Earnings Call

Fourth Quarter, 2023

Guidelines and legal warning

Good morning everyone, welcome to CSU's conference call regarding the fourth quarter of 2023. Present in the videoconference today are the CFO and IRO, Pedro Alvarenga, the CTO, Fabiano Droguetti and the Company's IR team. This conference call is being recorded and all participants will be able to listen, see the speakers and follow the presentation.

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Perfomance in 2023

A 4-year plan, defined and well executed, led to consistent results and a solid capital structure. New technologies and products bringing confidence for a new cycle of expansion

Priority #1:

Priority #2:

Priority #3:

Operational consistency

Outstanding financial

New avenues for

and loyalty

performance in

growth

continuous evolution

Operational

Number of accounts and cards increase to 36.9

million

+24% increase in number of transactions managed

+22% increase in total payment volume (TPV)

Digitalization reaches 95% in CSU Pays and 71% in CSU DX

>90% of contracts renewed

Financial

Net Revenue evolution

  • CSU Pays grows steadily to R$ 338 million (+5.4% vs. 2022)
  • CSU DX evolved throughout the second half of the year and it was 8% higher in 4Q23 vs 2Q23

EBITDA surpassed R$ 181 million, +9.2% vs. 2022

Net income grows +20.2% and exceeds R$ 88 million

Cash generation reaches R$ 152 million, a conversion ratio of 84%

ROCE, ROE and ROIC of 25%, 22%

e 21%, respectively

New Solutions & AI

Complete digital payments portfolio

Full-service solution for

Embedded Finance arena

Loyalty gains even more strength given the synergy with the new portfolio

CX day-by-day getting more digital and efficient

Hyperautomation for business

processes

AI as a lever for new businesss

3

Our

Results

4

Solutions Portfolio

The only company in the market with solutions for all instances of a financial transaction

Embedded Finance

Tecnhology for Digital Accounts (customer or enterprise) and financial services (Marketplace) via API or White-label app

Loyalty & Incentive

Infrastructure for management of Loyalty and Incentive Programs (Points and Cashback), and for marketplaces for redemption or purchase of goods and services

PaysDX

NEW

Hyperautomation &

AI

Hyperautomation platform for business process management for Exchange, Fraud, Prevention, Onboarding and Data Curation with massive usage of Artifical Intelligence (AI)

Digital Payments

Full service for Card, Pix (instant payments), Pix on Credit (Installments) and Cryptocurrencies operations

Customer Experience

Hybrid infrastructure (technology and people) for customer service, monetization and collection

Both verticals have experienced different growth dynamics in the previous years,

facing intense digitalization, and now are ready for a new cycle of expansion

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Innovation accelerates growth and productivity

Operational Highlights

Registered units

Processed transactions

Payment volume (TPV)

(million)

(million)

(R$ billion)

35.9

36.9

1,086.0

326.6

873.2

30.7

268.1

27.0

698.4

220.2

485.2

521.6

22.7

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2021

2022

2023

Financial Highlights

Net Revenue

Gross profit and gross margin

(R$ million)

(R$ million and %)

45.6%

51.4%

51.7%

320.6

338.1

38.1%

43.7%

52.2%

52.7%

52.6%

286.8

174.9

50.4%

51.2%

164.8

229.7

85.0

84.9

86.2

216.9

83.4

83.5

130.9

44.4

42.1

42.7

44.7

45.3

100.3

82.6

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

Solid relationships (>90% of contracts renewed in 2023),

Efficiency and profitability gains (CAGR 21% p.y. since

recurrence, consistent operational growth and a new portfolio

2019) from the digitization of products and processes

are the basis for a new cycle of expansion

leveraged by the scalability of the business model

Physical, Virtual

and Digital Cards (mobile and wearables)

Bin Sponsor

Multi-account Virtual Wallets

Transfers and Payments

(TED, Instant Payment - Pix, Pix on Credit, Cryptocurrencies)

Credit Marketplace

Digital Services

Loyalty & Incentive Programs

Shopping Marketplace

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Focus on earnings while building new growth avenues

