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Bewi Invest AS

Investor Presentation Aug 11, 2022

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Results for the second quarter and first half of 2022

CEO Christian Bekken, CFO Marie Danielsson

11 August 2022

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This presentation, prepared by BEWI ASA (the "Company"), may contain statements about future events and expectations that are forward-looking statements. Any statement in this presentation that is not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations is a forward-looking statement that involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements.

The Company assumes no obligations to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements. This presentation contains alternative performance measures, or non-IFRS financial measures. Definitions and calculations are presented in our quarterly report.

Second quarter and first half of 2022

Highlights

Delivering another record quarter

Solid demand, strong price management and accreditive acquisitions

  • Continued solid demand from key markets
  • 40% growth in sales, 50/50 organic and from acquisitions
  • All segments contribute positively to organic growth in sales and adj. EBITDA, as a result of price increases compensating for higher cost level
  • Styrene raw materiel prices continued to increase in Q2, combined with stable demand for EPS, resulting in strong GAP
  • Positive development for sales to the food industry
  • Global shortage of electronic components continue to dampen volumes to the automotive – and HVAC industry
  • Announced four acquisitions YTD in line with strategy
  • Received conditional approval from competition authorities to close Jackon transaction

Financial highlights for the second quarter of 2022

Net sales of EUR 277.0 million, 40% growth

  • 19% organic growth
    • o Solid demand from key markets
    • o Succesfully managed to increase prices in all segments
    • o Positive development for sales to food industry
  • 21% explained by acquisitions
    • o Including contribution from IZOBLOK, Volker Gruppe, Kemisol, Trondhjems Eskefabrikk, Jablite, Berga Recycling and some smaller acquisitions

Adj. EBITDA of EUR 40.3 million, up by 28%

  • 13% organic growth
    • o All segments contribute positively to organic growth
    • o Continued strong GAP for RAW
    • o Shift in margins from RAW to downstream segments from Q122
  • o 14% improvement from acquisitions
    • o Positive contribution from Kemisol and Trondhjems Eskefabrikk

Net sales(EUR million)

Adj. EBITDA (EUR million)

BEWI Jackon

Key acqusitions confirming strategy

Period Company Annual
sales1
Region Key offering Strategic rationale Status
Volker Gruppe EURm
~17
UK Circular
solutions
Increase
circular
volumes
Closed
Q4 2021 Kemisol EURm
~36
Belgium Packaging
and insulation
Strengthening
market
position
Benelux/
geographic
expansion
Belgium
Closed
Trondhjems
Eskefabrikk
EURm
~15
Norway Paper packaging Broaden
offering
with
complimentary
materials
Closed
Q2 2022 Jablite
Group
EURm
~49
UK Packaging
and insulation
Geographic
expansion
in the
UK
Closed
Berga Recycling EURm
~33
Global Circular
solutions
Circular
trading platform/ increase
volumes
Closed
BalPol EURm
~31
Baltics Insulation Geographic
expansion
to Baltics/
broaden
offering
with
complimentary
materials
In progress
Q3 2022 Jackon
Holding
EURm
~437
Europe Packaging
and Insulation
Strengthening
market
positions
In progress

Continued strong pipeline of attractive M&A opportunities

1) Annual sales : Volker Gruppe, Kemisol, Trondhjems Eskefabrikk, Jablite LTM Q222, Berga LTM Q122, BalPol FY21, Jackon LTM Q222

Second quarter of 2022 6

Profitable growth from acqusitions

Annual pro-forma sales close to EUR 1.5 billion with EBITDA of more EUR 190 million

Increased diversification from acquisitions

  • Recent geographic expansion to Belgium, the UK and the Baltics
  • Segment Insulation will account for an increasing share of the group's sales, in line with strong megatrends supporting expectations of a positive long-term outlook
  • Positive development for sales of packaging to food industry, including paper packaging and traded products
  • Recent acquisitions strengthen integration between segments through internal sales of raw materials and improved circular offering
  • Related to closing of the Jackon transaction, 4 facilities will be divested, representing ~1.5% of the turnover

Notes:

Second quarter of 2022 7 1) Management accounts, Incl. 11 months Jablite and Berga, 10 months Trondhjems Eskefabrikk, 5 months Kemisol, 3 months Desom/ Embanor and Volker, 2) LTM Q222 Jackon, excl. sales and EBITDA from facilities to be divested and excl. synergies, and FY 2021 BalPol, both expected closing Q322, 3) Reported Adj. EBITDA incl. IFRS 16

Strenghened integrated business model

Second quarter of 2022

2021), increasing Circular's

collection rate, and bringing the group closer to the 60kt target

Capacity to double traded volumes for recycling with minimal impact on administrative expenses

High-end technology and a robust IT-infrastructure through artificial intelligence and analytics rigged for further growth

9

Acquisition of Berga Recycling

A world leading company within trading of materials for recycling

Business overview Investment highlights

  • Established in 2011 in Canada
  • Vision to become the world's largest agency for materials for recycling
  • Specialised in purchase and sale of large quantities of recycled materials
  • Traded ~ 82,000 tonnes of recycled materials in 2021
  • A global supply network supported by a marketing vision and the growing use of technologies
  • Supplier for BEWI and key competitors within EPS

