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Cambi ASA

Investor Presentation Nov 6, 2024

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Cambi ASA Q3 2024

Per Lillebø, CEO Mats Tristan Tjemsland, CFO

7 November 2024

Disclaimer

This presentation is for information purposes only. Cambi ASA gives no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any information included herein, and no information, including projections, estimates, targets and opinions, contained in this presentation is or can be relied upon as a promise or representation by Cambi ASA.

The presentation may contain information obtained from third parties. Such information has been accurately reproduced. As far as Cambi ASA can ascertain and is aware of, no facts have been omitted that would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading. While all steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this presentation, Cambi ASA does not accept any responsibility for any errors or resulting loss or damage whatsoever caused, and readers have the responsibility to check all aspects for themselves thoroughly. Enquiries about the reproduction of content from this publication should be directed to Cambi ASA.

The presentation contains forward-looking statements related to Cambi ASA's current plans, objectives, forecasts and estimates. These statements only consider available information up to the date that this presentation was prepared. Cambi ASA makes no guarantee that these forward-looking statements will prove right. The future development of Cambi ASA and its subsidiaries and the achieved results are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ significantly from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are beyond the control of Cambi ASA and its subsidiaries and, therefore, cannot be precisely predicted.

Financial highlights

NOK million

Revenue EBITDA Order
intake
Order
backlog
Q3 2024 277 68 117 1,324
Q3 2023 235 70 983 1,791

NOK million

Global presence and solid track record

A new logo, website, and visual identity

CamB Tarnów
Poland
atus Delivered/In operation Plant Tarnów Was
ommissioning Year 2017 Treatment PI
oject Scope: Utility Tarnowskie I
(Tarnów Wat
THP Solution B6-2, upgraded to B6-3 Located in the south-easter
Other Equipment PGU, sludge coolers,
steam boiler
country, Tarnowskie Wodoc
Waterworks) collects and tr
sludge from Tarnów and eig
Services Design, construction,
installation, commissioning
training and Cambi Plus
industrial. surrounding cities and comr
About 10% of the treated se
edstock Type Primary and secondary
sludge, organic waste
from food processing
The utility faced challenges
disposal, specifically high co
regulations, and lack of lanc
along with frequent odour c
HP Capacity 28 tDS/day from the surrounding comm
Cambi's Thermal Hydrolysis
pulation Equivalent
MAA AR TUD ASSAILIV
400.000 (THP) combined with anaeri
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Technology Q3 2024 – Operational review

No significant contract awards in the third quarter

Cambi continued to execute all contracts on client schedules

Commissioning completed for two projects

  • Neuse River RRF (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
  • Damhushåen Renseanlæg (Copenhagen, Denmark)

"The Bioenergy Recovery Project is expected to help Raleigh meet its Community Climate Action Plan goals by reducing biosolids volume by 48% and cutting carbon footprint by 11%."

North Raleigh Today 15 October 2024

Installation continued as planned at two sites

  • Site progress in Lillestrøm (Norway) and Secunda (South Africa)
  • Projects in the USA, Bulgaria, Belgium and Morocco are waiting to start commissioning pending client site readiness

THP in operation at Neuse River RRF in Raleigh, NC

THP installed at Krogstad in Lillestrøm, Norway

Technology

Q3 2024 – Operational review (continued)

Manufacturing progressed well on three projects

  • Purchasing was completed and production started for the projects at Tuas WRRF in Singapore and in San Francisco (California, USA)
  • Purchasing started for the project in Louisville (Kentucky, USA)

"[The Cambi THP treatment] is very effective and results in a sterilised biosolids product […]. About 11,000 tonnes [will be delivered] to farmers each year.

Johnny Sundby, Director, Frevar Fredrikstad Blad, 29 October 2024

Engineering was completed for three projects

  • The projects in Fredrikstad (Norway), Perth (Australia) and Wellington (New Zealand) completed engineering and were in purchasing at the end of the third quarter
  • The project in Lviv (Ukraine), which has been on hold for more than two years, has been reactivated this quarter

Sludge line taking shape in preparation for THP delivery at Øra WWTP in Fredrikstad, Norway

Solutions – Services

Q3 2024 – Operational review

Good commissioning progress on two upgrade projects

• Upgrade projects at Ringsend (Dublin, Ireland) and Whitlingham (Norwich, UK) progressed through commissioning and were approaching completion at the end of the quarter

