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TOMRA Systems Earnings Release 2020

Feb 23, 2021

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4 th quarter 2020 results announcement

TOMRA Systems ASA 23 February 2021 © TOMRA

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE QUARTER

Key financial highlights

Revenues All time high revenues of 2,742 MNOK (2,569 MNOK in fourth quarter 2019)
Adjusted for currency, revenues were:
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Up 4% for TOMRA Group
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Up 10% in TOMRA Collection Solutions
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Up 3% in TOMRA Recycling Mining
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Down 5% in TOMRA Food
Gross margin Gross margin 44.5% (up from 43.1% in fourth quarter 2019)
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Improved margins in TOMRA Collection Solutions and TOMRA Recycling Mining
Operating expenses Operating expenses of 716 MNOK, down 1% currency adjusted
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Positive effect from cost measures
EBITA Record EBITA of 505 MNOK –
up from 408 MNOK in fourth quarter 2019
Cash flow Cash flow from operations of 890 MNOK –
compared to 600 MNOK in fourth quarter 2019
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All time high cash flow level
Order intake Order intake 1,229 MNOK in TOMRA Food and TOMRA Recycling Mining
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Lower activity in TOMRA Recycling Mining compared to the same period last year
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Order backlog was 1,470 MNOK, higher by 1% compared to fourth quarter 2019
COVID-19 Volumes in North America stabilized, impact on order intake in TOMRA Food and TOMRA Recycling Mining
Dividend The Board proposes a dividend of NOK 3.00 per share

Business update for TOMRA Collection Solutions

Europe

Continued sound situation with good performance and successful roll-out of R1 (multifeed) machine. Positive effects from deposit expansion in the Netherlands. North America

Stable container volumes despite social distancing and partial lockdown measures. Australia

Successful launch in Western Australia, total volumes are above previous year levels. Minor disruption when some depots had to close for a few days due to lockdowns.

1) Legislative updates according to official government statements

2) https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2020/10/09/bijlage-01-ontwerpbesluit-metalen-drankverpakkingen 3) https://nos.nl/artikel/2367153-kogel-door-de-kerk-per-31-december-2022-statiegeld-op-blikjes.html

Update on new deposit markets1)

The Netherlands – July 2021 and December 2022 (expansion)

  • ‒ In April 2020, the DRS expansion law was approved to include deposit on small plastic bottles as of July 20212) .
  • ‒ In February 2021, the decision of deposit introduction on cans was announced3) . The implementation date is December 31st , 2022 and the deposit value 15 cents.

Slovakia – January 2022

  • ‒ In September 2020, Slovakia announced implementation of a deposit system on beverage packaging as of January 1st, 2022.
  • ‒ In January 2021, the scheme administrator was selected4) .

Latvia – February 2022

  • ‒ In August 2020, Latvia approved the regulatory framework for the deposit system starting February 1st, 2022. It includes glass, plastic and metal and the deposit value is set to 10 cents.
  • ‒ In January 2021, the scheme coordinator was selected5) .

Scotland – July 2022

  • ‒ In May 2020, the Scottish Parliament approved "The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 No. 154".
  • ‒ The commencement date of July 1st, 2022 was passed into law.

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4) https://www.minzp.sk/aktuality/milnik-priprave-zalohoveho-systemu-minister-budaj-predstavil-spravcu-ktory-zavedie-system-zalohovania-pet-flias.html 5) https://www.diena.lv/raksts/latvija/zinas/parakstits-ligums-par-atkritumu-depozita-sistemas-ieviesanu-latvija-14255277

Business update for TOMRA Recycling & Mining

Waste sorting and plastics recycling

  • Continues to be a healthy sector 1.000
  • Solid demand for high quality recyclates
  • Improved plastics prices, yet below pre-COVID levels

Metal recycling and mining

  • Improved order intake in the recycling segment
  • Metal prices climbed above 2019 levels
  • The cyclical mining business continues to be slower than last year

Improved commodity prices Continued demand for high quality recyclates

Illustration1) of price development of virgin PET and recycled PET (rPET)

PET = virgin-derived polyethylene terephthalate rPET= recycled polyethylene terephthalate (comparable to virgin PET)

UK Plastic Packaging Tax

On November 12th , 2020, UK announced the introduction of a new plastic packaging tax of £200 per ton for plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content2) .

