Deceuninck NvEURONEXT: DECB

FY 2024: Financial results

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PRESS RELEASE

Regulated information

Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 6.30 AM CET

Resilient performance under challenging market circumstances

Sales

Adj. EBITDA

Adj. EBITDA %

Net Profit

Net Debt

€ 827.0m

€ 118.1m

14.3%

€ 15.9m

€ 85.1m

(€ 866.1m LY)

(€ 117.9m LY)

(13.6% LY)

(€ 13.6m LY)

(€ 70.6m LY)

-4.5%

+0.2%

+0.7%pps

+16.5%

+20.7%

Executive Summary

  • Sales performance in 2024 was resilient in a challenging market with a limited decrease of 4.5% in sales. Soft market conditions led to lower volumes, while we managed to protect our market share in Europe, North America and Türkiye.
  • Adj. EBITDA remained stable at € 118.1m (vs € 117.9m in 2023) driven by improved performance in Europe and North America and solid results in Türkiye.
  • Adj. EBITDA-margin increased from 13.6% in 2023 to 14.3% in 2024.
  • Adj. EBITDA has been realized balancing volume and margins in challenging conditions and by improving our operational performance.
  • Net profit improved from € 13.6m in 2023 to € 15.9m in 2024.
  • Working capital normalized again in H2 2024 leading to a Net debt of € 85.1m (0.7x Adj. EBITDA).
  • Book value per share increased by 12 % to € 2.44 per share (2023: € 2.18 per share)
  • Proposal to the AGM to pay out a dividend per share of € 0.08.
  • Annual report will be available as of March 20th 2025 at www.deceuninck.com/investors

Quote from the CEO, Stefaan Haspeslagh

Despite the challenging market conditions, we are proud to have continued our investments in innovation and sustainability. In Türkiye, we had one of the best historical performances, thanks to our strong brands and extensive dealership network.

In Europe, the final stage of our Elegant platform transition (France) is going well with customers gradually shifting to the new product range. The restructuring in Germany has been successfully finalized on time and within budget with production relocated to other facilities. As a result of this, performance has significantly improved whilst volumes remain under pressure.

In North America, our strong customer collaboration allowed us to supply solid volumes in the midst of a soft new construction market. Focused excellence programs boosted operational performance to the benefit of further improved profitability.

A continued focus on commercial and operational excellence remains key while investing in our people and factories. Our strong teams and long term stakeholder relationships are a strong foundation for the future.

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Summary of consolidated figures

(in € million)

FY 2023

FY 2024

% y-o-y

Sales

866.1

827.0

(4.5%)

Gross profit

281.1

265.3

(5.6%)

Gross-margin (%)

32.5%

32.1%

-0.4 pps

EBITDA

96.7

110.1

13.8%

Adj. EBITDA

117.9

118.1

0.2%

Adj. EBITDA-margin (%)

13.6%

14.3%

+0.7 pps

EBIT

51.9

62.9

21.2%

Monetary gains / (losses)

(25.7)

(8.6)

(66.5%)

Financial result

(7.6)

(20.1)

162.9%

Profit / (loss) before taxes and share of

18.6

34.2

84.3%

result of joint ventures (EBT)

Income taxes

(4.0)

(16.9)

326.4%

Share of the result of a joint venture

(1.0)

(1.5)

50.0%

Net profit / (loss)

13.6

15.9

16.5%

Net debt

70.6

85.1

20.7%

Sales evolution by region

External sales

FY 2023

Volume

FX

Price / Mix / Other

FY 2024

% y-o-y

(in € million)

Europe

410.3

-9.2%

0.4%

-1.2%

369.2

-10.0%

North America

167.0

-1.6%

-0.1%

-0.2%

163.8

-1.9%

Türkiye & EM

288.8

-0.9%

-12.7%

15.4%

294.0

1.8%

Total

866.1

-5.0%

-4.1%

4.5%

827.0

-4.5%

Reporting per region

For the 12 month

Europe

North America

Türkiye &

Intersegment

Group

period ended 31

Emerging markets

Eliminations

December

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

(in € million)

External sales

410.3

369.2

167.0

163.8

288.8

294.0

-

-

866.1

827.0

Intersegment sales

1.0

0.6

0.1

0.0

13.7

11.7

(14.8)

(12.3)

-

-

Total sales

411.3

369.8

167.1

163.8

302.5

305.7

(14.8)

(12.3)

866.1

827.0

EBITDA

(0.2)

23.9

20.6

21.9

76.1

64.8

0.2

(0.6)

96.7

110.1

Adjusted EBITDA

20.5

31.9

20.6

21.9

76.6

64.8

0.2

(0.6)

117.9

118.1

Adjusted EBITDA margin %

5.0%

8.6%

12.3%

13.4%

25.3%

21.2%

13.6%

14.3%

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Management comments

Business environment

In Europe, market demand continued to be soft. The restructuring of our German operations finalized on time and within budget in the second half of the year and started to take effect. The production has shifted to the rest of the Group.

