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Tinexta — Investor Presentation 2019
Mar 20, 2019
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Star Conference 20 – 21 March 2019
Introduction to Tinexta 2018 Results
Agenda
| I. | Introduction to TINEXTA |
2 |
|---|---|---|
| II. | Products & Services by Business Units | 11 |
| III. | FY 2018 Results | 21 |
Corporate Development: rapid internal & external growth
| 2009 | Tecnoinvestimenti founded when Tecno Holding contributed its participation of 99.9% of InfoCert |
Holding company of participations |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Start of reorganizational process | Stake in Ribes acquired from CEDACRI. |
| 2013 | New Strategic Plan approved and implemented: Tecnoinvestimenti to actively manage holdings. |
Control of Ribes acquired. |
| 2014 | Reorganization completed: non-core holdings sold. AuCap €20m, Shares listed on AIM/Borsa Italiana |
Control of Assicom acquired. Credit Information & Management expansion. |
| 2015 | Expansion in existing sectors. | InfoNet acquired, merged into Ribes; EcoMind App acquired merged into InfoCert; Datafin acquired, merged into Assicom |
| 2016 | • Expansion through acquisitions • Share Capital increase of circa €50m • Listing moved to STAR from AIM |
Capital increase used for new acquisitions: Co.Mark: a new BU, Sales & Marketing Solutions; Visura: strengthen Digital Trust |
| 2017 | Group Consolidation | InfoCert buys control of Sixtema (80%); Ribes Assicom: minorities purchased, companies merged. Warrant Group acquired |
| 2018 | Reorganization, add-on expansion Tecnoinvestimenti becomes Tinexta |
Assicom Ribes renamed Innolva InfoCert acquires of 51% of Camerfirma (Spain) and 50% of LuxTrust (JV); Innolva acquires Comas, Webber (July), Promozioni Servizi (Nov); 70% of Creditreform A.T. sold |
I. Introduction to TINEXTA
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Tinexta: a private, listed company with a free float of 43.9%
I. Introduction to TINEXTA
- * owned by the Chambers of Commerce of Turin, Milan, Rome (together control ~70%) and other cities
- ** includes Cedacri (the largest IT outsourcing company for the Italian banking sector). On 12 October 2018 Tinexta increased its share capital following Cedacri's decision to exercise its option to acquire a second tranche of 317,000 TNXT shares at 3.40 € / share. According to publicly available information Cedacri currently holds 1.34% of TNXT. Cedacri still owns the third tranche of 317,000 Warrants to be exercised in 2019.
- *** Quaestio Capital Management is the manager of Quaestio Italia Growth Fund.
Tinexta Group
Tinexta is the parent company of a group operating principally through 17 subsidiaries and 1 JV in three areas: Digital Trust, Credit Information & Management and Innovation & Marketing Services, all with leading or solid market positions.
Changes in 2018: 26 April 2018 Assicom Ribes changed its name to "INNOLVA S.p.A."; 3 May 2018 lnfoCert acquired 51% and the control of AC Camerfirma SA in Spain; 5 July 2018 Innolva acquired 100% control of Comas and Webber, consolidated from 1 July 2018; 6 November 2018 Warrant Group changed its name to Warrant Hub; Lextel and ISI Sviluppo Informatico were merged by incorporation into Visura at the end of 2018; 30 October 2018 Innolva purchased 100% of Promozioni Servizi; 21 December InfoCert purchased 50% of LuxTrust. The other 50% belongs to LuxTrust Development.
1Net of non-recurring items.
Star Conference 20 – 21 March 2019
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External growth using disciplined M&A approach
20 – 21 March 2019
Group Perimeter: changes in 2019
Upon the approval of the 2018 Financial Statements, Tinexta will have the right to exercise the CALL options which will permit it to own 100% of almost all the companies of the Group…
| PUT / CALL OPTIONS EXERCISABLE WITHIN 30 JUNE 2019 | ||||||||
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| % TINEXTA TODAY |
POST PUT / CALL EXERCISE |
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| 90% | 100% | |||||||
| 70% | 90%* | |||||||
| 80% | 100% | |||||||
| 60% | 100% | |||||||
| 83% | 95%* |
*The last tranche can be exercised in 2020
The Group: organizational priorities for 2019
Tinexta has undertaken a simplification of the organization and implemented infra-group projects which are to sustain growth in the medium term and facilitate external growth.
