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TXT E-Solutions Interim / Quarterly Report 2024

Sep 26, 2024

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TXT E-SOLUTIONS GROUP

HALF-YEARLYFINANCIAL

REPORT

As at 30 June 2024

TXT e-solutions S.p.A.

Registered office, management, and administration:

Via Milano, No. 150 - 20093 Cologno Monzese (MI)

Share capital:

€ 6,503,125 fully paid-in

Tax code and Milan Business Register No.:

09768170152

In office until approval of the financial statements as at 31 December 2025:

  • (1) Member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.
  • (2) Member of the Risks and Internal Controls Committee.
  • (3) Member of the Related Parties Committee.
  • (4) Appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting on 20 April 2023.

In office until approval of the financial statements as at 31 December 2025:

FRANCESCO MARIA SCORNAJENCHI FRANCO VERGANI
NADIA RASCHETTI FABIO MARIA PALMIERI EDDA DELON
Independent Auditors:
Crowe Bompani S.p.A.

Investors relations: E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +39 02 25771.1

Leadership Team

in different sectors, Enrico joined TXT as a key

+20 years in TXT, with a strong experience in the international development of the business, from mid-2020 holds the position of Group CEO, with strategic responsibilities in defining and executing the TXT Group's international growth strategies.

the sustainable growth of the TXT Group.

TXT e-solutions S.p.A 2
Leadership Team 3
Group Organisational Structure 6
TXT e-solutions Group – Key data 8
Directors' Report on operations for H1 2024 10
Consolidated Balance Sheet 24
Consolidated Income Statement 25
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 26
Company segment information 27
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 28
Statement of Changes in Consolidated Shareholders' Equity as at 30 June 2024 29
1. Group structure 30
2. Basis of preparation of the consolidated financial statements 31
3. Accounting standards and interpretations applied from 1 January 2024 32
4. Financial risk management 33
5. Use of estimates 33
6. Balance sheet 36
6.1. Goodwill 36
6.2. Intangible assets with a finite useful life 39
6.3. Tangible assets 42
6.4. Investments in associates 42
6.5. Other non-recurring financial receivables 42
6.6. Deferred tax assets/liabilities 43
6.7. Contract assets 43
6.8. Trade receivables 43
6.9. Sundry receivables and other current assets 44
6.10. Other short-term financial receivables 45
6.11. Financial instruments at fair value 45
6.12. Cash and cash equivalents 45

6.13. Shareholders' equity 46
6.14. Non-current financial liabilities 47
6.15. Provision for post-employment benefits and other employee provisions 53
6.16. Current financial liabilities 55
6.17. Trade payables 57
6.18. Tax payables 57
6.19. Sundry payables and other current liabilities 57
7. Income Statement 57
7.1. Total revenues and other income 57
7.2. Purchases of materials and external services 58
7.3. Personnel costs 58
7.4. Other operating costs 59
7.5. Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 59
7.6. Financial income and charges 59
7.7. Share of profit (loss) of associates 60
7.8. Income taxes 60
8. Seasonality of operating segments 60
9. Transactions with related parties 60
10. Net financial debt 62
11. Other significant events in the year and subsequent events 63
12. Certification of the condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements 63

Group Organisational Structure

AS AT 30 JUNE 2024

Half-yearly financial report as at 30 June 2024

7

REPORT ON OPERATIONS

TXT E-SOLUTIONS GROUP

KEY DATA AND

DIRECTORS'

TXT e-solutions Group – Key data

(€ thousand)
REVENUES
138,194
100.0
107,299
100.0
28.8
EBITDA
17,498
12.7
13,921
13.0
25.7
OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT)
10,784
7.8
8,944
8.3
20.6
Profit for the year attributable to non-controlling interests
3
NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO TXT SHAREHOLDERS
7,956
5.8
6,785
6.3
17.3
FINANCIAL DATA
30.06.2024
31.12.2023
Change
(€ thousand)
Fixed assets
137,911
130,792
7,119
Net working capital
43,075
40,402
2,673
Post-employment benefits and other non-current liabilities
(6,410)
(5,603)
(807)
Capital employed
174,576
165,591
8,985
Net financial debt
56,242
51,721
4,521
Group shareholders' equity
118,271
113,852
4,419
Shareholders' equity attributable to minority interests
64
17
47
DATA PER SHARE
30.06.2024
30.06.2023
Change
Average number of shares outstanding
11,734,844
11,965,599
(230,755)
Net earnings per share
0.68
0.57
0.11
Shareholders' equity per share
10.08
8.93
1.15
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
30.06.2024
30.06.2023
Change
Number of employees
2,913
2,352
561
INCOME DATA
30.06.2024 % 30.06.2023 % % CHANGE
TXT share price 24.15 22.35 1.80

Notes on Alternative Performance Measures

Pursuant to the ESMA guidelines on alternative performance measures ("APMs") (ESMA/2015/1415), endorsed by CONSOB (see CONSOB Communication No. 0092543 dated 3 December 2015), it should be noted that the reclassified statements included in this Directors' Report on Operations show a number of differences from the official statements shown in the accounting tables set out in the following pages and in the notes with regard to the terminology and the level of detail.

Specifically, the reclassified consolidated Income Statement makes use of the following terms:

• EBITDA, which is equivalent to "Total revenues" net of total operating costs in the official consolidated Income Statement;

• EBIT, which is equivalent to "Total revenues" net of total operating costs, depreciation, amortisation and impairment in the official consolidated Income Statement.

The reclassified consolidated Balance Sheet was prepared based on the items recognised as assets or liabilities in the official consolidated Balance Sheet and makes use of the following terms: • FIXED ASSETS, given by the sum of tangible and intangible assets, goodwill, deferred tax assets/liabilities and other non-current assets;

•NET WORKING CAPITAL, given by the sum of inventories, trade receivables/payables, current provisions, tax receivables/payables and other assets/liabilities and current receivables/payables; • CAPITAL EMPLOYED, given by the algebraic sum of fixed assets, net working capital and postemployment benefits and other non-current liabilities.

These APMs, in line with the data presented in the consolidated Income Statement and Balance Sheet in accordance with the recommendations outlined above, were deemed to be significant as they represent parameters that succinctly and clearly depict the Company's financial position and economic performance, also by providing comparative data. The APMs adopted are consistent with those used in the previous year.

Directors' Report on operations for H1 2024

Dear Shareholders,

On 26 June 2024, a contract was signed for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Imille Srl, its foreign subsidiaries Imille Spain SL, Imille Start Spa (Chile), and Imille Brasil Agencia LTDA, and the company Uasabi Srl (hereinafter referred to as "I MILLE Group"). TXT has consolidated the results within its Digital Advisory division starting from 26 June 2024.

I MILLE Srl was founded in Milan in 2004 as a marketing agency and over the years it has witnessed continuous business development and constant evolution of the offer that has led to the consolidation of an important consumer portfolio, consisting primarily of large international companies with which the I MILLE Group has established long-term relationships that have promoted the internationalisation of the I MILLE offer with the opening, starting from 2018, of three foreign offices, in Spain, Brazil and Chile, and has helped the I MILLE Group to be recognised as a Global Creative Consultancy and one of the leading independent companies in the Italian communication and design landscape, with over 60 national and international awards recognised over the last ten years.

To date, the MarTech offer of the I MILLE Group covers a wide range of services, from the Creative Agency to the Product Marketing and Design Studio to the Media Agency, with vertical offers on Enterprise segments provided by I MILLE and offers dedicated to the new generations provided by Uasabi.

In terms of market positioning, the I MILLE Group boasts a broad consumer portfolio consisting mainly of large enterprises diversified across multiple sectors, with which the Group has longestablished relationships. The main customers include Angelini Pharma, Barilla, Boehringer, Bolton Group, Casio, Enel, ITAS Mutua, Luxottica, Maire Tecnimont, MSC Crociere, Gruppo Montenegro, Pernod Ricard, and Yakult.

The main consolidated operating and financial results in the first six months of 2024 were as follows:

• Revenues amounted to € 138.2 million, up 28.8% from € 107.3 million in the first six months of 2023. Software revenues in the first six months of 2024 totalled € 9.6 million, compared to € 5.8 million in the first six months of 2023. Revenues from services amounted to € 128.6 million, up 26.7% compared to the first six months of 2023.

The Software Engineering Division recorded revenues of € 93.5 million, up by € 20.3 million compared to the first half of 2023.

The Smart Solutions Division recorded revenues of € 25.6 million, up 30.6% compared to the first six months of 2023.

The Digital Advisory Division recorded revenues of € 19.3 million, up 31.7% compared to the first six months of 2023.

• The Gross Margin, net of direct costs, increased from € 37.4 million to € 45.3 million, an increase of +21.3%. The gross margin on revenues was equal to 32.8% in the first six months of 2024.

  • EBITDA amounted to € 17.5 million, an increase of +25.7% compared to the first six months of 2023 (€ 13.9 million), after significant investments in commercial expenditure and research and development expenses. The margin on revenues was 12.7% compared to 13.0% in the first six months of 2023.
  • Operating profit (EBIT) came to € 12.1 million, an increase of +35.6% compared to the first six months of 2023 (€ 8.9 million). Amortisation and depreciation of intangible and tangible assets amounted to € 5.4 million, up by € 0.4 million compared to the first six months of 2023.
  • Financial income in the first half of 2024 had a negative net balance of € 1.3 million compared to the positive net balance of € 1.0 million in the same period of the previous year. In particular, this change is mainly due to the positive balance of instruments measured at fair value of € 0.5 million as at 30 June 2024 (negative for € 0.6 million in the same period of 2023), the negative effect of bank interest income for € 1.3 million and the negative effect of the result of associates for € 0.5 million.
  • Net profit came to € 8.0 million, up from € 6.8 million in the first six months of 2023. In the first six months of 2024, taxes accounted for 26.3%.
  • The Consolidated net financial debt as at 30 June 2024 came to € 56.2 million.
  • Consolidated Group shareholders' equity as at 30 June 2024 stood at € 118.3 million, compared to € 113.9 million as at December 2023. Changes in the six months mainly concern the recognition of net profit (€ 8.0 million) and the distribution of dividends (€ 2.9 million).

TXT's consolidated results for the first six months of 2024, compared with those of the same period of the previous year, are presented below:

(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 % 30.06.2023 % % Change
REVENUES 138,194 100 107,299 100 28.8
Direct costs 92,896 67.2 69,949 65.2 32.8
GROSS MARGIN 45,298 32.8 37,350 34.8 21.3
Research and development costs 6,737 4.9 4,499 4.2 49.8
Commercial costs 11,499 8.3 10,486 9.8 9.7
General and administrative costs 9,564 6.9 8,444 7.9 13.3
GROSS OPERATING PROFIT (EBITDA) 17,498 12.7 13,921 13.0 25.7
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 5,368 3.9 4,977 4.6 7.9
Reorganisation and non-recurring charges - 0.0 0 0.0 n.a.
OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT) 12,130 8.8 8,944 8.3 35.6
Extraordinary/Financial income (charges) (931) (0.7) (694) (0.6) 34.1
Extraordinary financial income deriving from acquisitions 100 0.1 1,932 1.8 (94.8)
Share of profit (loss) of associates (515) (0.4) (262) (0.2) 96.4
EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES (EBT) 10,784 7.8 9,920 9.2 8.7
Taxes (2,831) (2.0) (3,135) (2.9) (9.7)
NET PROFIT 7,953 5.8 6,785 6.3 17.2
Attributable to:
Parent Company shareholders 7,956 6,785
Minority interests 3 0

GROUP REVENUES AND GROSS MARGINS

To reflect TXT's new and broader positioning on the digital innovation market, the Group is structured into three divisions representative of the type of offer:

  • Smart Solutions: proprietary software and solutions and related services to accelerate the digital transformation of customers' offer;
  • Digital Advisory: specialised consulting services for the digital innovation of large enterprise processes and the public segment;
  • Software Engineering: software engineering services for the innovation and servitisation of customer products guided by skills on enabling technologies.

Revenues and direct costs in the first six months of 2024, compared with the first six months of the previous year, are presented below for each Division.

(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 % 30.06.2023 % % Change
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
REVENUES 93,510 100 73,202 100 27.7
Software 139 0.1 - 0.0 0.0
Services 93,371 99.9 73,202 100.0 27.6
DIRECT COSTS 70,291 75.2 52,059 71.1 35.0
GROSS MARGIN 23,219 24.8 21,143 28.9 9.8
SMART SOLUTIONS
REVENUES 25,647 100 19,638 100 30.6
Software 8,873 34.6 5,770 29.4 53.8
Services 16,774 65.4 13,868 70.6 21.0
DIRECT COSTS 9,639 37.6 8,098 41.2 19.0
GROSS MARGIN 16,008 62.4 11,540 58.8 38.7
DIGITAL ADVISORY
REVENUES 19,037 100 14,459 100 31.7
Software 545 2.9 - 0.0 0.0
Services 18,492 97.1 14,459 100.0 27.9
DIRECT COSTS 12,966 68.1 9,793 67.7 32.4
GROSS MARGIN 6,071 31.9 4,666 32.3 30.1
TOTAL TXT
REVENUES 138,194 100 107,299 100 28.8
Software 9,557 6.9 5,770 5.4 65.6
Services 128,637 93.1 101,529 94.6 26.7
DIRECT COSTS 92,896 67.2 69,950 65.2 32.8
GROSS MARGIN 45,298 32.8 37,349 34.8 21.3

Software Engineering Division

The Software Engineering Division represents the TXT Group's offer of software engineering services for the innovation and servitisation of customer products guided by enabling technologies skills.

