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Tinexta Interim / Quarterly Report 2022

Aug 4, 2022

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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2022 First Half Results Ended June 30, 2022

4 August 2022

1H'22 Highlights and Updates Josef Mastragostino, Chief IRO

  • 1H'22 Financial Results Oddone Pozzi, CFO
  • Business Units Deep Dive Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Q&A

1H'22 on path for delivery

1H'22 results show support for growth and year end outlook:

  • Revenues at € 168.0M in 1H'22 (+ 20.2% vs PY);
  • EBITDA Adjusted at € 37.1M in 1H'22 (+ 20.6% vs PY) mainly driven by DT and IMS, EBITDA1 at € 32.6M in 1H'22 (+ 11.8% vs PY);
  • EBITDA Adjusted margin 22.1% (22.0% vs PY); EBITDA1 margin 19.4% (20.9% vs PY);
  • EBIT at € 19.0M (+ 11.5% vs PY) EBIT Margin: 11.3%;
  • Net Profit of continuing operations at € 13.3M (+ 22.3% vs PY); Net Profit at € 16.6M (- 7.7% vs PY);
  • NFP of € 266.7 includes all recent M&A operations but not the proceeds from the sale of CIM;
  • Free Cash Flow of continuing operations: € 16.1M (includes nonrecurring taxes & costs and greater investments), on a LTM base FCF of continuing ops was: € 45.0M.

All business lines2 continue to grow also in 1H'22:

  • Digital Trust, grows 20.8% in Revenues with EBITDA growing 35.1%. EBITDA margin 27.4%
  • Cyber Security, grows by 6.2% in Revenues, EBITDA at € 3.0M. EBITDA margin at 8.2%
  • Innovation and Marketing Services, posted a + 32.9% in Revenues with EBITDA rising 16.8%. EBITDA margin 36.1%

Recent Events & Updates:

  • Sale of CIM (Forvalue not included): Total Enterprise Value: € 237.5M (11x EV/EBITDA Adj. on 2021 results). Total net cash effect on NFP of € 228.8M (including estimated NFP of Revaluta)
  • Closing completed (August 3, 2022) for the sale of Innolva to CRIF, Equity Value of € 170.1M, gross of Forvalue's incorporation in Warrant Hub
  • PLANNET:
  • Total Enterprise Value: € 6.5M fully paid in cash + Earn-out on 2024 results
  • Partnership INFOCERT CRIF:
  • Launch of an integrated onboarding and KYC platform in the Financial Services sector
  • Human Resources: as of June 30, 2022 the group employed 2,208 employees (excluding CIM)

Memo: In order to allow as complete an analysis as possible in this document, 1H'22 results are compared both on a 2021 Like For Like (LFL) base, as well as on a 2022 base (which includes all of TINEXTA's companies with the addition of the newly acquired ones). 1H'22 figures have been restated and for further details please refer to the 1H'22 financial reports.

  • (1) EBITDA Reported
  • (2) BU data are provided as Adjusted

M&A – Enhancers + Plannet (March 16th & June 21st 2022)

Digital Manufacturing Pole

1

Innovation & Marketing Services (Creating a one stop shop pole)

  • ➢ Total cost of acquisition: € 16.4M fully paid by cash
  • ➢ High complementarity between Warrant Hub's Digital Manufacturing offering and Enhancers' competences
  • ➢ Warrant Innovation Lab, which currently operates in consulting and project management in digitalization projects, will be able to integrate its offer with the development and implementation of the technological component
  • ➢ Focus on adding new technology components to the consulting activities
  • ➢ Enhancers, based in Turin and Bologna, combines design and engineering activities, aimed at improving the user experience, with the delivery of digital products and, in particular, with the design of task-oriented digital systems (Digital Product Suite) and services for manufacturing companies on products based on Internet of Things (IoT) and Human Machine Interface (HMI)

  • ➢ Warrant Hub acquires Plannet and grows further in Digital Manufacturing with a view to Smart Industry 4.0

  • ➢ The transaction involves the acquisition of 100% of Plannet's shares whose consideration will be calculated at closing based on an Enterprise Value of 6.5 million Euro fully paid in cash + Earn-out on 2024 results
  • ➢ Warrant Hub completes its service offering in the Digital Manufacturing area with Plannet's specialized skills aimed at optimizing supply chain control and planning processes
  • ➢ Plannet, is a leader in advisory and software solutions for SMEs

Partnership – InfoCert & CRIF (July 13th 2022) 1

➢ Key Points: ➢ Launch of an integrated onboarding and KYC platform in the Financial Services sector ➢ Offering the most advanced solution for the identification, contractualization and anti-money laundering checks processes ➢ Added values from the partnership: ➢ Infocert: intellectual property of its 22 patents and the TOP® - Trusted Onboarding Platform ➢ Crif: advanced analytical skills, proprietary credit & business information ecosystem and a set of innovative solutions for KYC ➢ Pooling together the best and brightest from two Italian Champions Digital Trust

