Earnings Release • Jul 25, 2024
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PRESS RELEASE
Paris, July 25, 2024 – 7:30 a.m. CEST – Forsee Power (FR0014005SB3 – FORSE), the expert in smart battery systems for light and heavy electric vehicles, today announces its quarterly sales for the year ended June 30, 20241 .
Christophe Gurtner, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forsee Power states: "Forsee Power has maintained a healthy growth trajectory, with sales up +7% in the first half of 2024, in a context where the electromobility market is experiencing a slowdown worldwide, but whose medium and long-term trend is confirmed. In addition, falling cell costs should boost the launch of major programs from 2025 onwards. At the same time, the first six months of the year were marked by continued business development, with the signing of new international references and the diversification of our customer portfolio in all our promising target markets, such as North America and rail."
| IFRS, unaudited | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in € thousand) | Q2 2023 | Q2 2024 | Change | H1 2023 | H1 2024 | Change |
| Heavy vehicles | 34,072 | 29,413 | -14% | 65,433 | 76,440 | +17% |
| Light vehicles | 6,934 | 2,217 | -68% | 13,323 | 7,957 | -40% |
| Total sales | 41,006 | 31,630 | -23% | 78,756 | 84,397 | +7% |
1 This press release presents unaudited consolidated sales figures prepared in accordance with IFRS.
In the first half of 2024, sales of heavy vehicles were up 17% from H1 2023, reaching €76.4 million. Business levels in the light vehicles segment, on the other hand, were down, with half-year sales coming in at €8.0 million, down 40% from H1 2023. Overall, Forsee Power posted a +7% increase in half-year sales to €84.4 million. In the heavy vehicles segment, the Group more than offset the drop in Iveco orders.
Overall, the Company estimates that it will be able to generate 2024 sales of between €180 and €200 million.
In the second half of the year, Forsee Power is continuing to control its structural costs and improve its profitability indicators, in line with its strategy of healthy growth. The Company thus confirms its objective of achieving break-even adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2024.
Forsee Power is an industrial group specializing in smart battery systems for sustainable electric transport (light vehicles, off-highway vehicles, buses, trucks, and trains). A major player in Europe, Asia and North America, the Group designs, assembles, and supplies energy management systems based on cells that are among the most robust in the market and provides installation, commissioning, and maintenance on site and remotely. More than 3,500 buses and 140,000 LEV have been equipped with Forsee Power's batteries. The Group also offers financing solutions (battery leasing) and second-life solutions for transport batteries. Forsee Power and its 750 employees are committed to sustainable development and the Group has obtained the Gold medal from leading sustainability rating agency EcoVadis. For more information: www.forseepower.com | @ForseePower
Forsee Power Sophie Tricaud VP Corporate affairs and Sustainability investors@forseepower,com NewCap Thomas Grojean Investor Relations forseepower@newcap,eu +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94
NewCap Nicolas Merigeau Media Relations forseepower@newcap,eu +33 (0)1 44 71 94 98
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