The Division recorded revenues of € 93.5 million, up by 27.7% compared to the previous year, of which € 4.9 million due to the consolidation of new acquisitions (€ 32.7 million in the first half of 2023) and € 15.4 million from organic growth.

The Gross margin was € 23.2 million, an increase of 9.8% compared to the first six months of 2023.

The gross margin on revenues was equal to 24.8% compared to 28.9% in the first six months of 2023.

In the Software Engineering division, new opportunities for accelerated growth are linked to upselling and cross-selling in new markets, as a result of the acquisitions made, in particular the Telco and Gaming market, which will benefit from the innovative skills of the TXT Group on enabling technologies such as AI, Data Analytics, VR/AR/XR and Quality Assurance, which show a growing demand in an increasingly large number of sectors.

Smart Solutions Division

The Smart Solutions Division represents the TXT Group's offer of software, proprietary solutions and related services to accelerate the digital transformation of customers.

In the first half of 2024, revenues amounted to € 25.6 million. Software revenues came to € 8.9 million.

The Gross margin was € 16.0 million. The Gross margin on revenues was equal to 62.4%, up compared to 58.8% in the first six months of 2023.

The FARADAY™ product designed for compliance with solutions for the assessment of the risk of terrorism financing, corruption and money laundering, which aim to meet the needs of all those who are subject to European and national legislation on the subject, allows to manage different types of data and to support the calculation of the risk in the various areas.

Polaris is the B2B digital platform (Marketplace) designed to dynamically and centrally manage the Supply Chain Finance programmes, aimed at responding in a flexible and integrated manner to the needs of the buyers, suppliers and financial partners; ideal tool for large companies and multinationals that manage large and diversified supplies. Polaris gives the possibility to financial partners, banks specialised in trade finance and factors, investment funds and family offices, of expanding their reference market with centralised management of the onboarding processes and contractual formalisation. A simple tool to proactively manage commercial debt within their supply chains, supporting the liquidity of suppliers in collaboration with a wide range of possible financial partners. Polaris digitalises the main operating processes in the area of reverse factoring, confirming and dynamic discounting, making it possible to include

both smaller suppliers and financial partners other than large commercial banks in the support programs of large companies.

AssioPay, focused on the development of software for the world of payments and paymentrelated systems (meal vouchers and rechargeable), has developed a proprietary platform (gateway) that allows access to various service providers, and has also developed an Android SmartPOS application, able to integrate various issuers and enable payment on international credit circuits in addition to their management software (AssioPay Terminal Management System). AssioPay designs and develops software and Apps for payment, loyalty, ticketing, meal vouchers and many other solutions at Banks, Financial Institutions, System Integrators, service providers, large-scale distribution chains, etc. through customised solutions.

The EIDOS Retail platform is the solution designed to meet the management and tax needs of sales activities. Complete, flexible, intuitive, easy to use even by non-expert operators, it allows to manage sales in physical stores, in B2B, B2C and mobility. It is a solution that makes the multichannel relationship with Customers its strong point (loyalties, gift cards, customised price lists, promotions, which can be consulted both at the point of sale and on line and mobile) but also covers all the business operations associated with the sales activity (procurement, warehouses, inventories, shelf life, returns to Supplier).

The EIDOS Reservation platform handles all types of bookings, with dynamic and automatic inclusions, groups and allotments for tour operators. The system manages all the necessary transactional aspects: reservations, changes, payments, sales invoices and the calculation of commissions due to the Agency. The data can be exchanged with external systems for accounting management.

The DMP platform that, through the MES/MOM module, is able to manage a company's production process that connects the factory to the company management system to give total visibility into the processes relating to production, quality, maintenance and inventory and through the CMMS module is able to control and manage maintenance.

Digital Advisory Division

The Digital Advisory division represents the specialised consulting offer for the digital innovation of large enterprise processes and the public segment of the TXT Group in the field of digitalisation of ICT processes, with proprietary technologies, certifications and software.

Revenues in the division amounted to € 19.0 million, up +31.7% compared to the first half of 2023.

The Gross margin was € 6.1 million. The gross margin amounted to 31.9% of revenues.

GROUP REVENUES

Research and development costs in the first six months of 2024 amounted to € 6.7 million, up 49.8% from € 4.5 million in the first six months of 2023. TXT continues to invest in its Fintech division with new initiatives and with the development of "Faraday", "Polaris" proprietary products and the AssioPay platform and in the Aerospace division with the development of "Pacelab Preliminary design", "Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer", "Pacelab Aircraft Configuration Environment" and "Pacelab Weavr" proprietary products. The percentage of revenues decreased from 4.2% to 4.9% in 2024.

Commercial costs amounted to € 11.5 million, an increase of 9.7% compared to the first six months of 2023 (€ 10.5 million). As a percentage of revenues, commercial costs dropped from 9.8% in the first six months of 2023 to 8.3% in the first six months of 2024.

General and administrative costs amounted to € 9.6 million, an increase of +13.3% compared to the first six months of 2023 (€ 8.4 million). As a percentage of revenues, these costs stood at 6.9% in the first six months of 2024 compared to 7.9% in the first six months of 2023.

Financial charges amounted to a negative € 1.3 million compared to a positive € 0.9 million in the first six months of 2023.

Net profit came to € 8.0 million, up from € 6.8 million in the first six months of 2023. In the first six months of 2024, taxes accounted for 26.3%.

CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EMPLOYED

As at 30 June 2024, capital employed was € 174.6 million, up € 9.0 million from 31 December 2023 (€ 165.6 million).

(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Intangible assets 91,783 85,900 5,883
Net tangible assets 22,078 20,430 1,648
Other fixed assets 24,049 24,462 (413)
Fixed assets 137,911 130,792 7,119
Inventories 24,700 18,733 5,967
Trade receivables 71,193 74,346 (3,153)
Sundry receivables and other short-term assets 16,162 14,876 1,286
Trade payables (21,882) (21,585) (297)
Tax payables (9,762) (11,208) 1,446
Sundry payables and other short-term liabilities (37,336) (34,761) (2,575)
Net working capital 43,075 40,401 2,674
Post-employment benefits and other
non-current liabilities
(6,410) (5,603) (807)
Capital employed 174,576 165,590 8,986

The table below shows the details:

Group shareholders' equity
Shareholders' equity attributable to
118,271 113,852 4,419
minority interests 64 17 47
Net financial debt 56,242 51,721 4,521
Financing of capital employed 174,576 165,590 8,986

Intangible fixed assets increased from € 85.9 million to € 91.8 million, primarily due to the allocation of the provisional goodwill deriving from the acquisition of the Imille group (€ 7.4 million), an effect then mitigated by amortisation for the period (€ 2.2 million).

Tangible assets, amounting to € 22.1 million, increased by € 1.6 million compared to 31 December 2023. The increases for the period (€ 4.9 million) were partially offset by depreciation for the period (€ 3.1 million).

Other fixed assets of € 24.1 million are in line with the value at 31 December 2023. This item is mainly composed of the financial investment made in the previous year in the share capital of Banca del Fucino for € 17.8 million.

Net working capital amounted to € 43.1 million compared to € 40.4 million as at 31 December 2023. The change was € 2,8 million. There was an increase in inventories for work in progress for activities not yet invoiced to customers (€ 6.0 million), partly offset by effective credit recovery actions from important Italian customers in the aeronautics sector.

Liabilities arising from post-employment benefits and other non-current liabilities of Italian employees and other non-current liabilities stood at € 6.4 million, up compared to the value as at 31 December 2023 due to the acquisition of the Imille Group.

Consolidated shareholders' equity as at 30 June 2024 was € 118.3 million, compared to € 113.9 million as at December 2023. Changes in the six months mainly concern the recognition of net profit (€ 8.0 million) and the distribution of dividends (€ 2.9 million).

Shareholders' equity attributable to minority interests totalled € 64 thousand as at 30 June 2024.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on 4 March 2021 the Guidelines on disclosure requirements pursuant to EU Regulation 2017/1129 ("Prospectus Regulation").

With the "Recall of attention No. 5/21" of 29 April 2021, CONSOB declared its intention to bring its supervisory practices in relation to the net financial position into line with the aforementioned ESMA guidelines. In particular, CONSOB has declared that the prospectuses approved by it, starting from 5 May 2021, must comply with the aforementioned ESMA Guidelines.

Therefore, based on the new provisions, listed issuers will have to submit, in the explanatory notes to the annual and half-yearly financial statements, published starting from 5 May 2021, a new prospectus on the subject of debt to be drawn up according to the indications contained in paragraphs 175 and following of the aforementioned ESMA Guidelines.

In this regard, the ESMA Guidelines provide for the following main changes to the debt prospectus:

  • we no longer speak of "Net financial position", but of "Total financial debt";
  • in the context of non-current financial debt, trade payables and other non-current payables must also be included, i.e. payables that are not remunerated, but which have a significant implicit or explicit financing component (for example, payables to suppliers due after 12 months);
  • in the context of current financial debt, the current portion of non-current financial debt must be indicated separately;
  • "financial debt" includes remunerated debt (i.e., interest-bearing debt), which includes, among other things, financial liabilities relating to short- and/or long-term lease contracts. Information on lease payables must be provided separately.

Net financial debt (availability) and cost of debt

Below is a summary of the main phenomena that had an impact on net financial debt which amounted to € 56.2 million as at 30 June 2024, compared to € 51.7 million as at 31 December 2023.

(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Cash and cash equivalents (47,503) (37,927) (9,576)
Financial instruments at fair value (27,428) (24,058) (3,370)
Short-term financial receivables (400) (810) 410
Liquid assets (75,331) (62,795) (12,536)
Current financial debt (including debt instruments, but excluding the current portion of
non-current financial debt)
28,596 30,697 (2,101)
Current portion of non-current financial debt 29,579 26,957 2,622
Current financial debt 58,175 57,654 521
Current net financial debt (17,156) (5,141) (12,015)
Non-current financial debt (excluding current portion and debt instruments) 73,932 57,563 16,369
Debt instruments - - -
Non-current financial receivables (532) (700) 168
Trade payables and other non-current payables - - -
Non-current financial debt 73,400 56,863 16,537
Total financial debt 56,244 51,722 4,522
Non-monetary debts for adjustment of the
price of the 2023 acquisitions to be paid in TXT shares (1,559) (2,500) 941
Financial investment - Banca Del Fucino (17,778) (17,778) -
Adj. Net Available Financial Resources 36,907 31,444 5,463

Below is the breakdown of the debt referred to the application of IFRS 16:

(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Debt referred to IFRS 16 (10,762) (10,095) (667)
The composition of Net Financial Debt as at 30 June 2024 is as follows:
  • Cash and cash equivalents of € 47.5 million are mainly in euro, held with major Italian banks.
  • Financial instruments at fair value of € 27.4 million are comprised of investments in multi-segment insurance funds with partial capital guarantee (€ 20.8 million), a bond loan (€ 0.5 million) and government securities and bonds with a medium-low risk profile (€ 6.9 million);
  • Current financial debt (including debt instruments, and excluding the current portion of non-current financial debt) as at 30 June 2024 was € 28.6 million and refers (a) for € 19.9 million to short-term loans (hot money), (b) for € 3.8 million to the short-term portion of the debt for the payment of rental and lease for offices, cars and printers for all instalments until the end of the relevant contracts following the adoption of IFRS 16, (c) for € 3.0 million to the estimated outlay for Earn-Out of the shareholders of FastCode S.p.A., (d) for € 1.6 million in relation to the shares to be transferred relating to the acquisition of the Imille Group, (e) for € 0.3 million relating to debts for financed projects.
  • Non-current financial debt (excluding the current portion and debt instruments) as at 30 June 2024 of € 73.9 million refers to (a) € 60.1 million for the portion of new medium/ long-term loans for the portion with a maturity of more than 12 months; (b) € 0.7 million for the valuation of the debt for the PUT/CALL option for the acquisition of TXT Working Capital Solutions Srl, as an estimate of the additional disbursements for exercising the Put/Call option in the 2021-2025 period for the purchase of the remaining 40% of the company's shares; (c) € 0.2 million for the long-term portion of the Put/Call related to TXT Risk Solutions Srl after renegotiation; (d) € 7.0 million for the medium/long-term portion of the debt for the payment of rent and lease of offices, cars and printers for all instalments until the end of the relevant contracts following the adoption of IFRS 16; (e) € 0.8 million for the estimated disbursement for the first Earn-Out of TXT Novigo's shareholders; (f) € 1.5 million as an estimate of the additional disbursements for exercising the Put/Call option in the 2023-2026 period for the purchase of the remaining 49% of the shares in the company TXT Arcan S.r.l., (g) € 2.0 million for the estimated disbursement for the Earn-Out relating to the acquisition of PACE Canada, (h) (g) € 1.5 million for the estimated disbursement for the Earn-Out relating to the acquisition of the Imille Group.

Medium/long-term loans were taken out by the parent company TXT e-solutions S.p.A. in 2018, 2021 and 2022, by the subsidiary Assioma.Net between 2018 and 2019, by the subsidiary TeraTron Gmbh

in 2019, by the subsidiary Novigo Consulting in 2019, by the subsidiary DM Management & Consulting, by the subsidiary Soluzioni Prodotti Sistema and by the subsidiary Ennova S.p.A., and by the subsidiary Imille Srl, all in Euro without guarantees; for more details see Note 6.13 and 6.16.

