Annual Report
Magna International Inc.
Magna International Inc.
337 Magna Drive
Aurora, Ontario
Canada L4G 7K1
Telephone: 905 726 2462
Magna is a champion for safer and better mobility.
We don’t just make auto parts. We are hardwired
to think like an automaker, envisioning future-
forward technologies and delivering innovative
solutions that consumers don’t even know
they need yet. Backed by more than 65 years
of experience, our systems-level expertise and
product capabilities span the entire vehicle.
Driven with purpose, we are positively impacting
mobility and society by enhancing the way people
move, with innovative, accessible and safer
transportation solutions.
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
Directors
Robert F. MacLellan
(Chair)
Peter G. Bowie
Mary S. Chan
Hon. V. Peter Harder
Jan R. Hauser
Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri
Dr. Kurt J. Lauk
Mary Lou Maher
William A. Ruh
Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera
Dr. Thomas Weber
Lisa S. Westlake
Executive Offcers
Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri
Chief Executive Offcer
Joanne N. Horibe
Chief Compliance Offcer
Patrick W.D. McCann
Chief Financial Offcer
Vincent J. Galif
President
Guenther F. Apfalter
President, Magna Europe and Asia
and President, Magna Steyr
John H. Farrell
President (Body Exteriors &
Structures and Seating)
Tom Rucker
President (Power & Vision and
Complete Vehicles)
Bruce R. Cluney
Chief Legal Offcer
Aaron D. McCarthy
Chief Human Resources Offcer
Boris Shulkin
Chief Digital & Information Offcer
Eric J. Wilds
Chief Sales & Marketing Offcer
Matteo Del Sorbo
Executive Vice-President,
Magna New Mobility
Uwe Geissinger
Executive Vice-President,
Operational Effciency
Anton Mayer
Executive Vice-President and
Chief Technology Offcer
Corporate Offce
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Exchange Listings
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Magna International Inc.
337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario
Canada L4G 7K1
Telephone: 905 726 2462
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As a “foreign private issuer” listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Magna is required to disclose the signifcant ways in which its corporate governance
practices differ from those to be followed by U.S. domestic issuers under the NYSE listing standards. Please see the corporate governance section of our
website (www.magna.com) for our Statement of Signifcant Corporate Governance Differences (NYSE). Additionally, please refer to the Management Information
Circular/Proxy Statement for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for a description of our corporate governance practices in comparison with the requirements
and guidelines of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
Shareholders wishing to communicate with the non-management members of the Magna Board of Directors may do so by contacting the Chairman of the Board
through the offce of Magna’s Corporate Secretary at 337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1 905 726 7070.
Shareholders wishing to obtain a copy of Magna’s Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid, referred to in Note 17 to the consolidated fnancial
statements contained in this Annual Report, may do so by contacting Magna’s Corporate Secretary.
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The meeting is being
conducted as a virtual-only meeting accessible at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MGA2023.
Annual Report
Additional copies of this 2022 Annual Report or copies of our quarterly reports may be obtained from: The Corporate Secretary, Magna International Inc.,
337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1 or www.magna.com. Copies of fnancial data and other publicly fled documents are available through the
internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be accessed at 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
www.sec.gov.
©Magna International Inc. 2023. Magna and the
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At a Glance.
$37.8B in sales
50+ customers
343 manufacturing facilities
World’s 4th largest automotive parts supplier
168,000+ team members
29 countries
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Focused on the
Road Ahead.
Swamy Kotagiri
Chief Executive Offcer
For more than 65 years our heritage of innovation,
I am optimistic about the future and grateful to lead
core values and vision have kept us on a stable,
an extraordinary team that embraces challenge and
steady course. I am excited about the future and
seizes the opportunities before it. Stakeholders know
the opportunity to continue increasing shareholder
we can be counted on to build enduring value as we
value as we extend our unique capabilities,
maximize our potential and drive prosperity.
manufacturing expertise and systems-level
approach in a dynamic industry. We are operating
from a position of strength, pushing the boundaries
of innovation, and winning business in the new era
of electrifcation, autonomy and new mobility.
We will continue to invest in the future of mobility
utilizing our disciplined approach and solid fnancial
footing. This allows us to see beyond short-term
industry dynamics and match the pace of change.
We are committed to executing our Go-Forward
Looking back on 2022, the global economy faced
strategy of accelerating deployment of capital
well-documented headwinds including sharply higher
toward high-growth areas, driving operational
infation, rising interest rates, geopolitical risks, and
excellence to increase effciencies and unlocking
slowing economic growth, which are continuing
new business models and markets.
into 2023 and have moderated automotive market
volumes. During this period, we have remained laser
focused on driving operational improvements, working
with our valued customers to recover infationary
costs, and – most importantly – executing on our
strategy to deliver long term value.
Charting the roadmap to better mobility is helping
us grow in megatrend areas and carve out new
opportunities to contribute to a safer and more
sustainable world. We are capitalizing on the dramatic
shifts in the industry with new investments bolstering
our capabilities to continue to meet the needs of
the market.
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Our pending acquisition of the Veoneer Active Safety
vehicle know-how. Our new and existing customers
business is a good example. Once the transaction
can depend on us to provide highly integrated system
is complete it will establish Magna as one of the top
solutions like no one else in the industry.
ADAS providers in the world. This investment not only
brings us a portfolio of complementary products and
better customer diversifcation it also gives Magna
a more balanced footprint in an ADAS market that
some experts project to grow to $50 billion by 2030.
Magna is also entering the fast-growing micromobility
and battery-swapping sectors through an investment
and partnership with Yulu, India’s largest shared
electric micromobility company. Yuma Energy, a joint
venture between Magna and Yulu, will help redefne
urban mobility in emerging markets and contribute
to a more sustainable future.
Most importantly, everyone in our company shares
a common purpose: To advance mobility for everyone
and everything, responsibly. We accomplish this with
the Power of Magna – our deep product expertise
across almost every area of the vehicle and complete
As always, I thank you for your confdence in Magna.
We will continue to deliver on our promise to
shareholders in 2023 and beyond, as our company
of entrepreneurial-minded employees help lead
the way to new mobility.
Sincerely,
Swamy Kotagiri
Chief Executive Offcer
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The Power of Magna:
A Competitive Advantage
The Power of Magna is an ecosystem of interconnected products and complete vehicle
expertise designed to deliver solutions like no other supplier can. Our unique approach
leads to the development of highly integrated systems that deliver the needs of mobility.
Deep product expertise
Integrated systems level analysis and approach
Complete vehicle engineering and manufacturing
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The automotive industry is accelerating at a rapid pace toward a systems-defned vehicle, with great emphasis
on electrifcation, lightweight structures, high-effciency powertrains, intelligent control systems, as well as
improved comfort and safety. A systems-defned approach will drive changes to future vehicle architectures,
design and assembly processes, and sourcing through the supply chain.
Our competitive advantage in manufacturing, product capabilities and complete vehicle expertise uniquely
positions Magna for this paradigm shift – bringing new opportunities for our integrated systems solutions across
the entire vehicle. Some examples include:
Etelligent Powertrain Systems
SmartAccess
Our growing family of Etelligent powertrain systems
Magna’s SmartAccess platform is a complete power
offers a modular approach to electric drivetrains,
door system that reimagines traditional vehicle access
supporting the acceleration of EV adoption.
experiences. Combining our expertise in structures,
• EtelligentReach is an all-electric connected
powertrain that can increase driving range
by up to 90 miles.
• EtelligentForce electrifed axles can be placed
into trucks without reducing payload and
towing capability.
• EtelligentCommand offers improved electric
range with uncompromised performance for
plug-in hybrids.
Driver Monitoring Systems
We leverage our systems approach and global
expertise to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to
address concerns about distracted driving. Our
Driver Monitoring Systems combine our industry
leading ADAS camera and interior mirror technology
to provide an unobstructed view of the driver’s face
and body. This integrated approach helps to eliminate
engineering complexity, resulting in signifcant cost
savings for our OEM customers.
body-in-white, exteriors and mechatronics, this unique
solution eliminates the need for a b-pillar, improving
access to the vehicle cabin. Intuitively designed to
offer customizable Human Machine Interface solutions
such as gesture or tactile touch, this advanced
technology opens the door to infnite possibilities.
Mezzo Plus Featuring Morphing Surfaces
Turning possibilities into reality, we are evolving the
exterior of a vehicle. Our frst-to-market aerodynamic
system can change the exterior shape of a vehicle and
adapt to reduce emissions, improve fuel economy and
extend range. The morphable surface is a seamless
front panel that integrates sensors, cameras, radar,
functional lighting, and communications features
that are ideal for the car of the future.
Seating of the Future
Combining our expertise in complete seating
systems with our electronics capabilities, we can
deliver innovative products like our Zero-Gravity
seat, which mimics the body’s relaxed posture when
foating in space. In addition, by offering a central
electronic control unit (ECU), we can eliminate
multiple seat ECUs to reduce complexity and
cost for our customers.
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Building Sustainable Growth
for the Future.
We think big, seek innovative solutions and chart
Last year more than 33,000 Magna employees
the path toward better mobility. Preserving the
completed virtual interactive training on how
environment for generations to come is essential
to conserve natural resources. Our frst internal
to everything we do.
We continue to gain momentum toward our goal of
being carbon neutral in our European operations by
2025 and globally by 2030, positioning us among
industry leaders. In the past year we have more
than doubled the number of Magna divisions that
have already achieved that ambitious goal.
Building awareness and engagement with all our
employees is how we embed sustainability into
our day-to-day operations around the world.
sustainability awards competition resulted in
submissions from around the world including
everything from planting thousands of trees to
pioneering use of technology to convert manufacturing
waste into reusable materials. Replicating these
projects across our facilities is leveraging Magna’s
manufacturing excellence, while helping us build a
better world.
At the same time, we are committed to building
a supportive and inclusive workplace, where diversity
stimulates innovation, and each one of us takes
responsibility for achieving our sustainability goals.
That’s how we’re making a difference for our company,
our customers, our industry and our planet.
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MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations
and Financial Position
December 31, 2022
Unless otherwise noted, all amounts in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Position [“MD&A”] are in U.S. dollars and all tabular amounts are in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share
figures, which are in U.S. dollars. When we use the terms “we”, “us”, “our” or “Magna”, we are referring to Magna
International Inc. and its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, unless the context otherwise requires.
This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022 included in our 2022 Annual Report to Shareholders.
This MD&A may contain statements that are forward looking. Refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” section in
this MD&A for a more detailed discussion of our use of forward-looking statements.
This MD&A has been prepared as at February 26, 2023.
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USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In addition to results presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America [“U.S. GAAP”], this report
includes the use of Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes [“Adjusted EBIT”], Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales, Adjusted diluted earnings
per share, Return on Invested Capital, and Adjusted Return on Invested Capital [collectively, the “Non-GAAP Measures”]. We believe these non-GAAP
financial measures provide additional information that is useful to investors in understanding our underlying performance and trends through the same
financial measures employed by our management. Readers should be aware that Non-GAAP Measures have no standardized meaning under U.S.
GAAP and accordingly may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures by other companies. We believe that Return on Invested Capital
is useful to both management and investors in their analysis of our results of operations and reflect our ability to generate returns. Similarly, we believe
that Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales, Adjusted diluted earnings per share and Adjusted Return on Invested Capital provide
useful information to our investors for measuring our operational performance as they exclude certain items that are not reflective of ongoing operating
profit and facilitate a comparison with prior periods. The presentation of any Non-GAAP Measures should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for our related financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented together with the most
directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, can be found in
the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation” section of this MD&A.
HIG HLIGHTS
INDUSTRY PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT
• Global light vehicle production continued to be negatively impacted by supply constraints throughout 2022, albeit to a lesser extent than the
industry experienced in 2021. Largely due to the supply constraints, we have experienced labour and other operational inefficiencies at our facilities
as a result of our production lines being stopped/started unexpectedly due to OEM allocation of scarce semiconductor chips to specific production
programs.
• During 2022, we were also negatively impacted by inflationary production input cost increases including for commodities, labour, energy and freight
costs.
• Global light vehicle production increased 6% in 2022, including a 9% increase in North America and a 3% decrease in Europe, our two largest
markets. In addition, light vehicle production increased 9% in China.
SALES & EARNINGS
• Total sales increased 4% to $37.8 billion, primarily reflecting the launch of new programs, higher global light vehicle production, and customer price
increases to recover certain higher production input costs, partially offset by the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, lower
assembly volumes, lower sales as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities, and divestitures, net of acquisitions.
• Diluted earnings per share were $2.03 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $4.10 in 2022. Adjusted diluted earnings per share decreased
$1.03 compared to 2021 primarily reflecting higher net production input costs, inefficiencies and other costs at certain underperforming facilities,
and higher net engineering costs related to our electrification and ADAS businesses, partially offset by earnings on higher sales and higher net
favourable commercial resolutions.
• We recorded $424 million in restructuring and impairment charges in 2022, including $376 million relating to our investment in Russia.
CASH & CAPITAL
• Cash generated from operating activities was $2.1 billion, compared to $2.9 billion in 2021, largely reflecting a decrease in net income.
• We continued to invest in our business, including:
· $1.7 billion for fixed assets;
· $455 million in investment and other asset spending; and
· $32 million for public and private equity investments, acquisitions and business combinations.
• We returned approximately $1.3 billion to shareholders in 2022 through $780 million in share repurchases and $514 million in dividends.
• Our Board of Directors increased our quarterly dividend to $0.46 per share reflecting its continued confidence in Magna’s future.
STRATEGIC UPDATES
• Electrification – we continue to advance our position in electrification in order to capitalize on the global shift towards vehicle electrification, including:
· Launching new hybrid dual clutch transmission business with the BMW Group and Stellantis;
· Winning two additional integrated e-drive programs;
· Launching battery enclosures for the Ford F150 Lightning;
· Significant program awards and volume increases for battery enclosures with multiple OEMs.
• ADAS – we continue to progress in developing our advanced driver assistance systems business [“ADAS”], as evidenced by:
· Launching our advanced Clearview vision system, which bundles our camera and mirror technology to provide full-system solutions.
· Launching our Surround View System technology on the all-new Toyota Tundra.
· Winning additional business in integrated driver and occupant monitoring systems.
· Entering into an agreement to acquire the Veoneer Active Safety business for $1.525 billion, subject to working capital and other customary
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purchase price adjustments. The transaction broadens our ADAS portfolio with complementary products, customers, geographies, engineering
and software resources. The transaction is expected to close near mid-year 2023, subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing
conditions.
• New Mobility – we are leveraging our capabilities and platform technologies to enter growing adjacent mobility markets such as micromobility. This
includes:
·
investing in Yulu Mobility, India’s largest electrified mobility provider and together with Yulu Mobility, established a new battery swapping entity.
• We were awarded:
· a 2022 Automotive News Pace Award for our Auto Adjusting Balance Blocks [“AABB”] process, a smart die solution offering real-time die
adjustments to counter thermal expansion during stamping runs; and
· a 2022 Automotive News PACEpilot Innovation to Watch, an award which acknowledges post-pilot, pre-commercial innovations in the automotive
and future mobility space, for our Aural 5R aluminum die-cast alloy for structural applications.
OV ERV IEW
OUR BUSINESS(1)
Magna is more than one of the world’s largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company with a global, entrepreneurial-
minded team of over 168,000 employees(2) and an organizational structure designed to innovate like a startup. With 65+ years of expertise, and a
systems approach to design, engineering and manufacturing that touches nearly every aspect of the vehicle, we are positioned to support advancing
mobility in a transforming industry. Our global network includes 343 manufacturing operations and 88 product development, engineering and sales
centres spanning 29 countries. Our common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MG) and the New York Stock Exchange (MGA).
FOR WARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this MD&A may constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking
statements”). Any such forward-looking statements are intended to provide information about management’s current expectations and plans and may
not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections, as well as statements regarding our
future plans, strategic 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”,
“aim”, “forecast”, “outlook”, “project”, “estimate”, “target” and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events to identify forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: the implementation of our business strategy,
including ability to capitalize on growth in vehicle electrification, ADAS, and New Mobility; and our pending acquisition of the Veoneer Active Safety
business, including the expected closing date.
Forward-looking statements 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. While we believe we have a reasonable basis for making any such forward-looking statements, they are not a
guarantee of future performance or outcomes. Whether actual results and developments conform to 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 the
risk factors which are described later in this MD&A.
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Our operating results are primarily dependent on the levels of North American, European and Chinese car and light truck production by our customers.
While we supply systems and components to every major original equipment manufacturer [“OEM”], we do not supply systems and components for
every vehicle, nor is the value of our content consistent from one vehicle to the next. As a result, customer and program mix relative to market trends,
as well as the value of our content on specific vehicle production programs, are also important drivers of our results.
Ordinarily, OEM production volumes are aligned with vehicle sales levels and thus affected by changes in such levels. Aside from vehicle sales levels,
production volumes are typically impacted by a range of factors, including: general economic and political conditions; labour disruptions; free trade
arrangements; tariffs; relative currency values; commodities prices; supply chains and infrastructure; availability and relative cost of skilled labour;
regulatory considerations, including those related to environmental emissions and safety standards; and other factors. Additionally, COVID-19 can
impact vehicle production volumes, including through: mandatory stay-at-home orders which restrict production; elevated employee absenteeism;
and supply chain disruptions, such as the semiconductor chip shortage currently impacting global vehicle production volumes.
(1) Manufacturing operations, product development, engineering and sales centres include certain operations accounted for under the equity method.
(2) Number of employees includes over 158,000 employees at our wholly owned or controlled entities and over 10,000 employees at certain operations accounted for under the equity method.
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Overall vehicle sales levels are significantly affected by changes in consumer confidence levels, which may in turn be impacted by consumer perceptions
and general trends related to the job, housing and stock markets, as well as other macroeconomic and political factors. Other factors which typically
impact vehicle sales levels and thus production volumes include: interest rates and/or availability of credit; fuel and energy prices; relative currency
values; regulatory restrictions on use of vehicles in certain megacities; and other factors. Additionally, COVID-19 can impact vehicle sales through:
mandatory stay-at-home orders which restrict operations of car dealerships, as well as through a deterioration of consumer confidence.
While the foregoing economic, political and other factors are part of the general context in which the global automotive industry operates, there were
a number of significant industry trends that impacted us during 2022, including:
• elevated inflation in all markets in which we operate, with higher commodities, energy, labour, freight and other production input pricing expected to
persist throughout 2023 and 2024;
• price increases and surcharges from sub-suppliers impacted by inflationary pressures;
• supply chain disruptions, including the global shortage of semiconductor chips that has materially affected global automotive production volumes
since 2020 and is expected to continue impacting volumes and chip pricing in 2023; and
• significant operational inefficiencies as a result of our production lines being stopped/restarted unexpectedly due to OEM allocation of scarce
semiconductor chips to specific production programs.
We continue to implement a business strategy which is rooted in our best assessment as to the rate and direction of change in the automotive industry,
including with respect to trends related to vehicle electrification and advanced driver assistance systems, as well as future mobility business models.
Our short and medium-term operational success, as well as our ability to create long-term value through our business strategy, are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties which are discussed later in this MD&A.
RES ULTS OF OPERATIONS
AVERAGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE
1 Canadian dollar equals U.S. dollars
1 euro equals U.S. dollars
1 Chinese renminbi equals U.S. dollars
2022
0.769
1.053
0.149
2021
Change
0.798
1.183
0.155
–4%
–11%
–4%
The preceding table reflects the average foreign exchange rates between the most common currencies in which we conduct business and our U.S.
dollar reporting currency. The changes in these foreign exchange rates for the year ended December 31, 2022 impacted the reported U.S. dollar
amounts of our sales, expenses and income.
The results of operations for which the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates for the
relevant period. Throughout this MD&A, reference is made to the impact of translation of foreign operations on reported U.S. dollar amounts where
relevant.
Our results can also be affected by the impact of movements in exchange rates on foreign currency transactions (such as raw material purchases or
sales denominated in foreign currencies). However, as a result of hedging programs employed by us, foreign currency transactions in the current period
have not been fully impacted by movements in exchange rates.
Finally, foreign exchange gains and losses on revaluation and/or settlement of monetary items denominated in a currency other than an operation’s
functional currency impact reported results. These gains and losses are reflected in net income.
