INTERIM PRESENTATION THIRD QUARTER 2025
11 NOVEMBER 2025
Per Gunnar Tronsli, CEO Steffen Garder, CFO



Our vision
We are leading the way and building the society of tomorrow


Our ambition
We will be the most credible consultancy with the most satisfied employees and clients
Bouvet – We are leading the way and building the society of tomorrow
Largest business sectors*
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- Oil, gas and renewables
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- Power supply
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- Public admin and defence
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- Service industry
Revenue NOKbn & EBIT%

Split public and private customers*

Services

Presence*

INTERIM PRESENTATION 4 * All figures and comments are full year 2024
Agenda
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- Highlights & Key figures
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- Operational review
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- Financial review
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- Outlook
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- Q&A

Per Gunnar Tronsli CEO

Steffen Garder CFO
Highlights & Key figures in the quarter
Highlights
- Signed new long-term agreements with important clients like Aker BP, Viking rescue service, the Norwegian National Courts Administration, Trondheim municipality and Asker municipality
- Net growth in the number of employees since previous quarter
Key figures
- Operating revenues of NOK 870.5 million compared to NOK 878.5 million in Q3'24
- EBIT of NOK 91.6 million, equal to a margin of 10.5%
- Number of employees decreased 1.5 per cent to 2 354 employees
- Supplementary dividend of NOK 0.70 per share



OPERATIONAL REVIEW
People and organisation
2 354 employees at the end of the quarter
- Up 17 from Q2'25
- 35 fewer employees (y-o-y)
- Average number of employees in the quarter down 0.8 per cent from Q3'24
Number of employees end of quarter

Growth (y-o-y) in number of employees

Business sectors
Four largest sectors
1. Oil, gas and renewables
- Stable revenue (y-o-y)
- Represents 42.1 per cent of total revenues in Q3'25
2. Power supply
- Decreased by 5.5 per cent (y-o-y)
- Represents 19.6 per cent of total revenues in Q3'25
3. Public admin and defence
- Increased by 0.5 per cent (y-o-y)
- Represents 18.1 per cent of total revenues in Q3'25
4. Service industry
- Increased by 23.8 per cent (y-o-y)
- Represents 6.1 per cent of total revenues in Q2'25

Customer mix
Customer portfolio
- The 10 largest customers represent 68.2 per cent of total revenues – down from 68.8 per cent in Q3'24
- The 20 largest customers represent 76.1 per cent of total revenues – down from 77.4 per cent in Q3'24
Largest customers share of revenues

Split public and private customers
- Public sector* accounted for 45.2 per cent of total revenue – up from 44.8 per cent in Q3'24
- Private sector** accounted for 54.8 per cent of total revenue – down from 55.2 per cent in Q3'24
Revenue public/private
Q3 2025

* Revenue from customer 100% public owned
Existing customers*
• Accounted for 97.1 per cent of revenues in Q3'25
New customers**
• Customers won over the past year generated revenues of NOK 25.2 million in Q3'25
Revenue customer split

* Existing customers defined as customers that were invoiced in the corresponding quarter last year
** Revenue from customer wholly or partially private owned
** New customers defined as customers won since end of corresponding quarter last year
Aker BP
- Aker BP's business is exploration and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company's vision is to become the oil and gas company of the future
- Bouvet has worked with Aker BP since 2009
- Bouvet has been selected as a key supplier for digital projects through service agreements that include complete project deliveries, covering all roles from project management and support functions to operational resources


