First Half-Year 2020

August 12, 2020

Worldwide Connected, Close to the Markets, Close to the Customer Base

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Headquarter

Kahl am Main, Germany

France

North America

Sausheim

Production Site

Fürstenfeldbruck (Munich)Germany

  • Location HQ: Kahl am Main

(near Frankfurt), Germany

  • Established: 1995 (Buyout at Merger

Balzers/Leybold)

IPO:1997

Employees: 354

Windsor

Subsidiaries & Agents

Worldwide

Latin America

Sao Paulo

Headquarter

Subsidiaries/Sales & Services

Production Site Fürstenfeldbruck (Munich)

Agents

China

Shanghai

Asia Pacific

Singapore

Taiwan

Taipeih

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Uncertainties Concerning Corona COVID-19 Pandemic

Restrictions

  • Travelling to China nearly impossible and other travel restrictions still ongoing
  • Limitations of sales activities and no installation and commission of equipment
  • Production limited due to supply chain disruptions
  • Delayed ordering for all segments because partial shutdowns effect customers

Bright spots

  • Containment of virus in China
  • Resumption of production and activities in China
  • Global easing of restrictions
  • Central banks provide ample liquidity

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No final assessment of the implications possible at the moment

Management closely monitoring situation to implement additional countermeasures if necessary

Financial Key Figures

1st Half-Year

1st Half-Year

in million €

2019

2020

Revenues

44.1

16.2

Order Intake

27.1

66.9

Order Backlog (30.06.)

49.0

77.0

EBIT

1.6

-14.3

EBITDA

3.6

-12.0

Result before Tax

0.5

-15.4

Result for the Period

0.0

-15.0

Operating Cash Flow

-5.8

-4.7

Shareholders' Equity

19.8

-7.9

Total Assets

99.6

72.4

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Profit & Loss Statement

1st Half-Year

1st Half-Year

in million €

2019

2020

Gross Revenues

44.1

16.2

Net Revenue

43.6

16.0

Gross Profit

14.1

-0.6

(in % of Net Revenues)

(32.3 %)

(-3.8 %)

R & D

-3.0

-4.5

Sales & Customer Service

-5.2

-5.0

GM & A

-4.2

-4.4

Other Income/Expenses

-0.1

0.2

OPEX

-12.5

-13.7

EBIT

1.6

-14.3

(in % of Net Revenues)

(3.7 %)

(-89.4 %)

Net Result

0.0

-15.0

EPS (basic in €)

0.00

-1.69

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Profit & Loss Statement Second Quarter 2020 Versus 2019

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2nd Quarter

2nd Quarter

in million €

2019

2020

Gross Revenues

23.3

5.3

Net Revenue

23.0

5.3

Gross Profit

7.7

-1.5

(in % of Net Revenues)

(33.5 %)

(-28.3 %)

R & D

-1.6

-2.7

Sales & Customer Service

-2.8

-2.3

GM & A

-2.4

-2.3

Other Income/Expenses

-0.4

0.3

OPEX

-7.2

-7.0

EBIT

0.5

-8.5

(in % of Net Revenues)

(2.2 %)

(-160.4 )

Net Result

-0.2

-8.4

EPS (basic in €)

-0.02

-0.94

  • Increased R&D: investment for future products
  • Decreased travel & marketing costs
  • Prior year low due to one-time effects

Breakdown of OPEX and Realized Cost Savings in the Second Quarter 2020 Versus 2019

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OPEX by category

Personal expenses

(55%)

Materials costs

(35%)

Depreciation

(10%)

Cost savings in

Cost savings in

Q2

%

€ 0.6 million

-20 %

€ 0.5 million

-18 %

-/--/-

Balance Sheet

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in million €

31.12.2019

30.06.2020

Available Cash

14.8

6.4

Restricted Cash

4.4

4.1

Total Current Receivables and Other Assets

16.8

14.4

Total Inventories

15.5

15.5

Non Current Assets

32.2

32.0

In the period after the completion of the reporting period

until July 31, 2020, further payments from the machine

Total Assets

83.7

72.4

activities with a volume of € 14.2 million were received.

