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WashTec AG Investor Presentation 2015

Aug 24, 2015

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Content

1. WashTec at a Glance

    1. Market & Strategy
    1. Facts & Figures

Complete product portfolio along the carwash value chain

Distribution of Revenue (€302.6m 2014)

Equipment & Service > 80%

Chemicals ~ 11%

Marketing < 3%

Operations < 3%

Financing < 3%

Production facilities in Ger, CZ, USA, CHN

Innovation Leader

  • Technology leader based on over 40 years experience in the carwash business
  • Focus on customer value: profitability, speed and convenience

Market Leader

  • Only stock listed carwash provider, > 2* bigger than next competitor
  • Largest installed machine base with high share of recurring revenues
  • Solid balance sheet structures
  • High cash flows
  • Sustainable profitability

WashTec at a Glance

WashTec characteristics

Global setup

  • Broad direct sales & service setup with regional footprint represented in over 60 countries with more than 1,600 employees
  • Subsidiaries in all major markets of Core Europe, Central Eastern Europe, North America and Asia/Pacific and numerous independent sellers

Solid profitability and further growth potential

  • Solid profitability (operating EBIT margin for the last 5 years constantly above 5%)
  • Ongoing efficiency measures to improve profitability in EUR
  • Further expansion of the business in growth markets with a focus on:
  • North America after successful turnaround 2012/13
  • Asia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Growth along the value chain (e.g. chemicals)

Leading market position & longterm customer base

  • Stable business model due to long-term relationships with key accounts and private operators
  • High share of recurring revenues through over 30,000 installed carwash systems

Attractive investment

  • Attractive return policy
  • Solid shareholder base
  • SRI pass status as sustainable investment

Global setup and revenue split WashTec at a Glance

WashTec Our main products and customer segments at a Glance

  • Car dealers and fleets
  • Forwarding companies, coach operator

Hobby-wash Roll-over Tunnel Truck & Bus

Solid Balance Sheet Structures

  • Equity ratio of 48.9%
  • Net debt/EBITDA < 0
  • ROCE of 18.7%

Sustainable cash flows

Attractive return

  • Dividend of € 0.64 in 2014
  • Dividend of € 1.65 in 2015

Solid Business Model

Stable revenues; robust against economical cyclicality

Free Cash Flow

Proven Track Record of successfull restructuring

* After adjusting for non-recurring effects based on North America

Content

    1. WashTec at a Glance
  • 2. Market & Strategy
    1. Facts & Figures

Market & Strategy Key Drivers for automatic Carwash Growth

Carwash Business model

Automatization & capacity need Profitability of professional carwash

Consumer demand

  • Convenience & speed of carwash
  • Quality of carwash
  • Automated carwash vs. carwash by hand

Market drivers

Economy

  • GDP & distribution of income
  • Number of cars
  • Infrastructure
  • Cultural imprint & technology affinity

Environment

  • Degree of Urbanization
  • Environmental Friendliness/regulation
  • Weather conditions
  • Dirt index

Global car wash markets and WashTecs position Market & Strategy

Core Europe North America Eastern
Europe
Asia/Pacific (incl.
AUS&NZ)
Middle East
and Africa
Central and
Latin America

Number of cars1)
203 Mio. 149 Mio. 77 Mio. 310 Mio. 50 Mio. 80 Mio.
Market growth2)
0% 7–8% 2–5% +15% +x%
+3-5%
+x%

WashTec
revenues

250m
(79%)

43m
(14%)

11m
(3%)

12m
(4%)
(<1%) (<1%)
1) OICA 2012
2) Market development
WT estimate
2013

Keep leading
market
position

Ongoing inno
vations with
focus on
carwash
customer
demands

Ongoing
efficiency
measures

Increase
market
share

Gain
efficiency
by
using
synergies
from
global setup

Grow with the
market

Strengthen
position with
local key
accounts and
private
investors

Strengthen
market
position in
cooperation
with local
partners

Defend market
position in
Australia

evaluate
market

in Latin
Analyse and
potential
First cooperation
America

Customer Expectations

Experience Speed Convenience Quality

Turbo-Nozzels

Power-Foam

Color-Foam

Seasonal Programs

Drive-In

Polish to Go

Customized Programs

Drive-In

Flexible Touch Pay

Advanced Chemical
System

Wheel Jet

Flex Stream

Shine Tecs

Rain Tecs
Value based communication
Operational excellence
Innovation Efficiency Service Sales

Market & Strategy

Global Production – Leverage of global sourcing as key factor to drive efficiency

