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ECIT AS

Investor Presentation Feb 28, 2024

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Division performance

Acquisitions

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Peter Lauring CEO

Mads Skovgaard CFO

ECIT Drivers

  • 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of ECIT
  • Integrating IT, Accounting & Software
  • Buy companies & build a Group
  • Managed by entrepreneurs
  • Tech driven Services provider

10 years performance

Mid-to-long term financial targets

Highlights

  • FY – 21.7% growth / 3.8% organic
  • Macroeconomic – political conditions affected IT revenue, whereas F&A has done well
  • Growth – next 3 – 6 months
  • EBITDA result – group costs
  • Cost savings program

2023 results

Revenue: 3.4bn (21,7%)

Organic growth: 3.8%

EBITDA: 497m (14.5%)

EBIT: 267m (7.8%)

EPS: 0.25 NOK (0.21)

Free cash flow: 308m (221)

10 largest companies: ~60% (revenue)

Mcap: 3.5bn

shares: 454m

Subsidiary ownership – update

2024 going towards 85% ownership in the relevant subsidiaries

Comments

  • Increase Group share of Cash Flow.
  • Acquisitions after June 2022 not affected for now.
  • Building a Group – not a group of companies.

Divisions

F&A division

Financial overview –
FY 2023
(NOKm) FY
2023
FY
2022
Revenue 1,950 1,543
EBITDA 336 263
Total revenue growth 26.5% 19.3%
EBITDA-margin 17.2% 17.0%

• Good organic growth.

  • M&A activity 6 companies acquired.
  • 5 companies ~ 50% of revenue.

• Nearshoring.

Financial overview – Q4 2023

EBITDA and margin development
(NOKm) Q4
2023
Q4
2022
Revenue 482 410
EBITDA 85 77
Total revenue growth 17.5% 29.2%
EBITDA-margin 17.6% 18.6%

Notes: EBITDA = EBITDA before transactions- and restructuring costs

IT division

Financial overview –
FY 2023
(NOKm) FY
2023
FY
2022
Revenue 1,461 1,275
EBITDA 189 163
Total revenue growth 14.5% 20.1%
EBITDA-margin 12.9% 12.8%
  • Macroeconomic and local political conditions – organic growth.
  • Specialized equipment (general) Consultants for hire (Norway).
  • Remaining business expected performance.

Financial overview – Q4 2023

(NOKm) Q4
2023
Q4
2022
Revenue 433 373
EBITDA 61 55
Total revenue growth 16.4% 20.2%
EBITDA-margin 14.0% 14.9%

EBITDA and margin development

• 5 companies ~ 66% of revenue

Tech division

Financial overview

FY 2023
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(NOKm) FY
2023
FY
2022
Revenue 165 122
SaaS revenue 115 81
Consultancy services 50 41
EBITDA 12 8
Total revenue growth 34.3% 49.0%
EBITDA-margin 7.3% 6.5%

Annual recurring revenue (own software) Comments

Revenue development

  • ECIT Software revenue and directly related consulting revenue.
  • ARR development ECIT core software revenue only.

Financial overview – Q4 2023

(NOKm) Q4
2023
Q4
2022
Revenue 52 34
SaaS revenue 36 22
Consultancy services 16 11
EBITDA 7 3
Total revenue growth 59.8% 1.8%
EBITDA-margin 13.3% 10.3%

Acquisitions in 2023

M&A – Acquisitions in 2023

Financial review

Financial review

Profit & loss summarized Comments

Q4 Q4 FY FY
(NOKm) 2023 2022 Growth 2023 2022 Growth
Revenue 933 792 17.9% 3,438 2,826 21.7%
EBITDA 142 135 5.2% 497 418 18.9%
EBIT 79 84 -5.6% 267 230 16.0%
Profit for the period 51 67 -23.9% 174 177 -1.5%
Adj. profit for the period 54 62 -13.0% 184 159 15.8%
P&L items:
Retructuring & transaction costs -13 -2 729.2% -20 -13 50.8%
Financial income 17 13 30.4% 37 48 -23.1%
Financial expenses -15 -8 89.0% -53 -38 39.4%
KPIs
Total revenue growth 17.9% 25.9% -8 p.p. 21.7% 21.9% -0.3 p.p.
Organic revenue growth -3.9% 16.2% -20.1 p.p. 3.8% 10.0% -6.2 p.p.
M&A revenue growth 18.2% 9.6% 8.6 p.p. 14.6% 13.0% 1.6 p.p.
Currency impact 3.6% 0.1% 3.5 p.p. 3.3% -1.1% 4.4 p.p.
EBITDA-margin 15.2% 17.0% -1.8 p.p. 14.5% 14.8% -0.3 p.p.
EBIT-margin 8.5% 10.5% -2.1 p.p. 7.8% 8.1% -0.4 p.p.
Adj. diluted EPS 0.09 0.08 15.3% 0.25 0.21 20.8%
  • Good performance across most metrics.
  • Macroeconomic headwind impacted certain parts of our IT business.

• Remaining business in ECIT performed in accordance with expectations.

  • Higher group costs lowering the EBITDA margin. Cost savings program initiated.
  • Proposed dividend NOK 0.06 per share

Cash Flow & financial position

(NOKm) FY
2023
FY
2022
EBITDA 497 418
Restructuring & transaction costs -20 -13
Corporation tax, paid -69 -58
Change in NWC 15 -20
Cash flow from operations 423 327
Cash flow from investing -284 -314
Cash flow from financing -137 -96
Cash flow for the period 2 -83
Cash flow from operations 423 327
Restructuring & transaction costs 20 13
Net investments in tangible assets -26 -20
Repayment of lease liabilities -109 -98
Free cash flow 308 221

Financial position (NOK million)

(NOKm) FY
2023
FY
2022
NIBD ex. leasing debt 354 125
NIBD 637 350
Leverage ratio 1.2x 0.8x
Undrawn revolving facility 216 423
  • Solid cash flow from operations increased EBITDA and positive change in net working capital.
  • NIBD ex. Leasing at NOK 354 million (125)

• Leverage ratio at 1.2x.

Key financial targets (mid-to-long term ambitions)

Key Financial targets FY
2023
Mid-to-long
term targets
Growth
Total revenue growth 21.7% > 15.0%
Organic revenue growth 3.8% > 5.5%
Recurring & repeatable revenue 79.0% > 75.0%
Earnings
EBITDA-margin
14.5% >17.0%
Leverage
Leverage ratio (NIBD/EBITDA)
1.2x < 2.5x
Mergers & acquisitions
M&A acq. revenue 372 364

• Based on an assumption of stable macro economic development.

Management comments

  • Financial targets unchanged except of M&A target.
  • New dynamic M&A target measured as 10% of proforma revenue LTM.
  • The 17% EBITDA margin target is excluding the potential impact from large acquisitions.

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