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Industrie De Nora

Investor Presentation May 8, 2024

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Q1 2024 Financial Results Robust Profitability and Backlog growth in a challenging scenario May 8th 2024

© 2024 De Nora

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S W I T H Y O U T O D A Y

Paolo Dellachà CEO

Massimiliano Moi CFO

Chiara Locati Head of IR & ESG

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S A G E N D A

Q1 2024 Key Achievements and Business Review Q1 2024 Results Review ESG Journey Updates Final Remarks Q&A Session

Q 1 2 0 2 4 K E Y H I G H L I G H T S

W e c o n t i n u e t o b u i l d u p f o r g r o w t h a n d v a l u e c r e a t i o n

  • 19% EBIDTA Adj margin supported by Electrode Technologies (26.9%)
  • +8% Backlog vs Dec' 23, new orders 1.3x quarter's revenues
  • €189.1 m Revenues, €195m constant fx, recovery expected from Q2
  • 330 MW Technologies for Green H2 released, the highest quarter ever
  • Revenues in line with Q1'23, Backlog grew due to the orders for Green Steel Prj.
  • 2 new projects for our Dragonfly® electrolyzer
  • +7% Backlog vs Dec.'23, orders improved both in WTS and Pools
  • +27% Pools revenues vs Q4'23, confirming destocking is over
  • Expansion of Okayama plant (JP) inaugurated
  • Pre-selected with our partners for about US\$80m grants by US DOE1
  • MSCI confirmed AA rating
  • ESG plan execution successfully ongoing

Q 1 2 0 2 4 K E Y R E S U L T S

R o b u s t p r o f i t a b i l i t y a n d B a c k l o g g r o w t h t o w i n i n a c h a l l e n g i n g s c e n a r i o

REVENUES

€189.1m

€216.9m Q1 2023

+22.8%+180 bps

EBITDA ADJUSTED

€35.9m 19.0% Ebitda Adj margin

NET RESULT

€18.0m 9.5% on revenues

ENERGY TRANSITION

€26.6m

Revenues , in line with Q1 2023 330 MW Green H2 Technologies delivered

BACKLOG

€661 m

+8% vs Dec.2023 o/w € 182m Energy Transition

NET CASH POSITION

€9.4m €10.1m @ 31 March 2023

E L E C T R O D E T E C H N O L O G I E S B U S I N E S S

S t r o n g p r o f i t a b i l i t y d e s p i t e s o f t v o l u m e s , g r o w t h t o r e c o v e r i n H 2 ' 2 4

Revenues reflect the production schedule in Chlor-alkali, expected to accelerate from Q2. Electronics performance is still weak, but expected to recover in the second half

Strong 26.9% EBITDA Adj. margin (vs 25.9% in Q1 2023) with after-market services jumped at 49.5% of revenues

New Orders: momentum in Chlor-alkali, mainly driven by technological upgrade and aftermarket contracts. Main markets US and Asia

Okayama's plant expansion in Japan inaugurated in March to serve international customers and the local market.

W A T E R T E C H N O L O G I E S B U S I N E S S I n c r e a s e d o r d e r s p a v e t h e w a y f o r g r o w t h

Backlog €m

  • New Orders ~€80m, growing YoY both in WTS and Pools
    • +4% WTS
    • +16% Pools

Q1'24 WTS Orders ~€55m

  • WTS1 , positive momentum continues
  • Revenues +4.7 YoY

Pools Revenues €m

  • Pools, destocking is over, +27% Revenues QoQ growth
  • YoY decrease due to strong Q1'23

W A T E R T E C H N O L O G I E S S Y S T E M S O u r F l a g s h i p N e w P r o j e c t A w a r d e d i n Q 1 2 0 2 4

O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant

  • Destination: Jackson, Mississipi
  • Capacity : 190,000 m3 Drinkable Water per Day
  • Population: 180.000+
  • De Nora's Technologies: 2 ClorTec 2400 –C Systems, to produce on-site 1,090 kg of chlorine per day

Scope of the project

  • To restore water treatment operations after the Peer River flooding
  • The project led by JXN Water Inc. has received federal & state funding

