Aqua Bio Technology Asa · OSL:ABTEC

Aqua Bio Technology Asa — H1 2017 Earnings Presentation

13 slides from Aqua Bio Technology Asa's earnings presentation, Aug 16, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Results Presentation 1st Half Year 2017

    Results Presentation 1st Half Year 2017 16 August, 2017 Technology by nature

  2. Slide 2: Highlights for the 1st half year - 2017

    Highlights for the 1st half year - 2017 • Business model expanded • Now including skin care products for consumers and professional users • Two new partnerships established • Both brand launched June/July • Results on underlying ordinary business positive • Result affected negatively by one-off lega

  3. Slide 3: Technology by nature. From the Arctic to the South Pacific

    Technology by nature. From the Arctic to the South Pacific ScandiDerma Zembra Restorsea AlgoSource Banco Español de Algas Moana Skincare

  4. Slide 4: Income statement

    Income statement NOK million H1 2017 H1 2016 2016 2015 Income 8,9 25,1 49.4 38.9 Operating costs 1) 12,3 -18,4 -29.6 -17.7 EBITDA -3,3 6,7 19.8 21.3 EBIT -3,6 3,8 2.9 15.4 EBT -3,8 3,7 2.2 15.0 Net result -2,9 2,8 1.5 17.4 EBITDA margin -37% 26,7% 40.1% 54.6% 1) Operating costs include non-recurring

  5. Slide 5: Balance sheet

    Balance sheet NOK million 30 Jun 2017 31 Dec 2016 31 Dec 2015 Fixed assets 7,5 6.5 11.1 Current assets 52,1 64.5 75.0 - of which is cash 29,5 46.2 42.0 Total equity 51,9 61.8 76.7 Long term debt 1,0 1,3 5.0 Short term debt 6,7 6,6 4.3 Total balance 59,6 71.4 86.1 Equity ratio 87,1% 87.0% 89.1%

  6. Slide 6: Expanded business model

    Expanded business model ABT’s proprietary U.S. • Commercialized partner enzyme technology Third party biotechnology A high growth, • Commercialization of new biotechnology global market Third party biotechnology seeking new • Developing new ingredients for skin care and sustainable Third party biote

  7. Slide 7: Rationale – business model expansion

    Rationale – business model expansion • Larger market footprint • Building on ABT’s expertise and market reach • Faster access to cash flow • Development cycle for new ingredient is 1-3 years • Establishing foothold in end-user markets takes 6-12 months • Combined business model is robust • Ingredien

  8. Slide 8: Ingredient partners, product partners, exclusive partner Aquabeautine XL

    INGREDIENT PARTNERS PRODUCT PARTNERS • AlgoSource (France) • Moana Skincare (New Zealand) • Green and red algae technology • Based on plants and seaweed from NZ • Ingredients to be launched in 2017 • ABT holds EMEA marketing rights • Being rolled out in Scandinavia • Zembra Group (UK) • ScandiDerma

  9. Slide 9: Marketing strategy – skin care products

    Marketing strategy – skin care products • Short term focus on available European markets • Moana: High-end, key opinion leaders in Scandinavia + DACHs • Cuvget: Retail, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Portugal • Next step is establishing foothold in the large and attractive Middle East markets • Strategic

  10. Slide 10: Dispute with U.S. customer unresolved

    Dispute with U.S. customer unresolved • The contract between the parties expired on 1 January, 2016; has not been renewed • Customer’s legal complaint rejected by U.S. federal court in Q2 2016 • Case referred to arbitration in London, as stipulated in original contract • Arbitration previously sched

  11. Slide 11: Agreement with Restorsea extended

    Agreement with Restorsea extended • First five-year contract term with Restorsea expired 31 December 2016 • Agreement extended for new five-year period, on terms stipulated in original contract • USD 1 million payment received in H1 2017 • Going forward, income from Restorsea will be purely sales ba

  12. Slide 12: Outlook

    Outlook • Revenue stream from Aquabeautine XL significantly reduced • First revenues from finished product sales in end Q2, expected to increase during second half 2017 • Revenues from AlgoSource ingredient expected in second half 2017 • Moderately increased opex due to marketing initiatives in both

  13. Slide 13: Welcome back

    Welcome back 2nd Half Year 2017 preliminary results 21st February, 2017 Technology by nature

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