Quadrise Fuels International — Year of progress despite coronavirus

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Quadrise Fuels International — Year of progress despite coronavirus

During FY21 Quadrise made significant progress on trials in each of its target sectors: industry, marine, upstream and power; and launched a bio-fuel branded as bioMSAR. Progress has been slower than management expected, primarily because of COVID-19 restricting travel and site access. Nevertheless, the funds raised in March still provide the cash resources to progress the ongoing trial programmes to commercial revenues and positive sustainable cash flows even though management’s estimated timescale for this has slipped from calendar year (CY) Q422 to CY Q123.

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Quadrise Fuels International International

Year of progress despite coronavirus

FY21 results

Alternative energy

5 October 2021

Price

3.6p

Market cap

£51m

Net cash (£m) at end June 2021

7.0

Shares in issue

1,406.9m

Free float

83.0%

Code

QFI

Primary exchange

AIM

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(12.1)

7

59.8

Rel (local)

(9.7)

8.5

31.5

52-week high/low

6.3p

1.8p

Business description

Quadrise is the innovator, supplier and global licensor of disruptive oil technology that produces a synthetic, enhanced heavy fuel oil called MSAR and a bio-fuel called bioMSAR. The technology provides a low cost and cleaner fuel for the HFO and bio-fuel markets.

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AGM

26 November 2021

Analyst

Anne Margaret Crow

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Quadrise Fuels International is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

During FY21 Quadrise made significant progress on trials in each of its target sectors: industry, marine, upstream and power; and launched a bio-fuel branded as bioMSAR. Progress has been slower than management expected, primarily because of COVID-19 restricting travel and site access. Nevertheless, the funds raised in March still provide the cash resources to progress the ongoing trial programmes to commercial revenues and positive sustainable cash flows even though management’s estimated timescale for this has slipped from calendar year (CY) Q422 to CY Q123.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

EBITDA
(£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

06/18

0.0

(3.3)

(3.5)

(0.37)

0.00

N/A

06/19

0.0

(2.8)

(3.0)

(0.32)

0.00

N/A

06/20

0.0

(3.0)

(3.3)

(0.32)

0.00

N/A

06/21

0.0

(2.8)

(2.8)

(0.23)

0.00

N/A

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

Progress on three trial programmes despite delays

Following the signing of a joint development agreement in January 2021, Quadrise and MSC Shipmanagement could potentially start on-vessel, commercial-scale trials as early as CY H122. If successful, the trials may be followed by commercial roll-out of bioMSAR and/or MSAR across MSC’s global fleet. Recent tests on samples from Greenfield Energy’s site in Utah have confirmed that heavy sweet oil from the site is suitable for conversion to both MSAR or bioMSAR for potential power and marine applications. Quadrise and the customer in Morocco are preparing for a larger-scale industrial trial in early CY Q421 and a commercial trial later in the same quarter. Recent third-party tests on Quadrise’s new biofuel show CO2 savings that are materially ahead of existing biofuels.

Cash runway to sustainability maintained

Quadrise is still pre-revenue. Stripping out share option and exceptional charges, operating losses narrowed by £0.3m y-o-y in FY21 to £2.9m, reflecting lower administrative costs. Free cash outflow decreased by £0.6m to £2.4m. Quadrise completed a placing and oversubscribed open offer in March, raising £7.0m (gross) at 2.7p/share, leaving the group with £7.0m cash, no debt and no convertible securities at end FY21. Despite the programme delays, management expects it has the cash resources to progress the ongoing trial programmes to commercial revenues and positive sustainable cash flows by CY Q123.

Valuation: Modest adoption transformational

Based on data from the company, our scenario analysis calculates that even modest adoption of MSAR would generate material profits. A single refinery producing MSAR equivalent to 1.9Mtpa heavy fuel oil (HFO) under a licensing model would generate $15.9m in annual EBITDA (see our November 2020 outlook note).

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

£000s

2018

2019

2020

2021

Year end 30 June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

9

22

0

17

EBITDA

 

 

(3,284)

(2,780)

(3,006)

(2,752)

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

 

 

(3,514)

(3,010)

(3,178)

(2,887)

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals

0

0

(1,199)

(1,266)

Share-based payments

(53)

(154)

(474)

(303)

Reported operating profit

(3,567)

(3,164)

(4,851)

(4,456)

Net Interest

11

(3)

(139)

46

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(3,503)

(3,013)

(3,317)

(2,841)

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(3,556)

(3,167)

(4,990)

(4,410)

Reported tax

294

184

147

150

Profit After Tax (norm)

(3,209)

(2,829)

(3,170)

(2,691)

Profit After Tax (reported)

(3,262)

(2,983)

(4,843)

(4,260)

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

Discontinued operations

0

0

0

0

Net income (normalised)

(3,209)

(2,829)

(3,170)

(2,691)

Net income (reported)

(3,262)

(2,983)

(4,843)

(4,260)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

862.2

888.7

982.8

1,175.4

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

(0.37)

(0.32)

(0.32)

(0.23)

EPS - diluted normalised (p)

 

 

(0.37)

(0.32)

(0.32)

(0.23)

EPS - basic reported (p)

 

 

(0.38)

(0.34)

(0.49)

(0.36)

Dividend per share (p)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

3,885

3,654

3,506

3,384

Intangible Assets

2,924

2,924

2,924

2,924

Tangible Assets

961

730

582

460

Investments & other

0

0

0

0

Current Assets

 

 

2,600

1,396

2,766

7,279

Stocks

61

61

61

61

Debtors

188

169

213

117

Cash & cash equivalents

2,229

1,060

2,380

7,006

Other

122

106

112

95

Current Liabilities

 

 

(400)

(288)

(2,243)

(276)

Creditors

(400)

(288)

(198)

(276)

Tax and social security

0

0

0

0

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Convertible securities

0

0

(2,045)

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

0

0

0

0

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Other long term liabilities

0

0

0

0

Net Assets

 

 

6,085

4,762

4,029

10,387

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

6,085

4,762

4,029

10,387

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

(3,284)

(2,780)

(3,072)

(2,752)

Working capital

298

(77)

(140)

191

Exceptional & other

0

130

65

7

Tax

294

184

147

150

Net operating cash flow

 

 

(2,692)

(2,543)

(3,000)

(2,404)

Capex

(135)

(24)

(24)

(29)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

Net interest

11

(3)

1

46

Equity financing

0

1,401

2,343

6,513

Dividends

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(2,816)

(1,169)

(680)

4,126

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(5,045)

(2,229)

(1,060)

(2,380)

FX

0

0

0

0

Other non-cash movements

0

0

2,000

500

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(2,229)

(1,060)

(2,380)

(7,006)

Source: Company accounts


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