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Veidekke

Earnings Release Feb 12, 2021

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Presentation Q4 2020

12 February 2020

Jimmy Bengtsson, CEO Jørgen Wiese Porsmyr. CFO

Occupational health and safety Our primary priority

hired staff and sub-contractors 0 5 10 15 20 25

Number of serious injuries

12-month rolling, Veidekke employees,

Sickness absence

Veidekke employees

A risk profile impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic

  • Limited impact on Veidekke's fourth-quarter production
  • Extraordinary infection-control measures, including travel restrictions, may affect production capacity and deliveries of goods and services
  • Uncertainty about further market developments

Facsimile from Veidekke's Q1 2020 presentation

Highlights Q4 2020

  • Revenues on a par with 2019
  • Strong profits and improved profitability
  • Satisfactory quarterly order intake
  • Proposed dividend of NOK 5.75/share for 2020

Veidekke will be building a new care centre at Fosslia in Stjørdal, including 76 residential units and a service building, under a design and build contract valued at around NOK 250 million.

Key financial figures Q4 revenue and profits

* Project allocations and restructuring costs in the construction operation totalled NOK 330 million in 2019.

Key financial figures Full-year revenue and profits

Revenue Pre-tax profit

NOK billion, continued operations NOK million, continued operations

* Impairment of the civil engineering portfolio in Norway by NOK 550 million in 2018. ** Project allocations and restructuring costs in the construction operation totalled NOK 330 million in 2019.

© Veidekke

Strong order book

Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Order book Converted into revenue, next 12 months NOK billion NOK billion Construction Norway Sweden Infrastructure Norway Denmark

Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20

ESG: Sustainability and climate Solution-focused and taking responsibility

Veidekke has laid Norway's first kilometre of asphalt made with a plant-based adhesive on a stretch of road in Trøndelag County.

Veidekke has signed an agreement with SEB on a credit facility with terms linked to achievement of two sustainability targets.

Veidekke was awarded top rating from CDP for its climate reporting and climate risk work for 3rd consecutive year.

Results Group and segments

Jørgen Wiese Porsmyr, CFO Q4 2020

Revenue, profits and margins Group and segments

Q4 2020 Q4 2019
Amounts in NOK
million
Revenue Pre-tax profit Margin Revenue Pre-tax profit Margin
Construction Norway 4 076 155 3.8% 4 178 34 0.8%
Infrastructure Norway 2 049 82 3.6% 2 115 12 0.6%
Sweden 3 525 98 2.8% 3 215 -165 -5.1%
Denmark/Hoffmann 686 78 11.4% 626 70 11.2%
Other -61 -22 -95 -34
Group 10 274 391 3.8% 10 039 -83 -0.8%

Construction Norway

Q4 2020

  • Stable revenues, with local variations
  • Growth in Bergen, decline in the Trondheim region
  • Profits and margins above last year's levels
  • Profit margin 3.8%, compared to 2.5%* in 2019
  • Completed discontinuation and restructuring of unprofitable entities
  • Improved profitability in large parts of the business
  • Order book
  • Order book reduced by 10% since the beginning of 2020
    • Increase in public buildings, reduction in residential units and commercial buildings
  • Somewhat lower activity levels expected in 2021

REVENUE AND MARGIN BY QUARTER

ORDER BOOK, ORDER INTAKE AND BOOK-TO-BILL (12M)

* Q4 2019 profit margin adjusted for restructuring allocations. Order book Order intake

11 © Veidekke

Infrastructure Norway

Q4 2020

  • High activity, but a 3% drop in revenues
  • Stable revenues for the civil engineering operation and a decline for asphalt and aggregates
  • Increased profits and improved profitability compared to last year
  • Civil engineering: profit margin of 3.6%. Considerable profit improvement in the road maintenance operation.
  • Asphalt and aggregates: profit margin of 4.9%. High private-sector demand and beneficial raw material price development contributed to strong profitability
  • Improvement efforts are continuing
  • Asphalt is making investment and capacity adjustments in preparation for the new season
  • Market situation
  • High civil engineering demand
  • Increased asphalt volume in the 2021 national budget

REVENUE AND MARGIN BY QUARTER

Q4 PRE-TAX PROFIT

ORDER BOOK, ORDER INTAKE AND BOOK-TO-BILL (12M)1)

12 © Veidekke 1) The order book includes civil engineering projects and road maintenance contracts.

