Investor Presentation • Jul 27, 2022
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| Business overview |
▪ With 31 exhibitions held (28 in Italy and 3 abroad) and >30 congress events (o/w 19 with related exhibition area), H1 2022 confirms the relaunch of Fiera Milano activities and a well-established restart with high appreciation both from participant exhibitors and buyers |
|---|---|
| H1 2022 Financial Results |
▪ Revenues of EUR 116.2m, an increase of EUR 111.6m compared to H1 2021 ▪ EBITDA of EUR 39.5m, an improvement of EUR 62.5m compared to H1 2021 ▪ EBIT of EUR 15.8m, an improvement of EUR 61.1m compared to H1 2021 ▪ Net result of EUR 5.3m, an improvement of EUR 29.9m compared to H1 2021 ▪ Net Financial Position (before IFRS 16) at 30 June 2022 resulting in Net Cash of EUR 55.6m, an improvement of EUR 8.2m compared to 31 December 2021 |
| Business outlook | ▪ The exhibition industry is gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels faster than expected and the very positive H1 2022 results of Fiera Milano confirm this trend ▪ EUR 34m grants have been approved and allocated by the Italian Government for incentivizing micro/small companies to attend international trade fairs planned to take place in Italy, to support the industry recovery ▪ Looking to the future, however, the unknowns related to international macroeconomic and geopolitical scenarios remain. Despite this, Fiera Milano continues to consider 2022 as the year in which to consolidate the ascent path, by looking with confidence at the execution of the strategic plan CONN.E.C.T. 2025 and confirming the guidance of EBITDA 2022 in the range of 40-50 million euros |
| Launch of strategic partnerships |
▪ On 20 May 2022 the BoD approved the continuation of negotiations with Fiere di Parma for the creation of a European exhibition platfom in the agrifood sector ▪ Non-disclosure agreement signed on 14 June 2022 with Firenze Fiera for a potential strategic partnership |
| ESG commitment |
▪ Fiera Milano awarded as Top Performer ESG Identity and ranked first in the Top 3 extra 100 category of the ET.group's Integrated Governance Index for its full and conscious integration of sustainability in the business model ▪ BIT certified ISO 20121 "sustainable event" |
Detailed events calendar: https://www.fieramilano.it/calendario.html




-23.0
H1 19 H1 20 H1 21 H1 22

Consolidated EBITDA 62.4 10.6 (23.0) 39.5
0.8 0.2 (0.8)
1) AMR International - The global exhibition organising market: assessment and outlook to 2023.; 2) In 2022, following the disposal of the "publishing headings" business unit, the activities relating to the Media sector were integrated into the Italian Exhibition sector.
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Net square meters (k units)



