AI assistant
Airthings — Investor Presentation 2021
Oct 28, 2021
3524_rns_2021-10-28_cab1af3b-d113-4f40-8d70-197a1d5bb001.pdf
Investor Presentation
Open in viewerOpens in your device viewer

2021 Capital Markets Update
October 28th, 2021
Aksel Lund Svindal, Chairman Øyvind Birkenes, CEO Magnus Bekkelund, CFO
Lauren Pedersen, CMO Pål Berntsen, VP&GM Airthings for Business Jørgen Solstad, Head of Product, Consumer
Link to introvideo: https://youtu.be/CUTXBxXdKBs
2
PURPOSE
3
Empower the world to breathe better
Presenters Why Airthings?

Chairman, Aksel Lund Svindal

Continuing our growth journey CEO, Øyvind Birkenes

Raising global awareness CMO, Lauren Pedersen

Quality air in every home Head of Consumer Products, Jørgen Solstad

Airthings for Business VP & GM for Business, Pål Berntsen

Financial perspectives CFO, Magnus Bekkelund
Disclaimer
The following presentation is being made only to, and is only directed at, persons to whom such presentation may lawfully be communicated ("relevant persons"). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this presentation or any of its contents.
This presentation does not constitute an offering of securities or otherwise constitute an invitation or inducement to any person to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire securities in Airthings ASA (The Company). The release, publication or distribution of this presentation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this presentation is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions.
This presentation includes and is based, inter alia, on forward-looking information and contains statements regarding the future in connection with The Company's growth initiatives, profit figures, outlook, strategies and objectives. All forward-looking information and statements in this presentation are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about global economic conditions, the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for The Company. These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as "expects", "believes", "estimates" or similar expressions.
Important factors may lead to actual profits, results and developments deviating substantially from what has been expressed or implied in such statements. Although The Company believes that its expectations and the presentation are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved or that the actual results will be as set out in the presentation.
The Company is making no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the presentation, and neither The Company nor any of its directors, officers or employees will have any liability to you or any other persons resulting from your use.
This presentation was prepared in connection with the Capital Markets Update on October 28th, 2021. Information contained herein will not be updated. The following slides should also be read and considered in connection with the information given orally during the presentation.
Airthings is addressing major global issues


7
- World leading products and solutions for homes and buildings
- Actionable insights and control enabled by advanced analytics
- Significantly reducing the energy consumption of buildings
- API integrations for buildings and smart-home integrations for consumers

The global benchmark of air monitoring and control – setting the agenda on how air impacts our life and how we act on it

We deliver clear value propositions

in homes

Improve productivity and overall health
in offices

Improve academic performance and attendance while reducing health risk and viruses
at schools

Improve energy efficiency, air quality, and area utilization
in buildings
Three business segments




For commercial & public buildings
Business

For home inspectors & radon professionals
Pro



The #1 air quality technology in the world
The Airthings System is based on cloud analytics

Systems (IWMS)

Key Growth Drivers
-
- Great Products, Solutions, and Roadmaps
-
- Expanding Brand, Regional Footprint, Sales Channels and Partner Network
-
- Regulations and Legislations
-
- IoT and Digitization
-
- Sustainability


founded
Great Products and Solutions

Expanding Sales Channels & Global Partner Network Growth Driver 2:

Growth Driver 3:
Regulations and Legislations
New York City Council requires buildings to cut emissions 40% by 2030 to align with Paris accord
Germany, Netherlands, California, New York, and Quebec have released new guidelines for Air Quality in schools
EU's strategy of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050
EU radon legislation for homes and workplaces
EU Taxonomy to clarify which investments mitigate carbon emissions
US Home Inspections that require radon tests are expanding to also multi-family homes

Growth Driver 4:
Increasing IoT adoption fueling smart home and building automation market


Sustainability and ESG Growth Driver 5:
Airthings is:
- Making buildings smarter and more energy efficient
- Prolonging lifetime of buildings
- Improving peoples health
- Educating about air quality
- Implementing circular principles to our products and solutions



Where we are and financial targets
Status 1-year after listing
- Met our plans for Revenue and GPM despite challenging supply of components
- 2021 Revenue growth of 50 % to 322 NOKm (midpoint of 4Q guiding range)
- On schedule to our 2024 targets
- 1000 NOKm+ in revenue and 200 NOKm+ in ARR
- Executed product roadmap for HW and SW according to plan
- Invested in future growth with R&D, Sales, and Marketing
- Improved EBITDA%
- Growing Revenue faster than Operational Expenses (OPEX) while keeping a strong GPM%
- Won major customers and partners like Walmart, CVS, Carrier, Schneider, and a major expansion with Home Depot

3Q Achievements

Investing in long-term profitable growth

* Midpoint of estimated revenue range 2021e
Investing in people
Investing in People


