Quarterly Report • May 7, 2024
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Milan, 7 May 2024

* Three months ended 31 March 2024

This document (the Document) was prepared by ORSERO S.p.A. (Company) only for the purposes of presenting the Company.
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The Manager in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents of Orsero S.p.A., Mr. Edoardo Dupanloup certifies, pursuant to art. 154-bis, paragraph 2, of Legislative Decree 58/98 that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the documentary results, books and accounting records.
Minor discrepancies in calculating percentage changes and totals in tables of this presentation are due to rounding.

Key Financials Q1 2024*


C O R P O R A T E
B U S I N E S S
| M€ | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | TOTAL CHANGE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % | ||||||
| Net Sales | 337,9 | 347,3 | (9,4) | -2,7% | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA* | 16,8 | 26,2 | (9,4) | -35,9% | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 5,0% | 7,6% | -257 Bps. | ||||
| Adjusted EBIT | 8,6 | 18,2 | (9,6) | -52,7% | |||
| Adjusted Net Profit ** | 4,9 | 13,4 | (8,5) | -63,3% | |||
| Net Profit | 5,0 | 13,0 | (8,0) | -61,7% |
| M€ | 31.03.2024 | 31.12.2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net Invested Capital | 384,6 | 366,4 |
| Total Equity | 245,6 | 238,5 |
| Net Financial Position | 139,0 | 127,8 |
| NFP/ Total Equity | 0,57 | 0,54 |
| NFP/Adj. EBITDA | 1,42 | 1,19 |
| Net Financial Position excl. IFRS 16*** | 77,3 | 67,1 |
| NFP/ Total Equity excl. IFRS16 | 0,31 | 0,28 |
| NFP/Adj. EBITDA excl. IFRS16 | 0,96 | 0,74 |
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* Adjusted EBITDA excl. IFRS 16 is equal to 12,4 M€ in Q1 2024 and 22,1 M€ in Q1 2023 ** Adjusted for non-recurring items and Top Management incentives, net of their estimated tax effect *** IFRS 16 effect consisting in NFP of 61,7 M€ at the end of 2023 and 60,8 M€ at the end of 2023


Net sales Q1 2024 post an overall decrease of 9,4 M€ or – 2,7 % vs LY
Q1 2024 Adjusted EBITDA id down by 9,4 M€ or – 35,9 % vs LY, margin is 5,0% vs 7,6% LY:




Adjusted Net Profit Q1 2024 decreases to 4,9 M€, down by 8,5 M€, excluding the adjustments and their tax effect:





COMMERCIAL NWC - SEASONAL PATH (M€)

* Excluding non-cash capex related to incremental IFRS 16 right-of-use equal to 4,8 M€.
Cash and cash equivalents come in at 88,0 M€
• The incremental IFRS 16 right-of-use of Q1 2024 are equal to 4,8 M€



ORSERO CR Costa Rica

AGRICOLA AZZURRA *
FRUTTITAL
GALANDI Italy
Italy 50%
SIMBA Italy
Greece
SIMBACOL Colombia
BELLA FRUTTA
EUROFRUTAS Portugal
ACAPULCO Mexico
COMM. DE FRUTA
I FRUTTI DI GIL Italy 51%
Italy
BLAMPIN ** France
AZ FRANCE France
CAPEXO France
FRUTTICA France
H.NOS FERNANDEZ LOPEZ Spain
BONAORO * Spain 50%
CITRUMED*** Tunisia 50%
MOÑO AZUL * Argentina 19,2%

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ORSERO SPA Italy
FRESCO SHIP'S AGENCY & FOWARDING Italy
ORSERO SERVIZI Italy
FRUPORT * Spain 49%

