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Mike Foster

Hardman & Co Research: Surface Transforms (SCE) - Funding for growth: Open Offer

In the past two years, Surface Transforms (SCE) has quadrupled its order book, raised monthly sales run rates from £0.2m to £1.0m and expanded its capacity four-fold to a £20m pa sales rate. A 3 November update pointed to production teething troubles. October sales of £1.0m were below prior estimates, so we significantly reduced our 2023 and 2024 estimates. We estimate PAT breakeven for 2H24. Initially from debt, SCE has the resources to finance capital expenditure from internal cash flow to raise its capacity to £150m by 2027 and to grow beyond that as one of only two global suppliers to this large and growing OEM (original equipment manufacture) market.
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Surface Transforms PLC

Surface Transforms is a developer and manufacturer of carbon ceramic products for the brakes market. Co. is engaged in the design, manufacture and sell carbon fiber components. Co.'s products in the automotive industry are lightweight, durable and refined, providing heat dissipation and material strength. In the aerospace industry, Co.'s products provideweight reduction, improved brake performance and wear life. Co's research activities are concentrated on the ongoing identification of new products and applications for carbon fibre reinforced ceramic friction and non-friction materials.

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Mike Foster

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