle demand remains strong, and vehicle inventories are at record lows, so the longer-term outlook is very good. As we move into 2022 and into 2023, our plant launch activity, and the costs that go along with it, are expected to normalize. These launches are expected to generate future sales growth outpacing industry production growth over a multi-year period, as well as strong margins once supply bottlenecks are removed, and production normalizes. Our future is bright, and our team continues to manage well under challenging circumstances. I would like to thank our global team for their continued dedication and commitment to our organization.”

He added: “I am also pleased to announce new business wins since we reported last quarter totaling $40 million in annualized sales at mature volumes, including approximately $30 million with the ZF Group and $10 million with General Motors, both in our Propulsion Systems commercial group. Year to date, new business wins now total approximately $210 million.”

Fred Di Tosto, Chief Financial Officer, stated: “Sales for the third quarter, excluding tooling sales of $51.3 million, were $797.2 million. Our Adjusted Operating Loss⁽¹⁾ was $16 million, while Adjusted Net Loss per Share⁽¹⁾ was $0.21. While we did not provide guidance for the third quarter, given the uncertainty in our industry, results ended up being lower than what we contemplated at the time of our last quarterly conference call given the challenges we faced. To provide more colour, in addition to the typical decremental margin from lower sales, a negative sales mix combined with weaker labour cost absorption given a diminished ability to fully flex costs in this current volatile environment, resulted in a $25 million unfavourable impact to Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)⁽¹⁾ over second-quarter 2021 levels. Meanwhile, new program launch activity remains high and the inflationary pressures Pat mentioned are currently costing us approximately $40 million on an annualized basis. We are engaging with essentially all our customers commercially on how to address these excess costs.”

Rob Wildeboer, Executive Chairman, stated: “Despite the current volatility and short-term challenges, we remain very positive about the longer term outlook for our business and the industry. As supply challenges subside, we anticipate production volumes to improve in 2022 leading to a robust 2023 and beyond. We remain confident in meeting our 2023 objectives, which call for total sales, including tooling sales, of $4.6 to $4.8 billion, an Adjusted Operating Income Margin⁽¹⁾ north of 8%, and more than $200 million in Free Cash Flow⁽¹⁾, consistent with our just-completed, board-approved budgets. As Pat mentioned, demand is as good as it has been in years, and vehicle inventories are at an all-time low. We believe it will take the industry several years running at or near full capacity to meet pent-up demand and rebuild depleted inventory levels once semiconductor and other supply shortages abate. As such we believe we are at the beginning of a multi-year cycle of rising production volumes, sales, Adjusted Operating Income Margins⁽¹⁾, and Free Cash Flow⁽¹⁾. Our track record of delivering on our financial targets speaks for itself, and we are confident this will continue to be the case as we deliver on our 2023 outlook.”

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

All amounts in this press release are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated; and all tabular amounts are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except earnings per share and number of shares. 

Additional information about the Company, including the Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis of Operating Results and Financial Position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 (“MD&A”), the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 (the “interim financial statements”) and the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 can be found at www.sedar.com. 

OVERALL RESULTS

Results of operations may include certain unusual and other items which have been separately disclosed, where appropriate, in order to provide a clear assessment of the underlying Company results. In addition to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) measures, management uses non-IFRS measures in the Company’s disclosures that it believes provide the most appropriate basis on which to evaluate the Company’s results.

The following tables set out certain highlights of the Company’s performance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Refer to the Company’s interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 for a detailed account of the Company’s performance for the periods presented in the tables below.

Non-IFRS Measures

The Company prepares its interim financial statements in accordance with IFRS. However, the Company considers certain non-IFRS financial measures as useful additional information in measuring the financial performance and condition of the Company. These measures, which the Company believes are widely used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in evaluating the Company’s performance, do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other publicly traded companies, nor should they be construed as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS measures include “Adjusted Net Income (Loss)”, “Adjusted Net Earnings (Loss) per Share - on a basic and diluted basis”, “Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)”, "Adjusted EBITDA”, “Free Cash Flow” and “Net Debt”.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of IFRS “Net Income (Loss)” to Non-IFRS “Adjusted Net Income (Loss)”, “Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)” and “Adjusted EBITDA”.

