Q4 2022 REPORT
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Q4'22 and FY'22 Highlights
EUR million
PRIVATE PLACEMENT
| 8 |
| EUR million |
| PRIVATE PLACEMENT |
December 2022 offering and February 2023 subsequent offering |
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| 270 000 |
| Kilometers |
| FLIGHT DISTANCE COVERED IN 2022 |
| Almost seven times around the earth |
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Kilometers
NORDUN
Drone flight services. Delivers drone operations through pool of pilots, technicians, systems, certifications, sensors, control center, and more.
NUTECH
Manufacturer and developer of the Nordic Unmanned Groups' products. Including AirRobot and DroneMatrix.
NUMAR
Delivers the data analytics solutions of the Nordic Unmanned Group such as emission monitoring services. Includes Ecoxy and NUAer.
NUGLOBAL
Sales and distribution network of the products and solutions of the Nordic Unmanned Group.
NUTECH NORDUN
Flight services
Nordun delivers drone services the Maritime, Defense & Security, Offshore Energy market for both governmental and enterprise clients.
Products
NUTech will provide products and solutions to Group customers through Nordic global distribution network.
Focus on execution and profitability
MIKADO II
Delivery of AR100-H
To the Bundeswehr
Main revenue effect in Q2 and Q4.
TIQUILA
Delivery of Heimdal sensors
To Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
Main revenue effect Q1, Q3 and Q4
OP/5
Planning of operations
Textron Aerosonde VTOL fleet Minimal financial effect in 2023
OP/46
European deployments
3 simultaneous deployments Main revenue effect in Q2 and Q3
TWO BUSINESSES
Nordun and NUTECH
Flight services operations
Focused product portfolio of military drones, drone-in-a-box and sensors
ASSET ADJUSTMENTS
Sale of non-core assets
Assets unrelated to Nordun and NUTech core operations and budget
Opportunistic fleet review
PROFITABILITY
High invoicing levels in 2023
Delivery of high-value drone products
Improved terms and cost base for flight operations
Leaner organization
Financials On track to achieve profitability from operations and lower debt burden
• 48% growth from Q4'21
- 79% growth from FY 2022
- EBITDA loss of EUR 2.4m due to low season for flight services and ramp-up of manufacturing activities that will start invoicing in the coming months
- Sale of drone products grew to 33%
- Impairments of EUR 2.3m, and one off costs and inventory obsoleteness of EUR 0.7 million.
- Decided to derecognize deferred tax asset of EUR 5.0m
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Quarters |
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FY |
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| mEUR |
Q4'22 |
Q4'21 |
2022 |
2021 |
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| Operating revenue |
3.7 |
2.5 |
16.5 |
9.2 |
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| EBITDA |
-2.4 |
-2.8 |
-8.6 |
-5.3 |
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| EBITDA margin % |
-65% |
-113% |
-52% |
-57% |
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Quarterly revenue and EBITDA margin
Liquidity and solidity
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- • Group liquidity of EUR 6.7 million
- Private placement of NOK 66 million net
- 12.3 • Reduction of short-term debt, improving with EUR 4.4 million
- Equity ratio of 49%
- 9.6 6 • Sales of non-strategic assets, potential effect between EUR 3 10 million in Q2-Q4 2023
- Investments for new contracts pushed to 2024
Subs credit lines EUR 2,9 mil
Nordun OP/5 contract signed – low quarter for operations
- Revenue Q4 mEUR 1.5 (+20%)
- EBITDA Q4 mEUR 1.0 (+23%)
- Increased operational activity in an expected seasonal low -period
- 437 flight hours in Q4, increase of 43% compared to Q4 2021
- Doubled activity in full year 2022
- ⚬ 2922 flight hours FY2022, an increase of 99% compared to FY2021
- ⚬ Covered more than 260 000 km of flight distance with Aerosonde and Camcopter
- ⚬ OP/5 contract with EMSA scales on OP/46
- ⚬ First call-off received in Q1 2023 for data integration
- ⚬ Same crew and fleet complementarity between OP/46 and OP/5 contract
- ⚬ Accepted increased contract utilization on OP/46, with a third deployment, as a result of the OP/5 award
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Nordun 2022 seasonality Customer and operation
Equinor
• Offshore logistical operations with the Staaker®
EMSA
- OP46 with the Textron Aerosonde
- Estonia, Finland
- OP10 with the CAMCOPTER S-100
- France, Spain Germany
- OP1 with the Lockheed Martin Indago
- Offshore Europe
Nordun 2023 planned operations
NUMar Leading provider of accredited measurements and verifications
- Revenue Q4 mEUR 0.4
- EBITDA Q4 mEUR -0.2
NUAer (60% ownership)
• Performed operations for Port of Turku and major oil and gas company
Ecoxy (100% ownership)
- Ecoxy maintained position as a leading provider of accredited NOx measurements and verification of GHG emissions.
