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IRRAS
Initiating Coverage
25 June 2019
We base our target price of SEK 40 on a mix of a DCF valuation and peer 38
group valuation. Our DCF valuation indicates SEK 29 per share if IRRAS
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reaches its financial targets for 2021, i.e. net sales exceeding SEK 275m,
gross margin of over 72% and positive cash flow in Q4 2021, while a 26
peer group valuation approach indicates potential of SEK 70 per share.
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Jun-18 Sep-18 Nov-18 Jan-19 Apr-19 Jun-19
SEKm 2017 2018 2019e 2020e 2021e
IRRAS OMXS (Rebased)
Revenues 12 6 21 104 275
Source: Factset
EBITDA (58) (135) (164) (125) (9)
EBIT adj (61) (143) (172) (138) (26)
EBIT margin adj - - - - -
EPS (3.40) (5.83) (5.96) (4.80) (0.89)
EPS adj (3.40) (5.83) (5.96) (4.80) (0.89) Analysts
DPS - - - - - Christian Lee
+46 84 02 52 67, christian.lee@paretosec.com
EV/EBITDA - - - - -
Johan Unnérus
EV/EBIT adj - - - - - +46 8 402 52 68, johan.unnerus@paretosec.com
P/E adj - - - - -
P/B 1.63 4.38 6.00 3.90 4.56
ROE (%) - - - - -
Div yield (%) - - - - -
Net debt (98) (47) (1) (50) (19)
Source: Pareto
IRRAS
Initiating Coverage
Table of contents
Investment summary ....................................................................................... 3
Company overview .......................................................................................... 5
Market overview ............................................................................................ 14
Financials........................................................................................................ 18
Valuation ........................................................................................................ 26
Appendix 1: Management and Board ............................................................ 28
Appendix 2: Shareholders .............................................................................. 30
Appendix 3: Glossary ..................................................................................... 31
Investment summary
A Swedish medical technology IRRAS AB is a Swedish medical technology company founded in 2011. IRRAS’s shares
company… were listed on Nasdaq First North Premier in November 2017 with the IPO price set
at SEK 45 per share. The share price has however declined by 47% since the IPO due
to some initial problems although these have either been resolved or are set to be
...IRRAflow is its main product resolved in the near term. The company’s main product, IRRAflow, has already
received FDA 510(k) clearance but the delayed CE mark for the catheter has
postponed sales of IRRAflow in Europe by approximately 12 months as of today,
although we believe there is a fair chance that the catheter could receive CE approval
during Q3 2019. We thus see attractive potential if IRRAS reaches its financial targets
for 2021. We initiate coverage of IRRAS with a BUY rating and target price of SEK 40.
The most urgent goal of treatment for patients with elevated ICP is to reduce the
pressure by drainage of blood, and then continuous monitoring of the patient’s
ICP. Conventional external ventricular drainage (EVD) is today considered the
gold standard for ICP measurement and one of the most commonly performed
neurosurgical procedures. However, there are numerous shortcomings related
to it, including occlusions, infections, excessive drainage and secondary
haemorrhage. Since extravasated blood is highly viscous and sticky, occlusions
have been seen in 19% to 47% of patients. When the catheter occlusions occur,
the needed drainage is compromised, preventing fluid and debris from being
removed, which in turn leads to rising ICP.
IRRAflow addresses the IRRAS’s main product is the intracranial fluid management system IRRAflow,
shortcomings of the current which was developed to address the shortcomings of conventional EVD, such as:
gold standard
Catheter occlusions
EVD-related infections
Reliable ICP monitoring that includes safety alarms
Significant health economic Given that the total length of the patient’s hospitalisation can be reduced by
advantage three to four days by avoiding catheter-related infections, we believe the health
economic advantage can be significant. We estimate that the average cost
savings are approximately USD 14,000 per patient and treatment. The control
unit is expected to have a total lifespan of three to five years, which would
indicate that over the lifespan of the device and calculating on average 100
treated patients per hospital per year, the total cost savings would amount to
around USD 4.1m (based on three years), corresponding to annual savings of
some USD 1.4m. In the setting of a value-based healthcare system, we believe
IRRAS can offer a significantly attractive value proposition.
IRRAS forecasts the addressable market to grow by an 8-10% CAGR for the
foreseeable future. However, we argue that this market growth forecast only
gives a rough picture of how the underlying market is growing and will not reflect
the relevant growth opportunity of IRRAS. Our conviction is that IRRAS, in the
case of commercial success, will reach a significantly higher growth rate than the
underlying market. The effect of commercial failure would obviously mean
limited upside in terms of sales, but our starting point for this research report is
to discuss what would be required for IRRAS to reach sales of SEK 275m by 2021.
A razor-razorblade business IRRAS is operating with a lean organisation and has a razor-razorblade business
model with high scalability model, which implies high scalability and the opportunity to reach strong
margins. For 2021, we forecast the gross margin to be 72% based on our sales
estimates for the different product categories. We are assuming that only 1.4%
of the addressable patients in the USA and EU will be treated with IRRAflow in
2021, implying moderate assumptions when estimating sales of disposables.
Company overview
Company background
A Swedish medical technology IRRAS AB is a Swedish medical technology company founded in 2011 as a joint
company founded in 2011 venture between Serendipity Innovations AB, Vandel Group and Jaymore
Enterprises Ltd. The company is in the commercial phase and focused on the
design, development and commercialising of innovative solutions for brain
surgery. Dr Christos Panotopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., the founder of IRRAS and a
practising neurosurgeon and clinical researcher for the past 25 years in Greece,
France, Sweden and India, initiated the development of the company’s leading
product, IRRAflow, in 2000 and the first patent was filed in 2006.
IRRAflow is its leading product – The first commercial launch and sales start for IRRAflow took place in May 2017
a system for the monitoring and in Germany and Austria and the system has been used in over 100 medical
fluid management of procedures in four different European countries, India, Hong Kong and the USA.
intracranial indications IRRAflow is a fully integrated and self-contained system that offers a significantly
improved, minimally invasive solution for the monitoring and fluid management
of intracranial indications. The system reduces the risk of blockage of the
catheter and thus reduces the risk of infection for the patient, leading to shorter
hospital stays and increasing economic benefits for hospitals and other
healthcare providers.
