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Buzzi Unicem — Investor Presentation 2025
Apr 15, 2025
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Investor Roadshow Mediobanca
London, 15 April 2025



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COMPANY OVERVIEW INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS FY 2024 OVERVIEW OUTLOOK OUR JOURNEY TO NET ZERO


COMPANY OVERVIEW


BUZZI AT A GLANCE: WELL POSITIONED TO CATCH FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES


MORE THAN 110 YEARS OF HISTORY
1907-1970 Foundation by Pietro and Antonio Buzzi, with Trino cement plant
Expansion in Northern Italy
New markets
Existing markets
Start of the ready-mix concrete production
1999
Acquisition and incorporation of Unicem;
Listing on the Italian stock exchange with the name of Buzzi Unicem
| Italy |
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| United States |
Corporacion Moctezuma
Mexico
2009-2011 New lines in United States Russia
Russia 2014 Acquisition of Korkino
Italy
acquisition
Brazil 2018-2021 50% acquisition of Cimento Nacional in 2018 Acquisition of CRH Brazilian assets

United States
Central and Eastern Europe
Buzzi enters the share capital of Gulf Cement Company UAE

BUZZI TODAY
OPERATIONAL SUMMARY AND KEY NUMBERS




INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS


INDUSTRY LEADING PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE CYCLE

0
1000
2000
3000
4000
Net Sales
CAGR (2015-2024): +5.5% Solid growth fuelled by sound demand and significant price re-rating in recent years
EBITDA
0,0%
10,0%
20,0%
30,0%
40,0%
50,0%
CAGR (2014-2023):+ 11.6% Over proportional growth to Net Sales, with EBITDA which has more than doubled
EBITDA MARGIN
+12 percentage points Leading performance, driven by cost efficiency and synergies
Margin protection
Pass through of higher costs on selling prices

HISTORICAL EBITDA BY COUNTRY
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | EBITDA | (37.2) | (22.2) | (79.7) | (1.7) | 43.4 | 33.8 | 40.8 | 82.0 | 175.2 | 196.6 |
| margin | -9.8% | -5.9% | -18.6% | -0.4% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 11.3% | 21.4% | 24.0% | |
| Germany | EBITDA | 72.1 | 76.8 | 78.1 | 82.5 | 102.3 | 123.8 | 127.5 | 120.5 | 189.1 | 164.1 |
| margin | 12.6% | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 15.1% | 21.7% | 20.7% | |
| Benelux | EBITDA | 19.7 | 25.8 | 17.6 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 28.1 | 14.5 |
| margin | 11.7% | 14.7% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 3.1% | 13.1% | 7.9% | |
| Czech Rep/ Slovakia |
EBITDA | 32.6 | 34.4 | 36.5 | 43.6 | 46.3 | 46.8 | 51.3 | 56.8 | 72.0 | 68.0 |
| margin | 24.0% | 25.2% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 29.4% | 28.9% | 28.2% | 35.2% | 32.6% | |
| Poland | EBITDA | 22.7 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 31.9 | 32.1 | 35.3 | 31.3 | 27.2 | 38.2 | 40.1 |
| margin | 20.4% | 24.6% | 24.9% | 28.6% | 25.9% | 29.9% | 24.8% | 19.2% | 24.3% | 23.1% | |
| Ukraine | EBITDA | 4.0 | 12.8 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 13.3 | (6.8) | 5.6 | 3.6 |
| margin | 5.7% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 8.0% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 10.5% | -11.4% | 6.5% | 5.1% | |
| Russia | EBITDA | 48.4 | 43.2 | 46.0 | 50.1 | 57.7 | 52.9 | 58.6 | 99.6 | 96.2 | 97.1 |
| margin | 29.0% | 28.0% | 24.9% | 27.0% | 26.9% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 34.3% | 33.8% | 33.0% | |
| USA | EBITDA | 311.7 | 356.5 | 369.6 | 341.2 | 402.7 | 444.2 | 455.1 | 497.5 | 639.2 | 663.8 |
| margin | 28.1% | 31.9% | 33.0% | 31.9% | 32.4% | 35.2% | 34.2% | 31.3% | 36.7% | 38.4% | |
| Brazil | EBITDA | 28.5* | |||||||||
| margin | 33.2% | ||||||||||
| Consolidated | EBITDA | 473.2 | 550.6 | 508.2 | 577.2 | 728.1 | 780.8 | 794.6 | 883.7 | 1,243.2 | 1,276.1 |
| (IFRS application) | margin | 17.8% | 20.6% | 18.1% | 20.1% | 22.6% | 24.2% | 23.1% | 22.1% | 28.8% | 29.6% |
| Mexico (50%) | EBITDA | 128.1 | 146.7 | 164.6 | 144.5 | 126.1 | 132.5 | 141.3 | 152.9 | 232.8 | 222.6 |
| margin | 40.9% | 48.2% | 48.0% | 46.3% | 42.5% | 46.2% | 42.7% | 39.8% | 45.4% | 44.6% | |
| Brazil (50%) | EBITDA | 15.9 | 11.7 | 24.0 | 40.5 | 59.4 | 44.3 | ||||
| margin | 23.9% | 17.4% | 34.5% | 31.9% | 29.7% | 22.5% | |||||
| Consolidated | EBITDA | 601.3 | 697.3 | 672.8 | 737.6 | 865.9 | 937.3 | 976.4 | 1,096.0 | 1,520.3 | 1,498.7 |
| (proportional method) |
margin | 20.2% | 23.5% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 25.0% | 23.3% | 30.2% | 31.1% |

