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| 01 | Who we are | 05 |
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| 02 | Our performance |
32 |
| 03 | Outlook | 41 |
| 04 | Business plan & our achievements |
47 |


We are an international company that manufactures integrated lines and machines to process wood, glass, stone, plastic and composite materials and what will come next.
Founded in Italy in 1969 and listed in the Euronext STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, we support the business evolution of our customers in the furniture, housing & construction, automotive and aerospace sectors.
Today, 80% of our consolidated turnover is achieved abroad by an evergrowing worldwide network with 4 manufacturing sites and 30+ showrooms reaching over 160 countries.
Thanks to our rooted competence embodied by 4,200 employees, we empower the imagination of industry-leading companies and prestigious names in Italian and international design to make the potential of any material shine.
Vision
To simplify clients' manufacturing process, empowering their imagination to enhance people's everyday life.
To provide clients with the most suitable solutions, committing our rooted competence to enable them to unleash the potential within any material.
Biesse was founded in 1969 as a company dedicated to the design, manufacture and distribution of wood processing machinery. In a few years, the company became an integral part and engine of the Italian furniture industry and expanded throughout the country.
With the opening of the first foreign subsidiary, a strong internationalization process was launched that helped to establish the brand around the world.
Our history is a journey made of ambitious choices, collaborations and investment in research that have made it possible to manufacture state-of-the-art machinery.
| 1969 | Biesse is founded in Pesaro, Italy, to design, manufacture and distribute wood processing machinery. |
1991 | The HSD business unit is established to design, manufacture and distribute electromechanical components. |
2020 | Start of the corporate reorganization process which sees the transition from a business unit organization to a process-based organization. |
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| 1983 | Biesse launched on the market Rover, a numerical control wood processing centre. |
2001 | Biesse S.p.A. is listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange. |
2021 | Acquisition of Forvet S.p.A. Costruzione Macchine Speciali, manufacturer of special automated machines for machining glass. |
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| 1987 | A business sector dedicated to design, manufacture, and distribute glass and stone processing machines is born. |
2008 | Opening of the first foreign manufacturing site in Bangalore, India. |
Creation of the Corporate Social Responsibility department confirming the |
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| 1989 | The internationalization process starts with the opening of the first subsidiary abroad. |
2017 | Biesse develops and launches its own IIOT platform, making |
company's commitment to social responsibility issues. |
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| its technology 4.0 ready. | 2022 | Launch of the company's new visual identity (one brand approach). |
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| 2018 | Biesse publishes its first Sustainability Report. |
| International | The sense of belonging without borders that | ||||
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| natives | enhances the peculiarities of individuals. | ||||
| Insightful | A constant desire for discovery, which turns into | ||||
| curiosity | intuition. | ||||
| Genuine | The original "know-how" which comes out from a | ||||
| "maestria"/mastery | genuine tradition. | ||||
| Widespread transparency | The honesty of the people, the integrity of the company. |
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| Heartfelt commitment |
The adherence to a common project, lived and strengthened on a daily basis. |
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| Respectful | The care for the environment, society, | ||||
| sight | people. |
Master brand

Material brands Independent brands

The four material brands and their respective colors highlight the specifics of the business sectors in which we operate.
Biesse Wood, Biesse Glass, Biesse Stone and Biesse Materia guide the customer through the company's offering, expressing the distinctive characteristics of each business sector through the processed material.
Distinctive colors evoke the specific nature of each of the sectors and reinforce the concept of multi-materiality - an element that distinguishes Biesse from its competitors.
The shades selected are a direct reference to the materials they are inspired by: light brown for wood, light blue for glass, Verona red for stone and purple for plastics, chosen as the color that identifies a material which is not found in nature.

