# Annual report presentation template > An annual report presentation tells shareholders, a board or employees how the year went in a few minutes: the result, the key figures, where growth came from, what earnings became in cash, what was delivered and what comes next. This template has eight slides. It leads with the summary, puts every figure next to the year before and ends on the resolutions of the meeting. - Source: https://ai-presentations.com/templates/annual-report/ - Updated: 22 October 2026 - Language: English - German version: https://ai-presentations.com/de/vorlagen/geschaeftsbericht/ For CFOs, investor relations heads and managing directors who present the annual results at a general meeting, to a board or to the whole company, next to the printed report. ## Slide by slide ### 1. Title: year, revenue, margin and cash Shareholders look for three numbers first. With revenue, margin and free cash flow in the title, the room knows the year before the first slide starts. - Reporting year with revenue, margin and free cash flow - The meeting and its date - Presenter and the audience, such as shareholders or the board ### 2. Summary: the year in four sentences Answer first. Many in the room read only this slide, so it holds the result, what drove it, the cash position and what you propose. - Net income next to the year before - Revenue growth and the segment that led it - Margin and free cash flow - The proposal that follows, such as the dividend ### 3. Key figures The six numbers every annual report is read for, each next to the year before, so the direction is clear at a glance. - Revenue, EBITDA, net income and free cash flow - Net debt to EBITDA and headcount - The year before in brackets and the change in percent - The definitions of EBITDA and free cash flow in a note ### 4. Revenue by segment Explains the growth instead of only reporting it. A stacked chart over three years shows which segment moved and by how much. - Revenue by segment for three years, with a total per year - The segment that grew most, with its change in euros and percent - Each segment's share of revenue ### 5. Cash flow Earnings are an opinion, cash is a fact. A bridge from EBITDA to free cash flow shows what taxes, interest, working capital and capex took, and it closes to the number. - EBITDA at the start and free cash flow at the end, both as totals - Taxes, interest, working capital and capex as steps that add up - What the free cash flow covers, such as the dividend ### 6. Priorities Reports the priorities you set a year ago with one result each, so shareholders can hold promises against outcomes. - Three or four priorities from last year's report - One number per priority, next to the year before - The next target where there is one ### 7. Outlook Guidance in ranges next to the actuals, so the next report can be measured against this one. - Revenue growth, margin, capex and leverage as ranges - The actual for the reporting year next to each range - The assumption behind the outlook, such as raw material prices ### 8. Resolutions Ends on what the meeting decides, in the words of the agenda, so the vote can be taken line by line. - The dividend per share, the total and its share of net income - Ratification of the acts of the boards - Appointment of the auditors ## Example deck The example is about Brightwell Packaging, an invented company. Every figure in it is invented too. 1. Annual report 2026: €412m revenue, a 15.0% EBITDA margin and €24.2m free cash flow. How Brightwell Packaging grew in 2026, what it earned and what we propose for 2027. Management board · Brightwell Packaging · Annual general meeting, 14 May 2027 2. Revenue grew 9.0% and profit grew faster, so we propose a higher dividend. €29.6m Net income 2026, up from €22.8m. Revenue rose 9.0% to €412m, led by pharma packaging (+20.4%). The EBITDA margin improved from 14.0% to 15.0% and free cash flow reached €24.2m. Net debt fell to 1.3 times EBITDA, which lets us raise the dividend to €0.85 per share. 3. Revenue, margin and cash all rose in 2026, and net debt fell by €15.8m: Revenue 2026 €412m (+9.0% on 2025 (€378m)); EBITDA €61.8m (+16.8%, margin 15.0% (14.0%)); Net income €29.6m (+29.8% on 2025 (€22.8m)); Free cash flow €24.2m (+38.3% on 2025 (€17.5m)); Net debt to EBITDA 1.3x (Down from 1.9x); Employees (full-time equivalents) 1,925 (+85, up 4.6%) 4. Pharma packaging added €20m of the €34m revenue growth. Revenue was €350m in 2024, €378m in 2025 and €412m in 2026. Pharma grew 20.4% and is now 29% of revenue, up from 26%. Food grew 6.5% and industrial 1.3%. 5. EBITDA of €61.8m became €24.2m of free cash flow after €21.0m of capex. Capex is the largest outflow and includes €9.4m for the cleanroom plant in Poznań. Free cash flow covers the proposed dividend of €10.2m 2.4 times. 6. We delivered four priorities: pharma growth, recycled content, energy and safety: Pharma packaging: The Poznań cleanroom plant opened in March and lifted pharma revenue by €20m to €118m.; Recycled material: Recycled plastic and fiber made up 41% of material input, up from 33%. The 2028 target is 55%.; Energy per tonne: Heat recovery at two plants cut energy use per tonne of output by 12%.; Lost-time injuries: Per million hours worked, down from 1.4. Three of our seven plants had none. 7. For 2027 we expect revenue to grow 7% to 10% at a margin of 15% to 16%: Measure, 2026 actual, 2027 outlook 8. Three resolutions for the annual general meeting on 14 May 2027. Pay a dividend of €0.85 per share, €10.2m in total and 34% of net income. Ratify the acts of the management board and the supervisory board for 2026. Appoint the auditors for the 2027 financial year ## Tips - **Put the year before next to every number.** A figure with no comparison is trivia. Show the prior year in brackets or in a second column, and the change in percent. Where a segment was restated, say so in a note under the slide. - **Explain growth by segment, not by total.