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Kitron Investor Presentation 2010

May 6, 2010

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Q1 results 2010

6 May 2010

Jørgen Bredesen, CEO

Björn Wigström, CFO

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Positive trend in Q1

Financial highlights

  • Order intake increased by 13% and order backlog increased by 7% vs Q1 2009
  • Revenue down 25.4% vs Q1 2009. Quarter on quarter trend is positive
  • Operating profit of NOK 5.9 million. Operating margin 1.4%
  • Cash flow negative with NOK 32 million. Recoil from strong Q4 position.

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Focus on streamlining operations

Operational highlights

  • Positive effect in 2010 of completed downsizing
  • Headcount reduced by 350 FTE’s in 2009

  • Divesting development department

  • Final conclusion expected in Q2
  • Kitron increasing focus on NPI and Industrialisation

  • Strong focus on Kitron AB challenges

  • Margin slippage for certain customers
  • Overcapacity within workforce – action taken

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Focus on streamlining operations

Operational highlights

  • Growth initiatives on plan
  • Germany - Sales and marketing in Germany started. Integration of acquired local company ongoing.
  • Kitron China operational in Q4.

  • Focus on operational improvement programs

  • Sourcing from China increasing
  • Manufacturing efficiency program continues
  • ERP system ready to be launched

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Major New Orders in Q1

  • Medical contract
  • Industry contract
  • First contract based on China manufacturing!
  • Kongsberg Group
  • Maquet Critical Care

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Important contract with new customer in Q2:
- Atlas Copco Tools AB (frame agreement signed)

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Financial statements Q1 2010

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Revenue as expected

  • Revenue at NOK 411 million, 25% lower than last year
  • Q1 change by market segment:

Q1 2010 vs Q1 2009

Data/Telecoms 2.7%
Defence -26.0%
Industry -8.0%
Medical equipment 21.9%
Offshore/Marine -81.5%

  • Offshore/Marine and Defence segment down while trend in Medical equipment is positive

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Revenue Group

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Revenue by market segment
Total revenue NOK 411 million

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Revenue by country

  • Norway and Lithuania negatively affected by drop in Offshore segment
  • Q1 2010 vs Q1 2009
  • Norway -22.5%
  • Sweden 8.2%
  • Lithuania -47.5%
  • Capacity in all operations adjusted to lower revenue level

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Revenue by country *
Total revenue NOK 411 million

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  • Before group entities and eliminations

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Operating profit lower

  • Operating profit in Q1 was NOK 5.9 million (NOK 34.3 million) and margin was 1.4% (5.1%)
  • NOK 10.5 million positive impact from reversal of pension liability.
  • Poor performance in Karlskoga operation
  • NOK 14 million in loss booked in Q1
  • Firm measures are being taken to turn around operation.
  • Relative payroll costs 24.7% of revenue (23.2%) and other operating costs 7.9% of revenue (5.7%)

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Operating profit Group

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Operating margin Group

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Profit by country

  • Profitability for Norway and Lithuania in line with expectations.
  • Positive impact on result in Norway from reversal of pension liability.
  • Negative result in Sweden explained by challenges in Kitron AB.
  • Weak margin on certain projects
  • NOK 6 million in restructuring provision

  • Before group entities and eliminations

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Operating profit by country *

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Operating margin by country

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Cash flow

  • Cash flow was negative by NOK 31.7 million (NOK 35 million)
  • Recoil from strong cash flow in fourth quarter
  • Reduction of factoring debt included in Q1 cash flow
  • Stable development in net working capital.
  • Low exposure for bad debt and inventory write offs

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Operating cash flow Group

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Net working capital Group

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Strong equity ratio

  • Equity of NOK 441.1 million (478.9) and the equity ratio to 45.7% (40.8%)

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Market development

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Improved market conditions expected

  • Data/Telecoms trend mixed, but outlook is positive
  • Defence trend positive – lower revenue in the short term
  • Industry showing signs of recovery from a low level
  • Medical equipment continues strong trend
  • several companies ramping up manufacturing
  • Offshore at a lower level, recovery expected 2H 2010

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Order intake trend improving

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Order backlog is recovering

  • Order backlog at NOK 783.5 million (NOK 731.9 million)
  • Expected positive development in the Medical equipment, Industry and Defence segments
  • Offshore expected to recover towards the end of 2010

Definition of order backlog includes firm orders and four month customer forecast

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Order backlog Group
Order backlog Segment

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Expanding market coverage

  • Focus on gaining market share in Kitron “home markets”
  • A smaller EMS company with NPI competence (prototyping) acquired
  • The German EMS market is the largest in Europe
  • First orders received, several RFQ’s in process
  • Focus on NPI and industrialisation
  • Based primarily on manufacturing in Lithuania and China
  • Opportunities for “Offset” business

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Expanding market coverage

  • Status on the manufacturing operation in China
  • Factory expected to be operational in Q4 2010
  • Offering another lower cost manufacturing alternative and opening up new markets

  • Establishment in North America

  • Enable Kitron to serve existing and new customers globally
  • Manufacturing and services set up planned
  • Operational from Q1 2011

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Outlook


Outlook

  • Order intake and backlog expected to continue to improve quarter by quarter
  • Capacity adjustments expected to yield positive effect on profitability
  • Continued focus on operational improvements (supply chain management, ERP, exit or turn around loss making activities etc)
  • Kitron AB expected to be profitable Q2 – Q4 2010
  • Profitability for the Group expected to increase from Q2 and throughout 2010

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Thank you!

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