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Aker Solutions Investor Presentation 2023

May 4, 2023

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1Q 2023

Fornebu, May 4, 2023 Kjetel Digre, CEO Idar Eikrem, CFO

2023 © Aker Solutions

1Q 2023 | Solid Performance

Revenue Excluding special items EBITDA

Excluding special items

Order Intake Order Backlog

98.9 NOK BILLION 100

Financials

  • Solid increase in key financials from same period last year
  • All-time high secured backlog creating good transparency
  • Strong financial position with de-leveraged balance sheet, driven by pre-payments on newly awarded contracts

Transformation

  • Subsea JV process with SLB and Subsea 7 progressing well
  • Targeting about 2,000 new employees in 2023
  • Joined the First Mover Coalition for green steel

Outlook and Developments

  • Continued strong focus on delivering solid and predictable project execution
    • Positive upside potential through incentives in alliance models
  • Continued high tendering and FEED activity across segments
    • Remain very selective in tendering and vigilant about capacity

1Q 2023 | Operational Highlights

Photo: Equinor

1Q 2023 | New Orders

Renewables and Field Development

- Rosebank EPC contract for upgrade of the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO, for Altera Infrastructure

Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications

  • Modification contract, the Draugen Electrification, for Okea
    • The award followed the LOI announced in December 2022
    • The project is estimated to eliminate about 200,000 tonnes of CO2/year
  • Topside modification, the Åsgard Berling tie-back project, for Equinor
  • Growth in scope on existing contracts and frame agreements

Subsea

  • Subsea production system for TotalEnergies' Lapa South West development in Brazil
  • Subsea umbilicals contract for the Agogo field development in Angola, from ENI

Tender Value at NOK 79 Billion

1 i.e. the segments Renewables & Field Development (R&FD) and Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications (EMM)

Outlook

  • Well positioned for long-term growth and shareholder value creation
  • Solid financial position

2023 © Aker Solutions

  • De-leveraged balance sheet with net cash position of NOK 6.6 bn
  • Subsea JV to unlock significant shareholder value

■ All-time high secured order backlog

  • ~75% of backlog related to Aker Solutions' segments excl. Subsea
  • Majority related to NCS projects to be executed in well proven alliance models with balanced risk/ reward profile and shared upside potential
  • Continued focus on predictable project execution
  • NOK 79 billion of ongoing tenders
    • Remain very selective and vigilant about capacity

Financial Performance

Idar Eikrem, CFO

2023 © Aker Solutions

1Q 2023 | Solid Performance

NOK million 1Q 2023 1Q 2022 4Q 2022 2022
Revenue 11 495 8 291 12 456 41 417
Revenue ex. special items 11 427 8 301 12 455 41 378
EBITDA 868 598 947 2 934
EBITDA margin 7.6% 7.2% 7.6% 7.1%
EBITDA ex. special items1 906 583 999 3 022
EBITDA margin ex. special items1 7.9% 7.0% 8.0% 7.3%
Depreciation, amortization and impairment (299) (267) (307) (1 077)
EBIT 570 331 640 1 857
EBIT margin 5.0% 4.0% 5.1% 4.5%
EBIT ex. special items1 622 316 712 1 923
EBIT margin ex. special items1 5.4% 3.8% 5.7% 4.6%
Net financial items (12) (50) (76) (142)
Income (loss) before tax 558 281 564 1 715
Income tax (169) (105) (129) (545)
Net income (loss) 390 175 435 1 170
Net income (loss) ex. special items1 452 200 529 1 225
Earnings per share (NOK) 0.79 0.34 0.91 2.42
Earnings per share (NOK) ex. special items1 0.92 0.39 1.10 2.53
Dividend per share (NOK) - - - 1.00

1Special items mainly include gain/loss on sale of assets, M&A costs, restructuring costs, impairments and costs linked to the impact of currency derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting. See the appendix for details on special items

Financials continue on-track with targets, with a strong financial position

  • Revenue of NOK 11.4 billion
    • Continued good progress in project portfolio
    • Quarterly revenues up by 39%
    • Activity expected to increase somewhat during the year
  • EBITDA1 of NOK 906 million (7.9% margin)
    • Underlying margins continue to improve sequentially
    • Several projects in early phases of execution, with currently lower degree of margin recognition in the Renewables and Field Development segment
  • EPS1 for the quarter increased to NOK 0.92 from NOK 0.39 a year ago
  • Dividend of NOK 1.00 per share paid for fiscal year 2022

Solid Finances – Net Cash Position of NOK 6.6 Billion 1

Net cash position1 of NOK 6.6 billion

Available liquidity of NOK 10.1 billion

■ Cash NOK 7.1 billion and RCF NOK 3.0 billion

Cash flow from operations at NOK 1.7 billion in quarter

■ Driven by driven by solid operational performance and pre-payment position on newly awarded contracts

Working capital2 at minus NOK 4.9 billion

■ Expected to remain 'lower for longer' related to progress on record high backlog with milestones and pre-payments