IRRAS had 32 employees as of March 2019 and has its legal headquarters in
Stockholm, Sweden, and offices in San Diego, USA, and Munich, Germany. The
company’s shares have been listed on Nasdaq First North Premier since
November 2017 but the company is planning to move the listing to the main
listing on Nasdaq Stockholm during 2019.
Haemorrhagic stroke (bleeding into or around the brain) Chronic subdural haematoma (caused by head trauma)
Even though haemorrhagic stroke is the less common type of stroke (the other
type is called ischaemic and is caused when a blood vessel carrying blood to the
brain is blocked by a blood clot) and accounts for approximately 15% of all
strokes, the morbidity and mortality rates for it are higher, representing about
40% of all stroke-related death, and one third of haemorrhagic stroke cases result
in brain damage and permanent disability, according to the American Heart
Association. The numbers for chronic subdural haematoma are equally
depressing as about one third of all patients die, and an additional one third
become permanently disabled, according to the World Health Organization
(WHO). In developed countries, stroke is the main cause of disability, the second
most common cause of dementia and the third most common cause of death.
External ventricular drainage The most urgent goal of treatment for patients with elevated ICP is to reduce the
(EVD) considered the current pressure by drainage of blood, and then continuous monitoring of the patient’s
gold standard… ICP. Conventional external ventricular drainage (EVD) is today considered the
gold standard for ICP measurement and one of the most commonly performed
neurosurgical procedures. The principle of EVD is simple; an intracranial catheter
is inserted through a small hole in the patient’s skull and the blood and
pathological accumulation of fluid are evacuated through the burr hole into a
drainage bag on a drip stand (see figure below). The EVD system is based on
gravity and the drainage rate is regulated by adjusting the height of the drainage
bag relative to the catheter tip inside the patient’s skull.
EVD was first performed as early as 1744 by Claude-Nicolas Le Cat, and although
there have been numerous changes in technique, materials used, indications for
the procedure, and safety, the technique was not widely used until the 1960s
when Nils Lundberg published a thorough analysis which led to the application of
EVD and ICP monitoring in subarachnoid haemorrhage, Reye’s syndrome (a rare
condition that causes swelling in the brain) and traumatic brain injury. The
innovations to treat haemorrhagic stroke have however been limited since the
1980s and virtually all the modern EVD placement techniques and the drainage
systems in terms of materials and monitoring capability have practically been
equivalent since then.
systems, they are rarely applied. It is critical that stroke is treated immediately
when the patient arrives at an intensive care unit (ICU) to minimise brain damage.
In a typical ischaemic stroke, 1.9 million neurons and 14 billion synapses are
destroyed every minute. A study published in AHA Journals estimates that a
stroke accelerates aging on average by 36 years. Recent research into EVD has
instead focused on improving the overall safety of the procedure since infection
control has been a major concern.
However, when the closed and sterile system is opened to flush the catheter or
replace it, the risk of infection increases as external bacteria are potentially
introduced. According to a study by Lele et al, more than 20% of patients suffered
from EVD-associated meningitis or ventriculitis. Furthermore, a study by Fargen
et al indicated that a secondary intracranial haemorrhage occurred in over 60%
of patients when an EVD catheter was replaced.
Another issue is that the financial cost increases since the patient’s hospital stay
is prolonged. A study by Lyke et al demonstrated that the average duration of
catheter placement for the uninfected patient population was 5.07 days, while
for the infected patient population, the average duration was significantly longer
at 8.45 days. The cost of prolonged hospital stays for the infected patient
population was estimated to be USD 30,335 per patient in the study.
One major issue with conventional EVD is that it lacks safety controls on the
pathological fluid outflow rate, meaning that the monitoring of the patient’s ICP
is done periodically and manually by visual checking of the amount of drained
fluid. The manual handling of the flow rate can result in inefficient therapy, either
through underdrainage, where the therapy is prolonged, or through
overdrainage, which can cause ventricular collapse or secondary intracranial
haemorrhage, and catheter occlusion.
IRRAflow system
IRRAflow addresses these IRRAS’s main product is the intracranial fluid management system IRRAflow
shortcomings… which was developed in 2000 by Dr Christos Panotopoulos to address the
shortcomings of conventional EVD, such as:
Catheter occlusions
EVD-related infections
Reliable ICP monitoring that includes safety alarms
A technical device with tied IRRAflow consists of a technical device (control unit) and tied consumables
consumables – a razor- (catheter and tube sets) and is, as far as we can see, the only system on the
razorblade business model market that provides active evacuation of fluids from the brain and ICP
monitoring in a single device. When the treatment of a patient is concluded, the
catheter and tube sets are disposed of while the control unit can be used for
another patient, implying that the company is applying a razor-razorblade
business model. The control unit supports intensive care personnel through 24-
hour monitoring, drainage automation and a safety alarm that signals dangerous
changes in ICP.
The system is built around the concept of active fluid exchange that combines
periodic and controlled irrigation and aspiration of the dual lumen catheter probe
to exchange any pathological fluid collection with neutral physiological fluids
containing, for example, glucose or saline. The IRRAflow catheter probe is
designed to irrigate regularly with a flow rate and volume that prevent catheter
occlusions or bacteria colony formation since any material build-up at the
catheter probe’s intracranial external surface is washed away. This eliminates the
need to replace the drainage catheter, as with the conventional method of today,
which is associated with a high risk of infection.
IRRAS’s dual lumen catheter is not coated with antibiotics, thrombolytic agents
or heparin, but we believe IRRAS is planning to coat the catheters in the
foreseeable future, not out of necessity but to stem questions from potential
customers. Since the start of sales, IRRAflow has been used in over 100 medical
procedures in four different European countries, India, Hong Kong and the USA,
and, so far, there have been no reported incidents of catheter occlusion or
associated infection.
The control unit falls outside of Although the advantages of the IRRAflow system compared with conventional
reimbursement… EVD may be obvious for healthcare providers, we believe the biggest hurdle in
using it is the fact that the control unit falls outside of reimbursement, both in
the EU and in the USA, meaning that hospitals must finance the initial investment
by themselves.
…although we still believe the However, given that the total length of the patient’s hospitalisation, including the
health economic advantage can time for treatment in the ICU and on the hospital ward after surgery, can be
be significant reduced by three to four days by avoiding catheter-related infections (according
to the study by Lyke et al), we believe the health economic advantage can be
significant even when the initial investment has been considered. Based on
information from IRRAS, we estimate that the average cost savings are
approximately USD 14,000 per patient and treatment. This implies that the
healthcare provider can get a return on investment in buying the control unit
already after approximately four patients.
