DETROIT, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) today reported first-quarter 2023 revenue of $40.0 billion, net income attributable to stockholders of $2.4 billion and EBIT-adjusted of $3.8 billion.

GM is also updating its full-year 2023 earnings guidance:

U.S. GAAP net income attributable to stockholders of $8.4 billion-$9.9 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $8.7 billion-$10.1 billion, including $0.9 billion of charges related to the voluntary separation program
EBIT-adjusted of $11.0 billion-$13.0 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $10.5 billion-$12.5 billion
U.S. GAAP net automotive cash provided by operating activities of $16.5 billion-$20.5 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $16.0 billion-$20.0 billion
Adjusted automotive free cash flow of $5.5 billion-$7.5 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $5.0 billion-$7.0 billion

See below for reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures or visit the GM Investor Relations website for complete details.

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Results Overview

	Three Months Ended
($M) except where noted	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2022	Change	% Change
Revenue	$ 39,985	$ 35,979	$ 4,006	11.1 %
Net income attributable to stockholders	$ 2,395	$ 2,939	$ (544)	(18.5) %
EBIT-adjusted	$ 3,803	$ 4,044	$ (241)	(6.0) %
Net income margin	6.0 %	8.2 %	(2.2) ppts	(26.8) %
EBIT-adjusted margin	9.5 %	11.2 %	(1.7) ppts	(15.2) %
Automotive operating cash flow	$ 2,232	$ 1,635	$ 597	36.5 %
Adjusted automotive free cash flow	$ (132)	$ 6	$ (138)	n.m.
EPS-diluted(a)	$ 1.69	$ 1.35	$ 0.34	25.2 %
EPS-diluted-adjusted(a)	$ 2.21	$ 2.09	$ 0.12	5.7 %
GMNA EBIT-adjusted	$ 3,576	$ 3,141	$ 435	13.8 %
GMNA EBIT-adjusted margin	10.9 %	10.7 %	0.2 ppts	1.9 %
GMI EBIT-adjusted	$ 347	$ 328	$ 19	5.8 %
China equity income	$ 83	$ 234	$ (151)	(64.5) %
GM Financial EBT-adjusted	$ 771	$ 1,284	$ (513)	(40.0) %


(a)	EPS-diluted and EPS-diluted-adjusted include a $0.03 and $(0.11) impact from revaluation on equity investments in the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.
(b)	n.m. = not meaningful

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations

The following table reconciles Net income attributable to stockholders under U.S. GAAP to EBIT-adjusted (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2022
Net income attributable to stockholders(a)	$ 2,395	$ 2,939
Income tax expense (benefit)	428	(28)
Automotive interest expense	234	226
Automotive interest income	(229)	(50)
Adjustments
Voluntary separation program(b)	875	—
Cruise compensation modifications(c)	—	1,057
Buick dealer strategy(d)	99	—
Patent royalty matters(e)	—	(100)
Total adjustments	974	957
EBIT-adjusted	$ 3,803	$ 4,044


(a)	Net of net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.
(b)	This adjustment was excluded because it relates to the acceleration of attrition as part of the cost reduction program announced in January 2023, primarily in the United States.
(c)	This adjustment was excluded because it relates to the one-time modification of Cruise stock incentive awards.
(d)	This adjustment was excluded because it relates to strategic activities to transition certain Buick dealers out of our dealer network as part of Buick's EV strategy.
(e)	This adjustment was excluded because it relates to the resolution of substantially all royalty matters accrued with respect to past-year vehicle sales in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The following table reconciles diluted earnings per common share under U.S. GAAP to EPS-diluted-adjusted (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023		March 31, 2022
	Amount	Per Share	Amount	Per Share
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 2,369	$ 1.69	$ 1,987	$ 1.35
Adjustments(a)	974	0.69	957	0.65
Tax effect on adjustments(b)	(239)	(0.17)	(296)	(0.20)
Tax adjustments(c)	—	—	(482)	(0.33)
Deemed dividend adjustment(d)	—	—	909	0.62
EPS-diluted-adjusted	$ 3,104	$ 2.21	$ 3,075	$ 2.09


(a)	Refer to the reconciliation of Net income attributable to stockholders under U.S. GAAP to EBIT-adjusted for adjustment details.
(b)	The tax effect of each adjustment is determined based on the tax laws and valuation allowance status of the jurisdiction to which the adjustment relates.
(c)	This adjustment consists of tax benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets considered realizable as a result of Cruise tax reconsolidation in the three months ended March 31, 2022. This adjustment was excluded because significant impacts of valuation allowances are not considered part of our core operations.
(d)	This adjustment consists of a deemed dividend related to the redemption of Cruise preferred shares from SoftBank in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The following table reconciles net automotive cash provided by operating activities under U.S. GAAP to adjusted automotive free cash flow (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2022
Net automotive cash provided by operating activities	$ 2,232	$ 1,635
Less: Capital expenditures	(2,408)	(1,645)
Add: Buick dealer strategy	39	—
Add: Employee separation costs	5	—
Add: GM Korea wage litigation	—	16
Adjusted automotive free cash flow	$ (132)	$ 6

Guidance Reconciliations

The following table reconciles expected Net income attributable to stockholders under U.S. GAAP to expected EBIT-adjusted (dollars in billions):

	Year Ending December 31, 2023
Net income attributable to stockholders	$ 8.4-9.9
Income tax expense	1.5-2.0
Automotive interest expense, net	0.1
Adjustments(a)	1.0
EBIT-adjusted	$ 11.0-13.0

(a)

Refer to the reconciliation of Net income attributable to stockholders under U.S. GAAP to EBIT-adjusted for the details of each individual adjustment. We do not consider the potential future impact of adjustments on our expected financial results.

The following table reconciles expected automotive net cash provided by operating activities under U.S. GAAP to expected adjusted automotive free cash flow (dollars in billions):

	Year Ending December 31, 2023
Net automotive cash provided by operating activities	$ 16.5-20.5
Less: Capital expenditures	11.0-13.0
Adjusted automotive free cash flow(a)	$ 5.5-7.5

(a)

We do not consider the potential future impact of adjustments on our expected financial results.

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GM Releases 2023 First-Quarter Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance