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28 February 2023 
 
                               XP Power Limited 
                 ('XP Power' or 'the Group' or 'the Company') 
 
              Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2022 
 
        Strong second half performance with positive momentum into 2023 
 
XP Power, one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of critical 
power control solutions for the Industrial Technology, Healthcare and 
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sectors, announces its annual results for 
the year ended 31 December 2022. 
 
                               Year ended Year ended  % change   % change   % change 
                                   31         31       actual    constant   organic 
                                December   December   exchange   exchange   constant 
                                  2022       2021      rates      rates     currency 
 
Order intake                    £362.9m    £343.4m       6%        (2)%       (6)% 
 
Revenue                         £290.4m    £240.3m      21%        13%         6% 
 
Gross margin                     41.5%      45.1%     (360)bps   (340)bps 
 
Final dividend per share         36.0p      36.0p        - 
 
Total dividend per share         94.0p      94.0p        - 
 
Adjusted 
 
Adjusted operating profit1       £42.9m     £45.1m      (5)%      (12)% 
 
Adjusted profit before tax1      £38.0m     £43.8m     (13)%      (20)% 
 
Adjusted diluted earnings per    160.1p     176.3p      (9)% 
share1 
 
Reported2 
 
Operating (loss)/profit         £(24.1)m    £29.7m     (181)%     (177)% 
 
(Loss)/profit before tax        £(30.2)m    £28.4m     (206)%     (201)% 
 
Diluted (loss)/earnings per     (101.6)p    113.8p     (189)% 
share 
 
Cash generated from operations   £2.1m      £40.6m     (95)% 
 
Net debt                        £151.0m     £24.6m     (514)% 
 
1For details on adjusted measures refer to note 2 of the consolidated financial 
statements. 
 
2 Statutory results reflect the costs associated with the ongoing Comet legal 
case 
 
  * Group performance improved significantly in the second half of 2022 as 
    supply chain conditions stabilised allowing increased product shipments. 
 
  * As previously announced, the reported results for the year have been 
    impacted by the exceptional costs associated with the Comet legal case 
    which totalled £59.7 million in the period. Adjusted figures are shown 
    above to show the underlying trading performance. 
 
  * Strong demand across the year, with record order intake increasing by 6% to 
    £362.9 million on a reported basis resulting in a book to bill of 1.25x. 
    Each business segment has good order book visibility into 2023, although 
    order intake in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector has slowed 
    towards year end. 
 
  * Revenue grew 21% on a reported basis, 13% at constant currency and 6% on an 
    organic constant currency basis, with both strong growth sequentially and 
    year-on year in the second half. 
 
  * Gross margin decreased by 360bps to 41.5% but improved in H2 to 42.6% as 
    operational leverage, higher pricing and lower freight and logistics costs 
    began to feed through. We continue to expect gross margins to recover to 
    historic levels over the medium term. 
 
  * Adjusted operating profit of £42.9 million was 12% lower on a constant 
    currency basis and down 5% as reported.  Encouragingly, second half 
    adjusted operating profit of £27.9 million was 27.7% higher than the prior 
    year on a reported basis and a record level. The full year statutory 
    operating loss of £(24.1) million compares to a profit of £29.7 million in 
    the prior year. The majority of the difference between adjusted and 
    statutory results being the costs associated with the ongoing Comet legal 
    case specifically £52.2 million of costs and a £7.5 million write down of 
    intangibles. 
 
  * We continued to invest in our medium term growth opportunities with 
    construction commenced on a third, Asian manufacturing facility in 
    north-west Malaysia, with commissioning expected in H2 2024. In 2023 we 
    expect capital investment to total around £30 million before reducing to 
    historic levels of c.£10-15 million in 2024. 
 
  * Net debt of £151.0 million was a significant increase compared to 2021, and 
    reflects the acquisitions of FuG and Guth, an increase in inventory to 
    support delivery of the order backlog, higher capital investment, costs 
    associated with the legal case and a $44.0 million (£36.9 million) 
    collateral payment for a bond held against the damages awarded against the 
    Group in the legal action in the US. We expect to see net debt reduce 
    during 2023. 
 
  * Proposed final dividend for 2022 of 36 pence per share (2021: 36 pence per 
    share). Total dividend for 2022 of 94 pence per share (2021: 94 pence per 
    share). The maintained total dividend reflects the Board's long term 
    confidence in the Group's trading prospects. 
 
  * The Group enters 2023 with a record confirmed order book of £308.4 million 
    (2021: £217.0 million), representing more than 90% of analyst consensus¹ 
    2023 revenue. This remains significantly above long term levels and 
    provides us with good visibility. 
 
  * Following the year end Oskar Zahn, Chief Financial Officer, resigned from 
    the Board to take up the position of Chief Financial Officer at W.A.G 
    payment solutions plc and will leave the group at the end of March. David 
    Stibbs, Group Finance Director, will assume the responsibilities of CFO on 
    an interim basis while the Board conducts a search for a permanent 
    successor. 
 
Note 1 The current range of analyst expectations for revenue for the year ended 
31 December 2023 is £288 million to £322 million. 
 
James Peters, Chair, commented: 
 
"2022, while challenging, was a year of further strategic progress that 
positions us well for the long term. Trading improved as the year progressed 
and we are pleased with our second half performance, which better reflects what 
we are capable of and is testament to the hard work of our teams. 
 
Despite slowing order intake in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector, 
the Group starts 2023 with a significant order book which provides good 
visibility for the year. While we remain mindful of the ongoing uncertainties 
relating to component supply, inflation, recessionary concerns and the slowdown 
in semiconductor market, and are continuing to monitor the situation closely, 
we remain cautiously optimistic on the Group's prospects for the current year." 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
XP Power 
 
 
Gavin Griggs, Chief Executive 
Officer                                                          +44 (0)118 976 
5155 
 
Oskar Zahn, Chief Financial Officer 
                                                         +44 (0)118 976 5155 
 
Citigate Dewe 
Rogerson 
 
Kevin Smith/Lucy 
Gibbs 
+44 (0)20 7638 9571 
 
XP Power designs and manufactures power controllers, the essential hardware 
component in every piece of electrical equipment that converts power from the 
electricity grid into the right form for equipment to function. Power 
controllers are critical for optimal delivery in challenging environments but 
are a small part of the overall customer product cost. 
 
XP Power typically designs power control solutions into the end products of 
major blue-chip OEMs, with a focus on the Industrial Technology (circa 41% of 
sales), Healthcare (circa 20% sales) and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment 
(circa 39% of sales) sectors. Once designed into a programme, XP Power has a 
revenue annuity over the life cycle of the customer's product which is 
typically five to seven years depending on the industry sector. 
 
XP Power has invested in research and development and its own manufacturing 
facilities in China, North America, and Vietnam, to develop a range of tailored 
products based on its own intellectual property that provide its customers with 
significantly improved functionality and efficiency. 
 
Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the Main Market of the London Stock 
Exchange since 2000, XP Power is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index. XP 
Power serves a global blue-chip customer base from over 30 locations in Europe, 
North America, and Asia. 
 
For further information, please visit xppowerplc.com 
 
Chair's Statement 
 
Our Progress in 2022 
 
While demand remained strong throughout the year, the Group enjoyed mixed 
fortunes in 2022. A combination of supply chain factors and inflationary 
pressures impacted our performance in the first half, but conditions improved 
progressively through the second half and we ended the year strongly. 
 
In what continued to be a challenging global environment, we made good 
strategic progress in the year. Key developments included the acquisitions of 
FuG Elektronik GmbH (FuG) and Guth High Voltage GmbH (Guth) in January, the 
ongoing investment in supply chain capacity and resilience, including further 
enhancements of our existing facilities, and the start of work on a new major 
manufacturing site in Malaysia, our third in Asia. Beyond this, we continued to 
further develop our product range with design-in activity levels - a good 
medium term leading indicator of customer demand - remaining high. 
 
2022 saw the continuation of ongoing challenges resulting from COVID-19, with a 
five-week shutdown of our Kunshan facility in China when production was 
suspended.  In addition, labour and component inflationary pressures, global 
supply chain and logistics challenges led to extended lead-times being faced by 
the electronics industry worldwide, particularly in the first half of the year. 
However, it was a year of two halves: the first half was severely impacted by 
these challenges leading to a delay in conversion of orders to revenue and 
inventory build up. In the second half of the year trading improved 
significantly, both sequentially and year-on-year, supply chain conditions 
stabilised allowing manufacturing facilities' throughput to increase 
materially, the impact of higher selling prices began to work through and 
logistics and freight costs reduced. I would like to thank all colleagues for 
their ongoing commitment, perseverance and adaptability during this difficult 
period. 
 
The clear highlight of the year was our record revenue, driven by an 
acceleration in the second half where we delivered significant growth over the 
prior year. The Group enters 2023 with a strong order book which underlines the 
strength of demand for XP Power's products. 
 
We saw continued momentum in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector, 
part of a multiyear upcycle that slowed towards year-end, strong growth in 
Industrial Technology and encouraging growth in Healthcare for the full year. 
The second half of 2022 saw very strong growth, versus the prior year, 
particularly in the Industrial Technology and Healthcare sectors. 
 
Although we have seen a material increase in our net debt year on year 
reflecting the acquisitions of FuG and Guth, at the beginning of the year, 
investment in inventory to support delivery of the backlog, higher capital 
investment, and the collateral payment and legal fees relating to the ongoing 
Comet litigation, we continue to expect the Group's financial leverage to 
reduce in 2023. 
 
Our confidence in the Group's long-term prospects allows the Board to propose a 
final dividend of 36p for 2022 (2021: 36p) which would, if approved by 
shareholders, brings the total 2022 dividend per share to 94p (2021: 94p). 
 
Our Board 
 
In March 2022 I announced that I would be retiring from the Board following the 
AGM in April 2023, after almost 35 years with the Group. Our succession plans 
were implemented and we were delighted to welcome Jamie Pike to the Board as 
Non-Executive Director and Chair designate in March 2022. Jamie and I continue 
to work together closely in this handover period ahead of the formal transfer 
of responsibilities. 
 
We were delighted to announce in October 2022 Sandra Breene and Amina Hamidi 
joining as Non-Executive Directors, together bringing deep knowledge of 
operations, engineering and international business experience to the Board. 
 
Following the year end Oskar Zahn, Chief Financial Officer, resigned from the 
Board to take up the position of Chief Financial Officer at W.A.G payment 
solutions plc. Oskar will leave the group at the end of March and a further 
announcement on his departure is being made separately today. On behalf of the 
Board, I would like to thank Oskar for his contribution to XP over the last two 
years and wish him well in his new role. 
 
Our People and Our Values 
 
The success of any organisation is dependent on its culture and the people and 
talent within it. The Board engages regularly with the Executive Leadership 
Team and colleagues throughout the Group to ensure we are continuing to 
identify and develop our key people and bringing new talent and capabilities 
into the business to help underpin our growth ambitions. We made a number of 
key hires in engineering, manufacturing and product management during the year 
as we looked to further enhance our capabilities in these critical areas and to 
support the growth ambitions we have for the Group. 
 
Strategy Review 
 
We recently completed our annual review of our strategy which confirmed it 
remains appropriate and robust. We continue to evolve individual elements to 
improve their effectiveness and to ensure they take account of changes in the 
operating environment. Today, we are one of a few power companies in the world 
with a broad product portfolio spanning the power and voltage spectrum. We 
remain focused on growth, both organically and inorganically, and despite many 
years of strong performance, our expanded addressable market and the 
opportunity to further grow our market share in the markets in which we operate 
and the sectors we focus on remains encouraging. Looking ahead, we will 
continue to use our product portfolio and engineering services capabilities to 
provide customers with a broader range of power solutions and to continue to 
increase our market share. 
 
Our strategy is devised to deliver sustainable long-term earnings growth 
through both revenue growth and market share gains in our target sectors and 
customers. This success is demonstrated by our consistent performance and 
resilience over the cycle in the sectors in which we operate. We are confident 
we can continue to develop market leading products and, encouraged by the 
potential of our product and sales backlog and pipeline, to continue to deliver 
organic growth. 
 
The acquisitions of FuG and Guth at the beginning of 2022 are highly 
complementary to our existing high voltage portfolio and significantly enhance 
our capabilities in this attractive area. In the short term our focus is on 
bedding in these recent acquisitions and positioning them to deliver upon their 
full organic growth potential within the Group. Integration is progressing well 
and performance was in line with expectations in 2022. 
 
Outlook 
 
We delivered a robust performance in the second half of 2022, particularly Q4, 
demonstrating the Group's potential. Demand remains solid and a record order 
book gives excellent visibility into 2023. There continues to be external 
factors that could impact on 2023 including the semiconductor market slowdown, 
ongoing supply chain challenges, inflationary cost pressures and recessions in 
a number of our operating regions. Longer term, the Board believes XP remains 
very well positioned to grow ahead of its end markets, recover profitability 
and deliver strong cash generation. 
 
As I close my last statement as Chair, I am extremely proud of what XP Power 
has achieved in the past 35 years and excited by the opportunities for the 
Company that lie ahead. I would like to thank all our stakeholders for their 
commitment and support over many years and wish them and the business every 
future success. 
 
James Peters 
Chair 
 
Performance: Operational Review 
 
Review of our year 
 
The Group continued to make strategic progress in the year despite facing 
significant supply chain and inflationary headwinds, particularly in the first 
half. The second half saw a much improved performance, that better reflects the 
Group's capabilities, and we have carried that momentum into the new financial 
year. Demand across all sectors was strong and has resulted in our order book 
being at high levels as we entered 2023. 
 
The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector performed strongly throughout 
2022. The performance was underpinned by a combination of increased end market 
demand and our market share gains from design wins on new tools. These ongoing 
design wins are being supported by the development of closer relationships with 
our customers. The Industrial Technology sector maintained the momentum we saw 
at the end of 2021. Demand from our Healthcare customers steadily improved 
during the year, ending with a strong second half. 
 
Our diversified manufacturing footprint and supply chain is recognised as an 
important strategic differentiator by our key customers, many of whom are 
otherwise concerned about USA/China trade relations and general supply chain 
resilience. In the last couple of years we have been able to demonstrate this 
resilience by maintaining product shipments throughout very challenging 
operating conditions. Continuing shipments to customers remained our priority 
in 2022 and the Group faced a variety of specific challenges as it worked to 
meet this objective. In H1 2022 our Chinese factory was impacted by a five-week 
long COVID-19 imposed lock-down by the Chinese government. This in turn 
resulted in logistics challenges which impacted the overall supply chain. 
 
Global supply chains continued to be under significant pressure in 2022 and 
this impacted both our financial performance, particularly in the first half of 
the year, but also the service we, and our competitors, could provide to 
customers. Many components were in short supply with lead-times exceeding 52 
weeks. As in 2021, supply issues and material shortages impacted not only 
semiconductors, but also other components critical to the manufacture of XP 
Power's products. We continue to manage the situation proactively; working 
closely with our suppliers and customers, redesigning some products where 
shortages have been significant, and we continued to pay premium prices to 
secure and expedite supply. The overall supply chain has now stabilised and we 
expect this situation to be maintained during 2023. 
 
A second supply chain challenge we faced in H1 2022 related to global 
logistics, partly related to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in China. This 
resulted in disruption around ports, and tight air and sea freight supply, 
which led to increased transit times and significant cost increases. In the 
second half of 2022 these conditions improved significantly, and we have seen 
logistic costs reduce. While our air to sea freight ratio was higher during 
2022 as we strove to meet customer delivery schedules, we expect to move to 
more normalised levels in 2023. 
 
Expansion of our product portfolio by acquisition remains an important element 
of our growth strategy. In January 2022 we completed the acquisitions of FuG 
and Guth. The acquisitions have added speciality high voltage capabilities to 
our portfolio, strengthened our position in the important German market and are 
an excellent fit with our existing operations, adding wholly new and highly 
complementary product portfolios and technical capabilities to the Group. 
 
Marketplace 
 
The Group delivered revenue growth of 21% in 2022 on a reported basis, with 
revenue of £290.4 million (2021: £240.3 million) or 6% growth on an organic 
constant currency basis. 
 
Order intake was up 6% on a reported basis to £362.9 million (2021: £343.4 
million). Orders and revenue for 2022 represent a full year, book-to-bill ratio 
of 1.25 (2021: 1.43). The Group had a record opening order book of £308.4 
million on 31 December 2022 (31 December 2021: £217.0 million), providing 
excellent visibility for 2023. 
 
Marketplace: Sector Dynamics 
 
The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector remains an exciting and 
important area for XP Power with excellent long-term growth prospects. Revenue 
from these customers increased by 22% to £113.4 million (2021: £93.3 million) 
or 9% growth at constant currency. We believe we not only benefited from 
ongoing demand but also from market share gains as a number of new programme 
wins, driven by technology advances, entered production. Revenue from 
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector customers represented 39% of 
overall revenue (2021: 39%). The new higher power and higher voltage products 
we now offer allow us to service considerably more of the opportunities in this 
sector, significantly expanding our addressable market. The acquisitions of FuG 
and Guth further strengthen our position in this market adding access to new 
sub-sectors including lithography. 
 
Investment in semiconductor manufacturing capacity has been growing rapidly 
worldwide in recent years as the industry responds to a structural supply 
shortage and to meet demand for ever more technologically sophisticated 
semiconductors. Demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment remains strong 
with c.81 new semiconductor manufacturing facilities expected to be 
commissioned by 2025 which will continue to drive demand as they are equipped 
for production, although there is likely to be a global slowdown in parts of 
this sector, particularly the leading edge products in the memory segments in 
2023. Given XP's exposure is more focused on the deposition and etch segments, 
its deep penetration in trailing edge and our backlog, we expect performance to 
be more resilient than the market. 
 
Revenue from the Industrial Technology sector increased by 18% on a constant 
currency basis (increase of 30% as reported) to £119.6 million (2021: £92.0 
million) and represented 41% (2021: 38%) of overall revenue. Demand in 
Industrial Technology remains robust. The sector is extremely well diversified 
with only a few customers in our top 30 customer list by revenue. Customer 
applications in this sector vary significantly and are principally driven by 
new and emerging electronic technologies and high growth niches rather than 
traditional areas such as industrial machinery, automotive or mining. Typical 
drivers of our revenue in this sector include analytical instruments, test & 
measurement equipment, robotics, displays, industrial printing, renewable 
energy, and smart grid. Industrial Technology is a resilient, highly 
diversified, long term growth market for XP Power with innovation a key driver 
of growth. Our Distribution business, which represents 12% (2021: 10%) of our 
overall revenue and has a very diverse range of end markets, is also included 
within our Industrial Technology sector.  Distribution remains an attractive 
growth market where we have been increasing market share with existing 
customers and adding new distributors to expand our geographic reach and 
increase our market penetration of small and mid-tier customers. 
 
Revenue from Healthcare customers declined by 7% at constant currency 
(increased by 4% as reported) to £57.4 million (2021: £55.0 million) 
representing 20% of overall revenue (2021: 23%). The revenue decline in 2022 
was driven by critical component availability. Demand was steady in the first 
half but increased materially in the second half, both sequentially and year on 
year, with growth coming from markets such as robotic surgical tools, 
dentistry, endoscopy and medical imaging. Healthcare remains an attractive 
market for XP Power given the long term demand growth dynamics, the safety 
critical nature of products, the breadth of our medical product range and the 
high level of customer service required by blue chip medical device 
manufacturers. Healthcare customers are demanding in terms of quality and 
reliability, making our value proposition very attractive to them. We provide 
mission critical power solutions for numerous applications in the healthcare 
arena and understand the many special requirements and regulatory approvals 
that a medical power solution must meet. In normal circumstances Healthcare 
tends to be much less cyclical than the other sectors we address which adds 
resilience to our diversified business model. 
 
Marketplace: North America 
 
Our North America revenue was US$207.0 million in 2022 (2021: US$194.5 
million), an increase of 6%. North America represented 57% of overall revenue 
(2021: 59%). 
 
Order intake in North America was US$276.1 million (2021: US$270.2 million), an 
increase of 2% resulting in a healthy book-to-bill ratio of 1.33x. 
 
Marketplace: Europe 
 
Our European revenue grew by 29% to £86.5 million (2021: £67.3 million). FuG 
and Guth contributed £16.5m of revenue in 2022, therefore Europe grew 4% on an 
organic basis. With the new acquisitions, Europe's revenues now account for 
over 50% of the Industrial Technology sector total and represented 30% of 
overall revenues (2021: 28%). 
 
