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Asetek A/S

Investor Presentation Feb 24, 2015

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ASETEK A/S - COMPANY UPDATE

24 February 2015

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Highlights

Asetek is the world-leading provider of computer liquid cooling solutions

Fujitsu OEM agreement key milestone, confirms data center strategy potential

Q4 interim figures and outlook

Raising capital to strengthen financial growth platform and partner capacity

  • More than 2 million units sold and deployed per Q4 2014
  • Proprietary and patented technology with field proven reliability
  • Positioned in an emerging energy efficient, big data driven and cloud based economy
  • Fujitsu, the 4th largest server vendor globally, to Incorporate Asetek Liquid Cooling in its High Performance Computing Server Product Line
  • Fujitsu plans to launch the first products based on RackCDU™ in the second quarter of 2015
  • Q4 interim figures: Revenues of USD 4.5m with an operating loss of USD 3.5m
  • Strong revenue growth expected for Q1 and Q2 2015, with revenues around USD 6m and 7.5m respectively
  • The Q2 expectations represents 40% revenue growth vs historical average levels
  • Important IPR lawsuits settled which will eliminate risks and reduce legal costs
  • Prepare for data center product launches and volume ramp during H2 2015 and 2016 including optimization of manufacturing processes and capabilities
  • Strengthen data center business development infrastructure in order to continue to accelerate further OEM adoption
  • Build stronger balance sheet to support partnering with Tier 1 OEMs

Company Update

Cray installation at Sandia National Labs with Asetek RackCDU

Server OEM agreement a game changer for Asetek…

OEM agreement validates data center strategy pursued since 2012

  • Asetek is a supplier to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who sells servers to end customers
  • Asetek positioned as data center OEM supplier since 2012
  • The Fujitsu design-win is the first design win with a global top 5 server OEM, the second agreement in total
  • Asetek products will be sold under Fujitsu's brand and channel
  • The agreement further validates Asetek's data center liquid cooling strategy

Asetek's technology to be incorporated in Fujitsu's High Performance Computing product line

Asetek RackCDU D2C™

  • Liquid Cooling Fujitsu to incorporate RackCDU liquid cooling in its High Performance Computing product line
  • Fujitsu will rollout RackCDU globally as part of the agreement
  • Asetek expects first Fujitsu product launch based on RackCDU in second quarter 2015

www.asetek.com

…expected to drive volume ramp in H2 2015

Potential market Fujitsu Asetek
product launch
Volume ramp

Leading Japanese/German
information and
communication technology
company

Market presence in 100
countries

The world's fourth largest
server vendor by revenue

Market leader in Europe and
Japan

Per Fujitsu, their potential
HPC revenue in 2015 is
\$200m

Further and most
interesting potential in
general server / data center
(X86) product line

Global estimated HPC 2017 potential
market opportunity of USD 0.4 bn

Global estimated general server 2017
potential market size of USD 4 bn

Expected product release in
Q2 2015

First customer shipments
expected in Q3 2015

Volume ramp in H2 2015

Currently quoting RackCDU
based Fujitsu solutions
projects in different regions

Cray installation at Mississippi State University with Asetek RackCDU

Basis: IDC, Worldwide and U.S. Server 2014–2018 Forecast Update: 2Q14

Educating
(6-12 months)
Testing and
development
(6-12 months)
Sales revenue and product
launch
End users
Creating acceptance and
demand for liquid cooling

Small scale testing and
retrofitting for
institutions

Asetek sells to research institutions i.e.,
who create awareness among cloud
companies and data center operators

As a result, end users demand liquid cooling
from hardware vendors (potential Asetek
OEM customers)
OEM
customers

Educating on theoretical
and practical benefits of
liquid cooling

Inspire to be first movers
towards liquid cooling

'Tease' with end user
revenue opportunities

Extensive testing and
product development for
Tier I and II OEMs
Asetek
revenue growth opportunity

Sales and revenues related to OEM
customer product launches

Recurring sales driven by product sales,
upgrades and new launches
Asetek data center OEM customers

