Investor Presentation • Feb 23, 2024
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FY 2023 Preliminary Results – Analyst & Investor Presentation Taufkirchen, 23rd of February 2024
Thomas Müller, CEO Oliver Dörre, designated CEO Christian Ladurner, CFO

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Certain financial information including financial information as of and for the FY period ended December 31, 2023 is unaudited. The report is denominated in Euro (€). All amounts in this report are rounded to million or billion Euros. Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this and other documents may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures. This presentation contains certain supplemental financial or operative measures that are not calculated in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ("IFRS") or any other generally accepted accounting principles, and are therefore considered non-GAAP measures. We believe that such non-GAAP measures, when considered in conjunction with (but not in lieu of) other measures that are computed in accordance with IFRS, enhance the understanding of our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows. There are, however, material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP measures including (without limitation) the limitations inherent in the determination of relevant adjustments. The non-GAAP measures used by us may differ from, and may not be comparable to, similarly-titled measures used by other companies.
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| 2023 preliminary | Change vs 2022 |
vs guidance |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Book-to-bill ratio(1) | 1.1x | -0.1x | |
| Revenue | €1,847m | +16% in core revenue |
|
| EBITDA(2) Adjusted |
€329m | +€37m | |
| EBITDA margin(3) Adjusted |
19.9% | -0.5%-point | |
| FCF(4) Adjusted pre-tax unlevered |
€259m | +€40m | |
| Net leverage (5) | 0.2x | - | - |
| Net leverage before capital raise(6) | 0.9x | -0.3x |
(1) Book-to-Bill ratio is defined as order intake / reported revenue for the relevant period, (2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items and other special items. (3) Excl. pass-through revenue, (4) Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for special items as well as interest, income tax and M&A activities. The free cash flow is defined as sum of the cash flows from operating and investing activities as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow. (5) Net leverage including lease liabilities, excluding pensions. (6) Net leverage before capital raise for acquisition of ESG.

Visit of chancellor Scholz to our Ulm site in January Admission to MDAX in March
Oliver Dörre nominated to succeed Thomas Müller as CEO
Signing of ESG acquisition in December 2023


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German defence spending at historic high with more than 2% of GDP in 2024


Source: Renaissance Strategic Advisors, Bundeswehr, HENSOLDT AG. Note: All based on current estimates and subject to change. (1) No Award/no order intake planned for HENSOLDT yet; (2) Original equipment manufacturer

Source: Renaissance Strategic Advisors, Bundeswehr, HENSOLDT AG. Note: All based on current estimates and subject to change.



Financials


(1) Order intake shows the future revenue potential from orders where a contract becomes effective and enforceable. (2) Order backlog is defined as the value of the order book as of the respective reporting date by recording customer orders starting with the opening backlog, taking into account revenue and adjustments for the respective reporting period, and ending with the ending backlog.


(1) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items,. (2) Adjusted EBIT is defined as EBIT adjusted for certain special items relating to effects on earnings from purchase price allocations, transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items. (3) Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for special items as well as interest, income tax and M&A activities. The free cash flow is defined as sum of the cash flows from operating and investing activities as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.


(1) Order intake shows the future revenue potential from orders where a contract becomes effective and enforceable. (2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items.


(1) Order intake shows the future revenue potential from orders where a contract becomes effective and enforceable. (2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items.


(1) Net leverage including lease liabilities, excluding pensions. (2) Includes Non-current financing liabilities, Other non-current financial liabilities, Current financing liabilities and Other current financial liabilities.


Guidance outlines a dividend of up to 30% - 40% of adjusted net income 2023
Adjusted net income of €119m preliminary
Due to the excellent business development, the management board intends to propose to the supervisory board and the AGM a dividend per share of €0.40
€0.40

| 2024 preliminary guidance(5) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Book-to-bill ratio | 1.1 - 1.2x | |
| Revenue growth(1) | ~2 bn€ with stronger growth in core revenue excl. pass-through |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA margin(2) | 19% - 20% before pass-through revenue |
|
| Adjusted FCF(ગ | ~50% conversion on adjusted EBITDA |
|
| Adjusted pre-tax unlevered FCF(4) | 70% - 80% conversion on adjusted EBITDA |
|
| Dividend | 30% - 40% of adjusted net income |
Switch of guidance KPI from Adjusted pre-tax unlevered FCF to Adjusted FCF but financial performance unchanged
(1) Average share of pass-through revenue of total revenue was ~9% between 2020A and 2023E; pass-through share of total revenue is expected to be in the mid single-digit percentage range between 2024E and 2026E. (2) Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items and other special items. (3) Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as free cash flow excluding certain special items as well as M&A activities. (4) Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for special items as well as interest, income tax and M&A activities. (5) excluding contributions from the ESG acquisition which is likely to be closed (=first time consolidation) around end of Q1 2024; the 2024 guidance will be updated upon first-time consolidation of ESG and will then also include the ESG acquisition; for details on ESG, see slides 20 and 21 below.

