CNH Industrial 2017 second quarter revenues up 3% to $6.9 billion, net income at $247 million, with adjusted net income(2)(3) up 23% to $266 million or $0.19 per share. Net industrial debt at $2.1 billion

LONDON, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Financial results presented under U.S. GAAP ⁽¹⁾

• Industrial Activities' revenues up 3.2% (up 4.5% on a constant currency basis) on strengthening agricultural equipment demand in LATAM and positive developments in APAC markets across all segments
• Operating profit⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ of Industrial Activities increased 6.2% to $481 million, with an operating margin of 7.2% as a result of a solid performance in all segments
• Adjusted net income increased to $266 million in the second quarter of 2017, with adjusted diluted EPS⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ of $0.19
• Net industrial debt⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ was $2.1 billion at June 30, 2017, in line with March 31, 2017
• In June, S&P Global Ratings raised the credit ratings of both CNH Industrial N.V. and CNH Industrial Capital LLC to "investment grade", with stable outlook
• Full year guidance leading to the high end of the sales and EPS range

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI / MI:CNHI) today announced consolidated revenues of $6,948 million for the second quarter of 2017, up 2.9% compared to the second quarter of 2016. Net sales of Industrial Activities were $6,655 million in the second quarter of 2017, up 3.2% compared to the second quarter of 2016. Reported net income was $247 million for the second quarter of 2017 and includes a charge of $17 million ($11 million net of tax impact) related to the early redemption, in June 2017, of all outstanding Case New Holland Industrial Inc. 7⅞% Senior Notes due 2017. Adjusted net income was $266 million for the second quarter, with adjusted diluted EPS of $0.19, up 19% compared to the second quarter of 2016.

Operating profit of Industrial Activities was $481 million for the second quarter of 2017, a $28 million increase compared to the second quarter of 2016, with an operating margin of 7.2%, up 0.2 p.p. compared to the second quarter of 2016.

Income taxes were $113 million in the second quarter of 2017 ($107 million in the second quarter of 2016). Adjusted income taxes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ for the second quarter of 2017 were $123 million ($107 million in the second quarter of 2016). The adjusted effective tax rate (adjusted ETR)⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was 34% (36% in the second quarter of 2016).

Net industrial debt was $2.1 billion at June 30, 2017, in line with March 31, 2017, with cash flow generation from industrial operations of more than $400 million in the second quarter, offset by the payment of $161 million in dividends to shareholders in May 2017 and a foreign exchange impact on euro denominated debt. Total debt was $25.5 billion at June 30, 2017, compared to $24.5 billion at March 31, 2017. At June 30, 2017, available liquidity⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was $8.3 billion, up $0.8 billion compared to March 31, 2017.

During the quarter, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding $636 million aggregate principal amount of its 7⅞% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes"). The $17 million one-time charge related to the early redemption of the notes will be more than offset by interest cost savings achieved through the remaining original term of the 2017 Notes.

On June 15, 2017, S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term corporate credit rating on both CNH Industrial N.V. and CNH Industrial Capital LLC from "BB+" to "BBB-" with stable outlook. The short-term rating of CNH Industrial N.V. was raised from "B" to "A-3". The issue-level ratings of both CNH Industrial N.V. and CNH Industrial Capital LLC were also raised to "BBB-".

Segment Results

Agricultural Equipment's net sales increased 3.0% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 (up 3.3% on a constant currency basis), as a result of a strong rebound in demand in LATAM. Net sales increased in APAC, mainly driven by favorable volume in Australia, and in the EMEA region. Net sales, as forecast, were down in NAFTA due to unfavorable industry volume in the small grain and hay & forage product lines.

Operating profit was $303 million in the second quarter ($301 million in the second quarter of 2016), with an operating margin of 10.5% (down 0.2 p.p. compared to the second quarter of 2016). Favorable volume in LATAM including improved fixed cost absorption, and disciplined net price realization across all regions, offset negative volume and mix in NAFTA and increased spending on research and development.

Construction Equipment's net sales increased 13.6% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 (up 13.5% on a constant currency basis), as a result of a strengthening of NAFTA and APAC markets.

Operating profit was $17 million in the second quarter of 2017, flat compared to the second quarter of 2016, with an operating margin of 2.5% (down 0.4 p.p. compared to the second quarter of 2016). The favorable volume trend was offset by foreign exchange impact on product cost. Net pricing was stable across the major markets.

Commercial Vehicles' net sales decreased 0.8% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 (up 1.4% on a constant currency basis). Higher volumes in APAC and LATAM were more than offset by lower truck and bus volume in EMEA, mainly due to the 2016 Euro VI pre-buy effect in the light vehicle range.

Operating profit was $91 million for the second quarter of 2017 ($100 million in the second quarter of 2016), with an operating margin of 3.5% (down 0.4 p.p. compared to the second quarter of 2016). The decrease was primarily due to lower volume and unfavorable mix in EMEA, partially offset by manufacturing efficiencies and material cost reductions.   

Powertrain's net sales increased 11.0% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 (up 13.8% on a constant currency basis), as a result of higher volumes. Sales to external customers accounted for 47% of total net sales (46% in the second quarter of 2016).

Operating profit was $98 million for the second quarter of 2017, a $32 million increase compared to the second quarter of 2016, with an operating margin of 8.6%, up 2.1 p.p. compared to the second quarter of 2016 as a result of higher volumes and manufacturing efficiencies.

Financial Services' revenues totaled $400 million in the second quarter of 2017, flat compared to the second quarter of 2016. In the second quarter of 2017, retail loan originations (including unconsolidated joint ventures) were $2.3 billion, flat compared to the second quarter of 2016. The managed portfolio (including unconsolidated joint ventures) was $25.6 billion as of June 30, 2017 (of which retail was 63% and wholesale 37%), up $0.3 billion compared to June 30, 2016.

