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Airthings Interim / Quarterly Report 2024

May 15, 2024

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First Quarter 2024

Airthings at a glance

A hardware-enabled software company solving real issues

  • Global leader in indoor air quality solutions
  • Serving consumers, businesses, and professionals
  • Empowering people to breathe better
  • Increasing demand by changing perceptions

Strong growth

User-friendly and engaging products and actionable insights

International and expanding presence in core markets (revenue split, %)

Addressing two critical issues

The air we breathe has significant impact on our health, but we don`t know what is in it.

Radon-induced cancer

Respiratory problems

Health Energy

Maintaining buildings' indoor climates requires considerable energy, often with little insight into how and what is being consumed.

Sub-optimal energy consumption

Building health

Uniquely positioned to capture a global market

130M

376M

offices in the EU and North America Airthings for Business

residential homes in EU and North America

Airthings for Consumers

9M

classrooms in the EU and North America Airthings for Business

Comments from the CEO

As I present these first quarter results, I have been CEO of Airthings for less than three months. First and foremost, I am truly impressed by our skilled and dedicated team, which has built a global leader in the indoor air quality industry.

At Airthings, we aim to educate millions of people to understand the impact of the air they breathe while increasing awareness and generating demand for our solutions and products. Our ability to offer engaging customer experiences across hardware and software will be crucial as we develop a scalable operating model and drive down costs.

The first quarter was marked by strong growth in the Consumer segment, the launch of our new Renew air purifier, and continued progress on our path to profitability, which is evident through the positive cash flow from operations.

We are pleased to report a year-on-year total revenue growth of 9 percent and a gross profit margin 5 percentage points higher than in the first quarter of 2023. There was positive cash flow from operating activities, driven by solid revenue growth combined with reduced operating costs and net working capital.

Revenues from the Consumer segment reached USD 7.8 million in the first quarter, representing a 22 percent growth from last year, which is also an all-time high. We sold more products per customer, strengthening loyalty and reducing customer acquisition costs. The average order value on airthings.com was up 25 percent compared to the same period last year. The Q1 revenue increase was driven by underlying growth in sales of existing products. Furthermore, in response to customers' needs, we launched our first smart air purifier, Renew, in March. Renew enables our customers to actively clean their air through a seamless user experience in our app.

In the Business segment, no large contracts were signed in Q1, and revenue contribution from the segment was unsatisfactory. This was partly due to macroeconomic trends in one of our key markets, which is commercial real estate in the US. The segment is characterized by longer sales cycles and less visibility than the Consumer segment. At the same time, it represents a vast potential due to both increasing energy prices and nations' climate goals. More than 30 percent of global energy consumption comes from commercial buildings. As much as half of this consumption could be reduced by optimizing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).

Airthings provides the Business segment with relevant, timely, and effective answers to some of the most challenging issues it faces today. Our sales efforts increasingly concentrate on larger and strategically important accounts, and our pipeline of potential deals looks promising. The public school sector in the United States has strong potential and we are already engaged in several pilot projects in various school districts.

As you read this, we are well into the second quarter, when air quality is on the minds of millions of people around the world. Pollen season is well underway, and this is also the time that soaring wildfires remind us of the alarming consequences of global warming. Airthings is here to give you peace of mind and enable you to take action.

Going forward, we will engage customers through user-friendly products and services. The recent introduction of a pollen feature in our app is one example. Many more will follow. By strengthening our digital-first mentality, we will provide our customers with value-adding features.

All the best,

Emma Tryti CEO, Airthings

Key highlights

Consumer segment with all-time high quarterly revenues of

USD 7.8m, up 22 percent YoY, driven by strong sales across all sales channels.

Positive cash flow from operating activities, from realized revenue growth, improved gross profit margin, reduced operating costs, and reduced net working

capital. This is expected to fluctuate between quarters.

Airthings Renew smart air purifier launched:

Sold out initial batches following high market demand, with production ramp-

up underway.

Q1 revenues of USD 9.5m

up 9 percent YoY, impacted by strong consumer sales and no large contracts from the Business segment.

Q1 gross profit of USD 5.8m

gross profit margin of 61 percent compared to 56 percent in Q1 23.

Q1 total ARR of USD 4.2m

up 14 percent YoY supported by increased software sales and low churn in the Business segment.

REVENUES (USDm)

ANNUAL RECURRING REVENUE* (USDm)

Operational review

Revenues and margin development

Airthings focused on seasonal activities and more precise targeting, yielding strong results through the first quarter of 2024. We achieved record-high Q1 revenues of USD 9.5 million, up nine percent year-on-year.

Revenues from the Consumer segment reached an all-time quarterly high of USD 7.8 million in the quarter, up 22 percent year-on-year. Underlying demand was strong across all channels, with increasing organic traction on the company's own digital sales channel.

January's Radon Awareness Month in the United States boosted sales for the Consumer segment in all channels. A combination of a more focused and

0 100 200 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 21 Q2 21 Q3 21 Q4 21 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q2 23 Q3 23 Q4 23 Q1 24

disciplined go-to-market strategy and the launch of new products and features showed results in the first quarter. There was strong demand for the Airthings Renew smart air purifier, which launched in March 2024 in response to customers' needs.

Revenues from the Business segment were USD 1.2 million in Q1 24, down 34 percent from Q1 23. The Business segment is volatile in nature, heavily dependent on the timing of larger deals with individual customers, causing quarterly fluctuations in revenue recognition. Despite challenging real estate market conditions, Airthings continues to expand our position within Norwegian municipalities, now covering more than a quarter of all municipalities in Norway. The pipeline for the remainder of 2024 includes several sizable commercial opportunities, particularly among North American school districts. Our presence at several US trade shows resulted in extensive media coverage.

