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Landi Renzo

Earnings Release Mar 16, 2020

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FY 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS

2019 shows an ongoing growth in revenues with increasing profitability, in line with the guidance. SAFE&CEC starting to contribute to value creation

Landi Renzo is actively committed for a sustainable future

Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Landi Renzo obtained the Gold Ecovadis Certification on Corporate Social Responsibility as an automotive supplier
  • The assessment is one of the key valuation of sustainability for OEM standards
  • Landi Renzo is positioned in the 96th percentile on total participants, which can be considered an excellent achievement

In 2019, activities have been undertaken to reinforce business sustainability in the next future

Focus on some key markets

  • On February 12th Landi Renzo Group signed in Cairo an agreement with the 3 main players in the CNG Egyptian Market (EGAS, Gastec and Car Gas) for the growth and distribution of the Natural Gas mobility in Egypt
  • LRG is finalizing the agreement with KLR to fully consolidate the company, with positive impact both in terms of revenues and EBITDA, starting in 2020
  • New Product development

  • A new experienced team started to work on Heavy Duty EMS to offer full system from regulator to engine system, both for CNG/LNG and H2
  • Landi Renzo launched different HDs dedicated products, already validated by main OEMs and has started two new R&D projects for Hydrogen components:

  • o high pressure reducer
  • o metering systems

  • The new R&D Center is officially operative in Turin since the beginning of the year with the target to partner with HD OEM in developing engine control systems both for gas and H2 applications, already cooperating with the main OEM customers and Universities
  • SAFE&CEC is studying the development of a dedicated Biomethane product offering, enlarging current one, and investing on H2 applications
  • All new product development will be financed with operating cash flow

Higher revenues (+3,8M€) lead to a doubling in EBT vs. previous year and a net income of 6,0M€ (+32,0%)

M€; %

2019
FY
2018
FY
Delta
M€
Delta
%
Revenues 191,9 188,1 3,8 2,0%
Adj. EBITDA 26,3 25,2 1,1 4,0%
% on Revenues 13,7% 13,4%
EBITDA 24,7 21,5 3,2 14,9%
% on Revenues 12,9% 11,4%
EBIT 12,9 11,3 1,6 14,8%
% on Revenues 6,7% 6,0%
Capital Gain/Loss 0,3 -1,6 1,9 NA
Financials -4,7 -5,5 0,8 -14,2%
EBT 8,5 4,2 4,3 103,4%
Taxes 2,5 -0,3 2,9 NA
Net Income 6,0 4,5 1,5 32,0%

Highlights

  • Revenues growth compared to 2018, has a different sales mix between OEM (+0,7%) and AM business (+2,8%)
  • EBITDA growth by 3,2M€ (+14,9%) showing resilience in strongly competitive scenario, thanks to a flexible cost structure, to the reduction of extraordinary costs and the impact of IFRS16
  • EBIT grew up 6,7% on revenues, in line with best performers in the Automotive sector
  • SAFE&CEC positive performance (Adj. EBITDA more than double compared to last year and a positive Net Result) contributes to the positive result
  • Financial costs decreased, also thanks to the fiveyear medium-term financing agreement signed end of June, with positive effect starting from Q3
  • FY 2019 EBT, more than doubled compared to 2018 (+4,3M€ vs 2018), is in line with management expectations
  • FY 2019 Net Income (6,0M€) increased by 32,0% compared to last year; Q4 is the seventh consecutive quarter with a positive net income

FY 2019 Net Sales breakdown by sector and geographical region

M€; %

Highlights

Sector

  • Landi Renzo confirms its position as the top OEM "tier-1" supplier in Europe
  • OEM/AM share stable compared to 2018

Region

  • Growth concentrated in Europe and Italy (+6,5M€;+5,9%) mainly driven by OEM sales
  • America revenues aligned to 2018, with a good performance in H2 with a volumes growth of 3,7% compared to H2 2018
  • Asia&RoW revenues strongly improve in Q4 with +36% compared to Q4 2018, mainly driven by growing sales in the African market

An efficient cost control implementation balanced the different channel sales mix in 2019 with an added value of 3,2M€

(1) Automotive sector

Highlights

  • EBITDA increased by 3,2M€ (+14,9%) compared to last year:
  • o Effect of change in sales mix impacting by 4,4M€, offset by fixed costs reduction by 4,3M€ thanks to the full benefit from the industrial turnaround implementation
  • o Effect of «IFRS 16» applied from 2019 (+2,3M€)
  • Working Capital at 15,1%, in line with management expectations