In line with market practice, the loan agreements require compliance with:

    1. financial covenants based on which the company undertakes to comply with certain levels of financial indexes, contractually defined, the most significant of which relate the gross or net financial debt with the gross operating margin (EBITDA) or the Shareholders' equity, measured on the basis of the consolidated scope of the Group according to the definitions agreed upon with the financing counterparties;
    1. negative pledge commitments under which the company cannot create real rights of guarantee or other restrictions on company assets;
    1. "pari passu" clauses, on the basis of which the loans will have the same degree of priority in the repayment with respect to other financial liabilities and change of control clauses, which are activated in the event of disinvestments by the majority shareholder;
    1. limitations to the extraordinary transactions that the company can carry out, if exceeding certain thresholds;
    1. certain obligations for the issuer that limit, inter alia, the ability to pay particular dividends or distribute capital; to merge with or consolidate certain businesses; to dispose of or transfer its assets.

The measurement of financial covenants and other contractual obligations is constantly monitored by the Group. In particular, the financial covenants are measured on an annual basis as provided for contractually.

Q2 2024 ANALYSIS

The analysis of the operating results for the second quarter of 2024, compared with those of the second quarter of the previous year, is presented below:

(€ thousand) Q2 2024 % Q2 2023 % % Change
REVENUES 71,067 100 54,987 100 29.2
Direct costs 47,570 66.9 35,433 64.4 34.3
GROSS MARGIN 23,497 33.1 19,554 35.6 20.2
Research and development costs 3,396 4.8 2,268 4.1 49.7
Commercial costs 6,663 9.4 5,244 9.5 27.1
General and administrative costs 4,694 6.6 4,957 9.0 (5.3)
GROSS OPERATING PROFIT (EBITDA) 8,744 12.3 7,085 12.9 23.4
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 2,699 3.8 2,615 4.8 3.2
Reorganisation and non-recurring charges - 0.0 0 0.0 #DIV/0!
OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT) 6,044 8.5 4,470 8.1 35.2
Extraordinary/Financial income (charges) (957) (1.3) 1,415 2.6 (167.6)

EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES (EBT) 5,087 7.2 5,885 10.7 (13.6)
Taxes (1,241) (1.7) (2,010) (3.7) (38.3)
NET PROFIT 3,846 5.4 3,875 7.0 (0.7)
Attributable to:
Parent Company shareholders 3,849 3,875
Minority interests 3 0

Performance compared to the second quarter of the previous year was as follows:

  • Net revenues amounted to € 71.1 million, an increase of 29.2% compared to the second quarter of 2023 (€ 55.0 million).
  • The Gross margin for the second quarter of 2024 was € 23.5 million, up 20.2% from the second quarter of 2023 (€ 19.6 million). As a percentage of revenues, the margin amounted to 33.1% compared to 35.6% in second quarter of 2023 due to the higher percentage of revenues generated by services.
  • EBITDA in the second quarter of 2024 was € 8.7 million, up +23.4% compared to second quarter of 2023 (€ 7.1 million). The margin on revenues was 12.3% compared to 12.9% in second quarter of 2023.
  • Operating profit (EBIT) was € 6.0 million, up 35.2% from the second quarter of 2023 (€ 4.5 million)
  • Pre-tax profit was € 5.1 million, compared to € 5.9 million in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Net profit was € 3.8 million compared to € 3.9 million in the second quarter of 2023.

EMPLOYEES

As at 30 June 2024, there were 2,913 employees (2,352 as at 30 June 2023).

PERFORMANCE OF TXT STOCK, TREASURY SHARES AND EVOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS

In the first six months of 2024, the TXT e-solutions share price recorded an official high of € 25.05 on 14 June 2024 and a low of € 18.94 on 4 January 2024. As at 30 June 2024, the share price was € 24.25.

The average daily trading volume on the stock exchange in the first six months of 2024 was 20,469 shares, down from the 2023 daily average of 25,448.

Treasury shares as at 30 June 2024 totalled 1,271,406 (1,300,639 as at 31 December 2023), representing 9.7754% of the issued shares at an average carrying amount of € 7.30 per share. In the first six months of 2024, 125,063 shares were purchased at an average price of € 21.89.

On 29 March 2024, the following treasury shares were transferred:

  • 154,296 at the agreed price of € 16.20 per share, in order to fulfil the payment commitments undertaken by TXT under the purchase agreement signed on 4 December 2023 for the acquisition of 100% of the company FastCode S.p.A..

In order to provide regular updates on the Company, an email-based communication channel is operational ([email protected]). Everyone can sign up for this service in order to receive, in addition to press releases, specific communications to Investors and Shareholders.

DISCLOSURE ON TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

No transactions outside the normal course of business were carried out with related parties.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD AND OUTLOOK

On 1 July 2024, the contract for the acquisition of 100% of the capital of Refine Srl ("Refine") was signed. TXT will consolidate its results within its Smart Solutions division

starting from 1 July 2024.

Refine was founded in Milan in 2016 thanks to a project initiated by the current selling partners and today it boasts proprietary technologies and specialised skills in the field of performance marketing, in the generation of qualified leads and in the collection and study of data in favour of a unique offering in support of the marketing strategies of its customers

Refine offers proprietary technological solutions based on enabling technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics designed to create the marketing strategy suited to the needs of large international enterprises. Refine covers a multiplicity of services, from Direct Marketing (direct email and sms marketing), Display & Video Advertising, to Vertical Lead Generation services focused on the creation of Vertical Content Portals, Automated Landing Pages aimed at increasing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and guiding the customer in choosing the most suitable channel to contact users; Refine's main customers include the major domestic and international marketing agencies, with diversified end customers in a large number of sectors, united by the nature of large enterprises with a domestic and international presence. The main sectors range from automotive, telco, energy/utility, travel and retail.

In 2023, Refine's sales revenues amounted to € 16.7 million (+11.5% YoY), with EBITDA of approximately € 3.4 million (EBITDA margin of 20.1%). The growth forecast for the three-year period 2024-2026 is in double figures.

The basic consideration paid at closing for the purchase of 100% of Refine, net of the earn-outs and the NFP, which will be settled in cash, was agreed between the parties at € 21.8 million, of which € 12.1 million (55.4%) paid in cash and € 9.7 million (44.6%) through the payment of TXT e-solutions S.p.A. shares sold at the price agreed between the parties of € 23.00 per share. The Net Financial Position at closing will be settled in cash.

On 8 July 2024, TXT exercised the option to purchase an additional 20% of the share capital of ProSim Training Solutions (ProSim-TS), in respect of which TXT holds a majority stake of 60% in ProSim-TS. TXT will consolidate ProSim-TS' results from 1 July 2024.

Forecasts for the performance in the third quarter of 2024

With reference to the organic growth of the business, after a first half that saw sustained growth in all operating divisions, in the second half of the current year TXT's management expects further business development, with stabilisation of the revenue growth rates at double digit levels, driven by commercial and technological synergies, and an improvement in business margins linked to the growth in volumes and the increased efficiency of the general and administrative costs structure, as well as the historical trend in TXT's margins.

At market level, after a strong first half-year in all segments, further organic growth is expected, driven by the Public Sector (+34.9% in 1H-2024 compared to the first half of 2023) and Aerospace & Defence (+28.3% in 1H-2024 compared to the first half of 2023), thanks respectively to the growth of Digital Advisory activities on long-term public contracts already acquired and to the positive trend expected for the civil aviation and defence market, where the TXT Group is strategically positioned with its digital offering of Software Engineering and Smart Solutions. In the Telco & Gaming market, the volumes of the Software Engineering offer are continuing to grow also in the third quarter of the current year, with possible slowdowns in the growth rate of the top line due to the evolution of the sector in the domestic market, while in Fintech the constant growth in volumes continues in line with the market trend.

In relation to the 2024 M&A plan, following the investments already made in the opening of the MarTech offer, the TXT Group is committed to continuing with its acquisition plan aimed at integrating new technologies, digital specialised skills and excellence in markets that are already proprietary or adjacent to the current ones.

In the current global geopolitical context, which has worsened since 2022, mainly due to the Russian military aggression in Ukraine, the escalation of the trade war between China and the US and the more recent military conflict between Israel and Hamas, which have led to significant macroeconomic uncertainty and inflationary pressure followed by an immediate rise in interest rates, the TXT Board of Directors has currently identified risks that can be mitigated in the short term due to the minimal and non-strategic exposure of the TXT business in the areas involved in the conflicts and thanks to a sustainable financial exposure.

The manager responsible for preparing corporate accounting documents The Chair of the Board of Directors Eugenio Forcinito Enrico Magni

Cologno Monzese, 10 September 2024

AS AT 30 JUNE 2024

CONDENSED HALF-YEARLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

23 Half-yearly financial report as at 30 June 2024

TXT E-SOLUTIONS GROUP

Consolidated Balance Sheet

ASSETS Notes 30.06.2024 Of which with
31.12.2023
related parties
Of which with
related parties
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Goodwill 6.1 72,971,297 64,999,093
Intangible assets with a finite useful life 6.2 18,811,828 20,900,762
Intangible assets 91,783,125 85,899,855
Property, plant and equipment 6.3 22,078,422 20,430,191
Tangible assets 22,078,422 20,430,191
Investments in associates 6.4 5,215,945 5,587,338
Other non-recurring financial receivables 6.5 18,798,552 18,970,447
Deferred tax assets 6.6 566,815 604,286
Other non-current assets 24,581,311.60 25,162,071
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 138,442,859 131,492,117
CURRENT ASSETS
Contractual assets 6.7 24,699,765 18,732,910
Trade receivables 6.8 71,193,489 787,797 74,346,424 386,522
Sundry receivables and other current assets 6.9 16,162,145 1,272,652 14,875,549 847,652
Other short-term financial receivables 6.10 400,000 400,000 810,108 400,000
HFT securities at fair value 6.11 27,427,869 24,058,487
Cash and cash equivalents 6.12 47,503,305 37,926,613
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 187,386,573 2,460,449 170,750,091 1,634,174
TOTAL ASSETS 325,829,431 2,460,449 302,242,207 1,634,174
Of which with
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Notes related parties
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share capital 6,503,125 6,503,125
Reserves 10,657,288 11,182,733
Retained earnings (accumulated losses) 93,154,766 80,653,955
Profit (loss) for the period 7,955,644 15,512,160
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Group) 6.13 118,270,823 113,851,973
Shareholders' equity attributable to minority
interests 63,613 17,135
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 6.13 118,334,436 113,869,108 -
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-current financial liabilities 6.14 73,932,191 1,071,399 57,563,008 1,315,169
Provision for post-employment benefits and
other employee provisions 6.15 6,409,955 5,603,142
Deferred tax provision 6.6 4,763,582 5,234,650
Provisions for future risks and charges 6.16 0 0
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 85,105,728 1,071,399 68,400,800 1,315,169
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current financial liabilities 6.17 58,172,822 486,259 57,653,709 370,283
Trade payables 6.18 21,881,813 21,584,829
Tax payables 6.19 4,998,454 5,973,028
Sundry payables and other current liabilities 6.20 37,336,177 156,662 34,760,733 100,000
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 122,389,267 642,921 119,972,299 470,283
TOTAL LIABILITIES 207,494,995 1,714,320 188,373,099 1,785,452
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 325,829,431 1,714,320 302,242,207 1,785,452

Consolidated Income Statement

(€ thousand) Notes 30.06.2024 Of which with
related
parties
30.06.2023 Of which
with related
parties
Revenues and other income 138,194,022 83,230 107,298,975 88,511
TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME 7.1 138,194,022 83,230 107,298,975 88,511
Purchases of materials and external services 7.2 (51,496,429) (359,118) (35,709,256) (326,019)
Personnel costs 7.3 (67,516,078) (56,688,118)
Other operating costs 7.4 (1,683,283) - (981,043) -
Depreciation and amortisation/Impairment 7.5 (5,368,457) - (4,976,869) -
OPERATING RESULT 12,129,775 (275,888) 8,943,690 (237,508)
Financial income (charges) 7.6 (830,885) 1,236,945 150,124
Share of profit (loss) of associates 7.7 (514,638) (261,498)
EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES (EBT) 10,784,252 (275,888) 9,919,137 (87,384)
Income taxes 7.8 (2,831,130) - (3,134,081) -
NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 7,953,122 (275,888) 6,785,056 (87,384)
Attributable to:
Parent Company shareholders 7,955,644 6,785,056
Minority interests 2,522
EARNINGS PER SHARE 0.66 0.30
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE 0.66 0.30

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

30.06.2024 30.06.2023
NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 7,953,122 6,785,056
Attributable to:
Minority interests 2,522 -
Parent Company shareholders 7,955,644 6,785,056
Profit/(Loss) from foreign currency translation differences (267,625) 37,164
Gain/(Loss) on the effective part of hedging instruments (cash flow hedge) (181,881) (164,532)
Total items of other comprehensive income statement that will be subsequently
reclassified to profit/(loss) for the year net of taxes (449,506) (127,368)
Defined-benefit plans actuarial gains (losses) (23,517) (388,312)
Total items of other comprehensive income that will not be subsequently reclassified to
profit/(loss) for the year net of taxes
(23,517) (388,312)
Total profit/(loss) of Other comprehensive income net of taxes (473,023) (515,680)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 7,480,099 6,269,376
Attributable to:
Minority interests 2,522 -
Parent Company shareholders 7,482,621 6,269,376

Company segment information

(€ thousand) Software
Engineering
Smart
Solutions
Digital
Advisory
Not
allocated
TOTAL TXT
REVENUES 93,510 25,647 19,037 - 138,194
Software 139 8,873 545 9,557
Services 93,371 16,774 18,492 128,637
OPERATING COSTS:
Direct costs 70,291 9,639 12,966 92,896
Research and development costs 1,700 5,012 25 6,737
Commercial costs 6,236 3,687 1,575 11,499
General and administrative costs 5,190 2,728 1,646 9,564
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS 83,418 21,067 16,211 - 120,696
-
EBITDA 10,092 4,580 2,826 - 17,498
Amortisation of intangible assets 924 934 322 2,180
Depreciation of tangible assets 677 2,215 232 3,124
Write-downs and Restructuring Costs - 64 - 64
OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT) 8,491 1,367 2,272 - 12,130
Financial income (charges) (1,346) (1,346)
EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES (EBT) 8,491 1,367 2,272 (1,346) 10,784
Taxes (2,831) (2,831)
NET PROFIT 8,491 1,367 2,272 (4,177) 7,953

