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Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd. Reports Resilient Revenue Growth (6.94%) for FY2024; Surging Q4 PAT (34.07%) and Strong FY24 Bimetal Growth in Europe (25.79%) and India (31.69%)

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NEW DELHI, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At a meeting held on May 29th, the Board of Directors of Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd. released the financial results for Q4FY2024 and the full fiscal year 2024. As a global leader in thermostatic bimetal/trimetal strips, shunt resistors, and silver contacts, the Company continued to perform strongly despite the complexities of the global market environment.

Financial Performance Highlights:

Q4 FY 2024: PAT surged by 34.07% to ₹25.33 crore, with PAT margin up by 551 basis points to 22.66%, reflecting enhanced profitability and better operational efficiency.

FY 2024: Total Income rise & Final Dividend recommended:Total income rose by 6.94% to ₹449.40 crore, showcasing resilient revenue generation despite moderated North Atlantic demand.Recommended a final dividend of 50% (₹1.00 per equity share) for FY2024, in addition to the interim dividend of ₹0.70 per share already paid, aggregating ₹1.70 per share for the year.

FY2024: Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal & Shunt Resistor Sales:Asia (excluding India): Achieved a notable increase of 32.84% YoY in Shunt Resistor sales.India: Growth rose to 31.69% YoY in Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal sales, effectively offsetting the sluggish demand from the Americas.

(Rs. In crore) (Standalone Figures)

Key Figure

Q4FY2024

Q4FY2023

Change

FY2024

FY2023

Change

Total Income

111.77

110.13

1.49 %

449.40

420.23

6.94 %

Profit before tax

33.13

24.80

33.58 %

108.12

97.19

11.25 %

PBT as % of Sales

29.63 %

22.52 %

712 bps

24.06 %

23.13 %

93 bps

Profit after Tax

25.33

18.89

34.07 %

80.97

72.63

11.48 %

PAT Margin

22.66 %

17.15 %

551 bps

18.02 %

17.28 %

73 bps

SBCL Five-Year Growth Journey

These metrics demonstrate Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd.’s resilient business model and strategic market positioning, ensuring sustained growth and profitability over the last five years: 

(Rs. In crore) (Standalone Figures)

Particulars

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

5yr CAGR

Revenue From Operation

187

204

324

420

449

24.48 %

Profit Before Tax (PBT)

16

33

70

97

108

61.19 %

Net Profit After Tax (PAT)

13

24

52

73

81

58.00 %

Over the past five years, the Company has exhibited robust financial growth, with revenue from operations rising from ₹187 crore in 2020 to ₹449 crore in 2024, reflecting a CAGR of 24.48%. This revenue growth is a testament to our effective sales strategies and strong market presence. The Company’s Profit Before Tax (PBT) has grown substantially, with a CAGR of 61.19%, increasing from ₹16 crore in 2020 to ₹108 crore in 2024. Profit After Tax (PAT) has grown at a robust CAGR of 58.00%, rising from ₹13 crore in 2020 to ₹81 crore in 2024. Furthermore, the Earnings Per Share (EPS) has increased at a CAGR of 43.98%, demonstrating the Company’s commitment to delivering substantial value to our shareholders. This five-year trend underscores the Company’s improved operational efficiency and strategic cost management, highlighting its robust bottom-line performance and effective revenue-to-profit conversion.

Zero Debt Company: Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd. is proud to maintain a debt-free status as of Q4FY24, both in its operational capacity and on its books, reflecting our strong financial management and strategic planning. This prudent approach to debt ensures we have the financial flexibility to invest in growth opportunities and navigate economic uncertainties effectively. Looking forward, the Company is well-positioned to capitalize on organic and inorganic growth opportunities as it enters the next financial year.

Stable Performance in Europe: Europe has maintained stable performance across both segments. Shunt sales in Q4 FY 23-24 increased by 23.37% compared to last year’s quarter, with an annual growth rate of 4.12%. Additionally, Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal sales in Europe grew by 25.79% for FY24, reflecting steady and reliable market presence and performance.

Consistent Growth in India for Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal Sales: India’s performance in the Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal segment has been remarkable, demonstrating robust growth and strong market penetration. In Q4 FY 23-24, sales surged to Rs. 35.14 crore, marking a significant 31.66% increase compared to Rs. 26.69 crore in Q4 FY 22-23. On an annual basis, the upward trajectory continues, with sales reaching Rs. 134.17 crore in FY 24, up 31.69% from Rs. 101.88 crore in FY 23. This consistent year-over-year growth underscores the Company’s expanding market presence and successful execution in capturing a larger market share. This robust performance underscores the significant opportunities within the Indian market, driven by increased demand for smart meters, switchgear, and electric vehicles, aligning well with the national push towards modernization and electrification.