Why De Nora

  • Technological Leadership
  • Strong execution based on solid track record in USA

MARKET TRENDS DRIVING OUR STRATEGY

  • Investments in municipal and energy sectors
  • Demand for on-site electrochlorination technologies
  • Focus on water-stressed areas (USA, China, Saudi)
  • New PFAS Regulation and Public funding in AMS, EU

E N E R G Y T R A N S I T I O N B U S I N E S S I n v e s t i n g i n t h e f u t u r e G r o w t h

330 MW delivered in Q1'24, the highest quarter ever. €26.6 m revenues in line with Q1'23. Project execution follows customer planning

Solid Backlog at 1.9 GW including new orders for the 700+ MW Green Steel project (Sweden)

We are investing in Green H2 future growth:

  • Gigafactory project in Italy
  • R&D (11.2% of revenues)
  • Dragonfly® electrolyzer
  • Gigafactory in the US

Q 1 2 0 2 4 E N E R G Y T R A N S I T I O N

O u r G r e e n H y d r o g e n P r o j e c t s

Main Projects in Backlog

NEOM, Saudi Arabia, Largest H2 Project Globally part of > 2 GW tot project H2 to Green Ammonia

Green Steel project, Sweden the first large-scale green steel plant in the EU 700+ MW H2 to Steel – Hard to abate industry

Dragonfly® electrolyzer- Projects

HyTecHeat

Eu Project with Snam e Tenova 1MW low carbon H2 for steel production Founded by EU " Horizon Europe"

Reservation Capacity in our pipeline (Hot Deals)

«Next Company» high multi-hundred MW Green H2 project in North America HyTecHeat

NESTE
120 MW AWE
at Neste's Refinery in Finland
H
to Refinery Processes
2

H2 to Refinery Processes

4 MW - 500 tons/y of Green H2 co-funded by the EU Commission and the Clean H2 Partn.

E N E R G Y T R A N S I T I O N P I P E L I N E @ 3 1 M a r c h 2 0 2 4

T r a n s f o r m i n g o u r f a s t g r o w i n g 6 4 G W p i p e l i n e i n b a c k l o g

1.Hot Deals: projects with high probability of award in the short term. 2.Actively pursued projects in which our partners, and especially those with whom we are closely cooperating, have been having active interactions 3.Identified pipeline: Projects with which our partners had first interactions. 4 Internal Analysis on multiple sources.

B O O S T I N G O U R D I S T I N C T I V E P R O D U C T I O N C A P A C I T Y

F o c u s o n r e a d i n e s s a n d f l e x i b i l i t y t o m a r k e t t r e n d s

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S A G E N D A

Q1 2024 Key Achievements and Business Review Q1 2024 Results Review ESG Journey Updates Final Remarks Q&A Session

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E V E N U E S

R e v e n u e s e x p e c t e d t o a c c e l e r a t e i n H 2 ' 2 4

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

ELECTRODE TECHNOLOGIES

  • Projects scheduling in chlor-alkali and Electronics normalization impacted results
  • Revenues expected to recover from Q2'24, thanks the acceleration of membrane projects and Electronics recovery
  • Aftermarket Revenues at 49.5%

WATER TECHNOLOGIES

  • WTS1: +4.7% YoY, growth supported by solid backlog and new orders. Aftermarket 36.7%
  • Pools: +27% sequential growth QoQ, confirming that destocking is over. YoY growth expected from Q2 '24

ENERGY TRANSITION

• Revenues supported by solid backlog, Performance driven by production plan and projects mix.

