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Disclosure on Individual Items of the Consolidated Financial Statements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure on Individual Items of the Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Disclosure on individual items of the consolidated financial statements
4.Disclosure on individual items of the consolidated financial statements

 

4.1Statements of comprehensive income

 

4.1.1Revenue from contracts with customers

 

ADSE develops, produces, and distributes battery storage solutions for different areas of applications (“multi-use-case”). The product portfolio ranges from the field “charging” which provides charging solutions for the expansion of the eMobility infrastructure at power-limited network points, to the field “commercial and industrial” including power ranges up to multiple MW/MWh, as well as to the field “residential” which includes small storage solutions. Additionally, ADSE provides its customers with software solutions regarding intelligent controlling and monitoring of battery storage solutions. Service revenues include separately acquirable service contracts or maintenance services. Other revenues relate to miscellaneous income generated in connection with the different revenue streams.

 

49.6% (2024: 76.1%, 2023: 72.1%) of revenues are generated in Germany. The following table presents the revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by geographical region based on the customer’s country of domicile:

 

Revenue by region            
kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Germany   15,654    83,662    77,449 
Belgium   4,423    394    18 
Netherlands   3,246    2,395    4,770 
Austria   3,246    1,310    1,389 
United States of America   2,454    5,623    4,971 
Sweden   643    392    8,688 
Spain   413    144    143 
Ireland   356    11,577    8,050 
Australia   330    2    199 
Switzerland   174    422    1,462 
Great Britain   140    165    15 
France   126    1,205    6 
Italy   126    -    - 
Greece   46    2,503    - 
Rest of the world   182    219    224 
Total   31,559    110,013    107,384 

 

The following table presents the revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by different revenue streams:

 

Revenue by different revenue streams            
kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Charging   18,740    102,533    89,323 
Service   10,277    5,603    2,004 
Commercial and industrial   2,190    1,677    15,788 
Residential   -    -    41 
Other   352    200    227 
Total   31,559    110,013    107,384 

 

Charging revenues for all years presented were recognized at a point in time.

 

Commercial and industrial revenues of kEUR 2,190 (2024: kEUR 1,677; 2023: kEUR 14,186) were recognized point in time while commercial and industrial revenues of kEUR 0 (2024: kEUR 0; 2023: kEUR 1,602) were recognized over time. Please refer to table below for detailed revenue recognition criteria.

The following table provides information on contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers:

 

kEUR  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Receivables, which are included in ‘Trade and other receivables’   5,289    9,900 
Contract assets   -    40 
Contract liabilities   11,957    7,074 

 

Contract liabilities mainly relate to advanced consideration received from customers prior to the delivery of products and may include separate performance obligations for extended warranties. They also include consideration received for services that will be delivered in subsequent periods. ADSE develops and produces specific solutions for its customers which causes the orders to have a certain delivery time. Contract liabilities will be recognized as revenue when the contract ends at the latest, which is generally expected to occur within one year. However, the contract balance may change between contract asset and contract liability depending on the relationship between ADSE’s performance and the customer’s payment.

 

The increase in cash received excluding amounts recognized at the beginning of the period and revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period amount to:

 

kEUR  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Contract liabilities   11,957    7,074 
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period   736    446 
Increases due to cash received, excluding amounts recognized at the beginning of the period   2,576    432 

 

There are no incremental costs to obtain or fulfil a contract with a customer, which would have to be recognized as an asset. Furthermore, contracts with customers do not contain a significant financing component.

 

As of the reporting date, revenue from contracts with customers in an amount of kEUR 5,831 is recognized at a point in time under bill-and-hold arrangements (December 31, 2024: kEUR 37,225, December 31, 2023: kEUR 7,262).

 

Performance obligations and revenue recognition policies

 

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in the contract with a customer. ADSE generally recognizes revenue when it transfers control over a good to a customer.

The following table provides information about the nature and timing of the satisfaction of performance obligations in contracts with customers, including significant payment terms, and the related revenue recognition policies:

 

Type of product

  Nature and timing of satisfaction of performance
obligation, including significant payment terms
  Revenue recognition under IFRS 15
Charging  The production of charging products may also include the customer-specific development of the goods for the customer. Because there is a high dependency between the development and the production performance these are seen as one single performance obligation according to IFRS 15.

Invoices are issued according to contractual terms and are usually payable within 30 days.
  Revenue (and associated costs) for the sale of charging products is typically recognized at a point in time. Some contracts are also recognized over time (e.g., customer-specific products with no alternative use).

For those contracts recognized over time, progress of completion is based on either delivery of goods to the customer’s premises or on the input-based cost-to-cost method.

Advances received are included in contract liabilities.
Commercial and industrial  Customers obtain control of the product when the goods are delivered to the customer’s premises. Invoices are generated and revenue is recognized at that point in time.

Invoices are usually payable within 30 days.
  Revenue is typically recognized when the product has been delivered to the customer’s premises at a point in time. Some contracts are also recognized over time (e.g., customer-specific products with no alternative use). For those contracts recognized over time, progress of completion is based on either delivery of goods to the customer’s premises or on the input-based cost-to-cost method.

Advances received are included in contract liabilities.
Residential  Customers obtain control of the small storage solution products when the goods are delivered to the customer’s premises. Invoices are generated and revenue is recognized at that point in time.

Invoices are usually payable within 30 days.
  Revenue is recognized when the product has been delivered to the customer’s premises at a point in time.
Service and others  Service and other include service obligations such as repair and maintenance and replacement parts. Invoices for these services are usually payable within 30 days.

Invoices for replacement parts are issued at the point in time of the delivery of the good and usually payable within 30 days. The invoices for software solutions are issued when the license is ordered by the customer and are usually payable within 30 days.
  Revenue for software solutions is recognized at a point in time ADSE gives its customer a right-of-use according to IFRS 15.B56.

One-time revenues from replacement parts are also recognized at the point in time of the provided service.

Revenue for repair and maintenance are recognized as the services are provided. The stage of completion for determining the amount of revenue to recognize is assessed based on the work performed.
4.1.2Functional costs

 

Cost of goods sold

 

Cost of goods sold include the following:

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Cost of materials   25,967    72,568    95,007 
Personnel expenses   10,619    10,714    9,623 
Depreciation and amortization   9,490    5,711    4,082 
Other expenses   1,767    1,593    1,558 
Total   47,842    90,585    110,270 

 

The strong decrease in cost of materials is mainly due to the decrease of sales in the revenue stream Charging. The review of net realizable value of raw material led to an increase in write-downs which in contrast increased cost of materials. Due to the decrease in sales in the revenue stream Charging, the purchasing volume also decreased, which led to an increased material cost ratio. The increase in depreciation and amortization within cost of goods sold is the result of the capitalization and amortization of internally generated intangible assets, right-of-use assets as well as items of property, plant and equipment.

