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Eimskipafélag Íslands Earnings Release 2020

Aug 27, 2020

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PRESENTATION OF Q2 RESULTS

Vilhelm Már Thorsteinsson, CEO

NEW CONSOLIDATED HEADQUARTERS

THIS IS EIMSKIP

Eimskip is a leading transportation company in the North Atlantic providing container and reefer liner services with connections to international markets and is specialized in worldwide freight forwarding services with focus on frozen and chilled commodities

- Iceland Norway

  • Asia Faroe Islands
  • Europe N-America / TA

KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q2 2020

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EBITDA performance of Q2 is better than management expectations at the start of the quarter specially considering the impact of COVID-19

Streamlining measures and integration projects resulting in

• Salary cost down EUR 4m QoQ

• Container system savings EUR 2m compared to Q1

Co-operation with Royal Arctic Line commenced with arrival of the new vessel Dettifoss

EMPLOYEES

1612 -9.7% from 1.1.2020

-5.3%

REVENUE EBITDA* NET EARNINGS NET CASH FROM
OPERATION
EQUITY NIBD
161 17 2 22 222
mEUR mEUR mEUR mEUR mEUR
-4.1% YoY 7.6% YoY 0.7% YoY 10.5% YoY 41.2%

-5.3% FORWARDING

LINER VOLUME

3.5x LTM EBITDA 201 mEUR

*Adjusted for EUR 1 million redundancy cost

Relevant lead indicators

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

PAYMENT CARD TURNOVER GALLUP CONFIDENCE INDEX

LANDED CATCH – ICELAND TOTAL IMPORT – EXPORT ICELAND excl. fuel & gas FUEL PRICE DEVELOPMENT PR. WEEK

LANDED CATCH – FAROE ISLANDS

Source: Central bank of Iceland Source: Gallup Iceland Source: www.vorn.fo

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  • Dettifoss first scheduled voyage from Denmark on July 8th
  • Estimated delivery of Bruarfoss in early Q4 and in service later in the quarter
    • Net inflow from financing of approx. EUR 6m expected upon delivery of the vessel

The new 2150 TEUs vessels

Phase-in Vessel Sharing Agreement launched in June

VESSEL NEWBUILDING AND ROYAL ARCTIC LINE CO-OPERATION

Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA)

  • Started in June with phase-in setup
    • The vessels in service are Dettifoss from Eimskip and Tukuma Arctica from Royal Arctic Line
    • Port calls in Nuuk, Reykjavík, Aalborg, Aarhus and Helsingborg
  • Planned to launch the full version of the VSA late October with additional connection to Faroe Islands

  • Iceland's geographical position important factor towards Greenland
    • Opportunities to increase trade between the two countries
  • Weekly sailings to Nuuk with short transit time from Reykjavík
    • Transit time from Reykjavík to Nuuk is ~4 days compared to 9 days between Aalborg and Nuuk
    • Opportunities to export fresh products from Iceland to Greenland and seafood from Greenland to various destinations through Eimskip's extensive sailing system

Opportunities arising for increased trade between Iceland and Greenland

GREENLAND GAINING ACCESS TO EIMSKIP'S TRANS-ATLANTIC SAILING SYSTEM

EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTS FOR IMPORT/EXPORT TO AND FROM GREENLAND

Container liner volume down 4.6% and reefer liner down 11.4% YoY in Q2

VOLUME DEVELOPMENT IN LINER SERVICES

  • Import to Iceland down by 6.4% YoY in line with expectations at beginning of the year despite COVID-19
    • Gradually picked up towards the end of the quarter
  • Export from Iceland increased by 2.0% YoY, which is above expectations
    • In line with landed catch in the quarter (2.3% YoY)
  • Faroe Islands volume down by 11.0% YoY which is below expectations mostly due to less export of fresh salmon due to COVID-19
  • Reefer liner down by 11.4% YoY due to capacity reduction following the sale of reefer vessels

