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MicroSalt
SALT LN - Food Producers
FY25 results: strong progress
ahead of major launches
MicroSalt’s FY25 results demonstrate good progress in terms of pipeline and
business development, with in-line revenue of $2.1m (FY24: $0.8m) reflecting
continued ramp-up of repeat orders from major FMCG customers. Beyond headline
numbers, strategic progress was encouraging; recurring revenues scaled across
three core customers, a 48-month JDA was executed with a global snack and
beverage group, and post-period the Group made its first entry into the UK market.
Looking forward, we note company guidance that a short delay in expected
production timing for Customer 3 will result in sales of $4.5m in FY26 (prev. $7m),
with Zeus forecasts adjusted to reflect this change. While the reduction pushes out
revenue expectations by c.5 months, we are encouraged that FY27 guidance of
$15m sales remains unchanged at this stage and MicroSalt remains very actively
engaged with this customer, aiming for in-store launch on 1 January 2027. With an
increasingly favourable regulatory backdrop including WHO sodium reduction
targets, FDA front-of-pack labelling guidance, and UK advertising and promotional
restrictions, MicroSalt’s solution is increasingly relevant, and the investment case
remains compelling, in our view.
FY25 results: MicroSalt generated revenue in line with Zeus estimates of $2.1m, up $1.3m
from FY24, reflecting continued ramp-up of demand and rollout with major B2B customers,
including the Mexican subsidiary of a major snack food and beverage company (Customer 1),
with $1.2m of sales in the year. Gross profit of $0.09 (Zeus: $0.4m) flowed through to a
reported loss before tax of $3.5m (Zeus: $2.7m). The Group ended the year with a net debt
position of $1.0m, broadly in line with our estimate of $0.8m, reflecting $5.6m of gross
proceeds from equity issuances in the year. Gross cash of $1.9m was also helped by a draw
down in inventory levels ($0.6m versus Zeus estimate of $1.3m), following strong Q4 2025
B2B orders. With the transition to higher-margin bulk ingredient sales, management expect to
approach cash flow breakeven by Q4 2026.
Business development: MicroSalt has secured recurring monthly purchase orders with some
of the largest FMCG players in North America and globally. Customer 1 and Customer 2, two
regional divisions of a major snack and beverage producer, generated $1.2m and $241k of
orders respectively from recurring monthly deliveries in the period. The Group also generated
$181k in FY25 from Customer 3 (the North American division of that same FMCG group) and
importantly signed a 48-month JDA that should help to increase international exposure. As
part of a broader rollout, Customer 3 has confirmed a 1 January 2027 in-store launch which
could see revenues potentially scale to $2.6m in FY26 and $8m in FY27. Post-period end
MicroSalt also entered the UK market, after receiving two orders from a UK-based seaso