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Dovalue — Earnings Release 2019
Feb 14, 2020
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Preliminary Financial Results
Full Year 2019
February 14, 2019

2019 Key Messages
2019 targets achieved - cash generation better than expected
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| | AuM | from €82bn to €136bn: doValue | clear #1 in Southern European markets | |||||||
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- €5.6bn collections with Group collection rate at 4.2%
- +56% Revenue growth and +62% EBITDA growth, sustained by the integration of Altamira Asset management (consolidated as of 3Q19)
- Positive "Constant Perimeter" growth with EBITDA at €140m despite timing of new AuM in NPL and UTP Italy, sustained by positive trends in "Spain & Portugal" and "Greece & Cyprus"
- +32% Net Income ex NRI1to €69m, DPS proposal confirmed at €0.62/share (72% payout)
- Net Debt at €237m, leverage at 1.3x Net Debt/EBITDA vs guidance at ca. 1.5x
Significant GBV wins in all markets – leadership confirmed 2
>€13bn new mandates, including a €4.3bn stock and flow agreement in Cyprus
- 3 new clients in Italy and 4 portfolios from leading global investors in Spain & Portugal, confirmed as a strong secondary/REO market
- Positive start to 2020: Santander €1.7bn real estate development project in Spain, Master Servicing with new investor client in Italy, significant Due Diligence mandate (NPL portfolio of a troubled Italian banking group), signing €0.5bn UTP mandate in Italy by 1Q20
M&A integration progressing well focus on execution/delivery
- 2019 a landmark year for doValue, transforming its business profile (withdrawal of banking license, international M&A) with long-term benefits to all stakeholders
- Integration of Altamira progressing well, with positive financial results, no attrition in key management and an improvement in employee satisfaction
- Closing of FPS acquisition confirmed by May 2020, anti-trust filing submitted
N otes: 1. Excluding NonRecurring I tems (costs linked to G roup reorganization processand the acquisition of Altamira Asset Management).
doValue transformed profile – larger and more diversified 1
- Significant expansion in all financials and much higher diversification achieved in 3 years
- Growth delivered while expanding profitability (EBITDA margin from 31% to 38%) and improving shareholder returns (DPS from €0.39 in 2017 to €0.62 in 2019) with leverage at 2x (YE2019 PF for the acquisition of FPS)


Rich short-term servicing pipeline in reference markets, in line with business plan expectations 2
€1.7bn Real Estate Project with Santander in Spain
Jan. 2020 new achievements
- €1bn leasing master servicing agreement with new investor client in Italy
- >€9bn GBV due diligence project with new banking client in Italy
- €1bn Special servicing agreement in Greece

Selected s ervicingopportunity in current, s hort-term only pipeline. Source: press/industry reports and doValue analysis.
Altamira integration activities progressing as planned, business performing in-line or above expectations
| Area of Integration |
Integration Initiatives | Applicable countries |
Priority | Execution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE asset strategy |
On track, website to be launched | ||||
| Real Estate | Auction animation |
in 2Q20 with start of auction facilitation and active REOCO |
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| RE active servicer |
management | ||||
| Data services |
Data Factory setup ongoing to facilitate Group analytics |
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| NPE Management |
Loan marketplace |
Signed agreement with leading EU marketplace |
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| Securitizations |
Cairo: 1st GACS in Greece to be closed in 1Q20 |
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| IT governance |
ALL | ||||
| Information security |
ALL | Common working teams, analysis finalized in Q410, execution ongoing |
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| IT/Ops | General procurement |
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| IT infrastructure |
2-years horizon to execute, working with IBM |
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| RPA technologies |
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| HR | New Organizational model |
ALL | Launched in Feb. 2020 |
Employee satisfaction survey at Altamira show progress in all key indicators in 2019 vs 20181post acquisition