Working Capital2NOK billion

2See definition under Alternative Performance Measures in the appendix

Debt Maturity Profile1NOK billion

Net Cash Position1NOK billion

1Excluding the effects of IFRS 16 as covenants are based on frozen GAAP

Renewables and Field Development

Revenue EBITDA and Margin1

Order Intake Order Backlog

1Excluding special items

Financials and Highlights

  • Revenue of NOK 4.1 billion in quarter
    • Several projects in early stages of execution
  • EBITDA1 of NOK 171 million (4.1% margin) in quarter
    • Improvement from same period last year
  • Order intake of NOK 2.9 billion (0.7x book-to-bill) in the quarter
    • Mainly driven by the Rosebank project for Altera, as well as growth in scope on existing projects
    • Secured backlog for 2023 and 2024 is already higher than 2022 annual revenue
    • New projects likely to start progressing into profit recognition phase during 2H 2023 onwards
  • High order backlog of NOK 49.7 billion
    • Equaling 3.3x the 2022 annual revenue and providing good visibility on activity-level all the way towards 2027
  • Revenue expected to increase more than 30% in 2023

Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications (EMM)

Revenue EBITDA and Margin1

1Excluding special items

Financials and Highlights

  • Revenue of NOK 2.9 billion in quarter
    • 18% increase from same period last year
  • EBITDA1 of NOK 161 million (5.5% margin) in quarter
    • Continued good performance on ongoing projects and multi-year frame agreements
  • Strong order intake of NOK 4.8 billion (1.6x book-to-bill)
    • Dominated by new contract for electrification of the Draugen platform, as well as topside modification on Åsgaard for Berling tie-in
    • Order intake in EMM is lumpy in nature, driven by large long-term frame agreements and timing of larger project awards
  • Strong order backlog of NOK 23.7 billion
    • Excluding potential growth in existing contracts and frame agreements, and value of extension options
    • Solid visibility on activity-level moving forward
  • Revenue in 2023 expected to continue at close to similar levels as 2022 in this segment
    • Predictable revenue profile over time, driven by large multi-year frame agreements for Maintenance and Modification

Subsea

Revenue EBITDA and Margin1

Order Intake Order Backlog

Financials and Highlights

  • Revenue of NOK 4.3 billion in the quarter
    • Delivered revenue growth of 45% compared to same period last year
  • EBITDA1 of NOK 658 million (15.2% margin) for the quarter
    • Solid profits continued in the period due to strong operational performance
  • Order intake of NOK 4.8 billion (1.1x book-to-bill)
    • Subsea production system for Total Energies' Lapa South West development in Brazil
    • Subsea umbilicals contract for the Agogo field development in Angola, from ENI
    • Growth in scope on existing contracts and frame agreements
  • Record high order backlog of NOK 25.3 billion
    • Excluding short-cycled or book-and-turn service work
    • Solid visibility on activity-level moving forward
  • Revenue expected to increase more than 25% in 2023
    • Progress likely to gradually ramp up on recently awarded work during the year

High Order Backlog – Solid visibility for activity forward

Order Backlog by Execution Year NOK billion

Strong Order Intake Over Time NOK billion

(Book-to-bill is based on revenue from customer contracts, see APM in the Appendix for details)

Renewables and Energy Transition1 NOK billion, %

Strong Order Backlog Development NOK billion

Summary Outlook

  • On track with strategy and targets
  • Dividend of NOK 1.00 per share paid for fiscal year 2022
  • Increased revenues and margins in quarter compared to last year
  • Generated NOK 1.2 billion of free cash flow in the first quarter of 20232
  • All-time high secured backlog of NOK 99 billion
  • Solid financial position
  • Subsea JV transaction with expected closing during 2nd half of 2023
  • 2023 overall revenues continue to be expected up by around 15% from 2022, based on secured backlog and market activity (incl. Subsea 'as-is')
  • 2023 overall underlying EBITDA-margin , at this early stage, continues to be expected to be up from 2022 (incl. Subsea 'as-is')
  • Working Capital fluctuates with large project work and is expected to trend in the range around NOK -5.5 to -3.5 billion over time
  • Ordinary dividend policy of 30-50% of annual net profit
  • Strong focus on continued solid and predictable project execution

1 EBITDA excl. special items 2 Excluding bond repayment and dividend

2023 © Aker Solutions Forward-looking information and statements are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience and present expectations or projections.

Q&A

2023 © Aker Solutions

2023 © Aker Solutions

Well Positioned for Shareholder Value Creation

Aker Solutions post-close of JV, ambitions

  • NOK 74 billion of backlog at 1Q-2023, excl. Subsea, majority of which are lower-risk NCS projects with upside potential through alliance models
  • EBITDA margin, excl. Subsea, to increase from current levels
  • Free cash flow generation of around NOK 0.8 billion on average annually from 2024 to 2026 excl. Subsea JV proceeds and dividends
  • Ordinary dividend policy to remain at 30-50% of annual net profit

Significant value creation through the Subsea JV

  • USD 700 million from transactions (selling 20% stake)
  • Retaining 20% JV ownership, which will contribute to Aker Solutions' EBITDA, and cash flow via dividend
  • USD 300 million in est. cash generation from subsea business1

1Estimated cash generation until closing; 2Q'22-4Q'23

Forward-looking information and statements are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience and present expectations or projections.

