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Itera — Investor Presentation 2024
Nov 8, 2024
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- Highlights of the quarter
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- Business review
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- Financial review
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- Outlook
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- Q&A
Arne Mjøs CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Bent Hammer CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


1 Highlights Q3 2024

Highlights
Large customer win-back
A global customer were replacing Itera with their global supplier affecting 35- 40 consultants in third quarter.
However, due to an unsuccessful transition by the global supplier, the customer decided to return the projects to Itera starting in November. 500+ MNOK in two large agreements
Estimated value over four years for two large framework agreements in the third quarter.
Scaling these agreements are not reflected in book-to-bill ratio yet, awaiting budget allocations for 2025.
Opening of offi ce in Stavanger region
This expansion brings Itera closer to customers in the energy, offshore and other industries advancing the green shift.
Adding 20 skilled employees and an attractive customer base through a small acquisition.
Q3 in brief
| -5% Organic revenue growth 0.1% |
Market After more than a year in a challenging environment, we are beginning to see positive trends in demand. |
Wins 500+ MNOK in estimated value over four years for two large framework agreements |
Order intake Seasonal variations in order intake with book-to-bill of 0.7 in Q3 and 1.1 last 12 months. |
Ukraine Our business advisory services under "Enter Ukraine" are beginning to yield results with several new agreements. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT margin | Performance Performance negatively impacted by a temporary loss of a major customer. |
Cashflow Cashflow from operations NOK 6 million in Q3. NOK 82 million last 12 months, with EBITDA-to Cash conversion of 89% |
Dividend Supplementary dividend for 2023 of NOK 0.20 per share to be paid in December. Total dividend payouts of NOK 0.60 per share in 2024. |
People Incremental and temporary capacity reduction to align to market demand. Number of employees decreased by 63 employees (8%) during the last 12 months. |
Key figures

Organic revenue growth

YTD
-2%
Q3 -8%
Growth in number of employees last 12 months

EBIT margin Q3 0.1% YTD 6.4%
2 Business review

We are specialists in sustainable digital transformation
The Nordics is often positioned as digital and sustainable front-runner that show the way globally.
We are growing together with international customers and partners based on our ONE Itera model across borders.
Our Digital Factory with cross-functional teams across border was recognised as best in the world by Global Sourcing Association in 2018.

Digital and Business Transformation

Capabilities
With AI and data coming from everywhere, CIOs must deliver safe AI outcomes.
By 2026, Gartner expects generative AI to cause an enterprise spending spike of more than 15% due to the amount of resources needed to secure it, from access management to governance enforcement.

Implementation of AI at Itera
Bring your own AI Embedded AI
SAPIENSE – ITERA'S AI PLATFORM


Built IT
Delivery excellence generated large customer win-back
Years of delivery excellence was key to a global customer requesting a roll-back to Itera after a few months
Vendor consolidation and a quest for lower rates induced a global customer to transition a significant portion of tera's activities to a global supplier, resulting in a sudden volume reduction affecting approximately 35-40 consultants.
Due to an unsuccessful transition from the global supplier, the customer has, however, decided to return their engagements to Itera starting in November.
The customer stated tera's agility, entrepreneurial culture and a partnership based on trust and transparency as key value generators underlying the more high-end delivery model.

Kredinor renews framework agreement valued at NOK 200-250 Million
Kredinor has renewed its framework agreement with Itera for digitalisation services.
Valued at NOK 200-250 million over four years.
Kredinor's purpose with the renewal of the framework agreement is to continue its ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance the quality of its services through digitalization.
Itera has been an existing supplier to Kredinor for over a seven-year period, and this engagement is a vital part of Itera's long-standing presence as a digitalization partner within the financial sector.


New Framework Agreement with IMDi worth up to 300 million
The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) has awarded a new framework agreement to Itera for consulting services related to the investigation, development, and maintenance of IMDi's digital services.
The agreement involves a procurement need of up to NOK 300 million over a period of 2+1+1 years.
Itera has been a supplier to IMDi for the past two years, and this engagement is an important part of our social responsibility.
Itera's proposal was assessed as the best overall.

Opening a new office in the Stavanger region
Itera has today announced that it has completed a small acquisition, adding 20+ skilled employees and an attractive customer base, in order to establish a new office in the Stavanger region. This expansion gives Itera greater proximity to significant potential customers in energy, offshore and competitive industries driving forward the green transition.
Kine Buchard (General Manager) and Nils Olav Nergaard (Business Developer) in Revoltr.
- Itera will be present in Rogaland as an international player with strong local presence, an entrepreneurial culture and a full range of services
- Gives us proximity to customers as large companies often have offices in Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen
- Norway's most important industrial cluster: Offshore, Oil/Gas, and Renewable Energy (wind, carbon capture, tech)
- The energy industry in Stavanger is a hub of new innovation and technology development, making it a pivotal location for Itera's growth and strategic initiatives



Launch of "Housing for Ukraine" pilot project
Itera, in collaboration with Moelven, launched the "Housing for Ukraine" pilot project at an event in its Oslo office, aiming to build homes for four families in Ukraine.
- The building is produced as modules indoors at the factory in Moelv and transported on trailers to Borodyanka - an hour's drive north-west of Kyiv. Here they are lifted and assembled into new homes for four families who have lost their homes in the war.
- The new homes is part of a pilot project, where the purpose is to enter the Ukrainian market.
- A highlight of the event was the signing of a contract between Moelven Byggmodul and its suppliers.

