Visteon (VC) 8-K Visteon Announces Third-Quarter 2018 Results

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Visteon Announces Third-Quarter 2018 Results

• Sales of $681 million

• Net income of $21 million

• Adjusted EBITDA of $71 million

• Awarded $5.4 billion in new business year to date – up 17 percent year-over-year; nearlytwo-thirds associated with next-generation cockpit technologies

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 25, 2018 — Visteon Corporation (NASDAQ: VC) today announced third-quarter 2018 results, reporting sales of $681 million, compared with $765 million in the third quarter of 2017. Third-quarter net income attributable to Visteon was $21 million or $0.71 per diluted share for 2018, compared with $43 million or $1.35 per diluted share in 2017.

Adjusted EBITDA, anon-GAAP financial measure as defined below, was $71 million for the third quarter, compared with $83 million in the same period last year. Adjusted net income, anon-GAAP financial measure as defined below, was $33 million for the third quarter or $1.12 per diluted share, compared with $45 million or $1.42 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2017.

Global vehicle manufacturers awarded Visteon new business of $5.4 billionyear-to-date through Sept. 30, 2018.

“The third quarter was very challenging, as vehicle production volumes were impacted in virtually every region,” said Visteon President and CEO Sachin Lawande. “Our new business wins remain strong, driven by our new technologies and products that address emerging trends in the industry. Despite near-term headwinds, we remain confident about our long-term growth.”

Third Quarter in Review

Sales totaled $681 million and $765 million during the third quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. On a regional basis, in the third quarter of 2018, Asia accounted for 42 percent of sales, Europe 32 percent, and the Americas 26 percent.

Gross margin for the third quarter of 2018 and 2017 was $82 million and $114 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA was $71 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared with $83 million for the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.4 percent for the third quarter of 2018, 40 basis points lower than the prior year.

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For the third quarter of 2018, net income was $21 million or $0.71 per diluted share, compared with $43 million or $1.35 per diluted share for the same period in 2017. Adjusted net income, which excludes restructuring charges and discontinued operations, was $33 million or $1.12 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2018, compared with $45 million or $1.42 per diluted share for the same period in 2017.

Cash and Debt Balances

Visteon’s balance sheet remains strong with total cash of $442 million as of Sept. 30, 2018. Total debt as of Sept. 30, 2018, was $380 million.

For the third quarter of 2018, cash used by operations was $19 million, and capital expenditures were $27 million.Year-to-date cash from operations was $107 million, and capital expenditures were $96 million. Total Visteon adjusted free cash flow, anon-GAAP financial measure as defined below, for the third quarter and first nine months of the year was $42 million and $35 million, respectively.

Share Repurchases

During the first nine months of the year, the company repurchased $250 million of shares, and as of Sept. 30, 2018, had 29.1 million of diluted shares of common stock outstanding.

Visteon is authorized to purchase an additional $450 million of shares through Dec. 31, 2020, under the Board of Directors’ Jan. 15, 2018, resolution.

Full-Year 2018 Outlook

Visteon updated its full-year 2018 guidance, with sales in the range of $2.95 billion to $3.00 billion, adjusted EBITDA in the range of $315 million to $335 million, and adjusted free cash flow in the range of $80 million to $100 million.

About Visteon

Visteon is a global technology company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers. Visteon is a leading provider of instrument clusters,head-up displays, information displays, infotainment, audio systems, SmartCore™ cockpit domain controllers, vehicle connectivity, and the DriveCore™ autonomous driving platform. Visteon also supplies embedded multimedia and smartphone connectivity software solutions to the global automotive industry. Headquartered in Van Buren Township, Michigan, Visteon has approximately 10,000 employees at more than 40 facilities in 18 countries. Visteon had sales of $3.15 billion in 2017. Learn more atwww.visteon.com.

Conference Call and Presentation

Today, Thursday, Oct. 25, at 9 a.m. ET, the company will host a conference call for the investment community to discuss the quarter’s results and other related items. The conference call is available to the general public via a live audio webcast.

Thedial-in numbers to participate in the call are:

U.S./Canada:866-411-5196

Outside U.S./Canada:970-297-2404

(Call approximately 10 minutes before the start of the conference.)

