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Byggma ASA Earnings Release 2021

Nov 4, 2021

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Q3 2021 results 4 November 2021

[Byggma at a glance]

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Todays presenter

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Geir Drangsland CEO and shareholder

Company

Byggma is a leading Nordic supplier of building product solutions

Introduction

  • Leading supplier of building product solutions in the Nordics, with a special focus on various boards, beams, windows & doors, and lighting products
  • Byggma owns 8 companies/ brands, operates 6 manufacturing facilities and distributes its products to all the leading building materials chains
  • Byggma is headquartered in Vennesla and employs ~700 people in total
  • The company has been listed on Oslo Stock Exchange since 1997 with ticker "BMA"

NOK 559m 2020 dividend

#1 market position for boards and beams in the Nordics and growing internationally

Highly attractive offering towards all the major building material chains in the Nordics

Financials

P&L Summary

NOKm Q3 2021 Q3 2020 YTD 2021 YTD 2020 2020
Sales revenue 546.0 481.6 1,712.4 1,504.4 2,052.4
EBITDA 76.2 70.3 221.7 191.9 269.6
EBIT 55.6 50.9 160.9 134.5 192.6
Net financials (2.1) (4.8) (4.8) (34.1) (32.9)
Profit before tax 53.4 46.2 156.0 100.4 159.7
Tax (11.6) (10.1) (34.0) (22.2) (34.8)
Net profit 41.8 36.1 122.0 78.1 124.9
  • Strong demand for wood based building materials
  • Sales growth of 13.4% from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021, and sales growth of 13.8% from YTD 2020 to YTD 2021
  • Could be even higher, due to some supply and capacity challenges on some areas
  • Satisfactory development on all segments
  • EBIT margin of 10.2% in Q3 2021, compared to 10.6% in Q3 2020
  • EBIT margin of 9.4% in YTD 2021, compared to 8.9% in YTD 2020
  • Price increases implemented as of 1 October to compensate for increased prices on raw material and energy
  • Net financial items are largely influenced by loss on interest rate swap of NOK 19.1 million in YTD 2020 and gain of NOK 10.5 million in YTD 2021

Consolidated balance sheet

Assets (NOK million) 30 Sep 2021 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2021
Fixed assets 0388 929 932
Intangible assets 23 26 25
Deferred tax assets 4 10 7
Long-term financial derivatives 0 0 0
Other long-term receivables 1 1 0
Total non-current assets 965 966 964
Inventory 322 262 264
Customer receivables 436 359 379
Short-term financial assets 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivavelents 34 460 525
Total current assets 793 1 081 1 168
Total assets 1 758 2 047 2 132
  • Payment of dividend in Q2 is the main driver for the movement on cash and equity
  • Growth in trade receivables, inventory and accounts payable due to increased sales and pruchase of goods
  • Equity ratio of 31% as per 30 September 2021
Equity and liabilities (NOK million) 30 Sep 2021 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2021
Share capital and share premium 53 53 53
Other equity not recognised in P&L 12 16 17
Retained eamings 484 874 921
Total equity 549 943 990
Long-term debt 445 497 453
Long-term financial derivatives 1 16 10
Deferred tax liabilities 91 84 90
Total long-term liabilities 536 597 552
Accounts payable and other short-term liab 443 394 409
Tax payable 29 0 33
Short-term debt 199 110 144
Short-term financial derivatives 1 4 3
Total short-term liabilities 673 507 589
Total liabilities 1 209 1 104 1 142
Total equity and liabilities 1 758 2 047 2 132

Byggma is set to continue demonstrated growth through identified growth avenues

Large growth potential for further consolidation within building material products

Several attractive M&A targets has been identified

Breakdown of identified M&A targets (# targets) Byggma M&A strategy and track record

Adjacent products New products

NOK 1,000-3,000m > NOK 3,000m

By

By revenue

(2019)

product

offering

  • Adjacent products include wood fibreboards, particle and MDF boards, and wall panel
  • New products include wind- and moisture barriers for roofs and walls, surface products, timber, decking and cladding panels
  • Majority of the targets have revenues in the range of NOK 100-1,000m
  • 4 targets have revenues exceeding NOK 1bn

Fragmented building material product market with large M&A potential

  • Byggma has a strong M&A track record having completed 9 acquisitions since IPO in 1997
    • ̶ The acquisitions have been highly successful and allowed Byggma to strengthen its position in established markets as well as expand the product offering and make Byggma a diversified provider of building material solutions
    • ̶ Company integration has been a core focus and Byggma has successfully grown the companies' topline and profitability post implementation
  • The Nordic building material market is highly fragmented with large potential for consolidation
  • Going forward, Byggma intends to be a part of a wider industry consolidation and has identified a shortlist of 11 potential M&A targets with a combined revenue of approx. NOK 17.6bn1
  • The shortlist includes companies with supplementary product offering as well as new product segments with significant potential for synergy realization
    • ̶ Revenue synergies from capitalizing on Byggma's well-established and experienced sales and distribution channels to grow the revenues of the acquired companies
    • ̶ Cost synergies from utilizing Byggma's organisation and operational experience

