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Pierce Group

Interim / Quarterly Report Nov 11, 2021

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  • Net revenue increased by 10% to SEK 361 (329) million. In local currencies growth was 11%.
  • EBITDA totaled SEK 14 (21) million. Adjusted EBITDA was SEK 15 (23) million, equivalent to a margin of 4.1% (7.1%).
  • Operating profit (EBIT) was SEK 2 (10) million. Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) was SEK 3 (12) million, equaling a margin of 0.7% (3.8%). The margin was negatively impacted by increased shipping costs of SEK 9 million.
  • Cash flow for the period was SEK -4 (0) million.
  • Profit/loss for the period amounted to SEK -1 (-9) million. The result improved primarily due to the change in the financing structure in conjunction with the listing.
  • Earnings per share before dilution was SEK -0.03 (-0.26) and SEK -0.03 (-0.26) after dilution.

July – September 2021 January – September 2021

  • Net revenue increased by 6% to SEK 1,181 (1,109) million. In local currencies, growth was 10%. Last year was positively impacted by Covid-19 related effects.
  • EBITDA totaled SEK 75 (83) million. Adjusted EBITDA was SEK 87 (87) million, equivalent to a margin of 7.4% (7.9%).
  • Operating profit (EBIT) was SEK 41 (54) million. Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) totaled SEK 52 (59) million equaling a margin of 4.4% (5.3%). This margin was negatively impacted by increased shipping costs.
  • Cash flow for the period was SEK -66 (86) million, mainly due to the build-up of inventory prior to the campaign season during the fourth quarter and start of 2022.
  • Profit/loss for the period amounted to SEK 20 (-6) million.
  • Earnings per share before dilution was SEK 0.54 (-0.19) and SEK 0.54 (-0.19) after dilution.
Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Growth (%)¹ 10% 13% 6% 23% 10% 23%
Growth in local currencies (%)¹ 11% 16% 10% 24% 13% 24%
Gross profit 159 150 544 505 750 711
Profit after variable costs¹ ² 72 73 263 248 372 358
Overhead costs¹ -57 -49 -176 -161 -236 -221
Adjusted EBITDA¹ 15 23 87 87 137 137
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)¹ ³ 3 12 52 59 91 97
Items affecting comparability¹ -1 -2 -12 -4 -24 -17
EBITDA¹ 14 21 75 83 112 121
Operating profit (EBIT)³ 2 10 41 54 67 81
Profit/loss for the period -1 -9 20 -6 26 -1
Gross margin (%)¹ 44.0% 45.7% 46.0% 45.5% 47.0% 46.7%
Profit after variable costs (%)¹ 20.0% 22.1% 22.2% 22.4% 23.3% 23.5%
Adjusted EBITDA (%)¹ 4.1% 7.1% 7.4% 7.9% 8.6% 9.0%
Adjusted operating margin (EBIT) (%)¹ 0.7% 3.8% 4.4% 5.3% 5.7% 6.4%
Cash flow for the period -4 0 -66 86 -171 -19

¹ Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

² Variable costs refers, in addition to cost of goods sold, to variable sales- and distribution costs. These include direct marketing costs as well as other direct costs and correlates essentially with net revenue.

³ Operating profit (EBIT) includes depreciation and amortisation. Amortisation attributable to business acquisitions¹ were SEK 1.5 million during the last twelve months and financial year. Other direct costs mainly consist of freight, invoicing and packaging.

"The quarter was characterised by covid related macro challenges, in the form of continued production and delivery disruptions, high prices for shipping and raw materials and, in part, changed shopping behaviour. For Pierce, the decrease in traffic was compensated by a higher conversion rate and an increased average order value, which resulted in a growth of 11 percent in local currency. The profitability development was burdened, amongst other, by increasing container shipping costs, which increased by SEK 9 million compared to previous year. We deem that these macro challenges are of a transitional nature and remain confident with the long-term growth in the online market. Given the current uncertainties of product availability in the market, we have worked with extra safety margins and have built up the inventory to ensure a strong customer offering prior the campaign season during the fourth quarter and start of 2022."

This is a translation of the Swedish original of Pierce Group's interim report for the period 1 January – 30 September 2021. In the event of any discrepancies between the two versions, the original Swedish version shall apply.

Growth despite clear pandemic challenges

The quarter was characterised by covid related macro challenges, primarily in the form of continued production and delivery disruptions, high prices for shipping and raw materials and, in part, changed shopping behaviour. We deem that these effects are of a transitional nature and remain confident with the long-term growth in the online market.

Net revenue in Q3 grew to SEK 361 million, an increase of 11 percent in local currencies. Q3 is usually weaker than Q2 in terms of net revenue, which is the start of the season for our customers, and also Q4 which comprises a strong campaign period with the Black Week and Christmas trade. If we extend the perspective and compare Q3 with the same quarter 2019, average growth (CAGR) in local currencies was 14 percent, compared with 17 percent in Q2.

We deem that online-traffic in the market continued to decrease somewhat during the quarter compared with last year due to the lifting of pandemic restrictions in Europe. For Pierce, the decrease in traffic was compensated by a higher conversion rate and an increased average order value (AOV).

The Offroad segment grew by around 10 percent in local currencies. Due to the current production issues, several launches of new collections from external suppliers have been delayed, which have resulted in clearly fewer clearance deals. This decreased our possibilities to offer reduced prices on products at a good margin.

The Onroad segment grew by around 15 percent in local currencies. We succeeded particularly in the Nordics where, amongst other things, our private brand development drives growth, while the assortment in Southern Europe still is in the build-up phase. In addition, a couple of private brand releases adapted to the Southern Europe market have been delayed due to bottlenecks with the manufacturers.

Our KPIs continued to develop well. The number of customers was 1,155,000, an increase of 9 percent compared with Q3 2020. Customer satisfaction, which we measure through Trustpilot, reached an all-time high for a single month in September. This was very positive and was a result of our ongoing work to upgrade systems, automate processes and improve the customer offering. During the quarter, we entered into new delivery agreements with, amongst others, Oakley and FXR, two strong brands, and we look forward to adding their products to the assortment.

Pressed margins from increased shipping rates and cost of goods

The major characteristic of the period's results is the significant increased costs for container traffic from Asia which is well known and documented at this point. During the quarter, these costs increased by SEK 9 million compared with last year. For the second quarter the equivalent figure was SEK 8 million, however, based on higher sales volume. In addition, as expected, increased global raw material prices began to have a certain effect on purchase prices.

For many years, we have booked our container traffic in the spot market to ship our private brand products to the warehouse. These products are primarily produced in Asia. In Q3, prices for container shipping have increased six times over compared with last year and the prices are now at a historically extreme level. Shipping costs affects profit and loss first when the products are sold, hence the cost increases will affect the income statement over time and will impact our margins during forthcoming periods. Currently, it is impossible to state when the shipping situation will be normalised. The increased shipping costs will also impact us

indirectly on products from external brands as many of our European suppliers have their production in Asia and are, then, also impacted by higher costs. This, together with increased raw materials prices, implies higher costs for the products we buy.

These cost increases impacted our gross margins in the third quarter, and, as stated, will also impact forthcoming quarters. Adjusted EBIT during the third quarter totaled SEK 3 million, equivalent to an adjusted margin of 0.7 percent. This was SEK 9 million lower than in the previous year. The decrease is explained by, amongst other things, that we have succeeded in transferring cost increases to the customers to only a limited degree and is also due to overhead costs having increased through growth-oriented activities. The increase in costs has partially been compensated for by volume growth.

During the quarter, we noted only small signs of the industry beginning to increase prices vis á vis end customers to compensate for increased costs, which can appear to be surprising. I believe this is explained by the fact that our industry is very fragmented within both the supplier and retail chain. Our assessment is that, over time, the cost increases in the industry will be transferred over to the customers. We work ourselves on several fronts to ward off, to the degree possible, these cost increases, including work in such areas as price increases, logistics optimisation, changes in purchasing routines, changes in campaign activities and demand shaping.

Short-term uncertainty, long-term potential remains

There is limited visibility as we face the next quarters, with major uncertainties regarding both the supply and customer demand. Like other e-tailers, we noted a somewhat decreased traffic compared with last year when eased restrictions resulted in competition from physical stores. However, we know that riding motorcycles is a passion and is a prioritised activity with our customers. In the long-term, I believe that the pandemic will have shown to have a positive effect in driving growth as more customers, especially on the continent, are shopping online. Since the start of the pandemic, many more people have discovered e-commerce and our position in the industry is strong with a broad assortment with low prices and attractive campaigns based on a scalable platform. All in all, there is good opportunity for continuous profitable growth, and we are confident with the long-term course.

The campaign season is now getting started

Just now we are finalising our preparations for what is the most important campaign period of the year which starts with Black Week. Given the uncertainty regarding access to products in the market, we have worked with an extra safety margin and have, during the quarter, built up the inventory with both external, but not the least our private, brand products to ensure a strong customer offering prior to the campaign season during the fourth quarter and beginning of 2022. Now we are looking forward to welcoming the customers!