 

During the financial year 2025, ADSE recognized write-downs of inventories in an amount of kEUR 13,198 (2024: kEUR 689, 2023: kEUR 8,093) as an expense in cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss.

 

As of December 31, 2025, personnel expenses include expenses for share-based payments of kEUR 417 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 538, December 31, 2023: kEUR 147).

 

Research and development expenses

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Personnel expenses   6,904    6,695    1,083 
Material expenses   111    66    153 
Depreciation and amortization   320    317    247 
External development service provider   579    1,335    607 
Other expenses   575    559    743 
Total   8,488    8,971    2,832 

 

In 2025, personnel expenses include expenses for share-based payments of kEUR 193 (2024: kEUR 222, 2023: kEUR 49).

 

In the financial year 2025, ADSE has capitalized development costs in the amount of kEUR 349 (2024: kEUR 343, 2023: kEUR 5,404). Amortization of capitalized development costs, presented as cost of goods sold, amounts to kEUR 7,887 (2024: kEUR 4,111, 2023: kEUR 2,463).

 

ADSE has applied for and has received various government grants in 2025 and previous years. In the financial year 2025, government grants applied for amount to kEUR 0 (2024: kEUR 3,082, 2023: kEUR 692). As of the reporting date, all grants awarded to ADSE have been fully disbursed, and no outstanding receivables remain.

The government grant applied for in the financial year 2024 and 2023 relate to development expenses that were capitalized in accordance with IAS 38 and were thus deducted from the carrying amount of the asset in an amount of kEUR 692.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses include the following:

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Personnel expenses   11,441    11,506    10,243 
Legal and consulting fees   8,516    5,114    4,984 
Administration fee   3,407    3,466    2,741 
Marketing costs   1,186    1,222    1,554 
Insurance expenses   2,460    2,839    1,774 
Depreciation and amortization   778    671    522 
Other expenses   5,010    6,770    6,005 
Total   32,797    31,588    27,823 

 

In 2025, personnel expenses include expenses for share-based payments of kEUR 1,938 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 3,330, December 31, 2023: kEUR 1,365).

 

Other expenses primarily consist of expenses for general warranties, travel costs and outbound freight.

 

4.1.3Other operating income

 

Other operating income includes the following:

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Income from reversal of provisions   1,568    12,350    101 
Exchange rate gains   25    1,322    139 
Income from subsequent payments   5    64    39 
Income from compensation   204    6    120 
Other   463    788    268 
Total   2,264    14,530    667 

 

In the financial year 2025, provisions for warranties in the amount of kEUR 1,313 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 3,719) were released following a detailed technical analysis and new insights regarding the estimated costs to fulfil the warranty obligations. No provisions for onerous contracts were released in the current financial year, whereas an amount of kEUR 8,614 was released in the prior year. Also refer to note 2.

 

Income from compensation relates to financial compensation received from insurance companies and other parties for non-recurring events.

4.1.4Other operating expense

 

Other operating expense includes the following:

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Exchange rate losses   775    1,436    1,200 
Provisions for onerous contracts   -137    162    10,973 
Warranties   529    23    -461 
Other expenses   166    328    43 
Total   1,334    1,949    11,755 

 

In 2023, other expenses increased primarily due to the recognition of a special provision for onerous contracts in 2023. In 2024 and 2025, no such effects occurred.

 

Exchange rate losses are based on the changes of the EUR/USD exchange rate in the course of the financial year 2025.

 

4.1.5Finance result

 

The finance income and finance costs recognized in profit or loss are as follows:

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Finance income from remeasurement of warrant liabilities   40,567    
-
    
-
 
Foreign currency gains   19,826    
-
    3 
Income from other interest and similar income   395    24    187 
Finance income   60,788    24    190 
Finance expense from remeasurement of warrant liabilities   -8,724    -62,170    -10,859 
Interest expense from shareholder loans   -21,563    -16,106    -2,784 
Interest expense from convertible notes   -20,795    
-
    
-
 
Loss from extinguishment of loan   
-
    -3,725    
-
 
Foreign currency losses   -8,199    -6,660    
-
 
Interest expense from leasing   -154    -156    -153 
Interest expense from guarantee commissions   -6    -10    -67 
Other interest expense   -101    -56    -23 
Finance expenses   -59,542    -88,883    -13,886 
Net finance result   1,247    -88,859    -13,697 

 

In 2025, finance income from remeasurement of warrant liabilities in the amount of kEUR 40,567 and finance expense from remeasurement of warrant liabilities in the amount of kEUR 8,724 result from the remeasurement of the fair value of public and private warrant liabilities, warrant liabilities from shareholder loans and warrant liabilities from capital increases (2024: finance expense of kEUR 62,170, 2023 finance expense of kEUR 10,859). The significant fluctuations in value are linked to fluctuations in the share price of ADSE which varied between USD 12.68 on December 31, 2025, USD 15.51 on December 31, 2024 and USD 7.15 on December 31, 2023, and to the number of issued warrants. Also refer to note 4.2.10.

 

In 2025, interest expense from shareholder loans amounts to kEUR 21,563 (2024: kEUR 16,106, 2023: kEUR 2,784).

 

Interest expense from convertible notes amounts to kEUR 20,795 (2024: kEUR 0, 2023: kEUR 0) and consists of nominal interest and effective interest. On November 19, 2025, all accrued interest including any outstanding principal amounts of the convertible notes were settled prior to the maturity date of the notes.

 

In 2024, loss from extinguishment of loan relates to warrants that were issued as partial consideration for the extension of a shareholder loan. Refer to note 4.2.13 for further information on the shareholder loans.

4.1.6Income taxes

 

The tax benefit / (expenses) include current and deferred taxes. Current taxes and deferred taxes are reported in profit or loss, except for the extent to which they are reported directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Current year   -73    -16    88 
Current tax expense   -73    -16    88 
Origination and reversal of temporary differences   1,475    -946    4,378 
Recognition of previously unrecognized (derecognition of previously recognized) tax losses   -750    471    -1,325 
Recognition of previously unrecognized (derecognition of previously recognized) deductible temporary differences   -395    
-
    
-
 
Deferred tax (expense) income   330    -475    3,053 
Total   257    -491    3,141 

 

Reconciliation of the effective tax rate

 

The applicable tax rate of 29.48% combines a corporate tax rate of 15%, a solidarity surcharge thereon of 5.5% and a trade tax rate of 13.65% and represents the tax rate of the main operating German entities of ADSE Group.

