SONACOMSNSE25 October 2023

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited

Date: - 25th October, 2023

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National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Listing Dept., Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051 NSE Scrip: SONACOMS

Subject: Investor Presentation for the quarter and half year ended 30th September, 2023

In compliance with Regulation 30 read with Para 15(a) of Part A of Schedule III and other applicable provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed herewith the Investor Presentation inter-alia, encompassing an overview of the Company, its operations and Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and half year ended on 30th September, 2023.

Kindly take the same on record.

Thanking you

For SONA BLW PRECISION FORGINGS LIMITED

Ajay Pratap Singh Vice President (Legal), Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Enclosed: As above

Q2 & H1 FY24 Earnings Presentation

25 October 2023

Disclaimer

This presentation and the accompanying slides (the “Presentation”), which have been prepared by Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (the “Company”), have been prepared solely for information purposes and do not constitute any offer, recommendation or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and shall not form the basis or be relied on in connection with any contract or binding commitment whatsoever. No offering of securities of the Company will be made except by means of a statutory offering document containing detailed information about the Company.

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Our Management

Mr. Kiran Manohar Deshmukh Group CTO

Mr. V. Vikram Verma CEO, Driveline Business

Mr. Sat Mohan Gupta CEO, Motor Business

Mr. Rohit Nanda Group CFO

Mr. Vivek Vikram Singh MD & Group CEO

Mr. Amit Mishra Head, Investor Relations

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One Vision To become one of the World’s most Respected and Valuable Auto Mobility Technology companies for our Customers, Employees & Shareholders.

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Our new technology roadmap for E.P.I.C. mobility also displays our product evolution journey

Connected

Zone Monitoring Sensors

Intelligent

Non-ferrous Parts

Robotics Gears

Spool Gear

EDL

Epicyclic Geartrain

Reduction Drive Unit

HV Motor

Electric

HV e-Axle

Active Bias Gears

Input/Rotor Shaft

LV e-Axle

Lightweight Differential

Intermediate Gears

Park Gear

Spiral Bevel Gears

Final Drive Differential Assembly

Differential Assembly

Bot Motor

Non-auto Mobility Motors

Integrated Motor Controller

Magnetless Motor

360˚ Short-range Radar Sensors

In-cabin Sensors

HV Inverter

Integrated Radar Sensor

GaN Inverter

Liquid Cooled Inverter

Suspension Motor Controller

Differential Gear

Starter Motor

Hub-wheel Motor

LV Inverter

Personalized

Legacy Products

Current Products

Future Products

Future Products added in Q2FY24

Note: The product images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the products

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Mid-drive Motor

Financial Performance Highlights

Our net formed differential gears

Q2 FY24 Financial Performance Highlights

7,908 mn | 20%

2,233 mn | 35%

1,238 mn | 34%

Revenue | YoY Growth

EBITDA | YoY Growth

PAT | YoY Growth

28.2% EBITDA Margin

15.7% PAT Margin1

2,070 mn | 58%

BEV Revenue | YoY Growth

27% Q2 FY24 Revenue Share

from BEV

Notes: 1.

PAT margin percentage calculated from PAT including non-controlling interest

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H1 FY24 Financial Performance Highlights

15,230 mn | 22%

4,267 mn | 38%

2,359 mn | 40%

Revenue | YoY Growth

EBITDA | YoY Growth

PAT | YoY Growth

28.0% EBITDA Margin

15.5% PAT Margin1

32.3%

RoCE2

28.7%

RoE3

Notes: 1. 2. 3.

PAT margin percentage calculated from PAT including non-controlling interest ROCE = LTM EBIT/ Average tangible capital employed + capital deployed for acquiring NOVELIC ROE = LTM PAT/ Average tangible net worth + capital deployed for acquiring NOVELIC

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Update on our Strategic Priorities

Net formed differential gears coming out of our forging press

Update on our Strategic Priorities

Electrification

Global Market Significance

Diversification

Technology

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Sizeable and Increasing Presence in EVs

27%

3,913 mn

33%

H1 FY24 Revenue Share

H1 FY24 BEV segment

H1 FY24 BEV revenue

from BEV

revenue

YoY growth

46 (10+13+23)1

EV Programs1 awarded across

27 customers as at the end of

Q1 FY24

+2

48 (10+15+23)1

EV Programs1 awarded across

28 customers as at the end of

Q2 FY24

Notes: 1.

