Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Adient is a global leader in the automotive seating supplier industry and maintains relationships with the largest global automotive original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs. Adient's proprietary technologies extend into virtually every area of automotive seating solutions, including complete seating systems, frames, mechanisms, foam, head restraints, armrests and trim covers. Adient is an independent seat supplier with global scale and the capability to design, develop, engineer, manufacture, and deliver complete seat systems and components in every major automotive producing region in the world.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Adient have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management believes are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Adient for the interim periods presented. Certain figures for comparative periods were regrouped to conform to current period presentation.

Principles of Consolidation

Adient consolidates its wholly-owned subsidiaries and those entities in which it has a controlling interest. Investments in partially-owned affiliates are accounted for by the equity method when Adient's interest exceeds 20% and does not have a controlling interest.

Consolidated VIEs

Based upon the criteria set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810, "Consolidation," Adient has determined that it was the primary beneficiary in two variable interest entities (VIEs) for the reporting periods ended March 31, 2024, and September 30, 2023, as Adient absorbs significant economics of the entities and has the power to direct the activities that are considered most significant to the entities.

The two VIEs manufacture seating products in North America for the automotive industry. Adient funds the entities' short-term liquidity needs through revolving credit facilities and has the power to direct the activities that are considered most significant to the entities through its key customer supply relationships.

The carrying amounts and classification of assets (none of which is restricted) and liabilities included in Adient's consolidated statements of financial position for the consolidated VIEs are as follows:

(in millions)	March 31, 2024		September 30, 2023
Current assets	$	258	$	265
Noncurrent assets	107		121
Total assets	$	365	$	386
Current liabilities	$	193	$	228
Noncurrent liabilities	12		13
Total liabilities	$	205	$	241

Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per share data)	2024		2023		2024		2023
Income available to shareholders
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$	(70)	$	(15)	$	(50)	$	(3)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	90.5		95.3		91.7		95.2
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, unvested restricted stock and unvested performance share awards	—		—		—		—
Diluted weight average shares outstanding	90.5		95.3		91.7		95.2
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.77)	$	(0.16)	$	(0.55)	$	(0.03)
Diluted	$	(0.77)	$	(0.16)	$	(0.55)	$	(0.03)

Potentially dilutive securities whose effect would have been anti-dilutive are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 as a result of being in a loss position.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Standards Adopted During Fiscal 2024

On October 1, 2023, Adient adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASU) 2022-04, Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations, which requires disclosures of key terms of Adient's material supplier finance program. Refer to Note 8, "Debt and Financing Arrangements," of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Standards Effective After Fiscal 2024

Adient has considered the new standards that are summarized below, each to be effective after fiscal 2024:

Standard to be Adopted	Description	Date Effective
ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures	The ASU requires additional disclosures on significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss (collectively referred to as the “significant expense principle”). The ASU also requires additional disclosures of an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition.	October 1, 2024
ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.	The ASU requires disclosure of additional details about the reporting entity's reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the statutory rate for federal, state, and foreign income taxes. The ASU also requires further disaggregation of income tax amounts paid by federal, state and foreign, as well as by material jurisdiction.	October 1, 2025

Standard to be Adopted	Description	Date Effective
SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Final Rule 33-11275	In March 2024, the SEC adopted the final rule surrounding disclosures of the impacts and risks of climate-related matters that have a material impact on Adient's operations and consolidated financial statements. These disclosures would be required in annual reports and registration statements and would discuss Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions along with other climate-related information such as severe weather events and other natural conditions. In April 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed the climate disclosure rules pending judicial review. Adient is monitoring the outcome and evaluating the impact of these rules on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.	October 1, 2025 (under final rules which are now stayed)