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Profit (loss) before tax   -55,447    -97,467    -58,221 
Tax using the applicable tax rate   16,343    29,074    17,161 
Tax effect of:               
Difference in tax rates *)   -1,221    -4,974    -1,348 
Non-deductible expenses   -7,809    -287    -585 
Non-taxable income   34    207    1,291 
Additions for tax purposes   402    -    362 
Non-recognition of deferred taxes on tax loss carried forward   -12,197    -2,728    -10,293 
Non-recognition of deferred taxes on temporary differences   -624    -    -301 
True up on deferred taxes from prior year   -395    700    -18 
Permanent differences   5,706    -22,483    -3,130 
Others   18    -    2 
Taxes on income   257    -491    3,141 

 

*)The difference in tax rates represents the effects of differing domestic tax rates of the non-German ADSE Group entities.

 

In 2025, the German government decided to gradually reduce the corporate tax rate from 15% to 10%, effective from 2028 until 2032. Accordingly, the change in tax rates has been appropriately reflected in the calculation of deferred taxes over the respective years in which the reduction is expected to apply. This resulted in a reduction of deferred taxes of kEUR 134 which is included in the difference in tax rates for 2025.

 

Unrecognized deferred tax assets

 

Deferred tax assets have not been recognized for tax loss carryforwards:

 

kEUR

  Dec. 31,
2025
   Expiration   Dec. 31,
2024
   Expiration   Dec. 31,
2023
   Expiration 
Germany                        
thereof corporation tax   148.945    Non-expiring    114.590    Non-expiring    114.803    Non-expiring 
thereof trade tax   146.512    Non-expiring    108.689    Non-expiring    112.540    Non-expiring 
thereof interest carryforward   9.262    Non-expiring                     
USA   21.137    Non-expiring    20.330    Non-expiring    16.281    Non-expiring 
Ireland *)   4.462    Non-expiring    3.699    Non-expiring    4.616    Non-expiring 
Austria   455    Non-expiring                     

 

*)Amount relates to management expenses that can be set-off against future profits

 

In addition, the group has not recognized deferred taxes on temporary differences amounting to kEUR 3,310 (2024: kEUR 643) as they have arisen in subsidiaries that have been loss-making for some time, and there is no evidence of recoverability in the near future.

Disclosure on individual items of the consolidated financial statements

 

Movement in deferred taxes

 

Deferred tax balances developed as follows:

 

kEUR  DTA   DTL   Dec. 31,
2025
   DTA   DTL   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Intangible assets   4    3,638    -3,634    -    6,060    -6,060 
Right-of-use assets   -    697    -697    -    928    -928 
Fixed assets   -    4    -4    -    -    - 
Inventories   -    -    -    329    -    329 
Contract assets   -    -    -    -    12    -12 
Trade and other receivables   4    2,726    -2,722    90    -    90 
Financial liabilities   -    36    -36    650    -    650 
Lease liabilities   754    -    754    987    -    987 
Trade and other payables   81    -    81    110    -    110 
Contract liabilities   78    -    78    144    -    144 
Other provisions   -    27    -27    48    28    20 
Tax loss carryforwards   4,877    -    4,877    3,006    -    3,006 
Netting   -5,783    -5,783    -    -5,358    -5,358    - 
Total   15    1,345    -1,330    6    1,670    -1,664 

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset according to the requirements of IAS 12.74.

 

The movement of all deferred tax positions is recognized in the P&L as no deferred taxes exist which are related to transaction in equity or OCI.

 

4.1.7Earnings per share

 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the ADSE Holdco by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the reporting period.

 

ADSE Holdco is a public limited company, which allots shares of the entity to its shareholders.

 

Earnings per share (basic) and earnings per share (diluted) are calculated based on the earnings attributable to ADSE Holdco shareholders. For the periods included in these financial statements ADSE was loss-making in all periods. Restricted stock units (RSU), stock options (NQSO) and warrants have not been included in the calculation of diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding. These RSU, NQSO and warrants could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future.

 

The loss attributable to the shareholders of ADSE (basic and diluted) amounts to kEUR 55,190 (2024: kEUR 97,958, 2023: kEUR 55,081). The weighted average number of interests in circulation amounts 56,394 (basic) and 61,558 (diluted) (2024: 51,224 (basic) and 57,724 (diluted), 2023 48,919 (basic) and 49,208 (diluted)) (in k units).

 

Earnings per share  2025   2024   2023 
Profit/loss for the period (attributable to shareholders of the parent) (kEUR)   -55,190    -97,958    -55,081 
                
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (in k units) (basic)   56,394    51,224    48,919 
Effects of dilution from: *)               
RSU   207    357    288 
NQSO   541    464    
-
 
Warrants   4,416    5,680    
-
 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (in k units) (diluted)   61,558    57,724    49,208 
Basic loss per share (€)   -0.98    -1.91    -1.13 
Diluted loss per share (€)   -0.98    -1.91    -1.13 

 

*)Due to the loss situation, they are treated as anti-dilutive in the years presented.
4.2Statements of financial position

 

4.2.1Intangible assets

 

The development of intangible assets is shown below:

 

kEUR  Internally
generated
assets
   Software   Total 
Cost            
As of Jan. 01, 2024   32,610    705    33,315 
Additions   344    101    445 
Disposals   -692    -    -692 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   32,261    806    33,067 
Additions   349    50    399 
Disposals   -    -11    -11 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   32,610    845    33,456 

 

kEUR  Internally
generated
assets
   Software   Total 
Amortization            
As of Jan. 01, 2024   -7,818    -457    -8,274 
Additions   -4,111    -153    -4,264 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   -11,928    -610    -12,538 
Additions   -7,887    -131    -8,018 
Disposals   -    11    11 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   -19,815    -731    -20,546 

 

kEUR  Internally
generated
assets
   Software   Total 
Carrying amounts               
As of Jan. 01, 2024   24,793    248    25,041 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   20,333    196    20,529 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   12,795    114    12,910 

 

The internally generated intangible assets primarily relate to the capitalized costs of ADSE’s development of pioneering technologies, for which ADSE intends to enable itself on the market as a provider of advanced system solutions in the fields of energy storage, battery technology and electromobility. The intangible assets are amortized according to their useful life and the amortization is presented in costs of goods sold.

