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Gofore — FY2022 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Gofore's earnings presentation, Feb 17, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Financial Statements Release 2022

    GOFORE PLC 1- 12/2022 Financial Statements Release 2022 A record year for Gofore — net sales growth 43%, adjusted EBITA +50% 17 February 2023 Unaudited o> GOFORE

  2. Slide 2: Presenters: CFO and CEO

    GOFORE Teppo Talvinko CFO Mikael Nylund CEO

  3. Slide 3: Gofore is a growing and profitable digital consultancy

    Gofore is a growing and profitable digital 2022 NET SALES H2/2022 NET SALES cons 149.9. 77.4 consultancy MEUR MEUR (52.8 MEUR in H2/2021) @ (104.5 MEUR in 2021) @ 2022 EBITA %, ADJUSTED H2/2022 EBITA %, ADJUSTED 14.7% 14.6% (14.0 in 2021) (14.6 in H2/2021) GOFORE 5

  4. Slide 4: Strategy Update Highlights

    STRATEGY UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS Growing & profitable Net sales growth —__________._ CAGR 2018 - 2022: 31% r) a @ @® @@®@® emundo Devecto 499 606 Stuer Planet Q Oentine! mangodesign 104.5 leadin on 6 34.0 €m 6.0 92 12.4 18.6 | ——— — — Zz 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 218 =| 2019 2020 2021 2022 LTM pro forma 2)

  5. Slide 5: Full-year 2022 Highlights

    Full-year 2022 Highlights A record year for Gofore — Net sales +43%, adjusted EBITA +50% Net sales grew by 43% and was 149.9 (104.5) million euros. Organic net sales growth, 32%, was very strong. Profitability was strengthened from comparison period and was 14.7% (14.0%). Number of employees grew by

  6. Slide 6: Customer pricing and salaries in good balance under inflation pressures

    FY 2022 Customer pricing and salaries in good balance under inflation pressures * Operatively good year shows that Gofore’s business scales well. Customer demand Average salary was ona very good level and typical growth bottleneck, recruitment, worked very change 2022 * Most important indicators of

  7. Slide 7: Customer size and satisfaction on the rise

    LARGE CUSTOMERS STRATEGY Customer size and satisfaction on the rise Customer size grew significantly in 2022 Deepening relationships, returning customers’ share of net sales 82% Large projects with growing impact Excellent customer satisfaction; NPS 43 (benchmark 37) and overall satisfaction with Go

  8. Slide 8: Highlights from the market

    HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MARKET. Digital Society: LahiTapiola See more Intelligent Industry: Metso Outotec LahiTapiola and Metso Outotec customer cases featured in the report Great examples of long customer attachment at relationships on both strategic sectors in the report attachment. https://gofore.com

  9. Slide 9: People Development

    PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT Human-centric culture brought results Recruitment growth Strong employer brand and investment into work satisfaction sped 16% up growth in 2022 * Gofore’s number of employees grew by 52% to 1,297 people * Record successful recruiting; 377 people recruited during the year 214 + Emp

  10. Slide 10: Financials

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  11. Slide 11: Net sales

    149.9 104.5 77.4 52.8 2021 2022 H2/2021 H2/2022

  12. Slide 12: Net Sales Distribution

    FY 2022 Net Sales Distribution Geographically By Customer Size 30% By Sector Share of Subcontracting 20% 70% = Finland Abroad mTop 5 m= Other 80% m™ Subcontracting = Crew m Private = Public 12

  13. Slide 13: Adjusted EBITA

    22.0 • 14.6 • 10.8 11.3 7.7 • • 2020 2021 2022 H2/2021 H2/2022

  14. Slide 14: Quarterly Performance & January 2023

    Quarterly Performance & January 2023 EUR thousand intestine iantereciied Q4/2022 Q3/2022 Q2/2022 1/2022 Q4/2021 Q3/2021 Q2/2021 1/2021 Net sales 45,686 Bir? 37,120 «35398 «31,203 ~~=«2627 «26,446 «25,282 Change in Net sales, % 46% 47% 40% 40% 29% 33% 43% 34% Adjusted EBITA 7,521 3,743 5,613 5,109 4,

  15. Slide 15: Financing

    FY 2022 Financing EUR thousand, unless stated otherwise 31 December 2022 Cash and cash equivalents Interest-bearing net debt Equity ratio Net gearing 444 -23.6 54% -29.5% Solid financial situation + Strong cash position Solid balance sheet » Negative debt position * High equity ratio » Enables adequ

