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Bewi Invest AS

Earnings Release Nov 9, 2022

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Results for the third quarter of 2022

CEO Christian Bekken, CFO Marie Danielsson

9 November 2022

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This presentation, prepared by BEWI ASA (the "Company"), may contain statements about future events and expectations that are forward-looking statements. Any statement in this presentation that is not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations is a forward-looking statement that involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements.

The Company assumes no obligations to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements. This presentation contains alternative performance measures, or non-IFRS financial measures. Definitions and calculations are presented in our quarterly report.

Third quarter of 2022

Highlights

Delivering another solid quarter

Well positioned in increasingly challenging markets

Highlights for the third quarter

  • Mixed market development between segments and geographies
  • o Stable demand for insulation solutions in Benelux, softer volumes for commodity products in the Nordics
  • o Continued positive development for sales to the food industry
  • o Experience strong demand for HVAC, volumes to automotive industry gradually improving
  • Styrene raw materiel prices increased into Q3 and dropped towards the end, while EPS raw material prices remained high, resulting in solid GAP
  • Sales growth following price adjustments compensating for higher cost level

Subsequent events

  • Completed Jackon transaction, fully focused on extracting synergies/ cost savings of more than EUR 15 million
  • Completed first phase of the divestment of real estate portfolio

Financial highlights for the third quarter of 2022

Net sales of EUR 267.5 million, 38.6% growth

  • 15% organic growth
  • o Mixed demand
  • o Growth from strong price management
  • o Positive development for sales to food industry
  • 24% explained by acquisitions
  • o Including contribution from Volker Gruppe, Kemisol, Trondhjems Eskefabrikk, Jablite, Berga Recycling, BalPol and some smaller acquisitions

Adj. EBITDA of EUR 34.4 million, up by 0.6%

  • 11.5% negative organic growth
  • o Lower volumes in segments RAW
  • o Positive organic growth in downstream segments Insulation and P&C
  • o All segments demonstrated strong price management
  • o 11.3% improvement from net of acquisitions & divestments
  • o Positive contribution from all acquired companies

Net sales(EUR million)

Sale of industrial real estate portfolio

Agreement with KMC Properties for up to NOK 2 billion

  • Agreement with KMC Properties for sale of real estate up to NOK 2bn
  • 24 properties and 1 land plot
  • First phase completed 8 November
  • o 10 properties and one land plot in Norway and Sweden, valued at NOK ~900 million
  • Second phase expected in 1H 2023
  • Provides BEWI with strengthened financial flexibility
  • BalPol properties not included in transaction

Completed acquisition of Jackon Holding

The most transformative transaction so far in BEWI's history

  • BEWI's offer for Jackon was accepted by the owners in October 2021
  • Offer reflected an enterprise value of NOK ~3,350 million on a cash and debt free basis, with an agreed level of working capital
  • Transaction was closed on 19 October 2022, settled by NOK ~1.3 billion in cash and issuance of 32,070,000 new shares to HAAS AS (~17% ownership in BEWI)
  • Synergies expected to amount to more than EUR 15 million

Financial highlights for Jackon for the third quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 101.6 million, 3% negative growth
  • Lower volumes from sales of insulations solutions in the Nordic
  • Lag in price adjustments
  • EBITDA of EUR 7.1 million, down from 15.8 million
  • Increased cost level and lower volumes combined with time lag in price adjustments

Net sales(EUR million)

Significant opportunities from acquisitions

Complementary footprint and portfolio Strategic rationale

Materials
EPS (key material)
XPS


EPP

EPS
XPS (key material)


EPP

EPS (key material)
PIR
Segments
RAW
Packaging &

Components
Insulation

Polymers
Industrial

Application
Building Systems
Packaging


EPS for construction

"Sandwich" panels
PIR production
Value chain
position

Vertically
integrated

Vertically
integrated
Plants
2 RAW

~34 Downstream
7 Circular

1 Polymers

20 Downstream
3 Sales offices

2 Downstream
Country
presence

Norway

Sweden
Denmark


Finland

The Netherlands
Portugal


UK

Germany
France

Norway
Sweden


Denmark

Finland
Germany


Belgium

UK

Lithuania
Employees
~2,400
per 30 Sept 2022, including BalPol

~940

~150
Growth
acceleration
Improve customer share-of-wallet through improved

product portfolio

Cross-sell a broader set of premium solutions to a wider
customer base across new markets
Cost
Leadership
Share best practices to improve cost positioning and drive

