Annual Report • May 6, 2025
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Chartres, 6 May 2025 - The OSMOSUN® Group, a leading provider of solar-powered seawater and brackish water desalination solutions, today announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2024. The annual consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 6 May 2025. The statutory audit procedures for the consolidated financial statements are nearing completion. The financial report will be available on the Company website osmosun.com at a later date.
| €000 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 3,003 | 1,874 |
| Production for the period1 |
3,356 | 2,182 |
| Gross margin1 | 1,170 | (1,255) |
| EBITDA1 | (1,947) | (5,276) |
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | (1,925) | (5,276) |
| Operating income/(loss) | (2,705) | (6,145) |
| Adjusted operating income/(loss)1 |
(2,683) | (6,145) |
| Net financial items | (580) | (33) |
| Net non-recurring items | 192 | (150) |
| Net income/(loss) | (3,071) | (6,328) |
1 See glossary
2 Full-time equivalent
2024 revenues, which are recognised on a percentage-of-completion basis in accordance with costs incurred up to the balance sheet date, amounted to €1.9 million (versus €3.0 million in 2023),. Revenues were boosted by the major large-capacity contracts signed in 2022 and 2023, particularly in the Caribbean (Saint Kitts and Nevis) and Africa (Cape Verde, Morocco). Small-capacity contracts signed in 2023 and 2024 (mainly in Morocco, Tunisia, Polynesia and France) also had an impact on revenues.
Gross margin amounted to negative 1.3 M€ compared to positive 1.2 M€ in 2023 mainly due to the ongoing contract in Mauritania, as a result of the greater-than-expected use of direct subcontracting during the installation phase of the two desalination units.
Adjusted EBITDA amounted to a €5.3 million loss, compared to a €1.9 million loss in 2023, impacted by the fall in the gross margin and the rise in operating expenses related to the increase in headcount and production capacity.
Having raised funds through its IPO in July 2023, Osmosun has embarked on an investment programme, particularly in human resources, to meet growing market demand and prepare for accelerated future growth. However, the economic climate has curtailed the implementation of the large projects currently under advanced negotiations, while the small-capacity projects signed are not sufficient to cover the new cost structure.
Personnel costs rose accordingly by 22% year on year to €2.3 million. The average headcount increased by 14% to 32 FTE2 in 2024 compared to 28 FTE in 2023.
Adjusted operating income/(loss) amounted to a €6.1 million loss (compared to a €2.7 million loss in 2023).
Net income/(loss) for the year amounted to a €6.3 million loss compared to a €3.1 million loss in 2023.
Operating free cash flow3 came to a €5.0 million outflow (compared to a €2.8 million outflow in 2023), including operating funding needs (€4.9 million outflow) and limited investments (€0.1 million outflow).
Shareholders' equity amounted to €1.2 million at 31 December 2024. Group cash and cash equivalents amounted to €1.6 million, compared to €7.2 million at 31 December 2023, while gross borrowings stood at €1.8 million including €0.8 million due in less than one year, resulting in net debt of €0.2 million.
2 Full-time equivalent
3 See glossary
As announced in the press release dated 20 March 2025, OSMOSUN estimates that it has a cash horizon until July 2025 and is exploring all solutions for extending this horizon. The Group has notably initiated discussions with industrial players with a view to seeking potential backing. OSMOSUN will keep the market informed of progress with these discussions.
At 31 December 2024, the order backlog (signed contracts) stood at €0.7 million, compared to €2.6 million at 31 December 2023, mainly because no new major projects were signed in 2024. Since the end of the financial year, OSMOSUN has signed new orders worth €0.5 million, including three projects won by the subsidiary OSMOSUN Maroc, which began operating in January.
Mr. Julien Cauvy joined OSMOSUN on March 1, 2025, as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Group. Mr. Cauvy brings solid experience in the water treatment sector, having served for nearly 15 years as Managing Director of Prominent France, a company specializing in dosing components and systems, as well as water treatment solutions.