Progress on several other upgrade projects

  • Finalised an engineering study signed earlier in the year
  • Engineering study kicked off for a new site in the UK

High season for annual maintenance and other site services

• Most time spent on site in the UK and Central Europe

The team continues to increase to meet the growing demand

  • Hiring of key account managers in regions with extra focus
  • Increased capacity in the site services team

THP progressing through upgrade commissioning for Irish Water at Ringsend in Dublin, Ireland

THP progressing through upgrade commissioning for Anglian Water at Whitlingham in Norwich, UK

Solutions – Recycling

Q3 2024 – Operational review

Strengthening the organisation for future growth

• New CFO for Grønn Vekst started at the headquarters in Grimstad

Bulk soil sales increased to 81,000 tonnes

  • Up 23% from 66,000 tonnes in Q3 2023
  • YTD Q3 2024: 221,000 tonnes up 27% from 173,500 in 2023

Retail soil business gearing for future growth

  • Quarterly soil bag deliveries according to the plan
  • Started production and bagging for Q1 2025 deliveries
  • Secured additional soil production areas to enable future growth
    • o Sufficient for a tripling of production capacity

Biosolids and garden waste handling contracts executed as planned

• No significant contract awards in the quarter, but several small new ones

Soil production in Skedsmo, Norway

Garden waste from Follo Ren arriving at the composting facility in Vinterbro, Norway

Recent developments

So far in Q4 2024

New contract in Spain

  • Small project in Palma de Mallorca for local water utility company EMAYA as part of an upgrade and expansion of the EDAR II
  • Contract with a consortium of Tedagua, Lantania and Copasa
  • Configuration with THP between two digestion steps, which maximises biogas production and dewatering
  • High-quality biosolids that open alternative outlets to incineration
  • Delivery in 2026, expecting start of operations in 2027

New Chair of the Board

  • Per Lillebø took over the role as CEO in August, following the departure of Eirik Fadnes
  • Andreas Mørk took over as Chair of the Board from Per Lillebø, as approved by an Extraordinary General Meeting on 25 October 2024

City skyline of Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Outlook

Building capacity in several markets. The UK still holds potential.

Steadily strong interest in Cambi's solutions in many markets

  • High activity level for the proposals and sales teams
  • Growing the sales team and agent network in selected priority markets

The UK has always been a key market for Cambi

  • Private water utilities organising sludge treatment in centres
  • 25 Cambi THP sites, which can cover 50% of the UK's population
    • o The last contract was in 2021 for Southern Water at Goddards Green
    • o Important market for Services revenue from maintenance and upgrades

Promising 5-year investment cycle in the UK for Cambi ahead

  • The 8th Asset Management Period (AMP) plan starts in 2025
  • Cambi is well-positioned to win THP contracts at new sites during AMP 8

Map of Cambi's 25 THP projects delivered in the UK

Financial performance

Mats Tristan Tjemsland, CFO

7 November 2024

Financial highlights for the third quarter

  • Steady project execution driving solid financial performance
  • EBITDA margin of 25%, driven by a scalable business model unlocking profitability when activity level is high
  • Revenue in Solutions segment surpassed NOK 300 million on a rolling last twelve months basis
  • Fewer milestone payments received from ongoing construction projects in the quarter
  • Solid financial position with no long-term debt
  • Ambition to pay out dividends of 60-80% of net profits for the financial year 2024

Cambi ASA Quarterly Revenue and EBITDA

  • Steady progress made on portfolio of ongoing construction projects
  • Gross margin at 57% mainly due to project mix and currency effects
  • A weak Norwegian Krone has lifted the reported financial figures
  • Conscious investments in growing the organisation, primarily within sales, marketing, and project execution

Technology segment Quarterly Revenue and EBITDA

  • Operational leverage unlocking profitability when activity level is high
  • 15 ongoing construction projects in various stages of execution
  • Lviv project (Ukraine) is reactivated after having been on hold for more than two years

Solutions segment Quarterly Revenue and EBITDA

  • Continued increase in demand for site services and upgrades
  • No ongoing construction contracts at the end of Q3 2024, down from 3 same period last year
  • Bulk soil sales were up 23% compared same period last year
  • Production and bagging of peat-free soil for the 2025 spring season is ongoing

Cambi ASA Revenue and EBITDA on a rolling last twelve-month (LTM) basis

  • Continued momentum in LTM revenue build-up over the last quarters
  • LTM EBITDA in Q3 in line with previous quarters
  • Scalable business model unlocking profitability