Total Current Liabilities

38.2

43.5

Total Non-Current Liabilities

38.5

36.8

Total Equity

7.0

-7.9

Equity and Liabilities

83.7

72.4

Cash Flow Development 1st Half-Year

1st Half-Year

1st Half-Year

in million €

2019

2020

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

-5.8

-4.7

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

-2.0

-1.9

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

4.3

-1.7

Total Cash Flow

-3.5

-4.9

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of

the Period

13.5

14.8

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes

0.1

-0.1

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of

the Period

10.1

6.4

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Employees

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Several initiatives were used to cut costs:

31.12.2019

30.06.2020

Decrease of overtime

Short term work

SINGULUS Group

+3

351

354

Reduction of temporary staff

Domestic

+4

296

300

Abroad

-1

55

54

Sales Split by Segments 1st Half-Year 2020

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14.2 %

Semiconductor

42.6 %

Life Science

43.2 %Solar

Life

Semi-

1st Half-Year 2019

Solar

Science

conductor

Solar

65.8 %

Life Science

29.0 %

Semiconductor

5.2 %

Sales Split by Region 1st Half-Year 2020

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43.8 %Europe

20.4 % Americas

0.6 %

Africa & Australia

35.2 %

Asia

1st Half-Year 2019

Asia66.5 %

Americas16.1 %

Europe17.2 %

Africa & Australia

0.2 %

Annual Solar PV Markets 2020-2024

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CNBM

Announced Steps of Investment for CIGS

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1.5 GW

1.5 GW

1.5 GW

1.5 GW

City of Bengbu,

City of Meishan,

City Xuzhou,

City Weihai,

Province Anhui

Province Sichuan

Province Jiangsu

Province Shandong

1.5 GW

1.5 GW

1.5 GW

1.5 GW

2nd step

LOI

300 MW

1st step

1st step

1st step

1st step

Order

Order

Order

300 MW

in discussion

300 MW

150 MW

150 MW

Order for 150 MW signed

January 15, 2020

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Production Systems for Thin-film Solar Cells CIGS & CdTe

Production Equipment for CIGS & CdTe

  • Long experience in equipment technology
  • Market leader for CIGS equipment
  • Excellent experience for sputtering & evaporation systems
  • Over 850 sputtering systems in the market

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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Production Systems for Heterojunction and TopCon Solar Cells

Sputtering & Wet Processing Equipment for High Performance Solar Cells

  • All systems in the market for daily cell production
  • High cell & module efficiency
  • Largest market share
  • Advanced technology potential
  • Lower capex
  • Potential for cell efficiency over 25 %

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Objectives in 2020/2021

Recovery of order intake and increase in sales and earnings influenced by COVID-19

Solar

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  • Extend leadership in Thin-film Solar (CIGS/CdTe)
  • Expand customer base for Heterojunction solar cells

Semiconductor

  • Maintain leading position in magnetic films, e.g. Magnetic Sensors, MRAM
  • Expand presence in production environment
  • Grow into additional applications such as Inductors, MEMS, RF-Filters, LED, Power Electronics
  • Grow market share for wet cleaning, etching and drying in semiconductor and electronics industry

Life Science

Medical Technology

  • Addressing of new applications/costumers for production system for medical technology Decorative Coatings
  • Intensive marketing of the existing machine platform for cosmetics, consumer goods & automotive New Applications
  • Introduction of sputtering & wet processing equipment for new applications/markets

Contact

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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG

Hanauer Landstrasse 103

D-63796 Kahl/Main

Dr.-Ing. Stefan Rinck, President and CEO

Stefan.Rinck@singulus.de

Markus Ehret, CFO

Markus.Ehret@singulus.de

Dr. rer. nat. Christian Strahberger, COO Christian.Strahberger@singulus.de

Maren Schuster, Head of Investor Relations

Tel: +49-6188-440-1612

Maren.Schuster@singulus.de

Bernhard Krause, Communications Worldwide

Tel: +49-6181-9828020

Bernhard.Krause@singulus.de

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, assumptions and forecasts of the executive board and on currently available information. Various known and unknown risks, unpredictable developments, changes in the economic and political environment and other presently not yet identifiable effects could result in the fact that the actual future results, financial situation or the outlook for the company differ from the estimates given here. We are not obligated to update the forward-looking statements made in this presentation unless there is a legal obligation.

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