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Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. — Investor Presentation 2025
Mar 24, 2025
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Formula Systems
Investor Presentation
March 2025




Forward Looking Statements
- Certain matters discussed in this presentation, that are incorporated herein by reference are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, as well as information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "may," "will," "plan" and similar expressions. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the degree of our success in our plans to leverage our global footprint to grow our sales; the degree of our success in integrating the companies that we have acquired through the implementation of our M&A growth strategy; the lengthy development cycles for our solutions, which may frustrate our ability to realize revenues and/or profits from our potential new solutions; our lengthy and complex sales cycles, which do not always result in the realization of revenues; the degree of our success in retaining our existing customers or competing effectively for greater market share; difficulties in successfully planning and managing changes in the size of our operations; the frequency of the long-term, large, complex projects that we perform that involve complex estimates of project costs and profit margins, which sometimes change mid-stream; the challenges and potential liability that heightened privacy laws and regulations pose to our business; occasional disputes with clients, which may adversely impact our results of operations and our reputation; various intellectual property issues related to our business; potential unanticipated product vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches of our or our customers' systems; risks related to the insurance industry in which our clients operate; risks associated with our global sales and operations, such as changes in regulatory requirements, wide-spread viruses and epidemics like the recent novel coronavirus pandemic, or fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and risks related to our principal location in Israel and our status as a an Israeli company.
- While we believe such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, should one or more of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, or these risks or uncertainties materialize, our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please see the risks listed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2024, in order to review conditions that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this presentation, to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
Formula Systems – Overview
Focus: IT solutions and software services for key sectors
Israel's largest IT & Software Services Holding Group

A member of Asseco Poland S.A (6 th largest IT services company in CE) (1)
Over 20,000 highly experienced IT experts

Presence in ~40 countries, a long list of references from blue chip companies from all over the world

Listed on the NASDAQ and Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange. Also listed: Matrix IT(2) , Sapiens(3) International ,Magic Software(4) and TSG IT Advanced Systems(5)


1) Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) 2) Listed on the TASE (TA-90) 3) Listed on the TASE (TA-35) and Nasdaq
4) Listed on the TASE (TA-90) and Nasdaq 5) Listed on the TASE (TA-Tech)
Formula Systems – Our Portfolio


Formula Systems – Shareholders (as of 31.12.24)

- Management ~12%
- Special Interest Financial Institutions ~34.4%


Formula Systems – Management
Our strength lies in people – highly skilled and experienced entrepreneurs and managers

Tammy Koll, CTO Formula Joined in March 2023

Nevo Brenner, CFO Matrix Joined in 2022

Moti Gutman, CEO Matrix
Joined in 2001

Guy Bernstein, CEO Formula & Magic Software Joined in 1997

Asaf Bernstein, CFO Formula & Magic Software Joined in 2008

Roni Al-Dor, CEO Sapiens Joined in 2005

Roni Giladi, CFO Sapiens Joined in 2007
Formula Systems Group leaders
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- Strong financial orientation Conservative in nature Veteran and experienced managements Personal share interests
- - We supervise all the businesses with "Hands-On" involvement in every none ordinary change in the business

Formula Systems – Our Way
We acquire, build, manage and strengthen IT and software businesses enabling them to be clear leaders within their focused industries

Formula Systems – Our strategy focuses on building long-term value
- Our mission is to improve the quality of life by providing solutions for people and technologies for business
- According to the vision:
- Formula Systems wants to be reliable and fast, with the best products and services to support customers around the world in achieving their goals.
- We have been building an international group of technology entities. Our structure allows us to take advantage of local entrepreneurship and market knowledge, while the company's affiliation with the group increases its execution capabilities and credibility among demanding clients.
- We seek to make strategic investments in businesses exhibiting enduring, favorable economic characteristics and led by reliable, trustworthy management teams.
- Our privately held portfolio companies benefit from our access to capital markets, enabling them to secure longterm investment funding to execute strategic initiatives, pursue growth opportunities, and enhance financial stability.