* Equity Method ** 80% of fully diluted share capital + call option on 13,3% *** at cost


| AMOUNTS IN €/000 | FY 2020 | % | FY 2021 | % | FY 2022 | % | FY 2023 | % | Q1 2024 | % | Q1 2023 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1.041.535 100,0% | 1.069.776 100,0% | 1.196.284 100,0% | 1.540.813 | 100,0% | 337.894 | 100,0% | 347.341 | 100,0% | |||
| Cost of sales | (953.725) | -91,6% | (975.562) | -91,2% | (1.077.434) | -90,1% | (1.369.334) | -88,9% | ( 306.382) | -90,7% | (306.961) | -88,4% |
| Gross profit | 87.810 | 8,4% | 94.214 | 8,8% | 118.850 | 9,9% | 171.478 | 11,1% | 31.512 | 9,3% | 40.380 | 11,6% |
| General and administrative expense | (67.650) | -6,5% | (71.071) | -6,6% | (75.831) | -6,3% | (100.254) | -6,5% | ( 23.961) | -7,1% | (24.107) | -6,9% |
| Other operating income/expense | (1.397) | -0,1% | (19) | 0,0% | (3.077) | -0,3% | (6.293) | -0,4% | 1.130 | 0,3% | 1.391 | 0,4% |
| Operating Result (Ebit) | 18.763 | 1,8% | 23.125 | 2,2% | 39.942 | 3,3% | 64.931 | 4,2% | 8.681 | 2,6% | 17.663 | 5,1% |
| Financial income | 252 | 0,0% | 352 | 0,0% | 321 | 0,0% | 1.512 | 0,1% | 467 | 0,1% | 186 | 0,1% |
| Financial expense and exchange rate diff. | (3.943) | -0,4% | (3.665) | -0,3% | (5.690) | -0,5% | (12.457) | -0,8% | ( 3.024) | -0,9% | (2.737) | -0,8% |
| Other investment income/expense | 813 | 0,1% | 4 | 0,0% | (483) | 0,0% | 524 | 0,0% | 3 | 0,0% | 1 | 0,0% |
| Share of profit/loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |
795 | 0,1% | 1.019 | 0,1% | 2.041 | 0,2% | 1.614 | 0,1% | 327 | 0,1% | 225 | 0,1% |
| Profit before tax | 16.679 | 1,6% | 20.835 | 1,9% | 36.131 | 3,0% | 56.124 | 3,6% | 6.453 | 1,9% | 15.339 | 4,4% |
| Income tax expense | (4.411) | -0,4% | (2.327) | -0,2% | (3.671) | -0,3% | (7.995) | -0,5% | ( 1.487) | -0,4% | (2.379) | -0,7% |
| NET PROFIT | 12.269 | 1,2% | 18.508 | 1,7% | 32.460 | 2,7% | 48.129 | 3,1% | 4.967 | 1,5% | 12.960 | 3,7% |
| 01 2024 | 8 | Q1 2023 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 337.894 | 100,0% 347.341 | 100,0% | |
| ( 306.382) | -90,7% | (306.961) | -88,4% |
| 31.512 | 9,3% | 40.380 | 11,6% |
| ( 23.961) | -7,1% | (24.107) | -6,9% |
| 1.130 | 0,3% | 1.391 | 0,4% |
| 8.681 | 2,6% | 17.663 | 5,1% |
| 467 | 0,1% | 186 | 0,1% |
| ( 3.024) | -0,9% | (2.737) | -0,8% |
| 3 | 0,0% | 1 | 0,0% |
| 327 | 0,1% | 225 | 0,1% |
| 6.453 | 1,9% | 15.339 | 4,4% |
| ( 1.487) | -0,4% | (2.379) | -0,7% |
| 4.967 | 1,5% | 12.960 | 3,7% |
| ADJUSTED EBITDA | 48.404 | 4,6% | 52.929 | 4,9% | 76.058 | 6,4% | 107.114 | 7,0% | 16.822 | 5,0% | 26.228 | 7,6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D&A – excl. IFRS16 |
(16.996) | -1,6% | (18.011) | -1,7% | (15.554) | -1,3% | (16.845) | -1,1% | (4.073) | -1,2% | (4.037) | -1,2% |
| D&A – Right of Use IFRS16 |
(7.184) | -0,7% | (6.983) | -0,7% | (12.560) | -1,0% | (14.647) | -1,0% | (3.788) | -1,1% | (3.637) | -1,0% |
| Provisions | (1.809) | -0,2% | (2.408) | -0,2% | (2.245) | -0,2% | (2.841) | -0,2% | (338) | -0,1% | (330) | -0,1% |
| Top Management Incentives * | (1.092) | -0,1% | (1.753) | -0,2% | (3.033) | -0,3% | (3.185) | -0,2% | - | 0,0% | (183) (*) | -0,1% |
| Non recurring Income | 35 | 0,0% | 1.909 | 0,2% | - | 0,0% | 2.533 | 0,2% | 973 | 0,3% | - | 0,0% |
| Non recurring Expenses | (2.595) | -0,2% | (2.557) | -0,2% | (2.725) | -0,2% | (7.198) | -0,5% | (916) | -0,3% | (377) | -0,1% |
| OPERATING RESULT (EBIT) | 18.763 | 1,8% | 23.125 | 2,2% | 39.942 | 3,3% | 64.931 | 4,2% | 8.681 | 2,6% | 17.663 | 5,1% |