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LIGH T VE HICLE PRODUCTION VOLUMES
Our operating results are mostly dependent on light vehicle production in the regions reflected in the table below:
Light Vehicle Production Volumes (thousands of units)
2022
2021
Change
North
America
Europe
China
North
America
Europe
China
North
America
Europe
China
For the
three months ended:
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
Full Year
3,641
3,563
3,612
3,461
14,277
4,004
4,010
3,603
3,991
15,608
6,432
5,548
7,294
7,582
26,856
3,752
3,213
2,921
3,247
13,133
4,916
4,115
2,997
4,043
16,071
6,036
5,706
5,455
7,386
24,583
–3%
+11%
+24%
+7%
+9%
–19%
–3%
+20%
–1%
–3%
+7%
–3%
+34%
+3%
+9%
Overall, global light vehicle production increased 6% in 2022, largely reflecting the significant industry production disruptions during 2021 caused by
global semiconductor chip shortages. These industry production disruptions continued in 2022, but to a lesser extent than we experienced in 2021.
RES ULTS OF OPERATIONS –
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
SALES
$40,000
$36,242
Sales
+ 4%
$37,840
$-
2021
2022
Sales increased 4% or $1.60 billion to $37.84 billion for 2022 compared to $36.24 billion for 2021 primarily due to:
• the launch of new programs during or subsequent to 2021;
• higher global light vehicle production; and
• customer price increases to recover certain higher production input costs.
These factors were partially offset by:
lower sales as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities;
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar sales by $2.39 billion;
•
• divestitures, net of acquisitions during or subsequent to 2021, which decreased sales by $137 million; and
• net customer price concessions subsequent to 2021.
COST OF GOODS SOLD
Material
Direct labour
Overhead
Cost of goods sold
2022
2021
Change
$ 23,388
2,791
7,009
$ 33,188
$ 21,817
2,781
6,499
$ 31,097
$ 1,571
10
510
$ 2,091
Cost of goods sold increased $2.09 billion to $33.19 billion for 2022 compared to $31.10 billion for 2021, primarily due to:
• higher material, direct labour and overhead associated with higher sales;
• higher net production input costs, including as a result of higher prices for commodities, labour, energy and freight;
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• inefficiencies and other costs at certain underperforming facilities;
• higher net engineering costs related to our electrification and ADAS businesses;
• higher launch costs;
• higher pre-operating costs incurred at new facilities; and
• higher net warranty costs of $24 million.
These factors were partially offset by:
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar cost of goods sold by $2.13 billion;
•
• divestitures, net of acquisitions during or subsequent to 2021.
lower material, direct labour and overhead costs as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities; and
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation and amortization decreased $93 million to $1.42 billion for 2022 compared to $1.51 billion for 2021 primarily due to:
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar depreciation and amortization by $84 million;
and
• the end of production of certain programs.
These factors were partially offset by increased capital deployed at new and existing facilities to support the launch of programs subsequent to 2021.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE [“SG&A”]
SG&A expense decreased $57 million to $1.66 billion for 2022 compared to $1.72 billion for 2021, primarily as a result of:
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar SG&A expense by $97 million;
• a $45 million provision on an engineering services contract with the automotive unit of Evergrande in our Complete Vehicles segment during 2021;
• a favourable commercial settlement in 2022;
• divestitures, net of acquisitions during or subsequent to 2021 which decreased SG&A by $22 million; and
• higher net transactional foreign exchange gains in 2022 compared to 2021.
These factors were partially offset by:
• higher labour and benefit costs;
• provisions against certain accounts receivable and other balances;
• higher costs to accelerate our operational excellence initiatives;
• a favourable value-added tax settlement in Brazil during 2021; and
• higher travel costs.
INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
Net interest expense increased $3 million to $81 million for 2022 compared to $78 million for 2021 primarily as a result of interest income recognized on
a favourable value-added tax settlement in Brazil during 2021 partially offset by interest savings due to the redemption of the Cdn$425 million 3.100%
Senior Notes during the first quarter of 2022.
EQUITY INCOME
Equity income decreased $59 million to $89 million for 2022 compared to $148 million for 2021, primarily as a result of higher net production input costs
at certain equity-accounted entities; electrification spending by our LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., Ltd. joint venture, which was formed in July 2021; and
the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar equity income by $4 million; partially offset by
earnings on higher sales at certain equity-accounted entities.
OTHER EXPENSE, NET
Impairments related to operations in Russia(1)
Net losses (gains) on investments(2)
Loss on sale of business(3)
Restructuring and impairments(4)
Merger agreement termination fee(5)
Gain on business combinations(6)
Other expense, net
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2022
$ 376
221
58
48
–
–
$ 703
2021
$
–
2
75
101
(100)
(40)
$ 38
(1) Impairments related to operations in Russia
As at December 31, 2022, our operations in Russia remain substantially idled. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, as a result of the expected lack of
future cashflows and the continuing uncertainties connected with the Russian economy, we recorded a $376 million [$361 million after tax]
impairment charge related to our investment in Russia. This included net asset impairments of $173 million and a $203 million reserve against the
related foreign currency translation losses that are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The net asset impairments consisted of
$163 million and $10 million in our Body Exteriors & Structures segment and our Seating Systems segment, respectively.
(2) Net losses (gains) on investments
Revaluation of public company warrants
Revaluation of public and private equity investments
Net gain on sale of public equity investments
Other expense, net
Tax effect
Net loss attributable to Magna
(3) Loss on sale of business
2022
$ 173
49
(1)
221
(53)
$ 168
2021
$ (4)
6
–
2
7
$ 9
During 2022, we entered into an agreement to sell a European Power & Vision operation in early 2023. Under the terms of the arrangement, we are
contractually obligated to provide the buyer up to $42 million of funding, resulting in a loss of $58 million [$57 million after tax].
During 2021, we sold three Body Exteriors & Structures operations in Germany. Under the terms of the arrangement, we provided the buyer with
$41 million of funding, resulting in a loss on disposal of $75 million [$75 million after tax].
(4) Restructuring and impairments
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $26 million [$25 million after tax] in our Power &
Vision segment and $22 million [$21 million after tax] in our Body Exteriors & Structures segment.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $67 million [$52 million after tax] in our Power &
Vision segment, $18 million [$17 million after tax] in our Seating Systems segment and $16 million [$14 million after tax] in our Body Exteriors &
Structures segment.
(5) Merger agreement termination fee
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Veoneer, Inc. [“Veoneer”] terminated its merger agreement with us. In connection with the termination of the merger
agreement, Veoneer paid us a termination fee which, net of our associated transaction costs, amounted to $100 million [$75 million after tax].
(6) Gain on business combinations
During 2021, we acquired a 65% equity interest and a controlling financial interest in Chongqing Hongli Zhixin Scientific Technology Development
Group LLC. [“Hongli”]. The acquisition included an additional 15% equity interest in two entities that were previously equity accounted for. On the
change in basis of accounting we recognized a $22 million gain [$22 million after tax].
Also during 2021, we recorded a gain of $18 million [$18 million after tax] in connection with the distribution of substantially all of the assets of our
European joint venture, Getrag Ford Transmission GmbH.
See Note 5, “Business Combinations”, to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Income from operations before income taxes was $878 million for 2022 compared to $1.95 billion for 2021. The $1.07 billion decrease is a result of the
following changes, each as discussed above:
Sales
Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation and amortization
Selling, general & administrative
Interest expense, net
Equity income
Other expense, net
Income from operations before income taxes
2022
$ 37,840
33,188
1,419
1,660
81
(89)
703
878
$
2021
$ 36,242
31,097
1,512
1,717
78
(148)
38
$ 1,948
Change
$ 1,598
2,091
(93)
(57)
3
59
665
$ (1,070)
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INCOME TAXES
Income taxes as reported
Tax effect on Other expense, net
Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation Allowances
2022
2021
$ 237
71
29
$ 337
27.0%
(7.5)
1.8
21.3%
$ 395
(14)
13
$ 394
20.3%
(1.1)
0.6
19.8%
During 2022 and 2021 we recorded partial releases of valuation allowances against certain deferred tax assets in Europe as a result of tax
reorganizations. During 2021 we also had changes in our valuation allowances in North America and Europe [“Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation
Allowances”].
Excluding the tax effect on Other expense, net, and the Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation Allowances our effective income tax rate increased to
21.3% for 2022 compared to 19.8% for 2021 primarily as a result of:
• higher losses not benefited in Europe;
•
• a change in mix of earnings.
lower favourable changes in our reserves for uncertain tax positions; and
These factors were partially offset by favourable adjustments from foreign exchange effects not recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes and an unfavourable
re-measurement of deferred tax assets of a China subsidiary in 2021.
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Income attributable to non-controlling interests was $49 million for 2022 compared to $39 million for 2021 primarily due to higher net income at our
non-wholly owned operations in China.
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
Net income attributable to Magna International Inc. decreased $922 million to $592 million for 2022 compared to $1.514 billion for 2021 as a result of
a decrease in income from operations before income taxes of $1.07 billion and a $10 million increase in income attributable to non-controlling interests,
partially offset by a $158 million decrease in income taxes.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Diluted earnings per share
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$6.00
$5.00
$6.00
$5.13
$4.10
$-
2021
$2.03
2022
$-
2021
2022
Earnings per Common Share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding (millions)
Basic
Diluted
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
2022
2021 % Change
$ 2.04
$ 2.03
290.4
291.2
$ 4.10
$ 5.04
$ 5.00
300.6
302.8
$ 5.13
–60%
–59%
–3%
–4%
–20%
Diluted earnings per share was $2.03 for 2022 compared to $5.00 for 2021. The $2.97 decrease was substantially a result of lower net income
attributable to Magna International Inc., as discussed above, partially offset by a decrease in the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding
during 2022. The decrease in the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding was primarily due to the purchase and cancellation of
Common Shares, during or subsequent to 2021, pursuant to our normal course issuer bids and a decrease in diluted shares related to outstanding
stock options as a result of the decrease in our share price.
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Other expense, net, after tax, and Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation Allowances negatively impacted diluted earnings per share by $2.07 in 2022,
and $0.13 in 2021, respectively, as discussed in the “Other expense, net” and “Income Taxes” sections above.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share, as reconciled in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation” section, was $4.10 for 2022 compared to
$5.13 for 2021, a decrease of $1.03.
NON- GAAP PE RFORMANCE MEASURES –
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
ADJUSTED EBIT AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES
8.0%
0.0%
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
5.7%
- 1.3%
4.4%
2021
2022
The table below shows the change in Magna’s Sales and Adjusted EBIT by segment and the impact each segment’s changes have on Magna’s
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales for 2022 compared to 2021:
2021
Increase (decrease) related to:
Body Exteriors & Structures
Power & Vision
Seating Systems
Complete Vehicles
Corporate and Other
2022
Sales
Adjusted
EBIT
$ 36,242
$ 2,064
1,527
519
378
(885)
59
$ 37,840
23
(267)
(53)
(52)
(53)
$ 1,662
Adjusted EBIT
as a percentage
of sales
5.7%
–0.2%
–0.8%
–0.2%
–
–0.1%
4.4%
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales decreased to 4.4% for 2022 compared to 5.7% for 2021 primarily due to:
inefficiencies and other costs at certain underperforming facilities;
• higher net production input costs, including as a result of higher prices for commodities, labour, energy and freight;
•
• higher net engineering costs related to our electrification and ADAS businesses, including at certain equity-accounted entities;
•
• reduced earnings as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities; and
• higher launch costs.
lower equity income;
These factors were partially offset by:
• earnings on higher sales;
• higher favourable commercial resolutions; and
• a provision on an engineering services contract with the automotive unit of Evergrande in our Complete Vehicles segment during 2021.
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL
Adjusted Return on Invested Capital
Return on Invested Capital
15.0%
0.0%
10.3%
- 2.1%
8.2%
15.0%
0.0%
10.1%
- 5.7%
2021
2022
2021
4.4%
2022
Adjusted Return on Invested Capital decreased to 8.2% for 2022 compared to 10.3% for 2021 as a result of a decrease in Adjusted After-tax operating
profits. Other expense, net, after tax and Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation Allowances, negatively impacted Return on Invested Capital by 3.8%
in 2022 and by 0.2% in 2021.
Average Invested Capital decreased $81 million to $15.92 billion for 2022 compared to $16.01 billion for 2021.
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SEG MENT ANALYSIS
We are a global automotive supplier that has complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing expertise, as well as product capabilities which
include body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, active driver assistance, electronics, mechatronics, mirrors, lighting and roof systems. We also
have electronic and software capabilities across many of these areas.
Our reporting segments are: Body Exteriors & Structures; Power & Vision; Seating Systems; and Complete Vehicles.
Sales
Adjusted EBIT
2022
2021
Change
2022
2021
Change
$ 16,004
11,861
5,269
5,221
(515)
$ 37,840
$ 14,477
11,342
4,891
6,106
(574)
$ 36,242
$ 1,527
519
378
(885)
59
$ 1,598
$
843
471
99
235
14
$ 1,662
$
820
738
152
287
67
$ 2,064
$
23
(267)
(53)
(52)
(53)
$ (402)
Body Exteriors & Structures
Power & Vision
Seating Systems
Complete Vehicles
Corporate and Other
Total reportable segments
BODY EXTERIORS & STRUCTURES
Sales
Adjusted EBIT
2022
2021
Change
$ 16,004
$ 14,477
$ 1,527
$
843
$
820
$
23
+11%
+3%
–0.4%
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
5.3%
5.7%
$18,000
$14,477
Sales
+ 11%
$16,004
$-
2021
2022
Sales – Body Exteriors & Structures
Sales increased 11% or $1.53 billion to $16.00 billion for 2022 compared to $14.48 billion for 2021, primarily due to:
• the launch of programs during or subsequent to 2021, including the:
· Ford Maverick;
· Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer;
· Ford Bronco; and
· Rivian R1T and R1S;
• higher global light vehicle production; and
• customer price increases to recover certain higher production input costs.
These factors were partially offset by:
lower sales as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities;
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar sales by $692 million;
•
• divestitures, net of acquisitions subsequent to 2021, which decreased sales by $143 million; and
• net customer price concessions subsequent to 2021.
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Adjusted EBIT
$900
$820
$843
+ 3%
$-
6.0%
0.0%
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
5.7%
5.3%
2021
2022
2021
2022
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales – Body Exteriors & Structures
Adjusted EBIT increased $23 million to $843 million for 2022 compared to $820 million for 2021 while Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
decreased to 5.3% from 5.7%. Adjusted EBIT was higher primarily as a result of earnings on higher sales. Excluding this factor, Adjusted EBIT and
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales were lower primarily due to:
inefficiencies and other costs at certain underperforming facilities;
• higher net production input costs, including as a result of higher prices for labour, energy, commodities, and freight;
•
• reduced earnings as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities;
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar that had a $22 million unfavourable impact on reported U.S. dollar Adjusted EBIT;
• higher pre-operating costs incurred at new facilities; and
• provisions against certain accounts receivable and other balances.
These factors were partially offset by:
• higher favourable commercial resolutions;
• divestitures, net of acquisitions subsequent to 2021;
•
• higher tooling contribution in 2022 compared to 2021.
lower net warranty costs of $24 million; and
POWER & VISION
Sales
Adjusted EBIT
2022
2021
Change
$ 11,861
$ 11,342
$ 519
$
471
$
738
$ (267)
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
4.0%
6.5%
Sales
$14,000
$11,342
$11,861
+ 5%
$-
2021
2022
+5%
–36%
–2.5%
Sales – Power & Vision
Sales increased 5% or $519 million to $11.86 billion for 2022 compared to $11.34 billion for 2021, primarily due to:
• higher global light vehicle production;
• the launch of programs during or subsequent to 2021, including the:
· Ford Bronco;
· Toyota Tundra; and
· BMW X5;
• customer price increases to recover certain higher production input costs; and
• an acquisition during 2022, which increased sales by $37 million.
These factors were partially offset by the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar sales by
$762 million and net customer price concessions subsequent to 2021.
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Adjusted EBIT
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
$900
$738
8.0%
6.5%
- 36%
$471
4.0%
$-
0.0%
2021
2022
2021
2022
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales – Power & Vision
Adjusted EBIT decreased $267 million to $471 million for 2022 compared to $738 million for 2021 and Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
decreased to 4.0% from 6.5%. These decreases were primarily due to:
• higher net production input costs, including as a result of higher prices for commodities, energy, freight, and labour;
• higher net engineering costs related to our electrification and ADAS businesses, including at certain equity-accounted entities;
•
• higher net warranty costs of $47 million; and
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which had a $17 million unfavourable impact on reported U.S. dollar Adjusted EBIT.
lower equity income;
+8%
–35%
–1.2%
These factors were partially offset by:
• earnings on higher sales; and
• higher net favourable commercial resolutions.
SEATING SYSTEMS
Sales
Adjusted EBIT
2022
2021
Change
$ 5,269
$ 4,891
$ 378
$
99
$
152
$
(53)
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
1.9%
3.1%
$6,000
$4,891
Sales
+ 8%
$5,269
$-
2021
2022
Sales – Seating Systems
Sales increased 8% or $378 million to $5.27 billion for 2022 compared to $4.89 billion for 2021, primarily due to:
• the launch of programs during or subsequent to 2022, including the:
· BYD Qin Plus;
· BYD Atto 3;
· Changan Shenlan SL03; and
· Chevrolet Bolt;
• higher global light vehicle production; and
• customer price increases to recover certain higher production input costs.
These factors were partially offset by:
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which decreased reported U.S. dollar sales by $338 million;
•
• divestitures, net of acquisitions subsequent to 2021, which decreased sales by $32 million; and
lower sales as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities;
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• net customer price concessions subsequent to 2021.
Adjusted EBIT
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
$180
$152
4.0%
3.1%
- 35%
$99
1.9%
$-
0.0%
2021
2022
2021
2022
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales – Seating Systems
Adjusted EBIT decreased $53 million to $99 million for 2022 compared to $152 million for 2021 and Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales decreased
to 1.9% from 3.1%. These decreases were primarily due to:
• higher net production input costs, including as a result of higher prices for commodities, labour, freight, and energy;
• higher launch costs;
• reduced earnings as a result of the substantial idling of our Russian facilities;
• the net weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, which had a $9 million unfavourable impact on reported U.S. dollar Adjusted EBIT;
and
• net customer price concessions subsequent to 2021.
These factors were partially offset by:
• earnings on higher sales; and
• higher favourable commercial resolutions.
COMPLETE VEHICLES
Complete Vehicle Assembly Volumes (thousands of units)(i)
Sales
Adjusted EBIT
2022
107.5
2021
125.6
Change
(18.1)
$ 5,221
$ 6,106
$ (885)
$
235
$
287
$
(52)
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
4.5%
4.7%
(i) Vehicles produced at our Complete Vehicle operations are included in Europe Light Vehicle Production volumes.
Sales
Complete Vehicle Volumes
(thousands of units)
$7,000
$6,106
$5,221
- 14%
150.0
125.6
107.5
- 14%
$-
2021
2022
-
2021
2022
–14%
–14%
–18%
–0.2%
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Sales – Complete Vehicles
Sales decreased 14% or $885 million to $5.22 billion for 2022 compared to $6.11 billion for 2021 and assembly volumes decreased 14%. The decrease
in sales is primarily as a result of a $648 million decrease in reported U.S. dollar sales as a result of the weakening of the euro against the U.S. dollar and
the impact of lower assembly volumes.
$350
$287
Adjusted EBIT
- 18%
$235
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
6.0%
4.7%
4.5%
$-
0.0%
2021
2022
2021
2022
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales – Complete Vehicles
Adjusted EBIT decreased $52 million to $235 million for 2022 compared to $287 million for 2021 while Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
decreased to 4.5% from 4.7%. These decreases were primarily due to:
• the net weakening of the euro against the U.S. dollar had a $27 million unfavourable impact on reported U.S. dollar Adjusted EBIT;
• higher net production input costs, including as a result of higher prices for energy and labour;
•
•
•
lower assembly volumes, net of contractual fixed cost recoveries on certain programs;
lower government research and development incentives; and
lower margins on engineering programs.
These factors were partially offset by a $45 million provision on an engineering services contract with the automotive unit of Evergrande in our
Complete Vehicles segment during 2021.
