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Equipmake Holdings - Interim Results
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Equipmake Holdings PLC
18 January 2024
 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR").

 

18 January 2024

EQUIPMAKE HOLDINGS PLC

("Equipmake" or the "Company")

 

RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

 

 

Equipmake, the UK-based engineering specialist pioneering the development and production of electrification products across the automotive, aerospace, bus, coach and off-highway industries, is pleased to announce its unaudited results for the six-month period ended 30 November 2023 ("H1 FY24") and a trading update for the financial year ending May 2024 ("FY24").

 

Financial Highlights

  • H1 FY24 revenue (including grants) of £2.07m represents a 97% year-on-year increase (H1 FY23: £1.05m).
  • Improvement in gross margins for repowered vehicles reported in Powertrain (inc. integration) (H1 FY24: 9.2%, full year FY23: -12.9% gross loss), reflects initial progress on the cost reduction initiatives that are expected to deliver further significant margin improvements in the near term.     
  • Operating losses of £2.97m, (H1 FY23: loss of £2.08m before exceptional items).  The increase in administrative costs are aligned with the Company’s financial plan and reflect the expansion of the business since the IPO in July 2022.  
  • Contracted order book1 of £11.17m as of 17 January 2024.
  • Investment in tangible fixed assets and product development of £1.33m.
  • Cash as of 30 November 23 was £3.91m (30 November 22: £7.44m).

 

Operational Highlights

  • Delivered seven repowered buses to First Group, increasing the in-service fleet to 12 vehicles, meeting all operational KPIs.
  • Secured new bus re-powering orders totalling £3.23m from Newport Transport and Big Bus Tours.
  • Commenced production-intent motor/inverter development project with Perkins Engines Company Ltd (“Perkins”) (a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., a global OEM leader in the off-road market), securing up to £3.24m of associated government grant funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (“APC”) over the three-and-a-half-year life of the project.
  • Secured an order from a global specialist vehicle OEM for £0.56m to integrate the Company’s powertrain into an airside operational vehicle. 
  • Additional facility of 50,000 sq. ft fully operational, including relocation of vehicle repowering team.

 

Trading update

 

Since the end of H1 FY24, Equipmake has:

  • Secured a second order from Big Bus Tours for a further 10 buses, totalling £1.75m.
  • Secured a new order for £0.72m for a production-intent development project with H55, further supporting aerospace sector growth.
  • Secured a second order from a global specialist vehicle OEM for £0.4M to provide 2 EV powertrains for airside operational vehicles.
  • Strengthened the Executive team and Board with the appointment of Dr Nick Moelders as COO.
  • Increased the pipeline of opportunities to enter US electric vehicle (“EV”) markets, through a partnership models.

 

Whilst our order pipeline remains strong and our cost reduction initiatives remain on target to deliver the anticipated gross margin improvements, there have been some delays in implementation due to operational and supply chain challenges.  As a result, the Company has taken a prudent approach to its production ramp up and anticipates revenue for the full financial year being below market expectations, however strong cost control measures mean that operating losses are expected to be broadly in line with market expectations.

1 The contracted orderbook is orders that have been contracted but where revenue hasn't been recognised.

 

Commenting of the results and trading update Ian Foley, CEO of Equipmake said:

 

"I am pleased to share an update on our progress on delivering our ambitious strategy, as laid out originally at the time of our initial public offering in July 2022. We continue to see excellent demand for the leading-edge electric vehicle ("EV) products and integrated solutions that we can supply. Our half-year results demonstrate strong progress on our journey to building revenue and operational profitability with revenue in this half year of £2.1m, being 97% ahead of the equivalent period in FY23. We are increasing gross margins on repowering vehicles, whilst also investing in an additional facility and adding to our operations and sales teams. We are anticipating strong revenue growth in FY24 vs FY23, however we are anticipating this being lower than our previous revenue expectations for the full year.

 

"As we have built our business over this interim period, we have been judicial in our approach to new opportunities, ensuring that we prioritise those directly in our target sectors (both end market and geography) and those that are most complementary in the nearer term with our existing product offering. Additionally, we have taken a view on opportunities that could build short-term revenue but would at this time not deliver the margins we require, ahead of our cost reduction initiatives being materially delivered by the end of FY24."