In closing, I wish to thank all our employees for such excellent and hard work during a very dynamic period.

Stockholm, 11 November 2021

Henrik Zadig CEO, Pierce Group AB

SEKm (unless stated otherwise)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Sep 2021
2020
Revenue measures
Net revenue per geographical area
108
129
425
382
550
507
Nordics
221
231
755
727
1,044
1,016
Outside the Nordics
329
361
1,181
1,109
1,595
1,523
Net revenue
Growth per geographical area
Nordics (%)¹
7%
20%
11%
13%
12%
13%
16%
Outside the Nordics (%)¹
29%
9%
28%
5%
4%
Growth (%)¹
13%
10%
6%
23%
10%
23%
Performance measures
45.7%
Gross margin (%)¹
44.0%
46.0%
47.0%
46.7%
45.5%
Profit after variable costs (%)¹
22.1%
20.0%
22.2%
22.4%
23.3%
23.5%
15.0%
Overhead costs (%)¹
15.9%
14.9%
14.5%
14.8%
14.5%
Adjusted EBITDA (%)¹ ²
7.1%
4.1%
7.4%
7.9%
8.6%
9.0%
3.8%
Adjusted operating margin (EBIT) (%)¹
0.7%
4.4%
5.3%
5.7%
6.4%
-0.26
-0.03
0.54
-0.19
0.71
-0.02
Earnings per share before dilution (SEK)
-0.26
Earnings per share after dilution (SEK)
-0.03
0.54
-0.19
0.70
-0.02
Cash flow- and other financial measures
10
2
41
54
67
81
Operating profit (EBIT)
-5
Investments³
-3
-17
-23
-23
-29
5
-1
23
31
44
52
Operating profit (EBIT) minus investments
-4
Changes in net working capital
-48
-80
52
-87
45
Other non-cash items¹ ⁴
3
3
13
10
23
20
4
Operating cash flow¹
-46
-43
93
-20
117
45
-379
-494
-115
Net change in loans


Paid/received blocked funds
14
-14




Other cash flow¹ ⁵
-2
-4
343
-8
343
-8
0
Cash flow for the period
-4
-66
86
-171
-19
194
23
23
194
23
87
Cash and cash equivalents⁶
Net debt excluding IFRS 16¹ ⁶
196
105
105
196
105
312
2.4
Net debt/EBITDA¹ ⁷
0.9
0.9
2.4
0.9
2.8
322
479
479
322
479
334
Inventory⁶
Other current operating assets¹ ⁶
25
27
27
25
27
29
-230
Other current operating liabilities¹ ⁶
-305
-305
-230
-305
-244
Net working capital¹ ⁶
116
200
200
116
200
120
Operating measures
385
Number of orders (thousands)¹
385
1,290
1,260
1,754
1,724
Average order value (AOV) (SEK)¹
856
936
915
880
909
884
122
Net revenue from private brands¹
129
452
397
625
571
Active customers last 12 months (thousands)¹
1,057
1,155
1,155
1,057
1,155
1,118

¹Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

² Adjusted EBITDA, excluding IFRS 16, amounted during the past twelve months' period to SEK 113 (81) million.

⁴ Other non-cash items refers in all significance to amortisation and depreciation, excluding depreciation of right-of-use assets, and change in current short term provisions. ³ Investments regards cash flow from investments excluding paid/received blocked funds.

⁵ Other cash flow mainly regards paid tax, paid financial net and new share issues and issue of warrants excluding paid issue costs.

⁶ Measures correspond to each period end.

⁷ Net debt refers to the alternative performance measure net debt excluding IFRS 16, and EBITDA refers to the measure adjusted EBITDA excluding IFRS 16.

Pierce is a leading and fast-growing e-commerce company selling gear, parts, accessories and streetwear to riders across all of Europe via some forty websites adapted to local markets. Pierce has two major segments, Offroad – sales to motocross and enduro riders, and Onroad – sales to high road riders. Pierce also has a smaller segment, Other, which primarily focuses on sales to snowmobile riders. With a large and unique product assortment, including several private brands, an excellent customer experience and attractive prices, Pierce is changing the motorcycle enthusiast market in Europe. Headquarters are located in Stockholm, the central warehouse is in Szczecin in Poland, and, in addition, the major portion of our customer support services is located in Barcelona. The Company has approximately 450 employees.

(The figures in parentheses refer to the equivalent period last year)

July – September 2021

Net revenue

Net revenue increased by 10 percent to SEK 361 (329) million. The increase in local currencies amounted to 11 percent. Net revenue within Offroad and Onroad increased by 9 and 14 percent respectively.

During this current year, the market has been characterised by low stock availability and a somewhat lower level of onlinetraffic. Net revenue for the quarter is assessed, similar to last year, to be somewhat negatively impacted by Covid-19 related effects. The stock availability shortages referred primarily to the lack of clearance deals from suppliers to the Offroad segment, which impacted possibilities to offer price-reduced external brands at a high margin. This was linked to production problems in supply chains and to delayed launches of new collections.

During the third quarter 2020, net revenue was impacted somewhat negatively by low stock availability, primarily related to the very high level of sales during the second quarter.

Gross profit and gross margin

Gross profit amounted to SEK 159 (150) million, which is equivalent to a gross margin of 44.0 (45.7) percent. Effects of the pandemic also continued to negatively impact the operations through significantly increased shipping costs from Asia. These shipping costs amounted to SEK 18 (9) million. As only a limited portion of the increase has been transferred, to date, to end customers, this comprised the major explanation for the margin decline.

The margin was also negatively impacted by focused price adjustments vis á vis customers on selected portions of the assortment. This was partially compensated for by fewer sellout activities compared with the third quarter 2020.

Gross margin continued to be benefited to some degree by the weakened USD compared with the EUR which began in the third quarter 2020. This is the case as the Company has outflows in USD in terms of its purchases of goods. In addition, exchange rate differences, mainly referring to revaluation of working capital items impacted gross profit by SEK 0 (-1) million.

The costs for shipping will, most likely, increase as a portion of net revenue during the forthcoming quarters. This depends on the fact that higher shipping prices initially increase the value of the inventory and impact the costs of goods when the sale of the goods occurs.

Operating costs

Sales and distribution costs amounted to SEK -117 (-107) million and primarily include variable costs for marketing and shipping to customers. These costs were equivalent to 32.5 (32.6) percent of total net revenue.

Administration costs were SEK -40 (-33) million. The increase was explained for the large part by activities within product development and IT.

Adjusted EBIT and EBIT

Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) was SEK 3 (12) million, equivalent to a margin of 0.7 (3.8) percent. This decrease was primarily explained by higher costs of goods attributable to higher shipping prices and increased overhead costs. These higher cost levels were partially compensated for by the increased contribution arising from increased sales.

Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to SEK 2 (10) million.

Financial items

Financial items amounted to SEK -4 (-17) million, of which SEK -2 (0) million referred, largely, to exchange rate differences related to the revaluation of financial balance sheet items.

Other financial items, SEK -2 (-17) million referred mainly to interest expenses on external financing. These expenses reduced notably as the Company's borrowing, shortly after the listing, decreased and was replaced by a credit facility with significantly lower interest rate than previously.

Taxes and result for the period

Tax income (expenses) totaled SEK 1 (-1) million and the result for the period was SEK -1 (-9) million.

January – September 2021

Net revenue

Net revenue increased by 6 percent to SEK 1,181 (1,109) million. In local currencies growth was 10 percent. Growth within Offroad, respective Onroad, was 6 percent, respective 9 percent.

The equivalent period last year, was impacted, overall, positively by Covid-19 related effects, primarily attributable to the second quarter's high level of sales growth, of 39 percent.

Gross profit and gross margin

Gross profit amounted to SEK 544 (505) million, equivalent to a gross margin of 46.0 (45.5) percent. Gross profit was positively impacted by exchange rate effects related to the weakening of the USD vis á vis the EUR beginning in the third quarter 2020. This is since the Company has outflows only in USD as regards purchases of goods.

A lower portion of sell-out activities compared with last year, and improvements in the Company's processes for pricing have, also, strengthened the margin. The above-mentioned positive effects was partially offset by increased shipping costs related to the global container shortages. Total shipping costs amounted to SEK 51 (30) million.

Furthermore, exchange rate differences attributable to the cost of goods sold, primarily regarding the revaluation of net working capital items, impacted gross profit by SEK -4 (-1) million.

Operating costs

Sales and distribution costs amounted to SEK -375 (-345) million, equivalent to 31.8 (31.1) percent of net revenue. The increase, in relation to net revenue, is explained by, amongst other things, somewhat higher costs for marketing.

Administration costs were SEK -126 (-104) million. Excluding items affecting comparability, administration costs totaled SEK -117 (-102) million. The increase was primarily explained by activities within product development and IT.

Net revenue and growth in local currencies (%)1 , last twelve months

1 Alternative Performance Measures (APM), see pages 22 – 27 for definitions and the purpose of these measures.

Adjusted EBIT and EBIT

Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) amounted to SEK 52 (59) million, equivalent to a margin of 4.4 (5.3) percent. The decrease in profit of SEK 6 million was explained primarily by SEK 21 million in higher shipping costs and SEK 15 million in increased overhead costs. These cost increases were compensated, to a large degree, by the contribution arising from increased sales of SEK 71 million.