Cost reductions with IRRAflow (calculations based on costs for disposables only)
USD Metric Current standard cost Total standard cost Metric IRRAflow IRRAflow Savings with IRRAflow
Average ICU stay (days) 5 1,000 5,000 3 3,000 2,000
Average ward stay (days) 5 4,500 22,500 3 13,500 9,000
Thrombolytic agent 1 unit 700 700 - - 700
EVD infection* 0.2 30,335 6,067 - - 6,067
EVD catheter 1 269 269 1 5,000 -4,731
Neuromonitoring catheter 1 550 550 - - 550
Average EVD replacements 1 269 269 - - 269
Total cost 35,355 21,500 13,855
*Lyke et al estimated the cost of prolonged hospital stays for the infected patient population to be USD 30,335 per patient. Lele et al estimated that more than
20% of the patients had suffered from EVD-associated meningitis or ventriculitis.
Source: Pareto, company data
The control unit is expected to have a total lifespan of three to five years, according
to IRRAS. This would indicate that over the lifespan of the device and calculating on
average 100 treated patients per hospital per year, the total cost savings would
amount to around USD 4.1m (based on three years), corresponding to annual
savings of some USD 1.4m. This implies that the initial investment of USD 50,000
should not be a big issue. In the setting of a value-based healthcare system, we
believe IRRAS can offer a significantly attractive value proposition.
USD Metric
Control unit investment 50,000
Annual cost reductions with IRRAflow 13,855
No of patients treated per year 100
Life span device 3-5 years
Total savings life span of device (3 years) 4,106,500
Total annual savings 1,368,833
Teething problems
Ironing out some initial IRRAS received an updated ISO 13485:2016 certificate, new CE marks (Class II) for
problems… the control unit and tube set, and FDA 510(k) clearance for IRRAflow in 2018.
However, the CE mark of the catheter has been delayed due to a reorganisation
of its notified body, Intertek, during 2018. This has delayed sales of IRRAflow in
Europe by approximately 12 months as of today. The catheter is categorised as a
Class III device, which requires a clinical evaluation by a notified body since such
devices constitute a potential higher risk. IRRAS has however changed its notified
body to LNE/G-MED, and we believe there is a fair chance that the catheter could
receive CE approval during Q3 2019.
Another issue, which we categorise as a teething problem, was that the battery
of the device was malfunctioning during a sales demonstration in December
2017. This incidence led to a voluntary recall and a temporary hold on selling the
device until February 2018 when the hold was lifted. The current version,
IRRAflow 2.5, was launched in February 2018 with several aesthetic and
mechanical upgrades, as well as an updated battery configuration. The
production of the battery pack has been transferred to a manufacturer in
Germany and no incident has been reported since then.
Production
Production based in California – Production of the entire IRRAflow system (except for the battery pack) is based in
three different subcontractors California, USA. IRRAS has chosen to utilise three different subcontractors that are
specialised in the manufacturing of the respective components but also due to the
need to secure high production capacity for the disposables. The control unit,
including hardware and software, is today produced by Gener8. IRRAS has indicated
that it is likely that the control unit will be produced in-house within the next 2-3 years
while the production of the disposables will remain with the subcontractors.
Manufacturing
Production of the entire IRRAflow system takes place in California, USA
Component Control unit Catheter Cassette
Manufacturer Gener8 Advanced Catheter Solutions Second Source Medical
Comments Produces the entire unit, including Produces the catheter and sends Produces the cassette and then
hardware and software the finished product to Second packages and ships the disposables
Source Medical after sterilisation by Sterigenics
Current capacity 500+ units / year ~20K units / year ~20K units / year
The US, Germany and Austria IRRAS will apply a direct sales model in the USA, Germany and Austria (marked in
the key markets… red in the map below) as these countries are regarded as key markets for the
company. In the rest of the world (marked in blue), IRRAS will work with
distributors, and by the end of 2017, the company had reached exclusive
agreements with over 40 distributors globally. IRRAS is also planning for
expansion in Asia/Australia, Russia and Brazil (marked in yellow), but due to
longer registration processes, we believe it will take around 24 months before
the company can make an entry into these markets.
…with, we believe, the focus in The company’s global launch strategy allows it to expand relatively fast with a
the short term on the US lean and cost-efficient organisation but still have full control of the key markets.
In due course, we believe IRRAS will establish a direct sales model in other large
markets that are covered by distributors initially, such as France, the United
Kingdom and Russia, but since management states that the global launch strategy
is to “go deep before going wide”, we believe this indicates that the focus in the
short term will be on the USA.
Offer convenient kits containing all necessary components for entry into
Cranial Access Kit
the cranium
Intracranial Bolt An alternative option for intracranial access of the IRRAflow catheter probe
In May 2019, IRRAS acquired the assets of InnerSpace Neuro Solutions, which
strengthens the product portfolio and also the company’s position in the US. The
assets include four FDA-cleared products (no CE mark yet) that are compatible
with IRRAflow and bring positive synergies in terms of sales opportunities
through established InnerSpace sales channels that can introduce IRRAflow to
new customers. The InnerSpace products, branded Hummingbird, have already
been used by 2,000 patients, and there are several scientific publications
supporting their clinical utility for parenchymal ICP. A study by Berlin et al
concluded from an observation of 2,259 patients that there is a strong
congruence between ventricular and parenchymal ICP measurements and
supports the recommendation to use the Hummingbird ICP sensor for routine ICP
monitoring.
The total purchase price for the assets is USD 700,000, which we believe is cheap
since IRRAS will be able to save approximately USD 2m in development costs, but
most importantly the company will save time since the acquired products were
in its future product pipeline, such as the cranial access kit, intracranial bolt and
hospital monitor connectivity, as stated in the table above.
The pricing of the products is unknown to us but is set to change anyway when
IRRAS starts selling them in the US in Q3 2019, and we believe the gross margin
of the new products is likely to be on a par with IRRAS’s current disposables. We
have not made any specific sales estimates for the InnerSpace products, but we
now feel more confident that IRRAS will be able to reach its sales goal of
SEK 275m by 2021.
