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ITM Power PLC
08 January 2019
8 January 2019
ITM Power plc
("ITM Power", "the Group" or the "Company")
Half Year Results for the Period ended 31 October 2018
ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company,
announces half year results for the six month period ended 31
October 2018. Comparable figures, where stated, refer to the
corresponding period in 2017 unless otherwise indicated.
Commercial Progress:
-- As of today, GBP23.2m (GBP27.0m) of projects are under
contract and a further GBP10.4m (GBP10.4m) are in the final stages
of negotiation, making a total backlog of GBP33.6m (GBP37.4m).
-- The tender opportunity pipeline has grown steadily and is now
over GBP240m (GBP200m), representing 36 commercial tender responses
within the last 12 months. The average project size of GBP6m
(GBP3.5m) reflects strong industrial demand for larger systems.
-- Hydrogen sales, with a new total of 29 (20) hydrogen fuel
contracts, totalled GBP295k (GBP93k) over the last 12 months up
with the strongest demand from Green Tomato Cars and the
Metropolitan Police.
-- The seventh ITM Power owned UK hydrogen refuelling station
(HRS) opened in Swindon, next to the M4, in September 2018
-- Gatwick and Derby HRSs are under construction and due to open at the end of Q1 2019.
-- Civil works are underway on the Birmingham 3MW Bus Project,
due to be operational in Q3 2019
-- UK Government funding received for 100MW Power-to-Gas energy
storage feasibility study in Cheshire.
-- Green-light given for HyDeploy trial and further funding received for HyDeploy phase 2.
-- Strategic partnership agreed with Sumitomo Corporation,
covering Japan and Australasia, with commercial discussions
continuing to progress as expected.
-- The Company continues to make positive progress in Australia, with discussions with various counterparties progressing as planned.
Financial:
-- Total income of GBP5.0m (GBP4.4m), comprising:
o Revenue - GBP1.2m (GBP1.7m)
o Grant income plus grants receivable for capital projects -
GBP3.8m (GBP2.7m)
-- As in previous years, revenue is expected to be weighted
towards the second half of the year with an increased value of
contracts expected.
-- Loss from operations GBP5.3m (GBP2.9m), greater than
originally anticipated, due to cost overruns on four
'first-of-a-kind' projects as well as significant investments made
in people, resources and capacity during the period.
-- Strong balance sheet: total financial assets constitute
GBP24.9m with GBP15.6m of cash, GBP1.7m of cash on guarantee and
deployed working capital (debtors less creditors) of GBP7.6m.
Operational Developments:
-- Production and design staff materially expanded.
-- New hires in Procurement, Legal, QHSE, Project Management, Manufacturing and Field Support.
-- New factory manufacturing process design completed; tender processes underway.
-- A dedicated team and project office established to focus on the 10MW Shell refinery project.
-- Expansion of the German subsidiary team to support our
European customer commitments and new German premises to hold
spares and support a growing recurring maintenance income.
Graham Cooley, CEO, commented: "The six months under review have
been a major transition for the company having expanded the skill
base and delivered many MW scale industrial deployments. The
company is highly regarded internationally and solid progress is
being made on all fronts."
Roger Putnam, Chairman, added: "The Board is pleased with the
significant progress that has been achieved over the last six
months. Deploying increasing numbers of MW scale equipment in
challenging industrial environments has certainly proved the
company's credentials to many industrial partners and we look
forward to a very busy second half."
For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or
contact:
ITM Power plc
Andy Allen, Finance Director +44 (0)114 244 5111
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser
and Broker)
Corporate Finance: Jeremy Ellis /
Alexander Ruffman
Corporate Broking: Chris Sim / Helene
Comitis +44 (0)20 7597 5970
Tavistock (Financial PR and IR)
Simon Hudson / Nick Elwes / Barney
Hayward +44 (0)20 7920 3150
About ITM Power plc:
ITM Power manufactures integrated hydrogen energy solutions for
grid balancing, energy storage and the production of green hydrogen
for transport, renewable heat and chemicals. ITM Power was admitted
to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2004. In
September 2017 the Company announced the completion of a GBP29.4m
working capital fundraise. The Company signed a forecourt siting
agreement with Shell for hydrogen refuelling stations in September
2015 and subsequently a deal to deploy a 10MW electrolyser at
Shell's Rhineland refinery. The company entered into a Strategic
Partnership Agreement with Sumitomo Corporation in July 2018 for
the development of multi-megawatt projects in Japan. Additional
customers and partners include National Grid, Cadent, Northern Gas
Networks, RWE, Engie, BOC Linde, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Anglo
American among others.
