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WISEWAY GROUP LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Mar 21, 2021

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Contents

1H21 result overview 3
Company overview 11
Questions 19
Appendix 20
Presenters Presenters
Roger Tong Chief Executive Officer
Florence Tong Managing Director
James Zhu Group Financial Controller
Michael Hughes Chairman

Company/investor enquiries: [email protected] Media/investor enquiries: +61 449 571 078 [email protected]

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1H21 result overview

Ke Metrics 1H21 y

  • Revenue of $69.7 million, up 54% from $45.1 million

  • Gross profit of $18.1 million, up 60% from $11.3 million, reflecting an increase in gross margin

  • Gross margin of 26%, up 100 basis points from 25% in 1H20

  • EBITDA of $6.5 million increased from $0.1 million in 1H20

  • Net profit/(loss) after tax (NPAT) was $3.4 million from the -$4.9 in 1H20

  • Net debt has fallen from $4.9 million (1H20) to $0.4 million (1H21)

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Revenue ($ million) Gross margin (%)
+55% +100 bps
1H21 1H20 1H21
69.7 25% 26%
1H20
45.1
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EBITDA ($ million) NPAT
+6600%
1H21
3.4
1H20
1H21
6.5 -4.9
1H20
0.10
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Overview of 1H21 result

Group result
1H21
1
Revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
EBITDA
EBITDA margin
$69.7m in 1H21 up 54% from $45.1m in 1H20
$18.1m in 1H21 up 60% from $11.3m in 1H20
26% in 1H21 up 100bps from 25% in 1H20
$6.5m in 1H21 up from $0.1m in 1H20
9.3% in 1H21 up 914bps from 0.22% in 1H20
Operating environment:
• Continued import and export services between Australia
and Asia despite international travel and cargo challenges
• Increased capabilities by offering customers alternative
cargo solutions to address COVID-19 related challenges
• Investment in staff, infrastructure and operating platform
supported multiple logistics services that contributed to
diversifying the income streams
Growth in
sales across
all divisions
2
Air freight - cargo
Air freight - perishables
Sea freight
Road freight
Imports and distribution
Up 25%vs pcp
Up 363%vs pcp
Up 93% vs pcp
Up 64%vs pcp
Up 139%vs pcp
Strong growth across both business divisions:
• 25% increase in trading income from Wiseway’s core air
freight - cargo business of $45.4 million (pcp $36.2 million)
• New business divisions almost tripled revenue to $24.0
million (pcp $8.5 million)
1H21
operational
milestones
3

We have diversified our business and our income streams

We have opened an office in Guangzhou in China – this is in addition to the Shanghai office

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Cash flow

Cash and cash equivalents
($m unless stated otherwise)
1H21 1H20 Change %
Net cash from operating activities 7.5 (3.1) 342
Net cash from investing activities (1.5) (0.7) -114
Net cash used for financing activities (2.4) 2.8 186
Net increase/(decrease) in cash 3.6 (1.0) 460
Cash at the beginning of the period 8.6 4.6 87
Effects of movement in exchange rates 0.2 0 N.m
Cash at the end of the period 12.4 3.6 244

Operating cash flow:

  • Higher proportional levels of cash received from customers driven by growth of new business division sales and increased collections from corporate and larger credit account customers.

Investing cash flow:

  • Final payments for property improvements, x-ray scanning machines, and increasing the fleet of trucks committed during 1H20.

Financing cash flow:

  • $2.6 million in finance lease payments during 1H21.

Note: In the table, cash refers to cash and cash equivalents. Note : N.m. = not meaningful.

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Ca ital mana ement p g

Balance sheet
($m unless stated otherwise)
31 Dec 2020 30 Jun 2020 Change %
Total equity 27.2 23.7 15
Cash and cash equivalents 12.4 3.6 244
Total assets 68.0 63.2 8
Secured bank loan 5.0 5.0 0
Finance leases 7.4 7.6 - 3
Total liabilities 40.8 39.4 4
Net debt 0.4 4.9 - 92
Financial position:
Shares on issue (#) 140,318,769 140,318,769 0
Gearing ratio (%) 60% 62% - 3
Earning Per Share (EPS), cents 2.45 -3.63
Net tangible assets/share (cents) 19.42 15.87 18%

Financial position:

  • Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December 2020 were $12.4 million (pcp: $3.6 million).

Capital management:

  • Prudent financial debt levels.

  • The secured bank loan of $5,000,000 was fully repaid on 4 January 2021, and is available fore redraw.

