Ceres Power Holdings plc Trading Update (8767H)
June 13 2017 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8767H
Ceres Power Holdings plc
13 June 2017
13 June 2017
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Ceres Power Holdings Plc
("Ceres Power" or the "Company")
Trading update
revenue AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS due to commercial progress
Ceres Power Holdings plc (AIM: CWR), a world leading developer
of low cost, next generation steel fuel cell technology, provides a
trading update ahead of the year ended 30 June 2017.
Highlights:
-- Full year total income expected to more than double to
approaching GBP4 million (2016: GBP1.67 million).
-- Growing revenue driven by continued success in winning new
development partner agreements and signing follow-on agreements; on
track to sign fifth development partner during 2017.
-- Strong financial position - cash & short-term investments
at 30 June 2017 expected to be at least GBP16 million.
Phil Caldwell, Chief Executive Officer said:
"I am delighted with the commercial progress we have made. I am
confident we will meet our stated objective and sign a fifth
development partner this year and a second go-to-market customer
before the end of 2018. Our ability to generate revenues by winning
new partners and also grow our existing business with some of the
leading players in the market shows we have established ourselves
now as a truly international business.
"We are extremely confident in the future. We will invest
further in our people, technology and capacity to ensure we can
continue to meet our partner's requirements."
Revenue ahead of expectations
While working towards commercial launch of its SteelCell
technology, Ceres Power continues to generate revenues primarily
through charging its development partners fees for engineering
services and product development, as well as through winning
development grants. The ability to generate revenues while still
developing the technology highlights the significant potential of
the SteelCell. Ceres Power is pleased to confirm revenue and other
operating income ("total income") to date are ahead of expectations
and will be approaching GBP4 million for the year, more than double
the prior year's total income of GBP1.67 million.
The increase in total income is primarily due to the excellent
commercial progress the Company has made in the year, particularly
with:
-- the first 'go-to-market' agreement signed in December 2016 to
develop and launch a combined heat and power ("CHP") product for
the business sector;
-- the development agreements signed with Honda, Nissan and Cummins during 2017; and
-- the agreement signed in May 2017 with an existing Global OEM
to develop a residential CHP product.
Ceres Power is working with its partners to develop SteelCell
applications for use in the Residential, Commercial, Data Centre
and Electric Vehicles market. Revenues are also geographically
spread, with the bulk of order book outside the UK across Japan,
the US, Europe and Korea. This high proportion of international
revenues reflects Ceres Power's growing reputation and ability to
win development contracts in significant international markets.
The Company continues to be in a strong financial position and
expects its cash & short-term investments at 30 June 2017 to be
at least GBP16 million, with equity free cash outflow for the full
year forecast to be less than GBP10 million (2016: GBP11.2 million
equity free cash outflow).
(1) Equity free cash outflow is the net change in cash &
cash equivalents in the period less cash generated from
financing
activities less the movement in short-term investments.
For further information please contact:
Ceres Power Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0)1403
Phil Caldwell, CEO 273 463
Richard Preston, CFO
Dan Caesar, Communications
& Marketing Director
Zeus Capital (Nominated Tel: +44 (0) 20 3829
Adviser and Broker) 5000
Phil Walker/Andrew Jones/Hugh
Kingsmill Moore
Powerscourt Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250
Peter Ogden/Andy Jones 1446
Notes to Editors:
About Ceres Power
Ceres Power is a world leader in low cost, next generation steel
fuel cell technology for use in distributed power products that
reduce operating costs, lower CO2, SOx and NOx emissions, increase
efficiency and improve energy security. The Ceres Power unique
patented SteelCell technology generates power from widely available
fuels at high efficiency and is manufactured using standard
processing equipment and conventional materials such as steel,
meaning that it can be mass produced at an affordable price for
domestic and business use.
Ceres Power offer its partners the opportunity to develop power
systems and products using its unique SteelCell technology and
know-how, combined with the opportunity to supply the SteelCell in
volume through its manufacturing partners.
For further information please visit:
http://www.cerespower.com/
This information is provided by RNS
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