Earnings Release • Feb 25, 2021
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Lisboa, 25 February 2021
Novabase – Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A., under the terms and for the purposes of article 17 of Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and article 248-A of the Portuguese Securities Code, discloses today to the market the results regarding the twelve months 2020, whose essential features are included in the presentation attached.
In addition, it is further informed that a webcast on this results will be held today, at 5 pm Lisbon time (GMT). More information about registration can be found at www.novabase.pt.
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This presentation includes sector and forward-looking statements involving uncertainties that could cause actual data to differ materially from those indicated.

"Novabase's performance in 2020 was very strong. The company executed three relevant strategic M&A moves, streamlined its Next-Gen operations and achieved a sound financial performance, exceeding expectations in a pandemic context.
The performance of Next-Gen was remarkable. Next-Gen grew 11% organically, achieved an 8.9% EBITDA margin and improved Turnover per Employee 10%.
I believe these results validate our transformation bet, while proving the growth potential of our Next-Gen segment.
On the Covid-19 front, I must congratulate all Novabase employees and especially the Pandemic Task Force for their great response. Our last monthly survey showed 83% of respondents are Very Confident or Extremely Confident on their leadership to make the right decisions on the pandemic.
The commitment to distribute 1.5 €/share in the strategic cycle 2019-2023 is reaffirmed. Due to the still uncertain economic outlook, there will be no

proposal from the Board for a cash distribution in the next GMS.
On the Financials:
Novabase's transformation is starting to show results. I believe we are now stronger and better prepared to deliver sustainable value.
Thank You All for your support!"
Next-Gen strengthened with the acquisition of Vodafone Portugal's equity stake in Celfocus for an initial price of 20 M€, subject to adjustments.
Full ownership of Celfocus is key to Novabase's strategy of becoming an "Next-Gen IT Services Company", enabling the Group to allocate resources and explore synergies in a more efficient way.
(1) Accounted in FY19. (2) Baseline FY18 (previous to Strategic Update 2019+).
Next-Gen: Strategy 2019+ Execution
Value Portfolio: Strategy 2019+ Execution
Novabase continued to successfully deliver on its strategy, with the sales of Collab and GTE Business (1) , which combined represent a divestment of over 60% of its Value Portfolio segment revenue (2):
6 report intention to propose Luís Salvado as Chairman and CEO for the next mandate (2021 to 2023).

There may be an additional price adjustment of 7.5 M€, to be paid for in services, which could raise the final purchase price to a maximum of 27.5 M€, as a result of possible annual adjustments until 2023 related to service hiring guarantees of 10 M€ per year for three years given by Vodafone.
Due to the importance of this transaction for the execution of the strategy and given Novabase's financial robustness, the Board of Directors approved the acquisition, despite the current context of uncertainty. This transaction does not require any significant guidance reframing regarding the Strategic Update 2019+.

As such, the consideration obtained by Novabase after these events is 39.3 M€ corresponding to the sum of the price initially agreed of 33 M€, the earnout of 3 M€ and the net adjustment of the remainder.
Considering the above mentioned, the capital gain reached 14.9 M€ (it is recalled that the capital gain registered in 2019 was 12.0 M€).

The agreed initial purchase price was 6 M€, to which a potential annual earnout may be accreted, up to a maximum of three annual periods, depending on COLLAB's performance, as set out in the agreement.
Of the agreed initial purchase price, 1.5 M€ was temporarily held by the purchaser, as foreseen in the sale and purchase agreement. On November, the purchaser paid 1 M€ referring to the 'Holdback Amount'. The agreed purchase price is still subject to positive or negative price adjustment clauses agreed between the parties. Additionally, a discussion on holdback amount is also underway.
In compliance with ESMA guidelines
2020 was strongly marked by the outbreak of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. The world economy contracted at a substantial rate, following the implementation of restrictive measures on economic activity and mandatory worldwide lockdowns, and companies were forced to adapt overnight to new ways of doing business, and to address the new challenges and risks of the pandemic. Managing uncertainty took on a whole new meaning.
Efficient decision-making process allowed Novabase to rapidly adapt processes and action plans in response to the pandemic:

19 effects were observed on financial indicators, except for a minor performance effect on IT Staffing Business abroad (coincident with strict lockdowns). On the strategy side, the Company was able to successfully execute key milestones in its transformation.
Novabase does not have reasons to believe that its strategy will be affected, in fact, the pandemic may even pave the way towards an acceleration of the digital economy, where Novabase will have a relevant role. Telecom seems one of the least affected sectors, and Digital, Cognitive and Automation are in high demand. Additionally, Novabase benefits from a solid customer base, robust liquidity position and adequate capital levels, reasons that allow Novabase to face the future with confidence.
Nonetheless, the pandemic context remains of great uncertainty, with the news of new, more contagious strains of the virus and more lockdowns expected – even with a global vaccine rollout in place. Thus, in terms of future impacts, some delay in the M&A initiatives is anticipated and, due to current travel restrictions, commercial access to new clients may remain challenging.
Turnover and EBITDA do not include GTE Business nor Collab, qualified as discontinued operations according to IFRS 5, for all periods in this presentation.

Turnover
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No major impacts were observed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, both in Next-Gen and in Value Portfolio segments.


EBITDA

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Next-Gen Segment
Working on strategic initiatives for 2023 goals.

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Next-Gen Segment
Targeting clients with ambition to transform, with 2020 still focused on Telco.

International Turnover grows 9% YoY.
61% of Next-Gen Turnover generated outside Portugal.
Europe & ME accounts for 88% of international operations, registering an increase of 7% YoY.


Next-Gen Segment
Large accounts increased, both in number…

…and in Revenues, +11.1 M€ YoY (+17%).

Total number of clients in FY20 was 102, same number as previous year.
(1) Top Tier clients (>1 M€) considers the Trailing 12 months.

Value Portfolio Segment
40% of Value Portfolio Turnover is generated outside Portugal.
Turnover EBITDA Incorporates central structure impacts and some Covid effects on IT Staffing Business outside Portugal (due to strict lockdowns).

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160.0%

owing to the 8.1 M€ re-evaluation of the Feedzai investment recorded in FY19.
Non-taxable gains from the VC Funds in FY19 and a YoY decrease in the SIFIDE R&D tax incentives, explain the Income tax charge increase, of 1.5 M€ YoY.
EBITDA to Net Profit
Discontinued operations – meaning GTE Business and Collab – reached 4.5 M€ in FY20, which comprises 3.3 M€ of capital gains on the sale of businesses / subsidiaries and 1.2 M€ of R&W provisions reversal. In FY19, this caption already included 12.0 M€ of gain on the GTE Business disposal.
Evolution of NCI, of +4.8 M€ YoY, essentially explained by the NCI-share on the reevaluation of Feedzai in FY19, and the full ownership of Celfocus since April 2020.
Total EPS reached 0.24 € (0.66 € in FY19).


Net Cash
Comfortable liquidity situation to pursue the Strategy 2019+ objectives and face the Covid-19 pandemic context.

Cash generation of 17.4 M€ in 2020, comprises the following M&A cash flows:
4.3 M€ of Net Cash refers to Noncontrolling Interests (Vs. 13.5 M€ in FY19).

Talent
Average number of Employees (1)

Next-Gen Value Portfolio (2) Value Portfolio (2)
Talent pool decreased 2% YoY in line with the expected synergies and management overhaul (1773 in FY19).
Next-Gen Turnover per employee increased 10% YoY.
Attrition rate (3) of Next-Gen lowered to 11.7% in FY20 (21.0% in FY19). This indicator probably incorporates some covid-19 effects.
(1) Excluding GTE Business and Collab.

Due to the pandemic and resulting risks, the Board of Directors decided to revert its initial intention of proposing to the 2020 GMS a 0.85 €/share remuneration. The commitment to distribute 1.5 €/share in 2019-2023 (1) is reaffirmed. Despite FY20 strong performance, the Board decided today not to propose any shareholder remuneration on the ordinary 2021 GMS, to be held on May 25.This decision, to postpone the shareholder remuneration to a more suitable moment, is driven by the high level of uncertainty still affecting the business environment.
In 2020, the stock markets witnessed strong falls from March onwards with the outbreak of the pandemic, followed by some appreciation of main indexes in 2H. Novabase outperformed the reference indexes: PSI20 decreased 6% and EuroStoxx Technology increased 14%.
The average price target disclosed by Novabase's analysts is 4.72 €, with unanimous recommendation to buy. The average upside is 47%.

