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Elmera Group ASA

Investor Presentation Feb 19, 2021

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Q4 2020 PRESENTATION

Rolf Barmen (CEO) Ole Johan Langenes (Acting CFO)

19th February

Q4 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Rolf Barmen (CEO)

Highlights fourth quarter 2020

Growth through M&A

  • 25% YoY increase in net revenue and 14% YoY growth in EBIT adj. driven by M&A growth
  • of deliveries passing the 1m milestone with the inclusion of Nordic Green Energy's deliveries

  • The transaction was completed on 10 November 2020 and figures and financials are included as from then
  • Gross revenue decrease by 20% YoY, driven by a mild quarter with volatile and relatively low elspot prices
  • Reached the targeted 125k mobile subscribers milestone in the Fjordkraft brand by year-end 2020
Key Highlights
1
# of deliveries (end of period)
Δ in # of deliveries (QoQ)
1 026 574 161 029
Increase of
65 %
YoY
Of which org. growth
-3 264
2
Volume sold
Gross revenue
5 572 GWh NOK
1 644m
Increase of
39 %
YoY
Decrease of
-20 %
YoY
3
Net revenue (adj.)
2
3
EBIT (adj.)
K6
NOK
464m
NOK
168m
Increase of
25 %
YoY
9
Increase of
14 %
YoY
K7
Basic EPS (reported) K13NIBD (cash)
NOK
0.64
NOK 344m
Decrease of
-46 %
YoY
K19NIBD/LTM EBITDA:
0.41

Sources: Company information

  • 1) Number of deliveries excl. Extended Alliance deliveries. Number of deliveries incl. Extended Alliance deliveries: 1,082,584
  • 2) Not including Alliance volume. Volume turnover for alliance partners Q4 2020: 1,207 GWh

3) Adj. Net revenue and EBIT are reported figures adjusted for any estimate deviations on sales and distribution of electricity related to previous reporting periods, special items, unrealised gains and losses on financial derivatives and depreciations from acquisitions

BUSINESS REVIEW

Rolf Barmen (CEO)

Update on Covid-19 and dialogue with the Consumer Authorities (CA)

Covid-19 regulations and reduced activity in both Norway and Sweden/Finland continues

  • Reduced activity following the governments' measures might have a short-term negative impact on consumption in the Business segment and is also expected to increase voice activity in the Mobile segment, which increases COGS and reduces margins
  • The growth going forward might be temporarily hampered by reduced sales activity and shut down of sales channels, like we experienced in Q4
  • The following matters have been subject to recent discussions with the CA:
  • Purchase price contracts
    • Fjordkraft has been instructed by the CA to include an estimate of the size of the purchasing costs and clarify terms and conditions. The CA has also pointed out that the names of certain purchase price contracts need to be changed. Fjordkraft has done the necessary adjustments and has been notified by the CA that the case is settled
  • Notification routines
    • Fjordkraft has changed routines related to notification of price changes to include either SMS or email notification, in accordance with the upcoming certification "Trygg Strømhandel". Fjordkraft has been notified by the CA that the case is settled. We have also been informed by the CA that they have received a follow up letter from the Consumer Council where the Consumer Council asks CA to resume the case, conduct additional enquires and clarify CA's view on notification routines as several suppliers have had similar notification routines as Fjordkraft, prior to Fjordkraft's change of routines. To our best knowledge, the CA has not yet decided how they shall respond to this request.