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* Recognition of LTI, as per accounting principle IFRS 2, matured in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and 50% paid in 2023 and 50% paid in 2024.

| NET SALES | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M€ | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||
| Distribution | 982,8 | 1.000,5 | 1.091,7 | 1.453,0 | 225,0 | 256,7 | 258,1 | 260,5 | 242,5 | 283,8 290,8 274,7 | 323,1 | 393,3 | 380,7 355,9 | 320,3 | |||||||
| Var. y.o.y. | 3,4% | 1,8% | 9,1% | 33,1% | 0,8% | -3,0% | 1,4% | 8,5% | 7,7% | 10,5% | 12,7% | 5,4% | 33,2% | 38,6% | 30,9% | 29,6% | -0,9% | ||||
| Shipping | 95,3 | 103,8 | 142,4 | 132,7 | 24,0 | 25,7 | 25,3 | 28,8 | 30,3 | 39,0 | 36,7 | 36,4 | 34,5 | 34,5 | 29,3 | 34,4 | 28,1 | ||||
| Var. y.o.y. | 11,8% | 9,0% | 37,2% | -6,8% | -16,3% | 7,0% | 24,2% | 29,7% | 26,2% | 51,7% | 45,1% | 26,4% | 13,9% | -11,5% | - 20,1% |
-5,5% | -18,6% | ||||
| Holding & Service | 10,5 | 10,6 | 11,6 | 11,0 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 2,6 | 3,1 | 2,8 | 2,9 | 3,0 | 2,9 | 2,8 | 2,6 | 2,6 | 3,0 | 2,6 | ||||
| Inter Segment | ( 47,1) | ( 45,1) | ( 49,4) | ( 55,9) | ( 11,3) | ( 12,1) | ( 10,1) | ( 11,6) | ( 11,6) | ( 13,5) | ( 12,4) | ( 12,0) | ( 13,1) | ( 14,3) | ( 13,4) | ( 15,2) | -13,1 | ||||
| Net Sales | 1.041,5 | 1.069,8 | 1.196,3 | 1.540,8 | 240,3 272,8 275,9 280,8 | 264,0 312,2 318,1 302,0 | 347,3 416,1 | 399,3 378,1 | 337,9 | ||||||||||||
| Var. y.o.y. | 3,6% | 2,7% | 11,8% | 28,8% | -0,3% | -2,5% | 3,0% | 11,1% | 9,9% | 14,4% | 15,3% | 7,6% | 31,6% | 33,3% | 25,5% | 25,2 % |
- 2,72% |
||||
| ADJUSTED EBITDA | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| M€ | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||
| Distribution | 36,7 | 35,4 | 35,0 | 73,7 | 9,7 | 8,9 | 10,7 | 6,1 | 8,0 | 10,0 | 8,1 | 8,9 | 15,6 | 23,1 | 24,0 | 11,0 | 11,7 | ||||
| % to Net Sales | 3,7% | 3,5% | 3,2% | 5,1% | 4,3% | 3,5% | 4,2% | 2,3% | 3,3% | 3,5% | 2,8% | 3,2% | 4,8% | 5,9% | 6,3% | 3,1% | -3,7% | ||||
| Shipping | 17,7 | 24,4 | 48,3 | 41,6 | 5,7 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,7 | 11,5 | 14,6 | 11,9 | 10,3 | 12,9 | 12,1 | 7,9 | 8,6 | 7,2 | ||||
| % to Net Sales | 18,5% | 23,5% | 33,9% | 31,3% | 23,8% | 23,3% | 23,6% | 23,3% | 38,0% | 37,3% | 32,4% | 28,4% | 37,4% | 35,2% | 26,9% | 25,0% | -25,6% | ||||
| Holding & Service | ( 5,9) | ( 6,9) | ( 7,3) | ( 8,2) | ( 1,6) | ( 2,1) | ( 1,5) | ( 1,7) | ( 1,9) | ( 2,0) | ( 1,8) | ( 1,6) | ( 2,3) | ( 2,2) | ( 1,8) | ( 1,9) | (2,1) | ||||
| ADJUSTED EBITDA | 48,4 | 52,9 | 76,1 | 107,1 | 13,8 | 12,8 | 15,2 | 11,1 | 17,7 | 22,6 | 18,2 | 17,6 | 26,2 | 33,0 | 30,1 | 17,8 | 16,8 | ||||
| % to Net Sales | 4,6% | 4,9% | 6,4% | 7,0% | 5,7% | 4,7% | 5,5% | 4,0% | 6,7% | 7,2% | 5,7% | 5,8% | 7,6% | 7,9% | 7,5% | 4,7% | 5,0% |


