ALTRI, SGPS, S.A.

Public Company

Financial Information - 1st Quarter of 2021

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Head Office: Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo, 818 - Oporto

Fiscal Number 507 172 086

Share Capital: 25,641,459 Euro

Financial information 1Q21

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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HIGHLIGHTS......................................................................................

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2.

FINANCIAL REVIEW ..................................................................................

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3.

INVESTMENTS ...........................................................................................

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4.

DEBT ...........................................................................................................

9

5.

SUSTAINABILITY .....................................................................................

10

6.

PULP MARKET .........................................................................................

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7.

ALTRI - Business Profile ........................................................................

12

8.

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES........................................................................

13

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Financial information 1Q21

1. HIGHLIGHTS

1.1. Altri Group's First Quarter Activity Summary

  • Pulp production amounts to 280.4 million tonnes;
  • Pulp sales amount to 304.6 million tonnes;
  • Renewable electric energy production through forest biomass amounts to 179.2 GWh;
  • Exports reach to 119.2 million Euro;
  • EBITDA of 39.5 million Euro:
    1. 32.7 million Euro in the Pulp segment; o 6.8 million Euro in the Energy segment.
  • Nominal remunerated debt 1 of 459.6 million Euro.

During the first quarter of 2021, Altri Group's pulp production reflects a slightly decrease of 0.7% in relation to the first quarter of 2020 and a 2.7% increase comparatively to the fourth quarter of 2020. Pulp sales present an upward trend, namely 6.1% in relation to the first quarter of 2020 and 12.3% over the fourth quarter of 2020.

It should also be noted that the production of renewable electric energy through forest biomass, in the period under analysis, reached about 179.2 GWh, which corresponds to a 2.8% decrease over the first quarter of 2020. This variation is mainly explained by the scheduled annual maintenance stoppage at Constância plant in February and at Figueira da Foz plant in March.

1 Nominal remunerated net debt: Bank loans (nominal values) + Other loans (nominal values) - Cash and cash equivalents.

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Financial information 1Q21

2. FINANCIAL REVIEW

2.1. 1Q2021 Financial Results

The financial information was prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles of the International Financial Reporting Standards, as adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU).

1Q2021 Income Statement

1Q2021

1Q2020

1Q21/1Q20

4Q2020

1Q21/4Q20

thousand Euro

Var%

Var%

Total revenues (a)

179,203

165,660

8.2%

146,102

22.7%

Cost of sales

86,068

81,037

6.2%

66,501

29.4%

External supplies and services

44,202

42,948

2.9%

37,895

16.6%

Payroll expenses

9,447

9,193

2.8%

9,487

-0.4%

Other expenses

675

1,193

-43.4%

-902

-174.8%

Fair value changes in biological assets

0

0

-

-1,246

-

Provisions and impairment losses

-663

-1,857

-64.3%

-645

2.9%

Total expenses

139,728

132,514

5.4%

111,090

25.8%

EBITDA (b)

39,474

33,146

19.1%

35,012

12.7%

EBITDA margin (c)

22.0%

20.0%

+2.0 pp

24.0%

-1.9 pp

Amortisation and depreciation

-19,780

-19,766

0.1%

-17,812

11.1%

EBIT (d)

19,694

13,380

47.2%

17,200

14.5%

EBIT margin (e)

11.0%

8.1%

+2.9 pp

11.8%

-0.8 pp

Results related to investments

51

120

-57.5%

-20

-

Financial expenses

-3,287

-5,806

-43.4%

-7,724

-57.4%

Financial income

2,861

1,277

124.1%

1,548

84.8%

Financial results

-375

-4,409

91.5%

-6,197

93.9%

Profit before income tax and ESEC

19,319

8,971

115.4%

11,004

75.6%

Income tax

-5,106

-2,156

136.8%

1,680

-

Energy sector extraordinary contribution (ESEC)

-1,016

0

-

-1,998

-49.2%

Consolidated net profit for the period

Attributable to:

Holders of equity in the parent company

13,197

6,815

93.7%

10,690

23.5%

Non-controlling interest

-7

0

-

-4

76.7%

  1. Total revenues = Sales + Services rendered + Other income
  2. EBITDA = Profit before income tax and ESEC, Financial results and Amortisation and depreciation
  3. EBITDA margin = EBITDA / Total revenues
  4. EBIT = Profit before income tax and ESEC and Financial results
  5. EBIT margin = EBIT / Total revenues

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Key indicators: Pulp Segment

1Q2021

1Q2020

1Q21/1Q20

4Q2020

1Q21/4Q20

tons

Var%

Var%

BHKP pulp production

256,520

259,748

-1.2%

251,358

2.1%

DWP pulp production

23,892

22,584

5.8%

21,583

10.7%

Total pulp production

280,412

282,332

-0.7%

272,941

2.7%

BHKP pulp sales

273,186

254,286

7.4%

254,266

7.4%

DWP pulp sales

31,433

32,897

-4.4%

17,018

84.7%

Total pulp sales

304,620

287,183

6.1%

271,285

12.3%

The first quarter of 2021 was marked by a recovery in demand in most markets, with several price increases announced during the year 2021, which raised the market price at the date of this press release to 1,090 USD/tad. During the first quarter of the year, the average market price of pulp (BHKP) recorded by PIX was 767 USD/tad, being the price recorded, at the end of March 2021, of 865 USD/tad.

In operational terms, Altri Group's industrial units, produced, during the first quarter, 280.4 thousand tons of pulp (-0.7% comparatively to the same period of 2020). On the other hand, pulp sales reached 304.6 thousand tons, which corresponds to a 6.1% increase over the first quarter of 2020 and a 12.3% increase over the fourth quarter of 2020.

During the quarter under analysis, Altri Group exported 262.7 thousand tons of pulp, which corresponds to 86% of its pulp total sales. In monetary terms, quarterly exports amounted to 119.2 million Euro.

Total revenues associated with pulp production units amounted to approximately 158.1 million Euro, which corresponds to a 10% increase over the first quarter of 2020 and an 8% increase when compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.

In the quarter under analysis, EBITDA of the pulp production units amounted to 32.7 million Euro, which corresponds to an increase of 29% comparatively to the EBITDA recorded in the same period of the previous year.

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