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Aqua Bio Technology — Investor Presentation 2015
Feb 11, 2015
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Investor Presentation
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Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2014 Results Presentation
11 February 2015
Q4 2014 Highlights
- Revenue stream as agreed in exclusivity contracts
- Strong profitability maintained
- Financial position further strengthened
- NOK 29 million cash reserve
Income Statement
| NOK million | Q4 2014 | Q4 2013 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 5.8 | 3.8 | 23.1 | 22.8 |
| Operating costs | -3.9 | -4.5 | -16.6 | -15.0 |
| EBITDA | 1.9 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| EBIT | 0.3 | -2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| EBT | 1.5 | -2.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Net result | 1.5 | -2.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| EBITDA margin | 32.6% | -18.1% | 28.1% | 34.4% |
- All royalty and exclusivity payments received according to contracts
- Revenues may fluctuate from quarter to quarter, due to ABT's early phase position and customer structure
- 2014 operating costs were affected by non-recurring costs of MNOK 4 relating to Restorsea dispute
Income development last four quarters
Balance Sheet
| NOK million | 31 Dec2014 | 30 Sep 2014 |
31 Dec 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets |
12.4 | 14.0 | 16.6 |
| Current assets | 63.6 | 60.9 | 61.7 |
| - of which is cash |
29.2 | 27.0 | 27.0 |
| Total equity | 67.0 | 66.1 | 65.9 |
| Long term debt | 6.3 | 7.1 | 9.0 |
| Short term debt | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Total balance | 76.0 | 74.9 | 78.3 |
| Equity ratio |
88.2% | 88.2% | 85.8% |
Cash flow
| NOK million (Year to date) |
2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at beginning of period |
27.0 | 21.0 |
| From operations | 7.5 | 6.1 |
| From investments | -2.2 | -0.7 |
| From financing | -3.9 | 0.6 |
| Currency effects |
0.8 | 0.0 |
| Cash at end of period |
29.2 | 27.0 |
| Cash change in period |
2.2 | 6.0 |
A quarter of further strengthening
- Exlusivity partners Restorsea and Amway move forward according to plans
- Slightly reduced ingredient sales in quarter
- Marketing towards cosmetics industry on proprietary technology terminated as a result of new Restorsea agreement
- Focus on business expansion
A strategy for expansion
| 1. | Support exclusivity partners Restorsea and Amway in their efforts to reach commercial success in the cosmetics market with skin care products based on ABT technology. |
Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Active in-licensing of relevant technologies from partners; develop ABT as a powerhouse in commercializing third party technologies for skin care and other applications. |
Ongoing |
| 3. | Explore possible applications for medical use. |
Initiated |
Addressing a broader market
- ABT ingredients for medical purposes to be explored
- Research and trials over recent years may suggest that ABTs hatching fluid technology holds potential also outside the cosmetics industry
- ABTs key personnel have experience from the pharmaceutical industry
- Natural and sustainable ingredients in demand also by medical products manufacturers
Outlook
- Continued strong revenue stream
- Commercial success of exclusivity partners represent upside potential
- Operating costs expected back to normal levels
- Limited marketing costs expected in first half 2015
- Strategy of broadened market approach holds potential
- Search for and evaluation of in-licensing candidates continues
- Medical market may represent significant long term potential
- Robust financial position
- Equity ratio 88 pst; strong cash position
1st Quarter 2015 Results 13 May 2015
Investor contact
Arvid Lindberg, CEO +47 9824 5410 [email protected]
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