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Equita Group Spa — H1 2020 Earnings Presentation

43 slides from Equita Group Spa's earnings presentation, Oct 7, 2020

  1. Slide 1: STAR Conference – Investor Presentation First Half 2020 Results

    October 7th, 2020 STAR CONFERENCE INVESTOR PRESENTATION – FIRST HALF 2020 RESULTS

  2. Slide 2: Index

    Index EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 3 H1’20 RESULTS (KEY FINANCIALS) Page 5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES Page 10 OUTLOOK 2020 AND CLOSING REMARKS Page 19 ANNEX INTRODUCTION (EQUITA AT A GLANCE) Page 25 GLOBAL MARKETS Page 30 RESEARCH TEAM Page 31 INVESTMENT BANKING Page 32 ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT

  3. Slide 3: Executive Summary

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY H1’20 FINANCIAL RESULTS Growth confirmed Double digit growth in client-related revenues, consolidated net revenues and net profits RECENT DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES Covid-19 Strategic initiatives Business continuity guaranteed New advisory board Social initiatives to support local

  4. Slide 4: H1'20 Results (Key Financials)

    Index H1’20 RESULTS (KEY FINANCIALS)

  5. Slide 5: Snapshot on H1'20 Consolidated Results

    SNAPSHOT ON H1’20 CONSOLIDATED RESULTS KEY CONSOLIDATED HIGHLIGHTS €29.1m €5.1m 25% 19% €0.9bn (+14% vs H1’19) (+27% vs H1’19) (as of 30 June 2020) (as of 30 June 2020) (+5% vs Q1’20/ -12% vs FY’19) Net Net Total Return on Assets under Revenues Profits Capital Ratio Tangible Equity (1) Management DI

  6. Slide 6: Divisional Performance

    DIVISIONAL PERFORMANCE GLOBAL MARKETS NET REVENUES (€M) MARKET SHARES (%)(1) Client Sales & Trading Equity 37,1 Business Client Driven & Market Making Equities Bonds Options 31,6 Directional Trading 30,6 30,5 29,9 Q2’19 10.2% 6.0% 7.3% +7% Q3’19 9.4% 6.8% 6.6% 25,8 18,2 24,4 20,8 21,4 21,7 +15% 17,1

  7. Slide 7: Profit & Loss and Focus on Costs

    PROFIT & LOSS AND FOCUS ON COSTS DISCIPLINED APPROACH ON COSTS AND STRONG PROFITABILITY CONFIRMED SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED FIGURES Profit & Loss H1 H1 Var FY €m Net Revenues 2020 29,1 2019 25,5 % 14% 2019 58,3 Focus on Costs Personnel costs (1) (13,3) (11,6) 15% (27,1) (46%) (46%) (46%) Personnel cos

  8. Slide 8: Summary H1'20 Financial Results

    SUMMARY H1’20 FINANCIAL RESULTS POSITIVE FIRST HALF 2020 WITH STRONG GROWTH IN CLIENT-RELATED BUSINESS Operations guaranteed Business continuity …during the Back to a “new” normal (mix of professionals working on-site and remotely; guaranteed Covid-19 pandemic meetings and roadshows hosted virtually

  9. Slide 9: Recent Developments & Initiatives

    Index RECENT DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES

  10. Slide 10: Covid-19 Response: Key Messages from the Outbreak of Pandemic

    COVID-19 RESPONSE: KEY MESSAGES FROM THE OUTBREAK OF PANDEMIC OPERATIONS KEEP GOING SMOOTHLY THANKS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS MADE DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS WHICH GUARANTEE CONTINUITY TO THE BUSINESS, AS WELL AS HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EQUITA PROFESSIONALS BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS SOCIAL INIT

  11. Slide 11: An Advisory Board to Assist the Group in its Strategic Decisions

    AN ADVISORY BOARD TO ASSIST THE GROUP IN ITS STRATEGIC DECISIONS EQUITA APPOINTED LEADING INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO ADVISE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT THE LEADING INDEPENDENT EXPERTS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF EQUITA PAOLO BASILICO STEFANO MAINETTI ROBERTA NERI Italian entrepreneur, founder of

  12. Slide 12: New Medium-Term Financing to Support Our Growth Strategy

    NEW MEDIUM-TERM FINANCING TO SUPPORT OUR GROWTH STRATEGY UP TO EURO 30 MILLION TO FINANCE GROWTH PLANS THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF POTENTIAL M&A TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN NEW ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS FINANCING FACILITIES – KEY TERMS TLA (TERM LOAN AMORTISING) RCF (REVOLVING CREDIT FA

