Magna Announces Outlook

AURORA, Ontario, January 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) today announced its financial outlook for 2016 and sales expectations for 2018. All amounts are in U.S. dollars.

   
                                            2016 Outlook                2018 Expectations
    Light Vehicle Production (Units)
                      North America         18.0 million                   18.6 million
                      Europe                20.9 million                   22.2 million

    Production Sales  North America $19.2 billion-$19.8 billion  $20.2 billion-$21.0 billion
                      Europe         $8.6 billion-$9.0 billion    $9.5 billion-$10.1 billion
                      Asia           $2.1 billion-$2.3 billion    $3.0 billion-$3.3 billion
                      Rest of World  $0.4 billion-$0.5 billion    $0.4 billion-$0.6 billion
                      Total Production
                      Sales         $30.3 billion-$31.6 billion  $33.1 billion-$35.0 billion

    Complete Vehicle Assembly Sales  $1.7 billion-$2.0 billion    $5.3 billion-$5.8 billion

    Total Sales                     $34.6 billion-$36.3 billion

    Adjusted EBIT Margin[1]                 High 7% range

    Interest Expense                  Approximately $80 million

    Tax Rate[2]                               25%-26%

    Capital Spending                 $1.8 billion-$2.0 billion



    [1] We believe Adjusted EBIT is the most appropriate measure of operational
        profitability or loss for our reporting segments. Adjusted EBIT represents income
        from operations before income taxes; interest expense, net; and other expense
        (income), net.
    [2] Excluding other expense (income), net

In this outlook we have assumed no material unannounced acquisitions or divestitures. In addition, we have assumed that foreign exchange rates for the most common currencies in which we conduct business relative to our U.S. dollar reporting currency will approximate year end 2015 rates.

Don Walker, Magna's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Magna has a tremendous amount of growth ahead, reflecting new business awards as well as recently completed acquisitions, including Getrag. We are highly focused on ensuring that we deliver strong returns on this sales growth."

ABOUT MAGNA

We are a leading global automotive supplier with 305 manufacturing operations and 95 product development, engineering and sales centres in 29 countries. We have approximately 139,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing. Our product capabilities include producing body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronic, vision, closure and roof systems and modules, as well as complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing. Our common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MG) and the New York Stock Exchange (MGA). For further information about Magna, visit our website at http://www.magna.com.

We will be making a presentation at the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 10:15 a.m. EST during which we will review the details of our Outlook. The presentation will be webcast and available on our website at  http://www.magna.com. The slides accompanying the presentation will be available on our website Wednesday morning by 7 a.m. EST.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including, but not limited to Magna's forecasts of: light vehicle production in North America and Europe; production sales, including expected split by reporting segment; complete vehicle assembly sales; consolidated sales; Adjusted EBIT margin; interest expense; effective income tax rate; and capital expenditures. The forward-looking statements or forward-looking information in this press release is presented for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements or forward-looking information may include financial and other projections, as well as statements regarding our future plans, objectives or economic performance, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, and other statements that are not recitations of historical fact. We use words such as "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "likely", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "plan", "forecast", "outlook", "project", "estimate" and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events to identify forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Any such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information are based on information currently available to us, and are based on assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and the effects of which can be difficult to predict, including, without limitation: the potential for a deterioration of economic conditions or an extended period of economic uncertainty; declines in consumer confidence and the impact on production volume levels; continuing global or regional economic uncertainty; underperformance of one or more of our operating divisions; our ability to successfully launch material new or takeover business; risks of conducting business in foreign markets, including China, Russia, India, Argentina and Brazil and other non-traditional markets for us; legal claims and/or regulatory actions against us; exposure to, and ability to offset, volatile commodities prices; fluctuations in relative currency values; our ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate acquisitions or achieve anticipated synergies; our ability to conduct appropriate due diligence on acquisition targets; ongoing pricing pressures, including our ability to offset price concessions demanded by our customers; warranty and recall costs; inability to sustain or grow our business; our ability to successfully compete with other automotive suppliers; shifts in market share away from our top customers; shifts in market shares among vehicles or vehicle segments, or shifts away from vehicles on which we have significant content; a shift away from technologies in which we are investing; a reduction in outsourcing by our customers or the loss of a material production or assembly program; the termination or non-renewal by our customers of any material production purchase order; restructuring actions by OEMs, including plant closures; restructuring, downsizing and/or other significant non-recurring costs; scheduled shutdowns of our customers' production facilities (typically in the third and fourth quarters of each calendar year); shutdown of our or our customers' or sub-suppliers' production facilities due to a labour disruption; a prolonged disruption in the supply of components to us from our suppliers; impairment charges related to goodwill, long-lived assets and deferred tax assets; risk of production disruptions due to natural disasters; pension liabilities; changes in our mix of earnings between jurisdictions with lower tax rates and those with higher tax rates, as well as our ability to fully benefit tax losses; other potential tax exposures; inability to achieve future investment returns that equal or exceed past returns; risks arising due to the failure of a major financial institution; liquidity risks; bankruptcy or insolvency of a major customer or supplier; the unpredictability of, and fluctuation in, the trading price of our Common Shares; work stoppages and labour relations disputes; changes in credit ratings assigned to us; changes in laws and governmental regulations; costs associated with compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and other factors set out in our Annual Information Form filed with securities commissions in Canada and our annual report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and subsequent filings. In evaluating forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, and readers should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we do not intend, nor do we undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information to reflect subsequent information, events, results or circumstances or otherwise.

For further information about Magna, please see our website at  http://www.magna.com. Copies of financial data and other publicly filed documents are available through the internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be accessed at  http://www.sedar.com and on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) which can be accessed at http://www.sec.gov

Please contact Vince Galifi, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at +1-905-726-7100 or Louis Tonelli, Vice-President, Investor Relations at +1-905-726-7035.

SOURCE Magna International Inc.