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Franchetti — Investor Presentation 2023
Sep 13, 2023
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13th September 2023

FCH | 1H 2023 Financial Results
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Franchetti Spa
1H 2023 Results

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Index

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- Company Overview
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- Business Model
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- Reference Market
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- Strategies
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- Key Financials 1H 2023
- Annex
1. Company Overview

Company at a glance

Franchetti Spa is an international group specialized in the planning, diagnosis and interventions aimed at safety and predictive scheduling of maintenance activities on infrastructural networks

Pioneers in the predictive maintainance


Charting a history of success


Sustainable management of existing infrastructure

Franchetti core business is monitoring, diagnostic and intervention planning over whole life-cycle of critical infrastructure with a predictive approach
Areas of intervention

Facilities and Infrastructures
Analysis and evaluation of existing structures using innovative techniques

Mobility and Transport
Reliable solutions for transportation engineering
Services
Analysis of the existing infrastructure: inspection, monitoring and maintenance
- Assessment of the safety and degradation of existing structures
- Monitoring of large-scale infrastructure assets monuments, bridges and viaducts
- Analysis of the impact of maritime and vehicular traffic
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• Dynamic and vibration tests using innovative techniques

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Interventions on existing structures
- Consolidation and structural reinforcement
- Seismic improvement and adaptation
- Extraordinary maintenance, restoration and conservative restoration
- Widening, upgrading and lifting of bridges and viaducts

Design of new buildings
- Residential, educational, commercial and industrial buildings
- Bridges, viaducts and infrastructure


Software

Argan
Argan is the artificial intelligence software, in-house designed by Franchetti Spa, to carry out the predictive maintenance of infrastructures


Pathwork
Pathwork is an original software designed and built by Franchetti Spa which aims to achieve optimal planning of the construction site of a stretch of road work.
2. Business Model

Business Model: a deep specialized expertise

Thanks to a deep know-how and expertise in the engineering field the Group is able to access the structural damage in a wide range of existing structures and define the best intervention strategies during their lifetime

The Group's commercial structure
- Tender office (selects the public tenders to participate in and draws up the necessary documentation)
- Area managers (carry out commercial activities for direct assignments and manage the relationship with customers in the area)
- Branches (they ensure the presence of the markets of interest in the territories)
3. Reference Market

Reference Market

Franchetti's reference market is related to infrastructure maintenance services, a strategic sector for economic and environmental sustainability
Market components and trends
- 1. Technological Advancements
- 2. Condition Monitoring
- 3. Predictive Maintenance
- 4. Data Analytics and AI
- 5. Remote Monitoring
- 6. Government Initiatives

- Infrastructure maintenance services: related engineering services is estimated at more than € 20.00 billion*, since most of the infrastructure in the world was built after the Second World War and received an insufficient level of maintenance.
- The infrastructure market includes railways, ports, highways, airports, water, sanitation and waste, with business opportunities in design and construction.
- Strategic and fast-growing sector with high potential for the predictive maintenance of infrastructure due insufficient level of maintenance through continuous monitoring and real time monitoring

*Source: Integrae SIM Equity Research, 2022

Competitors arena
| Company | Activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure design |
Facility and hospital design |
Structural instrumental monitoring |
SW and AI development for asset management |
Maintenance planning support |
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Franchetti is present in all areas of activity, being the most integrated player particularly in the areas of infrastructure design, facility and hospital design, structural instrumental monitoring, development of Software and Artificial Intelligence for asset management, contracting
station support
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Additional success factors and an element of competitive advantage for Franchetti is. innovation and use of technology and software.
for maintenance planning.
4. Strategies

Strategies

The Group intends to pursue the development and growth strategy internally and externally

- 1. Strengthening of the presence in the markets where the Group already operates
- 2. Acquisitions of companies that carry out activities consistent with the Group's core business
- 3. Expansion of the offer of ICT services on predictive maintenance
- 4. Expansion into new sectors contiguous to that of infrastructures
- 5. Expansion into relevant international markets
- 6. Benefitting from the Brasilian Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the Jobs Plan in the USA, the Canada Plan and the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) in India
5. Key Financials 1H 2023

