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Orsero

Earnings Release Nov 10, 2021

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9M 2021 RESULTS *

Milan, 10 November 2021

Agenda

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KEY FINANCIALS 9M 2021 Pag. 3
OUTLOOK Pag. 9
APPENDIX Pag. 13

DISCLAIMER

This document (the Document) was prepared by ORSERO S.p.A. (Company) only for the purposes of presenting the Company.

The information contained herein may not be complete and exhaustive and no guarantee can be given as to its accuracy.

This Document was drafted on the basis of data and information of the Company and/or in the public domain, and on parameters and assumptions determined in good faith by the Company. However, these parameters and assumptions are not the only ones that could have been selected for the purpose of preparing this Document, therefore the application of additional parameters and assumptions, or the existence of different market conditions, could lead, in good faith, to analyses and assessments that may differ, in whole or in part, from those contained herein.

The information and/or the assessments contained herein have not been subjected to verification by independent experts, and are subject to changes and/or updates. The Company undertakes no obligation to give prior or subsequent communication in the event that any such changes and additions may become necessary or appropriate.

No information contained in this Document can or shall be considered a guarantee or an indication of future operating, financial and equity results of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and its corporate officers, managers, employees, and consultants do not make any declaration or guarantee and do not assume any obligation, either express or implied, or responsibility as to the accuracy, sufficiency, completeness and update of any information contained in the Document nor in respect of any errors, omissions, inaccuracies or negligence herein.

This Document is provided merely for information and indicative purposes and does not constitute in any way a proposal to enter into any contract nor a public offering of financial products, nor advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial products.

You are the exclusive addressee of this Document which as such cannot be delivered nor disclosed to any third parties nor reproduced, in whole or in part, without the prior authorization of the Company.

The Manager in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents of Orsero S.p.A., Mr. Giacomo Ricca 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 press presentation are due to rounding.

KEY FINANCIALS 9M 2021*

9M 2021 RESULTS – ROBUST RESULTS DELIVERY

  • COVID-19: all safety measures are still in place, adapting to crisis evolution
  • Economic and Financial Response
  • Supply chain constantly monitored in order to manage inflationary pressure and operational constraints due to international maritime transport issues (e.g. container shortage, surging freights)
  • Focus on working capital management, with particular regard to the enhancement of credit collection
  • Capex in line with planned investments
  • ➢ minor recurring investments on distribution platforms in Europe
  • ➢ some expansion capex in particular in Spain (New warehouse in Tenerife, new market stand and enlargement of warehouse in Sevilla; new ripening centre in Sicily)
  • Post 9M 2021 closing

CORPORATE

BUSINESS

  • M&A: executed earlier in October 2021 the acquisition of 50% of Agricola Azzurra for a cash consideration of 7,3 M€
  • Signing of a new 2-year lease contract, relevant for the purposes of IFRS 16, for the fifth reefer ship in use
  • Market context
  • Fruit and vegetables consumptions are still overall flat but with mixed results among different products, Q3 shows some signs of recovery after several months of lagging volumes sold compared to booming sales achieved in H1 2020
  • Distribution channels are normalizing
  • Import & Distribution BU
  • Good sales in absolute value: slightly below (-0,4%) 9M 2020 but largely positive vs 9M 2019 (+5,2%)
    • ➢ Excellent growth in France; Greece and Mexico, positive performance in Spain, lower sales in Italy, Portugal
  • Volumes are all in all declining while the price/mix effect is positive
    • ➢ Good sales of kiwi, avocado, stone fruits and table grape offset by declining basic products (banana, apple/pear, citrus).
    • ➢ Fresh-cut is gaining momentum leaping the pre-covid levels and over pacing the market trend
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 4,0%, unchanged as last year certain fruit campaigns were closed earlier than usual, i.e. in Q3 instead of Q4 anticipating a portion of the last quarter results

Shipping BU

  • CAM Line is keeping a high level of operational and economic performance, with historically high loading factor
  • Overperformance of revenues from dry containers carried on the way back from EU to Central-South America
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23,6% vs 18,9% LY

Executive summary – consolidated figures

M€ 9M 2021 9M 2020 Total Change
Amount %
Net Sales 789,0 788,7 0,3 0,04%
Adjusted
EBITDA
41,8 39,2 2,6 6,6%
Adjusted
EBITDA Margin
5,3% 5,0% +33 Bps.
Adjusted
EBIT
21,2 20,1 1,0 5,0%
Adjusted
Net Profit
15,3 13,3 2,0 14,7%
Non-recurring (*) 0,1 ( 1,4)ns ns
Net Profit 15,4 11,9 3,5 29,1%
Adjusted
EBITDA excl. IFRS 16(**)
36,1 33,2 2,9 8,7%
M€ 9M 2021 31.12.2020
Net Invested
Capital
248,7 263,4
Total Equity 173,7 160,1
Net Financial Position 75,1 103,3
NFP/ Total Equity 0,43 0,65
NFP/Adj. EBITDA (**) 1,47 2,13
Net Financial Position excl. IFRS 16(**) 47,6 74,4
NFP/ Total Equity excl. IFRS16 0,27 0,46

