Goodyear’s third quarter 2021 sales were $4.9 billion, up 42% from a year ago. The increase was driven by the Cooper Tire merger, improvements in price/mix, increased sales from other tire-related businesses and higher volume.
Tire unit volumes totaled 48.2 million, up 32% from the prior year’s period. Replacement tire unit volume increased 44%, reflecting the addition of Cooper Tire unit volume, continuing industry recovery and market share gains. Original equipment unit volume decreased 7%, reflecting lower vehicle production, which continued to be affected by shortages of components and materials.
Goodyear’s third quarter 2021 net income was $132 million (46 cents per share) compared to a net loss of $2 million (1 cent per share) a year ago. The 2021 period included several significant items, including, on a pre-tax basis, amortization related to Cooper Tire inventory step-up adjustments of $72 million. Third quarter 2021 adjusted net income was $206 million (72 cents per share) compared to adjusted net income of $24 million (10 cents per share) in the prior year’s quarter. Per share amounts are diluted.
The company reported segment operating income of $372 million in the third quarter of 2021, up $210 million from a year ago. The company also reported merger-adjusted segment operating income of $449 million, which excludes certain costs triggered by the Cooper Tire merger. The increase in segment operating income primarily reflects improvements in price/mix, the impacts of higher volume, including increased factory utilization, and higher earnings from other tire-related businesses. These factors were partially offset by higher raw material costs, the nonrecurrence of benefits related to temporary cost reductions during last year’s pandemic shutdown, and inflationary cost pressures in wages, benefits, transportation and energy. The reported results also include Cooper Tire operating income of $48 million, which includes $70 million of amortization of Cooper Tire inventory step-up adjustments and $7 million incremental amortization of Cooper Tire intangible assets.
Year-to-Date Results
Goodyear’s sales for the first nine months of 2021 were $12.4 billion, a 43% increase from the 2020 period, primarily due to higher volume, the Cooper Tire merger, increased sales from other tire-related businesses and improvements in price/mix.
Tire unit volumes totaled 120.7 million, up 37% from 2020. Replacement tire shipments increased 42%, which included additional tire unit volume related to the Cooper Tire merger, which closed on June 7, 2021, and both industry recovery and market share gains. Original equipment volume increased 19%, driven by higher global vehicle production in the second quarter and increased market share.
Goodyear’s net income was $211 million for the first nine months of 2021 (82 cents per share) compared to a net loss of $1.3 billion ($5.62 per share) in the prior year’s period. The first nine months of 2021 included several significant items, including, on a pre-tax basis, amortization of Cooper Tire inventory step-up adjustments of $110 million and transaction and other costs of $55 million, both in connection with the Cooper Tire merger, rationalizations, asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation of $82 million, primarily associated with the modernization of two manufacturing facilities in Germany, the permanent closure of a manufacturing facility in Gadsden, Alabama, and a plan to reduce selling, administrative and general expense in Europe, Middle East and Africa, a negative impact of $52 million related to a severe winter storm in the U.S. and a $114 million benefit related to a Brazilian Supreme Court ruling with respect to indirect taxes.
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