 

CEO Statement

 

A key tenet of our value proposition has always been our state-of-the-art products, developed from 20 years of experience, that work seamlessly as an integrated EV solution for our customers. This provides a strong competitive positioning for those very substantial markets where customers have specific needs to repower from ICE, or to develop new product, that requires proven, expertly engineered EV product in what remains an emerging field of technology. In this interim period, we have not only secured substantial new orders from new customers, but also extended our capacity and in-house capabilities through targeted investment and driven hard on productionising to realise unit cost reductions that are already beginning to have an impact.

 

Strengthening the Leadership Team

 

I was delighted earlier this month to announce the appointment of Dr Nick Moelders to the Board as COO, replacing James Bishop. Nick brings a wealth of proven delivery capability in our sector, as well as significant knowledge and network in the US market.

 

In his most recent role, Nick led the development and scaling to production of the electrification division of Sensata, a $5bn market cap Tier 1 and 2 sensor business. This is the latest step of an ongoing process by the Board to ensure the Company has the scope and scale of leadership talent to deliver its strategy. 

 

Equipmake Strategy

 

We firmly believe that the world is on an irreversible path to far greater electrification, and the transport sector is front and centre of that. The internal combustion engine has dominated this sector for over 100 years, from micro-mobility to passenger cars, mass transit and industrial vehicles. All these applications are, and will continue, transitioning to electrification. Opportunities abound for those companies that offer proven, high quality EV products and systems that are fit for purpose. The overall transport market for electrification is enormous, and the sub-sectors of that, including mass transit (bus & coach), industrial (generally off-road) and aerospace each represent very significant market segments, in their own rights. Even when further segmented into new vehicles and solutions to repower existing vehicles - necessary in many sectors to meet new emission targets in time - the addressable markets remain enormous. These markets are our North Star, and we think carefully about how we will be successful in our chosen ones, using common core products and Zero Emission Drivetrain solutions from our established portfolio.

 

The adoption of many new technologies follows a well-researched "S curve", with 3 phases: early adoption then rapid acceleration, followed by maturity. These periods of new technology adoption often result in existential crises for incumbents and create opportunities for new entrants who can think differently, and deliver real product, when it is needed. One particular feature of large incumbents, and why they often struggle, is their need to operate out-dated facilities and supply chain models which attempt to compromise customers' needs into existing business models and product solutions. This is the advantage that new entrants, particularly those with vertically integrated product solutions like ours that are designed to meet today's customers' needs, bring to the competitive landscape. The strong value proposition of the integrated solutions approach we have is substantial and worthy of highlight.  We design, engineer and manufacture our own motors, inverters, control units and other key components in house, providing us not only with huge flexibility to meet our customers' requirements, but also strong cost competitive advantage. Many of our competitors purchase these components externally at retail prices and consolidate them into their "solutions". The economics of these operating models are materially different, providing a distinct cost and flexibility advantage to Equipmake, something we increasingly see in our conversations with customers.

 

Our long-established presence in the EV sector, delivering products for many years into different end markets has prepared us well for scaling our activities, as the adoption cycle moved from early adoption into rapid acceleration. We are addressing the challenges of driving costs from our products as volume has increased and have also proven our ability to consistently deliver high quality, customer-ready products that literally hit the ground running. Our market-leading uptime within the buses we have repowered to date is a strong testament to this, as are the repeat orders we are seeing across our customer base. Building the business does take time, and creating the customer relationships and driving product costs down also consumes time and other resources on the path to true scaling.

 

We are seeing our strategy play out as anticipated, although taking a little longer in this phase than we had originally planned, as we became more selective in the opportunities we pursue whilst we ensured our product costs and manufacturing capabilities were ready for the next phase. We have successfully built relations (and taken initial orders) with several global customers and, whilst this has taken some time, the future business potential from these customers is very significant.

 

 

Vehicle Repowering and Original Equipment supply - Equipmake positioning

 

Repowering is the process of converting an existing vehicle (usually powered via an ICE) to a Zero Emission Drivetrain powered vehicle. Original Equipment ("OE") supply is the supply of EV components or wider systems to customers that manufacture new vehicles.

