American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings on Thursday reported record profits for full year 2002 of $US176.1 million, an increase of over 53% compared to the $114.9 million reported for 2001.

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Excluding a $5.5 million gain, net of tax and other related costs, due to insurance proceeds from a fire at AAM’s forge operations in Detroit, fourth quarter earnings per share were 89 cents, an increase of 44% compared with the same period in 2001.


Excluding the forge fire gain, full year 2002 earnings per share were $3.28, an increase of 39% compared with full year 2001.


For the fourth quarter of 2002, sales were an all-time quarterly record of $911.0 million, up 15% on the $791.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2001. Sales to non-GM customers were up 68% in the fourth quarter and represented 18% of total sales in the quarter compared with 12% in the fourth quarter of 2001.


AAM’s record sales for the full year 2002 were $3.5 billion, up 12% on the $3.1 billion in 2001. North American vehicle builds increased 6% during the year.

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AAM sales in the quarter and the year were positively impacted by increased General Motors light truck production and the successful AAM launches of both the new heavy- duty Dodge Ram and Hummer H2 programmes.


Sales to non-GM customers were up 23% for the year and represented 14% of total sales in 2002 versus 13% in the prior year. Additionally, a 2.2% increase in AAM content per light truck to more than $1,140 contributed to the increase in sales year over year.


For the fourth quarter 2002, operating income was $83.0 million, or 9.1% of sales, compared with $62.9 million, or 8.0% of sales for the fourth quarter of 2001. For the full year 2002, operating income was $311.2 million, or 8.9% of sales, as compared to $241.3 million or 7.8% of sales for the prior year.