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Sit — Earnings Release 2025
May 9, 2025
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Q1 2025 – Results presentation
May 9, 2025
Highlights
- Q1 consolidated revenues are €70,1 +1,5% vs Q1 2024
- Q1 Divisional sales:
- Heating & Ventilation accounts €50,1 showing an increase of 4,7% vs PY
- Metering at €18,4 is -10,8% with Smart Gas Metering at -15,4% and Water metering at -2,4% vs PY
- Both Divisions show strong order portfolio supporting positive outlook for following months
- Q1 EBITDA adjusted of €7,4 at 10,6% of revenues (+94,7% vs PY) confirms beneficial impact of Heating & Ventilation volumes and consolidation of cost efficiencies
- Q1 accounts a positive EBIT adjusted for €1,0 underlining a turnaround in operating performance
- Net debt at €147,2 vs € 161,1 of PY highlights focus on deleverage with significant contribution from NTWC management (from 31,2% of revenues of PY to current 23,6%)


Key financial results
| €M, unless otherwise stated | Q1 25 | % | Q1 24 | % | Chg. YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 70,1 | 100,0% | 69,0 | 100,0% | 1,5% |
| EBIT | (0,8) | -1,2% | (0,5) | -0,7% | (65,2%) |
| Net financial (charges)/income | (1,4) | (1,8) | |||
| Net forex (charges)/income | 0,2 | 0,2 | |||
| EBT | (2,1) | -3,0% | (2,1) | -3,0% | (2,0%) |
| Taxes | (0,8) | 0,2 | |||
| Net income | (2,9) | -4,1% | (1,8) | -2,7% | (56,0%) |
| Cash flow from operations | 2,0 | (7,6) | |||
| NTWC | 67,0 | 86,5 | |||
| Net financial debt | 147,2 | 161,1 | |||
| EBITDA adjusted | 7,4 | 10,6% | 3,8 | 5,5% | 94,7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT adjusted | 1,0 | 1,5% | (3,0) | -4,4% | 134,5% |
| Net income adjusted | (1,5) | (2,2%) | (3,6) | (5,2%) | 57,3% |

- Divisional trends:
- Heating & Ventilation: +4,7%
- Metering: -10,8%
- Reported financials reflect ongoing reorganization activities which account one-off costs for €1,9M
- Cash flow from operations is positive for €2,0 accounting significant improvement vs PY
- NTWC of €67,0 (23,6% of revenues) vs € 86,5 of PY (31,2%)
- Net financial debt stands at €147,2 vs €161,1 of PY
• Q1 25 EBITDA adjusted and EBIT adjusted highlights operating performance turnaround

Consolidated revenues
Breakdown by Division
| €M , unless otherwise stated |
Q1 25 |
% | Q1 24 |
% | Chg . YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventilation Heating & |
50 1 , |
71 5% , |
47 9 , |
69 3% , |
4 7% , |
| Metering | 18 4 , |
26 3% , |
20 7 , |
29 9% , |
(10 8%) , |
| Total business sales |
68,5 | 97,8% | 68,5 | 99,3% | 0,0% |
| Other revenues |
1 5 , |
2 2% , |
0 5 , |
0 7% , |
198 6% , |
| Total revenues |
70,1 | 100,0% | 69,0 | 100,0% | 1,5% |
Breakdown by geography
| , unless otherwise stated €M |
Q1 25 |
% | Q1 24 |
% | Chg . YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 22 | 31 | 23 | 33 | (5 |
| 0 | 4% | 3 | 7% | 6%) | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| (excuding | 28 | 40 | 29 | 43 | (4 |
| Italy) | 6 | 8% | 9 | 3% | 3%) |
| Europe | , | , | , | , | , |
| America | 14 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 0 | 9% | 2 | 8% | 6% | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| Asia/Pacific | 5 | 9% | 5 | 2% | (2 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4%) | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| Total revenues |
70,1 | 100,0% | 69,0 | 100,0% | 1,5% |
Consolidated revenue bridge (€m)