*Unusual and Other Items, if any, are explained in the "Adjustments to Net Income (Loss)" section of this press release.

The Company’s consolidated sales for the third quarter of 2021 decreased by $122.6 million or 12.6% to $848.5 million as compared to $971.1 million for the third quarter of 2020. The total decrease in sales was driven by year-over-year decrease in the North America and Rest of the World operating segments, partially offset by a year-over-year increase in the Europe operating segment.

Sales for the third quarter of 2021 in the Company’s North America operating segment decreased by $114.2 million or 15.4% to $625.3 million from $739.5 million for the third quarter of 2020. The decrease was due to overall lower industry volumes, primarily as a result of the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has had on OEM production of certain light vehicle platforms; and the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of U.S. denominated production sales, which had a negative impact on overall sales for the third quarter of 2021 of $42.6 million as compared to the third quarter of 2020. These negative factors were partially offset by the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the third quarter of 2020 including the new Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer, Ford Mach E Mustang, Nissan Rogue and Pathfinder, and a six cylinder aluminum engine block for Ford; and an increase in tooling sales of $17.1 million, which are typically dependent on the timing of tooling construction and final acceptance by the customer.

Sales for the third quarter of 2021 in the Company’s Europe operating segment increased by $6.4 million or 3.4% to $195.8 million from $189.4 million for the third quarter of 2020. The increase can be attributed to the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the third quarter of 2020, mainly with Daimler, Ford, and Volvo; partially offset by overall lower industry volumes, primarily as a result of the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips has had on OEM production of certain light vehicle platforms; the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of Euro denominated production sales, which had a negative impact on overall sales for the third quarter of 2021 of $7.9 million as compared to the third quarter of 2020; and a $3.4 million decrease in tooling sales.

Sales for the third quarter of 2021 in the Company’s Rest of the World operating segment decreased by $12.3 million or 26.2% to $34.7 million from $47.0 million in the third quarter of 2020. The decrease was due to overall lower industry volumes, primarily as a result of the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips has had on OEM production of certain vehicle platforms; a $0.5 million negative foreign exchange impact from the translation of foreign denominated production sales as compared to the third quarter of 2020; and $0.2 million decrease in tooling sales.

Overall tooling sales increased by $13.5 million to $51.3 million for the third quarter of 2021 from $37.8 million for the third quarter of 2020.

The Company’s consolidated sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased by $426.2 million or 18.5% to $2,730.5 million as compared to $2,304.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased across all operating segments.

Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in the Company’s North America operating segment increased by $220.1 million or 12.6% to $1,965.3 million from $1,745.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The operations acquired from Metalsa, results for which were consolidated with those of the Company effective March 2, 2020, accounted for $31.4 million of the year-over-year increase in sales (including a $2.4 million increase in tooling sales). Excluding the acquired operations, sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in North America increased year-over-year by $188.7 million or 11.1%. The increase was due generally to the post-COVID recovery of overall light vehicle production volumes, tempered by the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips has had on OEM production of certain vehicle platforms; the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the nine months ended September 30, 2020, including the new Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer, Ford Mach E Mustang, Nissan Rogue and Pathfinder, and a six cylinder aluminum engine block for Ford; and a $46.5 million increase in tooling sales. These positive factors were partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of U.S. denominated production sales, which had a negative impact on overall sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of approximately $129.3 million as compared to the corresponding period of 2020; and lower production volumes on specific light vehicle platforms including the GM Equinox / Terrain.

Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in the Company’s Europe operating segment increased by $211.6 million or 47.1% to $660.8 million from $449.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The operations acquired from Metalsa, results for which were consolidated with those of the Company effective March 2, 2020, accounted for $65.4 million of the year-over-year increase in sales (including a $4.9 million increase in tooling sales). Excluding the acquired operations, sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in Europe increased year-over-year by $146.2 million or 41.7%. The increase can be attributed to the post-COVID recovery of overall light vehicle production volumes, tempered by the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips has had on OEM production of certain vehicle platforms; and the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the nine months ended September 30, 2020, mainly with Daimler, Ford, and Volvo. These positive factors were partially offset by a $7.5 million decrease in tooling sales; and the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of Euro denominated production sales, which had a negative impact on overall sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of $1.1 million as compared to the corresponding period of 2020.

Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in the Company’s Rest of the World operating segment increased by $5.1 million or 4.2% to $125.8 million from $120.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The operations acquired from Metalsa, results for which were consolidated with those of the Company effective March 2, 2020, accounted for $3.0 million of the year-over-year increase in sales. Excluding the acquired operations, sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in the Rest of the World increased year-over-year by $2.1 million or 2.9%. The increase can be attributed to the post-COVID recovery of production volumes, tempered by the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips has had on OEM production of certain vehicle platforms; partly offset by a $5.8 million decrease in tooling sales; a $4.6 million negative foreign exchange impact from the translation of foreign denominated production sales as compared to the corresponding period of 2020; and lower year-over-year production volumes on the Cadillac CT6 vehicle platform in China.

Overall tooling sales increased by $40.5 million to $170.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $129.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

The gross margin percentage for the third quarter of 2021 of 5.9% decreased as a percentage of sales by 9.7% as compared to the gross margin percentage for the third quarter of 2020 of 15.6%. The decrease in gross margin as a percentage of sales was generally due to:

• overall lower sales volume and corresponding lower utilization of assets, driven primarily by the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips;
• a negative sales mix;
• production inefficiencies related to the semiconductor chip shortage driven by production lines being stopped / restarted unexpectedly based on OEM’s production priorities;
• generally higher labour, material and energy costs;
• other operational inefficiencies at certain operating facilities including launch related costs and upfront costs incurred in preparation of upcoming new programs;
• an increase in tooling sales which typically earn low margins for the Company; and
• a decrease in COVID-related government subsidies.
  

These factors were partially offset by productivity and efficiency improvements at certain operating facilities.

The gross margin percentage for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of 10.3% decreased as a percentage of sales by 1.0% as compared to the gross margin percentage for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 of 11.3%. The decrease in gross margin as a percentage of sales was generally due to:

1. a negative sales mix;
2. production inefficiencies related to the semiconductor chip shortage driven by production lines being stopped / restarted unexpectedly based on OEM’s production priorities;
3. generally higher labour, material and energy costs;
4. other operational inefficiencies at certain operating facilities including launch related costs and upfront costs incurred in preparation of upcoming new programs;
5. an increase in the cost of aluminum raw material in conjunction with a temporary lag in the offsetting contractual increase in selling prices to the Company’s customers, largely in the first quarter of 2021;
6. an increase in tooling sales which typically earn low margins for the Company; and
7. a decrease in COVID-related government subsidies.
   

These factors were partially offset by:

• higher sales volume and corresponding higher utilization of assets, driven primarily by the post COVID recovery of overall production volumes, tempered by the impact the industry-wide shortage of semiconductor chips has had on OEM production of certain vehicle platforms; and
• productivity and efficiency improvements at certain operating facilities.

ADJUSTMENTS TO NET INCOME (LOSS)

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) excludes certain unusual and other items, as set out in the following tables and described in the notes thereto. Management uses Adjusted Net Income (Loss) as a measurement of operating performance of the Company and believes that, in conjunction with IFRS measures, it provides useful information about the financial performance and condition of the Company.

No unusual or other items were noted during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

1)   Restructuring costs

Additions to the restructuring provision during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 totaled $5.5 million and represent employee-related severance resulting from the rightsizing of an operating facility in Germany.

Additions to the restructuring provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, recognized during the second quarter of 2020, totaled $8.2 million and represent employee-related severance resulting from a reduction in the Company’s workforce globally in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Of the total addition to the restructuring provision, $6.6 million relates to North America, $1.0 million to Europe, and $0.6 million to the Rest of the World.

2)   Gain on dilution of equity investments

As at December 31, 2020, the Company held 34,045,954 common shares of NanoXplore Inc. (“NanoXplore”) representing a 23.3% equity interest in NanoXplore (on a non-diluted basis). On February 12, 2021, NanoXplore completed a public offering of 11,500,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $46.0 million. In a separate transaction on February 12, 2021, the Company purchased 1,000,000 common shares from NanoXplore’s President and Chief Executive Officer for consideration of $4.0 million. Subsequent to these transactions, the Company’s net ownership interest decreased to 22.2% from 23.3%. This dilution resulted in a deemed disposition of a portion of the Company’s ownership interest in NanoXplore, resulting in a gain on dilution of $7.8 million for the first quarter of 2021.