 

Equipmake is addressing both these market opportunities in particular sectors, within repowering most notably bus, coach and industrial vehicles, with OE adding aerospace as a further market.

 

Repowering enables us to address substantial markets that exist today and that we believe will continue to grow for many years. It provides the opportunity to prove our products in multiple real-world uses, build our knowledge, customer base and reputation. Examples are our repowering with First Group (13 vehicles), Big Bus Tours (now 20), and Newport Transport (8).

 

Simultaneously, we are building our capability and product offering to scale into the OE market. Our recent announcement with Perkins, where we are now developing motor and inverter products for potential future OE application, is a recent example. Perkins is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, the world's largest off-road vehicle manufacturer. Perkins specialise in the supply of diesel engines for niche off road applications, manufacturing 200,000 units per annum at their Peterborough factory.  Under the terms of our contract, Equipmake will design and manufacture bespoke motors and inverters for a "drop in" replacement for a diesel engine. Under this project Equipmake will develop a bespoke motor / inverter which will be integrated by Perkins into a hybrid system. The project is part funded with a grant to Equipmake of up to £3.2m from the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The target is to begin production in 2028.

 

Prior to awarding this project, Caterpillar undertook 12 months' due diligence comparing Equipmake technology and production readiness with competitors.

 

A further example of our expanding product offering is our presence in the EV Fire Truck market, where we supply Emergency One, the largest Fire Truck manufacturer in the UK (80% UK market share). Through this relationship we have delivered a complete drivetrain for REV Group, the second largest manufacturer of Fire Trucks in the US. Emergency One are marketing their product, with the Equipmake powertrain, globally, with the first European order taken. REV Group have begun production delivery in North America with further orders being taken.  A final example is our work with a Global ground support equipment company to supply a full electric drivetrain for a special vehicle application. Equipmake's vertical integration capability was key with the ability to deliver the project within 6 months.

 

Other commercial initiatives

 

Our project to develop an aerospace certified electric motor to integrate with a full electric powertrain being developed by H55 continues on target. We recently won the next stage of this contract for £0.7m for the development of the production version.

 

In May we announced entering into a licence agreement with Sona Comstar in India. Sona is a leading manufacturer of low voltage automotive motors, selling over two million units per annum, including to customers outside India such as General Motors and Ford. Sona has licenced certain motors and inverters from Equipmake to support their entry into the high voltage traction market in India. Their initial focus is buses, and the parties are working to accelerate the start of production, which is currently targeted by the end of the 2025 calendar year.

 

Opportunities in the USA

 

Following approaches from potential partners we have recently begun a review of the growing opportunity to supply our products in the USA, initially focussed on repowering of existing ICE buses. The opportunity is significant, with appealing economics and substantial volume of existing vehicles that would be suitable for repower. There are over 80,000 transit buses in the USA, and almost 500,000 school buses.

 

Our intention is to leverage our existing IP through high quality partnerships to address different sectors and territories. However, if the review deems an alternative approach is more appropriate, then we will modify our strategy accordingly. We have identified a number of such partners and evaluation is underway, to build suitable business and supply chain models that optimise our economics and manage any execution risks.

 

In summary, we have successfully completed the delivery of vehicles into service, the orderbook is building, and interest in repowering is increasing. We remain confident in achieving our margin targets. We have signed 2 major Global OEMs as customers and we are seeing increasing interest in our value proposition. 

 

CFO Statement

The financial performance for H1 of FY24 shows year-on-year revenue growth (including grants) of 96.5%, including the delivery of 7 repowered buses into service for First York, taking the in-service fleet up to 12 buses for this client. We have continued to invest in collaborative R&D and the funding of the grant projects secured during the past 12 months has contributed to the year-on-year revenue growth.  Total gross margin for H1 of FY24 includes a £157k gross loss on grants due to the partially funded nature of these match-funded projects.  Whilst grant projects are extremely valuable to the business, funding levels for current projects is between 50% and 60% of costs incurred, which translates in a reported gross loss for grant funded projects.

