Investor Presentation • Jul 13, 2022
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Financial report and status
| Q2 | Q2 | YTD | YTD | Year | |
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| Revenue | 320.8 | 251.5 | 621.5 | 500.8 | 981.3 |
| EBITDA | 9.8 | 12.0 | 21.3 | 25.6 | 53.6 |
| EBITDA margin | 3.1% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 27.5 |
| Ordinary profit before tax (EBT) | 7.3 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 15.5 | 25.9 |
| Cash flow from operational activities | -37.3 | 16.3 | -25.5 | 42.1 | 225.5 |
| Cash flow from operational activities ex discontinued operations | -37.3 | 14.4 | -25.5 | 38.0 | 55.7 |
| Disposable funds | 131.2 | 123.6 | 131.2 | 123.6 | 274.2 |
| Earnings per share from continued operations (NOK) | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.51 |
| Earnings per share from continued operations, adjusted | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.67 |
| Earnings per share included discontinued operations (NOK) | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 4.32 |
We achieved our strongest second quarter ever in terms of revenue this year. Delivering a turnover of 321 MNOK in Q2 is a great achievement given the continued component shortage affecting multiple industries, realizing a strong 28% growth vs. the same quarter last year. The absence of component shortages could have generated an additional 15 MNOK revenue in the quarter. However, the revenue is being pushed out in time to later quarters. The second quarter is positively impacted by in-store efficiency solutions, with continued large-scale rollouts of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) from Pricer and Cash Management solutions. In addition, one month of revenue from Air Link Group was added to our total Group figures.
Our EBITDA in the second quarter was 10 MNOK (3.1%), down from 12 MNOK (4.8%) same quarter last year. The EBITDA-level is to a large extent explained by our continued investment in e-commerce. Had StrongPoint only focused on its in-store solutions, our bottom line would have been in the order of magnitude 10-11% EBITDA. This illustrates the size of the conscious and deliberate level of investments we are channeling into improving our world-class e-commerce business and it also shows the healthy returns we are achieving in the more mature in-store solutions space.
Whereas the overall grocery e-commerce market has seen a post-Covid dip, the growth is still far higher than had been previously anticipated. Historically grocery e-commerce has been a laggard in e-commerce penetration, but the last two years has proven that it here to stay and will continue to grow. In the second quarter, we achieved 32 MNOK e-commerce sales, or 10% of total revenue. Also, in the quarter we announced several e-commerce contracts, including our first AutoStore contract. The opportunities for StrongPoint to deliver a complete solution for e-commerce fulfilment to its customers, including an automation solution with AutoStore, is of great importance.
At the end of the quarter, we completed the closing of the Air Link Group transaction. The acquisition provides StrongPoint with a unique platform in the UK and Ireland to introduce and deploy its proprietary and selected 3rd party solutions to these two key markets. The inclusion of Air Link Group into the StrongPoint family brings the total number of employees to 513 and we now operate in 8 countries with full sales, service and support organizations. Air Link Group is now operating under the brand ALS StrongPoint to ensure customer recognition of the operations under StrongPoint ownership, and will eventually also become fully part of the StrongPoint family also by name and logo. Steve Smith, one of the Directors from Air Link Group, has been appointed MD and SVP UK & Ireland and is now part of my Executive Management Team.
The turnaround in our Spanish business continues. In this quarter, our Spanish business unit achieved a healthy 13% growth. The underlying performance of the Spanish operations is a lot more healthy than the sheer figures indicate. Additional growth is being held back as a consequence of lack of components. The turnaround is set to continue for the rest of the year, achieving a run rate break-even coming out of 2022.
In today's market, with more uncertainties than normal, I am pleased that StrongPoint operates in the retail technology market with a focus on the resilient grocery retail market. We are demonstrating very solid growth, we have very healthy margins in the mature in-store solutions business we invest deliberately in the next growth trajectory with e-commerce, and not least – we are creating real world impact for retailers and end-consumers with our solutions every single day. I continue to be optimistic about achieving our 2025 strategic ambitions.
Stay safe, strong and passionate!
CEO's perspective
Serving the resilient grocery retail market is a grateful mission in today's turbulent times. In times of uncertainty, few things are as certain as the need for people to purchase their groceries cost effectively and efficiently. That is good news for StrongPoint. In the second quarter of 2022 StrongPoint grew its topline with a strong 28% vs. same quarter last year. Also, in this quarter,
the growth would have been even stronger had it not been for the component shortages that continue to affect and postpone deliveries of confirmed customer orders. With the completion of our acquisition of Air Link Group, operating in the UK & Ireland, StrongPoint is set for an even stronger, more profitable growth – both in-store and in e-commerce. StrongPoint's 'double' opportunity' – capitalizing on the opportunity from the increased demand for e-groceries and in-store efficiency – is only increasing. I remain, along with my management team, committed and confident in achieving our 2.5 BNOK 2025 ambitions.
Jacob Tveraabak CEO of StrongPoint
The total revenue increased by 27.6% compared with same quarter last year, and delivered the best quarter ever for the continued operations (Retail Technology). The figures include one month of 30 MNOK revenue from Air Link Group Ltd. The Nordics grew by 7.3%, mainly from increased revenue in In-store Productivity, while Rest of Europe achieved a 70.7% growth in revenue compared to same quarter last year. The revenue for first half grew by 24.1% all markets combined, representing a good progress towards the 2025
ambition as planned.
The EBITDA declined with 2.2 MNOK, and the EBITDA margin declined to 3.1% (4.8%). EBITDA declined predominantly because of lower gross margin in in-store solutions sales and larger e-commerce investments. Although the EBITDA was improved due to the ALS acquisition and the absence of write-downs in Spain last year, these factors were not enough to withstand a slight EBITDA decline. The e-commerce segment is still being heavily invested in. Despite various development in different business units in the quarter-by-quarter comparison, the mature in-store-related business (ex e-commerce) continues to provide a stable and healthy profitability level. Grocery e-commerce continues to grow, and StrongPoint continues to invest in that area to capture demand today and in the future. Although grocery e-commerce has seen a dip in some markets, overall growth is up higher than pre-pandemic forecasts and the mega-trend of e-grocery growth is expected to continue over the quarters.
Additional acquisition cost has been accrued in the quarter. The number of employees increased by 123 compared to Q2 last year, 87 of which come from Air Link Group.
StrongPoint is a retail technology company that provides solutions to make shops smarter, shopping experiences better and online grocery shopping more efficient.
