Investor Presentation • Mar 21, 2022
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The European hub for innovative, sustainable and high standing events
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Chief Executive Officer General Manager
Prior experience: Emerge Edenred, Nexive, Vodafone, Bosch, Olivetti
1 year in Fiera Milano
Chief Financial Officer Head of Investor Relations & Sustainability
▪ > 1 year in Fiera Milano ▪ 18 years in Fiera Milano
| Business overview |
▪ After an uncertain beginning, caused by the prolonged suspension of exhibitions and congresses during the first six months, FM back on track from June 2021 ▪ The recovery of the exhibition and congress industry, together with Government grants for Euro 61.5 million, have allowed FM to register positive results with improvements across all financial indicators |
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| FY 2021 Financial Results |
▪ Revenues of Euro 129.8 million compared to Euro 73.6 million in 2020 ▪ EBITDA of Euro 77.2 million compared to Euro 10.4 million in 2020 ▪ EBIT of Euro 31.9 million compared to Euro -34.3 million in 2020 ▪ Net profit of Euro 44.1 million compared to a net loss of Euro 34.2 million in 2020 ▪ Net Financial Position (before IFRS 16) at the end of 2021 resulting in Net Cash of Euro 47.4 million |
| ▪ 2022 opened with a number of important exhibitions and a packed calendar of events for the coming months. With around 50 in programme, early in the year FM worked with its clients to reschedule some of the fairs to more suitable dates |
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| 2022 preview and business outlook |
▪ Completed a number of initiatives to boost the internationalisation of Fiera Milano's directly-organised and hosted exhibitions and to consolidate the company's leadership in the domestic congress market (Gastech, FIND: Design Fair Asia. Moreover Fiera Milano Congressi will manage the new Turin Congress Centre - 5,000 seats) |
| ▪ 2022 will be the year that consolidates the recovery of Fiera Milano already started in 2021 |
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| ▪ 2022 EBITDA guidance confirmed in the range of Euro 40-50 millions |
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| AGM 22 April 2022 |
▪ Financial Statements at 31 December 2021/ Approval of the Remuneration Reports/ Authorization for buybacks |
Detailed events calendar: https://www.fieramilano.it/calendario.html
Salone del Risparmio
Significant rebound in 2022 with full recovery in 2023
In 2022 there will be a significant rebound in trade fair activity and a recovery in turnover, although not yet back to pre-pandemic levels. Global revenues expected to reach up to 71% of 2019 turnover in 2022
6,000 congresses held, more than half had a virtual (> 40%) or hybrid (11%) format
The Italian market leader and one of the main integrated operators worldwide in the management and organization of exhibitions and congresses
Aims at becoming the leading reference platform in the exhibitions and congresses business
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Positive signals from the business of stand fittings and digital services
18,6 34,3 -34,2 44,1 2018 2019 2020 2021 Net Income €m
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In 2020 there was an increase in working capital due to the prolonged period of inactivity caused by the pandemic with consequent reductions in advances and payables to suppliers
The improvement in the net financial position is the result of the positive cash flow from operations and was determined by the upturn in exhibition activity and the receipt of contributions to offset the reduced margins in 2020 and 2021 caused by the public health emergency
(Equity + Non current financial liabilities)/ Fixed asset
| Number of exhibitions held |
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| n. exhibitions | Owned | Hosted | Total 2021 | Total 2020 | Δ vs 2020 |
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| Italian exhibitions |
13 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 43% | |
| Foreign exhibitions | 17 | 0 | 17 | 18 | -6% | |
| Exhibitions (Italian + Foreign) |
30 | 17 | 47 | 39 | 21% | |