 

Excluding grants, there was improvement in margin rates across key product lines but the overall blended gross margin of 14.65% (H1 FY23: 18.3%) was slightly lower than the previous year, due to a difference in product mix.

 

The 34.8% growth in administrative costs is a reflection of the business expansion and capability development that has taken place since the IPO in July 2022, including:

  • the addition of a 50,000 sq ft unit to support the production of vehicle repowers,
  • significant investment in headcount.  Total headcount increased by 30 people or 37% over the past 12 months (November 2023: 111, November 2022: 81).  

 

Other operating income, which primarily consists of the gross RDEC revenue, shows a year-on-year increase of 28.7% and should continue to compare favourably to prior year figures following the increase in the RDEC rate from 13% to 20% from April 2023.                                            

 

During H1, £653k of development costs have been capitalised, reflecting the ongoing investment in products and system development.  The £678k investment in tangible fixed assets relates to plant and machinery for the new production site.

 

As part of our strategy to manage supply chain risks, we have invested significantly in stock over the past 12 months. The £1.8m increase since May 23 is primarily to support the delivery of revenue in the second half of FY24.

 

The cash balance of £3.9m at the end of November (2023) was aligned with our expectations following the investments made during the first half of the year.

 

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

 

 



Period Ended


Period Ended


Year Ended



30 November


30 November


 31 May



2023


2022


2023



(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Audited)


Note

£


£


£








Revenue

2

2,072,750


1,054,857


5,053,540








Cost of sales


(1,949,576)


(823,889)


(3,845,263)








Gross profit


123,174


230,968


1,208,277








Administrative expenses


(3,267,845)


(2,423,063)


(5,346,307)








Other operating income


196,801


152,968


280,658








Share based payment charge


(26,831)


(40,749)


(475,321)








Exceptional items


-


(615,064)


(615,064)








Operating loss

 

(2,974,701)


(2,694,940)


(4,947,757)








Interest receivable and similar income


35,414


13


16,908








Interest payable and similar expenses


(20,786)


(66,346)


(86,505)








Loss before taxation

 

(2,960,073)


(2,761,273)


(5,017,354)








Tax on loss

3

(17,862)


(24,775)


185,979








Loss for the period

 

(2,977,935)


(2,786,048)


(4,831,375)















Total comprehensive income for the period


(2,977,935)


(2,786,048)


(4,831,375)








Loss for the period attributable to:

 













Non‑controlling interests


‑     


‑     


‑     








Owners of the parent Company


(2,977,935)


(2,786,048)


(4,831,375)










(2,977,935)


(2,786,048)


(4,831,375)








Basic loss per share in pence

5

(0.3)


(0.4)


(0.6)

 

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 30 NOVEMBER 2023

 



30 November


30 November


31 May



2023


2022


2023



(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Audited)


Note

£


£


£








Fixed assets

 













Intangible assets


1,390,816


460,418


783,037








Tangible assets


1,286,999


604,516


772,681










2,677,815


1,064,934


1,555,718








Current assets

 













Stocks


4,743,020


1,638,213


2,958,325








Debtors: amounts falling due within one year


2,418,113


1,820,115


4,501,978








Cash at bank and in hand


3,913,331


7,442,678


6,999,686










11,074,464


10,901,006


14,459,989








Creditors: amounts falling due within one year


(2,514,085)


(2,047,254)


(1,957,276)








Net current (liabilities)/assets

 

8,560,379


8,853,752


12,502,713








Total assets less current liabilities

 

11,238,194


9,918,686


14,058,431








Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year


(385,772)


(328,853)


(255,183)








Provisions for liabilities

 













Other provisions


-


(99,080)


-








Net (liabilities)/assets

 

10,852,422


9,490,753


13,803,248








Capital and reserves

 













Called up share capital

4

95,101


82,353


94,823








Share premium


19,128,427


13,217,647


19,128,427








Other reserves


5,748,311


5,748,311


5,748,311








Profit and loss account


(15,195,796)


(10,172,534)


(12,217,861)








Share-based payments reserve


1,076,379


614,976


1,049,548








Equity attributable to owners of the parent Company

 

10,852,422


9,490,753


13,803,248








Non‑controlling interests


-


-


-










10,852,422


9,490,753


13,803,248

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

 

