Navistar Reports Fourth Quarter & Full-Year 2020 Results.

LISLE, Ill: Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced a fourth quarter 2020 net loss of $236 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, compared to fourth quarter 2019 net income of $102 million, or $1.02 per diluted share. Navistar reported a net loss of $347 million, or $3.48 per diluted share for fiscal year 2020, versus net income of $221 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2019.

Revenues in the quarter were $2.1 billion versus $2.8 billion a year ago. Fourth quarter 2020 Core (Class 6-8 trucks and buses in the United States and Canada) charge outs were 13,200 versus 20,200 in fourth quarter 2019. Revenue for fiscal year 2020 was $7.5 billion versus $11.25 billion in 2019. Fiscal 2020 Core charge outs were 50,400 versus 87,200 in fiscal 2019. The decrease in revenue and charge outs was primarily driven by the impact of COVID-19 on the trucking industry.

Fourth quarter 2020 results were impacted by $297 million of tax-affected significant items. Included in this amount is a $289 million accrual related to a profit sharing dispute, a $58 million settlement with the Department of Justice related to Navistar Defense and a $14 million charge related to pre-existing warranties.

Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter was $61 million versus $114 million in the fourth quarter of last year. Adjusted net income for fiscal year 2020 was $10 million versus $423 million in 2019.

Fourth quarter 2020 adjusted EBITDA was $169 million versus $219 million one year ago. Fiscal year 2020 adjusted EBITDA was $420 million versus $882 million in 2019.

Navistar finished fourth quarter 2020 with $1.8 billion in consolidated cash and cash equivalents.

"While our results were affected by the pandemic and the impact of certain legal matters, we have experienced consistent sequential improvement in our business since April, which reflects broader improvement in the economy and trucking industry as well as our business performance from the implementation of our Navistar 4.0 strategy," said Persio Lisboa, chief executive officer. "I believe that the actions and investments we have made in the business during 2020 position us to emerge from the pandemic a much stronger company."

The company continued to make progress on Navistar 4.0, its multi-year strategic plan. Navistar 4.0 is focused on achieving sustained success through putting the customer at the core of the company's decision-making process, while increasing the company's...