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Elliptic Laboratories ASA — Investor Presentation 2021
Aug 5, 2021
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Quarterly Presentation Q2 2021
August 5, 2021
AI Software Empowering the Next Billion Devices
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Agenda
Introduction and Q2 2021 highlights
Financials
Summary and Outlook
Q2 HIGHLIGHTS
Expanding into new vertical and geographical markets
- Enhanced financial performance compared with Q2 2020:
- Operating revenues up from NOK 6,3M to NOK 7,6M: a 20% increase YoY
- EBITDA improved from NOK -5,9M to NOK -3,7M
- Net cashflow from operation NOK -12,8M compared to NOK -11M Q2 2020
- Progress in first half will contribute to a stronger second half of 2021
- Cash position NOK 78,5M down from NOK 95,4M in Q1
- Signed license agreement with a global IoT customer
- Launched smartphones with two major customers: Xiaomi and Honor
- Solid progress in the Laptop/PC vertical, more PoCs with OEM & ODM
- PC Enterprise License Agreement signed in July 2021, which underpins our strategy to reach our revenue guidance
- New vertical market signed PoC contract with leading Smart TV vendor
Elliptic Labs develops smart software sensors that use AI and ultrasound to sense you and your surroundings
Sensors touch every aspect of life and drive the digital transformation
Our vision is to build the leading software platform for all sensors, making every device smarter and more environmentally-friendly
We Are the Ultrasound Leader for the Consumer Market
Global AI software company with presence in Norway, Asia and USA. Established in 2006. Who AI virtual software sensors for presence, 3D gestures, and heartbeat detection for consumer and automotive markets What Solid and well-invested technology proven at scale with multiple customers and cost-efficient machine-learning software platform How Software-only business model with opportunity for >50% EBITDA margin, backed by a strong patent portfolio — 102 patents granted/pending Business Model Revenue Target NOK 500M within the next three years Deployed in 100M+ devices and growing Our software is deployed in over 150M devices and growing . . .
Expanding Critical User Experiences into Smartphone, Laptop, IoT & Automotive Markets
Proximity Presence Gesture Positioning Connection Breathing Heartbeat
Major Milestone Reached in IoT Market: Smart Security Device by Bosch grow platform
- Contract with Bosch's subsidiary "grow platform GmbH," headquartered in Germany
- Bosch, with distribution in over 150 countries, plans for "spexor" to be distributed globally
- Elliptic replaces 3 very high cost, industrial-rated PIR hardware sensors
- Elliptic Labs' value:
- Enables scaling
- Reduces cost
- Delivers new innovative features
Strengthened Market Opportunities
Tight supply chain impacts hardware sensor availability and pricing, improving our competitive advantage
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Smartphone market More Launches - Added New Customer
1.6B smartphones use a proximity sensor to turn screen off/on when users are making calls
- Most smartphones use hardware sensors for proximity, which we are replacing with our smart software sensors
- Customers partner with us to reduce supply chain, cost, and to add new innovative features
Q2 Highlights
- Launched with new smartphone OEM: Honor
- Honor 50SE
- Launched with two new smartphones with Xiaomi, a world leading smartphone and IoT manufacturer, models:
- Redmi Note 10 Pro
- Redmi K40 Gaming Addition
Target Competing Hardware Sensors: Cost Per Unit Our Value Proposition Market Opportunity Our Pricing Model Infrared Sensor \$0.10 – \$0.25 All Smartphones No supply chain, lower cost & more features Per unit or annual license agreement \$200M – \$400M
Gartner 2020 Annual WW PC Shipment Report
Streams Report and Intel 2020 Financial Report
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PC market Converting POCs to License agreements
Signed Enterprise License Agreement with Top-3 OEM for Mid-Tier, High-Volume Laptops
- Completed PoC in 1H/21
- Converted into signed Enterprise License Agreement in July/21 Target
Our software sensors meet both the price-point and performance 460M needed to broadly deploy presence-sensing capabilities to all tiers of a laptop manufacturer's product lines.
