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Cherry AG — Investor Presentation 2025
Oct 30, 2025
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CHERRY SE
Q3/9M PRELIMINARY RESULTS INVESTOR PRESENTATION
30 OCTOBER 2025

LEGAL DISCLAIMER
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MARKET & INDUSTRY DATA
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GENERAL REMARK
Figures may not add up due to rounding.


9M 2025 FINANCIALS SNAPSHOT – CASH BURN DRASTICALLY REDUCED




Revenue adj. EBITDA
-16%
yoy
margin
-6.1%pts. yoy
Cash on hand
EUR 70.7m -6.9% EUR 7.5m 43.2%
-0.3m qoq
Cash burn ytd*
EUR 8.8m
-28.9m yoy
Equity ratio
-2.4%pts. qoq
* Change in cash position 30 Sep 2025 vs. 31 Dec 2024

MAJOR MILESTONES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED IN Q3

AGM confirmed CHERRY's strategic realignment
- In person AGM on 22 July in Munich
- Shareholder approval for our transformation course

Jurjen Jongma new CFO as of 1 September
- Management Board expanded to three members again
- Responsibility for Finance, IT, Investor Relations, M&A, and Legal & Corporate Affairs

TI-Messenger provider approval
- CHERRY Digital Health received TI -M provider approval from gematik
- TI-M enables communication among all healthcare stakeholders

Further inventory reduction achieved
- Group inventories EUR 37.8 m, down by > EUR 5m qoq
- Active Office SKUs reduced by c. 40% vs. 1 January 2025


Q3 AND 9M GROUP KEY KPI OVERVIEW

- (EUR m) 9M revenue below previous year in all three divisions
- Q3 revenue up 9% driven by growth in Peripherals, despite pressure in Europe and USA
- DH&S regained momentum in Q3
- Continued deterioration in Components
- 9M 25 adj. EBITDA margin stands at -6.9% vs. -0.8% as of 9M 24
Q1 Q2 Q3

Rounding errors may occur

PERIPHERALS AND HEALTH Q3 REVENUES UP YOY
REVENUE SPLIT (EUR m) ADJ. EBITDA SPLIT (EUR m) 8.5 65.3 14.8 9M 2023 5.2 56.4 22.6 9M 2024 3.9 50.3 16.5 9M 2025 88.6 84.2 70.7 1.8 20.7 4.7 Q3 2023 1.6 14.7 6.4 Q3 2024 1.5 16.7 6.5 Q3 2025 27.2 22.7 24.7 0.2 13.5 0.9 -12.7 9M 2023 0.0 3.8 8.5 -13.0 9M 2024 -4.0 0.2 11.62 -12.7 9M 2025 1.9 -0.7 -4.9 -0.3 5.2 -1.8 -4.3 Q3 2023 -0.6 -1.5 2.2 -3.3 Q3 2024 -1.0 0.2 1.7 -3.5 Q3 2025 -1.3 -3.1 -2.6 COMP PERIPHERALS DH&S 1 CENTRAL

NORMALIZING OUT 2025 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS


INVENTORY REDUCTION KEEPS ITS MOMENTUM
CHANGE IN INVENTORIES (in EUR m)



AUERBACH RESHAPED TO CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT, LOGISTICS, AND SERVICES HUB


AUERBACH LOGISTICS & SERVICES GO - LIVE SUCCESSFULLY AHEAD OF TIME

Contract with external logistics partner terminated at the end of the year
All shelving units in the former production hall are ready and in operation as well as filled according to the revised accelerated timeline within Q4.


Looking ahead, by end of Q4 all logistic tasks for Europe including the CHERRY Webshop , Amazon Vendor Business, Landskrona inhouse and external warehouse services will be done & fully managed from the new hub.

DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION – ON TRACK FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE
Foundation Established
Integrated Product & Technology Development implemented
Two Focus Businesses Peripherals and Digital Health & Solutions
Global PMO driving Efficiency and Project Discipline
Innovation Momentum
Centralized & integrated Product & Technology Development
Global Innovation Community in SE, DE, AT, CN
Technology roadmap 2026 & Innovation building blocks 2026+ defined
Looking Ahead
~ 30 Technology Roadmap projects for Hardware, Switch, Connectivity, Software & Application targeted
~ 10 cross field Innovation building blocks defined


CHERRY AIMS TO BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL PROVIDER OF AGNOSTIC, DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS

DH&S – REVENUE AND MARGIN GROWTH
- Continued strong demand for terminals
- Fundamental paradigm shift
- TI-M the key to new identity as platform provider
- From project based HW sales to multiple predictable and recurring SW revenue streams
- PoPP SaaS revenues projected to surpass terminal revenues by 2029

PERIPHERALS RESHAPED
- Streamlined OFFICE structures
- Acquisition of highly qualified talent
- Targeted GAMING marketing initiatives for CHERRY XTRFY to enhance visibility
- COMPONENTS a valuable add -on
- EMEA recovery on track
- APAC best in class
- Strategic reset of AMERICAS business

CHALLENGES TO MASTER

Germany near -stagnant growth, clearly lagging behind its European peers*
Strengthen forecasting discipline and data accuracy
Connecting healthcare providers to TI could be postponed to October 2027
APAC: Pricing pressure and FX headwinds
Cash constraints limit the ability to pursue growth opportunities
Transformation from sell -in to sell -out takes time, given cash limitations

PERIPHERALS OPPORTUNITY IN B2C AND WIRELESS
Reseller Market* ytd still under Pressure
- Germany up 2%
- UK down massively at -22%
- France stagnant at -1%
- Cherry outperforming in trade channels like system houses
EU3 KB market* dominated by c. 80% cordless product
- Cherry only at 47%
- Mix imbalance negatively affecting ASPs


Consumer Retail segment* shows robust momentum ytd
- Online channels dominating with > 60% of EU3 KB
- Cherry still underrepresented
New distribution setup
- Increased Consumer presence
- Improved cordless relevance
- Product pricing aligned with overall EU3 value market
* GfK EU3 Panelmarket, 30 September 2025, all figures in value terms

MARKETING RELAUNCH: FROM B2B - TO B2C - FOCUS AND CUSTOMER -CENTRIC MESSAGING

From partner -focused B2B messaging to consumer - driven storytelling

What we sell Why it matters
Push Pull

Customer - centric messaging – built to resonate with their goals and values
What the product does

What the product means to the user
How the product is built

Technology secondary to emotion

MARKETING RELAUNCH: EVOLVING THE BRAND & OWNING OUR STORY
Our content should feel like us – authentic, distinctive, and unmistakably CHERRY.

- Content creation and quality control brought back in -house
- Strong marketing team built to produce own material and rely less on external agencies to…
- … create a more unified tone across products and
- … improve cost efficiency.
- Goal: clear identity and unified appearance.
Then Now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T85NYJrz4Cw


FINANCING PARTNERS' STRONG COMMITMENT & MORE EFFICIENT GROUP STRUCTURE
CHERRY goes 6 – new legal entity structure Major shareholder confirms commitment by injecting up to EUR 5.7 million
Restructuring allows for more efficient personnel cost ratio in 2026
Management Board currently pursuing strategic options
New allocation of Management Board responsibilities
Cash collection is king - liquidity management is based on weekly targets

2024 2025

FY 2025 FORECAST



IR CONTACT
NICOLE SCHILLINGER SVP INVESTOR RELATIONS
EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: +49 9643 2061 848 WEB: HTTPS://IR.CHERRY.DE