Global Supply Chain Organization

Efficient Structures

  • Leverage global set up also for operations in North America
  • Continuous expansion of Global Sourcing
  • Standardization, modularization & automation
  • Sole competitor in the carwash industry in a position to leverage global setup with German engineering, Eastern European & Asian supplies and American setup

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Content

    1. WashTec at a Glance
    1. Market & Strategy
  • 3. Facts & Figures
2014 2013 2012
Revenues 302.6 299.7 301.5
EBITDA 28.6 27.1 29.2
EBIT 18.4 17.1 19.2
Consolidated net income 12.7 11.2 10.1
Earnings
per share
*
0.91 0.80 0.72
Net cash flow 29.2 21.0 23.1
Equity ratio 48.9 50.4 46.0
Net financial debt -15.4 2.9 8.3

* Approx. Shares: 14.0m since 2009, 13.9m since 2013

in €m

2014 2013 Change
Equipment &
Service
255.7 255.2 +0.5
Chemicals 34.3 32.0 +2.3
Operations
business
and
others
12.6 12.5 +0.1
Total 302.6 299.7 +2.9

Balance sheet structure improved once again Facts & Figures

50.4 2013 2014 46.0 Equity ratio (in %)* 48.9 2012 2013 2014

Net financial debt** (in €m)

Comparative figures adjusted as per IAS 8 ** Net bank debt plus long-term and short-term finance leasing debt

Independent funding of growth due to solid balance sheet structure

Solid revenue and earnings development Facts & Figures

Earnings development Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures H1 2015: Strongest H1 in WashTec's history

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Facts & Figures Revenues and earnings improved in all segments

Revenues by segment (H1) in €m

Positive outlook 2015 confirmed Facts & Figures

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WashTec Group: significant increase in revenues and earnings

  • revenues increase of more than 5 %, adjusted for currency effects
  • half-year EBIT ratio of 8.6% confirmed for fy 2015
  • Stronger Q3 2015 expected compared to €74,2m in 2014
  • Q4 in 2014 was already extraordinary, limited chance to report higher revenues in Q4 2015

Core Europe: significant increase in revenues and earnings (forecast improved compared to annual report 2014)

  • Eastern Europe: significant increase in revenues and earnings
  • North America: significant increase in revenues and earnings
  • Asia/Pacific: significant increase in revenues and earnings

23 | WashTec Investor Presentation | July 2015 WashTec AG H1 2015 Report, Conference Call August 05, 2015

Chicago 1920

Germany app. 1960

Backup Board of Management

Dr. Volker Zimmermann (CTO/CEO)

Areas: Supply Chain, Development, Service Support, Quality

  • Doctorate in mechanical engineering
  • Worked for Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, i.a. as a board member
  • Formerly chairman of the board of Knorr-Bremse, Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH

c Karoline Kalb (CHRO)

Areas: Legal & Compliance, Investor Relations, Human Ressources, Global Key Account Management, Special Projects

  • Lawyer
  • Has been working for WashTec since 2001 in various management functions, i.a. as director Key Account Management and Compliance

c c c Rainer Springs (CFO)

Areas: Finance and IT

  • Master in Business Administration (Dipl.-Kfm.)
  • Worked for management consulting firms
  • Worked for ABB AG before joining WashTec in 2004
  • Formerly COO of the US subsidiary Mark VII

Stephan Weber (CSO)

Areas: Sales and Service, Product Management & Marketing

  • Engineer in the field of wood engineering (Dipl.- Ing.)
  • Worked for well-known machine and plant engineering companies • Formerly member of the board of Michael Weinig AG

Independent & institutional representatives with broad knowledge of industry & finance

Dr. Günter Blaschke
(Chairman)
Jens Große-Allermann
Roland Lacher
Chair of the Personnel Committee,
member of the Audit Committee
Chair of the Nominating Committee,
member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Personell
Committee
Businessman, former CEO of
Rational AG
Board Member of Investment-AG
für
langfristige
Investoren
TGV and
Fiducia
Treuhand
AG
Independent Businessman
former CEO of Singulus
Technologies AG
Ulrich Bellgardt
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr. Sören Hein Dr. Hans Liebler
Member of the
Personnel Committee
Member of the
Nominating Committee
Chair of the Audit Committee,
Member of the Nominating
Committee
Managing Partner of ubc
GmbH
CEO & Founder of Compound
Disk Drives
Investment Manager, Managing
Director Lehnbach Capital GmbH

Backup

WashTec uniquely addresses business drivers in the carwash industry

Key Account Management Service Network Technological Expertise

  • Central KAM at headquarters in Augsburg & regional contacts
  • Regional contacts by own organizations in key markets

