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Earnings Release Sep 2, 2021

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Earnings Release First Half 2021

1

2 September 2021

Table of Contents

01 Key
Highlights
Page
3
02 Results
Overview
Page
5
03 Regional
Segments
1.
Europe
2.
Africa
3.
Latin
America
Page
14
04 Outlook and
Final
Remarks
Page
21
05 Appendix Page
24

Key Highlights

Earnings Release 1H21

Key Highlights Europe Africa Latin America STRONG BACKLOG TURNOVER EBITDA €7.4bn (Record High) €1,138mn (-2% YoY) €181mn (margin 16%) Dec. 2020 Jun. 2021 6.1 7.4 NET PROFIT €8mn (vs. -5mn 1H20) NET DEBT1,141mn (Net debt/EBITDA 2.7x) 1H20 1H21 1,157 1,138 1H20 1H21 144 181 CAPEX98mn

Results Overview

Earnings Release 1H21

Net Profit of €8 mn

1H21 1H20 YoY
P&L (€ mn)
Turnover 1,138 1,157 (2%)
EBITDA 181 144 25%
Margin 16% 12% 4 p.p.
EBIT 68 33 107%
Margin 6% 3% 3 p.p.
Net financial results (45) (39) (15%)
Associates 7 3 116%
Net monetary position1 5 7 (37%)
EBT 35 5 n.m.
Net income 22 10 117%
Attributable to:
Non-controlling interests 14 15 (6%)
Group 8 -5 n.m.

1 The caption "Net monetary position" reflects partially the accounting of Zimbabwe as a hyperinflationary economy (IAS 29).

  • Steady Turnover despite full period with Covid impact
  • EBITDA was up 25% YoY to €181 mn driven by better operational efficiency in all regions and one-off effect in E&S
  • Net financial results reflected a stable average cost of debt
  • Non-controlling interests were related to the businesses in Mexico and E&S
  • Net income was up €13 mn to €8 mn

EBITDA up 25% YoY with improved profitability in all regions

1H21 1H20 YoY
P&L breakdown (€ mn)
Turnover 1,138 1,157 (2%)
Europe 455 456 0%
Africa 325 385 (16%)
Latin America 336 305 10%
Other and intercompany 22 11 98%
EBITDA 181 144 25%
Margin 16% 12% 4 p.p.
Europe 71 48 49%
Margin 16% 10% 6 p.p.
Africa 76 69 9%
Margin 23% 18% 5 p.p.
Latin America 38 27 42%
Margin 11% 9% 2 p.p.
Other and intercompany (4) 0 n.m.
  • Europe showed a resilient operational activity in E&C with a stronger performance in Portugal and higher profitability in all markets, and with E&S with a positive evolution, that overall contributed to a 49% increase in the region´s EBITDA
  • Africa´s profitability presented an improvement to 23% in the EBITDA margin, despite the pandemic impact in turnover
  • Latin America showed a positive performance in Turnover (+10% YoY) and profitability (+42% EBITDA YoY) mainly driven by Mexico

Record Backlog, up 22% YTD to €7.4 Bn

1 Ratio calculated as follows: E&C Backlog/E&C LTM Turnover.

  • Record backlog: €7,394 mn with increasing weight of Long-Term Contracts
  • Africa´s backlog growth of €1,515 mn YTD follows the award of the Kano-Maradi railway project (Nigeria) contract
  • Increased trend of larger E&C average contract size (Mining, Railway, Roads)
  • E&C backlog of €6,954 mn, reflecting a comfortable backlog/sales ratio of 3.9x1
  • Mining contract extension (+US\$427 mn) in Mozambique for Vale not included (signed in August)

Major construction projects currently in backlog1

Project Range (€ mn) Country Segment Exp. Year of
Completion
Kano - Maradi railway > 250 Nigeria Railway 2025
Tren Maya > 250 Mexico Railway 2023
Accra-Tema Motorway > 250 Ghana Roads 2025
Vale Mining Moatize > 250 Mozambique Mining 2022 2
New Bugesera International Airport > 250 Rwanda Airports 2023
Morila Mine > 250 Mali Mining 2028
Requalification of the Soyo Naval Base > 250 Angola Ports 2024
Gamsberg mine [200;250[ South Africa Mining 2029
Talasa hydroelectric facility [200;250[ Colombia Power 2025
Siguiri gold mine [200;250[ Guinea Conakry Mining 2022
Mandiana gold mine [200;250[ Guinea Conakry Mining 2025
Tultepec - Pirámides highway [150;200[ Mexico Roads 2023
S19 Lubartów [150;200[ Poland Roads 2024
Port of Callao - Phase 2B expansion [100;150[ Peru Ports 2023
EN230 road rehabilitation, section 6-10, Muamussanda-Saurimo [100;150[ Angola Roads 2022
General Hospital of Cabinda [100;150[ Angola Civil Construction 2022
Bordo Poniente landfill [100;150[ Mexico Urban 2023