Market development

Key highlights in Q4 2020

  • Volatile elspot prices in the quarter
  • Decreasing and low prices in the first half of the quarter, followed by increasing prices in the second half
  • All three months in the quarter were warmer than both last year and the normal1
  • Oct: +1.5°C above normal (+2.9°C warmer than 2019)
  • Nov: +4.6°C above normal (+5.6°C warmer than 2019)
  • Des: +4.6°C above normal (+1.2°C warmer than 2019)

Weekly elspot prices (NOK/kWh)2

Sources:

  • 1) Temperature figures from met.no's monthly reports
  • 2) Weekly system prices in NOK from Nordpool

| Quarterly Presentation | Q4 2020

Segment development - Consumer

Key highlights in Q4 2020

  • Organic decrease of 5,982 deliveries in Q4 2020
  • Volume growth of 38% YoY, driven by M&A growth
  • Avg. volume per delivery is decreasing 1% YoY

1) Number of electricity deliveries at the end of the period

# of electricity deliveries1 ('000)

| Quarterly Presentation | Q4 2020

Segment development - Business

  • Organic growth of 2,718 deliveries in Q4 2020
  • Volume growth of 14% YoY driven by M&A growth
  • Avg. volume per delivery decreasing -16% YoY 19,845 kWh in Q4 2020 vs. 23,636 kWh in Q4 2019. Decrease affected by lower avg. consumption for the Innlandskraft deliveries

Key highlights in Q4 2020 # of electricity deliveries1 ('000)

1) Number of electricity deliveries at the end of the period

New Growth Initiatives & Nordic

  • Reached the targeted 125k mobile subscribers in the Fjordkraft brand by the end of 2020
  • In addition: ~7k subscribers in Gudbrandsdal Energi
  • 7% YoY Alliance volume decrease
  • Growth of 9,892 electricity deliveries within Extended Alliance, comprising 56,010 deliveries at the end of Q4 2020
  • Nordic is included as a new reporting segment from Q4 2020, comprising 164,293 electricity deliveries and a delivered volume of 497 GWh in the quarter

Key highlights in Q4 2020 # of Mobile subscribers1 ('000)

Sources: Company information

1) Number of mobile subscribers at the end of the period

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Ole Johan Langenes (Acting CFO)

Continued net revenue growth

  • Net revenue growth across all segments, with M&A growth as the primary driver
  • Decreasing and low prices in the first half of the quarter, followed by increasing prices in the second half of the quarter
  • Last twelve months adj. net revenue growth of 20%, driven by both organic growth and M&A

EBIT adj. development

Change in adj. EBIT (NOKm)

Adj. EBIT LTM (NOKm)

  • EBIT improvement of 20 NOKm with the Business segment as the main driver for the growth
  • Innlandskraft contribute with an EBIT adj. of ~30 NOKm in the quarter, in line with expectations
  • Adj. EBIT margin decreasing 4 pp YoY
  • Adj. EBIT margin LTM is increasing 1 pp YoY

Sources: Company information

| Quarterly Presentation | Q4 2020

Segment overview

Consumer segment Business segment

  • YoY net revenue improvement driven by M&A growth
  • Lower EBIT margin in the acquired Innlandskraft portfolio affecting the segment's total EBIT margin, which decrease with 7pp YoY

  • Increase in adj. net revenue is driven by both M&A growth and LFL growth from both power sales and VAS

  • EBIT margin increase 7pp YoY, driven by LFL product margin expansion

Sources: Company information

Segment overview cont.

New Growth Initiatives Nordic segment

  • YoY net revenue improvement driven by Alliance
  • EBIT adj. decrease YoY driven by Mobile, negatively affected by Covid-19

• Net revenue affected by lower volumes and COGS effects due to Covid-19

Sources: Company information

NWC development

Net working capital1 (NOKm)

  • Net working capital (NWC) is increasing by 67 NOKm from last quarter
  • Volume increase 133% from last quarter2
  • Elspot prices increase 56%3 from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020
  • Reduction of 73 NOKm from last year. Prices decrease by 62% YoY3. Volume increase 39% YoY
  • Continuous improvements in the invoicing process is also contributing positively to the development

Sources: Company information

1) NWC includes the following items from current assets: Inventories, intangible assets, trade receivables, derivative financial instruments and other current assets (that is, all current assets in the balance sheet except cash and cash equivalents); and the following items from current liabilities; trade payables, current income tax liabilities, derivative financial instruments, social security and other taxes and other current liabilities excl. 46 NOKm in shortterm interest bearing debt

