# Gentex Corp: Form 10-Q for the period ended Mar 31, 2023

- Company: [Gentex Corp](/companies/gntx.md) (CIK 355811)
- Form: 10-Q
- Filed: 2023-05-04
- Accepted by EDGAR: May 4, 2023, 11:28 ET
- Period: 2023-03-31
- Accession: 0000355811-23-000033
- Inline XBRL: yes
- Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000033/gntx-20230331.htm
- All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000033/

## Figures reported in this filing

Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2023-03-31.

| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $550.8m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Cost of revenue | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $376.0m | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold |
| Gross profit | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $174.7m | us-gaap:GrossProfit |
| Research and development | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $34.7m | us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense |
| Selling, general and administrative | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $26.8m | us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |
| Operating income | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $113.3m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Income tax | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $18.4m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $97.6m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Diluted EPS | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $0.42 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Basic EPS | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $0.42 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | 230,895,846 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Operating cash flow | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $120.9m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Capital expenditure | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $42.8m | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets |
| Dividends paid | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $28.1m | us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock |
| Share repurchases | 3 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $25.7m | us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
| Cash and equivalents | at 2023-03-31 | $215.5m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Current assets | at 2023-03-31 | $1.01bn | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | at 2023-03-31 | $2.43bn | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | at 2023-03-31 | $297.0m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | at 2023-03-31 | $310.1m | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Shareholders' equity | at 2023-03-31 | $2.12bn | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |

## Management's discussion and analysis

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### FIRST QUARTER 2023 VERSUS FIRST QUARTER 2022

*Net Sales.* Net sales for the first quarter of 2023 increased by $82.5 million or 18%, when compared with the first quarter of 2022.

Automotive net sales for the first quarter of 2023 were $537.4 million, a 17% increase when compared with automotive net sales of $458.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. The 16% increase in automotive mirror unit shipments in the first quarter of 2023 to 12.7 million units compared with 11.0 million units in the first quarter of 2022, was driven by a 20% quarter over quarter increase in exterior auto-dimming mirror unit shipments.

The below table represents the Company's auto-dimming mirror unit shipments for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 *(in thousands)*

|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | % Change |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| North American Interior Mirrors | 2,426 | 2,161 | 12% |
| North American Exterior Mirrors | 1,619 | 1,461 | 11% |
| Total North American Mirror Units | 4,045 | 3,623 | 12% |
| International Interior Mirrors | 5,771 | 5,087 | 13% |
| International Exterior Mirrors | 2,901 | 2,293 | 26% |
| Total International Mirror Units | 8,672 | 7,380 | 18% |
| Total Interior Mirrors | 8,197 | 7,248 | 13% |
| Total Exterior Mirrors | 4,519 | 3,755 | 20% |
| Total Auto-Dimming Mirror Units | 12,717 | 11,003 | 16% |

#### Note: Percent change and amounts may not total due to rounding.

Other net sales were $13.3 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $10.3 million in the first quarter of 2022. Fire protection sales increased by 10% to $9.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $8.4 million in the same quarter of last year. Dimmable aircraft sales increased by 118% for the first quarter of 2023 to $4.0 million, from $1.9 million in the same quarter of last year.

*Cost of Goods Sold.* As a percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold increased to 68.3% for the first quarter of 2023, versus 65.7% in the same quarter last year. The quarter over quarter decrease in the gross profit margin was primarily the result of raw material cost increases, prior commitments to annual customer price reductions, unfavorable product mix, and labor cost increases, which were partially offset by decreases in freight expense. On a quarter over quarter basis, both raw material increases and annual customer price reductions each had a separate individual impact on gross margin of approximately 100 - 150 basis points on gross margin. Both product mix shifts and labor cost increases each had a separate negative impact on gross margin of approximately 50 - 100 basis points on a quarter over quarter basis. The decrease in freight expense had a positive impact on gross margin of approximately 100 - 150 basis points on a quarter over quarter basis.

*Operating Expenses.* Engineering, research and development expenses for the first quarter of 2023 increased by $2.7 million, when compared with the first quarter of 2022.

Selling, general and administrative ("S, G & A") expenses increased by 7% or $1.7 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to the first quarter of 2022. S, G & A expenses were 5% of net sales in the first quarter of 2023 and in the first quarter of 2022. S, G, & A expenses increased on a quarter over quarter basis primarily due to staffing and professional fees.