SOUND CASH GENERATION AND VALUE CREATIVE CAPITAL ALLOCATION


STRONG BALANCE SHEET, PRESERVING INVESTMENT CAPACITY FOR GROWTH

Consistent deleveraging
Achieved in 10 years, while continuing to create value
Net Cash position
Since the end of 2021, further strengthened in 2023. Strongest balance sheet in the industry
Investment grade metrics
Remain among our commitments, preserving the capacity to create value for the company and shareholders, while financing the Net Zero transition

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN SHAREHOLDERS REMUNERATION

+14%
Equity FCF CAGR Thanks to strengthened operating results, selective CAPEX and reduced interests through deleveraging
~990 €million
Returned to shareholders since 2014 ~590 € million as dividend ~400 € million as buyback
DPS growth
Commitment to a sustainable growth in dividend policy

DISCIPLINED AND BALANCED FINANCIAL APPROACH
| Margin protection, through organic growth, adequate pricing and efficient cost management |
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| Selective capex decisions (on average ~8% to Net Sales) |
| Value creation, confirming positive avg ROIC vs WACC spread |
| Financial soundness protection, maintaining investment grade metrics (Net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.5 x – 2.0 x) |
| Focus on cash generation to serve external growth and shareholders remuneration |
| Access to fixed income markets and loan markets as well as private placements focusing on maturity profiles, flexibility and cost of funding. |

FY 2024 OVERVIEW


FY 2024 IN BRIEF

Stable lfl Net Sales, thanks to the favorable price dynamic counterbalancing volume weakness.
EBITDA grew by 2.6%, mainly driven by changes in scope (+28m) and despite fx headwind (-10m). EBITDA Margin further improved to 29.6%.
Stable operating results at constant perimeter, with positive price over cost evolution in Italy and US offsetting lower margins in Central and Eastern Europe.
Sound cash generation from operating activities, to serve higher capex, M&A investments and improved shareholder returns.
2025 group recurring EBITDA expected to consolidate the excellent result level reached in 2024


NET SALES VARIANCE BY REGION
(€m)


EBITDA VARIANCE
(€m)



CASH GENERATION & CAPITAL ALLOCATION



OUTLOOK


OUTLOOK 2025

Construction activity expected to stabilize at low level in almost all the major markets we operate in. However, geopolitical risk and the resulting impact on international trades may cause a significant level of uncertainty about the outlook
- USA: improving but still limited trend in residential; confirmed cement demand support from infrastructures spending and reshoring activity, but at a more moderate pace.
- Italy: resilient demand driven by the implementation of PNRR, despite weak residential.
- Central Europe: housing investments still weighting on demand that is expected to stabilize after the significant decline experienced in previous years
- Eastern Europe: solid construction activities in Czech Republic e Poland
- Brazil: sound domestic demand evolution to continue
- Mexico: deceleration of economic growth to cause a construction investments slowdown
- Increasing production costs driven by fixed cost and raw materials inflation, despite a less volatile energy component at group level

Full commitment to the price over cost evolution in all the regions
Group recurring EBITDA expected to consolidate the 2024 level.

OUR JOURNEY TO NET ZERO


«OUR JOURNEY TO NET ZERO» ROADMAP UPDATE



APPENDIX


VOLUMES

Cement (mt) Ready-mix concrete (mm3 )


PRICE INDEX BY COUNTRY


HISTORICAL CEMENT CONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY


2024 CEMENT CONSUMPTION VS PEAK

Total market (m ton) Per capita consumption (kg)


THIS REPORT CONTAINS COMMITMENTS AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS AND ESTIMATES. EVEN IF THE COMPANY BELIEVES THAT THEY ARE REALISTIC AND FORMULATED WITH PRUDENTIAL CRITERIA, FACTORS EXTERNAL TO ITS WILL COULD LIMIT THEIR CONSISTENCY (OR PRECISION, OR EXTENT), CAUSING EVEN SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS FROM EXPECTATIONS. THE COMPANY WILL UPDATE ITS COMMITMENTS AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AND WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE REASONS FOR ANY DEVIATIONS.