Euronext Star Conference 2024
Milan - March 19-20, 2024
Alessandro Fabbroni
Chief Executive Officer
Elisa Gironi
Corporate Governance, Integration and M&A Director
Jacopo Laschetti
Sustainability, Stakeholders and IR Manager
Agenda
- Group business model and strategic achievements
- 9M Results as of January 31, 2024 and FY 24E Guidance
- Business Sectors VAD, SSI, BS overview
- Annexes Financial Statements
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Group Business Model and Strategic Achievements
Leading digital | | Leading digital partner for the business segment: technology, consulting and business applications |
partner for | | About 40,000 customers (o/w 4,000 abroad) with ∼ Eu 3.2 Bn revenues expected in FY as of April 30, 2024 |
Enterprises and | ||
| HR and digital skills development: 5,560 employees as of 9M 2024, +19.9% Y/Y, ∼ 950 new internal hires LTM | |
Organizations | ||
Continuous | Technology and skills development on digital trends: cloud, security, vertical applications, dig. platforms, data | |
science | ||
growth | | Long-TermPath from the IPO: 13Y 2012-24E CAGR revenues +11.8%, EBITDA +16.3%, EAT Adj +18.6% |
embracing | ||
digitalization path | | Positive FY2024E outlook: Eu 242-246 Mn Ebitda (+15.5%-17.5%) and about 10% revenues growth |
Solid organic growth boosted by Bolt-on M&As
- M&As annual average contribution to historical Group's growth equal to about 30%, with solid 70% organic growth
- Skills-intensivebolt-on M&As: over 70 M&As from 2015 totalling 2,600 HRs and about Eu 640 Mn annual revenues at acquisition time (over Eu 1 Bn in FY 2024E)
- 13 M&As in 2023 (Eu 60 Mn revenues, Ebitda margin 18%, 500 new employees), 2 new M&A in 2024 (Eu 5 Mn revenues, Ebitda margin 20%, 45 new employees)
Commitment to long-term sustainable growth and digital innovation
- Sesa Purpose to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders, promoting the digital innovation of companies and organizations and the well-being of people
- Long-termcommitment of Group key people involved in Sesa share capital through the holding company ITH
- Acceleration of investments focused on Group's transformation towards business areas with higher marginality and added-value(Group Ebitda margin moving from 4.8% in FY 2019 up to 7.6% in FY 2024E)
(1) Change of revenues and profitability in the 9M period as January 31, 2024, compared to 9M period as of January 31, 2023
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Technology, Consulting and Vertical Applications for the Business Segment
Italian leading player in Technological Innovation and Business Applications with outstanding growth in the last 13Y period 2012-24E:
CAGR revenues +11.8%, EBITDA +16.3%, EAT Adjusted +18.6%
5,560 employees as of January 31, 2024 and revenues expected in FY2024 for about Eu 3.2 Bn (+10% vs 2.9 Bn of FY2023)
Group Strategic Business Units' organisation focusing on Technology, Consulting and Vertical Applications for the Business segment
Group Governance and Corporate Sector
Group Governance, Human Resources, Finance and Control, Compliance,
Information Technology, Operations, M&A and Integration, Sustainability
350BU Customer & Business Experience
Software | and System | Integration (SSI) Sector | Business | Services Sector | Value Added Distribution (VAD) Sector | |||||||||||||||||
