Sulnox Group PLC

Earnings Release • Dec 30, 2021

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SulNOx Group PLC

30 December 2021

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 11 OF THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019/310

30 December 2021  

SulNOx Group Plc (the "Company" or "SulNOx")

Financial Results for the Six Months to 30 September 2021

(Aquis Stock Exchange: SNOX)

The board of the directors of the Company (the "Board") is pleased to announce its financial results for the six months to 30 September 2021. A copy of these results has been published on the Company's website.

Chairman's Statement

At a time when global markets are faced with record high fuel prices, together with leading government commitment to net zero emissions at the recent COP26, and with citizens more aware than ever of their own carbon footprint, the SulNOx products have never been more relevant with their capacity to immediately reduce emissions in all liquid hydrocarbon fuels and provide higher efficiency in fuel consumption. With this imperative call to cut emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Energy Efficiency and Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) reports in November, stating that the world "requires a rapid acceleration in the fuel economy of vehicles", SulNOx is now in a prime position to do just that.

We are pleased to report that the financial results for the six month period ended 30 September 2021 are as initially forecasted, reflecting the investments that we have made to drive future revenue growth.

A loss of £724,121 (2020: loss of £378,102) is reported for the period, which represents a loss per share of 0.83pence (2020: loss per share 0.44pence). Within the period, the £2.59m raise of new capital has provided us with the ability to invest to grow, and to allow SulNOx to work towards realising its potential, which contributed to the increased loss in comparison to the previous period. As such, this new capital has allowed us to invest in the following key areas:

•              Patents - applications for patents have been filed in over 70 countries; and new products and uses of existing products have been developed

•              Leadership - hiring of a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Brand Officer, and Head of Science & Technology, along with an additional Non-Executive Director;

•              Brand Awareness - accelerating the brand recognition via a retained Public Relations firm, Social Media Agency, and developing our e-commerce;

•              Sales - investment in significant trials in focussed industry sectors (shipping, haulage, buses and other fleets), by providing product and relevant professional fees, along with investment in critical testing equipment.

Following on from our European certifications from Bureau Veritas announced in February 2021, Bureau Veritas in the US has certified that both US automotive gasoline / petrol and US diesel fuel comply with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications when the Company's SulnoxEco™ Fuel Conditioner is added at the recommended levels. This is a watershed moment for SulNOx given the size of the marketplace and, when coupled with the recent consulting arrangement with National Strategies (NSI), it opens up significant opportunities across the USA, Canada and Mexico. There are further plans in motion to gain additional certifications in key markets in the coming months.

With increasing brand awareness through publications, we have attracted additional enquiries and individual sales. In order to facilitate new demand, we have been investing in our e-commerce capability with an online shop on our website (sulnoxgroup.com/shop), and also released the product on Amazon's sales platform. With the complexities of listing, and the specialist knowledge required to drive a successful sales campaign on Amazon, we have engaged a specialist agency, which we expect to go live in January 2022.

Since the trading release of November 8th, there has been continued optimism and success securing c10 new corporate evaluations, expanding existing trials following initial successes, and c60 additional potential customers added to the sales pipeline. Master distributor A&S International Ltd. has secured an order from a Greek distributor with several others under discussion in Germany and the USA following successful trials. We remain highly confident that we will see other leads convert into revenue in 2022 to compliment the high margin, short sales cycles from retail clients.

Radu Florescu

Chairman.

Enquiries:

SulNOx Group Plc

Steven Cowin, Chief Financial Officer

[email protected]

AQSE Corporate Adviser:

Allenby Capital Limited

Nick Harriss / John Depasquale

020 3328 5656

The directors take responsibility for this announcement.

SulNOx Group PLC
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive income for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021
	Unaudited	Audited	Unaudited
	6 months to	year ended	6 months to
	30-Sep-21	31-Mar-21	30-Sep-20
	£	£	£
Revenue	24,486	17,896	-
Cost of sales	(24,889)	(12,382)	(1,422)
Gross profit/(loss)	(403)	5,514	(1,422)
Distribution costs	-	-	-
Administrative expenses	(723,718)	(861,217)	(376,680)
Operating profit/(loss)	(724,121)	(855,703)	(378,102)
Loss before taxation	(724,121)	(855,703)	(378,102)
Tax on Loss	-	32,462	-
Loss for the financial period and total comprehensive income	(724,121)	(823,241)	(378,102)
Earnings per share (pence)	(0.83)	(0.96)	(0.44)

SulNOx Group PLC
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 30 September 2021
	Unaudited	Audited	Unaudited
	6 months to	year ended	6 months to
	30-Sep-21	31-Mar-21	30-Sep-20
	£	£	£
Non-current assets
Intangible assets	8,080,061	8,280,334	8,466,970
Property, plant and equipment	7,035	3,528	4,116
	8,087,096	8,283,862	8,471,086
Current assets
Inventory	101,211	119,501	111,438
Debtors	87,156	36,332	52,832
Cash at bank and in hand	1,889,399	42,271	117,006
	2,077,766	198,104	281,276
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	151,185	271,154	(370,544)
Net current liabilities	1,926,581	(73,050)	(89,268)
Total assets less current liabilities	10,013,677	8,210,812	8,381,818
Net assets	10,013,677	8,210,812	8,381,818
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	1,882,657	1,710,057	1,707,657
Share premium account	13,322,916	11,049,435	10,942,815
Share based compensation reserve	388,344	307,439	307,439
Profit and loss account	(5,580,240)	(4,856,119)	(4,576,093)
Shareholders' funds	10,013,677	8,210,812	8,381,818

SulNOx Group PLC
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021
			Share
	Called	Share	Based
	Up Share	Premium	Compensation	Retained
	Capital	Account	Reserve	Earnings	Total
	£	£	£	£	£
Balance at 1 April 2020	1,695,782	10,781,690	307,439	(4,197,991)	8,586,920
Loss of total comprehensive income for the period	-	-	-	(378,102)	(378,102)
Issue of share capital	11,875	161,125	-	-	173,000
Balance at 30 September 2020	1,707,657	10,942,815	307,439	(4,576,093)	8,381,818
Loss of total comprehensive income for the period	-	-	-	(280,026)	(280,026)
Issue of share capital	2,400	106,620	-	-	109,020
Balance at 31 March 2021	1,710,057	11,049,435	307,439	(4,856,119)	8,210,812
Loss of total comprehensive income for the period	-	-	-	(724,121)	(724,121)
Issue of share capital	172,600	2,273,481	-	-	2,446,081
Movement on reserve	-	-	80,905	-	80,905
Balance at 30 September 2021	1,882,657	13,322,916	388,344	(5,580,240)	10,013,677

Consolidated Cash Flows for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021
	Unaudited	Audited	Unaudited
	6 months to	year ended	6 months to
	30-Sep-21	31-Mar-21	30-Sep-20
	£	£	£
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the year after tax	(724,121)	(823,241)	(378,102)
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged	-	(32,462)	-
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets	200,273	400,546	213,910
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equip	613	1,176	588
Tax refunded	-	42,219	-
Share based equity payment	80,905	-	-
Movement in working Capital
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(4,120)	-	-
Decrease/(increase) in inventories	18,290	(8,063)	-
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other receivables	(50,824)	15,270	(31,712)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables	(119,969)	122,072	51,588
Cash generated from operations	(598,952)	(282,483)	(143,728)
Net cash from operating activities	(598,952)	(282,483)	(143,728)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares	2,589,000	287,600	173,000
Share issue costs	(142,920)	(5,580)	-
Repayment of borrowings	-	(45,000)	-
Net cash from financing activities	2,446,080	237,020	173,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,847,128	(45,463)	29,272
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	42,271	87,734	87,734
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	1,889,399	42,271	117,006

SulNOx Group Plc

Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

1.     General Information

SulNOX Group Plc is a public limited company ("The Company") incorporated in England & Wales (registration

number 08449586). The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered office is 10 Orange

Street, London WC2H 7DQ. The Company's ordinary shares are traded on the AQSE Growth Market ("AQSE").

(formerly NEX). Copies of the interim report are available from the Company's website www.sulnoxgroup.com.

Further copies of the Interim Report and Accounts may be obtained from the address above.

The Company's principal activity is the procurement of orders for customers wishing to use two fuel emulsifier

products previously developed by the group and now owned under licence to Nouryon BV.

2.     Basis of Preparation

The interim financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended 30 September

2021, which are unaudited, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards

("IFRS").

The financial information contained in the interim report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in

Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the full preceding statutory reporting period

is based on the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021. Those accounts, upon which the auditors,

Jeffreys Henry LLP, issued a report which was unqualified, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

As permitted, this interim report has been prepared in accordance with the AQSE Growth Market Rules for

Issuers and not in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" therefore it is not fully compliant with

IFRS.

The interim financial statements are presented in sterling.

3.     Loss per share

Basic loss per share is 0.83p. The basic loss per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the loss of £724,121 by

87,205,199, the weighted average number of shares in issue during this period.

The loss attributable to equity holders (holders of ordinary shares) of the Company for calculating the fully diluted

loss per share is identical to that used for calculating the loss per share. The exercise of share options would

have the effect of reducing the loss per share and is therefore anti-dilutive.

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