Q2

  • Export from Iceland up 0.5% despite landed catch being down by 10.2% YoY but less favorable volume mix
  • Trans-Atlantic services down 5.3% which is below expectation and mostly due to COVID-19 impact in Q2

Strong reefer forwarding during the quarter

VOLUME DEVELOPMENT IN FORWARDING

  • Reefer forwarding volume up 3.9% from last year
    • Mainly driven by increase in outbound cargo handling which is higher margin volume than inbound cargo
    • Reefer cargo has been less affected by COVID-19 than dry cargo
  • Dry forwarding volume down 19.0% from last year which is below expectations, mostly due to COVID-19

Q2

6M

  • Dry volume down by 15.1% due to;
    • Eimskip Belgium closed at the end of 2019
    • COVID-19 effects

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FINANCIAL RESULTS

EUR thousand Q2 2020 Q2 2019 Change %
Revenue 160,615 167,535 (6,920) (4.1%)
Expenses
Salary and related expenses
144,614
29,802
151,706
33,827
(7,092)
(4,025)
(4.7%)
(11.9%)
EBITDA 16,001 15,829 172 1.1%
Depreciation and amortization (10,966) (10,705) (261) 2.4%
EBIT 5,035 5,124 (89) -
Net finance expense (2,402) (1,526) (876) 57.4%
Share of profit of equity accounted investees 473 85 388 456.5%
Net earnings before income tax 3,106 3,683 (577) -
Income tax (651) (929) 278 -
Net earnings for the period 2,455 2,754 (299) -
Key ratios Q2 2020 Q2 2019
EBITDA ratio
EBIT ratio
Profit margin
Return on equity
10.0%
3.1%
1.5%
4.3%
9.4%
3.1%
1.6%
4.7%

Profitability improves with realization of streamlining measures

INCOME STATEMENT Q2

• Revenue decrease by 4.1%

  • Volume decrease however, partly offset by higher forwarding prices
  • Decrease in BAF due to lower bunker prices
  • Negative effect of COVID-19 on cruise agency and ferry operation
  • Expenses down by 4.7%
    • Bunker price decrease
    • Cost savings in liner and equipment operation
    • Salaries decrease by 11.9% or EUR 4m despite EUR 1m redundancy cost
      • Managed FTE reduction EUR -3.1m
      • Currency effect EUR -2.3m
    • Savings in administrative expenses, somewhat related to COVID-19 e.g. travel expenses
  • EBITDA adjusted for redundancy cost amounts to EUR 17m an increase of 7.6% YoY
    • Adjusted EBITDA ratio 10.6%
  • Net finance expenses increased due to lease liabilities and currency exchange losses

EUR thousand 6M 2020 6M 2019 Change %
Revenue 322,285 331,523 (9,238) (2.8%)
Expenses
Salary and related expenses
EBITDA
296,946
59,555
25,339
302,472
66,547
29,051
(5,526)
(6,992)
(3,712)
(1.8%)
(10.5%)
(12.8%)
Depreciation and amortization
EBIT
(21,898)
3,441
(21,458)
7,593
(440)
(4,152)
2.1%
(54.7%)
Net finance expense (5,042) (2,837) (2,205) 77.7%
Share of profit of equity accounted investees 156 1 155 -
Net (loss) earnings before income tax (1,445) 4,757 (6,202) -
Income tax (1,051) (4,504) 3,453 -
Net (loss) earnings for the period (2,496) 253 (2,749) -
Key ratios 6M 2020 6M 2019
EBITDA ratio
EBIT ratio
Profit margin
Return on equity
7.9%
1.1%
(0.8%)
(2.2%)
8.8%
2.3%
0.1%
0.2%