- We encourage our management teams to pursue further growth through a combination of organic initiatives and the acquisition of complementary businesses operating within the same vertical market.
- We retain the majority of the existing management of acquired entities, thereby preserving knowledge essential to the continued operation and growth of such businesses.
- The performance of each business unit is systematically monitored and assessed using defined metrics, including, but not limited to, profitability and revenue growth.
Formula Systems – M&A Strategy
- Majority of our M&A's are coming from within the business We know the business, the owners the management and its DNA
- We focus in the areas of software solutions and services to strengthen our existing business or create the core for the establishment of new group
- We focus on mature and stable business based on long engagement cycles and "sticky" recurring revenue models
- We aim to buy more than 50% of equity to maintain control
- Any acquisition must be a "good financial deal"
- We provide added value to our investees: strategic insights, operational support, global relationships and synergies
- We prefer keeping founders and management after the acquisition. We believe in autonomy for managements by a decentralized business model, while maintaining high-level involvement

We Invest in the areas of global information technology, software consulting services, computer-based business solutions and proprietary software products

Formula Systems – Conservative financial cash management, Stable and sustainable cash flow



(1) Subsidiaries and affiliates dividend policy: 75% of net income (Sapiens: 40% of non-GAAP net income ; TSG 50% of net income). (2) Includes distribution of capital gain, net of taxes from realization of investment at Matrix. (3) Excludes dividends declared on 11.3.25 by Matrix and Magic Software, and on 18.3.25 by TSG of which \$6.9 million, \$7.5 million and \$0.6 million due to Formula on 8.4.2025 (Matrix), 7.5.2025 (Magic Software) and 1.4.2025 (TSG).
Formula Systems – Consolidated Cash and Debt Breakdown FY2024

Cash and Debt Breakdown
- \$563 million consolidated cash and short-term bank deposits as of December 31, 2024
- \$479 million consolidated financial debt as of December 31, 2024
Fair Value Composition (as of March 18,2025)

\$820 Million (Including cash and excluding debt)
| Book Value |
Quoted prices in active markets |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31 2024 , |
March 18 2025 , |
|||
| Matrix IT |
162 133 , |
852 757 , |
||
| Sapiens International Corporation |
264 349 , |
674 046 , |
||
| Magic Software Enterprises |
133 786 , |
319 071 , |
||
| TSG IT Advanced Systems |
20 453 , |
52 909 , |
||
| Total Traded |
580 721 , |
803 878 1 , , |
(1) | |
| Michpal Technologies |
69 127 , |
69 127 , |
||
| ZAP Group |
55 392 , |
55 392 , |
||
| Other | 47 722 , |
47 722 , |
||
| Total Private |
172 241 , |
172 241 , |
(2) | |
| Total Portfolio |
752 962 , |
1 976 119 , , |
||
| Financial assets |
20 922 , |
20 197 , |
(1) | |
| Dividend receivable |
12 013 , |
12 013 , |
||
| Other Assets |
8 746 , |
8 746 , |
(3) | |
| Total Assets (without cash) |
794 643 , |
2 017 075 , , |
||
| Gross Debt |
136 644 , |
136 644 , |
(3) | |
| Cash | 25 599 , |
25 599 , |
(3) | |
| Net Debt |
111 045 , |
111 045 , |
||
| Net Assets |
683 598 , |
906 030 1 , , |
||
| Num . of shares (1 000) , |
15 333 , |
15 333 , |
||
| Equity per share |
\$45 | \$124 | (4) | |
| price as of FORTY Share 18 03 2025 |
\$95 | \$95 | (1) | |
| LTV | 97% 13 |
51% 5 |
(1) Quoted prices from TASE as of March 18, 2025, based on USD/NIS exchange rate 3.665.
(2) Privately held subsidiaries are conservatively presented at book value as of December 31, 2024
(3) Presented as of December 31, 2024
(4) Based on outstanding ordinary shares as of March 18, 2025 :15,332,667
13
Formula Systems – Financial Debt Composition Stand Alone
BOND SERIES C (2.29%)
As of 31.12.24: NIS 331,283,492 Par-Value
- Maalot S&P ilAA-
- Moody's Aa3.il
- Secured by shares
- Average duration as of March 2025 1.18
- Last Pmt. December 2026
BOND SERIES D (5.68%)
As of 31.12.24: NIS 150,000,000 Par-Value
- Maalot S&P ilAA-
- Moody's Aa3.il
- Secured by shares
- Average duration as of March 2025– 5.28
- Last Pmt. December 2034


Financial Highlights
Formula at a Glance – Annual Consolidated Revenues

(1) On a constant currency basis (2022 vs 2023)
Formula at a Glance – Annual Consolidated ADJ EBITDA(*)