** A total that grew 9% does not show whether the whole company grew or one business did. Name the segment that carried the year and give its share of the growth. - **Bridge to cash.** Show how EBITDA became free cash flow. Cash pays the dividend and reduces debt, and a bridge that closes to the figure answers the question most shareholders ask first. - **Define every ratio once.** EBITDA, free cash flow and net debt mean slightly different things in different companies. Put the definition in a note under the slide and use it the same way in every report. - **Report promises as well as results.** A priorities slide that returns to last year's goals earns more trust than a list of achievements. Give each priority one measurable result and, where there is one, the next target. ## Common mistakes - Starting with the history of the company instead of the result - Numbers with no comparison to the year before - A total that hides which segment drove the growth - Ratios whose definition changes from one year to the next - An outlook with a single number and no range or assumption - Pages of the printed report copied onto slides ## Brief for the AI A complete brief for the AI. Replace the [placeholders] with your facts. ```text Create an 8-slide annual report presentation for [our annual general meeting] on [14 May 2027]. Company: [Brightwell Packaging, recyclable packaging], reporting year [2026], figures in [EUR million]. Slide 1: title with revenue, EBITDA margin and free cash flow [412, 15.0% and 24.2]. Slide 2: a summary with net income [29.6, up from 22.8], the segment that led the growth and the dividend we propose [0.85 per share]. Slide 3: six key figures, each next to the year before [revenue 378 to 412, EBITDA 52.9 to 61.8, net income 22.8 to 29.6, free cash flow 17.5 to 24.2, net debt to EBITDA 1.9 to 1.3, employees 1,840 to 1,925]. Slide 4: a stacked chart of revenue by segment for three years [food 192, 201, 214; pharma 82, 98, 118; industrial 76, 79, 80]. Slide 5: a waterfall from EBITDA to free cash flow [61.8, taxes -8.9, interest -4.6, working capital -3.1, capex -21.0, result 24.2]. Slide 6: four priorities with one result each [pharma +20.4%, recycled material 41%, energy per tonne -12%, lost-time injuries 0.9]. Slide 7: a table of the 2027 outlook as ranges next to the 2026 actuals. Slide 8: the resolutions for the meeting. Use action titles. Check that the segments add up to the revenue total and that the cash flow bridge closes, and mark anything you had to assume instead of inventing figures. ``` [Open this brief in the editor](https://app.slaide.de/registrieren?prompt=Create+an+8-slide+annual+report+presentation+for+%5Bour+annual+general+meeting%5D+on+%5B14+May+2027%5D.+Company%3A+%5BBrightwell+Packaging%2C+recyclable+packaging%5D%2C+reporting+year+%5B2026%5D%2C+figures+in+%5BEUR+million%5D.+Slide+1%3A+title+with+revenue%2C+EBITDA+margin+and+free+cash+flow+%5B412%2C+15.0%25+and+24.2%5D.+Slide+2%3A+a+summary+with+net+income+%5B29.6%2C+up+from+22.8%5D%2C+the+segment+that+led+the+growth+and+the+dividend+we+propose+%5B0.85+per+share%5D.+Slide+3%3A+six+key+figures%2C+each+next+to+the+year+before+%5Brevenue+378+to+412%2C+EBITDA+52.9+to+61.8%2C+net+income+22.8+to+29.6%2C+free+cash+flow+17.5+to+24.2%2C+net+debt+to+EBITDA+1.9+to+1.3%2C+employees+1%2C840+to+1%2C925%5D.+Slide+4%3A+a+stacked+chart+of+revenue+by+segment+for+three+years+%5Bfood+192%2C+201%2C+214%3B+pharma+82%2C+98%2C+118%3B+industrial+76%2C+79%2C+80%5D.+Slide+5%3A+a+waterfall+from+EBITDA+to+free+cash+flow+%5B61.8%2C+taxes+-8.9%2C+interest+-4.6%2C+working+capital+-3.1%2C+capex+-21.0%2C+result+24.2%5D.+Slide+6%3A+four+priorities+with+one+result+each+%5Bpharma+%2B20.4%25%2C+recycled+material+41%25%2C+energy+per+tonne+-12%25%2C+lost-time+injuries+0.9%5D.+Slide+7%3A+a+table+of+the+2027+outlook+as+ranges+next+to+the+2026+actuals.+Slide+8%3A+the+resolutions+for+the+meeting.+Use+action+titles.+Check+that+the+segments+add+up+to+the+revenue+total+and+that+the+cash+flow+bridge+closes%2C+and+mark+anything+you+had+to+assume+instead+of+inventing+figures.&utm_source=ai-presentations.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=template%3Aannual-report&utm_content=markdown) ## Frequently asked questions ### What should an annual report presentation include? The result, the key figures next to the year before, where growth came from, how earnings became cash, what was delivered against last year's priorities, the outlook and the resolutions the meeting votes on. Eight slides cover it, and the detail stays in the printed or PDF report. ### How long should an annual report presentation be? Plan on about one and a half minutes per slide. Eight slides take twelve minutes and leave room for questions at a general meeting. A board that has read the report needs fewer slides, and the key-figures and cash flow slides deserve the most time. ### Can I turn our annual report into a presentation? Yes. Attach the report as a PDF or Word file and say who the audience is. The AI reads the text of the report and builds the summary slides from it. Check that every figure on a slide matches the report before it goes to shareholders. ### Can I make the annual report itself as an A4 document? Yes. Slaide has portrait page formats, and the document exports as a Word file with A4 pages, real headings, paragraphs, tables and images, or as a PDF. ### Can ChatGPT create an annual report presentation? ChatGPT or any other AI assistant can draft the slide wording and propose a structure. It does not know your accounts, so the figures have to come from your reporting, and every number needs a check against the audited statements. The AI builds editable slides from your brief and your figures. AI makes mistakes, so check every figure. ### Are the numbers in this template real? No. Brightwell Packaging and all its figures are fictional. The arithmetic is consistent: the segments add up to revenue in every year, the cash flow bridge closes at €24.2m and the dividend of €0.85 on 12.0m shares comes to €10.2m, 34% of net income. 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