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) came in at USD 4.2 million in Q1 24, within the guided range of USD 4.2–4.5 million. This represented 14 percent growth year-on-year after a downward revision of ARR in the Professional segment in Q1 23, causing a reduction from USD 4.0 million to USD 3.7 million in Q1 23.

Consumer Device Registrations (Indexed – Q1 2020 = 100)

The year-on-year ARR growth would have been 6 percent prior to the revision. ARR from the Business segment reached USD 3.1 million, up 19 percent compared to Q1 23. The gross margin from ARR remains >80 percent. The increase in ARR is driven by large installments at large enterprise customers and US school districts. Churn levels have remained negligible over time, supporting the stability of recurring revenues.

Gross profit ended at USD 5.8 million in Q1 24, up 18 percent from USD 4.9 million in Q1 last year. The gross margin in Q1 was 61 percent compared to 56 percent in Q1 23. The year-on-year margin improvement largely stemmed from margin expansion in the Consumer segment due to targeted and improved channel mix and improved return on ad spend across channels.

In line with the Airthings 3.0 strategy, the company has a clear ambition to improve profitability. OPEX was reduced by 6 percent year-on-year. The EBITDA-loss in Q1 24 was USD 1.8 million (-19percent margin) compared to a loss of USD 3.2 million in Q1 23 (-37 percent margin).

Airthings Renew

Airthings introduced the Airthings Renew smart air purifier during the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2024. Our customer base in the United States continues to strengthen, with California emerging as our fastest growing market in 2023. The potential for growth in this region is significant, due to the increasing presence of wildfires and subsequent focus on home air quality. Renew, our first smart purifier, was developed in response to customers who want to actively clean the air while having an air purifier that works seamlessly in the Airthings ecosystem. We have already received a satisfactory number of pre-orders, and the product marks our first entry into the growing air purifier market.

Airthings Renew

Outlook and guidance

Airthings reported revenues of USD 9.5 million in Q1 24, within the USD 9.0 – 11.0 million guided range when announcing the Q4 23 results.

We see a growing underlying demand in the Consumer segment, with increasing organic traction in the company's own digital sales channel. The segment is seasonal, focusing on radon and cold weather pollution in the winter and pollen allergy and wildfires in the spring and summer. The company will maintain a focused and disciplined go-to-market strategy. The launch of new products and features, combined with targeted marketing to increase awareness, is expected to further drive consumer demand.

The Business segment represents vast potential, due to both increasing energy prices and nations' climate goals. The segment is volatile in nature, heavily dependent on the timing of new and larger deals with individual customers, causing quarterly fluctuations in revenue. Our pipeline of potential deals is solid, and Airthings is well-positioned to engage with large accounts as soon as the US real estate market recovers. We will continue to concentrate sales efforts on larger and strategically important accounts, including large public school districts in the United States.

Going forward, we will maintain our focus on accelerating the path to profitability, reducing risk and further stabilizing our cash position through continued revenue growth, expansion of gross profit margins, and an automated, scalable and more efficient operating model. Our ambition is to yield positive and expanding EBIT/EBITDA margins over time.

Airthings continues to reduce our working capital requirements, mainly through efforts to reduce inventory and receivables. The number of days of inventory was reduced from 386 days to 360 days in the quarter. The work to further reduce working capital will continue through 2024. Airthings aims to reduce inventory to 250 days at year-end, assuming no significant currency effects boost the value of inventory.

Our current operational plans are expected to be fully funded to break even based on a lower cash burn, an accelerated path to profitability, and reduced net working capital.

Revenues in Q2 24 are expected to end in the range of USD 8-10 million, corresponding to a year-on-year growth of 7-34 percent. ARR is expected to increase slightly, to USD 4.3 - 4.5 million.

by the end of Q2 24.
USDm
Guidance Q2 2024
Revenue 8.0 -
10.0
ARR 4.3 -
4.5

Segment overview

The Consumer segment

Revenues from the Consumer segment came in at an all-time high of USD 7.8 million in Q1 24, up 22 percent year-on-year. The Consumer segment saw steady underlying demand across all channels, mainly driven by solid performance, with Amazon boosted by targeted activities during the Radon Awareness Month in January.

New device registrations for connected products increased 8 percent year-on-year in Q1 24. In combination with more targeted sales through

airthings.com, a higher prevalence of repeat purchases, and increased bundle sales. This indicates healthy underlying demand for Airthings', solutions and an increasing share of multiroom monitoring. The growth rate of 8 percent was below the record high 30 percent growth in Q1 23, which was driven by heavy promotional activities. In contrast, average order value on our direct channel grew +25 percent in Q1 24.

In Q1, we continued our execution of the Airthings 3.0 strategy through the build-up of our direct sales channel, significant global growth on the Amazon marketplace, and focus on a few select retailers. Healthy inventory levels across all channels provided increased visibility for future quarters. Following a recovery period in 2023, global retail improved in 2024, and retail partners such as Home Depot, Canadian Tire and Best Buy Canada, Elkjøp and Clas Ohlson delivered solid growth.

Gross profit in the Consumer segment came in at USD 4.4 million in Q1 24, resulting in a gross margin of 57 percent compared to 49 percent in Q1 23. The improvement largely reflected higher price points stemming from lower levels of promotional activities compared to Q1 23, and a larger share of higher margin sales through airthings.com.

