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Exasol AG — Investor Presentation 2022
Aug 17, 2022
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Investor Presentation
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Investor Call on H1 2022
Aaron Auld (CEO), Jan-Dirk Henrich (CFO)
August 17, 2022
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- CEO at Exasol AG since July 2013
- Responsible for the strategic direction of the company, communications as well as key business relationships

Aaron Auld, CEO Jan-Dirk Henrich, CFO/COO
- CFO/COO at Exasol AG since September 2021
- Responsible for finance related departments including Accounting, Controlling, Legal/Compliance and Investor Relations as well as Human Resources and Internal IT
Summary of key points
FINANCIALS H1 2022
(unaudited)
ARR: 32.5m€
(+26%)
Revenue: 16.1m€ (+23%)
Adj. EBITDA: -6.0m€ (H1 2021: -15.5m€ L4L*)
Liquid Funds: 19.3m€ (Dec 31, 2021: 27.2m€)
• ARR and Revenue clearly up against same period last year
- Double digit growth in ARR in every quarter since IPO
- 14 new customer wins in H1 from various industries, broadening future upselling basis
- Significant improvement of profitability as a result of increased topline and improved cost structure
- Use of liquid funds in line with expectations
- Good pipeline development indicating accelerated ARR growth in H2 2022
- Net Revenue Retention remains on a high level showing no significant impact from macro economic environment
- Long term growth drivers are intact
- Outlook confirmed
Outlook 2022+ (unchanged)
- ARR/AAC to grow to 38.5 to 40.0m EUR at constant FX in 2022
- Adj. EBITDA to improve significantly to -14 to -16m EUR
- Liquid Funds to stand at 10 to 12m EUR end of 2022
- Operating cash break-even to be reached in the course of 2023
- ARR/AAC to grow to 100m EUR in the course of 2025 without further equity injection

Increasing footprint in key verticals
| New customers in 2022 (examples) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial | Multinational banking Corp., EMEA Central |
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| services | Global finance and Insurance Corp., EMEA Central | • Increasing footprint in Financial Services, Healthcare and Logistics |
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| Real Estate | Multi-billion residential developer, EMEA Central | • EMEA Central still the largest contributor to new ARR • Positive pipeline trend in the US |
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| Transport& Logistics |
Fast growing terminal operator, EMEA Central | • Decision makers overall acting more carefully in the current market environment |
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| Healthcare | Leading German healthcare service provider., EMEA Central |
Update on Go-to-Market Organization

Global Alliances and Partners

- Gartner Symposium Orlando On stage – 10m playoff
- AWS re:Invent LasVegas Launch Yotilla – Native support for AWS Redshift
- Rebuilding of major global partner recruitment campaign and program overall
Update on Product and Go-to-Market

Good progress on key efficiency projects
| Opportunity-to | Standardize Salesforce implementation and include CPQ |
|---|---|
| Cash | capability |
| Customer Service | Move Customer Service to Service Cloud and integrate with Salesforce O2C for end-to-end view on customer journey |
| Procure-to-pay | Implementation of dedicated tool support to minimize process cycle time while maintaining governance/control |
| Server | Consolidate own server infrastructure; prepare and execute |
| infrastructure | own journey into cloud/hybrid setup |
EXASOL VISION
Be the performance analytics platform trusted by the world's most ambitious organizations.


Financial Results H1 2022
by Jan-Dirk Henrich, CFO
ARR development 2021/22
In EUR million, # of customers
Unaudited figures

Comments
- Overall performance shows typical seasonal pattern
- 14 new customers added in H1, 2 customers lost
- Net upselling still dominant growth driver in H1, in line with historical pattern
- As expected, impact of SaaS-Introduction not material yet

ARR growth H1 2022 – By type
In EUR million, # of customers
Unaudited figures

Comments
- Gross ARR retention rate at 123% (vs. 115% in PY)
- Net ARR retention rate at 119% (vs. 110% in PY)
- ARR churn rate at 4% (vs. 6% in PY)
- Customer churn rate at 4% (vs. 7% in PY)
* At comparable FX rates and methodology
ARR growth H1 2022 – By geography
In EUR million, # of customers
Unaudited figures