Patents
IRRAS has 35 approved patents (InnerSpace not included) in 25 countries,
including the USA, EU, Nordics, Australia, Canada, India and Russia, and another
six pending patent applications. The patent duration for the patents is 2026-
2038, divided among three patent families. The first patent family was filed in
2006 and covers the initial invention of the Fluid Exchange Catheter system and
its method of use. This is obviously the most important patent family in the
portfolio. The second patent family was filed in 2013 and provides protection for
strategic options, including alternate uses of the dual-lumen catheter. The third
patent family was filed in 2017 and provides protection for commercial
implementation of IRRAflow 2.5 and certain competitive concepts. We believe
IRRAS has a solid patent portfolio and, so far, there have been no infringements
of the intellectual property (IP) of the company. However, our opinion is that
patents only give protection up to a certain level, and for a small company like
IRRAS, defending IP can sometimes be costly. We argue that the company’s trade
secrets and know-how of the business give a stronger foundation of protection.
Market overview
According to the World Stroke Organization, stroke has already reached epidemic
proportions where 1 in 6 people worldwide will have a stroke in their lifetime.
For people above the age of 60, stroke is the second-leading cause of death, and
for people aged 15-59, it is the fifth-leading cause. The incidence of stroke
increases significantly with age, and there is also a strong correlation between
stroke and lifestyle, where unhealthy diet, smoking, excessive use of alcohol and
hypertension are examples of risk factors.
Growth of the geriatric The growth of the geriatric population that is susceptible to stroke and other
population the main market chronic diseases is likely to be the main market driver in the longer-term
driver perspective. According to the UN, there were 962 million people aged 60 years
or over in 2017, a number that it estimates to grow to nearly 2.1 billion by 2050.
This is equivalent to an increase of 116% between 2017 and 2050, or an average
growth rate of 2% per year. The number of older persons as a percentage of the
total population is projected to grow from 13% in 2017 to 21% by 2050.
The global population of persons aged 60 years or over… …and as a share of the total population
2,500 25%
116%
2,000 20%
1,500 15%
Millions
1,000 10%
500 5%
0 -
1980 2017 2030 2050 1980 2017 2030 2050
Ages 60+ Ages 80+ Ages 60+ Ages 80+
IRRAS forecasts an 8-10% CAGR IRRAS forecasts the addressable market to grow by an 8-10% CAGR for the
for the addressable market… foreseeable future. This view is supported by a report by Market Research Future
which projects the global market for ischaemic stroke to grow at a CAGR of
approximately 8.3% in the period 2017-2023. However, we argue that the market
…although if the company growth forecast only gives a rough picture of the underlying market and will not
reaches commercial success we reflect the relevant growth opportunity of IRRAS. IRRAS will either reach
see its growth rate being higher commercial success or not and, in the event it succeeds, its annual growth rate
than the underlying market will most likely be significantly higher than that of the underlying market.
The incidence rate of chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) ranges from 1.7-20.6
per 100,000 of the population, according to Yang et al. Taking the mid-range
value of 11.2 per 100,000 and applying it to the combined population of the USA
No. of patients
Global strokes 15m
Strokes (USA+EU) 2.1m
Hemorrhagic strokes (USA+EU) 460k
Hemorrhagic strokes surgically performed (USA+EU) 184k
Annual value of the control There are roughly 1,000 primary stroke centres in the US that are addressable for
units is EUR 11m IRRAS, of which 150 comprehensive stroke centres will be targeted initially. In
addition, there are 166 neurosurgery centres in Germany, of which more than
125 hospitals have expressed an interest in using IRRAflow. We estimate that
there are around 500 neurosurgery centres in the EU excluding Germany.
According to IRRAS, there should be at least two control units per neurosurgery
centre to cover the average throughput of patients, and with an estimated
lifespan of up to five years of the devices, we believe approximately 326 control
units could be sold every year. We estimate the annual value of the control units
to be around EUR 11m.
We estimate the initial Applying the ASP of IRRAflow disposables in the range of EUR 3,000-5,000 and
addressable market for 277,000 patients, we estimate that the initial addressable market potential for
disposables at EUR 0.8bn-1.4bn… IRRAS could be in the range of EUR 0.8-1.4bn.
EURm ASP EUR 3,000 ASP EUR 4,000 ASP EUR 5,000
Total initial addressable market (hemorrhagic stroke + CSDH) 831 1,108 1,385
Upside potential (traumatic subdural hematomas) 390 520 650
…rising to EUR 1.2-2.0bn Including the patients of traumatic subdural haematoma, the market potential
including traumatic subdural would correspond to EUR 1.2-2.0bn, according to our calculations, which is in line
haematoma with IRRAS’s estimate of EUR 1.2bn which is based on a total number of 475,000
patients and an ASP of EUR 2,600. IRRAS’s target of reaching net sales of
SEK 275m (EUR 26m) by 2021 corresponds to a market share of approximately
2%, but we believe that if IRRAflow were to be the gold standard for intracranial
bleeding indications, the potential market share could be significantly larger.
No head-to-head competitors The common denominator for these companies is that their products are used in
as yet the conventional EVD environment, implying manual processes and
complications like EVD-related infections. IRRAS is the only provider of an active
fluid management system for intracranial bleeding, indicating that there is no
head-to-head competitor providing a similar solution now and we thus see a
window for the company to take a significant market share.
Financials
IRRAS presented its new financial targets in March 2019.
IRRAS forecasts the addressable market to grow by an 8-10% CAGR for the
foreseeable future. However, we argue that the market growth forecast only
gives a rough picture of how the underlying market is growing and will not reflect
the relevant growth opportunity of IRRAS. Our conviction is that IRRAS, in the
case of commercial success, will reach a significantly higher growth rate than the
underlying market. The effect of commercial failure would obviously mean
limited upside in terms of sales, but our starting point in this section is to discuss
what would be required for IRRAS to reach sales of SEK 275m by 2021.
Sales estimates
Disposables to be the main Net sales of SEK 275m by 2021 implies a sales CAGR of 258% in the period 2018-
sales driver… 2021 and we expect the disposables will be the main sales driver in this period
due to the company’s razor-razorblade business model. IRRAS has not disclosed
the installed base of control units but we estimate it to have been around 20 by
the end of 2018. We forecast the installed base to be 202 units by 2021,
corresponding to a CAGR of 116% in 2018-2021.