The Business segment

Revenues from the Business segment came in at USD 1.2 million in Q1 24, down 34 percent from Q1 23.

The Business segment is volatile in nature, heavily dependent on the timing of new and larger deals with individual customers, causing quarterly fluctuations in revenue recognition. Despite no large shipments in the first quarter, the pipeline of large projects grew and the longer-term outlook for the Business segment remained healthy.

The number of devices in the field increased by 33 percent year-on-year in Q1 24, and the company pursued several promising commercial opportunities.

In Q1, Airthings won a request for proposal (RFP) with a global healthcare company to roll out our solutions across their global office locations. The agreement represents significant revenue potential through 2024. Airthings is working closely with some of the largest school districts in the United States, representing another sizable opportunity to fuel revenue growth. In addition, Airthings has installed 1,300 devices at multiple office buildings of the Fortune 500 enterprise customer announced in Q4 23. The rollout will expand further during the year and beyond.

By the end of Q1 24, more than a quarter of all Norwegian municipalities (+100) were using Airthings for Business solutions, a position expected to expand further through 2024. In addition, the public segment in southern Europe showed positive traction, particularly in Italy and Greece. Local partners have approached Airthings to collaborate on potential projects generated by upcoming local legislation for Indoor Air Quality monitoring in both countries.

Gross profit for the Business segment was USD 0.8 million in Q1 24. The gross margin grew to 74 percent compared to 69 percent in Q1 23. This reflected a relatively high share of high-margin software income, in a quarter with limited hardware sales.

The Professional segment

Revenues from the Professional segment reached USD 0.6 million in Q1 24. Gross profit from the Pro segment was USD 0.5 million in the quarter, with a gross profit margin of 88 percent compared to 87 percent in Q1 23.

Oslo, 14 May 2024

Geir Førre Chairman of the Board

Karin Berg

Board member

Liv Dyrnes Board Member

Niklas Norin Board member

Emma Tryti CEO

Aksel Lund Svindal Board member

Anlaug Underdal Board member

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Financial highlights (IFRS)

Key financials (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Δ 2023
Total revenues 9,511 8,752 9% 36,592
Gross profit 5,756 4,865 18% 22,290
Gross margin 61% 56% 61%
EBITDA -1,843 -3,206 -6,832
EBIT -2,220 -3,593 -8,349
Profit (loss) before tax -1,020 -2,605 -8,030
Annual Recurring Revenue 4,205 3,983 6% 4,175

Consolidated statement of profit or loss

For details related to revenue and gross profit, please see 'Operational review' and "Segments".

Operating expenses for the group came in at USD 7.5 million in Q1 24, down 6% from Q1 23. After controlling for currency effects and capitalization of intangible assets and grants, the overall cost base has held relatively constant from Q1 23 and Q4 23 despite significant inflationary pressures on wages and prices as well as payroll tax increases in Norway.

EBITDA came in at negative USD 1.8 million in the quarter.

Depreciation and amortization was USD 0.4 million in Q1 24, driven by depreciation of internally generated intangible assets and rightof-use assets for the period for leases recognized under IFRS 16 (see note 7).

EBIT came in at negative USD 2.2 million in 1Q24.

Net financial items consist primarily of exchange rate fluctuations between USD and NOK, interest expense on the growth loan from Innovation Norway, and interest expense on the IFRS 16 lease liability.

Loss before taxes ended at USD 1.0 million in Q1 24.

Tax income was USD 0.2 million in Q1 24 (see note 8). This resulted in a net loss of USD 0.8 million in Q1 24.

Consolidated statement of financial position

Total assets at the end of Q1 24 were USD 60.0 million (end Q4 23: USD 64.7 million). Non-current assets made up USD 17.5 million (end Q4 23: USD 18.5 million), and current assets USD 42.5 million (end Q4 23: USD 46.1 million). Non-current assets mainly consisted of goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and right of use assets. Current assets were mainly made up of USD 13.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, inventories and trade receivables. Since 2022, inventories have fallen by USD 4.6 million due to the company's heightened focus on improving its working capital situation.

The book value of equity was USD 46.6 million at the end of the quarter (end Q4 23: USD 50.3 million). This equated to an equity ratio of 77.6% (end Q4 23: 77.7%)

Total liabilities were USD 13.5 million at the end of Q1 24 (end Q4 23: USD 14.4 million).

Non-current liabilities were mainly made up of the growth loan from Innovation Norway (see note 10) and lease liabilities recognized under IFRS 16. Current liabilities consisted of deferred revenue related to subscription service, public duty taxes, personnel related accruals and other accrued expenses.

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Total cash and cash equivalents balance decreased by USD 1.3 million from Q4 23 to USD 13.2 million.

Cash flow from operating activities came in at positive USD 0.1 million in Q1 24

mainly driven by a loss before tax offset by positive working capital as a result of the company's heightened focus on improving its working capital situation as well as external financing.

Cashflow from investment activities

ended at negative USD 0.3 million in Q1 24 driven by capitalization development costs offset by interest on the growth loan from Innovation Norway.

Cashflow from financing activities was negative USD 0.3 million in Q1 24 related to payments of lease liabilities recognized under IFRS 16.