  13. Slide 13: Leading Position in Investors' Surveys Confirmed

    LEADING POSITION IN INVESTORS’ SURVEYS CONFIRMED… EQUITA CONFIRMED ITS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE POST MIFID II BY RANKING AT THE TOP OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS’ SURVEYS AND #1 PLAYER AMONG INDEPENDENT BROKERS ALSO IN 2020 SALES & TRADING CORPORATE ACCESS Quality of Trading Execution (2) 1 Service Compan

  14. Slide 14: Investment Banking League Tables

    …AS WELL AS IN THE INVESTMENT BANKING LEAGUE TABLES ITALIAN RANKINGS KEY TRANSACTIONS (2018 - YTD 2020) (3) # IPO / Listing (1) # deals (2018 – YTD Sep’20) 1. Banca IMI 8 2. 7 3. Integrae SIM 7 ECM 4. Mediobanca 6 IPO IPO IPO IPO 5. Intermonte 4 RIGHT ISSUE 6. Unicredit 4 SOLE GLOBAL COORDINATOR GLO

  15. Slide 15: M&A: Equita K Finance

    M&A: EQUITA K FINANCE EQUITA ACQUIRED A 70% STAKE IN K FINANCE (NOW EQUITA K FINANCE), AN ITALIAN INDEPENDENT M&A ADVISORY BOUTIQUE WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND SIMILAR VALUES AND FOUNDING PRINCIPLES TO EQUITA’S EQUITA K FINANCE AT A GLANCE Independence > €6m c. 10 Net Revenues Deals compl

  16. Slide 16: M&A: Deal Structure and Key Impacts for Equita

    M&A: DEAL STRUCTURE AND KEY IMPACTS FOR EQUITA ACCRETIVE TRANSACTION IN TERMS OF EPS AND ROTE, WITH LIMITED IMPACT ON SOLVENCY RATIOS. IMPACTS EXCLUDE POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL SYNERGIES DEAL STRUCTURE AND KEY TERMS Acquisition of majority stake in the target (2020) Acquisition of remaining minorities (2

  17. Slide 17: Equita Private Debt Fund II

    EQUITA PRIVATE DEBT FUND II THE PRIVATE DEBT TEAM CLOSED THE FIRST FUNDRAISING PHASE OF «EQUITA PRIVATE DEBT FUND II» (EPD II) AT €100M KEY INFORMATION – EPD II FUND SIZE AND INVESTORS Hard cap €250m Target size €200m (hard cap €250m), of which €100 already committed Investing in senior unitranche a

  18. Slide 18: Outlook 2020 and Closing Remarks

    Index OUTLOOK 2020 AND CLOSING REMARKS

  19. Slide 19: Outlook 2020

    OUTLOOK 2020 POSITIVE EXPECTATIONS ON FY’20 RESULTS LED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER A POTENTIAL DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION OF €0.18-€0.20 PER SHARE EVIDENCES EXPECTATIONS 1 Positive H1’20 results Positive view on Net Revenues +14% YoY 2020 full year results Net Profits +27% YoY 2 Solid investment

  20. Slide 20: A Difficult Environment Presenting Strategic Opportunities

    A DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT PRESENTING STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES AN OVERALL DIFFICULT FRAMEWORK OFFERING INTERESTING STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITA IN THE COMING YEARS AREA OPPORTUNITY ENABLING FACTORS AND KEY DRIVERS High market shares (#1 independent broker) Increase in brokered volumes Fixed Income

  21. Slide 21: Next Steps

    NEXT STEPS MANY INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT FURTHER FUTURE GROWTH IN ALL AREAS AREA INITIATIVES Further coordination of Global Markets area as a whole, with clear strategy and allocation of resources Global Further diversification of product offering as well as client base, increasing resiliency Markets

  22. Slide 22: Road to 2022: Top Priorities and Targets

    ROAD TO 2022: TOP PRIORITIES AND TARGETS (PLAN APPROVED IN NOVEMBER 2019) TOP 5 PRIORITIES KEY TARGETS FROM 2020-2022 STRATEGIC PLAN (@2022) GM €30m-34m Revenue Generation and Net Revenues 1 IB €30m-34m Diversification €75m AAM €8m-12m Cost Discipline and -500 bps in Cost/income 2 Focus on Profitabi