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
The last 18 months have seen a significant increase in the level
of enquiries and subsequently tender opportunities for industrial
scale hydrogen electrolysis systems as major global companies seek
to reduce the carbon footprint of their substantial hydrogen
production. We are pursuing this potentially very large worldwide
market by focusing our efforts on bigger systems and ensuring that
we learn as much as we can from our first deployments in industrial
settings. This has meant a significant increase in investment in
people, resources and capacity in the first half that has
inevitably led to increased losses. The Board believes strongly
that the opportunities presented by industrial scale green
electrolysis have the potential to deliver great value to our
shareholders and we are excited about our prospects.
Financial results
Revenue recognised for the period was GBP1.2m (2017: GBP1.7m).
This was supplemented by grant income of GBP2.5m (2017: GBP1.9m)
and GBP1.3m (2017: GBP0.8m) of grants receivable for capital
projects, which impacts directly on the balance sheet.
Historically, the Company has enjoyed a stronger second half of its
financial year than the first, and delivery of contracted sales for
this year show a similar trajectory. The loss before tax for the
half year was GBP5.2m (2017: GBP2.9m). This is greater than we had
originally anticipated and is due to two principle contributory
factors.
The first of these is the increase in underlying overhead. In
the past 12 months the Company has invested heavily in people and
capacity, and as the product delivery functions have increased
significantly, so too has our capability to deliver complex
projects consecutively. We recognise that new starters at ITM Power
require a period of induction before they can contribute fully and
for a company of our size to carry, albeit temporarily,
non-productive staff represents an investment in the future. The
headcount has more than doubled over the past year as we have
recruited new, skilled people in Process, Production,
Commissioning, Maintenance, Health & Safety and Quality. ITM
Power is now a manufacturing business and we must demonstrate to
our blue-chip customers that we have all the resources required to
deliver the complex projects they commission.
The second factor has been the natural challenges that arise
with the delivery of 'first-of-a-kind' projects. These include
deployment in buildings for the first time (as opposed to a
containerised system), deployments underground, and deployment in
harsh and variable environments. As a result, there have been cost
overruns on four projects that were deployed in the period, leading
to a gross loss. However, the lessons learned on these deployments
have been invaluable and will stand us in good stead for many of
the future projects for which we are currently tendering.
Cash and debtors
Cash and short-term deposits at the period end were GBP15.6m
(GBP20.4m at 30 April 2018 and GBP26.1m at 31 October 2017). Debtor
balances increased to GBP19.2m (2017: GBP14m) reflecting grants for
capital projects yet to be received and the balances yet to be paid
on projects underway at period end.
The Board is not recommending the payment of a dividend for the
period in accordance with our stated policy.
Outlook
The Company has significantly strengthened its capability to
deliver the larger industrial scale projects which we have won and
for which we continue to tender. Chemical plant, refinery and MW
scale Power-to-Gas studies and projects are now deliverable and
being tendered for in increasing numbers. To support this focus,
progress has also been made on the move to new premises, for which
terms are expected to be signed in Q1 2019. It is anticipated that
the first area of works once the lease is signed will be the
installation of an upgraded power connection to facilitate the
on-site testing of our ever-larger products.
We expect to deliver an increased value of contracts in the
current second half of this financial year. The value of the
projects for which we are tendering has never been higher and we
are almost entirely focused on those of larger scale as we bid to
become the world leaders in industrial scale green electrolysis.
The Board looks forward to a very busy second half.
