Plexus Corp. · NASDAQ:PLXS

Plexus — Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation

16 slides from Plexus's earnings presentation, Jan 23, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Highlights

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL FISCAL FIRST QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS January 22, 2025

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor and Fair Disclosure Statement

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL SAFE HARBOR AND FAIR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Some of the statements made and information provided during our call as well as information included in the supporting materials will be forward looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding revenue, gross margin, sel

  3. Slide 3: Fiscal First Quarter Themes

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL FISCAL FIRST QUARTER THEMES New program ramps Increasing F25 free Meaningful F25 EPS inclusive of market cash flow forecast. Will growth leverages share gains support continue to deploy free revenue growth in all F25 revenue growth. cash flow to create sectors, strong additional

  4. Slide 4: Financial Results

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL RESULTS * ● Volatility within market sectors ** ● Non-GAAP operating margin near high end of guidance and met long-term goal ● Robust non-GAAP EPS ● Better than anticipated FCF performance Excludes approximately 50 bps of restructuring charges and 70 bps of stock-based

  5. Slide 5: Wins and Funnel Highlights

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL WINS AND FUNNEL HIGHLIGHTS ● Continued strength in Healthcare/Life Sciences manufacturing program wins ● Exciting new growth opportunities in Aerospace/Defense and Industrial ● Engineering Solutions wins approached a two-year high, a strong leading indicator of revenue growth 5

  6. Slide 6: Sustainable & Responsible Business Practices

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL SUSTAINABLE & RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES Fiscal 2025 Focus: ● Customer value creation related to product sustainability ● Delivering operational efficiencies through emissions, waste and water reductions ● Building deeper intelligence on our supply base Awards & Community Ach

  7. Slide 7: Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Guidance

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL FISCAL 2025 SECOND QUARTER GUIDANCE ● Q2F25 revenue of $960 million to $1.00 billion ● Non-GAAP EPS of $1.46 to $1.61 ● Anticipate revenue ramp for 2HF25 ● Expect strong operating margin performance for F25 ● Anticipate another year of solid FCF performance Represents midpoint o

  8. Slide 8: Market Sector Performance: Aerospace/Defense

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL MARKET SECTOR PERFORMANCE  AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Q1F25 vs. Q4F24 - 13% Q2F25 Expectations Up high single ● Q1F25 below expectations on reductions in ● Q1F25 wins highlights: commercial aerospace production rates and ○ Largest ever win with any defense prime defense program ramp dela

  9. Slide 9: Market Sector Performance: Healthcare/Life Sciences

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL MARKET SECTOR PERFORMANCE  HEALTHCARE/LIFE SCIENCES Q1F25 vs. Q4F24 - 10% Q2F25 Expectations Up high single ● Q1F25 below expectations on demand softness ● Q1F25 wins highlights: ● Q2F25 benefiting from new program ramps ○ Expanded ultrasound engagement ● Moderate growth in F25

  10. Slide 10: Market Sector Performance: Industrial

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL MARKET SECTOR PERFORMANCE  INDUSTRIAL Q1F25 vs. Q4F24 - 2% Q2F25 Expectations Down high single to low double ● Q1F25 above expectations on higher near-term ● Q1F25 wins highlights: demand with multiple customers ○ Industrial vision technology product ● Soft demand in broader ind

  11. Slide 11: Qualified Manufacturing Funnel Trends

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL QUALIFIED MANUFACTURING FUNNEL TRENDS Funnel Supports Continued Strength in Manufacturing Wins 11

  12. Slide 12: Income Statement

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL INCOME STATEMENT Q1F24 Q4F24 Q1F25 Actual Q1F25 Guidance Revenue $983 million $1.05 billion $976 million $960 million to $1.00 billion Gross margin 9.0% 10.3% 10.3% 10.1% to 10.4% Selling & administrative expense $43.0 million $54.1 million $49.1 million $46.6 to $47.6 million GA

  13. Slide 13: Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET Q1F24 Q4F24 Q1F25 Free cash flow $32) million $194 million $27 million Share repurchases $0 $20 million $13 million Cash balance $232 million $347 million $318 million Total debt $443 million $247 million $211 million Return on invested capital 10.3%

  14. Slide 14: Working Capital Trends

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL WORKING CAPITAL TRENDS Q1F24 Q2F24 Q3F24 Q4F24 Q1F25 Days in Accounts Receivable 61 61 61 54 56 Days in Contract Assets 12 12 11 10 12 Days in Inventory 161 158 151 127 134 Days in Accounts Payable 66 65 62 59 69 Days in Advanced Payments 73 75 78 68 65 14 Net Cash Cycle Days 95

  15. Slide 15: Fiscal Second Quarter 2025 Guidance

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL FISCAL SECOND QUARTER 2025 GUIDANCE Q2F24 Q1F25 Q2F25 Guidance Revenue $967 million $976 million $960 million to $1.00 billion GAAP diluted EPS $0.58 $1.34 $1.22 to $1.37 Non-GAAP diluted EPS $1.19 $1.73 $1.46 to $1.61 Gross margin 9.1% 10.3% 9.7% to 10.0% Selling & administrativ

  16. Slide 16: Q&A Thank you.

    PLEXUS CONFIDENTIAL Q&A Thank you.

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