Total capex of €98 mn in 1H21

Guidance of capex FY21 is maintained in the range

€200 mn - €250 mn

Capex
was
mainly
driven
by:
Net
capex
(€
MN)
Capex in
1H21
by
region
(€
MN)
Capex
reached
€98
mn,
mostly
related
to
growth
and
long
term
contracts
(70%
of
the
total
capex)
94 98 26 46 24 2
Growth
and
long-term
contracts
capex
were
driven
by
preliminary
works
related
to
the
initial
phase
of
recent
contracts
awarded
(Mining
in
Africa
and
Railway
in
Mexico)
and
Energy
33
31
19
44
9 37 7
E&S
capex
mainly
channeled
to
EGF
in
order
to
comply
with
the
regulator´s
approved
investment
for
the
current
regulatory
period
(2019-2021)
30
1H20
35
1H21
17
Europe
1
8
Africa
13
4
Latin America
1
1
Others
Maintenance
capex
reached
c.3%
of
turnover
due
to
the
optimization
of
planning,
procurement
and
logistics
E&C Capex
Capex
E&S Capex
contracts1

long
term
Growth
Capex
Maintenance

long
term
contracts1

1 Includes mining contracts in Africa and the Energy business in Latin America.

Positive trend in Working Capital evolution

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Working Capital Evolution

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Downward trend in working capital continues

  • Sustainable and positive trend in the working capital management, reflecting alternative solutions developed to reduce financial requirementsfrom the balance sheet in recent years
  • Working Capital/Turnover ratio reflected the efficient working capital measuresin place, including:
  • i. Higher exposure to private clients (mining and others financed by the client)
  • ii. Alignment of the commercial strategy with down payment clauses in the largest contracts (minimizing risk credit exposure)
  • iii. Reinforcement of cooperation with multilaterals and ECA´s

Solid Cash Flow Generation

(CFFO of €165 mn, +31% YoY: 1H20 was €126 mn)

1 Net debt considers Angola's sovereign bonds denominated in US\$, US\$ linked and in kwanzas and Mozambique's sovereign bonds as "cash and cash equivalents" which amounted to €208 mn (€234 mn nominal value) in June 2021 (€199 mn Angola's, Mozambique's and Ivory Coast's sovereign bonds in December 2020).

Net Debt/Ebitda at 2.7x GROSS DEBT MATURITY, JUNE 2021

  • Net Debt1 of €1,141 mn, down €102 mn YTD
  • Liquidity position of €880 mn corresponds to 1.4x of non-revolving financing needs with maturity lessthan one year
  • Leasing & Factoring amounted to €573 mn (of which €341 mn in Leasing), an increase of €47 mn from December 2020
  • Average debt maturity of 2.2 years
  • Net Debt/Ebitda of 2.7x, recovering the trend of the last years

COST OF DEBT AND NET DEBT/EBITDA

1 Net debt considers Angola's sovereign bonds denominated in US\$, US\$ linked and in kwanzas and Mozambique's sovereign bonds as "cash and cash equivalents" which amounted to €208 mn (€234 mn nominal value) in June 2021 (€199 mn Angola's, Mozambique's and Ivory Coast's sovereign bonds in December 2020).

Regional Segments

Earnings Release 1H21

Highlights 1H21

5 Countries 455M€ Turnover 1,259M€ Backlog

Portugal Spain Poland Ireland United Kingdom

Stable activity and positive outlook

  • European division with a stable evolution in turnover with a positive trend in the E&C Portuguese activity (+8% YoY)
  • Focus on the profitability of the E&C business (+63% YoY) with the increase of the average size of contracts contributing to the improvement of profitability
  • E&S with an increase in turnover (+16%) and in EBITDA reflecting a better performance in waste treatment, positively impacted by the adjustments that followed the recognition of tariffs from 2019 to 2021 made by the regulator
  • Positive outlook in E&C driven by larger tenders with European Union funds committed, to be reinforced by the European Recovery Plan, and by the E&S with the the beginning of a new regulatory period for EGF (2022-2024)
  • Outlook 2021: turnover with mid single digit growth and margins above historical levels

Highlights 1H21

14 Countries 325M€ Turnover 4,585M€ Backlog

Angola Mozambique Malawi South Africa Zimbabwe Uganda Rwanda

Guinea-Conakry Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Kenya Ghana Nigeria Mali

Strong backlog supports growth in the near future

  • Turnover evolution impacted by project kick off delays of new projects awarded by public clients (due to higher financial efforts required to contain the pandemic), notwithstanding the execution pace recovery in 2Q21
  • Higher profitability with EBITDA reaching a solid 9% growth and margins above guidance (23%)
  • Very positive results in the commercial front are reflected in the recent contracts awarded that will start in the 2H21, and that will contribute to a higher production level from 2022 onwards
  • Challenging context in some of the main markets (namely Angola) to be compensated by the reinforcement of new long-term contracts with private clients (Mining)
  • Pipeline with good perspectives, considering the evolution of commodities and the reinforcement of the capacity to jointly operate globally with CCCC
  • Guidance 2021: top-line growth and EBITDA margin in line with guidance of c.20%