2) Volume sold in the Consumer, Business and Nordic segments

3) Average of daily system prices in NOK

| Quarterly Presentation | Q4 2020

Net cash development

Change in net cash Q-o-Q (NOKm)

Sources: Company information

1) OpFCF defined as EBITDA adj. less CAPEX excl. M&A and payments to obtain contract assets

2) Non-cash NWC relates to items included in "change in NWC" that are not affecting net cash position. Other includes interest, tax, change in long-term receivables, proceeds from non-current receivables, proceeds from other long-term liabilities, share based payment expense, change in post-employment liabilities, payment of lease liability and adjustments made on EBITDA.

| Quarterly Presentation | Q4 2020

FULL YEAR 2020

Ole Johan Langenes (Acting CFO)

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Full year Group figures vs financial targets

Adj. net revenue1 (NOKm) Adj. EBIT1 (NOKm)

  • Product margin improvement is the main driver for the 20% adj. net revenue growth
  • Well above targeted, also adjusted for positive M&A effects
  • All time high adj. EBIT. The Consumer segment is the main driver for the increase
  • Adj. EBIT margin increasing 1 pp from 2019

Full year figures per segment vs financial targets for 2020

• EBIT margin stronger than initial target and in line with revised target

Sources: Company information

  • 1) 2020 figures are not audited
  • 2) All targets are on an organic basis

Other relevant financial targets

Targets Status
Cap.ex.
Targeted to be in the area of NOK 65-70m annually on an organic basis over the next three
years

In line with targets (65 NOKm)
Dividend
Attractive and increasing dividend

Target pay-out ratio of at least 80% (based on adjusted net income)

Proposed dividend of 3.5 NOK per
share1,2

1)Subject to approval at the annual general meeting 2) How the dividend is calculated: [(Adjusted EBIT + net finance)*(1-average tax rate) – amortisation of acquisition debt]*pay-out ratio [(608 NOKm-12 NOKm)*(1-22%)-65 NOKm]*100%=400 NOKm, equivalent of a DPS of 3.5 NOK with the current number of shares outstanding

Outlook for 2021-20231

Group
Targeting high-single digit net revenue growth. 2021 expected above double digit due to acquisitions in 2020

Targeting a sustainable EBIT margin of 36-38%

Ambition to act as a consolidator in a fragmented market

Growth
Targeting mid-single digit annual net revenue growth
Consumer EBIT

Targeting a sustainable level of 32-34%
margin

Growth
Targeting a sustainable level of mid-single digit growth. 2021 expected above double digit due to acquisitions in 2020
Business EBIT

Targeting a sustainable level of 52-54%
margin
Nordic
Targeting an annual EBIT contribution of ~50 NOKm
NGI
Targeting a 50% improvement in nominal EBIT from 2020 to 2021 and a positive run-rate EBIT from late 2021
Cap.ex.
Targeted to be in the area of NOK 65-70m annually
Leverage
Targeting a leverage of 2-2.5x NIBD/EBITDA with variations intra-year due to seasonality in net working capital

Current balance sheet enabling substantial capacity to finance acquisitions
Dividend
Target pay-out ratio of at least 80% of net income, adjusted for certain cash and non-cash items2

Attractive and increasing dividend

1) Outlook on an organic basis, not including additional M&A transactions in the period. All targets are based on adjusted figures, further described under alternative performance measures in the quarterly report

2) Adjusted EBIT + net finance – estimated tax – amortisation of acquisition debt

