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Max Stock Ltd.

Investor Presentation May 22, 2024

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MAX STOCK

Q1'24 Earnings Conference Call

22 May 2024

Disclaimer

This presentation, any question and answer session and any written or oral material discussed or distributed during the meeting to present this document or otherwise in connection with it (this "Presentation") is solely for the purpose of demonstration of information included in the financial statements of MAX Stock Ltd. ("MAX" or "the Company") as of March 31, 2024. This Presentation is not intended for distribution to, or use by any person or entity in, any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. This Presentation was prepared solely based on information obtained from MAX and public sources (including data obtained by MAX from industry publications and surveys) on or prior to the date hereof and has not been independently verified. MAX may not have access to the facts and assumptions underlying the numerical data, market data and other information included in such surveys . This Presentation only contains summary information and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made in relation to and no reliance should be placed on the fairness, accuracy, correctness or completeness of the information or opinions contained in this Presentation. The presentation only contains summary information, and does not replace the full disclosure contained in the Q1 2024 Financial Statements and in 2023 annual report of the Company.

This Presentation contains forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, projections and assumptions about future events and may differ materially from actual results due to variety of factors including, but not limited to change in the overall economy; and on local and global economy and MAX's ability to manage and develop its business. Statements contained in the Presentation, other than statements of historical fact, regarding future events or prospects, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "continues," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "goal," "may," "plan," "project," "projections," "should," "will" and other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcome. Statements that MAX makes in this Presentation that are not statements of historical fact also may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations that MAX describes in its forward-looking statements. There may be events in the future that MAX is not accurately able to predict, or over which MAX has no control. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although MAX may elect to update forward-looking statements in the future, MAX disclaims any obligation to do so, even if MAX's assumptions and projections change, except where applicable law may otherwise require MAX to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing MAX's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Presentation.

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This presentation includes certain financial measures not presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), including Adjusted EBITDA. These financial measures are not measures of financial performance in accordance with IFRS and may exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing the Company's financial results. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net loss or other measures of profitability, liquidity or performance under IFRS. You should be aware that the Company's presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, which may be defined and calculated differently. See the appendix for a reconciliation of certain of these non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.

Q1 2024 RESULTS

Strong growth to start 2024 across key metrics

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SSSG Jan.-April 2024 SSSG = +10.3% 4.0%

GROSS MARGIN + 90 BPS vs. Q1'23 42.3%

Adj. NET INCOME** NIS 26.0M

NIS 0.19 Adjusted EPS** +23.8% vs. Q1'23

3

Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences.

* Adjusted EBITDA pre IFRS 16 = EBIT + D&A + other costs + stock-based compensation (SBC) - the impact of IFRS 16

** Net Income and EPS attributable to shareholders adjusted for stock-based compensation (SBC)

Q1 Financial Highlights

Q1'20 Q1'21 Q1'22 Q1'23 Q1'24 CAGR
'20
'24
-
Revenue
(NIS
M)*
173.5 252.0 250.9 279.6 313.2 15.9%
Gross
Margins
(%)*
40.2% 39.6% 39.0% 41.4% 42.3%
Pre
IFRS
Adjusted
EBITDA
Margins
(%)
16
14.1% 16.8% 12.7% 13.1% 13.7%
Adjusted
EBITDA
Pre
IFRS
(NIS
16
M)
Primarily
Covid-19
related
24.4
Q1'20
42.4
Q1'21
'20 - '24 CAGR: 15.1%
31.8
Q1'22
36.7
Q1'23
42.9
Q1'24
Q1'24
Adj.
EBITDA
exc.
Portugal
=
(Margins
44.1
14.2%)
=
Adjusted
Income
Attributable
Shareholders
(NIS
Net
to
M)
15.3 26.3 17.8 20.9 26.0 14.1%
Margins
(%)
8.8% 10.4% 7.1% 7.5% 8.3%
Adjusted
Attributable
Shareholders
(NIS)
EPS
to
0.11 0.18 0.13 0.15 0.19 14.7%

* Excluding one-time bulk operations in 2020

Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences.

  1. Adjusted EBITDA pre IFRS 16 = EBIT + D&A + other costs (including IPO costs in 2020 ) + stock-based compensation (SBC) - one-time bulk operation (in 2020) - the impact of IFRS 16

  2. Net Income (NI) and EPS (both attributable to shareholders) adjusted for stock-based compensation (SBC), one-time bulk operation in 2020 and IPO costs in 2020

Annual Financial Highlights

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Q1'24 LTM

Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences. LTM = Last twelve months

* Excluding one-time bulk operations in 2020

Annual Financial Highlights (cont'd)

Adjusted EPS Attributable to Shareholders and NI margin (2) (NIS; %) 2.0x

Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences. . LTM = Last twelve months.