JV Transaction | Unlocking Significant Shareholder Value

2023 © Aker Solutions

Timing of selected large projects in the portfolio, by Segment

Renewables and Field Development Subsea

Project Customer Award year Delivery year (est.)
Johan Castberg Equinor 2017 2024
Hugin A Aker BP 2022 2026
Hugin B Aker BP 2022 2026
Valhall
PWP
Aker BP 2022 2026
Fenris UI Aker BP 2022 2026
Rosebank Altera 2023 2025
Jackdaw WHP Shell 2022 2024
Sunrise Wind Ørsted
& Eversource
2021 2025
East Anglia 3 ScottishPower 2022 2025
Norfolk Boreas Vattenfall 2022 2026
Northern Lights, Carbon Storage Equinor 2020 2024
Norcem
CCUS
Aker Carbon Capture 2020 2024
Hywind Tampen Equinor 2019 2023

Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications (EMM)

Project Customer Award year Delivery year (est.)
Aker BP EMM /Modific. Alliance (FA) Aker BP 2015 2024
Equinor H (FA) Equinor 2016 2026
Troll West, electrification Equinor 2021 2025
Brunei (FA) Shell Brunei 2020 2025
ConocoPhillips M&M (FA) ConocoPhillips 2016 2026
Tommeliten Alpha, topside modification ConocoPhillips 2021 2023
Johan Sverdrup Hook Up, phase 2 Equinor 2020 2023
Shell Modification Contract (FA) Shell 2017 2024
Draugen Electrification OKEA 2023 2026
Project Customer Award year Delivery year (est.)
Jansz, subsea gas compression Chevron 2021 2025
Yggdrasil Aker BP 2022 2028
Skarv Satellites Aker BP 2022 2025
Trell
& Trine Development
Aker BP 2022 2024
Halten Øst Equinor 2022 2024
Askeladd West Equinor 2020 2023
Breidablikk Equinor 2020 2024
Kristin South Equinor 2020 2023
Northern Lights, Carbon Storage Equinor 2020 2023
Tommeliten Alpha ConocoPhillips 2020 2023
Eldfisk ConocoPhillips 2021 2024
Mero 4 Petrobras 2021 2025
Lapa South West Total 2023 2024
Agogo Umbilicals ENI 2023 2024
Dvalin
North
Wintershall 2022 2025

(FA = frame agreement)

(Disclaimer: the tables on this slide show the estimated timing of a selection of large projects in Aker Solutions' backlog per year-end 2022. This information is unaudited and subject to change)

Ordinary Dividend Policy of 30-50% of Annual Net Profit

Priorities

Maintain sufficient Financial robustness

Invest in Profitable growth

Balanced capital allocation strategy to protect and drive growth in shareholder value

Prudent management of the balance sheet

  • Financial robustness to handle business cycles
  • Maintain flexibility

Re-investment in a disciplined manner

  • Potential to seize value-adding opportunities
  • Enabling growth aligned with strategic priorities

Return excess cash to shareholders

  • Ordinary dividend policy of 30-50% of annual net profit
  • Annual evaluation by the Board of Directors based on outlook and strategic priorities

Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions

NOK Million
Revenue 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Total revenue (excl. special items) 6 469 7 018 7 311 8 666 29 464 8 301 10 581 10 041 12 455 41 378 11 427
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions 649 976 1 070 1 602 4 297 1 656 2 069 2 320 3 068 9 113 2 318
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions (%) 10 % 14 % 15 % 18 % 15 % 20 % 20 % 23 % 25 % 22 % 20 %
Order intake 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Total order intake 9 444 12 232 9 532 9 257 40 466 7 039 13 647 8 208 59 344 88 238 12 490
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions 3 510 7 529 4 259 1 293 16 591 827 3 301 1 503 1 383 7 014 2 897
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions (%) 37 % 62 % 45 % 14 % 41 % 12 % 24 % 18 % 2 % 8 % 23 %
Order backlog 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Total order backlog 40 507 45 786 48 436 49 168 49 168 48 013 52 722 50 947 97 316 97 316 98 869
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions 7 143 13 696 16 886 16 577 16 577 15 747 16 979 16 162 15 376 15 376 15 955
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions (%) 18 % 30 % 35 % 34 % 34 % 33 % 32 % 32 % 16 % 16 % 16 %
Definition
Revenue and order backlog from work related to renewables and transitional energy solutions. This mainly includes projects with solutions and technologies for offshore wind,
hydropower, aquaculture, carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, electrification of offshore and onshore facilities, decommissioning & recycling, and subsea gas
compression
These figures are compiled from a bottom-up approach of projects and work in Aker Solutions for the relevant periods. The figures are unaudited and subject to change.
Order intake 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Total order intake 9 444 12 232 9 532 9 257 40 466 7 039 13 647 8 208 59 344 88 238 12 490
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions 3 510 7 529 4 259 1 293 16 591 827 3 301 1 503 1 383 7 014 2 897
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions (%) 37 % 62 % 45 % 14 % 41 % 12 % 24 % 18 % 2 % 8 % 23 %
Order backlog 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Total order backlog 40 507 45 786 48 436 49 168 49 168 48 013 52 722 50 947 97 316 97 316 98 869
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions 7 143 13 696 16 886 16 577 16 577 15 747 16 979 16 162 15 376 15 376 15 955
Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions (%) 18 % 30 % 35 % 34 % 34 % 33 % 32 % 32 % 16 % 16 % 16 %