Consolidated statement of profit or loss

Unaudited Audited
Amounts in USD 1,000 Notes Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Revenues 4, 5 9,511 8,752 36,592
Total revenues 9,511 8,752 36,592
Cost of goods sold 7 3,755 3,887 14,302
Employee benefit expenses 6 3,643 4,172 15,090
Other operating expenses 6 3,956 3,899 14,033
Operating profit or loss before
depreciation & amortization
(EBITDA)
-1,843 -3,206 -6,832
Depreciation, amortization and
impairment
7 377 387 1,517
Operating profit or loss (EBIT) -2,220 -3,593 -8,349
Net financial items 1,199 988 320
Profit (loss) before tax -1,020 -2,605 -8,030
Income tax expense 8 -222 -524 -1,772
Profit (loss) for the period -798 -2,081 -6,258
Profit (loss) for the year attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent
company
-798 -2,081 -6,258
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share 12 -0.00 -0.01 -0.03
Diluted earnings per share 12 -0.00 -0.01 -0.03

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Unaudited Audited
Amounts in USD 1,000 Notes Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Profit (loss) for the period -798 -2,081 -6,258
Other comprehensive income:
Items that subsequently will not be
reclassified to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on
translation of parent company
-2,904 -3,213 -1,838
Total items that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss
-2,904 -3,213 -1,838
Items that subsequently may be
reclassified to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on
translation of foreign operations
-13 2 -3
Total items that may be reclassified
to profit or loss
-13 2 -3
Other comprehensive profit
(loss) for the period
-2,917 -3,211 -1,841
Total comprehensive profit (loss)
for the period
-3,715 -5,292 -8,099
Total comprehensive profit (loss)
attributable to:
Equity holders of the
parent company
-3,715 -5,292 -8,099

Consolidated statement of financial position

Unaudited Audited
Amounts in USD 1,000 Notes 31.03.2024 31.03.2023 31.12.2023
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Goodwill 7 2,621 2,702 2,783
Intangible assets 7 3,619 2,599 3,610
Deferred tax assets 8 8,552 7,246 8,849
Property, plant and equipment 502 752 639
Right-of-use assets 2,154 3,004 2,520
Other non-current assets 13 98 129 111
Total non-current assets 17,546 16,432 18,510
Current assets
Inventories 14,155 17,116 15,320
Trade receivables 9,395 10,378 11,175
Other receivables 5,696 6,204 5,096
Cash and cash equivalents 9 13,231 15,427 14,553
Total current assets 42,477 49,126 46,143
TOTAL ASSETS 60,023 65,558 64,653

Unaudited Audited
Amounts in USD 1,000 Notes 31.03.2024 31.03.2023 31.12.2023
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 11 215 215 215
Share premium 86,383 86,362 86,383
Other capital reserves 2,375 2,200 2,359
Other equity -42,409 -35,888 -38,694
Total equity 46,564 52,890 50,264
Non-current liabilities
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities 10 1,296 0 1,376
Non-current lease liabilities 1,585 2,396 1,903
Other non-current liabilities 13 101 119 108
Total non-current liabilities 2,982 2,515 3,388
Current liabilities
Current lease liabilities 805 864 885
Trade and other payables 6,106 6,207 6,526
Contract liabilities 1,798 1,360 1,368
Income tax payable 25 36 73
Other current liabilities 10 1,742 1,686 2,150
Total current liabilities 10,476 10,153 11,001
Total liabilities 13,459 12,668 14,389
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 60,023 65,558 64,653

Geir Førre Chairman of the Board

Karin Berg Board member

Oslo, 14 May 2024

Liv Dyrnes Board Member

Aksel Lund Svindal Board member

Anlaug Underdal Board member

Board member

Niklas Norin

Emma Tryti CEO

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Unaudited Audited
Amounts in USD 1,000
N
Notes Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit (loss) before tax -1,020 -2,605 -8,030
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows:
Net financial items -1,199 -988 -320
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 7 377 387 1,517
Share-based payment expense 13 16 133 292
Working capital adjustments:
Changes in inventories 1,165 1,597 3,394
Changes in trade and other receivables 1,180 -1,368 -1,057
Changes in trade and other payables and
contract liabilities
10 279 606
Changes in other liabilities -415 -604 194
Net cash flows from operating activities 113 -3,169 -3,403
Cash flows from investing activities
Development expenditures 7 -350 -413 -1,678
Purchase of property, plant and equipment -14 -26 -92
Interest received 105 22 395
Net cash flow from investing activities -258 -417 -1,375
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of equity 11 7,122 7,143
Proceeds of interest-bearing liabilities 10 1,300
Payments for the principal portion of the lease liability -193 -185 -724
Payments for the interest portion of the lease liability -35 -45 -159
Interest paid -26 -52
Net cash flows from financing activities -254 6,892 7,508
Net increase/(decrease)in cash and cash equivalents -399 3,306 2,730
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of the period 14,553 13,274 13,274
Net foreign exchange difference -923 -1,154 -1,451
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 13,231 15,427 14,553

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Other equity
Amounts in USD 1,000 Share
capital
Share
premium
Other
capital
reserves
Cumulative
translation
s differences
Retained
earning
Total
equity
Equity 31 December 2022 192 78,979 2,068 -5,062 -25,248 50,928
Profit (loss) for the period -2,081 -2,081
Other comprehensive profit (loss) -3,211 -2,211
Total comprehensive profit (loss) -3,211 -2,081 -5,292
Capital increase (note 11) 23 7,383 7,406
Transaction cost share issues -285 -285
Share-based payments (note 13) 133 133
Equity 31 March 2023 215 86,362 2,200 -8,274 -27,614 52,890
Other equity
Amounts in USD 1,000 Share
capital
Share
premium
Other
capital
reserves
Cumulative
translation
s differences
Retained
earning
Total
equity
Equity 31 December 2023 215 86,383 2,359 -6,903 -31,791 50,264
Profit (loss) for the period -798 -798
Other comprehensive profit (loss) -2,917 -2,917
Total comprehensive profit (loss) -2,917 -798 -3,715
Share-based payments (note 13) 16 16
Equity 31 March 2024 215 86,383 2,375 -9,820 -32,589 46,565

Notes

Note 1: Corporate information

Airthings ASA ('the Company') is a publicly listed company on Oslo Stock Exchange, with the ticker symbol AIRX. Airthings ASA is incorporated and domiciled in Norway with principal offices located at Wergelandsveien 7, 0167 Oslo, Norway.