Comments
- Central EMEA still dominant driver for ARR growth
- Significant new customer growth contribution by EMEA North and Emerging Markets already today
- Expansion of growth contribution from US market key focus of reorganized go-to-market efforts
* At comparable FX rates and methodology
P&L 2021/22 by quarter
In EUR million, in percent
Unaudited figures
| Q2 2022 | Q2 2021 | Change | H1 2022 | H1 2021 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.4 | 6.9 | +22% | 16.1 | 13.1 | +23% |
| - thereof recurring revenue |
8.1 | 6.0 | +35% | 15.1 | 12.0 | +26% |
| - thereof non-recurring revenue |
0.3 | 0.9 | -67% | 1 | 1.1 | -9% |
| Gross Profit | 7.8 | 6.1 | +28% | 15.0 | 12.5 | +20% |
| Personnel expenses (adj.) | -7.0 | -10.4 | -33% | -14.6 | -17.2 | -15% |
| Training and Recruiting | -0.1 | -0.7 | -71% | -0.3 | -1.2 | -75% |
| Marketing | -1.5 | -3.0 | -50% | -3.2 | -5.1 | -37% |
| IT infrastructure | -0.3 | -0.4 | -25% | -0.6 | -0.7 | -14% |
| Others (adj.) | -1.1 | -1.6 | -31% | -2.3 | -2.6 | -12% |
| Total Costs (adj.) | -10.0 | -16.0 | -38% | -21.0 | -26.9 | -22% |
| EBITDA (adj.) | -2.2 | -9.9 | -78% | -6.0 | -14.4 | -58% |
| EBITDA (adj. w/o own work) | -2.2 | -10.4 | -79% | -6.0 | -15.5 | -61% |
Headcount development by quarter
In # of people


Comments
- Major re-organization in Q4 2021 focused on U.S. and UK organizations
- Final re-organization measures completed in Q1 2022 with focus on Central EMEA
- Personnel is managed flexibly in line with overall top-line growth to maintain pathway to breakeven

EBITDA to cashflow reconciliation H1 2022
In EUR million
Unaudited figures


Liquid Funds and adj. EBITDA
In EUR million
Unaudited figures

* incl. short term financial assets
** excl. non-recurring effects from pre-IPO stock programs and costs of equity increase

Financial outlook 2022: Stable growth at significantly improved operating leverage
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023-25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARR/AAC* | 30.5 m€ | 38.5 to 40.0 m€ (at constant currency) |
• 100m EUR ARR/AAC* in the course of 2025 without further equity |
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| Adj. EBITDA** | -31.6 m€ | -14 to -16 m€ | injection • Stable growth in 2022/23 with acceleration in 2024/25 |
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| Liquid Funds (year end) |
27.2 m€ | 10 to 12 m€ | • Operating cashflow break even in the course of 2023 |
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| Incl. 2.7 m€ of XO cash out for pre IPO stock * Average Annual Revenue (Subscriptions) / Average Annual Consumption (Consumption based pricing) programs |
** Excluding effects from pre IPO stock programs

Financial Calendar 2022
by Jan-Dirk Henrich, CFO
Financial calendar 2022
| February 16 | FY 2021 Preliminary Results (unaudited) Webcast & Roadshow |
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| May 18 | FY 2021 (audited) & Q1 2022 trading update Webcast & Roadshow |
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| June 1 | Virtual Capital Markets Day 2022 | |
| July 6 | Annual General Meeting | |
| 2022 | August 17 | H1 2022 report Webcast & Roadshow |
| September 20 | Roadshow Paris | |
| November 16 | Q3 2022 trading update Webcast & Roadshow |
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| November 17 | Warburg Conference, Berlin | |
| November 28/29 | Equity Forum, Frankfurt |


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