Key financials

BEWI Circular post Berga-transaction

We continue to lead our industry's change towards a circular economy

1) Net sales and Adj. EBITDA for BEWI Circular 'as is' is based on LTM Q2-22 figures and Berga on FY21 figures

Acquisition of BalPol

Leading provider of insulation and packaging solutions in Lithuania

Business overview

  • Established in 2002 as a polystyrene foam production company
  • Demonstrated solid growth and improved profitability in 2021, with revenues of ~EUR 31.0 million and EBITDA of ~EUR 4.3 million
  • Owns 2 operating factories in Garliava and Utena both with unutilized capacity in 2021
  • Includes production of:
    • Polystyrene foam panels and packaging
    • EPS production, mainly for construction
    • Customized products
    • "Sandwich" (partition) panels with different insulation fillers
    • PIR production with opportunities for expansion

Strategic rationale

  • Geographic expansion, providing a platform for further growth in the Baltics
  • Broadening the insulation offering to include complimentary materials like PIR panels
  • Platform for circular activities in Baltics
  • Increased internal raw material consumption

Transaction overview

  • Acquire 100% of the shares
  • Purchase price to be settled in 50% cash and 50% shares in BEWI ASA
  • Expected closing in Q3 2022

Second quarter and first half of 2022

Financials

Financial overview

Organic growth in all segments

Second quarter of 2022 13

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Continued growth following price increase and strong operational performance

Second quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 125.4 million, up 24%
    • o Increase explained by higher sales prices
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 16.4 million (15.9), a margin of 13.1%
    • o Improvement from strengthened GAP due to strong demand
    • o Styrene raw material prices continued to increase in the second quarter, with stable demand for EPS raw material, resulting in a continued strong GAP

  • Net sales of EUR 225.9 million, up 36%
  • o Increase explained by higher sales prices
  • Adj. EBITDA increase to EUR 35.8 million (19.1), a margin of 15.9%
    • o Improvement from strengthened GAP due to strong demand

Insulation

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Second quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 85.3 million, up 47%
    • o 24% organic growth from stable demand and higher sales prices
    • o Growth from acquired companies include Kemisol and Jablite
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 11.2 million (7.1), a margin of 13.2%
    • o 58% growth, whereas 38% is organic from price adjustments in all regions
    • o Margin improvement from previous quarter due to price adjustments and seasonality
    • o Positive contribution from acquired companies

First half of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 147.7 million, up 49%
    • o 28% organic growth from higher sales prices in all regions
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 17.3 million (11.9), a margin of 11.7%
    • o 46% increase, of which 28% organic

Packaging & Components

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Continued solid demand, in particular for food packaging products

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Second quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 92.4 million, up 41%
    • o 10% organic growth from higher sales prices
    • o Continued good development for sales to the food industry
    • o Contribution from acquired companies IZOBLOK, Trondhjems Eskefabrikk & Jablite
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 12.1 million (9.1), a margin of 13.1%
    • o Increase of 32%, of which 9% organic coming from price adjustments

First half of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 184.2 million, up 44%
  • o 15% organic growth from higher sales prices in all regions
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 21.2 million (19.5), a margin of 11.5%
    • o Increase of 9%, of which 1% organic

Improved volumes and increased sales prices

Second quarter of 2022 • Net sales of EUR 18.2 million, up 172% o 41% organic from higher volumes and increased sales prices o Prices for recycled material correlate to prices for virgin material o Contribution from acquired companies Volker Gruppe and Berga Recycling • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 1.9 million (0.8), a margin of 10.5% o Improvement mainly from acquisitions, but also from the increased volumes and prices 6.7 18.2 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Q2 2021 Q2 2022 0.8 1.9 12.5 % 10.5 % 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 0 1 2 3 4 5 Q2 2021 Q2 2022 9.5 29.6 0 10 20 30 40 50 1H 2021 1H 2022 0.8 8.6 % 3.0 10.1 % 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 0 1 2 3 4 5 1H 2021 1H 2022 Net sales EUR million Net sales EUR million Adj. EBITDA EUR million Adj. EBITDA EUR million

First half of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 29.6 million, up 214%
    • o 79% organic growth explained by increased volumes and sales prices
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 3.0 million (0.8), a margin of 10.1%
    • o Improvement from acquisitions, as well as higher volumes and prices
  • Collected a total of 9 849 tonnes of EPS for recycling
    • o Recently acquired Berga Recycling collected ~15 000 tonnes in 2021
  • Annual recycling capacity of ~29 000 tonnes per 30 June 2022