CORPORATE AND OTHER
Adjusted EBIT was $14 million for 2022 compared to $67 million for 2021. The $53 million decrease was primarily the result of:
• higher costs to accelerate our operational excellence initiatives;
• higher labour and benefit costs;
•
• higher stock-based incentive compensation; and
• a decrease in fees received from our divisions.
lower equity income;
These factors were partially offset by amortization related to the initial value of public company securities.
FINA NCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash provided from operating activities
$4,000
$2,940
- 29%
$2,095
$-
2021
2022
Net income
Items not involving current cash flows
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Cash provided from operating activities
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2022
2021
Change
$
641
1,776
2,417
(322)
$ 2,095
$ 1,553
1,576
3,129
(189)
$ 2,940
$ (712)
(133)
$ (845)
Cash provided from operating activities
Comparing 2022 to 2021, cash generated from operating activities decreased $845 million primarily as a result of an increase in production costs.
Specifically, the decrease is primarily a result of:
• a $1.0 billion increase in cash paid for materials and overhead;
• a $206 million increase in cash paid for taxes;
• a $247 million increase in cash paid for labour; and
• a $94 million decrease in dividends received from equity investments.
These factors were partially offset by a $743 million increase in cash received from customers.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
During 2022, we used cash of $322 million for operating assets and liabilities primarily as a result of:
• $798 million increase in accounts receivable as a result of increased operating activity in the months of November and December 2022 compared
to the months of November and December 2021; timing of production receivable payments received from customers delayed to early January; and
delayed payments on certain tooling receivables;
• $448 million increase in inventory as a result of the increased operating activity, an increase in stock to protect against supply chain disruptions, as
well as an increase in tooling inventory to support future programs; and
• $115 million increase in cash taxes paid.
These uses of cash were partially offset by:
• $812 million increase in accounts payable related to increased operating activity, including higher payables related to capital, combined with
delayed payments at year end; and
• $250 million increase in other accrued liabilities primarily related to customer advances.
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash used for investing activities
$-
$(3,000)
$(2,283)
2021
- 11%
$(2,038)
2022
Fixed asset additions
Increase in investments, other assets and intangible assets
Increase in public and private equity investments
Fixed assets, investments, other assets and intangible assets additions
Proceeds from dispositions
Proceeds on (funding for) disposal of facilities
Business combinations
Increase in equity method investments
Settlement of long-term receivable from non-consolidated joint venture
Cash used for investing activities
2022
$ (1,681)
(455)
(29)
(2,165)
124
6
(3)
–
–
$ (2,038)
2021
$ (1,372)
(403)
(68)
(1,843)
81
(41)
(13)
(517)
50
$ (2,283)
Change
$ 245
Cash used for investing activities in 2022 was $245 million lower compared to 2021. The change was primarily due to the $517 million of cash used in
2021 to fund the acquisition of a 49% non-controlling interest in LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., Ltd. partially offset by a $322 million increase in fixed
assets, investments, other assets and intangible assets.
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repurchase of Common Shares
Dividends paid
Repayments of debt
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
Tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards
Contributions to subsidiaries by non-controlling interests
Issue of Common Shares on exercise of stock options
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Issues of debt
Cash used for financing activities
$
2022
(780)
(514)
(456)
(46)
(15)
5
8
11
54
$ (1,733)
$
2021
(517)
(514)
(121)
(49)
(13)
8
146
(101)
55
$ (1,106)
Change
$ (627)
During 2022 we repurchased 12.6 million Common Shares under our normal course issuer bid for aggregate cash consideration of $780 million. During
2021 we repurchased 6.0 million Common Shares under our normal course issuer bid for aggregate cash consideration of $517 million.
Cash dividends paid per Common Share were $1.80 for 2022, for a total of $514 million compared to $1.72 for 2021, for a total of $514 million.
During 2022 we redeemed all of the Cdn$425 million [$336 million] 3.100% Senior Notes for $340 million. The redemption price included a $4 million
make-whole payment which has been included in interest expense.
FINANCING RESOURCES
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt due within one year
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Long-term debt
Operating lease liabilities
2022
2021
Change
$
8
654
276
2,847
1,288
$ 5,073
$
–
455
274
3,538
1,406
$ 5,673
$ (600)
Financial liabilities decreased $600 million to $5.07 billion as at December 31, 2022 primarily as a result of redeeming the Cdn$425 million [$336 million]
3.100% Senior Notes during 2022 and the weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar.
CASH RESOURCES
In 2022, our cash resources decreased by $1.7 billion to $1.2 billion, primarily as a result of cash used for investing and financing activities partially
offset by cash provided from operating activities, as discussed above. In addition to our cash resources at December 31, 2022, we had term and
operating lines of credit totaling $3.7 billion, of which $3.5 billion was unused and available.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUABLE
The following table presents the maximum number of shares that would be outstanding if all of the outstanding options at February 26, 2023 were
exercised:
Common Shares
Stock options(i)
286,072,036
5,798,933
291,870,969
(i) Options to purchase Common Shares are exercisable by the holder in accordance with the vesting provisions and upon payment of the exercise
price as may be determined from time to time pursuant to our stock option plans.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
A purchase obligation is defined as an agreement to purchase goods or services that is enforceable and legally binding on us and that specifies all
significant terms, including: fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of
the transaction. Consistent with our customer obligations, substantially all of our purchases are made under purchase orders with our suppliers which
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are requirements based and accordingly do not specify minimum quantities. Other long-term liabilities are defined as long-term liabilities that are
recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. Based on this definition, the following table includes only those contracts which include fixed or minimum
obligations.
At December 31, 2022, we had contractual obligations requiring annual payments as follows:
Operating leases
Long-term debt
Unconditional purchase obligations:
Materials and services
Capital
Total contractual obligations
2023
$
310
655
2,557
1,055
$ 4,577
2024-
2025
$
514
1,456
467
169
$ 2,606
2026-
2027
$
371
646
482
63
$ 1,562
Thereafter
Total
$
701
756
$ 1,896
3,513
12
14
$ 1,483
3,518
1,301
$ 10,228
Our unfunded obligations with respect to employee future benefit plans, which have been actuarially determined, were $515 million at December 31,
2022. These obligations are as follows:
Projected benefit obligation
Less plan assets
Unfunded amount
Foreign Currency Activities
Pension
Liability
Retirement
Liability
$ 498
(391)
$ 107
$ 21
–
$ 21
Termination and
Long Service
Arrangements
$ 387
–
$ 387
Total
$ 906
(391)
$ 515
Our North American operations negotiate sales contracts with OEMs for payment in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars and Mexican pesos. Materials and
equipment are purchased in various currencies depending upon competitive factors, including relative currency values. Our North American operations
use labour and materials which are paid for in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars and Mexican pesos. Our Mexican operations generally use the U.S. dollar
as the functional currency.
Our European operations negotiate sales contracts with OEMs for payment principally in euros. Our European operations’ material, equipment and
labour are paid for principally in euros and U.S. dollars.
Our Asian operations negotiate sales contracts with OEMs for payment principally in Chinese renminbi. Our Asian operations’ material, equipment and
labour are paid for principally in Chinese renminbi.
We employ hedging programs, primarily through the use of foreign exchange forward contracts, in an effort to manage our foreign exchange exposure,
which arises when manufacturing facilities have committed to the delivery of products for which the selling price or material purchases have been
quoted in foreign currencies and for labour in countries where their local currency is not their functional currency. These commitments represent our
contractual obligations to deliver products over the duration of the product programs, which can last a number of years. The amount and timing of the
forward contracts will be dependent upon a number of factors, including anticipated production delivery schedules and anticipated production costs,
which may be paid in the foreign currency. Despite these measures, significant long-term fluctuations in relative currency values, in particular a
significant change in the relative values of the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, euro, Chinese renminbi and Mexican peso, could have an adverse effect on
our profitability and financial condition (as discussed throughout this MD&A).
NON- GAAP FINA NC IAL M EASU RES RECONCILIATION
The reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures is as follows:
ADJUSTED EBIT
Net income
Add:
Interest expense, net
Other expense, net
Income taxes
Adjusted EBIT
2022
2021
$
641
$ 1,553
81
703
237
$ 1,662
78
38
395
$ 2,064
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ADJUSTED EBIT AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES
Sales
Adjusted EBIT
Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of sales
ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net income attributable to Magna International Inc.
Add:
Other expense, net
Tax effect on Other expense, net
Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation Allowances
Adjusted net income attributable to Magna International Inc.
Diluted weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period (millions)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
2022
2021
$ 37,840
$ 36,242
$ 1,662
$ 2,064
4.4%
5.7%
2022
592
$
703
(71)
(29)
$ 1,195
291.2
$ 4.10
2021
$ 1,514
38
14
(13)
$ 1,553
302.8
$ 5.13
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL AND ADJUSTED RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL
Return on Invested Capital is calculated as After-tax operating profits divided by Average Invested Capital for the period. Adjusted Return on Invested
Capital is calculated as Adjusted After-tax operating profits divided by Average Invested Capital for the period. Average Invested Capital for the twelve
month period is averaged on a five-fiscal quarter basis.
Net Income
Add:
Interest expense, net
Income taxes on Interest expense, net at Magna’s effective income tax rate:
After-tax operating profits
Other expense, net
Tax effect on Other expense, net
Adjustments to Deferred Tax Valuation Allowances
Adjusted After-tax operating profits
2022
2021
$
641
$ 1,553
81
(17)
705
703
(71)
(29)
$ 1,308
78
(15)
1,616
38
14
(13)
$ 1,655
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Total Assets
Excluding:
Cash and cash equivalents
Deferred tax assets
Less Current Liabilities
Excluding:
Short Term Borrowing
Long-term debt due within one year
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Invested Capital
After-tax operating profits
Average Invested Capital
Return on Invested Capital
Adjusted After-tax operating profits
Average Invested Capital
Adjusted Return on Invested Capital
SUB SE QUENT EVENTS
NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
2022
$ 27,789
2021
$ 29,086
(1,234)
(491)
(10,998)
8
654
276
$ 16,004
2022
$
705
$ 15,924
(2,948)
(421)
(10,401)
–
455
274
$ 16,045
2021
$ 1,616
$16,005
4.4%
10.1%
2022
$ 1,308
$ 15,924
2021
$ 1,655
$16,005
8.2%
10.3%
Subsequent to December 31, 2022, we purchased 151,377 Common Shares to satisfy stock-based compensation awards under our existing normal
course issuer bid for cash consideration of $8 million.
SI GNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies”, to the consolidated financial statements
included in this Report. The preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, as of the
date of the consolidated financial statements. These estimates and assumptions are based on our historical experience, and various other assumptions
we believe to be reasonable in the circumstances. Since these estimates and assumptions are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, actual
results in these areas may differ significantly from our estimates.
We believe the following critical accounting policies and estimates affect the more subjective or complex judgements and estimates used in the
preparation of our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management has discussed the development and selection of the
following critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee has reviewed our disclosure relating
to critical accounting policies in this MD&A.
REVENUE RECOGNITION – COMPLETE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY ARRANGEMENTS
The Company’s complete vehicle assembly contracts with customers are complex and often include promises to transfer multiple products and
services, some of which may be implicitly contracted. For these complex arrangements, each good or service is evaluated to determine whether it
represents a distinct performance obligation, and whether it should be characterized as revenue or reimbursement of costs incurred. The total
transaction price is then allocated to the distinct performance obligations based on the expected cost plus a margin approach and recognized as
revenue.
Significant interpretation and judgment is sometimes required to determine the appropriate accounting for these contracts including: (i) combining
contracts that may impact the allocation of the transaction price between products and services; (ii) determining whether performance obligations are
considered distinct and are required to be accounted for separately or combined; and (iii) the allocation of the transaction price to each distinct
performance obligation and determining when to recognize revenue.
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The terms of the Company’s complete vehicle assembly contracts with customers differ with respect to the ownership of components related to the
assembly process. Under contracts where we act as principal, the cost of purchased components are reflected in the revenue recognized from the sale
of the final assembled vehicle to the customer. Where a contract provides that the primary components are held on consignment by us, the revenue
recognized reflects only the assembly fee.
IMPAIRMENT ASSESSMENTS – GOODWILL, LONG-LIVED ASSETS, AND EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
We review goodwill at the reporting unit level for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that goodwill might be impaired. Goodwill impairment is assessed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to the underlying carrying
value of the reporting unit’s net assets, including goodwill. If a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an impairment is recognized
based on that difference. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using the estimated discounted future cash flows of the reporting unit.
In addition to our review of goodwill, we evaluate fixed assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist.
Indicators of impairment include the bankruptcy of a significant customer or the early termination, loss, renegotiation of the terms of, significant volume
decrease in, or delay in the implementation of, any significant production contract. If the sum of the future cash flows expected to result from the asset,
undiscounted and without interest charges, is less than the reported value of the asset, an asset impairment may be recognized in the consolidated
financial statements. The amount of impairment to be recognized is calculated by subtracting the fair value of the asset from the reported value of the
asset.
As of December 31, 2022, we had equity method investments of $997 million. We monitor our investments for indicators of other-than-temporary
declines in value on an ongoing basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. If we determine that an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred, we
recognize an impairment loss, which is measured as the difference between the book value and the fair value of the investment.
We believe that accounting estimates related to goodwill, long-lived asset, and equity method investment impairment assessments are “critical
accounting estimates” because: (i) they are subject to significant measurement uncertainty and are susceptible to change as management is required
to make forward-looking assumptions regarding the impact of improvement plans on current operations, in-sourcing and other new business
opportunities, program pricing and cost assumptions on current and future business, the timing of new program launches and future forecasted
production volumes; and (ii) any resulting impairment loss could have a material impact on our consolidated net income and on the amount of assets
reported in our consolidated balance sheet.
WARRANTY
We record product warranty costs, which include product liability and recall costs. Under most customer agreements, we only account for existing or
probable claims on product default issues when amounts related to such issues are probable and reasonably estimable. Under certain complete
vehicle assembly, powertrain systems, and electronics contracts, we record an estimate of future warranty-related costs based on the terms of the
specific customer agreements and/or the Company’s warranty experience.
Product liability and recall provisions are established based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle existing claims, which typically
take into account: the number of units that may be returned; the cost of the product being replaced; labour to remove and replace the defective part;
and the customer’s administrative costs relating to the recall. In making this estimate, judgement is also required as to the ultimate negotiated sharing
of the cost between us, the customer and, in some cases a supplier. Where applicable, insurance recoveries related to such provisions are also
recorded.
Due to the uncertain nature of the net costs, actual product liability costs could be materially different from our best estimates of future costs.
INCOME TAXES
The determination of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws. Significant judgement and estimates
are required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. We recognize
tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities,
based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on
the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
At December 31, 2022, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $142 million excluding interest and penalties, of which $135 million, if recognized,
would affect our effective tax rate. The gross unrecognized tax benefits differ from the amount that would affect our effective tax rate due primarily to
the impact of the valuation allowances on deferred tax assets.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between financial statement
carrying value of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax loss and credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Accounting standards require
that we assess whether valuation allowances should be established or maintained against our deferred income tax assets, based on consideration of
all available evidence, using a “more-likely-than-not” standard. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are: history of losses, forecasts
of future pre-tax income and tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the deferred tax assets. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate the
realizability of deferred tax assets by assessing our valuation allowances and by adjusting the amount of such allowances as necessary. We use tax
planning strategies to realize deferred tax assets in order to avoid the potential loss of these tax benefits. Changes in our estimates, due to unforeseen
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events or otherwise, could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Refer to Note 9, “Income Taxes” of the notes to
the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
EMPLOYEE FUTURE BENEFIT PLANS
The determination of the obligation and expense for defined benefit pension, termination and long service arrangements and other post-retirement
benefits, such as retiree healthcare and medical benefits, is dependent on the selection of certain assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such
amounts. Those assumptions include, among others, the discount rate, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and rates of increase in
compensation costs. Actual results that differ from the assumptions used are accumulated and amortized over future periods and therefore impact the
recognized expense in future periods. Significant changes in assumptions or significant plan amendments could materially affect our future employee
benefit obligations and future expense.
At December 31, 2022, we had past service costs and actuarial experience losses of $106 million included in accumulated other comprehensive
income that will be amortized to future employee benefit expense over the expected average remaining service life of employees or over the expected
average life expectancy of retired employees, depending on the status of the plan.
COMM ITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, we may be contingently liable for litigation, legal and/or regulatory actions and proceedings and other claims. Refer to Note 20,
“Contingencies” of our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
For a discussion of risk factors relating to legal and other claims/actions against us, refer to “Item 5. Risk Factors” in our Annual Information Form and
Annual Report on Form 40-F, each in respect of the year ended December 31, 2022.
CONTROL S AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended [the
“Exchange Act”]), are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to senior management,
including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to enable them to make timely decisions regarding
required disclosure of such information. We have conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022, under
the supervision, and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as this term is defined in the rules adopted by
Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission [“SEC”]) are effective as of December 31, 2022.
MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. Additionally, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Our management used the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission [“COSO”] Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Based on
this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting and concluded that, as at December 31, 2022, such internal control over financial reporting is effective. The Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, has been audited by Deloitte LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, who also audited the
Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Deloitte LLP expressed an unqualified opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. This report precedes our audited consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2022.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
RISK FACTORS
Our short and medium-term operational success, as well as our ability to create long-term value through our business strategy, are subject to risks and
uncertainties. The following are the more significant risks:
MACROECONOMIC, GEOPOLITICAL AND OTHER RISKS
• Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Our operations in Russia were substantially idled in the first quarter of 2022 and remain substantially
idled. In the second quarter of 2022, we impaired the value of the balance sheet investments for our operations in Russia, including deferred
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cumulative translation losses, by recording a $376 million impairment charge. However, we remain subject to a number of other risks relating to the
conflict which are described elsewhere in these Risk Factors, including: increased inflationary pressures, including in energy (particularly natural gas
and oil); commodities and transportations/logistics; disruptions to vehicle production and/or supply chains; a further slowdown in global economic
growth and consumer confidence; disruptions to the supply of certain gases required in semiconductor chip manufacturing; and increased
cybersecurity threats originating in Russia, or from cyber criminals sympathetic to Russia. A material occurrence of one or more of the foregoing
risks could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
• Inflationary Pressures: We continue to experience elevated inflation in all markets in which we operate, with higher commodity, energy, labour,
freight and other production input pricing expected to persist throughout 2023 and 2024. While many of these input price increases will moderate
over time, the increases in wage levels we are currently experiencing are likely to have a longer-term effect on our cost structure. Additionally, we
may continue to experience price increases or surcharges from sub-suppliers in connection with the inflationary pressures they face. The inability to
offset inflationary price increases, recoveries from our customers, modifications to our products, continuous improvement actions or otherwise,
could continue to have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Interest Rates:
Increasing global inflation rates have spurred a cycle of monetary policy tightening, including through central bank increases to
key short term lending rates. The availability and cost of credit are both factors affecting consumer confidence, which is a critical driver of vehicle
sales and thus automotive production. A material, sustained decrease in consumer demand for vehicles could result in further reductions to vehicle
production from levels assumed in our business plan, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and financial condition. Higher
interest rates will have an adverse effect on our borrowing costs at a time when our debt level is increasing as we finance the acquisition of Veoneer’s
active safety systems business, as well as higher capital expenditure needs in connection with new program awards. A prolonged period of higher
interest and/or sustained interest rate increases could have an adverse effect on our profitability.
• COVID-19: While we believe that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, the continued development and spread of highly transmissible COVID-19
variants continues to create a risk of disruptions to the automotive industry. Although unlikely in our key production markets, such risks could
include mandatory lockdowns/stay-at-home orders or other restrictions, which could: restrict consumers’ ability to purchase vehicles; restrict
production; cause elevated employee absenteeism; result in us incurring significant unrecoverable costs; and lead to supply chain disruptions. Over
the medium-to long term, the pandemic may result in societal changes that impact the automotive industry, positively or negatively, including as a
result of: expanded work-from-home practices that reduce consumers’ reliance on vehicles; and/or increased reluctance by people to utilize modes
of public transit and/or shared mobility. Any resurgence of COVID-19 that causes prolonged production shutdowns and/or restrictions on consumers’
ability to purchase vehicles, or long-term changes in consumers’ vehicle purchasing behaviour, could have a material adverse effect on our
operations, sales, and profitability.