500 450
451
450 400 382
400 350
357
350 292
Number of units
300
300 275
250 CAGR (2018-2021): 116%
CAGR (2018-2021): 258%
SEKm
250 202
200
200
150
150 112
104 100
100
44
50 21 50 20
12 6 34
0 0
2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E
Control units Disposables Service USA Germany EU (ex Germany)
…accounting for over 80% of We see the potential for IRRAS to grow the share of recurring revenues as the
total sales in 2021E installed base of control units increases. Since the disposables are tied to the
control units, we argue that these revenues are more or less recurring. In addition
to this, IRRAS also offers service contracts, priced in the range of 10-15% of the
control unit, which will increase as the installed base grows. We forecast that
recurring revenues will account for over 80% of total sales in 2021, indicating
strong leverage on profitability going forward.
Germany
Revenues control unit, SEKm 4 8 11 11 11
Revenues disposables, SEKm 2 9 28 38 49
Revenues service, SEKm 2 3 4 6 7
Total revenues, SEKm 7 20 44 55 67
Growth y/y, % 114 % 184 % 117 % 27 % 22 %
Share of tot sales 34 % 19 % 16 % 15 % 15 %
EU (ex Germany)
Revenues control unit, SEKm 1 4 9 9 9
Revenues disposables, SEKm 0 10 42 51 70
Revenues service, SEKm 0 1 3 4 6
Total revenues, SEKm 1 15 53 64 84
Growth y/y, % -53 % 1111 % 247 % 21 % 31 %
Share of tot sales 6% 15 % 19 % 18 % 19 %
Total
Revenues control unit, SEKm 9 27 34 34 34
Revenues disposables, SEKm 9 72 231 308 397
Revenues service, SEKm 2 6 11 15 20
Total revenues, SEKm 21 104 275 357 451
Growth y/y, % 397 % 164 % 30 % 26 %
Our assumptions
Since there should be at least two control units per neurosurgery centre to cover
the average throughput of patients, 202 units by 2021 suggests that
approximately 100 centres would be using IRRAflow in their procedures by then.
If we assume that the total number of initial addressable centres in the USA and
EU is 816, then an installed base of 202 units indicates a penetration rate of 25%.
However, we are assuming that only 1.4% of the patients will be treated with
IRRAflow in 2021, implying moderate assumptions when estimating sales of
disposables.
USA to account for 65% of total We have assumed that IRRAS will receive the CE mark for its catheters in Q3 2019,
sales in 2021E meaning that sales in the EU are set to start by the end of 2019. Since IRRAS has
already received FDA clearance for the IRRAflow system, we believe sales in the
USA will be the main driver in the near term. Since the prices for control units
and disposables are higher in the USA compared with the EU, we forecast that
the USA will account for 65% of total sales in 2021. Sales of disposables are
estimated to account for 84% of total sales in 2021.
4%
12 %
19 %
16 %
65 %
84 %
We have kept all the prices of control units and disposables in the USA and
Germany at constant levels. In the EU (ex-Germany), we have assumed that the
price of control units will increase from EUR 25,000 (SEK 262,500) in 2019 to
EUR 27,000 (SEK 283,500) in 2021. The company has indicated that the ASP for
control units is likely to be EUR 30,000 in the EU but lower initially. Our
assumptions regarding prices of the products and the number of units sold in
IRRAS’s main markets are described in detail in the following table.
Germany
Price control unit, SEK 367,500 367,500 367,500 367,500 367,500
Price disposables, SEK 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000
Price service, SEK 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500
Control units sold 10 22 30 30 30
Installed base 30 52 82 112 142
Control unit penetration 9% 16 % 25 % 34 % 43 %
EU (ex Germany)
Price control unit, SEK 262,500 273,000 283,500 294,000 294,000
Price disposables, SEK 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000
Price service, SEK 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500
Control units sold 4 16 30 30 30
Installed base 4 20 50 80 110
Control unit penetration 0% 2% 5% 8% 11 %
Total
Stroke centers 816 816 816 816 816
Control units sold 24 68 90 90 90
Installed base 44 112 202 292 382
Control unit penetration 5% 14 % 25 % 36 % 47 %
80 %
75 %
70 %
65 %
60 %
55 %
50 %
45 %
40 %
2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E
Control units Disposables Service Total
Source: Pareto
Gross margin expected to be However, in IRRAS’s case, the control units are sold at fairly high gross margins,
72% in 2021 which we estimate to be approximately 50%. We estimate that disposables and
services have gross margins of around 75% and 70%, respectively. For 2021, we
forecast gross margin to be 72% based on our sales estimates for the different
product categories.
IRRAS is operating with a lean organisation but will expand its sales organisation
as the company is set to ramp up its direct sales model in the USA and other key
markets going forward. As of March 2019, IRRAS had around 32 employees in
total, of which nine in the sales organisation. IRRAS is planning to expand the
organisation to around 60-70 by the end of 2019, and to 80-85 by the end of
2021. Most of the recruitment will be within the sales organisation, of which the
company is planning to have around 25 sales reps in the USA by 2021. As of today,
five employees are involved within research and development, and the company
is planning to hire only another 2-3 R&D personnel through to 2021.
Sales and marketing expenses This indicates that sales and marketing expenses are expected to be the main
the main cost driver going cost driver going forward and we forecast them to account for 60% of total opex
forward in 2021, up from 48% in 2018. We do not expect R&D expenses to increase that
much since we believe IRRAS will only work on improvements to the current
technology platform and develop complementary products, of which we expect
to see IRRAS capitalise part of its R&D expenses, around SEK 14m on an annual
basis. We therefore forecast total R&D expenses to account for around 23% of
total opex going forward.
100 %
90 %
80 %
70 %
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0%
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E
Sales and marketing expenses Administrative expenses R&D expenses
IRRAS has not given financial targets regarding its operating margin, but given its
scalable business model and gross margin of over 70% in a couple of years’ time,
we argue that the company has the potential to reach an EBITDA margin of
around 30%. In the following table, we have looked at the margins of some Nordic
peers with a similar business model.
IRRAS would need to reach net We believe Vitrolife is the most similar company to IRRAS, having approximately
sales of around SEK 300m to 75% of total sales from disposables and an underlying market growing by 5-10%.
achieve profitability for the full Vitrolife had a gross margin of 66% and an EBITDA margin of 42% in 2018 and is
year a good example of a company reaching attractive margins when economies of
scale start to kick in. Vitrolife had net sales of SEK 298m with an EBITDA margin
of 16% in 2010. We forecast IRRAS to reach a positive EBITDA margin of 13% in
2022 with net sales of SEK 357m. This indicates that IRRAS needs to reach net
sales of approximately SEK 300m in order to achieve profitability for the full year.