Appendix

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

NOK in thousands Note 03 2020 04 2020 04 2019 Full Year 2020 Full Year 2019
Continuing operations
Revenue 29 588 991 1644100 2046 509 4214727 7122528
Direct cost of sales 2 (304540) (1172644) (1672256) (2647005) (5827394)
Revenue less direct cost of sales 284 451 471 456 374 252 1 567 7 22 1 295 134
Personnel expenses Z (78494) (116748) (49213) (328485) (236106)
Other operating expenses 2 (97001) (152585) (104661) (471938) (379973)
Depreciation right-of-use assets (3111) (3958) (3556) (13302) (10404)
Depreciation and amortisation 2,5,6 (47877) (152988) (55339) (291 872) (190528)
Total operating expenses (226 483) (426 278) (212769) (1105596) (817011)
Impairment and change in provision for onerous contracts 6,14 (268493) (268493)
Other gains and losses, net 7,14 (1365) 328 430 13126 331 539 4615
Operating profit 56 604 105 115 174 610 525 172 482738
Income/(loss) from investments in associates
and joint ventures 13 (915)
3170
2433 5192 1168
Interest income 3196 16814 20071
Interest expense lease liability (390) (585) (904) (1813) (1677)
Interest expense (937) (8335) (2096) (11982) (6956)
Other financial items, net (2005) (11250) (1177) (15692) (3737)
Net financial income/(cost) (1077) (14541) 1014 (11505) 7701
Profit/ (loss) before tax 55 5 27 90 574 175 624 513 667 490 440
Income tax (expense)/ income З (15366) (16943) (49944) (113604) (120269)
Profit/ (loss) for the period 40 161 73 631 125 681 400 063 370 171
Basic earnings per share (in NOK)* 4 0.38 0.64 1,20 373 3,54
Diluted earnings per share (in NOK)* 4 0.38 0.64 1,19 3.69 3,51

ADJUSTED EBIT reconciliation

NOK in thousands 03 2020 04 20 20 04 2019 Full year 2020 Full year 2019
Revenue adjusted 588 991 1 635 353 2045382 4 183 361 7 066 432
Corporate 1) 8747 1127 29650 56096
Special items 2) 1716
Revenue 588 991 1644100 2046509 4214727 7 122 528
Direct cost of sales adjusted (304540) (1171745) (1673178) (2639876) (5782711)
Corporate 1) (899) 921 (7129) (44681)
Direct cost of sales (304540) (1172644) (1672256) (2647005) (5827394)
Revenue less direct cost of sales adjusted 284 451 463 608 372 204 1543486 1 283 7 21
Corporate 1) 7848 2048 22521 11414
Special items 2) 1716
Revenue less direct cost of sales 284 451 471 456 374 252 1567722 1 295 134
Total operating expenses adjusted (205687) (295905) (224495) (935 208) (792668)
Special items 2) (12873) (79324) 23 5 0 2 (95123) 21 218
Depreciation of acquisitions 3) (7924) (51049) (11774) (75265) (45560)
Total operating expenses (226483) (426 278) (212769) (1105596) (817011)
Impairment and change in provision for onerous contracts (268493) (268493)
Other gains and losses 4) (1365) 328 430 13126 331 539 4615
Operating profit 56 604 105 115 174 610 525 172 482738
Income/loss from investments in associates and joint ventures (915) 2433 1 168
Interest income 3170 3196 5192 16814 20 07 1
Interest expense lease liability (390) (585) (904) (1813) (1677)
Interest expense (937) (8335) (2096) (11982) (6956)
Other financial items, net (2005) (11250) (1177) (15692) (3737)
Profit/(loss) before tax 55 5 27 90 574 175 624 513 667 490 440

ADJUSTED EBIT reconciliation cont.