Totally, adjusted operating profit (EBIT) during the interim period in 2020 was positively impacted by Covid-19 related effects of approximately SEK 15 million.

Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to SEK 41 (54) million and was negatively impacted by items affecting comparability of SEK -12 (-4) million attributable to the Company's listing in March 2021.

Financial items

Financial items totaled SEK -23 (-54) million, of which SEK 0 (-10) million referred to exchange rate differences related to revaluation of financial balance sheet items. In addition, SEK -8 (-) million referred to the early repayment of bond loans.

Other financial items, SEK -15 (-43) million referred primarily to interest expenses on the Company's bond and shareholders' loans. The decrease compared with the previous year was due to the previous financing structure being repaid, at the beginning of the second quarter in conjunction with the listing, and was replaced by a credit facility totaling SEK 300 million.

Taxes and result for the period

Adjusted EBIT¹ and adjusted EBIT (%)¹,

Tax income (costs) totaled SEK 3 (-7) million and the profit/loss for the period was SEK 20 (-6) million.

Tax income of SEK 3 million was comprised of SEK 7 million in tax income and tax costs of SEK 3 million. The first of these referred primarily to deferred tax receivables on previous years' non-deductible interest expenses. These expenses are deemed to be able to be treated as deductible costs in future income tax returns. The changed assessment is based on significantly lower expected interest expenses, due to the new financing structure implemented in conjunction with the stock exchange listing.

(Figures in parentheses refer to the equivalent period last year)

July – September 2021

Cash flow from operating activities was SEK -41 (9) million. The difference compared with 2020 referred mainly to changes in net working capital, SEK -48 (-4) million and to operating profit (EBIT) totaling SEK 2 (10) million.

Changes in net working capital were attributable primarily to increased inventory, SEK 105 million. During the third quarter, the inventory usually increases prior to the fourth quarter's campaign season. Last year, the inventory was at unusually low levels, partly due to the high level of sales during the second quarter and partly since the delivery of goods was delayed from September to October. The inventory increase was partially compensated for increased operating liabilities, which totaled SEK 40 million.

Recently, a new European VAT regulation was introduced, 'One-stop-shop', which implies that VAT is paid quarterly instead of monthly. This impacted operating liabilities positively at the end of the third quarter by SEK 22 million. Excluding this amount, changes in net working capital totaled SEK -70 million.

Cash flow from investments amounted to SEK -3 (-5) million and referred mainly to the development of internal systems and equipment for the distribution warehouse.

Cash flow from financing activities was SEK 40 (-4) million and referred primarily to changes in utilised credit facility.

Cash flow for the period was SEK -4 (0) million and cash and cash equivalents totaled SEK 23 (194) million.

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Net revenue and net working capital (%)1

1 Alternative Performance Measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and the purpose of these measures.

(Figures in parentheses refer to the equivalent period last year)

Net working capital at period end was SEK 200 (116) million and increased primarily due to higher inventory levels.

Right-of-use assets decreased by SEK 23 million to SEK 67 million, compared with the same point in time last year, primarily due to depreciation for the period. Leasing liabilities decreased by SEK 22 million to SEK 76 million.

Net debt, excluding IFRS 16, amounted to SEK 105 (196) million at the end of the period. The decrease, since the same point in time last year, SEK 91 million, was due to lower cash and cash equivalents of SEK 171 million and reduced interestbearing liabilities of SEK 262 million.

During the second quarter of the current year, the previous

January – September 2021

Cash flow from operating activities was SEK -22 (122) million. This was explained primarily by the changes in net working capital SEK -80 (52) million and operating profit (EBIT) which was SEK 41 (54) million.

Cash flow from investments totaled SEK -3 (-23) million, of which repaid blocked funds amounted to SEK 14 (-) million. Investments, SEK -17 (-23) million, referred primarily to internal systems and the purchase of equipment for the distribution warehouse. Last year, the equivalent figure also included investments in the new e-commerce platform which was completed during the second quarter 2020.

Cash flow from financing activities was SEK -40 (-13) million, primarily attributable to the repayment of the previous financing structure, proceeds from the new share issue in conjunction with the listing and utilised credit facility.

Cash flow during the interim period was SEK -66 (86) million. Considering exchange rate differences, which totaled SEK 2 (-2) million, cash and cash equivalents amounted to SEK 23 (194) million at the end of the period.

Operating cash flow totaled during the last twelve months SEK -20 (132) million. In the previous year, the cash flow was positively impacted by a decrease in net working capital referring to the second quarter's high level of sales and, thereby, reduced inventory levels. The two most recent twelve-month periods were affected by payments, SEK 20 million, related to the stock exchange listing.

financing structures were replaced by a SEK 300 million credit facility of which SEK 1301 million had been utilised at period end. Of the utilised credit facility, SEK 127 million referred to short-term loans raised at the beginning of the third quarter and SEK 3 million in utilised overdraft facilities. At the end of the period, cash and cash equivalent totaled SEK 23 (194) million.

The Group's equity amounted to SEK 432 (54) million at the end of the period, an increase of SEK 375 million during the interim period. The change in equity was explained by total comprehensive income of SEK 21 million, new share issues of SEK 336 million and the issue of warrants SEK 17 million. The amount of the new share issues includes issue costs.

1 The variance between" Utilised credit facility" in the Group's statement of cash flow and "Liabilities to credit institutions" in the Group's statement of financial position is explained by capitalised loan and interest expenses.

(Figures in parentheses refer to the equivalent period last year)

Pierce's operations are, in all essential aspects, carried out in Europe and primarily within the segments Offroad and Onroad. Offroad refers to sales to motocross and enduro riders and these products are sold under the brand 24MX. Onroad refers to sales to motorcycle riders primarily using high roads and the products are sold under the brand XLMOTO. Within Offroad, Pierce has significantly larger market shares compared to Onroad. The Company's addressable market within Onroad is significantly larger and more exposed to competition compared to Offroad. Pierce's sales consist of gear, parts, accessories and streetwear. Pierce has one more segment, Other, which primarily focuses on sales to snowmobile riders.

Overall summary

Jul-Sep
Jan-Sep
Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Offroad 226 208 714 676 990 952
Onroad 128 112 401 369 493 461
Other 8 10 65 64 111 110
Net revenue 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Offroad 104 100 344 323 482 460
Onroad 51 47 170 155 210 195
Other 4 4 34 28 56 50
Intra-group costs¹ 0 -1 -4 -1 2 5
Gross profit 159 150 544 505 750 711
Offroad 52 55 182 177 259 254
Onroad 18 16 67 58 82 73
Other 2 2 18 14 30 26
Intra-group costs¹ 0 -1 -4 -1 2 5
Profit after variable costs² ³ 72 73 263 248 372 358

¹ Intra-group costs, consists of exhange rate revaluation of net working capital items which are not divided between segments. These amounted in Q1 to SEK -4 (-5) million, Q2 SEK 0 (5) million, Q3 SEK 0 (-1) million and in Q4 2020 to SEK 6 million.

²Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

Other direct costs mainly consist of freight, invoicing and packaging. ³ Variable costs refers, in addition to cost of goods sold, to variable sales- and distribution costs. These include direct marketing costs as well as other direct costs and correlates essentially with net revenue.

For more information about segments, see Note 4.

Offroad

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue 226 208 714 676 990 952
Growth (%)¹ 9% 18% 6% 30% 11% 30%
Gross profit 104 100 344 323 482 460
Gross margin (%)¹ 46.1% 48.3% 48.2% 47.7% 48.7% 48.3%
Profit after variable costs¹ ² 52 55 182 177 259 254
Profit after variable costs (%)¹ 23.0% 26.4% 25.5% 26.1% 26.2% 26.7%
Number of orders (thousands)¹ 238 230 783 743 1,085 1,045
Average order value (AOV) (SEK)¹ 947 904 912 910 912 911
Net revenue from private brands¹ 87 76 285 250 395 360
Active customers last 12 months (thousands)¹ 668 582 668 582 668 630

¹Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

Other direct costs mainly consist of freight, invoicing and packaging. ² Variable costs refers, in addition to cost of goods sold, to variable sales- and distribution costs. These include direct marketing costs as well as other direct costs and correlates essentially with net revenue.

For more information about the segment, see Note 4.

July – September 2021

Net revenue increased by 9 percent to SEK 226 (208) million compared with the equivalent period in 2020. The growth in the Nordics and outside the Nordics was 15 percent and 6 percent respectively. Increased costs and post-Brexit supply challenges have resulted in decreased net revenue in the UK. This decline affected growth outside the Nordic region by around -5 percent. Adjusted for the UK and exchange rate effects, growth outside the Nordics was around 13 percent.

The supply of clearance deals was limited in the quarter, which negatively impacted growth. Production and delivery disruptions related to the pandemic have, among other things, delayed new collections, which are usually launched after the summer. This resulted in remaining stock not being offered from suppliers, which is normally sold at attractive prices with high margins.

