SUMMARY & BUSINESS UPDATE

Executive summary

Back to profitability: revenues up 28%, EBITDA +84%, adjusted net income €49 mln, guidance confirmed

REVENUES

REVENUES EXCLUDING PASS-THROUGH ACTIVITIES +28% YOY



(1) Excluding the effect of pass-through activities


EBITDA

EBITDA AT €219 MLN AND EBITDA MARGIN AT 7.2% EXCLUDING PASS-THROUGH ACTIVITIES


ADJUSTED NET INCOME
€49 MLN AND €42 MLN EXTRAORDINARY COSTS



(1) Excluding the effect of pass-through activities

NET DEBT

NET DEBT CONSISTENT WITH EXPECTED DELIVERY SCHEDULE AND IN LINE WITH 1Q21 (3 CRUISE SHIPS DELIVERED IN JULY WITH A CUMULATIVE CASH-IN OF €1.5 BN)


NET DEBT €1.2 BN AS OF JULY 2021

• Confirmed guidance on FY 2021 with revenues expected to reach more than +25% YoY and EBITDA margin at 7%, despite increasing commodity prices

Total backlog with 111 units at €37 bn, 7.1x 2020 revenues: backlog with 93 units at €27.6 bn and soft backlog at €9.4 bn

Record-high production volumes (with 8.4 mln production hours at Italian sites, up ~50% YoY) in order to execute the hefty backlog and stick to the planned delivery schedule

Corporate vaccination program successfully launched in June at Italian yards, addressing both our employees and subcontractors

7 ships successfully delivered from 6 different shipyards and 6 cruise ships to be handed over in the second half of the year (out of which 3 delivered in July)

• Awards: Second FFG-62 frigate for the US Navy; prime contractor of the program for 6 frigates for the Indonesian Navy; new MSC cruise terminal at PortMiami

Business update

Continuous focus on strategic development

CRUISE

5 cruise ships successfully delivered, out of which 3 in July: Viking Venus to Viking Cruises (April), Hanseatic Spirit to Hapag-Lloyd (June), Valiant Lady to Virgin Voyages (July), MSC Seashore to MSC (July), and Rotterdam to Holland America Line (July)

• VARD to build Somnio, the world’s first yacht liner: with 39 luxurious apartments, it will be sailing the world according to owners’ wishes

DEFENCE

Prime contractor of the program for the supply of 6 FREMM frigates to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense awarded in June

Second Constellation-class frigate ordered by the US Navy in May. FMM is currently working on the design of the first-in-class USS Constellation to be delivered in 2026

OFFHORE AND SPECIALIZED VESSELS

• VARD to provide North Star Renewables with 3 SOV to be deployed in the Dogger Bank Wind Farm

• VARD to supply a cable repair vessel to Orange Marine (a subsidiary of the Orange Group), specifically developed for the maintenance of submarine cables

EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES Partner with MSC for the construction of a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal at PortMiami
 
Fincantieri NexTech: ongoing cooperation with Autostrade Tech and IBM to develop a predictive monitoring system for infrastructure

Key strategic initiatives

Seizing future opportunities alongside our strategic partners

• Letter of Intent with Enel X to build and run next-generation port infrastructure with low environmental impact

• JV Power4Future with Faist Electronics dedicated to the production and after-sale services of lithium-ion batteries

• MoU with MSC and SNAM for a feasibility study to design and build the first oceangoing hydgrogen-powered cruise ship

Fincantieri NexTech: agreement with Almaviva to develop digitalised solutions in transportation and logistics

• LoI with Comau to develop prototypes of robotized steel welding solutions to be implemented in Ficantieri shipyards

Update on ESG

Our sustainability strategy responds to our mission of representing a global model of excellence

TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE

100% of electricity needed to satisfy the demand of Italian and Romanian yards was purchased from renewable sources certified with Guarantees of Origin


• 65% of 2020 Fincantieri S.p.A. R&D budget was devoted to clean technologies

PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE’S HEALH & SAFETY

• 5 workday shifts implemented to ensure social distancing

Corporate vaccination program launched in June at the Sestri Ponente shipyard. The campaign is addressed to Fincantieri’s employees and subcontractors’

PROMOTING AN EFFECTIVE TAX RISK CONTROL SYSTEM

• In February the BoD approved the Group tax strategy in compliance with the GRI Standards in order to enhance transparency of information and increase compliance with tax laws, while preserving the Group’s reputation in the interest of shareholders and other stakeholders

SPOTLIGHT ON SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Score of 85/100 by Gaia rating, ranking 2nd out of 512 companies

"Green Star 2021" Seal from the German Institute of Quality (score 100)
 

Excellence in Safety and Improvent in Safety awarded to FMM by SCA (Shibuilders’ Councilof America)

New orders

New orders received across all segments with a cumulative value of €1.7 bn

Segment

Vessel

Client

Expected Delivery

 Shipbuilding

FFG-62 frigate (1)

