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SÜSS MicroTec SE

Quarterly Report May 12, 2021

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QUARTERLY REPORT JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31

INDICATORS

in € million 3 Months / 2021 3 Months / 2020 Change
Business Development
Order entry 81.0 69.0 17.4%
Order backlog as of March 31 148.2 120.8 22.7%
Total sales 52.6 41.7 26.1%
Gross profit 17.3 10.2 69.6%
Gross margin 32.9% 24.5% 8.4%-Points
Cost of sales 35.3 31.5 12.1%
Research and Development costs 5.1 5.0 2.0%
EBITDA 3.3 -3.8 --
EBITDA margin 6.3% -9.1% 15.4%-Points
EBIT 1.4 -5.6 --
EBIT margin 2.7% -13.4% 16.1%-Points
Earnings after tax 0.8 -5.4 --
Earnings per share, basic (in €) 0.04 -0.28 --
Balance sheet and cash flow
Equity 137.8 120.6 14.3%
Equity ratio 58.2% 56.3% 1.9%-Points
Return on equity 0.6% -4.5% 5.1%-Points
Balance sheet total 236.6 214.1 10.5%
Net cash 39.2 -19.6 --
Free cash flow 9.1 -8.3 --
Further key figures
Investments 1.6 1.3 23.1%
Investment ratio 3.0% 3.1% -0.1%-Points
Depreciation 1.8 1.8 0.0%
Employees as of March 31 1041 942 10.5%

CONTENTS

Business Development in the First Quarter 4 Financial Report 8 Consolidated Statement of Income (IFRS) 8 Statement of Comprehensive Income (IFRS) 9 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (IFRS) 10 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (IFRS) 11 Statement of Changes in Equity (IFRS) 13 Segment Reporting (IFRS) 14 Legal Structure 15

Financial Calendar / Contact 16

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER

Dear Shareholders,

Smart devices, smart homes and smart factories as well as the internet of things, increasing mobility, artificial intelligence, computer games and the whole subject of sensor technology (MEMS) are important growth trends for us. Additionally the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the developing megatrend towards mobile working and home office. Equipping home offices with laptops and computers, fast data connections and high-quality and secure image-, sound- and data-transmissions are important drivers of the demand for our equipment. In addition, the expansion of the production capacities for 5G-compatible electronic components is another reason for the increasing demand for our tools. This sustained trend is clearly reflected in the once again very good order entry figures for the first quarter 2021.

In the months from January to March 2021, we won new orders of € 81.0 million (2020: € 69.0 million). The increase is mainly due to strong demand in the Lithography division, especially for mask aligners and coaters/developers. The order backlog as of March 31, 2021 amounted to € 148.2 million (March 31, 2020: € 120.8 million). Sales reached € 52.6 million in the first quarter, 26.1 percent above the previous year's amount (€ 41.7 million). The increase in sales was evident in all divisions with the exception of bonders; with a low sales volume in absolute terms, these nevertheless recorded only a slight decline. The sales decrease in the bonder segment is due to a postponement of tool deliveries into the second quarter.

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately € 1.4 million in the first quarter of 2021 were significantly higher than the € -5.6 million of the previous year. This resulted in an EBIT margin for the first quarter of 2021 of 2.7 percent (previous year: -13.4 percent). The first quarter of 2020 includes a negative extraordinary effect from the closure of the production site in Corona, USA. The closure costs for this site totaled € 3.7 million in the first quarter of 2020, € 1.7 million of which was reported under sales, administrative and development costs. There was no comparable extraordinary effect in the first quarter of 2021.