Profit after variable costs amounted to SEK 52 (55) million, equivalent to a margin of 23.0 (26.4) percent. The decline in margin was mainly referring to increased shipping costs, selective price adjustments to drive growth and increased variable marketing costs.

January – September 2021

Net revenue increased by 6 percent to SEK 714 (676) million compared with 2020, as last year was positively impacted by Covid-19 related effects, especially in the second quarter.

Profit after variable costs amounted to SEK 182 (177) million, equivalent to a margin of 25.5 (26.1) percent. The decrease in margins was mainly linked to the increase in shipping costs, where, to date, only a limited share of the increase has been passed on to the end customers.

Onroad

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue 128 112 401 369 493 461
Growth (%)¹ 14% 5% 9% 13% 8% 11%
Gross profit 51 47 170 155 210 195
Gross margin (%)¹ 39.9% 41.9% 42.3% 42.0% 42.5% 42.3%
Profit after variable costs¹ ² 18 16 67 58 82 73
Profit after variable costs (%)¹ 14.3% 14.7% 16.7% 15.8% 16.5% 15.9%
Number of orders (thousands)¹ 143 148 448 465 571 588
Average order value (AOV) (SEK)¹ 896 755 897 794 865 785
Net revenue from private brands¹ 39 41 134 124 173 162
Active customers last 12 months (thousands)¹ 418 418 418 418 418 428

¹Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

Other direct costs mainly consist of freight, invoicing and packaging. ² Variable costs refers, in addition to cost of goods sold, to variable sales- and distribution costs. These include direct marketing costs as well as other direct costs and correlates essentially with net revenue.

July – September 2021

For more information about the segment, see Note 4.

Net revenue increased by 14 percent to SEK 128 (112) million compared with the equivalent period in 2020. Growth in local currencies was approximately 15 percent. The growth in the Nordics and outside the Nordics was 34 and 0 percent respectively.

In previous year, there were larger price-reduced sales of private brands, and these did not take place to the same extent in 2021. This negatively impacted private brand growth but improved average order value (AOV). New private collection launches partially compensated for the decline in growth. This segment's assortment is slightly more developed towards Northern Europe and collections adapted to customers in Southern Europe have been delayed, which has reduced growth outside the Nordics.

Profit after variable costs amounted to SEK 18 (16) million, equivalent to a margin of 14.3 (14.7) percent. The margin was positively impacted by fewer price-reduced activities and was somewhat benefited from a positive exchange rate development. However, this was offset by increased shipping costs, resulting in a slightly lower margin than last year.

January – September 2021

Net revenue increased by 9 percent compared with 2020 to SEK 401 (369) million. Onroad was deemed to have been less positively affected than Offroad by Covid-19-related effects.

Profit after variable costs amounted to SEK 67 (58) million, corresponding to a margin of 16.7 (15.8) percent. The margin improvement was primarily explained by a lower share of price-reduced sales and positive exchange rate effects, as well as lower freight costs to end customers connected to the increased average order value. This was offset to some degree by increased shipping costs and increased variable costs for marketing.

Other

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue 8 10 65 64 111 110
Growth (%)¹ -22% 13% 3% 19% 5% 14%
Gross profit 4 4 34 28 56 50
Gross margin (%)¹ 49.4% 45.8% 51.4% 44.5% 50.1% 46.1%
Profit after variable costs¹ ² 2 2 18 14 30 26
Profit after variable costs (%)¹ 30.7% 24.6% 27.8% 22.7% 26.7% 23.7%

¹Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

² Variable costs refers, in addition to cost of goods sold, to variable sales- and distribution costs. These include direct marketing costs as well as other direct costs and correlates essentially with net revenue. Other direct costs mainly consist of freight, invoicing and packaging.

For more information about the segment, see Note 4.

July – September 2021

Net revenue decreased by 22 percent to SEK 8 (10) million, compared with the equivalent period last year. Sales in the third quarter are very low as the season has not started yet.

January – September 2021

Net revenue increased by 3 percent to SEK 65 (64) million compared with previous year.

The margin after variable costs was positively impacted by fewer clearance activities compared with the snow-poor winter of 2020.

At an extraordinary general meeting on 20 January 2021, a resolution was adopted regarding a division of Pierce Group AB's (publ) shares, a so-called share split with a 300:1 ratio. In conjunction with the change of company form from private to public company, it was resolved to increase the share capital through a bonus issue of SEK 0.5 million.

The Pierce share was listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap on 26 March and trades under the ticker symbol PIERCE with ISIN code SE0015658364. In conjunction with the listing, a total of 5,468,750 shares were issued.

On 6 April 2021, 534,600 shares were registered through a new share issue based on the exercise of warrants from LTIP 2020/2025. The number of registered shares, and votes, as of 30 September 2021 amounted to 39,687,050, equivalent to a quota value of SEK 0.02.

The share price at listing was SEK 64.0, and was SEK 70.1 on the last trading day of the period. Number of shareholders was 1,201, of which the largest were Procuritas (32.9%), Handelsbanken Fonder (7.2%), Daniel Petersén via company (7.0%), Stefan Rönn via company (7.0%), and Allianz (5.0%).

The Company has launched warrant programs, long-term incentive programs — LTIP, (entailing the right to acquire shares according to certain terms and conditions). See the additional information provided below.

LTIP 2020/2025

During 2020 a warrant program was launched for the CEO. The CEO subscribed to 1,782 warrants at market value, calculated using the Black & Scholes model. The subscription period ran from 30 January 2025 to 13 February 2025, alternatively earlier in the case of an ownership change.

In conjunction with the listing in March 2021, all warrants were exercised, whereby 534,600 shares1 were subscribed at a subscription price of SEK 24.8. The new share issue registered in April added SEK 10,692 in share capital to Pierce Group.

LTIP 2021/2024

LTIP 2021/2024 was issued in March 2021 as part of an incentive program for certain senior executives and key employees of the Group. The program comprises 376,443 warrants, all warrants were subscribed as of 31 March 2021. Each warrant grants the right to subscribe one (1) ordinary share in the Company. The warrants were subscribed at market value, calculated using the Black & Scholes model, equivalent to SEK 4 million.

The warrants can be exercised from the date after publication of the interim report for the period 1 January to 31 March 2024, however not earlier than 1 April 2024, up to and including 31 August 2024, at a pre-determined share price of SEK 73.6. With full subscription of the warrants, the Company's share capital can increase with a maximum of SEK 7,528.9, based on the current quota value.

The Company has reserved the right to repurchase warrants if, amongst other circumstances, the Participant's employment with the Company is terminated.

No significant events have taken place after the end of the reporting period.

In all material aspects, net revenue and the sum of total costs and investments are equivalent to payments received and payments made. Payments received in the last twelve-month period, EUR, SEK and NOK accounted for 56, 17 and 10 percent respectively. With regards to payments, EUR, SEK, USD and PLN accounted for 46, 26, 13 and 9 percent respectively. To reduce exposure to significant exchange rate fluctuations, the Group purchases, since 2020, currency derivatives for certain currencies, including EUR and USD.

Furthermore, operating assets and operating liabilities in foreign currency are revalued at the end of each month. This revaluation refers primarily to operating liabilities including trade payables. Exchange rate fluctuations arising from revaluations of operating balance sheet items are reported net, primarily as a part of the cost of goods sold.

If leasing agreements have been signed in a currency other than the functional currency of each Group company, the leasing liability is revalued at each month-end close. These revaluation effects, as well as the revaluation of financial balance sheet items, are reported in financial net.

From 1 January 2021, the subsidiary Pierce AB uses EUR as its functional currency. The background to this is the successively increased operations outside the Nordics which means that the subsidiary's operating assets and liabilities, as well as its purchases and sales, are, primarily, in currencies other than SEK. The currency having the single largest impact on the underlying transactions is EUR. With the change of functional currency from SEK to EUR in the subsidiary, exchange rate effects will have a more limited effect on the Group's financial reporting. However, upon consolidation of the subsidiary, the translation exposure of the profit and loss and net assets from EUR to SEK will increase and affect other comprehensive income. See Note 8 for a description of the effects on the Group's reporting and key ratios as a result of the change.

The average number of employees during the third quarter was 446 (421). Of these, 151 (138) worked at the distribution warehouse in Poland and 295 (282) were white collar workers in Sweden, Poland, and Spain.

As "Black Week" and Christmas take place in the fourth quarter, this quarter most often shows the highest level of net revenue, while the first quarter often shows the lowest. Together, these two quarters account for approximately 50 percent of annual sales.

1 Number of warrants adjusted for the 300:1 share split that took place in January 2021.

Pierce Group AB (publ), Corp. ID number 556967-4392, is the Parent Company in the Pierce Group, and is a public company with registered office in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 26 March 2021, Pierce Group AB (publ) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap.

The Parent Company undertakes no business activities and is comprised of owning and managing the subsidiaries.

