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Salcef Group

Investor Presentation Jan 24, 2024

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Mediobanca 6th Italian Mid Cap Conference

Milan, 24 January 2024

Speakers

Fabio De Masi Chief Corporate & Financial Officer

Alessio Crosa

Chief Communication & Sustainability Officer

Salcef Group Overview 01

9M 2023 Results 04

Business Units 02

Sustainability at Salcef 05

Sector and Market highlights 03

Useful documents & Contacts 06

Salcef Group Overview

Salcef Group in a nutshell

Active in the railway sector for more than 70 years

3 years afer the IPO: A different shape with the same goal…

€ Mln

…continue growing with financial and operative discipline to deliver return to our shareholders

  1. 2020 and 2021 adjusted to exclude the impact on financial expenses of the fair value gains and losses on the "warrant in compendio e integrativi" and the tax impact of the reversal of deferred tax assets on revaluations. 2022 adjusted to exclude the tax impact of the reversal of deferred tax assets on revaluations and to exclude the impact on financial expenses of the fair value change on financial investments

2022 vs. 2019

2022 vs. 2021

A unique business model to provide 360° solutions to the industry

Overview of our strategic markets

ITALY GERMANY UNITED
STATES
ORK
WAY
W
RAIL
NET
~ 24,500 km ~ 50,000 km ~ 221,000 km
Almost entirely owned and managed by Class I railroads1
MPETITIVE
O
ARI
SCEN
O
C
Few competitors with domestic operations
mainly focused on specific areas
Very fragmented, with few big players and
a number of small/micro local companies
Very fragmented, with big players and smaller
companies with state-wide focus
MERS
N
AI
O
M
CUST
(100% state-owned) (100% state-owned) Class I
Local Transit
railroads
Authorities
(100% state-owned)
ONTRACTS
OF
TYPE
C
Mainly long-term contracts with
framework agreement approach
Significant number of single-activity
contracts of relatively small size
Mainly significant number of single-activity
contracts of relatively small size. Type may
depend on the customer
OCESS
DER
TEN
PR
Public Tenders only Public Tenders only Public Tenders and private negotiations
MENT
CURRENT
PLANS
NVEST
I

FS Investment Plan 2022-2031 (€ 110 Bn to the
railway infrastructure). New PCO forecasting +80%
in maintenance spending (€ 5,1 Bn extraordinary in
2022-2024 and € 1 Bn ordinary per year)
See

NRPP 2020-2026 (€ 28 Bn)
dedicated
slides
DB Investment Plan 2020-2030 (€ 86 Bn) \$ 1.2 Tn US Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (\$ 66 Bn
for passenger rail and \$ 39 Bn for public transit)

Strategy highlights

Strengthening of the competitive positioning

• Non-organic growth in the key strategic countries for the Group (Italy, Deutschland, US)

Diversification of the business

• Widen Group presence mainly in the railway industry and also in adjacent sectors characterized by same technological background but different customer bases and markets

Investments in new high technology products and on efficiency of current fleet

  • Ordinary Business: maintenance of existing production capacity
  • Business upgrade: new plants, machinery or equipment to increase production capacity
  • New business line: design and production of new products to open new strategic business lines

ESG priorities

  • Environmental: Invest in more efficient operations to reduce emissions, also using more energy from renewable sources
  • Social: Assure best-in-class working conditions within and outside the organization, providing employees and collaborators with growth opportunities and implementing organizational and control systems to make operations safer
  • Governance: Adopt industry-leading management systems and promote a sustainability culture among all the stakeholders

Business Units

Track & Light Civil Works

Track Maintenance Track Construction

Extraordinary Maintenance

Track & Light Civil Works

Light Civil Works

Ordinary Maintenance

Track & Light Civil Works

Strenghts

  • High barriers to entry
  • Huge equipment investments
  • (Salcef fleet substitution value over than € 500 mln)
  • Manpower specialization
  • Clients' PQ and certifications
  • Highly demanding working conditions

Served Markets

Energy, Signalling & Telecommunication

Energy, Signalling & Telecommunication

Activities

  • Railway catenary, signalling, substations, telecommunication construction, ordinary & extraordinary maintenance (renewal activities)
  • Construction and maintenance of infrastructure for high and medium voltage electricity transmission (aerial and underground)

