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Webstep — Investor Presentation 2022
May 19, 2022
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Investor Presentation
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Q1 2022
Save Asmervik, CEO

19 May 2022 | Oslo
Agenda
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- Highlights
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- Business review
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- Financial review
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- Outlook

Highlights from the quarter
- Close to 500 employees
- ○ 492 employees at the end of the quarter
- ○ Increase of 57 employees YoY
- Exceeding 800 million in revenues LTM
- ○ 233.0 million for the quarter (+20%)
- ○ 814.0 MNOK for last twelve months (+16%)
- EBIT margin above 10%
- ○ EBIT increased by 32% for Q1 to 23.9 MNOK
- Annual general meeting 28 April 2022
- ○ Kjetil Bakke Eriksen elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors
- ○ Dividend of NOK 1.70 per share dividend yield approx. 5.5%

Business review
Market fundamentals
- High demand and continued growth
- Increased need for team deliveries
- In sync with market trends
- Global tech vendors dominating
- Optimized go-to-market model
- Webstep well positioned for growth




Go-to-market model

WEBSTEP DELIVERY MODEL CUSTOMER
A diversified customer base


Top 10 customers represent 35% of total revenues
Smart app making it easier to monitor energy consumption
- Development and design project with two dedicated resources from Webstep
- Developing a user friendly and intuitive design providing customers with a better and more effective user experience
- Webstep contributes to the back end solution for the app that includes automatic guidance, advice and individual forecasts for energy consumption
elKompis, owned by Skandia Greenpower, is a mobile app providing insights into when electricity prices are cheapest, consumption overview as well as your invoices.


Developing future safety solutions for Autoliv using AI
- Autoliv chose Webstep as an IT partner and signed a frame agreement in 2021
- Webstep has successfully launched projects covering several consultant technology areas, eg. Data Science, app development, software development
- Future projects have been planned together with Autoliv, focusing on safety and hands-on industrial application
Autoliv is the worldwide leader in automotive safety with superior global presence in 27 countries, selling products to all major car manufacturers, which saves more than 30,000 lives each year.

Organization and employees
- ● Strong local presence
- ○ Close to the Customer
- ○ Strategic Partner
- ● Strong commitment to build competence
- ○ High quality competence events
- Employee growth in all regions
- ○ TaaS-business attracts talent
- ● Employee survey confirms great work environment ○ Increased employee loyalty and satisfaction

Note: Numbers in parentheses refer to year-over-year growth in number of employees.
Financial review
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Key figures - Group
| Q1 | Q1 | Y/Y | FY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK million | 2022 | 2021 | change | 2021 |
| Revenues | 233.0 | 194.2 | 20.0% | 775.0 |
| EBITDA | 28.7 | 21.7 | 32.4% | 81.2 |
| EBITDA margin | 12.3% | 11.2% | 1.2 pts | 10.5% |
| EBIT | 23.9 | 18.1 | 31.9% | 65.9 |
| EBIT margin | 10.3% | 9.3% | 0.9 pts | 8.5% |
| Net profit | 17.8 | 13.6 | 30.9% | 48.5 |
| Net free cash flow | 20.5 | 7.4 | 177.0% | 46.9 |
| Earnings per share (NOK) | 0.65 | 0.51 | 29.1% | 1.80 |
| Earnings per share. fully diluted (NOK) | 0.65 | 0.50 | 28.2% | 1.78 |
| Equity ratio | 59.2% | 63.0% | -3.8 pts | 60.7% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 67.2 | 45.5 | 47.9% | 46.7 |
| Number of employees, average (FTE) | 481 | 426 | 13.1% | 449 |
| Number of employees, end of period | 492 | 435 | 13.0% | 478 |
| Revenues per FTE (NOKt) | 484 | 457 | 6.0% | 1,725 |
| EBIT per FTE (NOKt) | 49.6 | 42.6 | 16.6% | 147 |
- Employee growth YoY +57
- Strong revenue growth
- Strengthening of the EBIT
- EBIT margin above 10%
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Key figures - Norway
| NOK million | Q1 | Q1 | Y/Y | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | change | 2021 | |
| Revenues | 202.2 | 165.7 | 22.0% | 668.4 |
| EBIT | 20.9 | 15.8 | 32.0% | 61.1 |
| EBIT margin | 10.3% | 9.6% | 0.8 pts | 9.1% |
| Number of employees, average (FTE) | 401 | 361 | 11.0% | 379 |
| Number of employees, end of period | 410 | 370 | 10.7% | 403 |
| Number of workdays | 64 | 63 | 252 | |
| Revenue breakdown | ||||
| Q1 | Q1 | Y/Y | FY | |
| NOK million | 2022 | 2021 | change | 2021 |
| Oslo | 84.9 | 67.7 | 25.4% | 281.0 |
| Regional offices | 106.0 | 85.5 | 23.9% | 343.5 |
| Subcontractors | 11.8 | 13.1 | (9.8%) | 45.8 |
| Other / eliminations | (0.5) | (0.6) | (16.4%) | (1.9) |
| Total | 202.2 | 165.7 | 22.0% | 668.4 |
- Employee growth YoY +40
- Solid growth in revenues
- Norwegian segment represents 87% of consolidated revenue in Q1
- Improved EBIT and EBIT margin
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Key figures - Sweden
| Q1 | Q1 | Y/Y | FY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK million | 2022 | 2021 | change | 2021 | |
| Revenues | 30.8 | 28.6 | 7.9% | 106.7 | |
| EBIT | 3.0 | 2.3 | 31.1% | 4.8 | |
| EBIT margin | 9.7% | 8.0% | 1.7 pts | 4.5% | |
| Number of employees, average (FTE) | 80 | 64 | 24.0% | 70 | |
| Number of employees, end of period | 82 | 65 | 26.2% | 75 | |
| Number of workdays | 63 | 62 | 253 | ||
| Revenue breakdown | |||||
| Q1 | Q1 | Y/Y | FY | ||
| NOK million | 2022 | 2021 | change | 2021 | |
| Regional offices | 26.2 | 22.0 | 18.9% | 83.6 | |
| Subcontractors | 4.6 | 6.5 | (29.3%) | 23.1 | |
| Total | 30.8 | 28.6 | 7.9% | 106.7 |
- Employee growth YoY +17
- Revenue growth
- Swedish segment represents 13% of consolidated revenue in Q1
- Improved EBIT and EBIT margin
- Q1 constant currency
- ○ Revenues: +4.3m (+15.3%)
- ○ EBIT: +1.1m (+49.1%)
Outlook