RISKS RELATED TO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
• Economic Cyclicality: Ordinarily, the global automotive industry is cyclical, with potential for regional differences in the timing of expansion and
contraction of economic cycles. In normal industry cycles, lower consumer confidence typically translates to lower vehicle sales and production
volumes. Examples of factors which often reduce consumer confidence include: worsening economic, political, and other conditions; military
conflict; increasing inflation (particularly fuel and energy prices); and rising interest rates. A significant decline in vehicle production volumes from
levels assumed in our business plan could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and financial condition.
• Regional Production Volume Declines: North America, Europe and China are key automotive producing regions for us, and our operating results
are primarily dependent on car and light truck production by our customers in these regions. A significant or sustained decline in vehicle production
volumes in any or all these geographic regions could have a material adverse effect on our operations, sales, and profitability.
• Deteriorating Vehicle Affordability: Vehicle affordability to consumers is becoming more challenged due to a combination of factors, including:
higher prices for electric vehicles; costs related to advanced electronic systems; increasing vehicle finance costs due to rising interest rates;
inflationary cost increases; and limited vehicle supply. A material, sustained decrease in consumer demand for vehicles due to deteriorating vehicle
affordability could result in further reductions to vehicle production from levels assumed in our business plan, which could have a material adverse
effect on our profitability and financial condition.
• Potential Consumer Hesitancy: The automotive industry is transitioning from vehicles powered by internal combustion engines to electric vehicles
(“EVs”). EV penetration rates differ regionally based on factors such as government regulation, availability of government subsidies, charging
infrastructure and consumers’ levels of disposable income. Consumers may be hesitant to purchase EVs due to: the higher cost compared to ICE
vehicles; reduction or elimination of government subsidies; uncertainty regarding battery technologies and/or charging infrastructure; the proliferation
of new, EV-focused OEMs and/or new EV models with little or no operating and warranty history; and other factors. At the same time, consumers
may be hesitant to purchase new ICE vehicles, during the transition toward EVs. Any widespread consumer hesitancy which results in consumers
deferring purchases of both new EVs and ICE vehicles during the transition to EVs could materially affect vehicle production volumes which could
have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Intense Competition: The automotive supply industry is highly competitive and becoming more so. Some of our competitors have higher or more
rapidly growing market share than we do in certain product or geographic markets. Additionally, a number of established electronics, semiconductor
chip and contract manufacturing companies have entered or expanded their presence in the automotive industry. At the same time, disruptive
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technology innovators have been introducing novel product and service solutions which traditional automotive suppliers may not be able to match.
Failure to successfully compete with existing or new competitors, including failure to grow our electronics and/or EV content at or above the rate of
growth of vehicle production, could affect our ability to fully implement our corporate strategy.
STRATEGIC RISKS
• Alignment With “Car of the Future”: The success of our corporate strategy is correlated in part to our ability to evolve our product mix based on
alignment with trends defining the “Car of the Future.” Accordingly, we seek to grow our business and capabilities in areas which are positively
impacted by megatrends related to vehicle electrification, autonomy, new mobility, and connectivity. Examples of such product areas include
powertrain electrification, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and battery enclosures. Some elements of our product portfolio are negatively
impacted by the foregoing megatrends, including manual transmissions, mechanical all-wheel drive/four-wheel drive systems and fuel tank systems.
The failure to grow our megatrend-aligned product areas at or above the industry rates of growth for such products could have a material adverse
effect on our profitability and financial condition.
• Technology and Innovation: While we continue to invest in technology and innovation which we believe will be critical to our long-term growth,
the automotive industry is experiencing significant electrical, electronic, and software-driven change and disruption. Our ability to anticipate changes
in technology and to successfully develop and introduce new and enhanced products and/or manufacturing processes on a timely basis will be a
significant factor in our ability to remain competitive. Additionally, our success is dependent on our ability to attract, train, develop and retain
employees with the required technical and software skills. If we are unsuccessful or are less successful than our competitors in consistently
developing innovative products and/or processes, we may be placed at a competitive disadvantage in bidding for new business and may not be
able to recover some or all of our engineering, research and development costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and
financial condition and ability to fully implement our corporate strategy.
• Investments in Mobility and Technology Companies:
In addition to our development activities, we have invested in various mobility and
technology companies, as well as funds that invest in such companies. Such investments are an important element of our long-term strategy, and
we may make further investments in such companies. However, investing in such companies involves a high degree of risk, including the potential
loss of some or all our investment value. There is currently no public market for the shares or units of some of these investments and, as a result, we
may be unable to monetize such investments in the future. In some cases, we have shares or share purchase warrants with technology-driven
suppliers or OEMs with which we have commercial relations and the value of our shares in such companies may be closely related to the commercial
success of such programs. Investments in companies or funds which are currently or subsequently become publicly traded are “marked-to-market”
quarterly, which may result in us recording unrealized gains or losses in any given quarter. The realization of any of the foregoing investment-related
risks could have an adverse effect on our profitability and financial condition.
• Evolving Business Risk Profile: The risk profile of our business continues to evolve with the increasing importance to us of product areas such as
electrified powertrains, ADAS and electronics, as well as new mobility business models. With this continuing evolution, we may face new or
heightened risks, including: forecasting and planning risks related to penetration rates of EVs, as well as take-rates for ADAS systems or features
offered to consumers as optional items; reduction in demand for certain products which are unique to internal combustion engine vehicles; challenges
in quoting for profitable returns on products with leading-edge technologies and/or new service models for which we may not have significant
quoting experience; rigorous testing and validation requirements from OEM customers for complex new products; increased warranty and recall
risks on new products and leading-edge technologies; increased product liability risks; heightened risk of technological obsolescence of some of
our products, processes and/or assets; and difficulties in attracting or retaining employees with critical skills in high-demand areas. Realization of
one or more such risks could have a material adverse effect on our operations, profitability, or financial condition.
CUSTOMER-RELATED RISKS
• Customer Concentration: Although we supply parts to all the leading OEMs, a significant majority of our sales are to six customers: General
Motors, BMW, Stellantis, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen. In light of the amount of business we currently have with these six customers, our
opportunities for incremental growth with them may be limited. Shifts in market share away from our top customers could have a material adverse
effect on our profitability to the extent we are unable to offset such lost sales with sufficient sales growth with alternative OEMs.
• Emergence of Potentially Disruptive EV OEMs: A number of potentially disruptive EV-focused OEMs, including Fisker, Lucid, Nio, Rivian and
Vinfast, have emerged in recent years, but it remains too early to predict which EV-focused OEMs will succeed. Vehicle electrification is an important
component of our strategy, including through product areas such as electric drive systems and battery enclosures, as well as services such as
complete vehicle engineering and contract vehicle manufacturing. While we are developing business relationships with some of the newer
EV-focused OEMs, we do not have relations with all, nor are such relationships as well established as those with our traditional customers. The
failure to sufficiently grow our sales to such OEMs which achieve significant commercial success could adversely impact our long-term strategy. At
the same time, the failure of newer EV-focused OEMs to which we supply systems or vehicles to achieve their sales projections could adversely
impact the success of our customer diversification and electrified product strategies, as well as create counterparty risks described below.
• Evolving Counterparty Risk Profile: Conducting business with newer EV-focused OEMs continues to alter the risk profile of our business and
poses incremental risks and challenges compared to our traditional customers, including as a result of: their relatively short operating histories;
limited financial, liquidity/capital or other resources; less mature product development and validation processes; uncertain market acceptance of
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their products/services; and untested business models. These factors may elevate our counterparty risks in dealing with such OEMs, particularly
with respect to recovery of: pre-production (including tooling, engineering, and launch) and production receivables; inventory; fixed assets and
capitalized pre-production expenditures; as well as other third party obligations related to such items. As at December 31, 2022, our balance sheet
exposure related to these factors was approximately $400 million, the majority of which related to Fisker. In some cases, we may hold a minority
equity position in such companies which involves a high degree of risk, including those discussed above under “Investments in Mobility and
Technology Companies”. The inability of newer EV-focused OEMs to achieve commercial success, or the bankruptcy or insolvency of any such
OEM with which we conduct business, could result in us incurring material cash and impairment charges, which could have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition.
• Dependence on Outsourcing: We depend on outsourcing by OEMs, including the outsourcing of complete vehicle assembly to our contract
vehicle manufacturing business. The extent of such outsourcing is dependent on a number of factors, including: the cost, quality, and timeliness of
outsourced production relative to in-house production by an OEM; the degree of unutilized capacity at an OEM’s facilities; and collective bargaining
agreements and labour relations between OEMs and labour unions. Currently, OEMs in Europe and China have excess vehicle assembly capacity.
Additionally, since EVs have fewer components than vehicles with internal combustion engines, some OEMs may insource production of certain
components or systems to maintain employment levels committed to in collective bargaining agreements and/or in connection with government
incentives. A reduction in outsourcing by OEMs, or the loss of any material production or assembly programs combined with the failure to secure
alternative programs with sufficient volumes and margins, could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Customer Consolidation and Cooperation: There have been a number of examples of OEM consolidation in recent years. Additionally, competing
OEMs have cooperated and collaborated in different ways to save costs, including through joint purchasing activities, platform sharing, powertrain
sharing, joint R&D and regional joint ventures. While OEM consolidation and cooperation may present opportunities, they also present a risk that we
could lose future business or experience even greater pricing pressure on certain production programs, either of which could have an adverse effect
on our profitability.
• Market Shifts: While we supply parts for a wide variety of vehicles produced globally, we do not supply parts for all vehicles produced, nor is the
number or value of parts evenly distributed among the vehicles for which we do supply parts. Shifts in market shares away from vehicles on which
we have significant content, as well as vehicle segments in which our sales may be more heavily concentrated, could have a material adverse effect
on our profitability.
• Consumer Take Rate Shifts: Shifts in consumer preferences may impact “take rates” for certain types of products we sell. Examples of such
products include: all-wheel drive systems; power liftgates; active aerodynamics systems; ADAS; and complete vehicles with certain option packages
or option choices. Where shifts in consumer preferences result in higher “take rates” for products that we do not sell or for products we sell at a
lower margin, our profitability may be adversely affected.
• Customer Purchase Orders: Contracts from our customers consist of blanket purchase orders which generally provide for the supply of a
customer’s annual requirements rather than a specific quantity of products, and can be terminated by a customer at any time. If a purchase order is
terminated, we may have various pre-production, tooling, engineering and other costs which we may not recover from our customers, and which
could have an adverse effect on our profitability.
• Potential OEM Production-Related Disruptions: Any significant OEM production disruptions, including as a result of labour unrest related to
collective bargaining agreement negotiations occurring at GM, Ford and Stellantis in 2023, would lead to disruptions to our production, which could
have a material adverse effect on our sales, and profitability.
SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS
• Semiconductor Chip Supply Disruptions and Price Increases: A global shortage of semiconductor chips for use in automotive applications has
had a material adverse effect on global automotive production volumes since 2020 and is expected to continue impacting volumes and chip pricing
in 2023. In response to semiconductor chip shortages, OEMs continue to take actions such as: unplanned shutdowns of production lines and/or
plants; reductions in their vehicle production plans; and changes to their product mix. Such OEM responses can result in a number of direct and
indirect consequences for Tier 1 suppliers like Magna, including: lower sales; significant production inefficiencies resulting from our production lines
being stopped/restarted unexpectedly when OEMs allocate scarce chips to specific production programs; higher inventory levels; premium freight
costs to expedite shipments; other unrecoverable costs and charges, including from sub-suppliers which have been adversely affected by higher
chip prices and/or production inefficiencies; and increased challenges in retaining employees through production disruptions. It remains unclear
when supply and demand for automotive semiconductor chips will fully rebalance. A worsening or prolongation of the semiconductor chip shortage
could have a material adverse effect on our operations, sales, and profitability.
• Supply Chain Disruptions:
In addition to the global shortage of semiconductor chips for automotive applications, OEMs and Tier 1 automotive
suppliers may also experience supply disruptions or constraints on other critical manufacturing inputs, such as steel and/or aluminum. Supply chain
disruptions which prevent us from timely supplying products to our customers could result in a range of potential adverse consequences, including:
unrecoverable price increases; elevated, unrecoverable costs such as those for premium freight or re-sourcing of supply; penalties or business
interruption claims by our customers; loss of future business; and reputational damage. The impacts of prolonged supply chain disruptions or
constraints could have a material adverse effect on our operations and profitability.
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• Regional Energy Supply and Pricing: Regional energy supplies have experienced disruptions due to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
supply/demand imbalances, regulatory restrictions on energy usage, severe weather events, and challenges related to the transition to renewable
energy generation. Prices for energy inputs critical to manufacturing, such as natural gas and electricity, spiked in parts of Europe in 2022 and,
although they have eased from their 2022 peaks, are expected to remain significantly higher than pre-2022 levels throughout 2023. Unforeseen
supply or demand shocks, prolonged energy disruptions and/or significant energy price increases could have a material adverse effect on our
operations and profitability.
• Supply Base Condition: We rely on a number of suppliers to supply us with a wide range of components required in connection with our business.
The financial health of automotive suppliers is impacted by a number of factors, including economic conditions and production volumes. A significant
worsening of economic conditions or reduction in production volumes could deteriorate the financial condition of our supply base, which could lead
to, among other things: disruptions in the supply of critical components to us or our customers; and/or temporary shut-downs of one of our
production lines or the production lines of one of our customers; all of which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
MANUFACTURING / OPERATIONAL RISKS
• Product Launch: The launch of production is a complex process, the success of which depends on a wide range of factors, including: the timing
and frequency of design changes by our customers relative to start of production; product maturity and complexity; production readiness of our
own, as well as our customers’ and suppliers’ manufacturing facilities; robustness of manufacturing and validation processes; launch volumes;
quality and production readiness of tooling and equipment; sufficiency of skilled employees; and initial product quality. Failure by us to successfully
launch a new product or complete vehicle could result in commercial or litigation claims against us which could have a material adverse effect on our
profitability. Additionally, a significant product or program launch failure could adversely affect our reputation and/or ability to execute our strategy.
• Operational Underperformance: From time to time, we may have operating divisions which are not performing at expected levels of profitability.
The size and complexity of automotive manufacturing operations often makes it difficult to achieve a quick turnaround of underperforming divisions.
Significant underperformance in our operating divisions could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and operations.
• Restructuring Costs: We may sell some product lines and/or downsize, close, or sell some of our operating divisions. By taking such actions, we
may incur restructuring, downsizing and/or other significant non-recurring costs. These costs may be higher in some countries than others and
could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Impairments: We have recorded significant impairment charges related to equity interests in joint ventures, goodwill, and long-lived assets in the
past and may do so again in the future. The early termination, loss, renegotiation of the terms of, or delay in the implementation of, any significant
production contract could be indicators of impairment, as may the technological obsolescence of any of our products or production assets or
volumes that are lower than previously expected. In conducting our impairment analysis, we make forward-looking assumptions regarding: the
impact of turnaround plans on underperforming operations; new business opportunities; program price and cost assumptions on current and future
business; the timing and success of new program launches; and forecast production volumes. To the extent such forward-looking assumptions are
not met, any resulting impairment loss could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Skilled Labour Attraction/Retention: Our business is based on successfully attracting, training, developing and retaining employees at all levels
of the company from “shop-floor” to Executive Management. The markets for highly skilled workers, as well as talented professionals and leaders
in our industry are extremely competitive, particularly in the major global automotive and technology centres in which many of our operations are
located. The inability to meet our needs for skilled workers and talented professionals and leaders, whether through recruitment or internal training
and development activities could impact our ability to profitably conduct business and/or effectively implement our strategy.
• Leadership Expertise and Succession: Effective succession planning programs and practices are a critical element of our overall talent
management strategy. We experienced a significant number of planned retirements in the last few years and may experience similar waves in
future years. As a result of such retirements, we have multiple senior leaders recently appointed to roles at a time of significant macroeconomic,
geopolitical, industry and other disruptions discussed elsewhere in these Risk Factors. While we believe that our leadership development and
succession program has been effective in facilitating leadership transitions to date, our ability to profitably conduct business and/or successfully
implement our strategy could be impacted by the failure to: identify, train, develop and support high-performing leaders; ensure effective knowledge
transfers from transitioning leaders to successors; and/or otherwise promote organizational robustness and resilience through leadership transitions
in critical roles.
PRICING RISKS
• Quote/Pricing Assumptions: The time between award of new production business and start of production typically ranges between two and
four years. Since product pricing is typically determined at the time of award, we are subject to significant pricing risk due to changes in input costs
and quote assumptions from the time of award through the start of production. This risk is elevated in a rising inflation environment, as is currently
the case globally, including with respect to wages, energy, and commodities. The inability to quote effectively, or the occurrence of a material
change in input cost or other quote assumptions between program award and production, could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Customer Pricing Pressure/Contractual Arrangements: We face ongoing pricing pressure from OEMs, including through: quoting pre-
requirements; long-term supply agreements with mutually agreed price reductions over the life of the agreement; non-contractual annual price
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concession demands; pressure to absorb costs related to product design, engineering and tooling, and/or amortize such costs through the piece
price for the product; pressure to assume incremental warranty costs; and OEM refusal to fully offset inflationary price increases. OEMs possess
significant leverage over their suppliers due to their purchasing power and the highly competitive nature of the automotive supply industry. As a
result of the broad portfolio of parts we supply to our six largest OEM customers, such customers may be able to exert greater leverage over us as
compared to our competitors. We attempt to offset price concessions and costs in a number of ways, including through negotiations with our
customers, improved operating efficiencies and cost reduction efforts. Our inability to fully offset price concessions, absorb design, engineering,
and tooling costs, and/or fully recover such costs over the life of production, could have a material adverse effect on our profitability. Moreover, while
we attempt to negotiate contractual terms with our suppliers that align with the contractual terms between us and our OEM customers, we may not
always be successful in doing so. Any such gaps between our customer and supplier contract terms could, in certain circumstances, have an
adverse effect on our profitability.
• Commodity Price Volatility: Prices for certain key raw materials and commodities used in our parts, including steel, aluminum, and resin, can be
volatile. In some cases, our risk is mitigated because we purchase steel or aluminum under customer resale programs. Where such commodity
purchases are not made under customer resale programs, we seek to offset commodity price increases by: passing such increases to our customers;
engineering products with reduced commodity content; implementing hedging strategies; or otherwise. To the extent we are unable to offset
commodity price increases, such additional commodity costs could have an adverse effect on our profitability.
• Scrap Steel/Aluminum Price Volatility: Some of our manufacturing facilities generate a significant amount of engineered scrap steel and/or
aluminum in their manufacturing processes but recover some of the value through the sale of such scrap. Scrap steel and scrap aluminum prices
can also be volatile and do not necessarily move in the same direction as steel or aluminum prices. Declines in scrap steel/aluminum prices from
time to time could have an adverse effect on our profitability.
WARRANTY / RECALL RISKS
• Repair/Replacement Costs: We are responsible for repair and replacement costs of defective products we supply to our customers. Certain of
our products, such as transmissions and battery enclosures, typically have a higher unit and labour service cost in the event of replacement. Other
products, such as cameras and side door latches, are supplied in multiples of two or four for a single vehicle, which could result in significant cost
in the event all need to be replaced. OEMs and/or government regulators can initiate recalls of safety or regulated products, which could place us at
risk for the costs of the administrative costs of the recall in addition to the repair/replacement costs of defective products, even in situations where
we dispute the need for a recall or the responsibility for any alleged defect. The obligation to repair or replace defective products could have a
material adverse effect on our operations and profitability. To the extent such obligation arises as a result of a product recall, we may face reputational
damage, and the combination of administrative and repair/replacement costs could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Warranty Provisions:
In certain circumstances, we are at risk for warranty, product liability and recall costs. We are currently experiencing
increased customer pressure to assume greater warranty responsibility. Certain customers seek to impose partial responsibility for warranty costs
where the underlying root cause of a product or system failure cannot be determined. Warranty provisions for our products are based on our best
estimate of the amounts necessary to settle existing or probable claims related to product defects. In addition, warranty provisions for our powertrain
systems, electronics and complete vehicle programs are also established based on our or our customers’ warranty experience with the applicable
type of product and, in some cases, the terms in the applicable customer agreements. Actual warranty experience which results in costs that exceed
our warranty provisions, could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Product Liability: We cannot guarantee that the design, engineering, testing, validation, and manufacturing measures we employ to ensure
high-quality products will be completely effective, particularly as electronic content and product complexity increases and/or as we enter newer
product areas such as ADAS. If our products fail to perform as expected or as required by governmental regulations, and/or to the extent any such
failure results in, or is alleged to result in, bodily injury and/or property damage or other losses, our customers or government regulators may initiate
a product recall of such products and/or third party product liability claims may be brought against us. The defense of product liability claims,
particularly class action claims in North America, may be costly and judgements against us could impair our reputation and have a material adverse
effect on our profitability.
CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
• Transition Risks and Physical Risks: Our Sustainability Report, which is appended to our current Annual Information Form / Annual Report on
Form 40-F, contains a detailed discussion of transitional and physical climate change risks, along with our efforts to mitigate them. Readers are
encouraged to review such climate risk disclosures.
• Strategic and Other Risks: A number of the risk factors discussed above contain detailed discussion of strategic and other risks related to the
evolution of the automotive industry and our business within the context of the transition to electromobility, including: Alignment with Car of the
Future; Technology and Innovation; Evolving Business Risk Profile; Emergence of Potentially Disruptive EV OEMs; and Evolving Counterparty Risk
Profile. Readers are encouraged to review this entire Risk Factors section in its entirety.
IT SECURITY / CYBERSECURITY RISKS
• IT/Cybersecurity Breach: Although we have established and continue to enhance security controls intended to protect our IT systems and
infrastructure, there is no guarantee that such security measures will be effective in preventing unauthorized physical access or cyber-attacks. A
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significant breach of our IT systems could: result in theft of funds; cause disruptions in our manufacturing operations; lead to the loss, destruction,
or inappropriate use of sensitive data, including employees’ personal data; or result in theft of our, our customers’ or our suppliers’ intellectual
property or confidential information. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could adversely affect our operations and/or reputation and could lead
to claims against us that could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Product Cybersecurity: The risk of vehicle cyber-attacks have risen with the proliferation of technology designed to connect vehicles to external
networks. Although vehicle and systems-level cybersecurity controls and protections are typically managed and/or specified by our OEM customers,
we cannot provide assurance that such controls and protections will be effective in preventing cyber intrusion through one of our products.
Furthermore, an OEM customer may still seek to hold us financially responsible, even where the OEM specified the cybersecurity controls and
protections. Any such cyber intrusion could cause reputational damage and lead to claims against us that have an adverse effect on our profitability.
ACQUISITION RISKS
• Inherent Merger and Acquisition Risks: Acquisitions are subject to a range of inherent risks, including the assumption of incremental regulatory/
compliance, pricing, supply chain, commodities, labour relations, litigation, environmental, pensions, warranty, recall, IT, tax, or other risks. While
due diligence on an acquisition target is intended to mitigate such risks, these efforts may not always prove to be sufficient in identifying all risks and
liabilities related to the acquisition, including as a result of: limited access to information; time constraints for conducting due diligence; inability to
access target company facilities and/or personnel; or other limitations in the due diligence process. Additionally, we may identify risks and liabilities
that we are not able to sufficiently mitigate through appropriate contractual indemnities or other protections. The realization of any such risks could
have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
• Acquisition Integration and Synergies: We may not be able to successfully integrate or achieve anticipated synergies from our acquisitions
and/or such acquisitions may be dilutive in the short to medium term. Either of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our
profitability.
OTHER BUSINESS RISKS
• Joint Ventures: We conduct certain of our operations through joint ventures under contractual arrangements under which we share management
responsibilities with our joint venture partners. Joint venture operations carry a range of risks, including those relating to: failure of our joint venture
partner(s) to satisfy contractual obligations; potential conflicts between us and our joint venture partner(s); strategic objectives of joint venture
partners that may differ from our own; potential delays in decision-making; a limited ability to implement some or all of our policies, practices and
controls, or to control legal and regulatory compliance, within the joint venture(s); and other risks inherent to non-wholly-owned operations. The
likelihood of such occurrences and their potential effect on us vary depending on the joint venture arrangement, however, the occurrence of any
such risks could have an adverse effect on our operations, profitability, and reputation.
• Intellectual Property: We own intellectual property that is important to our business and product portfolio. Our intellectual property is an important
factor in protecting our innovation activities and maintaining our competitive advantage. From time to time, our intellectual property rights may be
challenged, including through the assertion of intellectual property infringement claims which could result in us: being prevented from selling certain
products; having to license the infringed product/technology; and/or incurring monetary damages. The foregoing consequences could have an
adverse effect on our sales, profitability, and ability to fully implement our corporate strategy.
• Risks of Doing Business in Foreign Markets: Conducting business in markets outside our traditional markets of North America and Europe
carries a number of potential risks, including those relating to: political, civil and economic instability and uncertainty; military conflict; corruption
risks; high inflation and our ability to recover inflation-related cost increases; trade, customs and tax risks; potential sanctions and export control
risk; expropriation risks; currency exchange rates; currency controls; limitations on the repatriation of funds; insufficient infrastructure; competition
to attract and retain qualified employees; and other risks associated with conducting business internationally. Expansion of our business in China is
an element of our long-term strategy and, as a result, our exposure to the risks described above may be greater in the future. The likelihood of such
occurrences and their potential effect on us vary from country to country and are unpredictable, however, the occurrence of any such risks could
have an adverse effect on our operations, profitability, and financial condition.
• Relative Foreign Exchange Rates: Our profitability is affected by movements of our U.S. dollar reporting currency against the Canadian dollar,
the euro, the Chinese renminbi, and other currencies in which we generate revenues and incur expenses. Significant long-term fluctuations in
relative currency values, in particular a significant change in the relative values of the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, euro or Chinese renminbi, could
have an adverse effect on our profitability and financial condition and any sustained change in such relative currency values could adversely impact
our competitiveness in certain geographic regions.
• Returns on Capital Investments:
In recent years, we have invested significant amounts of money in our business through capital expenditures to
support new facilities, expansion of existing facilities, purchases of production equipment and acquisitions. We expect higher capital expenditures
in 2023 to support program awards and our continued growth, including in megatrend areas. Returns achieved on such investments in the past are
not necessarily indicative of the returns we may achieve on future investments and our inability to achieve returns on future investments which equal
or exceed returns on past investments could have a material adverse effect on our level of profitability.
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• Financial Flexibility: The occurrence of an economic shock not contemplated in our business plan, a rapid deterioration of conditions or a
prolonged recession could result in the depletion of our cash resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial
condition.
• Credit Ratings Changes: There is no assurance that any credit rating currently assigned to us will remain in effect for any period of time or that
any rating will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency in the future. A downgrade in the credit ratings assigned to us by one or more
agencies could increase our cost of borrowing or impact our ability to negotiate loans, which could have an adverse effect on our profitability,
financial condition, and the trading price of our Common Shares.
• Stock Price Fluctuation: Trading prices of our Common Shares cannot be predicted and may fluctuate significantly due to a variety of factors,
many of which are outside our control.
LEGAL, REGULATORY AND OTHER RISKS
• Legal and Regulatory Proceedings: From time to time, we may become involved in regulatory proceedings, or become liable for legal, contractual,
and other claims by various parties, including customers, suppliers, former employees, class action plaintiffs and others. Depending on the nature
or duration of any potential proceedings or claims, we may incur substantial costs and expenses, be required to devote significant management
time and resources to the matters and suffer reputational damage as a result of regulatory proceedings. On an ongoing basis, we attempt to assess
the likelihood of any adverse judgements or outcomes to these proceedings or claims, although it is difficult to predict final outcomes with any
degree of certainty. Except as disclosed from time to time in our consolidated financial statements and/or our MD&A, we do not believe that any of
the proceedings or claims to which we are currently a party will have a material adverse effect on our profitability; however, we cannot provide any
assurance to this effect.
• Changes in Laws: A significant change in the current regulatory environment in our principal markets, including changes in tax laws, laws related
to the COVID-19 pandemic, laws related to vehicle emissions, and other laws which impose additional costs on automotive manufacturers or
consumers, could have an adverse effect on our profitability. More than 135 jurisdictions have agreed to implement a new global minimum tax
regime (“Pillar Two”) based on model rules published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The proposed Pillar Two
rules are intended to ensure that large multinational enterprises pay a minimum tax of 15% on the income arising in each jurisdiction in which they
operate. Although the impact on Magna will depend on how each jurisdiction implements the model rules, as well as profitability and local tax
liabilities of Magna’s operations in those jurisdictions, this change in law may have an adverse effect on our profitability.
• Trade Agreements: Historical global growth of the automotive industry has been aided by the free movement of goods, services, people, and
capital through bilateral and regional trade agreements, particularly in North America and Europe. Introduction of measures which impede free trade
could have a material adverse effect on our operations and profitability.
• Trade Disputes/Tariffs:
International trade disputes could, among other things, reduce demand for and production of vehicles, disrupt global
supply chains, distort commodity pricing, impair the ability of automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers to make efficient long-term investment
decisions, create volatility in relative foreign exchange rates, and contribute to stock market volatility. The imposition of sanctions, tariffs and/or
escalation of trade disputes which interfere with automotive supply chains could have an adverse effect on our operations and profitability.
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Consolidated Financial Statements
Magna International Inc.
December 31, 2022
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Magna International Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Magna International Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31,
2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the two years
in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 26, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion
on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial
statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the
Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included
performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures
that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or
required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to an account or disclosure that is material to the consolidated financial
statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgment. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in
any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the audit matter below, providing
a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.
Inventories – Evaluation of sufficiency of audit evidence over the existence of inventories – Refer to Note 1 and
Note 5 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
Inventories include production inventories that are comprised of raw materials and supplies, work-in-process and finished goods. The balances are
geographically dispersed across several countries and in many manufacturing operations, product development and engineering centres (collectively
“locations”). The processes to account for the existence of production inventories are complex and management relies on various perpetual inventory
systems which include multiple information technology (IT) systems. To validate the accuracy of the inventory records, the Company performs a
combination of annual physical inventory counts which take place at/or near year-end and/or cyclical physical inventory counts throughout the year.
Given the importance of inventories to the Company’s operations and the performance of audit procedures over a large number of geographically
dispersed locations, evaluating the sufficiency of audit evidence over the existence of inventories required a high degree of auditor judgement and an
increased extent of audit effort, including the need to involve technical specialists with subject matter expertise in assessing the appropriateness of the
nature, extent and timing of the physical inventory count procedures to be performed.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures over the existence of inventories included the following, among others:
• Evaluated the effectiveness of certain controls over the Company’s inventory count processes at select locations, including internal controls related
to the physical counting of inventories at those locations;
• Analyzed locations with inventories to determine where to attend the Company’s physical inventory counts;
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• With the assistance of specialists with expertise in inventories, determined the nature, timing and extent of procedures to be performed based on the
timing of the Company’s physical inventory count procedures, which included:
· On a sample basis, performing test counts and comparing the results to the Company’s inventory records;
· For annual physical inventory counts which took place at a date other than year-end, performing incremental procedures on the roll-forward
period;
• With the assistance of specialists in IT, evaluated the general IT controls and automated controls relevant to the inventory management systems;
• Evaluated the overall sufficiency of audit evidence obtained over the existence of inventories.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 26, 2023
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Magna International Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Magna International Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022,
based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 of the Company and our report dated February 26, 2023, expressed an unqualified
opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting
firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included
obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the
design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary
in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s
internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts
and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have
a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation
of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 26, 2023
32 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
M AG N A I N T E R N AT I O N A L I N C .
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
[U.S. dollars in millions, except per share figures]
Years ended December 31,
Sales
Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation and amortization
Selling, general and administrative
Interest expense, net
Equity income
Other expense, net
Income from operations before income taxes
Income taxes
Net income
Income attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income attributable to Magna International Inc.
Earnings per Common Share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the year [in millions]:
Basic
Diluted
See accompanying notes
Note
2022
2021
$ 37,840
$ 36,242
13
2
9
3
3
33,188
1,419
1,660
81
(89)
703
878
237
641
(49)
592
31,097
1,512
1,717
78
(148)
38
1,948
395
1,553
(39)
$ 1,514
2.04
2.03
$
$
5.04
5.00
290.4
291.2
300.6
302.8
$
$
$
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 33
M AG N A I N T E R N AT I O N A L I N C .
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
[U.S. dollars in millions]
Years ended December 31,
Net income
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Net unrealized loss on translation of net investment in foreign operations
Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges
Reclassification of net gain on cash flow hedges to net income
Reclassification of net loss on pensions to net income
Reclassification of loss on translation of net investment in foreign operations to income
Pension and post-retirement benefits
Other comprehensive loss
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to Magna International Inc.
Note
2022
2021
$ 641
$ 1,553
18
(531)
1
(20)
6
203
82
(259)
382
(13)
$ 369
(178)
34
(52)
9
—
26
(161)
1,392
(48)
$ 1,344
See accompanying notes
34 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
M AG N A I N T E R N AT I O N A L I N C .
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
[U.S. dollars in millions, except shares issued]
As at December 31,
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other
Investments
Fixed assets, net
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Deferred tax assets
Other assets
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowing
Accounts payable
Other accrued liabilities
Accrued salaries and wages
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt due within one year
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Long-term debt
Operating lease liabilities
Long-term employee benefit liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Shareholders’ equity
Common Shares [issued: 2022 — 285,931,816; 2021 — 297,871,976]
Contributed surplus
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Non-controlling interests
Commitments and contingencies [notes 13, 14, 19 and 20]
See accompanying notes
On behalf of the Board:
Note
2022
2021
4
5
6
7
14
8
10
9
11, 15
12
13
14
13
14
15
16
9
17
18
$ 1,234
6,791
4,180
320
12,525
1,429
8,173
1,595
2,031
452
491
1,093
$ 27,789
$
8
6,999
2,118
850
93
654
276
10,998
2,847
1,288
548
461
312
16,454
3,299
111
8,639
(1,114)
10,935
400
11,335
$ 27,789
$ 2,948
6,307
3,969
278
13,502
1,593
8,293
1,700
2,122
493
421
962
$ 29,086
$
—
6,465
2,156
851
200
455
274
10,401
3,538
1,406
700
376
440
16,861
3,403
102
9,231
(900)
11,836
389
12,225
$ 29,086
/s/ “Peter Bowie”
Director
/s/ “Robert F. MacLellan”
Chairman of the Board
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 35
Note
2022
2021
4
4
2
13
13
17
$
641
1,776
2,417
(322)
2,095
$ 1,553
1,576
3,129
(189)
2,940
(1,681)
(455)
(29)
(3)
6
124
—
—
(2,038)
54
11
(456)
8
(15)
(780)
5
(46)
(514)
(1,733)
(38)
(1,714)
2,948
1,234
(1,372)
(403)
(68)
(13)
(41)
81
(517)
50
(2,283)
55
(101)
(121)
146
(13)
(517)
8
(49)
(514)
(1,106)
23
(426)
3,374
2,948
$
4
$
M AG N A I N T E R N AT I O N A L I N C .
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
[U.S. dollars in millions]
Years ended December 31,
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
Items not involving current cash flows
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Cash provided from operating activities
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Fixed asset additions
Increase in investments, other assets and intangible assets
Increase in public and private equity investments
Business combinations
Proceeds on (funding for) disposal of facilities
Proceeds from dispositions
Increase in equity method investments
Settlement of long-term receivable from non-consolidated joint venture
Cash used for investing activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issues of debt
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Repayments of debt
Issue of Common Shares on exercise of stock options
Tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards
Repurchase of Common Shares
Contributions to subsidiaries by non-controlling interests
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
Dividends paid
Cash used for financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the year
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
See accompanying notes
36 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
M AG N A I N T E R N AT I O N A L I N C .
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Common Shares
[U.S. dollars in millions, except number of common shares]
Number
[in millions]
Stated Contributed Retained
Value
Surplus Earnings AOCL[i]
Non-
controlling
Interests
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2020
Net income
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Contribution by non-controlling interests
Shares issued on exercise of stock options
Release of stock and stock units
Tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards
Repurchase and cancellation under normal course issuer
bids [note 17]
Stock-based compensation expense
Business combinations
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
Dividends paid [$1.72 per share]
Balance, December 31, 2021
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Contribution by non-controlling interests
Purchase of non-controlling interests
Shares issued on exercise of stock options
Release of stock and stock units
Tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards
Repurchase and cancellation under
normal course issuer bids [note 17]
Stock-based compensation expense
Business combinations
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
Dividends paid [$1.80 per share]
Balance, December 31, 2022
[i] AOCL is Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.
See accompanying notes
300.5 $ 3,271
$ 128
$ 8,704 $
1,514
(733)
(170)
2.9
0.4
(0.1)
175
17
(2)
(29)
(17)
(11)
(6.0)
(68)
(452)
3
20
0.2
10
297.9 $ 3,403
$ 102
(524)
$ 9,231 $
592
(900)
(223)
0.2
0.5
(0.2)
9
21
(2)
(1)
(21)
(13)
(12.6)
(141)
(648)
9
31
0.1
9
285.9 $ 3,299
(523)
$ 111
$ 8,639 $ (1,114)
39
9
8
$ 350 $ 11,720
1,553
(161)
8
146
—
(13)
32
(49)
(517)
20
32
(49)
(514)
$ 389 $ 12,225
641
(259)
5
(8)
8
—
(15)
49
(36)
5
(8)
(780)
31
47
(46)
(514)
$ 400 $ 11,335
47
(46)
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 37
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOT ES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[All amounts in U.S. dollars and all tabular amounts in millions, except per share figures, unless otherwise noted]
1 . S I G N I F I CA N T AC C O U N T I N G P O L I C I E S
Magna International Inc. [collectively “Magna” or the “Company”] is a global supplier in the automotive space. Our systems approach to design,
engineering and manufacturing touches nearly every aspect of the vehicle, including body and chassis structures, exterior systems and modules, trim
and engineered glass, active aerodynamics, energy storage systems, electrified and conventional powertrain technologies, powertrain subsystems
and components, ADAS and automated driving, control modules, mechatronics, mirrors and overhead consoles, lighting, complete seats, seating
structural products, seat foam and seat trim. We also have complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing expertise.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars following accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
[“GAAP”].
Principles of consolidation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Magna and its subsidiaries in which Magna has a controlling financial interest and is
the primary beneficiary. The Company presents non-controlling interests as a separate component within Shareholders’ equity in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Foreign currency translation
The Company operates globally, which gives rise to a risk that its earnings and cash flows may be adversely impacted by fluctuations in foreign
exchange rates.
Assets and liabilities of the Company’s operations having a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using the
exchange rate in effect at year end, and revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate during the year. Exchange gains or losses on
translation of the Company’s net investment in these operations are included in comprehensive income and are deferred in accumulated other
comprehensive loss. Foreign exchange gains or losses on debt that was designated as a hedge of the Company’s net investment in these operations
are also recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Foreign exchange gains and losses on transactions occurring in a currency other than an operation’s functional currency are reflected in net income,
except for gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts used to hedge specific future commitments in foreign currencies and on intercompany
balances which are designated as long-term investments. In particular, the Company uses foreign exchange forward contracts for the sole purpose of
hedging certain of the Company’s future committed foreign currency based outflows and inflows. Most of the Company’s foreign exchange contracts
are subject to master netting arrangements that provide for the net settlement of contracts, by counterparty, in the event of default or termination. All
derivative instruments, including foreign exchange contracts, are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The fair values of derivatives
are recorded on a gross basis in prepaid expenses and other, other assets, other accrued liabilities or other long-term liabilities. To the extent that
derivative instruments are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the changes in their fair values are recorded in other comprehensive income.
Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognized immediately in net income based on the
nature of the underlying transaction. Amounts accumulated in other comprehensive loss or income are reclassified to net income in the period in which
the hedged item affects net income.
If the Company’s foreign exchange forward contracts cease to be effective as hedges, for example if projected foreign cash inflows or outflows
declined significantly, gains or losses pertaining to the portion of the hedging transactions in excess of projected foreign currency denominated cash
flows would be recognized in net income at the time this condition was identified.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on account, demand deposits and short-term investments with remaining maturities of less than three months
at acquisition.