| AMOUNTS IN €/000 | 31/03/2024 | 31/12/2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 127.447 | 127.447 |
| Intangible assets other than Goodwill | 10.529 | 10.433 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 185.841 | 184.804 |
| Investment accounted for using equity method | 20.449 | 20.581 |
| Non-current financial assets | 5.543 | 5.291 |
| Deferred tax assets | 7.243 | 7.540 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 357.053 | 356.096 |
| Inventories | 52.228 | 53.118 |
| Trade receivables | 146.574 | 144.237 |
| Current tax assets | 14.546 | 12.435 |
| Other receivables and other current assets | 18.738 | 14.582 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 88.040 | 90.062 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | 320.126 | 314.434 |
| - Non-current assets held for sale |
- | |
|---|---|---|
| --------------------------------------- | --- | -- |
TOTAL ASSETS 677.179 670.530
AMOUNTS IN €/000 31/03/2024 31/12/2023 Share Capital 69.163 69.163 Other Reserves and Retained Earnings 169.724 120.360 Profit/loss attributable to Owners of Parent 4.611 47.276 Equity attributable to Owners of Parent 243.498 236.800 Non-controlling interests 2.142 1.724 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 245.640 238.523 Financial liabilities 172.039 166.090 Other non-current liabilities 509 548 Deferred tax liabilities 4.434 4.215 Provisions 4.447 4.948 Employees benefits liabilities 9.137 8.963 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 190.567 184.764 Financial liabilities 56.705 52.576 Trade payables 149.664 159.973 Current tax liabilities 7.729 6.815 Other current liabilities 26.875 27.879 CURRENT LIABILITIES 240.972 247.243
Liabilities directly associated with non-current assets held for sale - -
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 677.179 670.530
Y.o.y. = year on year
Abt. = about
Adjusted EBITDA = Earning Before Interests Tax, Depreciation and Amortization excluding non-recurring items and costs related to LT incentives
AGM = Annual General Meeting
Approx. = Approximately
ASM = Annual Shareholder's Meeting
BAF = Bunker Adjustment Factor
BC = Business Combination
BoD = Board of Directors
Bps. = basis points
BU = Business Unit
CAM Line = Central-South America | South Europe Shipping Route
D&A = Depreciations and Amortizations
EBIT = Earnings Before Interests Tax
EBITDA = Earnings Before Interests Tax Depreciations and Amortizations
Excl.= excluding
F&V = Fruit & Vegetables
FTE = Full Time Equivalent
FY = Full Year | Fiscal Year (twelve months ended 31 December)
H1 = first half (six months ended 30 June)
H2= second half (six months from 1 July to 31 December)
HFL = Hermanos Fernández López S.A.
I/S = Inter Segment
I/co = Intercompany
LFL = Like for like LTI = Long-Term Incentive/long term bonus LY= Last Year MBO = Management by Objectives/Short term bonus M&A = Merger and Acquisition
MLT = Medium Long-Term
MTM = Mark to market
NFP = Net Financial Position, if positive is meant debt
NS = Not significant
PBT = Profit Before tax
Plt. = Pallet
PY = previous year or prior year
Q = Quarter/trimester
SPAC = Special Purpose Acquisition Company
TTM = Trailing 12 months
YTD = Year to date
FY = Twelve months ended December 31.
WW = Word Wide
M = million
K = thousands
€ = EURO
, (comma) = separator of decimal digits
. (full stop) = separator of thousands

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