In North America, trading remained resilient and our product innovations continued to generate interest in the market.

In Türkiye, we managed to maintain our volumes in a market that cooled down as of the second half of the year. Tightening of the fiscal and monetary policies in Türkiye led to a relatively stable Turkish lira as of March throughout the year whilst inflation remained at a high level.

Income Statement

Consolidated sales in 2024 decreased to € 827.0m, down 4.5% from € 866.1m in 2023, of which 5.0% resulting from a decrease in volumes (mainly driven by a 9.2% decrease in Europe) while FX devaluation was compensated with pricing changes.

The Adj. EBITDA remained stable at € 118.1m (+0.2% vs 2023). The Adj. EBITDA-margin in 2024 was 14.3%, 0.7 percentage point higher than in 2023 (13.6%). Improvement in Adj. EBITDA is driven by strict cost control in Europe despite inflationary pressure. Profitability in Türkiye & Emerging markets was strong with 21.2% Adj. EBITDA-margin (2023: 25.3%) which is a normalization in comparison to an exceptionally strong 2023.

Adj. EBITDA-items (difference between EBITDA and Adj. EBITDA) amount to € 8.0m (vs € 21.2m in 2023), mainly related to restructuring costs in Europe and the Elegant transition in Europe.

The financial result mainly reflects the hyperinflation impact on monetary assets in Türkiye. In 2024, the impact decreased significantly to € (8.6)m compared to € (25.7)m in 2023, as a result of lower inflation (44.4% in 2024 vs 64.8% inflation in 2023) and lower monetary assets in Türkiye following significant intra-group dividends. Higher hedging and interest costs in Türkiye have led the remaining financial costs to increase by € (12.5)m compared to 2023.

Depreciations and amortizations increased from € 44.8m in 2023 to € 47.2m in 2024.

Income taxes have increased from € (4.0)m in 2023 to € (16.9)m in 2024 due to increased temporary deferred tax differences in Türkiye.

As a result of the above, net profit increased from € 13.6m in 2023 to € 15.9m in 2024.

Cash flow and Balance sheet

Capex amounted to € 38.5m in 2024 compared to € 56.1m in 2023. Capex included investments with a focus on operational efficiency, the recycling granulation capacity, solar panels in UK and preparations for the relocation of our German operations.

The Net Debt increased from € 70.6m per December 2023 to € 85.1m, causing leverage to increase from 0.6x to 0.7x. Increase in Net Debt is driven by an increase in working capital, lower use of factoring and a partial payout of the restructuring of our German operations. Furthermore, significant dividends from Türkiye to Belgium led to a net cashout of € 6.4m to minorities and withholding taxes in the last 12 months.

Working capital increased from € 81.6m as per December 2023 to € 104.4m, mainly resulting from the decision to not use factoring (whilst the factoring balance amounted to € 18.3m as per December 2023).

Sustainability

At Deceuninck, we are convinced that our innovative technologies provide the most sustainable solution to bring comfort to the homes of our end customers.

Replacing windows remains an important contributor to optimizing energy consumption, driving a high need for renovation of the increasingly aging housing stock. Additionally, population continues to grow in key markets where we operate, creating a push for new housing.

We continue to invest in the energy efficiency of our production process & our high-tech recycling activities contribute to closing the loop, allowing us to reuse high quality post-consumer materials into our products.

We are well on track to include CSRD reporting in our annual report which will be published on March 20th.

Outlook

In 2025, we assume the general market softness to remain throughout the year. We continue investing in our people, operational and commercial excellence as well as in innovation and sustainability in order to further improve our competitiveness.

In Europe, the restructuring of our German operations and the transition to Elegant will continue to take effect. While overall market conditions remain challenging, our strong presence in the window renovation market and our continuous focus on innovation will help to have robust trading activity.

In North America, market conditions remain uncertain. Our operational capacity is ready to take on a potential pick up in activity and to win business as an innovative player in the market.

In Türkiye, the market is expected to cool down after years with strong activity based on high interest rates and significant inflation. We continue to leverage on our strong market position by offering excellent products & service via our existing dealerships and by using Türkiye as export hub for the group.