Asker kommune
- Asker municipality is Norway's sixth-largest municipality, with a population of almost 100,000
- Asker is leveraging innovation, digitalisation and smart use of technology to secure sustainable service delivery and community development
- Asker municipality welcomes strong involvement of its residents and pursues close cooperation with businesses, research institutions, academia, other municipalities and public stakeholders
- Asker's collaborative approach is building a more tightly knit, active and sustainable local community characterised by mutual respect, generosity and curiosity. The municipality's values – close, creative, generous and courageous – align well with Bouvet's own values
- Bouvet has been awarded a four-year framework agreement with Asker municipality covering programming, systemisation and integration development
- Teams of developers and architects from Bouvet and Asker are developing key solutions and exploring uses for machine learning and AI
Western Norway Regional Health Authority
- The health authority is responsible for specialist healthcare services in Rogaland and Vestland counties
- Bouvet supported the procurement and implementation of a new maternity journal
- This work included planning, execution and implementation
- During the procurement phase, Bouvet contributed to drafting requirement specifications, preparing contract documents, and facilitating negotiations
- Bouvet applied multidisciplinary approaches, including service design and change management

Artificial intelligence – Value creation and skills development



FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial highlights Q3
- Net operating revenues decreased 0.9 per cent to NOK 870.5 million (878.5)
- EBIT of NOK 91.6 million (101), equal to an EBIT margin of 10.5 per cent (11.5 per cent)
- Profit for the period decreased to NOK 70.1 million (77.9)
- Negative impact from average number of employees – decreased 0.8 per cent
- Good development continues for hourly rate increased 2.9 per cent
- Reduction in billing ratio decreased 2.1 percentage points
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Q3 2025 |
Q3 2024 |
Change |
% |
| Operating revenue |
MNOK |
870.5 |
878.5 |
-8.0 |
-0.9% |
| EBIT |
MNOK |
91.6 |
101.0 |
-9.4 |
-9.3% |
| EBIT margin |
% |
10.5% |
11.5% |
-1.0pp |
- |
| Profit for the period |
MNOK |
70.1 |
77.9 |
-7.8 |
-10.0% |
| EPS (fully diluted) |
NOK |
0.68 |
0.75 |
-0.07 |
-9.8% |
| Employees (avg.) |
# |
2 354 |
2 372 |
-18 |
-0.8% |
| Workdays |
# |
66 |
66 |
0 |
0.0% |
Analysis on changes in EBIT y-o-y
MNOK

Financial highlights YTD
- Net operating revenues increased 0.6 per cent to NOK 2 913.9 million (2 895.4)
- EBIT of NOK 370.1 million (371.5), equal to an EBIT margin of 12.7 per cent (12.8 per cent)
- Profit for the period of NOK 286.8 million (287.0)
- Positive impact from average number of employees – increased 0.4 per cent
- Good development continues for hourly rate increased 3.5 per cent
- Reduction in billing ratio decreased 1.8 percentage points
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YTD 2025 |
YTD 2024 |
Change |
% |
| Operating revenue |
MNOK |
2 913.9 |
2 895.4 |
18.5 |
0.6% |
| EBIT |
MNOK |
370.1 |
371.5 |
-1.4 |
-0.4% |
| EBIT margin |
% |
12.7% |
12.8% |
-0.1pp |
- |
| Profit for the period |
MNOK |
286.8 |
287.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.1% |
| EPS (fully diluted) |
NOK |
2.76 |
2.77 |
-0.01 |
-0.1% |
| Employees (avg.) |
# |
2 349 |
2 340 |
9 |
0.4% |
| Workdays |
# |
188 |
188 |
0 |
0.0% |
Analysis on changes in EBIT y-o-y

Revenue and EBIT development
Revenues decreased by 0.9 per cent y-o-y
- Revenues from own consultants increased by 0.1 per cent to NOK 793.3 million
- Revenues from sub-contracted consultants decreased by 8.5 per cent to NOK 67.1 million
- Other revenues decreased to NOK 10 million (12.8)
EBIT decreased by NOK 9.4 million y-o-y
- Operating expenses increased by 0.2 per cent y-o-y
- General growth in pay rate 4.2 per cent y-o-y
- Waiver of additional 5% social tax, cost reduction of NOK 3.1 million in the quarter
Revenue and LTM-revenue

