Cyanotech Corporation · OTC:CYAN

Cyanotech — Investor Presentation (September 2004)

42 slides from Cyanotech's investor presentation, September 2004

  1. Slide 1: Cyanotech Corporation: Commercializing High Value Natural Products From Microalgae

    CYANOTECH CORPORATION Commercializing High Value Natural Products From Microalgae 1

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement These slides accompany an oral presentation by Cyanotech Corporation, which contains forward-looking statements. The company’s actual results may differ materially from those suggested here. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to vary from

  3. Slide 3: Slide 3

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Agenda ƒ Intro ƒ Markets, Products & Selling Strategies ƒ Anchor Products ƒ Growth Products ƒ Development and Production ƒ Financials ƒ Management ƒ Goals ƒ Summary

  5. Slide 5: Cyanotech Mission

    Cyanotech Mission Cyanotech will strengthen its position as a world leader in the scientific development, production and commercialization of both high quality and high margin natural products from microalgae. Cyanotech is an environmentally friendly company that strives to maintain a safe and envir

  6. Slide 6: Product Sales FY 2004

    Product Sales FY 2004 BioAstin 24% Spirulina 55% NatuRose 21%

  7. Slide 7: Product Market Size

    Product Market Size NatuRose BioAstin $200 MM ~$200 MM Spirulina $30 MM

  8. Slide 8: Spirulina Pacifica

    Spirulina Pacifica ® ƒ Concentrated Phytonutrients ƒ Carotenoids ƒ Anti-viral compounds ƒ Recognized for highest quality ƒ Mature market ƒ Stable market share

  9. Slide 9: Cyanotech Firsts

    Cyanotech “Firsts” ƒ 2000: Gained FDA approval for NatuRose ® for aquaculture feeds ƒ 1999: Gained FDA clearance for BioAstin ® for human nutrition supplements ƒ 1996: Gained ISO 9002 Registered Quality System rating for microalgae production ƒ 1993: Market certified organic Spirulina

  10. Slide 10: Spirulina Competition

    Spirulina Competition ƒ Cyanotech -- 20% market share ƒ US Competitor -- 20% market share ƒ Twelve Foreign Competitors -- 60% market share

  11. Slide 11: Sales Strategy

    Sales Strategy ƒ Established High Quality Reputation ƒ Focus on End-Product Manufacturers ƒ Bulk Raw Materials ƒ Branded Ingredient Program

  12. Slide 12: Worldwide Customer Base

    Worldwide Customer Base ƒ Diversified Customer Base ƒ Customers in 35 Countries ƒ Growth Projected in Foreign Markets ƒ Europe ƒ Asia ƒ Australia / New Zealand

  13. Slide 13: US Customer Base

    US Customer Base ƒ Over 20 Major US Customers ƒ Distributors ƒ Formulator / Distributors ƒ Retail Product Manufacturers ƒ Network Marketers

  14. Slide 14: Agenda

    Agenda ƒ Intro ƒ Markets, Products & Selling Strategies ƒ Anchor Products ƒ Growth Products ƒ Development and Production ƒ Financials ƒ Management ƒ Goals ƒ Summary

  15. Slide 15: Annual Sales by Product

    Annual Sales by Product $ in millions (Actual) 7 Spirulina NatuRose 6 BioAstin 5 4 3 2 1 0 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004

  16. Slide 16: Microalgal Growth Products

    Dp NatuRose Natural Astaxanthin BiofAAstiny NATURAL ASTAXANTHIN

  17. Slide 17: Aquaculture and Poultry Pigmentation Demand

    ƒ Aquaculture and Poultry ƒ Increasing Demand for Natural Pigmentation Driven by Consumers ƒ Europe ƒ Salmon ƒ Japan ƒ Cyanotech Japan YK ƒ Sea Bream

  18. Slide 18: Applications

    Applications NatuRose is used worldwide to pigment shrimp, trout, Coho, Atlantic salmon, red sea bream, tropical fish and egg yolks

  19. Slide 19: NatuRose Competition

    NatuRose Competition ƒ Natural Astaxanthin ƒ No Algal-based natural competitors ƒ Low production capacity ƒ High production cost ƒ Yeast-based products ƒ Synthetic Astaxanthin ƒ Royal DSM (Hoffman-LaRoche)

  20. Slide 20: Annual Sales by Product

    Annual Sales by Product $ in millions (Actual) 7 Spirulina NatuRose 6 BioAstin 5 4 3 2 1 0 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004

  21. Slide 21: Potential for Major Sales Growth

    Potential for Major Sales Growth ƒ Human Nutrition Market ƒ First to Establish Commercial Scale Production ƒ Unique Functional Properties ƒ Emerging Product ƒ Expanding Customer Base ƒ High Value to Customers and Consumers ƒ High Profit Product

  22. Slide 22: BioAstin Benefits

    ƒ Powerful Antioxidant ƒ Anti-inflammatory ƒ Can Deliver Benefits to Central Nervous System ƒ Growing Body of Positive Human Clinical Trials