Cambi ASA Revenue and EBITDA on a rolling last twelve-month (LTM) basis

Order intake

  • No contract awards were announced during the third quarter
  • Order intake includes revenue from other sales activities such as spare parts, consulting, variation orders, index regulations and smaller contract awards
  • Weakening of the NOK closing rate compared to the previous quarter caused a positive impact on the reported backlog of NOK 9 million
  • A small contract in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, has been announced recently

Order backlog

  • Order backlog is reported at NOK 1.3 billion at the end of Q3 2024
  • 15 ongoing construction projects at the end of the quarter, down from 18 projects in Q3 2023
  • Solutions backlog includes biosolids and garden waste handling contracts, including extension options

Order backlog breakdown

Income statement

Consolidated income statement

NOK million Q3-23 Q4-23 Q1-24 Q2-24 Q3-24
Revenue 235 294 216 306 277
Materials, goods and services 119 140 101 143 119
Gross margin 116 154 115 163 158
Payroll expenses 42 64 49 50 59
Other operating expenses 4 32 29 31 31
Operating expenses 45 96 78 81 90
EBITDA 70 59 36 82 68
Depreciation and amortisation 6 6 6 6 7
Operating profit 64 53 30 76 62
Net financial items 6 5 -9 2 -5
Profit (loss) before tax 70 57 21 78 57
Income tax expense 0 44 0 20 14
Net profit (loss) 70 13 21 58 43
  • Gross margin excludes direct labour cost and direct factory overheads costs
  • Increase in payroll expenses is primarily driven by headcount increase
  • Q3 2023 impacted by reversal of projectrelated accruals
  • EBITDA margin of 25%
  • Depreciation and amortisation mainly consist of IP from acquired technology portfolio, to be concluded in Q2 2025, reducing quarterly cost of NOK 4 million
  • Net financial items mainly from agio and bank guarantees
  • Income tax expense reported at the effective tax rate in 2023 of 20%

Balance sheet

NOK million Q3-23 Q4-23 Q1-24 Q2-24 Q3-24
Assets
Intangible assets 67 30 25 21 16
Tangible assets 32 35 36 43 48
Financial assets 1 7 6 5 5
Total non-current assets 99 72 68 69 69
Inventories 75 71 91 68 109
Debtors 222 242 284 336 414
Financial assets 102 108 108 - -
Bank deposits 282 240 226 259 174
Total current assets 681 662 708 662 697
Total assets 780 734 776 732 765
Equity and liabilities
Equity 489 339 373 428 472
Non-current liabilities 0 13 13 13 13
Current liabilities 291 383 390 292 281
Total liabilities 292 395 403 304 293
Total equity and liabilities 780 734 776 732 765
  • Bank deposits at NOK 174 million
  • Debtors includes earned, not yet invoiced revenue from construction contracts of NOK 254 million
  • Current liabilities include accrued projectrelated costs of NOK 124 million
  • No long-term debt

Cash flow statement

Consolidated cash flow statement
NOK million Q3-23 Q4-23 Q1-24 Q2-24 Q3-24
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit/loss before tax 70 57 21 78 57
Tax paid for the period 0 -0 -3 -0 -2
Ordinary depreciation 6 6 6 6 7
Change in inventory 0 4 -20 23 -41
Change in accounts receivable 18 -16 -2 -6 -18
Change in accounts payable -9 10 -7 24 -3
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations -6 -2 13 -4 2
Change in other accrual items 35 -3 -21 -30 -80
Net cash flow from operating activities 115 58 -12 91 -79
Cash flow from investment activities
Payments for the purchase of fixed assets -1 -4 -3 -9 -7
Payments for share buy back 0 0 0 0 0
Proceeds from employee loan repayment 0 0 1 1 1
Proceeds for the sales of money market fund shares 0 0 0 110 0
Net cash flow from investment activities -1 -4 -2 102 -6
Cash flows from financing activities
Instalment payments of long-term liabilities 0 -0 -0 0 0
Dividends paid 0 -96 0 -160 0
Change investment equity method 0 0 0 0 0
Net cash flows from financing activities 0 -96 -0 -160 0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 114 -42 -14 33 -85
Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period 168 282 240 226 259
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 282 240 226 259 174
  • Cash flow from operations was NOK -79, primarily driven by fewer milestone payment received from ongoing construction contracts
  • Payments for purchase of fixed assets mainly related to the Recycling subsegment

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