FORD MOTOR COMPANY (NYSE:F) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Bob Shanks, our executive vice president and chief financial
officer, will host a Lets Chat forum at 10 a.m. EDT today to
discuss key items of interest to the investment community. The
presentation will note that we expect our total company adjusted
pre-tax profit to be about $9 billion in 2017, which is lower
than in 2016 driven by our planned investments in emerging
opportunities, and to improve in 2018. We are establishing
earnings per share guidance for the first quarter of 2017 in the
range of $0.30 to $0.35 for both earnings per share (GAAP) and
adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP). This is lower than our
earnings per share in the first quarter of 2016 due to: higher
costs (including commodities, warranty, and investments in
emerging opportunities); lower volume (primarily fleet); and
unfavorable exchange. We continue to expect Ford Credits pre-tax
profit to be about $1.5 billion in 2017 and to improve in
2018.
officer, will host a Lets Chat forum at 10 a.m. EDT today to
discuss key items of interest to the investment community. The
presentation will note that we expect our total company adjusted
pre-tax profit to be about $9 billion in 2017, which is lower
than in 2016 driven by our planned investments in emerging
opportunities, and to improve in 2018. We are establishing
earnings per share guidance for the first quarter of 2017 in the
range of $0.30 to $0.35 for both earnings per share (GAAP) and
adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP). This is lower than our
earnings per share in the first quarter of 2016 due to: higher
costs (including commodities, warranty, and investments in
emerging opportunities); lower volume (primarily fleet); and
unfavorable exchange. We continue to expect Ford Credits pre-tax
profit to be about $1.5 billion in 2017 and to improve in
2018.
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1 Total company adjusted pre-tax profit is a non-GAAP
financial measure. We do not provide guidance on net income, the
comparable GAAP financial measure. Full-year net income in 2017
and 2018 will include potentially significant special items that
have not yet occurred and are difficult to predict with
reasonable certainty prior to each year end, specifically pension
and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses.
financial measure. We do not provide guidance on net income, the
comparable GAAP financial measure. Full-year net income in 2017
and 2018 will include potentially significant special items that
have not yet occurred and are difficult to predict with
reasonable certainty prior to each year end, specifically pension
and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses.
>Risk Factors
Statements included or incorporated by reference herein may
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions
by our management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties,
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those stated, including, without limitation:
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions
by our management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties,
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those stated, including, without limitation:
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Decline in industry sales volume, particularly in the
United States, Europe, or China, due to financial crisis, recession, geopolitical events, or other factors; |
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Lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of Fords new or
existing products or services, or failure to achieve expected growth; |
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Market shift away from sales of larger, more profitable
vehicles beyond Fords current planning assumption, particularly in the United States; |
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Continued or increased price competition resulting from
industry excess capacity, currency fluctuations, or other factors; |
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Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity
prices, and interest rates; |
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Adverse effects resulting from economic, geopolitical,
protectionist trade policies, or other events; |
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Work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other
limitations on production (whether as a result of labor disputes, natural or man-made disasters, tight credit markets or other financial distress, production constraints or difficulties, or other factors); |
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Single-source supply of components or materials;
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Labor or other constraints on Fords ability to maintain
competitive cost structure; |
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Substantial pension and other postretirement liabilities
impairing liquidity or financial condition; |
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Worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for
pension and other postretirement benefit plans (e.g., discount rates or investment returns); |
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Restriction on use of tax attributes from tax law ownership
change; |
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The discovery of defects in vehicles resulting in delays in
new model launches, recall campaigns, or increased warranty costs; |
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Increased safety, emissions, fuel economy, or other
regulations resulting in higher costs, cash expenditures, and/or sales restrictions; |
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Unusual or significant litigation, governmental
investigations, or adverse publicity arising out of alleged defects in products, perceived environmental impacts, or otherwise; |
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Adverse effects on results from a decrease in or cessation
or clawback of government incentives related to investments; |
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Cybersecurity risks to operational systems, security
systems, or infrastructure owned by Ford, Ford Credit, or a third-party vendor or supplier; |
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Failure of financial institutions to fulfill commitments
under committed credit and liquidity facilities; |
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Inability of Ford Credit to access debt, securitization, or
derivative markets around the world at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts, due to credit rating downgrades, market volatility, market disruption, regulatory requirements, or other factors; |
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Higher-than-expected credit losses, lower-than-anticipated
residual values, or higher-than-expected return volumes for leased vehicles; |
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Increased competition from banks, financial institutions,
or other third parties seeking to increase their share of financing Ford vehicles; and |
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New or increased credit regulations, consumer or data
protection regulations, or other regulations resulting in higher costs and/or additional financing restrictions. |
We cannot be certain that any expectation, forecast, or
assumption made in preparing forward-looking statements will
prove accurate, or that any projection will be realized. It is to
be expected that there may be differences between projected and
actual results. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date of their initial issuance, and we do not undertake any
obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise. For additional discussion, see Item 1A. Risk
Factors in our 2016 Form 10-K Report, as updated by our
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on
Form 8-K.
assumption made in preparing forward-looking statements will
prove accurate, or that any projection will be realized. It is to
be expected that there may be differences between projected and
actual results. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date of their initial issuance, and we do not undertake any
obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise. For additional discussion, see Item 1A. Risk
Factors in our 2016 Form 10-K Report, as updated by our
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on
Form 8-K.
About FORD MOTOR COMPANY (NYSE:F)
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is a global automotive and mobility company. The Company’s principal business includes designing, manufacturing, marketing, financing, and servicing a line of Ford cars, trucks, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and electrified vehicles, as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles. The Company operates in two sectors: Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector includes North America, South America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific segments. Its Financial Services sector includes Ford Credit and Other Financial Services segments. Its vehicle brands include Ford, Ford-Lincoln and Lincoln. The Other Financial Services segment includes holding companies, real estate, and the financing of some Volvo vehicles in Europe. The Company has over 70 plants across the world. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Ford Credit), it provides automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers throughout the world. FORD MOTOR COMPANY (NYSE:F) Recent Trading Information
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