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Autostore Holdings Ltd.

Investor Presentation Aug 14, 2025

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Financial Results | August 14, 2025

Disclaimer

Certain statements included in this presentation includes forwardlooking statements that reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial and operational performance. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as the terms "anticipates", "assumes", "believes", "can", "could", "estimates", "expects", "forecasts", "intends", "may", "might", "plans", "should", "projects", "will", "would" or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements as a general matter are all statements other than statements as to historic facts or present facts and circumstances.

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Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that the Group's actual financial position, operating results and liquidity, and the development of the industry and potential market in which the Group may operate in the future, may differ materially from those made in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee that the intentions, beliefs or current expectations upon which its forward-looking statements are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking Statements involve, and are subject to, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions as they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Because of these known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the outcome may differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements.

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Highlights of the quarter & business update

Financials

03 Q&A

Q2 2025 overview

Solid performance in a challenging market with short-term actions delivering positive results

Financial overview

  • Revenue \$133.9 million, +55.8% QoQ and -13.1% YoY
  • Order intake \$150.3 million, +6.4% QoQ and +6.3% YoY
  • Gross margin 68.8%, -5.2 p.p. QoQ and -4.5 p.p. YoY, impacted by one-time inventory write-down of B1 Robot business line
  • Excl. B1 Robot write-down, gross margin was 75.2%
  • Adj. EBITDA1 margin 47.6%, +23.1 p.p. QoQ and -1.1 p.p. YoY

Business overview

  • Executed cost savings plan as announced in Q1
  • Signed new AutoStore-as-a-Service contract of \$6.9 million with European 3PL
  • Next product launch planned for October with new software and hardware solutions

Executing on our growth strategy

Strong foundation Short-term actions Strategic growth drivers

Sharpened product focus and accelerating innovation speed to expand market opportunity and improve customer ROI

Well-established platform, proven technology and large customer base ensuring re-occurring revenues

Reorganized and reallocated investments towards high-growth initiatives

Strengthening customer relationships through deeper engagement directly and thru our partners to "land and expand"

Broadening set of recurring revenue streams from software, Pio1 and AutoStore-as-a-Service to increase visibility

The cubic storage pioneers

Global scale and leading position in an underpenetrated warehouse automation market

Scaled and global platform Customers and partners Superior financial profile
Countries 60 Partners 23 FY 2024
revenue
\$601m
Robots1 ~79,500 Certified sales
representatives
~3,000 Gross margin LTM 72%
Systems1 ~1,750 Unique customers ~1,200 Adj. EBITDA margin LTM 43%
R&D FTE2 231 Customer
payback period
1-3 years FCF conversion4 LTM 72%
Broad exposure to all
end markets3
~45%
Sales to existing customers

Opportunities for expansion across a wide range of end-markets

End-market # of systems1 2024 share
of revenue
Selected blue-chip customers
Apparel / Sports accessories ~ 250 20%
Industrials2 ~ 570 22%
3PL ~ 200 14%
Other retail3 ~ 170 12%
Grocery ~ 150 7%
Automotive ~ 150 9%
Healthcare ~ 160 8%
Luxury & Personal Care ~ 40 4%
Consumer electronics ~ 60 4%
  1. As per end of Q2 2025, includes installed base and backlog

  2. End markets include aviation, aerospace and defense, building and construction, machinery and other industrials

  3. End markets include toys and games, office supplies, home supplies, generalist retailer, books & media

Customer case: 3PL high-throughput

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Rhenus Logistics for Thalia

" The Autostore system is a central component in our future warehouse approach, that combines standard technology in a customized tailored solution, where we are able to fulfill customer needs not only for books but for many other goods.

René Rudolph Managing Director, Rhenus Rhenus is a global, family-owned logistics service provider that operates in +70 countries with 1,330 sites

Rhenus developed a scalable AutoStore solution for book shop, Thalia, supporting its 500 stores and a growing e-commerce business

Rhenus achieved a high-throughput system on a small footprint, 13,100 bin presentations per hour on only 8,000 sqm

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Q2: Financials

Key financial overview

Sequential improvement in revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Reported profitability impacted by transformation program

  1. Adjusted EBITDA margin and other alternative performance measures (APMs) throughout the presentation are defined and reconciled to the financial results as part of the APM section of the Q2 2025 report 2. Defined as adjusted EBITDA1 less cash CAPEX divided by adjusted EBITDA1

Solid order intake and healthy backlog

Sequential revenue improvement, following weak Q1

In addition, we shipped one AutoStore-as-a-Service project that will generate \$7 million of revenue under the current contract term

Gross margin reflects continued strong operational performance

75% underlying gross margin impacted by the one-time write-down of the B1 business line of \$8.5 million

Impacted by the one-time write-down of the B1 business line of \$8.5 million. Excl. the write-down, gross margin was 75%

Adjusted EBITDA margin1

The effects of the announced cost efficiency initiatives of \$10 million, evident in Q2, with the adjusted EBITDA margin1 returning to historical levels

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  1. Adjusted EBITDA margin and other alternative performance measures (APMs) throughout the presentation are defined and reconciled to the financial results as part of the APM section of the Q2 2025 report

Continued strong cash position

Observations

Operating cash flow came in at \$25.7 million compared to \$0.1 million in Q1 2025, primarily driven by increased EBITDA contribution

Completed final settlement payment to Ocado Group with no remaining obligations

Closing net debt of \$150 million. Fresh, fully underwritten \$500 million 5 year bank facilities secured

Q&A

Key takeaways

01 Massive under-penetrated market driven by megatrends

02 Adapting to uncertainty by executing on our growth strategy

03 Innovation remains core

04 Multiple ways to win

05 Positioned for long-term value creation

Appendix

Presentation of adjusted EBITDA1 breakdown

Second quarter First half
USD million 2025 2024 2025 2024
Profit/loss for the period 11.3 44.7 8.6 65.3
Income tax 3.0 12.6 2.3 18.3
Net financial items 13.6 10.9 24.8 21.9
EBIT 27.9 62.6 35.7 108.8
Depreciation 4.6 3.7 8.9 7.0
Amortization of intangible assets 10.4 13.5 19.9 27.1
EBITDA¹ 42.8 79.8 64.5 142.9
Ocado Group litigation costs - - - 0.4
Option costs 1.9 -4.6 1.3 -4.9
costs2
Transformation
19.0 - 19.0 -
Total adjustments 20.9 -4.6 20.3 -4.5
Adjusted EBITDA¹ 63.7 75.1 84.8 138.4
Total revenue and other operating income 133.9 154.2 219.9 292.3
EBITDA margin¹ 32.0% 51.8% 29.3% 48.9%
Adjusted EBITDA margin¹ 47.6% 48.7% 38.6% 47.3%
  1. Adjusted EBITDA and other alternative performance measures (APMs) throughout the presentation are defined and reconciled to the financial results as part of the APM section of the Q2 2025 report

  2. Reference is made to the reconciliation of the adjustments in connection with the transformation project commenced in the period in the Q2 2025 report

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