General Motors Posts First Full Year Profit

William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com

February 24, 2011

General Motors just released their annual earnings and its good news. GM reported a profit of $4.7 billion, it's first full profit since 2004. GM's revenue for the year totaled $135.6 billion. The results were under the $5.3 billion that analysts expected for GM for the year. GM announced they will be handing out profit sharing checks to 45,000 hourly workers of about $4,300 and 3,000 workers at GM Components Holdings will get about $3,200.

Press Release is below.

GM Announces First Full-Year Results as New Company

2011-02-24

• GM achieves four consecutive quarters of profitability
• Calendar year net income of $4.7 billion, earnings per share of $2.89 on a diluted basis
• Calendar year earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) adjusted of $7.0 billion
• Material Weakness in Financial Reporting Eliminated

DETROIT – General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) today announced its calendar year 2010 results marked by $4.7 billion of net income attributable to common stockholders for its first full year of operations.

Revenue for the calendar year was $135.6 billion. Automotive cash flow from operating activities was $6.6 billion and automotive free cash flow was $2.4 billion, both reflecting the impact of a $4.0 billion voluntary cash contribution to the company's U.S. pension plans.

"Last year was one of foundation building," said Dan Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer. "Particularly pleasing was that we demonstrated GM's ability to achieve sustainable profitability near the bottom of the U.S. industry cycle, with four consecutive profitable quarters."

GM generated the following results:

Fourth quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $0.5 billion includes net charges of $0.4 billion, or a $0.21 reduction to fully diluted earnings per share, as a result of the previously disclosed $0.7 billion loss on the purchase of U.S. Treasury (UST) preferred shares, partially offset by the impact of EBIT adjustments. The company had approximately $0.3 billion in favorable EBIT adjustments including the previously disclosed $0.2 billion gain associated with the repayment of the VEBA Note, and $0.1 billion of cumulative gains on the sale of Nexteer and the purchase of the Strasbourg, France facility.

GM North America (GMNA) had EBIT in the fourth quarter 2010 of $0.8 billion, up from a loss of $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter 2009. GM Europe (GME) had a loss before interest and taxes of $0.6 billion, an improvement from a loss of $0.8 billion in the same quarter a year ago. GM International Operations (GMIO) had EBIT of $0.3 billion, down from $0.4 billion in fourth quarter 2009. GM South America (GMSA) had EBIT of $0.2 billion for the fourth quarter, compared with $0.3 billion in the same quarter a year ago. GM began reporting GMSA results as an operating segment in the fourth quarter, and has revised the segment reporting for prior periods.

Automotive net cash flow from operating activities for the fourth quarter was $1.7 billion, which reflects a $4.0 billion voluntary cash contribution to the U.S. pension plans. After deducting $1.1 billion of capital expenditures, automotive free cash flow was $2.8 billion.

As a result of GM's 2010 financial performance, the company will pay profit sharing to approximately 45,000 eligible GM U.S. hourly employees, and approximately 3,000 eligible GM Components Holdings (GMCH) employees. The average payout per employee will be approximately $4,300 for GM employees and $3,200 for GMCH employees.

In addition, GM announced today that after assessing remediation actions that it put in place to address the company's material weakness regarding the financial reporting process, the management team and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors concluded that the material weakness no longer exists as of December 31, 2010.

"Our focus for 2011 is to build on our progress and continue to generate momentum in the marketplace. We expect our first quarter will be a strong start," said Chris Liddell, vice chairman and chief financial officer.

<table id="table1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom">Fourth Quarter '10

</td> <td valign="bottom">Calendar Year '10

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom">Revenue (bils.)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$36.9

</td> <td style="padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$135.6

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1pt solid black;" valign="bottom">Net income attributable to common stockholders (bils.)

</td> <td style="border-top: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$0.5

</td> <td style="border-top: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$4.7

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> - Adjustments and loss on preferred, included above (bils.)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(0.4)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(0.2)

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom">Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis ($/share)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$0.31

</td> <td style="padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$2.89

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black;" valign="bottom"> - Adjustments and loss on preferred, included above ($/share)

</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(0.21)

</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(0.14)

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black;" valign="bottom">Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) adj. (bils.)

</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$1.0

</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$7.0

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1pt solid black;" valign="bottom">Automotive net cash flow from operating activities (bils.)

</td> <td style="border-top: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(1.7)

</td> <td style="border-top: 1pt solid black; padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$6.6

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom">Automotive free cash flow (bils.)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(2.

</td> <td style="padding-right: 9pt;" valign="bottom">$2.4

</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> - Contribution to U.S. pension plans, included above (bils.)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(4.0)

</td> <td style="padding-right: 6pt;" valign="bottom">$(4.0)

</td></tr></tbody></table>

Ok we have one year in let now go for 2 years and then 5 years.

This is not a game that is going to be won in one years.

Good Job GM now keep it up. Lets all hope world matters don't overshadow and kill what GM has started.