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

30 June 2024 31 December 2023
Net profit (loss) for the period 7,953,122 15,512,160
Non-monetary costs for Stock Options 140,702
Non-monetary interest - 110,443
Change in fair value of monetary instruments (526,094) 245,238
Current income taxes 2,831,130 5,511,145
Change in deferred taxes (433,597) 2,314,309
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 5,367,424 11,444,557
Other non-monetary expenses (569,796) (606,879)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities (before change in working capital) 14,762,891 34,530,973
(Increase) / Decrease in trade receivables 3,089,936 (1,332,838)
(Increase) / Decrease in contractual assets / inventories (5,966,855) (4,968,382)
Increase / (Decrease) in trade payables 296,984 942,083
(Increase) / Decrease in other assets/liabilities (2,516,857) (5,665,121)
Increase / (Decrease) in post-employment benefits 806,813 831,049
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (4,289,979) (10,193,209)
Paid income taxes - (2,144,995)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 10,472,912 22,192,769
of which with related parties - 93,396
(Increase) / Decrease in tangible assets (4,947,211) (2,427,292)
(Increase) / Decrease in intangible assets (161,183) (11,735,313)
Capitalisation of development expenses - -
Decrease in tangible and intangible assets 244,102 680,430
Cash flow from acquisitions of associates (3,839,333) 1,082,966
(Increase) / Decrease in trading securities 410,108 29,036,112
(Increase) / Decrease in securities at fair value (2,300,000) (5,550,946)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES (10,593,517) 11,085,957
of which with related parties -
Loans issued 33,000,000 17,450,262
Loans repaid (19,821,152) (29,687,135)
Payment of lease liabilities (1,235,079) (4,128,792)
Increase / (Decrease) in financial payables - -
Increase / (Decrease) in other financial receivables - -
Distribution of dividends (2,941,172) (2,147,300)
Interest expense (1,252,541) -
Other changes in shareholders' equity (279,189) -
Net change in financial liabilities 1,428,365 (1,886,012)
(Purchase)/Sale of treasury shares 1,065,689 (8,372,026)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES 9,964,921 (28,771,003)
of which with related parties - (625,391)
INCREASE / (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 9,844,316 4,507,723
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash flows (267,625) 404,295
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD 37,926,613 33,014,594
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD 47,503,305 37,926,613
Assets acquired that did not generate cash flows (initial recognition IFRS 16) (3,027,743) (6,256,318)

Liabilities acquired that did not generate cash flows (initial recognition IFRS 16) 3,027,743 6,256,318

Statement of Changes in Consolidated Shareholders' Equity as at 30 June 2024

in consolidation

1. Group structure

The Parent Company TXT e-solutions S.p.A. and its subsidiaries operate both in Italy and abroad in the IT sector and provide software and service solutions in extremely dynamic markets that require advanced technological solutions.

The table below shows the companies included in the scope of consolidation under the line-byline method as at 30 June 2024 (see also the organisational diagram in the section "Organisational structure") and the relative share of legal interest in the share capital:

Company name of the subsidiary Currency % holding Share capital
PACE GmbH EUR 100% 295,000
PACE America Inc. USD 100% 10,000
PACE Canada Aerospace & IT Inc. (****) CAD 100% 100
PACE Asia Aerospace&IT PTE Ltd (*) SGD 100% 100
TXT NEXT Sarl EUR 100% 100,000
TXT NEXT Ltd GBP 100% 100,000
TXT Risk Solutions Srl EUR 92% 250,000
TXT Assioma Srl (*) EUR 100% 100,000
AssioPay S.r.l. EUR 100% 10,000
TXT E-Swiss SA (**) CHF 100% 100,000
HSPI S.p.A. EUR 100% 1,000,000
TXT Working Capital Solutions S.r.l. EUR 60% 500,000
TeraTron GmbH EUR 100% 75,000
LBA Consulting S.r.l. EUR 100% 10,000
TXT Novigo S.r.l. EUR 100% 1,000,000
DM Mgmt & Consulting S.r.l. EUR 100% 101,000
Soluzioni Prodotti Sistemi S.r.l. EUR 100% 10,000
Butterfly S.r.l. EUR 100% 10,000
PGMD Consulting Srl (***) EUR 100% 20,000
TLOGOS S.r.l. EUR 100% 110,000
ENNOVA S.p.A. EUR 100% 1,098,900
TXT e-Tech Srl EUR 100% 200,000
TXT Quence S.r.l. EUR 100% 10,000
TXT Consortium EUR 100% 20,000
FastCode S.p.A. EUR 100% 100,000
TXT Arcan Srl EUR 51% 20,407
NewPos Europe Srl EUR 51% 100,000
IMille Srl Società Benefit EUR 100% 300,000
Uasabi Srl EUR 100% 10,000
IMille Brasil Agencia LTDA BRL 100% 1,000
IMille Start Spa CLP 100% 300,000
IMille Spain SL EUR 100% 3,000

(*) In November 2023, the equity investment in the company TXT Assioma S.r.l. was sold to the subsidiary Ennova S.p.A..

(**) On 1 July 2023, the merger by incorporation between the two investee companies Mac Solutions SA and TXT e-Solutions Sagl took effect, both wholly-owned by the parent company TXT e-solutions S.p.A. Therefore, as a result of this transaction, the company TXT e-solutions Sagl was

merged into Mac Solutions SA, which also changed its company name to TXT e-Swiss SA.

(***) In July 2023, the reverse merger between the two investee companies Qbridge S.r.l. and PGMD Consulting S.r.l. took effect. Therefore, through this transaction the company Qbridge S.r.l., 100% parent company of PGMD Consulting S.r.l., was merged into PGMD Consulting S.r.l..

(****) In June 2023, a new Canadian company was established, PACE Canada Aerospace & IT Inc., wholly-owned by PACE Gmbh.

(*****) In November 2023, a new Singaporean company was established, PACE Asia Aerospace & IT PTE Ltd, wholly-owned by PACE Gmbh.

The consolidated financial statements of the TXT e-solutions S.p.A. Group (the "Group") is presented in Euro, which is also the functional currency. Here below are the foreign exchange rates used for translating the amounts expressed in foreign currency of the subsidiaries into Euro:

• Income statement (average exchange rate in the year)

Currency 30.06.2024 30.06.2023
British Pound (GBP) 0.8547 0.8764
US Dollar (USD) 1.0813 1.0807
Swiss Franc (CHF) 0.9615 0.9856
Canadian Dollar (CAD) 1.4685 1.4565
Chilean Peso (CLP) 1,016.24 871.11
Brazilian Real (BRL) 5.4922 5.4827

• Balance sheet (exchange rates as at 30 June 2024 and 31 December 2023)

Currency 30.06.2024 31.12.2023
British Pound (GBP) 0.8464 0.8691
US Dollar (USD) 1.0705 1.1050
Swiss Franc (CHF) 0.9634 0.9260
Canadian Dollar (CAD) 1.4670 1.4642
Chilean Peso (CLP) 1,021.54 977.07
Brazilian Real (BRL) 5.8915 5.3618

2. Basis of preparation of the consolidated financial statements

The Group's annual consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the IFRS international accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and endorsed by the European Union as at the date of drafting of these financial statements, as well as with the measures issued in implementation of Article 9 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 38/2005 and with any other applicable provisions and CONSOB regulations on financial statements. This interim report was prepared, regarding both form and content, in accordance with the provisions contained in IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" and in accordance with International Accounting Standards ("IAS - IFRS") issued by the International Accounting Standards

Board and adopted by the EU, including all the interpretations of the IFRS Interpretations Committee, previously called Standing Interpretations Committee ("SIC").

The half-yearly report as at 30 June 2024 consists of the consolidated financial statements, the reclassified consolidated financial statements whose form and content are consistent with the financial statements for the year 2023. The condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements do not therefore include all the information required for the annual financial statements and should be read together with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. They have been prepared based on accounting records as at 30 June 2024 and on a going concern basis. As for further information relating to the nature of the company's activities, business areas, operations and outlook, reference should be made to the Directors' Report on Operations.

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements, as well as their content and changes in the individual items, are set out below and have not changed from those adopted in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023, thereby ensuring the comparability of the data.

The publication and release of this document were approved by the Board of Directors' Meeting held on 10 September 2024.

3. Accounting standards and interpretations applied from 1 January 2024

During the period, the following amendments to IAS/IFRS were adopted, without effects for the Group:

  • IAS 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements": a greater degree of detail was introduced in the classification of liabilities, focusing on covenants. Failure to comply with a covenant leads to the classification of the liability as current, even if the due date is more than 12 months, with the obligation to provide a detailed report on the associated risks.

  • IFRS 16 "Leases": an amendment relating to sale-leaseback transactions was introduced, which clarifies that the seller-lessee must determine the lease payments in such a way as not to recognise any gain or loss in relation to the right to use held;

  • IAS 7 "Statement of cash flows" and IFRS 7 "Financial instruments: supplementary information": the amendments require greater transparency and a clearer separation between purely trade payables and those that include a financial component, providing detailed information in the notes.

4. Financial risk management

With regard to business risks, the main financial risks identified and monitored by the Group are as follows:

  • Currency risk
  • Interest rate risk
  • Credit risk
  • Liquidity and investment risk
  • Other risks (COVID-19, Military Conflict in Ukraine)

The financial risk management objectives and policies of the TXT e-solutions Group reflect those illustrated in the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023, to which reference should be made.

5. Use of estimates

The preparation of the consolidated half-yearly financial statements and the relevant notes in conformity with IFRS requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as well as disclosures relating to contingent assets and liabilities at the reporting date. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and any changes are immediately recognised in the income statement. Here below are the assumptions made about the future and other major sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

Revenues from contracts with customers

The Group has carried out the following assessments, which have a significant impact on the determination of the amount and timing of revenue recognition from contracts with customers:

Identification of the performance obligation in a joint sale

The Group provides maintenance and assistance services to customers, which are sold either separately or together with licenses for use, as well as professional services. The Group has determined that for the product types offered for which it is reasonable to expect that the customer requires a level of continuous involvement from the Group over a period of time, and which require a certain period of implementation by the customer, the maintenance and assistance service contract cannot be considered separately from the license contract, even if the latter exclusively envisages an up-front fee. The fact that the Group does not regularly grant the right to use its licences separately from the signing of a first maintenance contract, together with the consideration that maintenance services cannot reasonably be provided by other suppliers, are indicators that the customer does not tend to separately benefit from both products independently.

The Group, on the other hand, has established that professional services must be distinguished within the context of the contract and that a price must be independently allocable to them.

Determination of the method for estimating the value of the recognisable variable fee

In estimating any variable fee, the Group must use the expected value method or the most likely quantity method to estimate which method best determines the value of the fee to which it is entitled. Before including any value of the variable fee in the transaction price, the Group shall assess whether a portion of the variable fee is subject to recognisability limits. The Group has determined that, on the basis of its past experience, economic forecasts and current economic conditions, the variable fee is not subject to uncertainties that could limit its recognisability. Furthermore, the uncertainty to which the variable fee is exposed will be subsequently resolved within a short period of time.

Considerations on the significant financing component in a contract

The Group does not usually sell with formal or expected extension of payment terms exceeding one year, for which it believes that there are no significant financing components in the commercial transactions.

Determination of the time frame for project service satisfaction

The Group has determined that the input method is the best method for determining the progress of services provided for projects (for example, the development of technological solutions, consultancy, integration services, training) since there is a direct relationship between the Group's activities (for example, the hours worked and costs incurred) and the transfer of the service to the customer. The Group recognises revenues on a cost-to-cost basis (versus the total costs expected to be incurred to complete the service). Depending on the contractual clauses, orders can be managed on a Time&Material or Fixed Price basis. With the former type, revenues are recognised on the basis of the hours actually spent on the project, calculated and accepted by the customer. The agreement with the customer is essentially based on a number of hours to be invested in the project, which can be revised, including upwards, depending on the actual use of resources. Revenues for Fixed Price orders, for which a price is fixed in advance, except for subsequent adjustments, are instead determined by applying the completion percentage to the amount of the fee for the project. The calculation of the completion percentage, determined using the Cost to Cost method, i.e., the ratio between the costs incurred and the total expected costs, takes into account the hours spent by personnel involved in the project on the reference date and any other direct costs.

Impairment of non-financial assets

An impairment loss occurs when the carrying amount of an asset or a cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

Fair value less costs to sell is measured based on data available from binding sale agreements between knowledgeable, willing parties for similar assets or observable market prices, less the costs of disposal. Value in use is calculated using a discounted cash flow model. Cash flow projections are based on the plan for the next five years and include neither restructuring operations for which the Group does not have a present obligation, nor significant future investments that will increase the return on the assets of the cash-generating unit subject to measurement. The recoverable amount significantly depends on the discount rate used in the discounted cash flow model, as well as on the expected future cash inflows and the growth rate used to extrapolate.

Taxes

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses can be utilised. Management is required to make significant estimates to determine the amount of tax assets that can be recognised based on the level of future taxable profits, when they will arise, and tax planning strategies.

