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ArcticZymes Technologies — Investor Presentation 2021
Aug 19, 2021
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Q2 2021
Agenda
Highlights - Q2 2021
Business Update
Financials
Outlook 2021
Highlights
Highlights Q2 2021 Volatility in sales due to changing coronavirus environment
Sales revenue performance 21.4 MNOK sales Milestone achieved sales revenues for last 12 months >100 MNOK
Innovation review - Invest and expand activities in Therapeutics
Profitability continues 6.0 MNOK EBITDA New product Launched SAN HQ 2.0
Business Update
Business Updates
Commercial Segment Sales
Therapeutics
- ✓ 26% quarterly reduction compared to Q2 2020
- ✓ 40% contribution to total Q2 sales
- ✓ Slow down due to several CMO´s prioritising Coronavirus vaccine manufacturing
- ✓ Several new SAN opportunities with new customers
- ✓ Growing interest for our enzymes in cell therapy applications
Research & Diagnostics
- ✓ 41% quarterly reduction compared to Q2 2020
- ✓ Research: 20% contribution to total Q2 sales
- ✓ Diagnostics: 40% contribution to total Q2 sales
- ✓ Lower sales were expected following the extraordinary spike in Q1 2021
- ✓ Q2´s performance confirms research sales have reestablished to pre-pandemic levels
Business Updates Coronavirus related sales
- 21% contribution of total Q2 sales
- Q2 sales were expected to be lower than the extraordinary performances achieved during Q1
- Majority of sales continues to be recurring business with several main customers
- Competitions in Asia between several customers
- Coronavirus test related sales expect demand to level off over next 12 months
- Vaccine related sales are expected to increase
Business Update
Innovation & Operations
- Salt Active Nuclease HQ 2.0 (SAN HQ 2.0) launched
- Represents 2nd generation of the enzyme
- Optimised for wider compatibility with downstream biomanufacturing processes
- Increases commercial reach within viral vector market and utility in recombinant protein production
- Innovation pipeline is progressing with other products anticipated for launch in 2021
- M-SAN ELISA kit, Taq DNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase, and other products
Two customers Audits
Successfully achieved/retained critical supplier status
Business Update Innovation Review
Molecular research and diagnostics
Efforts are well underway to build a complete offering via organic and inorganic growth initiatives
Therapeutics
- Current product offering and innovation efforts have focused on expanding SAN product line
- AZT plans to extend innovations beyond SAN products
- The company will integrate into its organic and inorganic grow plans enzymes that support:
- DNA/RNA therapeutics
- Gene editing technologies
- Other cell and gene therapy applications
- AZT has developed the required cGMP capabilities and is well positioned to leverage the great market opportunity
Financials
the pandemic created its foothold
difference
quarter last year
- Therapeutics segment (SAN) decline of 3.0 MNOK: 8.4 MNOK (11.3) or decrease of 26%
- On same levels as last 4 quarters
- Research & Diagnostics decrease of 41% from 22.1 MNOK to 13.1 MNOK
COVID-19 sales is primary driver of
Inventory was stocked up in Q2 2020 when
ArcticZymes Sales Q2 2021
On same level as 4 of last 6 quarters
Sales decline of 36% compared to same
Sales per segment
Amounts in NOK 1.000'
ArcticZymes Sales Q2 2021
Covid-19 impact is estimated at 21%of quarterly sales
Estimated Coronavirus related sales
Amounts in NOK 1.000'
12 Month rolling average quarterly sales
Minor change in underlying sales development
ArcticZymes Technologies
Some headwind after a strong Q1
- 36% reduction in sales (MNOK 21.4 vs 33.4)
- EBITDA reduced by 16.5 MNOK (MNOK 6.0 vs 22.5)
- Expenses increased by 5.7 MNOK
- Increase in personnel as we investing in organic growth
- 4.2 MNOK in employer national insurance contribution
Cash Flow
Continous to be positive
Cash position
Outlook
Outlook 2021 Financial goals
- Previous financial guidance given Dec 2019 with goal to reach 100 MNOK revenues by 2023
- Milestone achieved
-
100 MNOK in revenues for the last 12-months on a quarterly rolling basis in Q1 and Q2
- Future expectations
- Maintain the last 12-month revenues above 100 MNOK on a rolling quarterly basis
- Fluctuations will be unavoidable
- Overall revenues will grow by leveraging inherent momentum within the business
- Annual revenue goal for 2021 is 120 MNOK