Øyvind Birkenes CEO
Magnus Bekkelund CFO

Audhild Randa COO

CMO

Torje Carlson VP & GM, Consumer

VP & GM, Business

Erlend Bolle CPO
Anita Øverbekk Director of HR
Leadership Team
- A great company culture
- 131 employees from >30 different nationalities
-
70% Master degree or higher
- Several domain experts, particle physicists, and PhDs
- 47% of employees are in R&D 43% are in Sales and Marketing

Raising global awareness
Lauren Pedersen, CMO
Our goal is to be the world leader in indoor air quality solutions
How are we building our brand and driving demand for our products?
30
Marketing Framework

Starts with raising awareness
People have historically known very little about the air they breathe.
Awareness

Air quality has a massive impact on our lives
Health
From asthma and allergies to radon induced cancer and the spread of airborne virus - indoor air quality is key.
Sustainability
How we treat the air in our buildings is also key to optimizing energy usage and making our cities sustainable.

33

The world is starting to catch on – air quality 'going mainstream'

We are educating the world about air quality
Airthings.com
Helping people understand air quality and strengthening SEO
Radonmap.com
No one has more radon data than Airthings
Airforkids.com
Awareness
Educating kids about air quality


Positioning ourselves as thought leaders with journalists and industry analysts

Awareness

Building partnerships that reinforce this positioning
American Lung Association
- Indoor Air Quality Guide for Schools
- Goal to reach 10 000 schools
Champions Chess Tour
Awareness
Awareness
- Live air quality data in the broadcast
- Over 100 million views
- 28 million hours watched

Creating excitement and networking at the world's leading consumer electronic and proptech events




Engaging on social media with timely and catchy content
April Fools Day
Over 180k impressions on one tweet
Lockdown Campaign Millions of views
Chess Commentary
High engagement




Running campaigns to drive demand
Example consumer campaign:
Teaser: Reach: 2.1 million
Product launch: Reach: 1 million
Site visits: +150k
Pre-sales: Sold-out


Building up a large pipeline of B2B leads
Example B2B campaign:
Video reach: 280k impressions
Site visits: 2 360 clicks
Leads: 167 leads
Marketing qualified leads (MQL): 47
Opportunities: 32
Deals won (already): 2




41
Co -marketing to scale -up with our partners
Retail and e -commerce partners
B2B partners
Conversion
Conversion



Once they are a customer, we focus on loyalty & upselling
Consumer:
- Upsell to full home solution
- Give us recommendations & reviews
Business:
Loyalty
- Upsell more devices expand portfolio
- Keep subscribers




Where are we today?

Our brand today is gaining International recognition





Solid framework to ensure a strong ROI on advertising
NOK 200 – 250 marketing cost per device sold Average unit price approx. NOK 1200
- Lifetime customer value is higher than the individual purchase
- Scaling up Airthings for Business increases lifetime value (ARR)
- Individual deals still have a big impact on the figures

So what now?
Marketing framework working – now its time to scale-up

- Continue to increase brand awareness and position Airthings as the leader in indoor air quality solutions
- Drive higher demand and conversion rates for Airthings products in all channels
- Scale-up AfB lead generation and B2B partner marketing to fill the sales pipeline
Quality air in every home
Jørgen Solstad, Head of Product, Consumer


…for consumers
Make Air Quality monitors as common as smoke detectors" "

Megatrends

HEALTH TECH SMART HOME

Market potential



Less than 1% of homes have an indoor air quality monitor
Estimated more than 400 million homes in the US & Europe
Multiple problems in multiple rooms in every home


World Leader in Indoor Air Quality Solutions


Customer praise

Home

"A small price to pay, for reducing health risks." "Same readings as professional test" "A great tool to have. I highly recommend it"

"The Airthings Home is currently the best instant radon detector on the market, able to check multiple areas of your home." – Digital Trends



"The best app and the best system out there" "Have two of them, both meet my needs"
"Very impressive" – Dinside

"The most powerful air quality monitor we have run into at the consumer level." - Poc Network / Tech
Channel strategy
(North America as an example)

Market leading position with wide reach



Amazon Premium retailers Direct channels
Creating a category for indoor air quality monitors
Educate, engage and upsell our solutions to existing customers
Strategy effects
(North America as an example)

"Amazon choice", category leading for both Radon & indoor air quality monitoring

5000+ in North America 6000+ worldwide

Amazon Direct channels
20% of new user signups last quarter own 2+ devices
Strategy results - Consumer

>230m
Revenue growth
From NOK 51 million in 2017 to more than NOK 230 million in 2021
Airthings for Consumers
Profitably contribute more than NOK 600m to 2024 revenue



Multi-device ecosystem


Expanding on proven channel strategy

Global ambitions


Make Air Quality monitors as common as smoke detectors
67
Airthings for Business
Pål Berntsen, VP & GM Airthings fir Business



for Business
- Market Fit 2. Today 3. Future


Market fit
What are our Ambitions?

