Quarterly Report • Mar 10, 2022
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We continue to gain market share in a market that grew 6-8% in 2021.
Despite the market challenges related to covid-19 and supply constraints, we continue to deliver on our committed growth ambitions with a growth in order intake of 108% in the quarter compared to Q4 2020 and a growth of 124% for the full year. The revenue for the quarter grew with 72%, whereas full year growth was 48%, making 2021 the best year ever for Cyviz with respect to topline.
Profitability is in line with the mid-term plan communicated through the share issue at the IPO and the private placement towards Karbon Invest AS in 2021, but is not reflecting the true underlying performance as we have invested heavily in growth initiatives through 2021 to support continued growth in 2022.
I am pleased to see that the investments we made and initiatives we took in the beginning of 2021 in the North America market and Europe has started to pay off. We did changes in the sales leadership functions in the North America market in the beginning of 2021 and have done a massive ramp up in sales capacity across these 2 regions throughout the year. With an increase in sales capacity of more than 100%, we do expect to see a continued strong growth in order intake from both regions.
During 2021 we established our new partner organization to enable faster growth. This has been a great step forward, they have played an important role in the success we have had with Microsoft during the year, and they are playing a strategic role when it comes to bringing new strategic partnerships in to accelerate growth in 2022.
We continued to add talented sales & software capacity during the fourth quarter, and in total we welcomed more than 50 new members to the Cyviz family during 2021. This is putting us in a much stronger position to deliver on our medium-term growth and profitability targets.
Investment in new talents, marketing and partnerships will be instrumental drivers to reach our targets of growth in a rapidly growing market.
| Financial highlights (NOK million) | Q4 2021 | Q4 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 99,7 | 57,9 | 322,7 | 217,4 |
| Gross profit1 | 46,1 | 26,3 | 142,2 | 101,7 |
| Gross margin | 46,2% | 45.4% | 44,1% | 46,8% |
| EBITDA2 | -2,2 | -3,0 | -14,8 | -2,6 |
| EBITDA margin | -2,3% | -5,2% | -4,6% | -1,2% |
| EBITDA adj.3 | 1,0 | n/a | -11,6 | n/a |
| Cash flow from operations | 0,8 | -7,1 | -19,4 | -1,1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 48,5 | 47,4 | 48,5 | 47,4 |
| Net interest-bearing debt (-) / deposits (+) | 38,5 | 37,4 | 38,5 | 37,4 |
| Equity-ratio | 57,4% | 61,3% | 57,4% | 61,3% |
| Order intake | 115,5 | 55,4 | 402,4 | 179,4 |
| Order backlog | 170,3 | 86,6 | 170,3 | 86,6 |
| Book-to-bill ratio4 | 1,16 | 0,96 | 1,25 | 0,83 |
1 Gross profit is defined as revenues less cost of materials, including subcontractor costs
2 EBITDA is earnings before depreciation, amortization, interests and tax
3 EBITDA adj. is reported EBITDA adjusted for income and expenses in the period that management considers not to be correlated with Cyviz' underlying operational performance
4 Book-to-bill ratio is order intake in the period divided by revenue in the same period. A ratio above 1.0 indicates an increased order backlog and vice versa
Cyviz reports record high revenues of NOK 99,7m in Q4 of 2021, up from NOK 57,9m in the same period in 2020. This is an all-time-high for any given fourth quarter in the company's history and is the result of both strong bookings made in previous quarters of 2021 and operational efficiency enabling us to convert some of the backlog into revenues. The quarter was also positively affected by certain orders originally scheduled for delivery in Q3, that were pushed into Q4.
The North American region accounted for NOK 56,3m (+158% compared to Q4 2020) of total revenues driven by our largest global accounts such as Microsoft and Accenture, installing Cyviz solutions in high profiled experience- and conference centers. The Microsoft and Accenture installations serve as important proof points as our ability to deliver solutions according to world class expectations. Our second largest commercial region in the quarter was Europe with NOK 21,8m in revenues, up from NOK 12,8m the same period in 2020.
Looking at revenues by industry, Cyviz experienced the largest growth in absolute numbers from the corporate segment. Cyviz reports total revenues of NOK 59m from corporate which is a growth of NOK 46m compared to same period in 2020. The runner-up in terms of industries is government & defense which reports quarterly revenues of NOK 24m – a growth of 48% compared to Q4 2020.
