ADS-TEC Energy (Nasdaq: ADSE) Capital Markets Day: Highlights

• Sales guidance for fiscal 2023 confirmed
• Positive EBITDA for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2023
• Further strong growth expected in 2024

NÜRTINGEN, Germany, October 26, 2023 – ADS-TEC Energy (NASDAQ: ADSE), a global leader in battery-buffered, ultra-fast charging technology held its virtual Capital Markets Day today. The management team of ADS-TEC Energy, consisting of Thomas Speidel (Founder and Chief Executive Officer), Michael Rudloff (Chief Operating Officer) and Wolfgang Breme (Chief Financial Officer), gave an update on technology and order status as well as an outlook to 2024.

The key highlights at a glance:

ADS-TEC Energy Technology: Best-in-Class

• Technology has been developed over more than a decade
• More than 1,400 battery-based DCFC charging points produced and sold
• Product has been proven by real operating data from clients
• Exceeding customers’ expectations at very high-utilized sites

Growth

• Revenue forecast of more than €100 million (+400%) for 2023 confirmed
• Well-funded customer base
• Increasing number of blue-chip clients
• Based on customers’ forecasts and projections, sales are expected to double in 2024
• Available and established production capacity to follow the growth
• Q3 will be a record quarter in the company‘s history

Profitability

• Expected EBITDA positive in Q4/2023
• Incremental margin improvements driven by high added values for clients
• Service revenues about to begin, following our platform strategy
• Improving purchasing, optimization of production processes, using volume impact
• Continuous improvement of processes in purchasing, logistics and production and economies of scale in the wake of strong sales growth

The detailed presentation is available for download on the website: https://www.ads-tec-energy.com/unternehmen/investoren

About ADS-TEC Energy

ADS-TEC Energy plc, a public limited company incorporated in Ireland and publicly listed on NASDAQ (“ADS-TEC Energy”), serves as a holding company for ads-tec Energy GmbH, our operating company incorporated in Germany (“ADSE GM”) and ads-tec Energy Inc., a US subsidiary of ads-tec Energy GmbH (“ADSE US” and together with ADS-TEC Energy and ADSE GM, “ADSE”). Based on more than ten years of experience with lithium-ion technologies, ADS-TEC Energy develops and manufactures battery storage solutions and fast charging systems including their energy management systems. Its battery-based, fast charging technology enables electric vehicles to ultrafast charge even on low powered grids and features a very compact design. It was most recently nominated by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany for the German Future Prize and elevated to the "Circle of Excellence" in 2022. The high quality and functionality of the battery systems are due to a particularly high depth of development and in-house production. With its advanced system platforms, ADS-TEC Energy is a valuable partner for automotive, OEMs, utility companies and charge-operators.

More information: https://www.ads-tec-energy.com/en/
 

Forward-looking Statements

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Media contact:

For ADS-TEC Energy Europe:

Dennis Müller
SVP Product Marketing & Communication

press@ads-tec-energy.com

For ADS-TEC Energy United States:

Stephannie Depa
Breakaway Communications

sdepa@breakawaycom.com

+1 530-864-0136