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Q1 interim report 2024

Strong execution in a challenging market

  • Sales affected by three fewer working days in March
    • Stable sales in Entrance Systems
    • Sales decline in Americas, EMEIA, APAC and Global Technologies
  • Operating income and margin improvement
    • Price realization
    • Cost actions
    • Lower direct material costs
  • Seasonally strong cash conversion
  • Continued solid acquisition pace
    • 3 acquisitions signed in the quarter

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Q1 2024 figures in summary

Sales MSEK 35,200

+9%

Sales

EBIT*

+9%

+5%

- -2% organic

- +11% acquired and divested

- +0% currency

EBITA-margin* 16.3% (16.6%)

  1. 000
  1. 000
  1. 000

32 000

30 000

5 427

6 500

6 000

5 500

5 000

EBIT-margin* 15.4% (16.0%)

EBIT* MSEK 5,427

+5%

EPS* SEK 3.12

-6%

*Adjusted for items affecting comparability.

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5 186

  1. 000
  1. 000
  1. 000
  1. 000

20 000

Q1 2023

Q1 2024

Sales, MSEK

EBIT*, MSEK

4 500

4 000

3 500

3 000

Sales by region

Jan-Mar 2024

33

2

-2

53 14 -4

11616

3

27

8

Share of sales, %

Change in local currencies

QTD 2023 vs. QTD 2022, %

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100

9

-2

Emerging markets

13

12

5

6 4 -3

4 -3-3

Organic change

QTD 2023 vs. QTD 2022, %

Emerging markets follows IMF's definition as per 2018-12-31

Q1 2024 Market highlights

Project wins and achievements

  • Loading dock solutions delivered to three large distribution and logistics facilities in the US and Europe
  • One million Yale Doorman sold in the Nordic countries since launch in 2011
  • Large US public university selects electronic access control package

Product launches

  • Yale Durus - a smart lock fitted within a door, offering full functionality on any door style, launched in Sweden
  • Twin X - a keying system for high security environments with new innovative features for the Australian market
  • HID's identification system with facial recognition integrated with self- check-in kiosks for use in airports, hospitals, hotels etc.

Awards

  • iF Design awards to the Expression Speedgate series and Yale's smart video doorbell, smart outdoor and indoor cameras
  • Two awards won during ISC West 2024: Control iD's iDFace won the Biometrics category and Centrios won best Access Control Software

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FX adjusted sales growth

%

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

-20

MSEK

140 000

130 000

120 000

110 000

100 000

90 000

80 000

70 000

60 000

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Organic growth, %

Acquired growth, %

Sales in fixed currencies, MSEK

6

Operating margin

16.5%

EBITA-margin

run rate

%

Run rate: EBIT-margin 15.6% (15.6%)

19

18

17

Long term target range (average)

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Quarter

EBIT* Rolling 12-months

EBITA* Rolling 12-months

*) Operating margin before amortization of intangible assets recognized in business combinations.

Excluding items affecting comparability

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Operating profit

Record high

Q1 EBIT

MSEK

MSEK

6 000

22 500

5 000

20 000

17 500

4 000

15 000

3 000

12 500

10 000

2 000

7 500

1 000

5 000

2 500

0

0

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Quarter

Rolling 12-months

Excluding items affecting comparability

8

Acquisitions

  • Active pipeline
    • 3 acquisitions signed in Q1
    • Representing annualized sales of MSEK 2,000

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Integrated Warehouse Solutions

A US manufacturer of loading dock equipment

Complementary product offering and branding to the existing product portfolio

Sales of MSEK 1,850 in 2023

Accretive to EPS from the start

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