Fujitsu

Cray

Demand creation - converting sales process into revenue

Pipeline points to further OEM agreements

Testing and development may affect timing and realization of technology adoption and sales

www.asetek.com

March 2013 IPO communications Status YE 2014

Desktop

  • Growth of +10% per year
  • Blended gross margin of approx. 40%
  • EBITDA margin for business unit in the range 15-20%
  • Net working capital 12-15% of revenues

Data center

  • OEM design wins within 24 months
  • Value based pricing strategy within the data center business where the key factor is to show a positive TCO/ROI
  • Gross margin of 45-55%
  • EBITDA margin 20-30% when critical mass reached
  • Current R&D spending of \$5-7m implies depreciations of \$1.5-2.5 annually
  • Net negative cash flow before breaking even \$15-25m

  • Top line growth exchanged for gross margin growth and crippled by imitators (growth expected to pick after trial cases Q215)

  • Blended gross margin of 42% for FY14
  • EBITDA margin for business unit 15% for FY14
  • Net working capital less than 10% of revenues
  • 2 OEM design wins, several other in the pipeline
  • Value based pricing strategy based on significant TCO/ROI
  • Gross margin below 40%. Efficiency benefits still to be harvested as revenue is ramping
  • EBITDA margin 20-30% when critical mass reached
  • Current R&D and SG&A spending of USD 7-8m of which approximately 15-20% is capitalized and amortized over typically 36 months
  • Net negative cash flow before breaking even USD 15- 20m which will be funded through capital markets transactions and profits from desktop business

Desktop revenue and EBITDA expected to pick-up…

Desktop revenue and EBITDA margin Group EBITDA development

  • Expecting record high revenues in Q1 and Q2 2015
  • Q1 15 desktop revenue to increase Y-o-Y and Q-o-Q
  • Expecting 40+% revenue growth in Q2 15 vs average level recent quarters
  • Growth driven by DIY segment and order sliding from Q4 2014 to Q1 2015

  • Desktop EBITDA impacted by revenue fluctuations

  • Fixed overheads structure dictates lower EBITDA-% when revenues are down and higher EBITDA-% when revenues are up.
  • EBITDA margin improvement is natural consequence of higher revenue
  • Data center investments continue. Revenue expected to ramp from 2H 2015

Cautionary note on future expectations:

  • Future figures are presented as indications only. No guarantees are offered. Multiple factors can impact the figures
  • Estimated revenue figures are based on purchase orders in hand and as well as in-house forecast analysis by Asetek
  • On February 20th, where there is 'transparency' into the April timeframe, approximately USD 1.5m of April's revenue is secured by purchase orders
  • About 75% of Q2's revenue is backed up by forecasts provided by customers

…but financing needed to fuel data center growth

Cash development YE 2012 – YE 2014

USD (000's) 1 248 11 663 4 170 17 861 50 4 299 (6,395) 3 279 (5,527) (2,817) (3,073) 540 (4,643) (2,043) 1 391 0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 Cash YE 2012 Financing Desktop EBITDA Datacenter EBITDA HQ & Other* Investments Changes in WC, etc. Cash YE 2013 Financing Desktop EBITDA Datacenter EBITDA HQ & Other** Investments Changes in WC, etc. Cash YE 2014

*2013 HQ & Other include USD 1.7 million in litigation expenses. EBITDA adjusted for non-cash stock compensation **2014 HQ & Other include USD 3.9 million in litigation expenses. EBITDA adjusted for non-cash stock compensation

Market Update

University of Tromsø, Norway with Asetek RackCDU

Cray CS-300 at Mississippi State University with Asetek RackCDU

The world-leading provider of computer liquid cooling

  • Positioned to capture value in high growth data center market
  • Established desktop business with loyal Tier 1 customers
  • Unique and proven IP, well proven scalable business model and strong channel partners
  • Sales in the U.S., Europe and Asia, R&D in Denmark, Operations in Denmark and China
  • Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in March 2013