Net income was $87 million in the second quarter of 2017, flat compared to the second quarter of 2016.

2017 Outlook

During the first half of 2017, market conditions across our major segments have been better than originally expected, despite continued inventory destocking efforts in high horsepower tractors in NAFTA row crop, weakened demand in hay & forage product lines, and persisting end-market weakness in France. Therefore, the Company is leading its 2017 guidance for sales and EPS to the upper end of the range while keeping the net industrial debt guidance unchanged as follows:

• Net sales of Industrial Activities of approximately $24 billion;
• Adjusted diluted EPS⁽¹⁾ of approximately $0.41;
• Net industrial debt at the end of 2017 between $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion.

About CNH Industrial

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) is a global leader in the capital goods sector with established industrial experience, a wide range of products and a worldwide presence. Each of the individual brands belonging to the Company is a major international force in its specific industrial sector: Case IH, New Holland Agriculture and Steyr for tractors and agricultural machinery; Case and New Holland Construction for earth moving equipment; Iveco for commercial vehicles; Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus for buses and coaches; Iveco Astra for quarry and construction vehicles; Magirus for firefighting vehicles; Iveco Defence Vehicles for defence and civil protection; and FPT Industrial for engines and transmissions. More information can be found on the corporate website: www.cnhindustrial.com

Additional Information

Today, at 3:30 p.m. CEST / 2:30 p.m. BST / 9:30 a.m. EDT, management will hold a conference call to present 2017 second quarter and first half results to financial analysts and institutional investors. The call can be followed live online at: http://bit.ly/CNH_Industrial_Q2_2017 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 call.

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 results and allow management and investors to assess CNH Industrial's operating trends, 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 presented in U.S. GAAP or EU-IFRS and are unlikely to be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies due to potential differences between the companies in calculations. As a result, the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations and they should not be considered as substitutes for measures of financial performance and financial position as prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or EU-IFRS.

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

• Operating Profit under U.S. GAAP: Operating Profit of Industrial Activities is defined as net sales less cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development expenses. Operating Profit of Financial Services is defined as revenues less selling, general and administrative expenses, interest expense and certain other operating expenses.
• Trading Profit under EU-IFRS: Trading Profit is derived from financial information prepared in accordance with EU-IFRS and is defined as net revenues less cost of sales, selling, general and administrative costs, research and development costs, and other operating income and expenses.
• Operating Profit under EU-IFRS: Operating Profit under EU-IFRS is computed starting from Trading Profit under EU-IFRS plus/minus restructuring costs, other income (expenses) that are unusual in the ordinary course of business (such as gains and losses on the disposal of investments and other unusual items arising from infrequent external events or market conditions).
• Adjusted Net Income (Loss): is defined as net income (loss), less restructuring charges and non-recurring items, after tax. 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 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.
• Adjusted Income Taxes: is defined as income taxes less the tax effect of restructuring expenses and non-recurring items and non-recurring tax charges.
• 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.
• Net Debt and Net Debt of Industrial Activities (or Net Industrial Debt): Net Debt is defined as total debt less intersegment notes receivable, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and derivative hedging debt. CNH Industrial provides the reconciliation of Net 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 Debt of Industrial Activities.
• Available Liquidity: is defined as cash and cash equivalents plus restricted cash and undrawn committed facilities.
• 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.

Forward-looking statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this earning release including statements regarding our 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, capital structure or other financial items; costs; and plans and objectives of management regarding operations and products, are forward-looking statements. 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 other assumptions underlying any of the forward-looking statements prove to be incorrect, 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: the many interrelated factors that affect consumer confidence and worldwide demand for capital goods and capital goods-related products; general economic conditions in each of our markets; changes in government policies regarding banking, monetary and fiscal policies; legislation, particularly relating 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; 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; production difficulties, including capacity and supply constraints and excess inventory levels; labor relations; interest rates and currency exchange rates; inflation and deflation; energy prices; prices for agricultural commodities; housing starts and other construction activity; our ability to obtain financing or to refinance existing debt; a decline in the price of used vehicles; the resolution of pending litigation and investigations on a wide range of topics, including dealer and supplier litigation, follow-on private litigation in various jurisdictions after the settlement of the EU antitrust investigation announced on July 19, 2016, intellectual property rights disputes, product warranty and defective product claims, and emissions and/or fuel economy regulatory and contractual issues; our pension plans and other post-employment obligations; political and civil unrest; volatility and deterioration of capital and financial markets, including further deterioration of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, possible effects of "Brexit", political evolutions in Turkey, terror attacks in Europe and elsewhere, and other similar risks and uncertainties and our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing. Further information concerning factors, risks, and uncertainties that could materially affect the Company's financial results is included in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and in the Company's EU Annual Report at December 31, 2016, prepared in accordance with EU-IFRS. Investors should refer to and consider the incorporated information on risks, factors, and uncertainties in addition to the information presented here.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. Furthermore, in light of ongoing difficult macroeconomic conditions, both globally and in the industries in which we operate, it is particularly difficult to forecast our results and any estimates or forecasts of particular periods that we provide in this earnings release are uncertain. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Our outlook is based upon assumptions relating to the factors described in the earnings release, which are sometimes based upon estimates and data received from third parties. Such estimates and data are often revised. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly our outlook or forward-looking statements. Further information concerning CNH Industrial and its businesses, including factors that potentially could materially affect CNH Industrial's financial results, is included in CNH Industrial's reports and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Autoriteit Financiële Markten ("AFM") and Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB").

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.

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