Order intake in Europe was £103.1 million (2021: £93.1 million), an increase of 
11%, resulting in a strong book-to-bill ratio of 1.20x. 
 
Marketplace: Asia 
 
Asian revenues were US$45.3 million (2021: US$43.8 million), an increase of 3%, 
with growth seen in Industrial Technology. Asia represented 13% of overall 
revenue (2021: 13%). 
 
Order intake in Asia was US$50.0 million (2021: US$74.8 million), a decline of 
33% with a reduction in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment and Healthcare 
partially offset by higher Industrial Technology orders, resulting in a 
book-to-bill ratio of 1.10x. 
 
Litigation Update 
 
On 24 March 2022 a jury in the US legal action brought by Comet Technologies 
USA Inc., Comet AG, and YXLON International ("Comet") concerning alleged trade 
secret misappropriation by three individuals found in favour of Comet. The jury 
awarded damages of $20 million based on unjust enrichment, and a further $20 
million for punitive damages against XP Power.  On 30 September 2022 the judge 
ruled that there should be an injunction upon XP Power in relation to trade 
secrets. Since this date the Group and our appointed lawyers have been working 
to resolve the situation including filing motions with the Court of the 
Northern District of California against the validity and level of the damages 
imposed and against the quantum of legal fees claimed by Comet. 
 
As previously announced, XP has not launched any products based on the Radio 
Frequency technology that is the subject of the legal action, and there is 
therefore no impact on the Group's orders or revenue.  The full damages and 
estimated fees are accounted for in the 2022 financial statements along with 
the impairment of associated product development assets.  The case is ongoing 
and upon receipt of the ruling of motions filed the Board will consider next 
steps including potentially applying for an appeal with the Appellate Court. 
While XP believes it has provided for the worst case situation, with the 
pending motions and potential future appeals there remains a broad range of 
potential outcomes. A further update will be provided in due course. 
 
Our Strategy and Value Proposition 
 
Our vision is to be the first-choice power solutions provider and deliver the 
ultimate experience for our customers and our people. Over time we have 
expanded our product portfolio up the power and voltage scale to enhance our 
margins and provide our customers with a broader offering to solve their power 
problems. We have added high voltage and RF technology and increased our 
engineering resource to provide enhanced engineering services capabilities and 
deliver a complete power solution to our key customers. We are now one of very 
few providers who can offer customers a complete spectrum of power and voltage 
capabilities and package several power converters into an overall solution 
customised to the customer's specific application. This makes us an extremely 
attractive partner to our key customers and is a key driver of our market share 
gains. 
 
We have followed a consistent strategy which has enabled us to produce strong 
results over a sustained period. The fundamental element of this strategy is 
targeting key accounts where we can add value and gain more of the customer's 
available business, combined with moving our product line up the power, 
voltage, and complexity spectrum. Although this strategy continues to remain 
appropriate and effective, we constantly challenge and refine it, as we have 
done so again in 2022. 
 
Our strategy can be summarised as follows: 
 
  * Continually develop our market leading range of competitive products, both 
    organically and through selective acquisitions; 
  * Target customer accounts where we can add value; 
  * Increase penetration of those target customers; 
  * Continually improve our global, end-to-end, supply chain balancing high 
    efficiency with market leading customer responsiveness; and 
  * Lead our industry on environmental responsibility 
 
We have a clear and compelling financial framework: 
 
  * c.10% organic revenue growth through the cycle 
  * c.20% operating margin supported by a gross margin >45% 
  * >20% return on capital employed 
  * >90% operating cash conversion, a low capital expenditure model 
  * 1-2x net debt to EBITDA financial leverage 
 
The industry wide challenges we have faced in recent years have not diverted us 
from our strategic path and we continue to invest for the medium and long term 
in new product development, new capabilities and capacity.  We continued to 
execute well against our strategy in the period, gaining further design wins 
with our newer product introductions, particularly in higher power 
applications, and through our increased focus on engineering solutions. Whilst 
gross and operating margins have been temporarily impacted, principally by 
industry wide challenges experienced in the period following the pandemic, by 
increasing operational leverage the Group is confident of its ability to return 
to historic levels over the medium term. 
 
Acquisitions have been a key part of our growth strategy, expanding our product 
portfolio and addressable market. The FuG and Guth acquisitions completed in 
January 2022 are the latest examples of this strategy in action. 
 
Our value proposition to customers is to solve their power problems, reduce 
their overall cost of design and manufacture, and help them get their product 
to market as quickly as possible. We achieve this by providing excellent sales 
engineering support and producing new highly reliable products that are easy to 
design into the customer's system, consume less power, take up less space and 
reduce installation times. 
 
Looking forward, whilst our strategy is clearly effective and adding 
shareholder value, it will continue to evolve, building further organisational 
and supply chain agility to better serve our customers and further enhance 
execution. We will also increase our focus on people and development to ensure 
we are able to continue to grow our business. 
 
Manufacturing 
 
Control of our own, low cost, high quality and geographically well-diversified 
manufacturing assets remains an important component of XP's competitive 
advantage and the Group actively reviews and invests in its network to ensure 
it remains well-placed to meet growing customer demand reliably and 
cost-competitively. 
 
XP Power's principal production facilities are located in China and Vietnam. We 
proactively manage the sites to optimise our supply chain and provide 
resilience of supply for our customers.  Our total Asian manufacturing capacity 
is more than US$350 million per year at this time. During 2022, we invested in 
additional capacity in Vietnam to meet our current and future levels of demand 
and to support the transfer of more products into Vietnam from China and our 
North American manufacturing facilities, as we seek to benefit from lower 
production costs and increase supply chain resilience and flexibility. 
 
The Group commenced construction of a new manufacturing facility in north-west 
Malaysia in 2022 to increase capacity to meet the growing demand across the 
Group. We expect to commission this new facility in H2 2024. Our overall 
objective is to provide a resilient and flexible supply chain with the 
capability to manufacture the majority of products in China, Vietnam and 
Malaysia and provide enhanced business continuity planning. The increased level 
of capital expenditure that the Group will incur during construction of the new 
third Asian site will be phased in line with the building of the facility and 
will be spread across 2023 and 2024. 
 
We expect this important strategic capability of having production facilities 
in Vietnam, China and, in time, Malaysia, to enable us to win more design 
mandates from key customers. The benefit of dual supply was highlighted when 
China was in lockdown in 2020 and then again in 2022, as when conditions in 
Vietnam were restricted in 2021, and we were able to effectively redirect 
production to maintain a continuity of supply for our customers. 
 
We also have three smaller, more technically specialist manufacturing 
facilities in North America. These include a customer focused engineering 
services facility in California, a site in New Jersey focused on high voltage 
('HV') products and a radio frequency ('RF') focused facility in Massachusetts. 
High demand for RF and HV products has led to some supply challenges and we are 
increasing capacity to meet increased demand levels, including investment in 
increased capacity in China. Following the acquisitions of FuG and Guth, we now 
also have two manufacturing facilities in Germany predominantly focused on high 
voltage products. 
 
We monitor market dynamics intently, working closely with our supply partners 
and maintaining a level of safety stocks of key components. Throughout the 
year, we continued to see significant supply constraints for certain components 
and increased our safety stocks to manage through any future supply issues and 
also designed out some particularly problematic components using our 
engineering team. Uncertainty in the marketplace, in combination with long lead 
times, led us to order higher quantities than normal to secure supply. Overall 
supply chain conditions stabilised late in 2022 but we do expect some issues to 
persist in 2023. 
 
Research & Development 
 
New products are fundamental to our longer term revenue growth. The broader our 
product offering, the higher the probability that we will have a product which 
will work in the customer's application with or without a modification by our 
engineering team.  By expanding into RF power in 2017 and high voltage in 2018 
and 2022, we estimate that our addressable market is over US$6.0 billion and 
growing. 
 
The design-in times required by our customers to qualify the power converter 
into their equipment and to gain the necessary safety agency approvals are 
lengthy. Typically, we see a period of around 18 months, or even longer in 
Healthcare, from first identifying a customer opportunity to receiving the 
first production order. Revenue will then start to build, often peaking a 
number of years later through the product lifecycle, which can typically be 
circa seven years. The positive aspect of this characteristic is that our 
business has a strong annuity base where programmes typically last five to 
seven years but can last much longer. Another aspect of this model is that the 
many new products we have introduced over the last three years have yet to make 
a meaningful impact on our revenue, creating a significant benefit for future 
years as they enter production. 
 
We continue to move our product portfolio up the power and voltage scale and 
away from our historic low-power/low voltage offering, to protect our margins 
and expand our addressable market. RF power is a long-term opportunity and is a 
market which contains many interesting and significant niches beyond the 
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sector including medical equipment, 
induction and dielectric heating, and industrial lasers, and we are expanding 
our RF development resources. In tandem, we have directed more of our internal 
product development resources away from low-power/low voltage applications and 
are servicing demand in the low-power segment with more third-party products 
designed to our specifications and quality standards. 
 
Engineering Solutions 
 
As well as growing our product offering, we have continued to expand our 
engineering solutions groups, particularly in Asia and North America. As we 
continue to move our capabilities up to higher power and higher voltages, we 
are becoming an increasingly attractive partner for customers whose 
applications are becoming more and more demanding. These demands include not 
only power delivery and management, but also sophisticated connectivity 
involving software and firmware which enables the customer's application to 
control the power solution and the power solution to communicate back to the 
application. As the world becomes more connected and the fourth industrial 
revolution gains traction, we expect this trend to gather pace. Customers place 
a high value on our engineering solutions capabilities which differentiate us 
from many of our competitors. 
 
Our engineering solutions groups work closely with the customer's engineering 
teams to provide these customised solutions. Speed and proximity to the 
customer are critical as the power solution is often one of the last parts of 
the system to be designed, so it is invariably one of the gating items to get 
the end product to market. This is an area where XP Power adds significant 
value to its customers, and we are seeing increasing demand for these services. 
 
We are one of the few power companies that can offer its customers a full range 
of solutions across the voltage and power spectrum and provide the engineering 
services to package these together to provide a complete power solution, 
including communication with the customers' application through firmware. This 
is a powerful proposition which makes us an ideal partner for many customers 
and greatly expands our addressable market. 
 