Denmark Office

R&D, Engineering Quality Complex CNC Manufacturing

San Jose, CA, Office

Sales and Marketing Application Engineering Communications

China Office

Sourcing and Planning Vendor Management Mass Manufacturing (120 line workers at contract manufacturer)

Taipei Office

Sales

Data center cooling explained

Source: Asetek management estimates

14

Asetek's cash generating desktop market segments in steady growth

  • PC vendors need differentiation in their high end system to keep/increase their margins
  • Asetek has successfully made liquid cooling a standard in OEM gaming PCs
  • Split of enthusiasts building vs. buying their own PCs is constant at 65% vs. 35%

  • Professional workstations will continue to be a desktop form factor

  • Low acoustic noise and performance requirements are increasing
  • Growth potential lies in acquiring new OEM customers and increased penetration within existing customers
  • HP has stepped out of liquid cooling but is expected to reengage. Dell has recently launched workstation products with Asetek liquid cooling

Source: Jon Peddie Research PC Gaming Hardware Market Report 2012 (JPR)

Asetek targets two distinct segments in an emerging

and large market

High Performance Computing General purpose data centers
  • Super compute clusters (HPC)
  • Typical technical, financial, academia, national labs, military or simulation computing
  • Major focus on performance, density and power savings
  • Highest pain levels and receptivity to new solutions, hence less price sensitivity
  • Estimated 2015 potential market size of USD 0.4bn*

  • Large general purpose data centers for storage, cloud solutions, online social services, online trading, auctions, financial institutes etc.

  • Mainly about energy savings, TCO and Capex/Opex saving
  • Performance coming more and more on the agenda
  • Both retrofitting and greenfield installations
  • Estimated 2015 potential market size of USD 3.7bn*

Short-term focus market Biggest long-term opportunity

Basis: IDC, Worldwide and U.S. Server 2014–2018 Forecast Update: 2Q14

Building liquid cooling market demand

Data center market with solid growth potential

Number of server racks sold WW Total addressable market 2015 > USD 4bn

Imminent strong growth in the server market… …translates into greater opportunities for Asetek

Key factors for continued market expansion

  • Leverage desktop cooling design wins at the large server OEMs like HP, Dell etc. to get data center design wins
  • Direct marketing and end-user-education is important in addition to achieving design wins with big OEMs to create demand/pull in the market
  • Acknowledge that the data center market is conservative, market penetration takes longer than in the PC market

Addressing the market opportunity

  • As RackCDU is installed at the rack level, market opportunity is measured in server rack volumes
  • Asetek's' initial HPC OEMs, Cray and Fujitsu key in 2015 with additional OEMs increasing market reach
  • Focus on HPC in 2015 and be opportunistic in commercial high-utilization data center market
  • While Asetek's business model is to fulfill sales through its OEMs, select data center retrofits/upgrades will continue providing end user proof points and to create OEM demand

Basis: IDC, Worldwide and U.S. Server 2014–2018 Forecast Update: 2Q14

Cost improvement, energy efficiency and performance drives the data center market

Power saving
Energy cost and uptime is the number one concern for data center owners

Focus on re-using waste heat from data centers

Power/cooling is the #1 data center design criteria

Sometimes more power is used in cooling the servers than actually running them
Going green
Global warming drives demand for greater data center efficiency

Data centers account for almost 2-3% of the global power consumption
Organizational
data

More data centers being installed, particularly servers –
increased density

More organizational data being transferred across networks

Organizations looking for more efficient cooling solutions

Increased regulation will drive the demand for more storage capacity
Cloud
computing

Cloud computing emerges as preferred delivery model for infrastructure and application
services

Content consumption is moving to the cloud via non-PC end points (smart phones,
tablets etc.)