Strenghts

  • High barriers to entry
  • Clients' PQ and certifications
  • Highly demanding working conditions
  • Huge Italian and European investment plan (Terna 2023 Plan with € 21.0 Bn investments, + 17% vs. previous Plan)

Catenary Power Transmission (HV & MV) Signalling Substations

Heavy Civil Works

Heavy Civil Works

Activities

  • Multidisciplinary railway construction projects (civil and technological works)
  • Doubling of existing railway line
  • Construction of railway stations and buildings
  • Bridges, viaducts and tunnels
  • Environmental mitigation works

Strenghts

  • Vertical integration with other Salcef Group BUs
  • Salcef Group competitiveness, and all the qualifications for general and specialized works

Served Markets

Rail Grinding & Diagnostics

Rail Grinding & Diagnostics

Activities

  • Rail and turnout grinding
  • Rail Diagnostics

  • Current Group's fleet for grinding activities is made of 6 Vulcano series rail grinders and a smaller grinder, all built internally by SRT
  • Vulcano rail grinders, in their Heavy and Light versions, are designed with modular principles to assure high productivity. Thanks to their flexibility they can be adapted for operation on all the lines, from High Speed to metro, tramlines and narrow-gauge railways

Strenghts

  • Vertical Integration with Track & Light Civil Works BU
  • All-inclusive solutions
  • High production capacity thanks to high performance engines and grinding motors
  • Extremely accurate measuring system to optimize solutions and maximize results
  • Environmental Sustainability with Stage V engines and dust extraction system

Railway Materials

Railway Materials

Activities

  • Manufacturing of prestressed concrete railway sleepers
  • Manufacturing of slab-track systems for unballasted tracks (metro, tramway and railway)
  • Manufacturing of concrete segments for tunnels (metro lines)

Strenghts

  • Clients' PQ and certifications
  • Vertical Integration with Track & Light Civil Works BU
  • Extensive development possibilities for unballasted solutions
  • Development of new solution and patents

Railway Machines

  • Design of new railway equipment and construction technologies
  • Maintenance and revamping of railway equipment
  • Construction of new railway wagons and equipment
  • Renting of equipment and tool

Activities Strenghts

  • Clients' PQ and certifications
  • Vertical integration with Track & Light Civil Works, Energy, Signalling & Telecommunication and Rail Grinding & Diagnostics BUs
  • Market with high margin and few competitors
  • Development of new solutions and patents

Served Markets

A strategic acquisition to strengthen Railway Machines

Engineering

  • Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
  • Preventive technical tests and market research into materials
  • Topographic surveys
  • Environmental impact studies
  • Project management and engineering consulting services

Activities Strenghts

  • Clients' PQ and certifications
  • Vertical integration with Track & Light Civil Works and Energy, Signalling & Telecommunication BUs
  • Development of new solutions and patents

FY 2022 operational update

  • 150 projects designed
  • 600 km of infrastructure designed

Served Markets

Sector & Market Highlights

Railway infrastructure sector supported by global macrotrends

High barriers to entry, mainly due to availability of operating fleet and highly-specialized workforce as well as specific qualifications required by customers

Great visibility thanks to few multi-year contracts

Counter-cyclical business, especially in its maintenance component

Long-term investments in construction, upgrade and renewal of rail infrastructures structurally growing globally

Italian expertise in the sector among the best in the world

Technologies and capabilities in common with adiacent sectors

Sustainable mobility at the core of Governments' policies worldwide, with railways increasingly chosen for urban/ short-medium haul passenger transportation and for logistics

EU Green Deal seeks a 90% reduction in GHG emissions in transportation by 2050

Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan with 28 € Bn to the railway sector by 2026 and 2022-2031 FS Industrial Plan with € 110 Bn to the railway infrastructure

US "Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal" includes 66 \$ Bn to improve and expand the nation's passenger and freight rail network and 39 \$ Bn for the upgrade of public transit over a decade

Germany investing 86 € Bn in the upgrade of its rail network 2021-2030

World Rail Supply Market expectations until 2027 – by geography

  • World rail supply market expected to grow at a 3.0% CAGR, reaching an average yearly spending of approx. € 211 Bn in the 2025- 2027 period (+19,3% vs 2019-2021)
  • Africa / Middle East and Eastern Europe are expected to have the strongest growth, while Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe are confirmed as the biggest contributor to the global market (32% and 30% respectively)