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| Revenue | Q2 | YTD | Year | ||
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Nordics | 192.5 | 179.4 | 407.1 | 351.9 | 695.5 |
| Rest of Europe incl. R&D | 128.3 | 75.1 | 214.5 | 155.1 | 293.1 |
| ASA/Elim | - | -3.0 | - | -6.2 | -7.2 |
| Total | 320.8 | 251.5 | 621.5 | 500.8 | 981.3 |
| EBITDA | Q2 | YTD | Year | ||
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Nordics | 20.1 | 22.1 | 37.7 | 40.2 | 77.0 |
| Rest of Europe incl. R&D | 2.2 | -0.9 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 14.6 |
| ASA/Elim | -12.5 | -9.1 | -23.6 | -19.3 | -38.0 |
| Total | 9.8 | 12.0 | 21.3 | 25.6 | 53.6 |
| Number of employees | 513 | 390 | 513 | 390 | 400 |
60 80 100 120 150 200 250 300 350 Interspar Austria has been a long-standing StrongPoint customer and has been using StrongPoint grocery lockers for several years. This year StrongPoint became a preferred supplier for Interspar Austria and SPAR International for grocery e-commerce technologies and in-store cash management solutions. In Q2 InterSpar Austria scaled their Click & Collect operation by 10 new grocery lockers, with one mobile locker. The lockers will be installed during 2022 and 2023.
After a competitive tender process, StrongPoint entered into an agreement with ColliCare Logistics to deliver an AutoStore solution to automate their warehouse in Vestby outside Oslo. The project will be managed by StrongPoint with support from its strategic partner Hörmann Logistik. This is the first AutoStore contract for StrongPoint, and will be installed during Q1 2023.
StrongPoint received an order for 10 temperaturecontrolled grocery lockers from the Italian grocery retailer Coop Alleanza. This is the first purchase of grocery lockers from Coop Alleanza and was sold via our Italian partner. The lockers will be installed in 2022.
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Although some markets have seen a dip in demand for grocery e-commerce the post-Covid penetration is far higher than predicted pre-pandemic. Counterintuitively the recent economic trends of increased inflation, wage costs and food-prices increase StrongPoint's value proposition and 'double opportunity'. StrongPoint's solutions are designed to increase efficiency savings of in-store and online operations which is what grocery retailers around the world are focused on.
The acquisition of Air Link Group Ltd with subsidiaries in UK and Ireland, was closed on June 1st. The operating unit will be included in the financial figures from June 2022 and onwards. The purchase price of 9.44 MGBP was paid with 80% cash and 20% shares in StrongPoint. A total of 1million shares were delivered by 50% shares held in treasury and 50% new issued shared. The acquisition will give StrongPoint instant and significant presence in the respective countries. See more information on the financial aspect of the transaction in the note 5.
Overall StrongPoint is on track to deliver on its long-term ambitions. The in-store solutions enjoy healthy margins whilst StrongPoint continues to invest and expand the world-class and scalable e-commerce business.
StrongPoint has a strategic ambition to achieve NOK 2.5 billion in revenues and EBITDA margins of 13-15% by 2025.
StrongPoint's world class retail technology solutions for increasing in-store efficiency and e-commerce technology for online order picking and last mile solutions have a double opportunity to meet two key global trends affecting grocery retailers. Firstly, the pressure on brick and mortar retailers' margins means that grocery retailers need to find ways to increase in-store productivity to boost profitability. Secondly, the pressure to develop an online presence, grow their market share and reduce costs means they need highly efficient order fulfilment solutions and provide multiple last-mile delivery and pick-up options. These two key industry trends have only been accelerated by the global demand for online groceries during the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Across StrongPoint's solutions, we are expecting healthy growth towards 2025. However, E-commerce Logistics is expected to deliver the majority of the growth going forward to reach NOK 2.5 billion in 2025. With the more mature In-Store Solutions yielding EBITDA-returns in the order of magnitude 10-11% today, the overall margin improvement to reach 13-15% is principally due to sound margins in the E-commerce Logistics area where significant scale effects are achievable.
BNOK 2.5 in 2025 EBITDA 13-15%

The industry is now on the edge of the next transformation in to five years. "
Source: McKinsey & Company, The next horizon for grocery e-commerce: Beyond the pandemic bump, April 2022 www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/the-next-horizon-for-grocery-ecommerce-beyond-the-pandemic-bump


Overall e-commerce growth higher than pre-Covid estimations. Some markets have seen a dip following the Covid-peak but penetration is overall far higher overall than most pre-Covid estimates. Recent economic trends of inflation, wage costs and food-price only increase StrongPoint's 'double opportunity' by increasing need for grocery retailers to drive efficiency savings in their in-store and online operations.
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Grocery Picking Order Picking solution * AutoStore Micro-Fulfillment centers
Click & Collect Lockers * Drive-thru * Pick-up in-store * Home delivery with route optimization
In-store Productivity Pricer Electronic Shelf Labels ShopFlow Logistics * Digi Scales and Wrapping Systems
Payment Solutions CashGuard Cash Management *
Check Out Efficiency Self-Checkout * Self-Scanning Vensafe Sales Automation *
Retail Management POS Systems Commerce Management System
Shop Fitting
* Proprietary technologies


The revenue in Norway increased by 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Installation of Pricer ESL to large retail chains and CashGuard rollout to NorgesGruppen were the main contributors to the growth. Approximately 80% of the announced ESL contracts for NorgesGruppen and COOP have now been installed. The global constraints on components affected the sale of Cash Management solutions in Q2 by approx. 5.5 MNOK. The business expects additional delay in the installation of CashGuards as the shortage of component situation continues. Year to date, the growth is 32.5% driven by increased product sales.
The revenue in Sweden increased by 7.0% compared to the same period last year. Sales and installation of Pricer ESL grew by almost 70% in the quarter. The e-commerce sale declined by 67% in the quarter compared to last year, driven by very high installations of Click & Collect lockers in Q2 last year. Sweden has the highest installation base of StrongPoint Click & Collect lockers and more than 50% of e-commerce orders are picked up at store. Year to date the revenue declined by 1%.
The business segment Nordics currently consist of the operating business units in Norway and Sweden. The revenue includes deliveries to other parts of the Nordics like Denmark and Iceland.
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Product Sales | 73.9 | 68.3 171.4 120.0 247.5 | |||
| Service | 29.6 | 27.9 | 60.0 | 54.6 114.1 | |
| Revenue | 103.5 | 96.3 231.3 174.6 361.6 |
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| Product Sales | 55.0 | 47.4 108.4 106.1 195.1 | ||||
| Service | 34.0 | 35.8 | 67.3 | 71.2 138.9 | ||
| Revenue | 89.0 | 83.2 175.7 177.3 333.9 |
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| - Norway | 103.5 | 96.3 | 231.3 | 174.6 | 361.6 | |
| - Sweden | 89.0 | 83.2 | 175.7 | 177.3 | 333.9 | |
| Total Revenue | 192.5 | 179.4 | 407.1 | 351.9 | 695.5 | |
| EBITDA | 20.1 | 22.1 | 37.7 | 40.2 | 77.0 | |
| - In % | 10.4 % | 12.3 % | 9.3 % | 11.4 % | 11.1 % | |
| EBT | 19.1 | 20.2 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 66.0 | |
| - In % | 9.9 % | 11.2 % | 8.4 % | 10.1 % | 9.5 % |
The business segment Rest of Europe consists of the operating business units in the Baltics and Spain, in addition to partner sales in the rest of Europe and rest of world. The ongoing R&D activities for own products have been allocated to this area.