  16. Slide 16: Strategy

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  17. Slide 17: Outperforming targets set in 2020

    G STRATEGY UPDATE Outperforming targets set in 2020 KEY GROWTH LEVERS QO crowth in Finland @ international growth © Disciplined M&A ° ~1N® Growing portfolio Increasing presence 2020 targets 20% 10% of large customers in outside Finland, reaching >10% total annual growth annual organic growth and out

  18. Slide 18: Updated long-term financial targets

    TARGETING Updated long-term financial targets Gofore’s organic growth has been exceeding both the IT services market overall as well as the company’s own targets. 25% minimum annual growth in net sales. At least 15% organic annual growth LO 40% adjusted EBITA Dividends at least of annual net profit

  19. Slide 19: Three avenues to growth

    STRATEGY UPDATE Three avenues to growth Continue successful add-ons to renew offering and customer portfolio ) J Renew by M & A Increase share of wallet & build on local presence in DACH / Leverage leading position in Finnish market Build on Challenge in Digital Intelligent Society Industry success

  20. Slide 20: Proven track record of value-creative M&A

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Proven track record of value-creative M&A MBA Track 2017-2022 Net Sales Growth 2022 @ 2022 DEVECTO [fh gapped © MANGO SOLINOR DESIGN 2017 2018 SILVER PLANET QENTINEL Cea FINLAND

  21. Slide 21: Digital transformation's outlook strong in the mid and long term

    2023 Digital transformation’s outlook strong in the mid and long term Public sector digitalisation continues Gofore expects digitalisation investments in the Finnish public sector to continue due to continuing digitalisation and the structural reform. Election spring may temporarily slow down demand

  22. Slide 22: Outlook: Public sector digitalisation continues

    OUTLOOK Public sector digitalisation continues Gofore expects digitalisation investments in the Finnish public sector to continue, due to continuing digitalisation and the structural reform. Election spring may temporarily slow down demand. Momentum with big projects will carry on from strong 2022 i

  23. Slide 23: Outlook: Private investments cycle dependent

    OUTLOOK G Private investments cycle dependent New and more digital * Private sector demand mostly affected by marco-economic cycles products have been a clear - Risk of short-term impact bigger than for public sector priority, although economic * Outlook of customers is still quite good and customer

  24. Slide 24: Outlook: Talent market challenging

    OUTLOOK Talent market challenging but may be alleviated in the short term Competition for the best talent will continue in the IT industry, but Gofore may benefit from a slowdown on other sectors than IT services. Gofore mitigates the risk of wage inflation with its own salary agreement. ° Short-ter

  25. Slide 25: Short-term risks and uncertainties in the operating environment

    2023 Short-term risks and uncertainties in the operating environment @@@ © © mevumrisk Macro-economical situation Economical uncertainty has been significant in 2023. Uncertainty of the economy and economic growth is seen in investments. Inflation and a changed interest situation affect the operatin

  26. Slide 26: We create significant shareholder value

    = SHAREHOLDER VALUE G We create significant shareholder value Cumulative total shareholder return over time. GOFORE RETURN SINCE 2020 Total Per Annum +217% +47% +31% +9% Peer median” +23% +7% ~~ OMX Helsinki?) Jan-20 Apr-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21 Jan-22 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23

  27. Slide 27: Continuously improving earnings and dividends

    SHAREHOLDER VALUE Continuously improving earnings and dividends Earnings per share and dividend payout ratio 0.78 Dividend schedule, estimate een nnnn nanny AGM date 24 March 2023 Ex-dividend date 27 March Record date 28 March 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Payment date 4 April Dividend per share ‘iEarnin

  28. Slide 28: Disclosure and Guidance

    GOFORE 2023 Disclosure and Guidance As of February 2022, Gofore has not provided forecasts about the revenue or profit for the financial year. Before, Gofore may have presented an estimate of the company’s revenue or performance guidance in the financial statement release or half-year report. Gofore

  29. Slide 29: Upcoming financial reporting

    Pioneering an ethical digital worl Upcoming financial reporting + Gofore’s Annual Report 2022 is published on 2 March 2023 + The full Financial Statements are available in the Gofore headquarters at Kalevantie 2, 33100 Tampere, Finland * Q1 Interim Report on 25 April 2023 + Monthly Business Reviews

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