Net revenue during the second quarter amounted to SEK 2 (2) million and during the interim period to SEK 9 (7) million and was fully attributable to sales to Group companies. Financial net mainly comprised of interest expenses regarding bond and shareholders' loans up until April in the current year when the previous financing structure was repaid. Profit/loss before tax during the quarter was SEK 0 (-8) million and SEK -21 (-18) million during the interim period.

At the end of the period, the Parent Company's equity was SEK 392 (63) million. This change was mainly attributable to the new share issue in conjunction with the listing of the Company.

The CEO and CFO are employed in the Parent Company.

The Group's operations and results are affected by several external factors. The Pierce Group is primarily exposed to operational risks which are largely comprised of competition and market developments in local markets, quality of delivered goods mainly from Asia, inventory and product assortment risks, IT-related risks, and dependency on key individuals. A more detailed description of risks and risk management can be found in Pierce's Annual Report for 2020 and in the Company's listing prospectus.

Covid-19 has primarily affected the Group indirectly via the pandemic's effects on the macroeconomic development in the markets in which Pierce operates. Some of Pierce's main markets have been affected due to strict quarantine restrictions that have applied at certain times, and which affect the possibility of motorbike riding.

During the second quarter 2020, the Company's sales growth, which totaled 39 percent, was clearly positively impacted by Covid 19-related closures of physical stores with offerings similar to Pierce's. This took place in combination with the Company's internal decisions to drive short-term sales volume. During the third quarter 2020, net revenue was impacted somewhat negatively because of stock availability shortages due to the unexpected high level of net revenue experienced during the second quarter, and Covid-19 related production problems in supply chains.

During 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted operations through certain product availability shortages in the market and delivery delays. Shipping costs from Asia have increased due to the global shortage in containers. This has only marginally affected the gross margin during the first quarter but had a significantly negative effect during the remaining interim period when the sale of these purchases has taken place. This negative impact is expected to continue in the forthcoming quarters. Continuous uncertainties exist in the supply chain in the form of shortages of products and delays which challenges stock availability and purchase prices. The pandemic's effect on customer behavior and demand constitutes a factor of uncertainty.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Group received a credit facility from one of the major Swedish banks of SEK 300 million.

The credit facility contains certain financial covenants, stipulating that the Group's leverage ratio1 may not exceed 3.5 times (3.0 times, during the period within one year from the termination of the facility) and that the Group's interest coverage ratio2 may not be less than 4.0 times. Pierce fulfils the covenant terms associated with the credit facility.

For further information, see Note 7.

During the interim period, costs for consulting fees to Stefan Rönn and Daniel Petersén, founders, and shareholders in Pierce Group via companies, totaling SEK 197 (1,478) thousand were charged against the Group's earnings. All transactions with related parties have been concluded on market terms. For further information regarding related parties, see Note 6.

The Board of Directors of Pierce has adopted the following financial targets3 : These are unchanged compared with the previous quarter.

Growth – 15–20%

In the medium to long term, grow net revenue by 15–20% in average per annum.

Adjusted operating margin – around 8%

In the medium to long term, reach an adjusted operating margin of around 8 percent.

Capital structure – 2.0x

Net debt/EBITDA4 not exceeding 2.0x, subject to temporary flexibility for strategic initiatives.

Dividend policy

In the coming years, free cash flows5 are planned to be used for the continued development6 of the Company and will, therefore, not be distributed to the shareholders.

1 Calculated according to the definition in the credit facility agreement, which differs slightly from the Net debt/EBITDA found in the Company's Alternative Performance Measures. 2 The measure is equivalent to the Group's EBITDA excluding IFRS 16, in the same manner as the measure defined in the credit facility agreement, which differs slightly from the Company's definition.

3 The Board adopted the financial goals in December 2020. Medium to long term refers to 3-5 years.

4 Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22–27 for the definitions and purposes of these measurements.

5 Free cash flow refers to cash flow from operating activities and operations and investment activities. 6 Development of the company refers to e.g., investments in IT-hardware, IT-development, expansion of distribution warehouses, marketing, customer acquisition and business and asset acquisitions.

Upcoming financial reports

16 February 2022

Year-end report January–December 2021

31 March 2022

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11 May 2022

Interim report January–March 2022

18 May 2022 Annual General Meeting 2021

Telephone and web conference in conjunction with the publication of quarterly reports

On 11 November at 09.30 CET, CEO Henrik Zadig and CFO Tomas Ljunglöf will hold a web telephone conference in English in conjunction with the publication of the quarterly report.

To participate in the conference, please call in on any of the following telephone numbers.

SE: +46 856 642 705

UK: +443 333 009 263

US: +16 467 224 957

The presentation and conference can be followed via the following web link: https://tv.streamfabriken.com/pierce-group-q3-2021

The presentation material will be available prior to the start of the conference on Pierce Group's website via the following web link: https://www.piercegroup.com/en/reports-presentations/

Henrik Zadig, CEO, +46 73 146 14 60 Tomas Ljunglöf, CFO and Head of IR, +46 73 378 01 54

The information was submitted for publication by the above-mentioned contact persons on 11 November 2021 at 08.00 CET.

The undersigned certify that the interim report provides a true and fair view of the Parent Company's and Group's operations, financial positions, and results, and that it describes the significant risks and uncertainties to which the Parent Company, and the companies included in the Group, are exposed.

Stockholm, 11 November 2021

Henrik Zadig CEO

THIS IS A TRANSLATION FROM THE SWEDISH ORIGINAL

Pierce Group AB (publ), Corporate Identity Number 556967-4392

Introduction

We have reviewed the condensed interim report for Pierce Group AB as of September 30, 2021 and for the nine months period then ended. The Board of Directors and the Managing Director are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this interim report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements, ISRE 2410 Review of Interim Financial Statements Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and other generally accepted auditing standards in Sweden. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act regarding the Group, and in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act regarding the Parent Company.

Stockholm, 11 November, 2021 Ernst & Young AB

Jonatan Hansson Authorized Public Accountant

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) Note 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue 3.4 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Cost of goods sold -202 -179 -637 -604 -845 -812
Gross profit 4 159 150 544 505 750 711
Sales and distribution costs -117 -107 -375 -345 -503 -473
Administration costs -40 -33 -126 -104 -176 -154
Other operating income 0 0 1 1 2 1
Other operating expenses 0 -1 -3 -2 -6 -5
Operating profit 4 2 10 41 54 67 81
Financial net -4 -17 -23 -54 -43 -73
Profit/loss before tax 4 -2 -7 17 1 24 8
Tax 1 -1 3 -7 2 -8
Profit/loss for the period -1 -9 20 -6 26 -1
Attributable to shareholders of
the parent company -1 -9 20 -6 26 -1
Earnings per share
Earnings per share before dilution (SEK)¹
-0.03 -0.26 0.54 -0.19 0.71 -0.02
Earnings per share after dilution (SEK)¹ -0.03 -0.26 0.54 -0.19 0.70 -0.02
Average number of shares before dilution 39,687 33,672 37,818 33,656 36,776 33,663
(thousands)¹
Average number of shares after dilution
(thousands)¹
39,687 33,672 37,941 33,656 36,951 33,663
¹
Adjusted for the share split (300:1) that occurred in January 2021.
Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
Jul-Sep Jan-Sep
SEKm Note 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Profit/loss for the period
Items that may subsequently be reclassified
to income statement
-1 -9 20 -6 26 -1
Translation difference 0 0 1 -1 -1 -3
Other comprehensive income for the period 0 0 1 -1 -1 -3
Comprehensive income for the period -1 -9 21 -7 25 -4
Attributable to shareholders of the parent
company
-1 -9 21 -7 25 -4
Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
SEKm
Note
2021 2020 2020
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 350 353 353
Property, plant and equipment 16 15 14
Right-of-use assets 67 90 79
Financial assets
7
2 3 16
Deferred tax assets 13 6 6
Total non-current assets 448 469 469
Current assets
Inventory 479 322 334
Other current assets
5
29 26 30
Cash and cash equivalents 23 194 87
Total current assets 531 542 451
Total assets 979 1,010 920
Equity and liabilities
Total equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company 432 54 57
Non-current liabilities
Liabilities to credit institutions
7
390 399
Shareholder loans
6
175
Leasing liabilities 54 78 64
Contingent consideration
5.6
25
Deferred tax liabilities 29 27 29
Total non-current liabilities 83 695 492
Current liabilities
Liabilities to credit institutions
7
128
Shareholder loans
6
63
Leasing liabilities 22 19 22
Contingent consideration
5.6
27
Trade payables 128 97 86
Other liabilities
5
186 144 172
Total current liabilities 464 261 371
Total equity and liabilities 979 1,010 920
Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
SEKm 2021 2020 2020
Opening balance beginning of period 57 59 59
Profit/loss for the period 20 -6 -1
Other comprehensive income for the period 1 -1 -3
Comprehensive income for the period 21 -7 -4
Transactions with shareholders
New share issue 350 1 1
Issue costs referring to new share issue -14 0 0
Issue of warrants 18 2 2
Issue costs referring to warrants 0 0
Closing balance end of period 432 54 57
Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm Note 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Operating activities
Operating profit 2 10 41 54 67 81
Adjustments for non-cash items 9 9 31 29 47 44
Paid interest -1 -3 -10 -5 -11 -6
Realised cash hedges 0 -2 0 0 -2 -2
Paid tax -2 -2 -3 -7 -2 -5
Cash flow from operating activities before
changes in net working capital 8 13 58 70 99 111
Changes in net working capital -48 -4 -80 52 -87 45
Cash flow from operating activities -41 9 -22 122 12 156
Investing activities
Investments in non-current assets -3 -5 -17 -23 -23 -29
Paid/recieved blocked funds 14 -14
Cash flow from investing activities -3 -5 -3 -23 -23 -42
Financing activities
New share issue including issue costs 1 337 1 337 1
Issue of warrants including issue costs 17 2 17 2
Change in utilised credit facility 45 129 129
Repayment of shareholder loans¹ -64 -179 -115
Repayment of liabilities to credit institutions² -414 -414
Repayment of leasing liabilities -5 -5 -15 -16 -20 -21
Paid contingent consideration -30 -30
Cash flow from financing activities 40 -4 -40 -13 -160 -133
Cash flow for the period -4 0 -66 86 -171 -19
Cash and cash equivalents 27 194 87 111 194 111
Exchange rate difference 0 1 2 -2 0 -4
Cash and cash equivalents end of period 23 194 23 194 23 87