Robust Shunt Sales Growth in Asia: Asia’s performance in both the Shunt and Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal segments reveals a dynamic and varied landscape. For Shunt sales, Asia (excluding India) experienced extraordinary growth in Q4 FY 23-24, with sales soaring to Rs. 13.47 crore from Rs. 2.90 crore in Q4 FY 22-23, representing an impressive 364.48% increase. Annually, sales rose to Rs. 39.59 crore in FY 24, up 32.84% from Rs. 29.81 crore in FY 23, indicating an expanding market presence. Conversely, the Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal segment faced challenges, with Q4 FY 23-24 sales declining to Rs. 2.61 crore from Rs. 11.61 crore in Q4 FY 22-23. This dichotomy highlights strong growth potential in the Shunt market, while the Company is actively addressing the challenges in the Thermostatic Bimetal/Trimetal sector by implementing strategic adjustments to enhance growth across all Asian markets.

Management Commentary:

Mr. S.S. Sandhu, Chairman, commented, “Over the past five years, we have built a solid foundation for growth and profitability, and I am confident that our strategic initiatives will continue to drive success in the years to come. Our focus on expanding domestic demand, coupled with the pursuit of global partnerships, particularly in the silver contacts segment, positions us favourably for future success. We expect robust growth in the domestic market to continue, and we are prepared to take advantage of the anticipated rebound in the USA. Strategically, we remain focused on expanding our product lines and leveraging our research and development capabilities to drive forward integration. Our financial strength ensures that we remain a debt-free company and are ready for any inorganic expansion should a strong opportunity present itself.”

CFO Mr. Rajeev Ranjan added, “Shivalik is well-positioned for long-term growth, underpinned by strong market tailwinds, a robust balance sheet, and solid financial performance. The Company also benefitted from a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, adding ~₹8 crore in cash and ~₹12 crore as other income for a significantly raised PAT. Our consistent earnings growth, highlighted by the 43.98% CAGR in EPS, demonstrates our commitment to delivering substantial shareholder value. Looking ahead, we anticipate steady growth recovery in the Atlantic region and continued robust demand from Asia. During FY2024, we formalized major contracts, foreshadowing a promising business pipeline. Additionally, the recent addition of a property provides sufficient headroom for our forward integration and expansion of assembly lines.”

About Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd. (SBCL)

Founded in 1984, and headquartered out of New Delhi, Shivalik Bimetal Controls Limited is a process and product engineering specialised business based in India. It manufactures and sells thermostatic bimetal/trimetal strips for switching components used in electrical, electronics, automotive, and industrial applications. The Company also makes shunt resistors for use in the high-growth automotive and industrial equipment segments. The rising demand for switchgear, battery management and smart metering systems also conveys solid long-term prospects for Shivalik’s product lines. With its unique business model based on proprietary bimetal technologies and niche solutions that OEMs demand, Shivalik thrives in an industry with high entry barriers. Today, as a valued vendor, the Company is making a mark in supplying high-quality bimetals and shunt resistors to the fast-emerging electric vehicles and customisable smart meters of the future,

Shivalik’s highly experienced management has led the Company to prominent ownership in technology and applications. Its solid balance sheet, combined with prudent capital management, drives Shivalik’s robust growth potential. With plants in Chambhaghat and Kather, Solan, operated by a team of 808 vastly skilled people, Shivalik serves more than 125 clients globally.

 

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O3 Mining Grants Security-Based Compensation For 2024

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TSXV:OIII – O3 Mining

TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2024 /CNW/ – O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV: OIII) (OTCQX: OIIIF) (“O3 Mining” or the “Corporation”) announces its ordinary course security-based compensation awards for the year ended December 31, 2024. Effective December 23, 2024, the Corporation has granted to certain officers, directors and/or employees of the Corporation an aggregate of (i) 878,817 restricted share units of the Corporation (“RSUs”), and (ii) 230,750 deferred share units of the Corporation (“DSUs”). The RSUs will vest in their entirety over three years from the date of grant, with one-third of the RSUs vesting on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. The DSUs will vest in accordance with the Corporation’s DSU plan.

