Overview

* American Axle Q3 sales reach $1.51 bln, meeting analyst expectations

* Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 beats estimates, indicating strong operational performance

* Net income and adjusted EPS for Q3 declined year-over-year

Outlook

* AAM targets full-year sales between $5.8 bln and $5.9 bln

* AAM expects full-year Adjusted EBITDA between $710 mln and $745 mln

* AAM forecasts full-year Adjusted free cash flow between $180 mln and $210 mln

Result Drivers

* MARGIN GROWTH - AAM attributes strong year-over-year margin growth to performance improvements

* DOWLAIS COMBINATION - Progress in combination with Dowlais expected to enhance global presence and value creation

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Sales Meet $1.51 $1.51

bln bln (7

Analysts

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Q3 EPS $0.07

Q3 Net $9.20

Income mln

Q3 Beat $194.70 $180.70

Adjusted mln mln (7

EBITDA Analysts

)

Q3 $98.10

Adjusted mln

Free

Cash

Flow

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the auto, truck & motorcycle parts peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc ( AXL ) is $7.00, about 11.9% above its November 6 closing price of $6.17

* The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

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