Sensera signs exclusive supply agreement with farm animal health solution provider SMARTBOW, covering anchor devices developed by nanotron
Deal terms are confidential but specify revenue of a similar magnitude to the exclusive two-year agreement signed in October 2017 which sees Sensera supply SMARTBOW with nanoLOC chips for its Eartag LIFE product
Anchor devices capture data from the Sensera chips deployed in Eartags and transfer information from the anchors to the customer’s analytic system
SMARTBOW and Sensera agree on a technology and cost-reduction roadmap for the supplied devices, based on several thousand dairy farms targeted for deployment in FY19 and FY20
Part 1 was announced in October and related to the location awareness chips known as"nanoLoc" chips
The commercial terms are confidential however there is a minimum order quantity and its multimillion dollar in value
Includes agreement to develop next generation products (including added features and lower cost but with margin protection for nanotron)
The 2 year term is sufficient time to complete that development and extend the relationship
Whilst deal value has not been disclosed CEO Ralph Schmitt recently stated on the quarterly investor call that we expect SMARTBOW to deploy systems to circa 2500 farms in FY19 at circa US$3k per average farm to Nanotron - $US7.5m
The agreement is weighted more heavily to FY20 than FY19
Revenue Guidance
The recently released Appendix 4D showing H1 FY18 revenue of US$2.07 million. Current backlog for FYQ3 is strong, supporting the FY18 plan. As per the Company’s most recent 4C announcement, Sensera received US$1.5m in cash receipts in the December quarter and reaffirmed FY18 revenue guidance of US$6.25 to US$7.25 million. Non Deal Australian roadshow - 19 to 23 March
The company will be undertaking non deal roadshow and will release a Company full company presentation.
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