US Navy

-

Somnio (1)

Somnio Superyachts

2024

 

 Offshore & Specialized Vessels

3 Service Operation Vessels

North Star Renewables

2023

 

(1) Ordered in Q2

Main deliveries

7 ships successfully delivered from 6 different shipyards

Segment

Vessel

Client

Shipyard

 Shipbuilding

LSS “Vulcano”

Italian Navy

Muggiano

Viking Venus (2)

Viking Cruises

Ancona

Hanseatic Spirit (2)

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

Langsten

LCS21 USS Minneapolis St. Paul (2)

US Navy

Wisconsin

FREMM (2)

 

Riva Trigoso

 

 Offshore & Specialized Vessels

Cruise ship “Coral Geographer” (3)

Coral Expeditions

Vung Tau

Fishing Vessel(2)

Luntos

Vung Tau



(2) Delivered in Q2
(3) For reasons connected to the organizational responsibility of VARD yards split between Cruise and Offshore, “Coral Geographer” for Coral Expeditions delivered in Q1 2021 is included in the Offshore & Specialized Vessels deliveries

Backlog deployment

Well-balanced visibility both in Cruise and Naval, 3 new orders in Offshore and Specialized Vessels

(1) Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) is an articulated unit consisting of a barge and a tug, thus being counted as two vessels in one unit
(2) The Offshore & Specialized Vessels business generally has shorter production times and, as a consequence, shorter backlog and quicker order turnaround than Cruise and Naval

1H 2021

7

units delivered

5

new units

93

ships in backlog

111

ships including soft backlog

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Order intake and backlog

Sizeable order intake in ESS and hefty soft backlog

Stable order intake at €1.8 bn, thanks to the positive impact of ESS

Soft backlog keeps momentum thanks to recent achievements in defence – i.e. Indonesian program

Total backlog represents 7.1x 2020 revenue


 

(1) Total backlog is the sum of backlog and soft backlog
(2) Order intake/revenues
(3) Soft backlog represents the value of existing contract options and letters of intent as well as contracts in advanced negotiation, none of which yet reflected in the order backlog

Revenues

Record-high production volumes in shipbuilding drive robust revenue performance in line with guidance on 2021

Revenues excluding pass-through activities are up 27.7% YoY thanks to record-high production volumes in the semester (8.4 mln production hours)


 Shipbuilding up 32.5% YoY thanks to the programmed production ramp-up


 Offshore & Specialized Vessels down only 3.5% YoY


 Equipment, Systems & Services 22.8% YoY mainly attributable to the complete accommodation business


88% of revenues from international clients



(1) Breakdown calculated before eliminations

 

 

EBITDA

Better operating margin thanks to higher production volumes and marginality despite higher steel prices

EBITDA margin at 7.2% excluding pass-through activities mainly thanks to the positive contribution from Shipbuilding despite the impact from increased steel prices


 Shipbuilding EBITDA is up €91 mln YoY with margin at 7.7%


 Offshore EBITDA is positive (up €5 mln YoY) thanks to the effective restructuring strategy implemented


 ESS EBITDA is up €8 mln YoY despite the effect of the Ship repair and conversion business


(1) EBITDA is a Non-GAAP Financial Measure. The Company defines EBITDA as profit/(loss) for the period before (i) income taxes, (ii) share of profit/(loss) from equity investments, (iii) income/expense from investments, (iv) finance costs, (v) finance income, (vi) depreciation and amortization (vii) expenses for corporate restructuring, (viii) accruals to provision and cost of legal services for asbestos claims, (ix) other non recurring items

EBITDA growth

Better operating margin thanks to higher production volumes and improved marginality

 Shipbuilding: EBITDA improvement mainly driven by higher production volumes and improved operating margin


 Offshore and Specialized Vessels: increased operating profitability despite lower production volumes


 ESS: balanced effect brought about by higher production volumes and better marginality

Net result

Back on track towards profitability despite €42 mln extraordinary items weighting on the bottom line

Adjusted net profit at €49 mln (€49 mln excluding minorities)

 

Net profit at €7 mln (€6 mln excluding minorities)

 

 

(1) Net result before extraordinary and non-recurring items

 

Capex

Investments aimed at strenghtening our execution capabilities at global level

•  Scale up of European and US shipyards in order to compress lead times and improve efficiency, including completion of the upgrade program at Marghera shipyard and revamping of US shipyards before the start of the construction phase of the FFG-62 program

Net working capital and net financial position

With 6 cruise ships being delivered in 2H, cash-in is skewed towards the second half of the year

Net debt dynamics are consistent with production volumes and delivery schedule

• Net debt impacted by the postponement of cruise ships expected installments (€423 mln)  

6 cruise ships to be delivered in 2H 2021 (3 already delivered in July)

 

(1) Construction loans are committed working capital financing facilities, treated as part of Net working capital, not in Net debt, as they are not general purpose loans and can be a source of financing only in connection with ship contracts