Gross profit was NOK 46,1m for the fourth quarter and is the highest quarterly gross profits ever reported by Cyviz. The growth was 75% compared to the same quarter in 2020 and the good operational performance were delivered despite continued issues throughout our supply chain with longer lead times from sub-suppliers and shortage of components throughout the world. Gross margin ended at 46,2%, up from 45,4% in Q4 2020 and an increase of 4,8 percentage points
compared to our performance in Q3 2021.
Order intake ended at NOK 115,5m in Q4 which is a growth of NOK 60,1m (+108%) compared to Q4 in 2020. Broken down by industry, we saw the largest bookings

stemming from the corporate segment (NOK 74m), government & defense (NOK 18m) and energy (NOK 16m).
The strong booking performance in Q4 concludes the trend seen from previous quarters in 2021, and Cyviz has registered an order intake year-to-date of NOK 402,4m. This represents a growth of NOK 223m compared to same period in 2020 (+124%).
The book-to-bill ratio of 1.16 meant we exited Q4 with a total backlog of NOK 170m which is an increase of NOK 84m compared to same quarter in 2020.


EBITDA in Q4 2021 ended at NOK -2,2m, up from -NOK 3,0m in the same quarter in 2020. The negative EBITDA in the quarter is in line with the growth plan presented during the IPO in December 2020 and is a result of the ramp-up of investments in both commercial, operational and corporate resources during 2021. These growth initiatives have been essential for Cyviz in order to obtain the growth seen in order intake and revenues during 2021 and have made us fit for purpose to reach our medium-term profitability target.
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2021 ended at NOK 1,0m and includes adjustments of other items of income and expenses. Cyviz makes these adjustments when the impacts on income in the applicable period are not reflective of our underlying commercial and operational performance. Such items adjusted for in Q4 include severance packages which are considered as non-recurring for the period (effect of NOK 3,2m on EBITDA).
Reported EBIT ended at -NOK 6,4m compared to -NOK 7,5m in Q4 2020. Depreciation and amortization amounted for NOK 4,2m for the quarter.
Cyviz had an operating cash flow of NOK 0,8m in the quarter compared to NOK -7,1m in the same quarter in 2020. The key deviator compared to 2020 was an improvement in earnings before tax of NOK 4,9m, but also improvements done on working capital.
Net working capital was reduced by NOK 2,4m compared to Q3 and follows the path with increased focus on account payables and inventory optimization.
Investments in fixed assets was NOK 7,2m in the period with the lion share relating to R&D and implementation of a new ERP system.
The company's total equity at the end of Q4 2021 was NOK 123 million, corresponding to an equity ratio of 57.4%. The equity ratio at the end of Q4 2020 was 61.3%.
Interest bearing debt amounted to NOK 10 million at the end of Q4 2021, which is the same amount as in Q4 2020. This is a loan provided by Innovation Norway and is to be repaid over 7 years with the first installment in November 2022.
As of December 31, 2021, Cyviz had a cash position of NOK 48.5 million. In addition, the company has a NOK 50 million credit facility available for working capital financing.
All of us who work at Cyviz are following closely the tragic, unlawful, and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. This has become both a physical and digital war, with horrifying images from across Ukraine as well as less visible cyberattacks on companies, governments, computer networks and internet-based disinformation campaigns. Our thoughts right now go to the people of Ukraine
With this terrible situation in Ukraine right now, it feels both difficult and challenging to predict what the future will look like, both from a personal and business perspective. How will the world look like after this, what would be business priorities and focus, and how will this impact people, countries, and the global technology market when it comes to supply, access to products, components, and solutions? We can only monitor the situation as closely as we can, plan for different scenarios, and do our best to manage whatever it will look like.
The overall impression up until last week was that the market was returning to a more traditional pattern – "a new normal" – after 2 years of Covid related implications, efforts, measures, and challenges. We have during the last two quarters experienced an increase in interest and demand for more advanced digital collaboration solutions, and through that experienced a strong growth for our solutions across countries and customer verticals. This trend has continued into Q1 of 2022 and we do expect a further increase in demand going forward. The positive development is driven by learnings and awareness with customers during the pandemic where either home office or some version of hybrid work have been the model. Investments in modern multipurpose digital solutions going forward will be more
driven by user needs and requirements, and this will add a positive pressure on companies to build more attractive and user-friendly work environment to ensure that employees return to the physical to the office.
