Multiconsult — Investor Presentation 2019

May 23, 2019

FIRST QUARTER 2019 RESULTS

Grethe Bergly, CEO | Hans-Jørgen Wibstad, CFO

DISCLAIMER

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INTRODUCTION AND HIGHLIGHTS

Grethe Bergly, CEO

Highlights

• Solid growth and an all-time high order backlog

• Good earnings in the quarter gives a solid foundation for the future

• Higher activity and improved operations

• Net operating revenues up 9.9 % y-o-y to NOK 944.2 million
• EBIT of NOK 92.5 million, 9.8 % margin
• Significant positive calendar effect y-o-y
• Underlying profitability not satisfactory
• Focus on improving profitability over the next quarters

Order intake in 1Q 2019

Highlights

• Order intake NOK 1 171.8 million, up 6.4 % y-o-y
• Continued strong tender pipeline, across most business areas

Key order intake

• Fornebubanen
• Drammen hospital, LINK arkitektur
• Drammen hospital, Multiconsult
• Jølstra hydropower plant
• Sørmarkfjellet windpower

Order backlog development and backlog per business area

Organisation

• Universum annual ranking for technology students 2019

• Still no. 1 engineering consultant for the seventh year in a row
• Up to no. 2 among all companies in Norway
  • 1. Equinor
  • 1. Multiconsult
  • 1. Kongsberg Gruppen
• Extract of achievements to employees in 1Q
  • Amin Haddadi defended PhD on value creation in construction projects
  • Solveig Vassenden defended PhD in tunnel drilling machines
• Organisation
  • 2 972 employees at 31 March 2019 (2 861)

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Hans-Jørgen Wibstad, CFO

Financial Highlights 1Q 2019

• Net operating revenues up to NOK 944.2 million, reflecting an organic growth of 9.9% year-on-year
• Improved earnings in the quarter, EBIT of NOK 92.5 million
• Easter Holiday calendar effect of NOK 50.2 million on revenues and earnings
• IFRS 16 implemented, positive effect of NOK 5.3 million on EBIT
• Net interest bearing debt of NOK 1 187.3 million, IFRS 16 effect of NOK 1 000.7 million
• Extraordinary one-off severance agreement expenses of approximately NOK 10 million

Financial highlights 1Q 2019

EBIT Bridge Y-O-Y

MNOK

Greater Oslo Area 1Q 2019

• Higher billing rates and billing ratio
• Improved project execution
• Largest contribution on revenue from business areas Buildings & Properties and Transportation
• Business areas Transportation and Water & Environment with significant growth
• Strong order intake in the quarter, particularly from Transportation

Greater Oslo Area	1Q 2019	1Q 2018	Change
Net Operating Revenue	444.0	393.0	13.0 %
EBIT MNOK	59.1	11.6	409.5 %
EBIT margin %	13.3 %	2.9 %	10.4 pp
Adjusted EBIT MNOK*	32.5	11.6	20.9 %
Adjusted EBIT margin %*	7.8 %	2.9 %	4.9 pp
Billing ratio	69.8 %	69.6 %	0.2 pp
Number of employees	1 178	1 174	0.3 %

*Adjusted for IFRS 16 and calendar effect

Regions Norway 1Q 2019

• Higher billing rates, but lower billing ratio
• Higher production due to net recruitment
• Strong performance from business areas Buildings & Properties and Transportation
• Business area Transportation with solid growth
• Order intake lower y-o-y, but at a normal level

Regions Norway	1Q 2019	1Q 2018	Change
Net Operating Revenue	307.9	279.3	10.2 %
EBIT MNOK	31.3	13.8	127.2 %
EBIT margin %	10.2 %	4.9 %	5.3 pp
Adjusted EBIT MNOK*	10.8	13.8	-3.1 %
Adjusted EBIT margin %*	3.7 %	4.9 %	-1.2 pp
Billing ratio	67.7 %	69.9 %	-2.2 pp
Number of employees	859	842	2.0 %

*Adjusted for IFRS 16 and calendar effect

International 1Q 2019

• Higher production in Iterio AB and Multiconsult Polska
• Strong growth from business area Transportation
• Low project activity in Multiconsult UK
• Order intake at a normal level, good contribution from Multiconsult Polska and Iterio AB

International	1Q 2019	1Q 2018	Change
Net Operating Revenue	56.7	51.1	11.0 %
EBIT MNOK	3.1	5.4	-42.2 %
EBIT margin %	5.5 %	10.5 %	-5.0 pp
Adjusted EBIT MNOK*	3.0	5.4	-44.1 %
Adjusted EBIT margin %*	5.3 %	10.5 %	-5.2 pp
Billing ratio	75.3 %	75.7 %	-0.4 pp
Number of employees	308	241	27.8 %

*Adjusted for IFRS 16

LINK arkitektur 1Q 2019

• Increased production with variation between units
• Higher billing rates
• Strong performance in Norway
• Majority of order intake from hospital projects.

LINK arkitektur	1Q 2019	1Q 2018	Change
Net Operating Revenue	152.3	141.7	7.5 %
EBIT MNOK	19.1	12.8	49.4 %
EBIT margin %	12.6 %	9.0 %	3.6 pp
Adjusted EBIT MNOK*	13.4	12.8	0.6 %
Adjusted EBIT margin %*	9.1 %	9.0 %	0.1 pp
Billing ratio	75.3 %	76.1 %	-0.8 pp
Number of employees	500	477	4.8 %

*Adjusted for IFRS 16 and calendar effect

Operating revenues by business area 1Q 2019

Cash flow 1Q 2019

• Solid cash flow from operating activities
• Negative change in working capital due to work in progress
• Investments include
  • Ordinary asset replacement and IFRS 16 effect
• Financing activities
  • Increase in interest bearing debt and IFRS 16 effect

					Cash and liabilities MNOK	1Q 2019	YE 2018	1Q 2018
					Cash	48.8	138.9	151.7
-182.4		34.4	2.0	48.8	Debt incl lease	2 265.5	1 296.8	1 362.2
					Debt ex lease	1 264.8	1 296.8	1 362.2
	-62.1				IFRS 16 lease effect	1 000.7	-	-
Change in	CF to	CF from	Currency	Cash YTD	NIBD ex lease	186.6	59.5	255.0

Outlook

• The overall market outlook continues to show positive development across most business areas

• Continued strong competition on large projects
• Strong combination of professional capability and increasing order backlog gives a solid foundation
• Continued priority on improving underlying profitability
  • Cost level
  • Project execution

Q&A

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