500 451
400 357
300 275
200
SEKm
104 110
100 45
12 6 21
0
-9
-100 -58
-135 -125
-200 -164
2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E
Net sales EBITDA
Depreci a tions /a mortiza tions -3.7 -8.1 -10.4 -13.7 -17.3 -21.3 -21.3
EBIT -61.5 -143.3 -172.2 -138.3 -25.9 24.1 89.2
Net fi na nci a l i tems 0.6 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
Pretax profit/loss -60.9 -138.8 -171.6 -138.3 -25.7 24.2 89.3
Cash flow (SEKm) 2017A 2018A 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E
Ca s h fl ow before cha nges i n NWC -39 -126 -159 -125 -8 40 92
Cha nge i n NWC -15 29 13 -7 -2 -4 -5
Cash flow from operations -54 -97 -147 -131 -11 36 87
Ca pex -157 20 1 -19 -21 -21 -27
Free Ca s h fl ow -211 -77 -146 -151 -31 15 60
Fi na nci ng a cti vi ti es 239 25 100 200 0 0 0
Net cash flow 28 -52 -46 49 -31 15 60
Balance sheet (SEKm) 2017A 2018A 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E
Intangi bl e a s s ets 34 40 54 60 63 63 69
Ta ngi bl e a s s ets 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fi na nci a l a s s ets 86 81 56 56 56 56 56
Total fixed assets 120 122 111 116 120 120 126
Inventory 13 3 8 11 27 36 45
Non-Ca s h Current As s ets 98 33 37 52 69 89 113
Ca s h a nd ca s h equi va l ents 98 47 1 50 19 34 94
Total current assets 209 84 46 114 115 159 252
Total assets 329 205 157 230 235 279 377
Equi ty ra tio 96 % 90 % 73 % 76 % 64 % 61 % 64 %
Adj. ROA -15 % -56 % -88 % -46 % 4% 20 % 28 %
Adj. ROE -23 % -46 % -93 % -72 % 5% 34 % 52 %
Adj. ROCE -15 % -65 % -121 % -59 % 5% 35 % 52 %
We do not believe there are elevated risks related to the technology, competition
or any major regulatory issues since the products are already FDA approved and
have a DRG code in 13 EU countries and one in the USA.
Valuation
We initiate coverage of IRRAS with a BUY rating and target price of SEK 40 per
share. We base our target price on a mix of a DCF valuation and peer group
valuation and on the assumption that IRRAS reaches its financial targets for 2021.
DCF valuation
We believe IRRAS has a business model that in due course will show stable
revenue streams and cash flows, and we argue that discounting the company’s
cash flows is the best valuation approach.
We have assumed average annual sales growth of 258% in the period 2018-2021.
For 2021-2027, we have assumed declining sales growth with an estimated
average of 18% per year and an EBIT margin of 17% on average. In the terminal
period, we have assumed growth to be 2% and the EBIT margin to be 30%. For
2021-2027, we have assumed capex/sales to be 5%.
We have used a discount rate (WACC) of 12%. Although the Swedish government
ten-year bond yield is currently at 0.17%, we have assumed the risk-free rate to
be 3.0% as we believe this would be a normalised and sustainable level going
forward. The risk premium is 9.4% and the beta value 1.4. Net debt of SEK -186m
is based on the projected amount by the end of 2019. Based on our estimates
and our DCF input variables, our DCF model indicates an equity value for IRRAS
of SEK 850m, equivalent to SEK 29 per share (based on 28.8m shares).
Discounted free cash flows (DCF) -66.4 -120.2 -22.5 9.5 34.3 38.1 50.9 54.6 60.4
Source: Pareto
MCAP EV EV/Sales P/E EV/EBIT Sales EBIT EBIT margin ROE (%)
Company name Country (SEKm) (SEKm) 19e 20e 21e 19e 20e 21e 19e 20e 21e CAGR 2018-2020E 19e 19e
Nordic Medtech
Ambu A/S Denmark 32,151 34,586 8 7 5 49 39 28 35 30 23 18% 18% 22% 21
Biotage AB Sweden 7,309 7,329 7 6 6 37 35 34 34 28 25 13% 22% 20% 23
Boule Diagnostics AB Sweden 1,029 1,117 2 2 2 26 17 16 16 12 11 10% 22% 14% 12
CellaVision AB Sweden 7,155 6,971 16 14 12 64 53 45 50 42 35 16% 21% 33% 31
RaySearch Laboratories AB Sweden 4,453 4,605 6 5 4 60 40 26 36 26 17 21% 35% 16% 10
Sectra AB Sweden 13,270 13,029 9 9 8 63 63 63 51 51 47 10% 7% 18% 29
SyntheticMR AB Sweden 1,115 1,076 17 12 8 53 31 21 40 23 14 36% 54% 44% 34
Vitrolife AB Sweden 20,082 19,640 14 12 11 52 47 41 41 35 30 16% 16% 34% 22
Xvivo Perfusion AB Sweden 5,107 4,980 20 12 8 130 58 33 121 47 26 48% 175% 16% 7
Average 11 9 7 59 43 34 47 33 25 21% 41% 24% 21
Median 9 9 8 53 40 33 40 30 25 16% 22% 20% 22
IRRAS (PAS estimates) Sweden 572 511 33 6 2 neg neg neg neg neg neg 317% n.a. neg neg
Premium/discount vs peers 274 % -32 % -70 % n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Metric Comment
IRRAS EBIT 2023E (SEKm) 89 We forecast that IRRAS reaches EBIT margin of 20% this year
EV/EBIT 2019E median 40x Peer group EV/EBIT 2019E median
IRRAS EV 2023E (SEKm) 3,527 Applying peer EV/EBIT 2023E multiple on IRRAS 2023 EBIT
WACC 12.0 % Discount rate used in our DCF
IRRAS EV 2019E (SEKm) 2,005 Discounting five years by using our WACC
IRRAS EV/share 2019E (SEK) 70 Present EV per share
Management
Kleanthis G. Xanthopoulos, Ph.D. (President, CEO and Board member)
Dr Xanthopoulos was appointed the CEO in 2015 and has also been a member of
the Board since 2015. He has more than 25 years of experience from operational
positions in the life science sector and has extensive experience as an investor in
life science companies in the United States and Europe. Before joining IRRAS, Dr
Xanthopoulos founded three life science companies, of which two were listed on
Nasdaq (Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was acquired by F. Hoffmann-La
Roche Inc. in 2011, and Regulus Therapeutics Inc).