 

Intangible assets that are material to ADSE’s consolidated financial statements include development activities relating to the development of ChargeBox (CBX), a customer specific ChargeBox (DC-CBX) and ChargePost (CPT). Development activities for CBX and DC-CBX were capitalized in the financial years 2020, 2019 and 2018 and have a remaining useful life of three years. In 2025, a reassessment of the useful life of the assets was performed, resulting in a shorter useful life than originally estimated for the ChargeBox (CBX). Accordingly, additional amortization amounting to kEUR 3,598 was recognized. As of the reporting date, the carrying amount of CBX amounts to kEUR 1,664 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 2,636) and of DC-CBX amount to kEUR 2,188 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 3,465). As of the reporting date, the carrying amount of CPT amounts to kEUR 10,132 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 12,159).

4.2.2Leases

 

As of December 31, 2025, ADSE leases two warehouse property and one real estate property in Germany, one warehouse and one real estate property in the United States of America as well as 30 vehicles. The remaining lease terms run from 1 year up to 4 years. ADSE has the option to purchase one of the assets at the end of the contract term.

 

Some property leases contain an extension option. If ADSE intends to use the option, this was already considered in the lease term of the lease agreement.

 

When measuring lease liabilities, ADSE discounted lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate ranging from 3.78% to 9.56%. For the calculation of the incremental borrowing rates, European triple A bonds were used as the basis and adjusted for a risk premium corresponding to the external borrowing rates (credit spread).

 

The development of right-of-use assets is shown below:

 

kEUR  Property   Vehicles   Total 
Right-of-use assets            
As of Jan. 01, 2024   3,020    265    3,286 
Amortization charge for the year   -848    -208    -1,056 
Additions to right-of-use assets   552    484    1,036 
Effect of movements in exchange rates   3    5    8 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   2,727    546    3,273 
Amortization charge for the year   -655    -103    -757 
Additions to right-of-use assets   830    190    1,020 
Disposals of right-of-use assets   -304    -213    -517 
Effect of movements in exchange rates   -31    -6    -37 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   2,567    414    2,981 

 

For leases with short-term contracts of up to one year and low-value assets, ADSE has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

 

There are no material expenses relating to variable lease payments in the measurement of lease liabilities.

 

ADSE did not enter into any sublease agreements.

 

The amounts recognized in profit or loss except for amortization are shown below:

 

kEUR  2025   2024   2023 
Amounts recognized in profit or loss            
Interest on lease liabilities   154    156    153 
Expenses relating to short-term leases   366    339    119 
Expenses relating to leases of low-value assets, excluding short-term leases of low value assets   40    26    22 
Amounts recognized in the statement of cash flows               
Total cash outflow of leases   1,367    1,193    1,065 
4.2.3Property, plant and equipment

 

The development of fixed assets is shown below:

 

kEUR  Property,
plant and
equipment
   Construction
in progress
   Total 
Cost            
As of Jan. 01, 2024   10,225    172    10,397 
Additions   1,200    80    1,280 
Disposals   -342    -    -342 
Reclassification   172    -172    - 
Effect of movements in exchange rates   13    -    13 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   11,269    80    11,349 
Additions   1,233    1,649    2,883 
Disposals   -587    -2    -589 
Reclassification   78    -78    - 
Effect of movements in exchange rates   -39    -    -39 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   11,954    1,649    13,603 

 

kEUR  Property,
plant and
equipment
   Construction
in progress
   Total 
Depreciation            
As of Jan. 01, 2024   -4,006             -    -4,006 
Additions   -1,379    -    -1,379 
Disposals   233    -    233 
Effect of movements in exchange rates   -1    -    -1 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   -5,154    -    -5,154 
Additions   -1,347    -    -1,347 
Disposals   506    -    506 
Effect of movements in exchange rates   5    -    5 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   -5,990    -    -5,990 

 

kEUR  Property,
plant and
equipment
   Construction
in progress
   Total 
Carrying amounts            
As of Jan. 01, 2024   6,219    172    6,391 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   6,115    80    6,195 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   5,964    1,649    7,614 
4.2.4Other investments and other assets

 

Other investments and other assets include the following:

 

kEUR  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Other investments   6    5 
Other assets   137    174 
Total   144    179 

 

Other assets include a deposit for a rental building amounting to kEUR 137 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 137). The cash deposit of kEUR 37 paid to the Swiss tax office in 2024 was refunded in 2025.

 

4.2.5Inventories

 

Inventories include the following:

 

 

kEUR

  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Finished goods   30,950    15,245 
Work in progress   5,019    9,402 
Raw materials   42,230    53,010 
Total   78,198    77,657 

 

kEUR  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Write-downs finished goods   -9,206    -181 
Write-downs work in progress   -1,318    -808 
Write-downs raw materials   -16,664    -13,003 
Total   -27,188    -13,991 

 

During the financial year 2025, ADSE recognized write-downs of inventories in an amount of kEUR 13,198 (2024: kEUR 689, 2023: kEUR 8,093) as an expense in cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss.

 

4.2.6Trade and other receivables and contract assets

 

Trade and other receivables include the following:

 

 

kEUR

  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Trade receivables   5,289    9,900 
Advanced payments   157    780 
Other receivables financial   929    3,364 
Deferred expenses and accrued income   537    624 
Other receivables non-financial   744    308 
Total   7,655    14,975 

 

As of the reporting date, other financial receivables mainly include amounts arising from the exercise of Public Warrants for which the shares were issued in 2025 while the cash was credited only after the reporting date. In prior year, the position included receivables from government grants which were paid to ADSE GM in 2025.

 

Deferred expenses mainly consist of advance payments for insurance, licenses and software subscriptions. They are expensed on a straight-line basis over the respective contractual periods and are expected to be recognized in profit or loss within the next one to three years.

 

Other receivables non-financial include a VAT receivable of kEUR 551 as well as receivables from employees related to salaries and wages in the amount of kEUR 160.

4.2.7Other accrued items

 

Other accrued items include the following:

 

kEUR

  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Day One Loss   -    12,392 
Other accrued items related to lender warrants   933    1,055 
Total   933    13,447 

 

ADSE concluded shareholder loan agreements with various lenders on August 18, 2023, which were amended and restated on August 26, 2024. In addition, three further agreements were concluded on August 26, 2024. Pursuant to the loan agreements, ADSE US and ADSE GM have agreed to issue lender warrants which will be issued by ADSE Holdco as Irish guarantor to the respective lenders and subscribed by ADSE US respectively ADSE GM. At initial recognition, the warrants had a higher fair value than the shareholder loans, which generated a day one loss. As this day one loss is based on unobservable inputs, it needs to be deferred and recognized until maturity to the extent that it arises from a change in a factor (including time) that market participants would take into account when pricing the liability. On December 31, 2024, a deferred day one loss of kEUR 12,392 remains on the balance sheet. In 2025, the second shareholder loan and the second shareholder loan plus were fully repaid and the day one losses were recognized as financial expense and are included in interest expense from shareholder loans.