Airthings and its subsidiaries (collectively 'the Group', or 'Airthings') develop and produce solutions for monitoring indoor air quality, radon and energy efficiency. The Group sells its products and solutions to consumers and businesses around the world.

The interim consolidated financial statements of the Group for the period ended 31 March 2024 were authorized for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on 14 May 2024.

Reference is made to note 4.1 in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 for a list of subsidiaries.

Note 2: Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies

The interim consolidated financial statements of the Group comprise consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of cash flows, consolidated statement of changes in equity and selected explanatory notes. The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared

in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union ('EU').

The interim consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with Airthings' 2023 consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2023. The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the preparation of Airthings' consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis. All figures are presented in United States dollar ('USD') thousands (USD 1,000), except when otherwise stated.

Further, the interim consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the going concern assumption. The macroeconomic environment has proven challenging throughout both 2022 and 2023 with increasing interest rates and inflation causing uncertainty and reduced consumer confidence. Consequently, retailers and distribution partners have reduced inventory coverage to lower their capital burden and reduce risk exposure. The investment climate also remain subdued in the B2B segment, Airthings for Business. The Board continues to monitor the situation carefully to ensure appropriate measures are taken going into 2024.

Presentation currency and functional currency

Airthings ASA has Norwegian krone ('NOK') as its functional currency and its subsidiaries

have SEK or USD as their functional currencies. The Group presents its consolidated financial statements in USD to provide the primary users of the financial statements with more convenient information. When converting from NOK to USD large items on the balance sheet, such as Equity and Cash and cash equivalents, may show significant unrealized differences when the exchange rate between these two currencies fluctuates substantially.

Note 3: Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and the underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

In preparing the interim consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments, estimates and assumptions made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key source of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied to Airthings' annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Note 4: Operating segments

For management purposes, the Group is organized into business areas based on its different markets and has three reportable segments, as follows:

  • Consumer private customers
  • Business business customers such as schools, office buildings and other commercial buildings
  • Professional professional customers such as home inspectors and certified radon professionals

No operating segments have been aggregated to form the above reportable operating segments.

The Board of Directors is the Group's chief operating decision maker and monitors the operating results of its business units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on EBITDA measured consistently with operating profit or loss before depreciation and amortization. The Group's financing (including finance costs and finance income), depreciation and amortization and income taxes are managed on a Group basis and are not allocated to operating segments.

Group functions

The remaining of the Group's activities and business are shown in the 'Group functions' column in the tables below. These activities mainly relate to R&D, marketing and administrative functions of the Group.

Q1 2024 (USD 1,000) Consumer Business Professional Group
functions
Consolidated
IFRS
REVENUES & PROFIT
External customers 7,786 1,151 574 9,511
Total revenue 7,786 1,151 574 9,511
Cost of goods sold 3,383 301 71 3,755
Employee benefit expenses 357 934 73 2,279 3,643
Other operating expenses 1,973 256 122 1,606 3,956
EBITDA Consumer
2,073
Business Professional
-340
Group
308
functions
Adjustments/
-3,884
eliminations
Consolidated
-1,843
IFRS

1Q 2021 (USD 1,000) Consumer Business Professional IFRS

Q1 2023 (USD 1,000) Consumer Business Professional Group
functions
Consolidated
IFRS
REVENUES & PROFIT
External customers 6,401 1,735 616 8,752
Total revenue 6,401 1,735 616 8,752
Cost of goods sold 3,268 538 81 3,887
Employee benefit expenses 621 1,121 75 2,355 4,172
Other operating expenses 1,744 205 129 1,811 3,899
EBITDA 769 -129 321 -4,166 -3,206
2023 (USD 1,000) Consumer Business Professional Group
functions
Consolidated
IFRS
REVENUES & PROFIT
External customers 24,773 9,673 2,145 36,592
Total revenue 24,773 9,673 2,145 36,592
Cost of goods sold 10,735 3,242 325 14,302
Employee benefit expenses 1,667 3,878 290 9,255 15,090
Other operating expenses 6,187 957 590 6,308 14,033
EBITDA 6,193 1,597 941 -15,563 -6,832

Segmental analysis of assets and liabilities

Assets and liabilities by reporting segment is not included in management reporting and is therefore not disclosed separately within the operating segments.

Geographical disaggregation

2022 (USD 1,000) Consumer Business Professional Group Adjustments/ Consolidated functions eliminations IFRS Reference is made to note 5 Revenue for information on the Group's geographical markets.

Note 5: Revenue

Airthings Group is a manufacturer of air quality sensors and hardware-enabled software products for air quality, radon measurement and energy efficiency solutions. The Group's revenue from contracts with customers are reported in three main segments as described in note 4: Consumer, Business and Professional.