Team
Our staff has been growing across all areas of the business as
we strengthen the capability of the Company to win and deliver
larger contracts, building on the experience of working with
multinational industrials throughout the world. Once again, the
Board would like to recognise the commitment of the staff who have
been with us for many years and also welcome the new recruits to
the team, as we set up for the future.
Prof Roger Putnam CBE,
Chairman
7 January 2019
CEO's REVIEW
ITM Power is a world leading manufacturing business focused on
Power-to-Gas energy storage, clean fuel and the decarbonisation of
large scale industrial processes. Our current tender opportunity
pipeline of some GBP240m includes projects from all three of these
important sectors. As we have already reported the size of projects
for which we are tendering is growing significantly and the 36
commercial tender responses we have made within the last 12 months
to make up the pipeline number have an average project size of
GBP6m (2017: GBP3.5m). This is a reflection of strong industrial
demand for larger systems as the hydrogen and energy storage
markets continue to grow rapidly worldwide.
Over the last 12 months, we have been investing in our ability
to deliver these larger scale contracts. This has meant more people
in key functions where we were beginning to experience bottlenecks,
additional marketing and support staff in overseas locations such
as Germany, Australia and France where we have developed
considerable traction.
Considerable learning has resulted in many first of kind
deployments including new skid mounted technology and deployments
housed in buildings. Product standardisation has also been a key
focus resulting in a lower future cost of our products.
Considerable time has also been invested in designing and planning
the new manufacturing process and the facilities needed to deliver
the lowest cost products. New processes have been developed to
reduce cost and speed up production and will result in a
state-of-the-art manufacturing plant.
The number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations
owned and operated by ITM Power in the UK stands at seven following
the opening of the Swindon station in September last year.[Two]
more are expected to open this year along with the 3MW Birmingham
bus refuelling station. Hydrogen sales have risen in step with the
roll out of hydrogen vehicles and we now have fuel supply
agreements with over 20 organisations, the biggest users being
Green Tomato Cars and the Metropolitan Police.
With the expanding network and growing utilisation, we have
invested in our resources as an operator of a network of stations.
This has included in-field engineers, remote monitoring facilities
and training. Station availability has increased steadily with
usage and experience. Those sited on Shell forecourts achieved
availability in excess of 98 per cent in recent months. In addition
to hydrogen sales, selected stations are also generating revenue
from participation in the grid balancing market.
Outlook
The quotations pipeline is strong and industrial partnerships
continue to develop in all of our chosen sectors. The global growth
in demand for hydrogen solutions is encouraging and our traction
with customers and partners has been significant. We are all
looking forward to a very active second half to the year and to
reporting on the development of the sales pipeline at the
announcement of the full year results.
Dr Graham Cooley,
Chief Executive Officer
7 January 2019
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Results for the six months ended 31 October 2018
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 31 October ended 31 October 30 April
2018 (unaudited) 2017 (unaudited) 2018 (audited)
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue 1,187 1,739 3,283
Grant income against cost of sales 5 - -
Cost of sales (1,832) (1,580) (3,438)
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Gross profit (640) 159 (155)
Operating costs
Distribution expenses
* Research and development (1,117) (957) (1,792)
* Prototype production and engineering (3,197) (1,586) (4,144)
* Sales and marketing (833) (673) (1,455)
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(5,147) (3,216) (7,391)
Administration expenses (2,007) (1,739) (3,086)
Other operating income - grant
income 2,506 1,920 4,138
Loss from operations (5,288) (2,877) (6,494)
Investment revenues 16 - 18
Loss before tax (5,272) (2,877) (6,476)
Tax 79 348 360
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Loss for the period (5,193) (2,529) (6,116)
OTHER TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
Foreign currency translation differences
on foreign operations 65 134 267
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Total comprehensive loss for the
period (5,128) (2,395) (5,849)
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Loss per share
Basic and diluted (1.8p) (1.0p) (2.1p)
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Weighted average number of shares 287,311,287 250,613,176 287,311,287
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The loss per ordinary share and diluted loss per share are equal
because share options are only included in the calculation of
diluted earnings per share if their issue would decrease the net
profit per share or increase the net loss per share.