Q2 Status
- Expanded with leading laptop OEM, signed third PoC agreement
- Signed PoC agreement with Taiwanese ODM
| PC/Laptop/ Tablet |
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| Total Market Size (Units) |
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| Competing Hardware Sensors: Cost Per Unit |
Time-of-Flight/Radar Sensor \$2.5 – \$4 |
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| Our Value Proposition | No supply chain, lower cost & more features |
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| Our Pricing Model | Per unit or annual license agreement |
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| Market Opportunity | \$1100M – \$1800M |
Elliptic Labs Leverages Strong Ecosystem Built Over Years
Years of dedication and networking enables Elliptic Labs to access new markets, new verticals, and capitalize on market momentum
Financials Lars Holmøy, CFO & IR
Elliptic Labs KPIs per Q2 2021
Q2 2021 P/L
| Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | Δ% | 1H 2021 | 1H 2020 | Δ% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in 000 NOK) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||
| Revenue | 4 809 | 2 604 | 84,7% | 6 528 | 2 606 | 150,5% |
| Other operating income | 2 813 | 3 731 | -24,6% | 5 626 | 7 742 | -27,3% |
| Total revenue | 7 621 | 6 334 | 20,3% | 12 154 | 10 348 | 17,5% |
| Personnel expenses | -8 084 | -8 924 | 9,4% | -18 417 | -21 227 | 13,2% |
| Other operating expenses | -3 245 | -3 330 | 2,5% | -5 942 | -6 110 | 2,8% |
| EBITDA | -3 707 | -5 920 | 37,4% | -12 205 | -16 989 | 28,2% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | -2 075 | -1 354 | -53,3% | -4 133 | -2 716 | -52,2% |
| Operating profit | -5 782 | -7 273 | 20,5% | -16 338 | -19 705 | 17,1% |
| Financial income | 913 | 93 | 1 117 | 100 | ||
| Financial expenses | -1 351 | -349 | -2 020 | -1 810 | ||
| Net financial income/(expenses) | -438 | -256 | -71,5% | -903 | -1 710 | 47,2% |
| Profit before tax | -6 220 | -7 529 | 17,4% | -17 241 | -21 415 | 19,5% |
| Income tax expense | 1 327 | 1 646 | 3 794 | 4 701 | ||
| Profit/(loss) | -4 894 | -5 883 | 16,8% | -13 447 | -16 714 | 19,5% |
| Foreign currency rate changes, may be reclassifie | 5 | -145 | 3 | 184 | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the period | -4 889 | -6 028 | 18,9% | -13 444 | -16 530 | 18,7% |
Q2 Comments
- Customer revenue significantly up from Q2 2020
- Revenue mix from more than one vertical
- Continued improved EBITDA
2021 Guidance Unchanged
- Significantly stronger top line
- Positive EBITDA for the year
- Guidance unchanged, signing new clients in new verticals
Q2 2021 Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
| 30/06/21 | 30/06/20 | 31/12/20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in 000 NOK) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) |
| Non-current assets | |||
| Deferred tax assets | 63 679 | 60 959 | 59 807 |
| Intangible assets | 30 761 | 19 115 | 28 24 1 |
| Right of use assets | 3 9 0 7 | 6 1 3 9 | 5 0 2 3 |
| Other non-current receivables | 4 0 5 2 | 2092 | 4 0 5 0 |
| Total non-current assets | 102 399 | 88 305 | 97 121 |
| Current assets | |||
| Accounts receivable | 1079 | 6425 | 427 |
| Other current receivables | 20 28 2 | 16945 | 21 451 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 78 492 | 11918 | 99 724 |
| Total current assets | 99853 | 35 288 | 121 601 |
| Total assets | 202 252 | 123 592 | 218722 |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Share capital | 959 | 875 | 958 |
| Other equity | 175 666 | 64968 | 187 146 |
| Total equity | 176 625 | 65843 | 188 104 |
| Lease liabilities | 1977 | 4 104 | 3 0 0 2 |
| Bank borrowings, long-term | 12 000 | 16 000 | 14 000 |
| Total long-term liabilities | 13 977 | 20 104 | 17 002 |
| Bank borrowings, short-term | 4 0 0 0 | 27 422 | 4 0 0 0 |
| Trade and other payables | 886 | 1047 | 989 |
| Tax payable | 290 | 118 | 205 |
| Current lease liabilities | 2 199 | 1640 | 2 2 0 3 |
| Other short-term liabilities | 4 2 7 6 | 7419 | 6219 |
| Total current liabilities | 11 650 | 37 646 | 13 6 16 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 202 252 | 123 592 | 218722 |
Solid Balance Sheet After Q2 2021
- Cash position reduced from 95.4M Q1 2021 to NOK 78,5M Q2 2021 within expectation from management
- Account receivables and other current assets is up 7,7M since Q1 2021
- NOK 1M reduction of interest-bearing debt in the quarter
Cash Flow from Operations as Expected
- Q2 cash flow from operations ended negative 12,8M NOK.
