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Kid ASA

Investor Presentation May 15, 2025

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First quarter in brief

  • Group revenues increased by 5.3% (+15.0%) to MNOK 733.7. In constant currency:
    • Group revenues increased by 4.4% (+13.7%)
    • LFL revenues increased by 2.9% (+13.5%)
    • Online revenues increased by 6.6% (+16.2%)
  • Gross margin decreased by 0.9 percentage points to 60.6% (61.5%)
  • OPEX increased by 8.3% (+7.6%) impacted by investments in future growth and currency effect
  • EBITDA decreased by MNOK 9.2 to MNOK 115.3 (MNOK 124.5)
  • EPS of NOK -0.74 (NOK -0.23)
  • Cash flow from operations is negatively impacted by working capital changes and planned inventory build-up

First quarter in brief

  • Categories launched since 2022 accounted for MNOK 39.1 (MNOK 27.0) in revenues
  • Revenues were somewhat impacted by the timing of Easter compared to previous year
  • Temporary logistical challenges causing slight delays in the spring and summer assortment
  • Completed six store projects, three in each segment, during the quarter
  • Two Extended stores have been signed in Sweden, expected to open by the end of Q1-26
  • The expanded warehouse building in Sweden was handed over early this quarter. Focus going forward will be on ramping up the operations and automation solutions for the new warehouse, which is progressing according to plan.
  • Signed new financing agreement with Nordea, providing expanded limits under favorable terms, which results in financial flexibility supporting operations and growth initiatives

Group revenues Q1 increased by 5.3% to MNOK 733.7

  • In constant currency:
    • Group revenues increase of 4.4% (+13.7%)
    • Group like-for-like revenues increase of 2.9% (+13.5%) including online sales
    • Online growth of 6.6% (+16.2%), equivalent to an online share of 12.3% (12.0%). Including click-and-collect, the online share was 19.0% (17.5%)
  • Kid Interior revenue growth of 3.3% (+13.4%)
    • Like-for-like growth of 1.8% (+12.7%) including online sales
    • Online sales increased by 3.4% (+33.3%)
  • Hemtex revenue growth of 8.7% (+17.9%). In constant currency:
    • Revenues growth of 6.1% (+14.3%)
    • Like-for-like growth of 4.7% (+14.9%) including online sales
    • Online sales increased by 11.4% (-3.2%)

Gross margin impacted negatively by freight compared to last year

  • Group gross margin was 60.6% for the quarter
    • Kid Interior gross margin decreased by -0.9pp to 60.6% (61.5%)
    • Hemtex gross margin decreased by -1.0pp to 60.4% (61.4%)
  • The reduction in gross margin this quarter compared to previous year is attributed to several factors
    • Increased proportion of freight costs in the cost of goods sold
    • Higher volumes of seasonal products sold on campaign
    • The margin last year was positively impacted by early price adjustments

OPEX-TO-SALES (excl. IFRS 16) of 59.7% (57.5%)

  • Employee benefit expenses increased by MNOK 12.5
    • General salary increase and increased number of working hours in stores, in addition to net new stores
    • Increased hours in the logistics due to the activity level
    • MNOK 1.7 increase due to changes in SEKNOK exchange rate
  • Other operating expenses increased by MNOK 12.7
    • Increase is mainly driven by costs related to the activity level, in addition to increased store portfolio in terms of square meters
    • Increased marketing costs of MNOK 5.0
    • MNOK 1.5 increase due to changes in SEKNOK exchange rate
  • Approximately MNOK 5 was booked as other OPEX and rental costs during the quarter, and these costs are considered non-recurring
    • These costs are related to the commencement of the new common warehouse

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2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025- Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Personell Other Opex

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Kid Interior Hemtex

Cash flow development in Q1

  • Cash flow from operations was negative by MNOK 256.0 due to effects from working capital changes
    • Negative effect from planned inventory build-up in Q1-25
    • Negative effect from payment of public duties payable and bonuses in Q1
    • Negative effect from change in trade payable
  • Cash flow from investments reflects mainly CAPEX relating to store openings, store projects and the warehouse project in Sweden. Positive impact from dividend payment of MNOK 33.5 from the JV following the warehouse sale completed in December
  • Cash flow from financing represents lease payments, net interests and use of overdraft facility

Description Term loan Revolving credit facility Overdraft facility Cash and deposits
Maturity* 30.03.2028 30.03.2028 12 months n.a.