Operational Highlights

+3.9 million

+34.7%

71%

interactions

average of digitalized

of managed interactions (4Q23)

compared to 4Q22

interactions (2023)

Financial Highlights

Net Revenue

Gross profit and gross margin

(R$ million)

(R$ million and %)

227.2

227.2

216.5

15.6%

15.5%

16.9%

17.7%

18.6%

18.6%

206.9

192.2

12.9%

36.6

16.9%

17.3%

18.2%

35.4

35.1

34.1

53.5

49.4

49.5

26.7

9.9

45.8

47.5

8.3

8.8

9.0

7.9

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

Undergoing a profound digital transformation,

Performance focused on higher value-added

increasing operational volumes and service quality, while

processes, preserving results and increasing margins,

the chain benefits from lower costs. In addition, important

(reaching 17.7% in 2023, an increase of 4.8 p.p. vs. 2019;

new avenues for growth and profitability are opening

18.2% in 4Q23), while building new pathways.

up with the launch of HAS

Omnichannel

Self-service App's

Robotic process automation (RPA) & artificial intelligence (AI)

Chatbots

Customer support through social networks

Mobile support

Hyperautomation of business processes

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Consolidated net Revenue

Expanded portfolio creates new opportunities, increases profitability and brings more stability for different financial cycles

Net revenue grows consistently year after year with digital revenues standing out | (R$ million)

423.8

514.0 537.2 530.2

456.9

138.5

135.7

132.8

132.4

129.4

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

CSU Pays gains even more relevance in the business

CSU´s consolidated net revenue mix (%)

Pays

+ 3.0 p.p.

DX 39%

4Q22

61% Pays

DX

36%

4Q23

64% Pays

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Continuous record breaking of profitability indicators

Gross profit (R$

million) and gross margin (%) nearly doubled

Annual

CAGR +17.6% p.y.

37.5%

39.4%

32.3%

25.8%

29.7%

166.0

201.4

208.9

109.3

135.8

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Quartely

39.2%

37.9%

39.2%

40.5%

40.0%

54.3

50.4

50.6

53.6

54.3

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

EBITDA (R$ million) and EBITDA margin (%)

fast expansion

Annual

CAGR +14.9% p.y.

28.6%

29.5%

30.9%

34.2%

24.6%

130.8

151.5

166.1

181.4

104.1

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

30.9%

32.8%

33.3%

35.1%

35.6%

Quartely

42.7

43.5

43.1

46.5

48.2

+13%

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

Net income (R$ million) and net margin (%) nearly tripled due operational leverage

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Annual

CAGR +34,.% p.y.

11.8%

13.7%

16.7%

10.2%

6.3%

88.4

73.6

60.5

46.8

26.8

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Quartely

15.9%

15.2%

15.8%

17.9%

17.7%

22.0

23.7

24.0

20.2

20.5

+9%

4Q22

1Q23

2Q23

3Q23

4Q23

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Financial solidity to support a new cycle of expansion

Operational Cash Generation (R$ million, X)

Average +84% EBITDA conversion to cash ratio leading to a sumptuous operational cash generation, allowing.....

+1,8X

152.2

125.9

116.1

131.6

88.2

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

CAPEX (R$ million)

....tech investments

increase...

63.5

61.8

50.7

51.7

56.9

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Net Cash Position(R$ million)

...Still, CSU is hoarding cash, which puts us in a

great position to capture growth opportunities...

+65.1

70.1

68.7

38.1

52.4

3.6

4Q19

4Q20

4Q21

4Q22

4Q23

2

3

1

Payout

Net Debt and Net

Earnings Distribution (R$ million, %)

Dividends¹

debt/EBITDA (R$ million, X)

IOC

....onerous debt paydowns....

89.0

49.0

0.90X

0.40X

20.8

0.00X

-0.04X

0.10X

-0.8

-6.5

4Q19

4Q20

4Q21

4Q22

4Q23

...and larger earnings distribution to shareholders.

40%

50%

50%

50%¹

39%

36.8

30.2

17.3

10.6

18.5

26.9

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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¹ Complementary dividends to be approved at the AGM. If approved, will result in a 50% payout against the 2023 profit.

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