World Rail Supply Market expectations until 2027 – by sector

Services

  • Infrastructure Services market (which accounts for 23% of the total services market and includes labour and parts for maintaining railway superstructure) is expected to grow by 1.9% reaching € 17.6 Bn per year in 2025-2027
  • Biggest growth in NAFTA countries at 2.9%, the only area where infrastructure services are expected to grow more than rolling stock services. Eastern Europe, Africa / Middle East / Western Europe follow with 2.0%, 1.7% and 1.6% CAGR respectively

Infrastructure

  • Infrastructure market (which includes all components of ballastless / ballast track and electrification while excludes all the civil works) is expected to grow by 3.8% reaching € 42.1 Bn per year in 2025-2027
  • Superstructure growth mainly driven by Very High Speed (7.2%), followed by Urban (3.4%) and Mainline/Freight (3.0%), which remains by far the biggest component (57% of the total)
  • Electrification (~56% of the track kilometres are not electrified, ~50% in Europe and ~28% in Italy) is the segment with the highest growth rates: 7.5% for Mainline/Freight, 4.6% for VHS and 3.4% for Urban
  • Eastern Europe will grow by 8.7% (with Romania at 3.0%), Africa/Middle East by 4.1% (with remarkable 28.3% in Saudi Arabia) and Western Europe by 4.7%. 1.2% growth in Asia Pacific mainly Driven by Australia while 3.9% growth in NAFTA countries mainly driven by US (3.9%)

Rail Control

  • Rail control market (which includes rail control and signalling solutions, communication equipment, operational control systems and route control systems) is expected to grow by 3.4% reaching € 22.2 Bn per year in 2025-2027
  • Africa/Middle East and Eastern Europe are expected to have the highest growth (8.2% and 6.8% respectively). Western Europe is predicted to grow by 4.2%, amounting to 31% of the total market

Focus on Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (1/3)

Mission 3 Infrastructure for a sustainable mobility Component 1: Investments on railway network Component 2: Integrated Logistics € 31.5 Bn € 24.8 Bn € 0.6 Bn EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) Complementary Fund € 3.2 Bn € 2.9 Bn TOTAL € 28 Bn € 3.5 Bn

2020-2021 overall expenditure at € 2.5 Bn, higher than the € 2.3 Bn budget

TOTAL 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
1.1 High-speed railway connections to
the South for
passengers and freight
4,640 52 125 359 748 919 1,125 1,313 TARGET: 274 km of new HS lines
Napoli - Bari 1,400 30 80 143 180 271 352 344
Palermo - Catania - Messina 1,440 22 25 100 199 283 439 372
Salerno - Reggio Calabria 1,800 0 20 116 369 365 334 596
1.2 High-speed lines 8,570 550 881 904 758 2,030 1,935 1,512 TARGET: 274 km of new HS lines
Brescia - Verona - Padova 3,670 152 341 440 76 900 1,096 665
Liguria - Alpi 3,970 398 532 454 636 886 559 505
Verona - Brennero 930 0 8 10 46 244 280 342
1.3 Cross-country connections 1,580 2 9 52 175 301 427 614 TARGET: 87 km of new lines
Orte - Falconara 510 0 1 27 61 92 125 204
Roma - Pescara 620 0 2 16 57 125 186 234
Taranto - Metaponto - Potenza - Battipaglia 450 2 6 9 57 84 116 176
1.4 ERTMS 2,970 0 50 299 425 563 705 928 TARGET: 3,400 km of lines equipped with ERTMS
1.5 Upgrading metropolitan railway
junctions and key national rail networks
2,970 172 189 280 320 616 715 680 TARGET: 1,280 km of lines upgraded
1.6 Upgrading regional railways 936 41 116 30 158 254 152 185 TARGET: 680 km of lines enhanced
1.7 Improvement, electrification
and
more resilience for
Southern railways
2,400 0 53 187 217 506 700 737 TARGET: 573 km of lines enhanced
1.8 Enhancement of
Southern Italian
train stations
700 0 21 64 103 195 192 125 TARGET: 54 stations upgraded
24,766 817 1,443 2,175 2,903 5,384 5,951 6,094

Source: www.italiadomani.it and http://documenti.camera.it/leg18/dossier/pdf/DFP28a.pdf?\_1636745460912

Focus on Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (2/3)

