Deinove — Progress implementing the new strategy

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Deinove — Progress implementing the new strategy

Progress has been made in implementing the new corporate strategy and Deinove expects commercial revenues from FY18. Cash resources are sufficient to finance the business for the rest of FY17 and into FY18. Upside for the shares will be dependent on Deinove’s ability to demonstrate commercial deployment of its technology and generate revenue in its target markets.

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Deinove

Progress implementing the new strategy

FY16 results

Pharma & biotech

6 April 2017

Price

€2.02

Market cap

€21m

Net cash* (€m) at 31 December 2016

9.3

*Company definition

Shares in issue

10.3m

Free float

71%

Code

ALDEI

Primary exchange

Alternext

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

5.8

(10.2)

(45.3)

Rel (local)

3.4

(14.2)

(53.4)

52-week high/low

€4.0

€1.8

Business description

Deinove is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops and produces high value-added compounds from rare bacteria, including Deinococcus bacteria.

Next events

AGM

May 2017

Analysts

Graeme Moyse

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Roger Johnston

+44 (0)20 3077 5722

Deinove is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Progress has been made in implementing the new corporate strategy and Deinove expects commercial revenues from FY18. Cash resources are sufficient to finance the business for the rest of FY17 and into FY18. Upside for the shares will be dependent on Deinove’s ability to demonstrate commercial deployment of its technology and generate revenue in its target markets.

Year
end

Revenue (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/15

0.5

(7.3)

(66.8)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/16

0.8

(6.9)

(64.6)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/17e

0.5

(7.9)

(56.6)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/18e

1.2

(7.2)

(44.2)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Reshaping the business

Deinove has made progress in implementing its new strategy (ex-biofuels), which is now focused on two areas: healthcare (antifungal and antibiotics) and industrial biotech (cosmetics and nutrition). Reflecting its strategic objectives Deinove has reconfigured its board, appointing four directors with considerable experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including Charles Woler as Chairman. In healthcare, where a significant market opportunity exists to develop new antimicrobial drugs, Deinove completed (January 2017) its acquisition of Deinobiotics (now 100% owned) and has appointed Bernard Scorneaux (March 2017) as preclinical project manager for the division. Deinove also recently concluded in vitro tests on a number of wild strains of bacteria and successfully identified a number that possess properties which make them suitable candidates for use in its target markets. Following the screening programme, Deinove announced the formation of a partnership with Greentech to develop and market active ingredients for skin care (complementing those with Avril and Flint Hill Resources in nutrition). Deinove expects to bring its first product (carotenoids) to market by the end of 2018. We forecast the first commercial revenue from the Deinochem project in 2018.

FY16 slightly ahead of forecasts

FY16 results were slightly ahead of our forecasts, with revenue of €0.8m (Edison FY16e €0.5m) and a net loss of €6.3m (Edison FY16e €6.7m), in part due to higher revenue, but also as a result of better cost control than we had anticipated. Deinove believes that net cash of €9.3m is sufficient to last until Q118 without further recourse to tranches 3 & 4 of the Kepler facility (€8m). At the same time, Deinove will pursue non-dilutive sources of funding for its healthcare business.

Valuation: Upside potential

Deinove’s target markets are large (cosmetic > $100bn, nutrition >$100bn, health >$50bn). By comparison, its market capitalisation is modest (c €20m), but upside will be dependent on the successful commercial deployment of its technology and its ability to penetrate its target markets and generate revenue.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€'000s

2015

2016

2017e

2018e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

492

793

469

1,247

Cost of sales

0

0

0

0

Gross profit

492

793

469

1,247

EBITDA

 

 

(7,309)

(6,983)

(7,300)

(6,414)

Operating profit (before amort. and except.)

(7,331)

(6,956)

(7,943)

(7,155)

Intangible Amortisation

(634)

(736)

(244)

(426)

Exceptionals

(10)

283

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Operating profit

(7,975)

(7,409)

(8,187)

(7,581)

Net Interest

(14)

15

0

0

Profit before tax (norm)

 

 

(7,345)

(6,941)

(7,943)

(7,155)

Profit before tax (FRS 3)

 

 

(7,989)

(7,394)

(8,187)

(7,581)

Tax

1,633

1,115

2,078

2,580

Profit after tax (norm.)

(5,712)

(5,826)

(5,865)

(4,575)

Profit after tax (FRS 3)

(6,356)

(6,279)

(6,109)

(5,001)

Average number of shares outstanding (m)

8.6

9.0

10.4

10.4

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(66.8)

(64.6)

(56.6)

(44.2)

EPS - (IFRS) (c)

 

 

(74.3)

(69.6)

(59.0)

(48.3)

Dividend per share (c)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

EBITDA margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Operating margin (before GW and except.) (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed assets

 

 

1,968

2,366

5,623

5,056

Intangible assets

117

201

3,600

3,174

Tangible assets

1,055

853

712

570

Investments

796

1,312

1,312

1,312

Current assets

 

 

15,359

11,537

9,135

5,106

Stocks

0

0

0

0

Debtors

2,393

1,792

2,097

2,003

Cash

11,932

9,316

6,609

2,675

Other

1,034

429

429

429

Current liabilities

 

 

(2,719)

(2,142)

(3,640)

(4,046)

Creditors

(2,719)

(2,142)

(3,640)

(4,046)

Short-term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Long-term liabilities

 

 

(6,512)

(9,193)

(10,425)

(10,425)

Long-term borrowings

(6,497)

(9,178)

(10,410)

(10,410)

Other long-term liabilities

(15)

(15)

(15)

(15)

Net Assets

 

 

8,096

2,568

693

(4,309)

CASH FLOW

Operating cash flow

 

 

(7,324)

(6,079)

(6,885)

(6,319)

Net Interest

(14)

15

0

0

Tax

1,633

1,115

2,857

2,985

Capex

(289)

(620)

(501)

(600)

Acquisitions/disposals

756

(479)

(3,642)

0

Financing

14,257

752

4,233

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

Net cash flow

9,019

(5,297)

(3,939)

(3,934)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

3,584

(5,435)

(138)

3,801

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(5,435)

(138)

3,801

7,735

Closing net debt/(cash) (company definition)

(12,432)

(9,316)

(6,609)

(2,675)

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research

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