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Spir Group ASA

Investor Presentation May 13, 2025

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Spir Group ASA – Q1 2025

CEO Per Haakon Lomsdalen & CFO Cecilie Brænd Hekneby

13 May 2025

Strong revenue growth and increased profitability

Financial Review

Q1 2025

Q1 2025 – FINANCIAL REVIEW

Highlights Q1 2025

High market activity and increased revenue materializing in strong growth in cash EBITDA

  • Overall revenue growth of 20% to MNOK 316 compared with Q1 2024 including MNOK 10 in new revenue, and 10% growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR)
  • Increased gross profit of MNOK 194, up 21% from Q1 2024
  • Adj EBITDA of MNOK 52 up 51 percent from MNOK 35 in Q1 2024
  • Cash EBITDA of MNOK 30 up MNOK 20 from Q1 2024
  • Depreciation and amortization of MNOK 39 up from MNOK 32 is impacted by Iverdi and higher
  • Finance income down MNOK 8 following lower gain on interest rate swaps, finance expenses of MNOK 18 at same level as in Q1 2024
  • Net income of MNOK -9 compared to MNOK -6 in Q1 2024 impacted by lower financial income and higher level of depreciation and amortization

29% 33%

Strong revenue development driven by extraordinary high activity in the Norwegain real-estate market in the quarter

  • 20% revenue growth in the quarter driven by 24% growth in the real estate business area including 10 MNOK in new revenue from iVerdi
  • Within Public Administration Sikri has steady revenue growth of 3% and growth in run-rate ARR of 8%
  • Revenue growth of 4% in Metria negatively impacted by Open Data but higher gross profit (lower COGS)

Scalable revenue growth

  • Total revenue up 20% to NOK 316 million in the quarter
  • Subscription revenue up +4% in the quarter following steady ARR-development across the companies. ARR I Metria down 5% as consequence of the implementation of Open Data, but with higher margins
  • Transaction-based revenue up 35% in the quarter impacted by strong development in the real estate market in Norway and market recovery in Sweden
  • Consulting revenues up 7% in the quarter. Fewer upgrade projects in Sikri since the majority of customers have migrated to cloud are offset by increased demand for Metria's consultant services within climate and sustainability

Q1 2024 Q1 2025

Increased operational profitability with Cash EBITDA up 20 MNOK in the quarter

  • Increased operational profitability across the Group with all companies delivering solid growth in Cash EBITDA
  • Development in Cash EBITDA in segment Other is impacted by new costs in Spir Data (previously Unbolt AS) mainly related to new initiatives to consolidate data and drive synergies and innovation across the real estate business area

Extraordinary high activity and increased margins

Main developments

  • Revenue up 29% to MNOK 140 in Q1 2025
  • Transaction-based revenue up 32% to MNOK 126 in the quarter following extraordinary high activity in the Norwegian real estate market with properties put out for sale up by 28%
  • Annual recurring revenue (ARR) at the end of March was steady at MNOK 43.
  • The commencement of new homes in Q1 2025 was up 31 percent, positively affecting Ambita's sale of digital maps and digital real-estate information
  • Gross profit in Q1 2025 of MNOK 55 is up 28% from Q1 2024
  • Adj EBITDA1 of MNOK 20 in Q1 2025 is up 58% with 15% EBITDA-margin
  • Cash EBITDA of MNOK 17 is up 72% from MNOK 10 in Q1 2024

1) No adjustments in Q1 2025 nor in Q1 2024

Q1 Revenue (MNOK) and adj EBITDA margin1

Continued revenue growth and focus on profitability starting to show results

Main developments

  • Revenue up 24% to MNOK 17 in Q1 2025
  • Run rate ARR of B2B-revenue MNOK 55 up 12% from Q1 2024
  • Transaction based revenues mainly from B2Cproducts introduced late 2023 of MNOK 3
  • Focus on measures to increase profitability
  • Adj EBITDA1 of MNOK 4 up from MNOK -3 one year earlier
  • Cash EBITDA of -2 up from -8 in Q1 2024

1) No adjustments in Q1 2025 nor in Q1 2024 2) 2024 figures restated after merger with 4CM

Q1 Revenue (MNOK) and adj EBITDA margin1,2

Revenue impacted by Open Data but 12% growth in gross profit and doubled cash EBITDA

Main developments

  • Revenue in Q1 2025 impacted by two months with Open Data but up 4% to MNOK 77
  • Implementation of the EU Open Data directive impacts revenue within Geodato negatively as large parts of COGS disappears, but has positive impact on gross profit which is up 12%
  • Subscription revenue down 8% and run-rate ARR of MNOK 109 down 5% following implementation of Open Data, but with higher profitability
  • Transaction based revenue up 14% to MNOK 29 positively impacted by the Swedish real estate market picking up, and increased end user volumes within banking and finance
  • Steady demand for consulting services with revenue up 7% to MNOK 20
  • Increased profitability with adj EBITDA1 of MNOK 12 and cash EBITDA of MNOK 8 up from MNOK 4 in Q1 2024, following increased gross profit and cost initiatives showing results

