FCA reports record second quarter Adjusted EBIT of €1.9 billion, up 15%, margin up 90 bps to a record 6.7%; Adjusted Net Profit up 52% to €1.1 billion and Net Profit more than tripled to €1.2 billion. Full- year guidance is confirmed.‌‌‌

  • Worldwide combined shipments(1) of 1,225 thousand units, down 1%

  • Net revenues of €27.9 billion, in line with Q2 2016 (down 2% at constant exchange rate, or CER)

  • Adjusted EBIT of €1,867 million, up 15%, mainly driven by Maserati with all segments profitable

  • Record Group margin of 6.7%. All segments improved margins with record NAFTA margin at 8.4% and Maserati at 14.2%

  • Adjusted net profit of €1,080 million, up 52%; Net profit of €1,155 million, up 260%

  • Net industrial debt of €4.2 billion, down €0.9 billion from Q1 2017, driven by cash flow from operations

  • Liquidity strong at €20.0 billion, after planned gross debt reduction of €1.4 billion in quarter

    Six months ended June 30 FINANCIAL RESULTS Three months ended June 30

    2017 2016 Change (€ million, except as otherwise noted) 2017 2016 Change

    2,370

    2,364 6 - % Combined shipments(1) (thousands of units)

    1,225

    1,233 (8) (1)%

    2,216

    2,261 (45) (2)% Consolidated shipments(1) (thousands of units)

    1,138

    1,175 (37) (3)%

    55,644

    54,463 1,181 +2 % Net revenues

    27,925

    27,893 32 - %

    3,402

    3,007 395 +13 % Adjusted EBIT(2)

    1,867

    1,628 239 +15 %

    1,796

    799 997 +125 % Net profit

    1,155

    321 834 +260 %

    1,751

    1,237 514 +42 % Adjusted net profit(2)

    1,080

    709 371 +52 %

    1.149

    0.502 0.647 Diluted earnings per share (EPS) (€)

    0.737

    0.199 0.538

    1.120

    0.783 0.337 Adjusted diluted EPS(2) (€)

    0.689

    0.448 0.241

    At June 30,

    2017

    At December

    31, 2016 Change

    At June 30,

    2017

    At March 31,

    2017 Change

    (4,226)

    (4,585) 359 Net industrial debt(2)

    (4,226)

    (5,112) 886

    (19,140)

    (24,048) 4,908 Debt

    (19,140)

    (21,156) 2,016

    19,953

    23,801 (3,848) Available liquidity

    19,953

    21,576 (1,623)

    ADJUSTED EBIT ADJUSTED NET PROFIT

    • Delivered record Q2 results with improvements in Maserati, LATAM, EMEA and Components, and continued strong performance in NAFTA

    • Group margin up 90 bps to record 6.7%

    • Maserati margin more than doubled to 14.2% from 6.2%

    • NAFTA margin up 50 bps to record 8.4%

    • Increase driven by strong operating performance

    • Net financial expenses of €369 million, down €122 million primarily as a result of ongoing gross debt reduction

    • Reduced tax rate reflects changes in the quarter to prior years' tax positions and improved performance in EMEA and LATAM

    • Excludes net positive impact of €75 million, primarily related to the reversal of a Brazilian indirect tax liability, net of related tax effects, as well as the write-off of certain deferred tax assets in Brazil

      NET INDUSTRIAL DEBT 2017 GUIDANCE(3)

    • Decrease of €0.9 billion, mainly driven by €2.9 billion cash flows from operations, partially offset by capital expenditures of €2.2 billion

    • Available liquidity remained strong at €20.0 billion, down €1.6 billion from March 2017, primarily reflecting €1.4 billion planned gross debt reduction

      The Group confirms full-year guidance:

    • Net revenues €115 - €120 billion

    • Adjusted EBIT > €7.0 billion

    • Adjusted net profit > €3.0 billion

    • Net industrial debt

      (1) Combined shipments include all shipments by the Group's unconsolidated joint ventures, whereas consolidated shipments only include shipments from the Group's consolidated subsidiaries; (2) Refer to page

      6 for reconciliations of Net profit to Adjusted EBIT, Net profit to Adjusted net profit and Diluted EPS to Adjusted diluted EPS and page 7 for the reconciliation of Debt to Net industrial debt; (3) Guidance is not provided on the most directly comparable IFRS financial statement line item for Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted net profit as the income or expense excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures in accordance with our policy are, by definition, not predictable and uncertain.

      Results by segment

      Net revenues and Adjusted EBIT

      Net revenues Adjusted EBIT

      Three months ended June 30 Three months ended June 30

      2017 2016 (€ million) 2017 2016

      16,081

      17,479 NAFTA

      1,351

      1,374

      2,011

      1,469 LATAM

      60

      -

      976

      957 APAC

      44

      42

      6,010

      5,770 EMEA

      200

      143

      1,074

      579 Maserati

      152

      36

      2,654

      2,430 Components (Magneti Marelli, Comau, Teksid)

      130

      111

      (881)

      (791) Other activities, unallocated items and eliminations

      (70)

      (78)

      27,925

      27,893 Total

      1,867

      1,628

      2017

      2016

      Actual

      CER

      (14)%

      -

      NAFTA Three months ended June 30 Change

      Shipments (thousands of units)

      576

      666

      Net revenues (€ million)

      16,081

      17,479 (8)% (10)%

      Adjusted EBIT (€ million)

      1,351

      1,374 (2)% (4)%

      Adjusted EBIT margin

      8.4%

      7.9% +50 bps -

      Record margin at

    • U.S. market share

      (4)

      at 12.4% in line with Q1 2017, down 30 bps year over year, mainly reflecting

      8.4% driven by favorable mix with lower volumes

      discontinuance of Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart and Jeep Patriot

