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Knaus Tabbert AG Interim / Quarterly Report 2023

May 30, 2023

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⊢ Z ш STATEM OUARTERLY

ORDER BACKLOG
31.03.2023 31.03.2022 31.03.2021 Change
Number of units 24,704 30,987 18,860 $-20.3%$
Order Volume in EUR mill. 1,168 1,274 624 $-8.3%$
REVENUE BREAKDOWN
in EUR mill. 01.01. to
31.03.2023
01.01. to
31.03.2022
01.01. bis
31.03.2021
Change
Revenue 368.5 222.3 238.9 65.8%
thereof premium segment 323.1 190.1 203.8 70.0%
thereof luxury segment 45.4 32.2 35.1 41.0%
Total output 380.7 212.1 250.3 79.5%
FINANCIAL KEY FIGURES
in EUR mill. 01.01. to
31.03.2023
01.01. to
31.03.2022
01.01, bis
31.03.2021
Change
EBITDA 32.7 16.2 27.6 102.5%
EBITDA adjusted 32.7 16.2 28.1 102.5%
EBITDA-margin adjusted 8.9% 7.3% 11.8%
EBIT 26.5 10.4 22.6 153.9%
EBIT adjusted 26.5 10.4 23.1 153.9%
EBIT-margin adjusted 7.2% 4.7% 9.7%
Net income 17.0 6.2 16.1 172.8%
Earnings per share (in EUR) 1.57 0.62 1.55 152.7%

CASHFLOW

in EUR mill. $01.01.$ to
31.03.2023
01.01. to
31.03.2022
01.01, bis
31.03.2021
Change
Operating cashflow 11.0 26.4 36.5 $-58.1%$
Investing cashflow $-9.9$ $-21.8$ $-5.1$ $-54.7%$
Free cashflow 1.1 4.6 31.4 $-74.8%$
BALANCE SHEET
in EUR mill. 31.03.2023 31.03.2022 31.03.2021 Change
Balance sheet total 615.0 409.3 315.7 50.3%
Equity 164.8 140.2 139.8 17.5%
Equity ratio 26.8% 34.3% 44.3%
Net financial debt 194.5 98.2 23.7 98.1%
Net financial debt / EBITDA 2.3 2.0 0.3
Employees 4,115 3,737 3,275 10.1%

KNAUS TABBERT STANDS FOR MOBILE COMFORT, QUALITY AND INNOVATION.

With more than ҏ,ҔҔҔ employees, Knaus Tabbert is one of the leading manufacturers of leisure vehicles in Europe. With its current brand portfolio, consisting of the five product brands KNAUS, TAB-BERT, WEINSBERG, T@B and MORELO, Knaus Tabbert is the only supplier in Europe to cover all product segments and all price categories for motorhomes, caravans and camper vans. More than ɰҔҔ employees in research and development ensure innovative and future-oriented solutions in global competition. In recent years, Knaus Tabbert has built up a portfolio with numerous registered trademarks, patents and registered designs, which underscores the company's technological expertise. Lightweight constructions, a fiber-reinforced frame technology and, with a view to environmentally friendly electric drive solutions, a special lightweight axle, are just a few examples of Knaus Tabbert's technological edge,

Knaus Tabbert is led by a management team with many years of experience in both the caravan sector and the automotive industry. Manufacturing at the production sites in Jandelsbrunn, Mottgers and Schlüsselfeld as well as Nagyoroszi in Hungary has been increasingly standardized and optimized in recent years. In addition to efficient production processes with increasing automation, Knaus Tabbert relies on the cross-site use of the same machines, the cross-product use of standardized components and the use of ҎD printing technologies. This gives the company a high degree of flexibility to produce different models and brands at multiple locations. Knaus Tabbert maintains long-standing and reliable partnerships with more than ҐҔҔ dealers in ҍҐ European countries. Another sales channel is sales to commercial rental companies, for whom Knaus Tabbert also offers RENT AND TRAVEL, a very successful and technologically high-quality platform that connects customers, travel agencies and rental agencies. The platform was founded in ҍҔɰґ and is now one of the leading rental websites for leisure vehicles in Germany.

THE KNAUS TABBERT SHARE

KEY SHARE DATA ACCORDING TO XETRA TRADING SYSTEM

in EUR Ҕɰ.Ҕɰ. to
Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ
Ҕɰ.Ҕɰ. to
Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҍ
Closing price of the period ҏҍ.ғ ҏҐ.Ҏ
Highest price 4ɛ.ɛ 57.5
Lowest price 33.2 39.0
Share performance of the period ҍғ.ҍ% –ɰҒ.ɰ%
Market capitalisation (in EUR mill.) ҏҏҐ.ҍ ҏɦҔ.ɰ

GENERAL

Knaus Tabbert AG already released revenue and EBITDA in the form of an ad hoc announcement on April ҍҒ, ҍҔҍҎ, as both figures are significantly above market expectations (consensus).