Revenues | Revenues | Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
3,700 | ∼ Eu 800 Mn | 800 | ∼ Eu 120 Mn | 750 | ∼ Eu 2.4 Bn | |||||||||||||||||
Strategic | Business Units | |||||||||||||||||||||
Strategic | Business Units | Strategic Business Units | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cloud Tech. | Proprietary | International | Base Digitale | Base Digitale | Cloud, Security | Datacenter | Networking & | |||||||||||||||
Services & | ERP and | ERP and | Experience | Software | ||||||||||||||||||
Platform BDP | Solutions | Collaboration | ||||||||||||||||||||
Security Sol. | Vertical Sol. | Vertical Sol. | BDX - BDY | Solution | ||||||||||||||||||
Digital | Digital | Base Digitale | Base Digitale | Base Digitale Pr. | Device & Digital | Managed | Digital Green | |||||||||||||||
Var4Industries Data Science | Security | Management | Printing | |||||||||||||||||||
Workspace | Experience | 130 Servicing | Workplace | |||||||||||||||||||
BDS | BDM | Solutions | ||||||||||||||||||||
Software and System integration for European | Digital Platforms and vertical solutions for the | Value Added Distribution solutions, with ∼ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Enterprises and Mid Corporates with ∼ 10,000 | Financial Services Industry with ∼ 750 customers | 25,000 Business Partners o/w 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
customers o/w 2,000 abroad | (mainly banks and financial intermediaries) | abroad |
Breakdown of revenues and human resources in the FY as of April 30, 2024 | 4 |
Human capital and skills development programs
CAGR 2012-2024E∼ 15.9%
5,560 human resources as of January 31, 2024 (+19.9% vs January 31, 2023)
Revenues Eu Mn in the FY as of April 30 HRs (at Year-end April 30)
2,037
3,441
2,908
4,720
2,390
4,200
3,200
5,600
Hiring programs
- 166 hires in Jan-Dec 2018
- 245 hires in Jan-Dec 2019 (+48% Y/Y)
- 322 hires in Jan-Dec 2020 (+31% Y/Y)
- 467 hires in Jan-Dec 2021 (+45% Y/Y)
- 647 hires in Jan-Dec 2022 (+40% Y/Y)
- 950 new hires LTM as of January 31, 24
M&As contribution
- 2015-19: 12 M&As, 554 HRs
- Jan-Dec2020: 11 M&As, 618 HRs
- Jan-Dec2021: 15 M&As, 325 HRs
- Jan-Dec2022: 18 M&As, 547 HRs
- Jan-Dec2023: 13 M&As, 500 HRs
- Jan-Mar2024: 2 M&As, 45 HRs
665
777
747
818
812 832
863 912
948
974
1,230
1,060
1,150 1,215
1,551 | |
1,271 1,363 | 1,900 |
1,642 | |
1,427 |
1,776
2,547
Locations and geographical coverage
∼ 5,600 employees of which ∼ 600 abroad |
DACH Area ∼ 200 |
France and Spain ∼ 150 |
Central Est Europe ∼ 150 |
FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024E
Hiring, Training and Retention Programs
China Digital Marketing ∼ 50 |
LATAM ∼ 30 |
- Integration of bolt-on M&As (over 70 M&As starting from Year 2015) with about new 2,600 skilled human resources
- Extensive welfare programs to improve well-being and work-life balance of Group human resources
- Training programs on Technical, Soft Skills, Compliance (Security and ESG) with about 100,000 hours in FY24E (+30% Y/Y)
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Bolt-on industrial M&As to accelerate long-term organic growth
To attract and integrate skills and competencies, enhancing long-term organic growth:
- Over 70 M&As starting from 2015 with additional 2,600 HRs and about Eu 640 Mn annual revenues at acquisition time (Eu 1 Bn in the FY24)
- 13 M&As in Jan-Dec2023 (Eu 60 Mn revenues, Ebitda margin 18%, 500 new employees)
- 2 new M&A in 2024 (Eu 5 Mn revenues, Ebitda margin 20%, 15 new employees)
Group Business Sectors | 2015-20171 | 2018-20191 | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Mar |
20201 | 20211 | 20221 | 20231 | 20241 | |||
2 M&As | 1 M&A | 2 M&As | 2 M&As | 2 M&As | 1 M&A3 | ||
Value Added Distribution | 68 Mn | 20 Mn | 12 Mn | 80 Mn | 65 Mn2 | 4 Mn | |
20 HR | 23 HR | 29 HR | 65 HR | 50 HR | 40 HR | ||
Software and | 5 M&As | 4 M&As | 7 M&As | 8 M&As | 10 M&As | 10 M&As3 | 2 M&A4 |
41 Mn | 41 Mn | 45 Mn | 41 Mn | 55 Mn | 39 Mn | 5 Mn | |
System Integration | |||||||
335 HR | 176 HR | 277 HR | 131 HR | 390 HR | 325 HR | 45 HR | |
2 M&As | 5 M&As | 6 M&As | 2 M&As3 | ||||
Business Services | New Group Sector starting | ||||||
47 Mn | 20 Mn | 40 Mn | 18 Mn | ||||
from March 2020 | |||||||
312 HR | 129 HR | 107 HR | 135 HR | ||||
7 M&As | 5 M&As | 11 M&As | 15 M&As | 18 M&As | 13 M&As | 2 M&A4 | |
109 Mn | 61 Mn | 104 Mn | 141 Mn | 160 Mn | 60 Mn | 5 Mn | |
355 HR | 199 HR | 618 HR | 325 HR | 547 HR | 500 HR | 45 HR |
FY April 30, 2024
Eu 1 billion
revenues
and 2,600 HRs
(2015-2024
M&As combined
perimeter of operations)
- M&As annual average contribution to Group's historical growth equal to about 30%, with solid 70% organic growth
- Deal structure focused on the long-term commitment of skills and key people of the target companies, with entry value EV/Ebitda equal to
- 5x, progressive share capital acquisition and integration with the Group Strategic Business Units (M&A and Corporate Integration dedicated Team at Corporate Sector)
- Revenues in Eu Mn and Human Resources of target companies at acquisition time (Last 12 Months before acquisition)
- Altinia Distribuzione (VAD Sector, Eu 50 Mn Revenues): start of consolidation from May 2023
- Trias (SSI Sector, Eu 3 Mn Revenues, 15 HRs), Maint System (VAD Sector, Eu 4 Mn Revenues, 40 HRs), Visualitics (SSI Sector, Eu 4 Mn Revenues, 40 HRs), InformEtica (SSI Sector, Eu 6 Mn Revenues, 40 HRs), Sangalli
Tecnologie (SSI Sector, Eu 7 Mn Revenues, 30 HRs), Wise Security Global (SSI Sector, Eu 10 Mn, 120 HRs) 130 Servicing (BS Sector, Eu 15 Mn Revenues, 133 HRs): start of consolidation in the First Half of FY 2024 | ||
Soft System (SSI Sector, Eu 2.5 Mn Revenues, | 15 HRs), Essedi Consulting (SSI Sector, Eu 1.5 Mn Revenues, 20 HRs), DataCoreX (BS Sector, Eu 3 Mn Revenues): start of consolidation in the Second Half of FY 2024 | 6 |
(4) SmartCAE (SSI Sector, Eu 3 Mn Revenues, 15 | HRs); Analysis (SSI Sector, Eu 2.2 Mn Revenues, 30 HRs): start of consolidation in 2024 | |
Long-term commitment of key people and value generation
Key people equity commitment and sustainable growth
Group Long-term track record achievements
Sesa Group equity partners' focus on long-term development:
- Chairman and Sesa Founder in 1973 Year Paolo Castellacci, Vice-Chairman and Sesa partner since 80s Giovanni Moriani
-
Group's CEO and Sesa partner since 2012 Alessandro
Fabbroni - Business Sectors managing partners
Sesa Group main key people jointly own, together with T.I.P.