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Notes: 1: Altamira employee satisfaction survey findings, 2019 score vs 2018: +14% in "Job Satisfaction", +9% in "Career and Development", +10% in "Management team", +4% in "Brand awareness", +10% in "Diversity and inclusion".
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Execution of organic Business Plan, focusing on integrating Altamira and exploiting the REO synergy opportunity in Italy and Greece; positive start of the year in terms of business development
2 Continue driving costs lower, with actions involving every key cost item, targeting an EBITDA margin >40% by 2022
3 Monitoring of M&A market with focus on consolidating current footprint
Financial Review
2019 summary financial highlights
| FY181 | FY19 | ∆ (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e s u r n e e |
GBV EoP | €82.2bn | €131.5bn | +60% | GBV under management at €136bn including the Alpha Bank contract in C yprus, to be on-boarded by 1Q20 (€139bn in YE 2018 "at constant perimeter"2) |
| v v ri e d R |
Gross collections | €2.0bn | €5.6bn | +185% | Structurally higher collection rates in markets ex Italy, due to shorter collection timing |
| Gross revenues | €233.1m | €363.8m | +56% | Resilient fees and selective approach to market Increased proportion of base fees |
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Operating costs ex NRIs3 |
€123.1m | €183.2m | +49% | Accretive profitability in "Spain and Portugal" and "Greece and C yprus", both above 40% margin |
| r P u e ct pl u str m |
EBITDA ex NRI3 | €86.5m | €140.4m | +62% | €12.7m NRI3 recorded in the period, mostly related to transaction costs for the acquisition of Altamira Asset Management and some of FPS |
| Si | EBITDA ex NRI3 margin |
37% | 39% | +2 p.p. | Reported 2019 EBITDA at €128m |
| Net income ex NRI3 |
€52.3m | €69.1m | +32% | DTA reassessment cost (one off-non cash) of €10.8m (triggered by de-banking process) HR efficiency NRI for ca. €7m |
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| n o h ti a s r |
Net Financial (€67.9m) €236.5m Position |
n.m. | Significant decrease in leverage over 2019, from 2x to 1.3x Net Debt/EBITDA, supportive of the |
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| a e C n e g |
Net Debt/ EBITDA |
n.m. | 1.3x | n.m. | expected trend of quick deleveraging profile |
N otes: 1: Restatedfollowing the application of I FRS 16;
2: T o improve c omparability with2019 results at c onstant perimeter, 2 018 results were combined with Altamira A.M. H2 2018results; 3: E xcluding N on Recurring I tems (costs linked to G roup reorganization and the acquisition of A ltamira A.M.).
Evolution of gross book value (GBV) under management
- Inflows from existing clients mainly referred to Santander, with extraordinary positive result, and Unicredit
- Alpha Bank agreement (€4.3bn stock plus flow agreement), signed in October 2019, to be on-boarded in 1Q20
- New clients GBV includes ICCREA, Carige and UBI in Italy and 4 investors portfolios in Spain
- Sales by clients limited to banks aiming at accelerating asset quality plans (Intesa, Unicredit and Santander)

GBV details: one of the most diversified portfolios in the industry

Fee structure highlights a growing share of base fees

- Weight of base fees growing from 17% to 22%, improving revenue resiliency and continue to grow as Altamira contribution is 100% (targeting 25% in 2020)
- Positive impact of markets ex-Italy, albeit contributing only for H2 results
- Italy base fees stable at ca. 5 bps on GBV
- Spain base fees at ca. 13 bps on GBV, due to contract structure
- Greece and Cyprus base fees at ca. 15 bps on GBV due to early-stage phase of markets
- Lower NPL outsourcing fees, REO outsourcing fees growing in line with development of business
UTP servicing fee structure and profitability
- Higher complexity of cases to be analysed
- Higher upfront/structuring fees
- Lower workload for each asset manager
- Higher cost per asset manager given more skilled/qualified people
| NPL | UTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup-fee/ on-boarding fee |
€300-500k | 0.2% of purchase price |
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| Management fee |
5bps of GBV | 1.10% of | ||
| Collection fee | 8% of collections | purchase price | ||
| Success fee | ~15% of investor extra return vs original BP |
10-20% of recovery beyond initial price over defined triggers |
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| Average Italian portfolio |
Recently negotiated transaction |
Key differences vs NPL Illustrative UTP example
| GBV | 1,000 | |||
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| NBV | 50% | |||
| Setup fee | 1.0 | |||
| Mgmt fee yr 1 |
3.2 | |||
| Mgmt fee yr 2 |
5.3 | |||
| Avg. FTE | Lower # of case files/FTE vs NPL |
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| Cost per FTE | Slightly above that of NPL |
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| Total cost | Slightly above that of NPL |
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| EBITDA margin | >40% |
Focus on operating expenses


N otes: 1 . E xcluding NonRecurring I tems (costs linked to G roup reorganizationprocess and the acquisition of AltamiraAsset Management).
2019 by market – benefits of diversification already visible

- Exposure to different macro and product cycles yields top-line benefits, with early-stage market supporting Group profitability. Differentiation to be fully visible in 2020 with 12-month impact of Altamira in P&L
- Italy results reflect timing/volume of new portfolios on-boarded in 2019, with selective approach to business development
- Collection rates structurally higher in markets ex-Italy due to lower court timings, irrespective of total recoverable amount. Group collection rate at 4.2%, improving yoy
- Cost efficiency measures enacted in all markets, supporting growth in EBITDA margin
N otes: 1: inc ludes REO sales 2: GBV net of write-offs 13
NWC and net financial position

