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Nordic Unmanned ASA

Investor Presentation Mar 13, 2024

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Q4 2023 Presentation

Agenda

  • Highlights
  • Business update
  • Financials
  • Outlook
  • Focus 2024
  • Summary

Highlights

Highlights

- Significant reduction in losses

  • Q4 2023 revenue of EUR 4.5 million (EUR 4.2 million)
  • Q4 2023 adjusted EBITDA of negative EUR 0.7 million (negative 2.9 million)
  • Q4 2023 net loss of EUR 3.9 million (net loss of EUR 7.3 million) , adjusted for non-recurring items and impairments of EUR 0.5 million, is reduced by close to 50% compared to Q4 2022
  • Flight Services produced 667 flight hours (438 flight hours) in Q4 2023, an increase of 52.2%
  • AirRobot started deliveries to Lockheed Martin under the Tiquila project
  • NOK 77.5 million raised in a private placement in Q4 2023
  • Restructured long-term debt including 5-year term, amortization holiday to September 2025, interest accumulation until June 2024 and margin reduction from 5% to 3.5%

Business update

Nordic Unmanned in brief

Nordic Unmanned is a leading European manufacturer and certified operator of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Nordic Unmanned is about A Safer Future, providing enabling technology and operational services to clients within defense, security and regulatory enforcement.

Headquartered in Sandnes in Norway with offices in Germany, Belgium and the UK.

Ca. 115 FTE's

Business segments

Flight Services

Nordic Unmanned Flight Services is a techagnostic flight services operator providing time-critical actionable data to large corporate and governmental customers.

AirRobot

AirRobot is an OEM with a leading product platform in lightweight drones tailored for defense & security.

DroneMatrix

DroneMatrix is an OEM offering a fully integrated and autonomous drone system with proprietary software.

Flight services

  • FY 2023 revenue of EUR 13.4 million
    • Decline of EUR 1.7 million
    • 4.097 flight hours a YoY increase of 39.5%
    • Lower revenue per flight hour due to lower cost platform
  • FY 2023 adjusted EBITDA EUR 2.1 million
    • A YoY improvement of EUR 2.7 million
  • Q4 2023 revenue of EUR 4.2 million
    • Increase of EUR 0.5 million
    • EMSA OP46 & OP1 contracts main activity
    • Proceeds from insurance settlement EUR 2.7 million.
    • 667 flight hours in Q4, increase of 52% YoY
  • Q4 2023 adjusted EBITDA of EUR 0.4 million
    • A YoY improvement of EUR 1.4 million
Unaudited figures in EUR '000 Q4 2023 Q4 2022 FY 2023 FY 2022
Operating revenue 4 201 3 716 13 431 15 098
Cost of goods sold 67 428 1 030 1 865
Personell
expenses & other operating
expenses
3 226 3 282 11 231 13 932
Allocated Group Cost 545 1 029 3 225 4 136
Adjusted EBITDA 362 -1 024 -2 055 -4 836
Adjusted EBITDA % 9 % -28 % -15 % -32 %
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Non-recurring items 40 - 1 555 -
EBITDA 402 -1 024 -3 609 -4 836
EBITDA% 10 % -28 % -27 % -32 %

EUR million

AirRobot

  • FY 2023 revenue of EUR 5.2 million
    • Increase of EUR 3.0 million
    • Started delivery of Heimdal sensors under the Tiquila contract
    • Progressing the AR-100H UAS certification under the Mikado 2 contract
  • FY 2023 adjusted EBITDA EUR 0.2 million
    • A YoY improvement of EUR 1.6 million
    • Improved margins on delivery of the programs
  • Q4 2023 revenue of EUR 0.1 million
    • The progress and associated revenue recognition of projects have been adjusted in Q4 2023 based upon the notified project delays
  • Q4 2023 adjusted EBITDA of EUR 0.6 million
    • A YoY improvement of EUR 0.4 million
Unaudited figures in EUR '000 Q4 2023 Q4 2022 FY 2023 FY 2022
Operating revenue -76 767 5 181 2 210
Cost of goods sold 427 599 994 949
Personell expenses & other operating
expenses
-154 929 2 716 2 018
Allocated Group Cost 207 227 1 320 642
Adjusted EBITDA -556 -988 150 -1 399
Adjusted EBITDA % 729 % -129 % 3 % -63 %
Non-recurring items
EBITDA -556 -988 150 -1 399
EBITDA% 729 % -129 % 3 % -63 %

Estimated contract backlog

EUR million

DroneMatrix

  • FY 2023 revenue of EUR 1.2 million
    • Increase of EUR 0.8 million
    • Continuous support with Drone in a Box solutions to Port of Antwerp
    • Delivery of Drone in a Box solutions to Infrabel and University of Antwerp
    • Delivery of Counter UAV project
  • FY 2023 adjusted EBITDA EUR 0.3 million
    • A YoY reduction of EUR 0.1 million
  • Q4 2023 revenue of EUR 0.2 million
    • A YoY decline of EUR 0.2 million
    • Delivery of Drone in a Box support to Port of Antwerp
    • Delivery of Counter UAV project
  • Q4 2023 adjusted EBITDA of EUR 0.3 million
    • A YoY reduction of EUR 0.3 million
Unaudited figures in EUR '000 Q4 2023 Q4 2022 FY 2023 FY 2022
Operating revenue 149 377 1 159 397
Cost of goods sold
Personell expenses & other operating
-31 135 234 135
expenses 401 161 1 007 367
Allocated Group Cost 38 49 184 65
Adjusted EBITDA -260 31 -266 -170
Adjusted EBITDA % -175 % 8 % -23 % -43 %
Non-recurring items
EBITDA -260 31 -266 -170
EBITDA% -175 % 8 % -23 % -43 %

