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Atomos is known for world class product innovation and design…
Over 100,000+ active users
500,000 units sold lifetime
Automated production is the future
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Our flagship products are used all across the content creator universe…
Ninja Phone
Shinobi II
Ninja
Sun Dragon
Turns your smartphone into a high-end
recorder, monitor and streamer
Lightweight and high brightness monitor;
perfect for vloggers and photographers
Flagship monitor recorder that connects
to almost every camera in the world
World’s first sun spectrum, waterproof,
lightweight flexible production and
cinema strip light
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Atomos - Returning to our core strengths …
The Vision
Focus on the Art
Empower the democratisation of content creation in the Social,
User-friendly designs that make video production simple intuitive and
Pro Video & Entertainment Markets
creative. Enabling creatives to focus on their art.
Weddings, Events, Music
Partnering with the Best
Industry Standard Brand
Align, integrate and partner with global technology leaders
Strong brand equity and customer loyalty built over 12 years of
innovation, care for the customer and teaming up with the best of
the best to drive technology forward
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FY24 – Executive Summary
Renewed focus on leveraging our core strengths to rebuild into a growth business
Stabilised
Operations &
Balance Sheet
Refreshed
Product
Roadmap
Refreshed
Board &
Management
•
H2’24 sales of $18.3m, up 5.1% on H1 with underlying gross margin improving to 39% in Q4’24 (40% in June 2024)
•
Right-sized fixed operating costs – reduced headcount from ~150 (during FY22) to 90 (Dec-23) and now 70 (Jun-24)
•
Debt free as of 30 June - $8.3m being repaid as part of capital raise in April 2024 and relisting to ASX on 21 May 2024
•
Inventory balance reduced to reflect current sales (thorough review resulted in write-down for stock obsolesce in FY24)
•
Full realisation of cost restructuring initiatives expected in Q1 FY25; targeted EBITDA breakeven of ~$45m in sales
•
$2.9m cash as at 30 June, with further access to capital via exercise of options
•
Bottom-up review of business has facilitated the development of a clear product and growth strategy roadmap
•
Ninja Phone: new video-coprocessor for the latest iPhone; shipped in June-24
•
SunDragon: unique ‘sun-spectrum’ range of LED lights; shipping in September-24
•
Shinobi II: upgrade to existing core product line; shipped in July-24
•
Expect to build upon new product momentum over H1’25 to generate uplift in sales
•
In Jan-24, return of co-founder Jeromy Young as CEO and MD, to drive new momentum to product and operations
•
In Feb-24, appointed Peter Barber as Exec Director and COO; co-founder of Blackmagic Design
•
In Jan-24, appointed Ben McAlister as financial advisor to the Board; assuming CFO duties to stabilise operations
•
Appointment of new auditors (Moore Australia)
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Capital Structure
Atomos Ltd (ASX:AMS) Stock Chart
AS AT 30 August 2024*
1,213,662,308
Share Price
$0.043
Market Capitalisation ($)
$52.2M
Options on Issue (listed, ex Nov-25, $0.03)
551,115,526
Share Rights
Options (Various ex dates and prices)
$0.060
Share Price ($)
Shares on Issue
Shares (m)
12m
$0.050
$0.045
$0.040
170,378
$0.035
1,637,312
$0.030
% Held
Share Price
$0.055
$0.025
Top 5 Shareholders*
14m
Volume
Volume
Corporate Structure
10m
8m
6m
4m
$0.020
2m
$0.015
Domazet FT3 P/L
210.5
17.4%
Jeromy Young (CEO)
100.0
8.2%
Peter Barber (COO)
100.0
8.2%
Regal Funds Mgmt
87.1
7.2%
Ellerston
83.1
6.9%
Top 5 Shareholders
580.7
47.8%
$0.010
0
(*) As disclosed based on public filings, unless otherwise stated
