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Full Year Trading Update

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Revenue grew 14% to £41.8m with adjusted EBITDA of £13.8m, slightly ahead of consensus.

vs expectations: ahead

  • Revenue £41.8m (prior £36.8m)
  • Clinical Revenue £36.1m (prior £32.6m)
  • Research Revenue £5.7m (prior £4.2m)
  • Adjusted EBITDA £13.8m (prior £11.4m)
  • Net cash £10.9m (prior £19.9m)
  • Gross margin 72% (prior 72%)
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Oxford, UK - 16 January 2025: NIOX Group plc ("NIOX", the "Company" or the "Group"; AIM: NIOX), a medical device company focused on point of care asthma diagnosis, monitoring and management, today announces the following trading update for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Highlights (unaudited data)

  • Revenue growth of approximately14% (approximately 16% on a constant currency basis) to £41.8m (2023: £36.8m)
  • Clinical Revenue growth of approximately 11% to £36.1m (2023: £32.6m), approximately 14% on a constant currency basis
  • Adjusted EBITDA slightly ahead of consensus expectations1 at approximately £13.8m (2023: £11.4m)
  • Net cash £10.9m as at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: £19.9m) following completion of £21m tender offer in October

Unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2024 were up 14% at approximately £41.8m (2023: £36.8m) with revenues growing by approximately 16% on a constant currency basis. Given that less than 10% of the Group's sales are invoiced in sterling, reported revenues are subject to fluctuation as a result of exchange rates.

Clinical revenues were approximately £36.1m (2023: £32.6m) and grew at approximately 11% (approximately 14% on a constant currency basis).

Research revenues were approximately £5.7m (2023: £4.2m) and grew by approximately 33% (approximately 36% on a constant currency basis). During the year, the NIOX Research business benefited from pharmaceutical company sponsored studies in both asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ("COPD"). The role of Type 2 inflammation in COPD is emerging and NIOX was used to measure FeNO in these studies, given that it is a precise biomarker for Type 2 inflammation.

Gross margins of 72% were consistent with 2023, with recurring test kit revenues for the Clinical business continuing to represent a high proportion of Clinical sales at 93% (2023: 92%).

Group adjusted EBITDA2 was approximately £13.8m (2023: £11.4m), slightly ahead of current consensus market expectations1, with the improvement in adjusted EBITDA margin to 33.0% (2023: 31.0%) reflecting continued operational leverage within the business.

The unaudited cash balance at the year end was £10.9m (31 December 2023: £19.9m) with no bank borrowings. During the year, the group's continuing activities generated approximately £14.5m of operating cash flow3; discontinued activities had a cash outflow of approximately £0.8m, £21.0m was returned to shareholders by way of a tender offer, a final dividend of £4.2m was paid and $4.5m was received from Beyond Air under the terms of the 2021 settlement agreement.

Ian Johnson, NIOX's Executive Chairman, said: "I am pleased to report continued strong growth in revenues and profits which were driven by our core Clinical business. Our manufacturing partner continues to work on the development of the next generation NIOX Pro® device which is expected to be launched towards the end of 2025.

During 2025 management's focus will continue to be on growing revenues in the USA, expanding into new healthcare professional channels and developing a product for home-use.

The Board believes that the Company's robust business model will continue to deliver profitable growth and drive further shareholder value."

NIOX expects to release its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2024 on 1 April 2025.

1 Source: Factset compiled consensus expectations of £13.5m for FY2024E EBITDA as at 13 January 2025

2 Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation, amortisation and share option charges

3 Excluding the consideration received from Beyond Air.

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