Demand for more data center capacity

Sources: Datacenter Dynamics 2012 Global Census, BP, U.S. Energy Information Agency, Uptime Institute

Integrated and scalable business based on unique and proven IP and technology

Market Technology Manufacturing Intellectual property

Market leader by revenue,
volume and customers

Robust channel and OEM
partnerships with almost all
large industry players

15 years of experience with
thermal management and
liquid cooling

Highly efficient direct-to
chip liquid cooling

Plug and play technology

No end-user maintenance

Common core technology
behind all products

Possible to re-use waste
heat

Low cost by design

Highly scalable
manufacturing model using
"copy exact" principle

Full control over production
at contract manufacturer in
China

High-tech CNC
manufacturing plant in
Denmark

High volume production cost
advantage

Products and technologies are
patent protected

~20 granted patents
worldwide, ~10 in the US, ~15
patents pending

Spent USD ~6m on lawsuits

Won one lawsuit with damages
of USD ~0.5m. Injunction or
royalty pending

Further settlement of up to
\$5.5m in process

Fended off competition

Regained market share

Risk factors

Investing in the shares issued by Asetek involves inherent risks. An investor should consider carefully all of the information set forth in this Presentation, and in particular, the specific risk factors set out below. An investment in the shares is suitable only for investors who understand the risk factors associated with this type of investment and who can afford a loss of all or part of the investment. If any of the risks described below materialize, individually or together with other circumstances, they may have a material adverse effect on Asetek's business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow, which may cause a decline in the value and trading price of the shares that could result in a loss of all or part of any investment in the shares. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones faced by Asetek. Additional risks and uncertainties that Asetek currently believes are immaterial, or that are not presently known to Asetek, may also have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. The order in which the risks are presented below is not intended to provide an indication of the likelihood of their occurrence nor of their severity or significance.

Risk factors related to the Company and the industry in which it operates

  • The Company's performance will depend on commercialisation and market acceptance of its new products for the data center cooling market
  • The Company may be required to grow in size, and may experience difficulties in managing its growth
  • The Company's operations in international markets are subject to risks inherent in international business operations, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions in each of the foreign countries in which the Company will operate. Overlapping or differing tax structures, challenges related to management of an organisation spread over various countries, unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, compliance with a variety of foreign laws and regulations, and longer accounts receivable payment cycles in certain countries are some of the risks the Company might face
  • Any decline in the market positions of the Company's main customers or any decrease in their purchasing from the Company could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, prospects, financial position and operational results
  • The Company relies on third parties, including suppliers and contract manufacturers, to perform certain services at competitive prices. The third parties on whom the Company relies may not be available when needed or, if they are available, may not comply with all contractual requirements and/or may not otherwise perform their services in a timely or acceptable manner or at competitive prices. As a result, the Company may need to enter into new arrangements with alternative third parties, which may delay or cause a stop of the Company's sales or negatively affect the quality and/or price of the Company's products
  • The Company is dependent on attracting and retaining key personnel. Failure to attract or retain management and key employees could result in the inability to properly manage the Company and to maintain the appropriate technological or business improvements or take advantage of new opportunities that may arise
  • Third parties may illegally copy the Company's products or violate its patents and utility models which may cause the Company to incur legal costs, loss of revenue and damage to the Company's brand, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, prospects, financial position and operational results
  • Risks associated with litigation, including the Company's pending patent infringement cases. The outcome of any litigation may be negative and may differ from management expectations, exposing the Company to unexpected costs and losses, loss of protective rights, reputational and other non-financial consequences
  • The Company may unintentionally violate third party intellectual property rights which could involve significant obligations, reservations and/or costs to the Company
  • Third parties may launch new products similar or superior to the Company's products without violating the Company's patents or utility models
  • The Company is exposed to risks associated with changes in the general economy
  • The failure of the Company to be competitive and respond to increased competition may have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial position and operational results
  • The Company may incur substantial losses due to defects in its products
  • Should unexpected material changes in market demand arise, the Company may not be able to adapt its organisation, inventories or product output in time which may lead to reduced profitability and/or a decrease of opportunities
  • The Company is dependent on one core market, thus negative changes in this market could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, prospects, financial position and operational results

Risk factors cont.