Inventories
Production inventories and tooling inventories manufactured in-house are valued at the lower of cost determined substantially on a first-in, first-out
basis, or net realizable value. Cost includes the cost of materials plus direct labour applied to the product and the applicable share of manufacturing
overhead.
38 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
Investments
The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not hold a controlling
financial interest, under the equity method [“Equity method investments”]. The Company monitors its Equity method investments for indicators of
other-than-temporary declines in value on an ongoing basis. If the Company determines that an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred,
it recognizes an impairment loss, which is measured as the difference between the book value and the fair value of the investment. Fair value is
generally determined using an income approach based on discounted cash flows. The inputs utilized in the analyses are classified as Level 3 inputs
within the fair value hierarchy as defined in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement” and primarily consist of expected investee revenue and costs,
estimated production volumes and discount rates.
The Company also has investments in private and publicly traded mobility and technology companies over which it does not have the ability to exercise
significant influence. The Company has elected to use the measurement alternative, defined as cost, less impairments, adjusted by observable price
changes to measure the private equity investments. The Company values its investments in publicly traded equity securities using the closing price on
the measurement date, as reported on the stock exchange on which the securities are traded.
Private equity investments are subject to impairment reviews which considers both qualitative and quantitative factors that may have a significant
impact on the investee’s fair value. Upon determining that an impairment may exist, the security’s fair value is calculated using the best information
available, which may include cash flow projections or other available market data and compared to its carrying value. An impairment is recognized
immediately if the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
Long-lived assets
Fixed assets are recorded at historical cost. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of fixed assets at annual
rates of 21∕2% to 5% for buildings, 7% to 10% for general purpose equipment and 10% to 33% for special purpose equipment.
Finite-lived intangible assets, which have arisen principally through acquisitions, include customer relationship intangibles and patents and licences.
These finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives which range from 4 to 15 years.
The Company assesses fixed and finite-lived intangible assets for recoverability whenever indicators of impairment exist. If the carrying value of the
asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows from the use of the asset, then an impairment loss is recognized to write the asset down to fair
value. The fair value of fixed and finite-lived intangible assets is generally determined using estimated discounted future cash flows.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired enterprise over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed less
any subsequent write-downs for impairment. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of
potential impairment exist. Goodwill impairment is assessed based on a comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit to the underlying carrying value
of the reporting unit’s net assets, including goodwill. When the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment is recognized
based on that difference. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using its estimated discounted future cash flows.
Tooling and Pre-Production Engineering Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Agreements
The Company incurs pre-production engineering and tooling costs related to the products produced for its customers under long-term supply
agreements. Customer reimbursements for tooling and pre-production engineering activities that are part of a long-term supply arrangement are
accounted for as a reduction of cost. Pre-production costs related to long-term supply arrangements with a contractual guarantee for reimbursement
and capitalized tooling are included in Other assets.
The Company expenses all pre-production engineering costs for which reimbursement is not contractually guaranteed by the customer. All tooling
costs related to customer-owned tools for which reimbursement is not contractually guaranteed by the customer or for which the Company does not
have a non-cancelable right to use the tooling are also expensed.
Warranty
The Company has assurance warranties and records product warranty liabilities based on its individual customer agreements. Under most customer
agreements, the Company only accounts for existing or probable claims on product default issues when amounts related to such issues are probable
and reasonably estimable. However, for certain powertrain systems, electronics, and complete vehicle assembly contracts, the Company records an
estimate of future warranty-related costs based on the terms of the specific customer agreements and/or the Company’s warranty experience. Product
liability and recall provisions are established based on the Company’s best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle existing claims which typically
take into account: the number of units that may be returned; the cost of the product being replaced; labour to remove and replace the defective part;
and the customer’s administrative costs relating to the recall. Judgement is also required as to the ultimate negotiated sharing of the cost between the
Company, the customer and, in some cases, a supplier to the Company.
When a decision to recall a product has been made or is probable, the Company’s portion of the estimated cost of the recall is recorded as a charge
to net income in that period. The Company monitors warranty activity on an ongoing basis and adjusts reserve balances when it is probable that future
warranty costs will be different than those previously estimated.
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 39
Income taxes
The Company uses the liability method of tax allocation to account for income taxes. Under the liability method of tax allocation, deferred tax assets
and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the
enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company assesses whether valuation allowances
should be established or maintained against its deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence using a “more-likely-than-not”
standard. The factors the Company uses to assess the likelihood of realization are its history of losses, forecasts of future pre-tax income and tax
planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the deferred tax assets.
No deferred tax liability is recorded for taxes on undistributed earnings and translation adjustments of foreign subsidiaries if these items are considered
to be reinvested for the foreseeable future. Taxes are recorded on such foreign undistributed earnings and translation adjustments when it becomes
apparent that such earnings will be distributed in the foreseeable future and the Company will incur further tax on remittance.
Recognition of uncertain tax positions is dependent on whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination,
including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-
likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate
settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are considered
short-term and are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes operating lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over
the lease term.
Operating lease right-of-use [“ROU”] assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future lease payments over
the lease term at the commencement date. As the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable for the Company’s operating leases, an
incremental borrowing rate is generally used to determine the present value of future lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate for each lease is
based on the Company’s estimated borrowing rate over a similar term to that of the lease payments, adjusted for various factors including
collateralization, location and currency.
A majority of the Company’s leases for manufacturing facilities are subject to variable lease-related payments, such as escalation clauses based on
consumer price index rates or other similar indices. Variable payments that are based on an index or a rate are included in the recognition of the
Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities using the index or rate at lease commencement. Subsequent changes to these lease payments due to rate
or index updates are recorded as lease expense in the period incurred.
The Company’s lease agreements generally exclude non-lease components, and do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material
restrictive covenants.
Employee future benefit plans
The cost of providing benefits through defined benefit pensions, lump sum termination and long-term service payment arrangements, and post-
retirement benefits other than pensions is actuarially determined and recognized in income using the projected benefit method pro-rated on service
and management’s best estimate of expected plan investment performance, salary escalation, retirement ages of employees and, with respect to
medical benefits, expected health care costs. Differences arising from plan amendments, changes in assumptions and experience gains and losses
that are greater than 10% of the greater of: [i] the accrued benefit obligation at the beginning of the year; and [ii] the fair value [or market related value]
of plan assets at the beginning of the year, are recognized in income over the expected average remaining service life of employees. Plan assets are
valued at fair value. The cost of providing benefits through defined contribution pension plans is charged to income in the period in respect of which
contributions become payable.
The funded status of the plans is measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the projected benefit obligation [“PBO”]. The
aggregate of all overfunded plans is recorded in other assets, and the aggregate of all underfunded plans is recorded in long-term employee benefit
liabilities. The portion of the amount by which the actuarial present value of benefits included in the PBO exceeds the fair value of plan assets, payable
in the next twelve months, is reflected in other accrued liabilities.
Revenue recognition
The Company enters into contracts with its customers to provide production parts or assembled vehicles. Contracts do not commit the customer to a
specified quantity of products; however, the Company is generally required to fulfill its customers’ purchasing requirements for the production life of the
vehicle. Contracts do not typically become a performance obligation until the Company receives a purchase order and a customer release for a specific
number of parts or assembled vehicles at a specified price. While long-term supply agreements may range from five to seven years, contracts may be
terminated by customers at any time. Historically, terminations have been minimal. Contracts may also provide for annual price reductions over the
production life of the vehicle, and prices are adjusted on an ongoing basis to reflect changes in product content/cost and other commercial factors.
Revenue is recognized at the point in time when control of the parts produced or assembled vehicles are transferred to the customer according to the
terms of the contract. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those
40 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
products based on purchase orders and ongoing price adjustments [some of which is accounted for as variable consideration]. The Company uses the
expected value method, taking into account historical data and the status of current negotiations, to estimate the amount to which it expects to be
entitled. Significant changes to the Company’s estimates of variable consideration are not expected.
The Company’s complete vehicle assembly contracts with customers are complex and often include promises to transfer multiple products and
services, some of which may be implicitly contracted. For these arrangements, each good or service is evaluated to determine whether it represents a
distinct performance obligation, and whether it should be characterized as revenue or reimbursement of costs incurred. The total transaction price is
then allocated to the distinct performance obligations based on the expected cost plus a margin approach and amounts related to revenue are
recognized as discussed above.
The terms of the Company’s complete vehicle assembly contracts with customers differ with respect to the ownership of components related to the
assembly process. Under contracts where we act as principal, purchased components in assembled vehicles are included in our inventory and cost of
sales. These costs are reflected in the revenue recognized from the sale of the final assembled vehicle to the customer. Where a contract provides that
the primary components are held on consignment by us, the revenue recognized reflects only the assembly fee.
The Company also performs tooling and engineering activities for its customers that are not part of a long-term production arrangement. Tooling and
engineering revenue is recognized at a point in time or over time depending, among other considerations, on whether the Company has an enforceable
right to payment plus a reasonable profit, for performance completed to date. Over-time recognition utilizes costs incurred to date relative to total
estimated costs at completion, to measure progress toward satisfying performance obligations. Revenue is recognized as control is transferred to
customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods and services. For the year
ended December 31, 2022, total tooling and engineering sales were $731 million [2021 – $783 million].
The Company’s customers pay for products received in accordance with payment terms that are customary in the industry, typically 30 to 90 days. The
Company’s contracts with its customers do not have significant financing components.
Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on, and concurrent with, a specific revenue-producing transaction that are collected
by the Company from a customer are excluded from revenue.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s contract assets relate to the right to consideration for work completed but not yet billed and are included in Accounts Receivable.
Amounts may not exceed their net realizable value. As at December 31, 2022, the Company’s unbilled accounts receivable balance was $571 million
[2021 – $528 million]. Contract assets do not include the costs of obtaining or fulfilling a contract with a customer, as these amounts are generally
expensed as incurred.
Customer advances are recorded as deferred revenue [a contract liability]. As at December 31, 2022 the contract liability balance was $347 million
[2021 – $273 million]. As performance obligations were satisfied during 2022, the Company recognized $130 million [2021 – $140 million] of previously
recorded contract liabilities into revenue.
Government assistance
The Company makes periodic applications for financial assistance under available government assistance programs in the various jurisdictions that
the Company operates. Grants relating to capital expenditures are reflected as a reduction of the cost of the related assets. Grants relating to current
operating expenditures may be deferred and recognized in the consolidated statement of income over the period necessary to match them with the
costs that they are intended to compensate and are presented as a reduction of the related expense. The Company also receives tax credits and tax
super allowances, the benefits of which are recorded as a reduction of income tax expense. In addition, the Company receives loans which are
recorded as liabilities in amounts equal to the cash received. When a government loan is issued to the Company at a below-market rate of interest, the
loan is initially recorded at its net present value and accreted to its face value over the period of the loan. The benefit of the below-market rate of interest
is accounted for similar to a government grant and is measured as the difference between the initial carrying value of the loan and the cash proceeds
received.
Research and development
Costs incurred in connection with research and development activities, to the extent not recoverable from the Company’s customers, are expensed as
incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, research and development costs charged to expense were $649 million and $634 million,
respectively.
Restructuring
Restructuring costs may include employee termination benefits, as well as other costs resulting from restructuring actions. These actions may result in
employees receiving voluntary or involuntary employee termination benefits, which are mainly pursuant to union or other contractual agreements or
statutory requirements. Voluntary termination benefits are accrued when an employee accepts the related offer. Involuntary termination benefits are
accrued upon the commitment to a termination plan and when liabilities are determined to be probable and estimable. Additional elements of severance
and termination benefits associated with nonrecurring benefits may be recognized rateably over each employee’s required future service period. All
other restructuring costs are expensed as incurred.
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 41
Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per Common Share are calculated on net income attributable to Magna International Inc. using the weighted average number of
Common Shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted earnings per Common Share are calculated on the weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding, including an adjustment for
stock options outstanding using the treasury stock method.
2 . OT H E R E X P E N S E , N E T
Other expense, net consists of significant items such as: impairment charges; restructuring costs generally related to significant plant closures or
consolidations; net (gains) losses on investments; gains or losses on disposal of facilities or businesses; and other items not reflective of on-going
operating profit or loss. Other expense, net consists of:
Impairments related to operations in Russia [a]
Net losses on investments [b]
Loss on sale of business [c]
Restructuring and impairments [d]
Merger agreement termination fee [e]
Gain on business combinations [f]
Other expense, net
[a] Impairments related to operations in Russia
2022
$ 376
221
58
48
–
–
$ 703
2021
–
2
75
101
(100)
(40)
38
$
$
As at December 31, 2022, the Company’s operations in Russia remain substantially idled. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, as a result of the
expected lack of future cashflows and the continuing uncertainties connected with the Russian economy, the Company recorded a $376 million
[$361 million after tax] impairment charge related to its investment in Russia. This included net asset impairments of $173 million and a $203 million
reserve against the related foreign currency translation losses that are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The net asset
impairments consisted of $163 million and $10 million in our Body Exteriors & Structures segment and our Seating Systems segment, respectively.
[b] Net losses (gains) on investments
Revaluation of public company warrants
Revaluation of public and private equity investments
Net gain on sale of public equity investments
Other expense, net
Tax effect
Net loss attributable to Magna
[c] Loss on sale of business
2022
$ 173
49
(1)
221
(53)
$ 168
2021
$ (4)
6
–
2
7
$ 9
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a European Power & Vision operation in early 2023. Under the
terms of the arrangement, the Company is contractually obligated to provide the buyer with up to $42 million of funding, resulting in a loss of
$58 million [$57 million after tax].
During 2021, the Company sold three Body Exteriors & Structures operations in Germany. Under the terms of the arrangement, the Company
provided the buyer with $41 million of funding, resulting in a loss on disposal of $75 million [$75 million after tax].
[d] Restructuring and impairments
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $26 million [$25 million after tax] for its
Power & Vision segment and $22 million [$21 million after tax] for its Body Exteriors & Structures segment.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $67 million [$52 million after tax] for its
Power & Vision segment, $18 million [$17 million after tax] for its Seating Systems segment and $16 million [$14 million after tax] for its Body
Exteriors & Structures segment.
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[e] Merger agreement termination fee
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Veoneer, Inc. [“Veoneer”] terminated its merger agreement with the Company. In connection with the termination of
the merger agreement, Veoneer paid Magna a termination fee which, net of the Company’s associated transaction costs, amounted to $100 million
[$75 million after tax].
[f] Gain on business combinations
During 2021, the Company acquired a 65% equity interest and a controlling financial interest in Chongqing Hongli Zhixin Scientific Technology
Development Group LLC (“Hongli”). The acquisition included an additional 15% equity interest in two entities that were previously equity accounted
for by the Company. On the change in basis of accounting, the Company recognized a $22 million gain [$22 million after tax].
Also during 2021, the Company recorded a gain of $18 million [$18 million after tax] in connection with the distribution of substantially all of the
assets of the Company’s European joint venture, Getrag Ford Transmission GmbH.
3 . E A R N I N G S P E R S H A R E
Earnings per share are computed as follows:
Basic earnings per Common Share:
Net income attributable to Magna International Inc.
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the year
Basic earnings per Common Share
Diluted earnings per Common Share [a]:
Net income attributable to Magna International Inc.
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the year
Stock options and restricted stock
Diluted earnings per Common Share
2022
2021
$
592
290.4
$ 2.04
$
592
290.4
0.8
291.2
$ 2.03
$ 1,514
300.6
$ 5.04
$ 1,514
300.6
2.2
302.8
$ 5.00
[a] Diluted earnings per Common Share exclude 1.3 million [2021 – 0.4 million] Common Shares issuable under the Company’s Incentive Stock Option
Plan because these options were not “in-the-money”. The dilutive effect of participating securities using the two-class method was excluded from
the calculation of earnings per share because the effect would be immaterial.
4 . D E TA I L S O F CA S H F R O M O P E R AT I N G ACT I V I T I E S
[a] Cash and cash equivalents consist of:
Bank term deposits and bankers’ acceptances
Cash
2022
$
720
514
$ 1,234
2021
$ 1,984
964
$ 2,948
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 43
[b] Items not involving current cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of other assets included in cost of goods sold
Deferred revenue amortization
Other non-cash charges
Deferred tax recovery
Equity income (in excess of) less than dividends received
Non-cash portion of Other expense, net [note 2]
Impairment charges
[c] Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other
Accounts payable
Accrued salaries and wages
Other accrued liabilities
Income taxes (receivable) payable
5 . I N V E N TO R I E S
Inventories consist of:
Raw materials and supplies
Work-in-process
Finished goods
Tooling and engineering
2022
2021
$ 1,419
169
(201)
21
(202)
(24)
221
373
$ 1,776
2022
$ (798)
(448)
(43)
812
20
250
(115)
$ (322)
2022
$ 1,640
427
537
1,576
$ 4,180
$ 1,512
255
(188)
25
(76)
11
37
–
$ 1,576
2021
$ 114
(653)
(39)
160
58
48
123
$ (189)
2021
$ 1,598
400
506
1,465
$ 3,969
Tooling and engineering inventory represents costs incurred on tooling and engineering services contracts in excess of billed and unbilled amounts
included in accounts receivable.
6 . I N V E ST M E N TS
Equity method investments [a]
Public and private equity investments
Warrants [b]
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2022
$
997
290
142
$ 1,429
2021
$ 1,031
358
204
$ 1,593
[a] The ownership percentages and carrying values of the Company’s principal equity method investments at December 31 were as follows [in
millions, except percentages]:
LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., Ltd. [i]
Litens Automotive Partnership [ii]
Hubei HAPM Magna Seating Systems Co., Ltd.
49.0%
76.7%
49.9%
2022
$ 420
$ 337
$ 120
2021
$ 481
$ 291
$ 127
[i] LG Magna e-Powertrain [“LGM”] is a variable interest entity [“VIE”] and depends on the Company and LG Electronics for any additional cash
needs. The Company cannot make key operating decisions considered to be most significant to the VIE, and is therefore not considered to be
the primary beneficiary. The Company’s known maximum exposure to loss approximated the carrying value of its investment balance as at
December 31, 2022.
[ii] The Company accounts for its investments under the equity method of accounting as a result of significant participating rights that prevent
control.
[b] In October 2020, the Company signed agreements with Fisker Inc. [“Fisker”] for the platform sharing, engineering and manufacturing of the
Fisker Ocean SUV. In connection with the arrangement, Fisker issued approximately 19.5 million penny warrants to the Company to purchase
common stock, which vest based on specified milestones. During 2021, two third of the warrants vested with a value of $201 million and during
the fourth quarter of 2022, the remaining one third of the warrants vested with a value of $119 million. The initial value attributable to the
warrants was deferred within other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities and is being recognized in income as performance
obligations are satisfied.
The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $173 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 related to the revaluation of the vested warrants
[note 2]. Cumulative unrealized losses on equity securities were $110 million as at December 31, 2022 [2021 – unrealized gains of $63 million].
A summary of the total financial results, as reported by the Company’s equity method investees, in the aggregate, at December 31 was as follows:
Summarized Balance Sheets
Current assets
Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Summarized Income Statements
Sales
Cost of goods sold & expenses
Net income
2022
$ 2,266
$ 1,866
$ 1,555
715
$
2022
$ 4,447
4,363
84
$
2021
$ 1,825
$ 1,838
$ 1,269
450
$
2021
$ 3,303
3,156
147
$
Sales to equity method investees were approximately $51 million and $65 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 45
7 . F I X E D A S S E TS
Fixed assets consist of:
Cost
Land
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Accumulated depreciation
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
2022
2021
$
181
2,740
17,258
20,179
(1,310)
(10,696)
8,173
$
$
198
2,719
17,355
20,272
(1,223)
(10,756)
8,293
$
Included in the cost of fixed assets are construction in progress expenditures of $1.5 billion [2021 – $1.0 billion] that have not been depreciated.
8 . G O O D W I L L
The following is a continuity of the Company’s goodwill by segment:
Body
Exteriors &
Structures
478
–
(7)
471
–
(23)
$ 448
Power &
Vision
Seating
Systems
Complete
Vehicles
Corporate
Total
1,320
29
(80)
1,269
–
(71)
$ 1,198
176
93
1
270
–
(10)
$ 260
121
–
(9)
112
–
(7)
$ 105
–
–
–
–
20
–
$ 20
2,095
122
(95)
2,122
20
(111)
$ 2,031
Balance, December 31, 2020
Acquisitions
Foreign exchange and other
Balance, December 31, 2021
Acquisitions
Foreign exchange and other
Balance, December 31, 2022
9 .