 


Called up share capital

Share premium

Other reserves

Profit and loss account

Share-based payments reserve

Equity attributable to owners of parent Company

Non‑
controlling interests

Total equity


£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

At 1 June 2023 (Audited)

94,823

19,128,427

5,748,311

(12,217,861)

1,049,548

13,803,248

-

13,803,248










Total comprehensive income for the year

 

















Loss for the period

-

-

-

(2,977,935)

-

(2,977,935)

-

(2,977,935)










Issue of shares

278

-

-

-

-

278

-

278










Share-based payments movement

-

-

-

-

26,831

26,831

-

26,831










At 30 November 2023 (Unaudited)

95,101

19,128,427

5,748,311

(15,195,796)

1,076,379

10,852,422

             -

10,852,422

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2022

 

 


Called up share capital

Share premium

Other reserves

Profit and loss account

Share-based payments reserve

Equity attributable to owners of parent Company

Non‑
controlling interests

Total equity


£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

At 1 June 2022 (Audited)

50,000

-

5,748,311

(7,386,486)

574,227

(1,013,948)

-

(1,013,948)










Total comprehensive income for the year

 

















Loss for the period

-

(2,786,048)

-

(2,786,048)

-

(2,786,048)










Loan conversion

8,824

3,741,176

-

3,750,000

-

3,750,000










Issue of shares

23,529

9,976,471

-

10,000,000

-

10,000,000










Share issue costs

(500,000)

-

(500,000)

-

(500,000)










Share-based payments movement

-

40,749

40,749

-

40,749










At 30 November 2022 (Unaudited)

82,353

13,217,647

5,748,311

(10,172,534)

614,976

9,490,753

             -

9,490,753

 

 


 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023

 


Called up share capital

Share premium

Other reserves

Profit and loss account

Share-based payments reserve

Equity attributable to owners of parent Company

Non‑
controlling interests

Total equity


£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

At 1 June 2022 (Audited)

50,000

-

5,748,311

(7,386,486)

574,227

(1,013,948)

-

(1,013,948)










Total comprehensive income for the year

 

















Loss for the year

-

-

-

(4,831,375)

-

(4,831,375)

-

(4,831,375)










Total transactions with owners









Loan conversion

8,824

3,741,176

-

-

-

3,750,000

-

3,750,000










Issue of shares

35,999

16,199,001

-

-

-

16,235,000

-

16,235,000










Share issue costs

-

(811,750)

-

-

-

(811,750)

-

(811,750)










Share-based payments charge

-

-

-

-

475,321

475,321

-

475,321










At 31 May 2023 (Audited)

94,823

19,128,427

5,748,311

(12,217,861)

1,049,548

13,803,248

-

13,803,248


INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

 



Period Ended 30 November

Period Ended 30 November

Year Ended 31 May



2023

2022

2023



(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)



£

£

£






Cash flows from operating activities

 









Loss for the financial year


(2,977,935)

(2,786,048)

(4,831,375)






Adjustments for:

 









Amortisation of intangible assets


45,381

-

27,380






Depreciation of tangible assets


139,403

83,436

187,108






Loss on disposal of tangible assets


24,390

(15,617)

(14,951)






Interest paid


20,786

66,346

86,505






Interest received


(35,414)

(13)

(16,908)






RDEC Taxation credit (net)


(152,709)

(105,619)

(197,854)






SME R&D credit


(17,958)

-

(232,389)






(Increase)/decrease in stocks


(1,784,695)

(830,238)

(2,150,351)






(Increase)/decrease in debtors


1,834,183

206,230

(2,137,644)






Increase/(decrease) in creditors


511,736

(62,609)

(156,025)






Increase/(decrease) in provisions


-

55,023

(44,057)






Corporation tax received


435,575

-

-






Share‑based payments charge


26,831

40,749

475,321






Net cash generated from operating activities

 

(1,930,426)

(3,348,360)

(9,005,240)

 










Cash flows from investing activities

 









Purchase of tangible fixed assets


(678,111)

(170,696)

(443,198)






Sale of tangible fixed assets


-

25,500

25,500






Intangible assets - capitalisation of development costs


(653,161)

