Our best year - focus on continued growth
October -
- Net sales totaled
SEK 27,306 (25,741) thousand, with a growth rate of 6%. Growth is 4%, adjusted for currency effects. - Operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) totaled
SEK 3,615 (-5,915) thousand. Adjusted for non-recurring costs of moving to new premises, EBITDA isSEK 3,721 thousand . - Operating profit (EBIT) totaled
SEK 355 (-7,043) thousand. Adjusted for non-recurring costs for moving to new premises, EBIT isSEK 760 thousand . - Profit for the period totaled
SEK -422 (-7,508) thousand. - Earnings per share totaled
SEK -0.01 (-0.11). - Comprehensive income for the period totaled
SEK -80 (-7,148) thousand. - Cash flow from operating activities was
SEK 9,868 (-4,533) thousand. - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period totaled
SEK 123,261 (72,830) thousand.
January -
- Net sales totaled
SEK 158,232 (102,387) thousand, with a growth rate of 55%. Growth is 47%, adjusted for currency effects. Organic growth adjusted for license revenues is 31%, and 23% when also adjusted for currency effects. - Operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) totaled
SEK 63,946 (14,909) thousand. Adjusted for non-recurring costs for moving to new premises, EBITDA isSEK 64,690 thousand . - Operating profit (EBIT) totaled
SEK 54,224 (8,277) thousand. Adjusted for non-recurring costs for moving to new premises, EBIT isSEK 55,803 thousand . - Profit for the period totaled
SEK 61,500 (11,191) thousand. - Earnings per share totaled
SEK 0.94 (0.17). - Comprehensive income for the period totaled
SEK 65,158 (12,618) thousand. - Cash flow from operating activities was
SEK 67,752 (-928) thousand. - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period totaled
SEK 123,261 (72,830) thousand.
Comments from
Looking back at 2023, I can say that we have once again achieved our best performance to date. We increased our sales by 55% and our operating profit more than sixfold compared with the previous year. For the full year, the core business grew by 31%. Enzymes in analytics grew by 35% and the antibody business by 13%. At the same time that we moved the entire enzyme operation to new custom-built premises in Kävlinge, we have maintained our operational capacity, ensured the functionality of our new production facility, and launched 4 new products. Our 2023 launches have garnered considerable interest and have been well received by our customers. With the new products, we have expanded our offering of enzymes targeting key components of the immune system, thereby opening opportunities for new applications in analytics and potentially for diagnostic and therapeutic use in the future.
In the fourth quarter, sales rose by 6% compared with the corresponding quarter last year. For Enzymes in analytics, sales grew by 12% and the antibody business declined by 18%. The dampened pace of growth in the quarter is mainly attributable to sluggish customer activity in December. As we enter 2024, however, we note a resurgence in customer activity in line with our expectations.
Enzyme sales continued to be strongly driven by the North American and European markets, which together achieved over 20% growth in the quarter. Market conditions in
The development project of the Xork enzyme as a potential pre-treatment in gene therapy is making progress. Recently a development milestone was achieved that triggered a
I am not satisfied with the results in the fourth quarter due to lower growth rates than in previous quarters of the year. In addition, the rapid appreciation of the SEK toward the end of the year, as well as costs related to the relocation of premises and activities related to our business development, had a negative impact on earnings of approximately
In December, we launched another unique enzyme for a specific type of antibodies, expanding our coverage to encompass most of the key antibodies in the immune system. Our pipeline of product development projects continues to expand in line with our long-term strategic growth initiatives. At present, it is significantly broader than previously, including several projects within existing markets for enzyme and antibody conjugation, as well as completely new markets such as Genomics. In addition, we continue to develop enzymes for potential therapeutic applications such as gene therapy, where we see a continued strong interest in new enzymes, and we now have several new enzymes under development.
Because of the growing opportunities in product development, we have implemented changes in our organization to better meet the needs of our customers and our lofty ambitions for new products in 2024. We also remain deeply committed to pursuing our strategies for inorganic growth avenues, including licensing, commercial partnerships, and acquisitions.
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