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FY24
Financials
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A$m
FY24 – Revenue & Gross Profit margins
12.0
50%
•
–
10.1
10.0
8.0
8.8
40%
8.7
8.2
37%
$18.3m in H2 FY24, up 5.1% on H1 FY24
39%
30%
33%
6.0
25%
•
Higher gross margins in FY24 attributed to the cessation of product
discounting
•
Underlying gross margin improved to 34% in FY24 (20% FY23)
20%
–
4.0
•
10%
2.0
-
Driven in part by new management reinvigorating sales &
marketing of existing products and launching new innovative
products creating demand across other product categories
H2’24 Underlying gross profit margin of 36% vs 31% in H1’24
Q4 FY24 gross margins consistently just under 40%; June reaching 40%
–
Taken longer than expected to unwind previous management’s
strategies
0%
1Q FY24
2Q FY24
Revenue
3Q FY24
4Q FY24
Underlying Gross Margin
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Underlying Proforma Profit & Loss
A$m
30 June Year End
FY23
(Proforma)1
FY24
(Proforma)1
•1
FY24 sales of 35.7m, down 16% pcp
•2
Underlying (proforma) gross profit margin of 34%, up from 20% pcp
Revenue
42.8
COGS
(34.1)
Gross Profit
8.7
Gross Profit Margin %
20%
Variable operating costs
(4.0)
3
(3.2)
Fixed operating costs
(27.2)
4
(21.3)
Other Income / Forex
0.6
0.7
EBITDA
(22.0)2
(11.8)
Depreciation & amortisation
(3.0)
(1.6)
–
Reduced from 90 people at Dec-23 to 70 people at Jun-24
Finance costs
(2.1)
(1.2)
–
All R&D / product development costs expensed in FY24
Profit (Loss) before tax
(27.1)
(14.7)
–
Refer Appendix and FY24 4E accounts for breakdown of one-offs
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35.7
(23.7)
2
1.
Refer Appendix for bridge between statutory P&L and proforma P&L
2.
Underlying FY23 EBITDA of ($19.5m) plus FY23 capitalised R&D costs of ($2.5m)
equals FY23 Underlying Proforma EBITDA of ($22.0m)
Reported gross profit margin of 31% (vs 11% in FY23)
•3
Variable operating costs remain consistent at ~9% sales, subject to product
mix
•4
New management initially targeted to reduce fixed operating cost base to a
run-rate of $16m pa by Jun-24; unforeseen challenges have resulted in
longer than expected implementation of restructuring initiatives.
12.0
34%
5
–
–
•
•5
Full run-rate benefit of restructuring initiatives will be seen from
beginning of Q3 FY25
Proforma fixed operating costs reduced by $5.9m (22%) in FY24 vs. FY23
Financed costs to reduce materially with all now debt repaid post raise
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Balance Sheet
FY23
Audited
FY24
Proforma
Cash
2.9
2.9
Trade and other receivables
5.2
Inventories
15.4
Other current assets
5.3
3.3
Other current assets
28.7
19.9
PPE
1.4
0.9
Right of use assets
5.3
4.2
Financial assets
1.8
Total assets
37.2
Trade and other payables
13.0
4
11.3
Borrowings
3.4
5
0.1
Provisions
2.5
6
4.6
Lease liabilities
1.0
0.9
Income taxes payable
0.9
1.5
Current liabilities
20.8
18.4
Provisions
0.1
0.1
Lease liabilities
5.2
4.1
Income taxes payable
1.3
-
Total liabilities
27.4
22.6
Net assets
9.8
2.4
A$m - 30 June Year End
1
•1
–
5.0
2
3
8.7
25.0
$2.9m cash as at 30 June
Potential additional cash inflow of $16.5m if all listed options
(exercise price of $0.03) were exercised
•2
Excessive inventory balance in FY23 progressively turned into cash
with thorough review in FY24 resulting in modest write-down of
$0.8m for stock obsolesce
•3
Impairment of Mavis investment
•4
Trade payables being progressively reduced with various payment
plans due to be paid off over next 6 months
•5
No debt, outside of corporate credit cards, following completion of
capital raise in May 2024
•6
Includes various provisions, such as onerous contracts provision (for
legacy purchase orders) and Ex-CEO separation claim
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Outlook
Summary – Next chapter in the Atomos journey ...