All results presented above are derived from continuing
operations.
The loss for the period is equal to the total comprehensive
expense for the period.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial
statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
Results for the six months ended 31 October 2018
Called Share Foreign
up share premium Merger Exchange Retained Total
capital account reserve reserve loss Equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 1 May 2017 12,531 61,930 (1,973) (196) (59,222) 13,070
Loss for the period - - - - (2,529) (2,529)
Other comprehensive income
for the period - - - 134 - 134
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Total Comprehensive income
for the period - - - 134 (2,529) (2,395)
Issue of share capital 3,669 24,767 - - - 28,436
Credit to equity for
equity settled share
based payments - - - - - -
At 31 October 2017 (unaudited) 16,200 86,697 (1,973) (62) (61,751) 39,111
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At 1 May 2018 16,200 86,631 (1,973) 71 (65,338) 35,591
Adjustment for IFRS15 (161) (161)
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Brought forward balances
re-stated 16,200 86,631 (1,973) 71 (65,499) 35,430
Loss for the period - - - - (5,194) (5,193)
Other comprehensive income
for the period - - - 65 - 65
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Total Comprehensive income
for the period - - - 65 (5,194) (5,129)
At 31 October 2018 (unaudited) 16,200 86,631 (1,973) 136 (70,692) 30,301
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The accompanying notes form part of these financial
statements.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
31 October 2018
As at 31 October As at 31 October As at 30
2018 2017 April 2018
(audited)
(unaudited) (unaudited) GBP'000
GBP'000 GBP'000
NON CURRENT ASSETS
Software & Development Costs 486 330 355
Property, plant and equipment 4,217 5,137 4,454
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4,703 5,467 4,809
CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 1,652 749 655
Trade and other receivables* 19,260 13,951 18,500
Cash and cash equivalents 15,603 26,190 20,403
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 36,515 40,890 14,846
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables (9,906) (6,479) (7,928)
Provisions (1,011) (767) (848)
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES (10,917) (7,245) (8,776)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 25,598 33,644 30,782
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NET ASSETS 30,301 39,111 35,591
EQUITY
Called up share capital 16,200 16,200 16,200
Share premium account 86,631 86,697 86,631
Merger reserve (1,973) (1,973) (1,973)
Foreign Exchange Reserve 136 (62) 71
Retained loss (70,692) (61,751) (65,338)
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TOTAL EQUITY 30,301 39,111 35,591
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*In the prior interim period restricted cash balances were shown
separately but have now been reclassified under Trade and other
receivables.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial
statements.
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
Results for the six months ended 31 October 2018
Six months
Six months ended 31 Year ended
ended 31 October October 2017 30 April
2018 (unaudited) (unaudited) 2018 (audited)
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Loss from operations (5,288) (2,877) (6,494)
Adjustments:
Depreciation of property, plant
and equipment 887 730 1,611
Loss on disposal - 2 2
Fixed asset impairment - 39 43
Impairment reversal - - (100)
Amortisation 53 50 101
Warranty provision in profit &
loss - - 245
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Operating cash flows before movements
in working capital (4,476) (2,056) (4,592)
Decrease/ (Increase) in inventories (998) 11 105
Increase in receivables (755) (1,493) (5,808)
Increase in payables 1,977 1,984 1,262
Increase in provisions 163 758 839
----------------- ------------- ---------------
Cash used in operations (4,089) (796) (8,194)
Income taxes received 76 189 189
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Net cash used in operating activities (4,013) (607) (8,005)
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Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and
equipment (650) (3,574) (1,492)
Proceeds from sale of plant & equipment - - 1
Payments for intangible assets (184) - (76)
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Net cash (used in) investing activities (834) (3,574) (1,567)
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Financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares - 29,358 29,358
Costs associated with fund raise - (920) (988)
Interest received 15 - 18
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Net cash from financing activities 15 28,438 28,388
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Increase/ (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents (4,821) 24,257 18,816
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the period 20,403 3,004 1,558
Effect of foreign exchange rate
changes 21 46 29
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the period 15,603 27,307 20,403
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The accompanying notes form part of these financial
statements.