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The conference call and live audio webcast, related presentation materials and other supplemental information will be accessible in the investors section of Visteon’s website. A news release on Visteon’s second-quarter results will be available in the news section of the website.

A replay of the conference call will be available through the company’s website or by dialing855-859-2056 (toll-free from the U.S. and Canada) or404-537-3406 (international). The conference ID for the phone replay is 7577718. The phone replay will be available for one week following the conference call.

Forward-looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: (1) conditions within the automotive industry, including (i) the automotive vehicle production volumes and schedules of our customers, (ii) the financial condition of our customers and the effects of any restructuring or reorganization plans that may be undertaken by our customers or suppliers, including work stoppages, and (iii) possible disruptions in the supply of commodities to us or our customers due to financial distress, work stoppages, natural disasters or civil unrest; (2) our ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; including our ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on terms acceptable to us; our ability to comply with financial and other covenants in our credit agreements; and the continuation of acceptable supplier payment terms; (3) our ability to satisfy pension and other post-employment benefit obligations; (4) our ability to access funds generated by foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures on a timely and cost-effective basis; (5) our ability to execute on our transformational plans and cost-reduction initiatives in the amounts and on the timing contemplated; (6) general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates and fuel prices; (7) the timing and expenses related to internal restructurings, employee reductions, acquisitions or dispositions and the effect of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations; (8) increases in raw material and energy costs and our ability to offset or recover these costs, increases in our warranty, product liability and recall costs or the outcome of legal or regulatory proceedings to which we are or may become a party; and (9) those factors identified in our filings with the SEC (including our Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2017).

Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our view only as of the date of this release, and which we assume no obligation to update. The financial results presented herein are preliminary and unaudited; final financial results will be included in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2018. New business wins, rewins and backlog do not represent firm orders or firm commitments from customers, but are based on various assumptions, including the timing and duration of product launches, vehicle production levels, customer cancellations, installation rates, customer price reductions and currency exchange rates.

Use ofNon-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains information about Visteon’s financial results which is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Suchnon-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures at the end of this press release. The provision of these comparable GAAP financial measures for 2018 is not intended to indicate that Visteon is explicitly or implicitly providing projections on those GAAP financial measures, and actual results for such measures are likely to vary from those presented. The reconciliations include all information reasonably available to the company at the date of this press release and the adjustments that management can reasonably predict.

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Contacts:

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VISTEON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Sales	$	681		$	765		$	2,253		$	2,349
Cost of sales		(599	)		(651	)		(1,938	)		(1,995	)
Gross margin		82			114			315			354
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(40	)		(55	)		(139	)		(161	)
Restructuring expense		(18	)		(6	)		(28	)		(10	)
Interest expense, net		(2	)		(3	)		(6	)		(12	)
Equity in net income ofnon-consolidated affiliates		3			1			10			6
Other income, net		7			4			17			11
Income before income taxes		32			55			169			188
Provision for income taxes		(9	)		(8	)		(42	)		(34	)
Net income from continuing operations		23			47			127			154
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		1			—			2			8
Net income		24			47			129			162
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interests		(3	)		(4	)		(8	)		(11	)
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	21		$	43		$	121		$	151
Earnings per share data:
Basic earnings per share
Continuing operations	$	0.68		$	1.38		$	3.99		$	4.50
Discontinued operations		0.03			—			0.07			0.25
Basic earnings per share attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	0.71		$	1.38		$	4.06		$	4.75
Diluted earnings per share
Continuing operations	$	0.68		$	1.35		$	3.95		$	4.43
Discontinued operations		0.03			—			0.07			0.25
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	0.71		$	1.35		$	4.02		$	4.68
Average shares outstanding (in millions)
Basic		29.3			31.2			29.8			31.8
Diluted		29.5			31.8			30.1			32.3
Comprehensive income:
Comprehensive income	$	8		$	59		$	91		$	205
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	8		$	53		$	87		$	190

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VISTEON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in Millions)

(Unaudited)

