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Stabilus — Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Stabilus's earnings presentation, Feb 26, 2026

  1. Slide 1: Q1 FY2026 Results

    Q1 FY2026 RESULTS ANALYST & INVESTOR WEB CONFERENCE JANUARY 26, 2026 M O T I O N C O N T R O L 1

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER Stabilus SE (the “Company“, later “Stabilus”) has prepared this presentation solely for your information. It should not be treated as giving investment advice. Neither the Company, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, direct or indirect shareholders and advisors nor any other pe

  3. Slide 3: Key Takeaways

    KEY TAKEAWAYS Strong cash generation: Adj. FCF at €23.9m (PY: €8.9m). Adj. EBIT1 margin at 10.1%, -1.5pp y/y; Adj. EBIT margin in China recovered q/q and reached 18% in Q1 FY26. Revenue at €291.1m, -10.7% y/y: organic change -7.0%, FX – 3.7% y/y. Revenue and earnings development continue to be negat

  4. Slide 4: Key Growth Drivers Until 2030

    KEY GROWTH DRIVERS UNTIL 2030 INDUSTRIAL AUTOMOTIVE SIDE AUTOMATION POWERISE DOOR ACTUATION SYNERGIES Industrialization of OEM adoption in next-gen Automation Solutions, electromechanical motion vehicle platforms Industrial Robots, Humanoids 4

  5. Slide 5: Stabilus Group in Q1 FY2026

    STABILUS GROUP IN Q1 FY2026 REVENUE AND EARNINGS IMPACTED BY CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT REVENUE (€M) ADJ. EBIT (€M) PROFIT (€M) ADJ. FCF (€M) % organic growth % margin % revenue % revenue 11.6% 10.1% 4.4% 2.8% 2.7% 8.2% - 10.7% - 7.0% - 22.5% - 43.4% + 168.5% 326.0 37.8 23.9 291.1 14.3 29.3 8.1 8.9

  6. Slide 6: Business Development by Region in Q1 FY2026

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BY REGION IN Q1 FY2026 AMERICAS EMEA ASIA-PACIFIC Revenue  5.7% y/y  1.4% y/y  30.6% y/y 4.7% 10.8% 18.1% adj. EBIT margin  3.8pp y/y  1.9pp y/y  1.3pp y/y Despite difficult business development and revenue dip by 31% in APAC, the countermeasures were effective to safeguar

  7. Slide 7: Americas: Revenue and Earnings Impacted by Weak US Dollar and Softer Industrial Business

    AMERICAS: REVENUE AND EARNINGS IMPACTED BY WEAK US DOLLAR AND SOFTER INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS REVENUE (€M) % organic growth Revenue  5.7% y/y - 5.7% - 0.5% › Organic -0.5%, FX -5.2% y/y 113.7 107.2 › Lower revenues primarily in Industrial Components business unit › Organic growth in Automotive Gas Sprin

  8. Slide 8: EMEA: Margin Improvement with Revenues Roughly on the Prior-Year Level

    EMEA: MARGIN IMPROVEMENT WITH REVENUES ROUGHLY ON THE PRIOR-YEAR LEVEL REVENUE (€M) % organic growth Revenue  1.4% y/y - 1.4% - 0.3% › Organic -0.3%, FX -1.1% 125.4 123.6 › Lower revenues in Automotive Gas Spring (AGS1) and Industrial Automation (Destaco) business units › Organic growth in Automoti

  9. Slide 9: APAC: Margin in High Teens (18%), Despite Revenue Dip

    APAC: MARGIN IN HIGH TEENS (18%), DESPITE REVENUE DIP REVENUE (€M) % organic growth Revenue  30.6% y/y - 30.6% - 24.9% › Organic -24.9%, FX -5.7% y/y 86.9 › Lower revenues in Automotive Powerise (APR1) and Automotive Gas 60.3 Spring (AGS) business units, predominantly in China Q1 FY25 Q1 FY26 ADJ.

  10. Slide 10: Business Development by Market Segment

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BY MARKET SEGMENT Industrial business  7% y/y Automotive business  14% y/y Organic -2% Organic -10% FX -5% FX -4% ICON MARKET SEGMENT % CHANGE Y/Y 2% 2% 4% 8% Automotive (AGS and APR)  14% AGS Industrial Machinery & Automation (IMA)  10% 25% Distributors, Independent Afterma

  11. Slide 11: Net Leverage Ratio at 3.04 as of End December 2025

    NET LEVERAGE RATIO AT 3.04 AS OF END DECEMBER 2025 3.04 › In Q1 FY26, net financial debt 2.96 was reduced by €13.3m. 2.8 › Since end FY2024, net financial debt was reduced by €49.9m or 2.5 7.5%. › Our goal is to reduce net leverage ratio below 2.0 within the next three years. › Our mid-term target l

  12. Slide 12: NWC/Revenue Ratio Improved to 17.3%

    NWC/REVENUE RATIO IMPROVED TO 17.3% › NWC/revenue ratio improved by 60bp q/q to 17.3% as of end 23.1% Q1 FY26. 22.5% › Receivables sold under the factoring program as of end 21.1% December 2025: €20.6m (Sept 20.7% 2025: €25.8m, Dec 2024: 19.6% 20.3% 20.4% 20.3% €8.3m). 19.6% 20.0% 19.1% 19.3% 17.6%

  13. Slide 13: Investment Focus on Innovative New Products

    INVESTMENT FOCUS ON INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCTS › Important investment projects: › radar technology, › smart door actuation, › electric grippers, 6.8% › automation of production 6.1% 6.3% facilities. 5.8% 6.2% 5.9% 5.0% 88.5 4.9% 82.9 4.3% 4.0% 73.7 56.5 45.1 47.5 47.6 45.1 40.6 18.1 FY2017 FY2018 FY201