Sweden

Q4 2020

  • Revenues increased by 4%, measured in local currency
  • Higher revenues for the construction operation, particularly in Gothenburg and Skåne
  • Stable revenues for the infrastructure operation
  • Improved profits and margins for the construction and infrastructure operations
  • Construction: profit margin of 2.1%, compared to 1.2%* last year. Improvement in Stockholm
  • Infrastructure: profit margin of 3.9%, compared to 2.5%* last year
  • Strong order intake during the quarter
  • Order book growth of 13% over the year, measured in local currency
  • Increased demand for public buildings and residential units; reduced demand for commercial buildings

REVENUE AND MARGIN BY QUARTER

ORDER BOOK, ORDER INTAKE AND BOOK-TO-BILL (12M)

* The Q4 2019 profit margin has been adjusted for loss/restructuring allocations.

Denmark/Hoffmann

Q4 2020

  • Revenue growth of 3% measured in local currency
  • Strong quarterly profit
  • Generally strong project profitability
  • Order book
  • Strong quarterly order intake
  • Order book growth of 20% over the year, measured in local currency
  • Reorientation towards public-sector clients

REVENUE AND MARGIN BY QUARTER

ORDER BOOK, ORDER INTAKE AND BOOK-TO-BILL (12M)

Financial position

Balance sheet

Amounts in NOK million 31 Dec. 2020 31 Dec. 2019
Fixed assets 6 452 6 535
Current assets (excluding
cash, cash equivalents and financial investments)
7 330 6 281
Cash, cash equivalents and financial investments 3 759 241
Assets held for sale - 8 920
Assets 17 541 21 977
Equity 2 877 3 949
Long-term debt 3 031 5 177
Short-term debt 11 633 10 520
Liabilities held for sale - 2 331
Equity and debt 17 541 21 977
Equity ratio 16.4% 18.0%
Return on equity (12m) 53% 25%
Net interest-bearing assets 3 078 -2 653

Financial position

Change in net interest-bearing assets NOK million

Key points

  • Strong operational cash flow throughout 2020
  • Net investment in current assets totalling NOK 682 million
  • New bank financing agreements signed
  • Main banking relationship with DNB (NOK 1.75 billion)
  • Credit facility with SEB (NOK 0.75 billion) with terms linked to achievement of sustainability targets

Distributing 100% of the profit per share Proposed dividend of NOK 5.75 per share for 2020

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Dividend

● Proposed dividend*: NOK 5.75 (2.5)

● Profit per share**: NOK 5.8 (4.6)

● Dividend ratio: 100% (54%)

© Veidekke

** The profit per share for 2020 relates to continued operations. Figures in brackets relate to 2019.

Closing comments

Jimmy Bengtsson, CEO

Veidekke as a streamlined construction company Our main priorities remain unchanged

Increase profitability

  • Organisation, priorities and strategies under assessment
  • The 2022 margin target of >4% is maintained

Selective growth in our main markets

  • Commercial and residential buildings in population centres
  • Well-balanced infrastructure project types and sizes

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1

Attractive dividends and optimised financial structure

  • Aim to pay out a large share of post-tax profit as dividends
  • Emphasis on balance sheet structure and return on capital

2019 CMU : Targeting increased profitability Strong development in most operations 1

Norway Sweden Denmark
Construction Civil eng. Industrial Construction Civil eng. Hoffmann
2018 3.4% -13.2% 0.8% 1% 4% 6.6%
CMU 4% 1.5% 3.5% 2% 4% >5%
2020 Actual 3.6% 1.6% 3.8% 2.2% 3.0% 7.5%
2022 CMU >5% 4% 5% 3.5% 4% >5%