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| - Baltic | 47.9 | 32.5 | 92.2 | 90.1 | 190.1 |
| - Spain | 18.0 | 15.9 | 40.7 | 30.8 | 67.5 |
| - UK & Ireland | 30.3 | - | 30.3 | - | - |
| - Rest of Europe | 32.1 | 26.7 | 51.3 | 34.2 | 35.4 |
| Total Revenue | 128.3 | 75.1 | 214.5 | 155.1 | 293.1 |
| EBITDA | 2.2 | -0.9 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 14.6 |
| - In % | 1.7 % | -1.2 % | 3.4 % | 3.1 % | 5.0 % |
| EBT | -4.8 | -5.0 | -3.2 | -3.1 | -1.9 |
| - In % | -3.7 % | -6.7 % | -1.5 % | -2.0 % | -0.7 % |
The business segment Rest of Europe increased the revenue by 70.7% compared to same quarter last year. The growth was 30.5% excluding the new UK operation from Air Link Group. First half '22 shows a growth of 38.3%, 18.8% excluding Air Link Group. All segments delivered growth compared to last year.
EBIT 18,2 14,0 33,1 25,3 45,9 - In % 9,4 % 7,8 % 8,1 % 7,2 % 6,6 % Rest of Europe incl. R&D The revenue in the Nordics increased by 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. For the first half, the business segment grew by 15.7%. The main contributors to the high sales activities are Pricer electronic shelf labels (ESL) and Cash Management. The EBITDA declined by 2 MNOK to 20.1 MNOK in the quarter. The decline in both Q2 and year to date reflects the high inflation impacting cost and product mix changes.
The EBITDA ended on 2.2 MNOK, up from negative 0.9 MNOK last year. Spain had an extraordinary write-down of 14 MNOK in Q2 2021. Inflation has hit in various markets but the main explanation was higher investments in e-commerce R&D and sales and marketing which affects the EBITDA negatively. EBITDA for first half increased by 2.4 MNOK.
Our business in the Baltics increased by 47.5% in the quarter compared to the same quarter last year. The service revenue grew by 38.0% as there have been several software developments projects this quarter especially within POS and ERP software. The business delivered an SCO and integration project to Heineman, POS & Loyalty program for Rimi and POS hardware change for a new fiscal project in Lithuania. This quarter the Self-Checkout revenue increased, with installations both to IKI and Rimi in Lithuania. Year to date our Baltic business grew by 2.4%.
The Spanish revenue grew by 13.1% compared with the same quarter last year. The revenue stems mainly from cash management but also the e-commerce business showed increased volume during the quarter. The revenue was negatively affected by the shortage of components (combo cards). More than 20% of the cash management installations done in Q2 2022 were rental contracts securing recurring revenue going forward.
There are recruitment, sales and marketing activities ongoing to futher improve StrongPoint's market position in Iberia. The investments are part of the turnaround process in the business unit and is maintained despite the delayed cash management deliveries due to component shortages.
The q-commerce picking agreement with Glovo continues at Carrefour Spain and multiple other grocery retailers. However, following the acquisition of Glovo by Delivery Hero, there are some uncertainties regarding the future onboarding of new grocery retailers. What is clear, though, is that StrongPoint will continue to deliver and scale its picking solution to existing Glovo
customers such as Carrefour and other grocery retailers already part of the pilot projects. Year to date the Spanish operation grew by 32.0%.
The revenue stems in full from the newly acquired company Air Link Group Ltd, for the month of June. The UK & Ireland markets are new to StrongPoint, and increased sales resources have been recruited to sell StrongPoint solutions – especially for e-commerce and checkout efficiency solutions.
Bullion IT ordered 250 CashGuard units in September last year to be delivered during first half of 2022, but due to the ongoing shortage of components there is still a relatively large backlog to Bullion IT to be delivered in later quarters. Despite this, the growth in Q2 was 20%, and year to date partners in total grew by 50%. The StrongPoint Supply chain organization pre-produces as many machines as possible and searches the market for components to reduce the delay to an absolute minimum.
Other partners in Ireland, France and Polen contributed to the growth with sale of cash management and self-checkout solutions.
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Product Sales | 25.5 | 16.2 | 46.0 | 59.5 109.5 | |
| Service | 22.4 | 16.3 | 46.2 | 30.6 | 80.7 |
| Revenue | 47.9 | 32.5 | 92.2 | 90.1 190.1 |
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Product Sales | 14.7 | 12.8 | 32.9 | 23.9 | 53.7 |
| Service | 3.4 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 13.8 |
| Revenue | 18.0 | 15.9 | 40.7 | 30.8 | 67.5 |
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Product Sales | 31.7 | 30.2 | 50.4 | 37.7 | 32.5 |
| Service | 0.4 | -3.5 | 0.9 | -3.5 | 3.0 |
| Revenue | 32.1 | 26.7 | 51.3 | 34.2 | 35.4 |
| MNOK | 2022 | 2022 |
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| Product Sales | - | - |
| Service | 30.3 | 30.3 |
| Revenue | 30.3 | 30.3 |
In-Store Productivity segment had an increased revenue of 12.5% compared to last year. A substantial part of the growth in Q2 2022 came from the installation of Pricer Electronic Shelf Labels in the Nordics. The announced large orders in Norway have reached an installation rate of approx. 80%, up 10 % since Q1. This implies that a large part of the revenue came from sales to the individual stores outside the large announced orders. Year to date this segment grew by 29.5%.
Despite the ongoing challenges in the global supply of combo cards, the Payment Solutions segment grew by 25.8% in the period. StrongPoint used the financial capacity to pre-produce the Cash Management systems as far as possible to reduce time to delivery when the suppliers manage to purchase the components with limited availability. The Norwegian installations more than doubled compared to the same period last year while the partner revenue increased by approx. 60%. The Spanish operations came in on the same level as last year on cash management. The component situation affected the revenue by around 15 MNOK on orders not yet delivered. The quarter-toquarter delay will maintain as long as the component situation exists in the market. Year to date the segment grew by 43.3%.
