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Tallink Grupp — Earnings Release 2021
Feb 22, 2022
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Q4 2021
TALLINK GRUPP AS

TALLINK GRUPP
The leading European provider of leisure and business travel and sea transportation services in the Baltic Sea region.
OPERATIONS
- Fleet of 15 vessels
- Seven ferry routes (1 suspended)
- Operating four hotels (1 closed)
KEY FACTS
- Revenue of EUR 477 million in 2021
- Served 3.0 million passengers in 2021
- Transported 369 thousand cargo units
- Operating EUR 1.6 billion asset base
- 4 785 employees (end of Q4 2021)
- 2.9 million loyalty program members
- 37 334 shareholders and FDR-holders of which 27 763 on
Tallinn Stock Exchange and 9 571 on Helsinki Stock Exchange

STRONG BRANDS

STRATEGIC PLAN
CURRENTLY THE STRATEGIC FOCUS IS ON MANAGING COSTS AND CASH FLOWS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND TO BRING TALLINK GRUPP THROUGH THE GLOBAL CRISIS
TALLINK'S VISION
To be the market pioneer in Europe by offering excellence in leisure and business travel and sea transportation services
LONG TERM OBJECTIVES TOWARD INCREASING THE COMPANY VALUE AND PROFITABILITY
- Strive for the highest level of customer satisfaction
- Increase volumes and strengthen the leading position on our home markets
- Develop a wide range of quality services directed at different customers and pursue new growth opportunities
- Ensure cost efficient operations
- Manage the optimal debt level that will allow sustainable dividends
CURRENT STRATEGIC CORNERSTONES AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
| MOST MODERN | STRONG MARKET SHARE |
|---|---|
| FLEET | & BRAND AWARENESS |
| WIDE ROUTE NETWORK |
HIGH SAFETY LEVEL & ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS 3 |
Q4 2021 OVERVIEW – COVID-19 & TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
| Q4 Selected Key Figures (financials in million euros) |
2021 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of passengers | 1 122 892 | 462 859 | 142.6% |
| Number of cargo units | 101 486 | 81 861 | 24.0% |
| Number of passenger cars | 171 037 | 134 196 | 27.5% |
| Revenue Gross profit / loss EBITDA |
166.6 20.0 25.1 |
79.3 -18.4 1.2 |
110.1% 209.1% 2 019.3% |
| EBIT | 0.9 | -24.2 | 103.6% |
| Net result for the period | -3.3 | -26.9 | 87.6% |
| Capital expenditures | 9.2 | 4.8 | 91.0% |
| As at: | 31.12.21 | 30.09.21 | Change |
| Total assets | 1 585.9 | 1 616.7 | -1.9% |
| Total equity | 692.5 | 695.9 | -0.5% |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 779.9 | 802.8 | -2.8% |
| Net debt | 652.4 | 659.7 | -1.1% |
| 2021 unaudited |
• Revenue EUR 166.6m (EUR +87.3m or 110.1% vs LY)
- Extensive impact from COVID-19 related travel restrictions imposed by the end of the quarter in Finland and Sweden
- Rise in infection rates caused by new COVID-19 variant Omicron resulted in lower demand for travelling
- 12% more departures compared to Q4 2020
• Costs & support
- Cost of sales increased by 50% or EUR 48.9m
- Administrative & marketing cost increased by 9% or EUR 1.9m
- Very limited government support in Q4 2021 EUR 1.4m (EUR 14.7m in Q4 2020)
- EBITDA of EUR 25.1m (EUR +23.9m vs LY)
- Net loss of EUR 3.3m (EUR +23.5m vs LY)
2021 OVERVIEW – COVID-19 & TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
| Selected Key Figures (financials in million euros) |
2021 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of passengers | 2 961 975 | 3 732 102 | -20.6% |
| Number of cargo units | 369 170 | 359 811 | 2.6% |
| Number of passenger cars | 602 033 | 702 702 | -14.3% |
| Revenue | 476.9 | 442.9 | 7.7% |
| Gross profit / loss |
21.7 | -43.5 | 149.8% |
| EBITDA | 58.3 | 8.0 | 624.9% |