Highlights 1H 2023

In H1 2023 Franchetti recorded strong growth in all economic and financial indicators and a steady increase in Group backlog with revenue visibility up to 2025.
| Revenues (in € '000) | Value of production (in € '000) | Ebitda (in € '000) |
|---|---|---|
| 2.282 +55.2% vs 1.471 1H 2022 |
2.885 +65.7% vs 1.741 1H 2022 |
0.475 +156.3% vs 0.185 1H 2022 |
| Net income (in € '000) | NFP in (€ '000) | Backlog as 2025 (€M) |
| 0.171 | 0.316 | 24.2 |

Revenues, Ebitda and Net Result

- In the first half of 2023, the Italian, as well as European and global markets in general, related to the maintenance of large-scale road infrastructure worked on increasingly higher levels of business than in previous years allowing Franchetti to reach a strong growth for 55.2% vs 1H 2022.
- Franchetti's specific expertise allowed it to benefit from positive effects of the italian PNRR which has generated considerable leverage in the area of large infrastructure maintenance.
- Production costs amount to Euro 1,269,114, while EBITDA, equal to Euro 475,043, records an increase of 156.3% (compared to Euro 185,368 in the first half of 2022).
- The net result is equal to Euro 171,268, compared to Euro 148,690 in the first half of 2022 (+15.2%).
Key Financials 1H 2023 - Balance Sheet

NFP
Net Financial Position 1H 2023 (in € '000)

• Net Financial Debt is equal to Euro 315,492 (debt) compared to Euro -155,690 (cash) at 31 December 2022. This increase is due in particular to the growth in net current financial debt, which records a change of Euro 677,799 (from Euro -559,309 on 31 December 2022 to Euro 118,490).



Shareholding and share capital
| RANCHETI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE DIAGNOSTICS AND PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE |
| Admission Price | € 3,00 |
|---|---|
| Stock Ticker | FCH |
| Stock ISIN | IT0005508574 |
| Warrant Ticker | WFCH25 |
| Warrant ISIN | IT0005508558 |
| Market | Euronext Growth Milan |
% on Ordinary Shares

| Board of Directors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Franchetti | Chairman and CEO | ||
| Michele Frizzarin | Director | ||
| Rony Hamaui | Director | ||
| Stefano Granati | Independent director | ||
| Remy Cohen | Independent director |
The BoD will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements of Franchetti S.p.A. as of December 31, 2024
| Board of Statutory Auditors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Federico Caprin | Chairman | |
| Luigi Solinas | Auditor | |
| Sonia Poletto | Auditor | |
| Alberto Signorini | Alternate Auditor | |
| Alessandro Prandin | Alternate Auditor | |
The Board of Statutory Auditors will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements of Franchetti S.p.A. as of December 31, 2024
Consolidated P&L

P&L*
| 30/06/2023 | 30/06/2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues from sales and services | 2,282,242 | 1,470,534 |
| + Change in inventories of work in progress, semi-finished and finished goods | 539,543 | 266,992 |
| + Other revenues and income | 62,738 | 3,753 |
| Value of Production | 2,884,523 | 1,741,279 |
| - Raw materials and Changes in Inventories costs | -44,484 | -238,401 |
| - Services costs | -1,622,809 | -938,838 |
| - Costs for use of third party assets | -128,741 | -91,875 |
| - Personnel costs | -548,191 | -260,972 |
| -Other operating costs | -65,256 | -25,825 |
| Total production costs | -2,409,481 | -1,555,911 |
| EBITDA | 475,043 | 185,368 |
| EBITDA Margin | 16% | 11% |
| - Intangibles D&A | -89,263 | -4,135 |
| - Tangibles D&A | -52,421 | -12,472 |
| EBIT | 333,358 | 168,761 |
| - Financial charges | -51,457 | -32,576 |
| + Forex gains and losses | -56,387 | 31,941 |
| Earnings before taxes | 225,515 | 168,126 |
| - Income taxes | -54,247 | -19,436 |
| Net Income | 171,268 | 148,690 |
* Limited audited data
Consolidated Balance Sheet