(long-term equity partner since 2019, with a 21% stake), the holding company ITH S.p.A., majority shareholder's of Sesa with 52.8% stake
Sesa market capitalization as of January 31, 2024 equal to Eu 1,952.9 Mn (Euronext STAR, Milan stock price Eu 126.1)
Sesa share capital | Analysts' coverage as of March 19, 2024 |
REVENUES FY11 | Eu 747 Mn | ||
REVENUES FY23 | Eu 2,908 Mn | ||
REVENUES FY24E1 | Eu 3,200 Mn | ||
EBITDA FY11 | Eu 34 Mn | ||
EBITDA FY23 | Eu 209 Mn | ||
EBITDA FY24E1 | Eu 244 Mn | ||
Revenues | |||
3,200 | |||
2,908 | 5Y CAGR | ||
2020-24E | |||
+10% | +15.9% | ||
13Y CAGR | |||
2012-24E | |||
+11.8% |
EAT Adj FY11 | Eu 11.5 Mn | |||
EAT Adj FY23 | Eu 100.1 Mn | |||
EAT Adj FY24E1 | Eu 105.1 Mn | |||
EBITDA margin FY11 | 4.6% | |||
EBITDA margin FY23 | 7.2% | |||
EBITDA margin FY24E1 | 7.6% | |||
Ebitda | ||||
244.0 | ||||
209.4 | 5Y CAGR | |||
2020-24E | ||||
7.6% | +26.8% | |||
13Y CAGR | ||||
2012-24E | ||||
+16.3% |
Treasury | |
ITH | Shares |
0.155% | |
52.814% |
Floating
Shares
47.031%
Equity Research | Estimates | Target |
Price (Eu) | ||
Intermonte - A. Randone | BUY | 175 |
Stifel - D. Esteban | BUY | 207,8 |
Kepler - F. Belluati | BUY | 150 |
Equita - A. Arksova | HOLD | 116 |
Mediobanca - M. Vitale | OUTPERFORM | 176 |
Exane BNP - M. Baldelli | BUY | 149-169 |
Intesa Sanpaolo - G. Berti | BUY | 178 |
747
7.2% |
34.4
4.6%
FY 11 FY 23 FY 24E1 | FY 11 FY 23 FY 24E1 |
Sesa treasury shares as of January 31, 2024
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(1) For the FY 2024E Group's average guidance
Market Trends driven by digitalization path
Worldwide ICT market
- After the acceleration of 2021 Year (+13.4% Y/Y), the ICT market in 2022 and 2023 reported a growing trend (+3.1% Y/Y in 2022 and +3.2% Y/Y in 2023), driven by Enterprise Software (+10.9% in 2022 and +12.5% in 2023) and IT Services (+8.1% in 2022 and +5.8% in 2023)
- In the 2Y 2023-24E period Global ICT Market is expected to grow by 3.2% in 2023 and 6.8% in 2024, overperforming the pre-Covid trends. The main drivers of growth consist of Enterprise Software (+12.5% in 2023 and +12.7% in 2024) and IT Services (+5.8% in 2023 and +8.7% in 2024)
Italian IT market
- The Italian IT market continues to grow with a pace significantly higher than the pre-Covid one: 2023 growth equal to 3.2%, with an acceleration expected in 2024 (+5.8%) and in 2025 (+6.9%)
- 2023-25Eaverage growth rate equal to 5.3%, compared with 2.6% of 2017-19pre-Covid period, driven by Management Services segment (+10.3% Y/Y in 2023, +11.0% Y/Y in 2024 and +11.4% Y/Y in 2025) and despite the deceleration of Hardware (-5.8% Y/Y in 2023, +0.1% Y/Y in 2024 and +1.6% Y/Y in 2025)
Worldwide ICT Market, source Gartner February 2024 | |||||||
Bn Dollars | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E |
Data Centre Systems | 210 | 203 | 208 | 190 | 227 | 243 | 261 |
Enterprise Software | 419 | 457 | 507 | 732 | 811 | 913 | 1,029 |
Devices | 712 | 682 | 688 | 808 | 766 | 700 | 732 |
IT Services | 993 | 1,031 | 1,088 | 1,208 | 1,306 | 1,382 | 1,501 |
Communication Services | 1,380 | 1,365 | 1,386 | 1,459 | 1,423 | 1,441 | 1,473 |
Total | 3,714 | 3,738 | 3,877 | 4,396 | 4,534 | 4,679 | 4,998 |
% YoY growth | 19/18 | 20/19 | 21/20 | 22/21 | 23/22 | 24E/23 | |
Data Centre Systems | -3.3% | 2.5% | -8.9% | 19.8% | 7.1% | 7.5% | |
Enterprise Software | 9.1% | 10.9% | 44.4% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% | |
Devices | -4.2% | 0.9% | 17.4% | -5.1% | -8.7% | 4.6% | |
IT Services | 3.8% | 5.5% | 11.0% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 8.7% | |
Communication Services | -1.1% | 1.5% | 5.3% | -2.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% | |
Total | 0.6% | 3.7% | 13.4% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 6.8% |
Italian IT Market, source Sirmi February 2024
Mn Euro | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E |
Hardware | 6,044 | 6,025 | 6,172 | 6,266 | 6,770 | 6,392 | 6,024 | 6,028 | 6,122 |
