Versarien PLC · OTC:VRSRF

Versarien — Investor Presentation (September 2015)

15 slides from Versarien's investor presentation, September 2015

  1. Slide 1: Developing advanced materials and enabling engineering exploitation

    Developing advanced materials and enabling engineering exploitation Presentation September 2015

  2. Slide 2: Management Team

    Management Team  Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer  Engineer with over 20 years experience  Directorships including AIM companies in manufacturing and engineering  Commercialised new technologies including introducing new materials and coatings for multiple sectors including Formula One 

  3. Slide 3: Group Strategy

    Group Strategy Versarien® (VRS) is an IP-led advanced engineering and materials group that utilises proprietary technology to create innovative new engineering solutions that are capable of having a game-changing impact on a broad variety of industry sectors 3

  4. Slide 4: Group Strategy (cont.)

    Group Strategy (cont.)  Capitalise on innovative IP, transforming it into commercially viable products  Use management team’s experience to develop and commercialise the advance materials technology  Continued deal flow through establishing new license agreements or acquiring embryonic companies

  5. Slide 5: Divisional Overview

    Divisional Overview  Thermal Products  Exclusive rights to a patent-protected additive process for creating porous copper foam, which has multiple potential markets initially targeting electronic equipment  Producing a high efficiency heat exchanger material  Hard Wear Products  Manufacturer of

  6. Slide 6: Financial Highlights – March 2015

    Financial Highlights – 31 March 2015 ▪ Group revenues up 69% to £4.98 million (2014: £2.95 million) ▪ Net assets up 180% to £7.3 million (2014: £2.6 million) ▪ Cash at 31 March 2015 of £3.5 million (2014: £0.2 million) ▪ LBITDA (excluding exceptional costs and share based payment charges) of £277,00

  7. Slide 7: Milestones Achieved this Year – Thermal Products

    Milestones Achieved this Year Thermal Products ▪ Sales up £351,000 (2014: £4,000) following acquisition of heat sink business ▪ First International sales order with Mouser Electronics ▪ Distribution channels in Europe and the US ▪ New range of air cooled heat sinks launched ▪ New Aluminium heatsink

  8. Slide 8: Milestones Achieved this Year – Graphene Products

    Milestones Achieved this Year Graphene Products  Key breakthrough in the manufacture of graphene platelets using a patented and unique method producing high quality graphene  Licensed process from University of Ulster with 60% ownership of IP  Process patented in Europe and US  Key partnership w

  9. Slide 9: Milestones Achieved this Year – Hard Wear Products

    Milestones Achieved this Year Hard Wear Products ▪ Revenues up 26% to £4.6 million (2014:£2.9 million – 9.5 months) ▪ EBITDAE of £1.2 million (2014: £472,000) ▪ Total Carbide produced a 21% return on sales pre exceptional items (2014: 11%) ▪ Key customers include Renishaw, John Crane and Schlumberge

  10. Slide 10: Outlook

    Outlook  Thermal Products  First Commercial orders  European and American distribution channel  Routes to market through additional export distributors  Accelerated marketing campaign  New product launch Q3  Hard wear Products  Continues to perform strongly, generates cash to assist funding

  11. Slide 11: Appendices

    Appendicies  1 - Group Statement of Comprehensive Income  2 - Group Statement of Financial Position  3 - Statement of Group Cash Flows  11

  12. Slide 12: Appendix - Group statement of comprehensive income

    Appendix 1 - Group statement of comprehensive income Year ended 31 March 2015 2015 2014 £’000 £’000 Continuing operations Revenue 4,982 2,953 Cost of sales (3,089) (1,881) Gross profit 1,893 1,072 Other operating income 126 98 Operating expenses (including exceptional items) (2,883) (1,811) Loss fro

  13. Slide 13: Appendix - Group statement of financial position

    Appendix 2 - Group statement of financial position Year ended 31 March 2015 2015 2014 £’000 £’000 Assets Non-current assets Intangible assets 1,502 586 Property, plant and equipment 1,423 1,091 Deferred taxation 65 65 2,990 1,742 Current assets Inventory 1,109 765 Trade and other receivables 1,272 9

  14. Slide 14: Appendix - Statement of Group cash flows

    Appendix 3 - Statement of Group cash flows Year ended 31 March 2015 Group Group 2015 2014 £’000 £’000 Cash flows from operating activities Cash used in operations (1,119) (715) Interest (paid)/received (2) (12) Net cash used in operating activities (1,121) (727) Cash flows from investing activities

  15. Slide 15: Cautionary Statement

    Cautionary Statement • The information contained in this document and made verbally to you (together the "Presentation") is confidential and is being supplied, in the United Kingdom only to persons who fall within Article 19(5), 48, 49, 50 or 50A respectively of the Financial Services and Markets Ac

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