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Gencell Ltd. — Investor Presentation 2024
Apr 1, 2024
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POWER FOR HUMANITY

Investors Presentation | April 2024

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KEY POINTS

\$33.2m* Significant steady cost
Cash Balance as of 31.12.23 reduction achieved in FY2023 Sufficient for 18 - 20 months Expecting positive gross margin in 2024


BurnRate Market Alignment
Down from \$2.1m to Sharpen focus on highest \$1.6m per month potential for profit


\$57m GenCell Inc. Sales Pipeline Infrastructure put in place for sales 2024-2026 sales pipeline, operations in USA of this ~\$19m for 2024

* \$1.8m of the \$33.2m is held as a restricted deposit

ACTIVE MARKETS



COMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES EV CHARGING


COMMUNICATIONS
RECENT WINS LASER FOCUS ON SPECIFIC SEGMENTS
- ↳ A major European telecom provider selected GenCell to provide multiple emergency power backup units in a deal valued at ~\$5m; contract to be finalized in Q2 2024.
- ↳ PTTEP, the national Thai petroleum company purchased two GenCell BOX long-duration backup power units to deploy in Rayong, Thailand;
- ↳ NTT-AT, a subsidiary of Japan's largest telecommunications company NTT, ® remotely activated a first GenCell BOX™ system for site backup testing with support from GenCell and system integration partner JEPICO;






FOCUS MARKET




SUBSTATION RESILIENCE EV CHARGING
– FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT & BACKUP VIA DERS & MICROGRIDS GENCELL
REX GENCELL EVOX


UTILITIES - Substations
PROGRESS IN NORTH AMERICAN UTILITIES MARKET
MEXICO
- ↳ By 2022, GenCell supplied 74 systems to fully comply with CFE's specifications for Tier One auxiliary DC power;
- ↳ In 2023, GenCell provided additional units in a deal valued at ~\$4.5m;
- ↳ In 2024, GenCell is expecting in H1 to deliver a second batch of units in a second deal also valued at ~\$4.5m; the contract includes an option in H2 to expand the deal by another \$4.5m.
- ↳ By EOY2024, CFE will comprise the largest fuel cell deployment at a utility market.


UTILITIES Substations & EV Charging
PROGRESS IN NORTH AMERICAN UTILITIES MARKET
USA
- ↳ Sales of GenCell REX units in an RFI by one Texas-based utility are estimated to reach ~\$30m between 2024-2028.
- ↳ During the first of 2024 GenCell will formally launch its product line for electric utilities in the U.S.
- ↳ To penetrate the US utility market, GenCell has signed partnership agreements with key strategic partners – Turtle, INF and Techflow.

Example of estimated cost of losses over 24hr period due to power outage in a US substation
| Total | \$35.1 million | |
|---|---|---|
| Overtime and Labor: | \$6.5 million | |
| Transportation Revenue Losses: | \$2.6 million | |
| Overtime Payments: | \$2.0 million | |
| Restoration Costs: | \$10.0 million | |
| Banking Industry: | \$3.0 million | |
| Manufacturing Industry: | \$5.0 million | |
| Wages Lost: | \$5.0 million | |
| Food Spoilage: | \$1.0 million |

KEY INSIGHTS INTO THE CHANGING EV CHARGING MARKET UTILITIES & End Users – EV Charging
- ↳ GenCell launched its new EVOX solution ® to address the significant power gap that inhibits DC fast EV charging in many locations, especially in the U.S.;
- ↳ The EVOX value proposition has resonated with fleet managers – especially of public institutions, government agencies, communities - offices of emergency management, and microgrids - bodies for whom resilient, uninterrupted EV charging is essential.
- ↳ Each of these end-users leads us to an additional prospect – their local power utility.

Annual energy demand from electric vehicles USA
Source: McKinsey 2022
UTILITIES & End Users – EV Charging PROGRESS IN THE U.S. EV CHARGING MARKET
- ↳ First 2 units enroute to USA assigned to first two USbased sites:
- ↳ UCLA The Transportation Department of this leading university in California is deploying EVOX to ensure power for its EV fleets & meet its sustainability targets;
- ↳ California Mobility Center (CMC) showcasing EVOX at its global resource center in Sacramento CA as a prototype for local mobility hubs needed to drive the EV ecosystem;
- ↳ First two installations planned for Q2 2024.
- ↳ EVOX Sales Pipeline in US ~ \$20M.