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O eratin environment p g

Macro-environment:

  • Demand for logistics services remains high.

  • Wiseway helped Australian and Asian customers overcome the logistics and cargo challenges presented by COVID-19.

Operational:

  • Wiseway has continued to successfully operate its import and export services between Australia and Asia despite international travel and cargo challenges.

  • Driven by our integrated platform which supports multiple logistics services that contributed to diversifying our income stream.

  • These services have diversified our income streams.

Wiseway is at the forefront of changing freight dynamics of import-export demand

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Outlook

Business:

  • Cautiously optimistic as demand for logistics services remains high but this may vary as the COVID-19 related international travel, transport and logistics are modified.

  • The Board and Management of Wiseway continue to prioritise supporting our customers and employees in these challenging times.

  • We are well positioned to face the challenges ahead.

Macro-economic:

  • The macro-economic outlook remains volatile.

  • Wiseway is positioned to actively manage its operations and maximise its outcomes.

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Company overview

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Overview of key milestones

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2005
- IPO 2020
2017
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Founded the business Founded the business Strategy of revenue diversification Strategy of revenue diversification Wiseway’s integrated platform Wiseway’s integrated platform
Wiseway founded IPO on 31 October 2018 raised $20 million supporting multiple logistics services


Sydney warehouse
Customs and quarantine depot
Melbourne warehouse

100+ fleet including roller trucks, B-Double,
semi-trailer, container and rigid trucks
Accredited Regulated Air Cargo Agent

Investments in people, infrastructure and our
operating platform
Strategic partnerships with several airlines to
provide interstate trucking services

Dairy export approved
Brisbane warehouse
Achieved national bonded warehouse footprint
with fumigation and cold-treatment facilities to
support Wiseway’s perishables business division
Leveraging of relationships with airlines,
shipping lines and local trucking companies, to
offer an integrated service package
GSA agreements Accredited for fruit exports from Australia to Asia Opened a Business Support Office in
Adelaide and Perth warehouses Customs clearance warehouses/facilities
Australia-wide
Guangzhou, China
Growing market share in new business
Darwin warehouse¹ Strategic partnership with airlines to provide divisions
Leading air freight forwarder in Australia- interstate trucking services Essential service provider during COVID
the Asia-Pacific region Expanded to New Zealand with Auckland
warehouse facility
Shanghai office established

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Note:

1. Darwin branch is managed by an exclusive local agent

Wiseway: Leading Australia-Asia air freight forwarder and provider of integrated logistics

ANZ footprint:

  • 9 accredited Regulated Air Cargo Agent locations in Australia and New Zealand

  • Customs-bonded warehouse capability

  • Accreditation to export perishables to China

Growth areas:

  • Perishables (fresh produce, food, wine)

  • Airtruck – interstate road transportations ‘food movers’

  • Imports

  • Sea freight export

  • Airnex – cargo sales agent

Customers:

  • Diversified business shipping to 100 destinations

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39,300 tonnes of
Darwin [1] cargo in 1H21
Brisbane
1 warehouse facility
Shanghai
Perth Wiseway office
1 warehouse facility Sydney Auckland
Adelaide 3 warehouse 1 warehouse
1 warehouse facilities facility
facility Melbourne
2 warehouse
facilities
Full-time employees: ~ 130
100 + fleet
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Growing presence in Asia: Wiseway’s Australia-New Zealand footprint of warehousing facilities connect with Asia-bound destinations via 100 routes

Note:

1. Darwin branch is managed by an exclusive local agent

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Wisewa ’s strate ic focus and values y g

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Focus:
- Export
-Import
-Domestic
transport
Diversification:
- Cargo sales Innovation:
- Growth in
- Products
operations
outside dry air - Services
freight
- Delivery
- Shipping to 100
- Technology
destinations Strategic
focus and
values
Sustainable Integrity:
growth: - IATA accredited
- Asian demand - RACA accredited
for Australian and
- Approved
New Zealand facilities for
products Efficiency and customs & AQIS
flexibility:
- Process
improvement
- Technology
- Fast turnaround
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Income diversification through eight business divisions: opened a second business su ort office in China pp

Wiseway Group Limited

Export Export Export Import Domestic
transport

GSA/CSA
Regional Regional
Dry cargo
(air freight)
Perishables
(air freight)
Sea freight General cargo &
e-commerce
Airtruck Airnex Auckland Shanghai &
Guangzhou