Earnings after taxes (EAT) increased accordingly from € -5.4 million to € 0.8 million. Basic earnings per share (EPS) amounted to € 0.04 (previous year: € -0.28). Free cash flow at the end of the first quarter of 2021 totaled € 9.1 million following € -8.3 million in the previous year. There was € 39.2 million in net cash at the end of the first quarter of 2021 (2020: € -19.6 million). The significant improvement in the liquidity situation compared to Q1 2020 is primarily due to the improvement in earnings and the positive effects relating to working capital.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BY DIVISION

Lithography

The Lithography division includes the development, manufacture, and sale of the mask aligner and coater/developer product lines as well as the UV projection scanners product line. Mask aligners and coaters/developers are manufactured in Germany at the locations in Garching near Munich and Sternenfels. Coaters/developers have also been manufactured in Hsinchu, Taiwan, since 2020. Furthermore, we have been working on restarting production of UV projection scanners at the new production site in Hsinchu, Taiwan, since the beginning of 2021. SUSS MicroTec Netherlands B.V. (formerly Meyer Burger [Pixdro] B.V.), which was acquired in early 2020 and is located in Eindhoven, Netherlands, is also part of the Lithography division.

in € million Q1 2021 Q1 2020
Order entry 52.1 42.1
Sales 32.2 25.5
Gross Profit 10.5 5.3
Gross Profit Margin 32.6% 20.8%
EBIT 2.7 -2.3
EBIT-Margin 8.4% -9.0%
Net assets 53.8 67.6

Order entry in the Lithography division amounted to € 52.1 million in the first quarter of 2021, thereby increasing by 23.8 percent compared to the previous year. This increase in order entry is primarily due to the solid demand for tools from the coater/developer and mask aligner product lines.

Division sales in the first three months of 2021 amounted to € 32.2 million following € 25.5 million the previous year. The gross profit margin of 32.6 percent was significantly above the comparable figure of the previous year (20.8 percent). Division earnings improved from € -2.3 million in 2020 to € 2.7 million in 2021. The main reasons for the good development were highmargin sales of mask aligners as well as the significant increase in sales of coaters/developers, which recorded an improved margin compared to the previous year. The gross profit margin and the EBIT of the Lithography division grew significantly in the first quarter of 2021. The first quarter of 2020 includes a negative extraordinary effect from the closure of the production site in Corona, USA. The closure costs for this site totaled € 3.7 million in the first quarter of 2020, € 1.7 million of which was reported under sales, administrative and development costs. There was no comparable extraordinary effect in the first quarter of 2021.

Bonder

The Bonder division comprises the development, production, and sale of the substrate (wafer) bonding product line. Manufacturing is located at our largest site in Sternenfels. Markets addressed by the bonder systems include advanced packaging, 3D TSV integration and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as well as compound semiconductors.

in € million Q1 2021 Q1 2020
Order entry 9.0 5.6
Sales 2.1 4.3
Gross Profit -0.1 0.9
Gross Profit Margin -4.8% 20.9%
EBIT -2.4 -1.1
EBIT-Margin -114.3% -25.6%
Net assets 16.3 20.7

In the first quarter of 2021, order entry in the Bonder division amounted to € 9.0 million, which is above the order entry level of the previous year's period of € 5.6 million. This positive development is partially due to the temporary bonding system product line.

Sales fell to € 2.1 million in the first three months of 2021 following € 4.3 million in the previous year. The gross profit margin decreased in the first three months of 2020 from 20.9 percent to -4.8 percent. Accordingly, division earnings declined from € -1.1 million in the previous year to € -2.4 million. The primary reason for the drop in the gross profit margin and EBIT are the overall very low quarterly sales, which were partially due to the postponement of deliveries of high-margin orders to the second quarter. We look optimistically to the year as a whole, and continue to expect a significant increase in sales compared to the previous year, as well as a corresponding improvement of the EBIT margin.

Photomask Equipment

The Photomask Equipment division is located at our site in Sternenfels. It comprises the development, manufacture, and sale of specialized tools for the cleaning and processing of photomasks for the semiconductor industry. The front-end of the semiconductor industry is the target market of the Photomask Equipment division.

in € million Q1 2021 Q1 2020
Order entry 12.2 15.9
Sales 11.3 5.8
Gross Profit 4.4 2.6
Gross Profit Margin 38.9% 44.8%
EBIT 2.5 0.8
EBIT-Margin 22.1% 13.8%
Net assets 12.0 26.5

In the first quarter of 2021, the Photomask Equipment division recorded order entries of € 12.2 million, which is not significantly below the order entry of the previous year's period. Division sales were € 11.3 million compared to € 5.8 million a year earlier. The gross profit margin declined from 44.8 percent in the previous year to 38.9 percent. Division earnings increased from € 0.8 million to € 2.5 million.

