Last checked at 14 Jun 2018 07:00
14 June 2018
ITM Power plc
("ITM Power" or the "Company")
Trading and Pipeline Update
ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, announces a trading and pipeline update, ahead of reporting results for the financial year ended 30 April 2018, which are expected to be announced in late July 2018.
Trading
During the year ended 30 April 2018, the Company has focused on delivering its contracted pipeline of orders with the result that total income for the year is expected to be approximately £14.0m. The cash loss for the year is expected to be approximately £5.0m, which reflects the higher than expected costs due to the following three largely one-off factors: the amount of first-of-a-kind plant that has been delivered in the year; fees related to the recruitment of additional project delivery personnel; and higher factory testing costs for larger scale equipment (a factor that will be mitigated with the upcoming factory move, expected in the first half of 2019, and associated power upgrade at the new site). The Company retains a strong balance sheet with a year-end cash position of approximately £22.0m and a positive working capital position of approximately £8.0m.
New orders and deal pipeline
New orders received in the last 12 months have totaled £21.9m. The Company has an overall deal pipeline today of £39.0m, of which £33.5m is under contract and £5.5m is in the final stages of negotiation, representing an increase of approximately 42% since June 2017 after recognising £10.4m as income in the period.
Tender opportunity pipeline
The tender opportunity pipeline has grown strongly since the previously reported level of over £200m in January 2018. It now stands well in excess of £250m with a breakdown evenly spread across the three sectors of fuel, power to gas and renewable chemistry.
For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or contact:
ITM Power plc Graham Cooley, CEO Andy Allen, Finance Director | +44 (0)114 244 5111 |
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Jeremy Ellis / Chris Sim / Alexander Ruffman | +44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
Tavistock (Financial PR and IR) Simon Hudson / James Collins | +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. Additional customers include National Grid, RWE, Engie, BOC Linde, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Anglo American among others. The Company's order pipeline stands at £33.5m of projects under contract and £5.5m of contracts in the final stages of negotiation, totaling £39.0m (subject to exchange rate variation).
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