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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 13, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 13, 2025

AXTA$37.53+3.0%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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(2) SEGMENTS

(21)SEGMENTS

The Company identifies an operating segment as a component: (i) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (iii) that has available discrete financial information.

We havetwo operating segments, which are also our reportable segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings. The CODM reviews financial information at the operating segment level to allocate resources and to assess the operating results and financial performance for each operating segment. Our CODM is identified as the Chief Executive Officer because he has final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. Our segments are based on the type and concentration of customers served, service requirements, methods of distribution and major product lines.

Through our Performance Coatings segment, we provide high-quality liquid and powder coatings solutions to both large regional and global original equipment manufacturers and to a fragmented and local customer base. These customers comprise independent or multi-shop operator body shops as well as a wide variety of industrial manufacturers. We are one of only a few suppliers with the technology to provide precise color matching and highly durable coatings systems. The end-markets and reporting units within this segment are refinish and industrial.

Through our Mobility Coatings segment, we provide coatings technologies for light vehicle and commercial vehicle OEMs. These global customers are faced with evolving megatrends in electrification, sustainability, personalization and autonomous driving that require a high level of technical expertise. The OEMs require efficient, environmentally responsible coatings systems that can be applied with a high degree of precision, consistency and speed. The end-markets and reporting units within this segment are light vehicle and commercial vehicle.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by our CODM to evaluate financial performance of the operating segments and allocate resources and is therefore our measure of segment profitability in accordance with GAAP under ASC 280, Segment Reporting. Asset information is not reviewed or included with our internal management reporting. Therefore, we have not disclosed asset information for each reportable segment. The following table presents relevant information of our reportable segments.

Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Net sales (1):
Refinish$2,164$2,084$1,943
Industrial1,2911,3241,383
Total Net sales Performance Coatings3,4553,4083,326
Light Vehicle1,4051,3401,181
Commercial Vehicle416436377
Total Net sales Mobility Coatings1,8211,7761,558
Total Net sales$5,276$5,184$4,884
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Performance Coatings838742700
Mobility Coatings278209111
Total$1,116$951$811
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates:
Performance Coatings$2$2$2
Mobility Coatings998
Total$11$11$10

(1) The Company hasno intercompany sales between segments.

The following tables reconcile net sales to Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:

Performance CoatingsMobility CoatingsTotal
Net sales$3,455$1,821$5,276
Segment cost of goods sold (1)1,8491,2093,058
Other segment items (2)7683341,102
Segment Adjusted EBITDA$838$278$1,116
Performance CoatingsMobility CoatingsTotal
Net sales$3,408$1,776$5,184
Segment cost of goods sold (1)1,8981,2333,131
Other segment items (2)7683341,102
Segment Adjusted EBITDA$742$209$951
Performance CoatingsMobility CoatingsTotal
Net sales$3,326$1,558$4,884
Segment cost of goods sold (1)1,9521,1593,111
Other segment items (2)674288962
Segment Adjusted EBITDA$700$111$811

(1) Certain amounts included in cost of goods sold on the consolidated statements of operations are excluded from Segment cost of goods sold regularly provided to the CODM.

(2) Other segment items for both segments include certain cost of goods sold not regularly provided to the CODM, selling, general and administrative expenses, other operating charges, research and development expenses, and other expense, net. Certain amounts included in Segment cost of goods sold, including depreciation, are excluded from Segment Adjusted EBITDA and are adjusted for in other segment items.

The following table reconciles Segment Adjusted EBITDA to income before income taxes for the periods presented:

Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (1):
Performance Coatings$838$742$700
Mobility Coatings278209111
Total1,116951811
Interest expense, net205213140
Depreciation and amortization280276303
Debt extinguishment and refinancing-related costs (a)51015
Termination benefits and other employee-related costs (b)671824
Acquisition and divestiture-related costs (c)1133
Site closure costs (d)172
Impairment charges (e)—15—
Foreign exchange remeasurement losses (f)112315
Long-term employee benefit plan adjustments (g)99—
Stock-based compensation (h)282622
Commercial agreement restructuring impacts (i)——25
Environmental charge (j)4——
Other adjustments (k)(1)(4)5
Income before income taxes$496$355$257
(1)The primary measure of segment operating performance is Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and select other items impacting operating results. These other items impacting operating results are items that management has concluded are (i) non-cash items included within net income, (ii) items the Company does not believe are indicative of ongoing operating performance or (iii) non-recurring, unusual or infrequent items that have not occurred within the last two years or we believe are not reasonably likely to recur within the next two years. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric that is used by management to evaluate business performance in comparison to budgets, forecasts and prior year financial results, providing a measure that management believes reflects the Company's core operating performance, which represents Segment EBITDA adjusted for the select items referred to above.
(a)Represents expenses and associated changes to estimates related to the prepayment, restructuring, and refinancing of our indebtedness, which are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
(b)Represents expenses and associated changes to estimates related to employee termination benefits, consulting, legal and other employee-related costs associated with restructuring programs and other employee-related costs. These amounts are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
(c)Represents acquisition and divestiture-related expenses and integration activities associated with our business combinations, all of which are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
(d)Represents costs related to the closure of certain manufacturing sites, which we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
(e)Represents impairment charges, which are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance. The losses recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023 were primarily due to the decision to demolish assets at a previously closed manufacturing site during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and the then anticipated exit of a non-core business category in the Mobility Coatings segment during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
(f)Represents foreign exchange losses resulting from the remeasurement of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, net of the impacts of our foreign currency instruments used to hedge our balance sheet exposures.
(g)Represents the non-cash, non-service cost components of long-term employee benefit costs.
(h)Represents non-cash impacts associated with stock-based compensation.
(i)Represents a non-cash charge associated with the forgiveness of a portion of up-front customer incentives with repayment features which was done along with our customer completing a recapitalization and restructuring of its indebtedness and the execution of a new long-term exclusive sales agreement with us. This amount is not considered to be indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
(j)Represents costs related to certain environmental remediation activities, which are not considered indicative of our ongoing operating performance.
(k)Represents costs for certain non-operational or non-cash (gains) losses, unrelated to our core business and which we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

Geographic Area Information:

The information within the following tables provides disaggregated information related to our net sales and long-lived assets.

Net sales by region were as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
North America$2,014$2,038$2,022
EMEA1,7841,7761,604
Asia Pacific862781735
Latin America (1)616589523
Total (2)$5,276$5,184$4,884

Net long-lived assets by region were as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
20242023
North America$539$521
EMEA362376
Asia Pacific185201
Latin America (1)95106
Total (3)$1,181$1,204

(1)Includes Mexico.

(2)Net Sales are attributed to countries based on the customer's location. Sales to customers in China represented approximately 11% of the total for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 10% for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Sales to customers in Germany represented approximately 7% of the total for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. Mexico represented 7% of the total for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and 6% for the year ended December 31, 2022. Canada, which is included in the North America region, represented approximately 3% of total net sales for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and 4% for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(3)Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, net. Germany long-lived assets amounted to approximately $204 million and $210 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. China long-lived assets amounted to approximately $156 million and $171 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Mexico long-lived assets amounted to approximately $63 million and $69 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Canada long-lived assets, which are included in the North America region, amounted to approximately $6 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023.

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