- 22 emission measurements in Q4
- Full year turnover of MNOK 18, an increase of 34%. EBITDA margin of 28%
Emission monitoring
48 vessels overflown 124 measurements done 47 environmental flights
General maritime surveillance 64 maritime surveillance missions
175x
Less emission from our fleet compared to its manned alternatives
We continue to make significant ESG contributions
NUTech Flagship contracts secured
- Revenue Q4 mEUR 1.5 (+89%)
- Gross profit Q4 mEUR 1
- EBITDA Q4 mEUR 0.3
AirRobot (100% ownership)
- in significant backlog for 2023 for sensors for the Lockheed Martin Indago 4
- First AR100-H sold to Police forces
- Coax patent secures EUR 350k in license revenue
DroneMatrix (55% ownership)
- Completed setup for efficient and scalable manufacturing of systems
- Completed the installation of 4 of 6 systems for Port of Antwerp
TIQUILA contract 10-year contract
- Award from Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
- Orders could exceed EUR 5 mill in 2023
- Duration: Up to 10+2 years
The Heimdal sensor is a dual Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) sensor, initially developed for AirRobot's AR100-H drone system sensor to be integrated on the Lockheed Martin Indago 4
Delivery model
- Supply, maintenance and life cycle support
- Full utilization of contract expected from 2024, contingent on call-offs
Opportunities
- Enhanced scope of OEM services
- Integration on the Lockheed Martin Indago 4 globally
The Heimdal sensor mounted on a Lockheed Martin Indago 4
MIKADO II Expectations in 2023
- Award from Bundeswehr in 2022
- Value potential: Up to EUR 12 million
- Delivery: 145 AR100-H systems + support
- Duration: 10+2 years
AR100-H is a system consisting of air vehicle sensors, power source, spare parts, ground control station and related software. Specially made for military and police applications
- The first batch of drones will be delivered in Q2 2023
- Second batch will be delivered in Q4 2023
- Opportunities
- Achievement of airworthiness certification is expected to trigger military demand
- Police demand in Germany, following the award
The system being delivered to the Bundeswehr, AR100-H
NUGlobal Announcement of Tiquila contract
- Revenue Q4 mEUR 0.3
- Gross profit Q4 mEUR 0.1
- EBITDA Q4 mEUR -0.3
- Revenue related to sale of Lockheed Martin Indago, frame agreement with Swedish police, and various MRO activities in Norway
- Nordic Unmanned UK Ltd. instrumental in securing the TIQUILA contract with Lockheed Martin UK
- High activity and commercial traction in newly opened US entity related to drone-in-a-box and AirRobot AR100-H
Contract backlog *Contract backlog includes the maximum remaining estimated
value of signed and/or awarded contracts. Annual utilization is based on calloffs, contract estimates and client feedback
- The TIQUILA and OP/5 contract contract now added to the contract backlog
- The OP/5 contract has a rate increase which representant a significant increase in profitability for the backlog
TOTAL CONTRACT BACKLOG*
Potential awards
Total CRM Pipeline: EUR 1.2bn
Value-adjusted win rate of ≈50%*
Awaiting tender decisions next 6 months: EUR 67 million
Drone-as-a-service for governmental customer
Summary Q4
Revenue target to exceed EUR 30 million
87% visibility based upon current contracts
Financial targets for 2023
Profitability
Target EBITDA margin of approx. 10% for the full year, accumulated breakeven from Q2
Target cash positive from operations for the full year, accumulated breakeven in Q2
2023 main risks
Nordun Drone-As-A-Service
- Pure-play drone "airline"
- State-of-the-art fleet of UAVs and systems
- Pilots and technicians
- Operations Control Center
- Complex missions with advanced platforms and sensors
- LUC permit
NUGlobal Sales and Distribution
- Global sales and distribution network offering:
- ⚬ Own products, solutions and services
- ⚬ Strategic partners, products and solutions
- ⚬ Global strategic distributors
NUTech Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) • Portfolio owner of Nordic Unmanned
- Group's own
- technology products
- Product families: ⚬ Staaker
- ⚬ AirRobot
- ⚬ DroneMatrix
NUMar Data-As-A-Service
- Serves maritime market