Investment highlights

Market leading position The leading Nordic provider of woodchip boards, decorative interior panels, wood fibre
boards, MDF

interior walls & ceiling panels, and I-Beams
Growing position in Europe and within adjacent product areas

Sales
agreements
with
all
major
building
materials
chains
Strong underlying market >90% of revenues in the Nordics

Large, stable and growing underlying market

The Norwegian building materials industry is a NOK 50bn market, expected to grow ~4% in 2021
Strong brands and broad
portfolio of sustainable products
Recognized brands and continuous focus on product development

Diversified portfolio from commodity products to highly refined products

Utilizing renewable raw materials to provide sustainable building material solutions
Long history of growth Long history of revenue growth (CAGR of 9% since 2000), both organically and through acquisitions

Improving profitability, from 4% EBIT in 2018 to >9% in 2020 and YTD 2021, and with high cash conversion

High dividend capacity, with NOK 559m distributed for 2020. Policy of 30-50% of net income going forward.
Well
positioned for further
growth and cash generation
Well defined growth strategy within all business areas, both organic and inorganic

Large potential from transition to higher share of innovative and value-added products with higher average

sales price
Set to leverage on demonstrated M&A capabilities –
with several targets identified

Large potential from recent product innovations

13 Note: 1) Product launched in October 2020; 2) Product launched in September 2020

Thank you 4 November 2021

[Byggma at a glance]

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Appendix

Byggma still has ample available production capacity and high growth potential from value-added products

Company / brand Key financials (2020) Nominal production
capacity
Available
capacity
Growth potential Other potential
300,000 m3
/ year
Large potential from
transitioning to higher
share of innovative/
value-added products
with higher average
HIGH
sales price
Production
capacity
can
be
expanded
by
~10% by
extending
the
manufactoring
line
60,000 ton / year Growth potential both
through available
production capacity and
innovative, higher priced
products such as "Proff
Vegg"
HIGH
3.5 million
m2
/ year
Growth potential both
through available
production capacity and
innovative, higher priced
products such as
HIGH
"Fuktbestandig"
15 million
running
meters
/ year
Large potential through
utilizing significant
available production
capacity. High
international sales
HIGH
potential

Targeted approach towards environmentally friendly production and initiatives

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Byggma's manufacturing and product offering contribute to a more environmentally friendly society

5.6%

The CO2 abatement from Byggmas board products corresponds to 5.6% of the Norway's total road traffic emission

47%

Masonite's I-beam systems use 47% less raw material compared to massive tree constructions

12%

Huntonit's specific energy consumption has been reduced by 12% over the last 5 years

48%

Forestia's new closed cooling system has contributed to 48% reduction in use of cooling water

Byggma takes an active role towards sustainability and responsible production

Byggma's main goal is to develop and deliver sustainable solutions based on renewable raw materials and unique competense. Sustainability is, and has always been, a core element in Byggma's business model and a natural part of its overarching goal. Management and Board of Directors in Byggma wish for sustainability to be a natural part of operations and innovation in the Byggma group

Consolidated income statement

NOKm Q3 2021 Q3 2020 YTD Q3 2021 YTD Q3 2020 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sales revenue 546 482 1712 1 504 2 052 1 783 1 655 1 619
Other revenue 5 3 17 18 23 23 22 18
Total revenue 551 484 1 729 1 523 2 075 1 806 1 677 1 637
COGS -297 -250 -901 -770 -955 -844 -780 -744
Personnel expenses -96 -89 -348 -315 -439 -424 -405 -387
D&A -21 -19 -61 -57 -77 -70 -54 -54
Freight and complaints -38 -37 -127 -118 -163 -146 -143 -135
Marketing -16 -14 -51 -50 -93 -91 -72 -75
Other gains (losses) 0 1 1 3 -3
Other OPEX -27 -24 -81 -80 -157 -156 -159 -154
Total direct costs -496 -434 -1 568 -1 388 -1 883 -1 733 -1 612 -1 543
EBIT 56 51 161 134 193 73 65 ਰੇਪੰ
Net financials -2 -5 -5 -34 -33 -11 -9 -10
Profit before tax 53 46 156 100 160 62 56 84
Tax -12 -10 -34 -22 -35 -13 -9 -20
Net profit 42 36 122 78 125 49 47 64

Leading Nordic presence, with growing international customer base

Strong topline and profitability improvements last few years

  • Organic growth from 2015-2018, while the growth from 2018 is a combination of organic growth initiatives and the acquisition of Smartpanel (2018) and Byggform (2019), adding NOK 117m in revenues in 2019, and NOK 34m in 2020 (full-year effect of the Byggform acquisition)
  • The growth in 2020 is partly related to realized market synergies from increased market share following the Smart Panel acquisition. Other growth drivers include change in product mix, volume increase (partly off-set by a drop in Europe), normal price increases and other (incl. currency)