The same trend is evident when it comes to how companies across the world plan to monitor and run their operations in a reliable and secure environment. We do expect to see a strong increase from customers around the world both when it comes to control rooms, cyber security rooms, innovations centers and more advanced user-friendly collaboration solutions across offices going forward.
Cyviz continues to focus on expanding our footprint with large global fortune 1000 customers as well as regional and local customers across the world. We will continue to invest in the right sales talents to delight more customers with our standardized multipurpose collaboration solution while we are getting ready to launch our Easy Server platform in the cloud to provide customers our solutions as a service.
Developing and delivering solutions that provide inclusion of people joining from outside, will be crucial to enhance and improve collaboration going forward.
We are continuing to invest in partnerships that will allow us to grow our business in existing markets as well as expanding across verticals and countries. In parallel, we do aim to launch our first multipurpose digital collaboration solution as a service during 2022. We see a positive increase in demand for somewhat more advanced collaboration solutions than just for video conferencing driven by user requests and need for inclusion.
The consolidation in our industry that started in 2020 is expected to ramp up through 2022 and beyond, providing interesting opportunities for partnerships and possible acquisitions as part of our growth plans.
We believe we are better positioned than ever to deliver on our ambition of being the best company in our industry for customers, partners, employees, and shareholders.
With increased scale and operational excellence, we reiterate the targets of average annual revenue growth of 30% and an EBITDA-margin of 15-20% in a medium-term perspective.

| Unaudited | Audited | Unaudited | Audited | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK 1 000 | Note | Q4 2021 | Q4 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
| Operating income | |||||
| Revenue | 7 | 99 672 | 57 883 | 322 667 | 217 362 |
| Total operating income | 99 672 | 57 883 | 322 667 | 217 362 | |
| Operating costs | |||||
| Cost of materials | 53 607 | 31 599 | 180 494 | 115 675 | |
| Salary and personnel expenses | 35 696 | 20 789 | 117 911 | 71 403 | |
| Depreciation | 2, 3 | 4 187 | 4 454 | 16 680 | 16 960 |
| Other operating expenses | 12 619 | 8 493 | 39 039 | 32 849 | |
| Total operating costs | 106 109 | 65 335 | 354 124 | 236 887 | |
| OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) | -6 437 | -7 453 | -31 457 | -19 526 | |
| Financial income and expenses | |||||
| Interest income | 64 | 30 | 226 | 1 216 | |
| Net currency gains (losses) | 440 | -1 884 | 3417 | -7 616 | |
| Interest expenses | -144 | -1 668 | -795 | -7 426 | |
| Net financial income and expenses | 360 | -3 522 | 2 488 | -13 826 | |
| PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX | -6 077 | -10 975 | -28 609 | -33 352 | |
| Income tax expense | 8 | 911 | 55 | 1 152 | 234 |
| NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD | -6 988 | -11 030 | -29 791 | -33 586 |
| Unaudited | Audited | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NOK 1 000 | Note | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Intangible assets Research and development |
31 164 | 25 945 | |
| Licenses, patents, other | 13 956 | 8 481 | |
| Total intangible fixed assets | 2 | 45 120 | 34 426 |
| Tangible fixed assets | |||
| Property, plant & equipment | 8 467 | 10 524 | |
| Total tangible fixed assets | 3, 6 | 8 467 | 10 524 |
| Total non-current assets | 53 558 | 44 949 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 6 | 23 115 | 15 855 |
| Receivables | |||
| Accounts receivables | 78 227 | 55 584 | |
| Other receivables | 10 936 | 9 479 | |
| Total receivables | 89 164 | 65 063 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 48 510 | 47 444 | |
| Total current assets | 160 788 | 128 362 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 214 376 | 173 311 |
| Unaudited | Audited | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NOK 1 000 | Note | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| EQUITY | |||
| Contributed equity | |||
| Share capital | 4 | 14 174 | 12 909 |
| Share premium | 149 165 | 93 346 | |
| Other paid-in equity | 46 | 0 | |
| Total contributed equity | 163 386 | 106 255 | |
| Retained earnings | |||
| Other equity | -40 402 | 0 | |
