Slide 1: Financial Results FY 2024
FUCHS GROUP Financial Results FY 2024 | Analyst Conference, March 21, 2025 | Stefan Fuchs, Chief Executive Officer | Isabelle Adelt, Chief Financial Officer | Lutz Ackermann, Head of Investor Relations
Slide 2: Highlights FY 2024
HIGHLIGHTS FY 2024 FUCHS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES 2024 WITH NEW EARNINGS HIGH €3,525 mn Flat sales: Business expansion FY 2024 Outlook FY 2025 Sales: ~ €3.7 bn 0% yoy and external growth vs. price adjustments and FX-effects EBIT: ~ €460 mn €434 mn EBIT with all-time high and margin FVA: ~ €2
Slide 3: Sales Development
SALES DEVELOPMENT 2% € mn 936 902 902 886 876 877 887 870 859 832 843 808 Q1 '22 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 '23 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 '24 Q2 Q3 Q4 l3
Slide 4: EBIT Development
EBIT DEVELOPMENT 0% € mn 113 116 107 111 100 103 100 100 97 93 87 85 Q1 '22 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 '23 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 '24 Q2 Q3 Q4 l4
Slide 5: FY 2024 Group Sales
FY 2024 GROUP SALES € mn 3,541 19 3,525 -16 -19 (0%) (1%) (-1%) -16 (0%) FY 2023 Organic External Currency FY 2024 l5
Slide 6: FY 2024 KPI Summary
FY 2024 KPI SUMMARY KPI in € mn FY 2024 FY 2023 Sales flat year over year; business expansion and external growth vs. price adjustments and FX-effects Sales 3,525 3,541 Gross margin at 34.5%, well above previous year’s figure of 32.3% Cost of sales -2,310 -2,396 driven by mix and raw materials G
Slide 7: Europe, Middle East, Africa
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA KPI in € mn FY 2024 FY 2023 Sales down 1% year over year; organic decline from price adjustments offset by external growth; Eastern Europe and South Sales 2,029 2,041 Africa with business expansion Organic growth -34 (-2%) 49 (2%) External growth through acquisition o
Slide 8: Asia-Pacific
ASIA-PACIFIC KPI in € mn FY 2024 FY 2023 Sales slightly higher year over year; business expansion Sales 986 979 offsetting price-related declines Organic growth 23 (2%) 124 (13%) Organic growth of 2% driven by business expansion in esp. External growth - - China, Australia, Japan, India as well
Slide 9: North and South America
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA KPI in € mn FY 2024 FY 2023 Sales slightly down year over year due to mix and currency Sales 678 687 Positive business expansion in the US specialty segment as well Organic growth -3 (0%) 89 (14%) as in Mexico; business activities in Argentina remain challenging External
Slide 10: Net Liquidity
NET LIQUIDITY Free cash flow before acq. €306 mn € mn 302 14 3 -13 -79 -146 112 -101 41 -51 Net liq. Dec. Earnings D&A ./. NOWC Other SBB Dividend Acquisitions Other Net liq. Dec. 2023 after tax Capex Changes Changes 2024 l 10
Slide 11: Net Operating Working Capital (NOWC)
NET OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL (NOWC) Q4 23 vs Q4 24: Inventories +€43 mn Rec. ./. Liab. -€4 mn € mn Rec. ./. Liab.* Inventories 871 NOWC (in %) 823 839 798 768 729 236 671 262 261 262 201 205 164 495 577 635 561 567 524 537 507 136 359 25.0% 22.6% 22.7% 23.2% 23.3% 22.3% 21.6% 19.4% Q4 2020 Q4 2021
Slide 12: Different Price Developments for Raw Material Basket
DIFFERENT PRICE DEVELOPMENTS FOR RAW MAT. BASKET Q4 Q1 and beyond Base Europe and Americas with Pricing expected to be largely Oils slightly lower prices, Asia flat stable across all regions Overall largely stable price Prices expected to stay Additives development broadly stable l 12
Slide 13: 23 consecutive years with dividend increases
PAVING THE WAY TO BECOME DIVIDEND ARISTOCRAT DIVIDEND PROPOSAL CONFIRMS TRACK RECORD 23 consecutive years The Executive and Supervisory Board will +5% with dividend propose an increase of €0.06 dividend payment per share class to the Annual increases General Meeting proposed €1.17 €1.16 (1.11) (1.10
Slide 14: Outlook Marking a Step Towards FUCHS2025 Target
OUTLOOK MARKING A STEP TOWARDS FUCHS2025 TARGET March, 21st 2024 2025 KPI* in € mn Sales 3,525 ~ 3,700 ~5% sales growth mainly volume-driven, assuming mostly stable prices EBIT 434 ~ 460 Strict cost management vs. higher personnel- and digitalization cost FVA 245 ~ 260 Higher earnings vs. higher cap
Slide 15: Financial Calendar & Contact
FINANCIAL CALENDAR & CONTACT Financial Calendar 2025 Investor Relations Contact FUCHS SE April 30, 2025 Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 Einsteinstr. 11 68169 Mannheim May 7, 2025 Annual General Meeting Phone: +49 (0) 621 3802-1110 www.fuchs.com/group/investor-relations July 31, 2025 Half-year Financial
Slide 16: Financial Results FY 2024 Q&A
FUCHS GROUP Financial Results FY 2024 | Q&A
Slide 17: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER The information contained in this presentation is for background purposes only and is subject to amendment, revision and updating. Certain statements and information contained in this presentation may relate to future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on man