Definition

Transition Journey Well Underway

Selection of work related to Renewables and Transitional Energy Solutions

Type Project Main scope Customer Region
Offshore
Hywind Tampen
Wind
Floating foundations for wind
turbine generators
Equinor NOR
Sunrise Wind 1 HVDC platform Ørsted
and
Eversource
US
East Anglia 3 1 HVDC platform ScottishPower
Renewables
UK
Norfolk Boreas
(awarded notice to
proceed contract)
1-3 HVDC platforms Vattenfall UK
Carbon
Capture
and
Norcem
CCUS
Carbon capture facility at
Heidelberg Cement's Norcem
facility
Aker Carbon
Capture
NOR
Storage
(CCS)
Northern Lights Storage of captured CO2. In EPC
for Phase 1 and FEED awarded for
Phase 2
Equinor, with
Shell and Total
NOR
Net Zero Teesside
(FEED)
Carbon capture facility at Net Zero
Teesside Power plant
BP and
partners
UK
Keadby 3 (FEED) Carbon capture facility at Keadby 3
Power plant
SSE Thermal UK
Hydrogen Undisclosed
(study)
200-600 MW green
hydrogen and
ammonia plant
Aker Clean
Hydrogen
NOR
Hydrogen
Technology center
Mongstad (study)
Blue hydrogen, CO2 liquefaction
and test qualification for conversion
of gas power generator
Equinor NOR
Type Project Main scope Customer Region
Subsea Gas
Compression
Jansz-Io Subsea Gas Compression Chevron AUS
Electrification Troll West
Electrification
Electrification, from shore Equinor NOR
Draugen
Electrification
Electrification, from shore OKEA NOR
Decommissioning
and Recycling
Heimdal and
Veslefrikk
Decommissioning of
>65,000 tons,
98% recycling target
Heerema
Marine
Contractors
NOR
Valhall and Hod Decommissioning of
>30,000 tons,
98% recycling target
Allseas NOR
Gyda Decommissioning with
98% recycling target
(>25,000 tons)
Allseas NOR
Aquaculture
Arctic Offshore
Farming
Offshore fish farming
facility
Norway Royal
Salmon
NOR
Ocean Farm 1 Offshore fish farm
upgrades and net
replacement
SalMar
Aker
Ocean
NOR
Ocean Farm 2
(FEED)
Offshore fish farming
facility
SalMar Aker
Ocean
NOR

Basis for Preparation

This presentation provides financial highlights for the quarter for Aker Solutions, a Norwegian limited company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

The same measurement principles as presented in the Annual Report 2022 have been used when preparing this report. The report does not meet all disclosure requirements in IAS 34 (Interim Financial Reporting) and the figures are not audited.

Alternative Performance Measures

Aker Solutions discloses alternative performance measures in addition to those normally required by IFRS as such performance measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties.

Alternative performance measures are meant to provide an enhanced insight into the operations, financing and future prospects of the company.

Profit Measures

EBITDA and EBIT terms are presented as they are used by financial analysts and investors. Special items are excluded from EBITDA and EBIT as alternative measures to provide enhanced insight into the financial development of the business operations and to improve comparability between different periods.

EBITDA is short for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA corresponds to the "operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment" in the consolidated income statement in the annual report.

EBIT is short for earnings before interest and taxes. EBIT corresponds to "operating income" in the consolidated income statement in the annual report.

Margins such as EBITDA margin and EBIT margin are used to compare relative profit between periods. EBITDA margin and EBIT margin are calculated as EBITDA or EBIT divided by revenue.

Special items may not be indicative of the ongoing operating result of cash flows of the company. Profit measures excluding special items are presented as alternative measures to improve comparability of the underlying business performance between the periods.

Renewables &
Field Development
Electrification,
Maintenance &
Modifications
Subsea Other/
eliminations
Aker Solutions
NOK million 1Q 2023 1Q 2022 1Q 2023 1Q 2022 1Q 2023 1Q 2022 1Q 2023 1Q 2022 1Q 2023 1Q 2022
Revenue 4 128 2 795 2 933 2 490 4 324 2 983 111 23 11 495 8 291
Non-qualifying hedges - - - - - - (69) 10 (69) 10
Sum of special items excluded from revenue - - - - - - (69) 10 (69) 10
Revenue ex. special items 4 128 2 795 2 933 2 490 4 324 2 983 43 33 11 427 8 301
EBITDA 169 101 161 140 658 429 (119) (73) 868 598
Restructuring cost 2 1 0 0 - 0 (0) (0) 2 1
Non-qualifying hedges - - - - - - 5 (18) 5 (18)
Other special items - - - - - - 30 2 30 2
Sum of special items excluded from EBITDA 2 1 0 0 (0) 0 35 (16) 38 (14)
EBITDA ex. special items 171 102 161 140 658 429 (84) (88) 906 583
EBITDA margin 4.1 % 3.6 % 5.5 % 5.6 % 15.2 % 14.4 % 7.6 % 7.2 %
EBITDA margin ex. special items 4.1 % 3.6 % 5.5 % 5.6 % 15.2 % 14.4 % 7.9 % 7.0 %
EBIT 87 31 132 114 498 282 (147) (96) 570 331
Sum of special items excluded from EBITDA 2 1 0 0 (0) 0 35 (16) 38 (14)
Impairments 0 - - - 14 - - - 14 -
Sum of special items excluded from EBIT 3 1 0 0 14 0 35 (16) 52 (14)
EBIT ex. special items 90 32 132 114 512 282 (111) (111) 622 316
EBIT margin 2.1 % 1.1 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 11.5 % 9.4 % 5.0 % 4.0 %
EBIT margin ex. special items 2.2 % 1.1 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 11.8 % 9.5 % 5.4 % 3.8 %
Net income 390 175
Sum of special items excluded from EBIT 52 (14)
Currency options1 62 -
Non-qualifying hedges (41) 34
Tax effects on special items (11) 5
Net income ex. special items 452 200
Net income to non-controlling interests (2) (11)
Net income ex. non-controlling interests 450 189
Average number of shares (in '000) 488 365 488 606
Earnings per share2 0.79 0.34
Earnings per share ex. special items3 0.92 0.39
1 Currency options represent USD put option contracts related to the possible sale of the Subsea business
2 Earnings per share is calculated using Net income, adjusted for non-controlling interests, divided by average number of shares
3 Earnings per share ex. special items is calculated using Net income ex. Special items, adjusted for non-controlling interests, divided by average number of shares

