Earnings Release • May 24, 2024
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EBITDA grew despite stable sales
| H1 results (October 2023–March 2024) |
2022-2023 (€m) |
2023-2024 (€m) |
|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | 483.1 | 492.7 |
| RECURRING EBITDA* | 29.0 | 30.5 |
| % of revenue | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| CURRENT OPERATING INCOME (EBIT) | 15.8 | 16.0 |
| % of revenue | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Non‐recurring items | 0.1 | (1.5) |
| Net financial income/(expense) | (8.3) | (6.4) |
| Tax and share of profit of associates | (3.4) | (3.4) |
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE PARENT |
4.2 | 4.7 |
| % of revenue | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| NET FINANCIAL DEBT | (176.4) | (212.7) |
* Recurring EBITDA = current operating income (EBIT) + depreciation and amortization of non-current assets + change in provisions (excluding provisions on current assets) + share of profit of associates
View the first half results of the EXEL Industries Group at https://www.exel-industries.com/investor-page/?lang=en

First half 2023-2024 revenue amounted to €492.7 million, up 2.0% as reported and up 2.9% at constant foreign exchange rates and scope. The decline in Sugar Beet Harvesting and Leisure volumes was more than offset by strong momentum in Industrial and Agricultural Spraying.
Recurring EBITDA rose 5% to €30.5 million, or 6.2% of Group revenue, compared to €29.0 million or 6.0% of sales in H1 2022-2023, despite the application of IFRS 16, requiring the amortization of the balance of future rents on current leases.
Net income for the first half of 2023-2024 totaled €4.7 million, up from €4.2 million in H1 2022-2023.
Net financial debt (NFD) amounted to €212.7 million at March 31, 2024, compared to €176.4 million at the same date last year. Although higher than expected, the increase remains in line with the seasonal nature of the Group's business. It is mainly due to two factors:
Nonetheless, EXEL Industries has recently renewed a number of lines of credit, which are largely sufficient to meet its needs.
The Group Audit Committee met on May 22, 2024.
The Board of Directors met on May 23, 2024, and approved the EXEL Industries financial statements for the six months ended March 31, 2024.
The Group's Statutory Auditors have finished certifying the first half financial statements and will shortly issue a report without reservations.
o After an increase, then a decrease in agricultural commodity prices, they are stabilizing, even showing signs of a slight rebound in early May, which is encouraging for farmers' desire to reinvest.

o Continuing high sugar prices are expected to continue to boost farmers' income for beet production and give them more visibility.
o Industrial Spraying is enjoying a healthy order book outlook for the rest of the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

"EXEL Industries posted a solid first half with satisfactory operating margins. Nevertheless, for several months, the trends felt in agricultural activity have encouraged us to remain vigilant. We hope that the rainy spring will be followed by a sunnier summer, giving the desire to garden again. Hopefully, industrial activity should remain strong, thanks to many ongoing projects. Tight management of working capital and efforts to reduce debt are expected to bear fruit in the coming months."
Euronext Paris, SRD Long only – compartment B (Mid Cap) EnterNext© PEA-PME 150 index (symbol: EXE/ISIN FR0004527638)
Press release available on www.exel-industries.com
Daniel TRAGUS Chief Executive Officer
Thomas GERMAIN Group Chief Financial Officer / Investor relations
About EXEL Industries
EXEL Industries is a French family-owned group that designs, manufactures and markets capital equipment and provides associated services that enable its customers to improve efficiency and productivity or enhance their well-being while achieving their CSR objectives.
Driven by an innovation strategy for over 70 years, EXEL Industries has based its development on innovative ideas designed to offer customers unique, efficient, competitive, and user-friendly products.
Since its inception, the Group has recorded significant growth in each of its markets through both organic growth and corporate acquisitions, underpinned by a stable shareholder base guided by a long-term development strategy.
EXEL Industries employs approximately 3,931 permanent employees spread across 27 countries and five continents. The Group posted FY 2022-2023 revenue of €1.1 billion.
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