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2019 cash flow trend
- Very strong free cash flow generation at €100m in FY19, supported by strong earnings and a neutral NWC move
- Financial leverage measured in terms of Net Debt/EBITDA down from 1.8x to 1.3x during H219
- Structurally low capex needs and limited cash taxes
- Closing of Altamira acquisition in 2Q19 with related cash out and dividend payment in May 2019


Condensed consolidated income statement FY19
| FY19 | FY18 | Cha nge | Cha nge % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servicing Revenues | 325,889 | 205,538 | 120,351 | 59% |
| of which NPL revenues | 268,034 | 205,538 | 62,496 | 30% |
| of which REO revenues | 57,830 | - | 57,830 | n.s. |
| Co- investment revenues | 564 | 911 | (347) | - 38% |
| Ancillary and other revenues | 37,385 | 26,694 | 10,691 | 40% |
| Gross re ve nue s | 3 6 3 ,8 3 8 | 2 3 3 ,14 3 | 13 0 ,6 9 5 | 56% |
| NPL Outsourcing fees | (19,855) | (18,586) | (1,269) | 7 % |
| REO Outsourcing fees | (12,675) | - | (12,675) | n.s. |
| Ancillary Outsourcing fees | (7,628) | (4,970) | (2,658) | 53% |
| Ne t re ve nue s | 3 2 3 ,6 8 0 | 2 0 9 ,5 8 7 | 114 ,0 9 3 | 54% |
| Staff expenses | (133,658) | (94,054) | (39,604) | 42% |
| Administrative expenses | (62,256) | (31,764) | (30,492) | 96% |
| Ope ra ting e xpe nse s | (19 5 ,9 14 ) | (12 5 ,8 18 ) | (7 0 ,0 9 6 ) | 56% |
| EBITDA | 12 7 ,7 6 6 | 8 3 ,7 6 9 | 4 3 ,9 9 7 | 53% |
| EBITDA ma rgin | 35% | 36% | - 1% | - 2 % |
| Non- recurring items included in EBITDA | (12,676) | (2,712) | (9,964) | n.s. |
| EBITDA e xc luding non- re c urring ite ms | 14 0 ,4 4 2 | 8 6 ,4 8 1 | 5 3 ,9 6 1 | 62% |
| EBITDA Ma rgin e xc luding non- re c urring ite ms | 39% | 37% | 2 % | 4 % |
| Impairment/Write- backs on property, plant, equipment and intangible assets | (40,388) | (5,536) | (34,852) | n.s. |
| Net Provisions for risks and charges | (10,335) | (317) | (10,018) | n.s. |
| Net Write- downs of loans | 815 | 861 | (46) | - 5% |
| Net income (losses) from investments | - | 919 | (919) | - 100% |
| EBIT | 7 7 ,8 5 8 | 7 9 ,6 9 6 | (1,8 3 8 ) | - 2 % |
| Net income (loss) on financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value | 806 | 418 | 388 | 93% |
| Net financial interest and commissions | (7,459) | (432) | (7,027) | n.s. |
| EBT | 7 1,2 0 5 | 7 9 ,6 8 2 | (8 ,4 7 7 ) | - 11% |
| Income tax for the period | (29,826) | (29,184) | (642) | 2 % |
| Profit (Loss) for the pe riod | 4 1,3 7 9 | 5 0 ,4 9 8 | (9 ,119 ) | - 18 % |
| Profit (Loss) attributable to non- controlling interests Ne t Profit (Loss) for the pe riod a ttributa ble to the sha re holde rs |
(3,061) | - | (3,061) | n.s. |
| of the Pa re nt Compa ny | 3 8 ,3 18 | 5 0 ,4 9 8 | (12 ,18 0 ) | - 2 4 % |
| Non- recurring items included in Profit (Loss) of the period | (31,135) | (1,784) | (29,351) | n.s. |
| Non- recurring items included in Net Profit (Loss) attributable to Minorities | (391) | (391) | n.s. | |
| Ne t Profit (Loss) for the pe riod a ttributa ble to the sha re holde rs | - | |||
| of the Pa re nt Compa ny e xc luding non- re c urring ite ms | 6 9 ,0 6 2 | 5 2 ,2 8 2 | 16 ,7 8 0 | 32% |
| Net Profit(Loss) attributable to non- controlling interests excluding non | ||||
| recurring items | 3,452 | - | 3,452 | n.s. |
| Ea rnings pe r sha re (in Euro) | 0 .4 8 | 0 .6 3 | (0 .2 ) | - 2 4 % |
| Earnings per share excluding non- recurring items (Euro) | 0.86 | 0.65 | 0.21 | 32% |
Condensed consolidated balance sheet FY19
(€/'000)
| YE2019 | YE2018 | Change | Change % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and liquid securities |
128,162 | 74,630 | 53,532 | (26)% |
