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Aqua Bio Technology Investor Presentation 2015

Feb 11, 2015

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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]

www.aquabiotechnology.com