Heating & Ventilation sales
Q1 Heating & Ventilation sales by geography
| €M , unless otherwise stated |
Q1 25 |
% | Q1 24 |
% | Chg . YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 10 | 2% | 9 | 2% | 7% |
| 6 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 15 | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| (excuding | 21 | 42 | 22 | 47 | (7 |
| Italy) | 2 | 2% | 9 | 8% | 5%) |
| Europe | , | , | , | , | , |
| America | 12 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| 9 | 7% | 8 | 4% | 4% | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| Asia/Pacific | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | (9 |
| 5 | 9% | 0 | 6% | 5%) | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| Total business sales |
50,1 | 100,0% | 47,9 | 100,0% | 4,7% |
Heating & Ventilation weekly order portfolio trend

Divisional sales up 4,7%, forex impact not material
- Italy accounts 15,7% increase confirming positive trend of the last quarters of PY. All product families involved, especially ventilation for Direct Heating applications
- Europe down 7,5% vs PY. Performance is impacted by specific customers and Central Heating applications, with Turkey decrease above average. Central Europe markets are up 10,7% thanks to electronics, while UK is in line with PY
- America. Q1 sales are up €3,0M, +31,4% due to both Central Heating and Direct Heating application. Forex impact not material
- Asia/Pacific slowed down vs PY mainly due to China only partially offset by other markets
- Q1 order intake shows a significantly improved trend vs PY (+15≈20% on average) and underlines positive outlook for following months


Metering sales
Q1 Smart Gas Metering
| €M , unless otherwise stated |
Q1 25 |
% | Q1 24 |
% | Chg . YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10 1 , |
89 0% , |
11 0 , |
82 0% , |
(8 3%) , |
| Commercial & Industrial |
1 2 , |
10 3% , |
2 4 , |
17 7% , |
(50 8%) , |
| Other | 0 1 , |
0 7% , |
0 0 , |
0 3% , |
- |
| Total business sales |
11,3 | 100,0% | 13,4 | 100,0% | (15 ,4%) |
Q1 25 Smart Gas Metering are 94% in Italy vs 99% of PY

Q1 Water Metering
| €M , unless otherwise stated |
Q1 25 |
% | Q1 24 |
% | Chg . YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished | 3 | 48 | 2 | 38 | 21 |
| Water | 5 | 5% | 8 | 9% | 6% |
| meters, | , | , | , | , | , |
| Water | 3 | 46 | 4 | 55 | (18 |
| meter | 3 | 2% | 0 | 4% | 5%) |
| parts | , | , | , | , | , |
| Other | 0 | 3% | 0 | 7% | (10 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0%) | |
| , | , | , | , | , | |
| Total business sales |
7,1 | 100,0% | 7,3 | 100,0% | (2 ,4%) |

Net trade working capital
| , unless otherwise stated €M |
2025 03 |
2024 12 |
YTD change |
2024 03 |
2023 12 |
YTD change |
YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory | 77 5 , |
72 3 , |
5 2 , |
90 9 , |
83 3 , |
7 5 , |
(13 4) , |
| receivables Accounts |
57 2 , |
60 3 , |
(3 1) , |
63 3 , |
63 5 , |
(0 2) , |
(6 1) , |
| payables Accounts |
(67 8) , |
(66 9) , |
(0 8) , |
(67 7) , |
(66 9) , |
(0 8) , |
(0 1) , |
| Trade Working Capital Net |
67 0 , |
65 6 , |
1 3 , |
86 5 , |
79 9 , |
6 6 , |
(19 5) , |
| NTWC/Revenues | 23 6% , |
21 9% , |
1 7% , |
31 2% , |
24 5% , |
6 7% , |
-7 7% , |
YTD reported Q1 25 NTWC: +€1,3 Non recourse factoring 0,8 3,9 (3,2) 4,2 4,7 (0,5) (3,5)
- Inventory increase (+€5,2) reflects seasonality in H&V and order book in the Metering business Accounts receivables adjusted 58,0 64,2 (6,2) 67,5 68,1 -0,6 (9,6)
- Account Receivables decrease highlights EoP cash management focus AR adjusted/Revenues 20,4% 21,4% -1,0% 24,4% 20,9% 3,5% -4,0%
YOY change in NTWC: reduction for €19,5 highlights focus on cash through higher efficiency and structural changes WC management Accounts payables adjusted (65,8) (63,7) (2,1) (63,9) (60,3) (3,6) (1,9) AP adjusted/Revenues 23,2% 21,3% 1,9% 23,1% 18,5% 4,6% 0,1%
Capex account payables (2,0) (3,2) 1,2 (3,8) (6,6) 2,8 1,9
Net Trade Working Capital adjusted 69,7 72,7 (3,1) 94,5 91,1 3,4 (24,8) NTWC adjusted/Revenues 24,5% 24,3% 0,2% 34,1% 27,9% 6,2% -9,6%