Directly
managed
| Net sqm | N. Participanting exhibitors |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Industry | Trend | H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
| ▪ Home décor, tableware, textiles, essences |
▪ Great edition for HOMI 2022, hosting 352 brands, 40% of which came from 27 foreign countries |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 10.955 |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 225 |
|
| ▪ Bijoux, trendy jewellery and fashion accessories |
▪ HOMI F&J 2022 proved to be an essential showcase of trends: 400 brands hosted, 34% of which are from foreign countries |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 9.400 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 365 |
|
| ▪ Tourism ▪ Incentive travel |
▪ High standing participant exhibitors (from 31 countries) ▪ Obtained ISO 20121 certification – sustainable event |
▪ Digital edition |
▪ 15.610 |
▪ 175 |
▪ 200 |
|
| ▪ Semi-finished products, components for jewellery |
▪ Cash&Carry format allowing the sector's operators to purchase products directly at the exhibition |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 2.765 |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 75 |
|
| ▪ Modern and contemporary art |
▪ Significantly strengthened its international reach with galleries operating in 20 countries from all over the world |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 8.145 |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 170 |
|
| ▪ Wedding dresses and suits |
▪ > 20% of international buyers, in line with pre-pandemic levels ▪ 170 brands |
▪ 5.965 |
▪ 7.445 |
▪ 70 |
▪ 90 |
|
| ▪ Promotional products, ▪ business gifts/equipment |
▪ The special edition of PTE 2022 hosted 60 brands with a wide offer, demonstrating the restart of the industry |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 3.520 |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 85 |
|
| ▪ Transports & Logistics |
▪ Biennial exhibition ▪ > 25k professional operators from 60 countries |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 52.880 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 220 |
|
| ▪ Printing |
▪ Multi-year exhibition ▪ Included in The Innovation Alliance exhibition (> 1.6m exhibitors/ 90k professional visitors) |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 11.960 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 180 |
The Innovation Alliance: four synergistic events (Ipack-Ima, Print4All, GreenPlast and Intralogistica Italia) to represent within a single exhibition the entire production chain allowing exhibitors and visitors to get in touch with a complementary production ecosystems
Annual Biennial Multi-year
| Net sqm | N. Participanting exhibitors |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Industry | Trend | H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
| ▪ Leather goods, garments and furniture |
▪ Over 960 exhibitors from 31 countries welcomed more than 13,000 visitors, offering a reassuring sign to the industry |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 38.635 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 950 |
|
| ▪ High-end textiles and accessories |
▪ The trust of exhibitors (2,850 Italian and 750 foreign companies) was rewarded by the buyer's presence (+16% compared to 2021) |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 18.850 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 385 |
|
| ▪ Leather, accessories, fabrics and synthetic |
▪ Mipel, as a sign of encouragement for the leather goods business, doubled its exhibition spaces and hosted over 100 selected brands |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 3.200 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 110 |
|
| ▪ Garden care, decoration and machinery |
▪ 650 exhibitors and almost 19,000 visitors confirmed that Myplant is the driving force of all the green supply chains in Italy and beyond |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 23.640 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 565 |
|
| ▪ Footwear and leather goods |
▪ Micam was an opportunity to relaunch the sector once again, in a moment of a restart of the market despite the conflict in Ukraine. |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 30.160 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 630 |
|
| ▪ Yarns and fibres for clothing and furnishing |
▪ Positive results for the 57th edition of Filo |
▪ First time event |
▪ 1.810 |
▪ First time event |
▪ 90 |
|
| ▪ Top-end clothing and accessories |
▪ There was a success for The One Milano 2022, hosting 90 brands, 11 of which came from foreign countries |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 3.715 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 65 |
|
| ▪ Global eyewear industry |
▪ > 650 participant exhibitors from 45 countries ▪ 5 pavilions/ 8 exhibition areas |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 28.505 |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 655 |
|
| ▪ Sustainability |
▪ B2C format with > 41k visitors |
▪ Not taking place |
▪ 12.000 |
▪ First time event |
▪ 500 |
|
| ▪ Design & furnishing |
▪ 60th edition ▪ > 262k visitors from 173 countries ▪ > 2,175 brands o/w 27% coming from abroad ▪ 61% of buyers coming from abroad (except for China and Russia) |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 154.450 |
▪ Postponed |
▪ 910 |
Annual Biennial Multi-year
| Net sqm | N. Participanting exhibitors |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Industry | Trend | H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
| ▪ Kitchen Furniture |
▪ Collateral event of Salone del Mobile specialized in built-in domestic appliances and their evolution |
- | ▪ 29.045 |
- | ▪ 80 |
|
| ▪ Sheet metal processing |
▪ Biennial exhibition ▪ Over 19,000 visitors (higher than expected) |
- | ▪ 18.990 |
- | ▪ 250 |
|
| ▪ Refrigeration, energy systems, smart building |
▪ Biennial exhibition ▪ 90% of the exhibition areas booked with over 1,400 exhibitors |
- | ▪ 77.740 |
- | ▪ 1.330 |
|
| ▪ Vending machines |
▪ Biennial exhibition ▪ c. 300 exhibitors |
- | ▪ 14.015 |
- | ▪ 265 |
|
| ▪ Bathroom furnishing |
▪ Biennial exhibition ▪ Collateral event of Salone del Mobile |
- | ▪ 17.980 |
- | ▪ 125 |
|
| Workplace 3.0 |
▪ Workplace furnishing |
▪ Biennial exhibition ▪ Collateral event of Salone del Mobile |
- | ▪ 2.555 |
- | ▪ 25 |
| ▪ Logistics |
▪ Multi-year exhibition included in The Innovation Alliance exhibition (> 1.6m exhibitors/ 90k professional visitors) |
- | ▪ 3.575 |
- | ▪ 85 |
|
| ▪ Plastics and rubber industry |
▪ Multi-year exhibition included in The Innovation Alliance exhibition (> 1.6m exhibitors/ 90k professional visitors) |
- | ▪ 5.140 |
- | ▪ 145 |
|
| ▪ Processing and packaging |
▪ 350 international VIP buyers from 46 countries ▪ 25% international visitors ▪ Included in The Innovation Alliance exhibition (> 1.6m exhibitors/ 90k professional visitors) |
- | ▪ 52.475 |
- | ▪ 894 |