¹Repaid amount referred to capitalised interest expenses, which for the interim period amounted to SEK -3 million,

and for the previous twelve month period and the previous financial year, SEK -73 million and SEK -70 million respectively.

²Of which SEK 64 million referred to capitalised interest expenses during the interim period and last twelve months.

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Jan-Dec
SEKm 2021 2020 2021 2020 2020
Net revenue 2 2 9 7 11
Gross profit 2 2 9 7 11
Administration costs -3 -4 -18 -9 -25
Operating profit -1 -2 -9 -2 -14
Financial net 1 -6 -12 -16 -23
Profit/loss after financial items 0 -8 -21 -18 -37
Appropriations 15
Profit/loss before tax 0 -8 -21 -18 -22
Tax
Profit/loss for the period 0 -8 -21 -18 -22

Profit/loss for the period equals comprehensive income for the period.

Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
SEKm 2021 2020 2020
Assets
Non-current assets
Shares in group companies 308 308 308
Receivables from group companies 77 343 236
Total non-current assets 385 651 544
Current assets
Receivables from group companies 1 10 19
Other current assets 1 1 2
Cash and cash equivalents 8 0 3
Total current assets 10 11 23
Total assets 395 662 567
Equity and liabilities
Total equity 392 63 59
Non-current liabilities
Liabilities to credit institutions 390 399
Shareholder loans 175
Contingent consideration 30
Total non-current liabilities 595 399
Current liabilities
Shareholder loans 63
Contingent consideration 30
Other liabilities 3 4 16
Total current liabilities 3 4 109
Total equity and liabilities 395 662 567

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the EU. The Group's Interim Report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and the applicable parts of the Swedish Annual Accounts Act.

The Interim Report for the Parent Company has been prepared in accordance with Chapter 9 of the Annual Accounts Act, interim reports, and RFR 2 Accounting for legal entities.

For the Group and the Parent Company, the same accounting principles, basis for calculations and assessments have been applied as applied in the Annual Report for 2020. For a description of the Group's applied accounting principles, see Note 1 and Note 2 in the Annual Report for 2020.

Disclosures in accordance with IAS 34.16A are shown, in the financial statements and associated Notes in the interim information, in addition to pages 1–12 which form an integral part of this financial report.

All amounts in this report are stated in millions of Swedish kronor (SEKm) unless stated otherwise. Rounding variances may occur.

Information on future standards

The application of a number of new standards and interpretations which will be compulsory from the next financial year have not been applied in the preparation of these financial statements. None of the IFRS or IFRIC interpretations that are yet to come into force are expected to have any significant impact on the Group.

The preparation of the Interim Report requires that the Company's management make assessments and estimates as well as assumptions that affect the application of the accounting principles and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses. The actual outcome may differ from these estimates. Changes in estimates are recognised in the period in which the change occurs, if the change affected only that period, or in the period in which the change is made and future periods if the change affects both the current period and future periods.

Important estimations and assessments can be found in the 2020 Annual Report on page 20. No changes have been made to these estimations and assessments that could have a significant impact on the interim report.

The Group's revenue consists exclusively of the sale of goods via the Group's websites and a physical store. Revenue is reported at a given point in time as the conditions for control being transferred over time are not met. In addition to the segments, geographical area is also an important attribute when specifying revenue, and this is presented in the table below.

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Sweden 31 30 87 90 115 118
Other Nordics 28 21 74 63 95 84
Outside the Nordics 166 156 553 523 780 750
Revenue Offroad 226 208 714 676 990 952
Sweden 26 20 77 72 90 84
Other Nordics 37 26 122 94 139 111
Outside the Nordics 65 65 202 204 265 266
Revenue Onroad 128 112 401 369 493 461
Sweden 6 6 39 40 66 67
Other Nordics 2 4 26 23 45 43
Outside the Nordics
Revenue Other 8 10 65 64 111 110
Sweden 63 56 203 202 270 269
Other Nordics 66 52 222 180 280 238
Outside the Nordics 231 221 755 727 1,044 1,016
Revenue Group 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Offroad 226 208 714 676 990 952
Onroad 128 112 401 369 493 461
Other 8 10 65 64 111 110
Net revenue 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Offroad 104 100 344 323 482 460
Onroad 51 47 170 155 210 195
Other 4 4 34 28 56 50
Intra-group costs 0 -1 -4 -1 2 5
Gross profit 159 150 544 505 750 711
Offroad -52 -45 -162 -146 -223 -206
Onroad -33 -30 -103 -97 -128 -122
Other -1 -2 -15 -14 -26 -25
Variable sales- and distribution costs¹ -86 -78 -281 -257 -377 -353
Offroad 52 55 182 177 259 254
Onroad 18 16 67 58 82 73
Other 2 2 18 14 30 26
Intra-group costs 0 -1 -4 -1 2 5
Profit after variable costs¹ ² 72 73 263 248 372 358
Other expenses in the operation¹ ³ -70 -63 -222 -194 -306 -277
Operating profit 2 10 41 54 67 81
Financial net³ -4 -17 -23 -54 -43 -73
Pre-tax income -2 -7 17 1 24 8

¹Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.

Other direct costs mainly consist of freight, invoicing and packaging. ²Variable costs refers, in addition to cost of goods sold, to variable sales- and distribution costs. These include direct marketing costs as well as other direct costs and correlates essentially with net revenue.

³Other expenses in the operation and financial net regards intra-group costs.

The segments' results are followed up by the CEO, who is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), to Profit after variable costs, in other words gross profit less variable sales and distribution costs. Variable sales and distribution costs refers to direct marketing costs, as well as other direct costs. Other direct costs essentially include costs for freight, invoicing and packaging.

See the section titled "Alternative Performance Measures" for more information.

Pierce sells gear, parts, and accessories to riders. The operating segments into which the Group's operations are divided are:

  • Offroad; sales to motocross and enduro riders under the 24MX brand.
  • Onroad: sales to customers who ride motorcycles on highroads. Sales are under the XLMOTO brand.
  • Other: sales to snowmobile riders under the Sledstore brand and sales via a physical store in Stockholm.
  • Intra-group transactions:
    • Intra-group transactions included under Gross profit and Profit after variable costs refer to revaluation of net working capital items, mainly included in cost of goods sold. These are not allocated to segments.
    • Intra-group costs, after Profit after variable costs, refers to expenses for group-wide functions, such as central administration, which are not allocated to segments.

No information is provided on segment assets or liabilities as no separate segmentation is performed in reporting the consolidated financial position.

Contingent consideration and currency derivatives are the only instruments reported at fair value through profit/loss. Other financial instruments are valued at amortised cost in the statement of financial position and the reported values corresponded in all material respects with the fair value.

The liability regarding the contingent consideration was attributable to level 3 and the currency derivatives to level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with IFRS 13.

The valuation of currency derivatives is based on official market data for exchange rates. At the end of the period, fair value amounted to SEK 0 (-1) million and these derivatives have been classified as current assets (liabilities).

Change in Level 3 financial liabilities

Applied input for the valuation of level 3 financial liabilities

The valuation of the contingent consideration took place in two steps; a probability adjustment was assigned to an assumed value in the case of a listing or sale, as well as a date for payment and then, this probability-adjusted value was discounted to present value based on a discount rate. The contingent consideration has been classified as a current liability since the end of the financial year 2020 and was paid during the second quarter of 2021.

Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
Contingent consideration, SEKm 2021 2020 2020
At beginning of period 27 23 23
Recalculation through profit/loss for the period 3 2 4
Repayment -30
At period end 25 27

Applied data for the valuation of level 3 financial liabilities

Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
SEKm 2021 2020 2020
Discount rate N/A 10.2% 10.3%
Probability N/A 95% 95%
Expected payment date of contingent consideration N/A Dec 2021 2021¹
¹
Expected time of change of ownership is divided 60% in March 2021, and 40% in December 2021.

