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Wiit Investor Presentation 2019

Sep 12, 2019

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H1 Results Presentation

CLOUD TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY Being an european cloud leader for non-stop business companies in the cloud transformation era.

Milan, September 12th 2019

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Disclaimer

This document has been prepared by Wiit S.p.A. (the "Company") for information and discussion purposes only, it contains only summary information and, therefore, it is preliminary in nature. Furthermore it has been drafted without claiming to be exhaustive.

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H1 2019 RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Consolidated revenue of € 14.8mln (€ 10.7 million in H1 2108) +38% compared to the same period of the previous year, organic growth (+10%), related to existing clients upselling, new clients acquisition and a constantly growing market;
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of € 5.9 million (€ 4.6 million in H1 2108) +28% compared to the same period of 2018; the margin on revenues is 40%, improving on Q1 2019, showing the level of optimization achieved in the organization of operational processes and services;
  • Adjusted EBITDA, net of M&A effect +16,4% in H1 2019, more than proportional than organic revenue growth, margin on sales at 46%;
  • Consolidated adjusted EBIT of Euro 3.0 million (Euro 2.2 million in H1 2108) +33,2% compared to the first half of 2018 with a margin on revenues up to 20,1%;
  • Adjusted net profit, of € 4.0 million (€ 1.5 million in H1 2108) + 160% compared to the same period of the previous year;
  • Net financial position excluding IFRS effect16: debt of Euro 3.2 million (compared to a debt of Euro 3.3 million at December 31, 2018);

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…H1 2019 continues to achieve an impressive Growth…

SALES (€mln)

  • Strong Revenue Growth in H1 2019 of +38% at € 14.8mln with existing and new clients, Adelante performance in line with expectation;
  • Organic Growth net of M&A +10% characterized by upselling on existing customers and the acquisition of new customers in a constantly growing market

…H1 2019 continuous Adjusted EBITDA growth and organic margin Improvement

EBITDA Adj.* (€mln) and MARGIN %

• EBITDA adjusted: concerns the non-recurring costs incurred for the STAR segment listing and M&a of approx. Euro 1.0 mln

  • Adjusted EBITDA growth, excluding non recurrent cost related to MTA STAR listing and M&A of around € 1.0mln, up 28% to 5.9mln Euro, EBITDA margin at 40%;
  • Net of the M&A effect, adjusted EBITDA growth is 16.4% more than proportional to that of organic turnover with a margin of 46%, improving on the previous year and confirming the important Wiit positioning on the Italian market;
  • Big potential for a margin expansion thanks to a scalable platform with fixed costs mainly:
    • Personnel
    • Connectivity costs
    • Rent

…H1 2019: Strong Growth in Net Profit also thanks to Patent Box impact

NET RESULT Adjusted (€mln)

  • Strong Adjusted Net Profit growth in H1 2019 of more than 160% at € 4.0mln, due to the positive operating performance, lower financial charges and to the "Patent Box" impact of € 0.95mln;
  • Agreement signed on the "Patent Box" with reference to the 2015-2019 tax years that can be extended for a further 5 years;
  • The tax benefit for WIIT for the five-year period will be entirely reflected in the

…H1-2019: Net Financial Position in line with FY2018, strong operating cash flow generation and CAPEX under control

  • NFP (€mln) excluding IFRS 16 impact Net Financial Position has significantly improved to €-3,2mln excluding €-5,8mln IFRS 16 effect compared to € -3,3mln in FY 2018
    • CAPEX expenditure under control at € 2.8mln to support business development and higher operating cash flow generation;
    • Wiit business model creates major economies of scale and does not demand CAPEX proportional to business growth. The usage level of the data center (currently at around 40%) enables the company to support development without additional investment
    • Lower working capital characterized by better receivables;
    • Dividend of € 2.3mln paid to shareholder in April 2019.
    • Buy Back of € 0,2mln, 0,16% of the share capital

