Zalaris

Earnings Release • Feb 29, 2024

Fourth quarter 2023 financial results

Fourth quarter 2023 financial results

Zalaris ASA (Zalaris, OSE:ZAL) reported an all-time high adj. EBIT in the fourth

quarter of 2023 of NOK 33.4 million, and an adj. EBIT margin of 10.7%,

reflecting strong underlying fundamentals.

Reported revenue for the quarter was NOK 312.4 million, up 25% from NOK 250.6

million in the same quarter last year.

Adjusted EBIT* increased with 118% to an all-time high of NOK 33.4 million,

corresponding to a 10.7% margin for the quarter.

The reported EBIT ended at NOK 27.1 million compared to NOK 9.7 million last

year.

Profit for the quarter was NOK 20.9 million, compared to a loss of NOK 12.1

million last year.

"Through our EBIT-improvement program we have increased earnings significantly,

and we have exceeded our targets for the program, with a NOK 55 million increase

in EBIT compared to the base-line in the third quarter 2022," says Hans-Petter

Mellerud, CEO and founder of Zalaris.

"The company grew almost 25% in the quarter, and 13% in constant currency. For

the full-year revenue increased by almost 27%. Our sales team has continued

delivering on their targets closing around NOK 160 million of annual contract

value of new agreements and upsell in 2023. This is considerably ahead of closed

sales in the same period last year." Mellerud concludes.

Zalaris will host a streamed management presentation at 08:30 CET today followed

by a Q&A session. The webcast will be available on ir.zalaris.com or directly on

Teams (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup

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e=a&role=a).

The presentation of the fourth quarter 2023 financial result and the financial

report are enclosed.

· Zalaris ASA Q4 2023 Presentation (https://ir.zalaris.com/wp

-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/Zalaris-ASA-Q4-2023-Presentation.pdf)

· Zalaris ASA Q4 2023 Report (https://ir.zalaris.com/wp

-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/Zalaris-ASA-Q4-2023-Report.pdf)

* Adjusted EBIT and other alternative performance measures (APMs) are defined

and reconciled to the IFRS financial statements as a part of the APM section of

the fourth quarter 2023 financial report on page 30 to 33.

Contact:

Hans-Petter Mellerud, CEO and founder

Mobile: +47 928 97 276

E-mail: hans-petter.mellerud@zalaris.com

Gunnar Manum, CFO

Mobile: +47 951 79 190

E-mail: gunnar.manum@zalaris.com

About Zalaris

Zalaris (OSLO: ZAL) simplifies HR and payroll administration and empower

customers with useful information so that they can invest more in people. We are

a leading service provider of Human Experience Management (HXM) solutions across

Europe, serving more than 1.5 million employees with an annual revenue of NOK

1,131 million  (FY 2023). We hold #1 or #2 positions in most of our markets. Our

consultants have more than 23 years of experience in transforming HR with our

clients. Simplify work life. Achieve more. For more information, go

to www.zalaris.com.

This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU

Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements according

to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.