ORDER BACKLOG

The high demand for leisure vehicles from Knaus Tabbert continued in the first quarter of ҍҔҍҎ. Despite a restricted order intake, ҍ,ҎҏҒ new orders were recorded in the first quarter of ҍҔҍҎ. The Group continues to report a stable order backlog of around EUR ɰ.ҍ billion as of the balance sheet date March Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҎ. This figure corresponds to ҍҏ,ɦҔҏ units. Motorhomes and camper vans account for ҐҒ% of the order backlog.

The decline in terms of units ordered is explained by a conscious decision to accept only selective orders for vehicles in January and February. The reason for this is the continuing high order backlog of motorhomes and camper vans for the current model year.

ORDER BACKLOG

Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҍ
Number of units 24,704 30,9ɝ7
Order Volume in EUR mill. 1,1ɛɝ 1,274

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS KNAUS TABBERT GROUP

in EUR mill. $01.01.$ to
31.03.2023
$01.01.$ to
31.03.2022
Change
Revenue 368.5 222.3 65.8%
Total output 380.7 212.1 79.5%
FRITDA 32.7 16.2 102.5%
EBITDA (adjusted) 32.7 16.2 102.5%
EBITDA-margin (ad-
justed)
8.9% 7.3%
EBIT 26.5 10.4 154.7%
EBIT adjusted 26.5 10.4 154.7%
EBIT-margin (ad-
justed)
7.2% 4.7%

a significantly higher average price compared to caravans led to the considerable increase in sales

Knaus Tabbert achieved sales increases in both business segments in the first three months of the 2022 financial year.

REVENUE BY BUSINESS
SEGMENT
in EUR mill. $01.01.$ to
31.03.2023
01.01.1
31.03.2022
Change
Revenue 368.5 222.3 65.8%
thereof premium seg-
ment
323.1 190.1 70.0%
thereof luxury segment 45.4 32.2 41.0%

The premium segment accounted for EUR 323.1 million of Group sales (previous year: EUR 190.1 million), while a further EUR 45.4 million (previous year: EUR 32.2 million) was attributable to the luxury segment. Group sales resulted mainly from the sale of leisure vehicles.

Revenue and earnings development

The significantly improved availability of chassis continued with high momentum in the first quarter of 2023. In the first three months of 2023, Knaus Tabbert recorded another sales record - for a single quarter - of EUR 368.5 million (previous year: EUR 222.3 million), which corresponds to an increase of 65.8% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The basis for this significant increase in sales is the changed chassis purchasing strategy. Since the second half of 2022, Knaus Tabbert has been producing motorhomes and camper vans on five different chassis (Stellantis, MAN, VW Commercial Vehicles, Mercedes and Ford) instead of just one chassis (Stellantis). As in the fourth quarter of 2022, the resulting higher planning flexibility will lead to a significantly better product mix.

UNITS SOLD BY
PRODUCT CATEGORY
in units $01.01.$ to
31.03.2023
$01.01.$ to
31.03.2022
Change
Total units sold 8,305 7,247 1,058
thereof caravans 3,915 5,187 $-1,272$
thereof motorhomes 2.909 1,197 1,712
thereof camper vans 1,481 863 618

Total units sold increased by 14.6% in the first quarter of 2023. The significantly higher share of motorhomes and camper vans of 53 % (previous year: 28 %) coupled with The Aftersales business, which mainly comprises the original equipment business, contributed EUR 4.3 million (previous year: EUR 7.3 million) to revenue.

Inventories of finished goods and work in progress (change in inventories) increased by EUR 8.8 million in the first three months of 2022 (previous vear: EUR -12. million). The reason for this continues to be the challenges along the supply chains. However, this increase must also be considered in connection with the changed product mix. While in the previous year it was mainly caravans, in the current quarter of 2023 it is mainly higherpriced motor homes and camper vans that cannot be finished in the short term due to a lack of components.

In the reporting period, the cost of materials increased from EUR 144.2 million in the previous year to EUR 279.7 million. The increase compared to the previous year is primarily due to the change in the product mix to motorhomes and camper vans and the associated higher proportion of materials.

