STKR - ProPhotonix Limited Announces Results for the year ended December 31 2020

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RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 and NOTICE OF POSTING 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

SALEM, NH / ACCESSWIRE / March 25, 2021 / ProPhotonix Limited (AIM:PPIX)(OTC PINK:STKR), a leading technology designer and manufacturer of LED illumination systems and laser diode modules, today announces its 2020 financial results and notice of availability on the Company's web site.

2020 Summary Results

Revenue for 2020 was $13.6 million (2019: $15.0 million) and operating income was $0.6 million (2019: $1.1 million). Operating income for 2019 includes a benefit of stock option compensation of $1.2 million whereas operating income for 2020 includes a stock option compensation charge of $58,000. Operating income and net income for 2020 include the benefit of $0.5 million relating to cost offsets from local government wage subsidy schemes in effect as a result of Covid-19 whereas no such benefit existed in 2019.

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2020 was $2.6 million (2019: $1.5 million). The Company generated $2.1 million of cash from its operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2020; repaid net debt of $0.9 million; and increased the cash position by $1.1 million from December 31, 2019. Detailed financial results and notes follow.

Key metrics

• Order bookings of $13.4 million (2019: $16.5 million)
• Book-to-Bill ratio of 0.99 (2019: 1.09)
• Percentage revenue by market sectors: 81% industrial, 18% medical and 1% security & defense
  • (2019: 75% industrial, 23% medical and 2% security & defense)
• Percentage revenue by geography: 44% Europe, 54% North America and 2% Rest of World
  • (2019: 37% Europe, 61% North America and 2% Rest of World)

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