At its meeting on May 6, 2025, the Board of Directors of OSMOSUN co-opted Mr. Julien Cauvy as a Director, replacing Ms. Dorothée Chabredier. This co-optation will be submitted for ratification at the Shareholders' General Meeting on June 23, 2025.
OSMOSUN® Chairman and CEO Maxime Haudebourg said: "2024 was a particularly challenging year for OSMOSUN. We had previously made significant investments to put ourselves in a position to take on major projects. However, these projects failed to materialise, thereby weakening the Group's financial situation. The refocus on our core business, namely the desalination of seawater or brackish water powered by renewable energies using a standardised modular range of small-tomedium capacity equipment, is already underway, as witnessed in particular by the projects signed in Morocco. The ball is now rolling and we need to adapt our organisational structure and teams accordingly. It is also crucial to obtain new funding to sustain our business."
Total production: sold production + inventoried production + capitalized production
Gross margin: Total production – purchase of raw materials and other supplies – change in inventory – direct sub-contracting
Adjusted EBITDA: Operating income restated for net depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment and net provision charges/reversals + research tax credit
EBITDA: Operating income restated for net depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment and net provision charges/reversals
Adjusted operating income: Operating income+ research tax credit
Operating free cash-flow: cash flow from operations – change in working capital – cash flow from investments

Founded in 2014, OSMOSUN® 's ambition is to become a leading player in the low-carbon water market in order to make drinking water accessible to all.
OSMOSUN® has developed a unique, patented, cost-effective, clean and sustainable solution for solar-powered battery-free seawater and brackish water desalination. This innovation makes OSMOSUN® units among the most energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions in the world. The water production capacities of its units range from 1 m3 to 50,000 m3 per day.
At 31 December 2024, 78 desalination units have been sold in 27 countries.
More information: OSMOSUN® | Create water where life is
| SPECIALIZED PRESS | FINANCIAL PRESS | INVESTOR RELATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Nadège Chapelin | Deborah Schwartz | Hélène de Watteville |
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| État exprimé en € | Du 01.01.2024 au 31.12.2024 |
Du 01.01.2023 au 31.12.2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Exportation |
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| Ventes de marchandises | |||||
| Production vendue Biens | 192 705 | 1 651 062 | 1 843 767 | 2 950 272 | |
| Produits d'exploitation | Services | 4 250 | 25 840 | 30 090 | 52 522 |
| Montant net du chiffre d'affaires | 196 955 | 1 676 902 | 1 873 857 | 3 002 795 | |
| Production stockée | 264 321 | -8 000 | |||
| Production immobilisée Subvention d'exploitation |
44 166 364 756 |
360 782 218 104 |
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| Reprises sur provisions et amortissements, transfert de charges | 22 000 | 7 100 | |||
| Autres produits | 1 2 | 1 1 | |||
| Total des produits d'exploitation | 2 569 113 | 3 580 791 | |||
| Achats de matières et autres approvisionnements | 1 192 749 | 1 510 867 | |||
| Variation de stock | -10 542 | -17 127 | |||
