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Grupo ACS — Earnings Release 2021
May 13, 2021
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1Q 2021 Results Presentation May, 13th, 2021
May, 14th, 2021
3M21 Key figures
| Figures in € million and % variation |
3M21 YoY Var. * reported |
FX headwinds from USD |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| SALES | 6,389 | -10.6% | depreciation (-9%) Lower activity in North America due to COVID-19 |
| BACKLOG | 62,957 | +3.1% | Strong order intake in core regions |
| EBITDA | 329 | -4.3% | Improved margins in operating activities (North America and Australia) |
| EBIT | 205 | -7.9% | ABE traffic still affected by COVID-19 restrictions |
| NET PROFIT | 195 | +3.8% | Operating resilience and improved financial results |
| NET FINANCIAL DEBT | 3,691 | +1,317 | Factoring reduction + cash reclassification of IS as AHS |
* Pro-forma comparable with Industrial Services as AHS and Thiess accounted for as Equity Method

3M21 – Results Presentation
Sales breakdown by key geographies

* Restated with 50% Thiess accounted for as Equity Method and excluding Industrial Services

Operating performance by activity

- » Impact on sales due to North American market with a particularly high Q1 20 which was still unaffected by COVID-19
- » Operating margin improvements in Australia and North America
- » Abertis contribution to EBITDA reduced by € 11 mn YoY down to negative € 8mn due to traffic decrease impacted by COVID- 19
- » Sales recovery due to retake of cleaning services of infrastructure that ceased during lockdown
- » Margin recovery to regular levels pre COVID-19

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Net Profit by activities
| Figures in € Million |
3M20 | 3M21 | YoY Var. |
|---|---|---|---|
| + HOT1 Construction (Dragados ex ABE) |
74 | 73 | -1.3% |
| Concessions | 10 | (4) | n.a |
| Industrial Services2 | 120 | 110 | -8.4% |
| Services (Clece) | (1) | 7 | n.a. |
| HQ Overheads | (15) | 10 | |
| Attributable Net Profit | 188 | 195 | +3.8% |
| (1) Thiess contribution adjusted in 2020 to 50% stake |
(2) Accounted for as discontinued operations.

Abertis 3M21 results
- Average daily traffic performance of -3.5% yoy. Traffic levels generally expected to improve when restrictions are relaxed over the next months
- Operating performance backed by recent acquisitions: RCO (Mexico) and ERC (USA)
- Dividend payment of € 601m in April 2021
- Capital structure reinforced with hybrid bonds issues of € 1.25bn in Nov 2020 and € 750m in Jan 2021

| € Million |
3M20 | 3M21 | Var. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,043 | 1,069 | +2% |
| EBITDA | 667 | 709 | +6% |
| Net Profit pre PPA |
119 | 84 | -29% |
| Contribution to Grupo ACS Net Profit |
2 | (6) | n.a |

Positive Backlog trend


Selected awards 1Q21
| S E C VI R E S |
ASIA PACIFIC CopperString 2.0 project, a high-voltage 1,092 transmission network in Queensland €MN extending from Townsville in the east to Mount Isa in the west (Australia) |
S K L R VI O W CI |
NORTH AMERICA Design and construction contract of an 11- mile corridor on I-10 highway (between Santan and South Mountain Freeway) in Arizona (United States) |
152 €MN |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S E C VI R E S |
ASIA PACIFIC 10-year operation and maintenance contract for the infrastructure of the country's regional network awarded to UGL in New South Wales (Australia) |
958 €MN |
G N DI L UI B |
EUROPE Amazon's logistics warehouse in the industrial area of Bobes in Asturias (Spain) |
124 €MN |
| S K L R VI O W CI |
NORTH AMERICA Contract for lane widening from the I-10/I-17 split to US 60, and from US 60 to south of Ray Road in Arizona (United States) |
203 €MN |
S K L R VI O W CI |
NORTH AMERICA Contract for the widening of SR 417 from John Young Parkway to Landstar Boulevard from four (4) to six (6) general purpose lanes in Florida (United States) |
96 €MN |
| S K L R VI O W CI |
ASIA PACIFIC Bruce Highway Upgrade project in Queensland (Australia) |
188 €MN |
G N DI L UI B |
NORTH AMERICA Construction of Pump Station in the Morena District of San Diego (United States) |
91 €MN |
3M21 NET DEBT EVOLUTION
Figures in € Million


Conclusions

Strategic focus towards more resilient and sustainable businesses in core markets with attractive investment opportunities


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This document contains financial information drawn up in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The information has not been audited. with the consequence that it is not definitive information and is thus subject to possible changes in the future.