Novabase acquired 300k shares in 2020, under the buy-back programme. As at December, 31, Novabase holds 676,611 own shares (2.15% of its share capital).
Market Cap is 100.8 M€ at the end of 2020, with a ttm Price to Sales of 0.92x. Free Float Velocity (2) represented 39% (27% in FY19).
(1) Strategic Update 2019+.
(2) Considering a free float of 40% for both periods, calculated according to Euronext criteria. 21

Net Cash provides information on the level of cash and other bank deposits and marketable securities, after discounting the debts to financial institutions, assisting in the analysis of the company's liquidity and ability to meet its non-bank commitments.
The caption "Cash and cash equivalents" is simultaneously the item of the consolidated statement of financial position more directly reconcilable and more relevant to this APM.
The detail and breakdown of Net Cash, as well as the reconciliation in FY20 and prior period, is analysed in the table on the right.
This APM and all its components contain no estimates or judgments made by Management.
| FY19 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
48 755 , |
71 929 , |
| Debt securities - Non-Current |
403 | - |
| securities - Current Debt |
2 793 , |
- |
| (1) Treasury shares held by the Company |
972 | 2 172 , |
| Bank borrowings - Non-Current |
(13 600) , |
(16 200) , |
| Bank borrowings - Current |
(5 194) , |
(6 400) , |
| Cash (Euro thousands) Net |
34 129 , |
51 501 , |
| FY19 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Company Treasury shares held by the |
376 611 , |
676 611 , |
| Closing price @ last tradable day (€) |
2 580 |
3 210 |
| Treasury shares held by the Company (Euro thousands) |
972 | 2 172 , |
(1) Is determined by multiplying the number of treasury shares held by the Company at the end of the period by the share price on the last tradable day. 22

