Webstep

Quarterly Report • May 16, 2023

Our agenda

Highlights from the quarter

Highlights

• Strong revenue growth
  • 277.2 MNOK (+19.0%) for the quarter
  • 932.6 MNOK (+33.0%) for the last twelve months
• Stable EBIT
  • EBIT of 25.2 MNOK (+5.6%) for the quarter
  • ○ EBIT partly affected by periodic shift in culture building activities compared to corresponding quarter last year, and provision of loss on accounts receivable
  • ○ EBIT margin of 9.1% (-1.2 pp) for the quarter
• Good growth in employees
  • ○ 557 employees at the end of first quarter
  • ○ Net increase of 65 employees for the last twelve months
• Annual General Meeting 4 May 2023
  • ○ Resolution to extend the Board of Directors to constitute of 7 members, with 5 new directors endorsed by the general meeting
  • ○ Dividend of NOK 1.70 per share approved by the general meeting

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Business review

Organization and employees

• Strong local presence
  • Close to the customer
  • Strategic partner
• Improving the Webstep employee work experience
  • Investing in our experts
  • Diverse project experiences
• Employee survey confirms a strong and proud culture
  • Employee Satisfactions- and Loyalty Index on the same high level as last year
  • Results higher than Netigate's benchmark for all questions areas
• 557 employees at the end of Q1 2023
  • Recruitment balanced against profitable growth

Note: Numbers in parentheses refer to year-over-year growth in number of employees.

Financial review

Key figures - Group

	Q1	Q1	Y/Y	FY
NOK million	2023	2022	change	2022
Revenues	277.2	233.0	19.0%	888.4
EBITDA	30.4	28.7	6.1%	76.2
EBITDA margin	11.0%	12.3%	(1.3 pts)	8.6%
EBIT	25.2	23.9	5.6%	54.6
EBIT margin	9.1%	10.3%	(1.2 pts)	6.2%
Net profit	18.8	17.8	5.3%	38.4
Net free cash flow	16.2	20.5	(20.8%)	63.3
Earnings per share (NOK)	0.68	0.65	4.0%	1.40
Earnings per share fully diluted (NOK)	0.67	0.65	4.6%	1.39
Equity ratio	54.9%	59.2%	(4.4 pts)	57.9%
Cash and cash equivalents	76.8	67.2	14.2%	62.3
Number of employees, average (FTE)	555	481	15.3%	512
Number of employees, end of period	557	492	13.2%	538
Revenues per FTE (NOKt)	499	484	3.2%	1,736
EBIT per FTE (NOKt)	45.5	49.6	(8.4%)	106.8

Q1 Highlights

• Strong revenue growth of 19%
  • Both segments Norway and Sweden contribute to a solid revenue growth for the quarter
  • Solid revenues per FTE
• Stable EBIT although affected by weakened utilization, periodic shift in costs and provision for loss on accounts receivables
• Employees
  • Net increase of 19 employees from end of last quarter, and 65 employees for the last twelve months
  • Seasonal variations in recruitment leads to an increased number of onboarding processes

Norway

Key figures - Norway

	Q1	Q1	Y/Y	FY
NOK million	2023	2022	change	2022
Revenues	237.6	202.2	17.5%	761.6
EBIT	22.4	20.9	7.3%	47.7
EBIT margin	9.4%	10.3%	(0.9 pts)	6.3%
Number of employees, average (FTE)	453	401	13.0%	425
Number of employees, end of period	455	410	11.1%	444
Number of workdays	65	64	1.6%	253
Revenue breakdown
	Q1	Q1	Y/Y	FY
NOK million	2023	2022	change	2022
Oslo	100.3	84.9	18.0%	324.7
Regional offices	119.9	106.0	13.2%	393.7
Subcontractors	18.4	11.8	55.5%	45.7
Other / eliminations	(1.0)	(0.5)	100.0%	(2.4)
Total	237.6	202.2	17.5%	761.6

