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Byggma ASA Earnings Release 2022

May 19, 2022

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Q1 2022 results 19 May 2022

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[Byggma at a glance]

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 7 manufacturing facilities and distributes its products to all the leading building materials chains
  • Byggma is headquartered in Vennesla and employs ~730 people in total
  • The company has been listed on Oslo Stock Exchange since 1997 with ticker "BMA"

NOK 70m Proposed dividend for 2021

Note: 2) LTM = Last twelve months (Q2 2021 – Q1 2022)

#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

6

P&L Summary and Highlights

NOKm Q1 2022 Q1 2021 2021 2020
Sales revenue 700,3 559,7 2 3 4 4 , 3 2 0 5 2,4
EBITDA 101,9 70,9 320,1 269,6
EBIT 80,9 50,9 230,2 192,6
Net financials 5,2 2,7 $-9,0$ $-32,9$
Profit before tax 86,1 53,6 221,2 159,7
Tax $-18,8$ $-11,5$ $-47,1$ $-34,8$
Net profit 67,4 42,1 174,1 124,9
  • Strong demand for wood-based building materials. Mainly satisfactory development in all segments.
  • Sales growth of 25.1% from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022
  • EBIT margin of 11.6% in Q1 2022, compared to 9.1% in Q1 2021
  • Price increases implemented as of 1 October 2021 to compensate for increased prices on raw material and energy, and further price increases have been implemented with effect from 1 April 2022
  • CO2 compensation for 2021 and YTD 2022 is not booked pending approval by the Norwegian Parliament and EMU
  • Forestia granted NOK 80 million from Innovasjon Norge to the project Forestia Carbon Sink, a new factory for reception and cleaning of wood waste to be reused in new woodchip boards. This project will be value enhancing for Forestia. It will also make the woodchip boards from Forestia even more circular because the wood waste will be material recycled into new boards and sequestrate CO2 instead of energy recovered and release CO2 into the atmosphere through combustion.

Consolidated balance sheet

Assets (NOK million) 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2021 31 Dec 2021
Fixed assets 918 917 926
Intangible assets 21 24 22
Deferred tax assets 4 5 5
Long-term financial derivatives 11
Other long-term receivables 1 $\Omega$ 0
Total non-current assets 955 946 954
Inventory 350 262 357
Customer and other short term receivables 536 419 446
Short-term financial assets 1 $\Omega$
Cash and cash equivavelents 51 494 71
Total current assets 937 1 1 7 5 874
Total assets 1892 2 1 2 1 1828
  • Payment of dividend in Q2 2021 is the main driver for the movement on cash and equity
  • Growth in trade receivables, inventory and accounts payable due to increased sales and purchase of goods, mainly due to price increases
  • Equity ratio of 35% as per 31 March 2022
Equity and liabilities (NOK million) 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2021 31 Dec 2021
Share capital and share premium 53 53 53
Other equity not recognised in P&L 6 8 9
Retained earnings 604 963 536
Total equity 663 1024 598
Long-term debt 454 439 466
Long-term financial derivatives 3 $\overline{0}$
Deferred tax liabilities 94 91 92
Total long-term liabilities 548 533 559
Accounts payable and other short-term liabilities 525 396 483
Tax payable 32 31 43
Short-term debt 124 137 145
Short-term financial derivatives 1 $\overline{0}$
Total short-term liabilities 682 565 671
Total liabilities* 1 2 3 0 1097 1 2 3 0
Total equity and liabilities 1892 2 1 2 1 1828
*Of which interest-bearing debt (long-term and short-term) 578 575 611

Consolidated income statement

NOKm YTD 2022 YTD 2021 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sales revenue 700 560 2 3 4 4 2052 1783 1655 1619
Other revenue $\,$ 6 $\,$ 6 44 23 23 22 18
Total revenue 706 565 2 3 8 8 2075 1806 1677 1637
COGS $-373$ $-287$ $-1133$ $-955$ $-844$ $-780$ $-744$
Personnel expenses $-133$ $-121$ $-488$ $-439$ $-424$ $-405$ $-387$
D&A $-21$ $-20$ $-90$ $-77$ $-70$ $-54$ $-54$
Freight and complaints $-45$ $-44$ $-171$ $-163$ $-146$ $-143$ $-135$
Marketing $-23$ $-16$ $-96$ $-93$ $-91$ $-72$ $-75$
Other gains (losses) $-4$ $-1$ $\mathsf{O}\xspace$ $-3$ $\mathbf{1}$ 6
Other OPEX $-26$ $-25$ $-179$ $-157$ $-156$ $-159$ $-154$
Total direct costs $-626$ $-515$ $-2158$ $-1883$ $-1733$ $-1612$ $-1543$
EBIT 81 51 230 193 73 65 94
Net financials $\sqrt{5}$ $\mathbf{3}$ $-9$ $-33$ $-11$ $-9$ $-10$
Profit before tax 86 54 221 160 62 56 84
Tax $-19$ $-12$ $-47$ $-35$ $-13$ $-9$ $-20$
Net profit 67 42 174 125 49 47 64

