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EPH SpA

Investor Presentation May 14, 2019

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Q1 RESULTS

MAY 14TH 2019

DISCLAIMER

This presentation has been prepared by ePRICE S.p.A. for information purposes only and for use in presentations of the Group's results and strategies.

For further details on the ePRICE Group, reference should be made to publicly available information.

Statements contained in this presentation, particularly regarding any possible or assumed future performance of the Group, are or may be forward-looking statements based on ePRICE S.p.A.'s current expectations and projections about future events, and in this respect may involve some risks and uncertainties.

Actual future results for any quarter or annual period may therefore differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements due to a number of different factors, many of which are beyond the ability of ePRICE S.p.A. to control or estimate precisely, including, but not limited to, the Group's ability to manage the effects of the uncertain current local and global economic conditions on our business and to predict future economic conditions, the Group's ability to achieve and manage growth, the degree to which ePRICE S.p.A. enters into, maintains and develops commercial and partnership agreements, the Group's ability to successfully identify, develop and retain key employees, manage and maintain key customer relationships and maintain key supply sources, unfavourable development affecting consumer spending, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, Italian advertising market, competition, fluctuations in exchange rates, any failure of information technology, inventory and other asset risk, credit risk on our accounts, regulatory developments and changes in tax laws.

ePRICE S.p.A. does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.

Any reference to past performance of the ePRICE Group shall not be taken as an indication of future performance. This document does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe to any shares and no part of it shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever.

By attending the presentation you agree to be bound by the foregoing terms.

ePRICE AT A GLANCE

"Serving the evolution of Italian households"

A unique online offer to cover customer needs… …powered by a complete e-Commerce platform

1st & 3rd PARTY MARKETPLACE, FOCUSED ON E-COMMERCE AND E-SERVICES

#1 Online Italian Retailer in Major Domestic Appliance Sales …with Unique Assets and Services

Effective Info-commerce platform for vendors

> 3.4M offers with a dynamic pricingTop brands & products on MDAs on Core Categories

Original Contents and OnlineAdvisory Solutions

Premium installation services and delivery customization for clients

Unique last mile operations and real time information management platform

Q1 2019 SUMMARY

11.
Halved Losses on Ebitda: 40% reduction, from 2,8M to 1,6M
21.
Gross Margin improves: 50 bps from 16,2% to 16,7%
3
Effective results HR cost control: -12% on Payroll vs. Q1 18
Efficiency on Marketing&Sales
: Online ADV -40%, Free Shipping -40%
4
Progress in Fulfillment and Damages cost (20% reduction on incidence vs. Q1 18)
5
month event what's
up
results
March 2018 FY 2017 RESULTS & BUSINESS PLAN
UPDATE 2018-2023

Shifting
low
contribution
margin
1P Sales to 3P
Marketplace

New Marketing Strategy
SEO Driven

Cost
Control and reduction

Management reorganization
and HR
reduced
to 160 people

New «Product» Unit

Halved
Ebitda
losses
April-Aug
2018
NEW MARKETING INITIATIVES
Brand association
with mass brands
& events
for Italy

Partnership with Radio Italia

Partnership with FC Internazionale

Spontaneous
brand awareness=4X share of
voice TV

72% aided
brand awareness
August 2018 MDAs
SALES PARTNERSHIP WITH
AMAZON

Started
selling
a range
OF MDAs
on Amazon

Work in progress on installation
services

Intercepting
different
clients -segments
with
lower
basket size

Better
understanding
of market momentum
October
2018
MARKETPLACE SELLER DAY
250 Italian
sellers attending

New initiatives
to empower
our
marketplace
relevance
in
Italy
and abroad

1,898 active
seller FY 18 (+36% YOY)

+19% GMV growth
in Q4
November
2018
BLACK WEEKEND
Pushing
Black Hour, Black Friday
and Cybermonday
waves
in Italy

Dedicated
initiatives
from 5th to 26th november

Double digit
growth
on MDAs

+50% Home Service Growth

+50% marketplace
growth
December
2018
PARTNERSHIP WITH E-SQUARE
ePRICE joining
one
of the most
significant
international
retail
group
(5,6€ BN purchases/year)

Relevance
with vendors

Volumes

International visibility
April 2019 AGREEMENT WITH CARREFOUR
ITALIA

ePRICE supplying
Major Domestic
Appliances
for 50
Hypermarkets
in Italy

Relevance
with vendors

Offline Volumes, new channel

Working
with 3rd parties to exploit assets

MAIN EVENTS & INITIATIVES

2019 OUTLOOK– MARKET ASSUMPTIONS

2017-2019 TECH&APPLIANCES RETAIL MARKET VIEW, € BN AND % GROWTH

Q1 19 EXECUTION HIGHLIGHTS

(1) Restated according to IFRS 16

ePRICE Q1 19 GMV & REVENUES (1) (2)

(1) Gross Merchandise Volume includes revenues from products, shipping and 3P marketplace sales, net of returns and VAT included. (2) Revenue from services includes deliveries, warranties, B2B, ADV&Infocommerce and other revenues. GMV from services does not include B2B, ADV&Infocommerce;. Services&other have been restated and now include warranties.