Income Statement: H1-2019 Results

IFRS Form (€ 000) 2016 2017 2018 2018-H1 2019-H1
NET SALES 15.341 19.556 25.237 10.683 14.774
Cost of products and service sold (excl. IPO costs) 7.586 7.255 10.121 3.936 6.107
Cost of employees (excl.Figurative cost Perf.Shares) 2.616 3.606 4.395 1.975 2.613
Other cost and charges 400 217 309 176 172
Variation of inventory 38 12 0 0 0
Total costs 10.640 11.089 14.826 6.087 8.893
EBITDA Adjusted 4.701 8.467 10.412 4.595 5.881
30,6% 43,3% 41,3% 43,0% 39,8%
Amortisation, depreciation
Figurative cost of Performance Share 2016-2018
IPO and M&A Costs
2.300
585
3.433
394
455
5.108
283
142
2.398
141
0
2.901
0
998
OPERATING PROFIT
OPERATING PROFIT Adjusted
1.817
2.401
15,7%
4.186
5.034
25,7%
4.878
5.303
21,0%
2.056
2.197
20,6%
1.983
2.981
20,2%
Depreciation of investments in associates 0 (6) 0 0 0
Financial income 19 42 7 2 207
Financial costs (466) (452) (508) (315) (128)
Exchange rate differences (18) 92 (90) 11 (11)
RESULT BEFORE TAXES 1.352 3.862 4.287 1.754 2.051
Income taxes 441 725 791 370 (772)
NET RESULT 911 3.137 3.496 1.383 2.823
  • Big potential for a margin expansion thanks to a scalable platform with fixed costs mainly
    • Performance shares plan generates a figurative cost ex IAS principles (tax deductible)
    • IPO cost: cost related to listing to MTA process (Star Segment)
    • M&A cost: cost related to due diligence for Merger and Acquisition
    • Tax benefits active from year 2016 on:
    • "Super-ammortamento":140% overvaluation of the 2017 investments in new assets purchased or leased. Opportunity to benefit of subsidy for investments in intangible capital goods (software and IT systems)
    • "Patent-Box": Benefit in H1-2019, starting benefit calculation from Y2015.

* EBITDA adjusted excluding the Figurative cost of Performance Shares, IPO costs, cost relating M&A

Balance Sheet: H1-2019 Results Low NWC and indebtedness

IFRS Form (€ 000) 2016 2017 2018 2018-H1 2019-H1
Intangible Assets 917 1.402 4.050 3.151 3.618
Intangible Assets - Goodwill 1.315 1.315 9.736 1.315 9.736
Property plant and equipment 8.920 12.912 13.823 14.192 19.195
Other Tangible Assets 0 0 0 0 0
Investments in associates 464 458 68 458 68
Total non-current assets 11.616 16.087 27.677 19.116 32.617
Inventories 12 0 0 0 0
Trade and other receivables 4.023 3.292 4.699 3.420 4.109
Intercompany receivables 875 1.122 461 644 400
Advance Tax 300 377 685 832 667
Other liquid assets 475 395 1.734 1.376 2.767
Total current assets 5.685 5.186 7.580 6.272 7.943
Tax current liabilities 292 366 669 672 501
Trade and other payables 1.729 2.058 3.802 1.865 3.663
Payables vs related companies 0 0 0 0 281
Other payables and current liabilities 708 807 2.056 3.917 2.399
Total current liabilities 2.729 3.231 6.528 6.453 6.843
Net Working Capital 2.956 1.955 1.053 (181) 1.100
Other payables and non-current liabilities 320 220 1.340 120 1.095
Employee benefits liabilities 817 918 1.259 1.007 1.407
Provisions for deferred tax liabilities 29 29 214 41 215
Total non-current liabilities 1.166 1.167 2.813 1.168 2.717
NET INVESTED CAPITAL 13.406 16.875 25.917 17.767 31.001
Equity 4.512 24.755 22.243 20.497 22.511
Net Financial Debt (Cash) 8.895 (7.880) 4.383 (2.731) 9.065
Net Financial Debt (Cash) Excluding impact of IFRS16 (3.883) 3.243
Cash and cash equivalents at year-end 3.610 21.514 17.930 20.767 19.555
  • Fixed assets mainly include the two Wiit's datacenters (today used at approx. 40% of their capacity) – amortization in 5 years
  • Goodwill refers to the merger of Sevenlab S.r.l. into Wiit in 2014 and acquisition of a division of Visiant Technologies in 2015, Adelante Group and Foster in 2018
  • Intangible Assets H1-2019: 4,5 millions IFRS16

Shareholding Structure at June 2019

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