Since order entry and sales in this division are usually comprised of a few large individual orders, significant fluctuations in order entry, sales, and therefore earnings are possible over the course of the year.

Micro-optics

The Micro-optics division includes the activities of the SUSS MicroTec subsidiary SUSS MicroOptics at the Hauterive location in Switzerland. The production and sales of microlenses and highly specialized optics for a variety of industrial applications are housed here.

in € million Q1 2021 Q1 2020
Order entry 6.9 5.4
Sales 6.6 6.1
Gross Profit 1.9 1.7
Gross Profit Margin 28.8% 27.9%
EBIT 0.3 -0.2
EBIT-Margin 4.5% -3.3%
Net assets 23.0 16.9

Order entry in this division increased slightly and amounted to € 6.9 million in the first quarter of 2021 (previous year: € 5.4 million). Sales also increased slightly from the previous year to € 6.6 million (previous year: € 6.1 million). The gross profit margin amounted to 28.8 percent following 27.9 percent in the previous year. Division earnings were € 0.3 million, compared to € -0.2 million in the previous year.

Others

The Others division mainly comprises costs for central Group functions that cannot be attributed to the main divisions of SUSS MicroTec SE. The central Group functions made a negative contribution to EBIT of € -1.6 million (previous year: € -2.8 million).

OUTLOOK

After a strong order entry in the fourth quarter 2020 and in the first quarter of 2021, we are very optimistic about the 2021 financial year - subject to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring certain uncertainties. We expect an ongoing high demand for our products and holistic solutions by our customers in the markets that are relevant to us.

At the end of the first quarter 2021, we had a strong order backlog of around € 148 million. For the full year 2021, we to expect an increase in order entry and an increase in sales in a range of € 270 million to € 290 million. Earnings before interest and income taxes (EBIT) should develop positively, too. We continue to forecast an EBIT margin in a range of 9.0 percent to 11.0 percent.

Garching, Germany, May 2021

Dr. Götz Bendele Oliver Albrecht Dr. Thomas Rohe Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (IFRS)

in € thousand 01.01.2021 -
31.03.2021
01.01.2020 -
31.03.2020
Sales 52,637 41,728
Cost of sales -35,311 -31,530
Gross profit 17,326 10,198
Selling costs -5,301 -5,285
Research and development costs -5,106 -5,017
Administration costs -5,477 -5,015
Other operating income 1,367 416
Other operating expenses -1,364 -886
Analysis of net income from operations (EBIT):
EBITDA (Earnings before Interest and Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization)
3,285 -3,786
Depreciation and amortization of tangible assets,
intangible assets and investments in subsidiaries
-1,840 -1,803
Net income from operations (EBIT) 1,445 -5,589
Financial income 1 2
Financial expense -110 -147
Financial result -109 -145
Profit / loss before taxes 1,336 -5,734
Income taxes -561 347
Profit / loss 775 -5,387
Thereof equity holders of SUSS MicroTec 775 -5,387
Thereof non-controlling interests 0 0
Earnings per share (basic)
Earnings per share in € 0.04 -0.28
Earnings per share (diluted)
Earnings per share in € 0.04 -0.28

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (IFRS)

in € thousand 01.01.2021 -
31.03.2021
01.01.2020 -
31.03.2020
Net profit / loss 775 -5,387
Items that are not reclassified to profit and loss
Remeasurements on defined benefit pension plans 0 0
Deferred taxes 0 0
Other income after tax for items that are not
reclassified as an expense or income
0 0
Items that will be reclassified to profit and loss in
later periods
Foreign currency adjustment 492 645
Cash flow hedges 0 0
Deferred taxes 0 0
Other income after tax for items that will be
reclassified to profit and loss in later periods
492 645
Total income and expenses recognized in equity 492 645
Total income and expenses reported in the
reporting period
1,267 -4,742
Thereof equity holders of SUSS MicroTec SE 1,267 -4,742
Thereof non-controlling interests 0 0