(460,418)

(810,417)






Net cash from investing activities

 

(1,331,272)

(605,614)

(1,228,115)

 




Period Ended 30 November

2022

Year Ended

31 May

2023



(Unaudited)

(Audited)



£

£

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 









New finance leases and hire purchase contracts


255,324

106,779

106,779






Repayment of obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts


(79,662)

(68,370)

(144,177)






Interest paid


(20,786)

(17,853)

(32,434)






Interest received


20,189

13

3,540






Issue of ordinary shares


278

13,750,000

16,235,000






Conversion of convertible loan


-

(3,750,000)

-






Share issue costs


-

(500,000)

(811,750)






Net cash from financing activities

 

175,343

9,520,569

15,356,958

 





Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(3,086,355)

5,566,595

5,123,603

 





Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year


6,999,686

1,876,083

1,876,083






Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

 

3,913,331

7,422,678

6,999,686

 





Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period comprise:

 









Cash at bank and in hand


3,913,331

7,422,678

6,999,686








3,913,331

7,422,678

6,999,686

 

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

 

 

1. Basis of preparation

 

The group consists of the parent Equipmake Holdings PLC and subsidiary Equipmake Limited. All group entities are included within the consolidation.

 

These interim consolidated financial statements are for the six months to 30 November 2023. The interim results are not audited and are not the statutory accounts of the group as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

The accounting policies and presentation that have been applied in preparing the interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the group's annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023, which were prepared under FRS 102. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual report.

 

Going concern

 

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed the financial forecasts and have identified a potential requirement to raise additional funding over the next 12 months. Whilst the Directors expect that additional funding can be raised, this presents a material uncertainty which may cast doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore its ability to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that would be required to be made if they were prepared on a basis other than the going concern basis.

 

Whilst the Directors acknowledge the uncertainty described above, they have concluded that on the basis of expected cashflows and available sources of finance, that the Company will continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and therefore it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

2.         Segmental Reporting and Turnover

 

             Segmental information is presented in respect of the Group's operating segments based on the format that the Group reports to its chief operating decision maker, for the purpose of allocating resources and assessing performance. The Group considers that the chief operating decision maker comprises the Executive Directors of the business.

 

             The Directors manage the Group as a single business delivering electric power train solutions across a range of markets. Information that was made available to the chief operating decision maker in the reporting period included a split of gross margin by customer project, and therefore segmental information is presented along the same lines. Operating segments that share similar characteristics have been aggregated where the criteria for aggregation have been met.

 

Segmental Analysis for the Six Months Ended 30 November 2023 (Unaudited)

 













Powertrain (inc. vehicle integration)

Powertrain (supply only)

EV components

Engineering projects

Other

Total (excluding Grants)

Grants

Total

Turnover

1,260,000

259,048

140,926

251,319

-

1,911,293

161,456

2,072,750

 









Cost of sales

(1,144,584)

(216,244)

(84,269)

(186,204)

-

(1,631,300)

(318,275)

(1,949,576)

 






 



Gross Margin

115,416

42,804

56,657

65,116

-

279,993

(156,819)

123,174

 









Administrative expenses

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3,294,676)

 









Other operating income

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

196,801

 









Operating loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,974,701)

 









Net interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,628

 









Loss before taxation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,960,073)

 









Tax on loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(17,862)

 









Loss for the financial year

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,977,935)

 

 

 

Segmental Analysis for the Year Ended 31 May 2023 (Audited)

 














Powertrain (inc. vehicle integration)

Powertrain (supply only)

EV components

Engineering projects

Other

Total (excluding Grants)

Grants

Total

Turnover

900,000

849,700

1,575,545

1,311,951

300,000

4,937,196

116,344

5,053,540

 









Cost of sales

(1,016,277)

(875,551)

(956,171)

(831,472)

-

(3,679,471)

(165,792)

(3,845,263)

 






 



Gross Margin

(116,277)

(25,851)

619,374

480,479

300,000

1,257,725

(49,448)

1,208,277

 









Administrative expenses

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(6,436,692)

 









Other operating income

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

280,658

 









Operating loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4,947,757)

 









