Stoneridge Inc (SRI) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Thursday, December 31, 2020

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stoneridge Reports Strong Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Results

2021 REVENUE GUIDANCE OF $770 - $790 MILLION

2021 - 2025 REVENUE CAGR OF 10%+ (~5 TIMES MARKET GROWTH)

Fourth-Quarter 2020 Results

Full-Year 2020 Results

2021 Guidance

NOVI, Mich. – February 24, 2021 – Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2020, with fourth quarter sales of $189.7 million and EPS of $0.13 and full-year sales of $648.0 million and loss per share of ($0.29). Adjusted EPS was $0.14 for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020 and adjusted loss per share was ($0.03) for the full-year 2020. The exhibits attached hereto provide reconciliation detail on the normalizing adjustments.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020, Stoneridge reported gross profit of $49.6 million and adjusted gross profit of $50.0 million (26.4% of sales). Fourth quarter 2020 operating income was $5.7 million and adjusted operating income was $7.0 million (3.7% of sales). Fourth quarter 2020 adjusted EBITDA was $16.2 million (8.6% of sales).

For the full-year ended December 31, 2020, Stoneridge reported gross profit of $154.2 million and adjusted gross profit of $158.1 million (24.4% of sales). 2020 operating loss was ($7.7) million and adjusted operating income was $2.1 million (0.3% of sales). 2020 adjusted EBITDA was $37.9 million (5.8% of sales).

Jon DeGaynor, president and chief executive officer, commented, “As a company, despite the obvious external challenges, we delivered strong financial performance in 2020 by adapting our cost structure to current market conditions and managing our cash position throughout the year. By continuing to focus on reducing material costs and the efficient ramp-up of production facilities as volumes increased, we were able to capture strong incremental margins in the second half of the year, which has created good momentum as we head into 2021. Furthermore, the transformation of the company continued in 2020 as we focused on rationalizing our product portfolio and optimizing our manufacturing footprint to drive long-term profitable growth. MirrorEye® continued to progress throughout the year as we expanded retrofit programs, announced pre-wire availability with Daimler Trucks North America in the third quarter and prepared for the launches of our first OEM programs in 2021. Finally, we continued to invest the necessary capital and resources to ensure the successful launch of our strong backlog¹ of new business and continue to build upon the technologies and platforms that will support future growth.”