 

The market prices for those warrants are not observable as these are not actively traded. In consequence, the fair value at initial recognition was determined by applying a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following inputs (Level 3 – Fair value hierarchy under IFRS 13):

 

   September 3, 2024 
Input  Reference   Second
Shareholder
Loan
   Second
Shareholder
Loan plus
 
Spot price   1   USD13.16   USD13.16 
Strike price   2   USD6.20   USD6.20 
Expected term (years)   3    2    2 
Risk free rate   4    4.73%   4.73%
Dividend yield   5    0.00%   0.00%
Annual volatility   6    64.48%   64.48%
Number of warrants outstanding        2,500,001    4,800,002 
Fair value per warrant       USD8.22   USD8.22 

 

1.Equal to the observed price of the class A common shares,

 

2.Warrant strike price,

 

3.Calculated as the time period between the end of the reporting period and the warrants expiration date (August 26, 2026),
  
4.Interpolated 1.9-year constant maturity US treasury rates,
  
5.Assumed dividend yield of 0%,
  
6.Based on historical volatility of ADSE stock price.

 

Other accrued items related to lender warrants refer to warrants for which the exercise conditions were not met as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 since the related shareholder loans were not drawn. They are recognized with their fair value on the issue date as determined above weighted with a drawdown probability for the shareholder loan of 5% based on management assessment and the future cash planning of ADSE. If the drawdown probability changes, this may have a material effect on these accrued items. A drawdown probability of +/- 5% would have resulted in other accrued items of kEUR 1,866 / kEUR 0 as of December 31, 2025 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 2,110 / kEUR 0). Other accrued items will be set off from the loan nominal value when the loan is drawn.

4.2.8Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include the following:

 

 

kEUR

  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Cash   3    1 
Cash at banks   7,011    22,856 
Total   7,014    22,858 

 

As of December 31, 2025, cash at banks did not include any restricted cash (December 31, 2024: kEUR 644).

 

4.2.9Equity

 

The changes in the various components of equity from January 01, 2023 through December 31, 2025 are shown in ADSE’s statements of changes in equity.

 

On December 28, 2023, ADSE Holdco issued 1,666,667 ordinary shares at a par value of USD 0.0001 resulting in an increase of the share capital of USD 167. These shares were acquired by a new investor for USD 6.00 per share. Together with the shares, 1,339,285 warrants with an exercise price of USD 7.00 and USD 8.00 were issued (refer to note 4.2.10). The split of the total transaction price led to an increase in equity of kUSD 7,802 (kEUR 7,009) and the recognition of a warrant liability of kUSD 2,198 (kEUR 1,989). Transaction costs incurred in context of the transaction in the amount of kUSD 283 (kEUR 268) are deducted from equity, resulting in a net increase in equity of kEUR 6,741.

 

In 2024, the warrants were exercised. In addition, 36,872 public warrants and warrants related to shareholder loans were exercised leading to a total increase of share capital of USD 138 (EUR 128) and an increase in capital reserves of kUSD 16,932 (kEUR 15,835). Transaction costs incurred in the context of the exercise of warrants in the amount of kUSD 200 (kEUR 188) are deducted from equity.

 

In 2025, 4,328,747 public, private, and shareholder loan warrants were exercised leading to a total increase of share capital of USD 433 (EUR 390) and an increase in capital reserves of kUSD 63,851 (kEUR 57,539).

 

On May 01, 2025, ADSE secured financing through convertible note agreements with different insti-tutional lenders in a total principal amount of kUSD 53,763 (kEUR 47,398). The notes were issued with a discount of 7% and bear interest of 2% p. a. They can either be converted into equity or redeemed in cash over a period of three years until May 01, 2028. Together with the convertible notes, 1,116,072 warrants were issued resulting in a disagio of the notes in an amount of kEUR 9,000. Transaction costs are being discounted from the notes as well. Both are amortized together with the issue discount using the effective interest rate method.

 

On November 19, 2025 the convertible notes were settled prior to the maturity date. Until that date, the lenders had converted a total principal amount of kUSD 29,170 (kEUR 25,162) as well as interest in the amount of kUSD 1,844 (kEUR 1,591) into equity resulting in a total increase of share capital of EUR 306 and an addition to the capital reserve of kEUR 26,753. The remaining outstanding principal and interest were settled in cash.

 

Further increases in equity in 2025 result from the exercise of vested NQSO and the issue of RSU from the stock compensation plan (refer to note 4.3).

 

The development of issued and outstanding shares from January 01, 2023, to December 31, 2025, is shown in the table below.

 

in k units

  2025   2024   2023 
Outstanding as of Jan. 01   52,362    50,585    48,877 
Capital increase   -    -    1,667 
Exercise of warrants   4,329    1,376    - 
Conversion of convertible notes   3,554    -    - 
Exercise of options   107    139    - 
Share based compensation   84    262    41 
Outstanding as of Dec. 31   60,436    52,362    50,585 
Treasury shares   80    80    58 
Issued and outstanding as of Dec. 31   60,516    52,442    50,642 

 

The result for the period contains consolidated losses of ADSE.

 

As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 other equity consists of currency translation reserves on translation of ADSE US (USD) and ADSE CH (CHF) from their functional currency to the presentation currency of ADSE (EUR).

As of December 31, 2025, the share capital amounts to kEUR 5 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 5, December 31, 2023: kEUR 4) and is fully paid in.

 

kEUR  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
   Dec. 31,
2023
 
Share capital   5    5    4 
Capital reserves   332,907    245,298    225,007 
Other equity   613    1,044    106 
Retained earnings   -289,157    -191,198    -136,117 
Profit (loss)   -55,190    -97,959    -55,081 
Equity attributable to owners of the Company   -10,822    -42,809    33,919 
Total   -10,822    -42,809    33,919 

 

4.2.10Warrant liabilities

 

As of the reporting date, warrant liabilities include the following:

 

kEUR

  No. of
warrants
issued
   Dec. 31,
2025
 
Public warrants   5,047,695    5,112 
Private warrants   2,773,255    3,061 
Warrants relating to shareholder loans   8,638,713    35,376 
Warrants relating to convertible notes   1,827,284    11,259 
Total   18,286,947    54,808 

 

As of December 31, 2024, warrant liabilities included the following:

 

 

kEUR

  No. of
warrants
issued
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Public warrants   7,187,281    24,905 
Private warrants   4,475,000    15,826 
Warrants relating to shareholder loans   10,480,003    78,849 
Total   22,142,284    119,581 

 

Public and private warrants

 

As of December 31, 2025, public and private warrant liabilities amounting to kEUR 8,173 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 40,731) relate to 5,047,695 public warrants and 2,773,255 private warrants including 100,000 lender warrants issued. In comparison to December 31, 2024, 2,139,586 public warrants were exercised at an exercise price of USD 11.50 per warrant. 1,701,745 warrants were exercised on a cashless basis leading to an issue of 347,871 shares.

