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ArcticZymes Technologies — Investor Presentation 2017
Apr 27, 2017
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Investor Presentation
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Q1 2017 Presentation
27.04.2017, Oslo
Agenda
- Highlights
- Q1 Financials
- BetaGlucans
- Animal- and Consumer health
- Cancer
- Advanced wound care
• Enzymes
- Molecular research and diagnostics
- Outlook
Highlights for Q1 2017
- Solid quarter sales of NOK 18.2 mill (NOK 17.3 mill)
- Slightly weaker EBITDA NOK -4.1 mill (NOK -3.6 mill)
- Q1 Woulgan® sales NOK 0.4 mill
- ArcticZymes sales of NOK 8.9 mill 10% above the strong Q1 2016
Q1 Financials
Financial highlights Q1 2017
| NOK million | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 | 3M 2017 | 3M 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Enzymes | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Sales BetaGlucans | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| Other revenues | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Total revenues |
19.8 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 19.2 |
| Enzymes | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| BetaGlucans | -4.6 | -4.2 | -4.6 | -4.2 |
| Corporate unallocated | -2.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 |
| EBITDA | -4.1 | -3.5 | -4.1 | -3.5 |
| EBIT | -4.6 | -3.9 | -4.6 | -3.9 |
Cash flow and cash position
| NOK million | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 | 3M 2017 |
3M 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | -9.8 | -10.7 | -9.8 | -10.7 |
| Investing activities |
-1.4 | 0 | -1.4 | 0 |
| Financing activities |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changes in cash and cash equivalent |
-11.2 | -10.7 | -11.2 | -10.7 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period |
57.7 | 78.3 | 57.7 | 78.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period |
46.5 | 67.7 | 46.5 | 67.7 |
Beta-glucans
Beta-glucans – segment numbers
| NOK million | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 | 3M 2017 | 3M 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Animal & Consumer Health | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Sales Woulgan | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Other revenues | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Total revenues | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
| Cost of Goods |
-5.9 | -4.1 | -5.9 | -4.1 |
| Personnel expenses |
-5.7 | -5.6 | -5.7 | -5.6 |
| Operating expenses | -3.1 | -4.2 | -3.1 | -4.2 |
| EBITDA | -4.6 | -4.2 | -4.6 | -4.2 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| EBIT | -4.9 | -4.6 | -4.9 | -4.6 |
Activities outside Woulgan®
- Good sales in animal health products continues
- A number of commercial activities within consumer health generating leads and opportunities for the M-Gard® product
- About 120 patients treated with the vaccine/SBG combination at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - plan to publish later this year. Ongoing discussions how to move forward
Woulgan® Positioning & Highlights
Substantial potential: ability to kick-start "stalled wounds"
Woulgan positioned for stalled wounds not closed by 40% after 4 weeks of standard care
Highlights
- Repeating Woulgan Gel sales
- Positive experiences lead to continued use
- FDA confirm Woulgan Gel as Class I
- Dry dressing product
- Testing production methods
Highlights Germany
- More Homecare companies evaluating Woulgan®
- Prepared sales campaign targeting high wound care prescribers in GP channel
- VLU case series recruiting & expert opinion progressing
- Bundestag refined definition of "dressing" for reimbursement
- Sick funds continuing to pay for Woulgan
Highlights UK
- •Replied to further questions on health economic analysis from Drug Tariff at the end of February
- •First orders via NHS supply chain (outside of Drug Tariff)
- Building sales pipeline-creating sales leads
- •UK case series published in Journal of Wound Care (JoWC) in Feb.
- •Woulgan article published in March's Diabetic Foot Journal
- •Woulgan health economic article to be published in May's JoWC
Highlights Nordics
- •2017 targeting 30% tender access
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•Most sales in Finland so far
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•Running many evaluations at county level in all countries
- •Active at wound congresses (Sweden, Finland and Norway)
- •Recruitment to the Nordic evaluation series started. Promising results so far.
Highlights Central Marketing
Brand building
- Exhibiting at EWMA (May) Europe's largest WC conference
- 3 publications
- 2 KOL webinars- Germany & UK
- Regular posting & content (Facebook, Twitter & Blog)
Sales leads
- Campaigns- Facebook (testimonials), Google Ads for EWMA & wound specialists E-blasts
- Woulgan symposium at EWMA with leading KOLs
- Developing distributor training programme
US opportunity and PMCF study
US opportunity
- FDA confirmed Woulgan Gel as class 1 exempt
- Likely 1st step towards a higher classification and reimbursement later
- Developing U.S. strategy and in parallel seeking U.S. partner for strategic alliance
PMCF (post market clinical follow up):
• Adding new UK site to accelerate progress
Business Development – other areas
•Dutch evaluation on track for summer reimbursement application
•Australia regulatory application in progress
• Canada registration analysis complete
ArcticZymes
Molecular research and diagnostics
Enzymes – segment numbers
| NOK million | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 | 3M 2017 | 3M 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales enzymes | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Other revenues | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Total revenues | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.5 |
| Cost of goods | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Personnel expenses |
-5.4 | -5.2 | -5.4 | -5.2 |
| Operating expenses | -2.1 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -1.6 |
| EBITDA | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| EBIT | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Commercial Update
Recently Launched Product Updates
- Heat-Labile Exonuclease I (HL-ExoI)
- Launched in Q4
- Complements our Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase portfolio
- 1 st customer has already integrated enzyme into their sequencing kits
- Interest for use in Sanger and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• Polymerases
- Continue to gain interest from other new potential partners
- Main interest so far is for utility in NGS platforms
- Potential partners identify with the unique properties the IsoPolTM enzymes can bring to their next generation technologies
- Door opener for ArcticZymes other enzymes
- On track to launch 2 new IsoPolTM enzymes during 2017
Commercial Update
New Product Developments: SAN Portfolio
- Continued growing interest in SAN for use in bio-manufacturing (e.g. production of viruses for utility in gene therapy)
- ArcticZymes will fast track 2 new product developments for 2017 launch to serve immediate commercial demands
Outlook 2017
Outlook 2017
- Woulgan: Drive commercial traction in core markets including favorable reimbursement in UK
- Retain position in the Animal Health market with a modest growth
- Build commercial platform in Consumer Health
- Launch further products in ArcticZymes including Polymerases
- Continue to widen ArcticZymes' commercial platform with new agreements, customers and markets
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