Include only BEV and PHEV programs currently in serial production as well as in the orderbook; numbers in brackets to be read as (# of programs in fully ramped up production + # of programs in ramp-up + # of programs not yet in production)

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We added another high-end EV OEM customer with a unique drivetrain architecture & a legacy Indian OEM for electric 3-wheeler motors

Rotor Embedded Differential Sub-Assembly

Mid-Drive Traction Motor

For Electric Passenger Vehicles

For Electric 3-Wheelers

New Customer

Existing Customer

North American New Age OEM of Electric PVs

Indian OEM of PVs, CVs, OHVs, and EVs

₹ 1,700 mn

addition in our orderbook

Q2 FY25

Start of Production

₹ 3,700 mn

addition in our orderbook

Q3 FY25

Start of Production

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48 EV programs across 281 different customers

No. of programs customers

24 11

-

3

3

11

9

-

3

3

6

1

6

1

-

Programs in fully ramped-up production

Programs in ramp-up or not yet in production

Programs for geartrain components

Programs for traction motors, IMCM and PHEV starters

Programs for e-Axle

North America 7 Customers 3 15

12

+1

Europe2 5 Customers 1 5

6 2

Asia 4 Customers 2 2 3 1

15

+1

7

4

+1

22

India 17 Customers 4 7

18 12

3

+x denotes the change during Q2 FY24

Notes: 1. 2.

2 customers are present in more than one geography Europe geography includes the UK

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Our Strategic Priorities

Electrification

Global Market Significance

Diversification

Technology

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Our net order book1 grows to ₹221 billion (8.3x FY23 revenue)

220 bn

Orderbook at the end of Q1 FY24

# of Programs

# of Customers

5 bn

Orders consumed from matured and ramp-up programs during Q2 FY24

EV Rs. 171 Billion (78%)

63% 19 9

PV

6 bn

Orders added for programs won in Q2 FY24

221 bn

Orderbook at the end of Q2 FY24

Non-EV Rs. 49 Billion (22%)

10% 12 9

6% 7 7

5% 27 11

8% 22 9

8% 49 17

2W &3W

CV &OHV

PV

CV

OHV

Notes: 1.

Net order book means the aggregate revenue from awarded programs which are either yet to start production or are yet to fully ramp up, in the next 10 years, after adjusting for the negative impact of all programs that are expected to reach end of life or be phased out. We have also applied a discount to accommodate any unforeseen delays or changes in program launches that may happen in the future.

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Our Strategic Priorities

Electrification

Global Market Significance

Diversification

Technology

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Diversified Revenue Mix – By Powertrain

Battery EV increasing as a % of our revenue continues to be our dominant and secular theme

Our pure ICE dependence continues to reduce steadily going from 25% in FY21 to 11% in H1 FY24

FY21

FY22

FY23

H1 FY24

14%

27%

34%

25%

25%

26%

31%

18%

26%

21%

38%

15%

27%

23%

39%

11%

Battery EV

Micro-hybrid / Hybrid

Power source Neutral

ICE Dependent

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Diversified Revenue Mix

By Geography

7%

1%

By Product

4% 1%

4%

20%

43%

15%

FY23

FY23

29%

6% 1%

32%

0.5% 1%

5%

4%

23%

40%

11%

23%

21%

21%

H1 FY24

30%

H1 FY24

35%

23%

By Vehicle segment

FY23

69%

15%

12%

4%

PV

H1 FY24

CV

OHV

E2W/E3W

70%

15%

10%

5%

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Q2 & H1 FY24 Financial Update

Our final drive gears

Q2 FY24 Financials

Revenue (Rs. mn)