Risk factors related to the Company's financing

  • The Company has incurred a cumulative loss since establishment and will incur future losses and may not achieve or sustain profitability. To become and remain profitable, the Company must succeed in producing and selling its new products for the data center cooling market, which is subject to material risks
  • The Company may need additional financing which may not be available on attractive terms or at all
  • Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may impact the Company's operational income and costs
  • The Company is incorporated in Denmark, and has subsidiaries or branches in USA, China and Taiwan and sells to customers in several jurisdictions. The overall tax liability will depend on where the source of revenues is and/or where profits are accumulated and subject to taxation as the different jurisdictions have very differing tax regimes and taxation rates. The Company's tax situation, including its future effective tax rate and the usability of its net operating loss carry forwards, may change as a result of determinations by relevant tax authorities and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, prospects, financial position and operational results

Risk factors relating to the Company's shares

  • The trading price for the Shares may fluctuate significantly and may not always reflect the underlying asset value of the Company
  • Future sales of the Shares may depress the price of the Shares
  • Future share issues may have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Shares
  • Shareholders will be diluted if they are unable or unwilling to participate in future share issuances
  • The Company will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the Private Placement and may not use them effectively
  • The Company's major shareholders may have interests that differ from other shareholders' and the Company's interests, and may exercise their influence in a way which may be adverse to the interests of the Company or its other shareholders.
  • The Company does not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, and investors may be forced to sell their Shares in order to realize a return on their investment
  • Pre-emptive rights may not be available to U.S. or other shareholders
  • Beneficial owners of the Shares that are registered in a nominee account may not be able to vote for such Shares unless their ownership is re-registered in their names with the VPS prior to the general meetings
  • Investors may be unable to recover losses in civil proceedings in jurisdictions other than Denmark
  • Danish law may limit shareholders' ability to bring an action against the Company
  • Shareholders outside of Norway are subject to exchange rate risk. The Shares are priced in NOK, and any future payments of dividends on the Shares will be denominated in NOK. Accordingly, investors outside Norway are subject to adverse movements in the NOK against their local currency

Appendix

P&L summary 2012 – 2014

(1000 USD) 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q4 2013 Q4 2014
IFRS Audited Audited Audited
Revenue 15 574 18 681 20 729 20 847 6 112 4 563
Cost of Sales 9 871 11 893 12 680 12 137 3 687 2 749
Gross profit 5 703 6 788 8 049 8 710 2 425 1 814
R&D 2 926 3 717 4 492 3 556 1 341 880
SG&A 6 400 7 082 9 420 10 813 2 969 2 779
Litigation expenses 410 1 678 3 851 424 1 523
IPO/Restructuring expenses 386 138
Foreign Exchange (gain)/loss 84 65 80 298 44 136
Total operating expenses 9 410 11 660 15 808 18 518 4 778 5 318
Operating loss -3 707 -4 872 -7 759 -9 808 -2 353 -3 504
Interest and other expense, net 1 838 -3 693 1 035 - 87 - 23 - 26
Profit/(loss) pre tax -1 869 -8 565 -6 724 -9 895 -2 376 -3 530
Income tax - 8 7 443 1 138 443 1 142
Loss for the period -1 877 -8 558 -6 281 -8 757 -1 933 -2 388
Foreign currency translation adjustment 110 67 52 335 29 184
Total comprehensive loss -1 767 -8 491 -6 229 -8 422 -1 904 -2 204
Comments
  • Revenue CAGR 2012-2014 of approx. 4%
  • Change in business model pressing down revenue, but boosting gross margins
  • 2014 blended gross margin of 42%
  • Total overhead CAGR same period 10% (excluding legal expenses etc.) but including a very significant investment in the data center business
  • Effective overheads in desktop business reduced by 35-40% since 2011 by shifting resources to data center
Q4 Q4
(1000 USD) 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
IFRS Desktop Desktop Desktop Data center Data center Data center Desktop Data center
Revenue 18 681 19 925 19 318 804 1 529 5 509 4 401 603 162
Cost of Sales 11 748 11 781 11 124 639 956 3 002 2 606 548 138
Gross profit 6 933 8 144 8 194 165 573 2 507 1 795 55 24
R&D 1 095 918 1 509 1 653 3 705 1 610 378 232 1 157 660
SG&A 2 992 3 507 4 240 2 929 4 403 5 528 996 1 105 1 176 1 212
Capitalized expenses - 937 - 580 - 834 -1 548 -1 038 - 174 27 - 503 - 217
Total operating expenses 3 150 3 845 4 915 4 582 6 560 6 100 1 200 1 363 1 830 1 654
EBITDA, adjusted 3 783 4 299 3 279 -4 582 -6 395 -5 527 1 307 432 -1 775 -1 630
Depreciations and amortization 2 016 1 559 679 471 1 094 315 122 238 288
EBIT, adjusted 1 767 2 740 2 600 -4 582 -6 866 -6 621 992 310 -2 013 -1 918
Q4 Q4
Desktop Data center