  • The consumer segment sells air quality sensors to private customers through retailers and e-commerce
  • The business segment sells air quality solutions to schools, office buildings, and other commercial buildings
  • The professional segment sells measurement solutions which enables inspectors and certified radon professionals to accurately measure, analyze and report on buildings. The professional segment also offers rental of products and calibration services

Set out below is the disaggregation of the Group's total revenue:

Revenues (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Revenue from contracts with customers 9,419 8,649 36,185
Rental income 92 103 407
Total revenues 9,511 8,752 36,592

Set out below is the disaggregation of the Group's revenue from contracts with customers:

Geographical information (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
EMEA 1,661 1,851 7,961
North America (USA and Canada) 7,759 6,797 28,224
Total revenue from contracts with
customers
9,419 8,649 36,185

The information above is based on the location of the customers:

Timing of revenue recognition (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Goods transferred at a point in time 8,416 7,792 32,991
Subscription and services transferred over time 1,003 857 3,244
Total revenue from contracts with
customers
9,419 8,649 36,185

Note 6: Other operating expenses

Total operating expenses by function

The table below illustrates the Group's employee benefit expenses and other operating expenses by function. These measures are regularly provided to and reviewed by the Board.

Operating expenses (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Sales and marketing 4,673 5,073 17,706
Research and development 1,570 1,895 6,496
General and administrative 1,356 1,102 4,921
Total operating expenses 7,599 8,071 29,123
Number of employees 128 140 129

Note 7: Intangible assets

Depreciation and amortization expenses includes the monthly charge on property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right-of-use assets over the assets estimated useful lives or lease term. The depreciation and amortization expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis.

Depreciation, amortization and impairment
(USDx1,000)
Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 55 66 284
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 190 191 735
Amortization and impairment of intangible
assets (see details in the table below)
133 130 497
Total depreciation, amortization and
expenses (USD 1,000)
impairment expenses
377 387 1,517

Nature of the Group's intangible assets

The Group's intangible assets mainly comprise of software and systems, internal development projects and technology acquired through the acquisition of subsidiaries.

(USD 1,000) Capitalized
development
costs
systems
Software
&
Technology Goodwill 1) Total
Acquisition cost as of 31 December 2022 1,148 1,171 2,383 2,872 7,574
Additions*
Transfer of finished development projects
Currency translation effects
413
-68
-69 -141 -170 413
-448
Acquisition cost as of 31 March 2023 1,493 1,102 2,242 2,702 7,539
Acquisition cost as of 31 December 2023 2,479 1,232 2,583 2,783 9,076
Additions*
Transfer of finished development projects
321 28 350
Currency translation effects -145 -72 -148 -163 -528
Acquisition cost as of 31 March 2024 2,655 1,160 2,463 2,620 8,898
Accumulated amortization as of 31 December
2022
554 1,690 2,244
Amortization charge for the period 95 34 130
Currency translation effects -35 -101 -136
Accumulated amortization as of 31 March 2023 614 1,624 2,238
Accumulated amortization as of 31 December 2023 864 1,823 2,687
Amortization charge for the period 77 56 133
Currency translation effects -53 -109 -162
Accumulated amortization as of 31 March 2024 888 1,769 2,658
Net book value:
As of 31 March 2023 1,493 488 618 2,702 5,301
As of 31 December 2023 2,479 370 760 2,783 6,392
As of 31 March 2024 2,655 271 694 2,620 6,240
Economic life (years)
Depreciation plan
5 3-5
Straight-line
Indefinite

* Development expenditures

1) Goodwill

Airthings performed its annual impairment test for goodwill in December 2023 and no impairments were made. The impairment test for goodwill is based on value-in-use calculations. The key assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount is disclosed in Airthings' consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Airthings considers the relationship between our market capitalization and our book value, among other factors, when reviewing for indicators of impairment. In addition, the group considers factors such as revenue growth in the industry, impact of general economic conditions, changes in the technological environment, the group's market share, and performance compared to previous forecasts in this assessment.

Note 8: Income tax

The consolidated tax rate for the Group are approximately 22%. The Group's operations are subject to income tax in various foreign jurisdictions. The statutory income tax rates vary from 20.6% to 22%, which results in a difference between the statutory income tax rate in Norway and the average tax rate applicable to the Group. The effect from the statutory income tax rates from other countries (Sweden and USA) on the Group tax rate is very limited as the main operations are in Norway.

Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilized. Tax losses carried forward in the parent company have been fully recognized as deferred tax assets in the consolidated financial statements, as the Group consider it to be probable that these taxable losses may be utilized in the future. Reference is made to note 2.8 in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 for more information.

Note 9: Revolving credit facility

In 1Q 2023 Airthings secured a USD 8 million revolving credit facility (RCF) with Danske Bank which was renewed in 1Q 2024. The size was reduced to USD 6 million due to an overall improved working capital situation. As of 31 March 2024, USD 0 million of the facility was utilized. The RCF has a tenor of 12 months and falls due 31 March 2025. When the facility is utilized, it will be classified as shortterm interest-bearing debt in the financial statements.

Covenants:

    1. Borrowing base: Utilized facility < 30% of inventory and 50% of trade receivables excl. trade receivables more than 60 days due
    1. Clean-down: Minimum 1 period of 5 working days between 1 September 2024 and 31 March 2025

Covenants will be measured and monitored quarterly. Airthings was compliant with all covenants as of 31 March 2024.