We design and manufacture wood processing integrated lines and machines for the furniture, window and door and building component industries.
We design and manufacture glass processing integrated lines and machines for the furniture, construction and automotive industries.
We design and manufacture stone processing integrated lines and machines for the stone, furniture and building industries.
We design and manufacture solutions for the processing of technological, packaging, construction and visual communication materials.
We operate through 2 Cash Generating Unit:

Biesse operates in material-processing machinery manufacturing. We hold multi-material competencies and harmonize them for an all-round perspective.
Biesse designs, manufactures and distributes integrated lines and machines to process wood, glass, stone, plastic and composite materials and what will come next, by providing adaptive solutions and always-on assistance.

HSD operates in the mechatronics segment for industrial automations providing core components for materialprocessing machinery.
HSD Mechatronics designs, produces and sells components that combine mechanics and electronics: electrospindles, 2-axis milling heads and technologically advanced components for machining metal, alloys, composite materials and wood.

| Engineering solutions | We build engineering solutions, from design to manufacturing, implementation, installation and maintenance. |
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| Integrated lines | We build fully automated and integrated lines that combine several technologies for material processing and logistics. |
| Machines | We design, manufacture and distribute a full range of machinery and technologies for processing wood, glass, stone and composite materials. |
| After-sales & Parts | We provide professional after-sales services and parts to support the efficiency and productivity of installed machinery. |
| Tooling | We design, manufacture and distribute a complete range of tools for working with glass, natural and synthetic stone and ceramics. |


Specific solutions for machining metals and alloys, including 1-and 2-axis milling heads and single-sided or double-sided rotary tables, as well as a wide selection of electrospindles offering a varied range of power levels and rotation speeds.

M
WOOD
With over 30 years' experience, HSD is an established leader in its sector, producing electrospindles with automatic or manual tool change, C axes, bi-rotary heads, boring heads, multifunction units and aggregates dedicated to the machining of wood.

High-quality products based on a careful survey of the market and an in-depth understanding of the needs of companies that work with composite materials.
GLASS
Technologies able to satisfy all the needs of the market and all the glass machining processes.

Technologically advanced components for machining natural and synthetic stone.


Cosentino Group Fiam Gruppo Lube Herman Miller Ikea Jeldwen Lago Marmi Fontanelli Nobia Oppein Rimadesio Saint-Gobain Saltoki Tivitec Veneta Cucine Wren Yatchline 1618
Revenues by Geographical Area 2019 – 1H 2023 (€/mln – Incidence on Total)


Incidence of After-sale and Parts on Revenues in 2023
| In €m | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 1H 2023 | 1H 2022 | 1H 2023 | 1H 2023 vs 1H 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | % | Value | % | Value | % | Value | % | Value | % | Value | Value | % | |
| Western Europe | 333,0 | 47,2% | 288,8 | 49,9% | 381,9 | 51,5% | 431,1 | 52,4% | 216,9 | 51,9% | 224,9 | 216,9 | -3,5% |
| Asia & Oceania | 105,9 | 15,0% | 69,3 | 12,0% | 95,9 | 12,9% | 100,3 | 12,2% | 46,8 | 11,2% | 49,1 | 46,8 | -4,6% |
| Eastern Europe | 89,2 | 12,6% | 94,4 | 16,3% | 119,9 | 16,1% | 113,1 | 13,8% | 73,5 | 17,6% | 60,4 | 73,5 | 21,7% |
| North America | 150,6 | 21,3% | 109,1 | 18,8% | 122,4 | 16,5% | 157,3 | 19,1% | 72,2 | 17,2% | 72,0 | 72,2 | 0,2% |
| Rest of the World | 27,1 | 3,8% | 17,3 | 3,0% | 22,1 | 3,0% | 20,6 | 2,5% | 8,8 | 2,1% | 12,7 | 8,8 | -30,6% |
| Total | 705, 9 |
100% | 578, 8 |
100% | 742, 2 |
100% | 822, 4 |
100% | 418, 2 |
100% | 419, 1 |
418, 2 |
-0,2% |
160+ countries
30+ showrooms
77 %
revenues outside of Italy
customers since today (Biesse & HSD)
Italy U.S.A Canada Brazil Portugal Spain France UK Germany Switzerland Turkey UAE Russia India Malaysia China Japan Australia New Zealand

4 Manufacturing Campus
More than 6,000
solutions produced in 2022
21 %
Bangalore site
employees located in APAC
4,200
total employees including temporary workers
72 %
employees located in Europe
7 %
employees located in North & South America Pesaro site
Gradara Plant
North Italy site
The success of Biesse is also the result of the ability to recognize and evaluate its environmental and social impacts, to establish new collaborations, to involve employees and to build relationships of trust, honesty and integrity with customers and suppliers.
Sustainability, therefore, stands at the base of every choice, in order to ensure the company's longterm growth and success.