| Autres achats et charges externes | 4 343 941 | 2 139 991 | |||
| Impôts, taxes et versements assimilés Salaires et traitements |
22 520 1 658 212 |
26 575 1 384 559 |
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| Charges sociales du personnel | 595 917 | 464 141 | |||
| Dotations aux amortissements | 507 687 | 743 152 | |||
| Charges d'exploitation | Dotations aux provisions | ||||
| - sur actif circulant | 37 490 | 14 373 | |||
| - pour risques et charges Autres charges |
323 445 42 768 |
19 415 | |||
| Total des charges d'exploitation | 8 714 187 | 6 285 945 | |||
| RESULTAT D'EXPLOITATION | -6 145 074 | -2 705 153 | |||
| Autres intérêts et produits assimilés | 126 387 | 66 380 | |||
| Reprises sur provisions et transfert de charges | 14 003 | ||||
| financiers Produits Différences positives de change |
35 083 | 3 004 | |||
| Total des produits financiers | 161 470 | 83 387 | |||
| Dotations aux amortissements et aux provisions | 141 991 | 29 301 | |||
| Intérêts et charges assimilées | 35 981 | 607 733 | |||
| financières Charges |
Différences négatives de change | 16 653 | 25 915 | ||
| Total des charges financières | 194 625 | 662 949 | |||
| RESULTAT FINANCIER | -33 155 | -579 561 | |||
| RESULTAT COURANT AVANT IMPOTS | -6 178 229 | -3 284 715 | |||
| Produits exception nels |
Sur opérations en capital | 328 412 | 191 698 | ||
| Total des produits exceptionnels | 328 412 | 191 698 | |||
| Sur opérations de gestion Dotations aux amortissements et aux provisions |
4 5 478 444 |
||||
| exceptionnel Charges les Total des charges exceptionnelles |
478 489 | ||||
| RESULTAT EXCEPTIONNEL | -150 078 | 191 698 | |||
| IMPOTS SUR LES BENEFICES | -22 185 | ||||
| TOTAL DES PRODUITS | 3 058 995 | 3 855 877 | |||
| TOTAL DES CHARGES | 9 387 301 | 6 926 709 | |||
| RESULTAT DE L'EXERCICE | -6 328 307 | -3 070 832 |
| Au 31.12.2024 | Au 31.12.2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| État exprimé en € | Brut | Amortis. Provisions |
Net | Net | |
| Immobilisations Incorporelles | |||||
| Frais d'établissement Frais de recherche et de développement |
144 972 79 429 |
144 972 79 429 |
15 064 | ||
| Concessions brevets droits similaires | 76 353 | 76 353 | 1 627 | ||
| ACTIF IMMOBILISE | Immobilisations Corporelles | ||||
| Instal. techniques, mat et outillage indus. | 4 562 446 | 3 797 798 | 764 648 | 951 129 | |
| Autres immobilisations corporelles Immobilisations en cours |
471 102 8 765 |
275 149 | 195 953 8 765 |
260 518 660 221 |
|
| Immobilisations Financieres | |||||
| Autres participations | 180 515 | 169 228 | 11 286 | 31 270 | |
| Autres titres immobilisés Autres immobilisations financières |
200 000 98 540 |
151 309 | 48 691 98 540 |
170 699 98 540 |
|
| TOTAL | 5 822 121 | 4 694 238 | 1 127 883 | 2 189 068 | |
| Stocks et en-cours | |||||
| Matières premières, approvisionnements | 522 111 | 522 111 | 511 568 | ||
| En-cours de production de biens | 204 561 | 204 561 | |||
| Produits intermédiaires et finis | 59 760 | 59 760 | |||
| ACTIF CIRCULANT | Avances et acomptes versés sur commandes | 13 497 | 13 497 | 38 876 | |
| Créances | |||||
| Créances clients et comptes rattachés | 1 042 070 | 51 863 | 990 207 | 1 465 938 | |
| Autres créances | 358 145 | 358 145 | 582 320 | ||
| Valeurs mobilières de placement | 1 284 530 | 1 284 530 | 6 066 380 | ||
| Disponibilités | 330 168 | 330 168 | 1 133 835 | ||
| Charges constatées d'avance | 83 279 | 83 279 | 224 415 | ||
| comptes de régul. |
