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Westwing Group SE

Investor Presentation Mar 28, 2024

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FY 2023 Results

Munich, 28 March, 2024

Copyright © 2023 Westwing. All rights reserved.

Disclaimer | Forward looking statements

Certain statements in this communication may constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based on assumptions that are believed to be reasonable at the time they are made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements. Our actual results may differ materially and adversely from any forward-looking statements discussed on this call due to a number of factors, including without limitation, risks from macroeconomic developments, external fraud, inefficient processes at fulfillment centres, inaccurate personnel and capacity forecasts for fulfillment centres, hazardous material / conditions in production with regard to private labels, lack of innovation capabilities, inadequate data security, lack of market knowledge, risk of strike and changes in competition levels.

Agenda 01 Business update

  • Financial update
  • Path to full value potential
  • Financial outlook
  • Investment highlights
  • Q&A
  • Appendix

1. Business update

4

Key achievements in FY 2023

We delivered strong financial results.

  • Stable topline vs. 2022 in a shrinking market with EUR 481m GMV (EUR 429m Revenue), in upper half of guidance.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of EUR 18m, in upper half of updated (increased) guidance, and Free Cash Flow of EUR 30m in FY 2023.

We improved margins & cost structure and kicked off further improvements.

  • Strong operational improvements in contribution margin and G&A as a result of total committed EUR 30m cost savings.
  • Project to move to a mostly Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution vs. proprietary Technology has started.

We further grew our Westwing Collection.

• Westwing Collection share increased by 6pp year-over-year to 47% of total GMV FY 2023, driving contribution margin.

We rolled out the OneWestwing commercial model.

• Seamless customer experience across Shop and Club Sales is completed in DACH and mostly in International markets.

We strengthened our premium brand positioning.

• Focus on positioning across product assortment, brand Marketing incl. brand refresher, on-site content, collaborations, and offline presence.

We progressed towards our ambitious Sustainability targets.

  • We continued our focus on Sustainability across products, planet, and people.
  • Our long-term Science Based Targets are officially validated regarding reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1, 2 and suppliers.

Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report. 5

+4% GMV per Active Customer

We delivered on our 2023 topline promise

1.3m Active Customers for FY 2023, growth in H2 versus H1 2023

We clearly outperformed the market in our largest geography

Year-over-year sales growth [in %]

We delivered on our promised Adjusted EBITDA profitability…

Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report. 8

9

Besides focusing on margins and costs, we achieved the results by driving our key strategic initiatives

share increase

OneWestwing commercial model

Westwing Collection Sustainability Premium positioning

2023 marked the turnaround for Westwing. On top, we were able to prove that our new commercial model with a focus on Shop and Westwing Collection clearly works.

We made good progress regarding Sustainability in 2023

Our Sustainability report will be released on 4 April 2024

Products 48%
of online Westwing
Collection
products
feature the
label(1)
WE CARE
100%
transition
to sustainable
packaging
achieved
(Westwing Collection)
100%
of non-EU
and
67%
of
EU
Westwing
Collection
suppliers evaluated on
social
aspects
43%
share
of
plastic
packaging
with
>60%
recycled
content
Planet GHG emissions
reduction
targets
validated
by
the
Science Based
Targets initiative
(SBTi)
See details on next slide
43%
reduction
of
GHG
emissions from
Scopes 1 and 2(2)
34%
share
of
renewable
electricity in our
own
operations
5
Product Carbon
Footprints (PCFs)
calculated for
Westwing Collection
products
People 39%
reduction in total
lost
time
accidents
at our Logistics
centres
640
hours
volunteered with
community
projects
Social standard
launched
for
our
Logistics
centres
in
Poland
Human
rights
and
Artificial
Intelligence
Usage
Guideline
policy adopted

We received validation for our ambitious long-term Science Based Targets

Long-term Science

Based Targets 75%

reduction in GHG emissions(1) for Scope 1 and 2(2)

80%

of suppliers(3) have Science Based Targets

Validated by Science Based Targets initiative

Note: (1) Target set against 2022 baseline; (2) Scope 1: Direct emissions from Operations, Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy sources; (3) By spend covering purchased goods and services, and upstream transportation and distribution.

