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Fuchs — H1 2025 Earnings Presentation

21 slides from Fuchs's earnings presentation, Jul 31, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Financial Results H1 2025

    FUCHS GROUP Financial Results H1 2025 | Analyst Conference, July 31, 2025 | Stefan Fuchs, Chief Executive Officer | Esma Saglik, Chief Financial Officer | Lutz Ackermann, Head of Investor Relations

  2. Slide 2: Fuchs Executive Board

    FUCHS EXECUTIVE BOARD Dr. Sebastian Heiner CTO Stefan Fuchs Dr. Timo Reister Esma Saglik Mathieu Boulandet Dr. Ralph Rheinboldt CEO Deputy CEO CFO CTO Region EMEA Region Asien-Pazifik, Amerikas

  3. Slide 3: Highlights H1 2025

    HIGHLIGHTS H1 2025 FIRST HALF-YEAR INFLUENCED BY CHALLENGING MARKET ENVIRONMENT €1.804 mn  Overall challenging market H1 2025 Adjusted outlook FY 2025 Sales up 2% yoy environment led to subdued  Sales: on prev. year’s level demand of key customer groups (~ €3,525 mn) €209 mn  Sales growth driven

  4. Slide 4: Sales Development

    SALES DEVELOPMENT -1% € mn 924 902 886 876 877 887 880 859 843 Q2 '23 Q3 Q4 Q1 '24 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 '25 Q2 l4

  5. Slide 5: EBIT Development

    EBIT DEVELOPMENT -9% € mn 113 116 107 111 108 100 100 101 97 Q2 '23 Q3 Q4 Q1 '24 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 '25 Q2 l5

  6. Slide 6: H1 2025 Group Sales

    H1 2025 GROUP SALES € mn 1,804 1,764 26 33 -19 (1%) (2%) (-1%) 40 (2%) H1 2024 Organic External Currency H1 2025 l6

  7. Slide 7: H1 2025 KPI Summary

    H1 2025 KPI SUMMARY  Sales up 2% year over year due to positive business development KPI in € mn H1 2025 H1 2024 and external growth Sales 1,804 1,764  Gross margin at 34.7%, slightly above prior year’s figure of 34.4% Cost of sales -1,178 -1,157  Other function costs up 7% due to acquisitions, o

  8. Slide 8: Europe, Middle East, Africa

    EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA  Sales up 1% year over year; Germany and other European KPI in € mn H1 2025 H1 2024 regions below prior year; pleasing growth in South Africa Sales 1,039 1,027  External growth through the acquisition of LUBCON and STRUB Organic growth -19 (-2%) -39 (-4%) in the second

  9. Slide 9: Asia-Pacific

    ASIA-PACIFIC KPI in € mn H1 2025 H1 2024  Sales up 4% year over year despite negative currency effects Sales 506 485  Strong development in China’s specialty business Organic growth 32 (7%) 13 (3%) overcompensates price adjustments; India and Australia also with positive business performance Exter

  10. Slide 10: North and South America

    NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA KPI in € mn H1 2025 H1 2024  Sales up 3% year over year driven by business expansion in the region, changes in business mix in North America Sales 350 341  External growth, amongst others due to the long-term trading Organic growth 14 (4%) 4 (1%) partner in Peru and IRMCO,

  11. Slide 11: Net Liquidity

    NET LIQUIDITY Free cash flow before acq. €81 mn € mn 20 144 -59 -24 41 -153 -23 -5 -59 Net liq. Dec. Earnings D&A ./. Other Other Net liq. Jun. NOWC Dividend Acquisitions 2024 after tax Capex Changes Changes 2025 l 11

  12. Slide 12: Net Operating Working Capital (NOWC)

    NET OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL (NOWC) Q2 25 vs Q4 24: Inventories +€4 mn Rec. ./. Liab. +€26 mn € mn Rec. ./. Liab.* Inventories 871 NOWC (in %) 823 839 829 798 798 768 729 671 236 262 262 246 227 261 201 205 164 635 561 577 567 583 571 524 537 507 25.0% 22.6% 22.7% 23.2% 23.3% 22.3% 22.4% 22.7% 21.6

  13. Slide 13: Different Price Developments for Raw Material Basket

    DIFFERENT PRICE DEVELOPMENTS FOR RAW MAT. BASKET Q2 Q3 and beyond Overall, minor price increases Base on USD basis, however due to Oils devaluation of USD vs. EUR slightly lower prices in EUR Prices are expected to remain broadly stable, however potential impact from tariffs as well as foreign excha

  14. Slide 14: Outlook 2025 Reflects Challenging Environment

    OUTLOOK 2025 REFLECTS CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT July 31 Actual March 2025 2025 KPI* in € mn 2024 on prev. Sales 3,525 ~ 3,7 year’s level Slightly higher volumes offset by negative currency effects on prev. Additional measures vs. higher personnel and EBIT 434 ~ 460 year’s level digitalization cost on

  15. Slide 15: News from the FUCHS world

    News from the FUCHS world

  16. Slide 16: Years on the stock exchange

    40 years on the stock exchange Balance between family business and capital market makes us strong  Fuchs family secures independence  Independent Supervisory Board and highest Corporate Governance standards  Continuing dividend payments  Focus is on sustainable growth l 16

  17. Slide 17: STRUB & LUBCON now united under FUCHS SWISS LUBRICANTS AG

    STRUB & LUBCON now united under FUCHS SWISS LUBRICANTS AG FUCHS can now offer its customers a comprehensive product portfolio for a wide range of industries, such as medical technology, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, all from a single supplier. l 17

  18. Slide 18: FUCHS strengthens market presence with warehouse expansion in Mexico

    FUCHS strengthens market presence with warehouse expansion in Mexico FUCHS strengthens logistics and shortens delivery times. The location will become a key hub in the national industrial and transport network and promote regional growth. l 18

  19. Slide 19: Financial Calendar & Contact

    FINANCIAL CALENDAR & CONTACT Financial Calendar 2025 Investor Relations Contact FUCHS SE October 31, 2025 Quarterly Statement 9M 2025 Einsteinstr. 11 68169 Mannheim Phone: +49 (0) 621 3802-1110 www.fuchs.com/group/investor-relations The financial calendar is updated regularly. You find the latest da

  20. Slide 20: Financial Results H1 2025 Q&A

    FUCHS GROUP Financial Results H1 2025 | Q&A

  21. Slide 21: 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

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