NOK in thousands 03 2020 04 20 20 04 2019 Full year 2020 Full year 2019
Special items incurred specific to:
- acquisition related costs and implementation costs (12873) (5780) (861) (21579) (3145)
- income related to compensatory damages 1716
- change in pension plan $\sim$ 28969 28969
- impairment charge (4606) (4606)
- one off amortisation of customer contracts in acquired companies (5745) (5745)
- severance packages and other one off costs in acquired companies $\sim$ (14889) (14889)
- depreciation of fixed price customer contracts (see note 6) (52910) (52910)
Special items (12873) (79324) 23 5 0 2 (93, 407) 21 218
NOK in thousands 03 2020 04 20 20 04 2019 Full year 2020 Full year 2019
TrønderEnergi Marked acquisition (5180) (5180) (8188) (20718) (32753)
Oppdal Everk Kraftomsetning acquisition (787) (787) (1085) (3148) (4342)
Vesterålskraft Strøm acquisition (565) (565) (758) (2261) (1 516)
Innlandskraft acquisition (36 254) (36254)
Troms Kraft Strøm acquisition (7037) (7037)
Other customer acquisitions (1 392) (1 226) (1 743) (5847) (6949)
Depreciation of acquisitions (7924) (51049) (11774) (75265) (45560)

BALANCE SHEET

NOK in thousands Note 30 September 31 December
2020
2020 31 December
2019
Assets:
Non-current assets
Deferred tax assets 10 37316
Right-of-use assets property, plant and equipment 10 70952 81724 65 976
Property, plant and equipment 5,10 8500 8409 7 108
Goodwill 6,10 1127050 1442849 166 696
Intangible assets 6,10 658559 869 568 178542
Cost to obtain contracts 10 161 366 172656 159 235
Investments in associates and joint ventures 13 8734 11168
Other non-current financial assets 10 39060 63877 25 365
Total non-current assets 2074221 2 687 566 602 923
Current assets
Intangible assets 6,10 4066 2880 23760
Inventories 10 1199 2 3 9 8 794
Trade receivables 8,10 499592 1476927 1507467
Derivative financial instruments 7,10 186026 193175 79274
Other current assets 10 141761 167065 18466
Cash and cash equivalents 10 726 400 599 348 775 536
Total current assets 1559044 2 441 7 93 2 405 297
Total assets 3 633 266 5 1 29 3 59 3 008 220
Equity and liabilities:
Equity
Share capital 34 285 34 2 85 31 349
Share premium 991614 991614 125 035
Retained earnings 835 904 918148 846 833
Total equity 1861803 1944047 1 003 216

BALANCE SHEET

NOK in thousands Note 30 September
2020
31 December
2020
31 December
2019
Non-current liabilities
Net employee defined benefit plan liabilities 10 135456 110828 64062
Interest-bearing long term debt $\overline{11}$ 408 148 812808 139 000
Deferred tax liabilitites 3,10 118371 130 499 27451
Lease liability - long term 10 59766 67 442 56 51 5
Other provisions for liabilities 10 14649
Total non-current liabilites 721 741 1136 225 287 027
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 8,10 310132 886 222 818143
Overdraft facilities 11 29 400
Current income tax liabilities 3,10 125378 129098 111 656
Derivative financial instruments 7,10 182859 110616 67 999
Social security and other taxes 10 73 554 143 425 142 620
Lease liability - short term 10 14113 17366 11428
Other current liabilities 10 343 686 732 960 566 129
Total current liabilities 1 049 722 2 049 087 1717976
Total liabilities 1771463 3 185 312 2005004
Total equity and liabilities 3 6 3 3 2 6 6 5 1 29 3 59 3 008 2 2 0