2. Financial update

13

We delivered on our updated FY 2023 guidance

14 Note: Free Cash Flow was not part of capital market guidance for FY 2023. Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report.

We achieved a stable topline in 2023 and returned to growth in the second half of the year Group Revenue [in EURm]

  • Despite overall market decline, Westwing achieved topline growth in the second half of the year and gained market share.
  • FY 2023 GMV at EUR 481m, on previous year's level.
  • Full year Revenue development slightly below GMV development driven by timing effect, resulting in Revenue being slightly below

Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report.

Segment Revenue [in EURm] Topline development of International Segment outperformed DACH Segment

• Westwing's International Segment with growth for Q4 2023 and FY 2023, outperforming DACH Segment.

116

Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted 16 EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report.

36

Q4'19 Q4'22 Q4'23

Topline recovery driven by Active Customer development – turning point reached in Q3 2023 and increasing quarter-over-quarter

Active Customers [in m]

Westwing Collection share continued to increase

Westwing Collection share [as % of Group GMV] 24% 25% 34% 41% 47% 76% 75% 66% 59% 53% FY'19 FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FY'23 100% Westwing Collection 3rd party suppliers

Note: All figures unaudited. 18

We significantly improved our contribution margin per order

CAGR xx% Note: All figures unaudited. Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report.

Strong improvements across most of the P&L lines

[as
% of Revenue]
FY 2019 FY 2022 FY 2023 Delta
23 vs. 22
Q4 2019 Q4 2022 Q4 2023 Delta
23 vs. 22
Gross margin 44.6% 48.1% 50.7% +2.6pp 47.1% 47.3% 51.5% +4.2pp Strong Westwing
Collection share
gains
Fulfilment ratio -23.2% -22.7% -22.1% +0.7pp -21.1% -21.1% -22.1% -1.0pp Costs for
centralisation of
Logistics centre
Contribution margin 21.4% 25.3% 28.6% +3.3pp 26.0% 26.1% 29.4% +3.2pp
Marketing ratio -8.6% -9.1% -10.6% -1.5pp -8.2% -7.1% -12.2% -5.1pp Investments into
brand awareness
G&A ratio(1) -20.0% -21.4% -18.5% +2.9pp -17.7% -19.8% -16.8% +3.0pp Successful
implementation of
cost savings
D&A ratio 3.4% 4.2% 4.6% +0.4pp 2.9% 4.1% 4.2% +0.1pp Shortened lifetime of
in-house developed
assets; higher rent
Adj. EBITDA margin -3.8% -1.0% 4.1% +5.1pp 3.1% 3.3% 4.5% +1.2pp

FY 2023 with profitable Adjusted EBITDA margin of 4.1%

Group Adjusted EBITDA [as % of Revenue]

  • 2023 marked a turnaround for Westwing in terms of operational efficiency and profitability.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin profitability in every quarter of 2023.
  • Profitability driven by increased Westwing Collection share and successful delivery of promised cost savings and additional measures for enhanced efficiency.

Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report.

DACH and International Segment both with positive Adjusted EBITDA margin in FY 2023 Segment Adjusted EBITDA [as % of Revenue]

Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report.

  • Both Segments with improved Adjusted EBITDA profitability year-over-year, driven by Westwing Collection share, consolidation, and efficiency gains.
  • International Segment catching up very fast at +7pp Adjusted EBITDA margin improvement year-over-year, mainly driven by France and the Netherlands.
  • DACH Segment Q4 impacted by investment into brand awareness.

Westwing achieved a clearly positive Free Cash Flow in FY 2023

Free Cash Flow [in EURm]

  • Strong positive Free Cash Flow in FY 2023 mainly driven by strong Adjusted EBITDA and Net Working Capital improvements.
  • Net Working Capital improvement driven by EUR 17m reduction of excess inventory.