Sustainability 
 
We are acutely aware of the increasing concerns our people, customers, 
suppliers, governments, and shareholders have around climate change and 
sustainability issues in general. We have taken a lead in our industry in 
developing and promoting high efficiency products which consume less energy and 
therefore help reduce carbon emissions over their lifetime in use. We 
established a Sustainability Committee as early as 2009 and set ourselves the 
bold goal of becoming the leader in our industry regarding sustainability 
matters. We have consistently incorporated sustainability factors into our 
decision making and have adopted environmentally responsible practices in our 
facilities. In particular, we believe that our Vietnamese production facility 
is the most environmentally friendly in our industry with its efficient 
building envelope, building management system, water recycling and solar panel 
array. These industry-leading practices will also be incorporated into our new 
Malaysian facility. 
 
We determined many years ago that one of the biggest impacts we could have on 
the environment was designing and promoting 'XP Green Power' products which 
consume, and therefore waste, less energy over their operational lifetimes. 
This results in significant and ongoing reductions in CO2 emissions generated 
by our customers' equipment. 'XP Green Power' products generated revenues of £ 
59.3 million in 2022, 21% higher than last year and represented 20% of total 
revenue. 
 
Sustainability also resonates with our employees. We have adopted energy and 
water-saving practices throughout the Group and have a network of passionate 
environmental representatives who promote best practices and raise awareness of 
sustainability issues, including social ones, across our global workforce. 
 
We have set Company targets to reduce CO2 emissions intensity by a minimum of 
3% per annum over the short and medium term and an aspiration to achieve net 
zero by 2040. During 2022 we calculated XP Power's full carbon footprint 
including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.  Initial findings show the majority of 
emissions are outside of our operations - mostly from components we purchase 
and our products in use. Future product design and efficiency as well as 
supplier engagement is key in driving these emissions down. Also critical is 
that governments continue to rapidly decarbonise national electricity grids. XP 
Power will be submitting targets in line with Science Based Targets Initiative 
(SBTi) in 2023, following our commitment which was submitted in July 2022. 
 
We continue to support our employees through training and development, 
promoting a fair working environment with equal opportunities, and see mental 
health as a priority. Through workforce engagement, views are heard at board 
level. 
 
In 2022 we were delighted to receive the first ESG award from Lam Research, the 
leading global supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and one of our 
largest customers, being recognised for our commitment to strong ESG goals and 
proactively aligning with Lam on these priorities. This follows the PRISM award 
we received from ASM in 2021 for sustainability. 
 
Gavin Griggs 
 
Chief Executive Officer 
 
Performance: Financial Review 
 
The Group's performance improved significantly in the second half of the year, 
after the extreme challenges of the first half, as supply chain conditions 
began to stabilise and we were able to increase production from our facilities. 
Our improved trading performance reflects the hard work of our team and better 
reflects the Group's potential. While we remain aware of ongoing challenges and 
economic uncertainty, we have good momentum into 2023. 
 
Adjusted Results 
 
Throughout this results announcement, as is our normal practice, adjusted and 
other alternative performance measures are used to describe the Group's 
performance. These are not recognised under International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS) or other generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). 
 
When reviewing XP Power's performance, the Board and Management team focus on 
adjusted results rather than statutory results. There are a number of items 
that are included in statutory results that are one-off in nature, or not 
representative of the Group's performance, such as the costs relating to the 
Comet case and implementation of the new ERP system. These are therefore 
excluded from the adjusted results. The tables in Note 2 show the full list of 
adjustments between statutory operating profit and adjusted operating profit, 
between statutory profit before tax and adjusted profit before tax, and between 
statutory profit after tax and adjusted profit after tax at Group level for 
both 2022 and 2021. 
 
Statutory Results 
 
Revenue was £290.4 million (2021: £240.3 million), representing organic 
constant currency growth of 6% or 21% on a reported basis. The statutory 
operating loss was £(24.1) million, compared to a profit of £29.7 million in 
the prior year, with the loss primarily driven by the damages and legal costs 
from the Comet case. 
 
Net finance costs were £6.1 million (2021: £1.3 million), resulting in a loss 
before tax of £(30.2) million (2021: profit £28.4 million). The higher net 
finance cost reflects the higher average gross debt and increased interest 
rates. This resulted in an income tax credit of £10.6 million compared to a £ 
5.4 million expense in 2021. The basic loss per share was 102.0 pence whereas 
in 2021 the Group had earnings per share of 115.8 pence. 
 
Trading Performance 
 
The Group's revenue growth was primarily driven by the Semiconductor 
Manufacturing Equipment and Industrial Technology sectors, which increased 9% 
at constant currency (22% as reported) to £113.4 million, and 18% at constant 
currency (30% as reported) to £119.6 million respectively (Semiconductor 
Manufacturing Equipment 2021: £93.3 million; Industrial Technology 2021: £92.0 
million). 
 
The Healthcare sector increased revenue 4% as reported to £57.4 million (2021: 
£55.0 million) but was down 7% at constant currency but with demand and revenue 
increasing materially in the second half. 
 
2022 revenue includes £14.4 million in Industrial Technology and £2.1 million 
in Healthcare sectors from the FuG and Guth businesses acquired at the end of 
January. 
 
By region, North America continued to benefit from the growth in demand for 
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment along with Industrial Technology, 
increasing revenue by 6% to US$207.0 million from US$194.5 million in 2021. 
Europe delivered growth of 4% (like-for-like, excluding the acquisitions of FuG 
and Guth) to £70.0 million (2021: £67.3 million) and Asia revenue grew by 3% to 
US$45.3 million (2021: US$43.8 million), both driven by the Industrial 
Technology sector. 
 
Gross margin decreased to 41.5% (2021: 45.1%), reflecting the continued supply 
chain pressures impacting overhead absorption in factories throughout H1, 
including COVID-19 related lockdowns in China which reduced manufacturing 
output. As management of component shortages stabilised, Q3 and Q4 
manufacturing output grew significantly, and resulting revenue increased, 
delivering improved gross profit in the final months of 2022. 
 
Higher freight costs during 2022 also impacted margin, with increased 
proportion of higher cost air freight used to support on time customer delivery 
and increased underlying cost per Kg, which began to ease during Q4. 
 
We continue to expect gross margins to recover to historic levels over the 
medium term. 
 
Operating Costs 
 
Adjusted operating expenses benefitted from c.£2 million foreign exchange gains 
in 2022, which partly offset the additional operating expense from the acquired 
FuG and Guth businesses, people and other cost inflation and, the impact of a 
return to travel following the pandemic. Total adjusted operating expense of £ 
77.7 million was an increase of 16% on a like-for-like basis. 
 
Gross R&D expenditure charged to the income statement (excluding the impairment 
of previously capitalised development costs associated with the legal case) was 
£20.4 million (2021: £16.8 million), representing 7% of revenue; an absolute 
increase of 21% over the prior year and in line as a proportion of revenue. 
Innovation is a key part of the Group's strategy and, as a result, R&D 
investment is expected to continue to grow as the Group extends its engineering 
capabilities with a particular focus on RF and high-power, high-voltage product 
development activities. 
 
The Group capitalised £8.1 million of R&D costs (2021: £8.3 million), which 
reflects the development of new products as the Group expands its product 
portfolio.  In 2023 we are expecting this investment to increase to c.£9 
million. 
 
Adjusted Profits 
 
The resulting adjusted operating profit of £42.9 million was a decrease of 12% 
at constant currency (2021: £45.1 million) and translated to adjusted operating 
margin of 14.8% (2021: 18.8%). In H2 2022 the adjusted operating margin was 
16.7%. 
 
Adjusted net finance costs increased to £4.9 million on an adjusted basis 
(2021: £1.3 million) as a result of increasing external interest rates incurred 
on the Group's US dollar denominated debt, along with higher levels of total 
gross debt which climbed to £174.4m. 
 
The Group generated adjusted profit before tax before specific items of £38.0 
million (2021: £43.8 million), which represented a decline of 20% at constant 
currency (13% as reported) compared to last year. 
 
The effective tax rate on adjusted profit before tax was 16.1%, a reduction of 
310bps (2021:19.2%) reflecting the benefit of R&D credits and assessment of 
deferred tax assets and liabilities in North America, more than offsetting the 
impact of profits from FuG and Guth, our German businesses, added to the Group 
in 2022. 
 
Adjusted basic and adjusted diluted earnings per share decreased by 10% to 
160.6 pence and 9% to 160.1 pence respectively (2021: 179.4 pence and 176.3 
pence). 
 
Specific Items 
 
In 2022, the Group incurred £68.2 million (2021: £15.4 million) of specific 
items, £67.0 million of which was excluded from adjusted operating profit with 
a further £1.2m relating to interest costs and therefore also excluded from 
adjusted profit before tax. 
 
The adjusted items were primarily driven by a provision made for damages of $40 
million (£32.1 million) awarded against the Group following the Comet legal 
case, along with other related costs and an estimate of opposing counsel legal 
costs which impact the income statement. Whilst the case remains ongoing, the 
Group has placed collateral of $44 million (£36.9 million) for a court bond 
against the damages, which is reflected in cash flow and net debt. 
 
Whilst we do not believe we have used any third party IP in our designs, a 
conservative approach was taken to write down previously capitalised 
development costs associated with these products of £7.5 million. This non-cash 
charge was booked in H1 2022. 
 
Specific items in 2022 also include the costs to complete the ERP 
implementation in Asia manufacturing sites (£3.8 million), acquisition related 
costs (£2.4 million) and a credit from FX benefit on an acquisition loan (£3.2 
million).  Other specific items also include acquisition related amortisation 
of £4.1 million (non-cash). 
 
Cash Flow and Net Debt 
 
Net debt at 31 December 2022 was £151.0 million, compared with £24.6 million at 
31 December 2021, including the acquisitions of FuG and Guth in January 2022 (£ 
33.0 million), higher capital expenditure (£22.9 million, including Malaysia), 
working capital investment (£33.5 million), to support revenue growth, and the 
impact of a US$44.0 million (£36.9 million) collateral payment in Q4 for a bond 
held against the damages awarded against the Group in the Comet Legal Action in 
the US plus legal fees. The working capital investment represents a £24.8m 
increase in inventory and an £9.5 million increase in receivables. 
 
Accordingly, cash from operations was significantly impacted by the investment 
in inventory and a Q4 increase in receivables because of the increase in Q4 
revenue compared to 2021 (Q4 revenue 2022: £87.4 million, Q4 2021: £58.9 
million). This resulted in a cash inflow from operations of £2.1 million (2021: 
£40.6 million). 
 
