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Vossloh AG

Quarterly Report Apr 25, 2025

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QUARTERLY STATEMENT AS OF MARCH 31, 2025

Werdohl, April 24, 2025

HISTORICALLY HIGH ORDER BACKLOG SECURES GROWTH COURSE AND UNDERLINES MARKET DYNAMICS

FINANCIALS

  • Start into the year 2025 as planned, guidance for 2025 confirmed with increased sales and profitability in the current group structure
  • Sales revenues reach €251.1 million third-highest figure for a first quarter in the company's history
  • EBIT at a normalized level after an exceptionally strong previous year with very high deliveries in China, start of deliveries for new construction projects in China in Q2/2025
  • Earnings per share at 24 cents positively influenced by tax income

MARKET

  • Continued positive momentum in the rail infrastructure market
  • Orders received again at a high level book-to-bill ratio at 1.35 (previous year: 1.30)
  • Order backlog increased by 15.2 percent new all-time high of €926.4 million reached
  • Significant major order won for high-speed line in the UK (HS2)
  • New switch plants opened in Australia and Denmark - capacities strengthened for future growth
  • HSG technology now also in use in Montreal and Stockholm

M&A

Closing of the Sateba transaction continues to be expected within the next few months

FIRST QUARTER IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS

KEY GROUP INDICATORS 1-3/2024 1-3/2025
Sales revenues € mill. 268.8 251.1
EBITDA / EBITDA margin € mill. / % 31.0
/
11.5
21.7
/
8.6
EBIT / EBIT margin € mill. / % 17.9
/
6.7
7.4
/
2.9
Net income € mill. 10.6 6.9
Earnings per share 0.39 0.24
Free cash flow € mill. (19.9) (37.4)
Capital expenditure € mill. 10.4 11.3
Value added € mill. (4.9) (16.0)
ROCE % 7.5 3.0

NOTES

Sales revenues still 6.6 percent below previous year; noticeable decline as anticipated in Core Components and Customized Modules, while Lifecycle Solutions continues to grow strongly

EBIT, as expected, significantly below the previous year due to the decline in sales and a lower-margin project mix at Core Components as well as transaction costs incurred for the Sateba acquisition; EBIT margin consequently 3.8 percentage points below the previous year's figure at a normalized level

Net income benefited from tax income due to the capitalization of deferred taxes on loss carryforwards in the German tax group

Free cash flow negative in the first quarter, as is typical for the season; still significantly below the previous year, mainly due to the lower operating result and higher payments for capital expenditure

Capital expenditure slightly above previous year's level; Customized Modules with significant increase due to capacity expansion

Value added significantly below previous year due to EBIT development and slightly higher average capital employed

WORKING CAPITAL AND NET FINANCIAL DEBT NOTICEABLY IMPROVED YEAR-ON-YEAR

KEY GROUP INDICATORS 1-3/2024
3/31/24
1-12/2024
12/31/24
1-3/2025
3/31/25
Equity € mill. 649.8 751.9 751.5
Equity ratio % 46.9 50.4 49.9
Average working capital € mill. 213.7 213.7 194.5
Average working capital
intensity
% 19.9 17.7 19.4
Closing working capital € mill. 234.2 174.4 214.7
Average capital employed € mill. 958.9 969.7 983.5
Closing capital employed € mill. 978.5 967.2 999.8
Net financial debt (excl. lease
liabilities)
€ mill. 202.3 88.7 134.9
Net financial debt € mill. 239.2 137.6 181.7

NOTES

Equity significantly improved compared to the end of the same quarter of the previous year, mainly due to the proceeds from the capital increase in November 2024

Closing working capital with typical seasonal increase in Q1, reduced by 8.3 % compared to the end of Q1 2024 ; Average working capital intensity again below the 20 percent mark in the first quarter and slightly improved compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Closing capital employed slightly higher compared to year-end 2024 due to the typical seasonal build-up of working capital in the first quarter

Net financial debt increased significantly compared to year-end 2024 due to the seasonally negative free cash flow; noticeably improved compared to the previous year, in particular thanks to the proceeds from the 2024 capital increase

