Tromsø, Norway, 17[th] August 2023 - ArcticZymes Technologies (OSE: AZT)
reported sales of NOK 28.2 million and an EBITDA of NOK 6.8 million for the
second quarter of 2023.
Highlights from Q2 and 6 months 2023
· ArcticZymes Technologies (AZT) had Q2 sales of NOK 28.2 million (Q2 2022:
NOK 30.4 million) and sales for the first 6 months of NOK 59.4 million (6M 2022:
NOK 79.5 million, NOK 65.5 million adjusted for Covid effects in 1H 2022)
· AZT had a positive EBITDA for Q2 of NOK 6.8 million (Q2 2022: NOK 9.5
million) and a positive EBITDA for the first 6 months of NOK 13.0 million (6M
2022: NOK 37.4 million and NOK 23.4 million adjusted for Covid effects in 1H
2022)
· Operating expenses for Q2 were 21.4 million (Q2 2022: NOK 20.8 million) and
for the first 6 months expenses were NOK 46.4 million (6M 2022: NOK 42.1
million)
· Cash flow for Q2 was positive NOK 7.3 million (Q2 2022: NOK 16.4 million)
and NOK -4.4 million (6M 2022: NOK 30.6 million) for the first six months of
2023, giving a cash balance of NOK 239.8 million
· Hired Michael Akoh as new CEO with starting date on 18 September 2023
· Filed the Drug Master File (DMF) for SAN HQ GMP
Chairman of the Board Marie Roskrow comments:
"With continuing headwinds in the markets, both macroeconomic and sector
-specific, it is proving to be a tough year for sales so far. Our Q2 revenues
and EBITDA were very similar to those of Q1 but positive progress was seen in
all other areas of the business. Critically, we hired a CEO with a strategic
mindset and a wealth of commercial experience to take AZT to the next level of
excellence.
Additionally, we filed our first DMF for the SAN HQ GMP product on schedule,
launched another enzyme to the market and expanded our senior management team to
cover corporate development and regulatory affairs."
-Ends-
Presentation and Webcast
A presentation by ArcticZymes Technologies' Chairman of the Board, Marie Roskrow
and CFO, Børge Sørvoll will take place today, 17[th] August 2023, at 08:30 am
CET as a live video/phone -conference.
Call in details: +47 21 40 24 87 with conference id: 153 962 457#. Participants
who want to participate in the Teams webcast are asked to send an email to
ir@arcticzymes.com for a separate invitation.
The results, report and presentation for the second quarter and first 6
months 2023 will be available on www.newsweb.no (https://protect
-eu.mimecast.com/s/ax_EC4xJkS8gx1SMlEBY?domain=newsweb.no) and on the company's
homepage www.arcticzymes.com from 07:00 CET on 17[th] August 2023.
For more information, please contact:
ArcticZymes Technologies ASA
Chairman of the Board, Marie Roskrow Tel: +44 (0) 7496 959 743
CFO, Børge Sørvoll Tel: +47 95 29 01 87
ir@arcticzymes.com
About ArcticZymes Technologies ASA
ArcticZymes Technologies is a Norwegian life sciences company focused on the
development, manufacturing and commercialization of novel recombinant enzymes
for use in molecular research, In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) and biomanufacturing.
Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange since 2005 originally under the [AZT] ticker.
Its headquarters are based in Tromsø, Norway, at the SIVA Innovation Centre.
ArcticZymes Technologies' IP and capabilities are protected via a large
portfolio of patents.
For more information, please visit the website: www.arcticzymes.com