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Annex 1: Consolidated income statement

(in € million)

FY 2023

FY 2024

Sales

866.1

827.0

Cost of goods sold

(585.0)

(561.7)

Gross profit

281.1

265.3

Marketing, sales and distribution expenses

(147.0)

(134.4)

Research and development expenses

(7.2)

(7.0)

Administrative and general expenses

(58.7)

(59.0)

Other net operating result

(16.3)

(2.0)

Operating profit (EBIT)

51.9

62.9

Interest income / (expense)

(4.3)

(7.1)

Foreign exchange gains / (losses)

0.2

(8.7)

Other financial income / (expense)

(3.5)

(4.3)

Monetary gains / (losses)

(25.7)

(8.6)

Profit / (loss) before taxes and share of result of joint ventures (EBT)

18.6

34.2

Income taxes

(4.0)

(16.9)

Share of the result of a joint venture

(1.0)

(1.5)

Net profit / (loss)

13.6

15.9

Adj. EBITDA

117.9

118.1

Earnings per share distributable to the shareholders of the parent company (in €):

FY 2023

FY 2024

Basic earnings per share

0.07

0.10

Diluted earnings per share

0.06

0.10

The statutory auditor, PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren bv, represented by Wouter Coppens, acting on behalf of Wouter Coppens BV has confirmed that the audit, which is substantially complete, has not to date revealed any material misstatement in the draft consolidated accounts, and that the accounting data reported in the press release is consistent, in all material respects, with the draft accounts from which it has been derived.

Annex 2: Consolidated statement of financial position

(in € million)

FY 2023

FY 2024

Assets

Intangible fixed assets

3.6

5.2

Goodwill

10.5

10.5

Tangible fixed assets

311.6

329.8

Financial fixed assets

0.0

0.0

Investment in a joint venture

0.0

0.0

Deferred tax assets

20.6

22.0

Long-term receivables

11.0

11.0

Non-current assets

357.4

378.5

Inventories

138.2

116.7

Trade receivables

82.1

111.2

Other receivables

44.6

59.0

Cash and cash equivalents

46.5

34.1

Non-current assets held for sale

12.0

22.6

Current assets

323.5

343.7

Total assets

680.9

722.2

Equity excluding non-controlling interests

301.5

338.5

Non-controlling interests

13.5

17.1

Equity including non-controlling interests

315.0

355.6

Interest-bearing loans including lease liabilities

105.1

101.3

Other long-term liabilities

0.1

0.1

Employee benefit obligations

14.0

13.1

Long-term provisions

8.4

5.4

Deferred tax liabilities

5.7

13.1

Non-current liabilities

133.4

133.0

Interest-bearing loans including lease liabilities

12.0

18.0

Trade payables

138.8

123.5

Tax liabilities

8.0

8.3

Employee related liabilities

18.3

17.0

Employee benefit obligations

0.6

0.6

Short-term provisions

12.7

12.6

Other liabilities

42.1

53.7

Current liabilities

232.5

233.6

Total equity and liabilities

680.9

722.2

Annex 3: Consolidated statement of cash flows

(in € million)

Profit / (loss)

Depreciations and impairments Net financial charges Income taxes

Inventory write-off (+ = cost / - = inc) Trade AR write-off (+ = cost / - = inc) Movements in provisions (+ = cost / - = inc)

Gain / (loss) on disposal of (in)tangible fixed assets Share based payment expenses

Share of the result of a joint venture Gross operating cash flow

Decr / (incr) in inventories

Decr / (incr) in trade receivables Incr / (decr) in trade payables

Decr / (incr) in other operating assets/liabilities Income taxes paid (-) / received (+)

Cash flow from operating activities Purchases of (in)tangible FA Capital contribution joint venture Proceeds from sale of (in)tangible FA

Cash flow related to loans to joint ventures Cash flow from investment activities

Capital increase (+) / decrease (-) Purchase of treasury shares Sale of treasury shares

Purchase (-) / Sale (+) of treasury shares held by subsidiaries Dividends paid to shareholders of Deceuninck NV Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

Proceeds from sale of shares of Group companies Interest received

Interest paid

Net financial result, excl interest New long-term debts Repayment of long-term debts New short-term debts Repayment of short-term debts

Cash flow from financing activities

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents as per beginning of period Impact of exchange rate fluctuations

Cash and cash equivalents as per end of period

FY 2023

FY 2024

  1. 15.9
  1. 47.2

33.828.8

  1. 16.9
  1. (3.4)
  1. 1.4
  1. (5.2)

(1.2)(0.8)

1.21.1

  1. 1.5
  1. 103.1
  1. 23.6

(14.1)(35.7)

  1. (5.1)
  1. (1.2)