Outlook
- Positive market outlook
- ○ High demand for Webstep services and consultants
- Fierce competition to attract talent
- ○ Effective recruitment and retention key to success
- Capacity growth
- ○ Expect to be more than 500 employees by end of Q2
- Main focus
- ○ Continued focus on existing GTM model
- ○ Strengthening and co-ordinating enterprise initiatives
- ○ Organic growth in existing locations


Please contact us at [email protected]
Appendix
Cash flow and net debt

Highlights
- Q1 free cash flow of NOK MNOK 20.5
- Capex relates to office equipment
- Credit facility of NOK 110m in Norway and SEK 5m in Sweden per end of quarter
31 Mar
2022
NOK million
| Cash and cash equivalents* | (67.2) |
|---|---|
| Restricted cash | 1.6 |
| Debt to credit institutions | |
| Leasing liabilities** | 59.3 |
| Net interest bearing debt (NIBD) | (6.3) |
| NIBD/EBITDA (rolling 12 months) | (0.1) |
Note: *Negative indicates positive amount
**Leasing liabilities are mainly related to office rentals, IFRS-16

APPENDIX
Top 20 shareholders at 13 May 2022
| Shareholder name | Shares | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 EMBRO EIENDOM AS | 8 218 070 | 30,0% | |
| 2 VERDIPAPIRFONDET ALFRED BERG GAMBA | 1 556 645 | 5,7% | |
| 3 J.P. Morgan SE | 1 457 983 | 5,3% Nominee | |
| 4 SALT VALUE AS | 1 373 271 | 5,0% | |
| 5 VERDIPAPIRFONDET DNB SMB | 1 205 346 | 4,4% | |
| 6 JAKOB HATTELAND HOLDING AS | 1 000 000 | 3,6% | |
| 7 J.P. Morgan SE | 900 000 | 3,3% | Nominee |
| 8 HOLMEN SPESIALFOND | 699 576 | 2,6% | |
| 9 VERDIPAPIRFONDET NORDEA NORGE VERD | 664 317 | 2,4% | |
| 10 Danske Invest Norge Vekst | 542 000 | 2,0% | |
| 11 Goldman Sachs International | 416 571 | 1,5% Nominee | |
| 12 INTERTRADE SHIPPING AS | 400 000 | 1,5% | |
| 13 HAUSTA INVESTOR AS | 350 000 | 1,3% | |
| 14 Danske Bank A/S | 320 000 | 1,2% Nominee | |
| 15 BLUEBERRY CAPITAL AS | 317 007 | 1,2% | |
| 16 ESPEDAL & CO AS | 302 482 | 1,1% | |
| 17 IVAR LØGE AS | 250 000 | 0,9% | |
| 18 VERDIPAPIRFONDET NORDEA AVKASTNING | 225 383 | 0,8% | |
| 19 MP PENSJON PK | 224 000 | 0,8% | |
| 20 Pictet & Cie (Europe) S.A. | 222 603 | 0,8% Nominee | |
| Top 20 shareholders | 20 645 254 | 75,3% | |
| Other | 6 754 856 | 24,7% | |
| Total share outstanding | 27 400 110 |
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