Zalaris

Earnings Release • May 7, 2024

Zalaris ASA: All time high revenue and EBIT in first quarter 2024

Zalaris ASA: All time high revenue and EBIT in first quarter 2024

Zalaris ASA (Zalaris, OSE:ZAL) reported an all-time high revenue and adj. EBIT

in the first quarter of 2024 of NOK 318.3 million and NOK 34.8 million

respectively, reflecting continued strong underlying fundamentals.

Reported revenue for the quarter was NOK 318.3 million, up 22% from NOK 260.8

million in the same quarter last year.

Adjusted EBIT* increased with 88% to an all-time high of NOK 34.8 million,

corresponding to a 10.9% margin for the quarter.

The reported EBIT ended at NOK 33.0 million compared to NOK 12.8 million last

year.

Profit for the quarter was NOK 6.4 million, compared to a loss of NOK 25.9

million last year.

"The company grew 22% in the quarter, and almost 18% in constant currency. We

are now just shy of being a NOK 1.3 billion annualised revenue company," says

Hans-Petter Mellerud, CEO and founder of Zalaris.

"Our pipeline of new prospects, as well as the opportunity to expand with

existing customers into new geographies, has continued to develop positively.

Our strengthened brand and leadership position have enabled us to capture a

significantly larger share of the relevant large enterprise multi-country

opportunities originating out of Europe," Mellerud concludes.

Zalaris will host a streamed management presentation at 08:30 CET today followed

by a Q&A session. The webcast will be available on ir.zalaris.com or directly on

Teams (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup

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e=a&role=a).

The presentation of the first quarter 2024 financial result and the financial

report are enclosed.

· Zalaris ASA Q1 2024 Presentation (https://ir.zalaris.com/wp

-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/Zalaris-ASA-Q1-2024-Presentation.pdf)

· Zalaris ASA Q1 2024 Report (https://ir.zalaris.com/wp

-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/Zalaris-ASA-Q1-2024-Report.pdf)

* Adjusted EBIT and other alternative performance measures (APMs) are defined

and reconciled to the IFRS financial statements as a part of the APM section of

the first quarter 2024 financial report on page 29 to 33.

Contact:

Hans-Petter Mellerud, CEO

Mobile: +47 928 97 276

E-mail: hans-petter.mellerud@zalaris.com

Gunnar Manum, CFO

Mobile: +47 951 79 190

E-mail: gunnar.manum@zalaris.com

About

Zalaris (OSLO: ZAL) simplifies HR and payroll administration and empower

customers with useful information so that they can invest more in people. We are

a leading service provider of Human Experience Management (HXM) solutions across

Europe, serving more than 1.5 million employees with an annual revenue of NOK

1,131 million  (FY 2023). We hold #1 or #2 positions in most of our markets. Our

consultants have more than 23 years of experience in transforming HR with our

clients. Simplify work life. Achieve more. For more information, go to

www.zalaris.com.

This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU

Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements according

to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.