We have doubled our sales potential to U.S. utilities.
– MULTIPLY OUR MARKET POTENTIAL BY OFFERING BOTH REX & EVOX



EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY
- ↳ During FY2023 the company succeeded to reduce BOX unit cost by 36% and in FY2024 a further decrease in cost of an additional ~20% is planned,
- ↳ These substantial cost reductions are expected to drive GenCell to reach a positive gross margin in FY2024;
- ↳ REX & EVOX deals in 2024 expected to close at margin of 35% (excluding manufacturing overhead expenses);
- ↳ Burn rate has been reduced by 30%, from \$2.3m to \$1.6m (commencing January 2024);
- ↳ Cash balance as of the report date is \$31m, providing a runway of 18 – 20 months;
- ↳ As part of FY2024 financial plans, the Company will act to secure its financial resilience.

Cost Reduction (BOM + Direct Labor)



GENCELL LTD. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT GENCELL LTD. OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (IN \$ THOUSANDS)
Key Points
- ↳ Cost of Sales includes costs of production of all the units manufactured in that year without capitalization of the cost of salaries and related expenses and sub-contractors vis-a-vis inventory in the amount of \$2.5 million against units that were to be manufactured in 2023 but were not sold and remain in inventory. Consequently, the gross losses in 2023 should have reached \$2.6 million.
- ↳ R&D Expenses in 2022 that reached some \$7.8 million, not including expenses in the amount of \$6.3 million that were capitalized as intangible assets, such that the R&D expenses in 2022 reach a total of \$14.1 million in contrast to \$13.2 million in 2023. (The Company did not capitalize R&D costs in 2023.)
- ↳ See Note 21 in the Financial Report.
- ↳ Depreciation in 2023 the Company recognized a depreciation of some \$1.7 million as a result of depreciation according to IAS Accounting Standard 36.
| For the year ending December 31st | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Note | \$ thousands | ||
| Sales | 19 | 4,864 | 7.403 |
| Cost of sales | 20 | 10.034 | 10.054 |
| Gross loss | 5,170 | 2.651 | |
| Research & development expenses, net | 21 | 13,208 | 7,856 |
| Sales & marketing expenses | 22 | 4.161 | 5.320 |
| General & administrative expenses | 23 | 7,056 | 6,111 |
| Loss from Regular Activity | 29,595 | 21,938 | |
| Loss from impairment of intangible assets | 11 | 11,472 | |
| Impairment Losses | 12,4 | 1,716 | 3,389 |
| Impairment Losses | 31,311 | 36,799 | |
| Financing income | 24 | 3,320 | 3,515 |
| Financing expenses | 24 | 282 | 3,228 |
| Financing revenues (expenses), net | 24 | 3.038 | 287 |
| Other income, net | 28 | 27 | |
| Total Loss before taxes on income | 28,245 | 36,485 | |
| Taxes on income | 30 | 57 | 191 |
| Total Loss for the period | 28,302 | 36,676 | |
| Amounts which will be classified in the future under profit or loss, net of tax: (Profit (loss) in respect of cash flow hedging, net of tax) |
1,712 | (1,658) | |
| Total comprehensive loss for the period: | 26,590 | 38,334 | |
| Loss per single ordinary share (in USD) worth NIS 1 NV, basic and diluted |
26 | 0.26 | 0.34 |
| Weighted average of stock capital used to calculate the basic and diluted loss per share |
107.656.690 | 107,508,908 |


TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS UPDATE
↳ GenCell Energy Management Software (GEMS):
- GEMS Intelligent IoT Edge (Datahub) software platform released, connecting all GenCell units deployed worldwide to headquarters
- EVOX GEMS SW V1 released to optimize costs per kWh, upgrading user experience.
- ↳ Fuel Cells:
- GenCell OX™ Alpha unit in progress;
- GenCell FOX™- Post field testing, renewed development efforts;
- Exploring options for high power EVOX to meet market demand.
- ↳ Green Ammonia :
- Low-scale Alpha Prototype running;
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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Business focus on U.S to drive \$33.2m* exponential growth Cash Balance as of 31.12.23 Dual product approach to expand Sufficient for 18 - 20 months U.S. utility market share


\$57m
Sales Pipeline 2024-2026 sales pipeline, of this ~\$19m for 2024

Achieved key lighthouse accounts in all three focus markets

Significant steady cost reduction in FY2023
Expecting positive gross margin in 2024

Significant Growth 2024 forecast of \$12-14M
* \$1.8m of the \$33.2m is held as a restricted deposit

