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Landi Renzo

Earnings Release Nov 13, 2018

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2018 9M FINANCIAL RESULTS

Main events and market drivers

  • New EU legislative proposal for CO2 emissions standard for Heavy-Duty will favour the growth of gas-powered solutions
  • Worldwide strong focus on environmental and climate change, with strong investment on infrastructure in different area worldwide and growing attention to Biomethane/RNG. New infrastructures will fasten the adoption of the gas-mobility in many areas
  • Growing interest by fleets worldwide to convert to gas enlarge growing opportunities for After Market business; won a significant tender in Bolivia of USD 5 million (more than 31 thousands traditional kits) to be delivered in Q4 2018 and Q1 2019; other opportunities on track LRG invited by a top market player to participate for the the first EU RFQ for Hydrogen
  • LRG continue its cooperation with two of the main players in the powertrain Heavy Duty industry for the development of new components
  • components
  • 2018 Outlook remains confirmed

9M 2018 LRG shows strong performance improvement compared to 2017

Due to the deconsolidation of Gas Distribution and Compressed Natural Gas and Sound sectors, 9M 2018 financial figures are not directly comparable with the same period of previous year

To provide a meaningful explanation of main difference, in the following of this document 9M 2018 results are compared only with 9M 2017 Automotive sector figures

9M 2018 P&L figures show a positive Net Income due to increased revenues and a continuous improvement on EBITDA

revenues and a continuous improvement on EBITDA
like for like Highlights
M€ 2018
9M
2017
(1)
9M
Delta
M€
Delta % 2017
9M
Delta
M€
Delta %
Automotive
Automotive Adj. EBITDA, 13,9% of
Revenues 138,1 149,5 -11,4 -7,6% 123,0 15,1 12,3% positively impacted by the
EBITDA Adj. 19,1 9,8 9,3 94,9% 9,6 9,5 98,7% improvement of the gross margin
% on Revenues 13,9% 6,6% 7,8% (volumes and direct cost optimization)
and leveraging the reduction of fixed
EBITDA 17,5 7,0 10,5 148,6% 6,9 10,7 155,5% cost. Extraordinary costs consisting in
% on Revenues 12,7% 4,7% 5,6% the last part of the "excellence project"
EBIT Adj.
% on Revenues
11,2
8,1%
-1,7
-1,1%
12,9 N/A -0,4
-0,3%
11,6 N/A started in 2017
EBIT 9,6 -6,4 16,0 N/A -5,1 14,7 N/A
Adj. EBIT, 8,1% of revenues, in line
with best practice in the sector, also
% on Revenues 6,9% -4,3% -4,2% positively impacted by the 2017 AVL
Capital Gain/Loss -1,2 0,0 -1,2 deal
Financials -4,1 -4,2 0,1 remains unchanged since H1, thanks
EBT 4,2 -10,6 14,8 N/A to the first set of actions implemented
Taxes -1,9 -0,7 -1,2 in the integration phase as well as the
Net Income 2,3 -11,3 13,6 N/A turnover growth
% on Revenues 1,7% -7,5%

like for like Highlights

  • M€ Delta %
  • Automotive sector revenues increased by 15,1M€ (+12,3%), mainly on AM • Automotive Adj. EBITDA, 13,9% of revenues, up to 9,5M€ (+98,7%) positively impacted by the improvement of the gross margin (volumes and direct cost optimization) and leveraging the reduction of fixed cost. Extraordinary costs consisting in the last part of the "excellence project" started in 2017 • Capital Loss from SAFE&CEC
  • Adj. EBIT, 8,1% of revenues, in line with best practice in the sector, also positively impacted by the 2017 AVL deal
  • remains unchanged since H1, thanks to the first set of actions implemented in the integration phase as well as the turnover growth

2017 9M "Automotive" figures refer to the same perimeter of 2018 9M

Q3 results improve both in revenues (+14,2%) and in profitability, with adj EBITDA

2018 9M Adjusted EBITDA improved by 9,5M€ thanks to volumes and to the effect of the industrial turnaround, both for direct and indirect costs

Increased share of revenue from America and Asia/RoW consolidates LRG international coverage. AM/OEM revenue mix in line with 2017 data

AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR

  • in Poland

2018 Balance Sheet shows a balanced working capital (14,0% of revenues) and a reduction of funds and severance packages

M€, %

reduction of funds and severance packages 2018 Balance Sheet shows a balanced working capital (14,0% of revenues) and a
M€, %
Balance Sheet 2018 at
30.09
2018 at
30.06
2018 at
31.03
FY 2017 delta Highlights
Intangible Assets 49,4 49,7 50,4 51,3 -1,9
Tangible Assets 12,5 13,4 13,5 14,6 -2,1
Working Capital
in line with
Strategic Plan target at 14,0% of
Other non-current Assets 34,7 35,5 36,1 37,3 -2,6 revenues
Fixed Capital 96,5 98,5 99,9 103,2 -6,7
Receivables 33,8 36,4 30,4 29,1 4,7
Inventory at 30.09 was impacted
Inventory 45,4 39,0 38,8 36,6 8,8 by purchase orders in advance to
Payables -54,6 -53,5 -49,2 -47,8 -6,8 satisfy Q4 needs
Other current assets/liabilities 0,9 -0,9 0,3 -0,6 1,5
Working Capital 25,5 21,0 20,3 17,3 8,2
Net Financial Position
increased
% on Revenues (*) 14,0% 11,8% 12,1% 10,3% by 7,6M€
mainly due to working
capital, extraordinary payment for
TFR and other Funds -8,3 -10,9 -11,5 -14,8 6,5 TFR and other funds
Invested Capital 113,7 108,6 108,7 105,7 8,0
Shareholder's Equity 57,1 57,0 54,9 56,7 0,4
Net Financial Position 56,6 51,6 53,8 49,0 7,6
108,6 108,7 105,7 8,0

Highlights

  • Working Capital in line with Strategic Plan target at 14,0% of revenues
  • Inventory at 30.09 was impacted by purchase orders in advance to satisfy Q4 needs
  • Net Financial Position increased capital, extraordinary payment for TFR and other funds

2018 9M working capital in line with Strategic Plan target: 14,0% of revenues (9M 2018) vs 15,7% (9M 2017)

M€, % on rolling revenues 12M

FY 2016 FY 2017 31.03.2018 30.06.2018 30.09.2018 30.09.2017
DSO 70 64 66 75 68
DPO 136 138 138 134 137 135
DIOH 101 80 85 80 91 94

Note: DSO, DPO, DIOH are calculated considering only Automotive sector

Q3 2018 NFP increases mainly because of working capital to be ready for an escalation of sales in Q4 and extraordinary activities

(**) accrued interests included 9

SAFE&CEC total 9M 2018 consolidated revenues of 40,3M€ and Adj. EBITDA positive by 1,5M€, vs 9M 2017 SAFE Ebitda negative by 0,7M€

SAFE & CEC
Economics
positive by 1,5M€, vs 9M 2017 SAFE Ebitda negative by 0,7M€
M€
Revenues
EBITDA Adj.
% on Revenues
EBITDA
% on Revenues
EBIT
% on Revenues
Net Income
% on Revenues
2018
Q1
9,9
-1,0
-10,4%
-1,5
-14,9%
-1,8
-18,3%
-1,9
-19,0%
2018
Q2
16,4
1,5
9,4%
0,3
1,8%
-0,1
-0,6%
-0,7
-4,3%
2018
Q3
14,1
1,0
6,8%
0,9
6,3%
0,7
5,3%
-0,1
-0,8%
2018
9M
40,3
1,5
3,6%
-0,3
-0,7%
-1,2
-2,9%
-2,7
-6,7%

9M sales in line with expectations

Key markets:
US and Latam: ~ 43%
o
Europe: ~ 37%
o
MEA: ~ 20%
o

Over the first 3 quarters of 2018, EBITDA has
a growing trend, moving from Q1 negative
(1,5M€) to Q2 positive (0,3M€) and Q3
positive (0,9M€)

Extraordinary one-off costs due to integration
activities
SAFE & CEC
Financials
M€
Working Capital
Net Financial Position
2018
at 31.03
6,8
-1,9
2018
at 30.06
6,8
2018
-1,6
2018
at 30.09
9,0
-4,0