The inventory increase was driven by adapting to the new market dynamics 
combined with an increase in raw materials to support the delivery of the order 
backlog as logistics disruptions and increased component lead times led to a 
delay in conversion of orders to revenue and subsequent inventory build-up. 
Total inventory of £114.4 million was an increase of £40.4 million, including £ 
8.8 million impact of foreign exchange on US dollar balances. 
 
Working capital benefited from inventory beginning to unwind in Q4 2022 and 
although the pace of that unwind was slower than expected, it is expected to 
accelerate in H1 2023 as supply chain conditions further stabilise. Inventory 
is well above historic levels in absolute and percentage of sales terms and we 
are working hard to reduce it even as supply chains remain challenging. 
 
As planned, capital investment enhanced capacity and flexibility at our 
manufacturing sites, and work commenced at our new manufacturing facility in 
Malaysia with plans to go live in H1 2024. The Group spent £14.9 million in 
2022 (2021: £13.6 million), which included the completion of our ERP system 
implementation in £3.9 million of software additions, and £3.5 million for the 
land in Malaysia. 
 
As we continue to build capacity and resilience in our Asian supply chain and 
address capital requirements to support our growth in North America, we expect 
2023 to be a year of significantly higher expenditure. We will invest c.£30 
million in 2023, including on the new manufacturing facility in Malaysia, 
before returning to historic levels of c.£10-15 million per annum in 2024. The 
expenditure is necessary to meet our longer-term growth plans and will generate 
attractive returns. 
 
Free cash before acquisitions, dividends and borrowings was an outflow of £69.6 
million (2021: £12.5 million inflow) and the Group finished 2022 with net debt 
of £151.0 million (2021: £24.6 million), comprising cash and cash equivalents 
of £23.4 million and gross debt of £174.4 million. Net debt to EBITDA leverage 
was 2.68x. The Group expects financial leverage to reduce during 2023. 
 
XP secured greater banking covenant flexibility from its lenders in Q4 2022 
with the net debt to EBITDA covenant now required to be less than 3.50x in 
December 2022, 3.25x in June 2023 and 3.0x in December 2023. The Group expects 
to remain well inside these covenants during 2023 and beyond. The greater 
flexibility also highlights the ongoing support from our lending banks. 
 
Capital Allocation 
 
In 2023 the Group will prioritise strengthening the balance sheet whilst also 
continuing to focus on investing in the business to drive medium term organic 
growth. We expect operating cash flow to improve in 2023 allowing for organic 
investment to be made, which will support our medium term plans, while 
de-leveraging the balance sheet. The Group plans to operate in a range of 
between 1 - 2x net debt to adjusted EBITDA in the medium term. 
 
Our strong confidence in the Group's long-term prospects allows the Board to 
propose a final dividend of 36.0 pence per share for the fourth quarter of 
2022. This dividend will be payable to members on the register on 24 March 2023 
and will be paid on 27 April 2023. When combined with the interim dividends for 
the previous three quarters, the total dividend for the year will be 94.0 pence 
per share (2021: 94.0 pence). 
 
Foreign Exchange 
 
The Group reports its results in Pounds Sterling, but the US dollar continues 
to be our principal trading currency, with approximately 84% (2021: 87%) of our 
revenue denominated in US dollars. The average Pounds Sterling to US dollar 
exchange rate decreased by 10% from 1.38 to 1.25 resulting in £1.9 million 
impact to adjusted operating profit. At current exchange rates there would only 
be a minimal impact in 2023. 
 
Outlook 
 
The Group starts the new financial year with a significant order book, which 
provides good visibility for 2023, particularly the first half. We remain 
mindful of the ongoing uncertainties relating to component supply, inflation 
and recessionary concerns and are continuing to monitor the situation closely. 
That said, we are generally optimistic on the Group's prospects for the current 
year based on our strong H2 2022 trading momentum and the benefits of price 
increases coming through our order book to a greater extent during 2023. 
 
Longer term, the Board believes XP Power to be very well positioned to grow 
ahead of its end markets, supported by its improving cash generation and a 
reduced level of debt. 
 
Oskar Zahn 
Chief Financial Officer 
 
XP Power Limited 
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the 
financial year ended 31 December 2022 
 
£ Millions                                          Note         2022        2021 
 
Revenue                                               2         290.4       240.3 
 
Cost of sales                                                 (169.8)     (132.0) 
 
Gross profit                                                    120.6       108.3 
 
Other Income                                                        *           * 
 
Expenses 
 
Distribution and marketing                                     (58.2)      (47.8) 
 
Administrative                                                 (58.6)      (14.0) 
 
Research and development                                       (27.9)      (16.8) 
 
Operating (loss)/profit                                        (24.1)        29.7 
 
Finance expenses                                                (6.1)       (1.3) 
 
(Loss)/profit before tax                                       (30.2)        28.4 
 
Income tax credit/(expense)                           3          10.6       (5.4) 
 
(Loss)/profit after tax                                        (19.6)        23.0 
 
Other comprehensive income: 
 
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to 
profit or loss: 
 
Currency translation differences arising from                     7.2         0.9 
consolidation attributable to equity holders of the 
Company 
 
                                                                  7.2         0.9 
 
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to 
profit or loss: 
 
Currency translation differences arising from                       *           * 
consolidation attributable to non-controlling 
interests 
 
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax               7.2         0.9 
 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year                 (12.4)        23.9 
 
(Loss)/profit after tax attributable to: 
 
Equity holders of the Company                                  (20.0)        22.6 
 
Non-controlling interests                                         0.4         0.4 
 
                                                               (19.6)        23.0 
 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to: 
 
Equity holders of the Company                                  (12.8)        23.5 
 
Non-controlling interests                                         0.4         0.4 
 
                                                               (12.4)        23.9 
 
(Loss)/earnings per share for (loss)/profit after tax attributable to equity 
holders of the Company (pence per share) 
 
- Basic (loss)/earnings per share                     5       (102.0)       115.8 
 
- Diluted (loss)/earnings per share                   5       (101.6)       113.8 
 
*Balance is less than £100,000. 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements 
 
XP Power Limited 
Consolidated Balance Sheet 
As at 31 December 2022 
 
£ Millions                                         Note         2022        2021 
 
ASSETS 
 
Current assets 
 
Cash and bank balances                                          22.3         9.0 
 
Inventories                                                    114.4        74.0 
 
Trade receivables                                               42.4        30.8 
 
Bond receivable                                                 37.0           - 
 
Other current assets                                             8.0         5.0 
 
Derivative financial instruments                                   *           * 
 
Current income tax receivable                                    2.5         2.9 
 
Total current assets                                           226.6       121.7 
 
Non-current assets 
 
Cash and bank balances                                           1.1           - 
 
Goodwill                                                        77.5        52.5 
 
Intangible assets                                               69.9        56.3 
 
Property, plant and equipment                                   36.6        30.2 
 
Right-of-use assets                                             54.9         8.3 
 
Deferred income tax assets                                      15.1         3.2 
 
ESOP loan to employees                                             *           * 
 
Other investment                                                   *           - 
 
Total non-current assets                                       255.1       150.5 
 
Total assets                                                   481.7       272.2 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES 
 
Current liabilities 
 
Current income tax liabilities                                   4.8         2.4 
 
Trade and other payables                                        52.6        44.7 
 
Derivative financial instruments                                 0.1         0.1 
 
Lease liabilities                                                2.4         1.6 
 
Accrued consideration                                              -           * 
 
Provisions                                                      46.1           * 
 
Borrowings                                           6           0.2         0.2 
 
Total current liabilities                                      106.2        49.0 
 
Non-current liabilities 
 
Accrued consideration                                            1.5         1.3 
 
Borrowings                                           6         174.2        33.4 
 
Deferred income tax liabilities                                 10.5         9.4 
 
Provisions                                                       0.9         0.2 
 
Lease liabilities                                               48.9         6.5 
 
Total non-current liabilities                                  236.0        50.8 
 
Total liabilities                                              342.2        99.8 
 
NET ASSETS                                                     139.5       172.4 
 
EQUITY 
 
Equity attributable to equity holders of the 
Company 
 
Share capital                                                   27.2        27.2 
 
Merger reserve                                                   0.2         0.2 
 
Share option reserve                                             2.5         5.6 
 
Treasury shares reserve                                            *           * 
 
Translation reserve                                              4.2       (2.9) 
 
Other reserve                                                    6.1         4.4 
 
Retained earnings                                               98.4       137.0 
 
                                                               138.6       171.5 
 
Non-controlling interests                                        0.9         0.9 
 
TOTAL EQUITY                                                   139.5       172.4 
 
*Balance is less than £100,000. 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 
 
XP Power Limited 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
For the financial year ended 31 December 2022 
 
                                       Attributable to equity holders of the 
                                                 Company Theophany 
 
                                                    the Company 
 
£ Millions              Share  Share-based Treasury  Merger Translation         Retained  Total        Non-  Total 
                       capital    payments   shares reserve     reserve   Other earnings        controlling equity 
                                   reserve                              reserve                   interests 
 
Balance at                27.2         4.1    (0.1)     0.2       (3.8)     3.6    132.6  163.8         0.7  164.5 
1 January 2021 
 
Exercise of                  -       (0.5)      0.1       -           -     1.0        -    0.6           -    0.6 
share-based payment 
awards 
 
Share-based payment          -         1.5        -       -           -       -        -    1.5           -    1.5 
expenses 
 
Tax on share-based           -         0.5        -       -           -       -        -    0.5           -    0.5 
payment expenses 
 
Dividends paid               -           -        -       -           -       -   (18.2) (18.2)       (0.2) (18.4) 
 
Future acquisition           -           -        -       -           -   (0.2)        -  (0.2)           -  (0.2) 
of non-controlling 
interest 
 
Other comprehensive          -           *        -       -         0.9       -        *    0.9           *    0.9 
income 
 
Profit for the year          -           -        -       -           -       -     22.6   22.6         0.4   23.0 
 
Total comprehensive          -           *        -       -         0.9       -     22.6   23.5         0.4   23.9 
income for the year 
 
Balance at                27.2         5.6        *     0.2       (2.9)     4.4    137.0  171.5         0.9  172.4 
31 December 2021 
 
Exercise of                  -       (1.8)        *       -           -     1.8        -      *           -      * 
share-based payment 
awards 
 