  23. Slide 23: Clinical Trials

    Clinical Trials ƒ Six Completed by Cyanotech ƒ Safety ƒ Efficacy ƒ Patented Applications ƒ Others also Conducting Clinical Work ƒ Structure / Function Claims Under DSHEA

  24. Slide 24: BioAstin Competition

    BioAstin Competition ƒ Cyanotech ƒ Major Producer ƒ Low Cost Producer ƒ Limited US Competition ƒ Limited Foreign Competition

  25. Slide 25: BioAstin Sales Strategy

    BioAstin Sales Strategy ƒ Branded Ingredient Program ƒ Logo Pull Through on Customers’ Products ƒ Capturing Retail Leaders ƒ Strategic Inventory Management ƒ Maximizing Production Value

  26. Slide 26: Business Strategy

    Business Strategy Spirulina NatuRose BioAstin Market Maturity Mature Growing Emerging Market Size $30 MM $200 MM ~$200 MM Branding Strong Moderate Emerging Competition Global vs. Synth. Early Lead Gross Profit Baseline High Higher Margin Production Discretionary Expansion Expansion Capacity

  27. Slide 27: Agenda

    Agenda ƒ Intro ƒ Markets, Products & Selling Strategies ƒ Anchor Products ƒ Growth Products ƒ Development and Production ƒ Financials ƒ Management ƒ Goals ƒ Summary

  28. Slide 28: Research and Development

    Research and Development ƒ Process Development ƒ Clinical Trials to Support BioAstin ƒ Internally Funded from Operations ƒ Increase with Increased Profitability

  29. Slide 29: Cyanotech Corporation

    Cyanotech Corporation

  30. Slide 30: Microalgae Production

    Microalgae Production ƒ Extremely Productive ƒ Control Culture Conditions ƒ World-wide Unique Production Location ƒ High Sunlight ƒ Low Rainfall ƒ Patented Cold Deep Seawater Process

  31. Slide 31: Production Capacity

    Production Capacity ƒ 69 – ¾ Acre Algal Culture Ponds ƒ Harvested Every 7 Days ƒ Spirulina Production Meeting Demand ƒ Astaxanthin Capacity Constrained ƒ Versatile Infrastructure ƒ Ample Expansion Area

  32. Slide 32: Increase Astaxanthin Production

    Increase Astaxanthin Production ƒ 15 Astaxanthin ponds to 25 ponds ƒ Margin expansion strategy ƒ Less costly than new pond construction ƒ Potential production increase up to 70% ƒ Estimated completion December 2004

  33. Slide 33: Target Product Mix

    Target Product Mix BioAstin BioAstin Spirulina Spirulina NatuRose NatuRose FY 2004 (A) Post Conversion

  34. Slide 34: Agenda

    Agenda ƒ Intro ƒ Markets, Products & Selling Strategies ƒ Anchor Products ƒ Growth Products ƒ Development and Production ƒ Financials ƒ Management ƒ Goals ƒ Summary

  35. Slide 35: Quarterly Net Revenue

    Quarterly Net Revenue $ in millions (Actual) 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Q1 04 Q2 04 Q3 04 Q4 04 Q1 05

  36. Slide 36: Quarterly Operating Expenses

    Quarterly Operating Expenses $ in millions (Actual) 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Q1 04 Q2 04 Q3 04 Q4 04 Q1 05

  37. Slide 37: Quarterly Net Income

    Quarterly Net Income $ in millions (Actual) 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 -0.1 -0.2 Q1 04 Q2 04 Q3 04 Q4 04 Q1 05

  38. Slide 38: Annual Financial Highlights

    Annual Financial Highlights $ in millions (Actual) FY 2003 % FY 2004 % Net Sales (% y/y) $8.9 9% $11.6 29% GM % 32% 34% Op. Income $(1.2) $0.7 Net Income $(1.8) $0.4 Cash $0.6 $2.5

  39. Slide 39: Management

    Management ƒ Gerald R. Cysewski, Ph.D. – Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, 21 years ƒ Jeffrey H. Sakamoto – Vice President Finance & Administration, 10 years ƒ Glenn D. Jensen – Vice President - Operations, 20 years ƒ Robert J. Capelli – Vice President - Sales, 3 years ƒ Director of Marketing

  40. Slide 40: Cyanotech Corporate Goals

    Cyanotech Corporate Goals ƒ Increase Astaxanthin Production and Sales ƒ Manage Spirulina Sales ƒ Increase Gross Margins ƒ Continue Expense Management ƒ Increasing Profitability

  41. Slide 41: Cyanotech Corporation Summary

    Cyanotech Corporation Summary ƒ Leading World-wide Microalgae Company ƒ Superior Location and Unique Technology ƒ Large and Expandable Production Capacity ƒ Major Opportunity to Expand Natural Astaxanthin Product Sales ƒ Increasing Profitability in FY05 and Beyond

  42. Slide 42: Cyanotech Corporation

    Cyanotech Corporation

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