Note 10: Grants and growth loan from Innovation Norway

In May 2023, Airthings secured funding from Innovation Norway linked to the companies R&D activities with final reporting 31 March 2025. A maximum grant of 17 MNOK and a growth loan of maximum 24 MNOK were awarded to the company. The company received 5.1 MNOK of the grant and 14 MNOK of the growth loan in a first installment of the funding.

Covenants related to the Innovation Norway funding (with effect from 30 June 2023):

    1. Equity ratio: Equity ratio > 35%
    1. Working capital: Working capital > 50 000 000 NOK

Covenants will be measured and monitored quarterly. Airthings was compliant with all covenants as of 31 March 2024.

Note 11: Share capital and shareholders information

Issued capital and reserves:

Share capital in Airthings ASA Number of shares
authorized and fully paid
Par value per
share (NOK)
Financial Position
(USD 1,000)
At 31 December 2022 173,992,346 0.01 192
Share capital increase - February 2023 23,437,500* 0.01 23
At 31 March 2023 173,992,346 0.01 215
Share capital increase - November 2023 328,600 0.01 0
At 31 December 2023 197,758,446 0.01 215
At 31 March 2024 197,758,446 0.01 215

* Airthings raised NOK 75 million in gross proceeds through a private placement of 23,437,500 shares in the quarter.

All shares are ordinary and have the same voting rights and rights to dividends. Reconciliation of the Group's equity is presented in the statement of changes in equity.

No distributions were made to shareholders in the current or prior period. Further, there are no proposed dividends.

Share price information

Share
31 March
2024 (NOK)
2.90
Market
capitalization
31 March 2024 (NOKm)
573

The Group's shareholders:

Shareholders in Airthings ASA at 31 March 2024 Total shares Ownership/Voting rights
Firda AS 57,213,289 29%
Holmen Spesialfond 9,298,059 5%
Victoria India Fund AS 5,901,881 3%
Rabakken Invest AS 5,800,364 3%
Atlas Invest AS 5,637,468 3%
Halvor Wøien 4,894,522 2%
Erlend Peter Johnsen Bolle 4,819,722 2%
Verdipapirfondet KLP AksjeNorge 4,462,222 2%
Koki Yoshioka 4,166,650 2%
Brownske Bevegelser AS 3,500,000 2%
The Bank Of New York Mellon SA/NV 3,500,000 2%
A Management AS 3,311,098 1%
Skilling Systemer AS 2,850,000 1%
Møsbu AS 2,814,236 1%
Longfellow Invest AS 2,753,534 1%
Spectatio Finans AS 2,666,101 1%
Nore-Invest AS 2,450,659 1%
Grotmol Invest AS 2,434,403 1%
Storlien Invest AS 2,432,000 1%
Bjørn Magne Sundal 1,830,000 1%
Other 65,022,238 33%
Total 197,758,446 100%
Shareholders in Airthings ASA at 31 December 2023 Total shares Ownership/Voting rights
Firda AS 57,213,289 29%
Victoria India Fund AS 5,901,881 3%
Rabakken Invest AS 5,800,364 3%
Atlas Invest AS 5,637,468 3%
Halvor Wøien 4,894,522 2%
Erlend Peter Johnsen Bolle 4,819,722 2%
Verdipapirfondet KLP AksjeNorge 4,462,222 2%
Holmen Spesialfond 4,228,559 2%
Koki Yoshioka 4,166,650 2%
Brownske Bevegelser AS 3,500,000 2%
The Bank Of New York Mellon SA/NV 3,500,000 2%
A Management AS 3,311,098 2%
Danske Invest Norge Vekst 2,962,962 1%
Skilling Systemer AS 2,850,000 1%
Møsbu AS 2,814,236 1%
Longfellow Invest AS 2,753,534 1%
Nore-Invest AS 2,450,659 1%
Grotmol Solutions AS 2,434,403 1%
Storlien Invest AS 2,432,000 1%
Spectatio Finans AS 2,287,877 1%
Other 69,337,000 35%
Total 197,758,446 100%

The Group's shareholders:

Note 12: Earnings per share

(Profit or loss in USD) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Profit or loss attributable to ordinary
equity holders - for basic EPS
-1,026,757 -2,081,115 -6,257,752
Profit or loss attributable to ordinary
equity holders adjusted for the effect of
dilution*
-1,026,757 -2,081,115 -6,257,752
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares - for basic EPS
197,758,446 186,106,110 194,708,073
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares adjusted for the effect of dilution
199,867,793 188,630,957 196,862,214
Basic EPS - profit or loss attributable
to equity holders of the parent
-0.01 -0.01 -0.03
DilutedEPS - profit or loss attributable* -0.01 -0.01 -0.03

*The ordinary shares are not adjusted for the effect of dilution as the effect of including the additional shares is antidilutive.

Note 13: Share-based payments

Employees (including members of the Board and management) of the Group receive remuneration in the form of share-based payment, whereby employees render services as consideration for equity instruments (equity-settled transactions). As at 31 March 2024, the Group had 10,804,447 outstanding options with a weighted average strike price of NOK 2.46. Reference is made to note 6.8 of Airthings' 2023 consolidated financial statements for a description of the Group' share option plans.

During 1Q 2024, 1,942,452 share options were granted to employees under the Group's share option plan from 2023. The fair value of the options granted during the three months ended 31 March 2024 was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions:

Weighted average fair values at the measurement date (NOK) 1.55
Dividend yield (%) 0.00%
Expected volatility (%) 57.91%
Risk–free interest rate (%) 3.36%
Expected life of share options (years) 4.75
Weighted average share price (NOK) 2.96
Weighted average exercise price (NOK) 2.85
Model used BSM

YTD 2024, the Group has recognized USD 16 thousands of share-based payment expense in the statement of profit or loss (YTD 2023: USD 133 thousands).