Other members of the management team include: Sabina Berlin (VP Finance),
Adam Sampson (VP Product Excellence), Vinny Podichetty (VP Clinical Affairs),
Kellie Fontes (Senior Director Human Capital), Dino De Cicco (Senior Director
Product Development) and Dessi Lyakov (Director, Regulatory and Quality).
Board of Directors
Anders P. Wiklund (Chairman of the Board)
Mr Wiklund was appointed the Chairman of the Board in 2017 and has been a
member of the Board since 2016. He has more than 40 years of global experience
in leading positions in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He was
former President and CEO of KabiVitrum Inc and KabiPharmacia Inc.
Appendix 2: Shareholders
IRRAS’s shares were listed on Nasdaq First North Premier on 22 November 2017
with the IPO price set at SEK 45 per share. The ten largest shareholders hold 51%
of the capital and votes. The Board members are very dedicated to the company as
combined they hold 26% of the shares. Dr Kleanthis G. Xanthopoulos, who is the
CEO of IRRAS and a Board member, is the fourth-largest shareholder with 4.3% of
the votes and capital. Mr Marios Fotiadis, who has been a Board member since
2012, is the largest shareholder, holding 19.0% of the votes and capital through
Lexington Holding Assets and Bacara Holdings. Mr Christos Panotopoulos, who is
the founder of IRRAS and a former Chief Scientific Officer of the company, is the
second-largest shareholder, holding 12.2% of the votes and capital through F.EX
Endotherapy. Foreign owners held approximately 58% of the shares as of 31 March
2019, and the free float is estimated to be around 73%, according to Holdings.
Shareholders
Insider transactions
During 2017, the Chairman of the Board, the CEO, the CFO and several members
of the Board acquired shares in IRRAS. Serendipity Ixora acquired 52,727 shares
during 2017 and decreased its holding by 103,272 shares during 2018. No insider
transactions have been registered during 2019.
Incentive programmes
IRRAS has five outstanding incentive schemes for employees, key individuals and
Board members. The details of the incentive programmes are to be found in the
company’s 2018 annual report and interim reports. The subscription price of the
stock options ranges between SEK 13.60 and SEK 50 per share, and there are in
total 3,211,750 share options that are outstanding as of 31 December 2018. At
the current share price of SEK 24.90, a total of 1,880,000 of the stock options with
a subscription price of SEK 13.60 (until 30 September 2025) and a total of 268,750
of the stock options with a subscription price of SEK 25.86 (until 15 June 2022)
are likely to be subscribed for, corresponding to a total dilution of 6% of the
number of shares in IRRAS.
Appendix 3: Glossary
Catheter A medical device that is inserted into the body to evacuate fluids, administer fluids into the body or to insert other medical devices
CSDH Chronic subdural haematoma. Collection of blood on the brain's surface
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Fluids found in the brain and the spinal cord
DRG Diagnosis related groups. A system to classify patient groups and to determine cost reimbursement within healthcare
EVD External ventricular drain. Drainage of the cavities in the brain which contain cerebrospinal fluids
Haemorrhagic stroke A stroke caused by a weakened blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into or around the brain
ICP Intracranial pressure, the pressure inside the skull
ICU Intensive care unit
Ischaemic stroke A stroke that occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked.
Meningitis An inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
Parenchyma Brain tissue
Occlusion Blockage
Subdural haematoma A collection of blood on the surface of the brain, usually caused by head injuries (trauma)
Thrombolytic agent A drug that is able to dissolve a clot and reopen an artery or vein
Ventricle A cavity in the brain which contains cerebrospinal fluids
Ventriculitis Inflammation of the ventricles in the brain
PROFIT & LOSS (fiscal year) (SEKm) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019e 2020e 2021e
Revenues - 12 6 21 104 275
Growth Revenues +chg (49.9%) 242.0% 407.6% 164.2%
EBITDA (31) (58) (135) (164) (125) (9)
Depreciation & amortisation (0) (4) (8) (10) (14) (17)
EBIT (31) (61) (143) (172) (138) (26)
EBIT adjusted (31) (61) (143) (172) (138) (26)
Net interest (1) 1 5 1 (0) 0
Profit before taxes (32) (61) (139) (172) (138) (26)
Taxes - - - - - -
Net profit (32) (61) (139) (172) (138) (26)
EPS reported (2.12) (3.40) (5.83) (5.96) (4.80) (0.89)
EPS adjusted (2.12) (3.40) (5.83) (5.96) (4.80) (0.89)
Growth EPS adjusted -chg -chg -chg +chg +chg
DPS - - - - - -
BALANCE SHEET (SEKm) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019e 2020e 2021e
Tangible non current assets 0 0 1 1 1 1
Other non-current assets - - 27 120 121 110 115 119
Other current assets - - 1 111 36 45 63 96
Cash & equivalents 71 98 47 1 50 19
Total assets 98 329 205 157 230 235
Total equity 95 316 184 114 176 150
Interest-bearing non-current debt - - 0 1 1 1
Interest-bearing current debt - - - - - -
Other Debt - - 3 13 21 42 54 84
Total liabilites & equity 98 329 205 157 230 235
CASH FLOW (SEKm) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019e 2020e 2021e
Cash earnings (20) (39) (126) (159) (125) (8)
Change in working capital 1 (15) 29 13 (7) (2)
Cash flow from investments (15) (157) 20 1 (19) (21)
Cash flow from financing 85 239 25 100 200 -
Net cash flow 52 28 (52) (46) 49 (31)
CAPITALIZATION & VALUATION (SEKm) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019e 2020e 2021e
Share price (SEK end) 28.8 33.9 23.8 23.8 23.8
Number of shares end period 15 18 24 29 29 29
Net interest bearing debt (71) (98) (47) (1) (50) (19)
Enterprise value 417 761 685 636 667
EV/Sales 34.9 - 33.4 6.1 2.4
EV/EBITDA - - - - -
EV/EBIT - - - - -
EV/EBIT adjusted - - - - -
P/E reported - - - - -
P/E adjusted - - - - -
P/B 1.6 4.4 6.0 3.9 4.6
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS & CREDIT METRICS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019e 2020e 2021e
ROE adjusted (%) - - - - - -
Dividend yield (%) - - - - -
EBITDA margin (%) - - - - - -
EBIT margin (%) - - - - - -
