Stevanato Group S.p.A. (NYSE: STVN), a leading global provider of drug containment, drug delivery, and diagnostic solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences industries, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Third quarter revenue increased 14% to €245.3 million, over the same period last year
• Revenue from high value solutions was approximately 30% of total revenue
• Reported diluted earnings per share of €0.14 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of €0.14
• Adjusted EBITDA totaled €65.8 million with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 26.8%
• Committed backlog increased 21% to approximately €1.01 billion, over the same period last year
• The Company is raising its full year 2022 guidance primarily related to favorable currency effects

Third quarter consolidated results

Revenue for the third quarter of 2022 increased 14% to €245.3 million (approximately 11% on a constant currency basis), compared to the same period last year, driven by growth in the Biopharmaceutical and Diagnostic Solutions (BDS) segment and favorable foreign currency translation. Revenue contributions from more accretive, high value solutions increased to 30% of total revenue for the third quarter of 2022, compared to 23% for the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2022, revenue related to Covid-19 decreased to approximately 13% of total revenue, compared to approximately 16% in the third quarter of 2021.

For the third quarter of 2022, gross profit margin increased 210 basis points to 31.6%, compared to the same period last year, driven by a higher mix of high value solutions in the BDS Segment, improved gross profit margin in the Engineering Segment and favorable currency translation. The increase was partially offset by a rise in inflationary costs, especially utilities and logistics. The Company has recovered the majority of these costs through price adjustments and expects additional recoveries in future periods.

Operating profit margin for the third quarter of 2022 increased to 19.4%, compared to 13.2% in the prior-year period which included a discretionary bonus for employees of approximately €6.7 million. The expansion in operating profit margin was driven mainly by increased gross profit, lower general and administrative expenses, and higher other income which included residual fees from a previously disclosed contract modification.

For the third quarter of 2022, net profit totaled €36.3 million, or €0.14 of diluted earnings per share, while adjusted net profit was €37.7 million or €0.14 of adjusted diluted earnings per share. For the third quarter, adjusted EBITDA totaled €65.8 million with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 26.8%.

Franco Moro, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are pleased with our overall financial results in the third quarter of 2022, delivering double-digit revenue growth and an expanding EBITDA margin. While inflationary costs tempered gross profit margin, we are proactively implementing efforts to mitigate the impacts in the current global business environment. We remain confident in our long-term growth strategy driven by our customer’s increasing demands for our integrated high value solutions which promote higher quality, increased speed to market and reduced total cost of ownership. We are well positioned to continue to benefit from favorable secular tailwinds in our growing end markets."

Biopharmaceutical and Diagnostic Solutions Segment (BDS)

For the third quarter of 2022, revenue (external customer sales) from the BDS segment grew 20% to €207.1 million (approximately 15% on a constant currency basis), driven by growth in core drug containment products.

Contributions from high value solutions increased 54% to €74.4 million and represented approximately 36% of segment revenue. Revenue from other containment and delivery solutions increased 7% to €132.7 million.

Year-over-year gross profit margin expansion was mainly driven by a greater mix of more accretive high value solutions and favorable currency translation, which helped offset inflation, and resulted in a gross profit margin* of 32.7% in the third quarter of 2022, compared to 31.2% in the same period last year. For the third quarter of 2022, operating profit margin increased to 22.8%, compared to 18.1% in the same period last year, driven by higher gross profit, lower general and administrative costs, and an increase in other income.

Engineering Segment

For the third quarter of 2022, revenue (external customer sales) from the Engineering segment decreased by 9% to €38.2 million, compared to the same period last year, mostly due to the timing and progression of projects in certain business lines, and in line with Company expectations.

For the third quarter of 2022, gross profit margin* increased to 21.5%, compared to 15.4% for the third quarter of last year, driven by a higher mix of revenue from more accretive business lines and ongoing business optimization efforts. As a result, operating profit margin* improved to 14.0% driven by higher gross profit and lower general and administrative costs.

*Calculated including intersegment transactions

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

As of September 30, the Company had a positive net financial position of €49.6 million and cash and cash equivalents totaled €259.9 million. As expected, capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2022 increased to €71.1 million as the Company invests in its global expansion initiatives.

For the third quarter of 2022, net cash used for operating activities was €3.8 million and reflects increased working capital needs to fund growth initiatives and higher levels of inventory to mitigate supply chain risk in the current environment. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, free cash flow was negative €46.3 million, mostly due cash used in investing of €43.2 million.

New Order Intake and Backlog

For the third quarter of 2022, new order intake totaled €247 million, compared to €310 million in the same period last year. The year-over-year decrease was due to a significant decline in Covid-19 orders. Excluding new orders related to Covid-19, new order intake increased by approximately 6% in the third quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year, demonstrating that the underlying demand trends remain strong.

The Company ended the third quarter with a committed backlog of approximately €1.01 billion, a 21% increase over the same period last year.

Full Year 2022 Guidance

The Company is raising its full year guidance primarily as a result of favorable currency translation. The updated guidance also considers the dynamic operating environment including the wind-down of Covid-19 revenue that is being backfilled by new work, the shift to high value solutions, and actions taken to accelerate efficiencies and implement cost management initiatives to help offset inflation. As a result, the Company now expects:

• Revenue in the range of €961 million to €971 million
• Adjusted diluted EPS in the range of €0.52 to €0.54
• Adjusted EBITDA in the range of €254.5 million to €260.0 million

Executive Chairman, Franco Stevanato, concluded, "We believe our integrated end-to-end capabilities and robust portfolio of injectable products are ideally suited to match the demanding requirements of highly sensitive treatments such as GLP-1s. Thanks to the scientific and technological capabilities that we offer through our technology excellence centers, we are supporting our customers in the early-stage development of new molecules, and we are building a robust pipeline of promising opportunities. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on these opportunities as we continue to drive shareholder value."

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (14:30 Central European Time) on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Management will refer to a slide presentation during the call, which will be made available on the day of the call. To view the slide presentation, please visit the “Financial Results” page, under the Financial Information tab of the Company's Investor Relations section of its website.

Pre-registration: Participants who pre-register will be given a conference passcode and unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. We encourage participants to pre-register for the conference call using the following link: http://services.choruscall.it/DiamondPassRegistration/register?confirmationNumber=4544003&linkSecurityString=514976446

Webcast: A live, listen-only webcast of the call will be available at the following link: https://87399.choruscall.eu/links/stevanato221108.html

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Replay: The webcast will be archived for three months on the Company’s Investor Relations section of its website at: https://ir.stevanatogroup.com/financial-results

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Non-GAAP Financial Information

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Management monitors and evaluates our operating and financial performance using several non-GAAP financial measures, including Constant Currency Revenue, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Operating Profit, Adjusted Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Profit, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Capital Employed, Net Cash, Free Cash Flow, and CAPEX. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful and relevant information regarding our performance and improve our ability to assess our financial condition. While similar measures are widely used in the industry in which we operate, the financial measures we use may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies, nor are they intended to be substitutes for measures of financial performance or financial position as prepared in accordance with IFRS.

About Stevanato Group

Founded in 1949, Stevanato Group is a leading global provider of drug containment, drug delivery and diagnostic solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries. The Group delivers an integrated, end-to-end portfolio of products, processes and services that address customer needs across the entire drug life cycle at each of the development, clinical and commercial stages. Stevanato Group’s core capabilities in scientific research and development, its commitment to technical innovation and its engineering excellence are central to its ability to offer value added solutions to clients. To learn more, visit: www.stevanatogroup.com.

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