Lasse Maugesten (Itera), Frode Henning Killi (Moelven), Cecilie Myrseth (Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry), Marharyta Bondarieva (policy advisor from Borodyanka community).


Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway Cecilie Myrseth speaking at the signing. Jon Erik Høgberg (Itera), Frode Henning Killi (Moelven), Cecilie Myrseth (Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry), Marharyta Bondarieva (policy advisor from Borodyanka community), Ihor Holovchenko (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine), Jørn Eirik Erlund (Moelven) and Lasse Maugesten (Itera).
Order intake
Order intake from selected new and existing customers.
Book-to-bill ratio*) of 0.7 in Q3 and 1.1 for the last 12 months.
*) The book-to-bill ratio is the ratio of orders received to the amount of revenue for a specific period for Itera units

Customer mix
Share existing customers
91 .8% (94.9%)
of revenues in Q3 2024
New customers
15.2 (9.8) NOK mill.
Revenue from new customers won over the past year Q3 2024 (8.2% share)
* Existing customers defined as customers that were invoiced in the corresponding quarter last year ** New customers defined as customers won since end of corresponding quarter last year
High visibility
80% (83%)
Top 30 customers, share of revenue
High customer concentration signifies
- Strategic relationships
- Full range of services
- Distributed delivery across borders
Revenue customers split (in MNOK)

Largest customers' share of revenue

Skilled and innovative employees
699 employees at the end of the quarter
Down by 63 last twelve months as part of the business optimisation program.
Nearshore ratio of 51% (51%)
Our distributed delivery model of onshore and nearshore consultants are increasing our price competitiveness as well as providing high scalability through access to a very large talent pool.

Rolling 12 months net FTE growth

Number of employees end of quarter by shore
3 Financial review

Key financials
- Revenue down 5%
- Personnel expenses down 2%
- Other opex decrease following business optimisation program
- EBIT of MNOK 0.1 (8.7)
- EBIT margin of 0.1% (4.5%)
- EBITDA-to-cash conversion of 89% last 12 months
- No. of FTEs 699 (-63)
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK Million |
7-9 | 7-9 | % | 1-9 | 1-9 | % | F Y |
| Operating revenue |
184 2 |
193 9 |
-5% | 636 9 |
649 5 |
-2% | 871 6 |
| profit Gross |
169 4 |
181 6 |
-7% | 586 7 |
607 5 |
-3% | 813 7 |
| Personnel expenses |
146 1 |
148 8 |
-2% | 476 7 |
8 471 |
1% | 634 4 |
| Other opex |
15 0 |
15 9 |
-6% | 44 6 |
51 6 |
-14% | 68 7 |
| EBITDA | 8 3 |
16 9 |
-51% | 65 4 |
84 1 |
-22% | 110 7 |
| margin EBITDA |
4 5% |
8 7% |
-4 2pts |
10 3% |
13 0% |
-2 7pts |
12 7% |
| Depreciation | 8 1 |
8 2 |
-1% | 24 9 |
23 8 |
5% | 32 3 |
| EBIT | 0 1 |
8 7 |
-98% | 40 5 |
60 3 |
-33% | 81 4 |
| margin EBIT |
0 % 1 |
% 4 5 |
-4 4 pts |
% 6 4 |
9 3 % |
-2 9 pts |
9 3 % |
| cash flow from operations Net Cash and cash equivalents |
6 2 29 8 |
(3 2) 42 2 |
292% -29% |
25 9 29 8 |
37 2 42 2 |
-30% -29% |
93 4 49 2 |
| Employees end of period at |
699 | 762 | -8% | 699 | 762 | -8% | 758 |
| Employees in average |
706 | 752 | -6% | 726 | 734 | -1% | 741 |
Business optimisation program
Itera has implemented a business optimisation program with the target of improving EBIT margin by 1.2 -1.6 points
- Strict cost control has brought spending on other Operating Expenses (OPEX) down to 2019 -20 levels
- In Q3 of 2024, year -over -year reductions in other OPEX was accretive to the EBIT margin by 1.1 pts
- OPEX relative to revenue at the lowest since the pandemic, where travel and social activities were naturally restricted

Revenue and earnings development
Strong revenue growth year over year with 2 -year CAGR of 11.6% and an average of 8.1% EBIT margin
Opportunities for margin expansion
- Conversion of promising pipeline
- Normalisation of utilisation
- Increasing recurring revenue and cloud migration and modernisation driven by AI and security
- Expansion in Sweden
- Advisory services and Ukraine recovery