- Positive outlook for cash flow H2 2021.
| Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | 1H 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash flow from operations | -12 832 | -11 063 | -12 593 | -6 678 |
| Net cash flow from investments | -2 690 | -3 132 | -5 536 | -15 103 |
| Net cash flow from financing | -1 370 | -520 | -3 106 | 87 190 |
| Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | -16 892 | -14 716 | -21 236 | 65 409 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 95 379 | 26 779 | 99 724 | 34 362 |
| Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 5 | -145 | 3 | -47 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | 78 492 | 11 918 | 78 492 | 99 724 |
Clear Path Towards Significant Revenue Uplift
- Increase in smartphone revenue due to new customers and from marketing new technology features to current customer
- Larger fixed-volume contracts on units/devices increases revenue certainty
- Laptops are the largest revenue driver in the near future
Shareholder Structure as per July 28, 2021
| SHAREHOLDER NAME | #Shares | % |
|---|---|---|
| Passesta AS (Chairman, Tore Engebretsen) | 1 194 416 | 12,4% |
| MP PENSJON PK | 887 993 | 9,3% |
| Alden AS (Board Member, Edvin Austbø) | 740 333 | 7,7% |
| Laila Danielsen (CEO) | 529 680 | 5,5% |
| Robert Horne | 502 835 | 5,2% |
| VINTERSTUA AS | 418 504 | 4,4% |
| J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. | 417 041 | 4,3% |
| LARNE OVERSEAS LTD | 282 000 | 2,9% |
| NUNATAK AS | 262 293 | 2,7% |
| NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS | 249 546 | 2,6% |
| GHIBLI AS | 215 000 | 2,2% |
| BRYHNI.COM AS | 213 665 | 2,2% |
| VERDIPAPIRFONDET PARETO INVESTMENT | 164 000 | 1,7% |
| Marie Chantal Fabres Scaler | 160 000 | 1,7% |
| Cipriano AS (Board Member, Einar Greve) | 145 370 | 1,5% |
| INVEN2 AS | 144 167 | 1,5% |
| Danske Bank A/S | 133 333 | 1,4% |
| Danske Invest Norge Vekst | 133 333 | 1,4% |
| SLÅPEKROKEN AS | 131 000 | 1,4% |
| Nordnet Bank AB | 127 138 | 1,3% |
| Other 1,534 Shareholders | 2 542 314 | 26,5% |
| TOTAL OUTSTANDING SHARES | 9 593 961 | 100,0% |
| SHAREHOLDER NAME | #Shares | % |
|---|---|---|
| Shares owned by Board of Directors | 2 087 849 | 21,8% |
| Shares owned by Mgmt. and Employees | 595 903 | 6,21 % |
| Allocated Options to Employees per 30.06.21 | 441 501 | 4,60 % |
| Outstanding Shares incl. Options | 10 035 462 |
- Enhanced liquidity in the stock
- Significantly increased number of of shareholders in 2021
- Increased interest from both retail and institutional marked
Summary and Outlook Laila Danielsen, CEO
Elliptic Labs Is Well-Positioned for Growth
- Proven business model with software deployed at large scale
- New agreements in place in multiple verticals and geographical markets
- Continued launching with new and current customers in the smartphone market
- Strengthened partner collaborations with leading PC and IoT semiconductors
- Solid AI software platform and established partner ecosystem lower expansion barriers
- Our target of NOK 500M revenue within three years reconfirmed
Thank You
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