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WashTec AG Earnings Release 2015

Mar 31, 2016

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Maximum Customer Benefit

Conference call March 31, 2016

Milestones 2015: our main objectives…..

Happy customers around the globe

Strong increase in revenues and earnings in 2015

Comments:

  • FX adjusted revenue increase of 9.9 %
  • Net Cashflow impacted by higher working capital and tax payments of Mil. € 5

Equipment & Service business as major driver of revenue increase

in Mil. €
Rounding differences possible 2015 2014 Change in %
Equipment &
Service
290.2 255.7 +34.5 +13.5
Chemicals 37.6 34.3 +3.3 +9.6
Operations
& other
13.1 12.6 +0.5 +4.0
Total 340.9 302.6 +38.3 +12.7

All segments with increases in revenues and operating income vs. 2014

Revenues in Mil. €

EBIT in Mil. €

Rounding differences possible, consolidation effects not included

High revenues drive an EBIT-Ratio of 13,8 % in Q4

Revenues in Mil. €

EBIT in Mio. €

Rounding differences possible, consolidation effects not included

High revenue increase in combination with disproportionally low cost development leads to doubled profits

2015 2014 Goal 2016
Revenue 340.9 302.6 3-5% increase
Gross
margin
205.1 (60.2%) 182.6 (60.3%) Changed
product
& region
mix
Personnal
expenses
(113.2)
[33.2%]
(111.1) [36.7%] Investments into
sales
structures
Other operating
expenses
(50.6)
[14.8%]
(47.5) [15.7%] Fairs, trainings, renovation
EBITDA 46.1 28.6
Depreciation (9.6) (10.3) Investments
EBIT 36.4 [10.7%] 18.4 [6.1%] Double digit
margin
Financial result (0.5) (0.7) Dividend effect
EBT 35.9 17.7
Tax
expenses
(11.4) (5.0) Stable
tax
rate
Net profit 24.6 12.7

After dividends and share buyback still a very solid balance sheet structure

Dec. 31, 2015 Dec. 31, 2014
Balance sheet
total
190.0 185.8
Goodwill 42.3 42.3
Equity 80.3 90.9 Equity ratio 42.2%
Net debt 1.9 -9.8 Net debt
position
due to
high
dividend
and
share
buyback
Net Cashflow 32.9 29.2 Tax
expenses
Net working
capital
78.1 71.2 Higher inventories and A/R due to
revenue increase
Cash outflow
from
investing
activities
(6.7) (4.1)
Free Cashflow 26.2 25.1

145 % Total Shareholder Return in 2015

Analyst Coverage
Analyst
(+ Date)
Empfehlung Preisziel
(€)
Hauck & Aufhäuser
(02/16)
Buy 35,00
HSBC (02/16) Hold 31,00
MM Warburg (03/16) Buy 32,30
Bankhaus
Lampe
Buy 33,00
Durchschnitt 32,83
Trade Volume (Xetra)
Zeitraum Volumen (pcs.)
2016 2015
Jan.-Feb. 514.022 276.905

Comment:

  • Coverage by Bankhaus Lampe, Hauck & Aufhäuser, HSBC und MM Warburg
  • Dividend proposal 1.70 €
  • Inclusion into SDAX per March 2016
  • Invitation to AGM on website since 31.3.16

10 | Conference Call, March 31, 2016 1) Setanta Asset Management 2) Leifina GmbH & Co. KG et al.

3) Nmás1 Asset Management, SGIIC, S.A

Our measures and initiatives for sustainable growth

Corporate philosophy–
leadership principles –
global processes
2016 -
2017
2018 -
++

Investments

Showroom Augsburg and
extension
Grebenau

SAP North America
and
hardware
service
technicians

Sales
Excellence

Investments into
sales
structures
e. g. USA

Market penetration

Export activities

Fairs
Stuttgart and
Frankfurt

Employee
development

Roll out corp.
Philosophy
and
leadership
training

Employee
bonus
and
increased
trainee
programs

Efficiency

Productivity
service
and
production
plants

Products

Continuos
development
of
complete
product
portfolio

Fundamental research

Digitalisation

Markets

Market penetration
developed
markets

North America

China and
"Missionary
Markets"