Pension funds

The cost of defined-benefit pension plans and other post-employment medical benefits is determined using actuarial valuations. The actuarial valuation requires assumptions about discount rates, the expected rate of return on plan assets, future salary increases, mortality rates, and future benefit increases. Because of the long-term nature of these plans, the estimates are subject to a significant degree of uncertainty. All assumptions are reviewed annually. In determining the appropriate discount rate, the directors use the interest rate of corporate bonds with average terms corresponding to the estimated term of the defined-benefit obligation. The bonds are subject to further qualitative analysis and those that present a credit spread deemed excessive are removed from the population of bonds on which the discount rate is based, as they do not represent high-quality bonds. The mortality rate is based on mortality tables available for each country. Future salary and benefit increases are based on the expected inflation rates for each country.

Fair value measurement of contingent considerations for business combinations

Contingent considerations associated with business combinations are measured at the acquisition-date fair value within the scope of the business combination. Whenever the contingent consideration is a financial liability, its value is subsequently re-measured as at each reporting date.

Fair value is measured using discounted cash flows. Key assumptions take account of the probability of achieving each performance objective and the discount rate.

6. Balance sheet

6.1. Goodwill

A breakdown of the item as at 30 June 2024 and the comparison with 31 December 2023 is shown below:

Goodwill Amount as at 30 June 2024 Amount as at 31 December 2023
Acquisition of PACE GmbH 5,369,231 5,369,231
Acquisition of Risk Solutions 116,389 116,389
Acquisition of Assioma 4,748,019 6,855,129
Acquisition of TXT e-Swiss 1,891,867 1,891,867
Acquisition of Working Capital 2,724,056 2,724,056
Acquisition of HSPI 5,891,096 5,891,096
Acquisition of TXT NOVIGO 10,612,396 10,612,396
Acquisition of QUENCE 3,244,497 1,137,387
Acquisition of LBA 2,848,205 2,848,205
Acquisition of Assioma 2,749,313 2,749,313
Acquisition of PGMD 2,094,727 2,094,727
Acquisition of SPS 1,755,292 1,755,292
Acquisition of TLG 2,802,374 2,802,374
Acquisition of ENNOVA 6,381,512 6,381,217
Acquisition of DM 1,502,737 1,502,737
Goodwill PACE Canada 3,315,657 2,745,292
Acquisition of FastCode 6,041,345 6,041,345
Acquisition of TXT Arcan 1,472,145 1,472,145
FastCode Goodwill 8,600 8,895
Acquisition of the IMille Group 7,401,839 -
TOTAL GOODWILL 72,971,297 64,999,093

Goodwill arises from the acquisition of PACE GmbH ("PACE") in 2016, the two acquisitions in 2018 of Cheleo Srl and TXT Risk Solutions Srl, the acquisition of the Assioma Group in 2019, of TXT Working Capital Solutions Srl, Mac Solutions SA and HSPI S.p.A. in 2020 and of TeraTron GmbH, LBA Consulting, Novigo Consulting, Quence in 2021, of DM Management & Consulting, Ennova, Soluzioni Prodotti Sistemi, PGMD and Tlogos in 2022, of FastCode, Arcan and PACE Canada in 2023 and the Imille Group in the first half of 2024 and was determined, in its various components, as follows:

  • PACE's goodwill of € 5,369 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 9,097 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 1,352 thousand, the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 1,112 thousand, "Intellectual property of software" of € 1,350 thousand and deferred tax assets and liabilities of € 86 thousand. The purchase price was determined by including the fixed price agreed in the contract and earn-outs linked to changes in variables such as revenues and EBITDA and by applying the corresponding multiples, and the other variable figures linked to PACE's greater available liquidity on the acquisition date, against the threshold indicated in the agreement. Furthermore, for the purpose of drafting the Consolidated Financial Statements, the directors

had decided to classify the signing of the put/call option contract with PACE's minority shareholders as the acquisition of a present ownership interest in the residual 21% of PACE capital and consequently to designate the liabilities for exercising this option at fair value on the initial recognition date (obtained by means of maturity estimate based on forecast data and the updating of this estimate to take account of the time factor). This liability was extinguished in the 2020 financial year.

  • In 2020, TXT Risk Solutions S.r.l. goodwill was impaired by € 1,296 thousand, which brought it to a value of € 116 thousand. The original goodwill of € 1,413 thousand derived from the acquisition price of € 1,599 thousand - net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of negative € 21 thousand, the valuation of intangible assets with a finite useful life "Intellectual Property" of € 287 thousand and the deferred tax assets of € 80 thousand.
  • TXT Assioma Srl's goodwill of € 6,855 thousand as at 31 December 2023 derives from the acquisition price of € 10,882 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 3,439 thousand, the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 822 thousand and deferred tax of € 229 thousand. On 1 January 2024, for the transfer of the TEST business unit to the TXT Quence group company, the amount of goodwill was restated at € 4,478 thousand.
  • TXT Working Capital Solutions S.r.l.'s goodwill of € 2,724 thousand derives from the acquisition price (not considering the increase in share capital with premium) of € 2,682 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of a negative € 42 thousand. It should be noted that, with the measurement period having elapsed, the preliminary allocation of the values was confirmed definitively by the directors.
  • TXT e-swiss SA's goodwill of € 1,892 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 6,382 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 2,015 thousand, the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 3,432 thousand and deferred tax of € 958 thousand.
  • HSPI S.p.A.'s goodwill of € 5,891 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 12,064 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 4,592 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" tangible assets with a finite useful life of € 2,193 thousand and deferred tax of € 612 thousand.
  • TeraTron's goodwill of € 2,749 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 10,214 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 5,468 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 2,769 thousand and deferred tax of € 773 thousand.
  • LBA Consulting's goodwill of € 2,848 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 4,622 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 837 thousand, the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 1,367 thousand, deferred tax of € 381 thousand and a provision for risks of € 49 thousand.
  • The goodwill of TXT Novigo of € 11,210 thousand is broken down as follows:
    • € 5,919 thousand deriving from the acquisition price of Novigo Consulting S.r.l. (now TXT Novigo) of € 9,208 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity

on the acquisition date of € 1,070 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 3,076 thousand and deferred tax of € 858 thousand;

  • € 5,292 thousand derives from the acquisition price of Cheleo S.r.l., company merged in TXT Novigo effective from 1 January 2023, of € 10,951 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 2,613 thousand, the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 3,239 thousand and deferred tax of € 904 thousand. During the previous year, this goodwill, previously calculated for an amount of € 6,002 thousand, was reduced by € 711 thousand following the Impairment Test result.
  • TXT Quence Srl's goodwill of € 1,137 thousand a at 31 December 2024 derives from the acquisition price of € 2,963 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 1,272 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 766 thousand and deferred tax of € 214 thousand. On 1 January 2024, for the contribution of the TEST business unit from the TXT Assioma group company, the amount of goodwill was restated at € 3,244 thousand.
  • DM Consulting's goodwill of € 1,502 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 2,331 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 153 thousand, the valuation of "Intellectual Property" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 745 thousand and deferred tax of € 208 thousand and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 191 thousand and deferred tax of € 53 thousand.
  • Ennova's total goodwill of € 6,381 thousand mainly derives from the acquisition price of € 9,609 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date, and the valuation of "Intellectual Property" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 1,157 thousand, net of related deferred tax of € 323 thousand, and "Customer Relationship" of € 3,881 thousand, net of related deferred tax of € 1,083 thousand.
  • SPS's goodwill of € 1,755 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 7,674 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 3,748 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 1,811 thousand and deferred tax of € 505 thousand.
  • PGMD's goodwill of € 2,094 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 3,959 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 1,067 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 1,148 thousand and deferred tax of € 320 thousand.
  • TLOGOS's goodwill of € 2,802 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 5,000 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 1,253 thousand, and the valuation of "Customer Relationship" intangible assets with a finite useful life of € 1,417 thousand and deferred tax of € 395 thousand.
  • The goodwill of PACE Canada of € 2,745 thousand derives from the acquisition price of CAD 4,966 thousand, net of the fair value of the reported shareholders' equity of CAD 116 thousand and the valuation of intangible assets. The acquisition price was determined by including the fixed price agreed in the contract and the Earn-Outs linked to the performance in revenues and the application of the relative multiples.

  • FastCode's goodwill of € 6,050 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 8,000 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 1,959 thousand.
  • Arcan's goodwill of € 1,472 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 1,690 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 197 thousand.
  • The Imille Group's goodwill of € 7,402 thousand derives from the acquisition price of € 7,929 thousand, net of the fair value of shareholders' equity on the acquisition date of € 527 thousand.

The Group tests goodwill for impairment annually (as at 31 December) and when there is any indication that it may be impaired. The impairment test for goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite useful life is based on the value-in-use calculation. The variables used to determine the recoverable amount of the various cash-generating units (CGUs) were illustrated in the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023, to which reference should be made for the relative details.

In reviewing its impairment indicators, the Group takes into consideration, among other factors, the ratio between its market capitalisation and its reporting shareholders' equity. As at 30 June 2024, the Group's market capitalisation was not lower than the reported shareholders' equity.

Taking into account the economic trend observed and the foreseeable evolution of operations, described in the "Directors' Report on Operations for H1 2024" accompanying these financial statements, no impairment test was conducted as at 30 June 2024, since there was no indicator of impairment such as to highlight significant risks with regard to the possible existence of impairment for the reported goodwill.

6.2. Intangible assets with a finite useful life

Net of amortisation, intangible assets with a finite useful life amounted to € 18,811,828 as at 30 June 2024. The changes during the half are reported below:

Intangible assets Software
licences
Research and
development
Intellectual
Property
Customer
Relationship
Other fixed
assets
TOTAL
Balances as at 31 December
2023
1,308,852 437,787 1,590,080 16,624,298 939,746 20,900,762
Acquisitions 161,183 161,183
Disposals (26,753) (45,502) (72,255)
Amortisation and depreciation (193,354) (91,081) (119,895) (1,737,713) (37,244) (2,179,287)
Other Changes 1,424 1,424
Balances at 30 June 2024 1,276,681 319,954 1,470,185 14,841,083 903,926 18,811,828

The breakdown of the item is as follows:

  • Software licences: refer to software use licences acquired by the Group for the enhancement of software programs and for the development of advanced technologies for business purposes.
  • Development costs: refer to the design and feasibility studies of the Bari (I-MOLE) project and to the Ennova Group and SPS S.r.l.
  • Intangibles under constructions: this item refers to the capitalisation of the costs of personnel employed in the development phases of the i-MOLE project.

The Research & Development project, entitled "i-MOLE: Innovative - Mobile Logistic Ecosystem", provides for the supply of innovative systems and specific support services for the logistics sector. Intellectual Property and Customer Relationship: these intangible assets were acquired as part of extraordinary company takeovers.

  • The value of these assets relating to Pace was allocated in 2016 by the directors with the help of an independent expert. Intellectual Property represents the intellectual property of the software developed by PACE GmbH and owned by it; the Customer Relationship of PACE was also valued in the allocation of the higher price paid. As at 30 June 2024, the value of the intellectual property was fully amortised. The value at 30 June 2024 of the Customer Relationship was fully amortised.
  • The value of Cheleo's (now TXT Novigo) Customer Relationship was allocated in 2018 with the help of an independent expert. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 501,273 net of amortisation for 2024 of € 231,357.
  • The value of TXT Risk Solutions Srl's Intellectual Property was allocated in 2018. Intellectual property was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value of the intellectual property as at 30 June 2024 was fully amortised.
  • The value of TXT Assioma Srl's Customer Relationship was allocated in 2019 with the help of an independent expert. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The Customer Relationship as at 30 June 2024 was fully amortised.
  • The value of TXT e-swissSA's Customer Relationship was allocated in 2020 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at nine years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 1,906,732 net of amortisation 2024 of € 190,673.
  • The value of HSPI S.p.A.'s Customer Relationship was allocated in 2021 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life of the amortisation has been estimated at 8 years. Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 1,188,116 net of amortisation 2024 of € 137,090.

  • The value of TeraTron's Customer Relationship was allocated in 2021 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 8 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 is € 1,422,958 net of amortisation for 2024 of € 230,750.
  • The value of LBA Consulting S.r.l.'s Customer Relationship was allocated in the current financial year with the help of an independent expert and the useful life of the amortisation has been estimated at 6 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 778,591 net of amortisation 2024 of € 113,940.
  • The value of TXT Novigo Srl's Customer Relationship was allocated in the current financial year with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 9 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 is € 2,193,222 net of amortisation for 2024 of € 170,900.
  • The value of TXT Quence Srl's Customer Relationship was allocated in the current financial year with the help of an independent expert and the useful life of the amortisation purposes has been estimated at 6 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 is € 447,205 net of amortisation for 2024 of € 63,861.
  • The value of DM Management & Consulting's Intellectual Property and Customer Relationship was allocated in 2023 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 10 years. Intellectual Property and Customer Relationship were valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The Intellectual Property's residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 602,785 (net of 2024 amortisation for € 37,286). The Customer Relationship's residual value as at 30 June 2024 was equal to € 154,431 (net of 2024 amortisation for € 9,552).
  • The value of Ennova's Intellectual Property and Customer Relationship was allocated in 2023 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 7 years. Intellectual Property and Customer Relationship were valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The Intellectual Property's residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 867,397 (net of 2024 amortisation for € 82,609). The Customer Relationship's residual value as at 30 June 2024 was equal to € 2,910,419 (net of 2024 amortisation for € 277,183).
  • The value of SPS's Customer Relationship was allocated in 2023 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 7 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 1,358,198 ( net of 2024 amortisation of € 129,352).
  • The value of PGMD Consulting's Customer Relationship was allocated in 2023 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 7 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of

the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 880,673 (net of 2024 amortisation equal to € 81,986).