Check Out Efficiency increased by 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year, with installation of Self-Checkouts for Rimi and IKI as the main contributors for the growth. The increased service revenue reflects that the number of active units have increased. Year to date the product segment declined by 15.7% as last year was affected by a larger installation project for IKI.
The Shop Fitting product segment stems from the newly acquired company Air Link Group Ltd. Data to split the revenue within different StrongPoint Product Segments is currently not available, and hence the revenue has been reported as a separate segment. The "Shop within shop" concession to maximize the sales floor space and externally utilization of the store outdoor space (Click & Collect) has been contributors to the revenue in the period, in addition to re-modifying the store layout.
Other retail technology, mainly software projects in the Baltics, increased by 32.4% in the period. The revenue consists of both software, services, and hardware deliveries, both from recurring operation and development projects, for the large grocery retailers in the Baltics.
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 2021 2022 2021 2021 | ||||
| Product Sales | 83.2 | 73.9 189.0 141.7 283.9 | |||
| Service | 21.9 | 19.6 | 44.3 | 38.5 | 82.0 |
| Revenue | 105.1 | 93.4 233.4 180.3 365.9 |
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 2021 2022 2021 2021 | ||||
| Product Sales | 39.3 | 25.4 | 90.4 | 46.5 102.3 | |
| Service | 30.6 | 30.2 | 60.8 | 59.1 122.2 | |
| Revenue | 69.9 | 55.6 151.3 105.6 224.5 |
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 2021 2022 2021 2021 | ||||
| Product Sales | 35.8 | 31.8 | 59.9 | 77.0 116.1 | |
| Service | 9.2 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 34.2 |
| Revenue | 45.0 | 40.1 | 78.0 | 92.6 150.3 |
| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNOK | 2022 2021 2022 2021 2021 | ||||
| Product Sales | 17.9 | 16.9 | 37.2 | 33.0 | 63.7 |
| Service | 20.5 | 12.2 | 39.7 | 24.9 | 68.9 |
| Revenue | 38.4 | 29.0 | 76.9 | 57.9 132.6 |
| Q2 | YTD | |
|---|---|---|
| MNOK | 2022 2022 | |
| Product Sales | - | - |
| Service | 30.3 | 30.3 |
| Revenue | 30.3 | 30.3 |


The e-commerce logistics segment declined by 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. The lack of growth reflects the general market's cooldown of the last years' e-commerce development. Rolling 12 months recuring revenue was slightly up vs. same quarter last year. Break-through agreements in the quarter, not reflected in sales figures yet, include StrongPoint's first AutoStore win. StrongPoint will be automating one of ColliCare's warehouses with AutoStore technology as well as our own, proprietary e-commerce logistics solutions. Furthermore, both Coop Alleanza (in Italy) and Interspar Austria signed agreements to further bolster their e-commerce customer offering by purchasing StrongPoint's Click & Collect grocery lockers. Over the quarters, StrongPoint expects the e-commerce business segment to increase significantly in both absolute terms and as a share of overall StrongPoint business.
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| Q2 | YTD | Year | |||
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| MNOK | 2022 2021 2022 2021 2021 | ||||
| Product Sales | 21.0 | 22.3 | 29.9 | 42.8 | 64.9 |
| Service | 11.2 | 11.1 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 43.2 |
| Revenue | 32.2 | 33.4 | 51.7 | 64.5 108.1 |

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StrongPoint finalized its acquisition of Air Link Group Ltd on 1 June. Air Link Group Ltd has close relationships with many retailers and individual store managers through their work in service and installation. The company had planned to start to up-sell technologies and solutions, not the installation and servicing but part of the StrongPoint family, it can now turbo-charge its sales efforts by providing a complete one-stop-shop for technologies, solutions, installation, service and support in the UK and Ireland. For StrongPoint it ensures a presence in two key expansion markets which was outlined as a key priority in its 2025 strategy.
Air Link is a retail solutions company that works mainly in the UK and Ireland and is focused on serving the grocery retail industry. The company was founded in 1997 and was – until the acquisition – a family-owned business. Although it is legally called Air Link Group it is more commonly known under the brand name of 'ALS' and will now be temporarily known as ALS StrongPoint.
Air Link Group provides construction and installation services as well as grocery lockers, self-checkouts, vending systems and queue management solutions to grocery retailers. We have a strong reputation in our key markets and are proud to count some of the UK's largest and best-known grocery retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda as customers.
As part of our 2025 strategy, acquisition was outlined as a core step in achieving our financial ambitions. With the purchase of Air Link we are achieving instant and significant presence in the countries at the top of our list for geographical expansion. Air Link has built an impressive reputation in the market and will enable us to build on their relations with grocery retailers in the UK and Ireland with our word-class grocery technology solutions. "
Jacob Tveraabak, CEO of StrongPoint
The development of the G3 platform continues according to plan. Customers on G1 and G2 versions are expected to be transferred to G3 platform within end of 2023.
Steve Smith MD and SVP UK & Ireland
The Board and group CEO have today considered and approved StrongPoint's financial statements for the second quarter and first half 2022, including comparative consolidated figures for the second quarter and first half 2021. This report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 on interim financial reporting as determined by the European Union, and with supplementary requirements pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The Board and CEO hereby declare, to the best of their knowledge, that the financial statements for the second quarter and first half 2022 have been prepared in accordance with prevailing accounting principles and that the information in the financial statements gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the group taken as a whole at 30 June 2022 and 30 June 2021. To the best of their knowledge, the report gives a true and fair overview of important events during the accounting period and the impact of these events on the financial statements.
Morthen Johannessen Chairman
Ingeborg Molden Hegstad Director
Cathrine Laksfoss Director
Rælingen 12 July 2022
Klaus de Vibe Director
Peter Wirén Director
Jacob Tveraabak CEO
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28.04.2022 0.80 28.04.2021 0.70 22.10.2020 0.60 26.04.2019 0.55 24.04.2018 0.50 20.04.2017 0.50 05.01.2017 Extraordinary 1.00 28.04.2016 0.45 30.04.2015 0.35 25.04.2014 0.30 26.04.2013 0.25 08.05.2012 0.25
Cash flow from operational activities in the second quarter was -37.3 MNOK (16.3). The main contribution to the increased working capital was higher receivables reflecting sales to large retail chains, and increased inventory to limit time to market for Click & Collect lockers and Cash Management. The negative cash flow develompment is seasonally varied exept the inclution of 4.2 MNOK in working capital from the acquisition of Air Link Group.
Disposable funds were 131.2 MNOK (123.6) per June 30, 2022, of which 100 MNOK was available credit facility. The net interest-bearing debt increased by 166.0 MNOK compared to last quarter and ended at 24.6 MNOK, as a consequense of the acquisition of ALS and payment of dividend.
