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SmartCraft ASA

Investor Presentation May 7, 2024

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Q1 2024 report

MAY 7TH, 2024

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Solid demand in a challenged marked

  • o Operational and financial highlights
  • o M&A
  • o Summary and Q&A

SaaS for SME construction companies

Industry challenges

  • o 0-5% margins -> High level of bankruptcies
  • o High level of conflict between construction company and customer
  • o High level of accidents and deaths
  • o Increasing demand for documentation and reporting

SmartCraft digital solutions

  • o Business overview and insight with control of people and material costs
  • o Digital flow of documentation to avoid conflict
  • o Safety at your fingertips
  • o Digital quality assurance to build according to rules and regulations

Renovation is our target segment

Renovation is our target market

  • o Large market, bigger than new build
  • o Less volatile, with consistent growth
  • o Downturn in new build affects the large construction companies, engineers and architects
  • o In a normal year 3% new build vs 97% existing buildings
  • o Existing buildings have constant demand for renovation, maintenance and service
  • o Energy efficiency drives further demand for renovation
  • o Ongoing digitalization of a digitally immature market

Norwegian construction market by segment, bNOK

Source: Prognosesenteret, 2023

Q1 2024 financial highlights

Continued strong growth, consistently high margins and low churn

Leading position in the Nordics

  • o Consistent and solid growth before and after the IPO in June 2021
  • o Constantly gaining market share
  • o 16 offices in Sweden, Norway, Finland and UK
  • o ~260 employees incl. latest acquisitions

Good growth in marketing & sales efficiency

  • o +643% brand exposure1 (Y/Y) to secure market position
  • o 18% more inbound leads (YoY)
  • o 17% more sales meetings (YoY)
  • o Great focus on the electro industry
    • o Attended Sähkö Trade Fair (largest electro gathering Finland)
    • o Attended Elektromessen in Norway

Brand exposure for the SmartCraft Group

*1 Visibility of SmartCraft communication in different media channels

Increased organic growth and EBITDA margin in Sweden

  • o Continued strong demand for Bygglet with +116% booked meetings (YoY)
  • o Strong organic growth as a result of:
    • o Structured sales processes
    • o Targeted marketing
    • o Increased sales velocity
    • o Consistent and high meeting -> sales conversions
  • o Successful integration to Visma eEkonomi delivering a strong ARR

Still challenging new build market in Finland

  • o Organic growth -5%
    • o Lower activity in new construction projects from existing customers
  • o Some positive market signals:
    • o Revenue from smaller customers +18% YoY in Q1 (Congrid)
    • o 92% growth in the number of leads (QoQ )
    • o Revenue pipeline strong and on a same level as in Q4
    • o Digimeter survey 2024: 63% of respondents from 626 companies expect investments to stay the same or increase, only 2% expect a decrease
  • o Project based revenue model implies a growth tailwind when market turns

Continued positive development in Norway

  • o Synergetic sales and marketing activities
    • o Potential revenue pipeline is strong and at the same level as end of Q4
  • o Growth hampered by increased downgrades from customers due to a challenged new build market
  • o Strong focus on partnerships
    • o Multiple agreements re-signed
    • o Multi-brand package offerings
  • o Churn is decreasing, implying a growth tailwind when market improves

High growth in recurring revenue as basis for success

o 16% growth in ARR

  • o 3.3% organic growth quarter-over-quarter
  • o CPI price increases spread throughout year and implemented at time of contract renewal
  • o Good performance in new sales
    • o Good traction in the market, new sales higher than Q1'23
    • o Growth hampered by increased downgrades

Quarterly ARR growth history, mNOK

ARR bridge YoY, mNOK

Continued growth in revenue and strong profitability

  • o Maintaining high recurring revenue share
  • o 12% organic growth in annual recurring revenue

o Flexible business model enables positive margin growth both short-term and long-term

R&D capex

mNOK

  • o New projects in a research phase
  • o Development of SmartCraft Core and integrations for cross sale and upsales
  • o Expecting ~9% for FY'24

Solid financial position and strong cash flow

- to support growth strategy and M&A activity

Operating cash flow mNOK, YoY growth

  • o Tax payments 7 mNOK higher in Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2023
  • o Cash positive all quarters (seasonally strong Q1)
  • o YoY cash increase in all quarters
  • o Cash generated from operations enables strategic investments and M&A

  • o Net cash positive
  • o Negative net working capital driven by customer prepayments
  • o Holds 1,93% (~3,3m) shares, per the end of April

Key focus to ensure continued profitable growth Medium-term financial targets remain unchanged

  • o Customer centric business model
  • o Continue with marketing and sales excellence to build solid new customer pipeline
  • o More sales automation & self service
  • o Use our flexible business model to be prudent on costs
  • o Value accretive M&A

Margin expected to increase due to scalability of the business

Short-term considerations:

Impact from acquired companies last 12 months

M&A

  • o Locka acquired 15th April
  • o Clixifix acquired 2nd May

  • 55 employees + Massive TAM expansion into the UK

Locka Group AB

  • o Solutions within 3D visualization, customer interaction and after-sales service for construction companies & property developers
  • o ~21 employees (down from 56 one year ago)
    • o The company has synergized the organization and hence has a lean cost base

o Financials:

  • o Revenue SEK 37m in 2023
  • o ~50% ARR in 2023
  • o Revenue SEK 6.2m YTD Feb 2024 (3% growth)
  • o 10% EBITDA—capex margin YTD Feb 2024
  • o Potential synergies with HomeRun and Clixifix

Clixifix Limited

  • o Construction SaaS solution managing defects, complaints & repairs
    • o Located in Newcastle (UK)
    • o 34 employees

o ~250 customers

  • o Construction companies
  • o Property owners
  • o ~20 000 users

o Revenue and EBITDA

  • o ARR GBP 2,8m end of Feb 2024
  • o 85% recurring revenue
  • o 50% revenue growth in 2023
  • o Turned cash EBITDA profitable in Q1 2024
  • o Potential synergies with HomeRun and Locka

Best of breed solutions for all parts of the construction cycle

Specialized solutions for different parts of the property life cycle

Solutions for all phases of a property life cycle

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We continue to deliver on our profitable growth journey

  • o Continue to deliver on strategy
  • o Reduced operational risk
  • o Consistent strong operational cash flow

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