  • The value of TLogos' Customer Relationship was allocated in 2023 with the help of an independent expert and the useful life for amortisation purposes was estimated at 7 years. The Customer Relationship was valued as part of the allocation of the higher price paid. The residual value as at 30 June 2024 was € 1,099,262 (net of 2024 amortisation of € 101,248).

6.3. Tangible assets

Net of depreciation, tangible assets amounted to € 22,078,421 as at 30 June 2024. The changes during the half are reported below:

Tangible assets Buildings
(lease)
Vehicles
(lease)
Electronic
machinery
(lease)
Buildings Electronic
machinery
Furniture
and
fixtures
Other
tangible
assets
Work in
progress
TOTAL
Balances as at 31
December 2023 7,851,644 3,132,564 112,012 3,929,652 2,393,324 1,079,784 1,931,209 - 20,430,190
Acquisitions/Increases 1,485,549 1,451,132 91,062 792,134 113,372 647,640 366,321 4,947,211
Disposals (137,649) (34,198) (171,847)
Amortisation and
depreciation (1,417,986) (752,180) (18,381) (66,165) (478,455) (100,661) (291,310) (3,125,139)
Other changes (1,993) (1,993)
Balances at
30 June 2024 7,919,208 3,693,867 184,693 3,861,494 2,672,804 1,092,495 2,287,539 366,321 22,078,422

The increases in the "Leased buildings" category refer for € 0.3 million to the acquisition of the Imille group and for € 0.7 million deriving from the Ennova group.

Investments in the "Electronic machinery" category mainly refer to the purchase of computer systems and hardware to bolster productive capacity.

The increases in the "Vehicles (lease)" category relate to Group's vehicle fleet.

6.4. Investments in associates

This item includes the value of the equity investments of the associated companies ReVersal S.p.A, Prosim TS, TXT Healthprobe, LAS LAB and Simplex.

6.5. Other non-recurring financial receivables

"Other non-current financial receivables" amounted to € 18,798,552 as at 30 June 2024, to be compared with € 18,970,447 as at 31 December 2023.

This item mainly includes the financial investment in the capital of Banca del Fucino made in the first quarter of 2021 for € 17,778,377. This item also includes the Fair Value of the MTM Interest Rate Swap of € 0.5 million.

6.6. Deferred tax assets/liabilities

The breakdown of deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2024, compared to the figures as at the end of 2023, is shown below:

Balances at 30 June 2024 Balances as at 31 December 2023 Change
Deferred tax assets 566,815 604,286 (37,471)
Deferred tax provision (4,763,582) (5,234,650) 471,068
Total (4,196,767) (4,630,364) 433,597

Deferred tax assets mainly refer to the Revenue Recognition according to IFRS 15 of the licences of Boeing and American Airlines with respect to the criteria adopted for tax purposes in the relevant foreign jurisdiction.

The deferred tax provision mainly refers to the recognition of deferred taxes on assets acquired in the following acquisitions: Pace GmbH (Customer List and Intellectual Property) in 2016, Cheleo (Customer List) and TXT Risk Solutions (Intellectual Property) in 2018, the Assioma.Net Group in 2019, HSPI and Mac Solutions S.A. (Customer List) in 2020, TeraTron, TXT Quence, LBA and TXT Novigo in 2021, and DM, Ennova, PGMD, Soluzioni Prodotti e Sistemi, and TLogos in 2022.

The total net changes of € 433,597 is the result of different movements: a) provision for deferred tax assets on revenues deriving from the application of the new international accounting standard IFRS 15; b) deferred taxation on the assets acquired during the year.

6.7. Contract assets

Contract Assets as at 30 June 2024 amounted to € 24,699,765 and show an increase of € 5,966,855, compared to 31 December 2023.

Contract work in progress are recognised on the basis of the percentage of completion method (over time method), adopting the incurred cost method for each contract.

6.8. Trade receivables

Trade receivables as at 30 June 2024, net of the provision for bad debts, amounted to € 71,193,489, a decrease of € 3,152,935 compared to 31 December 2023.

The average DSO for the first half of 2024 is improved compared to the end of the previous year due to effective credit recovery actions.

The item is detailed in the table below:

Trade receivables 30 June 2024 31 December 2023 Change
Gross value 72,217,804 75,185,686 (2,967,881)
Provision for bad debts (1,024,316) (839,262) (185,053)
Net value 71,193,489 74,346,424 (3,152,935)

The provision for bad debts changed as follows over the period:

Provision for bad debts 30.06.2024
Opening balance (839,262)
Release -
Allocation (62,998)
Acquisition (122,055)
Closing balance (1,024,316)

The breakdown of trade receivables between falling due and past due as at 30 June 2024, compared to 31 December 2023, is shown below:

Aging 30.06.2024 Coming due Past due
Total 0-90 days More than 90 days
30/06/2024 72,217,804 59,751,456 7,754,068 4,712,281
31/12/2023 73,960,147 60,921,540 8,894,360 4,144,247

Considering the breakdown of the receivables portfolio and, in particular, the concentration of receivables on large customers, Management believes that the provision for bad debts as at 30 June 2024 is adequate.

6.9. Sundry receivables and other current assets

The "Sundry receivables and other current assets" item, which includes receivables for funded research, tax and other receivables, as well as accrued income and prepaid expenses, showed a balance of € 16,162,145 as at 30 June 2024, against a balance of € 14,875,548 as at 31 December 2023. The breakdown is shown below:

Sundry receivables and other current assets 30 June 2024 31 December 2023 Change
Receivables for research grants 1,960,954 2,484,579 -
523,625
Tax receivables 5,510,183 5,662,994 -
152,811
Other receivables 3,867,849 3,385,339 482,511
Other current assets 4,823,159 3,342,636 1,480,522
Total 16,162,145 14,875,548 1,286,597

The "Receivables for research grants" item includes receivables for research financed by various institutes relating to contributions to expenditure to support research and development activities, subject to specific grant competitions; such grants will be disbursed upon completion of the development stages for the projects concerned.

The "Tax receivables" item refers to advances relating to direct taxes.

Other current assets, amounting to € 3,867,849, consist of accrued income and prepaid expenses (adjustments of costs paid in advance not pertaining to the period) and other contractual assets.

6.10. Other short-term financial receivables

As at 30 June 2024, the item includes financial receivables from associated companies.

6.11. Financial instruments at fair value

As at 30 June 2024, this item included Financial instruments at fair value of € 27,427,869.

They consist of investments in multi-segment life insurance contracts with partially guaranteed capital, bond loans and treasury asset management.

The figure reported by the issuer was adopted as confirmation of the fair value, where possible (level 1 instruments) comparing this with the market values.

6.12. Cash and cash equivalents

The Group's cash and cash equivalents amounted to € 47,503,305 (€ 37,926,613 as at 31 December 2023). Please refer to the statement of cash flows for details about cash flow generation and changes.

The main impacts, aside from the operating flow in the year, concern:

  • New loans stipulated during the half year (note 6.13)
  • transactions in treasury shares (note 6.12) and investments in insurance funds

Cash and cash equivalents refer to ordinary current accounts held with Italian banks, amounting to € 38,078,429, as well as with foreign banks for € 9,350,907.

Cash and cash equivalents are not subject to any constraints, and there are no monetary or other types of restrictions on their transferability in Italy.

6.13. Shareholders' equity

Shareholders' equity amounted to € 120,333,529.

The company's share capital as at 30 June 2024 consisted of 13,006,250 ordinary shares with a par value of € 0.5, totalling € 6,503,125.

The reserves and retained earnings include the legal reserve (€ 1,300,625), share premium reserve (€ 7,554,223), merger surplus reserve (€ 1,911,444), the "reserves for actuarial differences on postemployment benefits" (negative € 1,189,988), cash flow hedge reserve (positive € 237,749 net of tax effect), "translation reserve" (€ 615,402), stock option reserve (€ 231,445) and retained earnings reserve (€ 93,326,131).

Description Free Required Established by TOTAL
Law Shareholders' Meeting
Share premium reserve 7,554,223 - - 7,554,223
Legal reserve - 1,300,625 - 1,300,625
Merger surplus - - 1,911,444 1,911,444
Reserve for actuarial differences on
post-employment benefits
- - (1,189,988) (1,189,988)
IRS Fair Value 237,749 - - 237,749
Reserve for retained earnings - 0 93,154,766 93,154,766
Stock option reserve - - 234,137 234,137
Translation reserve - - 615,402 615,402
Total 7,791,972 1,300,625 94,725,761 103,818,358

Incentive plans

The Shareholders' Meeting held on 20 April 2023 approved a stock option plan for the Group's executive directors and senior managers, involving up to 600,000 shares subject to the achievement of specific performance objectives, such as performance of revenues, profit or specific individual performance objectives.

On 14 December 2023, the Board of Directors, upon favourable opinion by the Remuneration Committee, assigned 180,000 options for the purchase of an equal number of shares of the company to seven individuals, comprising executive directors, managers with strategic responsibilities and other directors and managers of the Group, for the period 2023-2025, at the exercise price of € 16.55.

S.G. PLAN
Options 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
(i) Outstanding at the start of the year/period - 135,000 108,000 54,000 18,000 180,000
(ii) granted during the year/period 135,000 - - - 180,000 -
(iii) forfeited during the year/period - (27,000) (54,000) - - -

(iv) exercised during the year/period - - - (36,000) (18,000) -
(v) expired during the year/period
(vi) outstanding at the end of the year/period 135,000 108,000 54,000 18,000 180,000 180,000
(vii) exercisable at the end of year/period - - 54,000 18,000 180,000 180,000

Treasury shares

In the first six months of 2024, the TXT e-solutions share price recorded an official high of € 25.05 on 14 June 2024 and a low of € 18.94 on 4 January 2024. As at 30 June 2024, the share price was € 24.25.

The average daily trading volume on the stock exchange in the first six months of 2024 was 20,469 shares, down from the 2023 daily average of 25,448.

Treasury shares as at 30 June 2024 totalled 1,271,406 (1,300,639 as at 31 December 2023), representing 9.7754% of the issued shares at an average carrying amount of € 7.30 per share. In the first six months of 2024, 125,063 shares were purchased at an average price of € 21.89.

On 29 March 2024, the following treasury shares were transferred:

  • 154,296 at the agreed price of € 16.20 per share, in order to fulfil the payment commitments undertaken by TXT under the purchase agreement signed on 4 December 2023 for the acquisition of 100% of the company FastCode S.p.A..

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6.14. Non-current financial liabilities

The item "Non-current financial liabilities" amounted to € 73,932,191 (€ 57,563,008 as at 31 December 2023).

Non-current financial liabilities 30 June 2024 31 December 2023 Change
Payable for Earn-Out 4,292,012 2,337,821 1,954,191
WKS put-call payable 744,548 744,548 0
TXT RISK put-call payable 199,078 199,078 0
TXT Arcan put-call payable 1,470,000 1,470,000 0
Bank loans 60,273,416 46,388,740 13,884,676
Non-current payables to suppliers for leases 6,953,137 6,422,821 530,317
Total non-current financial liabilities 73,932,191 57,563,008 16,369,183

This item includes: a) the valuation of the payable for the Put-Call option for € 744,548 for the acquisition of TXT Working Capital Solutions S.r.l., as an estimate of the additional outlay for exercising the put-call option in the period 2021-2025 for the purchase of the remaining 40% of the interest in the company; b) the non-current portion of bank loans entered into in the previous years in the amount of € 60,273,416, c) the non-current portion of the financial debt in the amount of € 6,953,137 under IFRS 16 d) the valuation of the Put/Call related to the acquisition of TXT Risk Solutions Srl as an estimate of the disbursements for the purchase of the residual non-controlling interest for € 199,078, g) the debt in the amount of € 4,292,012 for the Earn-Out to be paid to the shareholders of TXT Novigo, PACE Canada and Imille upon the verification of the contractual conditions, f) the share of the PUT/CALL option relating to the Arcan acquisition as an estimate of the disbursements for the purchase of the residual non-controlling interest.

Note that to calculate the present value of the liabilities related to the lease agreements within the scope of IFRS 16, in the absence of a readily available implicit rate, the present value of the liabilities was determined using the Group's marginal lending rate, taking into account the duration, amount funded and underlying asset for each type of contract. The Group has established that the differences between the rates to be applied for the different contract categories do not lead to significant differences in impact.

The loans referred to in point c) consist of:

  • A loan for € 10,000,000 at a 3-month EURIBOR floating rate (360) + 0.65% spread granted to the parent company on 28.07.2021 by UNICREDIT S.P.A. A derivative product was taken out on the same loan to protect the floating rate, setting it at 0.65% per annum. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 5,005,962, the non-current portion amounted to € 2,782,564.

  • A loan for € 5,000,000 at a 3-month EURIBOR floating rate (360) + 0.80% spread granted to the parent company on 03.08.2021 by BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.P.A. A derivative product was taken out on the same loan to protect the floating rate, setting it at 0.49% per annum. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 454,545, the non-current portion amounted to € 0.

  • A loan for € 10,000,000 at a 3-month EURIBOR floating rate (360) + 0.85% spread granted to the parent company on 19.11.2021 by UNICREDIT S.P.A. A derivative product was taken out on the same loan to protect the floating rate, setting it at 0.85% per annum. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 5,555,556, the non-current portion amounted to € 3,333,333.

  • A loan for € 10,000,000 at a fixed rate of 0.61% granted to the parent company on 28.12.2021 by BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO S.P.A. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 4,285,714, the non-current portion was € 1,428,571.

  • A loan for € 5,000,000 at a fixed rate of 1.73% disbursed to the parent company on 12.05.2022 by BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO S.P.A. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 1,951,220, the non-current portion amounted to € 487,805.

  • A loan for € 10,000,000 at a fixed rate of 1.8% granted to the parent company on 18.05.2022 by BPER BANCA S.P.A. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 5,089,788, the non-current portion was € 2,567,746.