| Congresses | 0 | 74 | 74 | 32 | n.m. | |
| o/w congresses with exhibition area |
0 | 22 | 22 | 5 | n.m. |
| square meters |
Owned | Hosted | Total 2021 | Total 2020 | Δ vs 2020 |
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| Italian exhibitions |
202.745 | 441.030 | 643.775 | 350.855 | 83% | ||
| o/w congresses with exhibition area |
0 | 50.880 | 50.880 | 8.265 | n.m. | ||
| Foreign exhibitions | 310.495 | 0 | 310.495 | 287.375 | 8% | ||
| Total square meters rented |
513.240 | 441.030 | 954.270 | 638.230 | 50% |
| n. exhibitors | Owned | Hosted | Total 2021 | Total 2020 | Δ vs 2020 |
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| Italian exhibitions |
3.740 | 8.595 | 12.335 | 7.060 | 75% | ||
| o/w congresses with exhibition area |
0 | 2.640 | 2.640 | 205 | n.m. | ||
| Foreign exhibitions | 5.265 | 0 | 5.265 | 5.070 | 4% | ||
| Total exhibitors | 9.005 | 8.595 | 17.600 | 12.130 | 45% |
| Type | Number of exhibitions held |
Square meters rented |
Exhibitors participating in the fair | ||||||
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| 1 Annual Biennial Multi-year |
52 15 37 2019 |
21 1 20 2020 |
30 3 7 20 2021 |
1.534 464 1070 2019 |
(k units) 351 10 341 2020 |
644 109 182 352 2021 |
30.190 6.940 23.250 2019 |
7.060 235 6.825 2020 |
12.335 1.665 2.885 7.785 2021 |
Revenues EBITDA
1) Includes the exhibition area of Congresses
| E-MARKET SDIR |
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| CERTIFIED |
| Directly organised |
Net sqm | Exhibitors |
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| - Bit |
a) | 175 |
| - Chibimart |
2.055 | 65 |
| - HOMI |
8.760 | 215 |
| - HOMI Fashion&Jewels (II semester) |
6.090 | 280 |
| - Miart |
7.660 | 160 |
| - Milan Games Week |
11.420 | 135 |
| - Promtion Trade Exhibition |
1.415 | 50 |
| - SposaItalia |
6.010 | 70 |
| - HOMI Fashion&Jewels (I semester) |
b) | b) |
| Total annual directly organised exhibitions: |
43.410 | 1.150 |
| Hosted | Net sqm | Exhibitors |
| - A new point of view |
20.550 | 375 |
| - Artigiano in Fiera |
39.465 | 1.255 |
| - Eicma Moto |
83.395 | 350 |
| - Filo (II semestre)* |
3.000 | 100 |
| - Milano Auto Classica |
16.150 | 255 |
| - Milano Unica (Autumn) |
14.395 | 290 |
| - Mipel (September) |
2.890 | 80 |
| - Simac Tanning-Tech |
9.225 | 150 |
| - Smau |
1.875 | 5 |
| - SuperSalone* |
29.500 | 360 |
| - The Micam (Autumn) |
30.270 | 635 |
| - Viscom |
7.480 | 140 |
| - LineaPelle (I semester) |
b) | b) |
| - Milano Unica (Spring) |
b) | b) |
| - Mipel (March) |
b) | b) |
| - The Micam (Spring) |
b) | b) |
| - The ONE Milano (February) |
b) | b) |
| - The One Milano (September) |
c) | c) |
| Total annual hosted exhibitions: |
258.195 | 3.995 |
| Total annual exhibitions: |
301.605 | 5.145 |
| + exhibition areas of Congresses |
50.880 | 2.640 |
Total annual exhibitions incl. exhibition areas of C. 352.485 7.785
| Directly organised |
Net sqm | Exhibitors |
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| - Host |
88.750 | 1.250 |
| - Made Expo |
19.635 | 330 |
| - Sicurezza |
17.925 | 205 |
| - Smart Building Expo |
2.615 | 70 |
| - Tuttofood |
30.410 | 735 |
| Total bennial directly organised: |
159.335 | 2.590 |
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| A | - Tuttofood |
30.410 | 735 |
| NI | Total bennial directly organised: |
159.335 | 2.590 |
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| E | Hosted | Net sqm | Exhibitors |
| BI | - Bimu |
0 | 0 |
| - Made in Steel |
11.450 | 185 | |
| - Vitrum |
11.485 | 110 | |
| Total bennial hosted exhibitions: |
22.935 | 295 | |
| Total bennial exhibitions: |
182.270 | 2.885 | |
| R | Hosted | Net sqm | Exhibitors |
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| A | - Meat Tech |
4.025 | 75 |
| E | - CPHI |
55.940 | 930 |
| Y | - EMO |
49.055 | 660 |
| - TI |
Total multi-year hosted: |
109.020 | 1.665 |
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| U | Total multi-year exhibitions: |
109.020 | 1.665 |
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* The exhibition took place for the first time.
a) The exhibition took place in digital form
b) The exhibition did not take place
c) The exhibition took place as a sector within The Micam (September).