Cash flow and net debt
Change in net debt
| €M, unless otherwise stated | Q1 25 | Q1 24 |
|---|---|---|
| Current cash flow | 6,0 | 4,0 |
| Change in NTWC | (0,3) | (6,0) |
| Inventory | (5,5) | (7,0) |
| Accounts Receivables | 3,0 | 0,4 |
| Accounts Payables | 2,1 | 0,5 |
| Other working capital | (1,2) | (1,1) |
| Capex, net | (2,4) | (4,4) |
| Cash flow from operations | 2,0 | (7,6) |
| Financial charges | (1,7) | (2,3) |
| IFRS 16 - Leases | (0,3) | (0,1) |
| Other | (1,3) | 2,6 |
| Change in net debt | (1,4) | (7,4) |
| Net debt - BoP | 145,9 | 153,7 |
| Net debt - EoP | 147,2 | 161,1 |
- Current cash flow benefits from operating performance improvement
- NTWC shows significant improvementsupporting inventory seasonality
- Capex Q1 is in line as planned, full year outlook confirmed
- Cash flow from operations is positive for €2,0M
Net financial position
| €M, unless otherwise stated |
31/03/2025 | 31/12/2024 | 31/03/2024** |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Cash & cash equivalents) |
(11,9) | (14,0) | (11,3) |
| Current debt, net |
24,2 | 23,8 | 32,3 |
| Non debt current |
121,7 | 121,8 | 127,8 |
| MTM derivatives & M&A debt |
1,9 | 2,6 | (0,6) |
| IFRS - Leases 16 |
11,3 | 11,7 | 12,8 |
| Net debt - EoP |
147,2 | 145,9 | 161,1 |
- ** Net Debt pro-forma includes bank agreements executed in April 2024
- Net Debt/EBITDA Adj LTM: 4,7x vs 5,3x vs 6,6x of PY

Final comments and FY outlook

FY outlook is confirmed as provided in previous reporting session for FY 24 accounts:
- Expected high single-digit revenue growth primarily driven by market share expansion and share of wallet increase
- Revenue growth based on existing customer agreements whose financial effects are expected to materialize in the second half of the year
- Product range diversification within the Heating & Ventilation segment is expected to gradually contribute to top-line growth
- Carry over of new industrial footprint and additional initiatives already started in 2025 will further optimize cost base
- EBITDA margin adjusted expected to return to double-digit levels supporting a reduction in Net debt
Guidance does not factor in the impact of recent tariff developments or any potential future adjustments

Regulatory statement
The manager responsible for the preparation of the company's accounts, Paul Fogolin, hereby declares, as per article 154 bis, paragraph 2, of the "Testo Unico della Finanza", that all information related to the company's accounts contained in this presentation are fairly representing the accounts and the books of the company.
Paul Fogolin Chief Financial Officer [email protected]
Investor Relations Mara Di Giorgio +39 335 773 7417 [email protected]

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