Platforms

Suppliers

Parcel
consolidators

Infant milk
formula,
vitamins,
health and
skin-care
products,
honey, wine

Fresh produce

Seasonal fruit

Seafood

Meat

Fresh milk and
dairy

General food
commodities

Australian
produce

Wine

General cargo
imports
clearance and
delivery

E-commerce
parcel imports
and distribution

Interstate and
road transport
business – ‘food
movers’

Servicing
wholesalers,
manufacturers
and airlines

Cargo sales for
airlines

Managing more
than 70 flights per
week from
Sydney,
Melbourne,
Brisbane, Perth,
Darwin, Cairns
and Auckland

Servicing third-
party freight
forwarders

IATA accredited

Operations and
Business team
built up

Designated
Customs
Controlled Area
(CCA)

Assisting
businesses from
China to Australia

Shanghai office

Guangzhou office

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Diversified business shipping to 100 destinations

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Asiafocused specialist provider

Scale advantage

Wisewa ’s stren ths y g

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Strategic relationships with airlines

  • ✓ Long-standing relationships with major international airlines, particularly on Australia to Asia routes

  • ✓ Wiseway has been appointed GSA (exclusive) and CSA (non-exclusive) for major Asian airlines

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Long-standing customer relationships

  • ✓ Wiseway has supported the growth of many suppliers, distributors and parcel express companies from infancy to established market players

  • ✓ New customers, particularly the larger Australian importers and exporters

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Unique service provider

Wiseway has a unique understanding of cross-border e-commerce market and perishables regulation

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Trans-Tasman footprint

Competitive freight rates

One-stop shop logistics provider

✓ Presence in six Australian capital cities and Auckland

✓ Can attract large suppliers, distributors and parcel express companies who require multi-city services

  • ✓ Top one Australia-Asia air freight forwarder

  • ✓ Top three Australia-worldwide air freight forwarder

  • ✓ Services in export air freight, sea freight, perishables, customs clearance, warehousing, import e-commerce and domestic transportation

  • ✓ RACA designated and permitted

  • ✓ Customs bonded warehouse Australia-wide and in New Zealand

Defensible and growing market position with high barriers to entry

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Wisewa is strate icall ositioned for lon -term rowth y g y p g g

Wiseway’s growth strategy is focused on three key components

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1 2
Maintain core growth Accelerate new growth
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Regional business
development
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  • Continue to offer customer-first multiple and integrated services

  • Investment in digital processes and automation

  • Leverage its Trans-Tasman presence to deepen its relationships with Asian e- commerce platforms and suppliers

  • Continue strong organic growth from expanded warehouses and facilities

  • Leveraging partnerships in the AsiaPacific region

  • Established outbound perishables and bounded warehouses

  • Operating platform for e-commerce parcels from the greater Asian region via bonded warehouse facilities across Australia

  • RACA designated and fully accredited

  • International expansion in the AsiaPacific region by leveraging extensive expertise in our core business and new

  • ANZ footprint with a presence in seven capital cities

  • Opened a Business Support Office in Guangzhou

  • Identified Los Angeles as a site for our expansion into the United States

Successful strategy of growth

The scale and breadth of Wiseway’s business will enable it to take advantage of emerging trends and growing demand for logistics services

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Questions

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Appendix

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Financial erformance p

Profit and loss
($m unless stated otherwise)
1H21 1H20 Change %
Revenue 69.7 45.1 55%
Direct expenses (51.6) (33.8) 53
Gross profit 18.1 11.3 60
Gross profit margin 26% 25% 100 BPS
Operating expenses:
Employment costs (9.4) (8.8) 6.8%
Occupancy costs (0.5) (0.4) 11.7%
Administrationand otherexpenses (1.8) (1.8) 0
Total operating expenses 11.7 11.0 5
EBITDA 6.5 0.1 N.m
EBITDA margin 9.3% 0.22% 914 bps
Depreciation (2.6) (2.5) 4
EBIT
Finance costs (0.7) (0.9) (13)
Income tax expense 0.3 (1.6) (120)
NPAT 3.4 (4.9) 170

Revenue

  • Revenue increased by $24.6 million or 54% to $69.7 million.

Gross profit

  • Gross profit was $18.1 million up by $6.8 million (60% pcp). This resulted in a 100 basis point (bps) improvement in gross margin to 26% for the half.

Operating expenses

  • Operating expenses were $11.7 million up 6% pcp.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA)

  • EBITDA increased significantly from $0.1 million in the pcp to $6.5 million.

Income tax expense

  • There was a change in income tax income/expense of $1.9 million.