Share-based payment          -         0.1        -       -           -       -        -    0.1           -    0.1 
expenses 
 
Tax on share-based           -       (1.5)        -       -           -       -        -  (1.5)           -  (1.5) 
payment expenses 
 
Dividends paid               -           -        -       -           -       -   (18.6) (18.6)       (0.4) (19.0) 
 
Acquisition of               -           -        -       -           -       *        -      *           *      - 
non-controlling 
interest 
 
Future acquisition           -           -        -       -           -   (0.1)        -  (0.1)           -  (0.1) 
of non-controlling 
interest 
 
Other comprehensive          -         0.1        -       -         7.1       -        *    7.2           *    7.2 
income 
 
(Loss)/profit for            -           -        -       -           -       -   (20.0) (20.0)         0.4 (19.6) 
the year 
 
Total comprehensive          -         0.1        -       -         7.1       -   (20.0) (12.8)         0.4 (12.4) 
income/(loss) for 
the year 
 
Balance at                27.2         2.5        *     0.2         4.2     6.1     98.4  138.6         0.9  139.5 
31 December 2022 
 
 
*Balance is less than £100,000. 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 
 
XP Power Limited 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
For the financial year ended 31 December 2022 
 
£ Millions                                         Note       2022       2021 
 
Cash flows from operating activities 
 
(Loss)/profit after tax                                     (19.6)       23.0 
 
Adjustments for: 
 
   - Income tax (credit)/expense                    3       (10.6)        5.4 
 
   - Amortisation and depreciation                            17.6       13.2 
 
   - Finance expenses                                          6.1        1.3 
 
   - Share-based payment expenses                              0.1        1.5 
 
   - Fair value (gain)/loss on derivative                    (0.1)        0.3 
financial instruments 
 
   - Loss on disposal of property, plant and                     *          * 
equipment 
 
   - Impairment loss on intangible assets                      7.8          - 
 
   - Unrealised currency translation gain                   (12.6)      (0.1) 
 
   - Provision for doubtful debts                                *          * 
 
   - Provision for legal dispute                              46.9          - 
 
Change in working capital, net of effects from 
acquisitions: 
 
   - Inventories                                            (24.8)     (19.0) 
 
   - Trade and other receivables and other current           (9.5)      (1.1) 
assets 
 
   - Trade and other payables                                  0.2       16.1 
 
   - Provision for liabilities and other charges               0.6          * 
 
Cash generated from operations                                 2.1       40.6 
 
Income tax paid, net of refund                               (4.1)      (4.2) 
 
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating                     (2.0)       36.4 
activities 
 
Cash flows from investing activities 
 
Acquisition of subsidiaries                         7       (33.0)          - 
 
Purchases and construction of property, plant and            (7.5)      (5.5) 
equipment 
 
Additions of development costs                               (8.0)      (8.3) 
 
Additions of software and software under                     (3.9)      (8.1) 
development 
 
Purchase of bond receivable                                 (36.9)          - 
 
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and                    *          * 
equipment 
 
Proceeds from repayment of ESOP loans                            *          * 
 
Interest received                                                *          - 
 
Payment of accrued consideration                                 *          - 
 
Net cash used in investing activities                       (89.3)     (21.9) 
 
Cash flows from financing activities 
 
Proceeds from borrowings                                     170.3        3.7 
 
Repayment of borrowings                                     (35.6)      (2.9) 
 
Principal payment of lease liabilities                       (5.8)      (1.7) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of share-based payment                    *        0.6 
awards 
 
Interest paid                                                (5.5)      (0.9) 
 
Dividend paid to equity holders of the Company              (18.6)     (18.2) 
 
Dividend paid to non-controlling interests                   (0.4)      (0.2) 
 
Bank deposit pledged                                         (1.1)          - 
 
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing                     103.3     (19.6) 
activities 
 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash                      12.0      (5.1) 
equivalents 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of                      8.8       13.9 
financial year 
 
Effects of currency translation on cash and cash               1.3          * 
equivalents 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial year            22.1        8.8 
 
*Balance is less than £100,000. 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 
 
Notes to the Annual Results Statement 
For the year ended 31 December 2022 
 
1.    Basis of preparation 
 
This financial information is presented in Pounds Sterling and has been 
prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore Financial Reporting 
Standards (International) ('SFRS(I)s') and International Financial Reporting 
Standards ('IFRSs') as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board 
('IFRSs as issued by the IASB'). 
 
2.    Segment reporting 
 
The Group is organised on a geographic basis. The Group's products are a single 
class of business; however, the Group is also providing information in respect 
of sales by end market to assist the readers of this report. 
 
The revenue by class of customer and location of the design win is as follows: 
 
                         Year to 31 December 2022        Year to 31 December 2021 
 
                            North                           North 
 
£ Millions         Europe America    Asia   Total  Europe America    Asia   Total 
 
Semiconductor         2.7    93.8    16.9   113.4     3.0    75.2    15.1    93.3 
Manufacturing 
Equipment 
 
Industrial           61.3    44.5    13.8   119.6    43.7    37.1    11.2    92.0 
Technology 
 
Healthcare           22.5    28.9     6.0    57.4    20.6    28.9     5.5    55.0 
 
Total                86.5   167.2    36.7   290.4    67.3   141.2    31.8   240.3 
 
 
 
£ Millions                                                         2022           2021 
 
Europe                                                             21.5           20.3 
 
North America                                                      48.5           46.1 
 
Asia                                                               10.5           10.0 
 
Segment results                                                    80.5           76.4 
 
Research and development 
 
-    Employee compensation                                       (13.0)         (10.5) 
 
-    Amortisation of intangible assets                            (2.2)          (2.1) 
 
-    Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                (1.3)          (0.9) 
 
-    Safety and approval                                          (0.8)          (1.2) 
 
-    Advertising                                                  (0.8)          (0.7) 
 
-    Others                                                       (1.7)          (0.6) 
 
Manufacturing 
 
-    Employee compensation                                        (1.9)          (1.3) 
 
-    Cost of goods sales                                          (1.3)          (1.9) 
 
-    Others                                                       (0.5)          (0.4) 
 
Corporate cost from operating segment 
 
-    Employee compensation                                        (6.5)          (6.7) 
 
-    Information systems                                          (3.4)          (2.8) 
 
-    Consultancy fees                                             (1.5)          (1.3) 
 
-    Amortisation of intangible assets                            (1.7)          (0.7) 
 
-    Others                                                       (1.0)          (0.2) 
 
Adjusted operating profit                                          42.9           45.1 
 
Finance expenses                                                  (6.1)          (1.3) 
 
Specific items                                                   (67.0)         (15.4) 
 
(Loss)/profit before tax                                         (30.2)           28.4 
 
Income tax income/(expense)                                        10.6          (5.4) 
 
(Loss)/profit after tax                                          (19.6)           23.0 
 
Revenues of £48.3 million (2021: £40.2 million) are derived from a single 
external customer. These revenues are attributable to the semiconductor 
manufacturing equipment sector across all geographical regions. 
 
Reconciliation of adjusted measures 
 
Adjusted measures 
 
The Group presents adjusted operating profit and adjusted profit before tax by 
adjusting for costs and profits which management believes to be significant by 
virtue of their size, nature, or incidence or which have a distortive effect on 
current year earnings. Such items may include, but are not limited to, costs 
associated with business combinations and legal dispute, gains and losses on 
the disposal of businesses, fair value movements, restructuring charges, 
acquisition related costs and amortisation of intangible assets arising from 
business combinations. 
 
In addition, the Group presents an adjusted profit after tax measure by 
adjusting for certain tax charges and credits which management believe to be 
significant by virtue of their size, nature, or incidence or which have a 
distortive effect. 
 
The Group uses these adjusted measures to evaluate performance and as a method 
to provide shareholders with clear and consistent reporting. See below for a 
reconciliation of operating profit to adjusted operating profit, profit before 
tax to adjusted profit before tax and profit after tax to adjusted profit after 
tax. 
 
 £ Millions                                                 2022        2021 
 
Operating (loss)/profit                                   (24.1)        29.7 
 
Adjusted for: 
 
Acquisition costs                                            2.4         0.1 
 
Foreign exchange gain on Euro-denominated loan drawn       (3.2)           - 
down to finance the acquisition 
 
Costs related to Enterprise Resource Planning system         3.8         2.1 
implementation 
 
Amortisation of intangible assets acquired from business     4.1         2.8 
combinations 
 
Costs relating to legal dispute                             52.2        10.1 
 
Impairment loss on intangible assets                         7.5           - 
 
Revolving credit facility fees                               0.2           - 
 
Restructuring costs                                          0.1           - 
 
Fair value (gain)/loss on derivative financial             (0.1)         0.3 
instruments 
 
                                                            67.0        15.4 
 
Adjusted operating profit                                   42.9        45.1 
 
 
(ii)    A reconciliation of profit before tax to adjusted profit before tax is 
as follows: 
 
(Loss)/profit before tax                                  (30.2)        28.4 
 
Adjusted for: 
 
Acquisition costs                                            2.4         0.1 
 
Foreign exchange gain on Euro-denominated loan drawn       (3.2) 
down to finance the acquisition                                            - 
 
Costs related to Enterprise Resource Planning system         3.8         2.1 
implementation 
 
Amortisation of intangible assets acquired from              4.1         2.8 
business combination 
 
Costs relating to legal dispute                             52.2        10.1 
 
Impairment loss on intangible assets                         7.5           - 
 
Revolving credit facility fees                               0.2           - 
 
Loss on modification of revolving credit facility            1.0           - 
 
Restructuring costs                                          0.3           - 
 
Fair value (gain)/loss on derivative financial             (0.1)         0.3 
instruments 
 
                                                            68.2        15.4 
 
Adjusted profit before tax                                  38.0        43.8 
 
(iii)    A reconciliation of profit after tax to adjusted profit after tax is 
as follows: 
 
(Loss)/profit after tax                                   (19.6)        23.0 
 
Adjusted for: 
 
Acquisition costs                                            2.4         0.1 
 
Foreign exchange gain on Euro-denominated loan             (3.2) 
drawn down to finance the acquisition                                      - 
 
Costs related to Enterprise Resource Planning                3.8         2.1 
system implementation 
 
Amortisation of intangible assets acquired from              4.1         2.8 
business combinations 
 