- Centralization of control/ governance
- Reinforcement of staff areas
- Simplification of procedures
- Group ERP implemented
- Evolution of management control system
- Implementation of unified CRM system
- Development of cross-selling
- Sharing of best practices
- Coordination of "go-to-market"
The Group: Strategic Guidelines
The full control of the Group creates the prerequisites for realizing a reorganization, simplifying internal processes, and pursuing development objectives, including via extension of the offer to clients and growth in new European markets.
| Internationalization | Digital Trust: European market leadership via M&A beyond the Alps Innovation & Marketing Services: reinforcement of Spanish positioning and presence in the BENELUX area |
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| New services/ products |
Digital transformation support Digital marketing support Cyber security support |
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| New organizational model |
Reinforcement of central staff functions Centralized coordination of the commercial functions Corporate simplification |
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The Group: 2019-2021 Plan
Tinexta's three-year plan foresees, in organic terms (i.e. constant perimeter), solid growth, both in terms of revenues as well as marginality
In the course of the Plan:
- the main growth driver will be Digital Trust
- international revenues are expected to grow faster than Italian revenues
Agenda
| I. | Introduction to TINEXTA |
2 |
|---|---|---|
| II. | The Business | 11 |
| III. | FY 2018 Results | 21 |
Digital Trust
II. The Business: Digital Trust
Business: provide services and methods to ensure confidence in and the validity of a digital transaction, perfection of a contract signed digitally or the contents of a document transmitted digitally.
Basic, Off-the Shelf Products (clients: mass market)
Certified electronic mail (CEM or "PEC"): The Italian certified email was established in 2005 and has the same legal validity as registered mail. InfoCert invented the first PEC, called legalmail.
In Italy, since 1 July 2013, all communication between companies and the public administration must take place via CEM. Since 1 January 2019 all invoices between companies must be certified electronic invoices, transmitted via CEM. Managers of CEM systems in Italy are authorized by the Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale ("AGID").
- InfoCert's Legalmail is the market leader in terms of CEM revenues generated
- InfoCert/Sixtema offer electronic invoice has been well received in 2019
- Wireless USB key: innovation for secure authentication & signing from mobile devices
- 0 • InfoCert's L-T highly secure document storage is an integral part of the offer
- SSL certificates are offered by InfoCert, LuxTrust, Camerfirma
- Strong Authentication, Electronic Signature and Seal, Timestamping are offered by LuxTrust
Channels: Web, Distribution Companies, professional associations, salesforce, direct marketing
eIDAS Regulation: creation of a Pan-European Trust market
eIDAS regulation (the regulation on electronic Identification And trust Services for electronic transactions in the internet market) was adopted in 2014 but became effective in July 2016.
The result is that for the first time there is a consistent legal framework and a single market for the recognition of electronic signatures and digital identities across all the EU member states. This provides the sector with a predictable regulatory environment to develop and expand the use of electronic signatures and transactions in the EU.
The regulation has standardized market access, allowed for interoperability and opened the European market. The creation of a Digital Trust single market has also attracted the interest of big American players.
- eTS Created an internal UE market for Trust Services different from Common Law countries
- Allows the use of national electronic identification schemes for access to the services of other countries, including the obligation to recognize electronic signatures used for cross border transactions
Digital Trust
Enterprise Products: Technology + Regulatory Infrastructure: Clients: large enterprises, financial institutions, hospitals
Trusted Onboarding Platform (TOP) Patented solution for customer identification & digital contract subscription
- Innovative product that currently has no significant competition
- Important factors: AML, compliance risk
- Currently used by 30 banks in Italy and 20 banks outside Italy
- First clients: Findomestic and Widiba
- Over 1,000,000 new clients onboarded
- Business model:
- Initial consultancy period to set up the platform, together with a system integrator
- Ongoing: InfoCert receives maintenance fee plus a fee for each new client
Digital Transaction Solution to provide Remote Electronic Signature Capabilities
- Pioneering product to support companies digitalize and realize efficiencies in internal administration
- eIDAS is a fundamental factor: the platform fits InfoCert's:
a) cutting edge security tech excellence b) leadership and unrivaled DT regulatory and juridical experience
- Business model:
- Initial consultancy period: platform set up usually with a system integrator
- Ongoing: InfoCert receives a maintenance fee plus a fee for each new document generated and archived
International expansion strategy
Unified legal base: EIDAS
Access to all EU countries with the same solutions and legal framework
Concentration process The market is expected to evolve towards a scenario with a lower number of players and a larger average size
Leverage InfoCert proposition Demand growing for TOP, GoSign and other innovative products, such as MID PKI
Increase geographic footprint
Enter new international markets while preserving market leadership in current markets
EU Coverage thru local champions
Delivering Trust services to customers, managing digital identities of European citizens in strict compliance with EU laws"
Credit Information & Management
Business: Innolva offers data services to support credit decision-making, drawing on the Chamber of Commerce owned data bank, real estate data bank and others. Credit recovery/collection services. In 2018 Comas and Webber were purchased to increase internet distribution. Promozioni Servizi, which offers consultancy to obtain government financial guarantees to obtain lower financing costs, was also acquired in 2018.