  • A loan for € 2,000,000 at a 6-month EURIBOR floating rate + spread 0.990% granted to the parent company on 16.06.2022 by Credito Emiliano S.p.A.. As at 30 June the residual portion amounted to € 733,401, the non-current portion amounted to € 0.

  • A loan for € 15,000,000 at a 3-month EURIBOR floating rate (360) + 1.60% spread granted to the parent company on 29.06.2022 by Credit Agricole Italia S.p.A.. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 9,211,298, the non-current portion amounted to € 6,211,733.

  • A loan for € 10,000,000 at a 3-month EURIBOR floating rate (360) + 1.45% spread granted to the parent company on 09.11.2022 by UNICREDIT. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 7,777,778, the non-current portion amounted to € 5,555,556.

  • Loan for € 3,000,000 granted to the parent company on 28.02.2023 by CREDEM. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 1,855,300, the non-current portion amounted to € 756,184.

  • Loan for € 7,500,000 granted to the parent company on 23.05.2023 by BPER. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 5,735,402, the non-current portion was € 3,901,037.

  • A loan for € 6,000,000 granted to the parent company on 29.09.2023 by Credit Agricole. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 4,965,517, the non-current portion amounted to € 3,724,138.

  • Loan for € 5,000,000 granted to the parent company on 12.02.2024 by BPER. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 4,605,866, the non-current portion amounted to € 2,989,318.

  • Loan for € 3,000,000 granted to the parent company on 25.03.2024 by Credito Emiliano. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 3,000,000, the non-current portion amounted to € 2,137,649.

  • Loan for € 15,000,000 granted to the parent company on 20.05.2024 by Unicredit. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 15,000,000, the non-current portion amounted to € 13,333,333.

  • Loan for € 2,000,000 granted to the parent company on 18.06.2024 by Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 2,000,000, the non-current portion amounted to € 1,684,211.

  • A loan for € 1,700,000 at a 3-month EURIBOR floating rate (360) + 1% spread, granted to Assioma.Net S.r.l. on 01.10.2018 by BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.P.A.. A derivative product was taken out on the same loan to protect the floating rate, setting it at 0.68% for a quarter. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 495,833, the non-current portion amounted to € 212,500.

  • A loan for € 1,800,000 at fixed interest rate granted to TeraTron GmbH by SPARKASSE BANK. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 1,244,109, the non-current portion amounted to € 1,138,225.

  • A loan for € 510,000 at fixed rate granted to Novigo Consulting. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 173,864, the non-current portion was € 122,441.

  • A loan for € 450,000 at a fixed rate of 1.570% disbursed to PGMD Consulting S.r.l. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 145,042, the non-current portion amounted to € 0.

  • Loan granted to the subsidiary DM Consulting. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 80,059 the non-current portion amounted to € 37,272.

  • A loan for € 50,000 at a fixed rate granted to BUTTERFLY S.r.l. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 3,303, the non-current portion was € 0.

  • SPS has taken out mortgages for a total of € 2,544,000. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 1,091,253, the non-current portion amounted to € 935,864.

  • Ennova S.p.A. has taken out loans for a total of € 10,223,000 with various credit institutions. The residual portion amounts to € 2,940,130, the non-current portion is equal to € 1,545,584.

  • Loan for € 510,000 granted by Unicredit to Imille Srl. As at 30 June, the residual portion amounted to € 355,004, the non-current portion amounted to € 240,855.

In line with market practice, the loan agreements require compliance with:

  • financial covenants based on which the company undertakes to comply with certain levels of financial indexes, contractually defined, the most significant of which relate the gross or net financial debt with the gross operating margin (EBITDA) or the Shareholders' equity, measured on the basis of the consolidated scope of the Group according to the definitions agreed upon with the financing counterparties;
  • negative pledge commitments under which the company cannot create real rights of guarantee or other restrictions on company assets;
  • "pari passu" clauses, on the basis of which the loans will have the same degree of priority in the repayment with respect to other financial liabilities and change of control clauses, which are activated in the event of disinvestments by the majority shareholder;
  • limitations to the extraordinary transactions that the company can carry out, if exceeding certain thresholds;
  • some obligations toward the issuers, which may make the distribution of reserves or capital, inter alia, subject to prior notification to and consent by the lending party; certain extraordinary transactions; certain transactions for the transfer or assignment of its assets.

Details are presented below:

UNICREDIT S.P.A. loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 2,782,564 3,894,557 (1,111,994)
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 2,782,564 3,894,557 (1,111,994)

UNICREDIT S.P.A. loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 3,333,333 4,444,444 (1,111,111)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 3,333,333 4,444,444 (1,111,111)
BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 1,428,571 2,857,143 (1,428,571)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 1,428,571 2,857,143 (1,428,571)
BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 487,805 1,219,512 (731,707)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 487,805 1,219,512 (731,707)
BPER loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 2,567,746 3,834,429 (1,266,683)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 2,567,746 3,834,429 (1,266,683)
CREDEM loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years - 367,065 (367,065)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total - 367,065 (367,065)
CREDIT AGRICOLE loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 6,306,236 7,681,622 (1,375,386)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 6,306,236 7,681,622 (1,375,386)
UNICREDIT S.P.A. loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 5,555,556 6,666,667 (1,111,111)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 5,555,556 6,666,667 (1,111,111)
CREDEM loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 756,184 1,304,181 (547,998)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 756,184 1,304,181 (547,998)
BPER loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 3,901,400 4,828,487 (927,087)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 3,901,400 4,828,487 (927,087)

CREDIT AGRICOLE loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 3,724,138 4,344,828 (620,690)
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 3,724,138 4,344,828 (620,690)
BPER loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 2,989,318 - 2,989,318
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 2,989,318 - 2,989,318
CREDEM loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 2,137,649 - 2,137,649
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 2,137,649 - 2,137,649
UNICREDIT loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 13,333,333 - 13,333,333
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 13,333,333 - 13,333,333
BNL loan (TXT) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 1,684,211 - 1,684,211
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 1,684,211 - 1,684,211
BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO loan (Assioma) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 212,500 354,167 (141,667)
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 212,500 354,167 (141,667)
BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO loan (NOVIGO) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 122,441 122,441 -
Maturity more than 5 years - - -
Total 122,441 122,441 -
SPARKASSE BANK loan (TERATRON) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 555,891 423,536 132,355
Maturity more than 5 years 582,334 767,731 (185,397)
Total 1,138,225 1,191,267 (53,042)

Loan (DM Consulting) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 37,272 37,272 -
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 37,272 37,272 -
Loan (PGMD Consulting) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years - 94,261 (94,261)
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total - 94,261 (94,261)
Loan (BUTTERFLY Consulting) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years - - -
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total - - -
Loan (SPS) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 935,864 931,880 3,984
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 935,864 931,880 3,984
Loan (ENNOVA) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 1,545,584 2,214,517 (668,933)
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 1,545,584 2,214,517 (668,933)
Loan (TXT E-TECH) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 5,052,632 - 5,052,632
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 5,052,632 - 5,052,632
Loan (IMILLE) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Maturity 1-5 years 240,855 - 240,855
Maturity more than 5 years -
Total 240,855 - 240,855

6.15. Provision for post-employment benefits and other employee provisions

The "Provision for post-employment benefits and other employee provisions" item as at 30 June 2024 amounted to € 6,409,955, relating mainly to obligations to employees of the Italian companies of the Group.

The breakdown of and changes in the Post-employment benefits / Severance for end of term of office item over the period are presented below:

Provision for post-employment benefits
and other employee provisions
31
December
2023
Provisions Uses /
Payments
Actuarial gains
/ losses and
other
Financial
income /
charges
30 June
2024
Post-employment benefits 5,603,142 2,517,471 (1,841,901) 49,162 82,082 6,409,956
Provision for severance for end of term of
office
(0) (0)
Total non-current provisions relating to
employees
5,603,142 2,517,471 (1,841,901) 49,162 82,082 6,409,956

Post-employment benefits for personnel of € 6,409,956 as at 30 June 2024 (€ 5,603,142 as at 31 December 2023), was measured as a defined benefit provision.

Below is the reconciliation of the provision for post-employment benefits based on statutory regulations with respect to the value recorded in the financial statements in accordance with the international accounting standard IAS 19:

Jun-24 Dec-23
Provision for post-employment benefits 6,644,119 5,693,934
Current cost (274,615) (445,769)
Financial charges 82,082 165,685
Actuarial differences 49,162 333,024
Actuarial differences following acquisitions 0 0
Retained earnings (90,792) (143,732)
Total 6,409,955 5,603,142

To calculate the present value of post-employment benefits, the following assumptions regarding the future trends in the variables included in the algorithm have been used:

• The probability of death was estimated based on the census of the Italian population by age and gender taken in 2000 by ISTAT [Italy's National Institute for Statistics], reducing it by 25%.

• The probability of removal due to total and permanent disability of the employee, such as becoming disabled and leaving the company, was estimated based on disability tables currently used in the reinsurance sector, differentiated by age and gender.

• The retirement age of a generic worker was estimated assuming that the first retirement requirement for the purpose of obtaining the Mandatory General Insurance was satisfied and that the employees started paying into INPS [Italy's Social Security Institute] no later than 28 years of age. This measurement accounts for the changes to the retirement age introduced by the Monti reform in late 2011.

• As for the probability of termination of employment due to resignations and dismissals, as at the measurement date an annual 8% staff turnover rate was calculated.

• As for the probability of requests for advance payment of benefits in the reference companies, an annual 2.00% advance payment rate was estimated, with advance payments amounting to 70% of the post-employment benefits outstanding held with the company.

The estimated trend in salaries of an annual nominal all-inclusive 2.00% impacted the valuation of all companies except for TXT E-Solution, TXT E-TECH S.R.L. and TXT Assioma e FastCode spa..

The estimated inflation rate used for measurement purposes was 2.00% per year.

The discount rate used for the valuations was 3.6146% per year as at 30 June 2024 on bonds issued by European companies with AA rating for 10+ maturities. The average duration of the liability was calculated at 14.8 years.

The table below shows the potential impact on post-employment benefits of the increase/decrease of certain "key" variables used for the actuarial calculation, and the consequent absolute values of the liability in alternate scenarios compared to the base scenario (which resulted in a carrying amount of € 6,409,955):

Sensitivity analysis as at 30 June 2024 % Change in liabilities
(DBO)
Type of change for the specific assumption Decrease Increase Decrease Increase
Decrease or increase of 50% in company staff
turnover -0.84% 0.41% 6,356,112 6,436,236
Decrease or increase of 50% in frequency of
advance payments -0.91% 0.80% 6,351,625 6,461,235
Decrease or increase of inflation by one
percentage point -0.74% 0.75% 6,362,522 6,458,030
Decrease or increase of discount rate by one
percentage point 1.73% -1.67% 6,520,848 6,302,909

6.16. Current financial liabilities

The "current financial liabilities" item amounted to € 58,174,760 (€ 56,650,248 as at 31 December 2023).

Current financial liabilities 30 June 2024 31 December 2023 Change
Bank loans 49,478,666 46,355,638 3,123,028
IFRS 16 loans 3,809,580 3,672,318 137,262
Debt for acquisitions - 2,500,000 (2,500,000)
ENNOVA Earn-Out - 1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Debt for imille acquisition 1,559,315 - 1,559,315
Fast Code Earn-Out 3,000,000 3,000,000 0
Payables to EU partners 327,198 122,292 204,906
Invoices advances - 1,003,459 (1,003,459)
Total current financial liabilities 58,174,760 56,650,248 1,524,512

The Bank loans item, amounting to € 49,478,666, includes:

  • ➢ the short-term portion of medium/long-term loans, and in particular primarily includes the following:
    • € 2,223,398 on the loan granted by UNICREDIT S.P.A.
    • € 454,546 on the loan granted by BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.P.A.
    • € 2,222,222 on the loan granted by UNICREDIT S.P.A.
    • € 2,857,143 on the loan granted by BANCO BPM S.P.A.
    • € 1,463,415 on the loan granted by BANCO BPM S.P.A.
    • € 2,522,042 on the loan granted by BPER BANCA S.P.A.
    • € 733,401 on the loan granted by CREDITO EMILIANO S.P.A.
    • € 2,999,565 on the loan granted by CREDITE AGRICOLE ITALIA S.P.A.
    • € 2,222,222 on the loan granted by CREDIT AGRICOLE ITALIA SPA
    • € 1,099,116 on the loan granted by CREDEM
    • € 1,835,637 on the loan granted by BPER BANCA
    • € 1,241,379 on the loan granted by CREDIT AGRICOLE ITALIA SPA
    • € 1,616,548 on the loan granted by BPER BANCA S.P.A.
    • € 862,351 on the loan granted by CREDEM
    • € 1,666,667 on the loan granted by UNICREDIT S.P.A.
    • € 315,790 on the loan granted by BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.P.A.
    • Short-term payables due to banks/hot money of € 19,900,000
    • € 283,333 on the loan granted by BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.P.A. for the Assioma Group
    • € 105,884 on the loan granted by SPARKASSE BANK for TeraTron GmbH
    • € 51,422 on the loan granted by BANCO BPM S.P.A. for Novigo
    • € 947,368 on the loan granted by UNICREDIT SPA for TXT E-TECH
    • € 42,787 on the loans granted for DM Consulting Srl
    • € 1,394,546 on loans granted for Ennova SpA
    • € 155,389 on loans granted for SPS
    • € 3,303 on the loan granted to Butterfly
    • € 145,042 on the loan granted by Banca Popolare di Sondrio for PGMD Consulting
    • € 114,149 on the loan granted by UNICREDIT SPA for IMILLE SRL

The short-term Earn-Out of Ennova included the portion of € 1,000,000 as at 31 December 2023, in 2024 the payable was restated to € 900,000 and was paid on 26 March 2024.