  1. Adjusted EBITDA pre IFRS 16 = EBIT + D&A + other costs (including IPO costs in 2020 ) + stock-based compensation (SBC) - one-time bulk operation (in 2020) - the impact of IFRS 16

  2. Net Income (NI) and EPS (both attributable to shareholders) adjusted for stock-based compensation (SBC), one-time bulk operation in 2020 and IPO costs in 2020

* Cash balance as of March 31st , 2024 Pro-forma for dividend distribution of NIS 60M that occurred on April 16th 2024. Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences.

Growth Strategies

Looking Forward

New Logistic & Distribution Center Progressing as planned

centers is ~20k SqM

Five New Owned Stores since end of Q1 2023 + One Store that was re-opened (1)

Note: Net SqM defined as commercial area in SqM excluding e.g., storage and office spaces

1. Gross additions of stores. During the 12-month period, closed one owned store in Jerusalem and sold one owned Mini Max store that is now franchised (the two stores reduced net SqM by ~1.5k). Also closed a franchised store in Romema, Jerusalem in Q1'24. Old store in Nesher was ~800 net SqM

STORE COUNT AND OWNED NET SQM (End-of-Period)

Q1 SSSG

Main KPIs

January – April SSSG

Pipeline

  • Expected to add ~ 9k gross SqM / ~ 6 k net SqM
  • 2024
    • ( 1) Expansion of Max Tiberias Store; ( 2) Gedera (H 2 '24 )
    • Adding together ~3.0k gross SqM
  • 2025 - 2026
    • ( 1) Gan Yavne; ( 2) Beer Sheba; ( 3 ) Beer Tuvia (Ad Halom )
    • Adding together ~ 6k gross SqM

Looking Forward: Add ~45k of owned net SqM in Israel by 2030

Note: Net SqM defined as commercial area in SqM excluding e.g., storage and office spaces. Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences.

Talia Sessler

Chief Corporate Development & IR Officer +972-50-7000155

Company Overview

  • Office / School Supplies
  • Apparel Basics

Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences.

  • 1) Based on volume sold.
  • 2) Other comprised of over 26 subcategories with the largest being OTC Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Phone Accessories and Outdoors
  • 3) As of May 22, 2024. Includes owned net SqM in Israel (65.3k) and owned net SqM in Portugal (2.3k) .
  • 4) Net SqM defined as commercial area in SqM excluding e.g., storage and office spaces. Data refer to owned/ majority owned stores only
  • 5) As of March 26, 2024

MAXO

~2,200

Logistic centers

Total Net SqM(3)(4)

employees(5)

Publicly listed on TASE

NIS 1.2 billion

locations across Israel(3)

Q1'24 LTM revenue

+2 in Portugal

67.6k

64

Dual Format Store Strategy for Suburban and Urban Markets in Israel

  • Located in suburban markets with ample parking
  • Average store sizes of~1,750 net SqM /~18,800 sq. ft.(1)

Full assortment of merchandise

Mostly majority owned: 45 stores (37 are majority owned)(2)

Main format priority for current expansion

Max Mini Max

  • Located in city centers
  • Average store sizes of ~200 SqM /~2,150 sq. ft.

Typically, lower ticket prices

Second priority growth engine

IFRS 16 Reconciliations

NIS M

Q1/2023 Q1/2024
GAAP Pre
IFRS
16
GAAP Pre
IFRS
16
EBIT 37.1 33.7 43.0 38.8
Interest
expenses,
net
5.4 0.0 4.9 (1.0)
EBT 31.7 33.7 38.1 39.8
Taxes 7.6 8.1 9.4 9.8
GAAP
Net
Income
24.1 25.6 28.7 30.0
EBITDA 54.5 36.7 62.8 42.8
SBC
Plus:
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
EBITDA
exc.
SBC
54.6 36.7 62.8 42.9