ReValuta offers real estate appraisal services primarily focused on the retail housing market for banks, as well as commercial and office properties. In addition, the company offers RE consultancy/due diligence.
- Innolva's customer base ~10,000: small/medium-sized banks, SMEs, large corporates, professionals (accountants, lawyers)
- Revaluta works primarily with banks with multi-year framework contracts
Channels: salesforce, direct marketing, web, partner banks, dedicated companies
Credit Information and Management: full service offer
II. The Business: Credit Information & Management
Innovation & Marketing Services
Business: two types of consulting. Warrant Hub is a leader in consultancy to obtain Italian Government and EU subsidized financing for R&D and industrial innovation. It offers in addition strategic consulting to industrialize the innovation process, improve energy efficiency, how to generate patents and undertake production improvements.
Co.Mark furnishes Temporary Export Management consultancy to SMEs to assist their commercial expansion.
- Customer base: 5-6,000 small/medium enterprises, majority in the industrial heartland of Italy (Turin-Venice-Bologna triangle)
- Warrant Hub utilizes specialized 100+ consultants for submitting applications for obtaining tax credits
- Co.Mark utilizes its network of 100+ highly qualified Temporary Export Specialists ®, each speaks at least 2 foreign languages
Channels: salesforce, direct marketing, dedicated companies Chamber of Commerce
Co.Mark TES Sl
Innovation services: Warrant Hub
1. Automatic subsidized finance consultancy: assistance to companies to obtain contributions which are paid in the form of tax credits (see appendix for details).
2. Finance from regional, national and European tenders: supporting businesses in participating in regional, national and European tenders, finance is available for both drafting and reporting.
3. Patent Box: support for companies in assessing access to the instrument, preparing documentation and approval process with the Revenue Agency for the determination of income from the use of works of art, industrial patents, drawings, processes, formulas, etc.
4. Corporate Finance: management of outsourcing with select banks to prepare dossiers to obtain guarantees from the Central Guarantee Fund.
5. Internationalization: support mid-sized companies in obtaining voucher promotional tools promoted by governments.
Temporary Export Management: Co.Mark
- With branches throughout the country, Co.Mark's business is divided into three specialized areas in the field of export and marketing:
- services for SMEs
- advice and training for large corporations
- partnerships with local business & trade associations and national confederations
- Circa 100 temporary export specialists work for c. 650 active clients
- Specialization for tech innovation and business networking
- 22 offices in Italy, newly opened offices in Barcelona & Madrid
- Government €26mn voucher program to promote exports (September 2017)
- €10K & €15K vouchers to pay for export expenses
- Prior 2015 program: 34% Co.Mark clients participated, accounting for 23% of total program
EasyExport Collaboration with UnionCamere: Co.Mark TES available ½ day/week in 21 Chambers of Commerce
Agenda
| I. | Introduction to TINEXTA | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| II. | Products & Services by Business Units | 8 |
| III. | FY 2018 Results | 21 |
2018 Highlights Gruppo Tinexta al 31/12/2018
| FY 2018 Results (Thousand Euros) |
31/12/2018 | 31/12/2017 | Change | Change % |
% Change due to 1 IFRS 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 239,618 | 181,018 | 58,600 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| EBITDA | 65,958 | 40,631 | 25,327 | 62.3% | 0.5% |
| Operating Result | 48,150 | 27,099 | 21,051 | 77.7% | 0.7% |
| Net Profit | 33,107 | 20,206 | 12,901 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2 Adjusted Net Profit |
36,146 | 21,633 | 14,513 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| Free cash flow | 30,309 | 25,665 | 4,644 | 18.1% | n.a. |
| Financial Net Indebtedness | 124,946 | 104,427 | 20,518 | 19.6% | n.a. |
From 1st January 2018 the Group has adopted the IFRS 15 Accounting Principle "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and the Accounting Principle IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments", which required modifications of the accounting policies and adjustments of the amounts reported. The comparative 2017 data have not been restated while the data of the period being presented have been modified as a result of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 (both IFRS 2018). In order to guarantee a valid comparability with the results of the first nine months of 2017, the effects of the application of the principles applied from 1 January 2018 have been evidenced.
1 % Change in 2018 compared to 2017 for the component attributable to the adoption of the principles IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 (both IFRS 2018) starting from 1 January 2018.