Be the preferred Indoor Air Quality solution provider for all schools and Commercial buildings

Be the preferred data provider for building operations and control
Why monitor and control air?

Healthy indoor climate
Energy efficiency

Efficient Facility management

There is a lack of data in buildings


Make the invisible visible
What can our data enable?

Actionable Insights & Transparency



Compliance & Reporting
The market


40% of global energy consumption comes from buildings

4/5 of todays buildings will still exist in 2050
AWARENESS AWARENESS AWARENESS
Enormous Market

412B \$ IoT Market to reach USD 412B by 2025

505% growth in Proptech funding last five years


Today

So far...


What we do today

Go to market
Partner Centric Model

Airthings for Business target markets


Partners execute majority of sales Target end customers
Healthy indoor climate

JLL is specialized in real estate and has more than 280 corporate offices worldwide from which they provide services to clients in more than 80 countries.
"The pandemic has pushed landlords and property managers to take a closer look at building health and many are now implementing new strategies to improve air quality"
JLL Podcast, October 2020
The Result
- They selected Airthings as the Vendor to improve air quality
- Increased Tenant satisfaction
- Savings of \$135 000 due to low installation cost.
Efficient Facility Management

East Porter County School District installed Airthings for Business products to understand how their air quality was impacting student performance, energy costs, and the transmission of COVID-19.
"Airthings have been a great tool for helping us to maintain and enhance the air quality in our buildings."
Craig Kenworthy, Facilities Director

The Result
- Identified several faults in the ventilation system
- \$23,250 in annual energy savings realized by only ONE school
- Reduced CO2 levels in Classrooms to keep the students safe and create the best learning environment.
Energy efficiency


"Frydenbø had a bold goal of reducing their energy consumption by 20% with Airthings for Business"
Håvard Fjæreide, Vice President Frydenbø Eiendom

The Result
- Already improved Energy Efficiency with 16%
- Has complete control of their building portfolio with remote air quality control across all properties


The future
Goals 2024



Legislations




#2 Sustainability & IOT Digitization

#2 Sustainability & IOT Digitization

1. Collecting data in selected occupied parts of the building


2. Collect data in all occupied spaces in the building
3. Energy saving opportunities



Airthings for Business
Contribute more than 400 NOKm revenue and more than 200 NOKm ARR in 2024

Financial perspectives Magnus Bekkelund, CFO
Revenue and ARR development

• Continued strong YoY growth across all segments during 2021
* Midpoint of estimated revenue range 2021e
Strong YoY growth across all segments

Gradually increasing leverage on our investments

Investing in long-term profitable growth

* Midpoint of estimated revenue range 2021e
Our cash balance supports our growth plan

Solid growth path to reach > 1 NOKbn in revenues by 2024
- Just the beginning the growth will continue
- Continue to focus of growing and invest in R&D, sales & marketing department to support long-term growth and demand
- We expect a «significantly larger» Airthings with an operating model with profitable growth
- We have a sufficient cash position to continue the organic growth
- We are on our path to reach the 2024 goals!
| 2024 Goal |
|---|
| Revenue of NOK 1000m+ |
| ARR of NOK 200m+ |
| Global leader in indoor air quality for homes and businesses |
Guiding principles going forward
- Maintaining quarterly guiding on revenue and ARR for next quarter
- As we are getting close to our 2024 targets, we are abandoning annual revenue guiding from 2022
- Introducing long-term target model with gross margin of ~65% and EBITDA >25%

World class products and solutions with a scalable business model
- B2C and B2B
- Homes and Buildings globally
- Air Quality and Energy Optimization
- Awareness, Monitoring, Analytics, Insights, Control, and Solutions

Enormous market opportunity
- The consumer market for indoor air quality is still in its infancy
- Creating a category for air quality
- We expect long-term accelerating growth
- Airthings are disruptors in an immature building automation market
- Moving from monitoring only to monitoring + control
- Longer sales cycles in B2B, typically 1 year from first customer meeting until larger orders

Significant scale benefits from data
- An exponential amount of collected data combined with cloud analytics provides unique customer insights
- "All" customers have challenges with their indoor environment during a year.
- Homes, classrooms, offices
- Radon, air quality, temperature, humidity, or energy waste
- The data enables us to develop new products and solutions that address specific customer problems

Data to empower insights
Billions of data samples collected

Summary
- Investing in continued strong growth in revenue and ARR
- Building a global brand
- Making air quality monitors as common as smoke detectors
- Making buildings smarter, healthier, and more energy efficient

Long-term growth model beyond 2024
Continued strong sales momentum
Increasing ARR share of revenue



Long-term EBITDA margin target >25%

Q & A