As of 31 March 2024, the Group has recognized a social security provision for share-based payment of USD 101 thousands (31 March 2023: USD 119 thousands).

Note 14: Other factors and significant events

Reference is made to note 6.4 of Airthings' 2023 consolidated financial statements. The key risk areas are discussed below:

Liquidity risk - represents the risk that the Group may potentially encounter difficulties in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that are settled by provision of cash or another financial asset. The Group supervises its risk by monitoring its cash balances and working capital exposure, as well as production commitments to main contract manufacturers. The Group has intensified its focus on optimizing business operations, reducing current and incoming inventories and collecting overdue receivables.

The Group raised NOK 75.0 million in gross proceeds through a private placement of 23,437,500 shares in February 2023. In addition, the Group secured funding from Innovation Norway in the form of a NOK 17.0 million grant and a loan of NOK 24.0 million. NOK 5.1 million of the grant and NOK 14.0 million of the loan were paid out to the Group in 2Q 2023. The Group's cash position was USD 13.2 million on 31 March 2024. The Group also has access to liquidity through a revolving credit facility (RCF) with Danske Bank. This was initially entered for USD 8 million in 1Q 23 and renewed for USD 6 million in 1Q 24. The liquidity risk is hence considered to be at a reasonable level.

Geopolitical risks - the ongoing war in the Ukraine does not impact the Group directly, as it has no operating presence in either Russia, Belarus or Ukraine. However, indirect effects such as general economic market conditions, financial market volatility, sanctions-related knock-on effects or other future responses of

international governments, might have an impact on the Group's financial results and financial position. Similarly, the ongoing war in Israel/Gaza is not currently impacting the Group, although the Group has a very limited exposure through a contract manufacturer near Tel Aviv in Israel. The Group's management continuously monitors these situations and assesses the potential impact on the Group's financial results and financial position.

Climate risk - the Group has considered the impact of climate risks when preparing the Group's interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2024. We have especially considered how our current valuation of assets and liabilities may be impacted by risks related to climate and weather change, waste management, manufacturing, material and sourcing risk and water consumption and innovation for a circular economy, as well as our plans to mitigate those risk factors. Especially, the Group's climate change risk analysis has identified the following:

  • Higher energy price fluctuations might affect the Group's manufacturing costs in the short run
  • More extreme weather might affect infrastructure, manufacturing/operations, logistics and component scarcity both in the shorter and longer run
  • Potential future regulation related to improved battery usage and waste management might lead to changes in product development and manufacturing, potentially increasing manufacturing expenses in the long run

We do not believe that there is a material impact on the financial reporting judgments and estimates arising from our considerations. The valuations of our assets or liabilities have not been significantly impacted by these risks as at 31 March 2024.

Note 15: Events after the reporting period

Adjusting events

There have been no significant adjusting events subsequent to the reporting date.

Non-adjusting events

Changes in Airthings management team

Airthings appointed Helge Øien as Chief Financial Officer on April 25, 2024. At the same time, the company has appointed Hanne Norstrøm-Ness as Senior Vice President of Airthings Consumer and Gudrun Helset as Chief of People and Organization.

Norstrøm-Ness and Helset will assume their new positions on August 1, 2024 while Øien will take over as CFO on November 1, at the latest.

Alternative performance measures

This section includes information about alternative performance measures (APMs) applied by the Group.

These alternative performance measures are presented to improve the ability of stakeholders to evaluate the Group's operating performance. The Group applies the following APMs.

Annual recurring revenue (ARR)

ARR is the value of annualized sales from all active subscriptions, licenses and service contracts within the Airthings for Business and Professional segments. The calculation is based on monthly subscription fees for the ending period (MRR), multiplied by 12 in order to represent an annualized figure. The numbers presented in the table below are translated from NOK to USD applying the average NOK/USD exchange rate for YTD 2024 and YTD 2023 respectively. ARR is considered an important supplemental measure for stakeholders to get an overall understanding of revenue generation within the Group's operating activities.

(USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 20231) 2023
MRR 350 306 348
ARR 4,205 3,677 4,175

1) Downward revision of ARR in the Pro segment in Q1 23 causing a reduction from USD 4.0 million to USD 3.7 million in Q1 23.

EBITDA

The Group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is used to provide consistent information on Airthings' operating performance relative to other companies, and is frequently used by analysts, investors and other stakeholders when evaluating the financial performance of the Group. EBITDA, as defined by Airthings, includes total operating revenue

and excludes depreciation, amortization and impairment loss. For a reconciliation of EBITDA, refer to the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

EBITDA (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Revenue 9,511 8,752 36,592
EBITDA -1,843 -3,206 -6,832
EBITDA margin -19% -37% -19%

Gross profit margin

Gross profit margin is defined as revenue less cost of goods sold as a percentage of total revenue. Management believes that this measure is important for the users of the financial statements to determine the profitability and the financial performance of the Group.

Gross profit margin (USD 1,000) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 2023
Revenue 9,511 8,752 36,592
Cost of goods sold 3,755 3,887 14,302
Gross profit 5,756 4,865 22,290
Gross profit margin 61% 56% 61%

Forward-looking statements

Forward-looking statements presented in this report are based on various assumptions. The assumptions were reasonable when made but are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict. Airthings ASA cannot give assurances that expectations regarding the outlook will be achieved or accomplished.