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Seco — Investor Presentation 2025
Sep 8, 2025
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1H 2025 Results Presentation & Business Update
September 8th, 2025

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This document has been prepared by SECO S.p.A. ("SECO" or the "Company"), for information purposes only, exclusively with the aim of assisting you to understand and assess the activities of SECO. The information contained in this presentation does not purport to be comprehensive and may not have been independently verified by any independent third party.
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Presenting today
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Massimo Mauri Chief Executive Officer

Lorenzo Mazzini Chief Financial Officer

Clarence Nahan Head of Corp. Dev. & IR
Key takeaways from the past 6 months

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Urbanist – 12 pt Strong operating performance
Consistent improvement of financial profile
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Active launch pipeline and news flow
Full-Year guidance
- 1H25 Net sales – €98.4m, up 3% YoY with 2Q25 above guidance at €51.2m (up 9% QoQ)
- o Clea revenues – €12m, contributing 12% of our overall top line
- Gross profit margin – 53.4%, improving YoY and above guidance
- EBITDA Adj. – €20.1m, steadily above 20% margin
- Adj. Net financial position – €50.3m as of 30th June 2025
- Continued focus on Net Working Capital and cash generation
- Clea 2.0 – a major upgrade to our embedded OS and a core component our software framework
- Application Hub – our new digital marketplace to accelerate the deployment of AI edge applications
- Developer Center – our centralized portal to streamline access to product and service documentation
- On track to achieve €200m+ revenues in 2025 at constant FX
- Profitable growth with Gross profit margin to be maintained above 50%

Detailed 1H 2025 Results

1H 2025 financial performance in details

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| 1H 24 | 1H 25 | ||||
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| Net sales |
€95.3m | €98.4m | • Revenues up 3% YoY and 9% QoQ, showing a clear order recovery • Clea revenues growing QoQ to €6.1m in 2Q25, 12% of our overall mix in 1H25 |
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| Gross margin |
€50.3m 52.7% |
€52.5m 53.4% |
• Gross margin improvement compared to 1H24 and FY24 • Positive margin progression mainly attributable to a different sales mix |
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| Adj. EBITDA |
€15.8m 16.6% |
€20.1m 20.5% |
Strong YoY rebound thanks to business expansion and better operating • leverage, including control of production costs Margin increase of 4% vs. 1H24 • |
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| Adj. Net Income |
€3.9m 4.1% |
€7.3m 7.4% |
D&A: +€0.3m vs. 1H24 • • Net interest expenses decreased by c. €0.1m vs 1H24, while Net financial expenses increased by €0.8m vs. 1H24 due to a €1m dividend from Fannal Margin increase of 3% vs. 1H24 • Taxes calculated with theoretical tax rate • |
…% = % of Net sales
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Net sales - €98.4m
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- €86.4m in 1H25, +3% vs. 1H24
- Sales volume expansion well distributed across geographical areas, with US growth outperforming the other regions
- Positive trajectory from Industrial, Medical, Transport and Fitness

Edge computing business
- €12.0m in 1H25
- Steady contribution in terms of incidence on Net sales
- Recurring portion of revenue at €4.3m in 1H25 (from 32% 1H24 to 36% 1H25)

Note: percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding; all numbers in €m are rounded to the closest first decimal place, so there may be deltas for up to ±€0.1m when variation figures are displayed
Adjusted EBITDA
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Adj. EBITDA bridge (€m)

• Positive operating leverage, supported by business expansion and good OPEX control
Stock Option Plans actuarial value (non-monetary item) Extraordinary transaction costs & Other extraordinary Opex
Foreign exchange income/losses
1H 2025 EBITDA adjustments


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Adjusted Net financial position
Adj. Net debt evolution (€m)
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Business update

2025 is showing a clear rebound in all KPIs

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Financials Performance
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• Revenues – Strong 2Q at €51.2m, up 9% from Q1 and our best quarter in 2 years
- Gross Profit Margin consistently above 50% and improving year-on-year
- Adj. EBITDA Margin operating leverage confirmed with now a second quarter in a row above 20%
Business Development
- Order intake up double-digit year-on-year and growing
- Book to Bill consistently at or above 1 year-to-date
- Design wins €24m secured for next year from new customers and new projects with existing clients
Strategic Projects
- 50+ ongoing R&D projects of which 25 ready for mass production before year end
- 15+ Clea ecosystem partners including major Silicon vendors, Hyperscalers & System Integrators
- Record level of technological roll-out with Clea 2.0, the App Hub, the Developer Center
Becoming the reference partner for industrial end-to-end solutions

