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Syn — Investor Presentation 2018
May 16, 2018
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sýn
Key Financial Results Q1 2018
Revenue
5,304 m IKR
69% increase from 2017
EBITDA
718 m IKR
13.5% EBITDA %
833 m IKR
Net Profit
56 m IKR
72% decrease from 2017
150 m IKR adj.*
33% decrease from 2017
Equity Ratio
39.7%
Was 39.9% at year end 2017
Q1 Highlights
| ISK m | Q1 2018 | Q1 2017 | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5,304 | 3,141 | 2,163 | 69% |
| Cost of Sales | 3,197 | 1,707 | 1,491 | 87% |
| Gross Profit | 2,106 | 1,434 | 672 | 47% |
| Operating costs | 1,896 | 1,092 | 804 | 74% |
| EBITDA | 718 | 719 | -1 | 0% |
| EBIT | 211 | 342 | -130 | -38% |
| Net Financials | 139 | 91 | 48 | 53% |
| Net Profit | 56 | 201 | -145 | -72% |
| Gross Margin (%) | 39.7% | 45.7% | ||
| EBITDA % | 13.5% | 22.9% | ||
| EBIT % | 4.0% | 10.9% |

Q1 Highlights
Adjusted for one-time items
| Q1 2018 | Q1 2017 | Change | % change | Q1 '18 adj. | Q1 '17 adj. | Change | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.304 | 3.141 | 2.163 | 69% | 5.336 | 3.141 | 2.195 | 70% |
| Cost of Sales | 3.197 | 1.707 | 1.490 | 87% | 3.183 | 1.707 | 1.476 | 86% |
| Gross Profit | 2.107 | 1.434 | 673 | 47% | 2.153 | 1.434 | 719 | 50% |
| Operating costs | 1.896 | 1.092 | 804 | 74% | 1.827 | 1.064 | 763 | 72% |
| EBITDA | 718 | 719 | -1 | 0% | 833 | 747 | 86 | 12% |
| EBIT | 211 | 342 | -131 | -38% | 326 | 370 | -45 | -12% |
| Net Financials | 139 | 91 | 48 | 53% | 139 | 91 | 48 | 53% |
| Net Profit | 56 | 201 | -145 | -72% | 150 | 223 | -74 | -33% |
| Gross Margin (%) | 39,7% | 45,7% | ||||||
| --- | --- | --- | ||||||
| EBITDA % | 13,5% | 22,9% | ||||||
| EBIT % | 4,0% | 10,9% | ||||||
| 40,3% | 45,7% | |||||||
| --- | --- | |||||||
| 15,6% | 23,8% | |||||||
| 6,1% | 11,8% |
Revenue Growth in Broadband and Media
| ISK m | Q1 2018 | Q1 2017 | Chg. | % chg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | 2,199 | 517 | 1,682 | 325% |
| Broadband | 1,164 | 874 | 290 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1,066 | 978 | 88 | 9% |
| Fixed Line | 327 | 305 | 22 | 7% |
| Retail Sales | 305 | 282 | 23 | 8% |
| Other Revenue | 243 | 185 | 58 | 31% |
| Total Revenue | 5,304 | 3,141 | 2,163 | 69% |

EBITDA quarterly development

EBITDA quarterly development adjusted for one time items

Balance sheet 31.03.2018
| 31.03.18 | 31.12.17 | Change | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational assets | 4,922 | 4,902 | 20 | 0% |
| Intangible assets | 15,446 | 15,485 | -39 | 0% |
| Shares in other companies | 27 | 16 | 11 | 69% |
| Fixed assets | 20,395 | 20,403 | -8 | 0% |
| Other current assets | 5,084 | 4,656 | 428 | 9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 241 | 317 | -76 | -24% |
| Current assets | 5,325 | 4,973 | 352 | 7% |
| Total assets | 25,720 | 25,376 | 344 | 1% |
Balance sheet 31.03.2018
| 31.03.18 | 31.12.17 | Change | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | 10,202 | 10,131 | 71 | 1% |
| Interest bearing debt | 10,645 | 10,732 | -87 | -1% |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 206 | 193 | 13 | 7% |
| Non-current liabilities | 10,851 | 10,925 | -74 | -1% |
| Interest bearing debt | 694 | 618 | 76 | 12% |
| Other current liabilities | 3,973 | 3,702 | 271 | 7% |
| Current liabilities | 4,667 | 4,320 | 347 | 8% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 25,720 | 25,376 | 344 | 1% |
| Interest bearing debt | 11,339 | 11,350 | ||
| Net interest bearing debt | 11,098 | 11,033 | ||
| Equity ratio | 39.7% | 39.9% |
Balance sheet KPI's
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Equity Ratio

