Q1 2024 Schaeffler AG earnings

May 7, 2024

Herzogenaurach

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Overview

Business Highlights Q1 2024

Financial Results Q1 2024

Outlook

AGENDA

1 O V E R V I E W

Schaeffler Group - Strong Q1 results in a continued difficult market environment

Key messages Q1 2024

  1. Q1 Sales flat1 on high comps - Automotive Technologies with positive outperformance, Vehicle Lifetime Solutions up strongly, weaker sales in Bearings & Industrial Solutions
  2. Q1 Order Intake - Strong Order Intake of EUR 1.5 bn in E-Mobility, Orderbook Industrial gaining momentum
  3. Q1 EBIT margin3 7.9% - Strong in Automotive Technologies, very strong in Vehicle Lifetime Solutions, solid in Bearings & Industrial Solutions
  4. Q1 FCF4 EUR -166 mn - Higher-than-expected working capital due to higher sales in inventory-intensive areas
  5. FY 2024 Guidance - Confirmed for all metrics
  6. Transaction update - Integration well on track, strong focus on business continuity and preparation for Day One

Sales growth1 Q1Gross Margin2 Q1

flat

26.6%

EUR 4,085 mn

Q1 2023: 23.1%

EBIT margin3 Q1Free Cash Flow4 Q1

7.9%

EUR -166 mn

Q1 2023: 8.1%

Q1 2023: EUR -73 mn

1 FX-adjusted, yoy | 2 Gross profit includes extraordinary one-off gains of EUR 117 mn due to change in accounting estimate regarding the valuation of inventories, adjusted for in the EBIT margin | 3 Before special items | 4 Before cash in- and outflows for M&A activities

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Schaeffler Group Q1 2024 - Highlights and lowlights

Automotive Technologies

Strong Order Intake driven by new business, strong EBIT margin2 by mature business

Vehicle Lifetime Solutions

Further strong growth1 momentum, continued strong EBIT margin2

Bearings & Industrial Solutions

Orderbook Industrial bottoming and signaling declining market pressure across multiple sectors

1 FX-adjusted, yoy | 2 Before special items May 7, 2024 Q1 2024 Schaeffler AG earnings

Bearings & Industrial Solutions

Topline impacted by continued challenging market environment, in particular Wind in China

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Business Highlights Q1 2024

Financial Results Q1 2024

Outlook

AGENDA

2 B U S I N E S S H I G H L I G H T S Q 1 2 0 2 4

Group - Extraordinary impact in Gross Profit by new inventory valuation, not impacting our adj. EBIT margin

Sales

in EUR mn

flat1

4,152 4,085

EBIT3

in EUR mn

-13 mn

335

322

Key Aspects

Growth1 driven by automotive divisions despite high comps; Americas growing1 across all Divisions

Resilient Q1 EBIT margin3 in a challenging market environment

Gross margin2

Q1

Q1

2023

2024

23.1%

26.6%

Q1

Q1

2023

2024

EBIT

8.1%

7.9%

margin3

1 FX-adjusted | 2 Gross profit includes extraordinary one-off gains of EUR 117 mn due to change in accounting estimate regarding the valuation of inventories, adjusted for in the EBIT margin | 3 Before special items

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2 B U S I N E S S H I G H L I G H T S Q 1 2 0 2 4

Sales Performance Q1 2024 - Flat sales, heterogeneous development vs. strong comps

Automotive

Vehicle Lifetime

Bearings &

Industrial

Technologies2

Solutions2

Solutions2

% of Group

Q1 20241

43%

15%

41%

Region Growth

Sales

Europe

45%

+1.9%

+3.7%

-5.4%

-0.4%

Americas

23%

+0.7%

+17.7%

+4.1%

+4.2%

Greater

19%

-0.4%

+29.4%

-9.8%

-3.6%

China

Asia/

13%

+0.1%

+11.7%

-2.6%

-0.5%

Pacific

Division

+0.8%

+8.6%

-4.1%

flat

Growth

Q1 Sales growth1

1 Q1 FX-adjusted Sales growth, please refer to the Interim Report for further details | 2 Reclassification of Divisions as per slide 34; Divisions do not add up to 100% due to new "Others" segment

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2 B U S I N E S S H I G H L I G H T S Q 1 2 0 2 4

Automotive Technologies1 - Slight sales growth, EBIT margin4 improving

Key Aspects

Sales

in EUR mn

+0.8%2

1,778

1,770

Q1

Q1

2023

2024

Gross

19.2%

21.1%

margin3

EBIT4

in EUR mn

+6 mn

93

87

Q1

Q1

2023

2024

EBIT

4.9%

5.3%

margin4

E-Mobility continues growth path in Europe and Americas, double-digit growth2 in Chassis Systems

Strong Q1 EBIT margin of 5.3%4 driven by favorable product mix in Engine & Transmission Systems

1 Reclassification of Division and restated figures as per slide 34 | 2 FX-adjusted | 3 Gross profit includes extraordinary one-off gains of EUR 30 mn due to change in accounting estimate regarding the valuation of inventories, adjusted for in the EBIT margin | 4 Before special items

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2 B U S I N E S S H I G H L I G H T S Q 1 2 0 2 4

Automotive Technologies - Strong Q1 Order Intake of EUR 1.5 bn in E-Mobility

Order Intake1,2

in EUR bn

Thereof

3.2

5.0

5.1

1.5

E-Mobility

8.2

9.5

10.5

H2

3.9

4.1

7.4

H1

4.3

5.4

3.1

2.1

2021

2022

2023

Q1

2024

Book-to-bill-ratio2,3

H2

1.4x

1.2x

2.1x

-

H1

1.4x

1.8x

0.9x

Q1

1.2x

FY

1.4x

1.5x

1.5x

-

1 Nominations to customer projects | 2 Prior-year values restated | 3 Lifetime Sales / Current period revenue May 7, 2024 Q1 2024 Schaeffler AG earnings

Key aspects

New OEM nominations for E-Motor and Inverter in our strongly growing global E-Mobility Heavy Duty Business

New Order Intake by global OEM in the medium duty sector, proofing the strength of our mature business

Strong start into the year with important orders in E-Mobility

and a book-to-bill-ratio of 1.2x

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