* Excludes IFRS16 impact
DSCR and Financial Leverage, Consolidated


* Excludes IFRS16 impact

Formula Systems Group
Main Pillars
Matrix IT Largest and leading IT company in Israel in the last decade

- Thousands of customers across various sectors offering wide variety of services and solutions.
- Consistent organic growth as well as expansion into complementary fields of activity through dozens of successful acquisitions.
- Leading Partners: Aws, Microsoft, Google Cloud, IBM, salesforce, cisco, SAP, Red Hat, Dell-EMC, BMC, Oracle, Dynatrace,HP, MongoDB, and more.
- Attractive dividend distribution policy Up to 75% of the annual net income attributable to shareholders (paid on a quarterly basis).
- 11,570 Employees (as of 31.12.2024): 10,731 Israel ; 570 United States ;269 Europe.
- Global Presence (2024) : 92% Israel; 8% North America & Europe.
- Leading credit rating in the IT industry, Aa3 rating 15 years in a row.
| (TASE:MTRX) Matrix Ltd IT |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 23 VS 22 |
2023 | 2024 | 24 VS 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millions NIS |
|||||||
| Revenues | 4 360 , |
4 673 , |
232 5 , |
12 0% |
232 5 , |
580 5 , |
6 6% |
| profit Gross |
630 | 672 | 764 | 13 7% |
764 | 833 | 9 0% |
| Gross margin |
14 5% |
14 4% |
14 6% |
14 6% |
14 9% |
||
| Operating income |
329 | (1) 350 |
393 | 12 2% |
393 | 450 | 14 5% |
| Operating margin |
7 6% |
7 5% |
7 5% |
7 5% |
8 1% |
||
| income attributable Matrix IT's shareholders Net to |
193 | (1) 213 |
227 | 7% 6 |
227 | 272 | 7% 19 |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
219 | 387 | 496 | 28 1% |
496 | 619 | 24 8% |

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Q1-25
(2)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
20 (1) 2022 figures exclude impact of capital gain realized from the disposition of a Matrix IT subsidiary (2) Excludes dividend declared by Matrix on 11.3.25 (NIS 0.82 per share), or NIS 52.1 million in the aggregate, due on 8.4.2025.
Magic Software
- Global provider of IT software services and proprietary application development and business process integration platforms as well as cloud-based services for end-to-end digital transformation.
- Thousands of customers across various sectors offering diversified product and service offerings, driven largely by recurring and re-occurring revenue streams.
- Consistent organic growth with a proven track record of global strategic acquisitions to expand technology offerings ,service capabilities and global presence.
- 3,663 Employees (as of 31.12.2024): 1,654 Israel ; 1,272 North America ; 223 Asia Pacific (mainly India) and 514 Europe.
- Well-established global Presence particularly in the North America (12/24) : 42% North America; 44% Israel ; 14% ROW (mainly Europe).
- Attractive dividend distribution policy Up to 75% of the annual net income attributable to shareholders (paid on a semi-annual basis).
| (NASDAQ MGIC) Magic Software Enterprises Ltd & TASE: |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 23 VS 22 |
2023 | 2024 | 24 VS 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millions USD |
|||||||
| Revenues | 480 | 567 | 535 | (6)% | 535 | 553 | 3 4% |
| profit Gross |
133 | 155 | 153 | (2)% | 153 | 157 | 7% 2 |
| margin Gross |
27.7% | 27.4% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.4% | ||
| Operating income |
52 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 7 0% |
|
| Operating margin |
10.9% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 11.0% | ||
| income attributable Magic Software's shareholders Net to |
30 | 40 | 37 | (8)% | 37 | 37 | 0 0% |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
44 | 57 | 69 | 22% | 69 | 75 | 8 2% |


(1) Excludes dividend declared by Magic on 18.11.24, \$0.236 per share, or \$11.1 million in the aggregate with respect to H1.2024, paid on 7.1.2025.
(2) Excludes dividend declared by Magic on 11.3.25, \$0.327 per share, or \$16.1 million in the aggregate with respect to H2.2024, due on 7.5.2025.




