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Robobryce - Key Points
Robobryce - Key Points
T$ currency
Growing market - projected global revenue for AMRs in 2028 – ~ 8.2b USD (>300% increase from 2022)
>40% of country’s warehouses exceed 9,300 square metres – increased labour costs – efficiency is key
Pickers move around warehouse to collect goods to combine for orders. Labour intensive.
Can be supported by cobots. Guide picker to location, show goods to be picked and carries goods.
Advantages:
• Faster
• Less likely to drop/damage goods
• Enhanced security
• Reduced risk of injuries
• Fewer errors
Robot coordination
Human-robot interactions
• 7,000 in Darrland
o relatively weak economy, low wage cost but high education standards.
o Produces non-automated and non-autonomous products:
▪ Forklift trucks
▪ Hand trucks
▪ shelving
o Strong demand for these products
▪ smaller warehouses - more efficient to use humans taking instructions from WMS.
▪ larger warehouses – still use traditional shelving for storage.
• 5,000 in Tessland
o Manufactures high precision, autonomous equipment:
▪ Horizontal carousels
▪ Vertical carousels
▪ Mobile robots – AVGs and AMRs (most technologically advanced on the market)
800 business advisers provide consulting support in design and installation and ongoing support of
warehouse systems.
Vision: to enhance the efficiency of our customers and, in so doing, to add value to society.
Values:
Corporate Governance: 5 Execs and 4 NEDs. Audit, Risk, Remuneration and Nomination committees
Risk Register:
Financial analysis
• Revenues – T$14.9bn
• Revenue growth – T$1bn - 7.5%
• Operating profit – 22%
• Tax expense – 14%
• Dividend pay-out ratio – 22.7%
• Cash reserves – T$167m
• Debt – T$11bn
• Gearing Ratio – 49% (11,000/11,000 + 11,453)
• Share price – T$100 – highs of approx. T$253
• Beta factor – 0.91
• Revenues – T$18.8bn
• Revenue growth – T$1.7bn – 9.9%
• Operating profit – 24%
• Tax expense – 14%
• Dividend pay-out ratio – 21.8%
• Cash reserves – T$928m
• Debt – T$14bn
• Gearing Ratio – 52% (14,000/14,000 + 12,886)
News Stories
Happy Comic – explains 2 ways in which robots can avoid collisions – bump sensors and LIDAR
Tessland Telegraph – Tessland Foods first lights-out warehouse designed and installed by Robobryce.
Does not need any people to operate alongside the automated equipment, reducing costs.
Tessland Daily – discussion on automation in warehouses changing warehouse work for people.
Reduction in staff needed but remaining work may be more interesting and better paid.
Develop business strategy
I can evaluate strategic options (digital and otherwise) – applying SAF to any new strategic plays/ideas
I can recommend strategic decisions (digital and otherwise) – justifying any strategic options eg
acquisition/merger
I can evaluate potential acquisitions and divestment opportunities – acquire new business or selling part
of business
I can recommend responses to opportunities and threats arising from digital technologies – how to deal
with competitors