The Group's holding of own shares at the end of the second quarter amounted to 124,896, which represents 0.3 per cent of the outstanding shares.
The Group has shareholder programs for the Board of Directors, the Group executive management and the employees. 70,268 shares have been assigned so far in 2022 (166,157 in the year 2021).
StrongPoint has a long-term incentive program for management and key employees. More information on the program can be found in note 8.
| KNOK | Q2 2022 Q2 2021 | Chg. % YTD 2022 YTD 2021 | Chg. % Year 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 320 849 | 251 539 | 27.6 % | 621 528 | 500 794 | 24.1 % | 981 339 |
| Cost of goods sold | 196 231 | 149 392 | 31.4 % | 380 918 | 294 367 | 29.4 % | 560 104 |
| Payroll | 75 255 | 65 027 | 15.7 % | 143 383 | 130 756 | 9.7 % | 255 147 |
| Share based compensation | 667 | 1 776 | -62.5 % | 2 105 | 3 082 | -31.7 % | 6 178 |
| Other operating expenses | 38 884 | 23 341 | 66.6 % | 73 803 | 46 980 | 57.1 % | 106 285 |
| Total operating expenses | 311 036 | 239 536 | 29.8 % | 600 211 | 475 185 | 26.3 % | 927 714 |
| EBITDA | 9 813 | 12 003 | -18.2 % | 21 318 | 25 609 | -16.8 % | 53 625 |
| Depreciation tangible assets | 5 818 | 4 276 | 36.1 % | 10 818 | 8 517 | 27.0 % | 18 718 |
| Depreciation intangible assets | 2 608 | 1 872 | 39.3 % | 4 359 | 3 778 | 15.4 % | 7 403 |
| EBIT | 1 387 | 5 856 | -76.3 % | 6 141 | 13 314 | -53.9 % | 27 504 |
| Interest expenses | 266 | 403 | -34.0 % | 346 | 916 | -62.2 % | 1 596 |
| Other financial expenses/currency differences | -6 122 | -1 388 -341.0 % | -4 888 | -2 941 | -66.2 % | 184 | |
| Profit from AC. Service companies | 62 | 45 | 35.7 % | 135 | 123 | 9.7 % | 175 |
| EBT | 7 305 | 6 887 | 6.1 % | 10 818 | 15 462 | -30.0 % | 25 899 |
| Taxes | 2 031 | 1 991 | 2.0 % | 2 374 | 2 273 | 4.4 % | 3 542 |
| Profit from continued operations | 5 274 | 4 895 | 7.7 % | 8 445 | 13 189 | -36.0 % | 22 357 |
| Profit after tax from discontinued operations | - | 1 517 | - | 3 305 | 168 418 | ||
| Profit/loss after tax | 5 274 | 6 413 | -17.8 % | 8 445 | 16 494 | -48.8 % | 190 775 |
| Earnings per share | |||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 44 888 352 44 376 040 | 44 888 352 44 376 040 | 44 376 040 | ||||
| Av. number of shares - own shares | 44 080 320 44 270 702 | 43 902 844 44 288 810 | 44 190 919 | ||||
| Av. number of shares diluted- own shares | 47 080 320 46 495 702 | 46 902 844 46 513 810 | 46 265 919 | ||||
| EPS from continued operations | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.51 | ||
| EPS included discontinued operations | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 4.32 | ||
| Diluted EPS from continued operations | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.48 | ||
| Diluted EPS incl. discontinued operations | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 4.12 | ||
| EBITDA per share from continued operations | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 1.21 | ||
| EBITDA per share incl. discontinued operations | 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.87 | 1.56 | ||
| Diluted EBITDA per share from continued operations |
0.21 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 1.16 | ||
| Diluted EBITDA per share incl. discontinued operations |
0.22 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 1.49 | ||
| Total earnings | |||||||
| Profit/loss after tax | 5 274 | 6 413 | -17.8 % | 8 445 | 16 494 | -48.8 % | 190 775 |
| Exchange differences on foreign operations | 9 773 | 9 422 | 3.7 % | 655 | -13 259 | 104.9 % | -19 400 |
| Total earnings | 15 047 | 15 835 | -5.0 % | 9 100 | 3 235 | 181.3 % | 171 375 |
| KNOK | 30.06.2022 | 30.06.2021 | 31.03.2022 | 31.12.2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||||
| Intangible assets | 92 602 | 35 664 | 27 542 | 30 371 |
| Goodwill | 159 565 | 128 444 | 120 347 | 124 641 |
| Tangible assets | 25 403 | 24 688 | 19 786 | 19 031 |
| Right-of-use assets | 40 030 | 28 196 | 38 216 | 43 241 |
| Long term investments | 5 304 | 4 794 | 4 916 | 4 775 |
| Other long term receivables | 1 274 | 15 307 | 856 | 15 622 |
| Deferred tax | 17 752 | 6 222 | 16 844 | 17 240 |
| Non-current assets | 341 930 | 243 316 | 228 508 | 254 921 |
| Inventories | 214 253 | 160 583 | 177 159 | 211 256 |
| Accounts receivables | 271 730 | 184 907 | 213 025 | 175 627 |
| Prepaid expenses | 25 026 | 22 948 | 24 472 | 16 646 |
| Other receivables | 9 895 | 18 187 | 6 511 | 13 885 |
| Bank deposits | 50 470 | 23 589 | 195 282 | 174 198 |
| Current assets | 571 373 | 410 213 | 616 449 | 591 612 |
| Assets discontinued operations | - | 96 044 | - | - |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 913 304 | 749 573 | 844 957 | 846 533 |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| Share capital | 27 831 | 27 513 | 27 513 | 27 513 |
| Holding of own shares | -77 | -52 | -395 | -364 |
| Other equity | 469 141 | 308 731 | 465 082 | 471 041 |
| Total equity | 496 895 | 336 192 | 492 200 | 498 190 |
| Long term interest bearing liabilities | 11 640 | 11 445 | 10 923 | 11 236 |
| Long term lease liabilities | 25 483 | 16 555 | 29 736 | 25 972 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 26 600 | 10 312 | 8 786 | 8 720 |
| Total long term liabilities | 63 723 | 38 313 | 49 445 | 45 928 |
| Short term interest bearing liabilities | 23 354 | 31 980 | 4 630 | 4 768 |
| Short term lease liabilities | 14 547 | 12 954 | 8 530 | 16 086 |
| Accounts payable | 130 522 | 101 347 | 102 564 | 101 969 |
| Taxes payable | 5 933 | 14 854 | 7 069 | 11 717 |
| Other short term liabilities | 178 329 | 173 797 | 180 518 | 167 874 |
| Total short term liabilities | 352 686 | 334 932 | 303 312 | 302 415 |
| Liabilities discontinued operations | - | 40 136 | - | - |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 913 304 | 749 573 | 844 957 | 846 533 |
| KNOK | Share capital |
Treasury shares |
Other paid in equity |
Translation variances |
Share Option Program |