1

EBITDA (Rs. mn)

EBITDA Margin (%)

PAT (Rs. mn)

2 PAT Margin (%)

BEV

YoY: 20%

7,908

6,574

1,310

2,070

YoY: 35%

YoY: 39%

1,657

25.2%

2,233

28.2%

YoY: 34%

925

1,238

1,283

14.1%

15.7%

16.2%

Q2 FY23

Q2 FY24

Q2 FY23

Q2 FY24

Q2 FY23

Q2 FY24 Q2 FY24 (adj)

o BEV Revenue grew by 58% and constitutes

27% of total revenue

o EBITDA Margin is higher by ~3.0% largely due

to the positive impact of product mix

o Total Revenue grew by a robust 20% while light (North

vehicle sales America, India, and Europe) grew by 14%

top-3 markets

in our

o Adjusted PAT margin is higher mainly due to improvement in EBITDA margin leading to 39% growth in PAT

o Exceptional expenses related to NOVELIC acquisition have been added back to arrive at the Adjusted PAT for Q2FY24

Notes: 1. 2.

Revenue includes net gain from foreign exchange PAT margin percentage calculated from PAT including non-controlling interest

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H1 FY24 Financials

Revenue (Rs. mn)

1

EBITDA (Rs. mn)

EBITDA Margin (%)

PAT (Rs. mn)

2 PAT Margin (%)

BEV

YoY: 22%

15,230

12,466

2,937

H1 FY23

3,913

H1 FY24

o BEV Revenue grew by 33% and constitutes

27% of total revenue

o Total Revenue grew by a robust 22% while light (North

vehicle sales America, India, and Europe) grew by 15%

top-3 markets

in our

YoY: 38%

YoY: 44%

4,267

28.0%

3,082

24.9%

YoY: 40%

1,684

2,359

2,424

13.5%

15.5%

15.9%

H1 FY23

H1 FY24

H1 FY23

H1 FY24

H1 FY24 (adj)

o EBITDA Margin compared to H1FY23 is higher by ~3.1% largely due to the positive impact of product mix

o Adjusted PAT margin improvement

is mainly due to improved EBITDA margin leading to 44% growth in profit after tax

o Exceptional expenses related to NOVELIC acquisition have been added back to arrive at the Adjusted PAT for Q2FY24

Notes: 1. 2.

Revenue includes net gain from foreign exchange PAT margin percentage calculated from PAT including non-controlling interest

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FCFO of INR 1,592 mn in H1 FY24

Numbers in Rs. mn

Opening Cash as on 1st April 2023

Net cash flow from operating activities

Net cash flow from investing activities

Net cash flow from financing activities

Closing Cash as on 30th September 2023

EBITDA

∆ Working capital

Tax paid

Others

4,267

(175)

(668)

(424)

Capex

(1,408)

NOVELIC Investment

Other Investments

Others

(2,110)

797

111

Net loan drawn

Dividend

Others

645

(896)

116

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Key Ratios

VA/Employee cost 6.4

5.7

5.1

5.2

RoCE (%)

RoE (%)

6.3

28.8%

36.1% 32.4% 30.4% 32.3%

30.4%

34.6% 36.3%

26.6% 28.7%

Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Sep-23

Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Sep-23

Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Sep-23

Net Debt to EBITDA

Working Capital Turnover

Fixed Asset Turnover

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.3

4.6

5.0

4.7

3.9

3.7

0.76

0.43

(0.01)

(0.12)

0.05

Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Sep-23

Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Sep-23

Mar-20 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Sep-23

Note:

1) 2)

3)

VA/Employee Cost = Material margin/ (Employee cost + Manpower cost on hiring) ROCE = LTM EBIT/ Average tangible capital employed + capital deployed for acquiring NOVELIC

ROE = LTM PAT/ Average tangible net worth + capital deployed for acquiring NOVELIC

Net Debt to EBITDA = Short-term & long-term debt less cash, bank balances & mutual fund investments / LTM EBITDA

