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CY4GATE S.p.A. — Investor Presentation 2024
Mar 15, 2024
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Cy4Gate FY 2023 Financial Results
March 15, 2024



AGENDA
- ➢ Business Update
- ➢ FY2023 Financials
- ➢ Strategy & Outlook





360° CYBER VENDOR
Robust technology engine with proprietary solutions

UNIQUE POSITIONING
Unique positioning in the cyber space with presence in all the 3 market segments

TAILORMADE SOLUTIONS
Tailormade proprietary solutions to suit customer needs

GLOBAL PRESENCE Extensive coverage of the domestic and foreign markets

HUGE TARGET ADDRESSABLE MARKET
Governments – Big Corporation & SME in the cyberintelligence and cybersecurity markets

TALENT AND PEOPLE "AT THE CORE" Investments in human capital and talent development

PARTNERSHIP & M&A GROWTH
Expand our business through excellent partnership and M&A activity

LISTED ON THE STAR MARKET
Listed since June 2023 on the STAR Market of the Italian Stock Exchange
Focus on M&A to become an European Cyber Leader Company


RCS is a leading Italian player operating in the forensic intelligence & data analysis market, the best target for Cy4Gate's growth ambition - Cy4Gate acquired 100% of the Company. In 2020, RCS recorded revenues for over € 40 million.
DIATEAM is a French company operating in the cyber security sector for specialises for Government and corporate customers – Cy4Gate acquired 55% of the Company. In 2021, Diateam recorded revenues for over € 2 million.
XTN is an Italian company operating in the IT security sector, with solutions aimed at identifying risk behaviour typical of abuse or fraud – Cy4Gate acquired 97.8% of the Company in partnership with Alfa Group, 77.8% and 20% respectively. In 2022, XTN recorded revenues for over € 3 million.
2022-2023 Partnership


November 2022
Almawave
Strategic partnership aimed at integrating some of Almawave's technologies related to the ability to recognition and interpretation of natural language into Cy4Gate's Decision Intelligence platforms
June 2023
DeepCyber
Signed a strategic agreement. DeepCyber will provide cooperate with Cy4Gate to develop & commercialize a Cyber Threat Intelligence platform
Reco
July 2023
Cy4Gate and RECO will integrate Advanced Image Recognition technologies to improve Cy4Gate Decision Intelligence platfroma with enhanced video/image analysis.
August 2023
Jakala
A collaboration to develop ProntoCyber®, the "digital emergency response" platform for cyber incidents, designed for Enterprises, Professionals and SMEs.




2023 Awards


Legality rewards companies for compliance with high standards of legality and proper business management. The certification (with a rating ★★++) confirms the validity of Cy4Gate's business model, a virtuous model characterised by reliability and fairness, ethical and transparent behaviour
European Rating Group serving sustainable finance and sustainable development, issued the first ESG Rating with a score of 64/100 Cy4Gate is placed above the average of the 154 companies subject to the rating belonging to the IT Sector.

Shortlisted at Real Deals Awards 2023. The ESG Tech category rewards companies that create cutting-edge technologies that promote ESG values, selected after a careful analysis of the customer portfolio, initiatives and products created during 2022
August 2023
March 2023 October 2023


FY 2023 Key Data



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Negative result (loss for the period) includes costs related to Purchase Price Allocation and extraordinary costs
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Adjusted for PPA Purchase Price Allocation and one off costs

FY 2023 Revenues Breakdown


Note: Cy4gate Group results as of 31.12.2023 include the consolidation of DIATEAM for the entire period Note: The comparative as of 31.12.2022 is calculated on RCS full year excluded Diateam Note: Calculated on operating revenues
By business line By geographical area

FY 2023 People Investment


Total personnel increased in 2023 by a total of 35 resources:
- Increase of 93 engineering resources to the achievement of the plan objectives, which largely balanced the turnover
- Increase of 25 resources in commercial & staff compared to 22 exits

FY 2023 Profit & Loss

| € mln | 1 FY 2023 |
FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenues | 66.5 | 54.1 |
| Other Operating Revenues |
1.8 | 2.6 |
| Total Revenues | 68.3 | 56.6 |
| Services, Procurement & other operating costs |
27.1 | 18.7 |
| Personnel Costs | 29.1 | 21.1 |
| Costs | 56.2 | 39.8 |
| EBITDA | 12.1 | 16.8 |
| EBITDA Margin | 18% | 30% |
| D&A [including leasing costs] |
12.3 | 9.9 |
| EBIT Adjusted | (0.2) | 6.9 |
| One off costs | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| D&A [related to PPA] | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| EBIT | (7.5) | 0.2 |
| Financial Income (Expenses) |
(2.0) | (0.8) |
| Income Taxes |
0.6 | 3.2 |
| Net result | (8.9) | 2.5 |
| Net Result Adjusted |
(2.9) | 8.3 |
Executive summary:
- Revenues +23% compared to 2022, with the full consolidation of RCS group and DIATEAM. Compared like for like to 2022 total revenue are substantially stable for a minor traction of cybersecurity software sales
- Costs +41% compared to 2022 (+10% compared to 2022 like for like) in line with the Group's growth expected goals and due to a mix shift in Cybersecurity from license to services lead by higher market demand
- EBITDA decrease compared to 2022, reflects the change of business mix.
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Net result recorded a loss of € 8.9 million affected by higher D&A due mainly to full consolidation, PPA and one off costs.
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Including the consolidation of DIATEAM from 1st January 2023
Note: Compared like for like to 2022 total revenue are substantially stable
FY 2023 Asset & Liabilities