Other equity |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity 31.12.2020 | 27 513 | -52 | 351 262 | 66 252 | 440 | -79 355 366 059 | |
| Purchase/sale of own shares | -313 | -13 322 -13 635 | |||||
| Dividend 2020 | -31 050 -31 050 | ||||||
| Share Option Program | 5 441 | 5 441 | |||||
| Profit this year after tax | 190 775 190 775 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income and expenses |
-19 400 | -19 400 | |||||
| Reclassification discontinued operations |
-11 028 | 11 028 | - | ||||
| Equity 31.12.2021 | 27 513 | -364 | 351 262 | 35 824 | 5 881 | 78 076 498 190 | |
| Purchase/sale of own shares | -901 | -901 | |||||
| Dividend 2021 | -34 991 -34 991 | ||||||
| Share Option Program | 2 878 | 2 878 | |||||
| Acquisition of ALS paid in shares |
318 | 310 | 22 202 | 22 830 | |||
| Profit this year after tax | 8 445 | 8 445 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income and expenses |
444 | 444 | |||||
| Equity 30.06.2022 | 27 831 | -54 | 351 262 | 36 268 | 8 760 | 72 830 496 895 |
| KNOK | Q2 2022 | Q2 2021 | YTD 2022 | YTD 2021 | Year 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary profit before tax continued operations | 7 305 | 6 887 | 10 818 | 15 462 | 25 899 |
| Ordinary profit before tax discontinued operations | - | 1 906 | - | 4 152 | 169 755 |
| Net interest | 266 | 573 | 346 | 1 235 | 1 935 |
| Tax paid | -4 726 | -619 | -9 115 | -1 708 | -17 856 |
| Share of profit, associated companies | -62 | -45 | -135 | -123 | -175 |
| Ordinary depreciation | 8 426 | 9 474 | 15 177 | 19 125 | 33 431 |
| Profit / loss on sale of fixed assets | -9 | -50 | -9 | -793 | -793 |
| Change in inventories | -12 118 | -30 895 | 17 274 | -32 355 | -74 046 |
| Change in receivables | -5 281 | -11 877 | -46 131 | 2 187 | 34 601 |
| Change in accounts payable | -10 764 | 43 112 | -7 803 | 26 188 | 22 673 |
| Change in other accrued items | -20 354 | -2 138 | -5 887 | 8 732 | 30 057 |
| Cash flow from operational activities | -37 317 | 16 327 | -25 466 | 42 102 | 225 483 |
| Payments for fixed assets | -4 748 | -5 202 | -6 692 | -7 669 | -8 794 |
| Investments in other companies | 67 | -71 | - | -4 071 | -3 001 |
| Payment from sale of fixed assets | - | 22 | - | 762 | 738 |
| Net effect acquisitions | -85 284 | - | -85 284 | -4 200 | -4 200 |
| Net effect divestment | - | - | 19 641 | - | 199 888 |
| Dividends received from associated companies | - | 100 | - | 100 | 100 |
| Interest income | 218 | 13 | 542 | 49 | 300 |
| Cash flow from investment activities | -89 747 | -5 137 | -71 793 | -15 030 | 185 033 |
| Purchase/sale of own shares | 285 | -6 035 | -901 | -4 171 | -13 635 |
| Change in long-term debt | -5 717 | -3 102 | -9 702 | -37 014 | -55 598 |
| Change in overdraft | 21 469 | 3 467 | 19 080 | -4 522 | -208 080 |
| Interest expenses | -484 | -585 | -888 | -1 284 | -2 235 |
| Dividend paid | -34 991 | -31 050 | -34 991 | -31 050 | -31 050 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -19 438 | -37 305 | -27 403 | -78 040 | -310 598 |
| Net change in liquid assets | -146 502 | -26 115 | -124 662 | -50 968 | 99 917 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period | 195 281 | 49 431 | 174 198 | 75 007 | 75 007 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on foreign | 1 690 | 271 | 934 | -451 | -727 |
| currency deposits | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 50 470 | 23 589 | 50 470 | 23 589 | 174 198 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period discon tinued operations |
- | - | - | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period conti | 50 470 | 23 589 | 50 470 | 23 589 | 174 198 |
| nued operations | |||||
| KNOK | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 YTD 2022 YTD 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Operating revenue continued operations | 320 849 | 300 679 | 284 181 | 196 363 | 251 539 | 621 528 | 500 794 |
| EBITDA continued operations | 9 813 | 11 505 | 20 062 | 7 953 | 12 003 | 21 318 | 25 609 |
| EBITA continued operations | 3 995 | 6 505 | 14 499 | 3 316 | 7 728 | 10 500 | 17 092 |
| Operating profit EBIT continued operations | 1 387 | 4 754 | 12 782 | 1 409 | 5 856 | 6 141 | 13 314 |
| Ordinary profit before tax (EBT) continued operations |
7 305 | 3 514 | 10 889 | -452 | 6 887 | 10 818 | 15 462 |
| Profit/loss after tax continued operations | 5 274 | 3 171 | 9 513 | -345 | 4 895 | 8 445 | 13 189 |
| EBITDA-margin | 3.1 % | 3.8 % | 7.1 % | 4.1 % | 4.8 % | 3.4 % | 5.1 % |
| EBT-margin | 2.3 % | 1.2 % | 3.8 % | -0.2 % | 2.7 % | 1.7 % | 3.1 % |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Non-current assets | 341 930 | 228 508 | 254 921 | 240 026 | 243 316 | 341 930 | 243 316 |
| Current assets | 571 373 | 616 449 | 591 612 | 583 570 | 506 258 | 571 373 | 506 258 |
| Total assets | 913 304 | 844 957 | 846 533 | 823 596 | 749 573 | 913 304 | 749 573 |
| Total equity | 496 895 | 492 200 | 498 190 | 503 772 | 336 192 | 496 895 | 336 192 |
| Total long term liabilities | 63 723 | 49 445 | 45 928 | 42 804 | 38 313 | 63 723 | 38 313 |
| Total short term liabilities | 352 686 | 303 312 | 302 415 | 277 020 | 375 068 | 352 686 | 375 068 |
| Working capital | 355 461 | 287 620 | 284 913 | 261 191 | 244 143 | 355 461 | 244 143 |
| Equity ratio | 54.4 % | 58.3 % | 58.9 % | 61.2 % | 44.9 % | 54.4 % | 44.9 % |
| Liquidity ratio | 162.0 % | 203.2 % | 195.6 % | 210.7 % | 135.0 % | 162.0 % | 135.0 % |
| Net interest bearing debt | 24 555 -141 462 -116 136 -136 145 | 49 346 | 24 555 | 49 346 | |||
| Net leverage multiples | 0.50 | -2.75 | -2.17 | -2.55 | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.74 |
| Cash Flow | |||||||
| Cash flow from operational activities | -37 317 | 11 851 | 6 975 | 180 605 | 16 327 | -25 466 | 42 102 |
| Net change in liquid assets | -146 502 | 21 840 | -11 695 | 162 580 | -26 115 | -124 662 | -50 968 |
| Share information | |||||||
| Number of shares | 44 888 352 44 376 040 44 376 040 44 376 040 44 376 040 44 888 352 44 376 040 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | 44 080 320 43 723 395 44 016 397 44 172 852 44 270 702 43 902 844 44 288 810 | ||||||