Net Working Capital improved by EUR 11m driven by EUR 17m inventory reduction year-over-year

We reduced CAPEX by EUR 9m year-over-year

We strengthened our balance sheet with EUR 82m Net Cash per end of 2023

  • Very strong Net Cash balance sheet position with zero debt per end of 2023.
  • Strong Net Cash position providing us with strategic optionality and the confidence to focus on our long-term strategy, e.g. by investing into our commercial model, brand positioning, complexity reduction and country expansion.

Note: For 31 Dec, 2022, not considering EUR 8m trade financing; Net Cash = cash and cash equivalents –trade financing; Free Cash Flow 26 defined as the sum of Operating Cash Flow and Investing Cash Flow.

3. Path to full value potential

We are in the middle of a 3-step plan to unlock Westwing's value potential

(1) Financial guidance for 2024; 2025 guidance tbd. Note: Figures in this section are presented on an adjusted basis. For details regarding the exact definition of the alternative performance Adjusted EBITDA, the Company refers to the corresponding definitions in its FY 2023 report. 28 1 Complexity reduction

We are building a lean Technology platform and centralising our organisation & product assortment further

Mostly Software Consolidation of
as-a-Service local PL/IT/ES
(SaaS) Tech Logistics centre
solution footprint
Restructuring Mostly global
of IT/ES product
corporate assortment for
functions IT/ES

2 Stronger premium brand positioning

360° approach

Premium services such as Westwing branded delivery fleet, interior design service, best in class customer care.

Collaborations

Cooperations with premium & luxury brands and well-known personalities.

Product assortment

Unique premium assortment of own design Westwing Collection and best 3rd party design brands = Europe's premium one-stop destination.

On-site content

Attractive, inspirational storytelling with refined visuals and tone of voice to support customers' purchasing decisions.

EUR Brand Marketing

169 basket size 10% Y.o.Y growth Clear premium brand positioning across all channels incl. refreshed brand appearance & awareness campaign "Live Beautiful".

Offline presence

Physical retail space in premium locations, so far at Jungfernstieg/Hamburg and within Breuninger's fashion & lifestyle store/Stuttgart.

We just opened our second physical retail space and first ever store-instore at Breuninger's flagship fashion & lifestyle house in Stuttgart

Countries Westwing is active in per 28 March 2024. Planned expansion for 2024.

Westwing is active in 11 European countries – upcoming geographic expansion will follow entirely different setup vs. past 3 Country expansion

expansion in the past

  • Local setup with office, Logistics centre & staff.
  • Local supply base & product assortment (3 rd party products).
  • Club Sales based.
  • Small scale effects.

Westwing country Upcoming Westwing country expansion

  • Managed by HQ and served by central Logistics centre.
  • Mostly global supply & product assortment; AI supported translations.
  • Shop and Westwing Collection first environment.
  • Large scale effects.

We will start Portugal as a new Westwing geography in 2024, and will add further countries from 2025 onwards based upon learnings.

4. Financial outlook

Our 3-step plan will help us to unlock Westwing's value potential with profitable growth and strong cash conversion

Exemplary

Significant one-time costs for complexity reduction will arise in 2024 – implementation costs will mostly be adjusted in P&L

We had a good start into 2024, but high uncertainty for rest of the year remains

FY 2023 Guidance FY 2024 Comments
Revenue EUR 429m EUR 415 to 445m
(-3% to +4% yoy growth)

Good start into 2024 at +6% GMV year-over-year
growth year-to-date.

Macro environment likely to remain very challenging.

We believe we can continue to grow above market,
but switch to global product offering for IT/ES will
likely have detrimental effect on topline in H2.
Adjusted
EBITDA
EUR 18m EUR 14m to 24m
(+3% to +5% margin)

Increasing Westwing Collection share.

Cost discipline
and P&L benefits from efficiency gains.

Invest for complexity reduction of EUR 10-15m will be
adjusted, but with full impact on cash.

Free Cash Flow expected to be break-even.