Revenues by CGU and eliminations – 2020 Restated – 2022 (€/mln)

Revenues by CGU and eliminations – H1 2021 Restated – H1 2023 (€/mln)

| Solutions | Customers | Performance highlights |
Market positioning |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| — Engineering solutions: turnkey projects for complete factories — Automated production lines — Stand alone machines — After-sales support: services (digital & physical) & spare parts — Tooling |
— Furniture — Housing & Construction — Automotive — Aerospace |
Revenues* ~ 748,8 €/mln (+10,7% vs previous year) |
— Among market leaders in woodworking & glassworking — Fast growing player in composite & adv. materials |
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| Standard and Custom mechatronics products for — High Speed Cutting (electrospindles, 2-axis heads) — High Power Cutting (electrospindles, 2-axis heads) — Motions (e. g. smart motors) — Electronics |
Machine tools builder for several material-working: — Metal & aluminum — Wood — Glass — Composite & advanced materials — Stone |
Revenues* ~ 105,2 €/mln (+10% vs previous year) |
— Among market leaders in high speed cutting (especially wood) — Fast growing player in high power cutting (metal) |
| 1 | Inflation & prices | — Record in 2022 for revenues — Solid backlog and solid pipeline, despite lower incoming order expected for 2023 (machines) — Prices increased to offset energy costs and other production costs increases — Energy-saving action plan activated according to the sustainability journey |
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| 2 | Italian government incentives |
— In 2022 and 2021 the Italian Government provided several tax incentives for the purchase of capital goods (including Biesse's solutions) — During the past couple of years we experienced an unprecedented growth in Italian Market — In the next years we expect a moderate growth compared to the average of previous years (without outlier years) |
| 3 | Ukraine/Russia conflict |
— Low commercial exposure to both markets (~3% of 2021 revenues) — No direct distribution in Ukraine, no production in Russia (only sales and service) |
| 4 | Material cost | — Low exposure to raw materials, mainly source pre-assembled parts and components — Highly resilient supplier network (locally and globally) — Set-up of new sourcing & procurement strategy to secure lead time and sourcing costs |
| 5 | Supply chain | — Global project to strengthen relationships with main logistic providers — Set-up of new logistic strategy with several local distribution hubs |
In 2020 we launched an organization redesign project: the One Company project.
The project's main objectives were:
New strategic plan (2021-2023) to redefine Biesse's positioning
From 4 business units to One-Company to become more flexible and reactive
New responsibilities and standards ensuring compliance and effective risk management also in response to the external environment