www.asetek.com

Balance sheet 2012 – 2014

(1000 USD) 12/31/12 12/31/13 12/31/14
IFRS Audited Audited
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property , plant and equipment 441 1 096 730
Intangible asets 1 447 1 823 2 334
Other Assets 330 292
Total non-current assets 1 888 3 249 3 356
Current assets
Inventory 1 055 1 074 1 102
Trade Receivables and other 3 971 4 997 4 186
Cash and cash equivalents 1 248 11 663 4 170
Total current assets 6 274 17 734 9 458
Total Assets 8 162 20 983 12 814
EQUITY
Share capital 163 264 264
Share premium 45 318 64 357 64 451
Accumulated deficit -44 196 -49 490 -57 307
Translation reserves - 361 - 323 14
Total equity 924 14 808 7 422
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Long term debt 3 007 475 309
Total long term debt 3 007 475 309
Current liabilities
Trade payables 1 990 3 483 2 646
Accrued compensation and employee benefits 534 995 882
Accrued liabilities 1 393 802 1 255
Other short term debt 314 420 300
Total currant liabilities 4 231 5 700 5 083
Total equity and liabilities 8 162 20 983 12 814

Comments

  • Capital-light business model low tangible fixed assets and working capital
  • Working capital well managed:
DSO: 60 days
AP days: 65 days
Inventory Days: 33 days
= Cash conversion in 28 days

Receivables and payables in line with company expectations

Note that equity for 2012 is adjusted to include preferred redeemable shares as equity

Cash flow summary 2012 – 2014

(1000 USD) 2012 2013 2014
IFRS Audited Audited
Cash flow from operating activities
Net loss for the year -8 558 -6 281 -8 757
Depreciation and amortization 2 052 2 030 1 771
Impairment of intangible assets 74 62 36
Financial (income) expense 3 693 -1 035 87
Income tax expense (income) - 7 - 443 -1 138
Stock-based compensation expense 140 593 940
Cash payment for income tax - 2 222 204
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receiveables, inventories and other assets -2 070 -1 109 1 264
Trade payables and accrued liabilities 1 045 1 406 - 230
Net cash used in operating activities -3 633 -4 555 -5 823
Cash flow from investing activities
Additions to intangible assets -1 165 -2 128 -1 873
Additions to other assets - 314
Purchase of property and equipment - 88 - 631 - 172
Net cash used in investing activities -1 253 -3 073 -2 045
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from debt issuance 3 306 -3 621
Cash received for leasing of previously purchased PP&E 248
Long term deposit form sub-lessee 234
Cash payments for interest on debt -322 -461
Proceeds from issuance of share capital 3 25 099 96
Cash paid for expenses related to IPO -3 405
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock 366
Funds drawn (paid) against line of credit and leases 57 - 141
Prinicipal and interst payments on finance leases - 35 - 42 - 151
Net cash provided by financing activities 3 318 17 861 52
Effects of change rate changes on cash and cash equi. 148 182 323
Net cash provided by financing activities -1 420 10 415 -7 493
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2 668 1 248 11 663
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1 248 11 663 4 170

Comments

  • IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2013
  • Funds primarily spent on:
  • Operations
  • Investment in intangible assets

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