Q1 Highlights

• Revenue growth of 35 MNOK (+17.5%)
  • Increased revenues mainly driven by higher number of consultants and hourly rates, although affected by weakened utilization compared with corresponding quarter last year
• EBIT increase of 1.5 MNOK (+7.3%)
  • EBIT partly affected by higher costs related to culture building activities due to a periodic shift when compared to Q1 2022, and provision of loss on accounts receivable
• The continued initiatives to enhance profitability shows a positive trend in the organization
• Employee growth of 45 employees over the last twelve months

Sweden

Key figures - Sweden

	Q1	Q1	Y/Y	FY
NOK million	2023	2022	change	2022
Revenues	39.5	30.8	28.3%	126.9
EBIT	2.8	3.0	(6.1%)	6.9
EBIT margin	7.1%	9.7%	(2.6 pts)	5.5%
Number of employees, average (FTE)	102	80	28.0%	86
Number of employees, end of period	102	82	24.4%	102
Number of workdays	64	63	1.6%	253
Revenue breakdown
	Q1	Q1	Y/Y	FY
NOK million	2023	2022	change	2022
Regional offices	32.0	26.2	22.2%	103.0
Subcontractors	7.5	4.6	63.2%	23.9
Total	39.5	30.8	28.3%	126.9

Q1 Highlights

• Strong revenue growth of 8.7 MNOK (+28.3%)
  • Swedish segment represents 14.3% of consolidated revenue for the quarter
• EBIT 0.2 MNOK lower than corresponding quarter last year.
  • Mostly due to weakened utilization and higher overhead costs
• Q1 2023 constant currency
  • Revenues: +7.4m
  • EBIT: -0.4m
• Milestone reaching 100 employees

Outlook

Outlook

Webstep's services

Please contact us at ir@webstep.com

Appendix

A diversified customer base

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Cash flow and net debt

Net interest bearing debt (NIBD)**	(75.2)
Debt to credit institutions	0.0
Restricted cash	1.6
Cash and cash equivalents*	(76.8)
NOK million	2023
	31 Mar

NIBD/EBITDA (rolling 12 months)	(0.9)
NIBD/EBITDA (rolling 12 months)
Including IFRS 16 Lease liabilities	0.1

• Q1 free cash flow of MNOK 16.2
• Capex relates to office and equipment
• Credit facility of MNOK 110 in Norway and SEK 5m in Sweden per end of quarter

Top 20 shareholders at 12 May 2023

	Shareholder name	Shares	%
	1 EMBRO EIENDOM AS	8,312,727	30.0%
	2 J.P. Morgan SE	1,970,890		7.1% Nominee
ന	HVALER INVEST AS	1,435,018	5.2%
ব	SALT VALUE AS	1,430,121	5.2%
	5 VERDIPAPIRFONDET DNB SMB	1,139,284	4.1%
	6 JAKOB HATTELAND HOLDING AS	1,000,000	3.6%
/	J.P. Morgan SE	900,000		3.3% Nominee
	8 HOLMEN SPESIALFOND	861,524	3.1%
	9 PROTECTOR FORSIKRING ASA	700,000	2.5%
	10 VERDIPAPIRFONDET NORDEA NORGE VERD	664,317	2.4%
	11 VPF FONDSFINANS UTBYTTE	600,000	2.2%
	12 Danske Invest Norge Vekst	542,000	2.0%
13	Goldman Sachs International	416,571		1.5% Nominee
	14 INTERTRADE SHIPPING AS	400,000	1.4%
	15 HAUSTA INVESTOR AS	350,000	1.3%
16	Danske Bank A/S	320,000		1.2% Nominee
11	ESPEDAL & CO AS	308,980	1.1%
18	Pictet & Cie (Europe) S.A.	232,675		0.8% Nominee
19	FUROVEST AS	231,000	0.8%
	20 MP PENSION PK	224,000	0.8%
	Top 20 shareholders	22,039,107	79.6%
	Other	5,631,852	20.4%
	Total share outstanding	27,670,959	100.0%

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