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Dec 31, 2021
MPA Q3 2022 Earnings Report
MPA reported record net sales with increased growth across all product categories, but net income was impacted by non-cash items and transitory cost pressures.
Key Takeaways
Motorcar Parts of America reported a record net sales increase of 32 percent compared to the previous year. Net income was $3.1 million, impacted by non-cash items and transitory cost pressures related to supply chain disruptions.
Record net sales of $161.8 million, a 32% increase year-over-year.
Net income was $3.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.
EBITDA totaled $11.9 million.
Gross profit increased 34.4% to $32.6 million.
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Forward Guidance
The company has taken measures to mitigate increases in freight rates, inflationary costs, and wage increases by implementing freight surcharges and price increases, expected to be in effect in the fiscal first quarter ending June 30, 2022. Production has resumed in Malaysia allowing for elimination of higher tariff expenses.
Positive Outlook
- Freight surcharges and price increases are expected to take effect in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 to mitigate headwinds.
- Production has resumed in Malaysia, allowing for the elimination of temporary higher tariff expenses.
- More than 93 percent of employees globally have been vaccinated, helping mitigate operational risk.
- The company has numerous multi-year strategic growth initiatives underway.
- The company will benefit from increased demand for battery power emulation, testing and development of inverters, electric motors, and high-speed battery-charging station applications offered by the D&V subsidiary.
Challenges Ahead
- The company continues to operate in a challenging supply chain environment.
- Net income for the fiscal third quarter of 2022 was impacted by $4.8 million of non-cash items.
- The company incurred an impact of approximately $3.7 million due to increased shipping rates, higher relative tariffs, and other transitory cost pressures related to supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19.
- Gross margin for the fiscal 2022 third quarter was impacted by 2.5 percent by non-cash items and 2.7 percent by the transitory supply chain disruptions.
- EBITDA for the fiscal 2022 third quarter was impacted by $6.4 million of non-cash items, as well by $4.9 million in cash items from the transitory cost pressures related to supply chain disruptions.