operational excellence throughout organization
Capacity
flexibility
Improve ability to tailor internal production to match

production capacity with regional demand fluctuations and
external price levels
Logistics
efficiency
Optimize distribution network throughout European

operating platform
Know-how
Enhance R&D capacity to improve production processes
and development of end-market solutions
Sustainability Leverage capabilities in both organizations to drive

initiatives and establish a fully circular value chain

Continued profitable growth from acquisitions

Increased diversifications from acquisitions

  • Geographic expansion to Belgium, the UK and the Baltics
  • Segment Insulation account for an increasing share of the group's sales and EBITDA, in line with strong megatrends supporting expectations of a positive long-term outlook
  • Positive development for sales of packaging to food industry, including paper packaging and traded products
  • Recent acquisitions strengthen integration between segments through internal sales of raw materials and improved circular offering

31%

P&C

28 %

Strengthened position across Europe

Leading provider of packaging, components, and insulation solutions

  • Proven M&A track-record with more than 30 transactions since 2014
  • Leading market positions
  • Broad and diverse customer base within the food, pharma, automotive, leisure, thermal insulation, and residential housing industries
  • Established BEWI Circular in 2018 to lead the industry's way towards a circular economy

pro-forma net sales pro-forma adj. EBITDA facilities dedicated employees production capacity EPS collection capacity waste streams

EUR ~1,527m1 EUR ~182m1 ~802 ~3,9002 ~280kt ~35kt ~120kt

Third quarter of 2022 10

Notes: 1) LTM Q3 2022, 2) Including minorities

Third quarter of 2022

Financials

Financial overview

Continued organic growth following strong price management

Continued solid GAP and operational performance

Third quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 104.5 million, up 16.8%
  • o Increase despite lower volumes, explained by higher sales prices
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 14.7 million (19.4), a margin of 14.1%
  • o Reduced EBITDA and EBITDA margin as a result of lower volumes
  • o Styrene raw material prices continued to increase into the third quarter, but dropped towards the end of the quarter
  • o Market prices for EPS raw material remained high, resulting in a continued solid GAP

  • Net sales of EUR 330.4 million, up 29.5%

  • o Increase explained by higher sales prices
  • Adj. EBITDA increase to EUR 50.5 million (38.5), a margin of 15.3%
  • o Improvement from strengthened GAP

Insulation

Profitability improvement following price increases and acquisitions

Third quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 79.8 million, up 70.3%
  • o 23.1% organic growth from stable demand in Benelux and higher sales prices in all markets
  • o Growth from acquired companies include Kemisol, Jablite and BalPol
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 6.3 million (5.4), a margin of 7.9%
  • o Continued increase in raw material prices and general cost level, still managed 6.8% organic growth from strong price management
  • o EBITDA margin affected by low margin for acquired companies, and significantly reduced contribution from minorities

  • Net sales of EUR 227.4 million, up 56.1%

  • o 26.5% organic growth from higher sales prices in all regions
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 23.6 million (17.2), a margin of 10.4%
  • o 36.9% increase, of which 21.2% organic

Packaging & Components

Organic growth following price management compensating for lower demand

Third quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 103.4 million, up 29.6%
  • o 16.7% organic growth from higher sales prices and continued good development of sales of traded products to the food industry
  • o Volumes sold to the automotive industry gradually improving
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 13.9 million (11.5), a margin of 13.4%
  • o Increase of 21.1%, of which 6.6% organic (incl. currency) coming from price adjustments
  • o Contribution from acquired companies Trondhjems Eskefabrikk and Styropack (Jablite) had an accretive affect on margin

  • Net sales of EUR 287.5 million, up 38.5%

  • o 16.2% organic growth from higher sales prices in all regions
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 35.1 million (31.0), a margin of 12.2%
  • o Increase of 13.2%, of which 3.8% organic