The tax will take effect from April 2022.

EU Plastic Tax On December 14th

, 2020, the Council of the EU unanimously adopted the Own Resources Decision3) , which introduces, among other things, an EU-wide levy on non-recycled plastic packaging of EUR 800 per ton.

The tax shall apply from January 2021.

2) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introduction-of-a-new-plastic-packaging-tax/introduction-of-a-new-plastic-packaging-tax 3) https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10046-2020-INIT/en/pdf

Business update for TOMRA Food

**) Includes best estimates of market size for high volume sub-categories in developing markets. TOMRA's market share in our focus sub-categories and regions is up to ~80%

Circular Economy – Innovating through collaboration

TOMRA and Borealis, in collaboration with Zimmerman, opened a demo plant for advanced mechanical recycling with the purpose of generating material for brand owners and converters to qualify, validate and prove fit for use in their applications.

The demo plant covers the process from post consumer waste to production of recycled polymers.

PET is the main polymer type in the market for high quality recycled plastics. However, PET accounts for less than 10% of plastic packaging*. Proving other polymer types is an important enabler of plastic circularity.

Styrenics Circular Solutions, which TOMRA is a part of, successfully tested mechanical recycling of polystyrene (PS) for food contact.

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% 8.0%
OTHER** 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

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4
Quarter
Full Year
Amounts in NOK million 2020 2019 2019 Adj* 2020 2019 2019 Adj*
Revenues 2,742 2,569 2,648 9,941 9,346 9,997
Collection Solutions 1,426 1,265 1,302 4,936 4,633 4,939
Recycling Mining 438 413 426 1,694 1,692 1,818
Food 878 891 920 3,311 3,021 3,240
Gross contribution 1,221 1,108 1,137 4,366 4,085 4,358
in % 45% 43% 43% 44% 44% 44%
Operating expenses 716 700 726 2,844 2,704 2,887
EBITA 505 408 411 1,522 1,381 1,471
in % 18% 16% 16% 15% 15% 15%

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TOMRA Collection Solutions financials

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4
Quarter
Full Year
Amounts in NOK million 2020 2019 2019 Adj* 2020 2019 2019 Adj*
Revenues 1,426 1,265 1,302 4,936 4,633 4,939
Northern Europe 223 160 778 618
Europe (ex Northern) 608 498 1,923 1,708
North America 407 428 1,590 1,718
Rest of the world 188 179 645 589
Gross contribution 598 506 521 2,042 1,928 2,048
in % 42% 40% 40% 41% 42% 41%
Operating expenses 302 290 299 1,161 1,120 1,191
EBITA 296 216 222 881 808 857
in % 21% 17% 17% 18% 17% 17%

TOMRA Recycling Mining financials

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4
Quarter
Full Year
Amounts in NOK million 2020 2019 2019 Adj* 2020 2019 2019 Adj*
Revenues 438 413 426 1,694 1,692 1,818
Europe 247 226 1,041 1,000
America 61 59 196 225
Asia 79 91 289 303
Rest of the world 51 37 168 164
Gross contribution 237 206 211 910 888 954
in % 54% 50% 49% 54% 52% 52%
Operating expenses 135 132 138 534 503 540
EBITA 102 74 73 376 385 414
in % 23% 18% 17% 22% 23% 23%

Based upon current production and delivery plans, the revenues in 1Q21 are estimated to be approximately 60% of order backlog at the end of 4Q20

TOMRA Food financials

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4
Quarter
Full Year
Amounts in NOK million 2020 2019 2019 Adj* 2020 2019 2019 Adj*
Revenues 878 891 920 3,311 3,021 3,240
Europe 194 197 875 767
America 405 407 1,521 1,426
Asia 62 94 291 293
Rest of the world 217 193 624 535
Gross contribution 386 396 405 1,414 1,269 1,357
in % 44% 44% 44% 43% 42% 42%
Operating expenses 254 255 266 1,050 991 1,065
EBITA 132 141 139 364 278 292
in % 15% 16% 15% 11% 9% 9%

Based upon current production and delivery plans, the revenues in 1Q21 are estimated to be approximately 70% of order backlog at the end of 4Q20