As a result of the increase in capacity, personnel expenses also rose by 21.6% year-on-year to EUR 41.5 million in the first half of 2022 (previous year: EUR 34.1 million). In relation to total operating performance, the personnel expense ratio of 10.9% (previous year: 16.1%) is significantly lower than in the previous year due to the higher capacity utilization at the plants. Including the costs for temporary workers of EUR 7.5 million (previous year: EUR 5.0 million), which also make a significant contribution to value added, the personnel

cost ratio in the first quarter of ҍҔҍҎ was ɰҍ.ғ% (previous year: ɰҒ.ҏ%).

The share of temporary workers in Knaus Tabbert's workforce as of March Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҎ is ҍґ% or ɰ,Ҕґғ employees (previous year: ҍҍ% or Ғҍғ employees).

HEADCOUNT INCL.
TEMPORARY WORKERS
in heads Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҍ Change
Knaus Tabbert Group ҏ,ɰɰҐ Ҏ,ɦҎɦ ҎɦҒ
thereof Jandelsbrunn(D) 1,74ɝ 1,ɛ7ɛ 72
thereof Nagyoroszi (HU) 1,390 1,113 277
thereof Schlüsselfeld (D) 454 413 41
thereof Mottgers (D) 4ɛ0 4ɛ3 –3
thereof dealers ɛ4 72 –ɝ

Adjusted EBITDA in the first three months of ҍҔҍҎ rose by ɰҔҍ.Ґ% to EUR Ҏҍ.ɦ million (previous year: EUR ɰґ.ҍ million), outpacing sales growth. As a result, the adjusted EBITDA margin of Ғ.ғ% was ɰ.ґ percentage points higher than the previous year's figure of ɦ.Ҏ%. No adjustments affecting EBITDA were made in the first three months of ҍҔҍҎ. Consequently, reported EBITDA corresponds to reported EBITDA.

Depreciation and amortization increased by EUR Ҕ.ґ million to EUR ґ.Ҏ million in the first three months of ҍҔҍҎ (previous year: EUR Ґ.ɦ million) due to ongoing investments to drive further growth.

Financial and asset position

The total assets of the Knaus Tabbert Group increased by EUR Ґɦ.ґ million from EUR ҐҐɦ.ҏ million as of December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ to EUR ґɰҐ.Ҕ million as of March Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҎ.

At EUR ҍҍҔ.ҍ million, non-current assets were EUR ґ.ҏ million higher than the value of EUR ҍɰҎ.ғ million at the balance sheet date of December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ. The largest change here was the increase in property, plant and equipment by EUR ґ.ɰ million to EUR ɰғҔ.ҍ million (December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ: EUR ɰҒҏ.ɰ million). This increase resulted from the investment program and the measures to increase capacities.

Current assets, which at EUR Ҏғҏ.Ғ million were EUR Ґɰ.ҍ million higher than the figure as of December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ, were characterized, among other things, by higher chassis inventories. This was necessary to further secure production against the background of continuing strong demand.

Other current assets, which mainly relate to trade receivables, rose by EUR ҍҐ.Ғ million to EUR Ґғ.ҍ million as a result of the increase in revenue at the end of the first quarter of ҍҔҍҎ.

Within the cash at banks of EUR ɰҍ.ҏ million (December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ: EUR ɰҍ.ґ million), cash and cash equivalents in the amount of EUR ɦ.ҍ million are subject to restraints on disposal. This relates to the collateral fund as part of the purchase financing model for dealers that exists with SKP GmbH.

Non-current liabilities remained almost constant compared to the balance sheet date of December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ at EUR ɰҎҎ.Ҏ million (previous year: EUR ɰҎɰ.ɦ million).

Current liabilities increased by EUR ҎҒ.ҍ million to EUR Ҏɰɦ.Ҕ million as of March Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҎ. In addition to an increase in inventories and consequently an increase in trade payables, this increase is also due to higher salesrelated liabilities for customer bonuses and sales tax.

The increase in equity from EUR ɰҏґ.ғ million to EUR ɰґҏ.Ғ million in the reporting period is the result of the positive earnings performance of Knaus Tabbert AG. Overall, the equity ratio improved only slightly by Ҕ.ҏ percentage points to ҍґ.Ғ% compared to the balance sheet date of December Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҍ due to the significant increase in total assets.

FREE CASHFLOW
in EUR mill. Ҕɰ.Ҕɰ. to
Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ
Ҕɰ.Ҕɰ. to
Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҍ
Change
Operating cashflow 11.0 2ɛ.4 –5ɝ.1%
Investing cashflow –9.9 –21.ɝ –54.7%
Free cashflow ɰ.ɰ ҏ.ґ –ɦҏ.Ғ%

Knaus Tabbert generated positive cash flow from operating activities of EUR ɰɰ.Ҕ million in the first three months of ҍҔҍҎ, compared to EUR ҍґ.ҏ million in the same period of the previous year.