Total operating expenses were $61.5 million in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 8% quarter over quarter or $4.4 million, from $57.1 million in the first quarter of 2022.

*Total Other (Loss) Income.* Total other income for the first quarter of 2023 increased by $2.8 million, when compared with the first quarter of 2022.

*Provision for Income Taxes.* The effective tax rate was 15.9% for, and an income tax expense of $18.4 million was recorded in, the first quarter of 2023, compared to an effective tax rate of 15.3% for, and an income tax expense of $15.8 million for the same quarter of 2022. Typically, effective tax rates for the Company differ from statutory federal income tax rates, due to provisions for state and local income taxes, permanent tax differences, research and development tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income tax deduction.

*Net Income.* Net income for the first quarter of 2023 was $97.6 million, up from a net income of $87.5 million in the first quarter of 2022. The change in net income was primarily the result of quarter over quarter increases in net sales and operating profits.

*Earnings Per Share.* The Company had earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of 2023 of $0.42, which compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.37 for the first quarter of 2022.

### FINANCIAL CONDITION:

The Company's cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 were $215.5 million, which increased $0.7 million compared to $214.8 million as of December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to cash flows from operations, which was largely offset by capital expenditures, dividend payments, investment purchases, and share repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Short-term investments as of March 31, 2023 were $25.6 million, up from $23.0 million as of December 31, 2022, and long-term investments were $229.4 million as of March 31, 2023, up from $202.3 million as of December 31, 2022.

Accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023 increased approximately $56.4 million compared to December 31, 2022, primarily due to the timing of sales during the three months ended March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, all of the Company's material tier one and OEM customers continue to be in good standing.

Inventories as of March 31, 2023 were $401.8 million, compared to $404.4 million as of December 31, 2022.

Accounts payable as of March 31, 2023 increased approximately $15.2 million to $166.9 million, when compared to December 31, 2022, primarily driven by month end payment timing and increased capital expenditures.

Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2023 increased approximately $31.3 million compared to December 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase in accrued salaries and wages, as well as accrued income taxes.

Cash flow from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $5.0 million to $120.9 million, compared with $116.0 million during the same three month period last year, primarily due to an increase in net income, which was partially offset by changes in working capital.

Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were approximately $42.8 million, compared with approximately $23.9 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in expenditures related to building and facility construction projects previously disclosed.

The Company believes its existing and planned facilities are currently suitable, adequate, and have the capacity required for current and near-term planned business. Nevertheless, the Company continues to evaluate longer term facility needs. In the first quarter of 2022, the Company began construction on a 350,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located at a 140 acre site in Zeeland, Michigan, where the Company previously performed master planning and completed land infrastructure improvements. The total cost of the building project is still expected to be approximately $80 - $90 million, which will be funded with cash and cash equivalents on hand. The facility is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company has also begun construction on two building expansions during the second quarter of 2022. The Company is expanding its current distribution center for an additional 300,000 square feet, with a total cost still expected to be approximately $40 - $45 million. The Company is also expanding one of its manufacturing facilities for an additional 60,000 feet, with a total cost still expected to be $20 - $30 million. Both expansion projects will be funded with cash and cash equivalents on hand. The Company also entered into a multi-year lease for 32,000 square feet of manufacturing space at a location approximately 20 miles from its main campus that is scheduled be operational in the second quarter of 2023.

The Company estimates that it currently has building capacity to manufacture approximately 34 - 37 million interior mirror units annually and approximately 15 - 18 million exterior mirror units annually, based on current product mix. The Company also evaluates equipment capacity on an ongoing basis and adds equipment as needed.

Management considers the current working capital and long-term investments, in addition to internally generated cash flow, its Credit Agreement, and credit worthiness, to be sufficient to cover anticipated cash needs for the foreseeable future considering its contractual obligations and commitments.

The following is a summary of working capital and long-term investments:

|  | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Working Capital | $708,010,461 | $698,099,624 |
| Long-Term Investments | 229,398,824 | 202,331,983 |
| Total | $937,409,285 | $900,431,607 |

The Company has a previously announced share repurchase plan under which the Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock, which remains a part of the broader publicly disclosed capital allocation strategy. Future share repurchases may vary from time to time and will take into account macroeconomic events (including the COVID-19 pandemic, industry-wide parts shortages, and global supply chain and labor constraints), market trends, and other factors the Company deems appropriate (including the market price of the stock, anti-dilutive effect of repurchases, and available cash). During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 1,046,926 shares. The Company has 19,736,239 shares remaining under the plan as of March 31, 2023, as is further detailed in Part II, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

### BUSINESS UPDATE

For the first quarter of 2023, the Company reported net sales of $550.8 million, compared to net sales of $468.3 million in the first quarter of 2022, an 18% increase quarter over quarter and a new quarterly sales record for the Company. For the first quarter of 2023, global light vehicle production in North America, Europe, Japan/Korea, and China increased approximately 6%, when compared to the first quarter of 2022.

