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TOMRA Systems — Earnings Release 2021
Jul 16, 2021
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2 nd quarter 2021 results announcement

TOMRA Systems ASA 16 July 2021 © TOMRA

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE QUARTER

Key financial highlights
| Revenues | • | Revenues of 2,685 MNOK (2,319 MNOK in second quarter 2020) Adjusted for currency, revenues were: - Up 27% for TOMRA Group - Up 43% in TOMRA Collection Solutions - Up 33% in TOMRA Recycling Mining - Up 6% in TOMRA Food |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | • | Gross margin 45% ( up from 43% in second quarter 2020) - Higher margins in TOMRA Collection Solutions (compared to weak second quarter 2020) |
| Operating expenses | • | Operating expenses of 746 MNOK (707 MNOK in second quarter 2020) - Still positive effect from cost measures, increased activity level in Collection Solutions |
| EBITA | • | EBITA of 465 MNOK – up from 288 MNOK in second quarter 2020 |
| Cash flow | • | Cash flow from operations of 286 MNOK – compared to 123 MNOK in second quarter 2020 |
| Order intake | • | Order intake 1,410 MNOK in TOMRA Food and TOMRA Recycling Mining - All time high adjusted for currencies (up 38% compared to second quarter 2020) - Positive momentum in all divisions and segments - All time high order backlog of 2,032 MNOK, up 25% currency adjusted compared to end of second quarter 2020 |
| Other | • • |
COVID-19: Still some impact, primarily regarding meeting new customers, cross-border travel and logistics Component shortage is overall under control, but still represents a risk |
Business update for TOMRA Collection Solutions
Successful roll-out of small bottle expansion of the Dutch DRS
TOMRA 1Q 2001 quarterly report:
"The Dutch Minister of Environment announced on January 31 that

- ‒ Growth of 36% in Europe compared to second quarter 2020
- ‒ Successful roll-out in The Netherlands and go-live on July 1st, 2021
- ‒ Stable business in North America
- ‒ Continued good momentum in the Nordics
- ‒ Sourcing of key components under control and closely monitored
1) Legislative updates according to official government statements
2) https://www.minzp.sk/aktuality/milnik-priprave-zalohoveho-systemu-minister-budaj-predstavil-spravcu-ktory-zavedie-system-zalohovania-pet-flias.html 3) https://www.diena.lv/raksts/latvija/zinas/parakstits-ligums-par-atkritumu-depozita-sistemas-ieviesanu-latvija-14255277
Update on new deposit markets1)

- Slovakia – January 2022
- ‒ In September 2020, Slovakia announced implementation of a deposit system on beverage packaging as of January 1st, 20222) .
Latvia – February 2022
- ‒ Latvia introduces a deposit system starting February 1st, 20223) . TOMRA was selected as reverse vending technology provider.
- ‒ The contract was signed on July 15, 2021.
Scotland – July 2022 (potential delay to 2023)
- ‒ In May 2020, the Scottish Parliament approved DRS regulations with the commencement date on July 1st, 2022.
- ‒ In March 2021, the scheme administrator was appointed.
The Netherlands – December 2022 (expansion)
‒ In February 2021, the decision of deposit introduction on cans was announced4) with start date on December 31st, 2022.
Victoria – 2023
‒ In April 20215), the government of Victoria announced a split responsibility model for DRS to start in 2023. Collection Solutions business update

Connecticut – January 2023 and 2024 (expansion)
‒ In June 20216) , the state of Connecticut expands deposit legislation to most carbonated beverages not included so far (from 2023) and raises the deposit value from 5 cents previously to 10 cents (from 2024).
4) https://nos.nl/artikel/2367153-kogel-door-de-kerk-per-31-december-2022-statiegeld-op-blikjes.html 5) https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victoria-set-deliver-cash-cans
6) https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01037&which_year=2021
Business update for TOMRA Recycling Mining
Waste sorting and plastics recycling

- All time high order backlog
- High commodity prices and material shortage
All time high order backlog, 27% above last year Continued high commodity prices boost recycling
Illustration1) of price development of virgin PET and recycled PET (rPET)

PET = virgin-derived polyethylene terephthalate rPET= recycled polyethylene terephthalate (comparable to virgin PET)
number of delays occurred so far
Other demand drivers for waste sorting and plastic recycling

of PET flakes)
Metal recycling and mining

- Strong metal recycling market
- Customer feedback on small diamond machine beyond expectations
- 3 rd largest diamond recovered with TOMRA technology
1) The chart is intended for illustration purposes and should not be used as factual evidence 2) https://solutions.tomra.com/hrs-rrp-landing-page
collection rates2)
Business update for TOMRA Food
Continued growth in both fresh and processed food
Processed Food