Cash flow from investing activities decreased significantly to EUR ғ.ғ million in the first quarter of ҍҔҍҎ, compared to EUR ҍɰ.Ғ million in the same period of the previous year. Significant payments relate to the planned investments in the completion of the new superstructure production (new hall construction) at the Jandelsbrunn (DE) site and the capacity expansions in Schlüsselfeld (DE).

Financing

The terms of the EUR ɰҐҔ million syndicated loan commit Knaus Tabbert to comply with certain financial covenants relating to the ratio of total net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) - adjusted for certain non-operating effects and the equity ratio.

The ongoing supply chain disruptions may result in high inventories of raw materials, supplies and chassis to safeguard production on the one hand and inventories of unfinished vehicles on the other, tying up liquidity and affecting the financial covenants. For this reason, an adjustment of the covenants agreed in the syndicated loan was agreed with the syndicated loan banks as a precautionary measure for ҍҔҍҎ on the basis of the budget plan. A return to the original contractual covenants is planned by the first quarter of ҍҔҍҏ.

At the reporting date of March Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҎ, both the ratio of total net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and the equity ratio were in line with the targets agreed with the syndicated loan banks.

OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS

In the first quarter of fiscal ҍҔҍҎ, there were no significant changes in the opportunities and risks affecting the company. The high demand for alternative travel options continues to support the growth trend in the caravanning industry. However, the industry and business development continue to be influenced by the effects of the recent crises. Resulting risks with an impact on the earnings situation include, for example, material price increases, energy supply and prices, and disrupted production and supply chains.

Predicting the impact of these effects is fraught with uncertainty against the backdrop of political and economic developments. Knaus Tabbert's management continues to carefully monitor economic and geopolitical developments and their potential impact on the Group's results of operations, financial position and net assets and will, if necessary, take appropriate measures in good time.

FORECAST REPORT

Against the background of the developments to date in the current financial year ҍҔҍҎ, Knaus Tabbert adheres to its forecast for the financial year ҍҔҍҎ as a whole communicated in the annual reporting on March Ҏɰ, ҍҔҍҎ.

Excerpt from the Group Management Report - Forecast ҍҔҍҎ

The Management Board of Knaus Tabbert AG is positive about the fiscal year ҍҔҍҎ. Based on the order backlog, the changed chassis purchasing strategy and the resulting positive product mix effects, it expects strong sales growth for the Group compared to the previous year before price increase effects. Price increases vis-à-vis dealers of the Knaus Tabbert Group are planned in a range of ґ-Ғ% in fiscal year ҍҔҍҎ. The adjusted EBITDA margin will improve in line with the targeted revenue growth and is expected to be between ɦ.Ґ and Ғ.Ґ %.

However, this is subject to a relaxation in the supply chains and consequently the scheduled availability of components and other materials in line with the carefully considered planning assumptions. This forecast is also based on the assumption that the global economic and sector-specific conditions will not deteriorate significantly compared with the planning, particularly with regard to the further course of the Ukraine conflict.

Jandelsbrunn, May ɰҔ ҍҔҍ

Wolfgang Speck Carolin Schürmann Werner Vaterl Gerd Adamietzki

CONSOILTATED FINANICAL STATEMENT

GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT

in EUR mill. Ҕɰ.Ҕɰ. to
Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ
Ҕɰ.Ҕɰ. to
Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍ
Revenue 3ɛɝ.5 222.3
thereof premium segment 323.1 190.1
thereof luxury segment 45.4 32.2
Inventory changes ɝ.ɝ –12.0
Other capitalized assets 0.9 1.0
Other operating income 2.5 0.ɝ
Total output ҎҒҔ.ɦ ҍɰҍ.ɰ
Cost of materials –279.7 –144.2
Personnel expenses –41.5 –34.1
Other operating expenses –2ɛ.ɝ –17.ɛ
EBITDA Ҏҍ.ɦ ɰґ.ҍ
Depreciation and amortization expenses –ɛ.3 –5.7
EBIT ҍґ.Ґ ɰҔ.ҏ
Financial result –2.5 –0.7
EBT 23.9 9.7
Income taxes –ɛ.9 –3.5
Net income ɰɦ.Ҕ ґ.ҍ
Other results –0.ɝ 0.2
Overall result ɰґ.Ҏ ґ.ҏ

