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Nordic Semiconductor Asa — Nordic Semiconductor Ord — Q2 2025 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Nordic Semiconductor Asa's earnings presentation, Aug 13, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Quarterly presentation Q2 2025

    Quarterly presentation Q2 2025 August 13, 2025 Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer The following presentation is being made only to, and is only directed at, persons to whom such presentation may lawfully be communicated (“relevant persons”). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this presentation or any of its contents. This presentation doe

  3. Slide 3: Today's presenters

    Today’s presenters § Vegard Wollan, CEO § Pål Elstad, CFO Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved 3

  4. Slide 4: Revenue growth and margin improvement

    Revenue growth and margin improvement Q2 2025 Quarterly revenue development (USDm) § Revenue of USD 164 million § Gross margin of 51% § EBITDA USD 21 million (13%) Q3 2025 guidance § Revenue of USD 165 – 185 million § Gross margin expected at ~50% Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights re

  5. Slide 5: Revenue recovery

    Revenue recovery § Nordic has capitalized on a gradual market recovery over Revenue recovery (USDm, last 12 months rolling) the past year § Persisting macroeconomic uncertainty, with trade policy changes and tariffs potentially affecting end-user demand § Continuing the development of a diversified

  6. Slide 6: Revenue growth for both top-10 and broad market

    Revenue growth for both top-10 and broad market 800 58% 700 55% 57% 50% 600 48% 45% § Strong relationships and close 41% 43% 41% 500 39% collaboration with key customers 400 § Regaining traction in the broad market 300 200 100 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 LTM Q2'25 Top-10 Other Top

  7. Slide 7: Clear design win leader – still based on nRF52

    Clear design win leader – still based on nRF52 32% share of certifications last 12 months, 4x of the runner up Bluetooth Low Energy end-product certifications, last 12 months Nordic end-product 450 certifications 400 350 300 Q2’25 250 106 designs 29% share 200 150 100 LTM 50 427 designs 0 32% share

  8. Slide 8: New product launches – great customer traction

    New product launches – great customer traction High design activity Strong customer design pipeline confirming market leading nRF54L, nRF54H, nRF9151 and new PMIC offering Multiple new innovative products to be launched within the nRF54 Series in 2H 2025 Limited 2025 revenue effect, accelerating gro

  9. Slide 9: Product launch: nPM1304 PMIC

    Product launch: nPM1304 PMIC Adding to the award-winning nPM1300 § Designed for next-generation, space-constrained applications with ultra-small batteries § Industry’s first ultra-low power, precision fuel gauging for these battery sizes, enabling accurate remaining battery life estimation § Complem

  10. Slide 10: Recognized by TIME magazine and Statista

    Recognized by TIME magazine and Statista Named one of the "World’s Most Sustainable Companies” Nordic climbs 200 rankings to 121st place in TIME magazine’s “World’s Most Sustainable Companies” for 2025 Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved 10

  11. Slide 11: Financials

    Financials Pål Elstad, CFO § Pål Financials Elstad, CFO Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved

  12. Slide 12: Revenue by technology

    Revenue by technology Short-range (USDm) Long-range (USDm) Other (USDm) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved 12

  13. Slide 13: Strong momentum across key markets

    Strong momentum across key markets Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved Revenue for the individual markets excludes ASICs and consulting revenue 13

  14. Slide 14: Gross margin

    Gross margin § Improvement reflecting customer and product mix § Expecting gross margin around 50% also in Q3 2025 § Reiterating long-term ambition to maintain gross margin >50% * Note: Gross margin for Q2 2024 excludes a USD 10 million writedown of inventory in Long-range Copyright © 2025 Nordic Se

  15. Slide 15: Operating model performance Q2 2025

    Operating model performance Q2 2025 Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved 15

  16. Slide 16: Cash cost development

    Cash cost development § Flat cash cost y-o-y with cost focus mitigating Cash OPEX (USDm) inflationary and currency pressure § Headcount down 3% vs. Q4 2024, 5% vs. Q2 2024 § Currency set to affect y-o-y comparisons also going forward § Acquisitions increasing quarterly OPEX base by ~USD 4 million (f

  17. Slide 17: Capex intensity

    Capex intensity § Temporary uptick in capex in Q2 driven Capex (USDm) primarily by supply chain capacity expansions, along with IT infrastructure investments § Capex intensity last 12 months at 2.8% of revenue Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved 17

  18. Slide 18: Strong cash flow

    Strong cash flow Cash position and cash flow Q2 2025 (USDm) § Solid cash generation from operations with EBITDA of USD 16.6m including capitalized development costs § NWC/Revenue (LTM) reduced to 23%, driven by low inventory and high collections § Not including the acquisitions made after the quarte

  19. Slide 19: Closing remarks

    Closing remarks Vegard Wollan, CEO § Pål Financials Elstad, CFO Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved

  20. Slide 20: Strategic acquisitions

    Strategic acquisitions A patented technology The leading cloud A complete chip-to-cloud offers accurate, energy- platform provider enabling solution provider efficient, and fast AI for device management to edge applications large-scale deployments of connected products Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semico

  21. Slide 21: A complete solutions provider – from device to cloud

    A complete solutions provider– from device to cloud Expanding the strategic scope in alignment with our long-term ambitions § Executed two strategic acquisitions accelerating Market leaderships across three fundamental pillars Nordic’s transition from a HW company to a Customer complete solution par

  22. Slide 22: Q3 2025 guidance

    Q3 2025 guidance § Customer orders and forecasts Revenue Gross margin indicate continued year-on-year USDm revenue growth in Q3 165-185m ~50% § Gross margin expected to remain around ~50% in Q3 +4% to +17% +1% to +13% y-o-y q-o-q Copyright © 2025 Nordic Semiconductor. All rights reserved 22

  23. Slide 23: Q&A

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