    • Decrease in shipments primarily due to planned capacity realignment and the transition to the all- new Jeep Compass

    • Decrease in Net revenues mainly due to lower shipments, partially offset by favorable vehicle mix and positive foreign exchange translation

    • Decrease in Adjusted EBIT mainly due to lower Net revenues and prior year one-off residual values adjustment, substantially offset by lower warranty costs including supplier recoveries, purchasing savings and reduced advertising costs

      (4) Our estimated market share data presented are based on management's estimates of industry sales data, which use certain data provided by third-party sources, including IHS Markit and

      2017

      2016

      Actual

      CER

      +18%

      -

      LATAM Three months ended June 30 Change

      Shipments (thousands of units)

      132

      112

      Net revenues (€ million)

      2,011

      1,469 +37% +24%

      Adjusted EBIT (€ million)

      60

      - n.m.(5) n.m.(5)

      Adjusted EBIT margin

      3.0%

      -% n.m.(5) -

      New products

    • Market share

      (6)

      slightly down in Brazil at 17.6% with improvement in Argentina from 11.5% to 12.6%

      driving higher volumes and improved mix

    • Increase in shipments mainly due to the all-new Jeep Compass

    • Net revenues increase due to higher shipments, favorable vehicle mix and favorable foreign exchange translation effects

    • Adjusted EBIT increase mainly as a result of higher Net revenues, partially offset by increased product cost driven by inflation

    • Adjusted EBIT excludes total charges of €93 million, of which €40 million relates to workforce restructuring costs and €53 million of asset impairment charges primarily related to the early discontinuance of Fiat Novo Palio production and certain real estate assets in Venezuela

      During the quarter, the Group reversed a liability of €895 million for Brazilian indirect taxes reflecting recent court decisions. As this liability related to the Group's Brazilian operations in multiple segments and given the significant and unusual nature of the item, it was not attributed to the results of the related segments and was excluded from Group Adjusted EBIT.

      There was a corresponding €281 million decrease in deferred tax assets related to the release of the above liability. Additionally, due to increased political uncertainty in Brazil, a slower pace of economic recovery is anticipated. As a result, deferred tax assets of €453 million were written-off. These items are excluded from Group Adjusted net profit.

      2017

      2016

      Actual

      CER

      43 %

      -

      APAC Three months ended June 30 Change

      Combined shipments(1) (thousands of units)

      80

      56

      Consolidated shipments(1) (thousands of units)

      22

      23 (4)% -

      Net revenues (€ million)

      976

      957 +2 % +2%

      Adjusted EBIT (€ million)

      44

      42 +5 % +5%

      Adjusted EBIT margin

      4.5%

      4.4% +10 bps -

      Jeep drives 43% increase in combined shipments, Alfa Romeo launched in China

    • Higher combined shipments driven by ramp-up in localized Jeep production through JV in China

    • Net revenues increase primarily as a result of favorable vehicle mix; consolidated shipments stabilizing

    • Adjusted EBIT slightly up due to higher Net revenues and improved results from JV in China, partially offset by commercial launch activities related to Alfa Romeo and negative foreign exchange transaction effects

      Shipments (thousands of units)

      395

      367

      Net revenues (€ million)

      6,010

      5,770 +4% +5%

      Adjusted EBIT (€ million)

      200

      143 +40% +38%

      Adjusted EBIT margin

      3.3%

      2.5% +80 bps -

      Continued

    • European market share (EU28+EFTA) for passenger cars up 40 bps to 7.2% (down 20 bps to 29.0% in

      (7)

      improvement in

      Italy) and up 20 bps to 13.2% for light commercial vehicles (LCVs)

      (41.1% in Italy, down from 43.9%)

      performance with Adjusted EBIT margin up 80 bps

    • Increase in shipments primarily driven by Fiat Tipo family and all-new Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio

    • Net revenues increase due to higher volumes, driven by the Fiat Tipo family, partially offset by negative net pricing, including devaluation of GBP

    • Adjusted EBIT increase primarily from higher Net revenues as well as purchasing and manufacturing efficiencies

      2017

      2016

      Actual

      CER

      +91%

      -

      MASERATI Three months ended June 30 Change

      Shipments (thousands of units)

      13.2

      6.9

      Net revenues (€ million)

      1,074

      579 +85% +86%

      Adjusted EBIT (€ million)

      152

      36 +322% +331%

      Adjusted EBIT margin

      14.2%

      6.2% +800 bps -

      Fourth consecutive quarter of double- digit margin

    • Shipments nearly doubled, driven by all-new Levante; increases in all major markets: Europe +93%, China +146% and North America +50%

    • Net revenues increase primarily due to higher shipments

    • Adjusted EBIT increase primarily due to increase in Net revenues

      2017

      2016

      Actual

      CER

      +9%

      +8%

      COMPONENTS (Magneti Marelli, Comau and Teksid) Three months ended June 30Change

      Net revenues (€ million)

      2,654

      2,430

      Adjusted EBIT (€ million)

      130

      111

      +17%

      +16%

      Adjusted EBIT margin

      4.9%

      4.6%

      +30 bps

      -

      Improved performance from all businesses, with margin up 30 bps

    • Net revenues increase driven by higher volumes across all three businesses

    • Adjusted EBIT increase mainly due to higher Net revenues and industrial efficiencies

    • Magneti Marelli non-captive Net revenues at 65% and Comau at 72%

    • Adjusted EBIT excludes charges of €42 million, primarily related to resolution of certain long-standing legal matters

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