Financial highlights | Balance sheet and cash flow

31 December
Amounts in NOK million 2020 2019
ASSETS 10,977 10,868
Intangible non-current assets 3,846 3,788
Tangible non-current assets 2,371 2,330
Financial non-current assets 353 406
Inventory 1,492 1,596
Receivables 2,383 2,288
Cash and cash equivalents 532 460
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 10,977 10,868
Equity 5,591 5,247
Lease liabilities 1,104 1,102
Interest-bearing liabilities 1,414 1,880
Non interest-bearing liabilities 2,868 2,639

Cashflow from operations

• All time high cash flow of 890 MNOK in the fourth quarter (600 MNOK in fourth quarter 2019)

Solidity and gearing

  • 51% equity ratio
  • NIBD/EBITDA (Rolling 12 months)
  • o 0.5x without IFRS 16 / 0.9x including IFRS 16

Dividend

o The Board proposes an ordinary dividend of NOK 3.00 per share, up from NOK 2.75 last year

TOMRA has a solid financial position

  • Weighted average debt maturity of 3.0 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. 1 460 MNOK
  • A senior unsecured bonds (no financial covenants) of 1 000 MNOK (swapped to EUR) is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
  • The financial covenant related to the bank debt is minimum equity ratio of 30 %

Mapping of new reporting segments

Old segments 2020 2020 New segments
Figures in NOK million Total Total Figures in NOK million
Tomra Collection Solutions Tomra Collection Solutions
Total revenues 4 936 4 936 Total revenues
Gross contribution 2 042 2 042 Gross contribution
- % 41 % 41,4 % - %
Operating expenses 1 161 1 161 Operating expenses
EBITA before other items 881 881 EBITA
- % 18 % 17,8 % - %
Amortizations 123 123 Amortizations
EBIT before other items 758 758 EBIT
- % 15 % 15 % - %
Tomra Sorting Solutions Tomra Recycling Mining
Total revenues 5 005 1 694 Total revenues
Gross contribution 2 324 910 Gross contribution
- % 46 % 54 % - %
Operating expenses 1 534 534 Operating expenses
EBITA before other items 790 376 EBITA
- % 16 % 22,2 % - %
Amortizations 99 13 Amortizations
EBIT before other items 691 363 EBIT
- % 14 % 21 % - %
Group Functions Tomra Food Solutions
Total revenues 0 3 311 Total revenues
Gross contribution - 1 414 Gross contribution
- % - 43 % - %
Operating expenses 149 1 050 Operating expenses
EBITA before other items -149 364 EBITA
- % - 11,0 % - %
86 Amortizations
278 EBIT
8 % - %
Group Functions
0 Total revenues
- Gross contribution
- - %
99 Operating expenses
-99 EBITA
- - %

Outlook

Collection Solutions
Overall good momentum in TOMRA Collection

New potential outbreaks of COVID-19 could have negative impact

Expansion in Netherlands expected to have a positive impact
Recycling/Mining
Underlying momentum assumed to continue

Deviations between business streams due to impact of
lower commodity prices and industrial demand
Food
Regional differences dependent upon severity of COVID-19 outbreak

The fresh food segment assumed to continue better than the
processed food segment
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 Sorting
Solutions is exposed to USD/EUR

Copyright

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Disclaimer

This Document (which may be a presentation, video, brochure or other material), hereafter called Document, may include and be based on, inter alia, forward-looking information and statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. The content of this Document may be based on current expectations, estimates and projections about global economic conditions, including the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for TOMRA Systems ASA and its subsidiaries and affiliates. These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as "expects", "believes", "estimates" or similar expressions, if not part of what could be clearly characterized as a demonstration case. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, among others, changes in economic and market conditions in the geographic areas and industries that are or will be major markets for TOMRA Systems ASA. Although TOMRA Systems ASA believes that its expectations and the Document are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved or that the actual results will be as set out in the Document. TOMRA Systems ASA does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Document, and TOMRA Systems ASA (including its directors, officers and employees) accepts no liability whatsoever for any direct or consequential loss arising from the use of this Document or its contents. TOMRA Systems ASA consists of many legally independent entities, constituting their own separate identities. TOMRA is used as the common brand or trademark for most of these entities. In this Document we may sometimes use "TOMRA", "TOMRA Systems", "we" or "us" when we refer to TOMRA Systems ASA companies in general or where no useful purpose is served by identifying any particular TOMRA Company