ORDER BACKLOG AT HISTORIC HIGH AT THE END OF Q1/2025

161.5 151.1 142.6 136.7 58.7 62.8 350.1 339.2 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 305.3 348.3 446.0 548.2 64.2 48.2 804.1 926.4 3/31/2024 3/31/2025 ORDERS RECEIVED (in € mill.) ORDER BACKLOG (in € mill.) NOTES Core Components Customized Modules Lifecycle Solutions

Orders received slightly below previous year, book-to-bill ratio at 1.35 (previous year: 1.30); Orders received in the first quarter were below the previous year, especially in the North America region (VTT) and in China (LS, VFS); in contrast, Vossloh achieved higher orders received in particular in the UK (VFS), Australia (VTT) and Germany (LS, CM)

Order backlog exceeds the €900 million mark and is 15.2 percent higher than the previous year; development reflects the continued momentum in the rail infrastructure market; Customized Modules significantly higher than the previous year, in particular thanks to a higher order backlog at the leading company in France; Core Components also significantly higher than the previous year due to a higher order backlog in China; Lifecycle Solutions below previous year, especially in Germany, as the DB framework agreements signed in September 2024 worth well over €100 million are only included in the order backlog upon call-off

PRELIMINARY REMARK: VOSSLOH DIVISIONS

NOTE ON THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAND LICENSE FEE

Since the 2025 financial year, Vossloh AG has levied a brand license fee from the operating units. These fees reflect the value of brand usage within the Vossloh Group.

The key performance indicators EBIT, EBITDA, EBIT margin, EBITDA margin, Value added and ROCE of the divisions have been subject to an accounting impact since the beginning of 2025. At the level of the Vossloh Group as a whole, the introduction of the brand license fee has no impact on these financial indicators. The introduction of the brand license fee is expected to have a positive effect on the Group's tax rate.

At division level, the comparability of the key figures EBIT, EBITDA and its corresponding margins, Value added and ROCE with the previous year is limited due to the brand license fee. In order to enable a transparent presentation of business development, the effects of the brand license fee - assuming that they would have been incurred in the previous year - are reported on EBIT and EBITDA. The effect on the value-oriented key figures (Value added, ROCE) is not shown explicitly, but the respective effect on earnings can also be used as a comparative figure when evaluating these key figures.

CORE COMPONENTS DIVISION

NORMALIZED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SIGNIFICANT UPTURN EXPECTED FROM Q2/2025 ONWARDS

SALES REVENUES
EBITDA
(in € mill.)
(in € mill.)
EBITDA MARGIN
(in %)
EBIT
(in € mill.)
EBIT MARGIN
(in %)
115.8 98.5 23.1 11.7 20.0 11.9 17.8 6.4 15.4 6.5
1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025
Sales revenues still significantly below previous year's level; decline mainly due to Vossloh
Tie Technologies, but also China at Vossloh Fastening Systems as expected still
ROCE 1-3/2024 22.2
significantly below previous year due to project-related reasons
As expected, EBIT and EBIT margin well below the exceptionally strong previous year's
level; lower profitability mainly due to significantly lower business in China and
(in %) 1-3/2025 8.0
comparatively low capacity utilization in the tie production sites in North America at the
start of the year
VALUE ADDED 1-3/2024 10.2
ROCE and Value added still significantly below the previous year's figures due to EBIT
development
(in € mill.) 1-3/2025 (1.2)

Assuming that the brand license fee had been incurred in the previous year, EBIT and EBITDA would have been €1.0 million lower in Q1/2024.

FASTENING SYSTEMS BUSINESS UNIT

START OF DELIVERIES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ALREADY WON IN CHINA IN Q2/2025

SALES REVENUES (in € mill.) VALUE ADDED (in € mill.)