Statement of cash flow
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million NOK |
7-9 | 7-9 | 1-9 | 1-9 | F Y |
| EBITDA | 8 3 |
16 9 |
65 4 |
84 1 |
110 7 |
| Change in balance sheet items |
(2 1) |
(20 1) |
(39 5) |
(46 9) |
(17 3) |
| cash flow from operating activities Net |
2 6 |
(3 2) |
25 9 |
37 2 |
93 4 |
| cash flow from investment activities Net |
(2 5) |
(7 9) |
(7 3) |
(15 6) |
(19 4) |
| Purchase of shares own |
- | - | - | (0 1) |
(11 9) |
| Sale of shares own |
- | - | 4 9 |
6 2 |
6 2 |
| Equity settlement of options contract |
- | - | - | 0 3 |
2 9 |
| Principal elements of lease payments |
(3 5) |
(3 3) |
(10 4) |
(9 6) |
(12 9) |
| borrowings Long-term |
(0 3) |
0 5 |
(0 8) |
0 5 |
8 4 |
| External dividend paid |
- | - | (32 4) |
(24 7) |
(56 9) |
| cash flow from financing activities Net |
(3 8) |
1 7 |
(38 7) |
(22 8) |
(67 7) |
| in deposits change bank and cash Net |
0 3 |
(9 8) |
(19 4) |
0 2 |
3 7 |
| Bank deposits the end of the period at |
29 8 |
42 2 |
29 8 |
42 2 |
49 2 |
12-month rolling cash flow from operations (NOK Million)

▪ Cash flow from operations NOK 6.2 (-3.2) million in Q3
▪ 12-month rolling cash flow from operations was NOK 82.1 (78.6) million
▪ Cash conversion from EBITDA of 89% (70%) last 12 months
EBITDA to Cash conversion
Consistent high EBITDA to Cash conversion rate
High and consistent cash conversion is a key enabler for returns to shareholders in the form of dividends and/or share repurchase.
The business requires limited working capital.

Last 12 months

- A supplementary dividend of NOK 0.20 per share for 2023 to be paid 6 Dec 2024
- Ordinary dividend of NOK 0.40 paid in June
- Share price was NOK 10.95 at the end of Sep 2024, a change of -2% incl. dividends from NOK 12.05 at the end of Sep 2023
- Current holding of own shares is 1,143,465. Value at 30 Sep 2024 was MNOK 12.5
- Consistent high distribution of earnings
Allocations to shareholders

EBIT in 2021 and 2022 is excluding discontinued operations of -0.23 and -0.17 per share
Statement of financial position per 30 June 2024
- Cash and equity reduced following strong dividend payments last 12 months (158% of net income)
- Equity ratio of 19% (24%), 24% (31%) excluding IFRS 16 Leasing
- Cash balance of MNOK 30 (MNOK 42)
- Total balance decreased by MNOK 49 to MNOK 275

4 Outlook


Outlook
Underlying strong demand for digital transformation with the market expected to gradually return in the coming months, supported by new framework agreements
Readiness to migrate and operate larger scale cloud transformations to enable the AI opportunity
Growth opportunities through new Stavanger office
Connecting Ukraine and the Nordics to enable the green energy shift and rebuild Ukraine
Profitable growth and cash flow are key focus areas.
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Q&A
| No | Name | % | Nat | Shareholding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MJØS ARNE INVEST AS |
33 29 |
NOR | 27 363 031 |
| 2 | OP CAPITAL AS |
5 64 |
NOR | 4 635 242 |
| 3 | GIP AS |
35 5 |
NOR | 400 088 4 |
| 4 | SEPTIM CONSULTING AS |
07 5 |
NOR | 946 4 165 |
| 5 | BOINVESTERING AS |
3 70 |
NOR | 3 037 862 |
| 6 | GAMST INVEST AS |
3 23 |
NOR | 2 653 462 |
| 7 | JØSYRA INVEST AS |
2 68 |
NOR | 2 200 000 |
| 8 | DZ PRIVATBANK S A |
2 29 |
LUX | 1 880 000 |
| 9 | EIKESTAD AS |
1 95 |
NOR | 1 600 000 |
| 0 1 |
HØGBERG JON ERIK , |
52 1 |
NOR | 247 356 1 |
| 1 1 |
ASA ITERA |
39 1 |
NOR | 143 1 465 |
| 1 2 |
AANESTAD PANAGRI AS |
1 16 |
NOR | 950 000 |
| 3 1 |
SOBER AS KAPITAL |
08 1 |
NOR | 888 560 |
| 1 4 |
INVEST AS FRAMAR |
0 97 |
NOR | 800 000 |
| 1 5 |
NYVANG JETMUND GUNNAR , |
0 92 |
NOR | 758 950 |
| 1 6 |
ALTEA AS |
0 85 |
NOR | 700 000 |
| 1 7 |
JENSEN LARS PETER , |
0 78 |
NOR | 643 700 |
| 1 8 |
MORTEN JOHNSEN HOLDING AS |
0 73 |
NOR | 600 000 |
| 1 9 |
HAMMER BENT , |
0 69 |
NOR | 569 133 |
| 2 0 |
FRATERNITAS A/S |
0 63 |
NOR | 413 514 |
| TOP 20 |
73 92 |
60 208 751 |