In the first quarter of 2023, the Company had 18 net new launches of interior and exterior auto-dimming mirrors and electronic features. Over 70% of the launches in the first quarter of 2023 were advanced feature launches with HomeLink® and Full Display Mirror® being the bulk of such launches.

### PRODUCT UPDATE

#### Camera Systems

Full Display Mirror® began production in the fourth quarter of 2015. Current automotive design trends are yielding vehicles with small rear windows that are often further obstructed by headrests, passengers, and roof support pillars which can significantly hinder the mirror’s rearward view. The Company's Full Display Mirror® is an intelligent rear vision system that uses a custom, internally or externally mounted video camera and mirror-integrated video display to optimize a vehicle driver’s rearward view. This rear vision system consists of a hybrid Full Display Mirror® that offers bi-modal functionality. In mirror mode, the product functions as an auto-dimming rearview mirror which means that during nighttime driving, digital light sensors talk to one another via a microprocessor to automatically darken the mirror when glare is detected. With the flip of a switch, the mirror enters display mode, and a clear, bright display appears through the mirror’s reflective surface, providing a wide, unobstructed rearward view. The bi-modality of the Full Display Mirror® is essential, because in the event of any failure of the camera or display, the product is able to function as a mirror, which meets long-standing safety requirements in the automotive industry. In addition, the driver has the ability to switch between modes to accommodate usage preferences for various weather conditions, lighting conditions, and driving tasks.

As of the first quarter of 2023, the Company is shipping production Full Display Mirrors® to fifteen different automaker customers, which are General Motors, Subaru, Toyota, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Aston Martin, Stellantis, along with Maserati and Fiat, Mercedes, Ferrari, Ford, Hyundai, and Mazda. As of the end of the first quarter of 2023, the Company is shipping Full Display Mirror® on 94 nameplates. The Company remains confident that ongoing discussions with certain other customers may in the future cause such customers to consider adding the Full Display Mirror® into their product road-map for future vehicles.

To enhance capability and usability of the Company's Full Display Mirror®, the Company previously introduced its three-camera rear vision system that streams rear video in multiple composite views to its Full Display Mirror®. The Company believes it is the industry’s first practical and comprehensive rear vision solution designed to meet automaker, driver, safety, and regulatory requirements. The Company's rear vision system, known generally as a camera monitoring system ("CMS"), uses three cameras to provide a comprehensive view of the sides and rear of the vehicle. The side-view cameras are discretely housed in downsized, automatic-dimming exterior mirrors. Their video feeds are combined with that of a roof-mounted or rear window based camera and stitched together into multiple composite views, which are streamed to the driver using the Full Display Mirror®. The system’s modular nature lets the automaker customize functionality while offering it as an affordable, optional feature thereby enhancing safety by allowing the system to fail safe. During any failures due to weather conditions or otherwise that disrupt the digital view, drivers can still safely use the interior and exterior mirrors. The system also supports user preference by permitting drivers to use standard mirror views, camera views, or both. The system can also be tuned to meet the various regulatory field-of-view requirements around the world by using different types of flat and curved glass, combined with simple alterations to the video viewing modes. Downsized exterior mirrors provide automakers with significant weight savings and fuel efficiency improvements. To further enhance safety, the Company's CMS solution can also work in conjunction with a vehicle’s side blind zone warning system. When a trailing vehicle enters a side blind zone, a warning indicator illuminates in both the interior and exterior mirrors while the corresponding side-view video feed appears in the display until the vehicle passes.