Mission 3
Infrastructure for a sustainable mobility
EU Recovery
and Resilience
Facility (RRF)
Complementary
Fund
TOTAL € 31.5 Bn
Component 1: Investments on railway network € 24.8 Bn € 3.2 Bn € 28 Bn
Component 2: Integrated Logistics € 0.6 Bn € 2.9 Bn € 3.5 Bn
TOTAL 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Upgrading
regional
railways
(which
are
not owned/operated
by
RFI)
1,550 0 150 360 405 377 248 10
Securing
of
regional
railways
454
Upgrade
and
renewal
of
rolling
stock
fleet
278
Enhancement
of
regional
rail
network
with
simultaneous
upgrade
and/or
renewal
of
rolling
stock
fleet
140
Enhancement
of
regional
railways
677
of
Renewal
rolling
stock
200 0 60 50 40 30 20 0
Safe
of
roads
- Implementation
a
system for
dynamic
monitoring
remotely
controlling
bridges,
viaducts
and
tunnels
(A24-A25)
1,000 0 150 150 90 337 223 50
Safe
of
roads
- Implementation
a
system for
dynamic
monitoring
remotely
controlling
bridges,
viaducts
and
tunnels
(ANAS)
450 0 25 50 100 100 100 75
3,200 0 385 610 635 844 591 135
  • Already allocated through a decree of the Ministry of sustainable infrastructures and mobility, to 29 projects, with the overall amount allocated 81% to the South and 19% to the Centre-North
  • With the only exceptions of the upgrade and renewal of the rolling stock fleet and some technological works in the signalling field, all the other projects are potentially in the scope of Group's core business

Focus on Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (3/3)

Component 2: Renewable Energy, hydrogen, power grids and
sustainable mobility
€ 23.8 Bn € 1.4 Bn € 25.2 Bn € 59.5 Bn
Mission 2
Green revolution and ecological transition
EU Recovery
and Resilience
Facility (RRF)
Complementary
Fund
TOTAL
TOTAL 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Encouraging
cycling
4.1
600 0 0 130 225 100 80 65
4.2
Rapid
mass transportation
development
3,600 0 180 476 709 967 738 530
of
4.3
Installation
eletric
charging
infastructure
741 0 0 0 400 150 141 50
Renovation
of
bus
fleets
and
4.4
green
trains
3,639 0 0 440 594 931 979 695
8,580 0 180 1,045 1,928 2,148 1,939 1,340
SUBWAYS
€ 0.7 Bn for 11 km of new subways, rolling stock and technical/civil works
TRAMWAYS
€ 2 Bn for 85 km of new tramways, rolling stock and technical/civil works

€ 2 Bn for 85 km of new tramways, rolling stock and technical/civil works

TROLLEY WAYS and FUNICULARS

€ 0.9 Bn for 120 km of new trolley ways and 15 km of new funiculars

  • Projects will be mainly focused on the metropolitan areas of the major Italian cities.
  • Expenditures have been already agreed between the Ministry of sustainable infrastructures and mobility and the Local Authorities. Final Decree expected soon

Additional € 4.7 Bn (of which € 4.3 Bn from 2022 Budget Law) allocated by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility to the development of Subways and Tramways in Rome, Milan, Genova, Naples and Turin

9M 2023 Results

Key messages

  • Approaching the end of 2023 with great confidence on the delivery of another remarkable year for the Group
  • Revenue growth at 49% (of which 32% organic) supporting a topline already above the entire 2022
  • EBITDA at € 115.5 mln confirming stable profitability vs. 1H at 20.4%
  • Backlog reaching € 2.02 Bn further growing vs. 1H thanks to the consolidation of Colmar and a solid order intake mainly in Italy
  • 2023 Revenues now expected to be between 30% and 35% higher than 2022 on the back of an even stronger organic growth

  1. Figure at 30 September 2023 does not consider: fair value change on financial investments (€ 4.4 million); final installment paid in August 2023 for the acquisition of FVCF (€ 3 million); payment for the acquisition of Colmar Technik (€ 23.8 million); liquidity used in 2023 for the buy-back programme (€ 15.5 million); amounts subject to precautionary seizure in proceedings against some subsidiaries. (€ 3.5 million)