EBIT margin adj(%) - - - - - -
NIBD/EBITDA 2.32 1.70 0.35 0.00 0.40 2.13
EBITDA/Net interest - - 30.04 - - 38.23
PROFIT & LOSS (fiscal year) (SEKm) 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q'19e 3Q'19e 4Q'19e
Revenues 6 0 - - - 2 6 12
EBITDA (19) (30) (38) (48) (37) (43) (42) (40)
Depreciation & amortisation (2) (2) (2) (2) (3) (3) (3) (3)
EBIT (21) (32) (40) (50) (39) (46) (45) (43)
Net interest 3 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before taxes (18) (29) (42) (50) (39) (46) (45) (42)
Taxes 0 0 (0) (1) - - - -
Net profit (18) (29) (42) (51) (39) (46) (45) (42)
EPS reported (0.76) (1.23) (1.75) (2.12) (1.61) (1.59) (1.55) (1.47)
EPS adjusted (0.76) (1.23) (1.75) (2.12) (1.61) (1.59) (1.55) (1.47)
DPS - - - - - - - -
BALANCE SHEET (SEKm) 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q'19e 3Q'19e 4Q'19e
Tangible non current assets 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Other non-current assets 121 121 121 121 96 104 106 110
Other current assets 99 91 46 36 36 46 43 45
Cash & equivalents 88 71 79 47 30 72 32 1
Total assets 308 284 247 205 163 222 182 157
Total equity 299 274 233 184 147 201 157 114
Interest-bearing non-current debt 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Interest-bearing current debt - - - - - - - -
Other Debt 9 10 13 21 15 21 25 42
Total liabilites & equity 308 284 247 205 163 222 182 157
CASH FLOW (SEKm) 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q'19e 3Q'19e 4Q'19e
Cash earnings (15) (25) (39) (46) (34) (43) (42) (40)
Change in working capital (6) (1) 15 21 (6) (4) 7 15
Cash flow from investments (3) (2) 33 (7) 23 (11) (5) (6)
Cash flow from financing 14 11 (0) - - 100 - -
Net cash flow (10) (18) 8 (32) (17) 41 (40) (31)
CAPITALIZATION & VALUATION (SEKm) 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q'19e 3Q'19e 4Q'19e
Share price (SEK end) 27.9 24.7 45.9 33.9 30.3 23.8 23.8 23.8
Number of shares end period 24 24 24 24 24 29 29 29
Net interest bearing debt (88) (71) (79) (47) (30) (71) (31) (1)
P/E reported - - - - -
P/E adjusted - - - - -
P/B 2.2 2.1 4.7 4.4 4.9 3.4 4.4 6.0
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS & CREDIT METRICS 1Q'18 2Q'18 3Q'18 4Q'18 1Q'19 2Q'19e 3Q'19e 4Q'19e
Dividend yield (%) - - - - - - - -
EBITDA margin (%) - - - - - - - -
EBIT margin (%) - - - - - - - -
NIBD/EBITDA 1.14 0.81 0.68 0.53 0.37 0.34 0.26 0.21
EBITDA/Net interest 6.23 8.38 19.86 30.07 - - - -
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Appendix A
Disclosure requirements pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Regulations section 3 -10 (2) and section 3-11 (1), letters a-b
The below list shows companies where Pareto Securities AS - together with affiliated companies and/or persons – own a portion of the shares exceeding 5 % of the total share capital in any company
where a recommendation has been produced or distributed by Pareto Securities AS.
Pareto Securities AS or its affiliates own as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the US Exchange Act, 1 % or moreof the equity securities of :
Pareto Securities AS may hold financial instruments in companies where a recommendation has been produced or distributed by Pareto Securities AS in connection with rendering investment services,
including Market Making.
Please find below an overview of material interests in shares held by employees in Pareto Securities AS, in companies where arecommendation has been produced or distributed by Pareto Securities AS. "By
material interest" means holdings exceeding a value of NOK 50 000.
*Analyst holdings ref ers t o posit ions held by t he Paret o Securit ies AS analyst covering t he company.
Appendix B
Disclosure requirements pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Regulation § 3-11, letters e-f, ref the Securities Trading Act Section 3-10
Overview over issuers of financial instruments where Pareto Securities AS have prepared or distributed investment recommendation, where Pareto Securities AS have been lead manager/co-lead manager
or have rendered publicly known not immaterial investment banking services over the previous 12 months:
Af rican Pet roleum Corporat ion Gf init y Plc Okeanis Eco Tankers
This overview is updated monthly (this overview is for the period 31.05.2018 – 31.05.2019).
Appendix C
Disclo sure requirements pursuant to the No rwegian Securities Trading Regulatio n § 3-11(4)
Buy 64 %
Hold 32 %
Sell 4%
Buy 92 %
Hold 8%
Sell 0%
* Companies under coverage with which Pareto Securities Group has on-going or completed public investment banking services in the previous 12 months
Appendix D
This section applies to research reports prepared by Pareto Securities AB.
The Pareto Group has material holdings of other financial instruments than shares issued by the following companies included in Pareto Securities AB’s research coverage universe: None
Azelio Green Landscaping Holding Jetpak Top Holding AB ShaM aran Petroleum
Climeon
Members of the Pareto Group provide market making or other liquidity providing services to the following companies included i n Pareto Securities AB’s research coverage universe:
Isofol M edical
Members of the Pareto Group have entered into agreements concerning the inclusion of the company in question in Pareto Securi ties AB’s research coverage universe with the following companies: None
This overview is updated monthly (last updated 24.06.2019).
Appendix E
Disclosure requirements pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Regulation § 3-11, letter d, ref the Securities Trading Act Section 3-10
Designated Sponsor
Pareto Securities acts as a designated sponsor for the following companies, including the provision of bid and ask offers. Th erefore, we regularly possess shares of the company in our proprietary trading
books. Pareto Securities receives a commission from the company for the provision of the designated sponsor services.
Freenet M AX Automation SE *
* The designated sponsor services include a contractually agreed provision of research services.
Appendix F
Disclosure requirements pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Regulation § 3-11, letter g, ref the Securities Trading Act Section 3-10
Sponsored Research
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