Clariant delivers 16.4 % EBITDA margin in Q4; proposes CHF 0.42 distribution per share; expects modest growth and underlying profitability improvement in 2025 Freitag, 28. Februar 2025 - 07:16

AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO ART. 53 LR

• Q4 2024: sales increased by 5 % in local currency1 to CHF 1.091 billion due to growth in all businesses; sequential sales increase of 10 % in local currency mainly driven by volume growth in Catalysts
• Q4 2024: EBITDA margin of 16.4 % driven by improvement in Adsorbents & Additives and Catalysts supported by sunliquid™ reversals; stable underlying EBITDA margin before exceptional items of 14.7 %
• FY 2024 results delivered in line with guidance: sales of CHF 4.152 billion decreased by 3 % in local currency; EBITDA margin of 15.8 %, and 16.0 % before exceptional items
• FY 2024: resilient free cash flow of CHF 211 million, resulting in a 32 % free cash flow conversion rate
• Distribution of CHF 0.42 per share to be proposed to AGM on 1 April 2025
• Outlook 2025 confirmed: modest growth and underlying EBITDA margin improvement
• Clariant remains committed to its medium-term targets to be achieved by 2027 at the latest

“In the fourth quarter of 2024, we saw growth in all our businesses. Our improved EBITDA margin was driven by volume growth and proactive margin management while the Care Chemicals performance fell slightly short of our expectations due to lower seasonal aviation and refinery business,” said Conrad Keijzer, Chief Executive Officer of Clariant. “For the full year 2024, I am particularly pleased with the strong operational performance, cash generation, and the progress in our non-financial targets. We increased our 2030 ambition for greenhouse gas emission reduction in 2024 and made significant progress with a reduction of 9 % in Scope 1 & 2 emissions compared to 2023. Our top-quartile safety performance also improved by another reduction of 19 % in our DART rate. For 2025, we expect modest growth, underlying margin improvement, and continued delivery of cost savings, resulting in improved cash generation. Despite challenging market conditions and macroeconomic risks and uncertainties, we remain on track toward the delivery of our medium-term targets, supported by our self-help actions,” Conrad Keijzer added.

1 All references to local currency growth, pricing, volumes, and scope exclude the impact from hyperinflation countries Argentina and Türkiye. All references to currency include a net impact from hyperinflation countries Argentina and Türkiye.

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