Net Interest Bearing Debt

Current Ratio

Net Debt/EBITDA*




- Net Debt/EBITDA is calculated from the consolidated net interest bearing debt at 1Q end 2018 and EBITDA of trailing 12 months.
Q1 Cash flow
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| ISK m | Q1 2018 | Q1 2017 | Change | % chg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash generated by operations | 419 | 172 | 247 | 144% |
| Investing activities | -522 | -324 | -198 | 61% |
| Financing activities | 26 | 59 | -33 | -56% |
| Change in cash | -77 | -93 | 16 | -17% |
| Effect of exchange rate | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0% |
| Cash at beginning of period | 317 | 368 | -51 | -14% |
| Cash at the end of period | 241 | 274 | -33 | -12% |
| Free Cash Flow | 87 | -52 | 139 | -267% |

Q1 2018 Cash Flow changes
Financial guidance for 2018
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- Management estimates that EBITDA will range between ISK 4,0- 4,4 bn. of regular operations in 2018
Outlook for 1.0 – 1.1 bn annual synergy realized from Q3 2019

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Krciletu a gledinni

A new Samsung UHD Set Top Box being rolled out
Samsung UHD / 4K Set-top box
- Latest generation UHD Set-top box
- 4x the image resolution of our current HD STBs.
- Sharper and more dynamic HD image quality
- UHD linear and non-linear capabilities
- 20x more responsive remote gestures
- Drastically reduced loading periods
- Same monthly fee as for our current HD STBs

Total number of subscribers on mobile networks
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Development in number of subscribers

Source: Icelandic PTA (pfs.is) 31.12.2017

Market Share 31.12.2017
Number of broadband connections
Development in number of internet connections

Source: Icelandic PTA (pfs.is) 31.12.2017
Market share 31.12.2017

Total number of IPTV subscribers
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Development in number of subscribers

Source: Icelandic PTA (pfs.is) 31.12.2017

Market Share 31.12.2017
TV and Radio market share in April

Capacent: April 2018, sample aged 12-80

Capacent: April 2018, sample aged 12-80
4th Industrial Revolution – New Data Cable opportunity?

The Icelandic DC Industry and connectivity
- Iceland is a great location for data centers (DC) due to its cool climate and renewable electricity generation at competitive prices
- The Icelandic DC industry is however stagnating
- New report by KPMG written for the Data Centers Iceland coalition, defines three areas that should be focused on improving to strengthen the competitiveness of the DC Industry
- Competitive connectivity setup is one of the key areas

Report KPMG um data centers in Iceland: http://www.si.is/media/_eplica-uppsetning/The-Icelandic-Data-Center-Industry-FINAL.pdf
Competition for Data Centres
- Iceland is not the only country with cool climate and renewable electricity production. Therefore other criteria's such as the connectivity become the diversifying factors for DC customers
- Currently Farice ehf. owns, operates and sells bandwidth access over the only fibre pairs from Iceland to Europe, resulting in a monopoly position in the connectivity market to Iceland
- Connectivity is a major concern raised by DC customer prospects, naming bandwidth pricing, lack of carrier diversity, and network reliability as primary factors.


Dual Pricing at Farice
- Farice sells bandwidth to Icelandic ISP like Sýn at higher prices that to DC customers
- The price for bandwidth to ISP is 5-10x the price to DC customers
- For Sýn this is significant cost paid to a monopoly vendor and therefore not acceptable position for Sýn going forward

Farice revenues

Bandwidth price difference
Report KPMG um data centers in Iceland: http://www.si.is/media/_eplica-uppsetning/The-Icelandic-Data-Center-Industry-FINAL.pdf
Opportunity for Sýn that also benefits Iceland
The current position brings questions to the mind of Sýn’ management
- What does a new subsea cable from Iceland to Europe cost?
- Is it feasible for Sýn to build and operate a new cable instead of paying the cost to Farice?
- By bringing competition to the market, can the market grow?
- To get answers to these questions Sýn is running a subsea cable project with support from consultants in the field
- The management of Sýn believes that the results justify further exploration of the project, if completed would greatly improve the current connectivity setup to Iceland
- Cooperation from the Icelandic Government is however needed for Sýn to be able take the project forward for the benefit not only of Sýn but all of Iceland
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