Pinewood Technologies Group PlcLSE: PINE

FY25 Results Presentation

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‌Pinewood Technologies Group PLC FY25 Results‌

22nd April 2026



‌Agenda

1. Introduction & Overview

Bill Berman

2. Financial Review

Ollie Mann

3. Operating Highlights & Strategic Priorities

Bill Berman

4. Summary & Outlook

Bill Berman

Bill Berman CEO





Ollie Mann CFO



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‌Introduction & Overview

‌Strong Strategic and Operational Progress
  • Good momentum in North America; system testing underway in US dealerships

  • Integration work underway with a significant number of US OEMs

  • Seez AI integration driving benefits across new and existing customers

  • Lookers implementation commenced in July 2025 and is progressing on schedule - due to complete Q4 2026

  • Customer retention remains very high with minimal net customer churn of 2.5% in FY25

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‌Financial Review

‌Financial Highlights - Another Period of Strong Strategic & Financial Progress

Revenue

Gross profit

Underlying EBITDA

£40.5m

FY24: £31.2m

+29.8%

£34.7m

FY24 : £28.2m

+23.0%

£16.4m

FY24 : £14.0m

+17.1%

Recurring revenue

Net customer churn

Total Contract Value (TCV)*

83.2%

FY24 : 86.5%

-3.3%

2.5%

FY24 : 1.1%

+1.4%

£64.5m

Another period of strong strategic & financial progress

Note: FY24 is 11m ended Dec-24

* Total Contract Value (TCV) is future incremental recurring revenue not yet recognised at Dec-25 from signed customers 6



£m

FY25

FY24

Profit for the period Adjustment for tax

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interest 1

Share of result of associate

Net fair value losses on financial instruments Adjustment for net financing expense

50.3

(0.6)

5.7

2.5

-

0.5

-(4.4)

(60.8)

1.6

0.8

(0.7)

Depreciation & amortisation Share based payments Working capital movements

(9.4)

12.1

3.6

0.2

4.3

5.6

1.0

(6.0)

Cash generated from operations

Tax paid

Bank and stocking interest paid Bank interest received

Lease interest

6.5

(0.6)

(0.1)

1.1

(0.1)

4.9

(0.1)

(0.1)

4.5

(0.1)

Net cash from operating activities

6.8

9.1

Proceeds from sale of businesses 2

Capital expenditure

Acquisition of subsidiaries & resellers, net of cash acquired 3

Investment in associate

Other investments

10.0

395.4

(7.5)

-(10.0)

(3.2)

(11.4)

(13.5)

-

-

Net cash from investing activities

(14.9)

374.7

Net proceeds from issue of share capital 4

Payment of lease liabilities

Repayment of loans Payment of dividend

34.1

30.0

(0.5)

(93.0)

(358.4)

(1.2)

-

-

Net cash outflow from investing activities

32.9

(421.9)

Net increase / (decrease) in cash

24.8

(38.1)

Cash b/f

9.3

47.4

Cash c/f 5

34.1

9.3

‌Strategic Fundraise and Cash Generation Enable Seez Acquisition and Strengthen Financial Position



1• £60.8m gain on North American JV buyout

2• £10.0m relates to final settlement of Lithia tax debtor

3• £13.5m of net spend on acquisitions and reseller buyouts:

  • c.£26m of spend on Seez acquisition

  • c.£2.5m spend on South Africa reseller buyout

  • c.£15m of cash received as part of US JV buyout

    4• £34.1m of net proceeds from Feb-25 equity raise

    5• £34.1m of cash at end of FY25

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    Notes:

    FY24 is the 11m period ended 31 December 2024



    ‌Material increase in Net Assets driven by Equity Raise and JV Buyout

    £m

    Dec-25

    Dec-24

    Property, plant & equipment

    2.3

    1.7

    Goodwill 2

    51.5

    0.3

    Investment in associate

    -

    9.6

    Other Investments

    -

    3.2

    Other Intangible Assets 3

    168.0

    16.3

    Receivables

    11.1

    21.4

    Payables

    (20.1)

    (12.7)

    Deferred Income

    (7.5)

    (7.6)

    Net Tax Balances 4

    (35.2)

    (2.5)

    Cash 5

    34.1

    9.3

    Shareholders Funds 1

    204.2

    39.0

    1• Movement in shareholders funds driven by equity raise in March 2025 and US JV Buyout in July 2025



    2• Increase in goodwill relates to US JV Buyout, Seez AI

    acquisition and South Africa reseller buyout

    • c.£32m from US JV buyout

    • c.£18m from Seez acquisition

    • c.£1m from South Africa reseller buyout

      3• Increase in other intangible assets primarily driven by US JV buyout and Seez acquisition

    • c.£125m is North American customer contract

4• £34m of the tax liability relates to the US JV Buyout

5• Strong balance sheet with £34.1m of cash at Dec-25.

