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Pexip Holding — Investor Presentation 2020
Aug 12, 2020
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Meet the world with video communication as it should be
Quarterly Presentation Q2 2020
12 August 2020

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Business update

Meet the world with video communication as it should be
100% software and cloud based

Works everywhere for everyone
- Flexible set-up, easy-to-use and manage
- Connects across multiple technologies
- Integrates with existing workflows
- A preferred provider among enterprises
So far in 2020, Pexip has a strengthened position as an independent, focused video provider
High-quality video meetings with focus on privacy and security

Vertical market applications and integrations

The European Council HM Courts & Tribunal Service Mattel
Expanding access to Microsoft Teams and Google Meet

Pexip trusted for global meetings: Lebanon emergency relief conference



Pexip has strengthened differentiators during 2020
| Real-time media engine | Multi-cloud native architecture |
High-touch sales | Strategic partners | "The Pexip way" |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What? | Transcoding & switching infrastructure |
Virtualized and distributed cloud architecture |
Leveraging channel partners for scalability |
Partnering with co-opetition | Unique culture and agile organization |
| Why? | Client agnostic ✓ interoperability Superior immersive ✓ experience (look, feel, quality) |
Run on any x86-based virtual ✓ machine in a highly distributed architecture (such as cloud compute) Enables unprecedented ✓ deployment flexibility and scalability |
Significantly increased end ✓ customer coverage Scale fulfilment and support ✓ - provide multi-vendor capabilities Pexip sales ensures direct ✓ customer relationship and partner focus |
Accelerated market ✓ awareness and customer reach through joint partner go-to-market Multiple points of customer ✓ entry beyond Pexip stand alone offering |
High innovation and ✓ productivity in product development Closeness to customers and ✓ partners Low turn-over ✓ |
| Efforts in 2020 |
New unique features being introduced Launched next level user experience with Adaptive Composition ✓ IT-buyers given flexibility of deployment - Pexip Private Cloud ✓ pilots in progress |
Significant up-scaling underway Accelerated growth in Pexip ✓ sales and marketing capacity Continued strengthening of ✓ core channel partner base |
Continued close partnerships New offering on One-Touch ✓ Join and Enterprise Room Connector Solid in-field co-operation ✓ due to strategic fit with partners |
Strong organizational growth 59% y-o-y growth in ✓ employees – strengthened training capabilities Strong pipeline of new hires ✓ Monthly turn-over at ~0.5% ✓ |
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| Technology | Go-to-market | Organization |
Introducing Pexip Private Cloud

COVID-19's impact
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- pandemic showed the value of video
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- business continuity
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- supported via cloud services & self-hosted software
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- exposed weaknesses and bad practices from vendors
Going forward, every meeting will have a video dimension

Today's Industry Choice
Self-Hosted
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- IT administrators manage every component
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- IT's responsibility to grow/expand
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- control over information flow and storage
Shared Cloud
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- IT administrators manage only config
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- vendor's responsibility to grow/expand
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- trust vendor with all personal information storage and procedures
Introducing Pexip Private Cloud
Control of self-hosted Ease of Shared Cloud
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- control where data flows
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- control where data is stored
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- control change management
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- scales as needed
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- automatically deploy new geographies
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- simple billing



With more than 83,000 employees, Queensland Health operates and manages hundreds of hospitals and healthcare facilities in Queensland, Australia
The challenge
- Mirroring the real-life scenario of visiting a doctor
- Solution (hardware) agnostic for hospitals and
- simple to use for patients
The solution
- Pexip Software deployed in a private cloud
- Customized branding
- Secure and private, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance
The result
- Moving telehealth from hospitals to the home
- Saving time and cost for doctors and patients
Increasing the team is key for future growth - Continuing to execute on the acceleration plan

Covid-19 has opened Enterprise's eyes to the benefits of a hybrid workforce
The share of employees working partly remote is exploding

Benefits from a hybrid workforce are likely to make a long-term material change in work routines
- The need for social distancing is likely to be present for several quarters to come
- Enterprises building first-hand experience with benefits of having a hybrid workforce, such as:
- Contribute to a range of sustainability goals, e.g., reducing travel emissions
- Increases productivity
- Enables work flexibility
Pexip is uniquely positioned with its capabilities in enabling everyone to meet across all types of PC-based and meeting room video endpoints
Sales results and financials

Long-term goals

Second quarter sales highlights (1/2)
Strong development in ARR with 64% growth YoY driven by strong Q1 and Q2 growth

Second quarter sales highlights (2/2)
Strong development across both products and geographies