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (IFRS)

in € thousand 31.03.2021 31.12.2020
Assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS 65,273 65,398
Intangible assets 5,070 5,089
Goodwill 18,374 18,286
Tangible assets 40,042 40,352
Other assets 328 350
Deferred tax assets 1,459 1,321
CURRENT ASSETS 171,333 166,007
Inventories 83,397 72,983
Trade receivables 14,244 17,717
Contract assets 17,496 30,247
Other financial assets 512 559
Current tax assets 317 395
Cash and cash equivalents 49,408 40,827
Other assets 5,959 3,279
TOTAL ASSETS 236,605 231,405
in € thousand 31.03.2021 31.12.2020
Liabilities & shareholders' equity
Equity 137,771 136,504
Total equity attributable to shareholders
of SUSS MicroTec SE
137,771 136,504
Subscribed capital 19,116 19,116
Reserves 119,745 118,969
Accumulated other comprehensive income -1,090 -1,581
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 32,894 32,563
Pension plans and similar commitments 6,157 6,396
Financial debt due to banks 9,063 9,062
Financial debt from lease obligations 7,657 7,656
Other liabilities 305 312
Deferred tax liabilities 9,712 9,137
CURRENT LIABILITIES 65,940 62,338
Provisions 4,763 4,501
Tax liabilities 603 814
Financial debt due to banks 1,137 1,386
Financial debt from lease obligations 2,016 2,387
Other financial liabilities 10,364 10,436
Trade payables 13,736 9,834
Contract liabilities 25,594 25,679
Other liabilities 7,727 7,301
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 236,605 231,405

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (IFRS)

in € thousand 01.01.2021 -
31.03.2021
01.01.2020 -
31.03.2020
Net profit / loss (after taxes) 775 -5,387
Amortization of intangible assets 165 138
Depreciation of tangible assets 1,675 1,666
Profit or loss on disposal of intangible and tangible assets 56 0
Change of reserves on inventories 853 1,272
Change of reserves for bad debts -612 175
Non-cash income from the reversal of pension accruals 0 0
Other non-cash effective income and expenses 541 231
Change in inventories -11,386 -12,445
Change in contract assets 12,750 10,136
Change in trade receivables 4,123 1,575
Change in other assets -2,611 -293
Change in pension provisions -133 150
Change in trade payables 3,937 459
Change in contract liabilities -257 2,046
Change in other liabilities and other provisions 596 -1,071
Change of tax assets and tax liabilities 304 -1,790
Cash flow from operating activities 10,776 -3,138
in € thousand 01.01.2021 -
31.03.2021
01.01.2020 -
31.03.2020
Disbursements for other tangible assets -1,496 -1,210
Disbursements for intangible assets -149 -55
Payments for purchase of SUSS MicroTec Netherlands B.V 0 -3,900
Cash flow from investing activities -1,645 -5,165
Repayment of bank loans -250 -250
Increase of bank loans 0 12,973
Repayment of leasing liabilities -435 -697
Change in other financial debt 1 -2
Cash flow from financing activities -684 12,024
Adjustments to funds caused by exchange-rate fluctuations 134 32
Change in cash and cash equivalents 8,581 3,753
Funds at beginning of the year 40,827 10,280
Funds at end of the period 49,408 14,033
Cash flow from operating activities includes:
Interest paid during the period 32 19
Interest received during period 0 2
Tax paid during the period 305 1,459
Tax refunds during the period 0 84