| EBIT | -37.0 | -92.6 | 60.0% |
| Net result for the period | -56.6 | -108.3 | 47.8% |
| Capital expenditures | 20.2 | 100.1 | -79.8% |
| As at: | 31.12.21 | 31.12.20 | Change |
| Total assets | 1 585.9 | 1 516.2 | 4.6% |
| Total equity | 692.5 | 714.3 | -3.1% |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 779.9 | 705.1 | 10.6% |
| Net debt | 652.4 | 677.3 | -3.7% |
| 2021 unaudited |
• Revenue EUR 476.9m (EUR +34.0m or +7.7% vs LY)
- Extensive impact from COVID-19 related travel restrictions
- Increased demand for travelling in second half of the year
- 2% less departures compared to 2020
• Cost reduction & support
- Cost of sales reduced by 6% or EUR 31m
- Marketing & administrative cost reduced by 13% or EUR 11m
- Net direct financial support of EUR 12.8m (EUR 36.6m in 2020)
- Positive EBITDA of EUR 58.3m (EUR +50.2m vs LY)
- Net loss of EUR 56.6m (EUR +51.7m vs LY)
Q4 2021 SALES & RESULTS BY GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS
| Route | Key Figures (financials in EUR million) |
2021 | 2020 | Change | All routes affected by COVID-19, travel restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | Passengers (thousands) | 578 | 338 | 70.9% | |
| Finland | Cargo units (thousands) | 67 | 56 | 19.6% | The results reflect operations of two shuttle vessels, one cruise ferry |
| Revenue | 55.5 | 37.4 | 48.3% | and one cargo vessel |
|
| Segment result | 6.6 | -0.8 | 946.5% | ||
| Finland | Passengers (thousands) | 431 | 112 | 283.1% | |
| Sweden | Cargo units (thousands) | 20 | 15 | 34.4% | The results reflect the operations of Turku-Stockholm and Helsinki |
| Revenue | 64.2 | 21.7 | 195.1% | Stockholm routes |
|
| Segment result | -17.3 | 116.7% | |||
| Estonia | Passengers (thousands) | 114 | 10 | 1009.1% | |
| Sweden | Cargo units (thousands) | 15 | 11 | 40.8% | The results reflect the operations of two cargo vessels on Paldiski Kapellskär route and one cruise ferry on Tallinn-Stockholm route, as |
| Revenue | 19.4 | 7.5 | 159.6% | well as expenses of a suspended cruise ferry Victoria I |
|
| Segment result | -1.1 | -4.8 | 76.3% | ||
| Latvia | Passengers (thousands) | 0 | 2 | -100.0% | |
| Sweden | Cargo units (thousands) | 0 | 1 | -100.0% | The Latvia-Sweden route result reflects expenses of suspended cruise |
| Revenue | 0.1 | 1.2 | -88.6% | ferries Isabelle and Romantika after conclusion of charter period |
|
| Segment result | -3.6 | -4.5 | 19.4% | ||
| Other | Revenue | 27.9 | 11.5 | 142.7% | |
| Segment result | 6.3 | 1.8 | 255.6% | Increase from charter revenue and from various retail activities; three hotels operated in Tallinn |
|
| TALLINK | Intersegment revenue | -0.5 -0.1 -734.1% |
GRUPP Segment result is the result before administrative expenses, finance costs and taxes 2021 unaudited
Q4 2021 SALES & RESULTS BY OPERATIONAL SEGMENTS
| Revenue (EUR million) |
2021 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant and shop sales on-board and onshore |
87.0 | 37.6 | 131.6% |
| Ticket sales | 34.3 | 15.5 | 121.9% |
| Sales of cargo transportation | 26.5 | 20.9 | 26.5% |
| Accommodation sales | 1.4 | 0.2 | 477.1% |
| Income from charter of vessels | 12.3 | 2.4 | 405.6% |
| Other sales | 5.1 | 2.6 | 92.5% |
| Total revenue |
166.6 | 79.3 | 110.1% |
- Restaurant and shop sales on-board and onshore increased due to various retail activities and higher volume of purchases by travelling passengers
- Increase in ticket sales mainly attributable to increased demand and supply of overnight routes to and from Stockholm
- High competition in cargo transportation market
- Operation of three hotels in Q4 2021 (two hotels were open in Q4 2020)
- Short-term charter of Silja Europa and Romantika in Q4 2021
REVENUE STRUCTURE IN Q4 2021