| €/000 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | 87.9 | 70.1 | |
| Inventory | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Contract assets (liabilities) | 3.1 | (1.0) | |
| Trade receivables | 53.7 | 64.5 | |
| Trade payables | (14.4) | (10.6) | |
| Trade Working Capital | 43.1 | 53.7 | |
| Other assets (liabilities) |
(6.3) | (4.4) | |
| Net Working Capital | 36.8 | 49.4 | |
| Net Capital Invested | 124.8 | 119.5 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17.6 | 19.9 | |
| Financial assets | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| Financial Liabilities | (23.1) | (15.4) | |
| Lease liabilities | (3.8) | (3.3) | |
| Net Financial Position Adjusted | (7.9) | 3.1 | |
| Adjustments for non rec. events and/or |
(5.7) | - | |
| extraordinary transactions |
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| Shareholders' Equity | (111.1) | (122.5) | |
| Sources | (124.8) | (119.5) |
Executive Summary:
- Fixed Asset increase due to the goodwill and the group investment mainly in intangible asset
- Net Working Capital decreased thanks to the optimization in receivables collection and the start up of recurring factoring
- Net Financial Position is negative affected by Capex investment, M&A and buyback programme
- Shareholders' Equity stood at 111.1 million compared to 122.5 million at December 31, 2022
FY 2023 - XTN

Board of Directors

Main figures, € mln



Our growth Strategy: Market

Cy4Gate Group portfolio – cyber intelligence & cyber security products - perfectly fits with the following 3 fast growing markets, both in Italy and abroad:
Defence

Security & Law Enforcement
Corporate


- Increasing internal and external security threats and undergoing military network-centric modernization;
- Market CAGR 8% predicted to grow to 1350B\$ in 2030 from 750B\$ (2022)
- Digital crime via digital/electronic devices is LEAs biggest challenge; AI is a key enabler;
- Market is globally growing at 9% CAGR up to 2028;
- Need for cases management, track evidences, data gathering and correlation, creation of reports.
- Double digit growth for digital transformation market (around 20% CAGR to 2027);
- Cyber security market is underpenetrated in terms of for SMEs, targets of massive attacks.
Products involved
- Decision Intelligence & AI (Quipo) for C2 platforms
- ▪Cyber security products and services bundle (RTA, Diateam, CTI, customization services)
- Decision Intelligence & AI (Quipo & Mito) for data gathering and correlation
- ▪Forensic Intelligence suite
- Decision Intelligence & AI (Quipo)
▪Cyber security products and services bundle (RTA, Diateam, CTI, Pronto Cyber, Services) for a 360° capabilities coverage
Our growth Strategy: actions

2024 2025-2026
Defence
- Security & Law Enforcement
Corporate
- Strengthen industrial partneships with Tier-1 Italian and European Defence Contractors
- Penetrate new geographies through Cyber Academy and Cyber Labs
- Increase direct domestic and international market penetration leveraging mother company network
- Consolidate the Italian market, focusing on more relevant P.P.O. districts whilst decreasing exposure on less profitable Offices.
- Maintain commercial advantage while mitigating need for relevant investments through selected partnership with specialized boutique firms
- Increase market penetration of newly developed tactical devices in Italy and abroad
- Shift from products to capabilities offering to improve competitiveness (cyber security platform)
- Complement sales force efforts through new effective channel partnerships (Attiva, ….)
- Enlarge domestic market penetration in big/medium size corporation through a reinforced and well seasoned sales team
- Pursue up-selling and cross-selling opportunities in new corporate segments (banking, automotive, luxury, travel) thanks to XTN acquisition
▪ Capture EU funds (NATO, EDA, ESA) for R&D in the cyber also through industrial partnership,
▪ Take part to international consortia or JVs for pluriannual defence programs
▪ Progressively gain relevant shares and presence in the more stable European region
- Ensure consistent growth in the Spanish market leveraging on our pluriannual presence in the Country (Dars), to create Cy4 second domestic market for revenues after Italy.
- Expand business to new geographies in E.U. partnering with foreign channels and fostering development of an international sales team
- Push on inorganic growth via M&A
Opportunities
The strategy will be a key enabler to:
- ✓ intercept growing Defence market needs, characterized by global relevant investments, huge size and pluri-annual contracts, enabling quick creation of backlog, thus supporting Corporate sales in seasonality risks reduction;
- ✓ further consolidate leadership position in Italy (notwithstanding sector justice reform) and boost growth primarily in E.U.
- ✓ expand Corporate market presence to support creation of recurring stream of regular revenues throughout the year, accelerating the process of seasonality mitigation
Expected Revenues 2024

| PIPELINE | WIN RATE | CONVERSION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | ~210 €M | ~16% | ~32-35 €M |
| BACKLOG | RECURRING | TOTAL | |
| TOTAL | ~21 €M | ~31-34 €M | ~52-55 €M |






Sede
Via Coponia, 8 00131 Rome - Italy
CFO & Investor Relations Manager
Marco Latini
Investor Relations Advisor
CDR Communication [email protected] [email protected]