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (IFRS)

in € thousand Subscribed
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Earnings
reserve
Retained
earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income Total equity
attributable
to shareholders of
SÜSS MicroTec SE
Items that will not be reclassified
to profit or loss
Items that will be reclassified
to profit or loss in later periods
Remeasurements on
defined benefit
pension plans
Deferred taxes Foreign currency
adjustment
Deferred taxes
As of January 01, 2019 19,116 55,822 202 50,582 -3,610 941 2,335 - 125,388
Net income / loss -5,387 -5,387
Total income and expenses recognized in equity - - 645 - 645
Total comprehensive income / loss -5,387 - - 645 - -4,742
As of March 31, 2019 19,116 55,822 202 45,195 -3,610 941 2,980 - 120,646
As of January 01, 2020 19,116 55,822 202 62,945 -3,845 1,004 1,260 - 136,504
Net income / loss 775 775
Total income and expenses recognized in equity - - 492 - 492
Total comprehensive income / loss 775 - - 492 - 1,267
As of March 31, 2020 19,116 55,822 202 63,720 -3,845 1,004 1,752 - 137,771

SEGMENT REPORTING (IFRS)

in € thousand Lithography Bonder Photomask Equipment MicroOptics Other Consolidation effects Total
3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020
External Sales 32,152 25,485 2,073 4,264 11,343 5,804 6,555 6,121 513 54 -
-
52,637 41,728
Internal Sales - - - - - - - - 2,228 2,871 -2,228 -2,871 -
-
Total Sales 32,152 25,485 2,073 4,264 11,343 5,804 6,555 6,121 2,741 2,925 -2,228 -2,871 52,637 41,728
Result per segment (EBIT) 2,673 -2,288 -2,394 -1,061 2,512 808 252 -199 -1,598 -2,849 - 1,445 -5,589
Income before taxes 2,659 -2,295 -2,399 -1,065 2,507 805 252 -203 -1,683 -2,976 -
-
1,336 -5,734
Significant non-cash items -450 -944 -301 -330 -155 174 438 -360 - - - - -468 -1,460
Segment assets 90,683 91,084 22,769 23,978 21,246 33,380 25,832 19,168 18,093 17,351 - - 178,623 184,961
thereof goodwill 18,374 18,417 - - - - - - - - - - 18,374 18,417
Unallocated assets 57,982 29,161
Total assets 236,605 214,122
Segment liabilities -36,870 -23,475 -6,485 -3,291 -9,237 -6,851 -2,865 -2,275 -2,563 -2,244 -
-
-58,020 -38,136
Unallocated liabilities -40,814 -55,340
Total liabilities -98,834 -93,476
Depreciation and amortization 813 869 83 65 58 45 532 535 354 289 -
-
1,840 1,803
thereof scheduled 813 869 83 65 58 45 532 535 354 289 -
-
1,840 1,803
thereof impairment loss -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0 0
Capital expenditure 547 452 121 63 89 135 622 542 266 73 -
-
1,645 1,265
Workforce at March 31 641 568 100 101 156 146 112 97 32 30 -
-
1,041 942

Segment information by region

in € thousand Sales Capital expenditure Assets
(without Goodwill)
3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020 3M / 2021 3M / 2020
EMEA 8,368 9,833 1,337 747 128,027 148,451
North-America 5,589 7,047 187 56 5,190 9,409
Asia and Pacific 38,680 24,848 121 462 9,019 8,804
Consolidation effects - - - - -361 - 120
Total 52,637 41,728 1,645 1,265 160,249 166,544

LEGAL STRUCTURE

FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2021

Annual Report 2020, April 9
Quarterly Report 2021 (Q1) May 12
Shareholders' Meeting 2021 June 16
Interim Report Aug. 5
Quarterly Report 2021 (Q3) Nov. 11

CONTACT

SUSS MicroTec SE

Schleißheimer Straße 90 85748 Garching, Germany Phone: +49 89 32007-100 E-mail: [email protected]

Investor Relations Phone: +49 89 32007-161 Email: [email protected] www.suss.com

Forward-looking statements: Interim reports include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements do not present historical facts but include statements about expectations and the views of the management of SUSS MicroTec SE. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, and forecasts of the Company's management. Investors should not rely on these statements unreservedly. Forward-looking statements are to be understood in the context of the time at which they were made. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this report given new information or future events. The Company's obligation to comply with its statutory responsibilities regarding information and reporting remains unaffected. Forward-looking statements always involve risks and uncertainties. A large number of factors that are described in this report could cause actual events to deviate substantially from the forward-looking statements included in this report.

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