Original-Research: Advanced Blockchain AG - von GBC AG

Einstufung von GBC AG zu Advanced Blockchain AG

Unternehmen: Advanced Blockchain AG

ISIN: DE000A0M93V6

Anlass der Studie: Research Comment

Letzte Ratingänderung:

Analyst: Matthias Greiffenberger, Julien Desrosiers

Stable sales with lower earnings. Refocusing of the investment portfolio

could lead to near-term exits.

Advanced Blockchain's preliminary figures for 2022 show that the company

was able to maintain a relatively stable revenue figure despite the

challenging crypto market conditions. Sales for the year stood at 17.7m EUR,

only slightly lower than the previous year's 17.98m EUR. However, the company

did see a significant decrease in EBITDA and EBIT, which can be attributed

to the turmoil in the cryptocurrency markets. EBITDA for the year was more

than 580k EUR, down from 6.3m EUR in the previous year, while EBIT was more

than 560k EUR, down from 6.2m EUR in the previous year.

In addition to Advanced Blockchain's preliminary figures for 2022, the

management team plans to refocus the investment portfolio. This move is

aimed at improving the company's margins and enhancing its growth

prospects. This is a positive development that could potentially boost the

company's financial performance.

In light of changing market conditions, Advanced Blockchain has made a

significant adjustment to its strategy. In the previous year, the company

focused on developing interesting technologies in ventures, with the aim of

finding partners or customers to spin off these projects. Such as Centauri

the first IBC transfer protocol which already enables users to transfer

assets between Polkadot and Kusama ( https://app.trustless.zone/ ).Centauri

was built by the Composable Finance team and is an extension of the IBC

protocol that will facilitate trustless cross-ecosystem communication among

various blockchains, including Polkadot, Kusama, Ethereum, NEAR, and Cosmos

(see also: https://docs.composable.finance/products/centauri-overview/ ).

As a result, Advanced Blockchain has sharpened its strategic focus of new

ventures limiting own contributions to key areas of expertise and reduce

the exposure to stand-alone projects. Leveraging its key expertise and the

comprehensive network of co-investors to support existing and selective

realize new ventures, seems a reasonable reaction on the current market

environment. This adjustment to a more a prudent and financially

disciplined approach will ensure that the top line result will again

provide more bottom-line profitability in the periods to come.

By prioritizing secured funding or cost coverage, Advanced Blockchain aims

to enhance its financial stability and maximize the potential returns on

its investments. This strategy adjustment demonstrates the company's

commitment to maintaining a strong financial position while pursuing new

opportunities in the blockchain industry.

Additionally, Advanced Blockchain recently announced the appointment of

Sebastian Markowsky as Adviser and Venture Partner to support the

management identifying new growth areas and the overall development of the

Company. Markowsky is an experienced investment banker and skilled

dealmaker in the fintech industry, with a proven track-record of advising

top fintech and software companies on securing global deals. His expertise

lies in digital assets, blockchain, decentralized business models, and

cutting-edge technology.

Advanced Blockchain, has also recently announced its latest product

innovation: AB Capital AI. This revolutionary product is a data aggregator

that employs state-of-the-art AI technology to deliver automated token

selection and research. AB Capital AI will primarily cater to institutional

investors and encompass an extensive array of crypto sectors, including but

not limited to DeFi, Gaming, NFTs, and DAOs. This is the first of some

initiatives to be announced under the recently initiated advisory support

of Sebastian Markowsky.

We expect the audited, consolidated full-year report for 2022 to be

released at this quarter (Q2 2023). Based on the full-year report we will

reevaluate our valuation on Advanced Blockchain AG.

Die vollständige Analyse können Sie hier downloaden:

http://www.more-ir.de/d/27033.pdf

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Date (time) of completion: 17.05.2023 (11:10)

Date (time) of first publication: 17.05.2023 12:45)

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