Company Information Investors Relations Next Events
Novabase SGPS, S.A. Public Company Euronext code: PTNBA0AM0006 Registered in TRO of Lisbon and Corporate Tax Payer no. 502.280.182 Share Capital: 54,638,425.56 € Head Office: Av. D. João II, 34, 1998-031 Lisbon - PORTUGAL
María Gil Marín Chief Investors Officer Tel. +351 213 836 300 Fax: +351 213 836 301 [email protected]
Report available on website: www.novabase.pt
Trading Update 3M21 Thursday, May 20, 2021 (after market closure)
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 (*) | Var. % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of Euros) | (Thousands of Euros) | |||||
| ASSETS | CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||||
| Tangible assets | 1,963 | 2,180 | Sale of goods | - | 374 | |
| Intangible assets | 12,063 | 12,967 | Cost of goods sold | - | (253) | |
| Right-of-use assets | 7,132 | 9,785 | ||||
| Financial investments | 12,824 | 12,344 | Gross margin | - | 121 | -100.0 % |
| Debt securities | - | 403 | ||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 7,947 | 9,585 | Other income | |||
| Other non-current assets | 2,025 | 1,908 | Services rendered | 125,080 | 113,455 | |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 43,954 | 49,172 | Supplementary income and subsidies | 906 | 197 | |
| Other operating income | 763 | 533 | ||||
| Inventories | 10 | 34 | ||||
| Trade debtors and accrued income | 38,880 | 40,247 | 126,749 | 114,185 | ||
| Other debtors and prepaid expenses | 14,614 | 50,403 | ||||
| Derivative financial instruments | 64 | 24 | 126,749 | 114,306 | ||
| Debt securities | - | 2,793 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 71,929 | 48,755 | Other expenses | |||
| Total Current Assets | 125,497 | 142,256 | External supplies and services | (37,379) | (30,105) | |
| Employee benefit expense | (80,176) | (73,473) | ||||
| Assets for continuing operations | 169,451 | 191,428 | (Provisions) / Provisions reversal | 3,198 | (944) | |
| Net impairm. losses on financ. assets | (72) | 235 | ||||
| Assets for discontinued operations | 342 | 460 | Other operating expenses | (489) | (666) | |
| Total Assets | 169,793 | 191,888 | (114,918) | (104,953) | ||
| EQUITY | Gross Net Profit (EBITDA) | 11,831 | 9,353 | 26.5 % | ||
| Share capital | 54,638 | 54,638 | Restructuring costs | - | - | |
| Treasury shares | (1,177) | (655) | Operating Gross Net Profit | 11,831 | 9,353 | 26.5 % |
| Share premium | 226 | 226 | Depreciation and amortisation | (4,356) | (4,360) | |
| Reserves and retained earnings | (4,124) | (5,318) | ||||
| Net profit | 7,486 | 20,400 | Operating Profit (EBIT) | 7,475 | 4,993 | 49.7 % |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 57,049 | 69,291 | Financial results | (1,746) | 6,617 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 10,047 | 18,329 | Gain on net monetary position | - | - | |
| Total Equity | 67,096 | 87,620 | ||||
| Net Profit before taxes (EBT) | 5,729 | 11,610 | -50.7 % | |||
| LIABILITIES | Income tax expense | (1,912) | (383) | |||
| Bank borrowings | 16,200 | 13,600 | Net Profit from continuing operations | 3,817 | 11,227 | -66.0 % |
| Lease liabilities | 5,293 | 7,681 | ||||
| Provisions | 5,233 | 8,623 | DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | |||
| Other non-current liabilities | 3,705 | 770 | Net Profit from discont. operations | 4,509 | 14,749 | -69.4 % |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 30,431 | 30,674 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | (840) | (5,576) | ||||
| Bank borrowings | 6,400 | 5,194 | ||||
| Lease liabilities | 3,032 | 3,887 | Attributable Net Profit | 7,486 | 20,400 | -63.3 % |
Derivative financial instruments 9 17 Deferred income 16,148 14,854
| Total Current Liabilities | 65,955 | 64,899 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Liabilities for cont. operations | 96,386 | 95,573 | |
| Total Liabilities for discont. operations | 6,311 | 8,695 | |
| Total Liabilities | 102,697 | 104,268 | Other information : |
| Turnover | 125,080 | 113,829 | 9.9 % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Equity and Liabilities | 169,793 | 191,888 | EBITDA margin | 9.5 % | 8.2 % | |
| EBT % on Turnover | 4.6 % | 10.2 % | ||||
| Net Cash | 51,501 | 34,129 | Net profit % on Turnover | 6.0 % | 17.9 % |
* Restated - Collab was considered in discontinued operations, joining the GTE Business discontinued in December 2019.
| Novabase S.G.P.S., S.A. Public Company - Euronext code: PTNBA0AM0006 | Share Capital 54,638,425.56 Euros - Corporate Registration CRCL N.º 1495 |
|---|---|
| Head-office: Av. D. João II, 34, Parque das Nações, 1998-031 Lisbon, Portugal | Corporate Tax Payer N.º 502 280 182 |

| (Thousands of Euros) | Value Portfolio |
Next-Gen | NOVABASE |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||
| Turnover | 34,368 | 90,712 | 125,080 |
| Gross Net Profit (EBITDA) | - 3,768 |
- 8,063 |
- 11,831 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | - (2,687) |
- (1,669) |
- (4,356) |
| Operating Profit (EBIT) | 1,081 | 6,394 | 7,475 |
| Financial results | - (820) |
- (926) |
- (1,746) |
| Net Profit / (Loss) before Taxes (EBT) | 261 | 5,468 | 5,729 |
| Income tax expense | - (115) |
- (1,797) |
- (1,912) |
| Net Profit / (Loss) from cont. operations | 146 | 3,671 | 3,817 |
| DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | - | ||
| Net Profit from discontinued operations | 4,509 | - | 4,509 |
| Non-controlling interests | (438) | (402) | (840) |
| Attributable Net Profit / (Loss) | 4,217 - |
3,269 - |
7,486 - |
| Other information : | |||
| EBITDA % on Turnover | 11.0% | 8.9% | 9.5% |
| EBT % on Turnover | 0.8% | 6.0% | 4.6% |
| Net profit % on Turnover | 12.3% | 3.6% | 6.0% |
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