M&A – Lan&Wan + Teknesi (August 1 st 2022) 1

Cyber Security

  • ➢ Tinexta Group through Corvallis acquired:
  • ➢ 100% of LAN & WAN SOLUTIONS S.r.l.
  • ➢ 100% of Teknesi S.r.l. company branch
  • ➢ With this deal Corvallis strengthens its skills both in the world of digital transformation and in the world of cybersecurity
  • ➢ Greater offer of solutions and services for the complete management of digital transformation projects carried out with high levels of digital security
  • ➢ Growth of positioning with the strengthening of the "industrial" sector
  • ➢ Lan & Wan Solutions is a system integrator that offers technological solutions and services to companies for the management and security of corporate networks
  • ➢ Teknesi provides companies with complete solutions for managing risks and vulnerabilities and improving overall corporate security

1 Innolva's closing – Transaction details (August 3 rd 2022)

Old shareholder structure:

New structure:

*Includes €36.0M of debt owed to CRIF deriving from the transaction.

1. Innolva sold 100% of Forvalue to Warrant Hub for an Equity Value of €48.6M (@Fair Market Value July 2022)

  • a) Warrant Hub owes Innolva the exact amount (€48.6M)
  • b) The credit from Innolva (debt from Warrant) is honored by Tinexta
  • c) Innolva transfers the credit (net of intercompany) to CRIF (€36.0M = € 48.6M - € 12.6M)

2. Tinexta and Intesa San Paolo sold 100% of Innolva for € 226.8M

  • i. Tinexta cashes: 75% of the Equity Value of Innolva net of the debt towards CRIF or € 134.1M (€ 170.1M-€ 36.0M)
  • ii. Intesa San Paolo cashes: 25% Equity Value of Innolva € 56.7M

3. With the cash-in, Intesa San Paolo will subscribe a share capital increase in Warrant Hub (which now holds Forvalue) ~

The First Half 2022 shows Revenues of 168.0 million euros, EBITDA adjusted of 37.1 million euros and Net Profit from continuing operations of 13.3 million euros. EBITDA Reported is 32.6 million euros.

  • 1H'22 results show a growth both in Revenues (c. +20%) and in EBITDA Adjusted (c. +21%). These results are mainly driven by the growth of our business lines;
  • EBITDA Adjusted amounted to 37.1 million euros, up from 30.7 million in PY; EBITDA Adjusted on a 2021 base was 31.1 million euros;
  • EBITDA Reported is equal to 32.6 million euros;
  • EBITDA Adjusted Margin is equal to 22.1% (22.0% in PY);
  • Net Profit from continuing operations is equal to 13.3 million euros;
  • Free Cash Flow from continuing operations at 16.1 million euros.

1H'22 Financial Results Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Business Units Deep Dive Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Q&A

2 1H'22 Financial Results – Income Statement

w/acquisitions 2022 LFL 2021
1H 2022 % 1H 2021 % 1H 2022 on
2021
% Δ Δ% Δ Δ%
Revenues 168.0 100.0% 139.7 100.0% 150.9 100.0% 28.3 20.2% 11.1 8.0%
Total Operating Costs 130.9 77.9% 109.0 78.0% 119.7 79.4% 21.9 20.1% 10.7 9.8%
Service & Other Costs 60.8 36.2% 49.6 35.5% 54.3 36.0% 11.2 22.5% 4.7 9.4%
Personnel
Costs
70.2 41.8% 59.4 42.5% 65.5 43.4% 10.8 18.1% 6.1 10.2%
EBITDA Adjusted 37.1 22.1% 30.7 22.0% 31.1 20.6% 6.3 20.6% 0.4 1.3%
Stock Option Costs & other non-recurring costs 4.4 2.6% 1.5 1.1% 4.3 2.9% 2.9 186.4% 2.8 179.9%
EBITDA 32.6 19.4% 29.2 20.9% 26.8 17.8% 3.4 11.8% -2.4 -8.2%
Depreciation, amortisation, provisions
and impairment
13.6 8.1% 12.1 8.7% 12.5 8.3% 1.5 12.2% 0.4 2.9%
Operating Profit 19.0 11.3% 17.1 12.2% 14.3 9.5% 2.0 11.5% -2.7 -16.1%
Financial Income 0.1 0.0% 0.1 0.0% 0.1 0.1% 0.0 41.7% 0.0 41.7%
Financial Charges
(includes 0.8M Earnout relating to Euroquality)
2.6 1.6% 1.8 1.3% 2.4 1.6% 0.9 49.5% 0.7 37.2%
Net financial
Charges
2.6 1.5% 1.7 1.2% 2.3 1.5% 0.8 49.7% 0.6 37.1%
Profit of equity-accounted
investments
0.0 0.0% -0.2 -0.1% 0.0 0.0% 0.2 -83.7% 0.2 -83.7%
Profit Before
Taxes
16.5 9.8% 15.2 10.9% 12.0 7.9% 1.3 8.3% -3.2 -21.2%
Income
Taxes
3.1 1.9% 4.3 3.1% 1.8 1.2% -1.2 -27.0% -2.5 -57.3%
Net Profit of Continuing
Operations
13.3 7.9% 10.9 7.8% 10.1 6.7% 2.4 22.3% -0.8 -7.0%
Results of Discontinued
Operations
3.3 7.1 3.3 -3.8 -53.8% -3.8 -53.8%
Net Profit 16.6 18.0 13.4 -1.4 -7.7% -4.6 -25.4%

