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Lenzing

Investor Presentation

Results 01-03/2024 May 8, 2024

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Agenda

1

Executive Summary

2

Market update

3

Financials

4

Performance program

5

Outlook

6

Q&A

Stephan Sielaff

Stephan Sielaff

Nico Reiner

Stephan Sielaff

Stephan Sielaff

All

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Lenzing continues to improve its top- and bottom-line performance in a still weak market environment

Key developments

Recovery of generic markets still lacking; positive impact from performance program

  • No sustainable recovery of generic markets - prices remain under pressure
  • Good progress of holistic performance program:
    • Cost: Savings ahead of plan
    • Topline: Fiber sales volumes further increased
  • Chief Transformation Officer to further advance and accelerate performance program

Q1 2024 financial results

Increase in sales and earnings due to performance program

  • Revenue up by 6% vs. Q1 2023 to EUR 658 mn
  • EBITDA increased by EUR 42 mn vs. Q1 2023 to EUR 71 mn
  • Net result1 improved to EUR -32 mn (vs. EUR -80 mn in Q1 2023)
  • Strong FCF of EUR 87 mn positive for third time in a row,
    EUR > 200 mn higher vs. Q1 2023

2024 outlook

Laser focus on exploiting full potential of the performance program

  • Q1 2024 delivered better than expected for Lenzing
  • Cautious outlook on generic fiber market development in 2024
  • Well on track performance program and strengthening orderbook expected to further improve operational results in Q2 to Q4 2024 compared to Q1 2024
  • Lenzing Group therefore confirms that it expects EBITDA for the 2024 financial year to be higher than in the previous year

NOTES: 1) Net result after minorities and hybrid bond

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Market update

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Global demand for apparel started slightly negative

Q1 2024 QoQ

Q1 2024 apparel retail sales1 breakdown by region

in %, Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023, inflation-adjusted, seasonally adjusted

United States

World

Key challenges and influencing factors Q1 2024

+ 4 %

- 1 %

●

Consumer confidence

●

Inflationary pressure

Europe

●

Ongoing discounts

- 4 %

●

Supply chain challenges

●

Uncertainty

●

Weather

China

+ 1 %

NOTES: 1 Global estimate based on 42 countries accounting for 84 % of global 2019 apparel sales. Where available incl. online (China), otherwise excl. online. Europe estimate based on weighted average of 20 countries. All data in local currency, partly adjusted for FX SOURCE: US Census Bureau; Eurostat; China National Bureau of Statistics; team analysis (accessed April 30, 2024)

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Generic viscose prices with no sustainable relief yet

Fiber and DWP market prices in China, Q1/2022-Q1/2024, USD/kg (excl. VAT)

Viscose

Viscose prices stepped up in Q1/2024 due to good demand before Chinese New Year holidays, but then started to soften again

Cotton

International cotton prices rallied in February rather pushed by speculation than based on market fundamentals. Since then, prices normalized

Dissolving hardwood pulp (DWP)

DWP prices increased throughout the first quarter supported by both tight supply and favorable demand from stable downstream operation

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

1/22

4/22

7/22

10/22

1/23

4/23

7/23

10/23

1/24

4/24

SOURCE: CCFG; Cotlook

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Energy and NaOH market prices remain elevated

Comparison of selected energy and NaOH1 market price levels

Change in Percentage Q1 2024 vs. 2020 (averages)

Energy

NaOH

+194%

+63%

+54%

+78%

+57%

+28%

Coal China

Coal Indonesia

Gas Europe

North West Europe

China

South East Asia

NOTE: All prices indexed based on reported currency 1) Caustic soda

SOURCE: IHS Markit; CCFG; Argus; ICE; NYMEX

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Financials

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Further improvement in Lenzing fiber sales volumes in weak market

Development of fiber sales volumes for Lenzing 2023 - Q1 2024

+24%

Q1 2023

Q2 2023

Q3 2023

Q4 2023

Q1 2024

Holistic performance program drives sales volumes increase, e.g.:

  • Outperformance of sustainable fibers such as LENZING™ ECOVERO™ with > 50 % growth since Q1 2023

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