NFP impacted by investments in working capital and in R&D to support new products development for the HD segment

2018 NFP 2019
15,1 Cash liquidity (+) 22,7
0,0 Current
Financial
Assets (+)
2,8
-16,6 Short-term
debts (-)
-29,7 (2)
-23,3 Long-term
debts (-)
-51,0
-28,1 Bond (-) 0,0
-52,9 NFP net of IFRS 16 -55,2
0 Financial Lease
(-)
-6,6 (3)
-52,9 NFP (1) -61,8

(1) Short and long terms debt and bond are inclusive of amortized cost effect

(2) Accrued interests included

(3) Financial liability related to first time adoption of IFRS 16 – Leases

SAFE&CEC: strong turnover growth (+24,6%) with Adj. EBITDA of 6,1M€ (+52,5% vs last year) and positive Net Result

M€

H1 H2 2019
FY
2018
FY
Delta
M€
Delta %
Revenues 28,8 44,6 73,4 58,9 14,5 24,6%
Adj. EBITDA 2,0 4,1 6,1 4,0 2,1 52,5%
% on Revenues 6,9% 9,2% 8,3% 6,8%
EBITDA 1,7 2,8 4,5 -1,5 6,0 NA
% on Revenues 5,8% 6,3% 6,1% -2,5%
EBIT 0,4 1,8 2,2 -2,9 5,1 NA
% on Revenues 1,4% 4,1% 3,0% -4,9%
EBT -0,3 1,3 0,9 -3,4 4,3 NA
% on Revenues -1,1% 2,8% 1,3% -5,8%
Net Income -0,4 0,6 0,2 -3,7 3,9 NA
2019
FY
2018
FY
Working Capital 15,2 8,7
% on revenues 20,7% 14,8%

Highlights

  • H2 2019 strong performance, with an Adj. EBITDA of 4,1M€, doubling H1 result and equaling the 12 months result of 2018, driven by a constant growth in sales and order portfolio
  • FY consolidated revenues reached 73,4M€, increasing by 24,6% compared to 2018, confirming the growing trend of volumes and the strong positioning of the Group on the market
  • Adj. EBITDA improved by 2,1M€, more than 50% compared to last year, thanks to the volume effect as well as the impact of cost saving initiatives completed in 2018
  • Completion of integration activities reflected in 2019 EBIT, positive by 2,2M€, compared to -2,9M€ in 2018
  • Net Result is positive, for the first time since the merger, by 0,2M€ (3,9M€ more than last year)
  • Working capital affected by stock requirements to satisfy the existing order book

2020 Landi Renzo Group priorities

Market challenges & opportunities Landi Renzo Group strategic view

  • The entire mobility framework is changing, driven by a series of converging technological and social trends that are deeply reshaping the global competitive scenario
  • There is an increasing availability of natural gas (CNG and LNG) all over the world and the fact that several countries are expected to increase their local production and are both pushing local consumption and export of CNG and LNG as supply structures evolve
  • New opportunities have arisen in market segments (i.e. heavy duty segment), and technology (Hydrogen)

  • Expand our competitive position worldwide, targeting CNG / LNG engine and H2 applications, becoming a reference for all vehicle manufacturers and being e accredited as a center of excellence by the M&HD OEMs for both gas/H2 mechanical components and control units

  • Continue the launch of new product dedicated to CNG and HDs, with a well defined and managed product development pipeline
  • Increase our market share in India
  • SAFE&CEC will continue to improve its operational performance and expand the business in biomethane and H2 application
  • Even if currently both Landi Renzo and SAFE&CEC have larger order portfolio compared to Q1 2019, In consideration of the extreme uncertainty due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, whose impact on global markets is too difficult to estimate, the company will provide target figures by Q1 2020 Financial results presentation.
  • Landi Renzo is currently undergoing any possible effort required to:
    • o keep the workforce safe
    • o make sure that the activity of the company is maintained and our clients' orders are fulfilled

APPENDIX

Landi Renzo - Company profile (11/03/2020)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TOP MANAGERS

SHAREHOLDING SHARE INFORMATION

FTSE Italia STAR

N. of shares outstanding: 112.500.000

Price as of 30/12/2019 € 0.903

Capitalization: € 101.6 mln

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Investor Relations Contacts:

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

CONSOLIDATED P&L

(thousands of Euro)
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 31/12/2019 31/12/2018
Revenues from sales and services 191,852 188,079
Other revenue and income 601 1,482
Cost of raw materials, consumables and goods and change in inventories -100,510 -93,092
Costs for services and use of third party assets -38,049 -44,100
Personnel expenses -26,898 -28,150
Accruals, impairment losses and other operating expenses -2,288 -2,707
Gross Operating Profit 24,708 21,512
Amortization, depreciation and impairment losses -11,766 -10,243
Net Operating Profit 12,942 11,269
Financial income 117 138
Financial expenses -4,112 -4,058
Exchange gains (losses) -718 -1,573
Gains (Losses) on joint venture valuate using the equity method 285 -1,591
Profit (Loss) before taxes 8,514 4,185
Taxes -2,532 348
Net profit (Loss) for the Group and minority interests, including: 5,982 4,533
Minority interests -66 -138
Net profit (Loss) for the Group 6,048 4,671
Basic earnings (loss) per share (calculated on 112,500,000 shares) 0.0538 0.0415
Diluted earnings (loss) per share 0.0538 0.0415

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(thousands of Euro)
ASSETS 31/12/2019 31/12/2018
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 11,578 12,745
Development expenditure 8,228 6,932
Goodwill 30,094 30,094
Other intangible assets with definite useful lives 12,536 14,039
Right-of-use assets 6,402 0
Investments in associated companies and joint ventures 23,530 22,292
Other non-current financial assets 334 352
Other non-current assets 3,420 3,991
Deferred tax assets 8,704 10,538
Total non-current assets 104,826 100,983
Current assets
Trade receivables 40,545 35,131
Inventories 39,774 38,895
Other receivables and current assets 7,337 8,016
Current financial assets 2,801 0
Cash and cash equivalents 22,650 15,075
Total current assets 113,107 97,117
TOTAL ASSETS 217,933 198,100

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 31/12/2019 31/12/2018
Shareholders' Equity
Share capital 11,250 11,250
Other reserves 49,367 43,931
Profit (Loss) of the period 6,048 4,671
Total Shareholders' Equity of the Group 66,665 59,852
Minority interests -332 -276
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 66,333 59,576
Non-current liabilities
Non-current bank loans 50,991 23,055
Other non-current financial liabilities 0 24,427
Non-current liabilities for right-of-use 4,535 0
Provisions for risks and charges 3,609 5,443
Defined benefit plans for employees 1,630 1,646
Deferred tax liabilities 407 339
Liabilities for derivative financial instruments 3
0
0
Total non-current liabilities 61,202 54,910
Current liabilities
Bank overdrafts and short-term loans 29,460 16,203
Other current financial liabilities 210 4,262
Current liabilities for right-of-use 1,992 0
Trade payables 51,935 55,166
Tax liabilities 2,134 2,385
Other current liabilities 4,667 5,598
Total current liabilities 90,398 83,614
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 217,933 198,100

2020 Corporate financial agenda

Disclaimer

This document has been prepared by Landi Renzo S.p.A for use during meetings with investors and financial analysts and is solely for information purposes. The information set out herein has not been verified by an independent audit company. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, representative offices (the "Group"), as well as any of their directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents (the "Group Representatives") accepts any responsibility for/or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information set out herein or any other related information regarding the Group, whether written, oral or in visual or electronic form, transmitted or made available. This document may contain forward-looking statements about the Company and/or the Group based on current expectations and opinions developed by the Company, as well as based on current plans, estimates, projections and projects of the Group. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties (many of which are outside the control of the Company and/or the Group) which could cause a material difference between forward-looking information and actual future results.

The information set out in this document is provided as of the date indicated herein. Except as required by applicable laws and regulations, the Company assumes no obligation to provide updates of any of the aforesaid forward looking statements. Under no circumstances shall the Group and/or any of the Group Representatives be held liable (for negligence or otherwise) for any loss or damage howsoever arising from any use of this document or its contents or otherwise in connection with the document or the aforesaid forward-looking statements. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or subscribe to Company shares and neither this entire document or a portion of it may constitute a recommendation to effect any transaction or to conclude any legal act of any kind whatsoever. This document may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, by any person other than the Company. By viewing and/or accepting a copy of this document, you agree to be bound by the foregoing limitations

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