3)   Impairment of assets

The significant reduction in volumes and industry production projections as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic negatively impacted the recoverable amount of certain of the Company’s production-related assets and also changed the expected usage of certain other assets. As a result, during the second quarter of 2020, the Company completed an analysis of its asset base and concluded there existed certain indicators of impairment for specific assets and cash-generating units (“CGU”). Accordingly, the Company tested these assets and CGUs for recoverability using projected sales and cash flows modelled from industry production projections. Based on the results of this testing, during the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges on property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, intangible assets and inventories across its three operating segments totaling $85.8 million, including specific assets that are no longer expected to be redeployed or transferred to other facilities. The charges related to assets and CGUs across various jurisdictions in the Company’s segments, including the United States, Slovakia, China and Brazil. Of the total impairment charge, $72.2 million was recognized in North America, $1.3 million in Europe, and $12.3 million in the Rest of the World. For the specific assets that are no longer expected to be redeployed or transferred, the impairment charges are based on the estimated salvage value of the assets. For the CGUs, the impairment charges were recorded where the carrying amount of the CGUs exceeded their estimated recoverable amounts.

4)   Transaction costs associated with the operations acquired from Metalsa (recorded as SG&A)

On March 2, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of the structural components for passenger car operations of Metalsa S.A, de C.V. Included in SG&A expense are transaction costs related to the acquisition totaling $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Net Income (Loss) for the third quarter of 2021 decreased by $62.8 million to a Net Loss of $17.1 million or ($0.21) per share, on a basic and diluted basis, from Net Income of $45.6 million or $0.57 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, for the third quarter of 2020.

The Net Loss for the third quarter of 2021, as compared to Net Income for the third quarter of 2020, was negatively impacted by the following:

• lower gross profit on lower year-over-year sales volume, as previously explained;
• a year-over-year increase in research and development costs; and
• a lower effective tax rate on the Net Loss for the quarter (24.5% for the third quarter of 2021 compared to 29.0% for the third quarter of 2020).
  

These factors were partially offset by the following:

• a year-over-year decrease in SG&A expense as previously explained;
• a net foreign exchange gain of $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to a net foreign exchange loss of $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2020; and
• a year-over-year decrease in finance expense.
  

Net Income, before adjustments, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased by $117.8 million to $45.5 million from a Net Loss of $72.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Excluding the unusual and other items explained in Table B under “Adjustments to Net Income (Loss),” Adjusted Net Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased to $42.5 million or $0.53 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, from $2.6 million or $0.03 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Adjusted Net Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was positively impacted by the following:

• higher gross profit on higher year-over-year sales volume, as previously explained;
• a net foreign exchange gain of $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to a net foreign exchange loss of $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020;
• a year-over-year decrease in finance expense; and
• a lower effective tax rate on Adjusted Net Income (26.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to 89.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020).

These factors were partially offset by the following:

• a year-over-year increase in SG&A expense as previously explained;
• a year-over-year increase in research and development costs; and
• an increase in the Company’s share of loss of equity investments.
  

DIVIDEND

A cash dividend of $0.05 per share has been declared by the Board of Directors payable to shareholders of record on December 31, 2021, on or about January 15, 2022.

ABOUT MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL INC.

Martinrea is a diversified and global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of highly engineered, value-added Lightweight Structures and Propulsion Systems. Martinrea operates in 57 locations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, China, South Africa and Japan. Martinrea’s vision is making lives better by being the best supplier we can be in the products we make and the services we provide. For more information on Martinrea, please visit www.martinrea.com. Follow Martinrea on Twitter and Facebook.

CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

A conference call to discuss the financial results will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate, please dial 416-641-6104 (Toronto area) or 800-952-5114 (toll free Canada and US) and enter participant code 4636275#. Please call 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call.

The conference call will also be webcast live in listen‐only mode and archived for twelve months. The webcast and accompanying presentation can be accessed online at https://www.martinrea.com/investor-relations/events-presentations/.

There will also be a rebroadcast of the call available by dialing 905-694-9451 or toll free 800-408-3053 (Conference ID – 4851137#). The rebroadcast will be available until December 4, 2021.