5. Investment highlights

Investment highlights

Unique, relevant customer value proposition

  • Unique assortment of gorgeous, own design Westwing Collection and the best 3rd party design brands.
  • Best in class inspirational storytelling with distinct visuals and tone of voice.
  • Premium services such as interior design service and branded delivery fleet.
  • The one-stop destination for premium Home & Living.

Huge market potential

  • Addressing sizeable premium segment of EUR 130bn total Home & Living market(1) in existing 11 Westwing geographies. Future country expansion with additional potential.
  • Massive online penetration potential in a mostly offline market.
  • Strong brand with high loyalty and growth potential
  • Desirable brand among design lovers, with >13m followers on Social Media.
  • Clear premium positioning, only getting stronger.
  • Huge upside potential from brand Marketing invest and offline presence.
  • Westwing Collection product brand with attributes superior design, quality and sustainability.

High margins and operating leverage in scaling

  • High margins as a result of pricing power based on a strong brand, as well as the unique Westwing Collection with further GMV share potential.
  • Platform & commercial model allowing for scaling with operating leverage in existing countries and beyond.

Strong balance sheet

  • Strong Net Cash position and no debt.
  • Strong Net Working Capital.
  • Low Capex.

Clear path towards long-term Adjusted EBITDA margin of 10-15% with strong cash conversion.

7. Appendix

40

Continuously expanding share of wallet with customers

Active Customers and average GMV per Active Customer [in k, in EUR]

KPI overview

Group KPIs Unit Q1
2020
Q2
2020
Q3
2020
Q4
2020
Q1
2021
Q2
2021
Q3
2021
Q4
2021
Q1
2022
Q2
2022
Q3
2022
Q4
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
Q3
2023
Q4
2023
Westwing Collection share in % of GMV 25% 22% 26% 28% 31% 32% 38% 37% 37% 38% 44% 44% 46% 46% 48% 47%
Active Customers in k 986 1,178 1,284 1,529 1,720 1,730 1,750 1,705 1,593 1,486 1,422 1,320 1,262 1,252 1,262 1,275
Number of orders in k 675 1,051 874 1,474 1,268 1,022 819 1,262 872 685 620 951 694 614 605 939
Average basket size in EUR 127 122 129 119 129 135 144 131 147 159 164 149 169 178 177 157
Average orders LTM per
Active Customer
in # 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2
Average GMV LTM per
Active Customer
in EUR 324 325 330 328 337 341 340 343 345 349 355 364 373 376 377 377
GMV in EURm 85 128 113 175 164 139 118 166 128 109 102 142 118 109 107 147
Mobile visit share in % 76% 79% 80% 79% 79% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 79% 78% 79% 82%

KPI definitions

Westwing Collection share GMV share of Westwing Collection (formerly "Own & Private Label"): GMV of Westwing Collection business as % of GMV Group in the same reporting period. Active Customers A customer who has made a valid order within the last 12 months per end of the reporting period. Number of orders Total number of valid orders (excluding failed and cancelled orders) of a reporting period. Average basket size Weighted average value of an order: GMV divided by total number of orders of the same reporting period. Average orders LTM per Active Customer Total number of orders of the last 12 months divided by Active Customers per end of the reporting period. Average GMV LTM per Active Customer GMV of the last 12 month divided by Active Customers. GMV Gross Merchandise Volume: Value of all valid customer orders placed of a reporting period (i.e. excluding cancelation and VAT, but including returns). Mobile visit share Share of daily unique visits per platform via mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) as % of all daily unique visits per platform of a reporting period.