 

6,250,000 public warrants were issued as part of the EUSG (European Sustainable Growth Acquisition Corp) units in the initial public offering to the public shareholders on January 26, 2021. Each EUSG unit contained one share and one-half warrant. Additional 937,486 warrants were issued as part of the overallotment to the underwriters.

 

4,475,000 private warrants were issued by EUSG to EUSG Sponsor and the underwriters. Lender warrants were issued in lieu of a repayment of a promissory note and are accounted for as private warrants.

 

Each warrant gives the holder the right to acquire one ordinary share in the Company at an exercise price of USD 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Both public and private warrants may be exercised until December 22, 2026.

 

Until expiration, and if the Company’s share price equals or exceeds USD 18.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period, the Company may elect to redeem public warrants at a price of USD 0.01 per warrant. Private warrants are not redeemable by the Company, they may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis at the holder’s option as long as they are held by the initial holders or their affiliates. In the case of a cashless exercise, the number of shares to be issued is determined using a defined formula based on the excess of the fair market value of the share over the exercise price of USD 11.50 per share.

 

On the merger of EUSG with EUSG II and ultimately with ADSE Holdco in 2021, each EUSG public and private warrant was converted into one ADSE Holdco public and private placement warrant respectively under the same terms as EUSG warrants. Upon the merger it was assessed that the EUSG public and private warrants were assumed as a liability as part of the acquisition. Therefore, the Company’s warrants issued to replace EUSG warrants are accounted as a liability at fair value through profit and loss.

Public warrants are measured at fair value through profit or loss with reference to their quoted market price on Nasdaq (Level 1 – Fair value hierarchy under IFRS 13).

 

The market prices for private warrants are not observable as these are not actively traded. Their fair value is determined by estimating the fair value of a public warrant without a redemption feature and applying a liquidity discount to reflect the lack of public market for the private warrants. In this context, the contractual terms under which the private warrants may be exercised were taken into account as a price floor. The following inputs (Level 3 – Fair value hierarchy under IFRS 13) were applied:

 

 

Input

  Reference   Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Spot price   1   USD12.68   USD15.51 
Strike price   2   USD11.50   USD11.50 
Expected term (years)   3    0.97    1.98 
Risk free rate   4    3.82%   2.78%
Dividend yield   5    0.00%   0.00%
Annual volatility   6    60.79%   55.42%
Price of redemption feature   7   USD0.05   USD0.53 
Liquidity discount   8    10.00%   10.00%
Fair Market Value   9   USD12.28   USD14.17 
Fair value per private warrant       USD1,30   USD3,67 

 

1.Equal to the observed price of the class A common shares,

 

2.Warrant strike price,

 

3.Calculated as the time period between the end of the reporting period and the warrants expiration date (December 22, 2026),
  
4.Interpolated 0.97-year (December 31, 2024: 1.98) constant maturity US treasury rates,
  
5.Assumed dividend yield of 0%,
  
6.Based on historical volatility of ADSE stock price.
  
7.Determined via Monte Carlo simulation considering above inputs and the definition of the redemption feature according to the definition of public warrants,
  
8.Liquidity discount to reflect the lack of public market for the private warrants,
  
9.According to private warrant definition: fair market value (FMV) of the ordinary shares, calculated as the average reported last price of the ordinary shares over the last ten trading days commencing on the third trading day prior to the exercise notice date.

 

Warrants relating to shareholder loans

 

In 2023, two shareholder loans for the financing of working capital and general corporate purposes were granted by several shareholders to ADSE US (refer to note 4.2.13). In conjunction with the loans, ADSE Holdco issued a total of 3,216,667 warrants.

 

In 2024, several (drawn and undrawn) tranches of the second shareholder loans 2023 were extended and additional shareholder loans (second shareholder loan plus) granted to ADSE US. An additional number of 7,300,003 warrants was issued together with these shareholder loans.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of these warrants amounts to kEUR 35,377 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 78,849) and is shown as a liability. The fair value of warrants related to an undrawn tranche of the second shareholder loan plus is weighted with the probability of drawing that tranche.

 

1,716,667 warrants with an exercise price of USD 3.00 were issued to the lenders of the first shareholder loan, whereas 1,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of USD 6.20 were issued to the lenders of the second shareholder loan. In 2024, an additional number of 2,500,001 was issued to the lenders of the second shareholder loan while an additional number of 4,800,002 warrants were issued to the lenders of the second shareholder loan plus – all with an exercise price of USD 6.20. Each warrant gives the holder the right to acquire one ordinary share in the Company. The holder has the right to exercise the warrants after the first anniversary of the issue date of the respective loan until the second anniversary of the issue date. The warrants can be exercised in full or in parts.

 

In 2025, all 1,680,000 remaining outstanding warrants under the first shareholder loan, with exercise price of USD 3.00, were exercised. Furthermore, 161,290 warrants under the second shareholder loan, with exercise price USD 6.20, were exercised in December 2025.

The market prices for those warrants are not observable as these are not actively traded. In consequence, the fair value is determined by applying a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following inputs (Level 3 – Fair value hierarchy under IFRS 13):

 

   Dec. 31, 2025 
Input  Reference   Second
shareholder
loan
   Second
shareholder
loan plus
 
Spot price   1   USD12.68   USD12.68 
Strike price   2   USD6.20   USD6.20 
Expected term (years)   3    0.65    0.65 
Risk free rate   4    3.82%   3.82%
Dividend yield   5    0.00%   0.00%
Annual volatility   6    66.49%   66.49%
Number of warrants outstanding        3,838,711    4,800,002 
Fair value per warrant       USD 6.81   USD6.81 

 

   Dec. 31, 2024 
Input  Reference   First
shareholder
loan
   Second
shareholder
loan
   Second
shareholder
loan plus
 
Spot price   1   USD15.51   USD15.51   USD15.51 
Strike price   2   USD3.00   USD6.20   USD6.20 
Expected term (years)   3    0.34    1.63    1.63 
Risk free rate   4    2.88%   3.45%   3.45%
Dividend yield   5    0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Annual volatility   6    46.15%   46.58%   46.58%
Number of warrants outstanding        1,680,000    4,000,001    4,800,002 
Fair value per warrant       USD12.54   USD9.71   USD9.71 

 

1.Equal to the observed price of the class A common shares,

 

2.Contractual strike price,

 

3.Calculated as the time period between the end of the reporting period and the warrants expiration date (First shareholder loan: May 05, 2025, in 2025 amended to August 31, 2025, second shareholder loan: August 18, 2025, in 2024 amended to August 26, 2026, second shareholder loan plus: August 26, 2026),

 

4.Interpolated 0.65-year (second shareholder loan; 2024: 1.63-year constant maturity US treasury rates) / 0.65-year (second shareholder loan plus; 2024: 1.63-year),

 

5.Assumed dividend yield of 0%,

 

6.Based on historical volatility of ADSE stock price.