Highlights 1H21

6 Countries 336M€ Turnover 1,550M€ Backlog

Mexico Peru Brazil Colombia Dominican Republic Panama

Recovery trend after lockdowns

  • Recovery of activity (+10% YoY) in the recent months after long stoppages in 2020 and reaching a stable margin (11%), in line with the historical performance of the region
  • Mexico (+57% YoY in turnover), the main market in Latin America, was the main contributor to the overall recovery and offsetting the decrease in other relevant markets such as, Peru and Brazil
  • Positive outlook to revamp the commercial activity in 2021-2022, namely in Mexico, driven by the new infrastructure plan (2020-2024) amounting to US\$44 bn (including PPP) and the high price of commodities that could generate new opportunities with the reinforcement of activity in Peru (Mining)
  • Diversification strategy ongoing with growing footprint in the energy and road concessions (Mexico) and E&S activities (Brazil)
  • Guidance 2021: top-line growth and EBITDA margin c.10%

Outlook and Final Remarks

Earnings Release 1H21

Earnings Release 1H21

Outlook

  • Turnover expected to increase high single digit in FY21
  • EBITDA margin in line with historical levels and as one of the "best in class" of the Industry
  • Backlog to stand above €7 bn, with relevant projectsin pipeline
  • Capex remainsin the range of €200 mn-€250 mn
  • Focus on organic cash flow generation and debt reduction
  • Carry on with the strengthening of the capital structure after the successfulshare capital increase
  • Focus on extending debt maturities

Earnings Release 1H21

Final Remarks

  • Back to business: Different paces of recovery, but all the regions showed a better operating performance and have a positive outlook, considering the backlog´slevel and quality
  • Strategic partnership and investment agreement concluded with CCCC, opening a new cycle to jointly operate globally with one of the major playersin the Industry
  • Focus on execution given the backlog record level (€7.4 bn), notwithstanding additional high quality and profitable projects in the pipeline
  • Strategic Update to be announced in the 4Q21

Appendix

Earnings Release 1H21

Balance sheet

Jun.21 Dec.20
Balance sheet (€ mn)
Fixed assets 1,408 1,332 76
Financial investments 380 357 22
Long term receivables 198 186 12
Non-current Assets held for sale (net) 98 97 1
Working capital 10 7 3
2,094 1,978 115
Equity 323 146 177
Provisions 109 104 6
Long term payables 521 486 35
Net debt 1,141 1,243 (102)
2,094 1,978 115

Europe performance breakdown

1H21 1H20 YoY

P&L breakdown (€ mn)
Turnover 455 456 0%
E&C 299 322 (7%)
E&S 159 138 16%
Other, elim. and interc. (2) (4) (44%)
EBITDA 71 48 49%
Margin 16% 10% 6 p.p.
E&C 21 13 63%
Margin 7% 4% 3 p.p.
E&S 50 35 44%
Margin 32% 25% 7 p.p.
Other, elim. and interc. - - n.m.

Disclaimer

This presentation used sources deemed credible and reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness.

It also contains forward looking information that expresses management's best assessments but might prove inaccurate.

The information contained in this presentation is subject to many factors and uncertainties and therefore subject to change without notice.

The company declines any responsibility to update, revise or correct any of the information hereby contained.

This presentation does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase securities of Mota-Engil nor any of its subsidiaries.

The financial information presented in this document is non-audited.

TURNOVER: corresponds to the consolidated income statement caption "Sales and services rendered".

EBITDA MARGIN: corresponds to the division between the algebraic sum of the following captions of the consolidated income statement "Sales and services rendered"; "Cost of goods sold, mat. cons. and Changes in production"; "Third-party supplies and services"; "Wages and salaries"; "Other operating income / (expenses)" and the TURNOVER.

CAPEX: acquisitions less disposals of tangible, intangible assets and rights of use assets.

NET DEBT: corresponds to the algebraic sum of the following captions of the consolidated statement of financial position: "Cash and cash equivalents without recourse - demand deposits"; "Cash and cash equivalents with recourse - demand deposits"; "Cash and cash equivalents with recourse - term deposits" "Loans without recourse"; "Loans with recourse" and "Other financial investments recorded at amortised cost". Leasing and factoring operations established by the Group are not recorded in the captions aforementioned.

BACKLOG: turnover to be recognised in the future related to projects for which contracts have been signed or awarded.

Europe

Portugal Spain United Kingdom Poland Ireland

Africa

Guinea -Conakry Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Kenya Ghana Nigeria Mali Angola Mozambique Malawi South Africa Zimbabwe Uganda Rwanda

Latin America

Mexico Peru Brazil Colombia Dominican Republic Panama

Pedro Arrais Head of Investor Relations [email protected]

Maria Anunciação Borrega

Investor Relations Officer maria.borrega@mota -engil.pt

investor.relations@mota -engil.pt

Rua de Mário Dionísio, 2 2796 -957 Linda-A-Velha Portugal Tel. +351 -21 -415 -8671

www.mota -engil.com

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