GROUP BALANCE SHEET

ASSETS
in EUR mill. Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ Ҏɰ.ɰҍ.ҍҔҍҍ
Intangible assets 23.4 23.3
Tangible assets 190.2 1ɝ4.1
Other assets 1.7 1.7
Defferred tax assets 4.9 4.ɝ
Total non-current assets ҍҍҔ.ҍ ҍɰҎ.ғ
Inventories 2ɝ4.1 253.0
Other current assets 59.2 33.5
Other assets 32.1 37.5
Tax receivables 7.0 ɛ.9
Cash and cash equivalents 12.4 12.ɛ
Total current assets Ҏғҏ.Ғ ҎҏҎ.Ґ
Balance sheet total ґɰҐ.Ҕ ҐҐɦ.ҏ
LIABILITIES
in EUR mill. Ҏɰ.ҔҎ.ҍҔҍҎ Ҏɰ.ɰҍ.ҍҔҍҍ
Equity ɰґҏ.Ғ ɰҏґ.ғ
Other provisions 7.1 5.4
Amounts owed to credit institutions 102.4 102.ɛ
Other liabilities 13.7 13.7
Deferred tax liabilities 10.0 10.0
Total non-current liabilities ɰҎҎ.Ҏ ɰҎɰ.ɦ
Other provisions 17.9 17.ɝ
Amounts owed to credit institutions 91.4 ɝ9.5
Trade accounts payable 12ɛ.3 112.9
Other liabilities 74.2 55.ɛ
Tax liabilities 7.1 2.9
Total current liabilities Ҏɰɦ.Ҕ ҍɦҒ.Ғ
Other liabilities ҏҐҔ.ҍ ҏɰҔ.Ґ
Balance sheet total ґɰҐ.Ҕ ҐҐɦ.ҏ

GROUP CASHFLOW STATEMENT

OPERATING CASHFLOW

in EUR mill. 01.01. to
31.03.2023
01.01. to
31.03.2022
Tax liabilities 17.0 6.2
Adjusted for:
Depreciation and amortization expenses 6.3 5.7
Increase/ decrease of provisions 1.8 0.2
Other non-cash income/ expenses $-2.3$ 0.1
Increase/ decrease of inventories, trade accounts receivable and other assets not attributable to invest-
ing or financing activities
$-52.1$ $-27.8$
Increase/ decrease of trade accounts payable and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financ-
ing activities
33.6 40.3
Profit/ loss from the disposal of tangible assets 2.5 0.8
Interest income/ expenses 6.8 3.4
Tax expenses $-2.6$ $-2.6$
Operating cashflow 11.0 26.4

INVESTING CASHFLOW

in EUR mill. $01.01.$ to
31.03.2023
01.01.1
31.03.2022
Cash inflow from the disposal of tangible assets 0.0 0.0
Cash outflow for investments in tangible assets $-8.3$ $-16.9$
Cash outflow for investments in intangible assets $-1.6$ $-1.5$
Auszahlung für Zugänge zum Konsolidierungskreis 0.0 $-3.4$
Investing cashflow -9.9 $-21.8$

FINANCING CASHFLOW

On the officialize them are because to an and the dealer control option $\sim$
Financing cashflow $-1.8$ 3.2
Cash outflow for repayment of liabilities from financial leases $-0.9$ $-0.8$
Interest paid $-1.8$ $-0.7$
Cash outflow for repayment of financial liabilities $-39.3$ $-49.3$
Cash inflow from increase of financial liabilities 40.3 53.9
in EUR mill. $01.01.$ to
31.03.2023
01.01. to
31.03.2022
Cash-effective change in cash and cash equivalents -0.6
Cash and cash funds at the beginning of the period 58
Cash and cash funds at the end of the period 5.2 10.9

Contact

Manuel Taverne Head of Investor Relations Knaus Tabbert AG Helmut-Knaus-Straße ɰ D-ғҏɰɰҒ Jandelsbrunn

Telephone:+ҏғ ( Ҕ) ҒҐҒҎ ҍɰ ҎҔɦ Mobile: +ҏғ ( Ҕ) ɰҐҍ ҔҍҔғҍғҔғ E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.knaustabbert.de

All amounts in this quarterly report are expressed in millions of euros (EUR million), unless stated otherwise. Due to commercial rounding, totals may be subject to negligible rounding differences as a result of additions.

The percentages shown are calculated on the basis of the respective amounts in millions of euros. This quarterly report is available in German and English at www.knaustabbert.de

When in doubt, the German version shall prevail.