On March 31, 2014, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") to allow automakers to use camera monitoring systems as an option to replace conventional rearview mirrors within the United States. At the annual SAE Government-Industry Meeting in January 2017, NHTSA requested that SAE develop Recommended Procedures for test protocols and performance criteria for camera monitoring systems that would replace mirror systems on light vehicles in the U.S. market. SAE assigned the task to the Driver Vision Committee, and the SAE Driver Vision Committee created a CMS Task Force to draft the Recommended Procedures. NHTSA published a report dated October 2018 related to camera monitoring systems for outside mirror replacements. On October 10, 2019, an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) was published seeking public comment on permitting camera-based rear visibility systems, as an alternative to inside and outside rearview mirrors required under Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 111, “Rear Visibility,” which currently requires that vehicles be equipped with rearview mirrors to provide drivers with a view of objects that are to their side or to their side and rear. This ANPRM builds on NHTSA's prior efforts to obtain supporting technical information, data, and analysis on CMS so that the agency can determine whether these systems can provide the same level of safety as the rearview mirrors currently required under FMVSS No. 111. The ANPRM states that one reason NHTSA is seeking additional information is because research conducted by NHTSA and others between 2006 and 2017 has consistently shown that prototype and preproduction camera-based rear visibility systems can exhibit safety-relevant performance issues. In November 2022, NHTSA conducted a public meeting and discussed the on-going research of this technology.

In July 2016, a revision to UN-ECE Regulation 46 was published with an effective date of June 18, 2016, which allows for camera monitoring systems to replace mirrors in Japan and European countries. Since January 2017, camera monitoring systems are also permitted as an alternative to replace mirrors in the Korean market. China has now released an updated version of its GB15084, which will be effective later in 2023, and allows for camera monitoring systems, frameless mirrors and aspheric (free-form) glass surfaces. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company continues to believe rearview mirrors provide a robust, simple and cost effective means to view the surrounding areas of a vehicle and remain the primary safety function for rear vision today. Cameras when used as the primary rear vision delivery mechanism have some inherent limitations, such as: electrical failure; cameras being blocked or obstructed; depth perception challenges; and viewing angles of the camera. Nonetheless, the Company continues designing and manufacturing not only rearview mirrors, but CMOS imagers and video displays as well. The Company believes that combining video displays with mirrors may well provide a more robust product by addressing all driving conditions in a single solution that can be controlled by the driver. As noted, the Company has been in production with the Company's Full Display Mirror® since 2015 and has, in the ordinary course of business, been awarded programs with fifteen OEM customers. The Company is currently shipping production Full Display Mirrors® to all fifteen of these automaker customers. The Company's CMS solution uses three cameras to provide a comprehensive view of the sides and rear of the vehicle while still providing the traditional safety of interior and exterior mirrors, which mirrors continue to function when cameras are obstructed or are not functioning. The Company has also previously announced that it continues development in the areas of imager performance, camera dynamic range, lens design, image processing from the camera to the display, and camera lens cleaning. The Company acknowledges that as such technology evolves over time, such as cameras replacing mirrors and/or autonomous driving, there will be increased competition.

The Company began shipping Full Display Mirror® with Digital Video Recording ("DVR" capability) for the Toyota Harrier in the second quarter of 2020. This mirror and system launched in the Japan market and combine the superior functionality of the Full Display Mirror®, with the added capability to record video from the rearward facing and forward-facing cameras simultaneously. The data is stored to an SD storage card as requested by the customer. This integrated solution provides consumers with the features they want, while allowing the OEM to control the integration and execution in the vehicle. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company continued shipping auto-dimming mirrors containing DVR for both the Toyota Yaris and the Yaris Cross for the Japan market. This product is the first Gentex DVR product that has an app available to allow the consumer to pull recorded information from the mirror to a phone, which creates a more user friendly experience.

SmartBeam® is the Company's proprietary high beam control system integrated into its auto-dimming mirror. SmartBeam® Generation 4, which was developed using the fourth generation of the Company's custom designed CMOS imager, has an advanced feature set made possible by the high dynamic range of the imager including: high beam assist; dynamic forward lighting with high beams constantly on; LED matrix beam; and a variety of specific detection applications including tunnel, fog, and road type as well as certain lane tracking features to assist with lighting control. The Company has the ability to package the control electronics inside of its interior rearview mirrors with a self-calibrating camera attached to the mirror mount with optimal mechanical packaging which also provides for ease of service. In addition, the Company has long been integrating its camera products to optimize performance by combining with other systems on the vehicle, including radar, navigation, steering, and related modules provided by other suppliers. This enables the Company to provide its customers with highly customizable solutions that meets their unique needs and specifications.