Financing Measures

Alternative financing and equity measures are presented as they are indicators of the company's ability to obtain financing and service its debts.

Liquidity buffer (available liquidity) is a measure of available cash and is calculated by adding together the cash and cash equivalents and the unused credit facility.

NOK million 1Q 2023 1Q 2022
Cash and cash equivalents 7 102 5 198
Credit facility (unused) 3 000 5 000
Liquidity buffer 10 102 10 198

Net Current Operating Assets (NCOA) or Working Capital is a measure of the current capital necessary to maintain operations. Working capital includes trade receivables, trade payables, accruals, provisions and current tax assets and liabilities.

NOK million 1Q 2023 1Q 2022
Current tax assets 80 62
Inventory 270 211
Customer contract assets and other receivables 5 646 3 833
Trade receivables 6 151 4 256
Prepayments 2 325 1 940
Current tax liabilities (66) (73)
Provisions (1 833) (901)
Trade payables (3 271) (2 007)
Other payables (9 933) (7 568)
Customer contract liabilities (4 289) (2 542)
Net current operating assets (NCOA) (4 920) (2 791)

Net interest-bearing debt to EBITDA (leverage ratio) is a key financial measure that is used by management to assess the borrowing capacity of a company. The ratio shows how many years it would take for a company to pay back its debt if net debt and EBITDA are held constant. The ratio is one of the debt covenants of the company.

The ratio is calculated as net interest-bearing debt (total principal debt outstanding less unrestricted cash) divided by EBITDA. If a company has more cash than debt, the ratio can be negative. The leverage ratio for Aker Solutions does not include the effects of IFRS 16 Leasing, as the debt covenants are based on frozen GAAP.

Further, the EBITDA is calculated based on the last four quarter period and it excludes certain special items as defined in the loan agreements, such as restructuring of offices (onerous leases) and other restructuring costs.

NOK million, x times 1Q 2023 1Q 2022
Non-current borrowings 469 907
Current borrowings 37 963
Cash and cash equivalents (7 102) (5 198)
Net interest-bearing debt (6 596) (3 327)
Trailing four quarters:
EBITDA 3 205 2 010
IFRS 16 effects excl. onerous lease cost 610 547
EBITDA excl. IFRS 16 effects and onerous lease cost 2 595 1 463
Onerous lease cost (IAS 17) (0) (0)
Restructuring cost 4 23
Non-qualifying hedges 35 (18)
Adjusted EBITDA 2 634 1 468
Net interest-bearing debt to EBITDA (leverage ratio) -2.5x -2.3x

Order Intake Measures

Order intake, order backlog and book-to-bill ratios are presented as alternative performance measures, as they are indicators of the company's revenues and operations in the future.

Order intake includes new agreed customer contracts in the period in addition to expansion of existing contracts. For construction contracts, the order intake includes the value of agreed contracts and options, and value of agreed change orders and options. It does not include potential options and change orders. For service contracts, the order intake is based on estimated customer revenue in periods that are firm in the contracts.

Order backlog represents the estimated value of remaining work on agreed customer contracts. The order backlog does not include parts of the services contracts, which is short-cycled or book-and-turn in nature. The order backlog does also not include potential growth or value of options in existing contracts.

Book-to-bill ratio is calculated as order intake divided by revenue in the period. A book-to-bill ratio higher than 1 means that the company has secured more contracts in the period than what has been executed in the same period.

