Crane NXT (CXT) investor relations material

Company Overview and Strategy

• Focuses on securing, detecting, and authenticating products, with $2B in sales and mid-20% EBITDA margins.

• Business diversified across currency security, payment hardware, vending, brand authentication, and inspection devices.

• 50% of revenue from North America, 25% from emerging markets, with a strong government customer base.

• Expanded total addressable market from $7B to nearly $14B through acquisitions and technology development.

• Core trends driving growth: anti-counterfeiting, supply chain digitization, and emerging market expansion.

Strategic Priorities and Growth Initiatives

• Accelerating organic growth by investing in differentiated technology and capabilities to capture market tailwinds.

• Expanding leadership in authentication and traceability technologies through disciplined capital allocation and portfolio optimization.

• Driving operational excellence and margin expansion using the Crane Business System (CBS).

• Aligning with secular trends such as increased counterfeiting, digitization of supply chains, and growth in emerging economies.

• Targeting high-growth end markets, including product authentication and government identity verification.

Technology and Product Innovation

• Micro-optics technology is a key differentiator, used in U.S. and international currency, and brand authentication.

• Technology combines patents and proprietary know-how, making it highly resilient to counterfeiting.

• Detection and Traceability Technologies segment provides inspection equipment and software for pharma and food.

• Software represents about 20% of the portfolio and is expected to grow, especially through M&A.

• Cross-selling opportunities exist by introducing advanced technologies to existing and new customers.