NFP/Adj. EBITDA excl. IFRS16 1,10 1,84

  • Net sales 9M 2021 are789 M€, slightly up vs LY
  • 9M 2020 was particularly strong (+5,4% vs 9M 2019).
  • 2-Yr variance 9M 2021 vs 9M 2019 equal to +5,4%
  • Adjusted EBITDA amounts to 41,8 M€, up +6,6% or +2,6 M€ vs LY
  • Good performance for both Import & Distribution and Shipping BU
  • Adj. EBITDA excl. IFRS 16 is 36,1 M€, up by 2,9 M€/+8,7%
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin stands at 5,3%, (+33 bps.)
  • Adjusted EBIT improves by 1 M€ to 21,2 M€, as a consequence of better operating performances
  • Adjusted Net profit is up by 2 M€ to 15,3 M€ vs 13,3 M€ of LY
  • Total Equity is equal to 173,7 M€
  • Net Financial Position Excl. IFRS 16(**) is 47,6 M€ (Net Debt) or 75,1 M€ including IFRS 16 liabilities,
  • 28,2 M€ of improvement vs Dec. 2020 due to positive operating cash flow generation and working capital management

(*) Net of tax.

(**) Data excluding the effect of IFRS 16, consisting chiefly of incremental Adjusted Ebitda of abt. 5,7 M€ in 9M 2021 and abt. 6,0 M€ in 9M 2020 and incremental NFP of 27,5 M€ at the end of 9M 2021 and 28,9 M€ at the end of 2020.

Net Sales and Adj. Ebitda

Net sales 9M 2021 are substantially unchanged compared to LY:

  • Import & Distribution is down by 2,7 M€, or -0,4% :
  • ‣ Q3 stand-alone posted +1,4% vs LY
  • ‣ Excluding bananas, sales are positive thanks to a good price/mix effect with extremely lively performance of avocados, kiwi and table grapes while citrus and apple/pears are still subdued
  • ‣ Excellent growth in France, Mexico and Greece, positive performance in Spain, lower sales in Italy, Portugal
  • ‣ Fresh-cut product line is growing both in sales and margins (also compared to pre-pandemic levels)
  • 2-Yr growth 9M 2021 vs 9M 2019: + 5,2%
  • Shipping improves by 1,9 M€, or +2,6% , thanks to growing transported volumes (both fresh produce on the eastbound route and dry containers on the westbound route) partially offset by stronger EUR vs. USD
  • Service/Holding is down by 0,7 M€ as a consequence of declining sales of the custom clearance services subsidiary
  • Inter-segment eliminations are down by 1,8 M€

9M 2021 Adjusted EBITDA is up by 2,6 M€ or +6,6% vs LY, further improving the margin ratio to 5,3% :

  • Import & Distribution slightly declines by 0,6 M€ vs LY
  • ‣ Q3 2021 compares to an outstanding Q3 2020 but is hugely better than Q3 2019
  • ‣ France, Greece and Mexico (avocados exported to USA) are delivering strong results
  • ‣ Slightly improved results of bananas and pineapples at import stage even if Q3 I/co maritime shipping costs 1,5 M€ higher than LY due to fuel prices
  • ‣ margins of some basic products are normalizing after a buoyant performance LY (e.g. apple/pears, citrus and Canary Island banana)
  • Shipping keeps a strong momentum, posting an increase of 3,9 M€:
  • ‣ CAM Line performance improves on higher carried volumes
  • ‣ Dry containers revenues are up thanks to better freights and higher volumes
  • ‣ Good customer diversification, captive use at 44%
  • Service/Holding is down by 0,6 M€ as per sales reduction

Adjusted EBITDA excl. IFRS16 is 36,1 M€ vs 33,2 M€, or 4,6% of sales vs 4,2% LY

Consolidated NET PROFIT

Adjusted Net Profit 9M 2021 stands at 15,3 M€, excluding the adjustments and their tax effect:

  • higher operating margin is partially offset by the increase of D&A/provisions and financial items (mainly related to exchange rate differences moved from a profit of +0,6 M€ in 9M 2020 to a loss of -0,2 M€ 9M 2021) while tax accruals are lower than LY
  • Total adjustments 9M 2021 equal to a profit of +0,1 M€, net of estimated tax, comprising:
  • 1,3 M€ of capital gains ( sale of Milano warehouse), 250 K€ of Covid-19 expenses, 430 K€ of provision for employees profit sharing in France and Mexico, 148 K€ of accrued top management LTI incentives(*) and 320 K€ of others
  • Net Profit is 15,4 M€ versus 11,9 M€ LY

(*) Recognition of LTI matured in 2020. As per IFRS 2, the total LTI deferred bonus matured in 2020 was 909 K€ M€ (including social security) but only 277 K€ were recognized as cost for the FY 2020 since the right to receive the payment of such LTI bonus for the entitled key managers is subject to the condition of remaining in the Group for a time period set forth by the LTI Plan 2020-22 regulations. Therefore, the total amount matured is split over the lifespan of the Plan. For further information please refer to the FY 2020 Financial Report.

Consolidated NET EQUITY and NFP

NFP EXCL. IFRS 16 VARIANCE - ILLUSTRATIVE (M€)

(*) Noncash capex excluded from variance analysis: incremental IFRS 16 right-of-use equal to 4,3 M€ .

  • Commercial net working capital release of 7,2 M€

‣ Buy back of 0,2 M€

‣ Net profit of the period (15,4 M€)

‣ Dividend paid in May 2021 (0,2 EUR/share)

  • Positive cash flow generation, abt. 29,4 M€

  • Operating Cash Capex (*) are 9,6 M€, for investments in core activities:

NFP excl. IFRS stands at 47,6 M€, or 75,1 M€ with IFRS 16 liabilities:

Total Shareholders' Equity improves to 173,7 M€ as a results of:

‣ Positive impact of MTM change of hedging instruments of 1,6 M€

  • ‣ 2,2 M€ new warehouse in Tenerife (Granadilla)
  • ‣ 1,5 M€ related to expansion of Spanish distribution footprint (new market stands, warehouse enlargement)
  • ‣ 1,1 M€ spent on French warehouses of Rungis (cool rooms) and Cavaillon (social areas)
  • ‣ 0,6 M€ for new ripening and cooling rooms in Alverca/Portugal
  • ‣ 0,5 M€ of new equipment for water distribution and fresh cut equipment (Verona)
  • ‣ 0,3 M€ for a new small ripening /cool storage facility in Sicily
  • ‣ 0,2 M€ for the revamping of ripening centre in Greece.
  • ‣ 1 M€ of new ERP implementation in Italy
  • ‣ 2,2 M€ of several minor investments on the European distribution platforms
  • Other net divestiture of 3,5 M€ related to the disposal of the Milan site (4,2 M€) and of a small plot of land in Sicily partially offset by the acquisition of a minority stake of a company distributing Italian products
  • Buy Back of 0,2 M€ (further 0,28 M€ purchased in Oct. 2021)
  • Dividend paid to Orsero's shareholders of 3,5 M€ (0,2 €/share)

Liabilities related to IFRS 16 are equal to abt. 27,5 M€

(**) 2017 Pro forma data reflect all the effects of the acquisition carried on during the year 2017. Limited to this purpose, the acquired companies have been assumed fully controlled from Jan. 1,2017.

HISTORICAL TREND AND OUTLOOK 2021

Guidance 2021

Last Revised
GUIDANCE(*)
FY 2021
(Sep. 21)
Original
GUIDANCE(*)
FY 2021
(Feb.21)
ACTUAL
FY 2020
Net Sales 1.040/1.060 M€ 1.040/1.060 M€ 1.041,5 M€
Adj. EBITDA 49/51 M€(**) 47/49 M€ 48,4 M€
Net Profit 14/16 M€ 13/15 M€ 12,3 M€
Capex(***) 9/10 M€ 9/10 M€ 18 M€
NFP 75/78 M€(**) 82/87 M€ 103,3 M€

• On the basis of 9M Results and current trading environment, the Revised Guidance is confirmed on economic KPI and NFP

(*) The guidance for fiscal year 2021 is prepared on a like-for-like basis on 2020 scope of consolidation (i.e. excluding possible M&A)

(**) Amounts excluding the IFRS 16 effect are : Adjusted EBITDA 41/43 M€ ; NFP 49/52.

(***) Excluding the increase in fixed assets due to the application of IFRS 16 and the 17,7 M€ acquisition of industrial properties carried out in 2020.

Mid-long term strategy

The Group's strategy is to keep focusing on its core

business, with particular regard to fresh fruit and vegetables, strengthening its competitive position in southern Europe, while maintaining a solid financial and asset structure.