The Corporation anticipates the vesting of RSUs and DSUs will be accelerated in connection with the initial deposit period for the previously announced cash offer of $1.67 per common share of the Corporation by an affiliate of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico Eagle”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation not already owned, directly or indirectly, by Agnico Eagle (the “Offer”). The Offer has been made in accordance with the support agreement between Agnico Eagle and O3 Mining dated December 12, 2024, a copy of which is available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under O3 Mining’s issuer profile.

About O3 Mining Inc.

O3 Mining Inc. is a gold explorer and mine developer in Québec, Canada, adjacent to Agnico Eagle’s Canadian Malartic mine. O3 Mining owns a 100% interest in all its properties (128,680 hectares) in Québec. Its principal asset is the Marban Alliance project in Québec, which O3 Mining has advanced over the last five years to the cusp of its next stage of development, with the expectation that the project will deliver long-term benefits to stakeholders. Further information can be found on our website at https://o3mining.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on current expectations, estimates, projections, and interpretations about future events as at the date of this news release. Forward-looking information and statements are based on estimates of management by O3 Mining, at the time they were made, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information or statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding vesting of RSUs and DSUs, including any accelerated vesting thereof; the anticipated next stage of development of the Marban Alliance project; and the expectation that the Marban Alliance project will deliver long-term benefits to stakeholders. Although the forward-looking information contained in this news release is based upon what O3 Mining believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable expectations and assumptions, there is no assurance that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and neither O3 Mining nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any such forward-looking information. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. O3 Mining does not undertake, and assumes no obligation, to update or revise any such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information contained herein to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required by applicable law. These statements speak only as of the date of this news release. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection or estimate of the future financial performance of O3 Mining.

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CreateAI Announces Results of 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CreateAI Holdings Inc., formerly TuSimple Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS: TSPH) (“CreateAI” or the “Company”), a global artificial intelligence technology company, today announced shareholder voting results for its annual meeting of stockholders held on December 20, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”).

As of October 28, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 232,618,399 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, comprised of 208,618,399 shares of Class A Common Stock (each with one vote per share) and 24,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (each with ten votes per share). At the Annual Meeting, holders of 207,347,538 shares of common stock, representing 423,347,538 votes, entitled to vote at the meeting were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum constituted of the majority of the voting power of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was present.

The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the 2024 Annual Meeting and the numbers of votes cast for, withheld, or against, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each other, as applicable.

1.     Election of six nominees to serve on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) for a term which will expire at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, or, if Proposal Two is adopted, to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the class of director to which each nominee will be assigned. The following six directors were elected by the votes as indicated below.

 
 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Cheng Lu

 

208,949,915

 

164,765,0191

 

49,632,604

Mo Chen

 

208,946,146

 

164,768,7881

 

49,632,604

James Lu

 

209,109,928

 

164,605,0061

 

49,632,604

Zhen Tao

 

209,158,316

 

164,556,6181

 

49,632,604

Albert Schultz

 

348,895,0191

 

24,819,915

 

49,632,604

Jianan Hao

 

209,021,652

 

164,693,2821

 

49,632,604

The totals above include the 240,000,000 votes represented by the Class B shares of Common Stock. 12,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (representing 120,000,00 votes) were voted “FOR” and 12,000,000 shares of Class B Common stock (representing 120,000,00 votes) were voted “WITHHELD” for each of the Directors other than Albert Schultz. All shares of Class B Common Stock were voted “FOR” the election of Albert Schultz. Excluding the 240,000,000 votes from the 24,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock from the totals above, the 183,347,538 shares of Class A Common Stock were voted as indicated below.

 
 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Cheng Lu

 

88,949,915

 

44,765,019

 

49,632,604

Mo Chen

 

88,946,146

 

44,768,788

 

49,632,604

James Lu

 

89,109,928

 

44,605,006

 

49,632,604

Zhen Tao

 

89,158,316

 

44,556,618

 

49,632,604

Albert Schultz

 

108,895,019

 

24,819,915

 

49,632,604

Jianan Hao

 

89,021,652

 

44,693,282

 

49,632,604

2.       Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to classify the Board of Directors into three classes, with directors in each class to serve staggered three-year terms. Pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Proposal Two must receive the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, since directors representing two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of authorized directors have already approved. The amendment was not approved2 by the votes as indicated below:

For

 

Against1

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

208,955,668

 

164,659,652

 

99,614

 

49,632,604

Because Proposal Two was not approved, the six directors elected pursuant to Proposal One will serve on the Board for a term which will expire at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

3.       Ratification of the appointment of UHY LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The selection was ratified by the votes as indicated below:

For

 

Against1

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

255,504,371

 

155,923,768

 

11,919,399

 

Note 1: Includes 120,000,000 votes of the 12,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by White Marble LLC and White Marble International Limited (together, the “White Marble Entities”) controlled by Dr. Xiaodi Hou.