Short-term financial liabilities include:

  • ➢ Earn-Outs linked to the acquisition of FastCode equal to € 3,000,000;
  • ➢ The item IFRS16 loans for € 3,809,580 payable to the lessees due to the application of IFRS 16, relating to the amount due within 12 months.
  • ➢ the item "Payables for acquisition of Imille" for € 1,559,315 includes the shares to be transferred in relation to the acquisition.

Debt to EU partners includes the financial debt to be paid to EU partners.

6.17. Trade payables

Trade payables as at 30 June 2024 amounted to Euro 21,881,813 and remain in line with the value as at 31 December 2023. Payables due to suppliers are of a trade, non-interest bearing nature and are due within twelve months.

6.18. Tax payables

Tax payables as at 30 June 2024, amounted to € 4,998,454 and mainly related to the income tax liability of the Parent Company and other Group companies, net of advances paid during the year.

6.19. Sundry payables and other current liabilities

Sundry payables and other current liabilities amounted to € 37,336,177 as at 30 June 2024, compared with € 34,760,733 as at 31 December 2023, as detailed in the table below:

Sundry payables and other current liabilities 30 June 2024 31 December 2023 Change
Other payables 1,603,319 2,380,931 -777,611
Accrued expenses and deferred income 7,591,677 4,624,510 2,967,167
Advance payments for multi-year orders 8,228,991 9,384,237 -1,155,246
Payables due to social security institutions 4,298,818 5,206,926 -908,108
Payables due to employees and external staff 15,613,372 13,164,129 2,449,243
Sundry payables and other current liabilities 37,336,177 34,760,733 2,575,444

"Other payables" mainly included the payables due to taxation authorities for withholding taxes on salaries of employees and external staff, VAT payables, and payables on cost accounting of ongoing projects and funded research projects.

The "Accrued expenses and deferred income" item essentially referred to adjustments to maintenance and service invoices made to recognise only revenues for the period.

The item "Advance payments for multi-year orders" included the advance payments received from customers for orders currently being processed.

The "Payables due to employees and external staff" item included payables for wages and salaries relating to June 2024 as well as payables due to employees for unused annual leave.

7. Income Statement

7.1. Total revenues and other income

Consolidated revenues and other income for the first half of 2024 amounted to € 138,194,022, up 28.8% compared with the first half of the previous year, as detailed below:

30 June 2024 30 June 2023 Change % change
Revenues and other income 138,194,022 107,298,975 30,895,047 28.8%
Total 138,194,022 107,298,975 30,895,047 28.8%

A breakdown of revenues into categories, that essentially reflect how their nature, total, distribution over time and any uncertainties affect the recognition of revenues and related cash flows, as well as the analysis of changes and performance compared to the first half of the previous year, is described in the "Directors' Report on Operations for H1 2024", to which reference should be made for further details.

7.2. Purchases of materials and external services

Purchases of materials and external services for the first half of 2024 amounted to € 51,496,429, up from the first half of 2023, when they totalled € 35,709,256.

The item is detailed below:

30 June 2024 30 June 2023 Change
Consumables and resale items 19,984,756 9,762,894 10,221,862
Technical consulting 15,877,980 10,999,330 4,878,650
Travel expenses 1,638,517 1,324,602 313,915
Utilities 721,087 673,970 47,117
Media & marketing services 417,516 473,182 -55,666
Maintenance and repair 524,481 560,970 -36,489
Canteen and ticket services 1,157,269 913,613 243,656
Administrative and legal services 6,747,623 5,866,084 881,539
Directors' fees 763,860 689,912 73,948
Subcontractors 3,663,340 4,444,698 -781,358
Total 51,496,429 35,709,256 15,787,174

As a percentage of consolidated revenues, costs for purchasing materials and services were 37.26%.

7.3. Personnel costs

Personnel costs for the first six months of 2024 amounted to € 67,516,078 and increased compared to the first half of 2023 by € 10,827,960.

The employees of the TXT e-solutions Group, excluding directors and external consultants, numbered 2,913 at 30 June 2024 (2,639 at 31 December 2023).

The table below shows the breakdown of employees by level:

TXT GROUP Office workers Managers Executives Total
31.12.2021 1,105 80 25 1,210
31.12.2022 2,102 108 44 2,254
31/12/2023 2,461 135 43 2,639
30/06/2024 2,722 144 47 2,913

7.4. Other operating costs

The "Other operating costs" item in the first half of 2024 amounted to € 1,683,283, an increase of € 702,240 over the corresponding period of 2023.

This item mainly included expenses for miscellaneous rentals, not recognised in the accounts according to IFRS 16 and sundry operating costs (including contingent liabilities and deductible taxes).

30 June 2024 30 June 2023 Change
Other expenses and extraordinary income
adjustments
340,954 397,192 (56,238)
Rental expense for motor vehicles 167,469 115,539 51,929
Other tax (other than income tax) 100,895 66,189 34,706
Other lease and rental expense 171,948 128,726 43,223
Contingent liabilities 814,817 184,338 630,479
Fines and penalties 45,181 51,849 (6,668)
Magazine and subscription expenses 42,019 37,210 4,809
Total 1,683,283 981,043 702,240

7.5. Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment amounted to € 5,368,457 as at 30 June 2024, up € 391,588 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year.

They have been calculated based on the useful life of the asset or the capitalised cost and its use in the production phase.

7.6. Financial income and charges

The negative balance of financial income and expenses at 30 June 2024 amounted to € 830,885, compared to a positive balance of € 1,236,945 at the end of the first half of 2023. In particular, this change is mainly due to the positive balance of instruments measured at fair value of € 0.5 million as at 30 June 2024, the positive effect in 2023 of the lower debt recognised regarding the commitments undertaken by the company as part of the acquisitions, for which a doubling of the value was guaranteed (€ 1.9 million), net of bank interest expense (€ 1.3 million as at 30 June 2024).

7.7. Share of profit (loss) of associates

The negative balance of € 514,638 refers to the portion pertaining to the result of the company Reversal SIM, Pro-Sim, TXT Healthprobe, LAS LAB.

7.8. Income taxes

Income taxes as at 30 June 2024 were equal to € 3,134,081, detailed as follows:

30 June 2024 30 June 2023 Change
Total current taxes 3,329,077 3,423,306 (94,229)
Total deferred tax assets 11,112 64,360 (53,248)
Total deferred tax liabilities (509,059) (353,584) (155,475)
Total taxes 2,831,129 3,134,081 -
302,952

Deferred tax assets and liabilities correspond to the change in the respective balance sheet items with the exception of those that did not have an impact on the income statement, such as those relating to the value of cash flow hedging instruments linked to interest on loans.

In the first half of 2024, taxes accounted for 26.3%.

8. Seasonality of operating segments

The segments in which the TXT e-solutions Group operates are not subject to any seasonality as far as operations are concerned.

9. Transactions with related parties

For the Group, related parties are:

  • a) entities that, directly or indirectly, even through subsidiaries, trustees or third parties:
    • control TXT e-solutions S.p.A.;
    • are subject to joint control with TXT e-solutions S.p.A.;
    • have an interest in TXT e-solutions S.p.A. such as to exercise a significant influence;
  • b) associates of TXT e-solutions S.p.A.;
  • c) the joint ventures in which TXT e-solutions S.p.A. holds an interest;
  • d) the managers with strategic responsibilities of TXT e-solutions S.p.A. or one of its parent companies;
  • e) any close family members of the parties as per the above points a) and d);
  • f) the entities controlled or jointly controlled or subject to significant influence by one of the parties as per points d) and e), or in which said parties hold, directly or indirectly, a significant interest, in any case at least 20% of the voting rights;

g) a supplementary, collective or individual pension fund, either Italian or foreign, set up for TXT e-solutions S.p.A.'s employees or any other related entity.

The following tables show the overall amounts of the transactions carried out with related parties.

Trade transactions

Trade transactions with related parties of the Group exclusively refer to amounts paid to the directors and to key management personnel.

As at 30 June 2024 Receivables Payables Costs Revenues
TXT Healthprobe S.r.l. 597,652
LAS LAB S.r.l. 17,380
Pro Sim 629,763 83,230
PayDo
Reversal 675,000
Directors and key management
personnel
156,662 359,118
Total as at 30.06.2024 1,919,795 156,662 359,118 83,230
As at 31 December 2023 Receivables Payables Costs Revenues
TXT Healthprobe S.r.l. 597,652
LAS LAB S.r.l. 35,560
Pro Sim 350,962
PayDo
Reversal 250,000
Directors and key management
personnel
138,491 723,606
Total as at 31 December 2023 1,234,174 138,491 723,606 -

Financial transactions

The amounts with Related Parties as at 30 June 2024 are shown for financial transactions:

As at 30 June 2024 Receivables Payables Costs Income
Laserfin S.r.l. 1,557,658
Pro Sim 400,000
Total as at 30.06.2024 400,000 1,557,658 - -
As at 31 December 2023 Receivables Payables Costs Income
Laserfin S.r.l. 1,798,876
Pro Sim 400,000
Total as at 31 December 2023 400,000 1,798,876 - -

10. Net financial debt

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on 4 March 2021 the Guidelines on disclosure requirements pursuant to EU Regulation 2017/1129 ("Prospectus Regulation").

With the "Recall of attention no. 5/21" of 29 April 2021, CONSOB declared its intention to bring its supervisory practices in relation to the net financial position into line with the aforementioned ESMA guidelines. In particular, CONSOB has declared that the prospectuses approved by it, starting from 5 May 2021, must comply with the aforementioned ESMA Guidelines.

Therefore, based on the new forecasts, listed issuers will have to submit, in the explanatory notes to the annual and half-yearly financial statements, published starting from 5 May 2021, a new prospectus on the subject of debt to be drawn up according to the indications contained in paragraphs 175 and following of the aforementioned ESMA Guidelines.

In this regard, the ESMA Guidelines provide for the following main changes to the debt statement:

• we no longer speak of "Net financial position", but of "Total financial debt";

• in the context of non-current financial debt, trade payables and other non-current payables must also be included, i.e. payables that are not remunerated, but which have a significant implicit or explicit financing component (for example, payables to suppliers due after 12 months);

• in the context of current financial debt, the current portion of non-current financial debt must be indicated separately.

• "financial debt" includes remunerated debt (i.e., interest-bearing debt), which includes, among other things, financial liabilities relating to short- and/or long-term lease contracts. Information on lease payables must be provided separately.

For additional information on changes in the Group's Net Financial Position, see the "Directors' Report on Operations for H1 2024".

(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Cash and cash equivalents (47,503,305) (37,926,613) (9,576,692)
Financial instruments at fair value (27,427,869) (24,058,487) (3,369,382)
Short-term financial receivables (400,000) (810,107) 410,107
Liquid assets (75,331,174) (62,795,208) (12,535,966)
Current financial debt (including debt instruments, but
excluding the current portion of non-current financial debt)
28,596,094 30,696,836 (2,100,742)
Current portion of non-current financial debt 29,578,666 26,956,873 2,621,793
Current financial debt 58,174,760 57,653,709 521,051
Current net financial debt (17,156,414) (5,141,499) (12,014,915)
Non-current financial debt (excluding current portion and
debt instruments)
73,932,191 57,563,008 16,369,183

Debt instruments - - -
Non-current financial receivables (531,920) (700,126) 168,206
Trade payables and other non-current payables - - -
Non-current financial debt 73,400,271 56,862,882 16,537,389
Total financial debt 56,243,857 51,721,383 4,522,473
Non-monetary debts for adjustment of the
price of the 2022 acquisitions to be paid in TXT shares (1,559,315) (2,500,000) 940,685
Financial investment - Banca Del Fucino (17,778,377) (17,778,377) 0
Adj. Net Available Financial Resources 36,906,164 31,443,006 5,463,158
(€ thousand) 30.06.2024 31.12.2023 Change
Debt referred to IFRS 16 (10,762,717) (10,095,139) (667,578)

11. Other significant events in the year and subsequent events

Please refer to the paragraph "Significant events after the reporting period and outlook" included in the Directors' Report on Operations.

12.Certification of the condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements

pursuant to Art. 81-ter of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended and supplemented

The undersigned Enrico Magni, as Chair of the Board of Directors, and Eugenio Forcinito, as Manager responsible for preparing corporate accounting documents for TXT e-solutions S.p.A. certify, also pursuant to Art. 154-bis, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58 dated 24 February 1998:

  • the adequacy, in relation to the company's characteristics; and
  • the effective application of the administrative and accounting procedures for the preparation of the condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements as at 30 June 2024.

The assessment of the adequacy of the administrative and accounting procedures for the preparation of the condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements as at 30 June 2024 is based on a process defined by TXT in line with the Internal Control – Integrated Framework model issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, which represents a reference framework that is generally accepted at an international level.

We also certify that the condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements as at 30 June 2024:

  • correspond to the accounting books and records;
  • were prepared in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards endorsed by the European Union as well as with the implementing measures for Art. 9 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 38/2005;
  • are suitable to provide a true and fair view of the financial position, performance and cash flows of the issuer.

The half-yearly Report on Operations includes a reliable analysis of the important events that occurred in the first six months of the year and how they affected the condensed half-yearly financial statements, as well as a description of the main risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months. The half-yearly Report on Operations also includes a reliable analysis of the information on significant transactions with related parties.

The Manager responsible for preparing corporate accounting documents The Chair of the Board of Directors

Eugenio Forcinito Enrico Magni

Cologno Monzese, 10 September 2024