Trading Update

CAP-XX Limited

07 May 2024

 

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7 May 2024

CAP-XX Limited

("CAP-XX" or the "Company")

Trading update

CAP-XX Limited, a world leader in the design and manufacture of supercapacitors and energy management systems, provides the following update.

Following the successful completion of the recent fundraise, the Board is pleased to announce that current trading on existing products remains strong, in line with management forecasts, and trial shipments of pre-samples of new product have recently commenced.  Bookings and billings are 14% and 56% ahead respectively for the year to date compared to the comparative period in 2023, along with a current book to bill ratio of 1.12.  The order backlog remains strong at close to US$1 million.  

As previously stated, the proceeds from the fundraise are being used to improve the Company's financial position and provide working capital for investment.  Key areas for investment include the continued expansion of the sales representative and distribution network, and working capital for the market introduction of the new DMH and SMD products.  The vast bulk of the development costs of the latter has already been incurred, although some final commissioning of the DMH production line remains.  An initial pre-series batch of fully functional DMH product is currently under lab evaluation and SMD testing remains on track.  In addition, the Company expects to announce further patents during the next three months.

The Board considers that, apart from the final settlement of legal costs associated with the Maxwell/Tesla litigation, which it does not consider material, the only remaining payments for legal costs will be normal ongoing corporate legal expenses, including, for example, those associated with applications for patents.

In addition, the Company has implemented a comprehensive cost reduction program, which has delivered annualised operating cost savings in excess of US$0.5 million, and is expected to ensure that CAP-XX successfully overcomes its recent challenging phase.

The target for breakeven remains in the 2026 calendar year, assuming billings maintain their current growth trend.  This is being supported by the recent investment in CAP-XX's international direct sales and marketing, the expansion of the distributor network, together with design wins and billings from our new product families, DMH and SMD, which will contribute in 2025 and 2026 respectively.

Following the conclusion of the financial year ending 30 June 2024, CAP-XX intends to provide a comprehensive update to investors on products and markets and corporate strategy at a Capital Markets seminar, which will be hosted on-line, details of which will be issued in due course.

Lars Stegmann, Chief Executive of CAP-XX, said "I'd like to thank our shareholders for their continued support.  We look forward to the next exciting phase for the Company, as we prepare for our new product launches, supported by a strengthening sales and distribution team. We believe this has the potential to transform the commercial success of CAP-XX."

For further information contact:

CAP-XX Limited

Pat Elliott (Chairman)                                                                             [phone]

Lars Stegmann (Chief Executive Officer)

Allenby Capital (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

David Hart / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)                                  [phone]

Tony Quirke / Stefano Aquilino (Sales and Corporate Broking)

Cavendish Securities plc (Joint Broker)

Neil McDonald / Pearl Kellie                                                                  [phone]

Kreab (Financial PR)

Robert Speed                                                                                        [phone]

Notes to Editors:

CAP-XX (LSE: CPX) is a leader in the design and manufacture of thin, flat supercapacitors and energy management systems used in portable and small-scale electronic devices, and to an increasing extent, in larger applications such as automotive and renewable energy. The unique feature of CAP-XX supercapacitors is their very high power density and high energy storage capacity in a space-efficient prismatic package. These attributes are essential in power-hungry consumer and industrial electronics, and deliver similar benefits in automotive and other transportation applications. For more information about CAP-XX, visit www.cap-xx.com

 

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