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Solutions 30 — H1 2023 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Solutions 30's earnings presentation, Sep 21, 2023

  1. Slide 1: HY Results 2023

    HY RESULTS 2023 21 SEPTEMBER 2023

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER This presentation, the presentation materials and discussion may contain certain forecasts, projections and forward-looking statements – that is statements related to future, not past, events – in relation to, or in respect of, the financial condition, operations or businesses of Solution

  3. Slide 3: Speakers

    SPEAKERS Gianbeppi Fortis Amaury Boilot Chief Executive Officer Group Secretary General 3

  4. Slide 4: HY 2023 Key Highlights & Revenue

    HY 2023 KEY HIGHLIGHTS & REVENUE Gianbeppi Fortis, CEO 4

  5. Slide 5: Key Highlights

    KEY HIGHLIGHTS Dynamic growth and improved ▪ Revenue up 16.8% in the first half of 2023, to €519.1m operating margin compared with the ▪ EBITDA margin 1.6 points higher than in the 2nd half of 2022 2nd half of 2022 ▪ Maintaining a low-debt financial structure despite strong growth ▪ Gradual recovery

  6. Slide 6: H1 2023 Revenue: +16.84% (+16.80% organic)

    H1 2023 REVENUE: +16.84% (+16.80% organic) +€ 74.8m (+16.84%) Purely organic change: € +74.7 (+16.80%) January 2022: Sirtel (Poland) Q1 Revenue: Q1 Revenue: Q1 Revenue: €101.6m (-13%) €82.8m (+77%) €70.8m (+19%) Q2 Revenue: Q2 Revenue: Q2 Revenue: €97.8m (-7%) €97.2m (+88%) €68.9m (+7%) In millions

  7. Slide 7: Benelux and Other Countries Keep Driving the Growth

    BENELUX AND OTHER COUNTRIES KEEP DRIVING THE GROWTH H1 2022 H1 2023 €222.7m €444.3m €255.3m €519.1m Other France -10% Other Countries Benelux +83% Countries €124m €139.7m Benelux and Other Countries keep driving growth Other Countries +13% 27.9% 26.9% France ▪ Strong market momentum, especially in t

  8. Slide 8: HY 2023 Financial Results

    HY 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS Amaury Boilot, Group Secretary General

  9. Slide 9: Income Statement Highlights

    INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS € millions H1 2023 H1 2022 H2 2022 FY 2022 Revenue 519.1 444.3 460.3 904.6 Operational costs 444.4 373.6 400.6 774.3 As % of turnover 85.6% 84.1% 87.0% 85.6% Central org. costs 47.2 40.9 42.7 83.6 As % of turnover 9.1% 9.2% 9.3% 9.2% Adjusted EBITDA(1) 27.5 29.6 17.1 46.7

  10. Slide 10: Adjusted EBITDA – France Recovery Underway

    ADJUSTED EBITDA – France RECOVERY UNDERWAY €221.9m €204.0m €199.4m Connectivity ▪ Stabilisation of the volumes ▪ Normalisation of the competitive environment and integration of Scopelec business in the Southeast of France ▪ Transformation of the model, improving process and organisation ▪ Working cl

  11. Slide 11: Adjusted EBITDA – Benelux Hypergrowth & Ramp-ups Faster Than Expected

    ADJUSTED EBITDA – BENELUX HYPERGROWTH & RAMP-UPS FASTER THAN EXPECTED €180.0m Connectivity €123.5m ▪ Growth superior to expectations, with revenue growing by +83% ▪ Acceleration of ramp-ups temporarily weighting on EBITDA margin: recruitment €98.4m and start-up costs incurred in H1 ▪ EBITDA margin e

  12. Slide 12: Adjusted EBITDA – Other Countries

    ADJUSTED EBITDA – OTHER COUNTRIES TEMPORARY IMPACT OF FTTH DEPLOYMENT IN ITALY, PREPARATION FOR GROWTH €139.7m €132.8m Italy €124.0m ▪ Deterioration in the conditions under which ultra-fast broadband infrastructure deployments are being executed ▪ Scale down of the business while negotiating contrac