| Financial assets |
48,609 | 36,139 | 12,470 | 35% |
| Equity investments |
- | - | - | n.m. |
| Property, plant and equipment |
23,904 | 4,290 | 19,614 | n.m. |
| Intangible assets |
340,879 | 6,846 | 334,033 | n.m. |
| Tax assets |
98,554 | 87,355 | 11,199 | 13% |
| Trade receivables |
176,991 | 99,223 | 77,768 | 78% |
| Assets on disposal |
10 | 710 | (700) | (99)% |
| Other assets |
13,581 | 7,839 | 5,742 | 73% |
| TOTAL ASSETS |
830,690 | 317,032 | 513,658 | n.m. |
| Financial liabilities: due banks to |
364,627 | - | 364,627 | n.m. |
| Other financial liabilities |
92,036 | 294 | 91,742 | n.m. |
| Trade payables |
46,969 | 21,847 | 25,122 | 115% |
| Liabilities Tax |
42,347 | 11,090 | 31,257 | n.m. |
| Employee Benefits Termination |
8,544 | 9,577 | (1,033) | (11)% |
| for risks and charges Provision |
25,669 | 20,755 | 4,914 | 24% |
| Liabilities on disposal |
- | 6,532 | (6,532) | (100)% |
| Other liabilities |
25,193 | 14,152 | 11,041 | 78% |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES |
605,385 | 84,247 | 521,138 | n.m. |
| Share capital |
41,280 | 41,280 | - | n.m. |
| Reserves | 145,885 | 140,913 | 4,972 | 4% |
| Treasury shares |
(184) | (246) | 62 | (25)% |
| Result for the period |
38,320 | 50,840 | (12,520) | (25)% |
| SHAREHOLDERS' TOTAL EQUITY |
225,301 | 232,787 | (7,486) | (3)% |
| 830,686 | 317,034 | 513,652 | n.m. |
Consolidated cash flow FY19
| FY19 | FY18 | |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 127,766 | 81,293 |
| Capex | (12,787) | (5,408) |
| EBITDA- Ca pe x |
114 ,9 7 9 |
7 5 ,8 8 5 |
| % di EBITDA | 90% | 93% |
| Adjustment for accrual on share- based incentive system payments |
5,926 | 5,814 |
| Changes in Net Working Capital | 22,397 | 889 |
| Changes in other assets/liabilities | (29,190) | (6,454) |
| Ope ra ting Ca sh Flow |
114 ,112 |
7 6 ,13 4 |
| Taxes paid | (14,539) | (10,480) |
| Fre e Ca sh Flow |
9 9 ,5 7 3 |
6 5 ,6 5 4 |
| (Investments)/divestments in financial assets | (10,807) | (8,051) |
| Equity (investments)/divestments | (356,878) | 2,610 |
| Dividend paid | (36,264) | (30,907) |
| Ne t Ca sh Flow of the pe riod |
(3 0 4 ,3 7 6 ) |
2 9 ,3 0 6 |
| Net financial position - Beginning of period |
67,911 | 38,605 |
| Net financial position - End of period |
(236,465) | 67,911 |
| Cha nge in Ne t Fina nc ia l Position |
(3 0 4 ,3 7 6 ) |
2 9 ,3 0 6 |
Key Performance Indicators FY19
(€/000) VARIANCE
| KPIs | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Book Value (EoP) - Group Book Value (EoP) - Italy Gross |
131,527,995 78,796,103 |
138,578,013 82,179,013 |
| Collections - Italy Collections - Italy - Stock |
1,893,198 1,794,339 |
1,961,177 1,768,762 |
| Collections / - Italy - Overall LTM GBV EoP LTM Collections / GBV EoP - Italy - Stock |
2.4% 2.5% |
2.4% 2.5% |
| Staff / Total FTE FTE LTM Collections / Servicing FTE - Italy |
38% 2.7 |
37% 2.7 |
| Reported EBITDA Non-recurring items (NRIs) included in EBITDA Ordinary EBITDA |
127,766 (12,676) 140,442 |
83,769 (2,712) 86,481 |
| Reported EBITDA Margin EBITDA Margin wo/NRIs |
35.1% 38.6% |
35.9% 37.1% |
| Profit (Loss) attributable the Reported Net to Group Non-recurring items (NRIs) included in Net Income Profit (Loss) attributable the Group Ordinary Net to |
38,318 (30,744) 69,062 |
50,498 (1,784) 52,282 |
| per share (Euro) Earning Earning per share wo/NRIs (Euro) |
0.48 0.86 |
0.63 0.65 |
| Capex EBITDA - Capex |
8,086 119,680 |
5,408 78,361 |
| Working Capital Net Net Financial Position (Net Debt / PF) Leverage EBITDA LTM |
130,028 (236,465) 1.3x |
77,387 67,911 n.a. |
Tax assets

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