NPAT

  • There was an improvement in NPAT to $3.4 million from a loss of $4.9 million in the pcp.

bps = basis points N.m. = Not meaningful

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Balance sheet

Financial position
($m unless stated otherwise)
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
Change %
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Inventories
Current tax assets
Other assets
Total current assets
12.4
8.6
44
8.7
0.1
8.3
0.1
4
0
0
0.9
N.m
2.7
1.7
59
23.9
19.6
22
Non-current assets:
Financial assets
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
Total non-current assets
0.4
0.4
0
42.4
43.2
-1.8
1.3
0
N.m
44.1
43.6
1.1
Total assets 68.1
63.2
7.8
Liabilities:
Trade and other payables
Loans and borrowings
Employee benefits
Current tax liabilities
Total current liabilities
8.8
6.5
35
9.7
10.2
4.9
1.2
1.0
20
0.1
0
N.m
19.8
17.7
12.0
Non-current liabilities:
Loans and borrowings
Employee benefits
Total non-current liabilities
20.9
21.6
4.5
0.2
21.2
0.2
21.8
0
-2.3
Total liabilities 41.0
39.5
4
Total Equity 27.2
23.7
15
Total Liabilities and Equity 68.1
63.2

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N.m. = Not meaningful

Assets

  • Cash and cash equivalents increased as a result of better cash flow management.

  • Current tax assets were utilised in December 2020

  • Trade receivables were down as the result of increased collections from corporate and larger credit account customers

Liabilities

  • Trade payables were down from prior period with DPO of approximately 30 days

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Cash flow

Cash flow
($m unless stated otherwise)
1H21 1H20 Change %
Net cash from operating activities 7.5 (3.1) 342
Net cash used in investing activities (1.5) (0.7) -114
Net cash used in financing activities (2.4) 2.8 186
Net increase/decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents
3.6 -1.0 460

Cash from operating activities

  • The higher proportional levels of cash received from customers was driven by growth of new division sales and increased collections from corporate and larger credit account customers

Cash used in investing activities

  • Final payments for property improvements, x-ray scanning machines, and increasing the fleet of trucks committed during 1H21.

Cash used in financing activities

  • There were finance lease payments of $2.6 million made in 1H21

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Disclaimer

This presentation contains summary information about Wiseway Group Limited (Wiseway) and its subsidiaries and their activities. The information in this presentation does not purport to be complete. It should be read in conjunction with Wiseway’s other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange, which are available at www.asx.com.au.

The information contained in this presentation is not investment or financial product advice and has been prepared without taking into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. Before making an investment decision, investors should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to their own investment objectives, financial situation and needs and seek independent professional advice appropriate to their jurisdiction and circumstances.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility for any loss arising in any way from anyone acting or refraining from acting as a result of this information is accepted by Wiseway, any of its related bodies corporate or its directors, officers, employees, professional advisers and agents (Related Parties). No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by any person, including Wiseway and its Related Parties, as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this presentation.

An investment in Wiseway securities is subject to investment and other known and unknown risks, some of which are beyond the control of Wiseway or its directors. Wiseway does not guarantee any particular rate of return or the performance of Wiseway securities.

Past performance information given in this presentation is given for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as (and is not) an indication of future performance. This presentation contains certain forward ‐ looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Wiseway and associated entities of Wiseway and certain plans and objectives of the management of Wiseway. Forward ‐ looking statements can be identified by the use of forward ‐ looking terminology, including, the terms “believes”, “estimates”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “predicts”, “intends”, “plans”, “goals”, “targets”, “aims”, “outlook”, “guidance”, “forecasts”, “may” or “will”, and similar expressions. These forward ‐ looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Such forward ‐ looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which because of their nature may cause the actual results or ‐ performance of Wiseway to be materially different from the results or performance expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.

Such forward ‐ looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding Wiseway’s present and future business strategies and the political, regulatory and economic environment in which Wiseway will operate in the future, which may not be reasonable, and are not guarantees or predictions of future performance. No representation or warranty is made that any of these statements or forecasts (express or implied) will come to pass or that any forecast result will be achieved. Forward ‐ looking statements speak only as at the date of this presentation and to the maximum extent permitted by law, Wiseway and its Related Parties disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to information to reflect any change in any of the information contained in this presentation (including, any assumptions or expectations set out in this presentation).

All figures in this presentation are A$ unless stated otherwise and all market shares are estimates only. A number of figures, amounts, percentages, estimates, calculations of value and fractions are subject to the effect of rounding. Accordingly, the actual calculations of these figures may differ from figures set out in this presentation.

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