The Group also has a £10m unutilised RCF

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‌Non-underlying Items

£m

FY25

FY24

Within operating expenses:

Restructuring and transition costs re Lithia transaction

(1.3)

(2.2)

Restructure and transition costs, including transaction fees, following FY25 acquisitions 1

-

(4.6)

Administrative expenses in Pinewood North America, LLC as subsidiary 2

(4.2)

-

Share based payments

(3.6)

(1.0)

Amortisation of Intangibles arising on acquisition

(4.0)

-

Transaction costs re Lithia transaction

-

(0.9)

(17.7)

(4.1)

Within finance income:

Interest receivable on cash held at bank

0.2

4.3

0.2

4.3

Other items:

-(0.5)

-

Gain on buyout of North American JV

3

60.8

Share of JV Result

(1.6)

Losses on Financial Instruments

(0.8)

58.4

-

Total non-underlying items before tax

40.9

0.2

Non-underlying items in tax

3.7

(0.4)

Total non-underlying items before tax

44.6

(0.2)

1• £4.6m of costs relating to FY25 acquisitions

2• £4.2m of North American admin expenses incurred since JV buyout in Jul-25

3• £60.8m gain recognised on JV buyout - JV buyout based on third party valuation of JV of

$150m

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‌Guidance
  • Further to the recent 'business update' announcement made on 25 March 2026 which noted the updated timing of the Marshalls implementation, the Board reiterates revised expectations for FY26

  • We reaffirm our expectation that the Group will achieve underlying EBITDA of £58-62m by FY28

  • This is underpinned by strong visibility from our existing signed contracts and a significant pipeline of opportunities, with c.85% of the projected EBITDA growth covered by signed contracts

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    ‌Operating Highlights & Strategy

    ‌A Leading Technology Provider to Automotive Retailers & OEMs

    Automotive Intelligence Platform

Pinewood Technologies Group PLC today

High user loyalty

  • Software-as-a-Service

    (SaaS) for 2 decades

  • First SaaS Automotive System

A leading Automotive Retail Ecosystem

  • Pure cloud-based software designed around customers and hyperscale

  • Our system is active in 36 countries

focused on UK, Europe and Asia

Recurring revenue streams

  • < 2% avg net customer churn over the

last 3 years

  • Consistent growth in revenue and high, stable gross margins

  • c.83% of revenue is recurring (FY25)

    Partnerships with 50+

    OEM Brands

    • Long-standing strategic partners

    • Enables transformation of customer experience, improved efficiency and increased profitability

    Experienced workforce

    Fully Embedded AI

    • 40 years experience in the automotive

      industry

    • International workforce across

      multiple countries

    • Headcount of c.400 employees of which c.50% are software developers

    • Fully embedded AI across the whole

      Pinewood.AI system

    • Covers vehicle sales, CRM, aftersales/fixed ops and back office accounting

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    ‌Progress on Strategy

    UK & Ireland International Products / Vertical Sales North America

    • Lookers implementation started in July 2025 and progressing well

    • Marshalls implementation

      starting H2 2026

    • Commitment to win more business from AM100 dealers

    (Global Auto Holdings)

    Signed Feb-25

    Signed Oct-24

    • Japan: implementation underway with Porsche Japan; Volkswagen Japan rollout to start following completion of Porsche

    • Scandinavia: addition of Scandinavian dealers with Global Auto Holdings contract

    • DACH: shortlisted for a

      number of sizeable contracts

    • Buyout of South African & Netherlands resellers now completed

  • Significant amount of integration work between Seez and Pinewood platforms completed

  • Has enabled step-change in some of the main Seez products: Connect (AI Chat), Serve (Service AI) & Reach (Sales AI)

  • Completed buyout of Lithia's

    51% stake in JV

  • $60m contract signed with Lithia for North America

  • Rollout of Seez chatbots into Lithia's North American dealers is underway

  • North American roll-out preparation progressing well with systems testing underway in Lithia US dealers

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‌Well Positioned to Grow Market Share in Lucrative North American Market

  • North America Total Addressable Market of $9.3bn*:

    • $6.5bn for the core automotive software products

    • Plus another $2.8bn for related addressable markets such as commercial vehicles dealer software

  • Pinewood.AI has a significant foothold in the market following $60m contract signed with Lithia to install

    Pinewood.AI platform in all their c.320 North American dealers

  • System testing underway in Lithia's US dealers following OEM engagement and rollout of Seez chatbots into

    Lithia's North American dealers has commenced

  • Well-positioned to grow share of North American automotive dealer software market following buying Lithia out of their share of North American JV & targeted marketing including first-time showing at NADA

    * Per third party consultant market study (2024)

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    ‌UK System Implementations Progressing Well
  • Lookers implementation is progressing well and on time after starting in July 2025 - due to finish in Q4 2026

  • Lithia UK team are seeing the benefits of having Pinewood.AI fully operational in all of their dealerships

  • Marshall implementation ready to start in H2 2026

  • Increased cross-sell opportunities in existing UK customers primarily through AI products and Data & Analytics

    products

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    ‌Progress in Key Growth Markets
  • Contracts signed with Porsche Japan and Volkswagen Japan

    • Porsche rollout underway, Volkswagen to follow

  • Ongoing discussions with a number of European customers, primarily in Central Europe

  • Well-positioned in Southern African countries and Netherlands, following buyout of resellers in these geographies

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    ‌Why Invest in Automotive DMS?