- Emission monitoring services
- Data analytics and platform
- Subsidiaries
- ⚬ Ecoxy
- ⚬ NUAer
Our business units
Organised into fully-functional business units
| EBITDA |
Profit/(loss) for the period before net financial items, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization |
| Contract backlog |
Contract backlog includes the maximum remaining estimated value of signed contracts |
| Historic win rate |
Value of opportunities above EUR 200k won divided by aggregate value of closed targeted opportunities above EUR 200k |
| MRO |
Maintenance, repair & overhaul |
| Value adjusted win rate |
Based on 113 historical opportunities with value above EUR 200.000 |
| Reduced CO² emissions |
Average CO² emission of Sikorsky S92 and Challenger CL604 per flight hour – Average CO² emission of CAMCOPTER S-100 per flight hour = Reduced CO² emission. Our flight operations could be conducted by these comparable manned platforms; the helicopter Sikorsky S92 and the maritime surveillance plane Challenger CL604. Therefore, the average of these two platforms have been used when comparing CO² footprint with large drone flight operations. |
Definitions in sales pipeline |
Prospect: Potential leads not formally confirmed Qualified lead: Lead formally confirmed or received from client RFI delivered: Response to request for information (RFI) RFP / Proposal: Ongoing proposal response Awaiting award: Tender or offer submitted Projects with ongoing negotiations or un-announced wins not included in CRM pipeline |
Definitions
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Quarters |
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Full year |
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in Amounts EUR |
Notes |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
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Operating revenue |
3 ,4 |
3 705 502 |
2 499 707 |
16 476 046 |
9 185 911 |
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of goods sold Cost |
4 |
748 738 |
609 589 |
2 627 077 |
1 539 041 |
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Personnel expenses |
4 |
3 588 516 |
2 538 414 |
12 994 797 |
6 440 359 |
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and Depreciation amortisation expenses |
6 5 , |
724 409 1 |
995 190 |
519 030 5 |
2 066 650 |
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| Impairments |
5 6 , |
2 323 487 |
0 |
2 323 487 |
0 |
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Other operating expenses |
4 |
2 357 881 |
2 310 464 |
10 039 178 |
6 460 748 |
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Total operating expenses |
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10 743 031 |
6 329 782 |
33 503 568 |
16 506 798 |
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profit (loss) Operating |
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-7 037 529 |
-3 830 075 |
-17 027 522 |
-7 320 887 |
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/ financial (expense) income Net |
7 |
-195 814 |
-918 |
070 321 -1 |
149 899 |
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(loss) Profit before tax |
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-7 233 343 |
-3 830 992 |
-18 097 843 |
-7 170 988 |
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expense (benefit) Income tax |
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089 782 5 |
054 347 -1 |
2 842 039 |
344 803 -1 |
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(loss) Profit for the period |
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-12 323 125 |
-2 776 646 |
-20 939 882 |
826 185 -5 |
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Allocation of profit or loss: |
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Profit/loss attributable non-controlling interests to |
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-153 309 |
-42 572 |
-325 209 |
-42 572 |
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Profit/loss attributable the to parent |
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-12 169 816 |
-2 734 073 |
-20 614 673 |
783 613 -5 |
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