Orders received up by 32.1 percent; increase mainly due to major order from the UK; order backlog up by 46.4 percent, significantly higher order backlog than at the same time last year, especially in China

Sales revenues down 3.4 percent on the previous year; still well below the previous year's level in China in particular, largely offset by higher sales in Algeria, Egypt, USA, India and Poland, among others

Value added down compared to the previous year, in particular due to lower-margin project mix, as well as lower due to brand license fees

TIE TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS UNIT

CAUTIOUS START TO THE YEAR, CONTINUED POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THE US MARKET

SALES REVENUES (in € mill.) VALUE ADDED (in € mill.)

Orders received in the first quarter significantly below the previous year; decline is due to lower orders received in the USA, Mexico and Canada

Sales revenues significantly below previous year's figure; significant decline in sales revenues in Mexico mainly due to project-related reasons, Australia and USA also below previous year's level

Value added noticeably below the previous year's level in line with sales development, also burdened by brand license fees in the reporting year

CUSTOMIZED MODULES DIVISION

CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN PROFITABILITY, EBIT AND EBIT MARGIN NOTICEABLY ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR

SALES REVENUES
EBITDA
(in € mill.)
(in € mill.)
EBITDA MARGIN
(in %)
EBIT
(in € mill.)
EBIT MARGIN
(in %)
124.5 115.0 12.1 12.9 9.7 11.2 8.1 8.5 6.5 7.4
1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025
Orders received remain at a good level and only slightly below the previous year; lower
orders received, particularly in France, the Middle East and Italy, largely offset by higher
ROCE 1-3/2024 8.1
orders, particularly in Germany, Sweden and Croatia; order backlog at the end of
Q1/2025 at an all-time high
(in %) 1-3/2025 8.1
Sales revenues still below previous year, particularly in Serbia, the Middle East and
Australia; growth in Türkiye, Poland and Denmark in particular
1-3/2024 (1.4)
EBIT above the previous year's level despite lower sales revenues and despite the first
time application of brand license fees, in particular due to higher earnings contributions
from the locations in Sweden and Poland
VALUE ADDED
(in € mill.)
1-3/2025 (1.5)

Assuming that the brand license fee had been incurred in the previous year, EBIT and EBITDA would have been €1.7 million lower in Q1/2024.

LIFECYCLE SOLUTIONS DIVISION

SALES REVENUES AT Q1 ALL-TIME HIGH, EBIT SLIGHTLY IMPROVED ON A COMPARABLE BASIS

SALES REVENUES
(in € mill.)
EBITDA
(in € mill.)
EBITDA MARGIN
(in %)
EBIT
(in € mill.)
EBIT MARGIN
(in %)
32.8 42.7 1.7 2.1 5.2 5.0 (2.0) (2.2) (5.1)
1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 (6.1)
1-3/2024
1-3/2025
Orders received reach new record level in a quarter, in particular due to increased orders
in Sweden following the STG acquisition; book-to-bill at 1.47
ROCE 1-3/2024 (3.5)
Sales increase of 30.4 percent particularly resulting from the Maintenance (including high
speed grinding & milling) and Track Supply subsegments
(in %) 1-3/2025 (3.7)
EBIT and EBIT margin still negative due to seasonal factors, but noticeably improved VALUE ADDED 1-3/2024 (7.4)
year-on-year on a comparable basis before brand license fees, mainly due to higher
contribution from the Maintenance subsegment
(in € mill.) 1-3/2025 (7.8)

Assuming that the brand license fee had been incurred in the previous year, EBIT and EBITDA would have been €0.6 million lower in Q1/2024.

VOSSLOH GROUP: OUTLOOK

VOSSLOH CONFIRMS OUTLOOK IN THE EXISTING GROUP STRUCTURE

SALES REVENUES (EXISTING GROUP STRUCTURE)

2024: €1.21 billion

Outlook 2025: €1.25 billion to €1.325 billion

Expected increase in sales is based in particular on higher sales revenues in China, the USA and Germany. Lifecycle Solutions division again with strongest growth momentum.

EBIT (EXISTING GROUP STRUCTURE)

2024: €105.2 million

Outlook 2025: €110 million to €120 million

Further noticeable increase in EBIT expected. EBIT margin forecast for 2025 between 8.5 percent and 9.5 percent.