| Previous medium term target | New medium term target | |
|---|---|---|
| Order intake | Orders to grow significantly faster than revenue |
Orders to grow significantly faster than revenue |
| Revenue growth(1) | 10% average annual growth |
10%(5) average annual growth |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin(2) | >19% before pass-through revenue |
19% - 20% before pass-through revenue |
| Adjusted FCF(3) | n/a | 50% - 60% average conversion on adjusted EBITDA |
| Adjusted pre-tax unlevered FCF(4) | 70% - 80% average conversion on adjusted EBITDA |
70% - 80% average conversion on adjusted EBITDA |
| Dividend | 30% - 40% of adjusted net income |
30 - 40% of adjusted net income |
(1) Average share of pass-through revenue of total revenue was ~9% between 2020A and 2023E; pass-through share of total revenue is expected to be in the mid single-digit percentage range between 2024E and 2026E. (2) Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items and other special items. (3) Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as free cash flow excluding certain special items as well as M&A activities; (4) Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for special items as well as interest, income tax and M&A activities.(5) excluding material M&A


| Strong growth and cash flow profile (IFRS, €m 2023E) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ~€330m | Low double-digit annual growth | |
| EBITDA | ~14% margin | <1.5% maintenance capex(3) | |
| Seasonal profile 2024 | More balanced revenue profile than HENSOLDT organic Cash profile heavily Q1 weighted |
Significant growth opportunity driven by 5-year pipeline of ~€5bn(2)
(1) For further details on the ESG acquisition see the presentation for the analyst call on 6 December 2023 which is available on our website. (2) Unweighted pipeline for 2024-28E. (3) % of revenue

| Attractive business… | …Even stronger together |
|---|---|
| State-of-the-art innovation, software engineering and system integration capabilities |
• Highly complementary expansion of integrated sensor solutions offering |
| Trusted partner to the German Armed Forces and international allies |
Transformed innovation capacity for battlefield digitalisation and MDO(1) • |
| MDO(1) enabler with cross-domain and cross-divisional capabilities |
• Attractive combined positioning for future defence programmes |
| Proven management leading large, highly skilled engineering workforce |
• Significant cost and revenue synergies |
| High growth with strong outlook from order backlog and large pipeline |
• Great cultural fit with shared vision for accelerated profitable growth |
(1) Multi-Domain Operations
| Signing ESG acquisition |
Closing ESG acquisition & update guidance incl. ESG |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5th 2023 |
Closing likely to happen by end of Q1 2024(1) | ||
| Regulatory approvals / waiting periods | |||
| Preparation PMI | |||
| Start PMI | |||
(1) All closing conditions under the ESG share purchase agreement have been fulfilled except for one regulatory approval which is pending and one regulatory waiting period that runs until mid-March 2024. We are confident that the outstanding approval will be given in due course and expect closing likely to happen around end of Q1/2024.



| Visibility | • Strong order intake in all divisions • High revenue coverage from firm order backlog |
2024 revenue backed by 85% order backlog (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Top-line growth | • Again, excellent conversion into revenue |
Core revenue growth +16% 2022 – 2023 preliminary |
| Profitability | • Relative margins on high level • Further investments in bid budgets and R&D covered |
Adj. EBITDA(2) excl. 19.9% 2023 preliminary pass-through |
| Liquidity | • Strong operating cash generation • Deleveraging in line with plan |
Net leverage before capital raise(3) 0.9x 2023 preliminary |
| Outlook | • Short- and medium term guidance updated for top and bottom line • Dividend policy confirmed |
Proposal for €0.40 per share +33% compared to FY 2022 |
(1) Order backlog is defined as the value of the order book as of the respective reporting date by recording customer orders starting with the opening backlog, taking into account revenue and adjustments for the respective reporting period, and ending with the ending backlog. (2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items and other special items. (3) Targeted net financial leverage including lease liabilities, excluding pensions.