	September 30			December 31
	2018			2017
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$	439		$	706
Restricted cash		3			3
Accounts receivable, net		448			530
Inventories, net		222			189
Other current assets		192			175
Total current assets		1,304			1,603
Property and equipment, net		384			377
Intangible assets, net		130			132
Investments innon-consolidated affiliates		39			41
Othernon-current assets		141			151
Total assets	$	1,998		$	2,304
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	$	32		$	46
Accounts payable		432			470
Accrued employee liabilities		65			105
Other current liabilities		166			180
Total current liabilities		695			801
Long-term debt		348			347
Employee benefits		256			277
Deferred tax liabilities		22			23
Othernon-current liabilities		86			95
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock		1			1
Additionalpaid-in capital		1,331			1,339
Retained earnings		1,566			1,445
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(208	)		(174	)
Treasury stock		(2,214	)		(1,974	)
Total Visteon Corporation stockholders’ equity		476			637
Non-controlling interests		115			124
Total equity		591			761
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,998		$	2,304

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VISTEON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
	2018			2017			2018			2017
OPERATING
Net income	$	24		$	47		$	129		$	162
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		22			21			67			62
Equity in net income ofnon-consolidated affiliates, net of dividends remitted		(3	)		(1	)		(10	)		(6	)
Non-cash stock-based compensation		4			3			4			9
Transaction gains		(5	)		(2	)		(8	)		(11	)
Othernon-cash items		—			(1	)		2			2
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(3	)		21			82			29
Inventories		(24	)		(7	)		(38	)		(15	)
Accounts payable		(9	)		(19	)		(17	)		(39	)
Other assets and other liabilities		(25	)		(18	)		(104	)		(64	)
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities		(19	)		44			107			129
INVESTING
Capital expenditures, including intangibles		(27	)		(22	)		(96	)		(69	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		16			—			16			(47	)
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures		—			2			—			15
Settlement of net investment hedge		—			—			—			5
Other		10			1			13			1
Net cash used by investing activities		(1	)		(19	)		(67	)		(95	)
FINANCING
Short-term debt, net		3			1			(13	)		8
Principal payments on debt		—			—			—			(2	)
Distribution payments		—			—			(14	)		(1	)
Repurchase of common stock		(50	)		(10	)		(250	)		(170	)
Dividends paid tonon-controlling interests		(11	)		(18	)		(12	)		(29	)
Stock based compensationtax-withholding payments		(3	)		—			(7	)		(1	)
Other		—			(1	)		2			(3	)
Net cash used by financing activities		(61	)		(28	)		(294	)		(198	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(5	)		4			(13	)		17
Net (decrease) increase in cash		(86	)		1			(267	)		(147	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		528			734			709			882
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	442		$	735		$	442		$	735

The Company has combined cash flows from discontinued operations with cash flows from continuing operations within the operating and investing categories. 2017 cash flow statement recast for adoption of Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.”

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VISTEON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OFNON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited, Dollars in Millions)

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s performance that management believes is useful to investors because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating activities across reporting periods. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income attributable to the Company adjusted to eliminate the impact of depreciation and amortization, restructuring expense, net interest expense, equity in net income ofnon-consolidated affiliates, loss on divestiture, gain onnon-consolidated affiliate transactions, provision for income taxes, discontinued operations, net income attributable tonon-controlling interests,non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Estimated
	September 30						September 30						Full Year
Visteon:	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018
Net income attributable to Visteon	$	71		$	43		$	121		$	151		$141 - $161
Depreciation and amortization		22			21			67			62		90
Restructuring expense		18			6			28			10		30
Interest expense, net		2			3			6			12		8
Equity in net income ofnon-consolidated affiliates		(3	)		(1	)		(10	)		(6	)	(13)
Provision for income taxes		9			8			42			34		50
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1	)		—			(2	)		(8	)	(2)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interests		3			4			8			11		11
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		4			3			4			9		8
Other		(4	)		(4	)		(8	)		(7	)	(8)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	21		$	83		$	256		$	268		$315 - $335

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under U.S. GAAP and does not purport to be a substitute for net income as an indicator of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and is not intended to be a measure of cash flow available for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. In addition, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA (i) as a factor in incentive compensation decisions, (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s business strategies, and (iii) because the Company’s credit agreements use similar measures for compliance with certain covenants.