(16.4)(12.5)

133.872.1

(56.1)

(38.5)

(1.0)

(1.5)

1.72.8

(6.6)

0.0

(62.0)

(37.2)

0.70.0

(0.7)(3.9)

0.02.5

0.01.6

(9.7)

(11.1)

(2.6)

(3.8)

0.05.2

3.55.3

(8.5)

(12.3)

(10.7)

(15.8)

1.70.0

(0.3)0.0

3.10.0

(43.2)

(8.5)

(66.6)

(40.7)

5.2(5.7)

58.946.5

(17.6)(6.7)

46.534.1

Financial calendar

26 February 2025

Results FY 2024 and press / analyst meetings

20 March 2025

Publication of Annual report

22 April 2025

Annual General meeting

20 August 2025

Results H1 2025 and press / analyst meetings

Glossary

EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as operating profit / (loss) adjusted for depreciation / amortizations

and impairment of fixed assets.

For the 12 months period ended 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

Operating profit

51,915

62,926

Depreciations & impairments

(44,816)

(47,162)

EBITDA

96,730

110,087

Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating profit / (loss) adjusted for (i) depreciations, amortizations and impairment of fixed assets, (ii) integration & restructuring expenses,

  1. gains & losses on disposal of consolidated entities, (iv) gains & losses on asset disposals, (v) impairment of goodwill and impairment of assets resulting from goodwill allocation.

For the 12 months period ended 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

EBITDA

96,730

110,087

Integration & restructuring expenses

21,142

7,998

Adjusted EBITDA

117,872

118,086

EBIT

EBIT is defined as Earnings before interests and taxes (operational result).

For the 12 months period ended 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

EBITDA

96,730

110,087

Depreciations & impairments

(44,816)

(47,162)

EBIT

51,915

62,926

EBT

EBT is defined as Earnings before taxes and share of result of joint ventures.

EPS (non-diluted)

EPS (non-diluted) are the non-diluted earnings per share and is defined as Earnings

attributable to ordinary shareholders over the weighted average number of ordinary

shares.

EPS (diluted)

EPS (diluted) are the diluted earnings per share and is defined as Earnings attributable

to ordinary shareholders over the sum of weighted average number of ordinary shares

and the weighted average number of ordinary shares which would be issued upon conversion into ordinary shares of all exercisable warrants leading to dilution.

Net debt

Net debt is defined as the sum of current and non-current interest-bearing borrowings

minus cash and cash equivalents.

As per 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

Interest-bearing loans - non-current

105,097

101,314

Interest-bearing loans - current

12,013

17,966

Cash and cash equivalents

(46,545)

(34,133)

Net debt

70,566

85,147

Working capital

Working capital is calculated as the sum of trade receivables and inventories minus

trade payables.

As per 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

Trade receivables

82,129

111,217

Inventories

138,241

116,695

Trade payables

(138,790)

(123,480)

Working capital

81,580

104,432

Capital employed

The sum of non-current assets and working capital.

(CE)

As per 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

Working capital

81,580

104,432

Non-current assets

357,380

378,527

Capital employed (CE)

438,960

482,959

Subsidiaries

Companies in which the Group owns a participation in excess of 50 % or companies

over which the Group has control.

MTM

Mark-to-Market.

Headcount (FTE)

Total Full Time Equivalents including temporary and external staff.

Restricted Group

The Restricted Group consists of all entities of the Group excluding Turkish subsidiaries

and their subsidiaries.

Leverage

Leverage is defined as the ratio of Net debt to LTM (Last Twelve Months) Adjusted

EBITDA.

As per 31 December (in € thousand)

2023

2024

Net debt

70,566

85,147

LTM Adjusted EBITDA

117,872

118,086

Leverage

0.6

0.7

END OF PRESS RELEASE

About Deceuninck

Founded in 1937, Deceuninck is a top 3 independent designer and manufacturer of PVC and composite profiles for windows and doors. Headquartered in Hooglede-Gits (BE), Deceuninck is organized in 3 geographical segments: Europe, North America and Türkiye & Emerging Markets. Deceuninck operates 14 vertically integrated manufacturing facilities, which together with our sales and distribution facilities guarantee the necessary service and response time to Customers. Deceuninck strongly focuses on innovation, sustainability and reliability. Deceuninck is listed on Euronext Brussels ("DECB").