4) 5) Working Capital Turnover = LTM Revenue/ Average net working capital

Fixed asset turnover = LTM Revenue/ Average Tangible net block

6) 7) Mar-20 numbers are based on pro-forma financials 8)

RoCE and RoE for earlier years have been recalculated due to merger

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Q&A

New Product Development Discussion

Appendix

Inside view of our manufacturing plant at Manesar, Haryana

Our story so far…

Phase - 1

• 18 Customers • 2 Plants • 1 Product

Revenue in INR millions

FY99 – H1FY24 annualized Avg EBITDA margin 26.6% Revenue CAGR 35.2% Industry CAGR 9.4%

FY99– FY11 Avg. EBITDA margin 21.5% Revenue CAGR 50.6% Industry CAGR 16.1%

Phase - 2

• 22 Customers • 2 Plants • 2 Products

Phase - 3

Phase - 4

• Acquisition of Comstar • 47 Customers (37+10) • 9 Plants (5+4) • 10 Products (5+5)

• Started journey as a public company • 72 customers • 9 plants • 17 products

30,434

H1FY24 Annualized

26,756

FY12– FY16 Avg. EBITDA margin 25.0% Revenue CAGR 10.6% Industry CAGR 1.7%

FY17– H1FY24 annualized Avg. EBITDA margin 27.3% Revenue CAGR 30.3% Industry CAGR 4.8%

21,306

15,663

12,201

6,992

6,088

5,033

15,217 H1FY24

16

9 9 Y F

120

223

183

221

0 0 Y F

1 0 Y F

2 0 Y F

3 0 Y F

399

4 0 Y F

697

910

1,135

1,348

1,174

1,492

2,207

2,807

2,616

3,309

3,456

3,653

5 0 Y F

6 0 Y F

7 0 Y F

8 0 Y F

9 0 Y F

0 1 Y F

1 1 Y F

2 1 Y F

3 1 Y F

4 1 Y F

5 1 Y F

6 1 Y F

7 1 Y F

8 1 Y F

9 1 Y F

0 2 Y F

1 2 Y F

2 2 Y F

3 2 Y F

Notes: 1. 2.

FY20 onwards financials include Comstar Industry data source: SIAM

4 2 Y F 1 H

) . n n a (

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One Vision To become one of the World’s most Respected and Valuable Mobility Technology companies for our Customers, Employees & Shareholders.

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Guided by Values

Agility

34.5%

Growth

5-year Revenue

CAGR

Vitality

Integrity

Frugality

26.8%

Margins

5-year Avg.

EBITDA

>25%

Returns ROE

Each Year

(FY19-FY23)

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Vertically-integrated and modular electro-mechanical and autonomous solutions provider for the new EPIC value chain

Customer Mobility Interface Provider

Powertrain Solutions Provider

OEM

Integrated Autonomous Solutions Provider

Electro- mechanical Modules Supplier (SW+HW)

Tier 1 Supplier

Autonomous Modules Supplier (SW+HW)

Radar Boards & Antenna Design Embedded & Application Software

• • • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning Algorithms •

Zonal architecture and multi-sensor systems

Electrical & Mechanical Components Supplier

Tier 2-n Supplier

Autonomous Components Supplier

Electric Vehicle Solutions

Traditional Auto Supply Chain

Autonomous Driving

.. or any other radar chip manufacturer

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Electrification: Our Approach to Market

Power Rating

> 600 kW

300 – 600 kW

100 – 300 kW

40 – 100 kW

15 – 40 kW

5 – 15 kW

<5 kW

Driveline Solutions

Core Strength: High Torque, High Power Density

Commercial

Personal

EV Products

Motor Solutions

Core Strength: Low Voltage, High Power Density

Personal

Commercial

Epicyclic Geartrain

Spool Gears

EDL

Final Drive assembly

Differential assemblies

Intermediate Gears & Input/Rotor Shaft

Differential gears

SRM Motor

Controllers

E-Axles

Drive Motors

Hub-wheel Motors

In serial production or in orderbook

To be added between CY23-25

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Established Global Presence to Serve Customers Locally