and Delivery

Execution Internationalization

Digitalization



Q&A session

Financial Section

| Fiscal year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 | |
| Revenue | 1,847 | 1,707 | |
| Cost of sales | -1,431 | -1,314 | |
| Gross profit | 416 | 393 | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | -111 | -107 | |
| General administrative expenses | -118 | -92 | |
| Research and development costs | -30 | -36 | |
| Other operating income | 22 | 21 | |
| Other operating expenses | -21 | -21 | |
| Other result from investments | 5 | 8 | |
| Earnings before finance result and income taxes (EBIT) | 162 | 166 | |
| Interest income | 18 | 9 | |
| Interest expense | -82 | -44 | |
| Other finance income/costs | -7 | -1 | |
| Finance result | -72 | -37 | |
| Earnings before income taxes (EBT) | 91 | 130 | |
| Income taxes | -35 | -49 | |
| Group result | 56 | 80 | |
| thereof attributable to the owners of HENSOLDT AG | 54 | 78 | |
| thereof attributable to non-controlling interests | 2 | 2 | |

| 31 Dec. | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Non-current assets | 1,405 | 1,335 |
| Goodwill | 658 | 658 |
| Intangible assets | 380 | 384 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 140 | 121 |
| Right-of-use assets | 189 | 140 |
| Investments and other financial assets(1) | 26 | 23 |
| Other non-current assets | 3 | 2 |
| Deferred tax assets | 9 | 6 |
| Current assets | 2,155 | 1,644 |
| Other(2) | 34 | 30 |
| Inventories | 625 | 516 |
| Contract assets | 196 | 182 |
| Trade receivables | 382 | 323 |
| Other current assets | 116 | 133 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 802 | 460 |
| Total assets | 3,560 | 2,979 |
(1) Includes Other investments and other non-current financial assets and Non-current other financial assets.
(2) Includes Other non-current financial assets, due on short-notice, Other current financial assets and Income tax receivables.

| 31 Dec. | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Share capital | 116 | 105 |
| Capital reserve and other reserves | 730 | 554 |
| Retained earnings | -37 | -55 |
| Equity held by shareholders of HENSOLDT AG | 808 | 604 |
| Non-controlling interests | 16 | 13 |
| Equity, total | 824 | 616 |
| Non-current liabilities | 1,263 | 1,160 |
| Non-current provisions | 354 | 282 |
| Non-current financing liabilities(1) | 631 | 621 |
| Non-current contract liabilities | – | 11 |
| Non-current lease liabilities | 191 | 140 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 14 | 11 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 74 | 94 |
| Current liabilities | 1,473 | 1,203 |
| Current provisions | 214 | 181 |
| Current financing liabilities(2) | 30 | 16 |
| Current contract liabilities | 578 | 488 |
| Current lease liabilities | 20 | 18 |
| Trade payables | 457 | 379 |
| Other current liabilities | 136 | 101 |
| Tax liabilities | 39 | 19 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 3,560 | 2,979 |
(1) Includes Non-current financing liabilities and Other non-current financial liabilities.
(2) Includes Current financing liabilities and Other current financial liabilities.


| Fiscal year | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Group result | 56 | 80 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments of non current assets |
120 | 103 |
| Financial expenses (net) | 41 | 27 |
| Change in | ||
| Provisions | 45 | -22 |
| Inventories | -128 | -75 |
| Contract balances | 65 | -25 |
| Trade receivables | -66 | -13 |
| Trade payables | 78 | 110 |
| Other assets and liabilities | 52 | 42 |
| Interest paid | -44 | -26 |
| Interest received | 9 | 1 |
| Income tax payments (-) / refunds (+) | -27 | -11 |
| Other(1) | 66 | 52 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 267 | 244 |
| Acquisition / addition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | -115 | -95 |
| Acquisition of associates, other investments and other non-current financial assets |
-9 | -5 |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired | -1 | -1 |
| Other(2) | 2 | 0 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -122 | -101 |
(1) Includes impairments/reversals of impairments of inventories, trade receivables and contract assets, Profit / loss from disposals of non-current assets, Other non-cash expenses/income and Income tax expense/income.
(2) Includes Proceeds from sale of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, proceeds from disposals of associates, other investments and non-current financial assets and Other cash flows from investing activities.