The first six months affected by a slow start of the year

INCOME STATEMENT 6M

  • Revenues decrease by 2.8% as a result of less volume, bunker effects and discontinued operation of ferry Herjólfur
  • Expenses
    • Salaries decrease by 10.5% or EUR 7m mostly as a result of managed FTE reduction, despite of EUR 1m redundancy cost
    • Realization on track of previously announced salary reduction amounting to EUR 11m on an annual basis
    • Cost of container sailing system reduced by EUR 2m in Q2 as estimated in Q1 investor presentation
  • One-off tax expense amounting to EUR 3.4m in Q1 2019

6M

Streamlining measures positively affecting salaries and admin expenses

DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE OF EXPENSES Q2

EXPENSE BRIDGE Q2

  • In general, increase/decrease in 3 rd party expenses is offset by higher/lower revenues e.g. in forwarding
  • Savings in liner services and lower bunker prices positively affecting liner & equipment expenses
  • Material decrease in salaries and admin expenses quarter on quarter
    • EUR 5m in salary reduction, thereof EUR 2m currency effects

Q2

Negative volume development affecting container liner performance but offset by streamlining measures and improved margins in reefer forwarding

EBITDA BRIDGE Q2

EBITDA BRIDGE BY BUSINESS ACTIVITY EBITDA BRIDGE BY OPERATING ITEMS

Profitability increasing in the quarter

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS

  • Liner revenue affected by volume and devaluation of ISK
  • Forwarding revenues increase despite lower volume on back of strong reefer business
  • Profitability improving in Q2 both in liner and in forwarding
  • Profitability increasing in forwarding for 6M while liner services is affected by poor Q1

Q2 AND 6M

EUR thousand Q2 2020 Q2 2019 Change % 6M 2020 6M 2019 Change %
Liner Services:
Revenue 98,531 107,568 (9,037) (8.4%) 195,691 213,280 (17,589) (8.2%)
Expenses 89,072 97,570 (8,498) (8.7%) 181,838 194,887 (13,049) (6.7%)
EBITDA 9,459 9,998 (539) (5.4%) 13,853 18,393 (4,540) (24.7%)
9.6% 9.3% 7.1% 8.6%
Forwarding Services:
Revenue 62,084 59,967 2,117 3.5% 126,594 118,243 8,351 7.1%
Expenses 55,542 54,136 1,406 2.6% 115,108 107,585 7,523 7.0%
EBITDA 6,542 5,831 711 12.2% 11,486 10,658 828 7.8%
10.5% 9.7% 9.1% 9.0%
EUR thousand 30.6.2020 31.12.2019 Change %
Non-current assets 393,214 355,712 37,502 10.5%
Fixed assets 301,617 292,470 9,147 3.1%
Right-of-use assets 67,583 44,486 23,097 -
Other non-current assets 24,014 18,756 5,258 28.0%
Current assets 147,388 168,802 (21,414) (12.7%)
Vessels held for sale 0 14,907 (14,907) -
Assets 540,602 524,514 16,088 3.1%
Equity 222,408 230,868 (8,460) (3.7%)
Non-current liabilities 215,569 191,927 23,642 12.3%
Current liabilities 102,625 101,719 906 0.9%
Liabilities 318,194 293,646 24,548 8.4%
Equity and liabilities 540,602 524,514 16,088 3.1%
Key ratios 30.6.2020 31.12.2019
Tangible assets / Total assets 88.0% 87.4%
Equity ratio 41.1% 44.0%
Net debt / LTM-EBITDA 3.54 3.03
- excl. operational leases 3.30 2.99

Lease liabilities increasing the balance sheet but partially offset by delivery of sold vessels

BALANCE SHEET

  • Fixed assets increase with Dettifoss being delivered to Eimskip
  • Right of use assets increase
    • Tromsøterminalen in Norway started operation in January 2020 on long term lease
  • Five sold vessels delivered to new owners
  • Equity ratio 41.4% compared to 44.0% at year end 2019
  • Net debt excluding operational lease liabilities was EUR 142.1m compared with EUR 147.7m at year-end
  • Leverage ratio above long-term target partly due to vessel funding and new leases with return not reflected yet in EBITDA