  • 500 own technican (EUR) + 300 technicians at sales partners

  • Consistent service performance with uptimes of 98%+

  • Innovation leader

  • Equipment and Wash Process Know How
  • 300 active patents

  • Successive projects to improve cost structure

  • Most modern logistic and manufacturing processes

Cost Leadership Installed Equipment Base/ Carwash Expertise

  • More than 30,000 installed car washes worldwide*
  • More than 40 years experience in carwash

Quality

  • High product quality standard, reliability and availability
  • Highest standards in HSE

Competition Backup

Core Europe North
America
Eastern
Europe
Asia/Pacific
(incl. AUS&NZ)
Middle East
Central and
and Africa
Latin America
Customer
Structure
•Consolidated
•High share
of
Key Accounts
•Fragmented
•High share
of
independent
operators
/
convenience
stores
•See Core Europe
•plus local
Key Accounts
•AUS/NZ:
MOC +
independent
Key Accounts
•CHN: local Key
Accounts,
Cardealers,
independent
Key Accounts
•Local
Key Accounts
•Few
european
players
Competition •Consolidated
•3 major
players:
•Christ
•Istobal
•Kärcher
•Fragmented
•25+ players:
•Ryko
(friction
wash)
•PDQ (touchfree)
•Sonny's
(Tunnel)
•See Core Europe
•Some local
jetwash suppliers
•AUS: US +
european
competitors
•CHN: local
competitors
+Japan (Daifuku)
+Taiwan
•Mainly
european
+ some
US

Cost of Operation (labour, natural resources,...) high low low high Automatic wash Mature markets Growing markets Jet Wash Hand wash market volume Customer sophistication & environmental regulation (time, spending, education, ressources) Base enabler: increasing gdp, no. of cars, carwash demand

Backup

GDP, Number of cars and cost of operation drive carwash business

Market Growth Assess market Distribution via dealers Increase in professionalism/tech. Development of sales partners Development of own key accounting Highly competitive mature Own sales and service High quality & tech. expectation Mainly hand wash Expansion of service offerings Automatic car wash sites High ROI-growth + – – Asia, China Eastern Europe, USA Mature Europe +

GDP per capita/no. of cars/ cost of operation/ capacity needs/ consumer demand

Backup

Car Wash Drivers Technology – Continued innovations with focus on measurable added value for operators & wash customers

Compliance:
Quality and
Safety
Equipment quality & reliability and availability

Better wash and drying result for customer

Compliance with stricter regulations

Reduction of operating costs
ACS advance chemical
system
Speed &
Convenience
"Time is money" high throughputs at limited space

High speed while top wash quality
Easy to use for operator and customer

Remote programming, sales / service reporting

Easy drive-in and start-up process
SoftLine² SLX
Experience &
Operations
Car wash experience

Color, flavors, lighting, waiting time, etc.
Combining hardware and operational support

Chemicals, marketing, consulting, training, etc.
ShineTecs

CarWash Operations with 15-30% profit as % of revenue

Backup

Core Europe:

Backup

  • Revenues: € 250.1m (2013: € 244.5m) / EBIT (adjusted): € 17.6m (2013: € 15.5m)
  • General business development slightly improved
  • Continued growth in the chemicals segment

North America:

  • Revenues: € 43.2m (2013: € 45.0m) / EBIT (adjusted): € 0.7m (2013: € 1.5m)
  • Decline in revenues and earnings due to slightly reduced key account investment
  • Investment into sales and service structures

Eastern Europe:

  • Revenues: € 11.1m (2013: € 13.2 m) / EBIT (adjusted): € 0.0m (2013: € 0.6m)
  • Decline in revenues and earnings due to regional political uncertainties
  • Continued expansion of the sales and service structures

Asia/Pacific:

  • Revenues: € 12.5m (2013: € 12.3m) / EBIT (adjusted): € 0.2m (2013: € 0.0m)
  • Slight increase in revenues and positive earnings
  • Continued expansion of the China business

Core Europe – clear market leader in a mature market

Market & setup

  • Largest installed base & proprietary sales & service network
  • Mature markets with declining market volumes in southern Europe
  • Main competitors Christ (D), Istobal (E)

  • Revenues 2014: € 250.1m (2013: € 244.5m)

  • EBIT 2014: € 17.6m (2013: € 15.5m)

WashTec objectives

  • Defend leading position & improve profitability through synergies, innovations and cost optimization
  • Expand chemical business
  • Focus on efficiency measures to off-set cost increases

Defend current Revenue- & improve EBIT-level

North America – growing market after drop 2009-2011

Market & setup

  • Number of cars and automatic wash volume high
  • Completed and competitive product portfolio and access to large & regional accounts
  • Successful turnaround
  • Direct & indirect Sales and Services with focus on Key Accounts
  • Main Competitors: PDQ, Ryko, Sonny's, Bellanger, Hanna/Coleman, MacNeil

