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Gvs Investor Presentation 2023

May 15, 2023

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• Q1 2023 RESULTS PRESENTATION

• May 15th, 2023

Executive Summary

Q1 2023 Sales growth +28% YoY driven by the contribution of 2022 acquisitions

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Q1 2023 organic Sales decline 9% YoY on lower volumes linked to client de-stocking, in line with recent sector trends

Q1 Adj. EBITDA growth despite volume effect, thanks to the price hikes implemented in the quarter, with 230 BPS of margin recovery vs. Q4 2022

NFP increase on the back of NWC absorption, but well below June 2023 covenants on leverage ratio

Special projects and M&A synergies on track, first impact expected in Q2 2023, full speed by 2025

FY 2023 guidance confirmed

GVS – Q1 2023 Results At-a-Glance

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Sales and EBITDA growth driven by M&A, NWC impact on debt

Healthcare&Life Sciences Energy&Mobility Health&Safety

  • € 22.9m YoY sales increase driven by the contribution of the new 2022 acquisitions (STT and Haemotronic), positively impacting the Healthcare Liquid sub-division
  • Lower performance by Mobility and Safety division, negatively impacted by client destocking
  • Excluding M&A, -9% organic sales decrease

  • Adj. EBITDA up 8.6% YoY, driven by M&A contribution and price increase
  • STT and Haemotronic reported €6.0m EBITDA in Q1 2023

  • Q1 2023 Net Debt increase to €389m, mostly driven by NWC absorption
  • Pro-forma leverage ratio at 3.75x, well below the 4.25x covenant at June 2023

(2) Leverage ratio calculated as NFP/L12M Pro forma EBITDA. i.e. including full contribution of 2022 acquisitions

(1) NFP adjusted does not include the €75m shareholder loan as financial debt

GVS – Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022 Performance

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Revenues hit by client de-stocking, margin expansion driven by pricing

  • Q1 sales decrease 8.9% or € 10.1m vs. Q4 2022 driven by client de-stocking, affecting in particular the Healthcare (-9.9%) and Mobility (-9.0%) divisions
  • Safety division reported a more resilient performance (-3.9%) on the back of a destocking mostly completed in the last part of FY 2022

  • Profitability increase vs. Q4 2022, with Adj. EBITDA up 2.1% to €22.6m and Adj. EBIT up 3.8% to €16.1m despite the decrease in sales, mainly supported by the implementation of the price hikes announced in Q4 2022
  • 230 bps of margin expansion, with EBITDA margin reaching 21.7%, confirming the ongoing recovery trend of profitability

Q1 2023 Performance vs. Q1 2022

Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 – Sales

M&A as main driver of growth, prices and FX mitigate the volumes drop

SALES – Q1 2022 TO Q1 2023 BRIDGE

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  • M&A (STT and Haemotronic) is the main driver for the sales growth YoY
  • Volume drop in line with Q4 2022 comparison (-€11.7m)
  • Positive impact of Price hikes (+€3.3m, on top of €1.1m lower discounts) and FX partially compensate the volumes drop

Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 – EBITDA Price hike almost compensate the lower volumes

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EBITDA – Q1 2022 TO Q1 2023 BRIDGE

  • EBITDA growth driven by M&A contribution
  • Price increase effect almost compensates the loss of volumes
  • "Other" item mostly relates to production cost inflation

Q1 2023 Performance vs. Q4 2022

Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022– Sales Price hike partially compensated the volumes decrease and FX

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SALES – Q4 2022 TO Q1 2023 BRIDGE

€m

  • Negative FX impact (€2.8m) on the back of EUR appreciation vs. USD
  • Significant decrease in volumes (-€11.7m) mostly driven by client de-stocking
  • Positive impact from the implementation of the planned price hikes (+€3.3m), on top of €1.1m lower discounts

Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022– Sales by Division

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Volumes impacted by client de-stocking, in line with recent sector trend

