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CONTINUED EFFORTS ON
NEW SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
Interim report January-March 2018Published May 15, 2018
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AREA DRIVING FACTOR
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BIL
E
HIGH-END New smartphone designs with edge-to-edge screens with
optical or ultrasound sensors
LOW-ENDIncreased price pressure on capacitive sensors opens up
low-end segment
SMART CARDSDemand for biometric payment cards to increase
convenience of contactless payments and reduce fraud
NEW APPLICATIONS Demand for convenience, security and personalization
DRIVING FACTORS IN KEY FOCUS
AREAS
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FIRST WIN IN EVOLVING
SENSOR MARKET
New smartphone designs are driving demand for
ultrasound and optical sensors
Sensor market is evolving - ultrasound and optical
sensors vendors are challenging current market
leaders
We have ten customers working with these solutions
Precise BioMatch™ Mobile has been deployed in
Huawei Honor 10, integrated with an under-glass
sensor from Qualcomm
HIGH-END MOBILE
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Continued price pressure on capacitive sensors
opens up low-end market
Low-end mobile devices to drive sensor shipment
growth in 2018
Precise Biometrics has strengthened cooperation with
several customers targeting low-end market
Integrated in Sony Experia L2 through collaboration
with Elan Microelectronics
STRENGTHENED COOPERATIONS
FOR LOW-END MARKET
LOW-END MOBILE
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ON
SENSOR MARKET*
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High/Mid-End Capacitive
Low-End Capacitive
Under-display
In-display
Total
*Based on Precise Biometrics’ and analysts’ assessment of the market development
More vendors are actively working with biometric
smart cards – prerequisite for broad implementation
Several new pilots of biometric payment cards
First pilot by Visa of dual-interface biometric payment
cards in the USA – using Precise BioMatch
Embedded
Deepened cooperation with Kona-i
Precise Biometrics is working with several customers
on biometric card projects
CONTINUED MOMENTUM IN
BIOMETRIC SMART CARDS
SMART CARDS
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Biometrics will to a greater extent replace passwords
and other means of authentication in new areas of use
Interest to use fingerprint technology in:
Cars
Wearables, such as watches and rings
Gaming controls
Precise Biometrics is involved in several projects
within this area
BIOMETRICS IN NEW
APPLICATION AREAS
NEW APPLICATIONS
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0
5
10
15
20
25
Q2 '16 Q3 '16 Q4 '16 Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'180%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Gross margin
Net sales
Net sales
(MSEK)
Sales increased with
9.2% in Q1 to 18.2 MSEK
(16.6)
Gross margin in Q1
92.1% (94.3)
NET SALES & GROSS MARGIN
8
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
EBITDA
Operating profit
Operating profit
Q2’16 Q3’16 Q4’16 Q2’17
(MSEK) (MSEK)
Q1’17 Q3’17 Q4’17 Q1’18
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10 Operational costs 18.8
MSEK (18.3)
Operating result in Q1
amounted to -2.0 MSEK
(-2.7)
Workforce of 47 (42),
employees&consultants
OPERATING PROFIT
9
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
0
40
80
120
160
Cash in Bank
Operational cash flow
Operational cash flow
(MSEK)
Q2’16 Q3’16 Q4’16 Q1’17 Q3’17 Q4’17
Q2’17 Q1’18
(MSEK)
Operational cash flow in
Q1 was -8.2 MSEK (17.1)
Last year impacted by a
prepayment of 17.5
MSEK
Available cash 105.3
MSEK (117.0)
OPERATIONAL CASH FLOW
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Continue to execute our strategy for the four
identified focus areas
Good progress in mobile sensor market with wins in
the emerging under display market as well as
capacitive for low-end devices
Strengthened our position in the biometric payment
cards market
Participating and driving projects in new areas of
use
Strong finances that enable continued investments
in key growth areas
Positive view on company outlook
SUMMARY & OUTLOOK
precisebiometrics.com
THANK YOU!
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