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Interest expensefor both the fourth quarter of 2019 and fourth quarter of 2018 was $16 million. For the year ended December 31, 2019, interest expense totaled $68 million versus $19 million for the full year 2018. Results for the first nine months of 2018 excluded any interest expense related to the debt raised at the time of theSpin-Off from Honeywell.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $136 million, or $1.79 per diluted share, compared to net income of $69 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, net income totaled $313 million, or $4.12 per diluted share, versus $1,206 million, or $16.21 per diluted share, for the full year 2018. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 included a tax benefit from an internal restructuring of Garrett’s business in advance of theSpin-Off that resulted in an $879 million reduction to withholding taxes on undistributed foreign earnings recorded during the year ended December 31, 2018.
Adjusted net income, which excludes special tax matters, Honeywell indemnity obligation expenses, and litigation fees, for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $62 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $53 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, adjusted net income totaled $293 million, or $3.86 per diluted share, versus $399 million, or $5.36 per diluted share, for the full year 2018. Adjusted net income for the full year 2018 includes annualized interest expenses of $42 million.
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures) for the fourth quarter of 2019 totaled $28 million, or 3.4% of net sales, compared to $29 million, or 3.6% of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, capital expenditures were $102 million, or 3.1% of net sales, compared to $95 million, or 2.8% of net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
AdditionalNon-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $137 million versus $139 million for the same period in 2018. The Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 16.5% in the quarter from 17.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018 primarily due to an unfavorable product mix partially offset by productivity and volumes. Adjusted free cash flow, which excludes Indemnity related payments and MTT payments to Honeywell, was $136 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 versus $164 million for the same period in 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin were $583 million and 17.9%, respectively, compared to $620 million and 18.4% for the full year 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2019, adjusted free cash flow was $318 million versus $466 million for the same period in 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2019, Garrett had $664 million in available liquidity, including $187 million in cash and cash equivalents and $480 million available under its revolving credit facility.
As of December 31, 2019, total debt was $1,443 million, a decrease of approximately $68 million compared to September 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, net debt totaled $1,256 million, a decrease of approximately $65 million compared to September 30, 2019. Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in Garrett’s Credit Agreement) was lowered to 2.74x as of December 31, 2019 from 2.93x as of September 30, 2019. Garrett’s weighted average stated interest rate was approximately 3.15% as of December 31, 2019, and the company has no significant debt maturities until 2023.
2020 Outlook
Garrett is providing the following initial outlook for the full year 2020, which reflects the current expected effects of the novel coronavirus and further rebalancing of the company’s light vehicle products between Diesel and Gasoline. Additionally, global light vehicle auto production is expected to decline between (5%) and (7%) and global commercial vehicle production is expected to decline between (7%) and (10%) for the year.
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