▪ The change in EBITDA is mainly attributable to the result of the joint venture with Deutsche Messe AG, which in 2020 had seen the suspension of exhibition activity in China until August, following the Covid-19 health emergency with the consequent downsizing of events
| E-MARKET SDIR |
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| CERTIFIED |
| Exhibition ° |
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| L | |
| A | |
| U | |
| N | |
| N | |
| A | |
| Net sqm | Exhibitors | |
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| - CeMAT Asia Shanghai |
37.540 | 690 |
| - Chengdu International Industry Fair * |
12.345 | 305 |
| - China International Consumer Electronics |
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| Exposition | 3.835 | 80 |
| - China International Stainless Steel Industry |
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| Exhibition ° |
1.980 | 35 |
| - Chinafloor Domotex Shanghai ° |
51.070 | 990 |
| - Comvac Asia |
8.960 | 245 |
| - E-Pack Tech Shanghai |
505 | 15 |
| - GITF International Tour Guangzhou |
6.280 | 70 |
| - Heavy Machinery Asia |
725 | 20 |
| - Industrial Automation Shenzen |
11.475 | 325 |
| - International Cold Chain Exhibition ° |
1.080 | 25 |
| - Laser Fair Shenzen |
6.615 | 155 |
| - Let China Guangzhou |
9.935 | 330 |
| - Metal + Metallurgy |
3.430 | 40 |
| - Motor Show Chengdu ° |
83.225 | 95 |
| - PTC Asia Shanghai |
34.360 | 1.760 |
| - Wuhan Motor Show ° |
37.135 | 85 |
| - CEFE Shanghai ° |
a) | a) |
| - China International Fastener Show ° |
a) | a) |
| - Industrial Automation Robotic Show South |
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| China ° |
a) | a) |
| - Industrial Automation Shanghai ° |
a) | a) |
| - Metalworking and CNC Mach. Tool Shanghai ° |
a) | a) |
| Total annual exhibitions in China | 310.495 | 5.265 |
| Annual exhibitions in South Africa | ||
| Total annual exhibitions: | 310.495 | 5.265 |
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| TOTAL EXHIBITIONS | 310.495 | 5.265 |
* The exhibition took place for the first time ° The exhibition took place in partership
a) The exhibition did not take place
Revenues 39,7 5,7 23,0 2019 2020 2021 +304,2%
▪ N.74 congresses in 2021
▪ EBITDA margin was also affected by the pro-quota non-recurring public grants received during the financial year (€10.2 million) and by the rent reduction of about € 0.5 million.
Mission
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| Current state | Ambition | |
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| Target products | (B2B) | (B2B and Corporate events) (B2C) |
| Geographies | ||
| Key partners | > Organizers of hosted exhibitions |
> Organizers + Service providers + International partners |
| Channels | ||
| Key assets | > Physical venue as main core asset |
> Physical venue + Digital platform + Service partners |
| Core competencies |
> Venue management + Event scouting |
> Venue management + Event scouting + Event management & organization + Digital |
| Revenue model | > Venue valorization |
> Venue valorization + Value-added services |
| Cost model | > % Fixed (e.g. Venue) > % Variable (e.g. Partner) |
> % Fixed > % Variable |
| Overall business model |
Venue for business matchmaking among exhibitors and visitors through organized or hosted events |
Leading hybrid platform for innovative and effective events, with a European Hub and a Global reach |
| Italy International Physical |
Digital Source: Fiera Milano, Roland Berger |
Key pillars
Services and contents platform
Capture full potential of both traditional and digital services through a platform-driven business model
Exhibitions organization
Strengthen portfolio of organized exhibitions by focusing on internationalization and new concepts
Secure and enhance hosted exhibitions and venue occupancy through strategic alliances with organizers and by attracting new exhibitions
Consolidate and expand congresses positioning by leveraging the venue, developing strategic alliances and being the enabler for phygital events
EBITDA1) [EUR m]
Note: 1) EBITDA values incorporate impacts of IFRS 16 (not including impact of venue rentals)
The valorization and development of human capital while respecting diversity and equal opportunities is essential to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the business.
excellence, provided with the most advanced innovations in the digital field that respect the environment and workers' rights. Create value on the territory and increase attractiveness in the national and international context.
Use the digital to improve the trade fair experience of customers, expand the range of services and the duration of events in order to reach an increasing audience.