USA Location

Capacity3

Tecumseh, MI 1 mn starter motors

Ypsilanti, MI

Belgium

Genk

Germany

Cologne

China Location Capacity3

Hangzhou 1 mn starter motors

7 of the world’s top 10 PV OEMs1a

3 of the world’s top 10 CV OEMs1b

7 of the world’s top 10 tractor OEMs1b

Irapuato 1 mn starter motors

Mexico Location Capacity3

Serbia

Belgrade

Novi Sad

Niš

4 of the world’s top 10 EV OEMs1c

3 of the Indian top 10 Indian e-2-Wheeler OEMs1d

9 4 1 8 3

Manufacturing Plant

R&D Centre

Tool & Die Shop

Warehouse

Engineering Capability Centre

India

Location Capacity3

Gurugram 44.6 mn gears

Manesar

2.0 mn differential assemblies

Pune

11.8 mn gears

Chennai

3.8 mn starter motors 0.4 mn traction motors

Hosur, Sanand, Rudrapur, Mehsana

Notes: 1. 2.

Data Source: a) BofA Global Automobiles Report; b) Ricardo Report; c) EV-Volumes; d) Vahan Database; Company Analysis Capacity as of March 2023

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Product Summary

Passenger Vehicles

Spool Gears

Electronically Locking Differential (EDL)

1

2

11

3

Integrated Motor Controller Module (for Predictive Active Suspension)

10

9

12

13

11

8

7

6

5

4

Reduction Drive Unit*

In-Cabin Radar Sensors*

Epicyclic Geartrain

360° Short Range Radar Sensors*

Intermediate Gears

Commercial Vehicles

Coupling/ Sleeves

Differential Assembly

Differential Bevel Gears

Traction Motor*

Input/Rotor Shaft

Controller*

Starter Motor

*Product under development

9

10

6

5

7

8

4

11

12

13

2

1

Inter-Axle Gear Set

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Product Summary

Buses

Differential Bevel Gears

1

3

2

4

5

Controller*

360° Short Range Radar Sensors*

In-Cabin Radar Sensors*

Off Highway Vehicles

6

5

3

4

87

1

2

Spiral Bevel Gears

Portal Axle Gears

360° Short Range Radar Sensors*

Traction Motor

Light Commercial Vehicles /3-Wheeler (Cargo)

Controller

Traction Motor*

In-Cabin RADAR Sensors*

*Product under development

Starter Motor

6

7

4

5

3

Differential Assembly

Differential Bevel Gears

2

1

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Product Summary

Electric 2-Wheelers

Hub Wheel Motor

1

4

5

2

3

Integrated Motor & Controller*

360° Short Range Radar Sensors*

Industrial Automation, AGVs & Robots

1

4

Robotics Gears*

360° Short Range Radar Sensors*

Drive Motor

Electric 3-Wheelers

1

2 3

4

2

3

Bot Motors*

Zone Monitoring Sensors*

Controller

Building Automation

1

*Product under development

e-Axles

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Revenue share from BEV has grown 21x over 5 years, with absolute BEV revenue growth at 45x

Revenue from BEV (%)

BEV Segment Revenue (Rs. mn)

21x

14%

1.3%

2.0%

45x

7,826

H1FY24 Annualized

6,707

25%

26%

27%

5,042

2,057

3,913

H1FY24

174

234

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

H1 FY24

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY24

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Market Shares for Differential Gears and Starter Motors

Global Market Share of Differential Gears1

Global Market Share of Starter Motors1

While we continue to dominate the Indian market for Differential Gears

CY19

4.5%

CY20

5.0%

CY21

6.3%

CY22

7.2%

CY19

2.5%

CY20

3.0%

CY21

4.6%

CY22

4.1%

Passenger Vehicles

Commercial Vehicles

Tractors

55-60%2

80-90%2

75-85%2

Notes: 1. 2.

As per Ricardo report; starter motor market share across light vehicles As per CRISIL report dated Feb 2021

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