Q 1 2 0 2 4 B A C K L O G

Technologies

Transition

W a t e r T e c h n o l o g i e s a n d E n e r g y T r a n s i t i o n o r d e r s b o o s t e d t h e b a c k l o g

Technologies

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

ELECTRODE TECHNOLOGIES

• Project execution partially compensated by orders mainly in ASIA and US. Order intake expected to improve in the next quarters

WATER TECHNOLOGIES

• Backlog grew thanks to new orders (~€80m) both in WTS (+4% YoY) and Pools (+16%), which more than off-set project executions

ENERGY TRANSITION

• Backlog grew mainly following the new 700+ MW orders signed in Feb. for the EU largest Green Steel project (Sweden)

(€m)

Q 1 2 0 2 4 E B I T D A A D J U S T E D

P r o f i t a b i l i t y i n l i n e w i t h g u i d a n c e , s u p p o r t e d b y c o r e b u s i n e s s e s

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

ELECTRODE TECHNOLOGIES

• Strong and improved profitability (~+100bps), despite revenue trend, mainly supported by production mix and solid aftermarket projects

WATER TECHNOLOGIES

  • EBITDA adj +9% YoY
  • Ebitda Adj margin grew by ~170 bps, thanks to better profitability both in WTS and Pools, due to indirect cost streamline, product mix and price improvements

ENERGY TRANSITION

Negative Profitability reflects:

  • the R&D costs at 11.2% of revenues (9.1% in Q1'23)
  • the costs related to Gigafactory
  • initial scale up costs and project mix

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S : F R O M E B I T D A T O N E T I N C O M E

46.5

N e t W o r k i n g C a p i t a l E v o l u t i o n Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

NWC incidence on revenues was in line with Q1'23, and increased vs Dec.2023 mainly due:

• To seasonality effects in trade payable and receivables

The inventory ratio increased vs Dec.23 to 32.8% (better than 33.8% in Q1'23), reflecting inventory buildup to support 2024 backlog execution.

Q1 2023 FY2023 Q1 2024
Inventories
% of sales
33.8% 30.0% 32.8%
DSO 65 67 75
DPO 45 74 67

P O S I T I V E N E T F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N @ 3 1 M A R C H 2 0 2 4

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S A G E N D A

Q1 2024 Key Achievements and Business Review Q1 2024 Results Review ESG Journey Updates

Final Remarks

Q&A Session

M A I N Q 1 2 0 2 4 E S G A C H I E V E M E N T S

E x e c u t i n g o u r S u s t a i n a b i l i t y P l a n , u n d e r p i n n e d b y a s o l i d g o v e r n a n c e

GREEN
INNOVATION
CLIMATE ACTION & CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
PEOPLE & LOCAL
COMMUNITES
GOVERNANCE ETHICS AND
COMPLIANCE

Circular Design Guidance
embedded in our R&D

LCA and Product Scorecard
project ongoing

75% R&D costs dedicated to
Energy Transition

3.1 GWh PV plants connected, in
our Germany, Brazil, and Italy
sites

2 New ISO 14001 certifications
in
China and India

14%
Revenues in Green H
2
24% Revenues in WTS1

Supply Chain Policy Adopted

Health Safety and
Environmental Policy Adopted

Partnered with Valore D,
networking and training on
DE&I

20%
target ESG linked in CEO
remuneration:
-
Safety KPIs
-
Renewable Energy
-
DE&I policy Adoption

€0.123 per share dividend
approved by Shareholders'
Meeting
Leading External Recognition2

21 © 2024 De Nora 1. Water Technologies Systems . 2. The use by De Nora of any MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC or its affiliates ("MSCI") data, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute sponsorship, © 2023 De Nora endorsement, recommendation, or promotion of De Nora by MSCI. MSCI services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers and are provided 'as-is' and without warranty. MSCI names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI.

Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S A G E N D A

Q1 2024 Key Achievements and Business Review Q1 2024 Results Review ESG Journey Updates Final Remarks Q&A Session

F I N A L R E M A R K S Q 1 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S

W e c o n t i n u e t o b u i l d u p f o r g r o w t h a n d v a l u e c r e a t i o n , d e s p i t e a d e m a n d i n g s c e n a r i o

Robust profitability, EBITDA adj margin plentifully in line with guidance, supported by Electrodes Technologies Business

Positive momentum in Water Technologies Business both WTS and Pools that are sequentially (QoQ) growing

Energy Transition, 330 MW delivered, the highest quarterly production level ever. Solid backlog and pipeline to grow

Manufacturing capacity expansion focused on readiness and flexibility: Okayama's plant expansion inaugurated

Sustainable by DNA: excellent external recognitions and ESG Plan execution

Revenue growth is expected to recover from the second quarter of the year, whit profitability in line with the Business Plan.