  • Revenues 2014: € 43.2m (2013: € 45.0m)

  • EBIT 2014: € 0.7m (2013: € 1.5m)

WashTec objectives

  • Increase market share by:
  • Gain of new accounts also in customer segments outside gas station operators (e.g. car dealers)
  • Grow business and overproportianlly participate in market growth after market recovery
  • Efficiency improvement especially through global sourcing
  • Check growth

Increase market share after successful turnaround

Eastern Europe – market with low saturation

Revenue > 10% p.a. & positive EBIT development; Investments into sales and service structures

Asia/Pacific (incl. AUS&NZ): significant growth in CHN

China: growth opportunities / AUS/NZ: Stable revenues & EBIT midterm to Group level

2014 2013 2012 2011* 2010
Revenues 302.6 299.7 301.5 293.3 268.4
EBITDA 28.6 27.1 29.2 19.2 29.9
EBIT 18.4 17.1 19.2 –10.4 20.3
Consolidated net income 12.7 11.2 10.1 –14.6 10.8
Earnings per share ** 0.91 0.80 0.72 –1.04 0.77
Net cash flow 29.1 21.0 23.1 17.2 29.1
Equity ratio 48.9 50.4 46.0 38.6 43.5
Net financial debt -9.8 2.9 8.3 24.4 26.6

* Comparative figures adjusted as per IAS 8

** Approx. Shares: 13.9m in 2011, 2012; 14.0m in 2013

Profit/Loss Statement Backup

P+L 2014 2013
Revenues 302.6 299.7
Gross margin 182.6 (60.3%) 177.8 (59.3%) Increase due to change in product mix and
higher revenues
Personnel expenses (111.1) [36.7%] (106.4) [35.5%] Wage increases especially in Germany,
effects from restructuring program
Other operating expenses (47.5) [15.7%] (48.8) [16.3%] Efficiency measures and cost reduction reg.
consultancy and cars, lower FX losses
EBITDA 28.6 27.0
Depreciation (10.3) (9.9)
EBIT 18.4 [6.1%] 17.1 [5.7%]
Financial Result (0.7) (1.3) Repayment of loans and lower effects from
interest rate swaps
EBT 17.7 15.8
Tax Expenses (5.0) (4.6)
Net income 12.7 11.2

Backup Very solid balance sheet structure

Dec. 31, 2014 Dec. 31, 2013
Balance sheet total 185.8 174.2
Goodwill 42.3 42.3
Equity 90.9 87.8 Equity ratio at 48.9%
Net finance debt -9.8 2.9 Net financial
liquidity
by
end of
2014 due to
strong CashFlow
Net cash flow 29.2 21.0 Higher prepayments
Net current assets 71.2 65.2 Higher receivables/inventory
Cash outflow from investing activities (4.1) (5.3)
Free cash flow 25.1 15.7
Backup Financial calendar
September 22-24, 2015 Baader Bank
October 30, 2015 3Q/2015 Report
November 23-25, 2015 Equity Capital Forum

Backup

WashTec was positively mentioned in many publications in the last 6 months

Analyst Coverage
Analyst
Recommen
(+ Date)
dation
Target Price
(€)
Hauck & Aufhäuser
(06/15)
Hold 20.00
HSBC (06/15) Buy 22.00
MM Warburg (06/15) Buy 22.70
Trade Volume (Xetra)
Volume (pcs.)
Period 2015 2014
Jan.-
Jun.
1,642,291
481,612
SDAX-Ranking Turnover
Jun. 114
131

Backup

WashTec share: Value-oriented with attractive return policy

  • 2010: 40%
  • 2011: no dividend because of North America effects
  • 2012: € 0.58 (40% + special dividend of 40% to compensate for 2011)
  • 2013: € 0.64 (40% + special dividend of 40%)
  • 2014: € 1.65 (42,4% + special dividend of 57,6% )
Company Distribution
(in
%)
Bertrandt 69
Vossloh 0
SMT Scharf 88
Grammer 36
Bauer AG 8
Wacker Neuson 59
Dürr 20
Elring
Klinger
59
Leoni 97

WashTec AG

Argonstr. 7

D-86153 Augsburg

www.washtec.de

Dr. Johannes Ley

Tel.: +49 821 5584-1136

Mail: [email protected]

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This document refers to statements relating expressly and implicitly to the future. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and prognoses concerning the development of the market as well as management estimates and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements are no guarantee that events or results will actually materialise in the future and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could lead to actual events or results deviating substantially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information.