| Total retained earnings | -40 402 | 0 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY | 5 | 122 983 | 106 255 |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Provisions | 3 964 | 2 987 | |
| Long-term interest-bearing loans | 6 | 10 000 | 10 000 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 13 964 | 12 987 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Contract liabilities | 7 809 | 4 890 | |
| Accounts payable | 46 723 | 24 288 | |
| Public duties payable | 6 471 | 8 583 | |
| Other current liabilities | 16 426 | 16 308 | |
| Total current liabilities | 77 428 | 54 069 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITES | 91 392 | 67 056 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 214 376 | 173 311 |
| Unaudited | Audited | Unaudited | Audited | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK 1 000 | Note | Q4 2021 | Q4 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | |||||
| Profit (loss) before tax | - 6 077 | -10 975 | -28 609 | -33 352 | |
| Option expense | -18 | 50 | 27 | 235 | |
| Income tax paid | 8 | -75 | -55 | -316 | -237 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 2, 3 | 4 187 | 4 510 | 16 680 | 16 963 |
| Change in accounts receivable | -22 846 | -17 031 | -22 644 | 9 737 | |
| Change in inventories | -647 | 6 040 | -7 260 | 2 564 | |
| Change in accounts payable | 20 765 | 8 371 | 22 434 | -11 341 | |
| Change in other accruals and prepayments | 5 534 | 1 960 | -109 | 14 313 | |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 824 | -7 130 | -19 796 | -1 118 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | |||||
| Purchase of fixed assets | 2, 3 | -7 234 | -4 450 | -24 838 | -17 854 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | -7 234 | -4 450 | -24 838 | -17 854 | |
| Cash flow from financing activities | |||||
| Additions to equity | 0 | 59 407 | 48 495 | 99 407 | |
| Proceeds from issuance long term debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 000 | |
| Net change in overdraft facility | 0 | -3 760 | 0 | -45 664 | |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 0 | 55 646 | 48 495 | 58 742 | |
| Currency effects | -2 057 | -286 | -2 794 | 45 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | -8 468 | 43 781 | 1 067 | 39 816 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 56 978 | 3 663 | 47 444 | 7 628 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 48 510 | 47 444 | 48 511 | 47 444 |
The interim consolidated financial statements comprise interim consolidated income statement, interim consolidated statement of financial position, interim consolidated statement of cash flows and selected notes. All amounts are presented in thousands of NOK (TNOK), unless otherwise clearly stated.
Recognition and measurement in the interim financial statements are based on the requirements of the Norwegian Accounting Act and generally accepted accounting principles in Norway and are otherwise consistent with the principles applied in the latest annual report. The interim financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.
The interim financial statements are unaudited and do not include a complete set of financial statement disclosures, thus they should be read together with the latest annual report.
| Research and | Licenses, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (amounts in NOK 1000) | development | patents etc. | Total |
| Cost at beginning of period | 137 978 | 15 336 | 153 314 |
| Additions | 3 750 | 2 683 | 6 433 |
| Cost at end of period | 141 727 | 18 019 | 159 746 |
| Accumulated depreciation at beginning of period | 107 989 | 4 063 | 112 052 |
| Depreciations for the period | 2 574 | 0 | 2 574 |
| Accumulated depreciation at end of period | 110 563 | 4 063 | 114 626 |
| Book value at end of period | 31 164 | 13 956 | 45 120 |
| Economic useful life | 5 years | 5 years | |
| Depreciation schedule | Linear | Linear | |
| (amounts in NOK 1000) | |
|---|---|
| Cost at beginning of period | 72 691 |
| Additions | 801 |
| Cost at end of period | 73 492 |
| Accumulated depreciation at beginning of period | 63 792 |
| Depreciations for the period | 1 613 |
| Accumulated depreciation at end of period | 65 405 |
| Currency translation effects | 381 |
| Book value at end of period | 8 468 |
| Economic useful life Depreciation schedule |
3-10 years Linear |
| Share capital per 31.12.2021 | Shares | Par value (NOK) |
Share capital (NOK 1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary shares | 12 885 597 | 1,10 | 14 174 |
| Total | 12 885 597 | 14 174 |
All shares have equal voting and dividend rights.