On December 8, 2015, NHTSA proposed changes to the NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for new vehicles (also known as the New Car Assessment Program or NCAP) and initiated a comment period. The proposed changes will, for the first time, encompass assessment of crash-avoidance technologies, which includes lower beam headlamp performance, semi-automatic headlamp switching, and blind spot detection. NHTSA initially intended to implement the enhancements in NCAP in 2018, beginning with model year 2019 vehicles. The NCAP implementation has been delayed. Under these proposed changes, the Company believes that its SmartBeam® technology will qualify with the semi-automatic headlamp NCAP rating system, and that its SmartBeam® technology and exterior mirrors with blind spot alert lighting can be included in a system that qualifies with the lower beam headlamp performance and blind spot detection NCAP rating system, respectively. On October 16, 2019, NHTSA issued a press release comparing NCAP to other regions’ version of NCAP, identified new technologies that are not currently included in NCAP, and suggested Congress legislatively direct actions to improve NCAP. On January 14, 2021, NHTSA issued a request for comment regarding NCAP with advanced driver assist features, including forward collision, lane keeping, blind spot detection, and forward pedestrian impact avoidance technologies.

On October 12, 2018, NHTSA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") for amendments to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ("FMVSS") No. 108: *Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment*, and initiated a comment period. The NPRM proposes amendments that would permit the certification of adaptive driving beam headlighting systems, if the manufacturer chooses to equip vehicles with these systems. NHTSA proposes to establish appropriate performance requirements to ensure the safe introduction of adaptive driving beam headlighting systems if equipped on newly manufactured vehicles. The Company believes that its dynamic SmartBeam® lighting control system (dynamic forward lighting or DFL), which has been sold in markets outside of North America for several years, will meet the requirements of the new FMVSS 108 standards, if amended. The Company's SmartBeam® application has and will continue to be affected by increased competition by suppliers of multi-function driver assist camera products, which are able to achieve some of the same functionality as SmartBeam® but at a lower cost, due to other suppliers leveraging similar hardware costs, but offering products with multiple software features.

As noted, on October 10, 2019, an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("ANPRM") was published seeking public comment on permitting camera-based rear visibility systems, as an alternative to inside and outside rearview mirrors required under FMVSS No. 111, “Rear Visibility,” which currently requires that vehicles be equipped with rearview mirrors to provide drivers with a view of objects that are to their side or to their side and rear. This ANPRM builds on NHTSA's prior efforts to obtain supporting technical information, data, and analysis on CMS so that the agency can determine whether these systems can provide the same level of safety as the rearview mirrors currently required under FMVSS No. 111. The ANPRM states that one reason NHTSA is seeking additional information is because research conducted by NHTSA and others between 2006 and 2017 has consistently shown that prototype and preproduction camera-based rear visibility systems can exhibit safety-relevant performance issues. In November 2022, NHTSA conducted a public meeting and discussed the ongoing research of this technology.

The final rule issued by NHTSA for adaptive driving beans (AEB) was made effective February 22, 2022. The Company believes its adaptive SmartBeam® (dynamic lighting system), which has been manufactured and sold for many years in jurisdictions outside the United States, will be permitted under the NHTSA Final Rule.

#### Connected Car

The Company's HomeLink® products are the auto industry's most widely used and trusted car-to-home communication system, with an estimated 50 million units on the road. The system consists of two or three in-vehicle buttons that can be programmed to operate garage doors, security gates, home lighting, and other radio-frequency-controlled devices. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company demonstrated the next generation of HomeLink®, commonly referred to as HomeLink Connect®, which uses both RF and wireless cloud-based connectivity to deliver complete vehicle-to-home automation. With HomeLink Connect®, a HomeLink® button press communicates with the HomeLink Connect® app on the user’s smartphone. The app contains predefined, user-programmed actions, from single device operations to entire home automation scenes. The app, in turn, communicates to the home’s smart hub over the cloud activates the appropriate devices, including security systems, door locks, thermostats, lighting, and other home automation devices, providing comprehensive vehicle-to-home automation. The ability to prepare the home for arrival or departure can occur with one button press. For the automaker, it allows them to offer a customizable, yet proven solution without the engineering effort or security concerns associated with integrating third party software into the vehicle’s computer network. The Company also continues to work on providing HomeLink® applications for alternative automobile and vehicle types which include, but are not limited to, motorcycles, mopeds, snowmobiles, tractors, combines, lawn mowers, loaders, bulldozers, road-graders, backhoes, and golf carts. In May 2021, the Company announced the Volkswagen as the first automaker to offer Bluetooth® enabled mirror for home automation that works in conjunction with HomeLink Connect®. The Company further continues to work with compatibility partners for HomeLink® applications in newer markets like China. The unique attributes of the China market allow for potential different use cases of these products and offer the potential for additional growth opportunities for the HomeLink® brand and products. In 2017, the Company began its first volume production shipments of HomeLink® units on vehicles for the China market.