EBIT and EBIT margin
MNOK and per cent

Cash flow
Cash flow from operations
- NOK 12.1 million compared to NOK 135.5 million in Q3'24
- NOK 535.1 million over the last 12 months
Other cash flow
- Cash flow from investing activities NOK -0.8 million compared to NOK -0.1 million in Q3'24
- Cash flow from financing activities NOK -21.4 million compared to NOK -25.3 million in Q3'24
Cash and cash equivalents NOK 373.4 million
A supplementary dividend of NOK 0.70 per share will be distributed during Q4'25 (ex-date 13 Nov)
Cash flow from operations

Analysis on changes in cash flow

Balance sheet
Strong financial position
- No drawings under established credit facilities as per end of Q3'25
- No interest-bearing debt
- Equity ratio 23.4 per cent compared to 26.4 per cent in Q3'24
- Liquidity ratio 1.17 compared to 1.23 in Q3'24
| MNOK |
30.09.2025 |
30.09.2025 |
31.12.2024 |
| Non-current assets |
488.4 |
485.6 |
461.9 |
| Current assets |
1 167.0 |
1 194.1 |
1 339.0 |
| Total assets |
1 655.4 |
1 679.7 |
1 800.8 |
| Equity |
388.0 |
444.1 |
464.8 |
| Long-term debt |
268.1 |
261.1 |
248.4 |
| Short-term debt |
999.3 |
974.5 |
1 087.6 |
| Equity ratio (%) |
23.4% |
26.4% |
25.8% |
| Liquidity ratio (#) |
1.17 |
1.23 |
1.23 |
OUTLOOK

Outlook summary
- A market characterised by high activity in key sectors
- Strong focus on business value
- Clients seeking strategic partnerships
- Rapid technological developments
- Strong competition
- Improved access to expertise

APPENDIX


Shareholders as of 07.11.2025
| Shareholders |
Number of shares |
% of total |
| FOLKETRYGDFONDET |
8 076 099 |
7,78 % |
| VERDIPAPIRFOND ODIN NORDEN |
5 807 586 |
5,59 % |
| STENSHAGEN INVEST AS |
5 366 990 |
5,17 % |
| VARNER KAPITAL AS |
4 513 000 |
4,35 % |
| VERDIPAPIRFONDET FIRST VERITAS |
4 400 000 |
4,24 % |
| The Bank of New York Mellon (nominee acc.) |
3 791 048 |
3,65 % |
| J.P. Morgan SE (nominee acc.) |
3 463 066 |
3,34 % |
| SVERRE FINN HURUM |
2 965 610 |
2,86 % |
| MP PENSJON PK |
2 640 820 |
2,54 % |
| VERDIPAPIRFONDET HOLBERG NORGE |
2 370 000 |
2,28 % |
| MUSTAD INDUSTRIER AS |
1 500 000 |
1,45 % |
| Landkreditt Utbytte |
1 474 617 |
1,42 % |
| VEVLEN KAPITAL AS |
1 413 020 |
1,36 % |
| BOUVET ASA |
1 318 632 |
1,27 % |
| J.P. Morgan SE (nominee acc.) |
1 314 373 |
1,27 % |
| The Northern Trust Comp, London Br (nominee acc.) |
1 270 000 |
1,22 % |
| VERDIPAPIRFONDET KLP AKSJENORGE IN |
1 126 647 |
1,09 % |
| The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (nominee acc.) |
930 000 |
0,90 % |
| ERIK STUBØ |
892 200 |
0,86 % |
| J.P. Morgan SE (nominee acc.) |
839 332 |
0,81 % |
| Number of shares held by the 20 largest shareholders |
55 473 040 |
53,44 % |
Working days per month / year
|
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Jan |
22 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
| Feb |
20 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| Mar |
21 |
19 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
| Apr |
19 |
21 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
| May |
20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| Jun |
20 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
| Jul |
23 |
23 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
| Aug |
21 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
| Sep |
22 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
| Oct |
23 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| Nov |
20 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
| Dec |
19 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
| Total |
250 |
250 |
251 |
253 |
252 |
252 |
249 |
Financial calendar
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