The condensed Interim Financial Statements were approved by the
board of Directors on
7 January 2019
Notes to condensed interim financial statements
1. Basis of preparation of interim figures
The interim financial statements have been prepared using
accounting policies consistent with International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted for use in the EU. While the
financial information included in this interim announcement has
been compiled in accordance with the recognition and measurement
principles of IFRSs, this announcement does not itself contain
sufficient information to comply with IFRSs. This interim financial
information does not constitute statutory financial statements
within the meaning of section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. The
financial information for the six months periods ended 31 October
2017 and 2018 have not been subject to an interim review. The
information relating to the year ended 30 April 2018 has been
extracted from the Group's published financial statements for that
year, which contain an unqualified audit report that does not draw
attention to any matters of emphasis, and did not contain
statements under section 498(2) and 498(3) of the Companies Act
2006 and which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.
The Group's condensed interim financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as
adopted by the European Union. The principle accounting policies
adopted by the group are as applied in the Group's latest annual
audited financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical
cost basis. The principle accounting policies adopted by the Group
are as applied in the Group's latest audited financial
statements.
Going concern
The Directors have prepared a cash flow forecast (the
"Forecast") for the period to 31 January 2019 (the "Forecast
Period"). The Forecast includes a number of assumptions, including
the level of projected sales and grant income, the timing of which
is inherently uncertain.
The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and
Group can continue to meet their liabilities as they fall due, for
a period of not less than twelve months from the date of approval
of this condensed set of financial statements.
Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a
going concern basis.
2. Revenue, other operating income and Investment Income
The following accounted for more than 10% of total revenue:
2018 2017
Customer A <10% GBP456,672
Customer B <10% GBP438,572
Customer C <10% GBP232,915
Customer D <10% GBP278,229
Customer E GBP788,838 <10%
An analysis of the Group's revenue is a follows: 2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
Continuing operations
Revenue from construction contracts 950 1,522
Consulting services 16 99
Maintenance services 34 32
Fuel sales 158 63
Other 29 23
Revenue in the Consolidated Income Statement 1,186 1,739
Grant income 2,505 1,920
Investment income 15 -
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3,702 3,659
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Revenues from major products and services
The Group's revenues from its major products and services were
as follows:
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
Continuing operations
Power-to gas 959 639
Refuelling 193 398
Chemical Industry 4 679
Other 30 23
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Consolidated revenue (excluding investment
revenue) 1,186 1,739
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GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF REVENUE
A geographic analysis of the Group's revenue is set out
below:
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
United Kingdom 314 419
Germany (10) 770
Italy - 439
Rest of Europe 799 53
North America 82 58
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1,186 1,739
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Revenue Recognition under new financial standard IFRS 15
'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' effective from 1(st) May
2018
In May 2014, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
jointly with US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
published IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' to
replace IAS 11 'Construction Contracts' for annual reporting
periods commencing on or after January 2018. The Group has adopted
the new standard in the current financial year using the modified
retrospective method with the cumulative effect of initially
applying IFRS15 recognised on the opening balances in equity.
Under the modified retrospective model, we have considered all
open sales contracts and an adjustment has been applied to the
opening balance of retained earnings with other effects on the
current year accounts being:
Reported figures
31 October
Current year IFRS 15 2018 Under
figures adjustment IFRS 15
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Revenue 967 220 1,187
Cost of sales (1,735) (92) (1,827)
Total effect on P&L 128
Stock (adjustment to WIP) 1,252 401 1,653
Debtors (adjustment to accrued
income) 19,275 (15) 19,260
Creditors (adjustment to deferred
income) (9,487) (419) (9,906)
Total effect on net current
assets (33)
Retained earnings (adjustment
to the brought forward) (65,338) (161) (65,499)
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