  • Decrease in sales volume driven by ongoing de-stocking by healthcare clients, in line with the current sector trend
  • Volume decrease mostly affected the Liquid subdivision (-12.2%), with lower impact on Labs (-4.2%) and moderate growth on Air&Gas sales (+2.9%)
  • Slight decrease for the Health and Safety division (-3.9% vs. Q4 2022), just partially hit by the final tail of the client de-stocking started in 2022 (consumption of the huge stock of disposable masks)
  • Increasing contribution by RPB products sale (+4% vs. Q4 2022)
  • Energy & Mobility decrease vs. Q4 2022 (-9.0%) also impacted by client de-stocking, in particular affecting recreational vehicles in the US market (Sports&Utility -21%)
  • More resilient performance by subdivisions exposed to automotive sector, with Power&Drive up 2.7%, while Safety&Electronics (-12.4%) was negatively impacted by production delays

Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022– EBITDA Price impact and positive mix supported profitability, despite volumes

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EBITDA – Q4 2022 TO Q1 2023 BRIDGE

  • Limited FX impact on EBITDA, given the relevant amount of USD denominated costs
  • Full price increase impact on profitability, almost compensating the volumes drop
  • Positive Mix contribution, i.e. Porto Rico (-3%) and Haemotronic (-2%)

Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022 – Net Debt NFP increase driven by NWC absorption

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NET FINANCIAL POSITION – FY 2022 TO Q1 2023 BRIDGE

€m

  • Sound operating cash generation for the quarter of c. €23m
  • Net debt increase of c.€ 19m vs. Dec 2022 is mostly linked to NWC absorption, in particular from payables (€12.3m) and inventories (€8.8m)
  • Capex include c. €5m of ordinary capex and €.2.5m related to the new Chinese plant
  • Financial expenses in line with expectations

Strategic Update

2023 Outlook and Guidance Update

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De-stocking expected to continue in 2Q 2023, Guidance confirmed

Appendix – Support Material

Q1 2023 Results – Financial Statements

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Q1 2022 and Q1 2023 P&L – Statutory Adjusted View

€ m Q1 2022 of which
non-recurring
Q1 2022
Adjusted
% Q1 2023 of which
non-recurring
Q1 2023
Adjusted
%
Revenues from sales and services 81.1 81.1 100.0% 104.0 104.0 100.0%
Other revenues and proceeds 0.5 0.5 0.66% 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.64%
Total revenues 81.6 - 81.6 100.0% 104.9 0.3 104.6 100.0%
Cost of raw materials, purchases and
variations in inventories
(24.3) (0.5) (23.9) -29.4% (32.2) (32.2) -31.0%
Cost of labour (27.6) (1.1) (26.6) -32.8% (33.9) (0.3) (33.7) -32.4%
Services (9.3) (9.3) -11.5% (14.7) (14.7) -14.1%
Other operating costs (1.1) (1.1) -1.4% (1.5) (1.5) -1.4%
EBITDA 19.2 (1.5) 20.8 25.6% 22.6 0.1 22.6 21.7%
Provisions and writedowns (0.0) (0.0) 0.0% (0.3) (0.3) -0.3%
Amortisation and depreciation (7.3) (2.3) (5.0) -6.2% (10.2) (4.0) (6.2) -5.9%
EBIT 11.9 (3.8) 15.7 19.4% 12.1 (4.0) 16.1 15.4%
Financial proceeds 6.5 6.5 8.0% 0.3 0.3 0.3%
Financial charges (1.0) (0.4) (0.6) -0.8% (8.9) (0.9) (8.0) -7.7%
Pre-tax results 17.3 (4.2) 21.6 26.6% 3.5 (4.9) 8.3 8.0%
Income tax (4.3) 0.9 (5.2) -6.5% (0.9) 1.3 (2.2) -2.2%
Net profit 13.0 (3.4) 16.4 20.2% 2.5 (3.5) 6.1 5.9%

Q1 2023 Results – Financial Statements

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Reclassified Balance Sheet - FY 2022 – Q1 2023