In January 2016, the Company announced a partnership with TransCore to provide automobile manufacturers with a vehicle-integrated tolling solution that enables motorists to drive on nearly all U.S. toll roads without a traditional toll tag on the windshield. Currently more than 75 percent of new car registrations are in states with toll roads with over 50 million drivers accessing these roads each year. The interior mirror is the optimal location for a vehicle-integrated toll transponder and it eliminates the need to affix multiple toll tags to the windshield and helps automakers seamlessly integrate toll collection into the car. Since the Integrated Toll Module® or ITM® enables travel across almost all United States toll roads, and others in North America, motorists would no longer need multiple toll tags for different regions of the country or to manage multiple toll accounts. The Company's vehicle-integrated solution simplifies and expedites local, regional, and national travel. ITM® provides transportation agencies with an interoperability solution without costly infrastructure changes to the thousands of miles of toll lanes throughout North America. The Company believes that this product could potentially represent another growth opportunity over the next several years.

The Company has its first OEM award of ITM® with Audi. Currently, the Company is shipping ITM® on 11 platforms, which are: the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, e-tron, and the e-tron Sportback. The Company expects further ITM® nameplate launches with Audi throughout the remainder of 2023 and 2024. The Company is also shipping ITM® to a second OEM customer, Mercedes, on the EQS model. In April 2020, the Company was honored with an Automotive News PACE Award for its ITM® product, which recognizes automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement, and business performance.

Further, the Company has previously announced an embedded biometric solution for vehicles that leverages iris scanning technology to create a secure environment in the vehicle. There are many use cases for authentication, which range from vehicle security to start functionality to personalization of mirrors, music, seat location and temperature, to the ability to control transactions not only for the ITM® system, but also the ride sharing car of the future. The Company believes iris recognition is among the most secure forms of biometric identification, with a false acceptance rate as low as one in 10 million, far superior to facial, voice, and other biometric systems. The Company's future plans include integrating biometric authentication with HomeLink® and HomeLink Connect®. The biometric system will allow HomeLink® to provide added security and convenience for multiple drivers by activating the unique home automation presets of different authorized users. The Company announced in January 2018 that it completed an exclusive licensing agreement, in the ordinary course of business, with Fingerprint Cards AB to deploy its ActiveIRIS® iris-scanning biometric technology in automotive applications.

In November 2020, the Company announced a partnership, in the ordinary course of business, with PayByCar™, to pursue compatibility between the Company's Integrated Toll Module and PayByCar's innovative payment solution that allows drivers to use their smartphones and toll transponder to fuel up at certain gas stations without using cash or a credit card. Compatibility between these two technologies can help to grow each company's respective consumer base while introducing new users to the benefits of the transactional vehicle.

In January 2021, the Company announced a partnership, in the ordinary course of business, with Simplenight to provide drivers and vehicle occupants with access to enhanced mobile capability for booking personalized entertainment and lifestyle experiences in addition to everyday purchases. Simplenight delivers a customizable and robust platform that enables brands to globally offer real-time book-ability across multiple categories such as dining, accommodations, attractions, events, gas, parking, shopping and more. The platform is unique in that it is designed to seamlessly integrate into automaker infotainment and navigation systems, as well as mobile applications and voice assistants. Simplenight can be integrated into the Company's current and future connected vehicle technologies, including HomeLink®, which, again, is the automotive industry’s leading car-to-home automation system. HomeLink® consists of vehicle-integrated buttons that can be programmed to operate a myriad of home automation devices. Integration of Simplenight into the Company's HomeLink Connect® app is underway and will allow users to program their HomeLink® buttons and control cloud-based devices from their vehicles.

#### Dimmable Devices

The Company previously announced that it is providing variably dimmable windows for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner series of aircraft. The Company continues to work with other aircraft manufacturers that have an interest in this technology regarding potential additional programs. In January 2019, the Company announced that its latest generation of dimmable aircraft windows will be offered as optional content on the new Boeing 777X. During the third quarter of 2019, the first production shipments of variably dimmable windows were made to Boeing for the 777X program. As previously announced, Airbus is now offering, as optional content, the Company's dimmable aircraft windows on its aircraft, with production having begun in 2021.