 

Warrants relating to convertible notes

 

On April 30, 2025 the Company issued 1,116,072 warrants together with the closing of a financing transaction via convertible notes to certain institutional lenders. One warrant entitles the lender to purchase one ordinary share, par value USD 0.0001 per ordinary share. The warrants may be exercised at an exercise price of USD 16.88 at any time until April 30, 2030. If, on the 75th Trading Day after May 1, 2025, the exercise price then in effect is greater than the market price of ADSE stock at that date, the exercise price shall automatically be lowered to the market price and the number of warrant shares that may be subscribed for upon exercise of this warrant adjusted proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate exercise price payable for the adjusted number of warrant shares shall be the same as the aggregate exercise price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

 

Due to the price adjustment mechanism for the exercise price, the fair value of these warrants as of the issue date was determined using a Monte Carlo Simulation which resulted in an initial aggregate fair value of kEUR 6,773 as of that date. A subsequent valuation using more precise valuation parameters resulted in a fair value of kEUR 9,014.

On August 20, 2025 the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to USD 10.31 and the number of issued warrants increased to 1,827,284 in line with the warrant agreement.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of these warrants amounts to kEUR 11,258 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 0) and is shown as a liability. After the adjustment of the exercise price of these warrants, the fair value was determined by applying a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following inputs (Level 3 – Fair value hierarchy under IFRS 13):

 

Input  Reference   Dec. 31,
2025
 
Spot price   1    USD12.68 
Strike price   2    USD10.31 
Expected term (years)   3    4.33 
Risk free rate   4    3.74%
Dividend yield   5    0.00%
Annual volatility   6    61.21%
Number of warrants outstanding        1,827,284 
Fair value per warrant        USD7.24 

 

1.Equal to the observed price of the class A common shares,

 

2.Warrant strike price,

 

3.Calculated as the time period between the end of the reporting period and the warrants expiration date (April 30, 2030),

 

4.Interpolated 4.33-year constant maturity US treasury rates,

 

5.Assumed dividend yield of 0%,

 

6.Based on historical volatility of ADSE stock price.

 

4.2.11Trade and other payables

 

Trade and other payables include the following:

 

kEUR

  Dec. 31,
2025
   Dec. 31,
2024
 
Trade payables   16,731    29,299 
Sales tax liabilities   599    953 
Accrued expenses   819    1,292 
Trade payables due to related parties   1,822    2,601 
Other payables non-financial   561    811 
Other payables financial   333    215 
Total   20,865    35,171 

 

Trade payables mainly consist of trade accounts payable and accruals for outstanding invoices.

 

For information about ADSE’s exposure to liquidity risks please refer to note 4.5.2.2.

4.2.12Provisions

 

The development of provisions is shown below:

 

kEUR  Warranties   Onerous
contracts
   Archiving
costs
   Miscellaneous
provisions
   Total 
As of Jan. 01, 2025   6,922    162    13    620    7,717 
Added   773    25    14    2    814 
Unwind of discount   86    -    -    15    101 
Utilized   -3,080    -162    -    -    -3,242 
Reversal   -1,313    -    -    -256    -1,568 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   3,388    25    27    382    3,822 
Current   3,051    25    -    -    3,075 
Non-current   338    -    27    382    747 
Total   3,388    25    27    382    3,822 

 

kEUR  Warranties   Onerous
contracts
   Archiving
costs
   Miscellaneous provisions   Total 
As of Jan. 01, 2024   9,103    10,983    12    626    20,725 
Added   6,624    162    1    12    6,798 
Unwind of discount   43    -    -    13    56 
Utilized   -5,128    -2,369    -    -14    -7,512 
Reversal   -3,719    -8,614    -    -16    -12,350 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   6,922    162    13    620    7,717 
Current   5,424    162    -    -    5,586 
Non-current   1,498    -    13    620    2,132 
Total   6,922    162    13    620    7,717 

 

There are no pension commitments or similar obligations.

 

ADSE provides warranties for general repairs of defects that existed at the time of sale, as required by law. Provisions related to these assurance-type warranties are recognized when the product is sold, or the service is provided to the customer. Initial recognition is based on historical experience. The estimate of warranty-related costs is revised annually. In general warranty provisions cover the expected warranty claims from the customers.

 

If ADSE has a contract that is onerous, the present obligation under the contract is recognized and measured as a provision. However, before a separate provision for an onerous contract is established, ADSE recognizes any impairment loss that has occurred on assets dedicated to that contract. As of the reporting date, provisions for onerous contracts amount to kEUR 25 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 162).

4.2.13Loans and borrowings

 

As of the reporting date, loans and borrowings include shareholder loans with a bookvalue of kEUR 5,006 and interest payable of kEUR 5 (December 31, 2024: bookvalue of kEUR 11,971 and interest payable of kEUR 1,363). As of December 31, 2025, the amount relates to two shareholder loans.

 

As of December 31, 2024, the amount relates to various tranches of shareholder loans with a total nominal amount of kUSD 23,000, maturity date of August 31, 2025 and fixed interest rate of 10% p.a. payable upon repayment of the shareholder loans. Together with the drawdown of the shareholder loans, 7,300,003 warrants with an exercise price of USD 6.20 were issued in 2024. The fair value of these warrants at the drawdown dates of the shareholder loans exceeded the nominal value of the loans resulting in a disagio of the loans in the amount of kEUR 13,981 and day one losses of kEUR 16,669. Both are amortized together with transaction cost using the effective interest rate method.

 

In 2025, a nominal amount of kUSD 20,000 was paid back together with interest. The maturity date of these tranches of shareholder loans was extended to August 31, 2026 and the tranches are available as a credit line and can be re-drawn.

 

A further tranche of shareholder loan was paid back partially in the amount of kUSD 1,280 together with interest at the beginning of September 2025 and an amount of kUSD 500 was re-drawn in November 2025. The maturity date of this tranche was extended to March 31, 2026. As a result, the nominal amount drawn under the loan amounts to kUSD 2,580 as of December 31, 2025.

 

As a result of the repayments of shareholder loans, the day one losses were fully recognized in profit and loss in 2025.