| Amounts in €m | 1H | 1H | DEC | DEC | DEC | Change vs Previous Period (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 1H 23 vs 1H 22 | 22 vs 21 | 21 vs 20 | |
| Revenues | 418,2 | 419,1 | 822,4 | 742,2 | 578,8 | -0,2% | 10,8% | 28,2% |
| EBITDA adjusted | 47,0 | 53,7 | 90,6 | 79,7 | 56,0 | -12,5% | 13,7% | 42,3% |
| % on Net Sales | 11,2% | 12,8% | 11,0% | 10,7% | 9,7% | |||
| EBIT adjusted | 28,4 | 33,3 | 47,6 | 34,1 | 7,0 | -14,7% | 39,6% | 387,1% |
| % on Net Sales | 6,8% | 7,9% | 5,9% | 4,6% | 1,2% | |||
| EBIT | 30,3 | 33,3 | 50,8 | 45,7 | 6,2 | -9,0% | 11,2% | 637,1% |
| % on Net Sales | 7,3% | 7,9% | 6,2% | 6,2% | 1,1% | |||
| Net result | 19,5 | 19,4 | 30,3 | 34,2 | 2,5 | 0,5% | -11,4% | 1268,0% |
| % on Net Sales | 4,7% | 4,6% | 3,7% | 4,6% | 0,4% |
| Amounts in €m | 1H 2023 |
1H 2022 |
DEC 2022 |
DEC 2021 |
DEC 2020 |
DEC 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | 204,5 | 216,5 | 210,5 | 219,6 | 201,8 | 225,6 |
| Inventory | 207,8 | 227,1 | 215,6 | 179,4 | 129,8 | 155,5 |
| Trade receivables | 129,1 | 148,9 | 112,5 | 126,0 | 102,9 | 117,0 |
| Trade payables | (174,4) | (205,7) | (182,0) | (186,7) | (132,8) | (132,7) |
| Advance payments | (114,4) | (141,8) | (138,2) | (127,1) | (72,2) | (67,5) |
| Net Working Capital | 48,1 | 28,5 | 7,9 | (8,4) | 27,7 | 72,3 |
| Other activities/liabilities (Net) | (74,3) | (76,3) | (74,2) | (86,6) | (64,2) | (60,6) |
| Net Capital Employed | 178,3 | 168,7 | 144,1 | 124,6 | 165,3 | 237,3 |
| Equity | 270,2 | 253,7 | 260,8 | 249,2 | 214,8 | 218,7 |
| Net Financial Position | (91,9) | (85,0) | (116,6) | (124,6) | (49,5) | 18,6 |
| Total Sources of Funding | 178,3 | 168,7 | 144,1 | 124,6 | 165,3 | 237,3 |
| In €m | 1H 2023 | 1H 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 48,9 | 53,7 | 93,3 | 79,7 | 56,0 | 75,6 |
| Change Net Working Capital | (40,1) | (36,9) | (16,2) | 36,1 | 43,0 | (24,3) |
| Change in other Assests & Liabilities | (10,6) | (22,1) | (38,6) | (12,5) | (7,7) | (9,0) |
| Operating Cash Flow | -1,7 | -5,3 | 38,5 | 103,3 | 91,3 | 42,3 |
| % on EBITDA | -3,6% | -9,9% | 41,3% | 129,6% | 163,1% | 55,9% |
| Investing activities | (8,0) | (8,2) | (14,4) | (22,8) | (15,0) | (32,1) |
| % on Revenues | -1,9% | -2,0% | -1,8% | -3,1% | -2,6% | -4,5% |
| Financial activities & dividend payment | (12,1) | (21,3) | (21,5) | 0,0 | (0,0) | (12,4) |
| Net Cash Flow | (21,8) | (34,8) | 2,7 | 80,5 | 76,3 | (2,3) |
| % on EBITDA | -44,7% | -64,8% | 2,9% | 101,0% | 136,3% | -3,0% |
| Change in financing activities & liabilities | (3,0) | (4,8) | (10,6) | (5,4) | (5,1) | (15,1) |
| Chenge in financial lease & IFRS | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | (26,6) |
| Change in NFP | (24,8) | (39,6) | (7,9) | 75,1 | 71,2 | (44,0) |
| % on EBITDA | -50,8% | -73,7% | -8,5% | 94,2% | 127,1% | -58,1% |
| Headcount | H1 2023 | % | H1 2022 | % | ∆ | ∆ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2.422 | 59% | 2.575 | 60% | -153 | -6% |
| Row | 1.650 | 41% | 1.735 | 40% | -85 | -5% |
| Total | 4.072 | 4.310 | (238) | -5,5% |
| Headcount | JUN 2023 | MAR 2023 | DEC 2022 | SEP 2022 | JUN 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2.422 | 2.449 | 2.494 | 2.538 | 2.575 |
| Row | 1.650 | 1.671 | 1.670 | 1.694 | 1.735 |
| Total | 4.072 | 4.120 | 4.164 | 4.232 | 4.310 |

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02 – Our performance



Source: Reuters



Re-designing our business portfolio adding new capabilities and product offering in higher-growth segments.
Renovate our approach to products and services increasing the focus on integrated solutions (as opposed to stand-alone products), with integrated hardware, software, and service offering.