The civil engineering and industrial operations in Norway merged in 2020 to form Veidekke Infrastructure

  • The initiated improvement projects are contributing to improved profitability in most entities
  • The profits of Construction Norway and Civil Engineering Sweden were slightly below target
  • Profitability before growth, uncertainty management and selectivity
  • The margin target of >4% for 2022 stands

Priority areas for improvement efforts Focus on profitability over growth 1

Construction Norway Infrastructure Norway Veidekke Sweden Hoffmann
From 2018
to 2020

Restructuring
of operations with
low profitability

From generalist
to specialist

Selective project strategy

Reduce tied-up capital
and shared costs

Safeguarding result and
turnaround

Profitability before growth

Building expertise and
management capacity

Strengthening
competitiveness

Selective customer
strategy

Refine
cooperation
model

Investment in technology
and service
Profitability before growth ⚫ Uncertainty management ⚫ Cost reductions

From 2020 to 2022

  • Implementation of standardised processes
  • Investment and capacity adjustments in the asphalt operation
  • Selective customer strategy

● Reorientation of client portfolio towards public-sector clients

Balanced order situation

Weaker growth – reorientation towards residential and public buildings

22 Revenue and order intake 12-month rolling, NOK billion Percentage Revenue Order intake 0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 % 24 28 32 36 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20

Order book by segment

Construction

  • Stable non-residential buildings – public replacing private
  • Increasing residential production

Infrastructure

● Balanced portfolio and high visibility

Increasing dividend capacity by reducing tied-up capital Streamlined and lightly capitalised contractor 3

Optimisation of financial structure

  • As a streamlined contractor, Veidekke will reduce its tied-up capital and optimise its financial structure over time
  • Priorities:
  • → Efficiently capitalised business models
  • → Profitable growth
  • → Secure bank financing
  • → Robustness relative to customer claims and risks

High dividend capacity

  • Veidekke is prioritising capital distributions and giving its shareholders a competitive return comprising dividends and share price growth
  • Veidekke will maintain high dividend capacity going forward, and will prioritise distribution of a large proportion of earnings per share (EPS) in the form of dividends
  • Emphasis on balance sheet structure and return on capital

Closing comments

  • Robust profits and increased profitability
  • Strong quarterly order intake
  • Proposed dividend of NOK 5.75/share for 2020
  • Profitability initiatives are continuing

© Veidekke Veidekke has been contracted to build the ALO office building at Sluppen in Trondheim – likely to be the first project in Norway to be doubly certified as BREEAM Outstanding (highest level) and WELL Gold. The design and build contract is valued at in excess of NOK 300 million.

Full-year figures for business areas

2020 2019
Amounts
in NOK million
Revenue Pre-tax profit Margin Revenue Pre-tax profit Margin
Construction Norway 14 638 532 3.6% 14 464 387 2.7%
Infrastructure Norway 8 847 244 2.8% 9 905 168 1.7%
Sweden 12 293 303 2.5% 10 803 -25 -0.2%
Denmark 2 652 200 7.5% 2 358 169 7.2%
Other/elimination -290 -145 -960 -104
Total group 38 140 1 134 3.0% 36 569 596 1.6%

Order book as at 31 December 2020

Amounts in NOK million Construction Norway Infrastructure Norway Sweden Denmark Total
Residential units 4 735 - 3 533 125 8 393
Commercial buildings 3 577 - 3 542 1 545 8 664
Public buildings 5 027 - 4 019 693 9 739
Transportation infrastructure - 3 408 1 082 - 4 490
Industry and energy - 770 753 - 1 524
Other civil engineering - 50 1 451 - 1 500
Road maintenance contracts* - 2 978 - - 2 978
Other 19 - - 153 171
Total group 13 358 7 206 14 380 2 516 37 460

* Total order book for Veidekke's portfolio of road maintenance contracts in Norway.

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