#### Medical

In January 2020 the Company unveiled an innovative lighting technology for medical applications that was co-developed with Mayo Clinic. This new lighting concept represents the collaboration of a global, high-technology electronics company with a world leader in health care. The Company's new intelligent lighting system combines ambient room lighting with camera-controlled, adaptive task lighting to optimize illumination for surgical and patient-care environments. The system was developed over an 18 month period of collaboration between Company engineers and Mayo Clinic surgeons, scientists, and operating room staff. The teams researched, designed, and rapidly iterated multiple prototypes in order to develop unique features intended to address major gaps in current surgical lighting solutions. In 2023, the Company continues to further develop and work on the intelligent medical lighting system in order to assess system performance and work toward obtaining any necessary approvals.

### OTHER

Automotive revenues represent approximately 97% - 99% of the Company's total revenue, consisting of interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and automotive electronics.

Even as the Company engages with automotive customers regarding the inflationary aspects of the business, it continues to experience pricing pressure from such customers and competitors, in addition to raw material cost increases, labor cost increases, and logistics costs, which will continue to cause downward pressure on its sales and profit margins. The Company works continuously to offset these supply chain issues and inflationary pressures with engineering and purchasing cost reductions, productivity improvements, increases in unit sales volume, and negotiations with customers to reduce the impact of the inflationary pressures, but there is no assurance the Company will be able to do so in the future.

Because the Company sells its products throughout the world, and automotive manufacturing is highly dependent on economic conditions, the Company can be affected by uncertain economic conditions that can reduce demand for its products, including the current inflationary environment. The Company has been likewise affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and industry-wide parts shortages and global supply constraints and labor shortages.

The Company believes that its patents and trade secrets provide it with a competitive advantage in dimmable devices, electronics, and other features that it offers for the automotive, aerospace, and medical industry. Claims of patent infringement can be costly and time-consuming to address. To that end, the Company obtains intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business to strengthen its intellectual property portfolio and to minimize the risk of infringement.

The Company does not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements or commitments that have not been recorded in its consolidated financial statements.

### OUTLOOK

The Company’s most recent forecasts for light vehicle production for the second quarter of 2023, and full years 2023 and 2024 are based on the mid-April 2023 S&P Global Mobility light vehicle production forecast for light vehicle production in North America, Europe, Japan/Korea, and China. Second quarter of 2023 and calendar years 2023 and 2024 forecasted light vehicle production volumes are shown below:

*Light Vehicle Production (per S&P Global Mobility mid-April light vehicle production forecast)*

*(in Millions)*

| Region | Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | % Change | Calendar Year 2024 | Calendar Year 2023 | Calendar Year 2022 | 2024 vs 2023 % Change | 2023 vs 2022 % Change |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| North America | 3.89 | 3.55 | 10% | 15.56 | 15.04 | 14.30 | 3% | 5% |
| Europe | 4.29 | 3.97 | 8% | 17.57 | 16.94 | 15.83 | 4% | 7% |
| Japan and Korea | 3.03 | 2.50 | 21% | 11.68 | 12.02 | 11.11 | (3)% | 8% |
| China | 6.56 | 5.51 | 19% | 27.97 | 26.40 | 26.40 | 6% | —% |
| Total Light Vehicle Production | 17.77 | 15.53 | 14% | 72.78 | 70.40 | 67.64 | 3% | 4% |

Based on the aforementioned light vehicle production forecast and the results for the first three months of 2023, the Company is making no changes to its previously provided guidance for calendar year 2023 as shown below.

- Revenue is expected to be approximately $2.2 billion
- Gross Margin is expected to be between 32% and 33%
- Operating Expenses are expected to be approximately $260 to $270 million
- Estimated Annual Tax Rate, which assumes no changes to the statutory rate, is expected to be between 15% and 17%
- Capital Expenditures are expected to be between $200 and $225 million
- Depreciation and Amortization is expected to be between $100 and $110 million

Due to high levels of volatility in customer orders and vehicle production volumes, electronics supply chain constraints, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, labor shortages, and overall economic uncertainty, the Company believes that revenue remains difficult to forecast for the remainder of the year and beyond. Ongoing uncertainties remain, including: light vehicle production levels; industry-wide parts shortages and global supply chain constraints; impacts of already in place and potential additional future tariffs; impacts of regulation changes; automotive plant shutdowns; vehicle sales rates in Europe, Asia and North America; OEM strategies and cost pressures; customer inventory management and the impact of potential automotive customer (including their Tier 1 suppliers) and supplier bankruptcies; work stoppages; etc., all of which could disrupt shipments to these customers and make forecasting difficult.