Working capital in line with budget. % on
revenues is close to 15%

Net Financial Position negative for 3,9M€
with 7,3M€
debt and 3,4M€
cash available

11

Landi Renzo - Company profile (09/11/2018)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TOP MANAGERS INVESTOR RELATIONS

Investor Relations Contacts:

Paolo Cilloni Tel: +39 0522 9433 E-mail: [email protected] www.landirenzogroup.com

SHAREHOLDING SHARE INFORMATION

N. of shares outstanding: 112.500.000

CONSOLIDATED P&L

CONSOLIDATED P&L
(thousands of Euro)
INCOME STATEMENT 30/09/2018 30/09/2017
(*)
Revenues from sales and services 138,083 149,509
Other revenue and income 249 490
Costs of raw
materials, consumables and goods and change in inventories
-65,433 -71,446
Costs for services and use of third party assets -32,259 -39,797
Personnel cost -21,115 -29,544
Provisions, provision for bad debts and other operating expenses -2,008 -2,165
Gross Operating Profit 17,517 7,047
Amortization, depreciation and impairment -7,945 -11,512
Loss on assets disposal 0 -1,919
Net Operating Profit 9,572 -6,384
Financial income 106 67
Financial expenses -2,839 -3,295
Exchange gains (losses) -1,376 -989
Gain (loss) on equity investments valued using the equity method -1,242 37
Profit (Loss) before tax 4,221 -10,564
Current and deferred taxes -1,917 -712
Net profit (loss) for the Group and minority interests, including: 2,304 -11,276
Minority interests -107 -223
Net profit (loss) for the Group 2,411 -11,053
Basic earnings (loss) per share (calculated on 112,500,000 shares) 0.0214 -0.0982
Diluted earnings (loss) per share 0.0214 -0.0982
(*) The comparative figure w
as re-presented in accordance w
ith the classification adopted on 30 Sept 2018

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(thousands of Euro)
ASSETS 30/09/2018 31/12/2017 30/09/2017
Non-current assets
Land, property, plant, machinery and equipment 12,501 14,583 18,236
Development expenditure 4,776 5,401 6,580
Goodw
ill
30,094 30,094 30,094
Other intangible assets w
ith finite useful lives
14,487 15,769 18,623
Equity investments valued using the equity method 23,059 24,301 80
Other non-current financial assets 373 428 461
Other non-current assets 3,990 4,560 4,560
Deferred tax assets 7,262 8,016 6,754
Total non-current assets 96,542 103,152 85,388
Current assets
Trade receivables 33,793 29,118 37,332
Inventories 45,424 36,562 51,953
Contract w
orks in progress
0 0 1,163
Other receivables and current assets 7,956 7,529 10,724
Cash and cash equivalents 17,224 17,779 14,005
Total current assets 104,397 90,988 115,177
194,140 200,565
TOTAL ASSETS 200,939

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(thousands of Euro)
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 30/09/2018 31/12/2017 30/09/2017
(*) (*)
Equity
Share capital 11.250 11.250 11.250
Other reserves 44.192 41.983 42.210
Profit (loss) for the period
Total Shareholders' Equity attributable to the Group
2.411
57.853
4.139
57.372
-11.053
42.407
Minority interests -742 -669 -496
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 57.111 56.703 41.911
Non-current liabilities
Non-current bank loans 24.614 26.906 31.284
Other non-current financial liabilities 26.560 29.308 31.128
Provisions for risks and charges 6.162 11.891 6.861
Defined benefit plans for employees 1.753 2.446 2.895
Deferred tax liabilities 405 423 451
Total non-current liabilities 59.494 70.974 72.619
Current liabilities
Bank financing and short-term loans 18.699 7.741 15.029
Other current financial liabilities 3.984 2.792 1.604
Trade payables 54.562 47.829 57.642
Tax liabilities 1.807 3.003 1.986
Other current liabilities 5.282 5.098 9.774
Total current liabilities 84.334 66.463 86.035
200.565
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 200.939 194.140

Disclaimer

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