| EBT per shares continued operations | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.25 | -0.01 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.35 |
| Earnings per share continued operations | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.22 | -0.01 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.30 |
| Earnings per share. adjusted * | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.38 |
| Equity per share | 11.27 | 11.26 | 11.32 | 11.40 | 7.59 | 11.32 | 7.59 |
| Dividend per share | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.70 | |||
| Employees | |||||||
| Number of employees (end of period) | 513 | 418 | 400 | 402 | 399 | 513 | 399 |
| Average number of employees | 451 | 409 | 401 | 401 | 397 | 420 | 440 |
| IFRS 16 effects continued operations | |||||||
| Reduced OPEX | 4 685 | 4 107 | 4 003 | 3 658 | 3 254 | 8 792 | 6 598 |
| Increased depreciation | 4 489 | 3 915 | 3 679 | 3 518 | 3 095 | 8 404 | 6 278 |
| Increased interest expenses | 197 | 192 | 325 | 140 | 158 | 388 | 319 |
| EBT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash flow from operational activities | 4 685 | 4 107 | 4 003 | 3 658 | 3 254 | 8 792 | 6 598 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -4 685 | -4 107 | -4 003 | -3 658 | -3 254 | -8 792 | -6 598 |
The condensed and consolidated quarterly financial statements are prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The quarterly financial statements do not contain all the information required in an annual financial statement and should be read in connection with the Group financial statements for 2021.
The accounting principles for the report are described in note 2 in the annual financial statements for 2021. The Group financial statements for 2021 were prepared in accordance with the IFRS principles and interpretations thereof, as defined by the EU, as well as other disclosure requirements pursuant to the Norwegian Accounting Act and the Oslo Stock Exchange regulations and rules applicable as at 31.12.2021. The quarterly report and the interim financial statements have not been revised by auditor.
*) Service and licenses
| Q2 2022 | Q2 2021 YTD 2022 |
YTD 2021 | Year 2021 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNOK | Re venue |
EBIT DA |
EBT | Re venue |
EBIT DA |
EBT | Re venue |
EBIT DA |
EBT | Re venue |
EBIT DA |
EBT | Re venue |
EBIT DA |
EBT |
| Nordics | 192.5 20.1 19.1 179.4 22.1 20.2 407.1 37.7 | 34.0 351.9 40.2 35.5 | 695.5 77.0 66.0 | ||||||||||||
| Rest of Europe incl. R&D |
128.3 | 2.2 | -4.8 | 75.1 | -0.9 | -5.0 214.5 | 7.2 | -3.2 155.1 | 4.8 | -3.1 | 293.1 14.6 | -1.9 | |||
| ASA/Elim | - -12.5 | -7.0 | -3.0 | -9.1 | -8.3 | - -23.6 -20.0 | -6.2 -19.3 -16.9 | -7.2 -38.0 -38.2 | |||||||
| Total | 320.8 | 9.8 | 7.3 251.5 12.0 | 6.9 621.5 21.3 | 10.8 500.8 25.6 15.5 | 981.3 53.6 25.9 |
| Q2 2022 | Q2 2021 | YTD 2022 | YTD 2021 | Year 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNOK | New sales |
Service * | New sales |
Service * | New sales |
Service * | New sales |
Service * | New sales |
Service * | |
| Nordics | 128.8 | 63.8 | 115.8 | 63.6 | 279.7 | 127.3 | 226.2 | 125.7 | 442.7 | 252.9 | |
| Rest of Europe incl. R&D |
72.0 | 56.3 | 59.2 | 16.0 | 129.4 | 85.1 | 121.0 | 34.1 | 195.6 | 97.5 | |
| Elim / ASA | - | - | -3.0 | - | - | - | -6.2 | - | -7.2 | - | |
| Total | 200.7 | 120.1 | 172.0 | 79.6 | 409.1 | 212.4 | 341.0 | 159.8 | 631.1 | 350.3 |
No significant transactions between the Group and related parties had taken place per 30 June 2022.
June 1, 2022, StrongPoint ASA acquired 100 % of the shares in Air Link Group Ltd with subsidiaries. UK has been identified as a very interesting market for StrongPoint solutions. The online grocery penetration is higher than in the rest of Europe, putting constantly pressure on the profit margins in the brick-and-mortar stores.
ALS has 25 years of experience handling installation, service, construction and refurbishment for large grocery retailers in UK and Ireland. In the 2025 strategy, sale of StrongPoint solutions to the area was included, but it was estimated that the installation and service were to be handled by a sub-supplier. The ALS acquisition enables StrongPoint to include this revenue as part of the 2025 ordinary business. The acquisition will enable StrongPoint to have access to the largest grocery retail customers, making it easier to access and sell the solutions with comfort that the business critical systems will be supported by on-the-ground resources.
The preliminary acquisition analysis is based on figures per 31 December 2021 and is not final. The purchase price will be adjusted for changes in net debt and working capital per 31.05.2022 and will be finalized during Q3 2022.
| ALS | |
|---|---|
| Assets | |
| Fixed assets | 2 459 |
| Other investments | 389 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5 931 |
| Receivables | 71 083 |
| Inventories | 10 358 |
| 90 220 | |
| Liabilities | |
| Accounts payable | 39 139 |
| Other short term debt | 24 792 |
| 63 931 | |
| Net identifiable assets at fair value | 26 289 |
| Branding | 10 000 |
| Customers relations | 56 000 |
| Goodwill | 36 571 |
| Deferred tax assets | -16 500 |
| Purchase amount | 112 360 |
| Cash | 89 530 |
| Shares in StrongPoint | 22 830 |
| Purchase amount | 112 360 |
| Paid in cash | 89 530 |
| Cash received | -4 247 |
| Net cash out | 85 284 |
Allocation of excess values related to acquisition in 2022 distributed as follows:
The acquired companies contributed with the following revenue and profit before tax for the period between the acquisition and 30.06.2022:
Proforma: If the acquisitions had been completed as at 01.01.2022, the Group's total revenue and ordinary profit before tax had been:
There are identified intangible assets related to customers of MNOK 56 and branding of MNOK 10. The intangible assets for customers will be written off over 7 years and 5 years for branding.