2 1H'22 Financial Results – Income Statement Bridge

Data, and PY comparisons, are provided excluding CIM activities. Forvalue is included in IMS

2 1H'22 Financial Results – Balance Sheet

2 1H'22 Financial Results – NFP & FCF

Main Changes in 1H'22:

• - € 60.8M acquisitions

  • Evalue: - € 33.9M
  • Enhancers: - € 21.3M
  • Sferabit: - € 3.1M
  • Nomesia: - € 0.9M
  • Others: - € 1.6M
    • € 19.4M Dividends
    • € 17.4M Adjustments to leasing contracts
    • € 4.9M OCI hedging Derivatives (on interest rates future expected increases)
    • € 70M Bregal's investment in Infocert

2 1H'22 Financial Results – NFP Bridge

€ M

2 1H'22 Financial Results – NFP Bridge on a LTM base

1H'22 Financial Results Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Business Units Deep Dive Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Q&A

1H'22 Highlights and Updates Josef Mastragostino, Chief IRO

3 Business Units Deep Dive – Overview 1H'22

Data, and PY comparisons, are provided excluding CIM activities. Forvalue is included in IMS

LFL 2021 Δ Acquisitions

3 Business Units Deep Dive – Digital Trust

€ M

  • Revenues amounted to 76.9 million euros (68.8 million euros on a 2021 base) increasing 20.8% vs 1H 2021 (+8.1% on a 2021 base).
  • Revenues grew as a result of the evolution of the digital and dematerialization processes: the new Legalmail (featuring cyber security components), ature, on boarding and identity services (TOP and GoSign) are among the driving products. Very positive results were also registered by CertEurope in France.
  • EBITDA Adjusted was equal to 21.1 million euros (18.0 million euros on a 2021 base). The increase is equal to 35.1% (+15.5% on a 2021 base) showing the strong operational leverage of this business. EBITDA Adjusted margin at 27.4%, up from 24.5% of 1H 2021.

3 Business Units Deep Dive – Cyber Security

  • Revenues amounted to 36.8 million euros increasing 6.2% vs 1H 2021, mostly in line with expectations.
  • The BU registered a continuous growth in Cyber Security Managed and Advisory Services as well as in Implementation Services. These, have been boosted by the offering of Swascan (that launched a new Platform for online education) and Yoroi. Notably, the demand for Legalmail Security Premium services - in collaboration with Infocert - has been strong and continues to provide positive feedback for our Product Offering.
  • During 1H'22 the Cyber Security Business Unit completed a strategic partnership with a leading software company for financial services as well as rebranded a new suite of products for AML processes.
  • EBITDA Adjusted was 3.0 million euros, decreasing if compared to the first half of 2021. The performance was affected by the planned investments incurred in the organizational and commercial structures which will enable increased revenues in the second half of the year. 2Q'22 EBITDA Adjusted grew significantly, posting a +18.8% growth vs PY.

3 Business Units Deep Dive – Innovation & Marketing Services

€ M

Data, and PY comparisons, are provided excluding CIM activities. Forvalue is included in IMS

  • Revenues amounted to 55.4 million euros (46.3 million euros on a 2021 base), increasing 32.9% vs 1H 2021. (+11.1% on a 2021 base)
  • The BU has increased the volume of business generated through an increase in number of managed requests, the acquisition of new customers and access to new markets.
  • Main contributors to growth were: The newly acquired Evalues and Enhancers companies, the activities related to European Funding and Training as well as increased demand in internationalization and Digital Marketing services.
  • EBITDA Adjusted was equal to 20.0 million euros (17.1 million euros on a 2021 base) while the margin is 36.1%. The increase compared to 1H 2021 is equal to 16.8%.

  • 1H'22 Financial Results Oddone Pozzi, CFO

  • Business Units Deep Dive Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Q&A

✓ Strong 2H'22 performance expected, Guidance confirmed

Guidance* 2022 (Like for Like) 2022 (with acquisitions)
Revenues ~ 10-12% growth vs PY ~ 21-23% growth vs PY
EBITDA Adjusted ~ 8-10% growth vs PY ~ 25-27% growth vs PY
NFP/EBITDA Adjusted N.M. ~ 0.6x
  • * Guidance is calculated on a restated base. 2021 Restated Revenues were 301.5 million euros, Restated EBITDA Adjusted was 76.5 million euros.
  • PNRR's potential positive benefits not included in guidance nor any additional M&A

  • 1H'22 Financial Results Oddone Pozzi, CFO

  • Business Units Deep Dive Oddone Pozzi, CFO

Q&A

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