TALLINK 2021 unaudited
GRUPP
RESULTS QUARTERLY SEASONALITY BREAKDOWN
1.9 1.9 1.6 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 1.3 1.1 2.2 2.3 1.1 2019 2020 2021 9.8 9.8 3.7 3.0
PASSENGERS (MILLIONS)
REVENUE (EUR MILLION)

CARGO (TH. UNITS)

EBITDA (EUR MILLION)


Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
THE DYNAMICS OF HIGH SEASONALITY ON THE PROFIT LEVEL
NET PROFIT BY QUARTERS (EUR MILLION)

MOST OF THE PROFITS ARE TYPICALLY EARNED IN THE SUMMER, THE HIGH SEASON
2021 Q4 DEVELOPMENTS AND KEY FACTS
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
- Extensive impact of COVID-19 and suspension of cruise ferries operations continued
- Strong beginning of the quarter, demand for travelling was high in October and November
- New COVID-19 variant, tighter border restrictions set in Finland and Sweden by the end of the quarter resulting in lower demand
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
- Short-term charter agreement for Silja Europa and Romantika as accommodation vessels in Scotland in October and November
- Opening of three new Burger King restaurants in Lithuania

Silja Europa in Glasgow
EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD & OUTLOOK

MyStar at Rauma Shipyard, November 2021
- One new Burger King Restaurant opened in Riga in January 2022.
- In February 2022 travel restrictions were lifted in Finland and Sweden contributing to the increase in number of bookings.
- Compromise for termination of dispute with Port of Tallinn in February 2022
- The new LNG-based shuttle vessel MyStar is expected to be delivered during spring 2022, in operations from June 2022.
- Continuously exploring options for chartering out vessels.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation the earnings outlook is uncertain and continues to be strongly affected by external factors such as the progress of vaccination, states' decisions regarding the timing of the lifting or imposing of travel restrictions and allowing passenger traffic, passengers' willingness to travel as well as the duration of the recovery period.
TALLINK Management expects the passenger traffic between Estonia and Finland to recover more rapidly from the second quarter of 2022, when greater immunity is expected to be reached for most of the population on Group's home markets and hospitalisation rates are decreasing.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
| (EUR million) | 2020 | 2021 | Q4 2020 |
2021(3) Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 443 | 477 | 79 | 167 |
| Cost of sales (1) | (486) | (455) | (98) | (147) |
| Marketing & administrative cost (1) | (86) | (75) | (21) | (22) |
| Other operating items, net (2) | 37 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
| EBITDA | 8 | 58 | 1 | 25 |
| Margin (%) | 1.8% | 12.2% | 1.5% | 15.1% |
| Net Result | (108) | (57) | (27) | (3) |
| EPS | (0.162) | (0.081) | (0.040) | (0.004) |
Totals may not sum due to rounding
(1) Includes depreciation and amortization
(2) Q4 2021 includes EUR 1.4m direct government assistance; Q4 2020 includes EUR 14.7m direct government assistance; 2020 includes EUR 36.6m net direct government assistance
(3) 2021 unaudited
TALLINK GRUPP
FULL YEAR COSTS BREAKDOWN
| (EUR thousands) | (4) 2021 |
2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of goods | 110 451 | 116 624 | -5.3% |
| Staff costs | 86 101 | 116 818 | -26.3% |
| Marketing & Administration (1) | 62 075 | 71 797 | -13.5% |
| Port & Stevedoring | 62 998 | 68 100 | -7.5% |
| Fuel cost | 72 234 | 56 341 | 28.2% |
| Ship operating expenses | 34 363 | 36 923 | -6.9% |
| Other costs (2) | 6 768 | 5 631 | 20.2% |
| Total costs from operations | 434 991 | 472 234 | -7.9% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 95 313 | 100 661 | -5.3% |
| Net finance cost (3) | 21 967 | 18 000 | 22.0% |
| Total costs | 552 271 | 590 894 | -6.5% |