Note 2: The White Marble Entities have filed an action in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking a declaratory judgment that the voting agreement between White Marble and Mo Chen is invalid and White Marble, not Mo Chen, controls the vote. White Marble LLC v. Chen, C.A. No. 2024-1208-PAF (Del. Ch.) On December 13, 2024, the Court entered an order that allows the Company to hold the vote on Proposal Two, and ordered that if Proposal Two is not approved at the Annual Meeting but the Court determines in the Action that Mo Chen, not the White Marble Entities, control how the White Marble Entities’ Shares are voted, then the White Marble Entities’ shares shall be deemed to have been voted in favor of Proposal Two at the Annual Meeting and that such vote shall stand. The vote totals above include the votes of the shares held by the White Marble Entities as voted by the White Marble Entities. If the shares held by the White Marble entities reflected in the totals above are deemed to have been voted in favor of Proposal Two, the Proposal will have passed. Accordingly, if the Court rules in Mo Chen’s favor, Proposal Two will be deemed to have passed and the Company would be permitted to amend its Certificate of Incorporation to implement Proposal Two and each of the directors elected pursuant to Proposal One will serve on the Board until the annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the class of director to which each nominee is assigned.

About CreateAI

CreateAI (formerly TuSimple) is a global artificial intelligence company with offices in US, China, and Japan. The company is pioneering the future of digital entertainment content production, seamlessly blending cutting-edge generative AI technology with the creativity of world-class talent. Our mission is to redefine the boundaries of what’s possible in digital storytelling by developing immersive, captivating, and visually stunning experiences that resonate with audiences on a global scale.

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ICR for CreateAI
CreateAI.IR@icrinc.com

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Rosica Communications Releases V2 of Thought Leadership Measurement Matrix™

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FAIR LAWN, N.J., Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Rosica Communications, a national PR agency specializing in education, animal health, nonprofits, and healthcare, has completed beta-testing of its comprehensive tool for assessing thought leadership, now called the Thought Leadership Measurement Matrix™. This innovative tool utilizes a unique, weighted algorithm to measure and analyze 20 marketing, online, and public relations factors or activities that impact thought leadership and influence industry reputation and standing.

“Rosica goes beyond traditional web metrics to deliver a tool that tracks the broader scope of an organization’s thought leadership activities.”

This PR thought leadership measurement system provides both qualitative and quantitative assessments of an organization’s market influence, pinpointing strengths and uncovering opportunities for advancing thought leadership. After nearly two years of development and retaining an analytics specialist and mathematician in 2024 to advance its thought leadership scoring tables, Rosica’s Thought Leadership Measurement Matrix™ is now ready for prime time. Formerly launched by Rosica as the “Thought Leadership Index,” this is the only tool that thoroughly measures 20 distinct variables affecting thought leadership. It allows organizations to gauge their leadership presence through an in-depth analysis of performance indicators, SEO, content marketing (owned media), speaking engagements, website traffic and user experience (UX), and influencer or KOL advocacy.

“Completing the beta phase with our clients created insights that shaped the final PR and thought leadership measurement platform we’re now officially introducing. The Thought Leadership Measurement Matrix™ is the most comprehensive tool available to measure earned, owned, social, and paid media, plus a number of additional online and traditional marketing, PR, and communications activities that move the needle for organizations to impact of their thought leadership,” said Chris Rosica, CEO and president of Rosica Communications.

“Rosica goes beyond traditional web metrics to deliver a tool that tracks the broader scope of an organization’s thought leadership activities. This tool doesn’t just measure visibility, it quantifies influence, helping organizations not only get noticed but also become recognized leaders in their industries,” said Analytics Specialist Dan Scheuermann.

For more information, visit http://www.rosica.com

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Micah Carroll, Rosica Communications, 201-843-5600, micah@rosica.com, www.Rosica.com

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