Earnings Release • Sep 13, 2023
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H1 2023 Results

Renato Brunetti
Chairman & CEO
Expert in IT systems and software projects. In 1985, he founded Unidata together with two partners, guiding the company towards its new core business, sensing the potential offered by the Internet. President of the NaMeX Consortium and of Unifiber S.p.A. and CEO of Unitirreno S.p.A..

CFO & Investor Relations Officer
Expert in Administration, Finance, Planning and Control. He held the position of General Manager in several Italian and foreign companies and was Director of the National Secretariat of Agesci. In 2019, he joined Unidata and followed the listing process on EGM, the extraordinary operations and the translisting on EXM - STAR Segment

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FINANCIALS H1 2023


APPENDIX




Unidata wins the tender for the IoT system managing water meters in Palermo. First of several tenders in IoT.
Capital increase through the issue of 360,000 ordinary shares for a total value of € 15.1 million
Closing of the acquisition of TWT Group based in Milan and operating in all Italy
Unidata and TWT launch the first Italian 25 Giga hyperfiber in Milan
JV with Azimut to build 900 km of submarine optical fiber in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Listing on Euronext Milan – STAR Segment of Borsa Italiana

+93%
Revenues 41.7 M€ (21.6 M€ in H1 2022)* +68%
EBITDA Adjusted 9.4 M€ (5.6 M€ in H1 2022)* 49.6 M€
NFP (cash negative) (9.6 M€ in FY 2022)*
Direct Customer Growth 20,956 (18,292 in FY 2022)*
Optical Fiber >5,900 km (5,450 in FY 2022)*
Total Investments in tangible, intangible and financial assets

*The values in brackets refer to the economic-financial data of Unidata S.p.A. stand-alone as of 30 June 2022, therefore they do not take the TWT Group into consideration.









We took a different path of innovation, anticipated the times and used new technologies, niche opportunities, speed of execution and ability to adapt. These are key characteristics in the future, because we define ourselves and we want to be a
The most important ones, we already see with great force and promises that must be used quickly and strategically, are:



Award in Temporary Grouping of Companies, with the role of Mandatory, with BIP S.p.A. and Lektor S.r.l.
Tender for the implementation of the Automatic Meter Management System of the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
Total value of the contract equal to 2.7 million Euros, for a period of 36 months
The awarded tender is part of the PNRR funds

Award in Public Private Partnership of the concession for the implementation and management of the smart metering IoT system for Acqua Pubblica Sabina
Assignment through project financing equal to 9.5 million Euros for a duration of 14 years
Unidata will build the network using LoRaWan® technology and implementing a management system for data-driven water resource management processes

Award of the contract for the Connectivity service for the meters of the integrated water service users, for drinking water use, in Firenze- Prato-Pistoia Metropolitan Area
Assignment through project financing equal to over 3.5 million Euros for a duration of 13 years
The awarded tender is part of the PNRR funds






1) Commitment to dismiss the majority of TWT's legacy voice trading business: run-off of base clients (i.e. customers/contracts with almost no gross margin) in order to focus on the most profitable






The acquisition of TWT Group will allow several business synergies and cost savings that will generate year by year a positive impact on EBITDA and EBITDA Margin:

Continuous growth of both Unidata and TWT core business in B2B channels
Sale of the offering of Unidata through the network of TWT dealers and TWT services to Unidata retail customers

Aggregation of Unidata and TWT network infrastructure lowering costs

Creation of a new advanced proposal in Cloud: multisite and with disaster recovery

Creation of a new commercial proposal in SD-WAN and Cybersecurity

Decrease low-margin voice trading business

Integration of operating structures for greater efficiency and cost savings avoiding replications
Scouting of new areas to develop infrastructure (from Unidata experience in Rome areas)



Closing signed in 2023 with Azimut - Fondo Infrastrutture per la Crescita ESG1 and the activity already started.

Submarine cable system in Tirreno Sea of about 900 km from Mazara del Vallo to Genova, with a junction point near Rome-Fiumicino and one in Sardinia.


1) Fondo Infrastrutture per la crescita – ESG is a fund established and managed by Azimut Libera Impresa, invests in social infrastructures in order to generate a positive and sustainable growth of the economy, environment and society with an ESG approach





As of May 2023, Unidata already paid Eu 5.5 million out of its total equity investment.
Unidata equity investment will be up to Eu 18 million, due to an option to increase its participation to own a majority stake.



1) Equally owned by R. Brunetti, M. Vispi and C. Bianchi; 2) Entirely owned by M. Colli; 3) Including treasury shares.

Unidata S.p.A.
ROBERTO GIACOMETTI CFO & Investor Relations Officer
+39 329 2478696 [email protected]
CDR Communication S.r.l. Investor Relations Consultant
SILVIA DI ROSA +39 335 7864209 [email protected]
ELEONORA NICOLINI +39 333 9773749 [email protected]

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