Sensitivity analysis

Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
- Other operating expenses/+ Other operating income 2021 2020 2020
Change of discount factor, +/- one percentage points N/A +/- 0 +/- 0
Change of probability: -/+ five percentage points N/A +/- 1 +/- 1
Change of expected date of payment: +/- one year N/A +/- 3 +/- 3

Shareholder loans

At the beginning of the financial year, there were eight loans from shareholders to Pierce Group, of which three were also board members. All shareholder loans were fully redeemed in the second quarter.

Contingent consideration

A contingent consideration was agreed upon when Pierce Group acquired the group in which Pierce AB was included. The liability referred to the Company's founders, one of whom is a board member in Pierce Group.

The contingent consideration was paid during the second quarter 2021, after Pierce Group was listed on the stock exchange. See Note 5 for more information.

Other related party transactions

The Group has consulting agreements with Stefan Rönn and Daniel Petersén, founders as well as shareholders in Pierce Group. These agreements relate primarily to advisory services in conjunction with business development and strategic decision-making. These costs amounted to SEK 9 (477) thousand during the quarter and to SEK 197 (1,478) thousand during the interim period. In addition, the sale of goods has taken place to the above related parties, these costs amounted to SEK 51 (33) thousand. See Note 30 in the Annual Report for 2020 for more information.

Warrant programs

The Group has warrant programs as part of an incentive program for certain senior executives and key employees of the Group. See page 10 for more information.

All transactions are based on market terms.

Sep 30 Sep 30 Dec 31
SEKm 2021 2020 2020
To credit institutions for the Group's own liabilities and provisions
Group's share of net assets in group companies 294 303
Deposits for fulfillment of payments 2 2 2
Paid blocked funds 14
Utilised credit facility¹ 3
Total pledged assets 5 296 319
¹
Utilised credit facility refers to utilised overdraft, which does not include obtained loan or capitalised loan and interest expenses.

During the second quarter 2021, the previous financing structure was replaced by a SEK 300 million credit facility, of which SEK 1301 million had been utilised at the end of the quarter. There is a surety given on the credit facility provided by the Parent Company, Pierce Group AB, in favor of the subsidiary, Pierce AB's, liabilities to credit institutions.

The credit facility includes certain financial covenants, see more information under the "Financial risks" section, page 11.

As of 1 January 2021, the subsidiary Pierce AB changed its functional currency from SEK to EUR, as EUR has become the dominant currency in the Company's transactions and net assets. The following table shows the most significant effects on the Group's financial statements and key figures as a result of this change.

Pledged shares in Pierce AB relating to bond loans, as well as blocked funds, were released in connection with the early redemption that took place in the beginning of the second quarter. Pledged assets at the end of the referred to deposits paid and utilised credit facility.

Effect on the Group
SEKm Jul-Sep Jan-Sep
Consolidated statement of profit/loss
Net revenue 0 1
Gross profit 1 -1
Operating profit (EBIT) 2 0
Profit/loss for the period 3 2
Gross margin (%)¹ 0.3% -0.1%
Operating margin (EBIT) (%)¹ 0.4% 0.0%
Consolidated statement offinancial position²
Non-current assets 0 1
Inventory 2 1
Other current assets 0 0
Equity -3 -2
Non-current liabilities 0 0
Current liabilities 0 0
¹
Alternative performance measures (APM), see pages 22 - 27 for definitions and purpose of these measurements.
²
Changes in equity and liabilities are presented as + (decrease) and - (increase).

No significant events took place after the end of the reporting period.

1 The difference between "Change in utilised credit facility" in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flow and "Repayment of liabilities to credit institutions" in the balance sheet is explained by capitalised borrowing and interest costs.

Financial measures not defined in accordance with IFRS

Pierce applies financial measurements in its interim reports which are not defined in accordance with IFRS. The Company believes that these measurements provide valuable supplementary information to investors and the Company's management. As not all companies calculate Alternative Performance Measures in the same manner, these measures are not always comparable with measures used by other companies. These financial measurements should, therefore, not be seen to comprise a replacement for measures defined according to IFRS.

Definitions

The interim report contains financial performance measures in accordance with the applied framework for financial reporting, which is based on IFRS. In addition, there are other performance measures and indicators which are used as a supplement to the financial information. These performance measures are applied to provide the Group's stakeholders with financial information for the purpose of analysing the Group's operations and goals. The various performance measures applied which are not defined according to IFRS are described below.

Financial Performance Measures – Group

Performance measure Definition Purpose
Adjusted EBITDA EBITDA, excluding items affecting
comparability.
This measure is used to measure the profit
from the ongoing operations, excluding
items affecting comparability, amortisation,
depreciation, and impairment.
Adjusted EBITDA (%) Adjusted EBITDA in relation to
net revenue.
The performance measure is used to assess
the profitability generated by the ongoing
operations, excluding items affecting
comparability, amortisation, depreciation,
and impairment.
Adjusted EBITDA excluding
IFRS 16
Operating profit (EBIT) excluding
depreciation, amortisation and items
affecting comparability, less rental costs
for leasing agreements reported in the
statement of financial position.
The measure aims to measure the profit
generated by the ongoing operations,
including expenses for office rent but
excluding items affecting comparability,
amortisation, depreciation, and impairment
Rental costs essentially correspond to
depreciation on right-of-use assets and
interest expenses on leasing liabilities.
Adjusted operating
margin (EBIT) (%)
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)
in relation to net revenue.
The performance measure is used to
monitor the Company's profitability
generated by the operating activities,
including depreciation and amortisation, but
excluding items affecting comparability.
Adjusted operating
profit (EBIT)
Operating profit (EBIT) excluding items
affecting comparability.
This measure is used to measure the profit
generated by the ongoing operations,
including amortisation, depreciation, and
impairment, but excluding items affecting
comparability.
Amortisation related to
business acquisitions
Amortisation less amortisation
excluding business acquisitions.
The purpose is to measure the performance
measure's impact on operating profit
(EBIT).
EBITDA Operating profit (EBIT), excluding
amortisation, depreciation, and
impairment.
The measure is used to measure the profit
generated by ongoing operations before
amortisation, depreciation, and impairment.
Gross margin (%) Gross profit in relation to net revenue. This measure Is used to measure
profitability after deduction of cost of
goods sold.
Growth (%) Net revenue for the period compared with
net revenue during the corresponding
period last year.
This performance measure makes it possible
to analyse the Group's and the segments'
growth in net revenue.
Growth in local currencies (%) Change in net revenue, adjusted for
exchange rate changes and business
acquisitions, in comparison with the
corresponding period last year.
This measure enables follow-up of the
development of net revenue excluding
exchange rate effects and business
acquisitions.
Growth per geographical area (%) Net revenue for the period for a
geographical area compared to net
revenue for the same geographical area
during the corresponding period last year.
This measure makes it possible to analyse
net revenue growth for the Group specified
according to geographical area.
Performance measure Definition Purpose
Items affecting comparability Items affecting comparability refers to
material transactions lacking a clear
connection to the ordinary operations, and
which are not expected to occur regularly.
This measure is excluded in calculating
adjusted measures which are used to
monitor the Company's underlying earnings
trend over time.
These transactions include, for instance,
relocations of group-wide functions to
Poland and Spain, advisory and integration
costs in conjunction with business
acquisitions, IPO costs, and changes in fair
value regarding contingent consideration.
Net debt/EBITDA Net debt excluding IFRS 16 in relation
to adjusted EBITDA excluding IFRS.
This measure is used to measure the debt/
equity ratio and to follow up on Pierce's
financial targets on capital structure.
Net debt excluding
IFRS 16
Liabilities to credit institutions, decreased
by cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the period.
This measure is used to monitor the
indebtedness, financial flexibility, and
capital structure.
Pierce's assessment of the Groups' actual
net debt corresponds to liabilities to credit
institutions, and that is why shareholder
loans and leasing liabilities are excluded.
Net working capital Inventory and other operating assets less
other operating liabilities.
This measure is used to analyse the
Company's short-term tied up capital.
Net working capital (%) Net working capital in relation to net
revenue.
This measure is a measure of how
efficiently working capital is managed.
Operating cash flow Cash flow from the ongoing operations,
excluding paid interest, realised cash
hedges and paid tax, with deduction for
investments in non-current assets,
repayment of leasing liabilities and interest
expenses on leasing liabilities.
This measure shows the underlying cash
flow generated from the operating
activities.
Other operating costs Overhead costs, amortisation,
depreciation, impairment, and
items affecting comparability.
This measure shows the costs for intra
Group functions such as central
administration costs which are not
distributed over segments.
Overhead costs Operating costs, excluding variable sales
and distribution costs, amortisation,
depreciation, impairment, and items
affecting comparability.
Costs that are not allocated to segments,
but which each segment contributes to
cover. These costs are largely fixed and
semi-fixed. The measure is used to calculate
Operating costs refer to sales and
distribution costs, administration costs,
and other operating revenue and costs.
the scalability of this part of the cost mass,
see overhead costs (%) below for more
information.
Overhead costs (%) Overhead costs in relation to net revenue. This measure shows the scalability of the
Company's semi-fixed and fixed cost
structure.
Other non-cash items Non-cash items less repayment of leasing
liabilities and interest expenses on leasing
liabilities.
This measure excludes other non-cash flow
impacting items and is used to calculate the
operating cash flow.
Other cash flow Cash flow from financing activities, less
interest expenses on leasing liabilities,
excluding net changes in loans and
repayment of leasing liabilities, less realised
cash hedges, paid interest, and tax.
This measure is used, together with
operating cash flow, received/paid blocked
funds and net changes in loans, to calculate
the cash flow for the period.
Profit after variable costs Gross profit less variable sales and
distribution costs.
The measure is used to measure
contribution after all variable costs.
Profit after variable costs (%) Profit after variable costs in relation to net
revenue.
This measure is used to illustrate
profitability after deduction of all
variable costs.
Variable sales and distribution costs Sales and distribution costs less non
variable sales and distribution costs.
This measure is monitored at Group and
segment level in order to calculate results
Variable sales and distribution costs refers
to direct marketing costs and other direct
costs. Other direct costs essentially include
costs for shipping to end customer,
invoicing, and packaging.
after variable costs.