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A fully integrated offering to reduce complexity and speed up AI adoption
HMI systems Software framework AI algorithms

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HMI + Clea platform + AI: complete solutions to maximize our tech investments
Unique E2E offering Interest from Silicon vendors Driving AI at the Edge Fast Time-to-Market
Seen as the ideal go-to AI evaluation kit by our chipmaker partners

AI-based with an intuitive UX, to accelerate AI deployment in industrial application

Modular & scalable platform, to deliver custom HMI in just 3 months
Modular Vision – setting a new HMI standard for edge inference

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Modular by design: 5 versions, 1 scalable platform
Pi Vision, powered by Raspberry Pi CM5, harnessing the RPi ecosystem in industrial
HMI use cases
Entry & Mid-Range, powered by NXP i.MX 8M Plus and i.MX 93, with integrated basic AI acceleration

X86 Version, based on Intel Atom ensuring maximum OS flexibility for industrial-grade apps
AI-enhanced version, integrating Dragonwing Q6 module for advanced AI processing

Clea OS enabled across the full range, ensuring support, updatability, and remote management
New concept design for valuetier SoM Target verticals: PKE, logistics, handheld devices
Update on strategic technology partnerships

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Collaborating with global leaders to accelerate the adoption of AI at the Edge

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Clea on NXP platforms starting from EVKs • Dev journeys published with support for MPUs and MCUs
• Next step: integration of EdgeLock2GO as provisioning & CA hub
Joint launch with NXP of the new Modular Vision HMI powered by i.MX 95

X Elite COM Express design in progress with high technical engagement from Qualcomm's support team
AI demo on Modular Vision with QCS6490 ready to be showcased mid-month at Qualcomm, featuring Clea and Edge AI use cases
Edgehog Device Manager integrated on Raspberry Pi OS
Clea OS available on RPi hardware via Raspberry Pi Imager for RPi 4
Pi Vision platform currently under development


Participating in the Panther Lake EAProgram First platform on Intel 18A process node
Enrolled in the Ryzen V4000 Early Access Program

An integrated offering aimed at enabling faster AI adoption

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Simplify the deployment and management of digital services

Boards Discover, purchase & deploy ready-to-use software and AI-algorithms directly on field-devices
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Documentation and device monitoring tools to build, support, and maintain customers' solution
KPIs continue to confirm a rebound in clients' demand
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Confirmed uptick in both backlog and order intake over the past 18 months Book-to-bill consistently at or above 1 over the first half

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Full-Year guidance
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On track to achieve €200m+ revenues in 2025 at constant FX Profitable growth with gross profit margin maintained above 50%

We are building a strong revenue growth for 2026
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Already secured design wins from new customers and new projects with existing clients, across key verticals and geographies

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Selected 2026 Design wins
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| Vertical | Customer | Region | Application | '26 Business size | Mass Production |
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| New | APAC | Digital cockpit for electric e-motorcycles (HMI only) |
€4.0m | 2Q26 | |
| New | EMEA | Smart power grids management |
€3.7m | 1Q26 | |
| New | EMEA | Water pump controller for industrial & wastewater management |
€3.3m | 1Q26 | |
| Existing | Italy | System for a new automatic coffee vending machine line |
€2.0m | 4Q25 | |
| Existing | EMEA | Real-time methane leak detection system (with Clea) |
€1.8m | 2Q26 | |
| New | EMEA | Cash dispenser and recycler |
€1.3m | 1Q26 | |
| Existing | EMEA | System for ceramic screen-printing machines |
€1.2m | 1Q26 |

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Appendix

Empowering Sustainable Business Through Innovation

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Our Mission: A digital, sustainable, intelligent future
Our technologies drive the automation of industrial processes, enhance production efficiency, minimize product waste, and optimize the use of resources and energy - enabling a smarter, more sustainable future for business
ESG – A key priority for the Group
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Why invest in SECO?
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Top 5 player globally in one of the fastest growing end-market in technology Profitable business model focused on long term sustainable high margin End-to-end technological partner with unrivalled R&D excellence Fully integrated offering, from edge computing to software platform & AI Highly diversified client base, consistently growing through new project wins Experienced management team with a clear strategy to deliver value creation Strong balance sheet allowing for a robust organic growth Uniquely positioned product range to fully benefit from Edge AI tailwind

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Thank you
www.seco.com
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