Directly managed Hosted






technologies)
and October (2)
▪ With 2,540 net smq occupied and more than 80 participating exhibitors, Investec Cape Town Art Fair was held in Feb-2022 and is the most important international contemporary Art Fair in Africa. Results in line with expectation
▪ 2 events held in H1 2022 - Exposec (security) which registered the best edition ever
▪ 5 biennial events postponed from 2020/2021 to 2022. Will take place in September (3)
both in terms of visitors and net sqm occupied (> 10k sqm) and Ecoenergy (renewable





5.0




| Income Statement (€m) |
FY 2019 |
FY 2020 |
FY 2021 |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
REVENUES: €116.2m, an increase of €111.6m compared to H1 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 279.7 | 73.6 | 129.8 | 4.6 | 116.2 | 1 | ▪ 31 exhibitions (28 in Italy and 3 abroad) and >30 congress events held (o/w 19 with related exhibition area) |
| Cost of materials | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1 ▪ 703.800 sqm occupied in H1 2022 compared to 136.480 sqm in H1 2021 |
|
| Cost of services | 121.2 | 45.5 | 74.3 | 13.0 | 51.3 | 2 | ▪ 12k total participating exhibitors compared to 2k in H1 2021 |
| Costs for use of third-party assets | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ▪ Comparison with H1 2021 not meaningful since Italian operations were interrupted |
|
| Personnel costs |
47.4 | 31.9 | 41.5 | 16.3 | 22.6 | 3 | Cost of services: €51.3m (c.45% of H1 2022 Revenues), representing an increase of €38.3m compared to |
| Other operating expenses |
4.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2 H1 2021 due to increased volume of activity related to the resumption of exhibition activities in presence |
|
| Total operating costs |
176.4 | 81.9 | 121.0 | 30.6 | 78.6 | ||
| Other income |
2.4 | 16.9 | 73.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Personnel costs: €22.6m (c.19% of H1 2022 Revenues), an increase of €6.3.m compared to H1 2021 |
|
| Results of equity-accounted companies |
3.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | (0.2) | 0.4 | ▪ 3 Wages, salaries and related social security contributions increasing if compared to the H1 2021 cost benefit related to the Salary Integration Fund (FIS) activation |
|
| Impairment of receivables and other accruals |
3.5 | (1.3) | 5.9 | 0.3 | - | EBITDA: €39.5m, an improvement of €62.5m compared to H1 2021 | |
| EBITDA | 106.1 | 10.4 | 77.2 | (23.0) | 39.5 | 4 | ▪ Italian Exhibitions: EBITDA growth reflects the positive revenue trend, partially offset by higher |
| Depreciation and amortisation |
45.2 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 22.3 | 23.8 | personnel costs if compared to H1 2021 |
|
| Adjustments to asset values |
1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | ▪ Foreign Exhibitions: EBITDA decrease mainly affected from the negative result of the joint venture 4 with Deutsche MESSE AG which in H1 2022 did not schedule any events in China due to Covid-19 |
|
| EBIT | 59.6 | (34.3) | 31.9 | (45.3) | 15.8 | 5 | restrictions |
| Financial income/(expenses) | (13.4) | (12.7) | (13.4) | (6.2) | (6.9) | ▪ Congresses: positive increase of EBITDA attributable to the restart of congress activity and is |
|
| Valuation of financial assets |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | compared with the first half of 2021 conditioned by the suspension of conferences following the Covid-19 pandemic |
|
| Profit/(loss) before income tax | 46.2 | (47.0) | 18.5 | (51.5) | 8.9 | ||
| Income taxes |
11.9 | (12.9) | (24.4) | (26.4) | 3.6 | 6 | 5 EBIT: €15.8m, an improvement of €61.1m compared to H1 2021 following the positive EBITDA trend |
| Net Income | 34.3 | (34.2) | 44.1 | (24.6) | 5.3 | 7 | Income taxes: compared to H1 2021 which included goodwill and trademarks tax realignment benefits 6 |
| o/w attributable to the shareholders of the controlling entity |
34.4 | (33.9) | 44.4 | (24.5) | 5.4 | Net Income: €5.3m, an improvement of €30.0m compared to H1 2021 7 |
| E-MARKET SDIR |
