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Broadwind — Broadwind Energy — Q3 2013 Earnings Presentation

16 slides from Broadwind's earnings presentation, Oct 31, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Broadwind Energy, Inc. Q3 2013 Investor Call Presentation

    Broadwind Energy, Inc. Q3 2013 Investor Call Presentation © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  2. Slide 2: Industry Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statements

    Industry Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statements Broadwind obtained the industry and market data used throughout this presentation from our own research, internal surveys and studies conducted by third parties, independent industry associations or general publications and other publicly available

  3. Slide 3: Q3 2013 Overview

    Q3 2013 Overview Business Highlights New orders of $87 million; excludes $106 million tower order received after quarter-end Revenue of $62.4 million, beat outlook and up 13% from prior year Gross profit margin (ex. restructuring) rose to 9.1%, up 370 bp from Q3 2012 Adj. EBITDA of $2.6 million – $4

  4. Slide 4: Orders and Backlog

    Orders and Backlog 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Orders – $ Million New tower orders of $70 million $106 million in tower orders received after quarter-end; 2014 tower capacity substantially sold out, taking orders for 2015 Gearing orders of $13 million – mainly rep

  5. Slide 5: Wind – A Part Of The US Energy Mix

    Wind – A Part Of The US Energy Mix 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Levelized Cost $ / MWhr Levelized Cost of Energy Notable 2013 PPA/Project Announcements MidAmerican Energy – 1,050 MW Public Service Co. of Oklahoma – 600 MW Northern States Power – 600 MW Austin Energ

  6. Slide 6: Gearing Turnaround

    Gearing Turnaround 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Total Cost $9M cash, $5M non -cash Annual Savings ~$3.5M Comments Reduced 25 heads, saving $1.7 million annually Restructuring – $1.1 million benefit in 2013, expect $2.4 million incremental benefit in 2014 5 Kaizen e

  7. Slide 7: Consolidated Financial Results

    Consolidated Financial Results 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Q3 2013 Comments Sales up 13% from Q3 2012 – record quarter for Towers and Weldments partly offset by challenges in Gearing and Services Gross margin (ex. restructuring) up 370 bp from Q3 2012 – improved t

  8. Slide 8: Profitability Progress

    Profitability Progress 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 9-11% 9-10% Gross Margin Improvements Less variable mix and production enhancements – Towers Square footage reduction (restructuring) Challenges Rising share of gearboxes – Gearing Soft end markets for Gearing – m

  9. Slide 9: Towers and Weldments Third Quarter 2013

    Towers and Weldments 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Third Quarter 2013 Strongest quarter on record for Towers Tower section volume increased 18% compared to Q3 2012 Q3 2013 productivity increase from process improvements and more uniform tower types Adj. EBITDA margi

  10. Slide 10: Gearing Third Quarter 2013

    Gearing 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Third Quarter 2013 Revenue affected by production delays related to product mix and by industrial end-market softness Adj. EBITDA decline due to regulatory settlement charge of $1.5M, lower volumes and margins, partly offset by

  11. Slide 11: Services Third Quarter 2013

    Services 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 11 Third Quarter 2013 Revenue down 46% from Q3 2012 – lower gearbox sales and depressed field service work resulting from period of low wind turbine installations Services work being in-sourced and longer OEM warranties contribut

  12. Slide 12: Operating Working Capital

    Operating Working Capital 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 12 9/30/13 operating working capital decreased $5.5 million from 6/30/13 to $4 million, or 2% of annualized Q3 2013 sales Inventories dropped from Q2 2013 related to the shipment of $4.4 million of towers produce

  13. Slide 13: Debt and Liquidity

    Debt and Liquidity 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 Net debt negative – cash and related assets increased $6 million from Q2 2013 Debt balance includes $3 million which is either forgivable economic development grants or New Markets Tax Credit financing Capital leases

  14. Slide 14: 2013 Financial Outlook

    2013 Financial Outlook 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 14 Towers and Weldments: Greater revenue visibility given improved supply/demand balance Level-loading, fewer tower types increasing throughput, efficiencies and margins Gearing: Revenue and end-market demand down f

  15. Slide 15: Other Updates

    Other Updates 10/31/2013 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 15 Other Updates Regulatory Settlement Auditor 2011-12 YTD 2013 Total Incurred Total Projected % Incurred Capital Spending 2.6 2.0 4.6 5.8 79% Cash Expenses 1.8 2.9 4.7 5.7 82% Total Outlays 4.4 4.9 9.3 11.5 80% Gain on Sale

  16. Slide 16: Broadwind Energy is committed to helping customers maximize performance of their energy and infrastructure

    Broadwind Energy is committed to helping customers maximize performance of their energy and infrastructure investments— quicker, easier and smarter. 16 © 2013 Broadwind Energy, Inc. All rights reserved. 10/31/2013

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