I N C O M E TA X E S
[a] The provision for income taxes differs from the expense that would be obtained by applying the Canadian statutory income tax rate as a result of
the following:
Canadian statutory income tax rate
Net effect of losses not benefited
Tax on repatriation of foreign earnings
Impairment of investments [note 2]
Foreign rate differentials
Reserve for uncertain tax positions
Foreign exchange re-measurement [i]
Re-measurement of deferred tax assets [ii]
Earnings of equity accounted investees
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
Deductible inflationary adjustments
Research and development tax credits
Others
Effective income tax rate
46 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
2022
2021
26.5%
7.7
5.3
1.0
0.6
0.4
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.6)
(2.2)
(3.3)
(7.1)
1.1
27.0%
26.5%
1.8
2.9
–
(3.9)
(2.5)
1.2
1.5
(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(3.4)
(0.6)
20.3%
[i]
Includes foreign exchange gains reported on U.S. dollar denominated assets for Mexican tax purposes that are not recognized for GAAP
purposes and losses related to the re-measurement of financial statement balances of foreign subsidiaries, primarily in Mexico, that are
maintained in a currency other than their functional currency.
[ii]
Includes the re-measurement of deferred tax assets of certain European subsidiaries in 2022 and a Chinese subsidiary in 2021.
[b] The details of income before income taxes by jurisdiction are as follows:
Canadian
Foreign
[c] The details of the income tax provision are as follows:
Current
Canadian
Foreign
Deferred
Canadian
Foreign
[d] Deferred income taxes have been provided on temporary differences, which consist of the following:
Liabilities currently not deductible for tax
Net tax losses benefited
Re-measurement of deferred tax assets
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
Tax depreciation (less than) in excess of book depreciation
Tax on undistributed foreign earnings
Unrealized (loss) gain on remeasurement of investments
Book amortization in excess of tax amortization
Others
2022
$
(57)
935
$ 878
2021
$
220
1,728
$ 1,948
2022
2021
$
5
452
457
(25)
(195)
(220)
$ 237
$
2022
17
10
(7)
(19)
(21)
(34)
(48)
(89)
(29)
$ (220)
$ 63
408
471
(4)
(72)
(76)
$ 395
2021
5
(22)
28
(13)
(30)
43
3
(58)
(32)
(76)
$
$
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 47
[e] Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following temporary differences:
Assets
Tax benefit of loss carryforwards
Operating lease liabilities
Liabilities currently not deductible for tax
Tax credit carryforwards
Other assets tax value in excess of book values
Unrealized loss on foreign exchange hedges and retirement liabilities
Unrealized losses on remeasurement of investments
Others
Valuation allowance against tax benefit of loss carryforwards
Other valuation allowance
Liabilities
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Tax depreciation in excess of book depreciation
Tax on undistributed foreign earnings
Unrealized gain on foreign exchange hedges and retirement liabilities
Unrealized gain on remeasurement of investments
Other assets book value in excess of tax values
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
The net deferred tax liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheet in the following categories:
Long-term deferred tax assets
Long-term deferred tax liabilities
2022
2021
$
$
$
760
367
269
87
87
70
37
29
1,706
(579)
(198)
929
372
186
171
21
–
–
750
179
2022
$ 491
(312)
$ 179
$
$
$
766
409
219
84
–
59
–
30
1,567
(586)
(125)
856
415
228
206
11
12
3
875
(19)
2021
$ 421
(440)
(19)
$
[f] Deferred income taxes have not been provided on $4.6 billion of undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries, as the Company has
concluded that such earnings should not give rise to additional tax liabilities upon repatriation or are indefinitely reinvested. A determination of the
amount of the unrecognized tax liability relating to the remittance of such undistributed earnings is not practicable.
[g] Income taxes paid in cash [net of refunds] were $560 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 [2021 – $341 million].
[h] As of December 31, 2022, the Company had domestic and foreign operating loss carryforwards of $2.9 billion and tax credit carryforwards of
$87 million. Approximately $1.9 billion of the operating losses can be carried forward indefinitely. The remaining operating losses and tax credit
carryforwards expire between 2023 and 2042.
[i] As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits were $142 million, respectively [excluding interest and
penalties], of which $135 million and $126 million, respectively, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The gross unrecognized
48 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
tax benefits differ from the amount that would affect the Company’s effective tax rate due primarily to the impact of the valuation allowance on
deferred tax assets. A summary of the changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Balance, beginning of year
Increase based on tax positions related to current year
(Decrease) Increase based on tax positions of prior years
Settlements
Foreign currency translation
Statute expirations
2022
$ 142
52
(17)
(10)
(4)
(21)
$ 142
2021
$ 182
11
2
(5)
(5)
(43)
$ 142
As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had recorded interest and penalties on the unrecognized tax benefits of $29 million and
$26 million, respectively, which reflects an increase of $3 million and a decrease of $17 million in expenses related to changes in its reserves for
interest and penalties in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions, and its tax returns are periodically audited or subject to review by both domestic and foreign tax
authorities. During the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that, as a result of audit settlements, the conclusion of current examinations,
or the expiration of the statute of limitations in several jurisdictions, the Company may decrease the amount of its gross unrecognized tax benefits
[including interest and penalties] by approximately $24 million, which, if recognized, would affect its effective tax rate.
The Company considers its significant tax jurisdictions to include Canada, the United States, Austria, Germany, Mexico and China. With few
exceptions, the Company remains subject to income tax examination in Germany for years after 2011, China and Mexico for years after 2016,
Canada for years after 2017, and Austria and U.S. federal jurisdiction for years after 2018.
1 0 . I N TA N G I B L E A S S E TS
Intangible assets consist of:
Cost
Customer relationship intangibles
Computer software
Patents and licenses
Accumulated depreciation
Customer relationship intangibles
Computer software
Patents and licenses
Remaining weighted
average useful
life in years
2022
2021
7
4
7
$
388
474
304
1,166
(194)
(362)
(158)
452
$
$
386
463
314
1,163
(175)
(360)
(135)
493
$
The Company recorded $106 million and $114 million of amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets for the years ended December 31,
2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company currently estimates annual amortization expense to be $91 million for 2023, $77 million for 2024, $57 million
for 2025, $50 million for 2026 and $43 million for 2027.
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 49
1 1 . OT H E R A S S E TS
Other assets consist of:
Preproduction costs related to long-term supply agreements
Long-term receivables
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges [note 19]
Pension overfunded status [note 15[a]]
Other
1 2 . WA R R A N T Y
The following is a continuity of the Company’s warranty accruals:
Balance, beginning of year
Expense, net
Settlements
Business combination
Foreign exchange and other
1 3 . D E BT
Short-term borrowings
[a] Credit Facilities
2022
$
679
262
26
41
85
$ 1,093
2022
$ 247
101
(77)
–
(14)
$ 257
2021
$ 668
184
11
41
58
$ 962
2021
$ 284
82
(111)
2
(10)
$ 247
During 2022, the Company amended its 364-day syndicated revolving credit facility, including an increase to the size of the facility from $750 million
to $800 million and an extension of the maturity date to June 24, 2023. The facility can be drawn in U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars. As at
December 31, 2022, the Company had not borrowed any funds under this credit facility.
[b] Commercial Paper Program
The Company has a U.S. commercial paper program [the “U.S. Program”] and a euro-commercial paper program [the “euro-Program”]. Under the
U.S. Program, the Company may issue U.S. commercial paper notes up to a maximum aggregate amount of U.S. $1 billion. Under the euro-
Program, the Company may issue euro-commercial paper notes [the “euro notes”] up to a maximum aggregate amount of €500 million or its
equivalent in alternative currencies. The U.S. Program and the euro notes are guaranteed by the Company’s existing global credit facility. There
were no amounts outstanding as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
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Long-term borrowings
[a] The Company’s long-term debt, net of unamortized issuance costs, is substantially uncollateralized and consists of the following:
Senior Notes [note 13 [c]]
Cdn$425 million Senior Notes due 2022 at 3.100%
€550 million Senior Notes due 2023 at 1.900%
$750 million Senior Notes due 2024 at 3.625%
$650 million Senior Notes due 2025 at 4.150%
€600 million Senior Notes due 2027 at 1.500%
$750 million Senior Notes due 2030 at 2.450%
Bank term debt at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 3.98% [2021 – 4.86%], denominated
primarily in Chinese renminbi, Brazilian real, euro and Indian rupee
Government loans at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 0.12% [2021 – 0.13%], denominated
primarily in euro, Canadian dollar and Brazilian real
Other
Less due within one year
[b] Future principal repayments on long-term debt are estimated to be as follows:
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
2022
2021
$
–
588
749
647
640
744
114
8
11
3,501
654
$ 2,847
$
336
625
748
647
681
742
187
8
19
3,993
455
$ 3,538
$
655
762
694
3
643
756
$ 3,513
[c] All of the Senior Notes pay a fixed rate of interest semi-annually except for the €550 million and €600 million Senior Notes which pay a fixed rate of
interest annually. The Senior Notes are unsecured obligations and do not include any financial covenants. The Company may redeem the Senior
Notes in whole or in part at any time, at specified redemption prices determined in accordance with the terms of each of the respective indentures
governing the Senior Notes. All of the Senior Notes were issued for general corporate purposes.
[d] On May 18, 2022, the Company amended its $2.75 billion revolving credit facility, including a decrease to the size of the facility to $2.7 billion and
an extension of the maturity date from June 24, 2026 to June 24, 2027. The facility includes a $150 million Asian tranche, a $150 million Mexican
tranche and a tranche for Canada, U.S. and Europe, which is fully transferable between jurisdictions and can be drawn in U.S. dollars, Canadian
dollars or euros. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, $1 million and $6 million was outstanding, respectively.
[e] Interest expense, net includes:
Interest expense
Current
Long-term
Interest income
Interest expense, net
[f]
Interest paid in cash was $128 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 [2021 – $122 million].
2022
2021
$ 25
101
126
(45)
$ 81
$ 12
110
122
(44)
$ 78
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 51
1 4 . L E A S E S
The Company has entered into leases primarily for real estate, manufacturing equipment and vehicles with terms that range from 1 year to 10 years,
excluding land use rights which generally extend over 90 years. These leases often include options to extend the term of the lease, most often for a
period of 5 years. When it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised, the impact of the option is included in the lease term for purposes of
determining total future lease payments.
Costs associated with the Company’s operating lease expense were as follows:
Operating lease expense
Short-term lease expense
Variable lease expense
Total lease expense
Supplemental information related to the Company’s operating leases was as follows:
Operating cash flows – cash paid
New right-of-use assets
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Weighted-average discount rate
2022
$ 344
25
26
$ 395
2021
$ 325
16
26
$ 367
2022
2021
$
$
375
167
8 years
$
$
373
91
9 years
4.7%
4.5%
At December 31, 2022, the Company had commitments under operating leases requiring annual payments as follows:
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028 and thereafter
Less: amount representing interest
Total lease liabilities
Current operating liabilities
Non-current operating lease liabilities
Total lease liabilities
2022
$
310
274
240
196
175
701
1,896
332
$ 1,564
$
276
1,288
$ 1,564
2021
$
300
268
234
205
176
835
2,018
338
$ 1,680
$
274
1,406
$ 1,680
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had additional operating leases, primarily for manufacturing facilities, that had not yet commenced with
aggregate payments of $71 million. These operating leases will commence during 2023 and have lease terms of 1 to 15 years.
The Company’s finance leases were not material for any of the periods presented.
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1 5 . LO N G -T E R M E M P LOY E E B E N E F I T L I A B I L I T I E S
Long-term employee benefit liabilities consist of:
Defined benefit pension plans and other [a]
Termination and long-term service arrangements [b]
Retirement medical benefits plans [c]
Other long-term employee benefits
Long-term employee benefit obligations
[a] Defined benefit pension plans
2022
$ 146
369
20
13
$ 548
2021
$ 196
456
26
22
$ 700
The Company sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans and similar arrangements for its employees. All pension plans are funded to at
least the minimum legal funding requirements, while European defined benefit pension plans are unfunded.
The weighted average significant actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring the Company’s obligations and costs are as follows:
Projected benefit obligation
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Net periodic benefit cost
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Expected return on plan assets
2022
2021
4.8%
3.6%
2.8%
2.9%
4.6%
2.4%
2.7%
2.3%
2.6%
4.1%
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 53
Information about the Company’s defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
Projected benefit obligation
Beginning of year
Current service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial gains and changes in actuarial assumptions
Benefits paid
Divestiture
Foreign exchange
End of year
Plan assets at fair value [i]
Beginning of year
Return on plan assets
Employer contributions
Benefits paid
Foreign exchange
End of year
Ending funded status – Plan deficit
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
Non-current asset [note 11]
Current liability
Non-current liability
Net amount
Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income
Unrecognized actuarial losses
Net periodic benefit cost
Current service cost
Interest cost
Return on plan assets
Actuarial losses
Net periodic benefit cost
2022
2021
$ 689
9
14
(155)
(31)
–
(28)
498
532
(107)
11
(27)
(18)
391
$ 107
$
(41)
2
146
$ 107
$ 731
10
12
(37)
(27)
11
(11)
689
517
25
12
(23)
1
532
$ 157
$
(41)
2
196
$ 157
$
(86)
$ (112)
$
$
9
14
(23)
3
3
$
$
10
12
(21)
8
9
[i] The asset allocation of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2022 and the target allocation range for 2023 is as
follows:
Fixed income securities
Equity securities
Cash and cash equivalents
2023
2022
60-85%
20-45%
0-10%
100%
68%
27%
5%
100%
Substantially all of the plan assets’ fair value has been determined using significant observable inputs [level 2] from indirect market prices on
regulated financial exchanges.
The expected rate of return on plan assets was determined by considering the Company’s current investment mix, the historic performance of
these investment categories and expected future performance of these investment categories.
54 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
[b] Termination and long-term service arrangements
Pursuant to labour laws and national labour agreements in certain European countries and Mexico, the Company is obligated to provide lump sum
termination payments to employees on retirement or involuntary termination, and long service payments contingent upon persons reaching a
predefined number of years of service.
The weighted average significant actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring the Company’s projected termination and long-term service benefit
obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Information about the Company’s termination and long-term service arrangements is as follows:
Projected benefit obligation
Beginning of year
Current service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions
Benefits paid
Foreign exchange
Ending funded status – Plan deficit
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
Current liability
Non-current liability
Net amount
Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income
Unrecognized actuarial losses
Net periodic benefit cost
Current service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial losses
Net periodic benefit cost
[c] Retirement medical benefits plans
2022
2021
4.8%
3.5%
2.4%
3.1%
2022
2021
$ 467
13
11
(67)
(18)
(19)
$ 387
$ 18
369
$ 387
$ 478
23
9
10
(23)
(30)
$ 467
$
11
456
$ 467
$
(38)
$ (112)
$ 13
11
7
$ 31
$
$
23
9
4
36
The Company sponsors a number of retirement medical plans which were assumed on certain acquisitions in prior years. These plans are frozen
to new employees and incur no current service costs. In addition, the Company sponsors a retirement medical benefits plan that was amended
during 2009 such that substantially all employees retiring on or after August 1, 2009 no longer participate in the plan.
The weighted average discount rates used in measuring the Company’s projected retirement medical benefit obligations and net periodic benefit
cost are as follows:
Retirement medical benefit obligations
Net periodic benefit cost
Health care cost inflation
2022
2021
5.1%
3.1%
6.8%
2.8%
2.4%
6.4%
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Information about the Company’s retirement medical benefits plans are as follows:
2022
2021
Projected benefit obligation
Beginning of year
Interest cost
Actuarial gains and changes in actuarial assumptions
Benefits paid
Ending funded status – Plan deficit
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
Current liability
Non-current liability
Net amount
Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income Unrecognized actuarial gains
Net periodic benefit cost
Interest cost
Actuarial gains
Net periodic benefit cost
[d] Future benefit payments
$ 27
1
(6)
(1)
$ 21
$
1
20
$ 21
$ 17
$
$
1
(1)
–
Expected employer contributions – 2023
$ 12
$ 17
$ 1
Defined
benefit
pension plans
Termination
and long
service
arrangements
Retirement
medical
benefits plans
$ 30
1
(3)
(1)
$ 27
$
1
26
$ 27
$ 10
$
$
1
(1)
–
Total
$ 30
$ 44
42
45
50
54
328
$ 563
$ 25
26
27
28
29
164
$ 299
$ 18
15
17
21
23
156
$ 250
$ 1
1
1
1
2
8
$ 14
2022
$ 136
207
35
31
52
$ 461
2021
$ 147
127
37
8
57
$ 376
Expected benefit payments:
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
1 6 . OT H E R LO N G -T E R M L I A B I L I T I E S
Other long-term liabilities consist of:
Long-term portion of income taxes payable
Long-term portion of deferred revenue
Asset retirement obligation
Long-term portion of fair value of hedges [note 19]
Other
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1 7 . CA P I TA L STO C K
[a] At December 31, 2022, the Company’s authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock are as follows:
Preference shares – issuable in series –
The Company’s authorized capital stock includes 99,760,000 preference shares, issuable in series. None of these shares are currently issued or
outstanding.
Common Shares –
Common Shares without par value [unlimited amount authorized] have the following attributes:
[i] Each share is entitled to one vote per share at all meetings of shareholders.
[ii] Each share shall participate equally as to dividends.
[b] On November 9, 2022, the Toronto Stock Exchange [“TSX”] accepted the Company’s Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid
relating to the purchase for cancellation, as well as purchases to fund the Company’s stock-based compensation awards or programs and/or the
Company’s obligations to its deferred profit sharing plans, of up to 28.4 million Magna Common Shares [the “2022 Bid”], representing approximately
10% of the Company’s public float of Common Shares. The Bid commenced on November 15, 2022 and will terminate no later than November 14,
2023.
Previously, the Company had Normal Course Issuer Bids in place for the 12 month periods beginning in November 2021 and 2020.
The following is a summary of the Normal Course Issuer Bids [number of shares in the table below are expressed in whole numbers]:
2020 Bid
2021 Bid
2022 Bid
2022
2021
Shares
purchased
–
–
12,561,487
12,561,487
Cash
amount
$
–
–
780
$ 780
Shares
purchased
3,318,523
2,673,800
–
5,992,323
Cash
amount
$ 301
216
–
$ 517
[c] The following table presents the maximum number of shares that would be outstanding if all the dilutive instruments outstanding at February 26,
2023 were exercised or converted:
Common Shares
Stock options [i]
286,072,036
5,798,933
291,870,969
[i] Options to purchase Common Shares are exercisable by the holder in accordance with the vesting provisions and upon payment of the
exercise price as may be determined from time to time pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans.
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 57
2022
2021
$
(735)
(495)
203
9
(1,018)
24
1
(20)
5
(189)
82
6
(101)
$ (1,114)
$ (551)
(187)
–
3
(735)
42
34
(52)
24
(224)
26
9
(189)
$ (900)
2022
2021
$ (15)
41
(6)
20
(8)
2
(6)
$ 14
$ 49
21
(18)
52
(11)
2
(9)
$ 43
1 8 . AC C U M U L AT E D OT H E R C O M P R E H E N S I V E LO S S
The following is a continuity schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss [“AOCL”]:
Accumulated net unrealized loss on translation of net investment in foreign operations
Balance, beginning of year
Net unrealized loss
Recognition of CTA loss in Russia
Repurchase of shares under normal course issuer bids [note 17]
Balance, end of year
Accumulated net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges [b]
Balance, beginning of year
Net unrealized gains
Reclassification of net gain to net income [a]
Balance, end of year
Accumulated net unrealized loss on other long-term liabilities [b]
Balance, beginning of year
Net unrealized gains
Reclassification of net loss to net income [a]
Balance, end of year
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss [c]
[a] The effects on net income of amounts reclassified from AOCL, with presentation location, were as follows:
Cash flow hedges
Sales
Cost of sales
Income tax
Net of tax
Other long-term liabilities
Cost of sales
Income tax
Net of tax
Total gain reclassified to net income
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[b] The amount of income tax benefit that has been allocated to each component of other comprehensive loss is as follows:
Accumulated net unrealized loss on translation of net investment in foreign operations
Accumulated net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges
Balance, beginning of year
Net unrealized gain (loss)
Reclassification of net loss to net income
Balance, end of year
Accumulated net unrealized loss on other long-term liabilities
Balance, beginning of year
Net unrealized loss
Reclassification of net gain to net income
Balance, end of year
Total income tax benefit
2022
$
4
(8)
2
6
–
25
(17)
(2)
6
$ 10
2021
$
4
(15)
(11)
18
(8)
35
(8)
(2)
25
$ 21
[c] The amount of other comprehensive gain that is expected to be reclassified to net income during 2023 is $21 million.
