9M 2020 Results

Updated version from 29.10.2020; 08:45

Christian Buhl, CEO

Roland Iff, CFO

29 October 2020

Agenda

  • Q3 2020 key figures
  • 9 months 2020 results
  • Outlook

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Q3 2020 - Strong net sales and EBITDA margin growth

Net sales growth (in CHF)

+5.3%

EPS growth (in CHF)

+11.6%

Net sales growth (currency adj.)

+8.5%

Share buyback (in CHF)

4 million

8'000 shares bought back in Q3

2020 (new buyback program)

EBITDA margin

33.2%

+250 bps vs PY

COVID-19 impact

  • Catch-upeffects from lockdown in Q2
  • Low marketing & administrative expenses due to COVID-19 related restrictions

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Q3 2020 - Net sales development by regions and product areas

Net sales in million CHF

Variance to PY in CHF

Variance to PY in c.a.

Geberit Group

794

+5.3%

+8.5%

By region

Europe

726

+6.9%

+9.6%

Far East / Pacific

25

-12.4%

-7.1%

America

25

-0.9%

+6.2%

Middle East / Africa

18

-14.4%

-4.3%

By product area

Installation & Flushing Systems

294

+7.0%

+10.4%

Piping Systems

239

+0.3%

+2.9%

Bathroom Systems

261

+8.3%

+11.8%

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Q3 2020 - Net sales development by markets

Europe

Inter-

national

Share of

Net sales,

net sales

CHF million Net sales growth, % c.a.

Total 8.5%

Germany

33%

255

12.4%

Switzerland

10%

80

6.8%

Eastern Europe

9%

75

8.4%

Nordics

9%

72

5.9%

Benelux

7%

57

-3.5%

Italy

7%

57

24.1%

Austria

7%

53

12.8%

France

6%

44

11.4%

United Kingdom / Ireland

3%

28

3.2%

Iberia

1%

6

7.1%

America

3%

25

6.2%

Far East / Pacific

3%

25

-7.1%

Middle East / Africa

2%

18

-4.3%

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Key figures Q3 2020

CHF million

Q3 2020

Q3 2019

% YoY

Net sales

794

754

5.3%

EBITDA

264

231

14.1%

Margin

33.2%

30.7%

EBIT

227

195

16.4%

Margin

28.6%

25.9%

Net income

189

171

11.0%

Margin

23.9%

22.6%

EPS (CHF)

5.29

4.74

11.6%

Free cashflow

280

241

15.9%

Margin

35.2%

32.0%

  • Negative currency translation effect
  • EBITDA margin improvement of 250 bps
  • Acceleration of margin improvement in Q3 driven by
    • Operating leverage from volume growth
    • Lower raw material prices
    • Low marketing and administrative expenses due to COVID-19 restrictions
  • Higher tax rate due to corporate tax reform in Switzerland and positive one-time effect in PY

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Agenda

  • Q3 2020 key figures
  • 9 months 2020 results
  • Outlook

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9M 2020 - Net sales decrease driven by currencies and improved profitability

Net sales growth (in CHF)

-5.0%

EPS growth (in CHF)

-5.5%

Net sales growth (currency adj.)

-0.4%

Share buyback (in CHF)

120 million

270'000 shares bought back in

9M 2020

EBITDA margin

32.1%

+130 bps vs PY

COVID-19 impact

  • Negative impact since 2nd half of March, improvement since mid-May
  • Catch-upeffect in Q3
  • Intact supply chain
  • No restructuring or material short-time work

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Net sales 9M 2020 - Substantial negative currency effect

In CHF million

Total variance: CHF -119 million (-5.0%)

2′381

9

110

2′262

Net sales

Growth

Currency

Net sales

9M 2019

in local currency

effect

9M 2020

-0.4%

-4.6%

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9M 2020 - Net sales by regions and product areas

Net sales in million CHF

Variance to PY in CHF

Variance to PY in c.a.

Geberit Group

2'262

-5.0%

-0.4%

By region

Europe

2'079

-3.8%

+0.7%

Far East / Pacific

65

-20.1%

-14.5%

America

73

-6.0%

-1.5%

Middle East / Africa

47

-26.0%

-18.8%

By product area

Installation & Flushing Systems

851

-5.0%

-0.1%

Piping Systems

687

-6.0%

-1.6%

Bathroom Systems

725

-4.0%

+0.6%

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9M 2020 - Net sales decline in countries with severe COVID-19 lockdown

Europe

Inter-

national

Share of

Net sales,

net sales

CHF million Net sales growth, % c.a.

Germany

33%

749

Total -0.4%

5.8%

Switzerland

10%

230

2.7%

Nordics

10%

221

3.3%

Eastern Europe

10%

218

3.7%

Benelux

8%

187

-0.9%

Italy

6%

139

-11.0%

Austria

6%

135

4.8%

France

5%

120

-10.4%

United Kingdom / Ireland

3%

64

-22.1%

Iberia

1%

16

-12.9%

America

3%

73

-1.5%

Far East / Pacific

3%

65

-14.5%

Middle East / Africa

2%

47

-18.8%

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Key figures 9M 2020 - Operational profitability above PY level

CHF million

9M 2020

9M 2019

% YoY

Net sales

2'262

2'381

-5.0%

EBITDA

726

732

-0.9%

Margin

32.1%

30.8%

EBIT

613

626

-2.1%

Margin

27.1%

26.3%

Net income

504

536

-6.0%

Margin

22.3%

22.5%

EPS (CHF)

14.06

14.88

-5.5%

Free cashflow

454

498

-9.0%

Margin

20.1%

20.9%

  • Negative currency translation impact
  • EBITDA margin increase despite COVID-19 driven sales decline
    • Fast and targeted cost containment measures
    • High flexibility in production and logistics
    • Lower raw material prices
    • Sales price increases
  • Higher depreciation due to increased investments in previous years
  • Increased tax rate due to corporate tax reform in Switzerland and positive one-time effect in PY
  • Decline of free cashflow mainly driven by base effect

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EBITDA margin 9M 2020 - Increase of margin by 130 bps

+0.1%

32.1%

-0.2%

+1.8%

30.8%

-0.4%

EBITDA

Volume and

Price effects,

Other cost

Currency effect

EBITDA

margin 9M 2019

product mix effect

net

effects

margin 9M 2020

  • Negative volume effect due to COVID-19 driven volume decline
  • Positive net price effect due to lower raw material prices and price increases
  • Positive other cost effects despite substantial sales decline due to fast and targeted cost containment measures and increased flexibility in operations
  • Only minor negative currency effect due to effective natural currency hedge

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Agenda

  • Q3 2020 key figures
  • 9 months 2020 results
  • Outlook

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Outlook Geberit 2020

  • The outlook is based on the assumption of no second lockdown wave
    • Net sales in local currencies 2020 slightly below 2019
    • Full year EBITDA margin 2020 above previous year

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Disclaimer

While Geberit is making great efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information, we make no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided in this handout and disclaim any liability for the use of it.

The statements in this presentation relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: future global economic conditions, foreign exchange rates, regulatory rules, market conditions, the actions of competitors and other factors beyond the control of the company.

All financial information included is unaudited and is prepared under the same recognition and measurement principles applied for the audited annual financial statements.

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