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| CERTIFIED |
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2
16
| Balance Sheet (€m) |
FY 2019 |
FY 2020 |
FY 2021 |
H1 2022 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | |
| Intangible assets with a defined useful life | 14.6 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 18.0 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 469.6 | 431.7 | 392.5 | 387.5 | |
| Tangible fixed assets |
9.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | |
| Other non-current assets |
34.1 | 43.0 | 61.8 | 58.9 | |
| A | Non-current assets |
622.5 | 593.8 | 573.7 | 564.4 |
| Inventories | 2.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | |
| Trade receivables | 40.4 | 26.7 | 31.1 | 37.9 | |
| B | Current assets |
42.6 | 32.2 | 34.5 | 41.9 |
| Trade payables | 41.9 | 19.9 | 50.6 | 53.0 | |
| Advances | 49.2 | 30.6 | 36.0 | 29.8 | |
| Tax liabilities | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 | |
| Provisions for risks and charges and other current liabilities |
36.1 | 13.4 | 29.2 | 33.1 | |
| C | Current liabilities |
130.3 | 67.7 | 120.7 | 118.4 |
| D | Net working capital (B - C) |
(87.7) | (35.4) | (86.2) | (76.5) |
| E | Gross capital employed (A + D) | 534.7 | 558.4 | 487.5 | 487.9 |
| Employee benefit provisions |
9.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 7.9 | |
| Provisions for risks and charges and other non-current liabilities |
11.9 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | |
| F | Non-current liabilities |
21.9 | 21.7 | 13.9 | 11.6 |
| G | NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED cont. operations (E - F) |
513.0 | 536.7 | 473.6 | 476.2 |
| H | NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED assets held for sale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED (G + H) | 512.9 | 536.7 | 473.6 | 476.2 | |
| covered by: |
|||||
| Equity attributable to the Group | 107.3 | 62.9 | 108.3 | 116.1 | |
| Non-controlling interests |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| I | Total equity | 107.9 | 63.2 | 109.0 | 116.7 |
| Cash & cash equivalents | (68.0) | (20.4) | (148.3) | (137.0) | |
| Current financial (assets)/liabilities |
33.7 | 93.1 | 44.1 | 57.7 | |
| Non-current financial (assets)/liabilities |
439.3 | 400.8 | 468.8 | 438.7 | |
| L | Net Financial Debt/(Cash) post IFRS 16 | 405.1 | 473.4 | 364.6 | 359.5 |
| Net Financial Debt/(Cash) pre IFRS16 |
(68.3) | 23.9 | (47.3) | (55.6) | |
| EQUITY AND NET FINANCIAL DEBT (I + L) | 512.9 | 536.7 | 473.6 | 476.2 |
Net Working Capital: passing from €-86.2m as of December 2021 to €-76.5m as of June 2022
| Cash Flow (€m) | As of 31 Dec 2021 |
As of 30 June 2022 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 77.1 | 39.5 | |
| IFRS16 cash out | (47.8) | (19.5) | |
| Δ Net Working Capital |
50.8 | (9.7) | |
| Capex | (5.9) | (1.7) | |
| Operating Cash Flow | 74.2 | 8.6 | 1 |
| Cash Interests & Income |
(0.8) | (0.4) | |
| Other | (1.1) | (0.0) | |
| Free Cash Flow | 71.3 | 8.2 |
Operating Cash flow of €8.6m as of 30 June 2022, mainly driven by:
| €m | As of 31 December 2021 | As of 30 June 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| (47.3) | ||
| (55.6) | ||
| Free Cash Flow Δ | of €8.2m |

Fiera Milano achieved an excellent financial stability in 2021, transforming the Covid-19 emergency into an opportunity to reorganize its financial structure

Fixed assets are fully covered by equity and non-current liabilities
Fiera Milano can rely on an adequate stock of liquidity to be used at all the time, also taking into account the existing current financial liabilities and further EUR 50m which Fiera Milano could potentially use as shortterm loans. Such comfortable liquidity position will not be affected by exhibitions operative cash dynamics



The Italian market leader and one of the main integrated operators worldwide in the management and organization of exhibitions and congresses

▪ 4,500 seats
▪ > 70 rooms
▪ 3° largest trade venue in EU
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