1 9 . F I N A N C I A L I N ST R U M E N TS
[a] Foreign exchange contracts
At December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts representing commitments to buy and sell various
foreign currencies. Significant commitments are as follows:
Buy (Sell)
2023
2023
2024
2024
2025
2025
2026
2026
For Canadian dollars
For U.S. dollars
For euros
U.S. dollar
amount
Weighted
average
rate
22
(711)
18
(397)
4
(234)
–
(72)
(1,370)
1.284
0.778
1.313
0.779
1
0.780
–
0.782
Peso
amount
7,822
(8)
4,104
–
320
–
–
–
12,238
Weighted
average
rate
U.S dollar
amount
Weighted
average
rate
Czech
Koruna
amount
Weighted
average
rate
0.044
23.518
0.043
–
0.045
–
–
–
77
(127)
23
(40)
1
(16)
–
–
(82)
0.855
1.130
0.870
1.141
0.941
1.076
–
–
3,664
–
1,641
–
–
–
–
–
5,305
0.038
–
0.037
–
–
–
–
–
Based on forward foreign exchange rates as at December 31, 2022 for contracts with similar remaining terms to maturity, the pre-tax gains and
losses relating to the Company’s foreign exchange forward contracts recognized in other comprehensive income were $69 million and $48 million,
respectively [note 18].
The Company does not enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for speculative purposes.
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 59
[b] Financial assets and liabilities
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities consist of the following:
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable
Warrants and public and private equity investments
Long-term receivables included in other assets [note 11]
Financial liabilities
Bank Indebtedness
Long-term debt (including portion due within one year)
Accounts payable
Derivatives designated as effective hedges, measured at fair value
Foreign currency contracts
Prepaid expenses
Other assets
Other accrued liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
2022
2021
$ 1,234
6,791
432
262
$ 8,719
$
8
3,501
6,999
$ 10,508
$
$
65
26
(43)
(31)
17
$ 2,948
6,307
562
184
$ 10,001
$
–
3,993
6,465
$ 10,458
$
$
34
11
(12)
(8)
25
[c] Derivatives designated as effective hedges, measured at fair value
The Company presents derivatives that are designated as effective hedges at gross fair values in the consolidated balance sheets. However,
master netting and other similar arrangements allow net settlements under certain conditions. The following table shows the Company’s derivative
foreign currency contracts at gross fair value as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets and the unrecognized impacts of master netting
arrangements:
December 31, 2022
Assets
Liabilities
December 31, 2021
Assets
Liabilities
[d] Fair value
Gross
amounts
presented
in consolidated
balance sheets
Gross
amounts
not offset
in consolidated
balance sheets
$ 91
$ (74)
$ 45
$ (20)
$ 42
$ (42)
$ 14
$ (14)
Net
amounts
$ 49
$ (32)
$ 31
(6)
$
The Company determined the estimated fair values of its financial instruments based on valuation methodologies it believes are appropriate;
however, considerable judgment is required to develop these estimates. Accordingly, these estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of
the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The estimated fair value amounts can be materially affected by the use of
different assumptions or methodologies. The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are described
below:
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
Due to the short period to maturity of the instruments, the carrying values as presented in the consolidated balance sheets are reasonable
estimates of fair values.
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Publicly traded and private equity securities
The fair value of the Company’s investments in publicly traded equity securities is determined using the closing price on the measurement date, as
reported on the stock exchange on which the securities are traded. [Level 1 input based on the GAAP fair value hierarchy.]
The Company estimates the value of its private equity securities based on valuation methods using the observable transaction price at the
transaction date and other observable inputs including rights and obligations of the securities held by the Company. [Level 3 input based on the
GAAP fair value hierarchy.]
Warrants
The Company estimates the value of its warrants based on the quoted prices in the active market for Fisker’s common shares. [Level 2 inputs
based on the GAAP fair value hierarchy.]
Term debt
The Company’s term debt includes $65 million due within one year. Due to the short period to maturity of this debt, the carrying value as presented
in the consolidated balance sheets is a reasonable estimate of its fair value.
Senior Notes
At December 31, 2022, the net book value of the Company’s Senior Notes was $3.4 billion and the estimated fair value was $3.1 billion. The net
book value of the Company’s Senior Notes due within one year is $589 million. The fair value of our Senior Notes are classified as Level 1 when we
use quoted prices in active markets and Level 2 when the quoted prices are from less active markets or when other observable inputs are used to
determine fair value.
[e] Credit risk
The Company’s financial assets that are exposed to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and foreign
exchange and commodity forward contracts with positive fair values. Cash and cash equivalents, which consist of short-term investments, are only
invested in bank term deposits and bank commercial paper with an investment grade credit rating. Credit risk is further reduced by limiting the
amount which is invested in certain major financial institutions.
The Company is also exposed to credit risk from the potential default by any of its counterparties on its foreign exchange forward contracts. The
Company mitigates this credit risk by dealing with counterparties who are major financial institutions that the Company anticipates will satisfy their
obligations under the contracts.
In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to credit risk from its customers, substantially all of which are in the automotive industry
and are subject to credit risks associated with the automotive industry. For the year ended December 31, 2022, sales to the Company’s six largest
customers represented 79% [2021 – 78%] of the Company’s total sales; and substantially all of its sales are to customers in which the Company
has ongoing contractual relationships. The Company continues to develop and conduct business with newer electric vehicle-focused customers,
which poses incremental credit risk due to their relatively short operating histories; limited financial resources; less mature product development
and validation processes; uncertain market acceptance of their products/services; and untested business models. These factors may elevate our
risks in dealing with such customers, particularly with respect to recovery of: pre-production (including tooling, engineering, and launch) and
production receivables; inventory; fixed assets and capitalized preproduction expenditures; as well as other third party obligations related to such
items. As at December 31, 2022, the Company’s balance sheet exposure related to newer electric vehicle-focused customers was approximately
$400 million, the majority of which related to Fisker. In determining the allowance for expected credit losses, the Company considers changes in
customer’s credit ratings, liquidity, customer’s historical payments and loss experience, current economic conditions and the Company’s
expectations of future economic conditions.
[f] Currency risk
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates when manufacturing facilities have committed to the delivery of products for
which the selling price has been quoted in currencies other than the facilities’ functional currency, and when materials and equipment are purchased
in currencies other than the facilities’ functional currency. In an effort to manage this net foreign exchange exposure, the Company employs
hedging programs, primarily through the use of foreign exchange forward contracts [note 19[a]].
[g] Interest rate risk
The Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk due to the short-term maturity of its monetary current assets and current liabilities. In
particular, the amount of interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents is impacted more by investment decisions made and the demands
to have available cash on hand, than by movements in interest rates over a given period. In addition, the Company is not exposed to interest rate
risk on its term debt and Senior Notes as the interest rates on these instruments are fixed.
[h] Equity price risk
Public equity securities and warrants
The Company’s public equity securities and warrants are subject to market price risk due to the risk of loss in value that would result from a decline
in the market price of the common shares or underlying common shares.
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2 0 . C O N T I N G E N C I E S
From time to time, the Company may become involved in regulatory proceedings, or become liable for legal, contractual and other claims by
various parties, including customers, suppliers, former employees, class action plaintiffs and others. On an ongoing basis, the Company attempts
to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these proceedings or claims, together with potential ranges of probable costs
and losses. A determination of the provision required, if any, for these contingencies is made after analysis of each individual issue. The required
provision may change in the future due to new developments in each matter or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in
dealing with these matters.
The Company’s policy is to comply with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. Based on a previously completed global
review of legacy antitrust risks which led to a September 2020 settlement with the European Commission and a June 2022 settlement with Brazil’s
federal competition authority involving in both cases the supply of closure systems, Magna does not currently anticipate any material liabilities.
However, we could be subject to restitution settlements, civil proceedings, reputational damage and other consequences, including as a result of
the matters specifically referred to above.
2 1 . B U S I N E S S C O M B I N AT I O N S
[a] Magna Yuma
On September 11, 2022, Magna invested $25 million in Yulu Mobility, an electrified mobility provider in India and together with Yulu Mobility
established a new battery swapping entity, Magna Yuma, to support electrification of mobility and required infrastructure. Under the terms of the
arrangement, Yulu Mobility contributed certain assets and intellectual property for a 49% interest in Magna Yuma and Magna contributed cash of
$52 million for a 51% controlling interest in Magna Yuma.
The investment in Yulu Mobility has been recorded in investments on the consolidated balance sheets. The investment in Magna Yuma was
accounted for as a business combination and resulted in the recognition of fixed assets of $2 million, goodwill of $20 million, intangible assets of
$33 million, deferred tax liabilities of $8 million and non-controlling interests of $47 million.
[b] Veoneer
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Veoneer’s Active Safety business. The purchase price is
$1.525 billion, subject to working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction is subject to customary closing
conditions and certain regulatory approvals, and is expected to close near mid-year 2023.
2 2 . S E G M E N T E D I N F O R M AT I O N
[a] Magna is a global automotive supplier which has complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing expertise, as well as product capabilities
which include body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, active driver assistance, electronics, mirrors & lighting, mechatronics and roof systems.
Magna also has electronic and software capabilities across many of these areas.
The Company is organized under four operating segments: Body Exteriors & Structures, Power & Vision, Seating Systems and Complete Vehicles.
These segments have been determined on the basis of technological opportunities, product similarities, and market and operating factors, and are
also the Company’s reportable segments.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker uses Adjusted Earnings before Interest and Income Taxes [“Adjusted EBIT”] as the measure of
segment profit or loss, since management believes Adjusted EBIT is the most appropriate measure of operational profitability or loss for its
reporting segments. Adjusted EBIT is calculated by taking Net income and adding back Income taxes, Interest expense, net, and Other expense,
net.
The accounting policies of each segment are the same as those set out under “Significant Accounting Policies” [note 1]. All intersegment sales and
transfers are accounted for at fair market value.
[a] The following tables show segment information for the Company’s reporting segments and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBIT to the Company’s
consolidated income before income taxes:
Total
sales
$ 16,004
11,861
5,269
5,221
(515)
$ 37,840
External
sales
$ 15,763
11,636
5,252
5,180
9
$ 37,840
2022
$
Adjusted
EBIT
843
471
99
235
14
$ 1,662
Depreciation
and
amortization
706
$
504
84
107
18
$ 1,419
Equity
loss
(income)
$ 10
(77)
(15)
(10)
3
$ (89)
Body Exteriors & Structures
Power & Vision
Seating Systems
Complete Vehicles
Corporate & Other[i]
Total Reportable Segments
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Body Exteriors & Structures
Power & Vision
Seating Systems
Complete Vehicles
Corporate & Other[i]
Total Reportable Segments
Body Exteriors & Structures
Power & Vision
Seating Systems
Complete Vehicles
Corporate & Other
Total Reportable Segments
Body Exteriors & Structures
Power & Vision
Seating Systems
Complete Vehicles
Corporate & Other
Total Reportable Segments
Total
sales
$ 14,477
11,342
4,891
6,106
(574)
$ 36,242
Net
assets
$ 7,168
6,104
1,377
632
802
$ 16,083
Net
assets
$ 7,349
6,066
1,379
623
813
$ 16,230
External
sales
$ 14,196
11,129
4,851
6,057
9
$ 36,242
$
Investments
6
728
143
95
457
$ 1,429
$
Investments
15
735
147
93
603
$ 1,593
2021
$
Adjusted
EBIT
820
738
152
287
67
$ 2,064
2022
Goodwill
448
$
1,198
260
105
20
$ 2,031
2021
Goodwill
471
$
1,269
270
112
–
$ 2,122
$
Depreciation
and
amortization
743
554
92
103
20
$ 1,512
Fixed
assets,
net
$ 4,557
2,569
486
471
90
$ 8,173
Fixed
assets,
net
$ 4,599
2,620
485
501
88
$ 8,293
$
Equity
loss
(income)
13
(134)
(9)
(10)
(8)
$ (148)
Fixed
asset
additions
928
$
544
101
94
14
$ 1,681
Fixed
asset
additions
711
$
522
73
54
12
$ 1,372
[i]
Included in Corporate and Other Adjusted EBIT are intercompany fees charged to the automotive segments.
[b] The following table reconciles Net income from operations to Adjusted EBIT:
Net Income
Add:
Interest expense, net
Other expense, net
Income taxes
Adjusted EBIT
[c] The following table shows Net Assets for the Company’s reporting segments:
Total Assets
Deduct assets not included in segment net assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Deferred tax assets
Long-term receivables from joint venture partners
Deduct liabilities included in segment net assets:
Accounts payable
Accrued salaries and wages
Other accrued liabilities
Segment Net Assets
2022
2021
$
641
$ 1,553
81
703
237
$ 1,662
78
38
395
$ 2,064
2022
$ 27,789
2021
$ 29,086
(1,234)
(491)
(14)
(6,999)
(850)
(2,118)
$ 16,083
(2,948)
(421)
(15)
(6,465)
(851)
(2,156)
$ 16,230
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[d] The following table aggregates external revenues by customer as follows:
General Motors
BMW
Stellantis
Daimler AG
Ford Motor Company
Volkswagen
Other
[e] The following table summarizes external revenues and long-lived assets by geographic region:
2022
2021
$ 5,903
5,243
5,013
4,953
4,904
3,872
7,952
$ 37,840
$ 4,884
5,680
4,683
5,032
4,205
3,717
8,041
$ 36,242
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Austria
Germany
Czech Republic
Poland
France
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Turkey
Slovakia
Russia
Other Europe
Asia Pacific
China
India
Other Asia Pacific
Rest of World
External Sales
Fixed Assets, Net
2022
2021
2022
2021
$ 9,648
4,870
4,393
18,911
$ 8,612
4,253
3,833
16,698
$ 1,860
921
1,260
4,041
$ 1,686
960
1,210
3,856
6,617
3,800
1,024
695
381
357
351
343
305
206
81
135
14,295
3,901
228
38
4,167
467
$ 37,840
7,661
3,989
931
610
262
296
331
344
293
204
371
139
15,431
737
832
307
224
61
223
75
163
7
299
–
203
3,131
771
972
274
220
58
237
79
208
6
273
110
208
3,416
3,534
147
21
3,702
411
$ 36,242
851
82
7
940
61
$ 8,173
875
83
7
965
56
$ 8,293
23. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company purchased 151,377 Common Shares to satisfy stock-based compensation awards under our
existing normal course issuer bid for cash consideration of $8 million.
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Share Information
The Common Shares are listed and traded in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the stock symbol “MG” and in the United States
on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the stock symbol “MGA”. As of February 28, 2023, there were 1,226 registered holders of Common
Shares.
Distribution of Shares held by Registered Shareholders
Canada
United States
Other
Dividends
Common Shares
73.33%
26.66%
0.01%
Dividends for 2022 on Magna’s Common Shares were paid on each of March 11, May 27, August 26 and December 2 at a rate of U.S.$0.45 per
Common Share. Magna’s dividends have been designated as “eligible dividends” as defined in subsection 89(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and,
(www.magna.com), under
accordingly, are eligible
“Company – Investors – Shareholder Information – Dividends”.
for an enhanced tax credit. Additional details are
found on Magna’s website
Price Range of Shares
The following table sets forth, for the years indicated, the high and low sales prices and volumes of Common Shares traded in each case as reported
by the TSX and NYSE, respectively.
Common Shares (TSX) (Cdn$)
Stock Symbol “MG”
Quarter
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Year ended December 31, 2022
Volume
High
Low
Year ended December 31, 2021
Volume
High
Low
69,594,102
58,690,539
44,338,194
46,336,147
112.62
84.32
83.77
85.49
70.16
69.10
64.49
63.55
52,793,830
41,257,436
43,770,296
46,142,613
118.71
126.00
117.00
113.00
87.42
110.05
93.24
94.42
Common Shares (NYSE) (US$)
Stock Symbol “MGA”
Quarter
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Year ended December 31, 2022
Volume
108,840,454
74,310,856
60,898,183
70,884,823
High
90.15
67.31
65.58
64.31
Low
54.60
53.55
47.04
45.58
Year ended December 31, 2021
Volume
99,505,330
85,851,505
81,378,562
81,804,647
High
95.38
104.28
95.00
89.98
Low
68.30
87.55
72.65
74.53
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 65
Magna is a champion for safer and better mobility.
We don’t just make auto parts. We are hardwired
to think like an automaker, envisioning future-
forward technologies and delivering innovative
solutions that consumers don’t even know
they need yet. Backed by more than 65 years
of experience, our systems-level expertise and
product capabilities span the entire vehicle.
Driven with purpose, we are positively impacting
mobility and society by enhancing the way people
move, with innovative, accessible and safer
transportation solutions.
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
Directors
Robert F. MacLellan
(Chair)
Peter G. Bowie
Mary S. Chan
Hon. V. Peter Harder
Jan R. Hauser
Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri
Dr. Kurt J. Lauk
Mary Lou Maher
William A. Ruh
Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera
Dr. Thomas Weber
Lisa S. Westlake
Executive Offcers
Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri
Chief Executive Offcer
Joanne N. Horibe
Chief Compliance Offcer
Patrick W.D. McCann
Chief Financial Offcer
Vincent J. Galif
President
Guenther F. Apfalter
President, Magna Europe and Asia
and President, Magna Steyr
John H. Farrell
President (Body Exteriors &
Structures and Seating)
Tom Rucker
President (Power & Vision and
Complete Vehicles)
Bruce R. Cluney
Chief Legal Offcer
Aaron D. McCarthy
Chief Human Resources Offcer
Boris Shulkin
Chief Digital & Information Offcer
Eric J. Wilds
Chief Sales & Marketing Offcer
Matteo Del Sorbo
Executive Vice-President,
Magna New Mobility
Uwe Geissinger
Executive Vice-President,
Operational Effciency
Anton Mayer
Executive Vice-President and
Chief Technology Offcer
Corporate Offce
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Exchange Listings
Common Shares
Toronto Stock Exchange MG
New York Stock Exchange MGA
Magna International Inc.
337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario
Canada L4G 7K1
Telephone: 905 726 2462
magna.com
Computershare Trust Company
of Canada
100 University Avenue, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1
Telephone: 1 800 564 6253
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
462 S. 4th Street
Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 40202
Telephone: 1 800 962 4284
From all other countries:
Telephone: 1 514 982 7555
computershare.com
As a “foreign private issuer” listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Magna is required to disclose the signifcant ways in which its corporate governance
practices differ from those to be followed by U.S. domestic issuers under the NYSE listing standards. Please see the corporate governance section of our
website (www.magna.com) for our Statement of Signifcant Corporate Governance Differences (NYSE). Additionally, please refer to the Management Information
Circular/Proxy Statement for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for a description of our corporate governance practices in comparison with the requirements
and guidelines of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
Shareholders wishing to communicate with the non-management members of the Magna Board of Directors may do so by contacting the Chairman of the Board
through the offce of Magna’s Corporate Secretary at 337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1 905 726 7070.
Shareholders wishing to obtain a copy of Magna’s Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid, referred to in Note 17 to the consolidated fnancial
statements contained in this Annual Report, may do so by contacting Magna’s Corporate Secretary.
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The meeting is being
conducted as a virtual-only meeting accessible at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MGA2023.
Annual Report
Additional copies of this 2022 Annual Report or copies of our quarterly reports may be obtained from: The Corporate Secretary, Magna International Inc.,
337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1 or www.magna.com. Copies of fnancial data and other publicly fled documents are available through the
internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be accessed at 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
www.sec.gov.
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Magna International Inc.
Magna International Inc.
337 Magna Drive
Aurora, Ontario
Canada L4G 7K1
Telephone: 905 726 2462