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| We have the broadest range of fuel cell compressors in the industry and we achieved an additional series production award in Q4 |
| Our full year adjusted EBITDA margin also came in 10 basis points better than our midpoint outlook at 16.3% in line with our financial framework |
| Overall, operating performance was a net positive of $24 million as we continued to successfully pass-through inflation and generate productivity, while dedicating over 50% of the total R&D expenditures to zero-emissions technologies |
| But as you can see, we've got very good optionality and very robust cash flow generation |
| Gasoline now comprises 44% of reported net sales, up from 41% last year, driven by light vehicle industry recovery and product ramp-ups, primarily in China and Europe |
| Once again, our very strong cash flow generation in 2023 has allowed us to execute a thoughtful approach to capital allocation priorities |
| We simplified our capital structure to welcome new equity-holders, strengthen our liquidity position and flexibility, and return value to our shareholders through our share repurchase program |
| We also plan to return value to our shareholders through our new $350 million share repurchase program supported by Garrett's ability to constantly generate strong cash flow even in tough times |
| Garrett's continued exceptional financial performance and cash flow generation allows us to take a similar approach to capital allocation for 2024 |
| We expect to maintain our strong financial performance once again in 2024, in a flat to down industry and have taken decisive productivity actions to control fixed costs and to adapt our highly variable cost structure to these environments |
| We continue to strengthen our leadership position in turbo, once again, winning greater than 50% of the available business in 2023 |
| Net sales are up 8% on both a GAAP basis and constant currency basis, reflecting an increase of $283 million over the full year 2022, allowing us to achieve record net sales this year of $3.9 billion, as Olivier mentioned |
| We also expect to see close to $20 million revenue from our industry leading high efficiency fuel cell compressor when at the same time, we are continuing to see increasing demand for our turbo technologies |
| Our consistent and robust cash generation and capital-light financial framework enables us to return significant value to our shareholders and maintain a healthy balance sheet |
| Strong growth in volumes in the first half of the year contributed $89 million and was partially offset by $79 million of unfavorable product mix impact, as strong double-digit growth in small engine gasoline applications was partially offset by weaker commercial vehicle volumes |
| Garrett delivered a record adjusted free cash flow of $422 million for a very healthy adjusted free cash flow conversion of 66% of adjusted EBITDA |
| It was a great year and once again, we delivered strong financials in a challenging macro environment |
| Our robust new business win rate of greater than 50% on average over the past five years is driving share of demand gains |
| This year, we delivered record adjusted EBITDA of $635 million, which was above our midpoint outlook of $630 million |
| I am very pleased to report today that Garrett delivered a great performance in 2023, achieving full year results above midpoint guidance across all financial metrics with record net sales of $3.9 billion and recorded adjusted EBITDA of $635 million |
| As I just mentioned, the increasing momentum across all product verticals allows us to continue to strengthen our leadership position in turbo offerings and further develop our differentiated zero-emissions technology |
| And on the bottom left graph, we show the Garrett-generated positive adjusted free cash flow of $137 million in Q4 of 2023, up slightly from $132 million in Q4 of 2022 |
| The normalization of our capital structure, delevering and Garrett's strong and consistent cash generation also resulted in a ratings upgrade from S&P to BB- with a stable outlook in Q3 |
| We finished 2023 with a net leverage ratio under 2.2 times ahead of our expectations enduring by strong cash generation for the year, coupled with $200 million of delevering in the second half |
| This reflects our continued strong productivity and operational execution net of unfavorable product mix I mentioned earlier |
| In Q4, we delivered an adjusted EBITDA of $145 million, representing a $5 million improvement over the same period last year |
| Our overall operating performance was a net positive of $55 million, and we consistently delivered productivity throughout 2023 and passed through inflation |
| Moving to the upper right-hand side of the page, the increased sales translated into higher adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of $145 million, up 4% or $5 million from $140 million last year |
| We ended 2023 with a strong liquidity position of $829 million, up $108 million versus 2022 |
| These achievements are proof that our zero-emission technologies address the evolving needs of our customers as they develop new generations of electrified vehicles |
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| Commercial vehicle sales decreased 16% at constant currency, or $27 million, driven by industry weakness as a high interest rate environment and softness in the construction and real estate markets continued to pressure growth |
| And commercial vehicle sales declined 1% at constant currency, a decrease of $10 million to sales, again, driven by a high interest rate environment and softness in the construction and real estate markets, primarily in the second half of the year |
| As a result, the adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.3%, down from 15.6% last year |
| And finally, on a full year basis, we saw an unfavorable impact of $14 million due to foreign exchange |
| Increased volumes driven mainly from gasoline were offset by weaker commercial vehicle volumes, resulting in a net product mix headwind as previously mentioned, impacting adjusted EBITDA by $33 million |
| And our aftermarket business decreased 2% at constant currency, or $2 million |
| are lagging behind the two other regions |
| Commercial vehicles represented 70% of total net sales in 2023, down from 19% in 2022 |
| Commercial vehicle products represented 16% of total net sales in Q4 of 2023, down from 19% in Q4 of 2022 |
| From a macro perspective, we are anticipating the global industry to be flattish with light vehicle production expected to be flat to down and commercial vehicle production expected to be flat to up |
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