8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 6, 2019

 

VISTEON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-15827

 

38-3519512

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Village Center Drive, Van Buren Township, Michigan

 

48111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800)-VISTEON

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

VC

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Senior executives of Visteon Corporation (the “Company”) are expected to make a presentation on November 6, 2019 to investors and security analysts at the Baird Global Industrial Conference in Chicago, Illinois which will include a discussion of the Company’s strategy, financial profile and related matters, including certain financial information. In connection with such presentation, the Company is making available the presentation slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which are incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

SECTION 7 – REGULATION FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

See “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” above.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit

No.

   

Description

         
 

99.1

   

Presentation slides from the Company’s webcast presentation at the Baird Global Industrial Conference on November 6, 2019.

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

VISTEON CORPORATION

         

Date: November 6, 2019

 

By:

 

/s/ Brett D. Pynnonen

 

Brett D. Pynnonen

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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EX-99.1

Slide 1

Baird 2019 Industrial Conference Sachin Lawande, President and CEO November 6, 2019 Exhibit 99.1


Slide 2

Forward-Looking Information This presentation contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "will," "may," "designed to," "outlook," "believes," "should," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates," "forecasts" and similar expressions identify certain of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: conditions within the automotive industry, including (i) the automotive vehicle production volumes and schedules of our customers, (ii) the financial condition of our customers and the effects of any restructuring or reorganization plans that may be undertaken by our customers, including work stoppages at our customers, and (iii) possible disruptions in the supply of commodities to us or our customers due to financial distress, work stoppages, natural disasters or civil unrest; our ability to execute on our transformational plans and cost-reduction initiatives in the amounts and on the timing contemplated; our ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; including our ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on terms acceptable to us; our ability to comply with financial and other covenants in our credit agreements; and the continuation of acceptable supplier payment terms; our ability to satisfy pension and other post-employment benefit obligations; our ability to access funds generated by foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures on a timely and cost effective basis; general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates and fuel prices; the timing and expenses related to internal restructurings, employee reductions, acquisitions or dispositions and the effect of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations; increases in raw material and energy costs and our ability to offset or recover these costs, increases in our warranty, product liability and recall costs or the outcome of legal or regulatory proceedings to which we are or may become a party; and those factors identified in our filings with the SEC (including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018). Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our view only as of the date of this presentation, and which we assume no obligation to update. The financial results presented herein are unaudited; Information herein represents information included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019. New business wins, re-wins and backlog do not represent firm orders or firm commitments from customers, but are based on various assumptions, including the timing and duration of product launches, vehicle production levels, customer cancellations, installation rates, customer price reductions and currency exchange rates.


Slide 3

Visteon At A Glance Leading supplier of cockpit electronics and autonomous driving systems to carmakers across the world $3B annual sales 10,000 employees 18 countries 20 manufacturing locations 18 technical centers Leading the evolution of automotive digital cockpits and safety solutions


Slide 4

Industry-Leading Products for a Broad Customer Base Customer Diversity Product Portfolio Instrument clusters Head-up displays Infotainment Displays ADAS Connectivity Cockpit computers


Slide 5

Financial Performance Driven by NBWs and Launches Outperforming the Market Visteon sales up 7% Y/Y 10 pct. points growth over market Strong growth in digital clusters Strong Financial Results Sales of $731 million Adj. EBITDA of $62 million Adj. FCF of $23 million NBWs Program Launches 35 (YTD) 58 47 56 (Dollars in Billions) New Business Wins and Launches Q3 Key Financial Highlights


Slide 6

Q3 2019 Sales Performance Visteon sales growth 10 percentage points above market in Q3 Digital cluster sales up double digits Y/Y Digital now represents nearly 30% of our cluster sales vs. 18% last year Strong growth in North America and Europe Digital Clusters Display Audio Display audio sales up double digits Y/Y Ramp up of two programs in South America New telematics product in China with Alibaba services Displays Ramp up of center information displays for a European OEM on multiple vehicle models (1) Visteon organic sales growth of 5% Y/Y (ex. JV consolidation impact). Visteon Q3 Growth Drivers Industry Production vs. Visteon Sales


Slide 7

Cockpit Electronics and Safety Trends Cockpit Domain Controller Automated Emergency Braking All-Digital Cluster Lane Keep Assist Apple Car Play Android Auto Single-Lane Highway Assist Highway Co-Pilot with Lane Change Native Android Infotainment Multi-Display Module WP29 Standard for L2 Hands-off UN Regulation for L2 Hands-off Embedded Infotainment Cockpit Domain Controller for Mass Market Driver Monitoring AI-Based Solutions Over-the-Air Updates Third-Party Apps Child Safety Detection Cockpit evolving into multi-display environment Separate ECUs converging into single cockpit computer AI and downloadable apps drive value add EuroNCAP 5-star safety drives cockpit safety features UN regulation for hands-free driving expected in 2022 Increased interest in safety and UX integration 2008 - 2018 2020 2021 2022 Cockpit Trends Safety Trends


Slide 8

Cockpit Electronics Complexity Leading to Higher ASP PAST FEATURES / TECHNOLOGY Analog Meters AM/FM Radio Bluetooth HF CAPABILITY Mechanical/Electrical Basic Firmware EXPERTISE Hardware Systems Integration ASP $ PRESENT FEATURES / TECHNOLOGY Digital Meters Android OS Connected Services CAPABILITY Software at Scale EXPERTISE Hardware/Software Systems Integration ASP $$ FUTURE FEATURES / TECHNOLOGY Digital Meters, Connected Services, Android, AI, Smart Assistant, DMS CAPABILITY Display, Software Platform, APIs EXPERTISE Platform as Product ASP $$$ COMPLEXITY


Slide 9

Evolution of Automotive Displays FORM FACTOR Small <8” CID Flat LCD with plastic coverlens Large 12” CID Flat LCD with glass coverlens Large multiple displays with curved glass coverlens PERFORMANCE Low contrast, brightness and color saturation Increased contrast, brightness and color saturation High contrast, brightness and color saturation TECHNOLOGY Amorphous silicon LCD LTPS LCD Optical bonding OLED Optical bonding COST $ $$ $$$$ PAST TODAY FUTURE


Slide 10

Edge Backlight MicroZone™ Cell Color TFT OLED Visteon MicroZone™ High-Performance Automotive Display MicroZone™ provides high-performance and cost-efficient alternative to OLED Backlight 80,000:1 1,000,000:1 1000:1 CONTRAST 85% NTSC 104% NTSC 100% NTSC COLOR 850 Nits 850 Nits 600 Nits BRIGHTNESS Visteon MicroZone™ LCD OLED


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Slide 12

Appendix


Slide 13

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information Adjusted EBITDA The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income attributable to the Company adjusted to eliminate the impact of depreciation and amortization, restructuring expense, net interest expense, equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates, provision for income taxes, discontinued operations, net income attributable to non-controlling interests, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company's ongoing operations.


Slide 14

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information (cont’d) Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow The Company defines Free cash flow as cash flow from (for) operating activities less capital expenditures. The Company defines Adjusted free cash flow as cash flow from (for) operating activities less capital expenditures, as further adjusted for restructuring-related payments.