Q1 2022 RESULTS
Oslo, 20th May 2022
Bjørn Petter Lindhom, CEO Anders Eimstad, CFO
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Q1 2022
Operational highlights for the quarter
• Atlantic Guardian warm-stacked for the entire quarter
Financial highlights for the quarter
- Revenues of USD 6.2 million up from USD 1.6 million in 1Q 2021 EBITDA of USD 4.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of USD 3.7 million. Up from negative USD 0.1 million and negative USD 1.5 million, respectively, in 1Q 2021 as a result of increased multi-client revenue
- Quarter end free cash balance of USD 8.2 million
- Senior Unsecured Convertible Bond (EMGS03) extended by 24 months to May 2025
- Equity improved from negative USD 2.5 million at the end of the year to negative USD 0.9 million at the end of this quarter
Subsequent events
- Approximately USD 2.8 million in prefunding secured for surveys in Norway
- Atlantic Guardian has been mobilized and commenced acquisition of the fully pre-funded survey in the North Sea
Operations, Market and Outlook
Market outlook
- Improving market conditions for oil services as a result of higher oil prices, focus on energy security and increased demand for gas, however
- Capital discipline remains tight within oil companies
- Exploration budgets have not, in most cases, been revised upwards as a result of these improving market conditions
- Oil companies requesting a more rigorous EM sensitivity and survey design process, including synthetic imaging tests of multiple geological scenarios
- Resulting in improved customer understanding of the EM technology and its value proposition
- but also, a longer sales cycle
- Customer funded survey design projects at an all time high
- Interest in CSEM Multi-Client data from our existing library remains high
Multi-Client update
- 2022 Multi-Client revenue announced as of 19th May approximately USD 7.7 million, consisting of:
- USD 4.9 million late sales, uplifts and Change of Control revenue recognized in Q1 2022
- Announced prefunding of approximately USD 2.8 million. Revenue will be recognized upon data delivery
- Atlantic Guardian mobilized end of April and started acquisition on a multi-client campaign in Norway
Annual Multi-Client Revenue
CSEM for field appraisal
- Increasing interest in using CSEM for appraisal of gas discoveries
- Gas saturation assessments
- Reservoir quality
- Appraisal well locations
- Field volumetrics
- A tightening rig market is expected to contribute towards additional demand for using CSEM for appraisal projects
- Several CSEM gas appraisal projects moving through the sales funnel
1) Seismic velocity is for gas saturation
- Revenues
- USD 6.2 million total revenue
- USD 4.9 million in multi-client revenue
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- EBITDA
- USD 4.5 million
- Adjusted EBITDA* of USD 3.7 million
lease expenses
Operational costs
Quarterly operational cost base* development (USD million)
- Charter hire, fuel and crew expenses
- Vessel and office lease expenses
- Other operational expenses
- Employee expenses
Comments
- Operational costs base in Q1 22 of USD 2.5 million
- USD 2.2 million lower than Q4 21 4.8
- Other operational expenses and employee expenses remain consistently low
- Combined Charter hire, fuel and crew expenses significantly lower as a result of the Atlantic Guardian being warm-stacked for the entire quarter
- Vessel and office lease expense lower than the previous quarter due to reduced vessel lease during warm-stack
- Atlantic Guardian warm-stacked since mid-November
*Cost base is defined as operational costs (charter hire etc, employee expenses, other operating expenses) plus MC investments and vessel and office lease payments presented as financial leases from 1 January 2019, restructuring charges and other extraordinary items
Decrease in free cash in Q1 2022
Quarterly free cash development (USD million) Comments
- Net decrease in free cash of USD 1.6 million to USD 8.2 million
- Positive Adjusted EBITDA of USD 3.7 million
- Significant increase of USD 3.2 million in trade receivables as compared to the previous quarter
- Vessel and office leases USD 0.8 million
Q & A
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