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Polight Asa — Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Polight Asa's earnings presentation, Feb 28, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Fourth quarter 2022 Earnings presentation

    Fourth quarter 2022 Earnings presentation 28 February 2023 1 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation (the "Presentation") has been nor does any of them accept any responsibility for No shares or other securities are being offered produced by poLight ASA (the "Company") the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in pursuant to this Presentation. This Presentation excl

  3. Slide 3: Today's agenda

    Today’s agenda Presenting • Key events Dr. Øyvind Isaksen • Introduction to poLight Chief Executive Officer Dr. Isaksen has been CEO of poLight since August 2014. He has • Operations and markets review previously held several CEO positions, most recently in the publicly listed company Q-Free ASA, wh

  4. Slide 4: Key events in the quarter

    Key events in the quarter • Another busy quarter for poLight • Teledyne e2v launched “2MP Multi-Focus MIPI Module” • High level of smartphone-related activity led to a design-win and first mass production purchase order after the close of Q4 • AR cases continued to mature. Magic Leap 21, Vuzix, Xvis

  5. Slide 5: poLight at a glance

    poLight® at a glance Background & description Geographical footprint • Global player in tunable optics with applications in Horten Norway Tampere mobile, web cam, industrial, augmented reality, Oxford Finland medical and others UK Beijing San Jose, CA Lyon France China USA • Founded in 2005 and has

  6. Slide 6: poLight products & technology well-suited for several applications

    poLight products & technology well-suited for several applications Smartphones, wearables, Barcode/Industrial Augmented Reality (AR) Other accessories • Evolving from 1D laser to 2D • AR is expected to to grow • New opportunities are • Smartphone represent a large imaging barcode readers significant

  7. Slide 7: TLens customer-wins

    TLens® customer-wins Smartphone MV-ID2016M-16T Enterprise AR Smart Code Reader Selfie Camera World-facing Camera X30M-E Machine Vision: Direct Park Mark Reader Unnamed Mi Bunny 4 Pro Customer Smartwatch EX 30 Max Pro UC W20 2D Barcode Barcode reader Smartwatch Scan Engine – assembly line HD Webcam 2

  8. Slide 8: Operations and market review

    Operations and market review 8 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  9. Slide 9: Consumer/smartphone: Add-in TLens design opens opportunities

    Consumer/smartphone: Add-in TLens® design opens opportunities • Add-in TLens® design is attracting good interest • Several reference designs have been developed to position TLens® for various use cases • During the quarter, the focus has been on smartphone and augmented Education reality application

  10. Slide 10: First smartphone design-win secured

    First smartphone design-win secured • TLens® used in a Selfie Camera for flagship smartphone • Flagship release implies low volume • Achieve the most compact selfie camera, instant and smooth autofocus user experience • TLens® Camera module (CM) specification • 32MP • Bare TLens® Silver Premium adde

  11. Slide 11: AR: continuing good activity

    AR: continuing good activity Enterprise & Consumer • Why TLens® - Key selling points; use cases Lo • Enables ultra-compact size camera modules gis tic • Ultra-low power consumption • Fast focusing speed Education • Constant field of view (FOV) and high optical stability • No gravity impact even when

  12. Slide 12: Magic Leap 2 use TLens, confirmed by Yole report

    Magic Leap 2 use TLens®, - confirmed by Yole report 12 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  13. Slide 13: Enterprise AR Customer Cases: Design Win & In's

    Enterprise AR Customer Cases: Design Win & In´s Customer • Private, founded in 2010 • Public, founded in 1997 (IPO 2009) • Largest funded (U$3.9B+) AR OEM Company profile • About 1.1K employees • About 115 employees • HQ in West Henrietta, NY • HQ in Plantation, FL ML2 is deemed the industry’s most

  14. Slide 14: Enterprise AR Customer Cases: Design Win & Ins

    Enterprise AR Customer Cases: Design Win & Ins Customer • Private, founded in 2015 • Private, founded in 2014 Company profile • About 60 employees • About 100 employees • HQ in Wuxi, China (formerly Milpitas, CA) • HQ in Beijing, China Committed to providing AR + AI industry solutions for enterprise

  15. Slide 15: Barcode / Industrial

    Barcode / Industrial • Teledyne e2v launched “2MP Multi-Focus MIPI Module”, - their 2nd generation camera powered by TLensÒ • The opportunity pipeline for this market segment is promising • It will, however, take time to develop this market and will require entry into some broader application areas

  16. Slide 16: Healthcare

    Healthcare • Xenocore has confirmed use of TLensÒ in their next generation disposable laparoscope (Saberscope), - undergoing qualification (https://xenocor.com) • Related to the announcements made 20 August 2021 and 21 September 2021 • The development is now at an advanced stage • Human trials are e

  17. Slide 17: Good progress in most customer cases

    Good progress in most customer cases Design-win Project Completed PoC Ongoing PoC Planning PoC Consumer 4 (3) 1 (0) 32 (30) 4 (5) 12 (6) Augmented Reality 1 (1) 6 (5) 12 (11) 4 (4) 11 (9) Industrial 5 (4) 0 (1) 18 (17) 15 (12) 11 (12) Other (medical, automotive) 1 (1) 1 (1) 3 (3) 15 (12) 13 (9) 11 (

  18. Slide 18: Financial review

    Financial review 18 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  19. Slide 19: Key financials

    Key financials Income statement Balance sheet summary (in NOK million) Q4 2022 Q4 2021 FY 2022 FY 2021 (in NOK million) 2022 2021 Revenue 4.1 3.9 13.4 10.0 Intangible assets 24.9 33.4 Cost of sales -1.3 -1.3 -4.8 -3.9 Inventories 45.6 16.8 Research and development expenses -6.1 -6.6 -32.9 -25.4 Cash

  20. Slide 20: Cash Flow

    Cash Flow Q4 2022 cash flow development • Q4 cash used in operating activities was NOK 15.2 million, compared with NOK 16.6 million in Q4 2021 (NOK million) • Increased inventory by NOK 9.6 million in the quarter 104.4 -15.2 • Q4 cash used in investing activities was NOK 4.4 84.2 million -4.4 -0.3 -

  21. Slide 21: Outlook

    Outlook 21 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  22. Slide 22: Outlook

    Outlook • Growing pipeline in several market areas • Recently announced a design-win and first mass production purchase order for smartphone case • Important milestone for the company, and key reference for the company, - for all market segments • AR opportunities are developing positively, - now co

  23. Slide 23: Q&A, next events

    Q&A NEXT EVENTS; • Annual Report 26 April 2023 • Q1-23 Report 11 May 2023 23 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

    Appendix 24 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  25. Slide 25: Management Team

    Management Team Dr. Øyvind Isaksen Chief Executive Officer Dr. Isaksen has been CEO of poLight since August 2014. He has previously held several CEO positions, most recently in the publicly listed company Q-Free ASA, which he left in January 2014, after 7 years as CEO. Øyvind Isaksen holds a PhD in

  26. Slide 26: Board of Directors

    Board of Directors Grethe Viksaas – Board Chair, independent Grethe Viksaas has a long career from the Northern European managed service provider Basefarm AS. First as founder and CEO, and later as executive chair and member of the board of directors. Prior to Basefarm, Ms Viksaas served as CEO for

  27. Slide 27: Statement of income

    Statement of income 27 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  28. Slide 28: Balance sheet

    Balance sheet 28 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

  29. Slide 29: Cash flow

    Cash flow 29 Fourth quarter 2022 - Earnings presentation

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