  13. Slide 13: Income Statement Highlights

    INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS € millions H1 2023 H1 2022 H2 2022 FY 2022 Adjusted EBIT 5.0 6.7 -7.0 -0.3 Amortisation of intangibles -7.1 -7.1 -7.3 -14.4 Financial result -2.9 -5.3 -11.7 -17.1 Non-recurring items -4.3 -8.4 -3.3 -11.8 Corporate taxes -1.3 3.0 -8.6 -5.6 Consolidated net income -10.6 -11

  14. Slide 14: Financial Structure

    FINANCIAL STRUCTURE Net cash position €54.0m Net bank debt €10.3m Net gross debt €38.9m Net financial debt €95.3m Fixed assets Fixed assets 221.4 217.8 Equity 131.8 Equity 145,3 Provisions 41.0 Provisions 39.2 Leasing Debt (IFRS16) 67.4 Leasing Debt (IFRS16) 72.8 Rights of use (IFRS 16) 67.9 Debt on

  15. Slide 15: HY2023 Cash Generation

    HY2023 CASH GENERATION Free cash-flow: -€32.4m ➔ Strong growth in H1 2023 with ramp-ups faster than anticipated in the Benelux ➔ Preparation of a new growth phase in Other Countries ➔ Measures implemented to optimise WCR in this context (1) (1) Change in WC excludes non-cash items 15 These figures h

  16. Slide 16: Financial Key Facts

    FINANCIAL KEY FACTS PROFITABILITY FINANCIAL STRUCTURE ▪ Progressive return to better margins in France underway ▪ A sound financial structure ▪ Ramp-ups in Benelux in a context of hyper-growth, ▪ Conservative management of which affects temporary the spending and cash in a buoyant margins growth env

  17. Slide 17: Outlook

    OUTLOOK Gianbeppi Fortis, CEO 17

  18. Slide 18: Market Key Drivers - FTTH

    MARKET KEY DRIVERS - FTTH Belgium 5,0 m households Italy 26,0 m households Germany 41,5 m households UK 27,8 m households 25.8 26.9 30.1 3.9 +31.3% +46.1% 16 +10.0% +26.6% +21.2% +26.7% +21.9% +26.0% 2 11.4 12.4 10.3 11.2 11.1 1 Average 3.5 3.8 0.3 3.5 Annual Growth Homes Passed Homes Connected Home

  19. Slide 19: Market Key Drivers – Energy Transition

    MARKET KEY DRIVERS – ENERGY TRANSITION Investment in grids: €584bn EU announced €300bn Smart meters: €45bn FUNDAMENTAL TRENDS of which €170bn in their investment in solar panel EVC: €17bn DRIVING THE NEEDS FOR digitalisation NEW ENERGIES SMALL-SCALE MULTIPLICATION OF TRANSMISSION & CONSUMERS & PRODU

  20. Slide 20: Fast-Growth of the PV Business Segment

    FAST-GROWTH OF THE PV BUSINESS SEGMENT, ACCELERATING TRANSITION TO NEW ACTIVITIES IN THE ENERGY SEGMENT New projects win since the beginning of 2023: ▪ € 30+ million, more than doubled compared to 2022 Latest win: ▪ Floating solar power plant Les Îlots Blandin, currently under development in Haute-M

  21. Slide 21: Outlook

    OUTLOOK Priority to organic growth and PROFITABILITY operational execution Improvement of EBITDA margin Negotiate price increases with customers REVENUE throughout the year Strict control of operating costs Above €1 bn in 2023 Confirmed normative EBITDA margin at 15% when growth and market Preservat

  22. Slide 22: Questions & Answers

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  23. Slide 23: www.solutions30.com

    19-21 rue du Puits Romain L-8070 Bertrange Grand Duchy of Luxembourg investor.relations@solutions30.com Solutions 30 is listed on Euronext Paris Mnemo: S30 | Index: SBF120 www.solutions30.com

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