Notes:
TALLINK GRUPP
(1) Depreciation and amortisation excluded
(2) Includes package costs
(3) Includes share of profit/loss of equity-accounted investees
(4) Unaudited
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
| (EUR million) |
2020 | 2021 | Q4 2020 | (1) Q4 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | (7) | 59 | (12) | 28 |
| Capital expenditure | (100) | (20) | (17) | (9) |
| Asset disposal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Free cash flow | (107) | 40 | (29) | 18 |
| Debt financing (net effect) | 112 | 44 | 31 | (30) |
| Interests & other financial items | (16) | (19) | (4) | (4) |
| Increase of share capital | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends & reduction of share capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Income tax on dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in cash | (11) | 100 | (3) | (16) |
Totals may not sum due to rounding (1) 2021 unaudited
TALLINK GRUPP
CASH FLOW GENERATION AFFECTED BY COVID-19
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| (EUR million) |
31.12.2019 | 31.12.2020 | 30.09.2021 | (2) 31.12.2021 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1 533 | 1 516 | 1 617 | 1 586 | 1500 | Cash | Other liabilities |
| Non-current assets | 1 412 | 1 427 | 1 389 | 1 383 | Intangibles | ||
| Current assets | 121 | 89 | 227 | 203 | Other assets |
||
| - of which cash |
39 | 28 | 143 | 128 | Share holders' equity |
||
| Total liabilities | 710 | 802 | 921 | 893 | 1000 | ||
| Interest bearing liabilities | 578 | 705 | 803 | 780 | |||
| Other liabilities | 132 | 97 | 118 | 113 | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 823 | 714 | 696 | 693 | Ships | ||
| 500 | |||||||
| Net debt/EBITDA | 3.1x | 84.2x | 19.2x | 11.2x | Loans | ||
| Net debt | 539 | 677 | 660 | 652 | |||
| Equity/assets ratio | 54% | 47% | 43% | 44% | |||
| (1) BVPS (in EUR) |
1.23 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0 | Assets | Liabilities & |
Totals may not sum due to rounding
(1) Shareholders' equity / number of shares outstanding
(2) 2021 unaudited
TALLINK GRUPP
TOTAL LIQUIDITY (CASH + UNUSED OVERDRAFT) OF EUR 262.4 MILLION
Equity
DEBT STRUCTURE
LONG TERM BANK LOANS
- EUR 663 million as at 31.12.2021
- 7 loan agreements outstanding: syndicated loans, amortizing project and working capital loans
- Maturities 1-8 years
- EUR denominated, fixed and EURIBOR floating
OVERDRAFTS (as at 31.12.2021)
- EUR 0.18 million used
- EUR 134.8 million unused
SIGNED, NOT YET DRAWN
— EUR 198 million from KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (MyStar)
Total EUR 663 million long-term bank loans and used overdrafts as at 31.12.2021

2021 unaudited
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS UNDER EXISTING LOAN AGREEMENTS POSTPONED
900
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Enn Pant - Chairman of the Supervisory Board

SUPERVISORY BOARD
Born in 1965, with the company since 1996 Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2015 CEO of AS Tallink Grupp in 1996-2015
Toivo Ninnas Kalev Järvelill
Born in 1940, with the Supervisory Board since 1997
Eve Pant
Born in 1968, with the Supervisory Board since 1997
Raino Paron
Born in 1965, with the Supervisory Board since 2019

Born in 1961, with the Supervisory Board since 2005
Colin Douglas Clark
Ain Hanschmidt
Born in 1965,
with the Supervisory Board since 2007

Born in 1974, with the Supervisory Board since 2013
MANAGEMENT BOARD
SHAREHOLDERS AND SHARE PERFORMANCE

SHAREHOLDERS OF AS TALLINK GRUPP TEN LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AS OF 31.12.2021
| Infortar AS | 40% |
|---|---|
| Baltic Cruises Holding, L.P. | 11% |
| ING Luxembourg S.A. AIF Account | 6% |
| Baltic Cruises Investment L.P. | 6% |
| Citigroup Venture Capital International G.P | 4% |
| Nordea Bank Abp / Clients FDR | 3% |
| Mersok OÜ | 2% |
| Luksusjaht AS | 1% |
| Clearstream Banking AG | 1% |
| LHV Pensionifond L | 1% |

Share Price in EUR FDR Price in EUR
TALLINK GRUPP
37,334 SHAREHOLDERS AND FDR-HOLDERS AT THE END OF THE QUARTER
THANK YOU

AS Tallink Grupp Sadama 5, 10111, Tallinn, Estonia [email protected]