Third quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of EUR 18.3 million, up 209.1%
  • o 7.0% negative organic growth explained by lower volumes and sales prices
  • o Prices for recycled material correlate to prices for virgin material
  • o Contribution from acquired companies Volker Gruppe and Berga Recycling
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 0.9 million (-0.1), a margin of 4.8%
  • o Improvement mainly from acquisitions

Net sales

Adj. EBITDA

  • Net sales of EUR 47.9 million, up 211.8%
  • o 46.4% organic growth explained by increased volumes and sales prices
  • Adj. EBITDA of EUR 3.9 million (0.7), a margin of 8.1%
  • o Improvement from acquisitions, as well as higher volumes and prices
  • Collected a total of 19 959 tonnes of EPS for recycling
  • o Recently acquired Berga Recycling collected ~15 000 tonnes in 2021
  • Annual recycling capacity of ~29 000 tonnes per 30 September 2022

Financials

Consolidated P&L

Amounts in EUR million Q3 2022 Q3 2021 9M 2022 9M 2021 2021
Net Sales 267.5 193.0 774.7 540.0 748.2
Total operating income 267.5 193.0 774.7 540.0 748.2
Raw materials and consumables -118.9 -72.5 -327.3 -221.0 -304.9
Goods for resale -30.1 -24.4 -104.1 -66.1 -92.2
Other external costs -51.7 -33.7 -144.5 -94.0 -135.9
Personnel cost -34.7 -30.4 -100.3 -82.6 -116.2
Depreciation/ amortisation/ impairment -11.8 -9.6 -32.5 -27.1 -37.8
-
attributable to operations
-6.3 -4.6 -16.8 -12.8 -18.8
-
attributable to IFRS 16
-3.0 -2.5 -8.0 -7.4 -9.9
-
attributable to fair value adjustments in business combinations
-2.5 -2.5 -7.7 -6.9 -9.0
Share of income from associated comp. 0.6 2.5 2.8 4.9 5.7
Capital gain from sale of assets 0.1 0.0 9.8 -0.1 1.0
Operating income (EBIT) 21.1 24.9 78.7 54.0 67.8
Net financial items -5.8 -7.3 -18.9 -17.2 -18.8
Income tax expense -5.2 -5.6 -16.7 -11.4 -14.6
Profit for the period 10.0 11.9 43.1 25.4 34.4

Third quarter of 2022

  • Net sales of 267.5 million, up by 38.6%
  • o 15% organic growth from good price management in all segments
  • Increased operating costs
  • o Cost for goods for resale increased due to higher share of sales of traded packaging products
  • Increased number of employees (FTE) due to acquisitions
  • o 2,416 on 30 September 2022, up from to 2,097 end of 2021
  • EBIT of EUR 21.1 million
  • Net financial items of negative EUR 5.8 million
  • o Negative impact of EUR 1.0 million from fair value adjustment of shares in KMC Properties
  • Taxes of EUR 5.2 million
  • o Effective rate impacted by non-taxable items
  • Profit for the period of EUR 10.0 million

Minority interests

Positive contribution from shares in associated companies

TOTAL
Production sites 12
Owned interest 34%
Book value as of 30 September 2022 14.6

Key financials for the first nine months of 2022

Net sales 191.7
EBITDA 18.9
-
of which owned share of EBITDA
6.4
EBIT 11.2
Net profit 7.1
Consolidated into BEWI's EBITDA, share of net profit 2.4
BEWI's
share
of
EBITDA minus impact
on
consolidated
EBITDA
4.0
Net debt 28.6
-
of which owned share net debt
9.7

• Current minority interests:

  • o 34% in HIRSCH Porozell GmBH (Germany), 6 facilities
  • o 34% in HIRSCH France SAS (France), 5 facilities
  • o 34% in Inoplast S.R.O, 1 facility
  • Shares in associated companies are consolidated into BEWI's accounts with the value of the owned interest of net profit
  • Consolidated as a net in one line within EBITDA, "Share of income from associated companies"
  • Balance sheet is not consolidated other than changes to the booked value on the shares
  • Hidden values occur compared to customary EV/EBITDA valuation

Financials

Capital structure

Leverage: Net debt/ EBITDA ratio(1) EUR million

(1) EBITDA ratio: adjusted EBITDA rolling 12-months pro-forma acquired entities, (2) ROCE: Rolling 12 months adjusted EBITA as a percentage of average capital employed during the same periode. Capital employed is defined as total equity plus net debt