Grow from Strength
New Adjacent Markets
•
Atomos core monitor-recorder market stable
•
Enter adjacent LED On-Set & Studio Lighting - NEW unique tech
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Maintain revenue $40m+ at 40%+ gross profit margins
•
Products announced and shipping in September 2024
•
Global respected brand
•
Large TAM opportunity – US$1.5bn, CAGR 13%1
•
Right-sized - restructured to match core revenues and margins
•
Same customers through the same sales channels
Return to Innovation
Financial Stabilisation and Growth
•
New products that are ready to announce
•
•
Next generation Ninja, Shogun and Sumo lines
Restructure expected to be complete by Q1 FY25 with targeted
EBITDA breakeven around $45m of sales
•
Market Cloud Services as essential value-add to devices
•
Targeting increasing sales momentum in Q1 FY25
•
Launch of new products including Shinobi II, Sun Dragon and Ninja
Phone with significant roadmap of products in development
1.
Report by 360iresearch: LED Light for Camera Market by Product (Panel Light, Ring Light, Rope Light), Model (OffCamera, On-Camera), Device Type, Application, Sales Channel, End-User - Global Forecast 2023-2030.
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Appendix
P&L - Statutory to Proforma Bridge
A$m
30 June Year End
FY23
(Statutory)
One-offs
Capitalised
R&D costs
FY23
(Proforma)
FY24
(Statutory)
One-offs
FY24
(Proforma)
42.8
35.7
-
35.7
Revenue
42.8
COGS1
(38.1)
3.9
(34.1)
(24.5)
0.8
(23.7)
Gross Profit
4.7
3.9
8.7
11.2
0.8
12.0
Gross Profit Margin %
11%
20%
31%
Variable operating costs
(4.0)
(4.0)
(3.2)
-
(3.2)
Fixed operating costs
(26.8)
(27.2)
(26.0)
4.7
(21.3)
Other Income / Forex
0.6
0.6
0.7
-
0.7
EBITDA
(25.5)
(22.0)
(17.3)
5.5
(11.8)
Depreciation & amortisation
(3.0)
(3.0)
(1.6)
-
(1.6)
Finance costs
(2.1)
(2.1)
(1.2)
-
(1.2)
Impairments
(30.7)
30.7
-
(1.8)
1.8
-
Profit (Loss) before tax
(61.3)
36.7
(27.1)
(22.0)
7.3
(14.7)
1.
2.
2.1
6.0
(2.5)
(2.5)
(2.5)
34%
One-offs shown within COGS relate to inventory obsolescence write-downs
Refer Page 12 of FY24 Appendix 4E report for breakdown of one-offs items
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Ninja Phone – Now phones can be Ninjas too
Expanding upon existing market opportunity
•
Video co-processor for the latest iPhones that lets you record from
professional cameras onto the iPhone’s storage
•
Unique HDMI to USB-C, professional adaptor that securely attaches to the
back of an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max to create the world’s first
Apple ProRes driven high resolution monitor-recorder.
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Enable connection to any professional camera (Nikon, Panasonic, Canon,
Fuji, Sony, etc) with an uncompressed HDMI output to Apple’s magnificent
OLED screen.
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The 'Light Bulb/LED Moment’ – introducing Ninja Dragon
New Adjacent Markets
Expand into LED On-Set & Studio Lights
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Unique sun spectrum, Ninja controllable camera LED lights
•
Waterproof, flexible strip light design
•
Place anywhere, bend, shape and mount technology
•
Achievable adjacent market penetration
•
Able to leverage existing sales infrastructure and customer
relationships
•
Large addressable market opportunity ~US$1.5bn1
3m light strip ships in a case that facilitates
rolling up into a Light Panel with included
diffuser - Replacing Light Panels
1.
Report by 360iresearch: LED Light for Camera Market by Product (Panel Light, Ring Light, Rope Light), Model (OffCamera, On-Camera), Device Type, Application, Sales Channel, End-User - Global Forecast 2023-2030.
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New Products and Markets: LED On-Set & Studio Lighting
Portfolio of new products and market – complementary to Atomos' existing flagship products
Atomos brings innovation and creative flexibility to simple LED lighting
Ninja Dragon can be LED panel, striplight or focused beam light
Various competitor
designs can be heavy,
with a dated design
Competition can be up
to ~350% more expensive
with minimal flexibility or
adjustable features
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Control lights, cameras and monitors from your Ninja!
A suite of intuitive cloud-based production services to allow creators to
focus on their art, not on the tech
Simpler, Faster and Higher Quality production workflows
Atomos Technology makes this possible
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