Net interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(69,597)

 









Loss before taxation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(5,017,354)

 









Tax on loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

185,979

 









Loss for the financial year

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4,831,375)

 

 


Analysis of turnover by class of business:








30 November


30 November


 31 May



2023


2022


2023



(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Audited)



£


£


£








Powertrain (inc. vehicle integration)


1,260,000


180,000


900,000








Powertrain (supply only)


259,048


185,000


849,700








EV components


140,926


434,843


1,575,545








Engineering projects


251,319


209,023


1,311,951








Grants receivable


161,456


45,991


116,344








Other


-




300,000










2,072,750


1,054,857


5,053,540















Analysis of turnover by destination:








30 November


30 November


 31 May



2023


2022


2023



(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Audited)



£


£


£








United Kingdom


1,716,027


361,288


2,550,385








Rest of Europe


299,223


352,904


1,265,000








Asia (exc. Far East)


-


-


300,000








Rest of world


57,500


340,665


908,955








Far East


-


-


29,200










2,072,750


1,054,857


5,053,540

 

 

 

            

3.        Taxation

 

The tax charge has been estimated for the six months to 30 November 2023 based on the anticipated tax rate and estimates of eligible R&D expenditure against which a research and development expenditure credit (RDEC) and SME credit can be claimed for the period. The gross RDEC claim is included within other operating income and the SME tax credit in taxation.

 

4.        Share Capital

 


30 November

30

November

 31 May


2023

2022

2023


(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)


£

£

£





Allotted, called up and fully paid








951,004,051 Ordinary shares (Nov 2022 - 823,529,409) of £0.0001 (Nov 2022: £0.0001) each

95,101

82,353

94,823





The following amendments to Share Capital took place in the period:






At 30 November 2022 Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each    

82,353



 




Share issue - 124,700,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each

12,470







At 31 May 2023 Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each    

94,823



 




Share issue - 2,775,132 Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each

278







At 30 November 2023 Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each    

95,101



 

 

 

5.        Earnings per share

 

The calculation of basic loss per share of 0.3 pence for the six months ended 30 November 2023 is based on the loss for the period of £2,977,935 and the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 948,456,879.

 

The group was loss-making for all periods presented in these statements; therefore, the dilutive effect of share options has not been taken into account in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since this would decrease the loss per share for each reporting period.

 

6.

 

 

Share-based payments

 


The company operates a share-based remuneration scheme for employees, directors and stakeholders. A charge has been recognised in respect of employee share options in the period based on the fair value of the options at the grant date, estimated using the Black Scholes model.

 

No new options were granted in the 6 months to 30 November 2023.

 

 

 

 





30

November

31

May





2023

2023


(Unaudited)

(Audited)


£

£

Equity‑settled schemes recognised in the profit or loss for the period

26,831

475,321





                          

              26,831

                          

            475,321

 

 

**ENDS**

 

 

For further information, please contact: 

Equipmake 

Ian Foley, Founder and CEO 

Steven McGillivray, CFO 

 

Via St Brides Partners  

Panmure Gordon (Corporate Adviser & Joint Broker) 

James Sinclair-Ford / Freddie Twist

Hugh Rich / Sam Elder

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 

 

 

 

VSA Capital Limited (Joint Broker) 

Simon Barton / Simba Khatai / Alex Cabral

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3005 5000 

St Brides Partners (Financial PR Adviser)  

Susie Geliher / Paul Dulieu 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 
equipmake@stbridespartners.co.uk 

 

About Equipmake

                                                                                                                                 

Equipmake is the UK-based engineering specialist pioneering the development and production of electrification products to meet the needs of the automotive, aerospace and other sectors in support of the transition from conventional fossil-fuelled to zero-emission powertrains.

 

Equipmake is a leader in ultra-high performance electric motors and complete EV drivetrains and ultra-fast power electronic systems. As well as developing proprietary technology - such as an ultra-compact, lightweight high performance spoke motor - it also offers industry-leading EV consultancy.

 

Equipmake has developed a vertically integrated solution providing fully bespoke solutions.  The Company has built a significant pipeline of opportunities, as demand for electric vehicles increases as part of the global decarbonisation movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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