Goodyear Announces 2024 Financial Results

Full year Goodyear net income of $70 million (24 cents per share); adjusted net income of $302 million ($1.05 per share)

Fourth quarter Goodyear net income of $76 million (26 cents per share); adjusted net income of $114 million (39 cents per share)

Full year Segment Operating Margin expansion across all three business units

Goodyear Forward drives 2024 benefits of $480 million, exceeding plan

Fourth quarter cash flows from operating activities of $1.3 billion

Company reaffirms expanded Goodyear Forward targets, significant deleveraging expected in 2025

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) reported fourth quarter 2024 results today and the company will host an investor call tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time led by Mark Stewart, Goodyear’s chief executive officer and president, and Christina Zamarro, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. The management team will share insights on fourth quarter performance and progress on the Goodyear Forward transformation plan.

“As I reflect on my first year at Goodyear, I am pleased with the progress we have made. We exceeded our full year 2024 Goodyear Forward expectations and raised our targets for 2025, grew earnings and segment operating margins across all business units, and successfully reached agreements to divest non-core assets as part of our comprehensive strategic review. Moving forward, we remain committed to achieving our expanded Goodyear Forward targets, including further margin expansion and meaningful debt reduction,” said Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart.

Goodyear’s fourth quarter 2024 sales were $4.9 billion, with tire unit volumes totaling 43.6 million. Fourth quarter 2024 Goodyear net income was $76 million (26 cents per share) compared to a Goodyear net loss of $291 million ($1.02 per share) a year ago. The fourth quarter of 2024 included several significant items including, on a pre-tax basis, rationalization charges of $34 million and Goodyear Forward costs of $31 million. The fourth quarter of 2023 included, on a pre-tax basis, goodwill impairment charges of $230 million and rationalization charges of $200 million. Goodyear Forward costs are comprised of advisory, legal and consulting fees and costs associated with planned asset sales.

Fourth quarter 2024 adjusted net income was $114 million compared to adjusted net income of $135 million in the prior year’s quarter. Adjusted earnings per share was $0.39, compared to $0.47 in the prior year’s quarter. Per share amounts are diluted.

The company reported segment operating income of $385 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, up $2 million from a year ago. Segment operating income reflects benefits of $195 million from the Goodyear Forward transformation plan and $52 million from business interruption insurance proceeds related to storm damage in prior years. These were partly offset by unfavorable price/mix versus raw material costs of $149 million, lower tire volume of $42 million and unabsorbed fixed costs of $39 million.

Additional earnings materials can be found on Goodyear’s investor relations website at http://investor.goodyear.com.

Full-Year Results

Goodyear’s 2024 sales were $18.9 billion with tire unit volumes totaling 166.6 million. 2024 Goodyear net income was $70 million (24 cents per share) compared to a Goodyear net loss of $689 million ($2.42 per share) a year ago. The year over year improvement was driven by increases in segment operating income. 2024 net income included several significant items including, on a pre-tax basis, an intangible asset impairment of $125 million, Goodyear Forward costs of $124 million, rationalization charges of $86 million, and a benefit of $85 million from asset and other sales. Full-year 2023 Goodyear net income included, on a pre-tax basis, rationalization charges of $502 million and a goodwill impairment of $230 million.

Goodyear 2024 adjusted net income was $302 million compared to adjusted net income of $61 million in the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share was $1.05, compared to $0.21 in the prior year.

The company reported segment operating income of $1,318 million for 2024, up $350 million from a year ago. The increase in segment operating income reflects benefits of $480 million from the Goodyear Forward transformation plan, $121 million from insurance proceeds, net of current year expenses, and $86 million from net price/mix versus raw material costs. These were partly offset by $220 million of increased inflationary costs and lower tire volume of $185 million.

Full-year 2024 cash flows from operating activities was $698 million compared with $1,032 million in 2023.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Financial Tables” for further explanation and reconciliation tables for historical Total Segment Operating Income and Margin; Adjusted Net Income (Loss); and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, reflecting the impact of certain significant items on the 2024 and 2023 periods.

Business Segment Results

AMERICAS

Americas’ fourth quarter 2024 sales of $2.9 billion were 5.8% lower, driven by declines in replacement volume and unfavorable price/mix. Tire unit volume decreased 4.8%. Replacement tire unit volume decreased 7.0%, reflecting USTMA member declines in the U.S. Non-USTMA members, generally representing low-cost imported product, grew significantly in the quarter in the U.S. Original equipment unit volumes were up 8.5%, reflecting new fitment wins and a weak U.S. comparable related to the UAW strike in 2023.

Fourth quarter 2024 segment operating income of $262 million decreased $47 million from the prior year’s quarter. The decrease was driven by lower volume, unfavorable price/mix and raw material costs, and general inflation. These headwinds were largely offset by Goodyear Forward savings. Segment operating income in 2024 also included $52 million of insurance claim recoveries, primarily related to the 2023 Tupelo storm.

EMEA

EMEA’s fourth quarter 2024 sales of $1.5 billion were 3.7% higher, driven by increased tire volume and favorable price/mix. Tire unit volume increased 1.5%. Replacement unit volumes increased 2.7%, reflecting strong winter tire demand in consumer. Original equipment unit volumes decreased 1.6%, reflecting lower OEM production.

Fourth quarter 2024 segment operating income of $41 million was up $35 million compared to the prior year’s quarter. Segment operating income benefitted from the Goodyear Forward plan and the recovery from last year’s fire at the Debica, Poland facility. These benefits were partly offset by unfavorable price/mix versus raw material costs.

ASIA PACIFIC

Asia Pacific’s fourth quarter 2024 sales of $606 million were 6.8% lower, driven by lower replacement volume. Tire unit volume decreased 9.3%. Replacement tire unit volume decreased 17.1%, driven by actions taken to reduce lower margin business and channel destocking. Original equipment unit volume remained relatively flat.

Fourth quarter 2024 segment operating income of $82 million was up $14 million from prior year driven by benefits from Goodyear Forward and lower other costs. These factors were partly offset by lower volume.

Goodyear Forward

Goodyear Forward is a transformation plan designed to deliver significant margin expansion, optimize the company’s portfolio, and reduce leverage to drive substantial shareholder value creation. Goodyear Forward is expected to deliver $1.5 billion in annual run-rate benefits driven by cost actions and margin expansion, segment operating margin of 10%, gross proceeds in excess of $2 billion from portfolio optimization, and a net leverage ratio of 2.0x to 2.5x, all by the end of 2025.

In 2024, several actions were taken to drive significant progress on the Goodyear Forward plan. Segment operating income in 2024 reflects Goodyear Forward benefits of $480 million. Definitive agreements were reached to divest two non-core assets identified during the company’s comprehensive strategic review, and on February 3, 2025, the sale of the off-the-road tire business to The Yokohama Rubber Company successfully closed. The sale of the Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries is anticipated to close by mid-2025. …

Source: Goodyear