Byggma has more than doubled its EBITDA and almost tripled its EBIT since 2018

  • The strong improvement is primarily due to realization of synergies from the Smart Panel acquisition, product mix optimization and normal price increases. Byggma has seen a normal increase in raw material prices and experienced unfavorable currency development, but has been able to offset this by increase prices to end users and ultimately improve the margins
  • In 2019, the EBITDA and EBIT have been adjusted for normalizations following the acquisition of Smartpanel in 2018

Robust cash conversion ratio

  • Byggma has a history of strong cash flow generation over the last years which is set to continue going forward
  • This has allowed the company to invest significantly in product innovation in addition to increased manufacturing capacity and efficiency
  • Since 2016, annual Capex amounts to approx. NOK 100m while maintaining an attractive dividend capacity
  • If desired, Byggma can manage annual maintenance Capex in the range of NOK 30- 50m and hence generate even stronger free cash flows going forward
  • Byggma has targeted a long-term dividend payout ratio of minimum 30%-50%
    • ̶ The company will pay out a higher dividend when possible after evaluating various growth opportunities

Consolidated cash flow statement

NOKm YTD Q3 2021 YTD Q3 2020 2020 2019 2018 2017
Operating activities
Cash flow from operations 69 100 230 102 94 205
Interest paid -16 -18 -24 -21 -19 -17
Interest received 2 4 5 7 7 6
Taxes paid -5 -3 -4 -9 -28 -13
Cash flow from operating activities 50 82 207 79 53 181
Investing activities
Purchase of subsidiaries -21 0 0
Purchase of fixed assets -69 -37 -59 -90 -98 -107
Sale of fixed assets 0 1 0 1 1 5
Purchase of non-tangible assets -1 -2 -2 -2 -7 -10
Group loans 39 2 -27 0 0
Cash flow from investing activities -31 -37 -87 -113 -104 -112
Financing activities
Repurchase of shares 0 0 0 -4 -11 0
Dividend paid -559 -7 -7 -7 -7 -36
Cash flow distributed to shareholders -559 -7 -7 -11 -18 -36
Change in overdrafts 55 -4 -3 4 0 0
New debt raised 46 144 150 50 149 39
Debt down payment -50 -46 -62 -49 -63 -34
Change in interest bearing receivables 0 0 0 -12 0 0
Cash flow from external financing 51 94 85 -7 86 6
Cash flow from financing activities -507 87 78 -18 68 -30
Change in cash and cash equivalents -488 132 197 -52 17 38
Currency gains (losses) -3 5 5 -3 1 1

Byggma has a rich history characterized by successful acquisitions and product innovations

Byggma operates 8 high-end manufacturing and distribution facilities

Huntonit Eiendom AS Location: Vennesla, Agder Total area: 78,112m2 Production area: 19,664m2 Year of construction: 1948-1988

Uldal AS (Birkeland Eiendom AS) Location: Birkenes, Agder Total area: 15,100m2 Production area: 4,930m2 Year of construction: 1967-1991

Forestia Eiendom AS Location: Våler, Innlandet Total area: 321,460m2 Production area: 21,079m2 Year of construction: 1969-1987 and 1997

Aneta Lighting AS Location: Kristiansand, Agder Total area: 6,300m2 Warehouse facility: 3,500m2

AS Byggform Location: Slemmestad, Viken Year of construction: 1989

  • Masonite Fastighet AB Location: Nordmaling, Sweden Total area: 187,585m2 Production area: 38,107m2 Year of construction: 1921-2001
  • Smartpanel AS Location: Fredrikstad, Viken Warehouse facility: 7,100m2 Production area: 13,700m2

26 Note: Byggma also owns another manufacturing facility which is leased to a third party – see next slide

Experienced management team and organization

CEO

  • CEO in Byggma since 2009 and chairman from 2000-2009 Currently CEO of Investor AS, main shareholder in Byggma
  • Previous roles include CFO in Idun AS, CFO in Elkjøp and finance director in Avantor ASA

MSc. in Economics and Business Administration from Norwegian Business School, BI

Roy Kenneth Grundetjern Head of IT

  • CIO in Byggma since 2008
  • Board member of Forestia, Smartpanel and Masonite Beams
  • Former experience includes position as CEO at Hunonit and various managerial positions in both private and public sectors
  • BSc. In Engineering and MBA from the University of Agder

Jens Unhammer CFO

  • CFO in Byggma since 2003 after joining as Finance Manager in 2000
  • 12 years of experience from the Øglænd Group, including positions as finance director in Cubus AS and CFO of Fibo-Trespo AS
  • MBA from the Norwegian Business School in Oslo (BI)

Richard Thompson Head of Logistics

  • Head of Logistics in Byggma since 2011
  • Joined Byggma 20 years ago, first as Manager customer service centre and later as Head of Logistics for Hunonit and Fibo-Trespo
  • Bachelor in Economics from Business Academy in Stavanger

Organization by company

Terje Sagbakken

Forestia

Forestia

Sales Director Huntonit CEO Huntonit

CEO

Smartpanel

Other key employees

VD Masonite Beams

Sales Director Masonite

Lighting

CEO Uldal

Torunn Mangseth

Product development and innovation is conducted in each separate company on a continuous basis

Board of directors

Key takeaways