Machinery companies will focus on their highest margin client segments with tailored offerings and solutions frequently codesigned with clients.
As a consequence, machinery companies are modernizing their go-to-market strategies, making them more systematic and guided by data.

Machinery companies are evolving their organizational models, de-powering the role of the center.
Many leading companies are decentralizing to BU or Regions while the HQ plays more of a lean, supporting role.
Electrical and control automation engineers to harness all the data and better understand machine behavior and performance to build the next generation of faster, more productive machines.
Industrial component suppliers are embracing IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), and machinery manufacturers are learning how to take advantage of the massive amounts of data their machines generate.
Sustainability is becoming a commercial differentiator as products and services evolve. Machinery companies have the opportunity to not only improve the sustainability of their operating model, but also to play a strategic role in supporting customers to achieve their sustainability targets.
Consumers' preferences are constantly changing, but the current change is focused on personalized or customized products. Companies need to design and build new machines capable of supporting a wider variety of product mixes and more rapid and frequent changeovers.
Machine tools market production 1980 – 2021 (€/bln)

Source: KPMG elaboration on Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW), CECIMO & Oxford Economics – Market Forecast
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Expected growth 4%-5%
Woodworking machinery market 2019 – 2026e (€/bln, year on year variation) – excluding services & after-sales Flat glass, plastic, rubber & composite, stone & ceramics working machinery market 2021e – 2025e (€/bln) – excluding services & after-sales

Source: KPMG elaboration, CSIL, regional market expectation, competitor information | e = expected

Source: EUROMAP Press Conference, Assomarmomacchine, Biesse elaboration on GIMAV considering VDW data. Forecast based on CECIMO estimation for 2025 (Machine Tools Market overall expectations) information | e = expected

Macro-Economic Index: Real GDP, Real Gross Fixed Investments, Real Private Consumption. Market Index: Wood Product Consumption, Glass Product Consumption, Rubber & Plastic product consumption, Store product consumption, Indoor Living, Indoor Forniture, Outdoor Forniture, Housing & Construction, Aircafts and spacecrafts, Motor Vehicles parts

In 2021, Biesse presented the 2021-2023 Strategic Plan. Biesse's strategy is focused on four main directives.
Industrial IoT & HMI
Integrated Global Supply Chain
Corporate Social Responsibility journey
One Company model fully operational
After 20 years of globalization predominance, the world is experiencing a geopolitical and economic reorganization in macro-regions.
In the next years we will empower our regional organization to boost our proximity to clients and ensure further business growth.
Technological evolution will be essential for Biesse in coming years.
We want to significantly evolve the technology around us to foster our product innovation, improve products and services performance and optimize our processes.
In 2022 we began an extraordinary journey evolving our brand and our identity. We defined our vision, mission and values, ensuring that they are accurately reflected in our real identity, communication and offering proposition.
In the coming years we will assert our unique value proposition for continued success in a dynamic and rapidly evolving business landscape.
In the last part of 2021, we completed the acquisition of Forvet. The acquisition's aim was to complete the range of glass processing machines with complementary industrial solutions that are perfectly integrated with our technologies.
Forvet offers technologically advanced modular lines and automated systems capable of guaranteeing high levels of productivity and flexibility.

The machinery industry is undergoing a process of consolidation through M&A, conducted mainly by market leaders.
In the next years we will adopt a clearly defined approach to evaluation and, eventually, execution of potential Merger and Acquisition transactions.
The main driver for potential future M&A activities will be the product portfolio extension and market share increase.

Revenues and EBITDA: Actual, Plan (Range) & Budget 2019 – 2022 (€/mln)

CAGR '22-'20:
CAGR '22-'19:
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