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A Powerful Combination That Accelerates Growth Opportunities


(1) Based on Market Cap. Matrix and Magic Market Cap based on share price as of March 6, 2025 with a NIS / USD exchange rate of 3.57. Analysis includes firms where IT Services is greater than 50% of both revenue and profit. (2) Includes countries served by Matrix.
| 68.875% | 31.125% | 100% |
|---|---|---|
Note: Matrix and Magic together based on standalone results aggregation, no inter company transaction cancellations.
Sapiens
- Leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry across Property & Casualty (P&C); Reinsurance; Life, Pension & Annuity (L&A) and Workers' Compensation (WC) markets.
- 38 Countries; + 600 customers (with 72% recurring & re-occurring revenues in 2024) offering Robust, configurable insurance platforms with a full suite of services and decades of experience accelerating digital transformation Recognized as a Leader by technology sector analysts.
- Consistent organic growth with a proven track record of global strategic acquisitions to expand technology offering and capabilities and global presence in high growth markets.
- 4,850 Employees (as of 18.02.2025): 757 Israel ; 596 North America ; 2,365 Asia Pacific (mainly India) and 1,132 Europe.
- Attractive dividend distribution policy Up to 40% of the annual non-GAAP net income attributable to shareholders (paid on a semi-annual basis).
- Leading credit rating in the IT industry, ilAA-/Stable rating.
| International (NASDAQ SPNS) Sapiens Corporation N V & TASE: |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 23 VS 22 |
2023 | 2024 | 24 VS 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millions USD |
|||||||
| Revenues | 461 | 475 | 515 | 8 4% |
515 | 542 | 2% 5 |
| profit Gross |
188 | 200 | 220 | 7% 9 |
220 | 238 | 3% 8 |
| margin Gross |
40 7% |
42 2% |
42 7% |
42 7% |
43 9% |
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| Operating income |
58 | 67 | 79 | 18 6% |
79 | 86 | 9 0% |
| Operating margin |
12 5% |
14 0% |
15 3% |
15 3% |
15 9% |
||
| attributable Sapiens's shareholders Net income to |
47 | 53 | 62 | 18 7% |
62 | 72 | 15 6% |
| flow from Cash operating activities |
81 | 44 | 79 | 81 4% |
79 | 82 | 3% |




TSG IT Advanced Systems

Extensive experience in developing and delivering advanced core systems and software solutions to Israel's defense industries (in the
categories of air, strategic, operational, and tactical command and control solutions) and to local authorities, regional councils and local councils.
- Dozens of customers, including major long-term strategic clients across various sectors offering wide variety of services and solutions with more than 85% recurring & re-occurring revenues (Israeli Ministry of Defense, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems).
- Consistent organic growth with a proven track record of strategic acquisitions to expand technology offering and service capabilities.
- 748 Employees (as of 31.12.2024): 509 under the defense segment ; 160 under the civilian segment and 79 under group SG&A.
- Attractive dividend distribution policy Up to 50% of the annual net income, from continuance operations, attributable to shareholders.
- IPO - On August 1, 2024, TSG completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, based on a post-money valuation of approximately NIS 460. TSG raised approximately NIS 62m (NIS 57.1m net of issuance expenses).
| Advanced Ltd (TASE:TSG) TSG IT Systems |
2024 | 24VS23 | Cash flow from | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millions NIS |
Revenues | EBITDA | Operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | 295 | 322 | 9 0% |
||||||||||||
| profit Gross |
66 | 73 | 4% 11 |
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| margin Gross |
3% 22 |
8% 22 |
|||||||||||||
| Operating income |
(1) 28 |
27 | (2) -5 6% |
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| Operating margin |
9 6% |
8 3% |
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| attributable TSG's shareholders Net income to |
11 | 10 | -9 1% |
||||||||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities |
32 | 40 | 27 2% |
% EBITDA | |||||||||||
(1) Includes NIS 511K recorded with respect to equity share-based compensation. (2) Includes NIS 8.5m recorded with respect to equity share-based compensation.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical Areas of Activity |
Operates in Israel | Operates in Israel | Operates in North America | Operates in Israel | Operates in Israel | Operates mainly in Israel |
| Products | Payroll, attendance, pension, bookkeeping, digital signature, and human resources software solutions |
Websites & advertising | Professionals' requirements and staffing |
Infrastructures | Infrastructures | Consulting services |
| Revenues (2024) | ~\$43M | ~\$38M | ~\$53M | ~\$15M | ~\$14M | ~\$13M |
| Employees (2024) |
~285 | ~277 | ~950 | ~40 | ~30 | ~120 |
| Share Interest 31.12.2024 |
100% | 100% | 91% | 100% | 51% | 80% |


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