- Positive momentum in the food service sector
- Order intake in the top categories of potatoes and nuts/dried fruit above 2020 and 2019 levels
Fresh Food

- Continued solid growth in fresh food
- Particularly high demand in smaller categories such as cherries and kiwis
Potatoes order intake growth1) of 38% quarter over quarter

French Fries manufacturers are investing in additional capacity
"The industry's future is more sustainable operations and bringing automated process control to the next level focusing on data. These are both aspects where TOMRA's expertise and knowledge have helped us and furthered our operations. The TOMRA steam peelers and integrated peel scanners have been an improvement on overall peel quality, peel loss, and requires less operator attention."2)
- Rick Verhage | Process Engineer for Grading & Peeling within Engineering Services | Lamb Weston Meijer

Circular Economy – high quality food grade recycled polystyrene (rPS) is now available
High quality recycled polystyrene (rPS), including for food grade applications, is available commercially for the first time.
INEOS Styrolution, member of Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) and global leader in styrenics, has announced1) commercialization of mechanically recycled polystyrene in EMEA.
The recycled and recyclable polystyrene material is based on TOMRA's high-quality sorting process which delivers a polystyrene purity of more than 99.9%.
An application for EU authorization of mechanically recycled polystyrene as food contact material has been submitted2) by Styrenics Circular Solutions in March 2021.





FINANCIALS AND OUTLOOK

Currency risk and hedging policy

Revenues and expenses per currency:
| EUR¹ | USD | NOK | OTHER² | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 45 % | 35 % | 0 % | 20 % | 100 % |
| Expenses | 40 % | 25 % | 5 % | 30 % | 100 % |
Assets and liabilities per currency:
| EUR¹ | USD | NOK | OTHER² | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | 45 % | 15 % | 10 % | 30 % | 100 % |
| Liabilities | 55 % | 15 % | 10 % | 20 % | 100 % |
| ¹ EUR includes DKK | ² Most important: AUD, NZD, RMB, CAD, SEK, GBP and JPY | NOTE: Estimated and rounded figures |
¹ EUR includes DKK NOTE: Estimated and rounded figures
10% change in NOK towards other currencies will impact:
| Revenues | Expenses | EBITA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR* | 4.5% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
| USD | 3.5% | 2.5% | |
| OTHER2 | 2.0% | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| ALL | 10.0% | 9.5% | 11.0% |
HEDGING POLICY
CASHFLOW AND P/L
• TOMRA can hedge up to one year of future predicted cash flows. Gains and losses on these hedges are recorded at the finance line, not influencing EBITA
B/S
• TOMRA only hedges B/S items where exchange rate fluctuations could have P/L impact. Gains and losses on B/S hedging are recorded in accordance with IAS 21 and will normally not have P/L impact
Financial highlights | P&L statement
| nd 2 Quarter |
st 1 Half Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* | |
| Revenues | 2,685 | 2,319 | 2,109 | 4,976 | 4,621 | 4,323 | |
| Collection Solutions | 1,379 | 1,055 | 961 | 2,743 | 2,223 | 2,092 | |
| Recycling Mining | 439 | 910 | 330 | 757 | 1,559 | 803 | |
| Food | 867 | 354 | 818 | 1,476 | 839 | 1,428 | |
| Gross contribution | 1,211 | 995 | 894 | 2,184 | 1,968 | 1,827 | |
| in % | 45% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 42% | |
| Operating expenses | 746 | 707 | 667 | 1,479 | 1,452 | 1,398 | |
| EBITA | 465 | 288 | 227 | 705 | 516 | 429 | |
| in % | 17% | 12% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 10% |



TOMRA Collection Solutions financials
| nd 2 Quarter |
st 1 Half Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* |
| Revenues | 1,379 | 1,055 | 961 | 2,743 | 2,223 | 2,092 |
| Northern Europe | 215 | 187 | 418 | 379 | ||
| Europe (ex Northern) | 596 | 411 | 1,222 | 834 | ||
| North America | 412 | 312 | 770 | 698 | ||
| Rest of the world | 156 | 145 | 333 | 312 | ||
| Gross contribution | 603 | 408 | 369 | 1,176 | 870 | 820 |
| in % | 44% | 39% | 38% | 43% | 39% | 39% |
| Operating expenses | 325 | 290 | 274 | 642 | 601 | 579 |
| EBITA | 278 | 118 | 95 | 534 | 269 | 241 |
| in % | 20% | 11% | 10% | 19% | 12% | 12% |