*Two optional one-year extension periods. If both options are exercised, the latest possible maturity date will be 30 March 2030.

Robust financial position

• Cash and available credit facilities of MNOK 590.0 (MNOK 554.7), including an unused term-loan

facility of MNOK 148

  • Net interest-bearing debt excl. IFRS 16 leasing liabilities of MNOK 649.9 (MNOK 568.9)
  • Gearing ratio, excl. IFRS 16 effects, of 1.07x (0.95x)
  • Signed new agreement with Nordea for financing and credit facilities, including new expanded limits on favorable terms
Completed
2025 per quarter-end
Signed, but not yet completed
New stores FI:
Matkus, Kuopio
NO:
Grünerløkka, Oslo (Q2-25)
NO:
Bryn, Oslo (Q2-25)
SE:
Hansa, Malmö (Q2-25)
SE:
Mölndal
Centrum, Göteborg (Q1-26)
FI:
Sello, Helsinki (Q2-25)
FI:
Mall of Tripla, Helsinki (Q2-25)
Closures
Relocations NO:
1 store
SE:
1 store
NO:
3 stores
SE:
2 stores
FI:
1 store
Refurbishment/
expansion
NO:
2 stores
SE:
2 stores
NO:
7
stores
SE:
3 stores
Extended NO:
Alna, Oslo (Q2-25)
NO:
City Nord, Bodø (Q2-25)
NO:
Strandtorget, Lillehammer (Q2-25)
NO:
Jekta, Tromsø (Q2-25)
NO:
Lagunen, Bergen (Q4-25)
SE:
Barkarby Gate, Barkarby (Q4-25)
SE:
1 Extended store**(Q1-26)

Store size expansion remain profitable

  • Our categories and products need at least 600 sqm. to be displayed in a physical store, which is the foundation for our standard store size
  • Kid Group is actively working to develop the store portfolio towards the standard store size (~600 sqm.) by expanding and / or relocating existing stores in all markets
  • Conclusion from Q1-22 and Q1-24 presentation is verified, and the increased store portfolio drives profitable growth. Historically, we see the fully potential of the performance in year 3 of operation
  • 8 Extended (~1,200 sqm.) stores in Norway included in the overview

Store projects fuel reported like-for-like revenue growth

  • 12 Kid Interior stores and 13 Hemtex stores were refurbished or relocated with our latest store concept in 2023, and outperformed the remaining store portfolio
    • Expansion combined with refurbishment or relocation is considered an important growth driver of revenues and profitability
  • 61 Hemtex stores have been upgraded to Kid store concept as per 31 December 2024, which means that 44 stores have not yet been upgraded
    • Compounded annual growth from 2022 to 2024 was 10.9% for these stores compared to 2.6% for remaining like-for-like stores
  • Kid ASA will continue the store investment program going forward based on the proven return.
    • Maintenance CAPEX of MNOK 125 on an annual basis to support expansion, refurbishment and / or relocation of stores