If you have any teleconferencing questions, please call Ganesh Iyer at 416-749-0314.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the documents incorporated by reference therein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws Including statements related to the Company’s beliefs or views or expectations of, improvements in, expansion of and/or guidance or outlook as to future revenue, sales, production sales or volumes, margin, gross margin, earnings, earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted net earnings per share, operating income margins, operating margins, adjusted operating income margins, cash flow, free cash flow, including longer term outlook for 2022, 2023 and beyond; the expected impact of or duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the Company’s financial position, its business and operations, on its employees, on the automotive industry, or on the business of any OEM or suppliers; the Company’s current and future strategy; the growth of the Company and pursuit of, and belief in, its strategies; the impact of or the expected duration of the semiconductor shortage as well as other supply chain issues and challenges and the ability to address costs; the Company’s views of longer term outlook of the business or industry, including pent up demand; the ramping up and launching of new business; expectations of normalizing launch activity, margins and production; continued investments and expected benefit of those investments in its business and technologies; the opportunity to increase sales; the Company’s views on its ability to deal with present or future economic conditions; and the payment of dividends as well as other forward-looking statements. The words “continue”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “views”, “intend”, “believe”, “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, such as expected sales and industry production estimates, current foreign exchange rates, timing of product launches and operational improvement during the period, and current Board approved budgets. Certain forward-looking financial assumptions are presented as non-IFRS information and we do not provide reconciliation to IFRS for such assumptions. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following factors, some of which are discussed in detail in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other public filings which can be found at www.sedar.com:

• North American and Global Economic and Political Conditions and Consumer Confidence;
• The highly cyclical nature of the automotive industry and the industry’s dependence on consumer spending and general economic conditions;
• Pandemics and Epidemics (including the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic), Force Majeure Events, Natural Disasters, Terrorist Activities, Political Unrest, and Other Outbreaks
• The Company’s dependence on key customers
• Financial Viability of Suppliers;
• Competition;
• The increasing pressure on the Company to absorb costs related to product design and development, engineering, program management, prototypes, validation and tooling;
• Increased pricing of raw materials and commodities;
• Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends;
• The risk of increased costs associated with product warranty liability and recalls together with the associated liability;
• Product Development and Technological Change;
• Dependence on Key Personnel;
• Availability of Consumer Credit or Cost of Borrowing;
• Limited Financial Resources/Uncertainty of Future Financing/Banking;
• Risks associated with the integration of acquisitions;
• Potential Tax Exposures;
• Cybersecurity Threats;
• Costs associated with rationalization of production facilities;
• Launch and Operational Cost Structure;
• Labour Relations Matters;
• Trade Restrictions;
• Changes in Governmental Regulations;
• Litigation and Regulatory Compliance and Investigations;
• Quote/Pricing Assumptions;
• Currency Risk - Hedging;
• Currency Risk – Competitiveness in Certain Jurisdictions;
• Fluctuations in Operating Results;
• Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting and Disclosure Controls and Procedures;
• Environmental Regulation and Climate Change;
• Loss of Use of Key Manufacturing Facilities;
• A Shift Away from Technologies in Which the Company is Investing;
• Intellectual Property;
• Competition with Low Cost Countries;
• The Company’s ability to shift its manufacturing footprint to take advantage of opportunities in growing markets;
• Risks of conducting business in foreign countries, including China, Brazil and other markets;
• Change in the Company’s mix of earnings between jurisdictions with lower tax rates and those with higher tax rates;
• The risks associated with Pension Plan and Other Post-Employment Benefits
• Impairment Charges;
• Potential Volatility of Share Prices;
• Dividends;
• Risks associated with private or public investment in technology companies;
• Risks associated with joint ventures;
• Lease Obligations.
  

These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

The common shares of Martinrea trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “MRE”.

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Contingencies (note 21)

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

On behalf of the Board:

“Robert Wildeboer”  Director

“Terry Lyons”          Director

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Martinrea International Inc.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Martinrea International Inc.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited)

*As at September 30, 2021, $76,747 (December 31, 2020 - $61,207) of purchases of property, plant and equipment remain unpaid and are recorded in trade and other payables.

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.