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ArcticZymes Technologies — Investor Presentation 2020
Apr 23, 2020
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Q1 2020 Presentation
23.04.2020, Oslo/Tromsø
Agenda
- Q1 Highlights
- ArcticZymes Update
- BetaGlucans Update
- Response to Coronavirus
- Q1 Financials
- Corporate Strategy
Q1 Highlights
Highlights Q1 2020
- Positive EBITDA with NOK 13.8 million (-3.9)
- ArcticZymes had Q1 2020 sales of NOK 18.5 million (7.9), growing by 135%
- ArcticZymes growth driven by strong sales in the therapeutic segment and upsides relating to coronavirus diagnostic testing
- Biotec BetaGlucans had first quarter sales of NOK 15.8 million (6.9), growing by almost 130%
- Putting coronavirus aside, business is progressing as planned
Sales & Gross profit
ArcticZymes
ArcticZymes Update
Commercial achievements
- Best quarterly financial performance
- Key attributors to growth
- ✓ Salt Active Nuclease (SAN) product portfolio starting to receive and expedite individual large bulk orders >1 MNOK
- ✓ Upsides related to use of Cod UNG and DNase in COVID-19 diagnostic tests by several customers
- Putting coronavirus aside, growth in sales is progressing as planned
ArcticZymes Update
Innovations
• Launched a new formulation of dsDNase
- Filed a new patent application related to one of our novel ligases in the pipeline
- ✓Offers desirable features specifically requested by our customers which are not present in other commercially available ligases today
- ✓Launch in commercial scale quantities later in the year
ArcticZymes M&A Status
Status
- Initiated acquisition negotiations with a European based enzyme company
- Unable to reach a fair price to make the transaction worthwhile without excessively overpaying
- Both parties mutually agreed to terminate the negotiations in good faith
Next Steps
- Advancing negotiations with other targets
- Progress on M&A activities will be limited until international coronavirus lockdowns are lifted
BetaGlucans
Animal Health, Consumer Health, SBG® Adjuvant & Woulgan®
Biotec BetaGlucans Update
- Achieved growth in sales of M-Glucan®
- Driven by a large and early order from main customer
- Expect fluctuations in sales for remaining quarters
Animal Health Consumer Health SBG® (Adjuvant) Woulgan®
- Achieved growth in sales of M-Gard®
- Driven by new customers
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Suspect upsides relating to B2B sales to manufacturers targeting immune defence against coronavirus
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Secured 2020 purchasing commitments to support continuation of clinical trials
- Expediated first SBG® order
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Discussions are advancing regarding longer-term licensing deal
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Sales to existing customers deliver to expectation
- Divestment progressing as planned
- Potential target companies have been approached
- Already receiving positive responses
Coronavirus Pandemic
Company's Response
Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Q1 Financials
Cash Flow Positive for 3rd Quarter in a Row
Net cash position
First quarter changes in cash of 4.4 MNOK:
- 24.7 (13.2) MNOK in short-term receivables
- 17.3 (10.4) MNOK in short-term payables
- Cash Flow from operations 5.9 MNOK (-2.6 MNOK)
Cash balance of 35.7 MNOK end of Q1
* Short term receivables and payables excludes Woulgan related items
Growth in All Areas
Biotec revenues per segment
| Amounts in NOK 1.000' | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment | Q1 Sales | 20 000 Animal,Consumer Health & Adjuvant ArcticZymes Woulgan 15 000 |
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| ArcticZymes | MNOK 18.5 (7.9) | ||||
| Animal, Consumer Health & Adjuvant |
MNOK 14.6 (5.7) | 10 000 | |||
| Woulgan® | MNOK 1.2 (1.2) | ||||
| Group | MNOK 34.3 (14.8) | 5 000 | |||
| 0 |
Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020
EBITDA All Time High…..Again
EBITDA
Operating Expenses
ArcticZymes Performance
| Enzymes | Q1 | YTD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1.000) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Sales revenues | 18 475 | 7 869 | 18 475 | 7 869 |
| Operating expenses | -9 182 | -8 885 | -9 182 | -8 885 |
| EBITDA | 10 462 | -377 | 10 462 | -377 |
Sales per quarter
- Sales up by 10.6 MNOK or 135% compared to same quarter last year
- Operating expenses increased due to restructuring in Dec 2019, resulting in higher personnel expenses
- Sales growth in products outside of coronavirus related sales are as expected
- EBITDA passes 10 MNOK for the first time
BetaGlucans Performance
| BetaGlucans | Q1 | YTD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1.000) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Sales revenues | 15 798 | 6 947 | 15 798 | 6 947 |
| Gross profit | 7 654 | 4 152 | 7 654 | 4 152 |
| Operating expenses | -3 518 | -6 521 | -3 518 | -6 521 |
| EBITDA | 4 283 | -2 109 | 4 283 | -2 109 |
Sales per quarter
- Sales within Animal Health accounts for almost 10 MNOK of sales revenues
- Gross profit determined by Animal Health sales
- Reduced activities within Woulgan and allocation of corporate overhead has reduced operating expenses by almost 50%
- EBITDA of 4.3 MNOK due to solid sales and reduced expenses
Corporate Strategy
Corporate Strategy
• Corporate Rebranding
- ✓ Timely to refresh Biotec's brand position and external facing image
- ✓ Propose to rebrand Biotec Pharmacon under the new name of ArcticZymes Technologies
- ✓ Resonates with the company´s core business, its corporate strategy, and ArcticZymes' strong brand position
- New Strategic Direction
- ✓ Kicked off well and progressing according to plan
- ✓ Benefits of the structural reorganization are already evident
- ✓ Q1 performance contributes towards No. 1 goal to driving Biotec into profitability during 2020
THANK YOU
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