NOK million, x times 1Q 2023 1Q 2022
Order intake Revenue
from customer
Book-to-bill Order intake Revenue
from customer
Book-to-bill
contracts contracts
Renewables and Field Development 2 851 4 128 0.7x 1 543 2 794 0.6x
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 4 827 2 933 1.6x 4 459 2 490 1.8x
Subsea 4 792 4 323 1.1x 1 094 2 981 0.4x
Other/eliminations 20 74 (57) (26)
Aker Solutions 12 490 11 457 1.1x 7 039 8 240 0.9x

Special Items

NOK million, (Gain) / Loss

Special items (EBITDA) 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Restructuring 2 3 19 0 25 1 0 (0) 1 3 2
Non-qualifying hedges (7) (2) (1) 3 (7) (18) 32 (4) 2 12 5
Other special items 2 3 1 6 12 2 6 17 48 73 30
Total special items EBITDA (2) 4 18 9 29 (14) 38 13 51 88 38
Special items (EBIT)
Impairments 2 11 (19) 58 52 - 11 (54) 20 (22) 14
Total special items EBIT (1) 16 (0) 67 81 (14) 49 (41) 71 65 52

Income Statement

NOK million
Income statement consolidated 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Revenue 6 470 7 020 7 314 8 668 29 473 8 291 10 635 10 035 12 456 41 417 11 495
Operating expenses (6 041) (6 632) (6 873) (8 085) (27 631) (7 693) (9 982) (9 299) (11 508) (38 482) (10 627)
EBITDA 429 388 441 583 1 842 598 653 736 947 2 934 868
Of which related to hedging 7 2 1 (3) 7 18 (32) 4 (2) (12) (5)
Depreciation and amortization (259) (266) (282) (289) (1 097) (267) (273) (273) (287) (1 100) (284)
Impairment (2) (11) 19 (58) (52) - (11) 54 (20) 22 (14)
EBIT 169 110 178 237 693 331 369 517 640 1 857 570
Net interest cost 62 (75) (67) (61) (141) (67) (57) (27) (16) (168) 3
Net other financial items (24) 2 0 (10) (32) 17 108 (39) (60) 26 (15)
Net financial cost 38 (73) (67) (71) (173) (50) 51 (67) (76) (142) (12)
Net income (loss) before tax 206 37 111 166 520 281 420 450 564 1 715 558
Income tax (180) 22 (11) (103) (271) (105) (145) (165) (129) (545) (169)
Net income (loss) for the period 27 60 100 63 249 175 276 285 435 1 170 390
Net income attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent company 27 61 104 62 254 164 269 305 441 1 179 387
Non-controlling interests (0) (1) (5) 1 (5) 11 7 (20) (6) (8) 2
EBITDA margin 6.6 % 5.5 % 6.0 % 6.7 % 6.2 % 7.2 % 6.1 % 7.3 % 7.6 % 7.1 % 7.6 %
Basic earnings per share (NOK) 0.05 0.12 0.21 0.13 0.52 0.34 0.55 0.62 0.91 2.42 0.79
Dividend per share (NOK) - - - - 0.20 - - - - 1.00 -

Cash Flow

NOK million
Cash flow 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
EBITDA 429 388 441 583 1 842 598 653 736 947 2 934 868
Change in cash flow from operating activities 53 (129) 135 898 957 986 (681) 33 1 245 1 584 832
Net cash flow from operating activities 482 259 576 1 481 2 799 1 584 (28) 769 2 193 4 518 1 701
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (25) (26) (42) (125) (218) (33) (91) (151) (233) (507) (217)
Payments for capitalized development (29) (32) (34) (48) (144) (29) (26) (25) (33) (113) (61)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired - - - - - (126) 8 (4) (47) (169) (13)
Change in current interest-bearing receivables 20 (16) - (0) 4 (9) (0) 9 - - -
Sub-lease income received 32 31 31 31 125 28 32 33 16 110 28
Interest received 153 7 13 16 190 14 28 38 49 128 51
Interest received on sub-leases 8 7 7 7 30 5 5 5 14 29 8
Cash flow from other investing activities 9 1 1 8 18 3 1 25 16 46 1
Net cash flow from investing activities 168 (28) (23) (111) 6 (147) (44) (70) (216) (476) (203)
Change in external borrowings (41) (47) (222) (42) (352) (491) (22) (950) 19 (1 444) (499)
Lease installments paid (194) (126) (158) (201) (680) (175) (166) (169) (186) (695) (201)
Paid dividends - - - (3) (3) - (97) (0) 0 (97) 0
Interest paid (44) (33) (34) (33) (144) (37) (37) (27) (22) (124) (18)
Interest paid on leases (53) (43) (50) (50) (196) (50) (49) (48) (47) (195) (48)
Other financing activities (22) 0 (26) (2) (49) (0) 0 (2) (9) (11) (0)
Net cash flow from financing activities (354) (249) (490) (331) (1 424) (753) (372) (1 196) (245) (2 566) (767)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 296 (18) 63 1 040 1 381 685 (443) (497) 1 732 1 476 731
Cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period 3 171 3 457 3 459 3 504 3 171 4 560 5 198 5 026 4 469 4 560 6 170
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (10) 19 (17) 16 8 (47) 272 (60) (31) 134 201
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 3 457 3 459 3 504 4 560 4 560 5 198 5 026 4 469 6 170 6 170 7 102