Q&A Session

A d d i t i o n a l M a t e r i a l s

© 2023 De Nora 2024

I N C O M E S T A T E M E N T S

(€m) Q1
2024
Q1
2023
Revenue 189
1
216
9
YoY
Growth
(%)
(12
8%)
8
4
%
in
inventory
of
finished
in
Change
goods
and
work
progress
2
7
16
8
Other
income
3
1
4
1
for
materials
, supplies
Costs
, consumables
and
goods
raw
(75
4)
(107
3)
Personnel
expenses
(37
8)
(36
2)
for
services
Costs
(42
8)
(42
7)
Other
operating
expenses
(1
7)
(2
4)
EBITDA 35
4
46
5
Margin
(%)
19% 21%
Amortization
and
depreciation
(8
2)
(7
2)
Reinstatement
(write
down)
of
equipment
intangible
property
, plant
and
assets
&
- -
Net
provision
for
risk
and
charges
0
3
0
4
EBIT 27
5
39
7
Margin
(%)
15% 18%
Share
of
profit
of
equity-accounted
investees
- -
Finance
income
4
2
2
4
Finance
expenses
(4
5)
(6
3)
Profit
before
tax
27
2
35
7
tax
Income
expense
(9
2)
(10
7)
Profit
for
the
period
18
0
25
0


m
Q1'22 Q2'22 Q3'22 Q4'22 '23
Q1
'23
Q2
'23
Q3
'23
Q4
'24
Q1
REVENUES 200
1
210
4
206
1
236
2
216
9
203
5
209
4
226
7
189
1
Electrode
Technologies
109
5
118
5
123
4
122
0
118
9
112
8
121
0
111
5
92
7
Transition
Energy
4
5
2
4
7
2
28
6
26
6
20
7
21
3
33
6
26
6
Technologies
Water
86
1
89
5
75
5
85
6
71
4
70
0
67
0
81
5
69
8
Adj
EBITDA
55
2
47
1
43
6
44
9
46
7
39
4
38
2
46
8
35
9
Adj
Margin
EBITDA
27
6%
22
4%
21
2%
19
0%
21
5%
19
4%
18
2%
20
6%
19
0%
Electrode
Technologies
31
8
30
2
32
0
25
4
30
9
29
5
29
3
27
9
24
9
Ebitda
Adj
Margin
9%
27
0%
25
9%
25
8%
20
0%
26
2%
26
2%
24
1%
25
9%
26
Energy
Transition
n
a
n
a
(0
4)
6
2
5
3
0
7
1
5
4
6
(0
5)
Ebitda
Adj
Margin
n
a
n
a
n
m
21
7%
19
9%
3
5%
6
9%
13
7%
8%
1
-
Technologies
Water
23
4
16
9
12
0
13
3
10
5
9
1
7
5
14
2
11
5
Ebitda
Adj
Margin
27
2%
18
9%
15
9%
15
5%
14
7%
13
1%
11
1%
17
5%
16
4%

F o c u s o n E B I T D A A d j u s t m e n t s I N C O M E S T A T E M E N T

O DE NORA
----------- --
(€m) Q1
2023
Q1
2024
Sales 216
9
189
1
EBITDA 46
5
35
4
Margin
(%)
4%
21
7%
18
Terminations
(labor
expenses)
costs
legal
+
0
12
0
42
Costs
relative
integration
, and
reorganization
to
M&A
company
,
- 0
05
relative
of
Costs
to
startup
De
Nora
Tech
LLC
– US
plant
,
0
01
-
recurring
Other
costs
non
0
03
0
00
Adj
EBITDA
46
7
35
9
Margin
(%)
21
5%
19
0%