9M 2023 Highlights

€ Mln

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Backlog

Revenues

€ Mln

  • Consolidated Revenues at € 567.9 Mln, up 47.2% YoY
    • Outstanding organic growth at 32.0%
    • Contribution of Francesco Ventura Costruzioni Ferroviarie (€ 45.6 Mln) in Track & Light Civil Works and first consolidation of Colmar (€ 1.9 Mln) in line with plan
9M 2023 9M 2022 Δ (%)
Track and Light Civil Works 348.2 253.9 37.1%
Energy, Signalling
& Telecom
76.4 58.7 30.2%
Heavy Civil
Works
79.3 22.0 260.7%
Rail
Grinding
& Diagnostics
16.5 9.8 68.7%
Railway Materials 36.6 30.3 20.9%
Railway Machines 10.8 11.1 (3.0%)
Total 567.9 385.8 47.2%

61.3% Track & Light Civil Works (65.8% in 9M 2022)
13.5% Energy, Sign. & Telecom (15.2% in 9M 2022)
14.0% Heavy Civil Works (5.7% in 9M 2022)
2.9% Rail Grinding & Diagnostics (2.5% in 9M 2022)
6.4% Railway Materials (7.8% in 9M 2022)
1.9% Railway Machines (2.9% in 9M 2022)

Revenues by Geography

€ Mln

  • Domestic revenues continue their growth at +55.6% (36.6% organic)
  • North America confirmed its growth at +76.2% organic, consolidating as the second market for the Group
9M 2023 9M 2022 Δ (%)
Italy 483.2 310.6 55.6%
Europe [Excluding Italy] 28.2 34.4 (17.8%)
North America 54.5 30.9 76.2%
Middle East 2.0 4.2 (52.5%)
North Africa 0 5.8 n.m.
Total 567.9 385.8 47.2%

85.1% Italy
(80.5% in 9M 2022)
5.0% Europe (excl. Italy) (8.9% in 9M 2022)
9.6% North America (8.0% in 9M 2022)
0.3% Middle East (1.1% in 9M 2022)
0% North Africa (1.5% in 9M 2022)

Economic and Financial KPI


Mln
9M 2023 9M 20221 Δ (%)
Revenues 567.9 385.8 47.2%
EBITDA 115.5 77.5 49.1%
EBITDA Margin 20.4% 20.1% -
D&A (38.2) (26.5) 44.2%
EBIT 77.3 51.0 51.7%
EBIT Margin 13.6% 13.2% -
Adjusted
Net Financial Income (Expenses)*
(6.8) 2.8 n.m.
Adjusted
EBT
70.5 53.8 31.1%
Adjusted
Income Taxes**
(18.8) (14.8) 26.7%
Adjusted
Net Profit
51.7 38.9 32.9%
* Fair value change of financial investments 2.6 (10.1) n.m.
** DTA reversal related to fair value change
of financial investments and revaluations
(3.0) (0.8) n.m.
Net Profit 51.3 28.0 83.3%
Net Financial Position2
Adjusted
7.1 26.03 (72.8%)
  • EBITDA Margin stable in line with expectations confirming resilience and despite the expansion of the consolidation scope with the recent acquisitions (in particular FVCF and Colmar)
  • Higher D&A on the back of higher Capex made both in 2022 and 9M 2023 in line with the Group's Capex plan. 9M 2023 and 9M 2022 D&A include the depreciation of the intangible assets following the purchase price allocation related to the acquisition of the railway business unit of PSC Group

P&L adjustments related to:

  • Change in fair value of financial investments
  • DTA reversal
  • Tax rate at 26.7% in line with expectations
  • Adjusted NFP at € 7.1 Mln (Net Cash). NFP negative for € 43.1 Mln

  • Figures, where applicable, has been restated to retroactively reflect the effects resulting from the completion of the purchase price allocation related to the acquisition of the railway business unit of PSC Group, in accordance with the accounting principles in force

43 2. Does not consider: fair value change on financial investments (€ 4.4 million); final installment paid in August 2023 for the acquisition of FVCF (€ 3 million); payment for the acquisition of Colmar Technik (€ 23.8 million); liquidity used in 2023 for the buyback programme (€ 15.5 million); amounts subject to precautionary seizure in proceedings against some subsidiaries. (€ 3.5 million)

  1. Figure at 31 December 2022

Adjusted NFP at 30 September 2023

€ Mln

Features of financial debt:

  • Duration: approx. 36 months
  • Average of replacement: rolling
  • Structure: Corporate

Backlog

€ Mln

  • Backlog1 further up at € 2.02 Bn, of which € 1,431 mln (70.8%) from Italian market and € 591 mln (29.2%) from foreign markets
  • Compared to 1H 2023, higher domestic order intake brings the Italian component back at above 70%. In 3Q important growth of Railway Materials, Heavy Civil Works and Railway Machines, which benefitted form the consolidation of Colmar (€ 28 Mln) and from new contracts in the US
  • Track & Light and Civil Works and Energy Signalling & Telecommunication confirmed as the core Business Units, with 86.8% of the total backlog
  • Book-to-bill ratio at 1.57x
  • The Backlog covers 3.58 years of equivalent production

Business Unit Amount %
Track & Light Civil Works 1,353,316 66.9%
of which Foreign 563,643 27.9%
Energy, Signalling & Telecom 402,795 19.9%
of which Foreign 2,458 0.1%
Rail Grinding & Diagnostic 9,358 0.5%
of which Foreign 0
Railway Materials 72,992 3.6%
Heavy Civil Works 135,548 6.7%
of which Foreign 19,723 1.0%
Railway Machines 48,707 2.4%
of which Foreign 5,467 0.3%
Total 2,022,718 100.0%
Italy 1,431,427 70.8%
Foreign 591,291 29.2%

2023 Outlook

  • Business volumes expected to growth between 30% and 35% YoY (~ 20% organic), mainly driven by:
    • Better than expected contribution from Francesco Ventura Costruzioni Ferroviarie as well as 4-month contribution of business unit acquired from PSC
    • 5-month consolidation of the newly acquired Colmar Technik for approximately € 5 Mln
    • Further growth of the core business in Italy, with execution of the track works and energy Framework Agreements with RFI and of traditional and urban maintenance and renewal contracts for other customers
    • Construction activities on the Verona-Padua High Speed line
    • Ramp up of the activities on the ERTMS contract in Italy
    • Boost of US activities on the back of the execution of new contracts signed in 2022
  • EBITDA margin is expected to remain broadly in line with 9M 2023, factoring in the effect of the integration of FVCF and Colmar
  • Capex expected at approx. € 65 mln further up compared to 2022 to sustain organic growth. At the 9M stage, Capex at approx. € 48 mln

Focus on Capex

  • 2023 Capex expected materially higher YoY reaching the peak at € 64.6 mln (+35%)
    • Ordinary business flat confirming historical trend
    • Business Upgrade mainly focused on new machines for Track & Light Civil Works and Rail Grinding & Diagnostics (€ 18 mln)
    • Approx. € 10 mln for the development of new production plants for Railway Machines and Railway Materials

Ordinary Business: investments to maintain of existing production capacity, the quality standards required by customers and the achievement of budget objectives Business upgrade: investments to upgrade existing production lines, with new plants, machinery or equipment, allowing for an increase in production capacity New business line: investments related to the design and production of new products in order to open new strategic business lines

Sustainability at Salcef

Bringing our heritage to a new dimension

For 70 years we have been committed to creating a business model focused on continuously innovating sustainable mobility infrastructure

After the listing, we started a new journey, in which we firmly believe and to which the entire organization, starting from the top management, is strongly committed

Our sustainability journey proceeding

  • related to climate change
  • EU Taxonomy
  • Gender pay-gap

SDG mapping

  • 9 out of the 17 SDGs have been considered primary, based on their coherence with the business model and on the Group's ability to materially contribute to their achievement
  • SDG 9, SDG 11 and SDG 13 are the most impacted being more linked with Group's core business and strategic goals

ESG Company goals Covered SDGs
Develop technologies for integrated and sustainable mobility
Invest in new services and products
Assure quality of projects, products and machines
Pursue sustainability within all the business activities, investing in impacts reduction
and new technologies
Digitalize all the processes
Safeguard employees' health and psychophysical integrity
Assess and mitigate risks related to business activities, also preventing
occupational diseases and work-related injuries
Promote a culture focused on quality, environment protection, safety as well as
training, effective communication and stakeholder involvement
Assure full compliance with applicable legal requirements and
regulations/standards related to quality and HSE
Strengthen company governance, with particular focus on sustainability
governance
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ESG Performance 2022