Financials

Consolidated P&L

Amounts in EUR million Q2 2022 Q2 2021 1H 2022 1H 2021 2021
Net Sales 277.0 198.1 507.2 347.0 748.2
Total operating income 277.0 198.1 507.2 347.0 748.2
Raw materials and consumables -122.0 -88.4 -208.4 -148.5 -304.9
Goods for resale -38.6 -23.4 -74.0 -41.7 -92.2
Other external costs -47.9 -31.0 -92.8 -60.4 -135.9
Personnel cost -33.5 -26.3 -65.7 -52.2 -116.2
Depreciation/ amortisation/ impairment -10.7 -8.8 -20.7 -17.5 -37.8
-
attributable to operations
-5.2 -4.1 -10.5 -8.2 -18.8
-
attributable to IFRS 16
-2.7 -2.5 -5.0 -4.9 -9.9
-
attributable to fair value adjustments in business combinations
-2.8 -2.2 -5.2 -4.4 -9.0
Share of income from associated comp. 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.4 5.7
Capital gain from sale of assets 9.8 0.0 9.8 0.0 1.0
Operating income (EBIT) 35.8 22.3 57.6 29.1 67.8
Net financial items -6.2 -3.5 -13.1 -9.9 -18.8
Income tax expense -4.7 -4.4 -11.4 -5.7 -14.6
Profit for the period 24.9 14.4 33.1 13.5 34.4
Second quarter of 2022
Net sales of 277.0 million, up by 40%
19% organic growth from good price management in all segments
o
Increased operating costs
Cost for goods for resale increased due to higher share of sales of
o
traded packaging products
Increased number of employees (FTE) due to acquisitions
2,295 on 30 June 2022, up from to 2,097 end of 2021
o
Capital gain of EUR 9.7 million related to Jablite
EBIT up by 61% to EUR 35.8 million
Net financial items of EUR -6.2 million
Negative impact of EUR 2.8 million from fair value adjustment of
o
shares in KMC Properties
  • Taxes of EUR 4.7 million
    • o Effective rate impacted by non-taxable items
  • Profit for the period of EUR 24.9 million

Minority interests

Positive contribution from shares in associated companies

TOTAL
Production sites 12
Owned interest 34%
Book value as of 30 June 2022 14.0

Key financials for the first six months of 2022

Net sales 130.7
EBITDA 13.6
-
of which owned share of EBITDA
4.6
EBIT 8.0
Net profit 5.4
Consolidated into BEWI's EBITDA, share of net profit 1.8
BEWI's
share
of
EBITDA minus impact
on
consolidated
EBITDA
2.8
Net debt 24.4
-
of which owned share net debt
8.3

• Current minority interests:

  • o 34% in HIRSCH Porozell GmBH (Germany), 6 facilities
  • o 34% in HIRSCH France SAS (France), 5 facilities
  • o 34% in Inoplast S.R.O, 1 facility
  • Shares in associated companies are consolidated into BEWI's accounts with the value of the owned interest of net profit
  • Consolidated as a net in one line within EBITDA, "Share of income from associated companies"
  • Balance sheet is not consolidated other than changes to the booked value on the shares
  • Hidden values occur compared to customary EV/EBITDA valuation

Financials

Capital structure

Leverage: Net debt/ EBITDA ratio(1) EUR million

(1) EBITDA ratio: adjusted EBITDA rolling 12-months pro-forma acquired entities, (2) ROCE: Rolling 12 months adjusted EBITA as a percentage of average capital employed during the same periode. Capital employed is defined as total equity plus net debt

  • Net debt EUR 298 million/ EUR 195 million excl. IFRS 16
  • Credit facility of EUR 100 million, unutilized on 30 June 2022
  • Increased leverage following recent acquisitions
EUR million 30.06.22 31.12.21 30.06.21
Cash and Cash equivalents 75.9 142.3 42.3
Non-current liabilities 257.8 257.0 66.7
Current liabilities 13.4 5.6 81.7
Debt related to IFRS 16 103.1 76.1 78.9
Net debt in total 298.4 196.4 185.0
-
excl. IFRS
195.3 120.3 106.1

Financials

Strong Cash flow, maintenance CAPEX below 2.5% of sales

Second quarter of 2022

  • Operating cash flow of EUR 25.0 o Stable working capital
  • CAPEX of EUR 9.2 million (8.5)
    • o EUR 2.7 million related to investment programmes

Ongoing investment programmes

  • Packaging facility Hitra/ Jøsnøya, Norway
  • New extruder in Etten-Leur, Netherlands
  • Customer initiated technology/ machinery investments for components at Skara, Sweden
  • ICT/ ERP investments

Second quarter and first half of 2022

Summary and outlook

M&A priorities going forward

Strategic rationale

Expanding circular business model

Broadening product offering with complimentary materials:

  • Packaging: Paper/ fiber-based
  • Insulation: EPS and other materials

Strengthening market positions

Geographic expansion

Continued strong pipeline of attractive M&A opportunities

Outlook

Experience continued solid demand

  • Experience solid demand in key markets, also into Q3
  • Well-positioned to meet industrywide challenges in value chain
    • o Shortage of electronic components
    • o Delay in logistics & transport
    • o General cost inflation
  • GAP expected to remain at high levels
    • o Expect improved profitability from downstream units
  • Completion of Jackon transaction expected in Q3
  • Continued strong pipeline of attractive M&A opportunities

Set to continue growth journey next five years

Next event

Third quarter 2022 9 November 2022

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