Historical Quarterly P&L

NIS M

` Q1-2020 Q1-2021 Q1-2022 Q1-2023 Q1-2024
Revenue
from
sales
172.3 249.6 247.2 274.5 307.8
/
commissions
fees
Revenue
from
1.2 2.4 3.7 5.1 5.4
Total
Revenue
173.5 252.0 250.9 279.6 313.2
growth
YoY
(0.3%) 45.3% (0.4%) 11.5% 12.0%
onetime
operation
Revenue
from
bulk
12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total
Revenue
186.1 252.0 250.9 279.6 313.2
growth
YoY
6.9% 35.4% -0.4% 11.5% 12.0%
Gross
profit,
excluding
onetime
bulk
operation
69.8 99.8 97.8 115.8 132.5
of
Revenue
%
40.2% 39.6% 39.0% 41.4% 42.3%
Gross
profit
onetime
bulk
operation
4.7
of
onetime
bulk
operation
%
37.0%
S&M 39.0 48.5 57.6 65.3 73.8
G&A 5.9 12.3 12.5 13.4 15.9
Total
SG&A
44.9 60.8 70.1 78.7 89.7
Less:
SBC
0.0 (3.8) (3.9) (0.0) (0.1)
SG&A
excluding
SBC
44.9 56.9 66.3 78.7 89.6
of
onetime
bulk
Revenue,
excluding
operation
%
25.9% 22.6% 26.4% 28.1% 28.6%
of
Revenue
%
24.1% 22.6% 26.4% 28.1% 28.6%
Other
income
(0.0) 0.0 (0.3) 0.0 (0.2)
Other
expenses
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
GAAP
EBIT
29.5 39.0 27.9 37.1 43.0
of
Revenue
%
15.9% 15.5% 11.1% 13.3% 13.7%
Adj.
EBIT
(exc.
SBC,
onetime
and
other)
24.8 42.9 31.6 37.1 42.9
of
Revenue,
excluding
onetime
bulk
operation
%
14.3% 17.0% 12.6% 13.3% 13.7%

Historical Quarterly P&L and Net Income Reconciliations NIS M

Q1-2020 Q1-2021 Q1-2022 Q1-2023 Q1-2024
expenses,
Interest
net
2.2 2.9 4.4 5.4 4.9
expenses
onetime
operation
Interest
bulk
3.5 0.0
EBT 23.9 36.2 23.4 31.7 38.1
Adj.
EBT
(exc.
SBC,
onetime
other)
and
22.7 40.0 27.1 31.7 38.0
Taxes 5.8 9.2 6.4 7.6 9.4
GAAP
Net
Income
18.1 27.0 17.0 24.1 28.7
of
Revenue
%
9.7% 10.7% 6.8% 8.6% 9.2%
Adj.
Net
Income
(exc.
SBC,
one-time
bulk
operation
2020
one-time
costs
and
IPO
2020)
in
in
17.1 30.8 20.9 24.1 28.7
of
Revenue
%
9.9% 12.2% 8.3% 8.6% 9.2%
income
attributable
shareholders
Net
to
16.3 22.4 14.0 20.9 25.9
income
attributable
non-controlling
Net
to
interests
1.8 4.6 3.1 3.2 2.8
GAAP
Net
Total
Income
18.1 27.0 17.0 24.1 28.7
Income
Adjustments:
Net
SBC 0.0 3.8 3.9 0.0 0.1
Onetime
bulk
operation,
of
taxes
net
(0.9) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
/
Issuance
Costs
Expenses
IPO
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total
Adjustments
Net
Income
(0.9) 3.8 3.9 0.0 0.1
Adjusted
Income
- Attributable
shareholders
Net
to
15.3 26.3 17.8 20.9 26.0
- Attributable
Adjusted
Net
Income
to
non
controlling
interests
1.8 4.6 3.1 3.2 2.7
Adjusted
Net
Income
17.1 30.8 20.9 24.1 28.7
Basic
Shares
O/S
(000s)
142.3 142.3 142.3 139.0 139.4
attributable
shareholders
EPS,
to
0.11 0.16 0.10 0.15 0.19
Adj.
attributable
to
shareholders
EPS
Note: Totals may be sightly impacted by minor rounding differences.
0.11 0.18 0.13 0.15 0.19

Historical Quarterly EBITDA Reconciliations NIS M

Q1-2020 Q1-2021 Q1-2022 Q1-2023 Q1-2024
Income
Net
18.1 27.0 17.0 24.1 28.7
Interest
Expense,
Plus
net
5.6 2.9 4.4 5.4 4.9
Taxes
Income
Plus
5.8 9.2 6.4 7.6 9.4
D&A
Plus
10.5 12.4 15.0 17.5 19.9
Other
Expense,
Plus
net
(0.0) 0.0 (0.2) 0.0 (0.1)
EBITDA
IFRS
Other
Expenses)
Post
16
(exc.
40.0 51.4 42.7 54.5 62.8
SBC
Plus
0.0 3.8 3.9 0.0 0.1
Minus
IFRS
16
(10.9) (12.8) (14.7) (17.8) (19.9)
Adjusted
EBITDA
IFRS
(exc.
SBC
Pre
16
and
Other
Expenses)
29.1 42.4 31.8 36.7 42.9
operation
Onetime
bulk
(4.7) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Adjusted
EBITDA
IFRS
Pre
16,
excluding
onetime
bulk
operation
24.4 42.4 31.8 36.7 42.9
of
Revenue
%
14.1% 16.8% 12.7% 13.1% 13.7%

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