VALUE ADDED (EXISTING GROUP STRUCTURE)

2024: €13.1 million

Outlook 2025: €15 million to €25 million

Improvement in earnings will also have a positive effect on Value added. Weighted average cost of capital before taxes (WACC) remains at 9.5 percent.

Additional growth boost through Sateba acquisition

Subject to the closing of the transaction, which is expected in the coming months, Vossloh continues to expect an additional sales contribution of around €30 million per month and an additional EBIT contribution before purchase price allocation effects of around €4 million per month. The expected earnings contribution for the financial year 2025 depends on the exact timing of the closing.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR AND CONTACT INFORMATION

HOW YOU CAN REACH US

Financial calendar 2025

/
May 7, 2025
Annual General Meeting
/
July 24, 2025
Interim financial report as of June 30, 2025
/
October 30, 2025
Quarterly statement as of September 30, 2025

13 Annual report 2024

Contact details for investors and media:

Dr. Daniel Gavranovic E-mail: [email protected]

Ivo Banek

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-609

NOTE DISCLAIMER

This presentation contains statements on the future business development of the Vossloh Group that are based on assumptions and estimates made by management. If the assumptions underlying the forecasts do not materialize, actual results may differ materially from those projected. Uncertainties include, among others, changes in the political, business and economic environment, the behavior of competitors, natural disasters, epidemics, legislative reforms, the impact of future court rulings and exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations. Vossloh, its Group companies, advisors or agents accept no responsibility for any losses in connection with the use of this presentation or its contents. Vossloh assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. The information contained in this presentation constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy Vossloh shares or shares of other companies.

NOTES

INCOME STATEMENT VOSSLOH GROUP

€ mill. 1
-3/2024
1
-3/2025
Sales revenues 268.8 251.1
Cost of sales (201.1) (187.4)
General administrative and selling expenses (48.4) (55.2)
Allowances and write
-ups on financial assets
0.7 1.3
Research and development costs (2.9) (4.1)
Other operating income 3.0 5.9
Other operating expenses (3.5) (5.2)
Operating result 16.6 6.4
Income from investments in companies accounted for using the equity method 1.3 1.0
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 17.9 7.4
Interest income 1.7 3.4
Interest and similar expenses (5.0) (7.3)
Earnings before taxes (EBT) 14.6 3.5
Income taxes (4.0) 3.4
Net income 10.6 6.9
thereof attributable to shareholders of Vossloh AG 6.9 4.7
thereof attributable to hybrid capital investors 1.5 1.5
thereof attributable to noncontrolling interests 2.2 0.7
Earnings per share
Basic/diluted Earnings per share (in €) 0.39 0.24
thereof attributable to continuing operations 0.39 0.24

BALANCE SHEET VOSSLOH GROUP

Assets in € mill. 3/31/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025
Intangible assets 348.0 360.4 357.8
Property, plant and equipment 337.7 373.6 368.5
Investment property 1.0 0.9 0.8
Investments in companies accounted for using the equity
method
50.8 51.2 51.5
Other noncurrent financial instruments 9.5 9.2 9.5
Other noncurrent assets 0.7 2.5 2.4
Deferred tax assets 16.6 26.1 31.3
Noncurrent assets 764.3 823.9 821.8
Inventories 264.5 246.9 284.6
Trade receivables 224.2 251.8 242.2
Contract assets 3.7 3.2 5.5
Income tax assets 8.5 12.2 14.5
Other current financial instruments 11.2 13.4 17.4
Other current assets 31.8 44.4 44.4
Short-term securities 2.6 0.3 0.5
Cash and cash equivalents 75.0 94.7 76.3
Current assets 621.5 666.9 685.4
Assets held for sale 0.3 0.0 -
Assets 1,386.1 1,490.8 1,507.2
Equity and liabilities in € mill. 3/31/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025
Capital stock 49.9 54.8 54.8
Additional paid-in capital 190.4 256.8 256.8
Retained earnings and net income 234.0 272.6 277.3
Hybrid capital 148.3 148.3 148.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (3.5) (6.4) (11.3)
Equity excluding noncontrolling interests 619.1 726.1 725.9
Noncontrolling interests 30.7 25.8 25.6
Equity 649.8 751.9 751.5
Pension provisions/provisions for other post-employment
benefits
23.2 23.1 23.3
Other noncurrent provisions 17.4 21.1 21.6
Noncurrent financial liabilities 170.5 170.5 183.2
Noncurrent trade payables 0.0 0.5 0.0
Other noncurrent liabilities 4.6 4.8 1.9
Deferred tax liabilities 5.1 5.4 5.1
Noncurrent liabilities 220.8 225.4 235.1
Other current provisions 73.6 55.4 51.6
Current financial liabilities 146.3 62.2 75.2
Current trade payables 158.0 203.4 194.2
Current liabilities from reverse factoring 0.0 29.1 28.2
Current income tax liabilities 14.5 14.9 11.8
Other current liabilities 123.1 148.5 159.6
Current liabilities 515.5 513.5 520.6
Equity and liabilities 1,386.1 1,490.8 1,507.2