In accordance with the previously announced share repurchase plan, the Company will consider the appropriateness of continuing to repurchase additional shares of common stock in the future in support of the capital allocation strategy, but share repurchases may vary from time to time and will take into account macroeconomic events, market trends, and other factors the Company deems appropriate (including the market price of the stock, anti-dilutive effect of repurchases, and available cash). As of March 31, 2023, the Company has 19.7 million shares remaining available for repurchase under the previously announced share repurchase plan.

Additionally, based on the Company’s current forecasts for light vehicle production for calendar year 2024, the Company still expects calendar year 2024 revenue growth of approximately 10% above the 2023 revenue guidance of $2.2 billion. As noted above, continuing uncertainties make forecasting difficult.

### CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements contained in this report, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates. Estimates are based on historical experience and/or on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Historically, actual results have not been materially different from the Company’s estimates. However, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The Company has identified critical accounting policies used in determining estimates and assumptions in the amounts reported in its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

## Market risk

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The Company is subject to market risk exposures of varying correlations and volatilities, including foreign exchange rate risk and interest rate risk. Fluctuating interest rates could negatively impact the Company's financial performance due to realized losses on the sale of fixed income investments and/or recognized losses due to an impairment adjustment on investment securities, as well as the impact on demand for light vehicles. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, any material changes in risk factors that were disclosed in the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 are set forth herein.

The Company has some assets, liabilities, and operations outside the United States, including euro-denominated and Chinese Yuan Renminbi accounts, which currently are not significant overall to the Company as a whole. Because the Company sells its automotive mirrors throughout the world, and automotive manufacturing is highly dependent on general economic conditions and the global supply chain, the Company has been and will continue to be affected by uncertain economic conditions in North American and foreign markets, including inflation, that have reduced, and could continue to reduce, demand for its products.

## Controls and procedures

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Under the supervision of, and with the participation of management, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of March 31, 2023, and have concluded that as of that date, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

#### Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

### SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT:

This Quarterly Report contains contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements contained in this communication that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “goal,” “guidance,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “opinion,” “optimistic,” “plan,” “poised,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” "work to," and variations of such words and similar expressions. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond the Company’s control, and could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those described. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: changes in general industry or regional market conditions, including the impact of inflation; changes in consumer and customer preferences for our products (such as cameras replacing mirrors and/or autonomous driving); our ability to be awarded new business; continued uncertainty in pricing negotiations with customers and suppliers; loss of business from increased competition; changes in strategic relationships; customer bankruptcies or divestiture of customer brands; fluctuation in vehicle production schedules (including the impact of customer employee strikes); changes in product mix; raw material and other supply shortages; labor shortages, supply chain constraints and disruptions; our dependence on information systems; higher raw material, fuel, energy and other costs; unfavorable fluctuations in currencies or interest rates in the regions in which we operate; costs or difficulties related to the integration and/or ability to maximize the value of any new or acquired technologies and businesses; changes in regulatory conditions; warranty and recall claims and other litigation and customer reactions thereto; possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or infringement claims; changes in tax laws; import and export duty and tariff rates in or with the countries with which we conduct business; negative impact of any governmental investigations and associated litigation including securities litigation relating to the conduct of our business; and the length and severity of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, including its impact across our business on demand, operations, and the global supply chain. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or the rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Accordingly, any forward-looking statement should be read in conjunction with the additional information about risks and uncertainties identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s latest Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, which risks and uncertainties now include the impacts of an inflationary environment, COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and supply chain and labor constraints that have affected, are affecting, and will continue to affect, general economic and industry conditions, customers, suppliers, and the regulatory environment in which the Company operates. Includes content supplied by S&P Global Mobility Light Vehicle Production Forecast of October 18, 2022 (http://www.gentex.com/forecast-disclaimer).

## Risk factors

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Information regarding risk factors appears in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part I – Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors of the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, except to the extent described in Part I – Item 2 and Item 3 of this Form 10-Q, and otherwise herein.

Filed May 4, 2023.
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