ESG Performance 2022 vs. 2018

Focus on EU Taxonomy

Business Unit Sector Cod Description Revenues Capex Opex
Track & light civil
works
6
Transport
6.14 Infrastructure
for rail
transport
Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
58.73%
0.24%
0.00%
44.41%
0.18%
0.00%
69.57%
0.28%
0.00%
Energy, signalling
& Telecom
6
Transport
6.14 Infrastructure
for rail
transport
Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
12.59%
0.05%
4.97%
4.56%
0.02%
2.44%
8.62%
0.03%
8.44%
Heavy Civil
Works
6
Transport
6.14 Infrastructure
for rail
transport
Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
10.58%
0.04%
0.00%
3.37%
0.01%
0.00%
8.15%
0.03%
0.00%
Rail
Grinding
& Diagnostics
6
Transport
6.14 Infrastructure
for rail
transport
Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
3.06%
0.01%
0,00%
13.00%
0.05%
0,00%
1.64%
0.01%
0.00%
Railway Materials 6
Transport
6.14 Infrastructure
for rail
transport
Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
0.00%
0.00%
8.42%
0.00%
0.00%
19.44%
0.00%
0.00%
0.75%
Railway Machines 3
Manufacturing
3.3 Manufacture of low carbon
technologies for transport
Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
0.00%
1.31%
0.00%
0.00%
12.51%
0.00%
0.00%
2.48%
0.00%
Salcef Group Aligned
Eligible
but
not
aligned
Not eligible
84.96%
1.65%
13.39%
65.34%
12.77%
21.89%
87.98%
2.83%
9.19%

Governance Board of Directors

The current BoD has been appointed by the AGM on 29 April 2022 for the period 2022-2024

Governance Remuneration policy

The Remuneration Policy 2023, approved by the AGM on 27 April 2023, confirmed ESG targets (HR and HSE) both for short-term and longterm incentive schemes and introduced the Long-term incentive schemes also for Executives with Strategic Responsibilities (ESR)

Component Aims
and characteristics
Implementation
conditions
Amount
Short-term
variable
remuneration
(MBO)
The annual variable component
aims to recognize and reward
the achievement of results
linked to annual economic
financial and non-financial
objectives, constituting an
important motivational lever
Recipients: CEO, Executive Chairman
Objectives: EBITDA (55%), Net profit (30%), Injury index (10%), Employees training (5%)
Performance gate: Consolidated EBITDA
Type: 100% monetary
Recipients: ESR + other executives
Objectives: EBITDA + objectives linked to the specific organizational areas of
competence (20% ESG)
Performance gate: Consolidated EBITDA
Type: Mixed with 75% monetary paid up-front and 25% in shares (Stock Grant Plan): two
tranches of equal amount, with different vesting periods and with claw-back clauses
Payout scale: 0%
till 70% of the
target and then
linear up to max
140% in case of
overperformance
40% of the Fixed rem. at target
20% of the Fixed rem. at target
Long-term
variable
remuneration
(LTI)
The long-term variable
component ensures alignment
between the interests of
management and the interests
of shareholders over the
medium to long term.
Economic objectives are
complemented by non-financial
objectives intended to ensure
the Group's viable success
Recipients: CEO, Executive Chairman
Objectives: cumulative EBITDA 2021-23 (55%), Cumulative revenues 2021-23 (30%),
Injury index over three-year period (10%), Employees training over three-year period (5%)
Performance gate: Consolidated EBITDA
Type: 100% monetary to be paid at the approval of FY 2023 Financial Statement
Recipients: ESR
Objectives: cumulative EBITDA 2022-23 (55%), cumulative revenues 2022-23 (30%),
Injury index over two-year period (10%), Employees training over two-year period (5%)
Performance gate: Consolidated EBITDA
Type: 100% shares (Performance share plan): two tranches 60/40, with different vesting
periods and with claw-back clauses
Payout scale: 0%
till 70% of the
target and then
linear up to max
140% in case of
overperformance
60% of the Fixed rem. at target
20% of the Fixed rem. at target

Useful documents & Contacts

FY 2022 Results

Useful documents

Presentation

FY 2022 Video

9M 2023 Results Presentation

2022 Integrated Report

Report on Corporate Governance

Remuneration Report

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Contacts

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Tel: +39 06 416281 E-mail: [email protected]

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