In addition to the currently outstanding shares, Cyviz AS also has 229 300 options outstanding (as further described in the latest annual report).
| Significant shareholders per 31.12.2021 | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|
| INVESTINOR DIREKTE AS | 4 911 267 | 38,1 % |
| KARBON INVEST AS | 1 919 367 | 14,9 % |
| SPINOZA AS | 464 173 | 3,6 % |
| SILVERCOIN INDUSTRIES AS | 455 021 | 3,5 % |
| CAMACA AS | 283 791 | 2,2 % |
| CORPORATE INVESTMENT CONSULTING AS | 251 500 | 2,0 % |
| LIN AS | 217 278 | 1,7 % |
| SOLAN CAPITAL AS | 215 000 | 1,7 % |
| SIX-SEVEN AS | 205 122 | 1,6 % |
| NORPORT AS | 205 098 | 1,6 % |
| K.A. FEM AS | 200 000 | 1,5 % |
| SAKK AS | 152 309 | 1,2 % |
| NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS | 142 489 | 1,1 % |
| UBS AG LONDON BRANCH | 132 580 | 1,0 % |
| SÆTER | 130 354 | 1,0 % |
| Citibank, N.A. | 121 488 | 0,9 % |
| SKAGENKAIEN VENTURE AS | 102 426 | 0,8 % |
| THABO ENERGY AS | 100 000 | 0,8 % |
| CAT INVEST 1 AS | 96 701 | 0,8 % |
| CIME AS | 89 485 | 0,7 % |
| Total (20 largest shareholders) | 10 395 449 | 80,7 % |
| Other shareholders | 2 490148 | 19,3 % |
| Total | 12 885 597 | 100,0% |
| (amounts in NOK 1 000) | Share capital | Share premium |
Other paid-in equity |
Other equity | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity as of 31.12.2020 | 12 909 | 93 346 | 106 255 | ||
| Net profit (loss) for the period | -29 761 | -29 761 | |||
| Capital increase | 1 265 | 47 230 | 48 495 | ||
| Shared based compensation | 46 | 46 | |||
| Translation difference | -2 052 | -2 052 | |||
| Equity as of 31.12.2021 | 14 174 | 140 576 | 46 | -31 813 | 122 983 |
Cyviz has established an overdraft facility with a limit of NOK 50 million. The main lending term is that the drawn amount shall not exceed sum of 60% of accounts receivables. 50% of inventory and a base of NOK 2.5 million. In addition, the equity ratio shall be minimum 40% measured quarterly.
For the loan from Innovation Norway, an interest and installment exemption apply until November 2021 and November 2022. respectively. The loan is to be repaid over 7 years with the first installment in November 2022. The loan carries an annual interest rate currently at 4.1 %.
Accounts receivable, fixed assets and inventories are pledged as security for the overdraft facility and the loan from Innovation Norway.
| Specification of interest bearing loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (amounts in NOK 1 000) | 31.12.2021 | 30.09.2021 | 30.06.2021 |
| Innovation Norway | 10 000 | 10 000 | 10 000 |
| Total interest bearing loans | 10 000 | 10 000 | 10 000 |
| Long-term | 10 000 | 10 000 | 10 000 |
| Short-term | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 672 | 57 883 | 322 667 | 217 362 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 13 187 | 1 101 | 38 254 | 13 803 |
| Americas | 56 332 | 21 654 | 142 570 | 91 957 |
| Europe. Middle East and Africa (EMEA) | 30 153 | 35 128 | 141 843 | 111 602 |
| (amounts in NOK 1 000) | Q4 2021 | Q4 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
| Geographical distribution |
Deferred tax assets are not recognized. The income tax expense in this period is primarily related to withholding tax outside Norway.
There are no related party transactions in Q4 2021.
No events to report.
Oslo, 10 March 2022
Cyviz AS
Contact:
CEO: Espen Gylvik: +47 913 30 644: [email protected]
CFO: Marius Skagen: +47 986 44 846: [email protected]
https://www.cyviz.com/investor-relations/
About Cyviz Cyviz is a global technology provider for standardized conference rooms, control rooms and experience centers. Since 1998, Cyviz has empowered the digital workforce to connect, visualize, and collaborate on their critical data. The IT-driven turnkey solutions are easy to deploy, manage and support. Cyviz serves global enterprises and governments with the highest requirements for usability, security and quality, that engage people, encourage collaboration, and accelerate decision-making.
Find out more on www.cyviz.com or visit one of our Cyviz Experience Centers in Atlanta, Dubai, Jakarta, Houston, London, Oslo, Riyadh, Singapore, Stavanger, or Washington DC.
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