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

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
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 10% since 2000), both organically and through acquisitions

Improving profitability, from >9% EBIT in 2020 to >11% in Q1 2022, and with high cash conversion

High dividend capacity, with NOK 70m proposed for 2021. 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

Segment information

Sales revenue (NOKm) Q1 2022 Q1 2021 2021 2020
Panel sales to external customers 491 412 1588 1450
Beam sales to external customers 111 82 418 293
Window sales to external customers 71 4 1 229 214
Lighting sales to external customers 28 25 110 95
Net sales revenues for the Group 700 560 2 3 4 4 2052
Operating profit (NOKm) Q1 2022 Q1 2021* 2021* 2020
Panel 45 39 140 163
Beam 22 55 26
Window $-1$ 11 6
Lighting $\mathbf{0}$ 5 5
Real Estate* 11 10 38 $\Omega$
Group / eliminations $-5$ $-4$ $-18$ $-7$
Operating profit for the Group 81 51 230 193

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

Company / brand Key financials (2021) 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
sales price
HIGH
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"
Wet
Wall production
to
ramp
up
in 2022
15 million
running
meters
/ year
Large potential through
utilizing significant
available production
capacity. High
international sales
HIGH
potential

Note 1: The numbers for Huntonit includes the beam revenue and costs still legally belonging to Huntonit AS

Note 2: The numbers for Masonite Beams include all revenue and costs related to the Beam segment, including the beam revenue and costs still legally belonging to Huntonit AS

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

5.8%

The CO2 abatement from Byggmas board products corresponds to 5.8% 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

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 and 2021 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), price increases and other (incl. currency)

Byggma has more than doubled its EBITDA and more than tripled its EBIT since 2019

  • 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 an 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 2022 YTD 2021 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Operating activities
Cash flow from operations 42 $-8$ 193 230 102 94 205
Interest paid $-6$ $-5$ $-23$ $-24$ $-21$ $-19$ $-17$
Interest received 3 5 $\overline{7}$ $\overline{7}$ 6
Taxes paid $-10$ $-3$ $-34$ $-4$ $-9$ $-28$ $-13$
Cash flow from operating activities 27 $-15$ 139 207 79 53 181
Investing activities
Purchase of subsidiaries $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $-21$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$
Purchase of fixed assets $-16$ $-12$ $-89$ $-59$ $-90$ $-98$ $-107$
Sale of fixed assets $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{1}$ 5
Purchase of non-tangible assets $-1$ $\mathbf{0}$ $-2$ $-2$ $-2$ $-7$ $-10$
Group loans $\overline{0}$ 17 39 $-27$ $\Omega$ $\overline{0}$
Cash flow from investing activities $-16$ $\overline{5}$ $-52$ $-87$ $-113$ $-104$ $-112$
Financing activities
Repurchase of shares $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\Omega$ $\overline{0}$ $-4$ $-11$ $\overline{0}$
Dividend paid $\overline{0}$ $\mathbf{0}$ $-559$ $-7$ $-7$ $-7$ $-36$
Cash flow distributed to shareholders $-559$ $-7$ $-11$ $-18$ $-36$
Change in overdrafts $-17$ $-1$ 16 $-3$ $\overline{4}$ $\theta$ $\theta$
New debt raised $\overline{2}$ $\overline{2}$ 72 150 50 149 39
Debt down payment $-15$ $-16$ $-67$ $-62$ $-49$ $-63$ $-34$
Change in interest bearing receivables $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $\overline{0}$ $-12$ $\theta$ $\overline{0}$
Cash flow from external financing $-30$ $-16$ 20 85 $-7$ 86 6
Cash flow from financing activities $-30$ $-16$ $-538$ 78 $-18$ 68 $-30$
Change in cash and cash equivalents $-19$ $-27$ $-451$ 197 $-52$ 17 38
Currency gains (losses) $-1$ $-5$ $-4$ 5 $-3$ 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

Aneta Lighting AB Location: Växjö, Sweden Total area: 31,728m2 Warehouse facility: 6,500m2 Year of construction: 1970 and 1979

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

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

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

Key takeaways