2 Adjusted Net Profit is calculated as "Net profit" net of the non-recurring items and the amortization of the intangible assets arising from the allocation of the price paid in business combinations (net of the tax effect).
Performance 2014 - 2018
III. FY 2018 Results
Revenues
EBIT
Net Profit
Business Unit Results: net of non-recurring items
| Summary Income Statement by | o/w IFRS | % Variation |
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| Business Segment net of non recurring components (in thousands of euros) |
2018 | EBITDA % 2018 |
2017 | EBITDA % 2017 |
Change | 2018 variation |
Total | IFRS 2018 |
Organic | Perimeter |
| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Digital Trust | 94,466 | 82,738 | 11,728 | -835 | 14.2% | -1.0% | 7.7% | 7.5% | ||
| Credit Information & Management | 73,554 | 69,879 | 3,675 | 0 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | ||
| Innovation & Marketing Services | 70,681 | 22,170 | 48,511 | 0 | 218.8% | 0.0% | 22.1% | 196.7% | ||
| Other sectors (Holding) |
0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -81.7% | 0.0% | -81.7% | 0.0% | ||
| Total revenues | 238,701 | 174,790 | 63,912 | -835 | 36.6% | -0.5% | 7.4% | 29.7% | ||
| EBITDA | ||||||||||
| Digital Trust | 24,846 | 26.3% | 21,224 | 25.7% | 3,623 | 301 | 17.1% | 1.4% | 11.1% | 4.6% |
| Credit Information & Management | 15,562 | 21.2% | 13,446 | 19.2% | 2,116 | 0 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 10.2% | 5.5% |
| Innovation & Marketing Services | 33,139 | 46.9% | 9,247 | 41.7% | 23,892 | -117 | 258.4% | -1.3% | 35.5% | 224.2% |
| Other sectors (Holding) |
-7,333 | n.a. | -5,065 | n.a. | -2,268 | 0 | -44.8% | 0.0% | -44.8% | 0.0% |
| Total EBITDA | 66,214 | 27.7% | 38,853 | 22.2% | 27,362 | 184 | 70.4% | 0.5% | 12.2% | 57.8% |
Highlights of 2018 Results
Principal Balance Sheet Highlights at 31 December 2018 (€ million):
III. FY 2018 Results
Net Financial Indebtedness
| € mn | 31-12-2018 | 31-12-2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Net financial Indebtedness |
124.9 | 104.4 |
| Gross Financial Indebtedness | 168.3 | 145.7 |
| Bank debt | 65.8 | 51.7 |
| Loan from Tecno Holding S.p.A. |
25.3 | 25.3 |
| Debt associated w/acquisitions |
71.0 | 65.5 |
| PUT & CALL | 59.1 | 50.6 |
| Earn Out |
1.2 | 3.9 |
| Vendor loans (Co.Mark/Warrant) | 10.7 | 11.1 |
| Other debt |
6.1 | 3.2 |
| Cash & Other ST Assets |
(43.3) | (41.3) |
| Cash | (35.1) | (37.0) |
| Other Financial Assets |
(8.2) | (4.3) |
Net financial debt equals €124.9 million. It grew by €20.5 million compared to 31 December 2017, primarily as a result of the acquisitions realized in 2018.
Net financial indebtedness includes:
- €59.1 million of liabilities related to the purchase of minority shares tied to the exercise of Put options
- €1.2 million of liabilities for contingent consideration related to acquisitions
- €10.7 million for Vendor loans (deferred payments) granted by sellers in connection w/ acquisitions
Free Cash Flow Effect on Net Financial Indebtedness
| NFI 31-12- 2017 |
Free Cash Flow |
Dividends paid-out (incl subs) |
Put Adjust ments |
Business combinations (i.e. acquisitions) |
Participations (Equity method) |
Net Financial expenses (income) |
Cap Increase (Cedacri) |
IFRS 9 adjustment |
Other | NFI 31-12-18 |
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Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
The Board of Directors yesterday, 12 March 2019, resolved to convene the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on April 18 in the Company's offices in Via Meravigli, 7
The AGM will be called to approve:
- the 2018 Financial Statements,
- the Directors' Report on Operations,
- the related Profit allocation proposal, and,
- in an advisory capacity, the Remuneration Report.
The Dividend to be proposed to the Shareholders:
- Total amount to be paid: €10,690,947.36 (+64%)
- € 0.228 per share (+62.9%)
- The Dividend resolved upon by the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting will be paid, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, starting on 5 June 2019 (payment date), subject to the coupon clipping on 3 June 2019 (coupon n. 6) and the record date set for 4 June 2019.
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