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Core Components Fastening Systems Tie Technologies Customized Modules Lifecycle Solutions
1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025
Sales revenues € mill. 115.8 98.5 74.4 71.8 45.5 30.7 124.5 115.0 32.8 42.7
EBITDA € mill. 23.1 11.7 12.1 12.9 1.7 2.1
EBITDA margin % 20.0 11.9 9.7 11.2 5.2 5.0
EBIT € mill. 17.8 6.4 8.1 8.5 (2.0) (2.2)
EBIT margin % 15.4 6.5 6.5 7.4 (6.1) (5.1)
Average working capital € mill. 94.1 92.8 90.2 82.9 36.8 28.9
Average working capital intensity % 20.3 23.5 18.1 18.0 28.1 16.9
Average capital employed € mill. 321.3 317.2 401.3 418.9 228.4 238.2
ROCE % 22.2 8.0 8.1 8.1 (3.5) (3.7)
Value added € mill. 10.2 (1.2) 9.1 1.6 1.1 (2.8) (1.4) (1.5) (7.4) (7.8)
Orders received € mill. 161.5 151.1 80.6 106.5 82.5 48.4 142.6 136.7 58.7 62.8
Order backlog (reporting date 3/31) € mill. 305.3 348.3 192.5 281.9 114.1 73.2 446.0 548.2 64.2 48.2
Capital expenditure € mill. 2.9 2.4 1.2 1.5 1.7 0.9 2.6 4.7 4.3 2.5
Depreciation/amortization € mill. (5.3) (5.4) (2.6) (2.8) (2.7) (2.6) (4.0) (4.5) (3.7) (4.3)

€ mill. 1-3/2024 1-3/2025
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 17.9 7.4
Amortization/depreciation/impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses of noncurrent assets 13.2 14.3
Change in noncurrent provisions 3.5 0.8
Gross cash flow 34.6 22.5
Income taxes paid (3.7) (7.4)
Change in working capital (40.1) (33.7)
Other changes (4.1) (3.6)
Cash flow from operating activities (13.3) (22.2)
Capital expenditure on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment (7.9) (15.2)
Proceeds from profit distributions from companies accounted for using the equity method 1.3 -
Free cash flow (19.9) (37.4)

EMPLOYEES

Reporting date Average
Employees 3/31/2024 3/31/2025 1-3/2024 1-3/2025
Core Components 1,012 1,044 993 1,043
Customized Modules 2,320 2,388 2,318 2,356
Lifecycle Solutions 642 827 635 830
Vossloh AG & Vossloh
RailWatch GmbH 102 124 101 123
Group 4,076 4,383 4,047 4,352

SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE, INFORMATION ON THE SHARE AND SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE

Information on Vossloh share
ISIN DE0007667107
Trading venues Xetra, Tradegate, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin,
Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Munich
Number of shares outstanding as of 3/31/2025 19,320,597
Share price (3/31/2025) €65.40
Share price high/low January to March 2025 €70.20 / €40.65
Market capitalization (3/31/2025) €1,263.6 million
Reuters code VOSG.DE
Bloomberg code VOS:GR

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