B A L A N C E S H E E T

(€m) Q1
2024
2023
FY
Intangible
assets
115
7
115
8
equipment
Property
, plant
and
260
3
254
3
Equity-accounted
investees
231
5
231
5
Fixed
asset
607
5
601
6
Inventories 271
8
257
1
Contract
work
in
progress, net
of
advances
from
customers
29
6
31
7
Trade
receivables
164
7
141
9
Trade
payables
(95
7)
(106
8)
Operating
working
capital
370
3
324
1
liabilities
Other
current
assets
and
(58
3)
(59
4)
working
capital
Net
312
0
264
6
Deferred
tax
assets
16
0
16
2
Other
receivables
and
non-current
financial
assets
13
4
10
5
Employee
benefits
(21
0)
(21
8)
Provisions
for
risks
and
charges
(18
2)
(18
0)
Deferred
tax
liabilities
(9
1)
(8
9)
Trade
payables
(0
0)
(0
1)
Other
payables
(2
3)
(2
2)
liabilities
Other
net
non current
asset
and
(21
8)
(24
8)
invested
capital
Net
897
8
841
4
Net
current
Liquidity
/
(Financial
Indebtedness)
144
8
201
9
Non-current
Financial
Indebtedness
(135
5)
(133
7)
Net
Liquidity
/
(Financial
Indebtedness)
- ESMA
9
4
68
2
Fair
value
of
financial
instruments
(0
2)
0
5
Net
Liquidity
/
(Financial
Indebtedness)
- De
Nora
9
2
68
8
Equity
Total
(906
9)
(910
2)
Total
sources
(897
8)
(841
4)

C A S H F L O W S T A T E M E N T

(€m) Q1
2024
Q1
2023
EBITDA 35
435
,
46
491
,
Losses
on the
sale
of
property,
plant
and
equipment
and
intangible
assets
(1) 172
Other
non-monetary
items
(407) 35
Cash
flows
generated
by
operating
activities
before
changes
in
net
working
capital
35,027 46,698
in
inventory
Change
(14
,594)
(2
270)
,
Change
in
trade
receivables
and
construction
contracts
(20
256)
,
(25
600)
,
Change
in
trade
payables
(11
457)
,
(2
987)
,
Change
in
other
receivables/payables
(5
889)
,
(27
676)
,
Cash
flows
generated
by
changes
in
net
working
capital
(52
,195)
(58
,532)
Cash
flows
generated
by
operating
activities
(17
,168)
(11
,834)
Net
Interest
and
Net
other
financial
expense paid
(1
,792)
(2
832)
,
Income
taxes
paid
(5
350)
,
(6
,151)
flows
operating
activities
Net
cash
generated
by
(24
,310)
(20
,818)
of
equipment
intangible
Sales
property,
plant
and
and
assets
371 9
in
tangible
intangible
Investments
and
assets
(11
,513)
(19
680)
,
(Investments)
Divestment
in
Associated
companies
- -
Acquisitions
(net
of
cash
acquired)
- -
(Investments)
Divestments
in
financial
activities
2
062
,
110
058
,
Net
cash
flows
used
in
investing
activities
(9
,081)
90,387
Share
capital
increase
500 900
Treasury
Shares
(22
458)
,
loans/(Repayment)
of
New
loans
10
978
,
(133
861)
,
(decrease)
in
financial
liabilities
Increase
other
(2) (2)
(Increase)
in
financial
decrease
assets
- -
Dividends
paid
- -
cash
flows
generated
by
financing
activities
Net
(10
,982)
(132
,963)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
cash
and
cash
equivalents
(44
,372)
(63
,394)
Opening
equivalents
cash
and
cash
198
491
174
,129
gains/(losses)
Exchange
rate
,
(13)
(1
097)
,
Closing
cash
and
cash
equivalents
154,105 109,638

I N V E S T O R R E L A T I O N S – R E A D Y T O E N G A G E

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • May 15 UBS Pan EU Small and Mid-Cap Conference
  • May 21 Unicredit Italian Investment Conference
  • May 30 Pan-European ESG Conference
  • Jun. 5 Paris Roadshow Mediobanca

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Jul. 30 Nov. 5 H1 2024 Results 9M 2024 Results

IR CONTACTS

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