| ESG AREAS | TARGETS | ACHIEVEMENTS | |
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| Events | ▪ Calculation of the carbon footprint of at least 20 owned and hosted events by 2025 ▪ Obtaining ISO 20121 certification for 4 owned events by 2025 ▪ Renewal and maintenance of LEED certification of Stella Polare congress center ▪ Extension of LEED certification for halls 3 and 4 of the MiCo congress center ▪ Insertion of at least 2 sustainable products among the supply specifications/year (gadgets and signs) of owned events ▪ Updating exhibition regulations |
▪ ISO 20121 certification for Fiera Milano S.p.A. ▪ Support third party organizers to obtain ISO 20121 certification ▪ Gold LEED certification for MiCo congress center ▪ 86% of recyclable carpet ▪ Support Supersalone data collection and preliminary activities for LCA tool acquisition |
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| Sustainable mobility |
▪ Increase of charging points for electric cars ▪ Promote sustainable mobility to encourage the use of shared bicycles within the exhibition district ▪ Hybrid car fleet |
▪ Expansion of the company bike park ▪ Establishment of a new car policy |
| ESG AREAS | TARGETS | ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Waste Management |
▪ Reduction of the quantity of unsorted waste (Target 2025: -50/60%) ▪ Investments in ecological islands ▪ Involvement of non-profit organizations or local realities in events for the promotion of good practices in waste management ▪ Raising awareness among exhibitors on the issue of abandoning furniture/assets post-exhibition ▪ Definition of an ad hoc policy on waste ▪ Implementation of the ISO 14001 management system for MiCo congress center ▪ Implementation of the ISO 14001 management system for Fiera Milano S.p.A |
▪ Reduction of the amount of waste by 6% in the three-year period 2019-2021 ▪ Installation of 3 compactors for the collection of PET plastic bottle ▪ Uniformity of signage and communications through age ▪ 6 sanctions made for waste abandonment |
| Energy Management |
▪ Increase the use of energy from renewable sources (Target 2025: 50%) ▪ Construction of a single refrigeration system at the fieramilano site ▪ Group Energy Management to standardize the strategy ▪ Definition of the calculation methodology for Scope 3 emissions ▪ Definition of medium and long term SBTs (Science Based Targets) |
▪ 33% energy from renewable sources ▪ Joining the international initiative "NET CARBON EVENTS" promoted by UFI |
▪ Development of a diversity and equal opportunities policy
| ESG AREAS | TARGETS | ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Well being and employee development |
▪ Definition of a business plan for smart working ▪ Harmonization of the Group's second level contracts and renewal of CIA Fiera Milano in 2023 ▪ Obtaining an employer branding certificate by 2025 ▪ Involvement of 30 high-potential talent in a Next Generation Fair professional growth program by 2025 ▪ Development of an employee mentoring program ▪ Training for employees on the subject of well-being and / or other specific topics ▪ Establishment of the Impact day: one day per year paid for all employees to devote themselves to corporate and social volunteering activities in the area ▪ Inclusion of at least one ESG goal in PLM for the entire company population by 2025 ▪ Increasing the engagement rate with target >= 75% by 2025 ▪ Monthly comparison meetings with the CEO |
▪ Training plan: 85 courses and over 43 thousand hours of training provided ▪ Inclusion of ESG objectives in the LTI plan ▪ Employee survey ▪ N. meeting: 9 ▪ N. convention: 1 |
| Local communities (events) and biodiversity |
▪ Organization of at least one strategic initiative per year (furniture donation, food bank initiatives ) ▪ Progressive expansion of Customer Satisfaction from 2023, increasing the percentage share of customers involved from year to year |
▪ Agreement with Banco Alimentare for solidarity initiatives on the occasion of TUTTOFOOD, EICMA and VISCOM events ▪ Preparation of a sustainability questionnaire for organizers |
Suppliers and compliance with laws and regulations
Digital transformation
Obtaining and maintaining ISO 37001
Increasing the sale of digital services of 50% by 2025
▪ N. supplier reputation assessments: about 2,800
| Consolidated Income Statement (€m) |
FY2021 | FY 2020 |
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| Revenues | 129,8 | 73,6 |
| Cost of materials | 1,7 | 1,6 |
| Cost of services | 74,3 | 45,5 |
| Costs for use of 3rd -party assets |
0,5 | 0,5 |
| Personnel expenses | 41,5 | 31,9 |
| Other operating expenses | 2,9 | 2,5 |
| Total operating costs |
121,0 | 81,9 |
| Other income | 73,1 | 16,9 |
| Results of equity -accounted companies |
1,2 | 0,5 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts and other provisions | 5,9 | (1,3) |
| EBITDA | 77,2 | 10,4 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 45,2 | 44,8 |
| Adjustments to asset values | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| EBIT | 31,9 | (34,3) |
| Financial income/(expenses) | (13,4) | (12,7) |
| Valuation of financial assets | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| Profit/loss before income tax | 18,5 | (47,0) |
| Income Tax | (24,4) | (12,9) |
| Net Profit/loss from continuing activities | 42,9 | (34,2) |
| Net Profit/loss of discontinued activities | 1,2 | 0,0 |
| Net Profit/loss | 44,1 | (34,2) |
| o/w attributable to the shareholders of the controlling entity | 44,4 | (33,9) |
| Reclassified Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (€m) | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
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| Non-current assets |
573,7 | 593,8 |
| Net working capital | (86,2) | (35,4) |
| Gross Capital Employed | 487,4 | 558,4 |
| Non-current liabilities |
13,9 | 21,7 |
| Total net Capital Employed | 473,5 | 536,7 |
| Equity | 109,0 | 63,2 |
| Net financial position | 364,5 | 473,4 |
| Equity and Net financial position | 473,5 | 536,7 |
| Net financial position pre-IFRS 16 effects (Net Cash) |
(47,4) | 23,9 |
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