ORSERO IMPORT & DISTRIBUTION SEGMENT SHIPPING

In the coming years, the Import & Distribution BU revenue growth drivers will be:

  • Organic growth, which in turn is based on some development guidelines:
  • limited but steady increase of consumption of fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
  • consolidation of the European distribution market which is highly fragmented particularly in the Group key markets,
  • ‣ development of products with a greater level of "convenience"/ service such as fresh-cut fruit, portioned and prewashed fruit, exotic fruit and fresh smoothies.
  • Growth by external lines:
  • acquisitions in the distribution sector;
  • ‣ investment in companies specialized in market segments or high potential product lines
  • Reduction of the dependence on bananas, by increasing the weight of the other products.
  • Import, to maintain the current position in green banana and pineapples,
  • ‣ search for attractive partnerships with growers
  • ‣ monitoring of EUR/USD exchange rate;

Medium-long term: increase from ~1% to ~10% the share of distribution sales from all new and added-value product families

Shipping, to preserve the value of the ship and trying to mitigate the exposure to the operational risks of this activity:

  • Execution of the mandatory maintenance cycles (Dry-dock),
  • Reduction of fuel consumption,
  • BAF Clause (freight rate adjustment on fluctuation of fuel costs)

IMO – MARPOL 2020(*), is effective from 1 Jan. 2020:

  • The Group's reefer vessels are burning bunker fuel compliant with new regulations (i.e. Sulphur content <0,5%)

(*) Environmental regulation promoted by the IMO to curb Sulphur emission, further information to the link:http://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/hottopics/pages/sulphur-2020.aspx

Total Net Sales and Adj. Ebitda trend

Steady Sales growth over the last years

  • Total growth +3,6% Cagr 2017-2020
  • 9M 2021 sales are in line with LY

NET SALES TREND (M€) ADJ. EBITDA TREND (M€)

  • Robust Adj. Ebitda growth
  • All in all Cagr 2017-2020 stands at +15,6%
  • Excl. IFRS16 Cagr 2017-2020 is equal to +8,8 %
  • In 9M 2021 achieved an remarkable Adj. Ebitda growth, +6,6%, and Margin to sales at 5,3%

(*) 2017 Pro forma data take into account all the effects of the acquisition carried on during the year 2017. Limited to this purpose, the acquired companies have been assumed fully controlled from Jan. 1,2017. (**) maximum value

APPENDIX

Condensed company structure

Segment Reporting Reshuffle

From Jan. 1st , 2020, Orsero adopted a renewed segment reporting scheme. The main effect is the shift of import business from Import & Shipping, now renamed Shipping, to Distribution BU, now renamed Import & Distribution. Historical data (2015-2018) have not been restated.

(*)
(*)

Comany structure semplification:

• Already impemented in 2020 and effective from 1 Jul. 2020: Fruttital Cagliari merged into Fruttital ; Sevimpor merged into Hermanos Fernández López .

Further semplifications will be implement in the future.

Governance & Shareholders' structure

Analyst coverage

BANCA AKROS Andrea Bonfà
CFO SIM Luca Arena
INTESA SANPAOLO –
IMI CIB
Gabriele Berti
EXANE BNP PARIBAS Dario Michi

Advisors

SPECIALIST INTESA SANPAOLO -
IMI

AUDITING COMPANY KPMG

(*) Last update October 15 ,2021. Total shares 17.682.500. Treasury shares 202,514. (**) FIF Holding SPA and Grupo Fernández S.A. are bounded by a shareholder agreement.

PAOLO PRUDENZIATI Chairman

RAFFAELLA ORSERO Deputy Chair and CEO

MATTEO COLOMBINI CFO & Co-CEO

The Board of Directors (term 2020-2022) consists of 9 members, within the BoD are constituted 3 committees of independent or nonexecutive directors:

  • Remuneration and Nominations committee
  • Control and Risks committee
  • Related parties committee