  23. Slide 23: Resilient and Profitable Performance Thanks to Diversification

    RESILIENT AND PROFITABLE PERFORMANCE THANKS TO DIVERSIFICATION NET REVENUES (€M) +5% CAGR ‘09-’19 in Net Revenues over the last 11 years 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Global Markets Investment Banking Alt. Asset Management NET PROFITS (€M) Always profitable, with significant

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

    Index APPENDIX

  25. Slide 25: The Leading Independent Investment Bank in Italy

    THE LEADING INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANK IN ITALY THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT TRADING FLOOR IN ITALY COMMITTED MANAGEMENT, UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO WITH INTERESTS FULLY CAPITAL MARKETS ALIGNED TO INVESTORS Independence as differentiating factor Clear and diversified business model STRONG PROFITABILITY & TO

  26. Slide 26: Story and Milestones

    STORY AND MILESTONES The management team Incorporation of Equita Group Incorporation of of Equita SIM (which (HoldCo which owns 100% of Equita Capital SGR, Launch of already owns 49.5%) and Equita SIM). The management the management Listing of discretionary Alessandro Profumo buy acquires the majori

  27. Slide 27: Clear Group Structure and Strong Management Commitment

    CLEAR GROUP STRUCTURE AND STRONG MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT GROUP STRUCTURE (1) SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENTS First Shareholders’ Agreement-Bis EQUITA AGM 30 shareholders with 48% of share GROUP 73% 27% Voting capital (≈65%(2) of votes following the kick-in of increased voting rights) r

  28. Slide 28: Experienced Management Supported by Well-Integrated Teams

    EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT SUPPORTED BY WELL-INTEGRATED TEAMS Equita Board members Board renewed in May 2020 Perilli (Chairman) Independent Board members EQUITA Vismara (CEO) Colonna (Indep.) Ferrari (Indep.) Key managers GROUP Biglieri (Non Exe.) Demartini (Indep.) Zeme (Indep.) Control functions L. Ro

  29. Slide 29: Business Areas

    BUSINESS AREAS Global Investment Alternative Asset Research Markets Banking Management Team We are the leading independent We offer high-profile advisory in We manage - via Equita Capital SGR - Our expert analysts support all other broker in Italy. We offer to extraordinary financial transactions, l

  30. Slide 30: The Leading Independent Brokerage Firm in Italy

    THE LEADING INDEPENDENT BROKERAGE FIRM IN ITALY COMPLETE AND DIVERSIFIED PRODUCT OFFERING (EQUITIES, BONDS, DERIVATIVES, ETFS) BUILT ON CLIENTS’ NEEDS. THE HIGH MARKET SHARES ACHIEVED OVER TIME CONFIRMED EQUITA’S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE POST MIFID II. CONSTANTLY RANKED AT THE TOP OF INVESTORS’ SURVEYS

  31. Slide 31: Best-in-Class Quality Research for Investors

    BEST-IN-CLASS QUALITY RESEARCH FOR INVESTORS EQUITA CONFIRMED ITS EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF LISTED SECURITIES, BOTH EQUITIES AND BONDS. CONSISTENTLY RANKED AT THE TOP OF INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS THANKS TO THE BREADTH AND QUALITY OF ITS RESEARCH EQUITA COVERAGE ITALIAN RANKINGS (2) Italy Research # of comp

  32. Slide 32: Leader Among Independents in Investment Banking in Italy

    LEADER AMONG INDEPENDENTS IN INVESTMENT BANKING IN ITALY THE LEADING INDEPENDENT PLAYER ON CAPITAL MARKETS IN ITALY AND CONSTANTLY RANKED AMONG TOP M&A ADVISORS BY NUMBER OF DEALS. SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS AND SYNERGIES FROM COVERING THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF IB SERVICES UNIQUE AND COMPLETE PRODUCT OFFERING

  33. Slide 33: A 'Different' Asset Manager

    A ‘‘DIFFERENT’’ ASSET MANAGER… EQUITA CAPITAL SGR, THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF EQUITA, LEVERAGES ON THE GROUP’S DIFFERENT AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND COMBINES SEVERAL DISTINCTIVE FEATURES THAT MAKE IT UNIQUE IN THE ITALIAN COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EQUITA CAPITAL SGR AND COMPETITORS Ful

