Earnings Release • Apr 13, 2023
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1 Underlying company EBITDA excludes exceptional items such as employee options. Non IFRS measures are defined in the 2022 Annual Report on page 94.
Amsterdam, 13 April 2023. Fastned, the European fast charging company, grew revenue related to charging to €13.3 million in the first quarter of 2023, more than double compared to the same quarter last year. This puts the annualised revenue run-rate at €53.4 million. This strong increase arises from higher charging demand on the back of strong electric vehicle sales across Fastned's markets. Fastned expects to continue its high construction pace, adding at least 60 new stations to its network in 2023. This will bring the total number of charging stations to at least 304 by year-end 2023 (YE 2022: 244).
"2023 has started well for Fastned, as our charging revenue more than doubled again compared to last year, on the back of continued strong growth in demand for fast charging and an ever-expanding network of Fastned stations. I'm excited about 2023 for many reasons. First of all, because this year we expect Fastned to become Underlying company EBITDA positive for the full year. This is a special moment, as we will be one of the first charging companies worldwide to achieve this milestone. When we started more than ten years ago, we strongly believed in our mission to give freedom to electric drivers and accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility. Our great charging concept and high-traffic locations have been our key to success and we've been convinced from the start that our business case is attractive and sustainable. Fastned's charging operations became Operational EBITDA positive in 2019, and this year we expect to reach Underlying EBITDA profitability for the whole company, including network expansion operations. I'm also excited about 2023 when I think of how we are expanding our network. To meet exponentially growing demand for fast charging, we will further grow our organisation and keep investing in our network expansion by acquiring new locations, building new stations, and entering new markets. Recent European regulation requiring charging stations every 60 kilometres along European motorways (AFIR) will accelerate tenders for fast charging infrastructure on these motorways. This will enable us to increase our build pace in the coming years and reach our target of a network of 1,000 stations by 2030." - Michiel Langezaal, CEO.
We continued on our growth path:
Frans Middendorff Head of Communications & PR +31 6 12 04 52 15
Rafaela Heming Communications & PR Manager +31 6 25 17 03 69
We opened new stations and secured new locations for future growth:
We're preparing for more customers visiting our stations:
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Frans Middendorff Head of Communications & PR +31 6 12 04 52 15
Rafaela Heming Communications & PR Manager +31 6 25 17 03 69
Positive market developments support our targets:
Guidance:
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Frans Middendorff Head of Communications & PR +31 6 12 04 52 15
Rafaela Heming Communications & PR Manager +31 6 25 17 03 69
3 This non IFRS measure is defined in the 2022 Annual Report on page 94
Fastned has been developing fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles across Europe since 2012. Fastned's mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility by giving freedom to electric drivers. Based in Amsterdam, the company has built more than 250 fast charging stations in the Netherlands, Germany, UK, Belgium, France and Switzerland. The company specialises in developing and operating fast charging infrastructure where drivers can charge their electric vehicle with up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes before continuing their journey. Fastned is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker AMS: FAST).
Please note that elements of this press release contain or may contain information about Fastned B.V. within the meaning of Article 7(1) to (4) of EU Regulation No 596/ 2014 (Market Abuse Regulation). Fastned's Consolidated Annual Accounts are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ("IFRS‐EU") and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. All figures in this document are unaudited. Small differences are possible in the tables due to rounding or human mistakes. Certain of the statements contained herein are not historical facts, including, without limitation, certain statements made of future expectations and other forward‐looking statements that are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in such statements. Any forward‐looking statements made by or on behalf of Fastned B.V. speak only as of the date they are made, and Fastned B.V. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information or for any other reason. To the extent available, the industry, market and competitive position data contained in the Information come from official or third party sources. Third party industry publications, studies and surveys generally state that the data contained therein have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that there is no guarantee of the accuracy or completeness of such data. This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
Frans Middendorff Head of Communications & PR +31 6 12 04 52 15
Rafaela Heming Communications & PR Manager +31 6 25 17 03 69
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