REDUCED LOSSES ON EBITDA & CASH CONSUMPTION

€MN

Ebitda vs Q1 18:

  • 0,6M recovery on Marketing
  • 0,5M savings on Fulfilment
  • 0,5M recovery from G&A also thank to R&D
  • Negative impact from Total Gross Profit (-0,4) and IT expenses (-0,2)

Restated according to IFRS 16

Cash Consumption:

  • 10,8M reduction of cash consumption in Q1 19 vs Q1 18
  • +9,4M from WC
  • +0,9M from Ebitda cash
  • +0,5M from Capex & investment in subsidiaries

Q1 NFP EVOLUTION 18 VS. 19

Q1 2019 P&L

Profit & Loss Q1 2019 Q1 2018
restated ias16
Q1 YOY Q1 2018
Total Revenues 35,5 39,0 -9,0% 39,0
Cost of Revenues -29,6 -32,7 -9,6% -32,7
Gross Profit 5,9 6,3 -5,8% 6,3
Gross Margin % 16,7% 16,2% 16,2%
Sales & Marketing -2,2 -2,8 -21,5% -2,8
Fullfilment -3,8 -4,3 -11,1% -4,7
IT -0,6 -0,4 54,2% -0,4
G&A -1,0 -1,7 -41,4% -1,8
EBITDA ADJUSTED -1,6 -2,8 42,1% -3,4
Ebitda Adjusted % -4,6% -7,2% -8,8%
Non recurring costs -0,1 -0,1 29,6% -0,1
EBITDA -1,8 -2,9 39,8% -3,5
Ebitda % -4,9% -7,5% -9,0%
EBIT -4,3 -5,4 20,3% -5,5
Ebit % -12,1% -13,8% -14,0%
-
EBT from continuing operations -4,5 -5,6 19,4% -5,6
Ebt % -12,7% -14,4% -14,4%
EBT from discontinued activies 1,6 0,8 0,8
Net result -2,9 -4,8 38,9% -4,8
-8,3% -12,4% -12,4%

Comments

Q1 2018 has been restated considering application of IFRS 16

Gross Margin

GM up by 50 bps vs. Q1 18 mainly due to marketplace contribution & reduced returns for damaged goods (see chart GM waterfall)

S&M

S&M decreases 21,5% YoY because of Paid Advertising Optimization

Fulfilment

FF decrease 11,1% mainly due to sales volume reduction and cost optimization

G&A & IT

G&A Q1 19 including 0,7M€ tax credits contribution for R&D. Net of this impact G&A&IT costs are stable yoy.

GROSS MARGIN Q1 19

GROSS MARGIN Q1 18 TO Q1 19, % OF REVENUES

Q1 19: CUSTOMER KPI's

13

(1) Some of marketplace buyers possibly duplicated and in common with total ePRICE buyers, which are undpulicated

(2) Spending per Buyer is calculated on revenue from products, deliveries and revenue from 3P marketplace, net of returns and VAT included

FY 2019: GUIDELINES

    1. GMV and revenues back to solid growth, raising customers' satisfaction through our services offer 1
    1. Gross Margin improvement by partnership with vendors and recovery of reverse value
    1. Ebitda FY 2019 around breakeven, back-end loaded
  • 4 NFP substantially unchanged at year's end
  • 5 Up to € 12M from earn-out of previous disposals and operations

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Date Financial Event
14 May Q1 Approval
12 September H1 Approval
12 November 9M Approval

SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE

The share capital of Eprice S.p.A. is equal to Euro 826.297 composed by n.41.314.850 ordinary shares without par-value.

RELEVANT
SHAREHOLDERS
NUMBERS OF SHARES % SHARE CAPITAL
Paolo Ainio* 9,452,615 22.88%
Arepo
BZ S.a.r.l.
8,613,850 20.85%
Pietro Boroli** 2,181,200 5.28%
Treasury
Shares
1,011,372 2.45%

*of which 221.750 (0,54%) held trough PUPS S.r.l., 80% controlled by Paolo Ainio. ** of which 2.158.700 held through Vis Value S.r.l.

There are no other shareholders, outside of those listed above, with a shareholding of more than 5% that have notified Consob and Eprice S.p.A. according to art. 117 of Consob Regulation no. 11971/99 on notification requirements of major holdings.

ANNEX

BALANCE SHEET

€ MN

Balance Sheet 31_12_18 31_03_19
Property, plant and equipment 6,4 6,0
Goodwill 12,8 12,8
Intangible assets 14,9 26,8
Financial assets 1,3 1,2
TOTAL ASSETS 35,4 46,9
NWC 1,2 2,6
Deferred tax assets 8,7 8,7
Provisions (2,2) (2,3)
Other non current debts (0,4) (0,4)
Net Invested Capital 42,7 55,5
Net Equity 49,4 46,6
Net Financial Position (6,7) 9,0
Total Sources 42,7 55,5
Comments
Balance Sheet
Intangible assets increase due to IFRS 16 Application
NFP increase due to IFRS 16

NET WORKING CAPITAL

€ MN

Net Working
Capital
31_03_18 31_12_18 31_03_19
Inventories 15,3 16,1 15,5
Trade receivables 8,5 6,8 5,6
Trade Payables (23,0) (22,5) (21,4)
Other receivables and payables 3,1 0,7 2,8
NET WORKING CAPITAL 3,9 1,1 2,5
DOI 43 42 48
DSO 18 12 13
DPO 42 39 40
Comments
NWC
Days of Inventory increase due to weaker than expected
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