Software | 3,833 | 3,845 | 3,861 | 3,792 | 3,922 | 4,073 | 4,123 | 4,261 | 4,452 |
Development services | 3,436 | 3,500 | 3,588 | 3,640 | 3,854 | 4,019 | 4,186 | 4,382 | 4,625 |
Management services | 5,504 | 5,900 | 6,350 | 6,797 | 7,597 | 8,534 | 9,415 | 10,451 | 11,643 |
TOTAL IT | 18,817 | 19,270 | 19,972 | 20,496 | 22,143 | 23,017 | 23,748 | 25,121 | 26,843 |
o/w Cloud | 1,862 | 2,302 | 2,830 | 3,409 | 4,240 | 5,259 | 6,296 | 7,407 | 8,668 |
Cloud growth % | 23.3% | 23.6% | 23.0% | 20.4% | 24.4% | 24.0% | 19.7% | 17.6% | 17.0% |
% YoY growth | 17/16 | 18/17 | 19/18 | 20/19 | 21/20 | 22/21 | 23/22 | 24E/23 | 25E/24E |
Hardware | 0.6% | -0.3% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 8.1% | -5.6% | -5.8% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
Software | -0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | -1.8% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 4.5% |
Development services | 0.4% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% |
Management services | 6.0% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.4% |
TOTAL IT | 1.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 6.9% |
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Sustainability programs improvement
SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE
- Sustainable growth in corporate bylaws as strategic target of Sesa BoD (since Jan 2021)
- Sesa Group certifications and ESG Rating:
- SA 8000 (Social Accountability Int. Std)
- UNI Pdr 125/2022 (Gender Equality)
- Environmental certification ISO 14001
- UN Global Compact membership
- Ecovadis CSR rating: Gold medal
- MSCI ESG rating increase to BBB level
- CDP rating improvement from "D" to "B" achieved in December 2022
- ESG Targets disclosed in Group Integrated Annual Report
HUMAN RESOURCES AND WELFARE
- Continuous enforcement of welfare programs for well-being of co-workers:
- Scholarships for employees' children
- Sustainable mobility programs
- Work-lifebalance and well-being programs
- Education programs (∼ 100,000 training hours in FY24E, +30% Y/Y)
- Diversity & Inclusion programs
- Inclusion of ESG targets in the MBO of the Group key people
309,191
Economic value distributed
250,225 | +24% | |||
208,042 | Y/Y | |||
+20% | ||||
Y/Y | ||||
127,941 138,938 | +50% | |||
105,462 | Y/Y | |||
98,590 | +9% | |||
Y/Y |
+21% | |
+7% | Y/Y |
Y/Y |
FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
4.20% | Remuneration of: |
62.10% | |
19.50% | Human Resources |
Public Administration
Shareholders | |
4.00% | Self-financing |
Lenders |
10.20%
Breakdown of distributed
economic value as of
April 30, 2023
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Carbon Neutrality program in line with EU Agenda
-
Environmental performance in FY 2023:
emissions per capita 1.22 tCO2 (10.3% reduction Y/Y); waste per capita 0.03 t (26.7% reduction Y/Y) - Renewable energy production 1.3 million kWh in FY 2023, up by 25% Y/Y; green electricity program adoption (93% of total supplies FY 2023)
- Lines of business dedicated to sustainability and digital green (technology and consulting, about Eu 300 Mn annual revenues)
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Value generation in a responsible way for social communities and all stakeholders
- Improving quality life of people, organizations and environment through digital transformation
- Sesa Foundation: no-profit corporate organization committed to charity, welfare and social community programs
- Stakeholder Relations Team dedicated to stakeholder engagement as an integral part of the Sesa Group ESG strategy
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Alessandro Fabbroni
Chief Executive Officer
Elisa Gironi
Corporate Governance, Integration and M&A Director
Jacopo Laschetti
Sustainability, Stakeholders and IR Manager
Agenda
- Group business model and strategic achievements
- 9M Results as of January 31, 2024 and FY 24E Guidance
- Business Sectors VAD, SSI, BS overview
- Annexes Financial Statements
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