Potential in expansion and continued portfolio optimisation

  • Compared to 2021, Kid Interior and Hemtex have increased the average store size in the portfolio by 8.1% and 17.4%, respectively
    • 9 Extended stores in Norway excluded from the upper tables
  • Kid Group is continuing to develop the store portfolio towards the standard store size (~600 sqm.), in addition to convert existing stores into Extended concept (+1,200 sqm.)
    • There is potential for growth in both Kid Interior and Hemtex by increasing the number of square meters
  • Store portfolio figures for 2021 was reported in the Q1-22 presentation, which is included in the upper table for comparability purposes
    • The number in parentheses represents the change from 2021 to 2024
#Stores Avg. SQM Revenue/Store
(MNOK)
Revenue/SQM
(NOK)
117 367 8.2 23,300
147 458 11.6 25,700
#Stores Avg. SQM Revenue/Store Revenue/SQM
(NOK)
23,900 (+600)
25,500 (-200)
115 (-2)
146 (-1)
431 (+64)
495 (+37)
(MNOK)
9.8 (+1.6)
12.5 (+0.9)

Hemtex Kid Interior

*SEK/NOK 1.00 | Stores open per 01.01-31.12.2024 | SQM is rented space including shop floor, stock storage, office etc. | Extended stores (+1,200 sqm.) have been excluded.

  • In August 2023 Kid Group decided to expand the warehouse facilities in Sweden, for the purpose of establishing one central warehouse to handle higher volumes and streamline operations
    • The new facility increase storage area by ~40% with new automation solutions
  • The construction was completed according to plan and the ~57,000 square meter warehouse was handed over to Kid Group end of January 2025
  • The focus going forward will be on ramping up the operations and automation solutions for the new warehouse
    • The common warehouse is expected to be operational medio 2025
  • There will be non-recurring costs throughout 2025 due to the transition related to scaling costs in Sweden and Norway, moving remaining goods to Sweden and double rental costs depending on the ongoing process of subleasing the warehouse in Lier
    • These costs are estimated to be MNOK 30 for the full-year 2025 and ~MNOK 5 was booked as other OPEX and rental costs in Q1-25

  • In H1-25, we have signed ten store projects in Kid Interior and six in Hemtex. These projects include a combination of refurbishment, enlargement and relocations
  • Ambition to increase the number of Extended stores in the Swedish market
  • Digital pilot of launching the Hemtex brand to Germany and other EU markets progressing a planned, with expected launch H2-25
  • Group revenues in constant currency increased by 7.6% in April and 5.2% year-to-date per April
  • Marianne Fulford, formerly Director of Sourcing and Assortment, entered the CEO role effective 1 May 2025

(Amounts in NOK millions) Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024
Revenue 452.4 437.7 2,337.5
Revenue growth 3.3 % 13.4 % 10.1 %
LFL growth including online sales 1.8 % 12.7 % 8.5 %
COGS -178.0 -168.3 -892.3
Gross profit 274.3 269.4 1,445.1
Gross margin (%) 60.6 % 61.5 % 61.8 %
Other operating revenue 0.1 0.0 0.3
Employee benefits expense -118.3 -111.8 -478.8
Other operating expense -134.2 -118.3 -495.4
Other operating expense - IFRS 16 effect 59.9 52.2 214.2
EBITDA 81.8 91.6 685.4
EBITDA margin (%) 18.1 % 20.9 % 29.3 %
No. of shopping days 7
6
7
5
307
No. of physical stores at period end 158 157 158

(Amounts
in
millions)
NOK
Q1
2025
Q1
2024
FY
2024
Revenue 281.3 258.8 1,447.5
¹
Revenue
growth
6.1
%
14.3
%
9.9
%
¹
growth
including
online
sales
LFL
4.7
%
14.9
%
9.3
%
COGS -111.3 -99.9 -550.9
profit
Gross
170.0 158.9 896.6
margin
(%)
Gross
%
60.4
%
61.4
%
61.9
Other
operating
revenue
0.8 0.8 4.6
Employee
benefits
expense
-73.2 -67.2 -304.2
Other
operating
expense
-112.3 -103.0 -437.4
Other
operating
expense - IFRS
16
effect
48.3 43.4 182.1
EBITDA 33.6 33.0 341.6
(%)
EBITDA
margin
11.9
%
12.7
%
23.5
%
of
shopping
days
No.
8
9
9
0
363
of
physical
stores at period
end
(excl.
franchise)
No.
120 118 119
¹