TOTAL | 3 898 121 | 51 863 | 3 846 258 | 10 023 333 |
| Ecarts de conversion actif | 3 231 | 3 231 | |||
| TOTAL ACTIF | 9 723 474 | 4 746 101 | 4 977 372 | 12 212 401 |
| État exprimé en € | Au 31.12.2024 | Au 31.12.2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitaux Propres | Capital social Primes d'émission, de fusion, d'apport |
898 173 10 021 563 |
898 173 10 021 563 |
| RESERVES Réserve légale |
4 750 | 4 750 | |
| Report à nouveau | -3 724 114 | -653 282 | |
| Résultat de l'exercice | -6 328 307 | -3 070 832 | |
| Subventions d'investissement | 342 066 | 571 546 | |
| Total des capitaux propres | 1 214 132 | 7 771 919 | |
| Autres Propres Fonds |
Produits des émissions de titres participatifs Avances conditionnées |
308 409 | 358 816 |
| Total des autres fonds propres | 308 409 | 358 816 | |
| Provisions | Provisions pour risques | 323 445 | |
| Total des autres fonds propres | 323 445 | 358 816 | |
| DETTES FINANCIERES Emprunts dettes auprès des établissements de crédit Emprunts et dettes financières divers |
1 759 187 4 |
2 431 520 4 |
|
| Dettes | DETTES D'EXPLOITATION Dettes fournisseurs et comptes rattachés Dettes fiscales et sociales |
638 469 307 619 |
816 353 371 317 |
| Produits constatés d'avance | 420 358 | 462 472 | |
| Total des dettes | 3 125 637 | 4 081 667 | |
| Ecarts de conversion passif | 5 749 | ||
| TOTAL PASSIF | 4 977 372 | 12 212 401 |
| FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE LIÉS À L'ACTIVITÉ | Du 01.01.2024 au 31.12.2024 |
Du 01.01.2023 au 31.12.2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Résultat net | -6 328 307 | -3 070 832 |
| + Amortissements et provisions | 1 489 058 | 772 823 |
| - Subvention d'investissement viré au résultat | -328 412 | -191 698 |
| - Plus-values de cession, nettes d'impôt | ||
| + Moins-values de cession, nettes d'impôt | ||
| = Marge brute d'autofinancement | -5 167 660 | -2 489 707 |
| - Variation du besoin en fonds de roulement lié à l'activité | -272 889 | -342 197 |
| Stocks et en-cours | 274 863 | 9 127 |
| Créances clients | -438 241 | -416 523 |
| Autres créances | -251 706 | 473 522 |
| Comptes de régularisation Actif | -137 905 | 213 586 |
| Fournisseurs et comptes rattachés | 177 885 | -170 642 |
| Autres dettes | 65 850 | -95 741 |
| Comptes de régularisation Passif | 36 365 | -355 526 |
| Flux net de trésorerie généré par l'activité (A) | -4 894 771 | -2 147 510 |
| FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE LIÉS AUX OPÉRATIONS D'INVESTISSEMENT | ||
| Acquisitions d'immobilisations | 66 939 | 633 623 |
| Corporelles et incorporelles | 66 939 | 429 437 |
| Financières | 0 | 204 186 |
| Cessions d'immobilisations, nettes d'impôts | 0 | 0 |
| Corporelles et incorporelles | ||
| Financières | 0 | |
| Flux net de trésorerie lié aux opérations d'investissement (B) | -66 939 | -633 623 |
| FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE LIÉS AUX OPÉRATIONS DE FINANCEMENT | ||
| Dividendes versés aux actionnaires | ||
| Subventions d'investissements et avances conditionnées | 98 932 | 98 936 |
| Augmentations de capital en numéraire | 10 124 112 | |
| Émissions d'emprunts | 0 | 0 |
| Remboursements d'emprunts | 722 739 | 627 872 |
| Flux net de trésorerie lié aux opérations de financement (C) | -623 807 | 9 595 176 |
| Variation de trésorerie (A + B + C ) | -5 585 517 | 6 814 043 |
| Trésorerie à l'ouverture (D) | 7 200 215 | 386 172 |
| Trésorerie à la clôture (A + B + C + D) (1) | 1 614 698 | 7 200 215 |
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