Contact Deceuninck: Hannes Debecker - T +32 51 239 587 - Investor.Relations@deceuninck.com

PRESS RELEASE

Regulated information

Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 6.30 AM CET

Resilient performance under challenging market circumstances

Sales

Adj. EBITDA

Adj. EBITDA %

Net Profit

Net Debt

€ 827.0m

€ 118.1m

14.3%

€ 15.9m

€ 85.1m

(€ 866.1m LY)

(€ 117.9m LY)

(13.6% LY)

(€ 13.6m LY)

(€ 70.6m LY)

-4.5%

+0.2%

+0.7%pps

+16.5%

+20.7%

Executive Summary

  • Sales performance in 2024 was resilient in a challenging market with a limited decrease of 4.5% in sales. Soft market conditions led to lower volumes, while we managed to protect our market share in Europe, North America and Türkiye.
  • Adj. EBITDA remained stable at € 118.1m (vs € 117.9m in 2023) driven by improved performance in Europe and North America and solid results in Türkiye.
  • Adj. EBITDA-margin increased from 13.6% in 2023 to 14.3% in 2024.
  • Adj. EBITDA has been realized balancing volume and margins in challenging conditions and by improving our operational performance.
  • Net profit improved from € 13.6m in 2023 to € 15.9m in 2024.
  • Working capital normalized again in H2 2024 leading to a Net debt of € 85.1m (0.7x Adj. EBITDA).
  • Book value per share increased by 12 % to € 2.44 per share (2023: € 2.18 per share)
  • Proposal to the AGM to pay out a dividend per share of € 0.08.
  • Annual report will be available as of March 20th 2025 at www.deceuninck.com/investors

Quote from the CEO, Stefaan Haspeslagh

Despite the challenging market conditions, we are proud to have continued our investments in innovation and sustainability. In Türkiye, we had one of the best historical performances, thanks to our strong brands and extensive dealership network.

In Europe, the final stage of our Elegant platform transition (France) is going well with customers gradually shifting to the new product range. The restructuring in Germany has been successfully finalized on time and within budget with production relocated to other facilities. As a result of this, performance has significantly improved whilst volumes remain under pressure.

In North America, our strong customer collaboration allowed us to supply solid volumes in the midst of a soft new construction market. Focused excellence programs boosted operational performance to the benefit of further improved profitability.

A continued focus on commercial and operational excellence remains key while investing in our people and factories. Our strong teams and long term stakeholder relationships are a strong foundation for the future.

PRESS RELEASE

Summary of consolidated figures

(in € million)

FY 2023

FY 2024

% y-o-y

Sales

866.1

827.0

(4.5%)

Gross profit

281.1

265.3

(5.6%)

Gross-margin (%)

32.5%

32.1%

-0.4 pps

EBITDA

96.7

110.1

13.8%

Adj. EBITDA

117.9

118.1

0.2%

Adj. EBITDA-margin (%)

13.6%

14.3%

+0.7 pps

EBIT

51.9

62.9

21.2%

Monetary gains / (losses)

(25.7)

(8.6)

(66.5%)

Financial result

(7.6)

(20.1)

162.9%

Profit / (loss) before taxes and share of

18.6

34.2

84.3%

result of joint ventures (EBT)

Income taxes

(4.0)

(16.9)

326.4%

Share of the result of a joint venture

(1.0)

(1.5)

50.0%

Net profit / (loss)

13.6

15.9

16.5%

Net debt

70.6

85.1

20.7%

Sales evolution by region

External sales

FY 2023

Volume

FX

Price / Mix / Other

FY 2024

% y-o-y

(in € million)

Europe

410.3

-9.2%

0.4%

-1.2%

369.2

-10.0%

North America

167.0

-1.6%

-0.1%

-0.2%

163.8

-1.9%

Türkiye & EM

288.8

-0.9%

-12.7%

15.4%

294.0

1.8%

Total

866.1

-5.0%

-4.1%

4.5%

827.0

-4.5%

Reporting per region

For the 12 month

Europe

North America

Türkiye &

Intersegment

Group

period ended 31

Emerging markets

Eliminations

December

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

(in € million)

External sales

410.3

369.2

167.0

163.8

288.8

294.0

-

-

866.1

827.0

Intersegment sales

1.0

0.6

0.1

0.0

13.7

11.7

(14.8)

(12.3)

-

-

Total sales

411.3

369.8

167.1

163.8

302.5

305.7

(14.8)

(12.3)

866.1

827.0

EBITDA

(0.2)

23.9

20.6

21.9

76.1

64.8

0.2

(0.6)

96.7

110.1

Adjusted EBITDA

20.5

31.9

20.6

21.9

76.6

64.8

0.2

(0.6)

117.9

118.1

Adjusted EBITDA margin %

5.0%

8.6%

12.3%

13.4%

25.3%

21.2%

13.6%

14.3%