Operating performance measures – Group

Performance measure Definition Purpose
Active customers during
the last 12 months
Number of customers making purchases
on at least one occasion during the last 12
months in one of the online stores.
This measure is primarily relevant at
segment level and illustrates the number of
individual customers choosing to order
One customer can be counted several
times if they make purchases in different
stores.
goods on several occasions, which shows
the Company's capability to attract
customers.
Average order value (AOV) Net revenue for the period divided by
number of orders.
This measure is used as an indicator of
revenue generation per customer.
Net revenue from private brands Net revenue for the period less net revenue
for the period from external brands, net
revenue from Motobuykers and net
revenue not attributable to brands such as
revenue from freight and accrued income.
Interesting to follow over time as these
products are unique and can often be sold
at attractive prices and at a relatively high
gross margin.
Number of orders Number of orders handled during the
period.
This measure is used to measure customer
activity generating sales.

Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures from statement of profit/loss

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Gross profit 159 150 544 505 750 711
Variable sales- and distribution costs -86 -78 -281 -257 -377 -353
Profit after variable costs 72 73 263 248 372 358
Operating profit (EBIT) 2 10 41 54 67 81
Reversal of depreciation and amortisation 12 11 35 29 46 40
EBITDA 14 21 75 83 112 121
Reversal of items affecting comparability 1 2 12 4 24 17
Adjusted EBITDA 15 23 87 87 137 137
Operating profit (EBIT), past twelve months 67 63 67 63 67 81
Reversal of depreciation and amortisation,
past twelve months 46 36 46 36 46 40
Reversal of items affecting comparability,
past twelve months 24 5 24 5 24 17
Rental costs, past twelve months, regarding
leasing agreements reported in the statement of
financial position¹ -24 -23 -24 -23 -24 -24
Adjusted EBITDA excluding IFRS 16 113 81 113 81 113 113
¹
Refers in all significance to depreciation of right-of-use assets and interest
expenses on leasing liabilities.
Operating profit (EBIT) 2 10 41 54 67 81
Reversal of items affecting comparability 1 2 12 4 24 17
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) 3 12 52 59 91 97
Sales and distribution costs -117 -107 -375 -345 -503 -473
Reversal of non-variable sales- and distribution
costs 31 29 94 88 126 120
Variable sales- and distribution costs -86 -78 -281 -257 -377 -353
Sales and distribution costs -117 -107 -375 -345 -503 -473
Administration costs -40 -33 -126 -104 -176 -154
Other operating income 0 0 1 1 2 1
Other operating expenses 0 -1 -3 -2 -6 -5
Operating costs -157 -141 -503 -450 -683 -630
Reversal of variable sales- and distribution costs 86 78 281 257 377 353
Other expenses in the operation -70 -63 -222 -194 -305 -277
Reversal of depreciation and amortisation 12 11 35 29 46 40
Reversal of items affecting comparability 1 2 12 4 24 17
Overhead costs -57 -49 -176 -161 -236 -221
Amortisation -6 -4 -15 -9 -20 -14
Reversal of amortisation excluding business
acquisitions 5 4 14 8 18 12
Amortisation related to business acquisitions 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
-1 -2 -9 -2 -19 -13
IPO costs -1 -3 -2 -5 -4
Change in fair value, contingent consideration
Items affecting comparability
-1 -2 -12 -4 -24 -17

Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures from statement of financial position

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Inventory 479 322 479 322 479 334
Other current assets 29 26 29 26 29 30
Reversal of:
Current tax receivables -2 -1 -2 -1 -2 0
Other current operating assets 27 25 27 25 27 29
Trade payables -128 -97 -128 -97 -128 -86
Other liabilities -186 -144 -186 -144 -186 -172
Reversal of:
Current tax liabilities 2 2 2 2 2 1
Current investments 1 1 1
Current provisions 6 9 6 9 6 12
Other current operating liabilities -305 -230 -305 -230 -305 -244
Net working capital 200 116 200 116 200 120
Liabilities to credit institutions 128 390 128 390 128 399
Cash and cash equivalents -23 -194 -23 -194 -23 -87
Net debt excluding IFRS 16 105 196 105 196 105 312
Net debt excluding IFRS 16 (A) 105 196 105 196 105 312
Adjusted EBITDA excluding IFRS 16,
past twelve months (B) 113 81 113 81 113 113
Net debt/EBITDA (A) / (B) 0.9 2.4 0.9 2.4 0.9 2.8
Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures from statement of cash flow
Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec

Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures from statement of cash flow

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Cash flow from operating activities -41 9 -22 122 12 156
Investments in non-current assets -3 -5 -17 -23 -23 -29
Repayment of leasing liabilities -5 -5 -15 -16 -20 -21
Interest expenses on leasing liabilities -1 -1 -3 -3 -4 -4
Reversal of:
Paid interest 1 3 10 5 11 6
Realised cash hedges 0 2 0 0 2 2
Paid tax 2 2 3 7 2 5
Operating cash flow -46 4 -43 93 -20 117
Adjustments for non-cash items 9 9 31 29 47 44
Repayment of leasing liabilities -5 -5 -15 -16 -20 -21
Interest expenses on leasing liabilities -1 -1 -3 -3 -4 -4
Other non-cash items 3 3 13 10 23 20
Cash flow from financing activities 40 -4 -40 -13 -160 -133
Paid interest -1 -3 -10 -5 -11 -6
Realised cash hedges 0 -2 0 0 -2 -2
Paid tax -2 -2 -3 -7 -2 -5
Reversal of:
Interest expenses on leasing liabilities 1 1 3 3 4 4
Net change in loans¹ -45 379 494 115
Repayment of leasing liabilities 5 5 15 16 20 21
Other cash flow -2 -4 343 -8 343 -8

¹Net change in loans refers to changes in the utilised credit facility, repayment of shareholder loans, repayment of liabilities to credit institutions and paid contingent consideration.

Reconciliation of other Alternative Performance Measures

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue (A) 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Number of orders (thousands) (B) 385 385 1,290 1,260 1,754 1,724
Average order value (AOV) (SEK)
(A) / ((B) / 1,000)
936 856 915 880 909 884
Net revenue 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Reversal of net revenue from private brands -200 -185 -654 -644 -875 -865
Reversal of Motorbuykers¹ and non-branded -31 -23 -75 -68 -95 -87
net revenue
Net revenues from private brands 129 122 452 397 625 571

¹Motobuykers only refers to the comparison year when the company was liquidated in December 2020.

Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures concerning growth

Jul-Sep Jan-Sep Oct 2020- Jan-Dec
SEKm (unless stated otherwise) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sep 2021 2020
Net revenue for the period (A) 361 329 1,181 1,109 1,595 1,523
Net revenue for the period previous year (B) 329 291 1,109 899 1,453 1,243
Growth (%) (A) / (B) -1 10% 13% 6% 23% 10% 23%
Net revenue for the period in local currencies¹ (A) 365 338 1,218 1,113 1,649 1,545
Net revenue for the period previous year (B) 329 291 1,109 899 1,453 1,243
Growth in local currencies (%) (A) / (B) -1 11% 16% 10% 24% 13% 24%
¹ Net revenue for both the period and the period last year in local currencies,
converted to SEK using previous year's exchange rates.
Net revenue Nordics for the period (A) 129 108 425 382 550 507
Net revenue Nordics for the period
previous year (B) 108 101 382 337 492 447
Growth Nordics (%) (A) / (B) -1 20% 7% 11% 13% 12% 13%
Net revenue outside the Nordics for the period (A) 231 221 755 727 1,044 1,016
Net revenue outside the Nordics for the period 221 190 727 562 962 796
previous year (B)
Growth outside the Nordics (%) (A) / (B) -1 5% 16% 4% 29% 9% 28%

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