Third quarter of 2022 19

  • Net debt EUR 308.0 million (EUR 208.6 million excl. IFRS 16)
  • Credit facility of EUR 150 million, unutilized on 30 September 2022
  • Increased leverage following recent acquisitions
  • Leverage excl. IFRS 16 of 2.5 post Jackon (2.8 incl), and 2.1 post first tranche of real estate divestment (2.7 incl.)
EUR million 30.09.22 31.12.21 30.09.21
Cash and Cash equivalents 67.2 142.3 61.0
Non-current liabilities 259.0 257.0 167.9
Current liabilities 16.8 5.6 4.3
Debt related to IFRS 16 99.3 76.1 77.0
Net debt in total 307.9 196.4 188.2
-
excl. IFRS
208.6 120.3 111.2

Financials

Third quarter of 2022

  • Operating cash flow of EUR 16.8
  • o Increase in working capital of EUR 12.1 (-8.3)
  • CAPEX of EUR 8.9 million (7.2)
  • o EUR 4.8 million related to investment programmes

Ongoing investment programmes

  • Packaging facility Hitra/ Jøsnøya, Norway
  • New extruder in Etten-Leur, Netherlands
  • Customer initiated technology/ machinery investments for components at Skara, Sweden
  • ICT/ ERP investments

Third quarter of 2022

Summary and outlook

Resource efficiency driving growth across portfolio

Aiming at using less materials & energy, optimize transport, reduce waste, reuse and recycle more

  • Growing global market for electrical vehicles
  • Increased use of light-weight EPP components, enable more energy efficient cars
  • Increased demand for recycled materials and reuse

market

  • efficient way to improve the energy efficiency of buildings
  • driving medium-term growth
  • Increased focus on life-cycle

• Increased focus on thermal efficiency in transport and

• Increased demand for recycled products, reuse and recycled

customization and integration

storage

Components

materials

• Adding value through

Growth strategy for divisions

Controlling the value chain yields operational and financial synergies

Invest in new extruders to increase recycled capacity • Maintain "raw material balance" • R&D capabilities RAW Packaging & Components Insulation Circular • Continue consolidation of the EPS/EPP recycling market • Focusing on securing waste streams • Increase the portion of insulation solutions/systems • Increased focus on prefabricated elements and solutions • Continue consolidation, geographic expansion and broaden product offering to complementary materials and solutions • Grow within fibre/ paper packaging and trading solutions • Offering complementary materials and products

Outlook

Well positioned in challenging markets

  • Experience mixed market development and increased uncertainty
  • Styrene prices continued to decrease into Q4, expect shift of profitability between upstream and downstream segments to continue in Q4
  • Focusing on integrating acquired companies and extracting synergies/ reduce cost
  • Initiated preventive measures for improved cost control
  • Continued strong pipeline of attractive M&A opportunities

BEWI remains financially and operationally robust

Set to continue growth journey next five years

Key acqusitions confirming strategy

Period Company Annualsales1 Region Key offering Strategic rationale Status
Q4 2021 Volker Gruppe EURm
~17
UK Circular
solutions
Increase
circular
volumes
Closed
Kemisol EURm
~36
Belgium Packaging
and insulation
Strengthening
market
position
Benelux/ geographic
expansion
Belgium
Closed
Q2 2022 Trondhjems
Eskefabrikk
EURm
~15
Norway Paper packaging Broaden
offering
with
complimentary
materials
Closed
Jablite
Group
EURm
~49
UK Packaging
and insulation
Geographic
expansion
in the
UK
Closed
Berga Recycling EURm
~33
Global Circular
solutions
Circular
trading platform/ increase
volumes
Closed
Q3 2022 BalPol EURm
~31
Baltics Insulation Geographic
expansion
to Baltics/
broaden
offering
with
complimentary
materials
Closed
Q4 2022 Jackon
Holding
EURm
~437
Europe Packaging
and Insulation
Strengthening
market
positions
Closed

Continued strong pipeline of attractive M&A opportunities

1) Annual sales : Volker Gruppe, Kemisol, Trondhjems Eskefabrikk, Jablite LTM Q222, Berga LTM Q122, BalPol FY21, Jackon LTM Q222

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