GM Announces Investor-Focused Initiatives Amid Labor Strikes and Setbacks

United States of America
GM is increasing its quarterly dividend by 33% and initiating a $10 billion share repurchase program.
GM's new labor deals will cost it $9.3 billion, translating to about $575 per vehicle over the life of the deals.
The company is also reinstating its 2023 guidance after a year of labor strikes and setbacks in its plans for electric and autonomous vehicles.

General Motors (GM) has announced several investor-focused initiatives, including a 33% increase in its quarterly dividend to 12 cents per share, an accelerated $10 billion share repurchase program, and the reinstatement of its 2023 guidance. This comes after a year of labor strikes and setbacks in its plans for electric and autonomous vehicles. GM's CEO, Mary Barra, stated that the company is finalizing a budget for next year that will fully offset the incremental costs of new labor agreements.

Despite high interest rates threatening car sales and capital burdens from its electric-vehicle effort, GM is trying to prove to shareholders that it can generate significant cash while still investing in technology. The company will advance $10.0 billion to the executing banks and will immediately receive and retire $6.8 billion worth of GM's common stock. The $10B buyback represents approximately 25% of the total market cap of $39B.

However, GM's new labor deals, following a lengthy U.S. strike, will cost it $9.3 billion. The additional costs through 2028 are for agreements with the UAW and Canadian union Unifor, translating to about $575 per vehicle over the life of the deals. GM's new guidance reduced expected net income attributable to stockholders for 2023 to a range of $9.1 billion to $9.7 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $9.3 billion to $10.7 billion.


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    • The additional costs through 2028 are for agreements with the UAW and Canadian union Unifor, translating to about $575 per vehicle over the life of the deals.
    • GM's new guidance reduced expected net income attributable to stockholders for 2023 to a range of $9.1 billion to $9.7 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $9.3 billion to $10.7 billion.
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    • The company will advance $10.0 billion to the executing banks and will immediately receive and retire $6.8 billion worth of GM's common stock.
    • The $10B buyback represents approximately 25% of the total market cap of $39B.
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