6M

Equity ratio above long-term 40% target – leverage ratio above long-term target of 2-3x EBITDA due to recent investments

NET DEBT, EQUITY AND LEVERAGE RATIOS

*2018 not including IFRS 16 effects

Investments in 2020 primarily related to vessel investments – Dettifoss and Brúarfoss

DEVELOPMENT IN CAPEX

  • Maintenance CAPEX EUR 5.4m or slightly lower than budget and last year as management intentions due to COVID-19
  • Approximately third of planned maintenance CAPEX, EUR 5.0m, were put on hold due to COVID-19 to preserve financial strength of the Company
  • Investments EUR 20.4m on budget
    • EUR 18.5m in the vessels Dettifoss and Brúarfoss
    • Investments for the year 2020 will be close to budget

6M

Strong cash flow generation during the second quarter

CASH FLOW

  • Investment in Dettifoss finalized during the quarter
  • Excess cash used to pay down revolver facility
  • Additional EUR 10m of revolving liquidity facility secured
  • Current cash status is good, at approx. EUR 20m with head-room (cash and undrawn revolving facilities) in excess of EUR 50m
    • Net proceeds of approx. EUR 6m on delivery of Brúarfoss in Q4

Q2

• Net investments include investment in Dettifoss and divestment of reefer and container vessels

6M

Million EUR Q2 2020 Q2 2019 6M 2020 6M 2019
EBITDA 16.0 15.8 25.3 29.1
Working capital changes & EBITDA adjustments 12.7 11.5 7.1 13.0
Paid taxes (0.6) (0.4) (1.3) (0.9)
Maintenance CAPEX net of sale (1.5) (1.7) (4.8) (5.5)
Cash flow before debt/lease service 26.6 25.2 26.4 35.7
Debt and lease repayment and interests (7.9) (6.7) (16.1) (12.7)
Cash flow before Investments 18.8 18.6 10.3 23.0
Net investments (19.0) (10.6) (10.9) (14.7)
Debt funding 24.7 5.5 24.7 9.7
Pre-payments on revolver facility (14.0) 0.0 (14.0) 0.0
Dividend to minority (0.2) (0.0) (0.8) (0.2)
Share buy-back 0.0 (1.6) (1.5) (1.6)
Change in Cash 5.5 1.5 3.0 5.8

MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND STATUS

  • Overall acceptable results in a challenging environment
  • Streamlining measures resulting in lower cost and improved profitability
  • Generally strong performance of International division especially in reefer forwarding
  • Container sailing system capacity adjusted, partly offsetting lower volume and revenue
  • Valuable contribution from employees during challenging times in securing customer service and the logistic chain

  • Export from Iceland has been strong and import on level with last year

  • Volume picking up in Faroe Islands in August and outlook for September promising
  • Challenging environment for Trans-Atlantic services due to COVID-19
  • Improving profitability of container sailing system is a high priority project
  • Domestic Iceland with a good start and better than expected
  • International division on track
  • Strong cash head-room
  • Cost benefit of FTE reduction in 1H 2020 being realized in 2H and sustainability of streamlining measures secured
  • Re-adjustment of the container sailing system
    • Estimated delivery of Brúarfoss in early Q4 and into schedule later that quarter
    • Continued focus on improving profitability of container sailing system
  • Effects of COVID-19 remain uncertain and likely to have negative effect on demand for cargo services throughout the year however, reefer cargo likely to be relatively less impacted than dry