Balance Sheet – Assets

NOK million
Assets 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023
Property, plant and equipment 3 400 3 397 3 262 3 231 3 269 3 424 3 533 3 596 3 762
Intangible assets including Goodwill 5 806 5 768 5 743 5 724 5 808 6 101 6 064 5 949 5 958
Right-of-use assets and investment property 2 926 2 837 2 623 2 803 2 746 2 824 2 693 2 723 2 764
Deferred tax assets 527 500 520 581 540 671 593 584 543
Non-current lease receivables 582 551 708 634 569 572 580 561 560
Investments in other companies 313 296 336 262 221 94 101 128 116
Interest-bearing receivables 200 202 250 206 209 212 215 201 205
Other non-current assets 10 5 5 22 19 28 20 26 27
Total non-current assets 13 764 13 556 13 446 13 463 13 381 13 927 13 800 13 768 13 936
Current tax assets 81 76 89 69 62 79 97 67 80
Inventories 285 280 252 293 211 229 258 275 270
Trade receivables 3 816 3 762 3 727 4 677 4 256 4 782 5 546 5 857 6 151
Customer contract assets and other receivables 3 686 3 632 4 027 3 713 3 833 4 648 4 630 4 419 5 646
Prepayments 1 359 1 507 2 039 1 774 1 940 1 652 1 917 1 981 2 325
Derivative financial instruments 162 290 168 175 450 502 484 406 550
Interest-bearing receivables 174 173 137 143 143 150 133 146 157
Cash and cash equivalents 3 457 3 459 3 504 4 560 5 198 5 026 4 469 6 170 7 102
Total current assets 13 021 13 179 13 943 15 405 16 091 17 068 17 534 19 320 22 282
Total assets 26 785 26 735 27 389 28 868 29 472 30 995 31 334 33 088 36 218

Balance Sheet – Liabilities and Equity

NOK million
Liabilities and equity 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023
Total equity attributable to the parent 7 784 7 903 7 870 7 833 8 011 8 727 9 129 9 244 9 940
Non-controlling interests 38 37 35 28 39 64 41 -4 -3
Total equity 7 822 7 940 7 904 7 861 8 050 8 791 9 169 9 240 9 938
Non-current borrowings 2 503 2 498 944 925 907 958 960 962 469
Non-current lease liabilities 4 339 4 183 4 048 4 056 3 874 3 942 3 707 3 679 3 729
Pension obligations 1 049 1 025 1 002 1 010 987 982 962 1 031 1 009
Deferred tax liabilities 405 336 296 333 320 517 524 459 549
Other non-current liabilities 6 2 2 4 30 25 26 36 36
Total non-current liabilities 8 304 8 043 6 292 6 327 6 118 6 423 6 179 6 168 5 792
Current tax liabilities 61 59 72 69 73 55 70 65 66
Current borrowings 160 125 1 454 1 434 963 996 40 60 37
Current lease liabilities 617 649 679 692 665 707 705 734 737
Provisions 627 720 721 784 901 1 519 1 774 1 719 1 833
Trade payables 2 137 1 338 1 906 1 429 2 007 2 360 2 660 2 645 3 271
Other payables 5 320 6 206 6 676 7 372 7 568 7 790 7 963 9 066 9 931
Customer contract liabilities 1 201 1 332 1 426 2 656 2 542 1 974 2 329 3 134 4 289
Derivative financial instruments 535 323 260 242 585 380 446 255 324
Total current liabilities 10 658 10 752 13 193 14 679 15 305 15 781 15 985 17 679 20 488
Total liabilities and equity 26 785 26 735 27 389 28 868 29 472 30 995 31 334 33 088 36 218

Split Per Segment

NOK million
Revenue 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 2 750 2 655 2 499 2 721 10 625 2 795 3 958 3 551 4 553 14 857 4 128
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 1 863 2 360 2 406 2 568 9 197 2 490 3 160 2 938 3 576 12 164 2 933
Subsea 1 907 2 046 2 385 3 374 9 712 2 983 3 386 3 451 4 236 14 055 4 324
Other 31 22 70 81 204 51 152 119 135 457 158
Eliminations (81) (64) (45) (76) (266) (27) (20) (24) (44) (116) (47)
Revenue 6 470 7 020 7 314 8 668 29 473 8 291 10 635 10 035 12 456 41 417 11 495
EBITDA 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 248 94 89 104 535 101 76 124 185 487 169
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 74 124 113 92 402 140 189 146 188 663 161
Subsea 172 224 330 518 1 244 429 525 603 748 2 305 658
Other (64) (53) (91) (131) (340) (73) (137) (137) (174) (520) (119)
EBITDA 429 388 441 583 1 842 598 653 736 947 2 934 868
EBITDA margin 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 9.0 % 3.5 % 3.6 % 3.8 % 5.0 % 3.6 % 1.9 % 3.5 % 4.1 % 3.3 % 4.1 %
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 4.0 % 5.2 % 4.7 % 3.6 % 4.4 % 5.6 % 6.0 % 5.0 % 5.3 % 5.5 % 5.5 %
Subsea 9.0 % 10.9 % 13.8 % 15.4 % 12.8 % 14.4 % 15.5 % 17.5 % 17.7 % 16.4 % 15.2 %
EBITDA margin 6.6 % 5.5 % 6.0 % 6.7 % 6.2 % 7.2 % 6.1 % 7.3 % 7.6 % 7.1 % 7.6 %
EBIT 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 193 28 19 78 317 31 0 48 106 185 87
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 44 94 84 51 273 114 163 120 161 558 132
Subsea 27 69 169 362 627 282 377 458 593 1 710 498
Other (96) (81) (94) (254) (524) (96) (171) (109) (220) (596) (147)
EBIT 169 110 178 237 693 331 369 517 640 1 857 570
EBIT margin 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 7.0 % 1.0 % 0.8 % 2.9 % 3.0 % 1.1 % 0.0 % 1.3 % 2.3 % 1.2 % 2.1 %
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 2.4 % 4.0 % 3.5 % 2.0 % 3.0 % 4.6 % 5.1 % 4.1 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 4.5 %
Subsea 1.4 % 3.4 % 7.1 % 10.7 % 6.5 % 9.4 % 11.1 % 13.3 % 14.0 % 12.2 % 11.5 %
EBIT margin 2.6 % 1.6 % 2.4 % 2.7 % 2.4 % 4.0 % 3.5 % 5.1 % 5.1 % 4.5 % 5.0 %

