Gasporox: Orders up, but earnings linger for 2024
Research Update
2024-02-16
07:00
Redeye states that net sales were slightly higher than expected, but OPEX was also higher. EBITDA was still in line. After a solid 2023, we believe 2024 will be a transitional year with continued net sales growth but higher OPEX. We estimate Gasporox’s order book to be SEK12.6m (35% of 2024e net sales). Redeye lowers its base case, but bull and bear cases remain unchanged.
Rasmus Jacobsson
Martin Wahlström
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Net Sales came in at SEK 7.4m, 0% y/y, slightly higher than our estimate of SEK 7.1m (deviation 5%). Sales were broad-based, with sensors and instruments contributing to the strong results. EBITDA came in at SEK 0.3m, corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 4% (EBITDA SEK 0.1m, EBITDA-margin 1% last year). Thus, it is almost in line with our estimate of SEK 0.4m. The main reason is higher OPEX than expected, offset by higher sales. The highlight for the quarter was the working capital release, resulting in a strong cash flow from operations of SEK3.36m (45% of sales).
Gasporox’s financial goals are continued net sales growth in 2024, and the cash raised in 2022 will last until Gasporox is cash flow positive.
Gasporox has secured a SEK9.1m order for its VialArch product from MaxCann, with deliveries scheduled throughout 2024 in three batches. With the previous MaxCann order and the order from Weber, we estimate Gasporox has an order book worth SEK12.6m for 2024e.
Gasporox has SEK10.6m in cash and had a burn rate for 2023 of SEK3.9m. Thus, its cash should last 2.5 years at the current burn rate. Therefore, we view the risk of stock issuance as low, and the CEO reiterated in a Redeye interview that Gasporox has a supportive ownership base if it needs more capital.
While sales were 5% better than expected, OPEX was 21% ahead of our estimates. The main reason is higher investments in the organization and inflationary pressure. We have increased our net sales estimate by 1% 2024e-2027e and our OPEX estimate, resulting in a 21%-0% lower EBITDA for the same period. We reduce our base case from SEK21 to SEK18 but keep our bear (SEK9) and bull (SEK36) cases.
SEKm | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024e | 2025e |
Net Sales | 15.7 | 21.4 | 31.4 | 35.8 | 48.3 |
Sales Growth | 26.4% | 36.3% | 46.5% | 13.9% | 35.0% |
EBITDA | -2.7 | -0.90 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 8.7 |
EBIT | -5.4 | -4.2 | -0.58 | -0.69 | 2.5 |
EBIT Margin | -34.2% | -19.7% | -1.8% | -1.9% | 5.2% |
Net Income | -5.4 | -4.4 | 0.09 | -1.5 | 2.0 |
EV/Sales | 7.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
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