Consolidated Income Statement

Amounts
in €/000
9M 2021 % 9M 2020 % FY 2020 % FY 2019 %
Net sales 788.988 100,0% 788.709 100,0% 1.041.535 100,0% 1.005.718 100,0%
Cost of sales (716.820) -90,9% (720.529) -91,4% (953.725) -91,6% (927.927) -92,3%
Gross profit 72.168 9,1% 68.180 8,6% 87.810 8,4% 77.792 7,7%
General and administrative
expense
(51.966) -6,6% (49.647) -6,3% (67.650) -6,5% (67.693) -6,7%
Other
operating
income/expense
1.195 0,2% (1.481) -0,2% (1.397) -0,1% (1.720) -0,2%
Operating Result
(Ebit)
21.398 2,7% 17.052 2,2% 18.763 1,8% 8.378 0,8%
Financial income 223 0,0% 173 0,0% 252 0,0% 265 0,0%
Financial expense and exchange rate diff. (2.983) -0,4% (2.447) -0,3% (3.943) -0,4% (4.888) -0,5%
Other
investment income/expense
10 0,0% 813 0,1% 813 0,1% 959 0,1%
Share of profit/loss of associates and joint
ventures accounted for using equity method
645 0,1% 633 0,1% 795 0,1% 751 0,1%
Profit before
tax
19.292 2,4% 16.224 2,1% 16.679 1,6% 5.465 0,5%
Income
tax expense
(3.909) -0,5% (4.307) -0,5% (4.411) -0,4% (3.201) -0,3%
Net profit 15.383 1,9% 11.916 1,5% 12.269 1,2% 2.264 0,2%
Adjusted
EBITDA –
EBIT Bridge :
ADJUSTED EBITDA 41.821 5,3% 39.238 5,0% 48.404 4,6% 38.706 3,8%
D&A –
excl. IFRS16
(13.564) -1,7% (12.649) -1,6% (16.996) -1,6% (14.969) -1,5%
D&A –
Right
of Use IFRS16
(*)
(5.233)
-0,7% (5.379) -0,7% (7.184) -0,7% (8.738) -0,9%
Provisions (1.867) -0,2% (1.068) -0,1% (1.809) -0,2% (2.046) -0,2%
Top Management Incentives (148) 0,0% - 0,0% (1.092) -0,1% - 0,0%
Non recurring
Income
1.820 0,2% 80 0,0% 35 0,0% 820 0,1%
Non recurring
Expenses
(1.431) -0,2% (3.170) -0,4% (2.595) -0,2% (5.395) -0,5%
Operating Result
(Ebit)
21.398 2,7% 17.052 2,2% 18.763 1,8% 8.378 0,8%

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Amounts
in €/000
30/09/2021 31/12/2020 31/12/2019
Goodwill 48.245 48.426 46.828
Intangible assets other than Goodwill 8.012 7.263 5.145
Property, plant
and equipment
156.764 166.582 181.722
Investment accounted for using equity
method
6.815 6.175 7.278
Non-current
financial
assets
6.649 5.359 6.241
Deferred
tax assets
8.402 8.999 9.122
NON-CURRENT ASSETS 234.888 242.804 256.336
Inventories 43.873 35.331 36.634
Trade receivables 128.014 115.479 121.439
Current
tax assets
13.723 12.256 16.971
Other receivables and other current assets 17.543 12.625 11.066
Cash and cash equivalents 52.135 40.489 56.562
CURRENT ASSETS 255.288 216.179 242.672
Non-current assets held for sale - - -
TOTAL ASSETS 490.176 458.983 499.008
Amounts
in €/000
30/09/2021 31/12/2020 31/12/2019
Share Capital 69.163 69.163 69.163
Other Reserves and Retained Earnings 88.690 78.237 79.036
Profit/loss attributable to Owners of Parent 15.190 12.217 2.022
Equity attributable to Owners of Parent 173.043 159.617 150.221
Non-controlling
interests
625 494 710
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 173.668 160.111 150.931
Financial liabilities 90.322 103.347 131.583
Other
non-current
liabilities
844 1.240 349
Deferred
tax liabilities
5.249 5.048 5.216
Provisions 5.325 4.386 4.345
Employees
benefits liabilities
9.960 9.861 9.422
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 111.699 123.882 150.915
Financial liabilities 37.990 40.689 51.897
Trade payables 141.192 112.912 127.523
Current
tax liabilities
5.750 3.703 3.230
Other
current
liabilities
19.876 17.686 14.512
CURRENT LIABILITIES 204.808 174.990 197.162
Liabilities directly associated with non-current
assets held for sale
- - -
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 490.176 458.983 499.008

DEFINITIONS & Symbols

  • 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. = Approximatively
  • 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.= exuding
  • F&V = Fruit & Vegetables
  • FTE = Full Time Equivalent
  • H1 = Full Year|Fiscal Year (twelve months ended 31 December)
  • ASM = Annual Shareholder's Meeting
  • 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
  • SPAC = Special Purpose Acquisition Company
  • TTM = Trailing 12 months
  • YTD = Year to date
  • 9M = Nine months ending September 30.
  • M = million
  • K = thousands
  • = EURO
  • , (comma) = separator of decimal digits
  • . (full stop) = separator of thousands

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