BALANCE SHEET*
| 30/06/2023* | 31/12/2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| + Inventory | 699,608 | 154,488 |
| + Trade receivables | 3,885,515 | 3,673,083 |
| - Trade payables | -906,171 | -846,272 |
| Trade net working capital | 3,678,952 | 2,981,299 |
| + Other assets | 1,289,356 | 1,240,557 |
| - Other Liabilities | -1,407,191 | -1,399,913 |
| Net Working Capital | 3,561,117 | 2,821,943 |
| + Intangible fixed assets | 1,563,465 | 1,580,631 |
| + Tangible fixed assets | 81,094 | 89,486 |
| Gross Invested Capital | 5,205,676 | 4,492,060 |
| - Severance pay | -55,288 | -41,218 |
| Net invested capital | 5,150,388 | 4,450,842 |
| + Short-term payables to banks | 2,486,117 | 1,675,020 |
| + Medium- to long-term payables to banks | 179,896 | 403,619 |
| + Payables to other lenders | 17,106 | 293,564 |
| Total financial debts | 2,683,119 | 2,078,639 |
| - Cash and Cash equivalents | -2,367,627 | -2,234,329 |
| Net Financial Position | 315,492 | -155,690 |
| + Share capital | 350,634 | 347,039 |
| + Reserves | 4,312,994 | 3,059,156 |
| + Net result | 171,268 | 1,200,337 |
| Shareholders' equity Total funds and Shareholders' equity |
4,834,896 5,150,388 |
4,606,532 4,450,842 |
* Limited audited data
Consolidated Cash flow statement

CASH FLOW STATEMENT, INDIRECT METHOD*
| 30/06/2023* | 31/12/2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| A) Cash | 2,367,627 | 2,234,329 |
| B) Cash equivalents | - | |
| C) Other current financial assets | ||
| D) Cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) | 2,367,627 | 2,234,329 |
| E) Current financial debt | 2,486,117 | 1,675,020 |
| F) Current part of non-current financial debt | - | - |
| Other current liabilities | - | - |
| G) Current financial debt (E+F) | 2,486,117 | 1,675,020 |
| H) Net current financial debt (G-D) | 118,490 | -559,309 |
| I) Non-current financial debt | 197,002 | 403,619 |
| J) Debt instruments | - | - |
| K) Trade and other non-current payables | - | - |
| L) Non-current financial debt (I+J+K) | 197,002 | 403,619 |
| (M) TOTAL FINANCIAL DEBT (H+L) | 315,492 | -155,690 |
| OVERDUE TAX ADJUSTED | 634,289 | 206,818 |
| TOTAL ADJUSTED NET FINANCIAL DEBT | 949,781 | 51,128 |
* Limited audited data
Management Team

Paolo Franchetti - CEO & Partner
- Civil engineer specialized in the dynamics of existing and monumental structures
- He is a member of the Study Commission for the Port of Venice and of the Maritime Traffic Evaluation Commission of the Giudecca Canal and carries out a regular activity as an Associate Professor at the University of Padua
Gianluca Del Fabbro – General Manager
- Management engineer, manager with 25 years of experience in globally active industrial realities, Del Fabbro will be in charge of continuing and accelerating the process of continuous growth and managerialization of the company both in the national and international market, also through the start-up and/or or the acquisition of new companies
- Previously he held various managerial positions in Italy and abroad both in multinationals and in SMEs
Omar Emiliano Salustri – CFO Franchetti Italia
- Doctor in Economics and Commerce, enrolled in the Register of Statutory Auditors at the MEF
- He deals with the administrative, accounting and financial management and personnel management of small and medium-sized companies, up to multinationals
- He carries out auditing and control activities as a member of Boards of Statutory Auditors
Michele Frizzarin - Partner & R&D Director
- Structural engineer specialized in the field of analysis and verification of existing structures, he deals with inspection and structural analysis of concrete, steel and masonry infrastructures and historic and monumental buildings
- He has deepened his training in the study of the dynamic and seismic behavior of structures
Certification







Contacts
Investor Relations Manager Paolo Franchetti [email protected]
IR Advisor T.W.I.N. Srl [email protected]