¹Calculated in local currency

Hemtex

(Amounts
in NOK thousand)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024
Revenue 733.7 696.5 3,784.9
COGS -289.4 -268.2 -1,443.2
Gross profit 444.3 428.2 2,341.7
Gross margin (%) 60.6 % 61.5 % 61.9 %
Other
operating revenue
0.9 0.8 4.8
OPEX -329.8 -304.6 -1,319.6
EBITDA 115.3 124.5 1,027.0
EBITDA margin (%) 15.7 % 17.9 % 27.1 %
Depreciation and
amortisation
-131.7 -115.0 -471.7
EBIT -16.3 9.5 555.3
EBIT margin (%) -2.2 % 1.4 % 14.7 %
Net finance -22.0 -19.9 -90.5
Share
of
result
from
joint ventures
0.4 -0.6 33.3
Profit
before
tax
-37.9 -10.4 498.1
Net profit -30.1 -9.1 398.6

(Amounts
thousand)
in
NOK
Note 31.03.2025 31.03.2024 31.12.2024
Assets Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Goodwill 9 72,870 70,328 71,298
Trademark 9 1,515,940 1,513,974 1,514,724
Other
intangible
assets
9 57,128 46,276 54,934
Deferred
tax asset
0 6,562 0
Total
intangible
assets
1,645,938 1,637,140 1,640,955
Right
of
use asset
9 1,212,168 1,182,535 1,198,483
and
fittings,
tools,
office
machinery
and
Fixtures
equipment 9 387,445 319,111 383,495
Total
tangible
assets
1,599,612 1,501,645 1,581,977
associated
and
Investments
in
companies
joint
ventures
1
0
1,214 424 34,331
to associated
and
Loans
companies
joint
ventures
8 0 51,476 0
financial
fixed
Total
assets
1,214 51,900 34,331
Total
fixed
assets
3,246,764 3,190,686 3,257,264
Inventories 865,751 700,134 775,911
Trade
receivables
43,704 25,876 31,511
Other
receivables
64,260 41,943 52,794
Derivatives 34,239 49,693 76,057
Totalt
receivables
142,203 117,513 160,362
Cash
and
bank
deposits
0 0 228,534
Total
currents assets
1,007,954 817,646 1,164,807
Total
assets
4,254,718 4,008,332 4,422,070
(Amounts
thousand)
in
NOK
Note 31.03.2025 31.03.2024 31.12.2024
and
liabilities
Equity
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Share
capital
48,770 48,770 48,770
Share
premium
321,050 321,050 321,050
Other
paid-in-equity
64,617 64,617 64,617
Total
paid-in-equity
434,440 434,440 434,440
Other
equity
1,011,711 929,259 1,103,886
Total
equity
1,446,151 1,363,699 1,538,326
Deferred
tax
296,618 322,264 322,628
Total
provisions
296,618 322,264 322,628
liabilities
Lease
887,882 879,315 891,620
Liabilities
to financial
institutions
6 461,669 491,652 461,668
Total
long-term
liabilities
1,349,552 1,370,967 1,353,288
liabilities
Lease
377,237 341,853 354,093
Liabilities
to financial
institutions
6 188,276 77,296 30,000
payable
Trade
166,183 187,088 235,910
payable
Tax
7,602 0 84,699
Public
duties
payable
124,476 138,640 228,109
Other
short-term
liabilities
259,076 199,797 274,851
Derivatives 39,551 6,731 169
Total
short-term
liabilities
1,162,400 951,405 1,207,831
Total
liabilities
2,808,570 2,644,636 2,883,746
Total
and
liabilities
equity
4,254,718 4,008,332 4,422,070
Total
year
Total
year
(MNOK) Q1
2025
Q1
2024
Q2
2025
Q2
2024
Q3
2025
Q3
2024
Q4
2025
Q4
2024
2025 2024
Kid
and
Kid
Interior
ASA
allocated
employee
Segment
benefits
expense
allocated
other
Segment
operating
expense
5
9
2
8
4
0
1
2
4
3
1
3
4
3
1
3
11
1
1
1
5
9
2
8
23
7
4
9
Hemtex
allocated
employee
Segment
benefits
expense
-5
9
-4
0
-4
3
-4
3
-11
1
-5
9
-23
7
allocated
other
Segment
operating
expense
-2
8
2
-1
3
-1
3
-1
-1
1
-2
8
9
-4