Note: USD 2 million reclassified from Infinity to Cloud Service in Q1 2020 versus last report.
Significant improvement in new sales in Q2 2020
18.5 10.4 3.3 40.2 65.8 Development in ARR portfolio last twelve months Annual recurring revenue, USDm +64% +46% +26% Net retention of 118% -8%
Q2 2019 Net Upsell Q2 2020
Churn
New Sales
- Year-on-year growth increased to 64% out of Q2 2020 from 50% out of Q1 2020
- Majority of growth driven by net new sales, up from 37% in Q1 2020
- Increase in net retention of 118%, up from 114% out of Q1 2020, due to higher net upsell
- Churn stable on the same level as Q1
Revenue and gross margin development

Q2 2020 revenues breakdown per geo and product area
| NOKm (YoY growth) |
EMEA | Americas | Apac | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Service | 29.0 (+76%) | 12.8 (+70%) | 2.8 (+88%) | 44.6 (+75%) |
| Infinity | 68.9 (+147%) | 38.3 (+91%) | 11.4 (+30%) | 118.6 (+109%) |
| Total | 97.8 (+120%) | 51.1 (+85%) | 14.1 (+39%) | 163.1 (+98%) |
Comments
Operating revenues - Infinity
- Strong sales in Q2 2020 which lead to significantly higher revenue in the quarter, balancing historic seasonality with lower revenue in Q2/Q3 due to lower volume of annual contract renewals in Q2 and Q3 (majority on 12 month prepaid contracts).
- Infinity revenue comprising mainly of software licence subscriptions, which are recognized at time of delivery
- Average NOK/USD exchange rate 15% higher, with NOK/USD being 9.86 in Q2 2020 vs 8.6 in Q2 2019
Operating revenues – Cloud service
- Overall year-on-year growth of 75% from Q2 2020 due to strong sales across a number of accounts
- Cloud service revenues are recognized over the lifetime of the subscription contract
Gross margin
• Higher COGS, NOK 10 million in Q2 2020 compared to NOK 5 million in Q2 2019, related to high use of Pexip's Cloud Service offering
Operating expenses

- Transaction fee related to the secondary offering of the IPO are accounted for as part of Operating Expenses, as well as non-recurring transaction-related costs such as professional services and introduction fees
- Have increased investments in marketing in order to capitalize on the increased demand for video collaboration technology
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Overall increased activity level
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Increased headcount throughout 2019 and in YTD 2020 leading to higher employee expenses
- Headcount increased from 157 at the end of Q2 2019 and 182 at the end of 2019 to 250 at the end of Q2 2020
- Cost per employee somewhat impacted by currency as majority of employees are outside Norway.
Adjusted EBITDA
Quarterly Adjusted1 EBITDA development Q1 2019 – Q2 2020
NOKm


• Adjusted EBITDA in line with previous quarters
• Following our acceleration plan, we expect EBITDA to decline going forward as we increase OPEX in Sales and Marketing, as well as in R&D following the capital raise in May
Adjusted1 EBITDA margin, Percent of revenue

1 Less of IPO transaction costs
Cash flow bridge
Cash flow bridge Q2 2020
NOKm

Comments
- Net proceeds less transaction fees and transaction-related costs from issuing new shares of NOK 1,101 million, with remaining elements contributing NOK 25 million
- CAPEX is related to capitalization of own software development, as well as investments in IT infrastructure to meet increased capacity demands from use of Pexip's Cloud Service offering
- Decrease in NWC and Trade receivables due to strong sales towards the end of Q1 2020 that were collected in Q2 2020
- Significant impact from currency exchange differences impacting cash flow in Q1 as the NOK/USD exchange rate has varied significantly during the quarter
Summary

Second quarter in brief
Delivering on the acceleration plan
- Strengthened differentiators across technology and sales
- Released innovations on scaling, security and product features, as well as released the new Private Cloud offering for live customer pilots
- 59% year-on-year growth in people to support medium-term growth
- Solid cash position of NOK 1,207 million to invest in further growth
Converting demand to strong topline growth
- 64% year-on-year growth in the subscription base measured in ARR
- 98% year-on-year growth in revenue for the quarter
- Adjusted EBITDA-rate of 25%
The Pexip Way Culture has proven itself through the crisis
• Solid team effort to continue to support existing and new customers and deliver tech innovations despite Covid 19 restrictions
Outlook
Positive medium- and long-term outlook for video communication
- Majority of enterprises shifting to a hybrid workforce
- Pexip's technology is uniquely positioned to meet these new customer needs
Will continue to execute on growth plan
- Increase investments in future growth by adding talent in sales and marketing as well as R&D – targeting 350-400 employees by end of 2020
- Deploy up to 70% of raised capital during the next three years
Ahead of plan towards long-term target of USD 300 million in ARR by 2025
Upcoming dates
Update on contracted Annual Recurring Revenue By October 7th
Q2 2020 quarterly presentation November 11th
Q&A
