DELFINGEN Industry : Net sales for the 4th quarter 2021

PRESS RELEASE - DELFINGEN

Net Sales for 4th quarter 2021

Anteuil, February 4th, 2022

• Reported net sales of €363 million, up 50.1%
• Outperformed the automotive market of 12.2 points in 2021 in a very difficult market situation
• 25% growth in the "Protection Systems" business in 2021
• Strong performance of the "industrial" business at +29%.

Sales

Consolidated sales at the end of December 2021

In million euros	2021*	2020	Published
Net sales	363.0	241.9	50.1%
Automotive	190.6	169.7	12.3%
Industrial	40.8**	35.8	14.0%
Schlemmer	131.6	36.4***	261.7%

Organic	Exchange	Change of
rates	perimeter
11.5%	-2.4%	40.9%
14.7%	-2.5%
29.6%	-3.5%	-12.1%
-19.8%	-1.0%	282.5%

Consolidated sales for 4th quarter 2021
In million euros	Q4 2021*	Q4 2020	Published		Organic	Exchange	Change of
	rates	perimeter
Net sales	83.5	90.8	-8.0%		-15.9%	2.3%	5.6%
Automotive	46.8	54.2	-13.8%	-16.8%	3.0%	-
Industrial	9.0**	9.5	-4.9%	11.8%	4.5%	-21.2%
Schlemmer	27.8	27.1***	2.5%	-21.9%	0.2%	24.3%

* Unaudited

**2021 scope: sale of the technical straps and belts business on June 30, 2021.

***2020 scope: acquisition of Lot 1 (Germany, Romania, Russia, Spain) from Schlemmer on September 1, 2020 and acquisition of Lot 2 (Italy, Morocco, Tunisia) from Schlemmer on December 31, 2020.

• Automotive market: organic growth of 14.7%

At the end of December 2021, net sales at constant exchange rates and constant scope of consolidation were up 14.7% (+12.3% on a reported basis) in a market up 2.5%. The cumulative effect of exchange rates at the end of December was unfavorable by €4.6 million, mainly due to the parity (€/$).

In the fourth quarter, sales at constant exchange rates and scope of consolidation were down 16.8% (-13.8% on a reported basis) in a market down 12.8%. The market was penalized on the one hand by semiconductor supply disruptions and on the other hand by an unfavorable basis of comparison, the last quarter of 2020 having been very dynamic in catching up with a very weak second and third quarter of 2020. In addition, the FTT business is significantly underperforming the market due to overexposure to a customer whose sales have been particularly affected by the semiconductor crisis.

Cumulative net sales:

By business:

In million euros	2021*	2020	Published
Protection systems	148.4	120.6	23.0%
Fluid transfer	32.9	35.8	-8.1%
Interior Trim Fastening	6.1	4.2	45.5%
Logistics and Assembly	3.2	9.1	-64.8%
Services(1)

(1) Activity stopped in the Tangier plant in December 2020.

Exchange

Organic rates

25.5% -2.5%

-5.4%-2.8%

50.3% -4.9%

-64.8% 0.0%

In million euros	Q4 2021*	Q4 2020	Published
Protection systems	36.7	38.6	-5.1%
Fluid transfer	8.0	11.6	-30.9%
Interior Trim Fastening	1.4	1.5	-5.6%
Logistics and Assembly	0.7	2.4	-69.8%
Services(1)

(1) Activity stopped in the Tangier plant in December 2020.

By region:

Exchange

Organic rates

-8.2% 3.1%

-34.2% 3.4%

-14.2% 8.6%

-72.8% 3.1%

All regions are outperforming the automotive market, particularly in the Americas and Asia:

In million euros	2021*	2020	Published
Americas	97.0	85.7	13.2%
Europe - Africa	60.0	59.0	1.7%
Asia	33.6	25.1	33.8%

**** Source IHS December 2021

		Evolution of	Performance
	Exchange	the
Organic	vs. Organic (in
rates	Automotive
		Market ****	pts)
17.6%	-4.3%	2.4%	+15.2
1.8%	-0.1%	-3.4%	+5.2
35.5%	-1.7%	5.1%	+30.4

By quarters:

In million euros	2021*	2020	Published
Q1	51.2	48.2	6.3%
Q2	46.1	18.3	152.6%
Q3	46.5	49.0	-5.2%
Q4	46.8	54.2	-13.8%

Organic	Exchange
rates
13.2%	-6.9%
165.9%	-13.3%
-5.3%	0.1%
-16.8%	3.0%

• Industrial Market

Industrial Market sales were up 29.6% at constant exchange rates and consolidation scope (+14% on a reported basis).

At constant exchange rates,

• Sales of Drossbach North America rose by 32.8% (+28.1% on a reported basis);
• The "Electrical and Thermal Insulation" activity grew by 37.8% (+33.8% on a reported basis);
• The "Technical straps and belts" activity was down 41.5% following the sale of this business on June 30, 2021.

The effect of exchange rates at the end of December was unfavorable by €1.2 million.

• Ex-SchlemmerE/A

The sales of the Schlemmer perimeter, fully integrated as of January 1, 2021, amounted to €131.6 million at the end of December 2021, representing 36% of the group's total sales.

The level of activity is higher than expected at the time of the acquisition.

Perspectives

In a market context that remains as unstable as ever (variability of demand, shortage of materials and components, soaring purchase prices, logistical difficulties, etc.), DELFINGEN is doing its utmost to adapt the management of its operations and its cost structure and thus strengthen its leadership as a preferred partner of its customers by offering a unique service and quality.

In addition, DELFINGEN is developing its product and service offering to meet the challenges of the automotive industry's transformation towards clean and sustainable mobility.

In this chaotic market situation, DELFINGEN has outperformed its last revenue guidance of €345 million (see press release of November 5, 2021 'Net sales for the 3rd quarter') and therefore expects to achieve an operating margin of around 6% in 2021, compared with the last guidance of 5%.

« Safe Harbor » Statement

Although DELFINGEN's management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date of this document, investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous factors, risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond DELFINGEN's control, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

DELFINGEN, a global leader in protection and routing solutions

for electric and fluid on-board networks.

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