    Mission-Critical Software Long Customer Tenure High Switching Costs

    • DMS is a mission critical system of record, allowing car

      dealerships to manage day-to-day operations

    • It is the operational backbone for dealerships-downtime halts revenue, reinforcing its strategic indispensability

    • OEM relationships and market "know-how" are required to sell to dealerships, creating barriers to entry and reinforcing incumbent advantage

    • Average customer relationships exceed a decade, giving vendors durable, annuity-like retention

    • Certification with each manufacturer can cost vendors up

      to $1m per brand, deterring new entrants

    • Historically, DMS migration has been a lengthy process, taking 12+ months and requires retraining staff and risking short-term revenue disruption

    • This has historically resulted in high retention rates

      Attractive Financial Profile Digital-Transformation Catalyst Regulatory and Cybersecurity Tailwinds

      • Subscription revenue visibility as dealer groups pay on multi-year contracts, creating highly predictable cash flows

      • Asset light SaaS model and minimal COGS translates to

        high gross margins

      • AI-enabled features (e.g., automated scheduling, customer outreach) address labour shortages and boost ROI for dealerships

      • This has accelerated modern DMS adoption

      • Heightened scrutiny and rising compliance demands after recent cyberattacks has driven dealers towards secure, cloud-based DMS platforms like Pinewood.AI

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    ‌Summary & Outlook

    ‌Summary & Outlook
  • Priority in the UK remains to continue the system implementations with Lookers and to begin the Marshalls implementation in H2 2026 as well as onboarding other smaller customers

  • Significant progress in North America with good progress on OEM integrations and system testing underway in US Lithia dealers

  • Huge opportunity in North American market - Total Addressable Market > $9 billion

  • FY28 guidance: underlying EBITDA of £58m-62m, underpinned by strong visibility from existing contracts

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Ollie Mann CFO

Bill Berman CEO

‌Q&A

‌Appendix

‌Financial Review - Statutory Income Statement

£m unless stated

FY25

FY24

Change

Revenue

40.5

31.2

29.8%

Gross Profit

34.7

28.2

23.0%

Gross Margin %

85.7%

90.4%

-470 bps

Underlying EBITDA

16.4

14.0

17.1%

Underlying EBITDA %

40.5%

44.9%

-440 bps

Underlying Operating Profit

8.3

8.4

-1.2%

Underlying Profit Before Tax

8.8

8.5

3.5%

  • FY25 was the 12m period ended 31-Dec-25 and FY24 was the 11m period 31-Dec-24

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‌A Mission-Critical, Full-Service and Embedded Platform

Secure end-to-end ecosystem of apps, designed to help dealership groups unlock automotive business value and drive performance and profitability

1

One Version of the Truth Single interface with comprehensive functionality, seamlessly integrating data points into a centralized user-friendly platform

2 100% Cloud Hosted Highly scalable and flexible, allowing for real-time updates, agile development and quick adaptation to

the changing needs of the automotive industry

3 End-to-End Connected Data

Real-time data provides full visibility of individual customer interactions and high-level business insights, enhancing operational efficiencies

4 AI Capabilities

Fully embedded AI functionality across whole product suite

5 Superior Cybersecurity

Well-invested platform architecture provides a secure data environment

6

Longstanding Customer Relationships

5 of the top 20 UK dealership groups as customers with <2% net user churn over the last 3 years

7 Highly Skilled Team

Unrivalled automotive industry expertise - Built by Car People for Car People

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‌Pinewood.AI Customers*

* Includes Pinewood and Seez customers 24



‌Total North America Addressable Market*

North American automotive market constitutes ~$6.5bn of the total ~$9.3bn TAM

# of rooftops

DMS CRM Layered Apps

Highly fragmented with lower spend

~$2.8bn ~$9.3bn

Target segments given they cover ~70% of the franchise Auto market. More suitable to the Pinewood.AI proposition

~$1.9bn

~$0.9bn

~$1.2bn

~$2.5bn

~$2.4bn

~$1.0bn

~$3.1bn

~$3.7bn

~$1.4bn

~$4.2bn

~$1.1bn

~$0.4bn

~$1.3bn

Highly fragmented with varied needs between RV, Power sports, Boats and Commercial Vehicles

~$6.5bn

10+ Rooftops

3-10 Rooftops

1-2 Rooftops

Independents

Auto

Non-auto

Total

~3.5k

~8.5k

~7.5k

~28.5k

~48k

~31.5k

~80k

* Per third party consultant market study (2024)

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