Consolidated income statement

EURm, in % of Revenue FY 2022 FY 2023 Q4 2022 Q4 2023
Revenue 430.8 428.6 128.4 131.1
Cost of Sales -228.1 -215.7 -72.0 -66.5
Gross profit 202.7 212.9 56.4 64.6
Fulfilment expenses -94.2 -90.3 -23.3 -26.1
Marketing expenses -40.6 -45.6 -9.3 -16.1
General and administrative expenses -92.9 -85.2 -27.8 -25.6
Other operating expenses -5.2 -6.2 -2.9 -2.6
Other operating income 2.6 5.9 0.4 1.4
Operating result -27.4 -8.4 -6.5 -4.4
Financial result -2.9 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1
Result before income tax -30.3 -9.1 -6.6 -4.4
Income tax expense -2.1 -3.3 -2.0 -2.5
Result for the period -32.4 -12.4 -8.6 -7.0
Reconciliation to Adj. EBITDA
Operating result (EBIT) -27.4 -8.4 -6.5 -4.4
Share-based compensation expenses -0.6 2.3 3.9 0.7
Restructuring severances 2022 5.7 - 1.7 -
Tech migration - 4.1 - 4.1
D&A 18.1 19.8 5.3 5.5
Adj. EBITDA -4.2 17.8 4.3 5.9
Adj. EBITDA margin (%) -1.0% 4.1% 3.3% 4.5%

Adjusted income statement

EURm, in % of Revenue FY 2022 FY 2023 Q4 2022 Q4 2023
Revenue 430.8 428.6 128.4 131.1
Revenue growth yoy -17.5% -0.5% -13.9% 2.1%
Cost of Sales -223.8 -211.4 -67.7 -63.6
Gross Profit 207.1 217.2 60.7 67.4
Gross margin 48.1% 50.7% 47.3% 51.5%
Fulfillment expenses -98.0 -94.5 -27.1 -29.0
Contribution Profit 109.1 122.7 33.5 38.5
Contribution margin 25.3% 28.6% 26.1% 29.4%
Marketing expenses -39.2 -45.3 -9.1 -16.0
General and administrative expenses -89.7 -80.3 -22.9 -22.2
Other operating expenses -5.2 -4.9 -2.9 -1.3
Other operating income 2.6 5.9 0.4 1.4
Depreciation and Amortisation 18.1 19.8 5.3 5.5
Adj. EBITDA -4.2 17.8 4.3 5.9
Adj. EBITDA margin (%) -1.0% 4.1% 3.3% 4.5%

Segment reporting

DACH in EURm FY 2022 FY 2023 Q4 2022 Q4 2023
Revenue 242.4 236.5 73.5 73.9
yoy growth (in %) -18.3% -2.4% -15.1% 0.4%
Adj. EBITDA 7.9 16.1 5.1 4.2
Adj. EBITDA margin % 3.3% 6.8% 7.0% 5.7%
International in EURm FY 2022 FY 2023 Q4 2022 Q4 2023
Revenue 188.4 192.1 54.9 57.2
yoy growth (in %) -16.5% 2.0% -12.1% 4.2%
Adj. EBITDA -11.2 2.1 -0.5 1.8
Adj. EBITDA margin % -5.9% 1.1% -0.9% 3.2%

In 2023, we adjusted costs of EUR -4.1m related to the Technology migration, of which only EUR -0.2m had cash impact

Issued share capital

Share Information as at 31 December 2023

Type of Shares Ordinary bearer shares with no-par value (Stückaktien)
Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Market Segment Regulated Market (Prime Standard)
Number of Shares issued 20,903,968
Issued Share Capital EUR 20,903,968
Treasury Shares 801,321

Stock Option Programs as at 31 December 2023

Program # of options outstanding Weighted average exercise price
(in EUR)
LTIP 2023(1) 478,330 11.07
ECP 2022 271,896 1.00
VSOPs(2) 683,125 2.89(2)
LTIP 2019 1,828,800 19.30
LTIP 2016 96,450 0.01
Other 749,375 11.31
Total 4,107,975 12.49

(1) Assumes 100% performance achievement, final number can only be determined after 3-year performance period; exercisable earliest 4 years after grant date

(2) VSOPs are virtual, cash-settled option programs with an average cap of EUR 24.30

Note: All figures unaudited. Stock option programs are categorised as granted

Investor Relations Contact

Teresa Fischer Perez-Lozao Director Corporate Finance

[email protected]

Events

7 May 2024 Publication of first quarter results

14 May 2024 Frühjahreskonferenz Equity Forum

19 June 2024 Annual General Meeting

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