  34. Slide 34: A Clear and Diversified Growth Strategy

    …WITH A CLEAR AND DIVERSIFIED GROWTH STRATEGY A CLEAR STRATEGY, FOCUSSED ON DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED TO BOTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS. NOT INTERESTED IN TRADITIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS TO CO-DEVELOP PRODUCTS WITH BANKS, FINANCIA

  35. Slide 35: Alternative Asset Management: Sound Performance

    ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT: SOUND PERFORMANCE POSITIVE TRACK RECORD IN ALMOST ALL PRODUCTS THANKS TO STRONG EXPERTISE AND TOP-QUALITY IN-HOUSE RESEARCH. RESILIENT PERFORMANCE ALSO DURING THE MARKET TURMOILS OF 2020 A DIVERSIFIED SET OF PRODUCTS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 1 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

  36. Slide 36: Shortlist of Equita Initiatives with Social Impact

    INVESTING IN A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS INVESTING IN EQUITA MEANS SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT BENEFIT THE SOCIETY Training & Corporate Remuneration on Employees Diversity … Education Welfare Meritocracy 6.600+ hours of Medical check-up, Quali-quantitative performance indicators, training in 201

  37. Slide 37: Several Initiatives to Strengthen the Equita Brand

    SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE EQUITA BRAND EQUITA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG «NAME» IN ITALY BUT IN RECENT YEARS IT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED ITS BRAND, ALSO THANKS TO ITS ESG INITIATIVES LIST OF MOST RECENT EQUITA INITIATIVES, ALL AIMED AT SUPPORTING BUSINESS GROWTH New Advertising Campa

  38. Slide 38: The Influential Role of Equita on Financial Markets

    THE INFLUENTIAL ROLE OF EQUITA ON FINANCIAL MARKETS EQUITA IS AN OPINION MAKER ON CAPITAL MARKETS AND HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AS THE LEADING EXPERT OF FINANCIAL MARKETS IN ITALY EQUITA ROLES AND INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL MARKETS Pro-market regulatory Long-Standing Partnersh

  39. Slide 39: Strong Track-Record in the Execution of New Initiatives

    STRONG TRACK-RECORD IN THE EXECUTION OF NEW INITIATIVES LEGACY BUSINESS VS NEW INITIATIVES (NET REVENUES FY’09 VS FY’19) Retail Hub €58m €58m Market Making Fixed Income sales 9 New M&A & Advisory €36m 18 €36m 30 Debt Capital Markets 4 Initiatives 7 Debt Advisory Global Markets Private Debt 32 Invest

  40. Slide 40: How Has the Business Changed Since IPO?

    HOW HAS THE BUSINESS CHANGED SINCE IPO? KEY FINANCIAL INDICATOR FY’16 (PAST) FY’19 (CURRENT) FY’22 (FUTURE) EQUITA MB ESTIMATES EQUITA EQUITA ACTUAL (@IPO, NOV-2017) ACTUAL STRATEGIC PLAN M&A 30 30 Business 31 28 32 - - 25 34 34 Mix 16 2 4 18 8- 9 12 GM IB AAM GM IB AAM GM IB AAM GM IB AAM Net Reven

  41. Slide 41: Resilient Performance in Terms of Total Shareholders' Return

    RESILIENT PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ RETURN MORE RESILIENT STOCK BEHAVIOUR COMPARED TO PEERS AND MAIN ITALIAN INDICES SINCE IPO(1) TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS RETURN SINCE THE EQUITA IPO (23 NOVEMBER 2017) IPO 23-Nov-17 @31-Dec-19 @14-Feb-20 @23-Mar-20 @30-Sep-20 (€2.90) (pre-Coronavirus) (p

  42. Slide 42: Balance Sheet and Total Capital Ratio

    BALANCE SHEET AND TOTAL CAPITAL RATIO LIGHT BALANCE SHEET AND HEALTHY CAPITAL STRUCTURE, WITH TOTAL CAPITAL RATIO WELL ABOVE REQUIREMENTS €m H1’20 Q1’20 FY'19 9M'19 Cash & cash equivalents 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Assets at FV to P&L & Equity investments 84,2 80,9 75,3 81,5 Receivables 196,4 237,6 184,2 174,

  43. Slide 43: Contact details

    Via Filippo Turati, 9 – Milano +39 02 6204 1 | info@equita.eu | www.equita.eu | Global Markets | Investment Banking | Alternative Asset Management | Ricerca |

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