Group Kid
Interior
Hemtex
Total
growth
Total
growth
Total
growth
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2021 10.4
%
3.9
%
3.6
%
2.5
%
2021 13.6
%
1.7
%
-3.9
%
-1.0
%
2021 6.4
%
7.7
%
17.4
%
9.0
%
2022 9.3
%
8.8
%
0.5
%
2.1
%
2022 12.5
%
8.9
%
1.4
%
2.3
%
2022 4.8
%
8.8
%
-1.0
%
1.7
%
2023 -1.3
%
-2.5
%
12.1
%
10.2
%
2023 5.2
%
-1.1
%
13.1
%
9.3
%
2023 -10.9
%
-4.8
%
10.5
%
11.9
%
2024 13.7
%
10.6
%
%
4.4
%
11.7
2024 13.4
%
11.0
%
8.7
%
8.8
%
2024 14.3
%
9.9
%
-2.3
%
16.2
%
2025 %
4.4
2025 %
3.3
2025 %
6.1
Like-for-like
growth
Like-for-like
growth
Like-for-like
growth
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2021 9.3
%
2.9
%
0.1
%
0.2
%
2021 10.3
%
-0.9
%
-7.1
%
-3.8
%
2021 7.8
%
9.8
%
14.6
%
7.8
%
2022 7.3
%
5.6
%
-0.4
%
1.8
%
2022 10.7
%
5.8
%
-1.0
%
0.9
%
2022 2.0
%
5.2
%
0.8
%
3.5
%
2023 -0.3
%
-3.3
%
12.9
%
9.3
%
2023 3.5
%
-2.0
%
12.7
%
8.5
%
2023 -6.5
%
%
-5.4
13.3
%
10.7
%
2024 %
13.5
%
9.2
%
3.0
%
10.1
2024 %
12.7
%
9.5
%
7.0
%
6.7
2024 %
14.9
%
8.7
%
-3.5
%
15.7
2025 %
2.9
2025 %
1.8
2025 %
4.7

Kid Interior Hemtex

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
2024 7 5 7 3 7 9 8 0 307 2024 9 0 9 0 9 2 9 1 363
2025 7 6 7 6 2025 8 9 8 9
2024 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total 2024 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
New stores 1 2 0 1 4 New stores 0 2 0 2 3
Closed
stores
1 1 0 1 3 Closed
stores
1 3 0 0 3
Relocated
stores
4 2 2 2 1 0 Relocated
stores
1 3 1 0 1 0
Refurbished
stores
3 1 0 5 9 Refurbished
stores
2 0 0 3 3
2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
New stores 0 0 New stores 1 1
Closed
stores
0 0 Closed
stores
0 0
Relocated
stores
1 1 Relocated
stores
1 1
Refurbished
stores
2 2 Refurbished
stores
2 2
Total
number
of
stores
158 Total
number
of
stores*
131
Total
number
of
LFL stores
154 Total
number
of
LFL stores*
115

Number of sales days Number of sales days

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
2024 90 90 92 ਰੇ 1 363
2025 89 89

Number of store projects Number of store projects

2024 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
New stores 0 2 0 2
Closed stores 1 0 O
Relocated stores 1 1 O 10
Refurbished stores 2 0 o 3

Total number of stores 157 158 158 158 Total number of stores* 129 128 128 130

2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
New stores 1 1
Closed stores 0 0
Relocated stores 1 1
Refurbished stores 2 2

*incl franchise stores

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