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Wiit Investor Presentation 2019

May 13, 2019

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Q1 Results Presentation

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

Milan, May 13th 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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Q1 2019 RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS

• Consolidated revenue of € 7.5mln (€ 5.2 million in 1Q 2108) + 44.1% compared to the same period of the previous year, mainly driven by organic growth and a constantly growing market;

• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of € 2.9 million (€ 2.2 million in 1Q 2108) + 31.7% compared to the same period of 2018; the margin on revenues is 38.2%, demonstrating the level of optimization achieved in the organization of operational processes and services;

• Consolidated adjusted EBIT of Euro 1.5 million (Euro 1 million in 1Q 2108) + 50.6% compared to the first quarter of 2018 with a margin on revenues up to 19.8%;

• Adjusted net profit of € 2.3 million (€ 0.7 million in 1Q 2108) + 205.7% compared to the same period of the previous year;

• Net financial position excluding IFRS effect16: debt of Euro 1.4 million (compared to a debt of Euro 3.3 million at December 31, 2018);

• 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 results of 2019 and will be quantified in the preparation of the related financial statements. It is estimated that the amount of the eligible income for the first period 2015/2018 is approximately 7.7 million Euro.

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We support our clients on a global level Geographical coverage of clients connected to our datacenters

High standing Client Base…

Fig. 1 CLIENTS GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

70 connected countries

The first 10 Top Clients have 76% overseas turnover (**)

(*) Core clients: clients generating more than 100k€ / year and relating to core business (cloud, SAP) and extended core (user support and document management)- excluding una tantum projects and non core activity (NDP, Hyperion) (**) Source Clients Financial Report 2018 and Management account – data not audited

  • Top standing large and medium enterprises with high credit worthiness and high IT budget spending
  • Many multinational groups, well diversified by economic sector, supported by Wiit at a global level
  • Very high retention rate (high client satisfaction)
  • More than 70 clients* WIIT, with a stable growth over the last years
  • More than 200 clients Adelante
  • Direct sales force
  • Increasing avg. revenues per client thanks to:
  • Bigger new clients
  • Increasing share of clients' needs satisfied by Wiit
  • Cross-selling of further services to existing clients

Key financials - Backlog

WIIT Group operates with multiannual contracts that grants a high predictability of the business

48.7 €mn* of Backlog

as at 1st January 2019, equal to 1.9 times 2018A sales

TYPICAL WIIT'S CONTRACT SCHEME

  • Multiannual maturity: 3-5 years standard
  • High penalties for the client in case of early termination: usually ~50-70% of residual contract value from the 2 nd-3 rd year on
  • Quarterly or monthly invoicing
  • WIIT has the right to interrupt services if the client does not pay

BACKLOG AS AT 1st JAN 2019 (€mn)

(*) data audited in January 2019

…Q1-2019 continues to achieve a Sharp Growth…

  • Strong organic Revenue growth in Q1 2019 of 44% at € 7.5mln with existing and new clients, Adelante performance in line with expectation
  • Increasing Credibility and Accountability vs the client base
  • Adjusted EBITDA growth, excluding non recurrent cost related to MTA STAR listing of € 0.8mln, up 32% to 2.9mln Euro, EBITDA margin at
  • Big potential for a margin expansion thanks to a scalable platform with fixed costs mainly:
  • Personnel
  • Connectivity costs
  • Rent

SALES (€mn)

EBITDA Adj.* (€mln) and MARGIN %

* EBITDA adjusted excluding the Figurative cost of Performance Shares and IPO costs of 0,8mln Euro

Q1-2019: Strong Growth in Net Profit and CAPEX under control

  • Strong Adjusted Net Profit growth in Q1 2019 of more than 205% at € 2.3mln , due to the positive operating performance and to the "Patent Box application
  • Net Financial Position at xx excluding xx IFRS 16 effect compared to xx
  • CAPEX expenditure under control at € 1.9mln to support business development and higher operating cash flow generation of € xx
  • Lower working capital characterized by better receivables
  • Dividend paid to shareholder € 2.3mln

NET RESULT Adjusted (€mn)

PFN (€mn) excluding IFRS 16 impact

Income Statement: Q1-2019 Results

IFRS Form (€ 000) 2016 2017 2018 2018-Q1 2019-Q1
NET SALES 15.341 19.556 25.237 5.188 7.474
Cost of products and service sold (excl. IPO costs)
Cost of employees (excl.Figurative
cost
7.586 7.255 10.121 1.878 3.278
Perf.Shares) 2.616 3.606 4.395 1.066 1.245
Other cost and charges 400 217 309 74 94
Variation of inventory 38 12 0 0 0
Total costs 10.640 11.089 14.826 3.018 4.616
EBITDA Adjusted 4.701 8.467 10.412 2.169 2.857
30,6% 43,3% 41,3% 41,8% 38,2%
Amortisation, depreciation 2.300 3.433 5.108 1.185 1.376
Figurative cost of Performance Share 2016-2018 585 394 283 71 0
IPO Costs 455 142 0 793
OPERATING PROFIT 1.817 4.186 4.878 913 689
OPERATING PROFIT Adjusted 2.401 5.034 5.303 984 1.482
15,7% 25,7% 21,0% 19,0% 19,8%
Depreciation of investments in associates 0 (6) 0 0 0
Financial income 19 42 7 1 129
Financial costs (466) (452) (508) (44) (56)
Exchange rate differences (18) 92 (90) 3 0
RESULT BEFORE TAXES 1.352 3.862 4.287 873 761
Income taxes 441 725 791 184 (848)
NET RESULT 911 3.137 3.496 689 1.610
  • 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 process
  • 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)

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

Balance Sheet: Q1-2019 Results Low NWC and indebtedness

IFRS Form (€ 000) 2016 2017 2018 2018-Q1 2019-Q1
Intangible
Assets
917 1.402 4.050 2.971 6.676
Intangible
Assets
-
Goodwill
Property
plant
and equipment
1.315
8.920
1.315
12.912
9.736
13.823
1.315
14.947
9.736
14.163
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 19.691 30.643
Inventories 12 0 0 0 0
Trade and other receivables 4.023 3.292 4.699 5.125 4.279
Intercompany receivables 875 1.122 461 1.326 213
Advance Tax 300 377 685 377 662
Other
liquid
assets
475 395 1.734 836 2.785
Total current
assets
5.685 5.186 7.580 7.664 7.940
Tax current liabilities 292 366 669 454 391
Trade and other payables 1.729 2.058 3.802 3.957 5.669
Payables vs related companies 0 0 0 0 36
Other payables and current liabilities 708 807 2.056 911 4.542
Total current liabilities 2.729 3.231 6.528 5.322 10.638
Net Working Capital 2.956 1.955 1.053 2.342 (2.698)
Other payables and non-current liabilities 320 220 1.340 475 1.217
Employee benefits liabilities 817 918 1.259 944 1.304
Provisions for deferred tax liabilities 29 29 214 29 214
Total non-current liabilities 1.166 1.167 2.813 1.447 2.736
NET INVESTED CAPITAL 13.406 16.875 25.917 20.586 25.209
Equity 4.512 24.755 22.243 24.629 21.521
Net Financial Debt (Cash) 8.895 (7.880) 4.383 4.043 4.495
Net Financial Debt (Cash) Excluding impact of
IFRS16
3,299 1.397
Cash and cash equivalents at year-end 3.610 21.514 17.930 19.974 18.885
  • 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 Q1-2019: 2 millions IFRS16
  • Other payables in current liabilities Q1-2019: 2,3 millions Debt for dividend distribution

Shareholding Structure at March 2019