FY2022 Q12023
€m
Net intangible fixed assets
494.8 486.6
Net usage rights 23.0 21.8
Net tangible fixed assets 120.4 122.3
Financial fixed assets 3.6 3.6
Other fixed assets 12.0 12.4
Fixed capital (A) 653.8 646.8
Net trade receivables 72.9 71.8
Inventories 106.9 114.7
Payables to suppliers (57.9) (44.7)
Net commercial working capital (B) 121.9 141.8
Other current assets 19.4 22.2
Other current liabilities (32.1) (37.4)
Total current
assets/liabilities
(C)
(12.7) (15.2)
Net working capital (D)= (B) + (C) 109.3 126.6
Other non-current liabilities (E) (46.1) (42.4)
Employee termination indemnity and end of service indemnity (F) (4.6) (4.6)
Provisions for risks and charges (G) (9.2) (9.2)
Net invested capital (H) = (A+D+E+F+G) 703.1 717.3
Shareholders' equity (327.7) (328.4)
Consolidated shareholders' equity (I) (327.7) (328.4)
Short-term financial indebtedness)/Liquidity (306.6) 100.4
(Net medium/long term financial indebtedness) (68.9) (489.2)
Net financial indebtedness (L) (375.5) (388.9)
Own funds and net financial indebtedness (M) = (I+L) (703.1) (717.3)

Q1 2023 Results – Financial Statements

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Cash Flow Statement - Q1 2022 – Q1 2023

€m Q1 2022 Q1 2023
Pre-tax result 17.3 3.5
Amortisation, depreciation and writedowns 7.3 10.2
Capital losses / (capital gains) from sale of assets (0.0) 0.0
Financial charges / (proceeds) (5.5) 8.6
Other non-monetary variations 2.0 0.5
Cash flow generated operations before delta NWC 21.2 22.9
Variation in inventories (3.7) (8.8)
Variation in trade receivables 3.1 0.1
Variation in trade payables (3.4) (12.3)
Variation in other assets and liabilities (1.2) (0.2)
Taxes paid (2.1) (1.8)
Net cash flow by operations 14.0 (0.2)
Investments in tangible assets (2.1) (6.1)
Investments in intangible assets (1.4) (1.6)
Disposal of tangible assets 0.1 0.1
Investment in financial assets (0.0) (75.0)
Disinvestment in financial assets 6.5 2.3
Payment for purchase of businesses, net of cash on hand acquired (70.3) (0.0)
Net cash flow by investment (67.4) (80.3)
Opening of long-term financial payables - 75.0
Repaymentof long-term financial payables (16.0) (21.8)
Repayment of leasing liabilities (0.7) (1.7)
Financial charges paid (1.0) (3.2)
Financial proceeds collected 0.1 0.1
Treasury shares (1.4) -
Dividends paid 0.0 0.0
Net cash flow by financial assets (18.9) 48.4
Total variation in cash on hand (72.3) (32.0)
Cash on hand at the start of the year 136.9 135.2
Conversion differences on cash on hand 2.0 (1.0)
Cash on hand at the end of the year 66.6 102.1

Disclaimer

Pursuant to art. 154-bis, paragraph 2, of the Italian Unified Financial Act of February 24, 1998, the executive in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents at GVS S.p.A., Emanuele Stanco, declares that the accounting information contained herein correspond to document results, books and accounting records.

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This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's management's current views with respect to future events and financial and operational performance of the Company and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements are based on GVS S.p.A.'s current expectations and projections about future events. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual future results or performance may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements due to any number of different factors, many of which are beyond the ability of GVS S.p.A. to control or estimate precisely, including changes in the regulatory environment, future market developments, fluctuations in the price, and other risks. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein, which are made only as of the date of this presentation. GVS S.p.A. does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.

This presentation does not constitute a recommendation regarding the securities of the Company. This presentation does not contain an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities issued by GVS S.p.A. or any of its subsidiaries, in Italy pursuant to Section 1, let t) letter (t) of Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998, or in any other country or state.

The information contained in this presentation does not purport to be comprehensive and has not been independently verified by any independent third party. The reader should consult any further disclosures GVS may make in documents it files with the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission and with the Italian Stock Exchange.