  14. Slide 14: Confirming Guidance for FY2026

    CONFIRMING GUIDANCE FOR FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Actual Forecast Revenue €1,296.1m €1.1bn - €1.3bn Adj. EBIT margin 11.0% 10% - 12% Adj. FCF €119.0m €80m - €110m › The forecast range reflects difficult market conditions, macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties. › Despite softer development in Q1 FY

  15. Slide 15: Summary and Outlook

    SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK The Q1 FY2026 revenue and earnings development was significantly impacted by the current market environment. We confirm our FY2026 guidance from December 8, 2025. Despite the headwinds, we continue to pursue our long-term strategy STAR 2030, focusing on profitable and sustainable

  16. Slide 16: Q&A Session

    Q&A SESSION M O T I O N C O N T R O L 16

  17. Slide 17: Appendix

    APPENDIX M O T I O N C O N T R O L 17

  18. Slide 18: Revenue and Adjusted EBIT Margin by Quarter

    REVENUE AND ADJUSTED EBIT MARGIN BY QUARTER 21.3% 19.9% 20.4% 19.4% adjusted EBIT margin in % revenue in €m 18.9% 18.1% 13.1% 16.8% 16.9% 17.8% 15.0% 15.9% 12.3% 14.7% 14.0% 13.2% 12.5% 11.2% 10.5% 11.2% 13.2% 12.4% 11.6% 10.9% 11.6% 12.8% 12.2% 11.6% 10.8% 13.7% 11.5% 11.1% 10.1% 12.3% 12.5% 11.0%

  19. Slide 19: Revenue

    REVENUE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 REVENUE (€M) Q1 FY2025 Q1 FY2026 Change % change Acquisition effect Currency effect Organic growth Actual Actual Automotive Gas Spring 29.0 27.1 (1.9) (6.6)% 0.0% (0.1)% (6.5)% Automotive Powerise 26.1 26.6 0.5 1.9% 0.0% (2.3)% 4.2% Industrial Components

  20. Slide 20: Adjusted EBIT

    ADJUSTED EBIT THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 ADJUSTED EBIT (€M) Q1 FY2025 Q1 FY2026 Change % change Acquisition effect Currency effect Organic change Actual Actual EMEA 11.2 13.4 2.2 19.6% 0.0% (1.8)% 21.4% AMERICAS 9.7 5.0 (4.7) (48.5)% 0.0% (5.2)% (43.3)% APAC 16.9 10.9 (6.0) (35.5)% 0.0% (4

  21. Slide 21: P&L and Adjusted EBIT

    P&L AND ADJUSTED EBIT THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 P&L (€M) ADJUSTED EBIT (€M) Q1 FY2025 Q1 FY2026 Q1 FY2025 Q1 FY2026 Change % change Change % change Actual Actual Actual Actual Revenue 326.0 291.1 (34.9) (10.7)% EBIT 28.1 21.1 (7.0) (24.9)% Cost of sales (238.7) (215.4) 23.3 (9.8)% PPA adj

  22. Slide 22: Balance Sheet

    BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2025 BALANCE SHEET (€M) Sept 2025 Dec 2025 Change % change Actual Actual Property, plant and equipm. 303.9 301.5 (2.4) (0.8)% Goodwill 526.6 527.1 0.5 0.1% Other intangible assets 450.4 447.2 (3.2) (0.7)% Other investments 6.0 6.0 - 0.0% Inventories 204.4 211.4 7.0 3.4% Tr

  23. Slide 23: Cash Flow

    CASH FLOW THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 CASH FLOW STATEMENT (€M) Q1 FY2025 Q1 FY2026 Change % change Actual Actual Cash flow from operating activities 29.7 37.6 7.9 26.6% Cash flow from investing activities (22.8) (15.5) 7.3 (32.0)% Cash flow from financing activities (21.4) (19.4) 2.0 (9.3)%

  24. Slide 24: LVP Development / Forecast: Quarterly View

    LVP DEVELOPMENT / FORECAST QUARTERLY VIEW: Q1 FY25 – Q4 FY26 Light vehicle production in million units Growth rate y/y in % 2.5% 3.4% 1.4% 2.0% 0.9% 1.1% -0.8% 0.0% -1.1% -1.2% -0.9% -1.6% -1.2% -3.9% -4.0% -5.1% 24.4 24.7 22.3 22.9 23.1 23.2 23.3 21.4 15.1 13.2 13.8 15.4 13.6 14.1 12.8 12.1 World A

  25. Slide 25: LVP Development / Forecast: Yearly View

    LVP DEVELOPMENT / FORECAST YEARLY VIEW: FY2024 – FY2026 Light vehicle production in million units Growth rate y/y in % 7.2% 3.7% 0.8% -0.6% -0.1% -1.2% -1.4% -1.5% 89.4 92.7 92.6 51.2 54.8 55.3 World APAC 18.5 18.4 18.1 AMER 19.7 19.5 19.2 EMEA FY2024 FY2025 FY2026 Source: leading market forecast in

  26. Slide 26: Acronyms and Abbreviations

    ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Adj. Adjusted FX Foreign exchange, currency effect AGS Automotive Gas Spring FY Fiscal year AMR Aerospace, Marine & Rail GDP Gross domestic product APAC Asia-Pacific HRF Health, Recreation & Furniture APR Automotive Powerise IMA Industrial Machinery & Automation bp Basis p

  27. Slide 27: Motion Control

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