PUBLISHED QUARTER CURRENT QUARTER NEAR TERM OUTLOOK

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APPENDIX I

OPERATING RESULTS BY QUARTER

OPERATING RESULTS Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2019 Q3 2019 Q2 2019
Revenue 160,615 161,670 175,549 172,522 167,535
Expenses 144,614 152,332 164,363 152,210 151,706
EBITDA 16,001 9,338 11,186 20,312 15,829
EBIT 5,035 (1,594) (3,319) 9,248 5,124
Net earnings (loss) earnings for the period 2,455 (4,951) (6,449) 7,203 2,754
EBITDA ratio 10.0% 5.8% 6.4% 11.8% 9.4%
EBIT ratio 3.1% (1.0%) (1.9%) 5.4% 3.1%
BALANCE SHEET 30.06.2020 31.03.2020 31.12.2019 30.09.2019 30.06.2019
Assets 540,602 524,681 524,514 522,507 520,227
Equity 222,408 217,014 230,868 233,119 232,972
Liabilities 318,194 307,667 293,646 289,388 287,255
Interest-bearing debt 229,917 221,860 204,263 189,207 189,207
Net debt 201,457 197,366 183,526 162,523 170,761
Equity ratio 41.1% 44.0% 44.0% 44.6% 44.8%
CASH FLOW Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2019 Q3 2019 Q2 2019
Net cash from operating activities 21,965 1,249 16,903 1,406 19,872
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (20,470) 4,737 (5,827) (10,569) (12,290)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 4,033 (8,506) (8,903) 311 (6,091)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the periodlyear 23,904 18,563 20,737 18,673 26,973

Slow first quarter affecting six-month YoY EBITDA

EBITDA BRIDGE 6M

EBITDA BRIDGE BY BUSINESS ACTIVITY EBITDA BRIDGE BY OPERATING ITEMS

20.8.2020

SHAREHOLDERS LIST

Shareholder Country Shares %
Samherji Holding ehf. Iceland 50,600,000 27.06%
Lífeyrissjóður verslunarmanna Iceland 27,485,070 14.70%
Gildi - lífeyrissjóður Iceland 25,116,139 13.43%
Lífeyrissj.starfsm.rík. A-deild Iceland 12,750,000 6.82%
Birta lífeyrissjóður Iceland 11,403,215 6.10%
Stapi lífeyrissjóður Iceland 9,331,897 4.99%
Global Macro Absolute Return Ad USA 7,866,970 4.21%
Arion banki hf. Iceland 5,820,000 3.11%
Lífeyrissj.starfsm.rík. B-deild Iceland 4,013,700 2.15%
Global Macro Portfolio USA 3,639,045 1.95%
Almenni lífeyrissjóðurinn Iceland 3,611,558 1.93%
Söfnunarsjóður lífeyrisréttinda Iceland 3,302,823 1.77%
Lífeyrissjóður Vestmannaeyja Iceland 1,297,800 0.69%
Sjóvá-Almennar tryggingar hf. Iceland 1,235,653 0.66%
Lífsverk lífeyrissjóður Iceland 968,500 0.52%
ÍV Stokkur Iceland 695,672 0.37%
Vörður tryggingar hf. Iceland 604,075 0.32%
Lífeyrissjóður starfsm Akureyrb Iceland 454,668 0.24%
Íslandsbanki hf. Iceland 438,836 0.23%
Fles ehf. Iceland 387,180 0.21%
Top 20 shareholders 171,022,801 91.46%
Other shareholders 9,844,442 5.26%
Total outstanding shares 180,867,243 96.72%
Treasury shares 6,132,757 3.28%
Total shares 187,000,000 100.00%

OTHER MATTERS

  • Eimskip's market capitalization was EUR 149.1 million or ISK 24.3 billion at the end of trading on 27 August 2020.
  • Closing price at year end 2019 was ISK 189.5 per share and the average closing price for the year 2019 was ISK 183.9 per share. The closing price on 27 August 2020 was ISK 134.5 per share, a decrease of 29.0% from the beginning of the year.
  • The total number of shares is 187,000,000, thereof 180,867,243 shares are outstanding and 6,132,757 are treasury shares. There were 664 shareholders at year end 2019 and they were 738 on 27 August 2020.

• The Company submitted objections to statement of objections II from the Icelandic Competition Authority on 15 June 2020.

SHAREHOLDERS

OTHER

DISCLAIMER

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