TOMRA Recycling Mining financials
| nd 2 Quarter |
st 1 Half Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* |
| Revenues | 439 | 354 | 330 | 757 | 839 | 803 |
| Europe | 264 | 231 | 464 | 509 | ||
| America | 40 | 17 | 105 | 101 | ||
| Asia | 99 | 63 | 129 | 138 | ||
| Rest of the world | 36 | 43 | 59 | 91 | ||
| Gross contribution | 234 | 193 | 183 | 393 | 442 | 429 |
| in % | 53% | 55% | 55% | 52% | 53% | 53% |
| Operating expenses | 140 | 129 | 121 | 276 | 266 | 257 |
| EBITA | 94 | 64 | 62 | 117 | 176 | 172 |
| in % | 21% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 21% |

Based upon current production and delivery plans, the revenues in 3Q21 are estimated to be approximately 60% of order backlog at the end of 2Q21

TOMRA Food financials
| nd 2 Quarter |
st 1 Half Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 Adj* |
| Revenues | 867 | 910 | 818 | 1,476 | 1,559 | 1,428 |
| Europe | 254 | 267 | 442 | 462 | ||
| America | 465 | 435 | 725 | 709 | ||
| Asia | 63 | 64 | 111 | 141 | ||
| Rest of the world | 85 | 144 | 198 | 247 | ||
| Gross contribution | 374 | 394 | 342 | 615 | 656 | 578 |
| in % | 43% | 43% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 40% |
| Operating expenses | 252 | 262 | 246 | 504 | 536 | 513 |
| EBITA | 122 | 132 | 96 | 111 | 120 | 65 |
| in % | 14% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 5% |

Based upon current production and delivery plans, the revenues in 3Q21 are estimated to be approximately 70% of order backlog at the end of 2Q21

Financial highlights | Balance sheet and cash flow
| 30 June | 31 Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 |
| ASSETS | 11,281 | 12,036 | 10,977 |
| Intangible non-current assets | 3,810 | 4,087 | 3,846 |
| Tangible non-current assets | 2,226 | 2,436 | 2,371 |
| Financial non-current assets | 393 | 433 | 353 |
| Inventory | 1,673 | 1,941 | 1,492 |
| Receivables | 2,665 | 2,680 | 2,383 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 514 | 459 | 532 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 11,281 | 12,036 | 10,977 |
| Equity | 5,486 | 5,880 | 5,591 |
| Lease liabilities | 1,028 | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 1,654 | 2,048 | 1,414 |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 3,113 | 2,980 | 2,868 |

Cashflow from operations
• Cash flow from operations of 286 MNOK in the second quarter 2021 (123 MNOK in second quarter 2020)
Solidity and gearing
- 49% equity ratio
- NIBD/EBITDA (Rolling 12 months)
- o 0.6x without IFRS 16 / 0.9x including IFRS 16
- o Dividend of 3.00 NOK/share paid out in May 2021

TOMRA has a solid financial position
- Weighted average debt maturity of 2.5 years
- All interest-bearing is swapped to EUR and is exposed to EUR/NOK exchange rate fluctuations.

Not including 300MNOK cash-pool overdraft facility
Debt maturity profile Current funding sources
- TOMRA has a satisfactory liquidity situation with available unused credit lines of approx. 876 MNOK
- Senior unsecured bonds (no financial covenants) of 1 000 MNOK (swapped to EUR) are listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
- The financial covenant related to the bank debt is minimum equity ratio of 30 %

Outlook
| Collection Solutions | • High activity related to preparation for new markets • Quarterly performance will be dependent upon timing of new initiatives |
|---|---|
| Recycling/Mining | • Positive momentum assumed to continue • In the short term, the COVID-19 situation could still have some negative effects |
| Food | • Good momentum, some short-term challenges from COVID-19 • Mid and long-term opportunities in both the fresh and processed food segments |
| Currency | • Reporting in NOK and with some NOK cost base, TOMRA will in general benefit from a weak NOK, particularly measured against EUR • With significant revenues in USD and costs in EUR, TOMRA Food is exposed to USD/EUR |
A decade of growth and value expansion


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