Earnings Release • Aug 19, 2020
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Zur Rose Group

Zur Rose Group Walter Oberhänsli Founder, Group CEO Marcel Ziwica Group CFO
Olaf Heinrich Head Germany
| 1 | #1 position for eRx |
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Bundestag passed PDSG law making eRx mandatory starting 2022 Strong partner network established for pre-Gematik roll-out TeleClinic acquisition as strong addition to eRx approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Market Leadership |
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Excellent organic growth of DocMorris and medpex customers1 Apotal acquisition adding 1.1 million high quality |
| 3 | Delivering profitable growth |
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Gross margin improved significantly, while maintaining growth momentum On track to achieve FY targets |
| 4 | Healthcare Ecosystem |
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Telemedicine important building block of Ecosystem offering Innovating consumer journeys from awareness, diagnosis, treatment to adherence |
| 5 | Strategic initiatives on track |
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Full focus on eRx marketplace app launch targeted for Q4 2020 Strong financial position ahead of eRx roll-out |

EU

Notes: Figures reflecting performance of entire B2C & marketplace business regardless of consolidation progress of the acquired businesses with Apotal only included in active customer numbers; all numbers reflecting the performance in the last twelve months period ending 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2020 respectively | 1 Customers placing an order within the past twelve months | 2 Share of orders from existing customers in relation to total number of orders | 3 Number of website visits | 4 Basket size equals average value of the purchase per order | 5 Number of orders per active customer in 12 months period
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| H1 2019 |
Margin in % |
H1 2020 |
Margin in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 771.3 | 841.9 | ||
| 668.4 | 698.0 | ||
| 104.8 | 15.7 | 121.4 | 17.4 |
| (58.4) | (8.7) | (60.9) | (8.7) |
| (24.4) | (3.7) | (27.6) | (4.0) |
| (42.4) | (6.3) | (44.4) | (6.4) |
| (20.4) | (3.1) | (11.5) | (1.6) |
| 17.9 | 2.7 | (13.0) | (1.9) |
| (2.5) | (0.4) | (24.5) | (3.5) |
| (17.1) | (2.6) | (42.0) | (6.0) |
| (17.1) | (2.6) | (52.3) | (7.5) |



| in million CHF |
31 Dec 2019 |
% | 30 June 2020 |
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 204.7 | 258.0 | ||
| Receivables | 152.6 | 159.1 | ||
| Inventories | 70.6 | 105.7 | ||
| Property, plant & equipment | 77.1 | 75.1 | ||
| Intangible assets | 465.3 | 458.6 | ||
| Other assets | 21.4 | 25.1 | ||
| Total assets | 991.7 | 1081.6 | ||
| Financial liabilities | 125.5 | 72.8 | ||
| Payables & accrued expenses | 127.2 | 145.5 | ||
| Bonds | 312.1 | 483.2 | ||
| Other liabilities | 21.4 | 20.7 | ||
| Equity | 405.5 | 40.9 | 359.4 | 33.2 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 991.7 | 100.0 | 1081.6 | 100.0 |
Strategy update
| Healthcare Ecosystem |
1. Easing and innovating health journeys - with TeleClinic acquisition 2. Partnerships with best-in-class digital solutions in the pipeline 3 3. Enabled by leading developments in technology |
|---|---|
| eRx opportunity | #1 position in OTC with 8 million customers in Germany1 1. as pole position for eRx introduction 2 2. First mover strategy, actively preparing for eRx launch 3 3. Launch of eRx marketplace app |
| Integration & synergies |
1 1. Integration fully on track; focus on efficiency and operational excellence 2 2. medpex performance as benchmark for German OTC business 3 3. Branding strategy to be finalized in H2 |
—Personalized treatment journeys






«Telemedicine: every second user prefers video consultation hours over visits to the doctor» Bitkom Study: «Digital Health 2020»
«Telemedicine is laying the roadmap for healthcare's future» Entrepreneur.com, August 3, 2020
«62% of Germans open to telemedicine (vs. 49% in 2019)» STADA Health Report 2020

Source: 1 Sempora 2018 incl. VAT Illustrative, assuming constant total market size of 49.1bn
Adoption curve of marketplace approach expected to be much higher than e-commerce only approach

Zur Rose Group

Cooperation with insurance companies / General reimbursement scheme targeted for Q4 2020
of German population eligible for e-script reimbursement
26

Physical doctor
Physician information system
Telemedicine
Gematik framework (2022)
Pre-Gematik
(2020-2021)

Integration & synergies
Brands
Target picture One brand
Target 2020 Finalise branding strategy Organisation / Culture
Target picture
One Organisation Shared DNA and vision
Target 2020
Streamline organisational structure in Germany Expansion of management team (completed)
Target picture One unified platform
Target 2020 Launch eRx marketplace in
Germany
Logistics
Alternative wording for Logistic target picture: Efficient and customer centric logistic strategy
Target picture Efficient and customer centric logistic strategy
Target 2020 Expansion of existing Heerlen site
Zur Rose Group
Integration roadmap 2020 – bundeling of service functions, remaining sites as operational hubs

medpex example shows leading know-how in German OTC market


Outlook
The latest acquisitions strengthen the market position of the Zur Rose Group. Taking into account the revenues of medpex, Apotal and TeleClinic, management expects growth of over 10 percent for the full year 2020.
Before expenses for additional growth initiatives, especially in the area of electronic prescriptions and for European opportunities, the company aims to break even at adj. EBITDA level in 2020.
Outlook
The Group expects growth in the Rx business to accelerate significantly from next year and confirms its medium-term sales expectation of over CHF 3 billion. The medium-term EBITDA target margin, adjusted for growth initiatives, is around 8 percent.
The mandatory introduction of electronic prescriptions from 2022 and the implementation of the healthcare ecosystem offer further relevant sales and earnings potential.

Zur Rose Group Rose
Walter Oberhänsli Founder, Group CEO
[email protected] +41 58 810 11 49 Marcel Ziwica Group CFO
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