Costs relating to legal dispute                             52.2        10.1 
 
Impairment loss on intangible assets                         7.5           - 
 
Revolving credit facilities fees                             0.2           - 
 
Loss on modification of revolving credit facility            1.0           - 
 
Restructuring costs                                          0.3           - 
 
Fair value (gain)/loss on derivative financial             (0.1)         0.3 
instruments 
 
Non-recurring tax benefits1                               (16.7)       (3.0) 
 
                                                            51.5        12.4 
 
Adjusted profit before tax                                  31.9        35.4 
 
1 Adjusted for tax on specific items relating to completed acquisitions of £0.6 
million (2021: £10,058), gain on foreign exchange impact on Euro-denominated 
loan drawn down to finance the acquisition of £0.5 million (2021: £ nil), costs 
related to Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation of £0.8 million 
(2021: £0.3 million), costs relating to legal dispute of £13.6 million (2021: £ 
2.6 million), impairment of intangible assets of £2.0 million (2021: £ nil), 
loss on modification of revolving credit facility of £0.2 million (2021: £ nil) 
and fair value impact on derivative financial instruments of £22,464 (2021: £ 
0.1 million) 
 
3.    Income taxes 
 
£ Millions                                                        2022           2021 
 
Tax (credit)/expense attributable to (loss)/profit is 
made up of: 
 
(Loss)/profit for the financial year 
 
- Singapore                                                        2.8            1.1 
 
- Foreign                                                          4.1            1.2 
 
Current income tax                                                 6.9            2.3 
 
Deferred income tax                                             (17.1)            2.6 
 
                                                                (10.2)            4.9 
 
(Over)/under-provision in prior financial years 
 
- Singapore                                                      (0.2)            0.1 
 
- Foreign                                                            *              * 
 
Current income tax                                               (0.2)            0.1 
 
Deferred income tax                                              (0.8)            0.3 
 
                                                                 (1.0)            0.4 
 
Withholding tax                                                    0.6            0.1 
 
Income tax (credit)/expense                                     (10.6)            5.4 
 
Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates prevailing in the 
respective jurisdictions at the balance sheet date. 
 
The differences between the total income tax expense shown above and the amount 
calculated by applying the standard rate of Singapore income tax rate to the 
profit before income tax are as follows: 
 
 £ Millions                                                2022          2021 
 
 (Loss)/profit before income tax                         (30.2)          28.4 
 
Tax on (loss)/profit at standard Singapore tax            (5.1)           4.8 
rate of 17% (2021: 17%) 
 
Tax incentives                                            (0.5)         (0.7) 
 
Different tax rates in other countries                    (4.6)           1.1 
 
Tax effect of share-based payments                          0.2         (0.3) 
 
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes                    1.0           0.2 
 
Income not subject to tax                                 (1.0)         (0.1) 
 
Deferred tax effect of change in tax rate                 (0.2)         (0.1) 
 
(Over)/under-provision of tax in prior financial          (1.0)           0.4 
years 
 
Withholding tax                                             0.6           0.1 
 
Income tax (credit)/expense                              (10.6)           5.4 
 
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the period: 
 
                                                    2022                  2021 
 
                                    Pence per £ Millions  Pence per £ Millions 
                                        share                 share 
 
Prior year third quarter dividend       21.0*        4.1       20.0        3.9 
paid 
 
Prior year final dividend paid          36.0*        7.1       36.0        7.1 
 
First quarter dividend paid             18.0^        3.6      18.0*        3.5 
 
Second quarter dividend paid            19.0^        3.8      19.0*        3.7 
 
Total                                    94.0       18.6       93.0       18.2 
 
* Dividends in respect of 2021 (94.0p). 
 
^ Dividends in respect of 2022 (94.0p). 
 
The third quarter dividend of 21.0 pence per share was paid on 18 January 2023. 
The proposed final dividend of 36.0 pence per share for the year ended 31 
December 2022 is subject to approval by Shareholders at the Annual General 
Meeting and has not been included as a liability in these financial statements. 
Subject to shareholder approval, the dividend will be paid on 27 April 2023 to 
members on the register at the record date of 24 March 2023, the ex-dividend 
date will be 23 March 2023. The last date for election for the share 
alternative to the dividend under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan is 6 
April 2023. 
 
The calculations of the basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to 
the ordinary equity holders of the Company are based on the following data: 
 
                                                              2022        2021 
 
£ Millions 
 
(Loss)/earnings 
 
(Loss)/earnings for the purposes of basic and diluted       (20.0)        22.6 
earnings per share 
(Loss)/profit after tax attributable to equity holders 
of the Company 
 
(Loss)/earnings for earnings per share                      (20.0)        22.6 
 
Number of shares 
 
                                                            19,616      19,514 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 
for basic earnings per share (thousands) 
 
Effect of dilutive potential share awards (thousands)           63         344 
 
Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings      19,679      19,858 
per share (thousands) 
 
 
 
 
(Loss)/earnings per share 
 
Basic                                                    (102.0)p      115.8p 
 
Basic adjusted*                                            160.6p      179.4p 
 
Diluted                                                  (101.6)p      113.8p 
 
Diluted adjusted*                                          160.1p      176.3p 
 
*Reconciliation to compute the adjusted earnings from operations is as per 
below: 
 
£ Millions                                                   2022        2021 
 
(Loss)/earnings for the purposes of basic and diluted 
earnings per share 
 
(Loss)/profit after tax attributable to equity             (20.0)        22.6 
holders of the Company 
 
Amortisation of intangible assets acquired from               4.1         2.8 
business combination 
 
Acquisition costs                                             2.4         0.1 
 
Foreign exchange impact on Euro-denominated loan            (3.2)           - 
drawn down to finance the acquisition 
 
Non-recurring tax benefits                                 (16.7)       (3.0) 
 
Costs related to Enterprise Resource Planning system          3.8         2.1 
implementation 
 
Costs relating to legal dispute                              52.2        10.1 
 
Impairment loss on intangible assets                          7.5           - 
 
Revolving credit facilities fees                              0.2           - 
 
Loss on modification of revolving credit facility             1.0           - 
 
Restructuring costs                                           0.3           - 
 
Fair value (gain)/loss on derivative financial              (0.1)         0.3 
instruments 
 
Adjusted earnings                                            31.5        35.0 
 
6.    Borrowings 
 
The Group's debt is sourced from a Revolving Credit Facility ('RCF') provided 
by HSBC UK Bank PLC, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, DBS Bank Ltd, Banco de 
Sabadell S.A., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Bank of China Limited. In 
2022, the Group amended in respect of replacing LIBOR with Compound Reference 
Rate and renewed its facility from US$150 million to US$255 million with a 
US$75 million accordion with a four-year term up to June 2026 and an option to 
extend the bank facility for a further one year to June 2027. The facility has 
no fixed repayment terms until maturity. The revolving loan is priced based on 
the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) administered by the Federal Reserve 
Bank of New York plus a margin of 1.2-2.8% for the utilisation facility and a 
margin of 1.7% for the unutilised facility. 
 
The borrowings are repayable as follows: 
 
£ Millions                                                  2022        2021 
 
On demand or within one year                                 0.2         0.2 
 
In the second year                                             -           - 
 
In the third year                                              -        33.4 
 
In the fourth year                                             -           - 
 
In the fifth year                                          174.2           - 
 
Total                                                      174.4        33.6 
 
Management assessed all loan covenants have been complied with as at 31 
December 2022. 
 
7.    Business combination 
 
On 31 January 2022, the Group acquired 100% equity interest in FuG Elektronik 
GmbH (FuG) and Guth High Voltage GmbH (Guth). The principal activity of FuG and 
Guth is that of development, production and sale of high voltage products, 
covering applications from particle accelerators systems to laboratory power 
supplies. As a result of the acquisition, the Group is expected to add wholly 
new and highly complementary technical capabilities to the Group's high voltage 
product portfolio. 
 
Details of the consideration paid, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed 
and the effects on the cash flows of the Group, at the acquisition date, are as 
follows: 
 
    £ Millions                                                          2022 
 
(a) Purchase consideration 
 
    Cash paid                                                           33.2 
 
    Consideration transferred for the businesses                        33.2 
 
(b) Effect on cash flows of the Group 
 
    Cash paid (as above)                                                33.2 
 
    Less: Cash and cash equivalents in the subsidiaries acquired       (0.2) 
 
    Cash outflow on acquisition                                         33.0 
 
(c) Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed 
 
                                                                     At fair 
                                                                       value 
 
    Cash and bank balances                                               0.2 
 
    Property, plant and equipment                                        0.8 
 
    Brand, Trademarks, Technology, Customers Relationships              11.3 
    and Customer Contracts and Software 
 
    Right-of-use assets                                                 11.4 
 
    Inventories                                                          5.9 
 
    Trade receivables                                                    1.1 
 
    Other current assets                                                 0.2 
 
    Total assets                                                        30.9 
 
    Trade and other payables                                           (2.9) 
 
    Lease liabilities                                                 (11.4) 
 
    Income tax payable                                                 (0.3) 
 
    Deferred tax liabilities                                           (4.1) 
 
    Total liabilities                                                 (18.7) 
 
    Total identifiable net assets                                       12.2 
 
    Add: Goodwill                                                       21.0 
 
    Consideration transferred for the businesses                        33.2 
 
(d) Acquisition-related costs 
 
    Acquisition-related costs of £2.4 million are included in 
    "administrative expenses" in the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
    income and in operating cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash 
    flows. 
 
(e) Acquired receivables 
 
    The fair value of trade and other receivables is £1.3 million which is 
    the same as the gross contractual amount, all of which is expected to be 
    collectible. 
 
(f) Fair values 
 
    The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets of £11.3 
    million was finalised during the year. 
 
(g) Goodwill 
 
    The goodwill of £21.0 million arising from the acquisition is 
    attributable to the workforce in place, strategic value through new 
    customers, new technologies, an expanded presence in Germany and the 
    synergies expected to arise from the economies of scale in combining the 
    operations of the Group with those of FuG and Guth. It is not deductible 
    for tax purposes. 
 
(h) Revenue and profit contribution 
 
    The acquired businesses contributed revenue of £16.5 million and net 
    profit of £2.9 million to the Group from the period 1 February 2022 to 
    31 December 2022. 
 
    Had FuG and Guth been acquired from 1 January 2022, consolidated revenue 
    and consolidated loss before tax for the period ended 31 December 2022 
    for the group would have been £291.9 million and £29.8 million 
    respectively. 
 