EUR million

Financials

Income statement: Improved underlying performance

  • FY 2023 revenue of EUR 19.5 million, 15 % YoY growth
  • Q4 2023 revenue of EUR 4.5 million
  • FY 2023 adjusted EBITDA negative EUR 2.5 million a YoY improvement of EUR 6.5 million
  • Q4 2023 adjusted EBITDA negative EUR 0.7 million
  • FY 2023 net loss of EUR 17.3 million a YoY improvement of EUR 0.7 million
  • Q4 2023 net loss of EUR 3.9 million
Unaudited figures in EUR '000 Q4 2023 Q4 2022 FY 2023 FY 2022
Operating revenue 4 522 4 188 19 478 16 986
Adjusted EBITDA -729 -2 917 -2 502 -8 981
EBITDA -1 234 -2 917 -5 857 -8 981
EBIT -3 276 -7 060 -15 334 -16 918
Net financial items -585 -195 -1 949 -1 071
Income (loss) before tax -3 861 -7 255 -17 283 -17 989
Net income (loss) -3 895 -11 415 -17 304 -19 902

Balance sheet: Slimmer and improved liquidity

  • Book equity 34%
  • Available liquidity:
    • Group cash EUR 1.2 million
    • Undrawn overdraft facilities of EUR 3,5 million
  • Refinanced long term debt with Senior Lenders
  • The capital raise in the quarter added proceeds of EUR 6.2 million, of which EUR 1.6 million was used to pay down the overdraft facility and EUR 3.3 million was used to pay overdue vendors.
Unaudited figures in EUR '000 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 31 Dec 2022
Total fixed assets 30 826 35 707 38 267
Inventory and Receivables 8 263 7 393 6 859
Cash and cash equivalents 1 227 205 812
Total assets 40 316 43 304 45 938
Equity 13 722 11 655 23 556
Liabilities to financial institutions 17 311 2 984 13 129
Short term liabilities to financial
institutions
3 513 19 704 2 674
Payables and other short term
liabilities
5 771 8 962 6 579
Total equity and liabilities 40 316 43 304 45 938

Cash flow

  • Q4 2023 net cash flow from operating activities was negative EUR 5.1 million due to paying overdue vendors of EUR 3.3 million, EUR 0.8 million additional inventory in AirRobot and negative cashflow from low season for flight services
  • Q4 2023 net cash flow from investing activities was EUR 2.0 million, mainly related to proceeds from insurance settlements.
  • Net cash changes from financing related capital raise in the quarter and added proceeds of EUR 6.2 million, of which EUR 1.6 million was used to pay down the overdraft facility.

Outlook

16

Estimated contract backlog*

EUR 55 million

  • Estimated contract backlog* consists of:
    • EUR 40 million of framework contracts
    • EUR 15 million of purchase orders/contracts
Contract Partner Expires Contractvalue
EURm
Mikado I Bundeswehr Q1 2027 3.0
Mikado II Bundeswehr Q2 2026 + MRO 12
Tiquila Lockheed Martin Q1 2033 >5
OP/1 EMSA Q1 2026 7
OP/46 EMSA Q2 2026 20
OP/5 EMSA Q2 2027 20.5

Flight services AirRobot DroneMatrix

(%) of Estimated Backlog

  • Generally positive outlook for UAS products and services in particular within defense, security and regulatory enforcement
  • Supportive demand drivers through increased awareness and a slowly maturing commercial industry, technological advancements, focus on security, and productivity and environmental benefits

Focus: 2024 - a Transition Year

  • Extensive clean-up and improvements in progress to ensure future profitability
  • Turnaround activities under planning or in progress
  • These are naturally efforts which will take both time, effort, and capital to implement and deliver full potential.
  • 2024 will therefore have to be a transition year supported by a capital plan with a view to become revitalized and repositioned going out of 2024
  • Nordic Unmanned is all about a safer future. We have a plan and we will work the plan through 2024

Summary

Summary

Significantly reduced losses

A turnaround plan and capital plan developed for implementation through 2024

Estimated order backlog of EUR 55 million providing a sole for activity

Generally positive long-term outlook in defense, security and regulatory enforcement

Clear mission – enabling technology and operational services for a safer future

Above all – We Protect Values and Lives

Disclaimer – forward looking statements

In addition to historical information, this presentation contains statements relating to our future business, events and/or results. These "forward-looking" statements include certain estimates, assumptions and projections of Nordic Unmanned ASA (the "Company"), based on information currently available to the Company. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "estimate, "plan," project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "predict," "anticipate," "believe," "think," "view," "seek," "target," "goal" or similar expressions; any projections of earnings, revenues, expenses, synergies, margins or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives for future operations, including integration and any potential restructuring plans; any statements concerning proposed new products, services, developments or industry rankings; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

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