| Fiscal year | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 267 | 244 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -122 | -101 |
| Proceeds/repayment of financing liabilities(1) | 10 | -169 |
| Payment of lease liabilities | -19 | -19 |
| Dividend payments | -32 | -26 |
| Dividends on non-controlling interest | -0 | -0 |
| Issue of shares | 241 | – |
| Transaction costs paid on issue of equity | -3 | – |
| Other | – | 0 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 197 | -214 |
| Effects of movements in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 2 |
| Net changes in cash and cash equivalents | 342 | -69 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents on 1 January | 460 | 529 |
| Cash and cash equivalents on 31 December | 802 | 460 |
(1) Proceeds / repayment from financing liabilities to banks, Change in other financing liabilities

| Fiscal year | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Order intake | 2,087 | 1,993 |
| Sensors | 1,587 | 1,675 |
| Optronics | 510 | 333 |
| Elimination/Transversal/Others | -9 | -15 |
| in € million | ||
| Revenue | 1,847 | 1,707 |
| Sensors | 1,546 | 1,404 |
| Optronics | 309 | 310 |
| Elimination/Transversal/Others | -8 | -7 |
| in € million | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 329 | 292 |
| Sensors | 306 | 233 |
| Optronics | 24 | 59 |
| Elimination/Transversal/Others | – | – |
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortisation (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items.

| EBITDA adjustments | Fiscal year | |
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) |
2022 |
| EBIT | 162 | 166 |
| (+) Depreciation | 48 | 44 |
| (+) Amortisation | 66 | 59 |
| EBITDA | 276 | 270 |
| (+) Transaction costs | 10 | 0 |
| (+) Effects on earnings from purchase price allocations | 6 | – |
| (+) OneSAPnow related special items |
12 | 1 |
| (+) Other special items | 25 | 21 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 329 | 292 |
| EBIT adjustments | Fiscal year | |
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) |
2022 |
| EBIT | 162 | 166 |
| (+) Effect on earnings from purchase price allocations | 37 | 36 |
| thereof intangible assets | 36 | 36 |
| thereof property, plant and equipment | 0 | 0 |
| thereof inventories | – | – |
| (+) Transaction costs | 10 | 0 |
| (+) OneSAPnow related special items |
12 | 1 |
| (+) Other special items | 25 | 21 |
| Adjusted EBIT | 246 | 224 |

| Fiscal year | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 267 | 244 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -122 | -101 |
| Free cash flow | 145 | 143 |
| (+) Transaction costs | 4 | 19 |
| (+) OneSAPnow related special items |
12 | 0 |
| (+) Other special items | 30 | 15 |
| (+) M&A-activities(1) | 7 | 6 |
| (+) Interest(2) and income taxes(3) | 62 | 36 |
| Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow | 259 | 219 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 197 | -214 |
(1) Defined as sum of 'Acquisition of associates, other investments and other non-current financial assets', 'Proceeds from sale of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment',
'Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired', 'Proceeds from disposals of associates, other investments and non-current financial assets' and 'Other cash flows from investing activities' as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
(2) Defined as 'Interest paid' (including interest on lease liabilities) and 'Interest received' as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
(3) Defined as 'Income tax payments / refunds' as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow
| Fourth quarter |
||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Order intake | 806 | 616 |
| Book-to-bill ratio(1) | 1.1x | 1.0x |
| Revenue | 711 | 607 |
| Adjusted EBIT(2) | 151 | 149 |
| Adjusted EBITDA(3) | 178 | 166 |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 25.1 % |
27.3 % |
| Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow(4) | 386 | 268 |
(1) Book-to-bill ratio is defined as order intake / reported revenue for the relevant period (2) Adjusted EBIT is defined as EBIT adjusted for certain special items relating to effects on earnings from purchase price allocations, transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items.
(3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortisation (including effects on earnings from purchase price allocations), as well as certain special items relating to transaction costs, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items. (4) Adjusted pre-tax unlevered free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for special items as well as interest, income tax and M&A activities. The free cash flow is defined as sum of the cash flows from operating and investing activities as reported in the

| Fiscal year | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € million | 2023 (preliminary) | 2022 |
| Group result | 56 | 80 |
| (+) Effect on earnings from purchase price allocations | 37 | 36 |
| (+) Transaction costs | 10 | 0 |
| (+) OneSAPnow related special items |
12 | 1 |
| (+) Other special items | 26 | 24 |
| Adjusted net income pre-tax adjustment | 140 | 141 |
| (+) Tax adjustments(1) | -21 | -17 |
| Adjusted net income | 119 | 124 |
(1) Includes tax adjustments for effects on earnings from PPA, OneSAPnow-related special items as well as other special items.








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