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ROCKETDNA LTD. — Investor Presentation 2024
Jul 29, 2024
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Investor Presentation

Authorised for release by Chris Clark, CEO, RocketDNA Ltd
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This presentation has been prepared by RocketDNA Limited. ("RocketDNA" or the "Company") based on information available to it as at the date of this presentation. The information in this presentation is provided in summary form and does not contain all information necessary to make an investment decision.
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Financial Data
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Past performance
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We leverage AI and Autonomous Drones to provide Mission Critical Data Services for Enterprise Customers.
BARS Certified
Highest Safety Recognition
RocketDNA has been verified in both South Africa and Australia against the BARS standard - one of the highest commitments to safety in the contracted aviation world.
BVLOS Approved
Enabling Long-Range Operations
With approval from the local Civil Aviation & Safety Authorities, we are able to execute long-range Beyond Visual Line of Sight missions, unlocking cost efficiencies.
Remote Operations
Our Multiplier Effect
Deploying a swarm of autonomous xBot® units enables our data products at a global scale. Missions are conducted 24/7 from one of our worldwide remote operation centres.
AI-Enabled
Faster Geospatial Insight
A growing segment of our data products and insights are powered by AI tools, allowing us to process, quantify and report faster than previous manual calculations
Investment Highlights
Why RocketDNA (ASX: RKT)

- Unique market validated business with high barriers to entry
- Proprietary AI-centric solution with high commercial value-is-use
- Visible and growing global addressable customer markets
- Secured complex and hard to obtain aviation regulatory
authorisations, including BVLOS, and Remote Operations
Scalable operation with demonstrated recurring revenue model

Company Snapshot
| Enterprise Value (A$) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap1 | Share price $0.007at26 July 2024 | $4.593M | |
| Cash2 | As at30 June 2024 | $1.439M | |
| Debt2 | As at30 June 2024 | Nil | |
| Enterprise value | 26 July 2024 | $3.154M |
| Key Operating Metrics (A$)(December Financial Year-End) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue FY 2023 | End Dec 2023 | $6.137M | +7%on FY22 | |
| Revenue H1 20243 | End Jun 2024 | $3.476M | +9%on H2 FY23 | |
| ARR4 | End Jun 2024 | $2.727M | -4%compared toend FY23 |

1 656,114,841 ordinary shares outstanding at the date, including those in voluntary escrow 2 Excluding shareholder loans, credit cards, motor vehicle and equipment leasing
3 Unaudited
4 Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Total Contract Value (TCV), see 'ARR | TCV' slide for details.
Our Customer Base
Growing tier-1 and tier-2 customer base; trusted and used by these companies



Our xBot® Platform
Automating Drone Data Capture on a Global Scale


- Locally Manufactured
- Industrial Design with HVAC Cooling System
- Up to 8km Range/ 40-minute flight time
- Redundant Starlink/ 5G Connection for Worldwide operational reach
- CASA-Approved for Remote Operations
Remote Operating Centre
Worldwide Availability 24/7


Automating Frequent Survey Tasks
Automated Stockpile Volumes Reporting Cultural Heritage Monitoring Daily 360-deg Panoramas & Video On-demand Live Streaming Open Pit & Earthworks Volumetrics Conformance-to-Design Reporting


PatrolBot

Automating Front-line Surveillance & Perimeter Monitoring

- Identify and qualify all/any threat
- Share live feed and location with ground team
- Coordinate with on-site ground team to identified suspect location


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Quarterly Results - Highlights

Q2 FY2024 (June) and half year 2024 1
Operating Cash Flow Improvement and Autonomous system rolling in H1 2024; strong pipeline
ARR AND TCV
- ARR - $2.7m Down 10% on prior quarter (Q1 FY2024) and up 3% on Q2 FY2023
- TCV - $4.1m down 14% on prior quarter (Q1 FY2024) and down 6% on Q2 FY2023
TCV is impacted by ongoing existing contract depletion (run-off)
Revenue & Cash Receipts
- Revenue Q2 – $1.744m up 1% on the prior quarter and up 18% on Q2 FY23; H1 2024 up 9% on H2 2023
- Cash Receipts – $1.9m down 4% on prior quarter and up 11% on Q2 FY2023; H1 2024 up 11% on H2 2023
- Contracted revenue accounted for 41% of total revenue (based on Q2 FY2024)
Operating Cash flow Key Initiatives
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Net cash used in operating activities in H1 2024 significantly improved over H2 2023, down 56% at $296k, down
- improvement is on the back of growing cash receipts and good cost management
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Capital raise completed raising $1.065m in December 2023
- to fund the autonomous drone business
- raised from institutional and sophisticated investors including a well-regarded family office
RocketDNA CEO Christopher Clark said: "Our second quarter 2024 saw strong pipeline activity, which resulted in a boost to project revenues for our existing business and brought two important xBot® trials to fruition – one in tier 1 mining and one in public infrastructure.
I am also pleased with our financial progress, in particular with operating cash flows, which, excluding a one-off tax payment, moved closer to operating cash flow breakeven"
.

Annual revenue growth1
Growing track record
24% of Total Revenue is generated in Australia (based on H1 2024)
41% of Total Revenue is multi-year contracted revenue (based on H1 2024)

Quarterly results
Revenue and Cash Receipts1

$3.190
9%
Revenue, $m Cash Receipts From Customers, $m

Quarterly results
Revenue by Type, $m1


Revenue derived from contracts (linking to ARR) was 41%
Of total Revenue in June Quarter 2024
Revenue types
Revenue one-off
Revenue which does not meet the above definitions (these are typically one-off short projects)
Revenue likely to re-occur
Revenue which management have a reasonable expectation will reoccur in the future either because it has been historically demonstrated to re-occur or because we hold rolling short term purchase orders or legal contracts which are less than 12 months in original length
Revenue legally contracted and recurring
Revenue from legal contracts with minimum original terms of 12 months, subject to normal termination provisions per each contract. The TCV and ARR measures contain only this type of contract.
Quarterly results

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities1

Net cash used in operating activities in June quarter included $158k of payments relating to prior year income tax in Ghana.
The Company continues to reduce cash used in operating activities on the back of growing cash receipts and good cost management.
Quarterly results ARR & TCV1

$4.090
14%

Total Contract Value - TCV (A$M)
Contracted recurring revenue accounted for 41% of total revenue in Q2 FY2024
Whilst ARR has been impacted by the termination of the 3-year Calidus contract, this has been replaced by a month-to-month arrangement.

STRATEGY, MARKET & GROWTH PATHWAY

Market Opportunity
By 2043, total drone flights in Australia are expected to reach 60 million per year1


Chart: Total Number of annual drone flights (millions): 2023 – 20431
Growth Pathway
Our focus for FY2024
BUSINESS MODEL


Multi-Year Contracts
▪ Conversion of current customers into long-term agreements

AI & GIS Data Products Sales
▪ Immediate productivity and cost benefit for mining customers

Automated xBot® Data Capture
▪ We continue to receive strong demand across the continent for ad-hoc projects
OP. & FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY
- Initiatives that bring us closer to break-even
- Continue to contain & reduce corporate overheads, fees & consulting
- Improve operational process flows (data capture and processing) ACQUISITIONS
- Utilise debt-sourced funding for operational 'growth' purposes, such as scaling new contracts


CUSTOMER GROWTH
Tier 2 & 3 Mining Strategy
New Sectors: Public Safety & Critical Asset Surveillance
Pursue complementary opportunities that add value to our business and help us build further economies of scale


ASX: RKT
Thank You
Contact
Chris Clark Managing Director & CEO [email protected]