8.    Principal risks and uncertainties 
 
Board Responsibility 
 
The Group has well established risk management processes to identify and assess 
risks. The Group's principal risks are regularly reviewed by the Board and are 
mapped onto a risk universe from which 
 
risk mitigation or reduction can be tracked and managed. This helps facilitate 
further discussions regarding risk appetite and draws out the risks that 
require a greater level of attention. 
 
An event that causes a disruption to one of our manufacturing facilities 
 
An event that results in the temporary or permanent loss of a manufacturing 
facility would be a serious issue. As the Group manufactures approximately 74% 
of revenues, this would undoubtedly cause at least a short-term loss of 
revenues and profits and disruption to our customers and therefore damage to 
reputation. 
 
Risk mitigation - We now have two facilities (China and Vietnam) where we are 
able to manufacture the majority of our power converters and we have disaster 
recovery plans in place for both facilities. Not all power converter series can 
be produced in both facilities, but we continue to identify opportunities to 
transfer capability and increase flexibility and resilience in our supply 
chain. We have commenced construction of a new manufacturing facility in 
Malaysia in 2022 to increase flexibility and our capacity to meet the demand 
from across the Group. 
 
We have undertaken a risk review with manufacturing management to identify and 
assess risks which could cause a serious disruption to manufacturing, and then 
identified and implemented actions to reduce or mitigate these risks where 
possible. 
 
Fluctuations of revenues, expenses, and operating results due to an economic 
downturn or external shock 
 
The revenues, expenses and operating results of the Group could vary 
significantly from period to period because of a variety of factors, some of 
which are outside its control. These factors include general economic 
conditions; adverse movements in interest rates; inflation, conditions specific 
to the market; seasonal trends in revenues, capital expenditure and other 
costs; and the introduction of new products or services by the Group, or by 
their competitors. In response to a changing competitive environment, the Group 
may elect from time to time to make certain pricing, service, marketing 
decisions or acquisitions that could have a short-term material adverse effect 
on the Group's revenues, results of operations and financial condition. 
 
Risk mitigation - Although not immune from an economic shock or the cyclicality 
of the capital equipment markets, the Group's diverse customer base, geographic 
spread and revenue annuities reduces exposure to this risk. 
 
The Group's business model is not capital intensive and the strong profit 
margins lead to healthy cash generation which also helps mitigate risks from 
these external factors. 
 
The Group benefits from good order exposure 12 months out allowing it to 
recognise market changes and mitigate the impact. 
 
Cyber-security/Information systems failure 
 
The Group is reliant on information technology in multiple aspects of the 
business from communications to data storage. Assets accessible online are 
potentially vulnerable to theft and customer channels are vulnerable to 
disruption. Any failure or downtime of these systems or any data theft could 
have a significant adverse impact on the Group's reputation or on the results 
of operations. 
 
Risk mitigation - The Group has a defined Business Impact Assessment which 
identifies the key information assets; replication of data on different systems 
or in the Cloud; an established backup process in place as well as a robust 
anti-malware solution on our networks. 
 
Internally produced training materials are used to educate users regarding good 
IT security practice and to promote the Group's IT policy. 
 
A cyber assessment carried out by the outsourced internal auditor resulted in 
recommendations that are being implemented to further mitigate cyber risk and 
safeguard the Group's assets. 
 
Dependence on key customers 
 
The Group is dependent on retaining its key customers. Should the Group lose a 
number of its key customers or key suppliers, this could have a material impact 
on the Group's financial condition and results of operations. However, for the 
year ended 31 December 2022, no single customer accounted for more than 19% of 
revenue. With this customer the Group is exposed to many individual programs. 
 
Risk mitigation - The Group mitigates this risk by providing excellent service. 
Customer complaints and non-conformances are reviewed monthly by members of the 
Executive Leadership team. 
 
Product recall 
 
A product recall due to a quality or safety issue would have serious 
repercussions to the business in terms of potential cost and reputational 
damage as a supplier to critical systems. 
 
Risk mitigation - We perform 100% functional testing on all own-manufactured 
products and 100% hi-pot testing, which determines the adequacy of electrical 
insulation, on own-manufactured products. This ensures the integrity of the 
isolation barrier between the mains supply and the end user of the equipment. 
We also test all the medical products we manufacture to ensure the leakage 
current is within the medical specifications. 
 
Where we have contracts with customers, we always limit our contractual 
liability regarding recall costs. 
 
Competition from new market entrants and new technologies 
 
The power supply market is diverse and competitive. The Directors believe that 
the development of new technologies could give rise to significant new 
competition to the Group, which may have a material effect on its business. At 
the lower end of the Group's target market, in terms of both power range and 
programme size, the barriers to entry are lower and there is, therefore, a risk 
that competition could quickly increase, particularly from emerging low-cost 
manufacturers in Asia. 
 
Risk mitigation - The Group reviews activities of its competition, in 
particular product releases, and stays up to date with new technological 
advances in our industry, especially those relating to new components and 
materials. The Group also tries to keep its cost base competitive by operating 
in low-cost geographies where appropriate. 
 
The general direction of our product roadmap is to move away from lower 
complexity products and to increase our engineering solutions capabilities so 
reducing the inherent market competitiveness. 
 
The Group ensures own and external intellectual properties are protected. 
 
Risks relating to regulation, compliance and taxation 
 
The Group operates in multiple jurisdictions with applicable trade and tax 
regulations that vary. Failing to comply with local regulations or a change in 
legislation could impact the profits of the Group. In addition, the effective 
tax rate of the Group is affected by where its profits fall geographically. The 
Group's effective tax rate could therefore fluctuate over time and have an 
impact on earnings and potentially its share price. 
 
Risk mitigation - An outsourced internal audit function has been introduced to 
provide risk assurance in targeted areas of the business and recommendations 
for improvement. The scope of these reviews includes behaviour, culture, and 
ethics. 
 
The Group hires employees with relevant skills and uses external advisers to 
keep up to date with changes in regulations and to remain compliant. 
 
The Group establishes clear healthy and safety policy and procedures. 
 
Strategic risk associated with valuing or integrating new acquisitions 
 
The Group may elect from time to time to make strategic acquisitions. A degree 
of uncertainty exists in valuation and in particular in evaluating potential 
synergies. Post-acquisition risks arise in the form of change of control and 
integration challenges. Any of these could influence the Group's revenues, 
results of operations and financial condition. 
 
Risk mitigation - Preparation of robust business plans and cash projections 
with sensitivity analysis and the help of professional advisers if appropriate. 
 
Post-acquisition reviews are performed to extract 'lessons learned'. 
 
Loss of key personnel or failure to attract new personnel 
 
The future success of the Group is substantially dependent on the continued 
services and continuing contributions of its Directors, senior management, and 
other key personnel. The loss of the services of key employees could have a 
material adverse effect on own business. 
 
Risk mitigation - The Group undertakes performance evaluations and reviews to 
help it stay close to its key personnel as well as annual employee engagement 
surveys. Where considered appropriate, the Group also makes use of financial 
retention tools such as equity awards. 
 
Exposure to exchange rate fluctuations 
 
The Group deals in many currencies for both its purchases and sales including 
US Dollars, Euro, and its reporting currency Pounds Sterling. In particular, 
North America represents an important geographic market for the Group where 
virtually all the revenues are denominated in US Dollars. The Group also 
sources components in US Dollars and the Chinese Yuan. The Group therefore has 
an exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. This could lead to material 
adverse movements in reported earnings. 
 
Risk mitigation - The Group reviews balance sheet and cash flow currency 
exposures and where considered appropriate, uses forward exchange contracts to 
hedge these exposures. 
 
The Group does not hedge any translation of its subsidiaries' results to 
Sterling for reporting purposes. 
 
Risk associated with Supply Chain 
 
The Group is dependent on retaining its key suppliers and on their ability to 
meet their obligations to the Group. Global supply chains continued to be under 
pressure mainly due to component shortages and global logistics, partly related 
to the COVID-19 restrictions in China . 
 
As the proportion of our own-manufactured products has increased, the reliance 
on suppliers for third party product has been mitigated proportionally. There 
has been a shift from a finished goods risk to a raw materials risk. 
 
Risk Mitigation - We conduct regular audits of our key suppliers and in 
addition keep large amounts of safety inventory of key components, which we 
also regularly review. We also dual source our components where possible to 
minimise dependency on any single supplier. 
 
Climate related risks 
 
The Group is exposed to climate related risks that can have a negative impact 
on the business. Extreme weather events or local power supply robustness can 
cause disruptions to our manufacturing sites and supply chain. Failure to meet 
the defined net zero targets may cause reputational damage, dissuade potential 
investors, or result in greater costs from any introduction of carbon pricing. 
 
Risk Mitigation - The Group operates with flexibility in capacity across sites 
and can also respond to temporary outages with changes in working patterns to 
compensate. We are also currently constructing a third major site in Malaysia, 
which will provide further manufacturing flexibility and reduce reliance on the 
Vietnam site. 
 
We perform regular review on relevant policies and KPIs to ensure set targets 
are deliverable. 
 
9.     Responsibility Statement 
 
The Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge and believe that this 
condensed set of financial statements: 
 
- Gives a fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position, and profit 
of the Group; and 
 
- Includes a fair review of the information required by the Disclosure and 
Transparency Rules. 
 
10.     Other information 
 
XP Power Limited ('the Company') is listed on the London Stock Exchange and 
incorporated and domiciled in Singapore. The address of its registered office 
is 19 Tai Seng Avenue, #07-01, Singapore 534054. 
 
The financial information set out in this announcement does not constitute the 
Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2021 or 2022. The 
financial information for the year ended 31 December 2021 is derived from the 
XP Power Limited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021, which 
have been delivered to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority in 
Singapore. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was 
unqualified. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 will be 
finalised based on the financial information presented by the Directors in this 
earnings announcement and will be delivered to the Accounting and Corporate 
Regulatory Authority in Singapore following the Company's Annual General 
Meeting. 
 
Whilst the financial information included in this earnings announcement has 
been computed in accordance with SFRS(I)s and IFRSs as issued by the IASB, this 
announcement does not itself contain sufficient information to comply with SFRS 
(I)s and IFRSs as issued by the IASB. The Company expects to publish full 
financial statements that comply with SFRS(I)s and IFRSs as issued by the IASB. 
 
This announcement was approved by the Directors on 28 February 2023. 
 
 
 
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