Included in the value of goodwill is employees with special skills and expected synergies with StrongPoint's existing business. These intangible assets do not meet the recognition criteria in IAS 38 and are therefore not recorded separately. Recorded goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating unit ALS. Goodwill is not amortized but subject to impairment tests annually.
| KNOK | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 30 265 |
| Profit before tax | 3 346 |
| KNOK | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 739 913 |
| Profit before tax | 16 143 |
| KNOK | Q2 2021 | YTD 2021 | Year 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 52 984 | 99 821 | 110 144 |
| Cost of goods sold | 26 609 | 48 542 | 53 177 |
| Payroll | 15 257 | 29 723 | 31 766 |
| Other operating expenses | 4 221 | 8 761 | 9 690 |
| Total operating expenses | 46 087 | 87 026 | 94 633 |
| EBITDA | 6 897 | 12 795 | 15 512 |
| Depreciation tangible assets | 3 217 | 6 609 | 7 090 |
| Depreciation intangible assets | 109 | 221 | 221 |
| EBIT | 3 570 | 5 966 | 8 201 |
| Interest expenses | 170 | 319 | 339 |
| Other financial expenses/currency differences | 1 494 | 1 495 | 1 495 |
| Profit on sale of discontinued operations | - | 163 389 | |
| EBT | 1 906 | 4 152 | 169 755 |
| Taxes | 388 | 847 | 1 337 |
| Profit from discontinued operations | 1 517 | 3 305 | 168 418 |
StrongPoint Labels reporting segment was announced divested in June 2021. The Swedish part of the transaction was closed July 1, and the Norwegian part was closed September 1. Following IFRS, the financial figures for the reporting segments are reported as "Profit from discontinued operations" below tax in the financial statement and removed from the comparison figures in other tables.
| No. | Name | No. of shares | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRØMSTANGEN AS | 3 933 092 | 8.76 |
| 2 | SOLE ACTIVE AS | 2 221 717 | 4.95 |
| 3 | HSBC BANK PLC | 1 976 000 | 4.40 |
| 4 | V. EIENDOM HOLDING AS | 1 835 009 | 4.09 |
| 5 | PICTET & CIE (EUROPE) S.A. | 1 641 821 | 3.66 |
| 6 | NORDNET BANK AB | 1 320 201 | 2.94 |
| 7 | ZETTERBERG, GEORG (incl. fully owned companies) | 1 317 500 | 2.94 |
| 8 | AVANZA BANK AB | 1 258 726 | 2.80 |
| 9 | RING, JAN | 1 071 648 | 2.39 |
| 10 | VERDIPAPIRFONDET DNB SMB | 897 043 | 2.00 |
| 11 | EVENSEN, TOR COLKA | 840 000 | 1.87 |
| 12 | VERDADERO AS | 800 666 | 1.78 |
| 13 | WAALER AS | 780 300 | 1.74 |
| 14 | HAUSTA INVESTOR AS | 700 000 | 1.56 |
| 15 | PERSHING LLC | 610 510 | 1.36 |
| 16 | MP PENSJON PK | 561 402 | 1.25 |
| 17 | JOHANSEN, STEIN | 550 000 | 1.23 |
| 18 | ALS KINGFISHER LIMITED ¹ | 506 156 | 1.13 |
| 19 | EUROPEAN RETAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED ¹ | 506 156 | 1.13 |
| 20 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL | 441 570 | 0.98 |
| Sum 20 largest shareholders | 23 769 517 | 52.95 | |
| Sum 2 558 other shareholders | 21 118 835 | 47.05 | |
| Sum all 2 578 shareholders | 44 888 352 | 100.00 |
| Total costs and Social Security Provisions | 2020 | 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total IFRS cost | 440 | 5 441 | 1 143 | 1 735 | 8 760 |
| Total Social security provisions | 36 | 737 | - 296 | - 477 | - |
| Granted instruments | |||||
| Activity | Number of | Weighted | |||
| instruments | Average Strike Price |
||||
| Outstanding OB (01.01.2022) | 2 075 000 | 24.14 | |||
| Granted | 1 100 000 | 22.71 | |||
| Exercised | - 50 000 | 17.31 | |||
| Terminated | - 125 000 | 17.31 | |||
| Outstanding CB (30.06.2022) | 3 000 000 | 24.01 | |||
| Vested CB | - 212 500 | 17.31 | |||
¹ The shares to ALS Kingfisher Limited and European Retail Engineering Limited have not yet been issued to their VPS accounts. ² The issuance of 512,312 new shares were registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises 04 June 2022. These shares have not been registered in VPS yet, but are included here.
| Working capital | Inventories + accounts receivables – accounts payable |
|---|---|
| Equity per share | Book value equity / number of shares |
| Operating revenue | Sales revenue and profit from AC, Service companies |
| EBITDA | Operating profit + depreciation fixed assets and intangible assets |
| EBITA | Operating profit + amortization of intangible assets |
| EBIT | Operating profit |
| EBITDA-margin | EBITDA / operating revenue |
| EBT | Profit before tax |
| EBT-margin | EBT / operating revenue |
| Equity ratio | Book value equity / total assets |
| Liquidity ratio | Current assets / short term debt |
| Earnings per share | Profit after tax / number of shares |
| Diluted | Number of shares minus own shares plus shares granted in share option program |
| Earnings per share adjusted | Profit after tax + amortization of intangible assets / number of shares |
| Net leverage multiple | Net Debt / 12 months rolling operating revenue |
| Net change in liquid assets | The total changes in cash flow from operational activities, investment activities and financing activities |
| Discontinued operations | Divested Labels reporting segment Q3 2021. |

The fair value of share options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing Model. The model uses the following parameters; the exercise price, the life of the option, the current price of the underlying shares, the expected volatility of the share price, the dividends expected on the shares, and the risk-free interest rate for the life of the option.
The vesting of the options is dependent on the participant still being employed at Strongpoint at the time of the vesting.
All StrongPoint ASA options are intended to be settled in equity, but in the event that the Company is not capable of delivering Shares following an exercise of Options, the Company shall fulfil its obligations under this Agreement through a cash-out.
The options will vest over three years, with ¼ vesting after one year, ¼ after two years, and the remaining 2/4 after three years. The split in vesting underpins the retention ambition of the program. Any non-exercised options expire five years after grant.
StrongPoint ASA | Slynga 10, 2005 Rælingen | strongpoint.com
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