CASH FLOW

NOK in thousands Note 03 2020 04 2020 04 2019 Full year 2020 Full year 2019
Operating activities
Profit/ (loss) before tax 55 527 90574 175624 513667 490 440
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 5,6 18464 114767 26 598 168012 82158
Depreciation right-of-use assets 3111 3958 3556 13 302 10404
Amortisation of contract assets 29413 38 2 21 28740 123860 108370
Impairment of intangible assets - Fixed price customer contracts 6.14 180540 180540
Impairment of intangible assets - Software and development projects 6, 14 16930 16930
Interest income (3170) (3196) (5192) (16814) (20071)
Interest expense lease liability 390 585 904 1813 1677
Interest expense 937 8335 2096 11982 6956
Income/loss from investments in associates and joint ventures 915 (2433) (1168)
Change in long-term receivables (7686) (154) (7686) (2879)
Share based payment expense 811 862 733 3252 2994
Change in post-employment liabilities 965 (331) (34534) (302) (29556)
Payments to obtain a contract (38221) (49510) (29137) (137280) (117693)
Changes in working capital (non-cash effect)
Impairment loss recognised in trade receivables 1580 (2478) 1019 19342 23502
Provision for onerous contracts recognised in other current liabilities 14 71023 71023
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments 14 1365 (328429) (13126) (331539) (4615)
Changes in working capital
Inventories (248) (1197) (89) (1453) (262)
Trade receivables 8 19613 (790707) (592 255) 260 279 489 360
Purchase of el-certificates 6 $\mathbf{0}$ 370 (245712) (242596)
Non-cash effect from cancelling el-certificates 6 263 594 246 569
Purchase of guarantees of origination 6 (1930) (561) (5912) (4064) (12975)
Non-cash effect from disposal of guarantees of origination 6 1588 1013 7089 18837
Other current assets (2980) 39 987 19773 19435 20715
Trade and other payables 8 122 407 453910 345431 (81661) (297054)
Other current liabilities 21 056 133248 198228 (208359) 72774
Cash generated from operations 230 005 (32001) 123 687 638 082 847 054
Interest paid (1816) (16135) (2092) (22058) (8627)
Interest received 3170 3196 5192 16814 20071
Income tax paid З (23508) (19600) (113533) (93793)
Net cash from operating activities 231 358 (68448) 107 187 519 305 764 704

CASH FLOW

NOK in thousands Note 03 2020 04 20 20 04 2019 Full year 2020 Full year 2019
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment 5 (989) 492 (939) (497) (3791)
Purchase of intangible assets 6 (12452) (14513) (12636) (64767) (47589)
Sale of intangible assets 6 10000
Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiaries 10 (531655) (501872) (1033527) (22066)
Net cash outflow on acquisition of shares in associates 13 (10000)
Net (outflow)/proceeds from non-current receivables 545 (17131) (1634) (16985) (2396)
Net (outflow)/proceeds from other long-term liabilities (194) (732) (194) (805)
Net cash used in investing activities (544550) (533 219) (15939) (1115970) (76648)
Financing activities
Proceeds from overdraft facilities $\overline{11}$ 29400 29,400
Proceeds from revolving credit facility $\overline{11}$ 500 000 500 000
Repayment of revolving credit facility $\overline{11}$ (500000) (500000)
Proceeds from issuance of shares 4 2730
Dividends paid 4 (313717) (229892)
Formation expenses (10)
Proceeds from interest-bearing long term debt 11 460 000 477 000 937000
Instalments long term debt 11 (13900) (23 425) (13900) (65125) (55600)
Repayment of long term debt 11 (152900) (152900)
Payment of lease liability (3051) (3911) (2935) (12450) (8438)
Net cash used in financing activities 290 149 479 064 (16835) 424 928 (293930)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (23043) (122603) 74413 (171738) 394 126
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period 749 445 726400 701123 775 536 381 409
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (4450) (4450)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 726 400 599 348 775 536 599 348 775 536

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This presentation contains, or may be deemed to contain, statements that are not historical facts but forward-looking statements with respect to Fjordkraft's expectations and plans, strategy, management's objectives, future performance, costs, revenue, earnings and other trend information. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of Fjordkraft.

All forward-looking statements in this presentation are based on information available to Fjordkraft on the date hereof. All written or oral forwardlooking statements attributable to Fjordkraft, any Fjordkraft employees or representatives acting on Fjordkraft's behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. Fjordkraft undertakes no obligation to update this presentation after the date hereof.

For more information: Fjordkraft's Investor Relations Morten A. W. Opdal +47 970 62 526 [email protected]

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