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Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow: Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are presented as supplemental measures of the Company’s liquidity that management believes are useful to investors in analyzing the Company’s ability to service and repay its debt. The Company defines Free cash flow as cash flow provided from operating activities less capital expenditures. The Company defines Adjusted free cash flow as cash flow provided from operating activities less capital expenditures, as further adjusted for restructuring and transformation-related payments. Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow include amounts associated with discontinued operations. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Estimated
	September 30						September 30						Full Year
Total Visteon:	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018
Cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$	(19	)	$	44		$	107		$	129		$165 - $180
Capital expenditures, including intangibles		(27	)		(22	)		(96	)		(69	)	(120 - 110)
Free cash flow	$	(46	)	$	22		$	11		$	60		$45- $70
Restructuring/transformation-related payments		4			10			24			28		35 - 30
Adjusted free cash flow	$	(42	)	$	32		$	35		$	88		$80 - $100

Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and do not purport to be a substitute for cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow have limitations as analytical tools as they do not reflect cash used to service debt and do not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. In addition, the Company uses Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow (i) as factors in incentive compensation decisions and (ii) for planning and forecasting future periods.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share: Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share are presented as supplemental measures that management believes are useful to investors in analyzing the Company’s profitability, providing comparability between periods by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of recurring business operating results. The Company believes management and investors benefit from referring to these supplemental measures in assessing company performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. The Company defines Adjusted net income as net income attributable to Visteon adjusted to eliminate the impact of restructuring expense, loss on divestiture, gain onnon-consolidated affiliate transactions, discontinued operations and related tax effects and other gains and losses not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operations. The Company defines Adjusted earnings per share as Adjusted net income divided by diluted shares. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
Net income attributable to Visteon:	2018		2017		2018		2017
Electronics	$	20	$	43	$	119	$	143
Discontinued operations		1		—		2		8
Net income attributable to Visteon	$	21	$	43	$	121	$	151

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	Electronics			Discontinued Operations			Total Visteon			Electronics			Discontinued Operations			Total Visteon
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Visteon	$	20		$	1		$	21		$	119		$	2		$	121
Average shares outstanding, diluted (in millions)		29.5			29.5			29.5			30.1			30.1			30.1
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.68		$	0.03		$	0.71		$	3.95		$	0.07		$	4.02
Adjusted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Visteon	$	20		$	1		$	21		$	119		$	2		$	121
Restructuring expense		18			—			18			28			—			28
Other		(5	)		—			(5	)		(9	)		—			(9	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			(1	)		(1	)		—			(2	)		(2	)
Adjusted net income *	$	33		$	—		$	33		$	138		$	—		$	138
Average shares outstanding, diluted (in millions)		29.5			29.5			29.5			30.1			30.1			30.1
Adjusted earnings per share	$	1.12		$	—		$	1.12		$	4.58		$	—		$	4.58

* Tax impacts of approximately $1M.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2017								Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Electronics			Discontinued Operations		Total Visteon			Electronics			Discontinued Operations			Total Visteon
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Visteon	$	43		$	—	$	43		$	143		$	8		$	151
Average shares outstanding, diluted (in millions)		31.8			—		31.8			32.3			32.3			32.3
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.35		$	—	$	1.35		$	4.43		$	0.25		$	4.68
Adjusted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Visteon	$	43		$	—	$	43		$	143		$	8		$	151
Restructuring expense		6			—		6			10			—			10
Other		(4	)		—		(4	)		(7	)		—			(7	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			—		—			—			(8	)		(8	)
Adjusted net income *	$	45		$	—	$	45		$	146		$	—		$	146
Average shares outstanding, diluted (in millions)		31.8			—		31.8			32.3			32.3			32.3
Adjusted earnings per share	$	1.42		$	—	$	1.42		$	4.52		$	—		$	4.52

* Tax impacts of adjustments less than $1M.

Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and do not purport to be a substitute for profitability. Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share have limitations as analytical tools as they do not consider certain restructuring and transaction-related payments and/or expenses. In addition, the Company uses Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share for planning and forecasting future periods.

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