Split Per Segment

NOK million
NCOA 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023
NCOA (118) (398) (666) (1 784) (2 791) (2 307) (2 347) (4 032) (4 920)
Order intake 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 2 630 1 231 4 952 5 214 14 028 1 543 6 040 4 881 38 934 51 398 2 851
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 4 068 2 202 2 180 1 432 9 882 4 459 3 858 1 766 6 108 16 190 4 827
Subsea 2 788 8 829 2 481 2 738 16 837 1 094 3 686 1 550 14 206 20 536 4 792
Other and eliminations (43) (29) (81) (128) (281) (57) 64 11 96 114 20
Order intake 9 444 12 232 9 532 9 257 40 466 7 039 13 647 8 208 59 344 88 238 12 490
Order backlog 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 10 063 8 818 11 599 14 058 12 590 15 139 16 255 50 790 49 656
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 18 954 18 769 18 576 17 553 19 345 20 626 19 542 21 617 23 716
Subsea 11 675 18 365 18 470 17 826 16 145 16 705 14 927 24 654 25 296
Other and eliminations (185) (167) (209) (269) (67) 252 223 255 202
Order backlog 40 507 45 786 48 436 49 168 48 013 52 722 50 947 97 316 98 869
Own employees 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 4 535 4 550 4 452 4 553 4 795 4 962 5 274 5 484 5 607
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 5 925 6 200 6 216 6 085 5 792 4 435 4 408 4 381 4 464
Subsea 3 431 3 428 3 465 3 607 3 736 3 927 4 281 4 271 4 459
Other 600 611 755 767 802 1 007 1 034 1 259 1 273
Own employees 14 491 14 789 14 888 15 012 15 125 14 331 14 997 15 395 15 803

Split Per Segment – Excluding Special Items

NOK million
EBITDA (excl. special items) 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 248 95 89 108 540 102 76 124 185 488 171
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 76 126 126 92 420 140 189 146 188 663 161
Subsea 172 224 336 512 1 244 429 525 603 750 2 307 658
Other (69) (53) (92) (120) (333) (88) (99) (123) (125) (435) (84)
EBITDA (excl. special items) 427 392 459 593 1 871 583 691 749 999 3 022 906
EBITDA margin (excl. special items) 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 9.0 % 3.6 % 3.6 % 4.0 % 5.1 % 3.6 % 1.9 % 3.5 % 4.1 % 3.3 % 4.1 %
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 4.1 % 5.3 % 5.2 % 3.6 % 4.6 % 5.6 % 6.0 % 5.0 % 5.3 % 5.5 % 5.5 %
Subsea 9.0 % 11.0 % 14.1 % 15.2 % 12.8 % 14.4 % 15.5 % 17.5 % 17.7 % 16.4 % 15.2 %
EBITDA margin (excl. special items) 6.6 % 5.6 % 6.3 % 6.8 % 6.4 % 7.0 % 6.5 % 7.5 % 8.0 % 7.3 % 7.9 %
EBIT (excl. special items) 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 193 29 19 44 285 32 3 48 106 189 90
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 46 96 97 52 291 114 163 120 161 558 132
Subsea 22 72 176 359 630 282 377 458 603 1 720 512
Other (93) (71) (115) (152) (431) (111) (125) (150) (158) (544) (111)
EBIT (excl. special items) 168 126 178 303 775 316 418 476 712 1 923 622
EBIT margin (excl. special items) 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 FY 2021 1Q 2022 2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 FY 2022 1Q 2023
Renewables and Field Development 7.0 % 1.1 % 0.8 % 1.6 % 2.7 % 1.1 % 0.1 % 1.3 % 2.3 % 1.3 % 2.2 %
Electrification, Maintenance and Modifications 2.5 % 4.1 % 4.0 % 2.0 % 3.2 % 4.6 % 5.1 % 4.1 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 4.5 %
Subsea 1.2 % 3.5 % 7.4 % 10.6 % 6.5 % 9.5 % 11.1 % 13.3 % 14.2 % 12.2 % 11.8 %
EBIT margin (excl. special items) 2.6 % 1.8 % 2.4 % 3.5 % 2.6 % 3.8 % 4.0 % 4.7 % 5.7 % 4.6 % 5.4 %

Order Backlog by Market

NOK billion, %

Order Backlog by Market 1Q 2022 1Q 2023
Africa 2 % 1 %
Asia Pacific 19 % 6 %
North America 11 % 5 %
Norway 62 % 76 %
Europe 1 % 8 %
South America 4 % 3 %
Total 100 % 100 %
Total backlog (NOK billion) 48.0 98.9

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