1) Adjusted for restructuring- and integration costs - MNOK 0.9 in Q1 2025 and MNOK 1.2 in Q1 2024

Q1 Revenue (MNOK) and adj. EBITDA margin1

New revenue from Iverdi impacts Q1 2025 with MNOK 10 and MNOK 16 in ARR

Main developments

  • Ivit Norway's most used professional software for valuation engineers
  • Revenue of MNOK 10 in Q1 2025
  • Run-rate ARR of MNOK 16
  • 23% increase in reports Q/Q
  • Gross profit of MNOK 8 with 82% gross margin
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 of MNOK 3 with 27% adj EBITDA-margin
  • Cash EBITDA of MNOK 2 and increasing profitability

Q1 Revenue (MNOK) and adj. EBITDA margin1

1) No non-recurring adjustments in Q1 2025 nor in Q1 2024

2) Iverdi consolidated from 28.8 2024 (one month in Q3 2024)

25% 24%

29% 30%

Steady revenue growth with ARR up 8% and increased profitability

Main developments

Q1 Revenue (MNOK) and adj. EBITDA margin1

  • Revenue up 3% to MNOK 69 in Q1 2025
  • Subscription revenue up 7% in the quarter to MNOK 53 following run-rate ARR growth of 8% to MNOK 215
  • Consulting revenues up 8% to MNOK 16. Fewer upgrade projects as the majority of customers are migrated to cloud, but seasonal variation
  • Gross profit up 9% to MNOK 64 with 93% gross margin (up from 88%)
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 of MNOK 23 with 33% adj EBITDA-margin
  • Cash EBITDA of MNOK 14 up 50% from Q1 2024

1) Adjusted for restructuring costs – MNOK 0.5 in Q1 25 and MNOK 0.2 in Q1 24

Q1 2025 - FINANCIAL REVIEW

Optimizing investments across the Group to capitalize on growth potential

  • Total capex of MNOK 21 in Q1 2025, down 3 MNOK from Q1 2024 incl MNOK 1 from new segment Iverdi
  • 7% of revenue in the quarter invested to develop new functionality and features to strengthen the market leading positions
  • Increased focus on ROI and optimization of spend across the Group
  • Planned range of capex for FY 2025 is MNOK 90-95 compared to MNOK 115 in FY 2024 when adjusting for full year effect of Unbolt and subsidiaries

Free cash flow up from MNOK 130 in Q1 2024 to MNOK 138 in Q1 2025

YTD 2025 FINANCIAL POSITION

Strategy of reducing interest bearing debt

Financial position 31.03.2025 (MNOK) Net interest-bearing debt (MNOK)

Details

  • NIBD incl lease liabilities decreased from MNOK 708 at year-end 2024 to MNOK 582 in March 2025
    • NIBD ex lease liabilities -MNOK 122
    • Lease liabilities -MNOK 4
  • 67% of interest-bearing debt as of 31.03.2025 covered by interest rate swaps at favorable terms:
    • MNOK 243 at 3.24% (mature in 2032)
    • MNOK 162 at 3.25% (mature in 2028)
  • Equity ratio of 50%
  • Cash-balance of MNOK 93
  • Liquidity reserve of MNOK 100

Q1 2025 financial summary

Accelerated total revenue growth driven by the Real Estate business area

#1 #3 #23

Steady growth in Public Administration business area with increasing ARR and long contracts

Increasing cash EBITDA and continued focus on cost control across the two business areas

#4

Strategy of reducing NIBD with strict focus on down payment on borrowings

Continued improved financial results and positioned for further growth

Q1 Business Update

Per Haakon Lomsdalen

Software house with #1 positions in two business areas

Strong brands delivering mission-critical software and data

Real Estate – Strong quarter with overall revenue growth

Improved operational profitability

  • Spir Group´s overall revenue increased by 20% in Q1 driven by strong growth in the Real Estate business area
  • Ambita is driven by strong development in the transaction based real estate market, and maintains the strong market position in a competitive market
  • In Q1 Ambita launched the Prosper sales assignment, an AI service that uses artificial intelligence to generate detailed property prospects
  • Commencement of new homes increased by 31% in Q1 2025 compared to the same quarter last year, positively impacting Ambita's "Eiendomsutvikling" business area
  • With iVerdi, around 90,000 condition reports are generated annually through the Ivit solution, enhancing Spir Group's real estate data with unique insights on the condition of Norwegian homes
  • Following the implementation of Open Data in Sweden, which removed significant Geodata costs for Metria, gross profit increased in line with management expectations and with a positive outlook for 2025
  • Boligmappa continued to grow the usage of its services by both homeowners, craftsmen and other industry partners

Public Administration – Continued solid progress

Steady ARR increase as a result of strong upsell momentum

  • The majority of the growth in the ARR is related to upsell and cross sell within existing customers
  • In Q1 Sikri won the tender for Indigo IKS (Hamar, Løten, and Stange) with a three-year contract worth MNOK 8.7 and several options for renewal and add-on sales to seven additional municipalities
  • Stavanger Municipality, won in July 2024, went live at the end of Q1, valuing Sikri as a strategic partner, not just a system provider

Outlook

Outlook

Continue to pursue our growth strategy

  • Our outlook remains positive and the demand for secure and efficient IT solutions is growing across our business areas
  • Subscription revenue expected to grow steadily with low churn due to long-term contracts
  • High win rate and long-term customer contracts continues to generate steady growth within public administration
  • Ongoing investment optimization to enhance margins, cash flow, and ROI; FY 2025 capex projected at MNOK 90–95
  • Cost control and efficiency improvements continue to be key focus areas as we need to adjust to the current market situation at all time
  • Solid building blocks in place and foresee continued growth in our software business for 2025

Introducing

Line Cecilie Stenseth, Interim CFO

  • Currently holds the position of Group Finance Manager, with extensive experience gained from both Spir Group and its subsidiary, Ambita
  • Prior experience from the finance departments of Eltek and Vestre Viken HF
  • Stenseth is a proven talent with demonstrated strategic insight, strong leadership skills, and a consistent track record of delivering results
  • Effective from 15 May 2025

Thank you!

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Appendix

Historical financial proforma figures, adjusted for acquired and divested business

APPENDIX

ARR growth 10% for Spir Group year-over-year

Annual Recurring Revenue (MNOK)

Updated proforma financials1,2,3

(MNOK)
Revenue
Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25
Sikri 66 66 73 69 67 66 63 73 69
Ambita 110 137 115 82 109 153 127 94 140
3)
Boligmappa
11 11 11 13 13 14 15 16 16
Metria 72 75 62 74 74 74 72 84 77
Iverdi - - - - - - 4 9 10
Other/elimination 2 0 3 3 1 1 -5 4
Total
revenues
261 289 264 241 263 308 282 271 316
(MNOK)
Profit
Gross
Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25
Sikri 57 56 57 60 59 59 56 65 64
Ambita 44 55 46 37 43 59 50 54 55
3)
Boligmappa
11 10 11 13 13 14 15 16 16
Metria 45 47 38 47 45 43 43 52 50
Iverdi - - - - - - 3 6 8
Other/elimination 1 - 3 2 1 - 2 -11 0
Profit
Total
Gross
158 168 155 159 161 175 169 183 194
(MNOK)
ARR
Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25
Total
ARR
379 383 385 398 399 406 425 443 439

1) Proforma figures for 2023 have been adjusted for the divestment of Metria Planning and Surveying

2) Due to a historic accounting error during the period 2020-2023 in Ambita, the comparative numbersd for 2023 have been restated

The error specifically affects revenues. Revenue is affected by MNOK 1.0

3) Boligmappa comparative figures for 2024 have been restated following the merger with 4CastMedia AS as at 1 January 2024

Updated proforma financials1,2

(MNOK)
EBITDA
Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25
Sikri 16 18 22 20 18 19 19 23 22
Ambita 16 30 22 11 13 33 21 16 20
3)
Boligmappa
- -1 1 - -3 - 4 3 4
Metria 13 8 9 11 10 7 15 15 11
Iverdi - - - - 3 6 1 2 3
Other/elimination -7 -6 -6 -8 -5 -1 -6 -6 -10
Total
EBITDA
38 49 48 34 36 64 55 52 51
(MNOK)
Adjusted
EBITDA
Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25
Sikri 18 18 23 18 18 19 20 23 23
Ambita 16 30 22 13 13 33 22 14 20
3)
Boligmappa
- -1 1 -3 -3 - 4 3 4
Metria 16 11 11 13 12 9 15 17 12
Iverdi - - - - 3 6 3 2 3
Other/elimination -5 -5 -6 -5 -8 -8 -7 -6 -9
adjusted
Total
EBITDA
45 53 51 37 35 59 57 52 52
(MNOK)
Cash
EBITDA
Q1'23 Q2'23 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25
Sikri 8 10 14 10 10 11 13 12 14
Ambita 12 26 18 10 10 28 18 12 17
3)
Boligmappa
-6 -7 -4 -8 -7 -6 -1 -3 -2
Metria 8 4 5 4 4 1 11 9 8
Iverdi - - - - - - - -1 2
Other/elimination -8 -7 -8 -5 -8 -3 -8 -8 -10
Total
cash
EBITDA
14 26 25 10 9 31 33 21 30

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