 

On December 15, 2025, ADSE Holdco entered into a new shareholder loan agreement with a total nominal amount of kEUR 5,000, maturity date of June 30, 2026, and fixed interest rate of 10% p.a. payable upon repayment of the shareholder loan. In 2025, a nominal amount of kEUR 2,719 was drawn.

 

Until May 2025, ADSE US had pledged all of its current assets, which among others include its inventories and cash and cash equivalents as collateral for the second shareholder loan 2023. ADSE US and ADSE GM had pledged all of their current assets, which among others include their inventories and cash and cash equivalents as collateral for the shareholder loan plus to the lenders of the respective tranches. In the course of the execution of the convertible note, the lenders have released all of their security interests. The shareholder loans outstanding at the end of 2025 are unsecured.

4.2.14Financial instruments

 

The following table provides the carrying amounts and fair values of all financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The fair value disclosure of lease liabilities is not required.

 

 

kEUR

  Classification  Fair value
hierarchy
   Carrying
amount
Dec. 31,
2025
   Fair value
Dec. 31,
2025
   Carrying
amount
Dec. 31,
2024
   Fair value
Dec. 31,
2024
 
Financial assets                            
Cash and cash equivalents  At amortized cost   n/a    6,987    6,987    22,858    22,858 
Trade receivables (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    5,289    5,289    9,900    9,900 
Other investments (non-current)  At amortized cost   n/a    6    6    5    5 
Other financial receivables (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    903    903    3,358    3,358 
Other financial receivables (non-current)  At amortized cost   n/a    25    25    6    6 
Total           13,212    13,212    36,126    36,126 

 

kEUR  Classification  Fair value
hierarchy
   Carrying
amount
Dec. 31,
2025
   Fair value
Dec. 31,
2025
   Carrying
amount
Dec. 31,
2024
   Fair value
Dec. 31,
2024
 
Financial liabilities                            
Warrant liabilities - private  FVTPL   3    3,061    3,061    15,826    15,826 
Warrant liabilities - public  FVTPL   1    5,112    5,112    24,905    24,905 
Warrant liabilities - shareholder loan  FVTPL   3    35,376    35,376    78,849    78,849 
Warrant liabilities - convertible notes  FVTPL   3    11,259    11,259    -    - 
Loans and borrowings (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    48,560    48,560    13,333    13,333 
Trade payables (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    16,731    16,731    29,299    29,299 
Trade payables due to related parties (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    1,822    1,822    2,601    2,601 
Lease liabilities (non-current)  At amortized cost   n/a    1,866    -    2,336    - 
Lease liabilities (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    1,322    -    1,144    - 
Other payables financial (current)  At amortized cost   n/a    333    333    215    215 
Total           81,892    78,704    168,509    165,030 

Changes in fair value of warrants as well as interest income and expense on loans and borrowings and leases are included in financial result in the statement of profit or loss.

 

The fair values of warrant liabilities, warrant liabilities related to shareholder loans and warrant liabilities related to convertible notes were estimated using a Black Scholes option pricing model. The valuation requires management to make certain assumptions about the model inputs, including the discount rate, dividend yield and annual volatility of the stock price. These input parameters can largely be corroborated with observable market data. Annual volatility of the stock price is considered a significant unobservable input. The following table shows the sensitivity of the fair value of the warrant liabilities to reasonably possible changes in annual volatility. The assumed movement in annual volatility is based on observable movements of the stock price over the past years.

 

 

2025

  Significant
unobservable
input (annual
volatility)
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
 
Warrant liabilities - shareholder loans   66.49%   12.50%   -790    -12.50%   556 
Warrant liabilities - convertible notes   61.21%   15.00%   -1,528    -15.00%   1,651 

 

2024  Significant
unobservable
input (annual
volatility)
  Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
 
Warrant liabilities - shareholder loans  46.15% / 46.58%   12.50%   -1,052    -12.50%   483 

 

The fair value of the private warrant liabilities was estimated based on the quoted market price of the publicly traded Public Warrants, adjusted for the absence of the redemption feature and for the illiquid / non-listed nature of the Private Warrants through the application of a 10% liquidity discount.

 

2025  Significant unobservable
input (price redemption
feature)
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
 
Warrant liabilities - private warrants  USD0.05          10%          0        -10%   0 

 

2024  Significant
unobservable
input (price
redemption
feature)
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
 
Warrant liabilities - private warrants  USD0.53           10%   -387          -10%   430 

 

2025  Significant unobservable input (liquidity discount)   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
 
Warrant liabilities - private warrants   10.00%          5%        0          -5%   0 

 

2024  Significant unobservable
input (liquidity discount)
   Variance   Effect on profit
before tax / equity in
kEUR
   Variance   Effect on profit before tax / equity in
kEUR
 
Warrant liabilities - private warrants   10.00%            5%      861          -5%   -861 

The following table shows the reconciliation of fair value measurement of warrant liabilities (Level 3):

 

   Warrant liabilities 
kEUR  Private   Shareholder
loans
   Capital
increases
   Convertible
notes
   Total 
Fair Value                    
As of Jan. 31, 2024   3,280    11,114    1,989    -    16,383 
Remeasurement recognized in statement of profit or loss   11,911    31,218    3,906    -    47,035 
Issue of new warrants   -    31,786    -    -    31,786 
Exercise of warrants   -    -372    -6,013    -    -6,385 
Effect of movements in exchange rates recognized in statement of profit or loss   635    5,103    118    -    5,856 
As of Dec. 31, 2024   15,826    78,849    -    -    94,675 
Remeasurement recognized in statement of profit or loss   -6,801    -16,641    -    2,533    -20,909 
Issue of new warrants   -    -    -    9,000    9,000 
Exercise of warrants   -4,588    -18,255    -    -    -22,843 
Effect of movements in exchange rates recognized in statement of profit or loss   -1,376    -8,577    -    -274    -10,227 
As of Dec. 31, 2025   3,061    35,376    -    11,259    49,696 

 

If reclassifications to other levels of the measurement hierarchy are necessary, they are made at the end of the fiscal year in which the event that necessitates the reclassification occurs. There were no reclassifications for all periods.

 

4.2.15Contingent liabilities and contingent assets

 

Contingent liabilities are possible obligations that arise from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence of one or more uncertain future events that are outside the control of ADSE. Furthermore, present obligations (e.g. pending legal claims) are contingent liabilities if it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and/or the amount of the obligation cannot be estimated with sufficient reliability.

 

Contingent assets are possible assets that arise from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non- occurrence of one or more uncertain future events that are outside the control of ADSE.

 

As of the balance sheet date no contingent liabilities and no contingent assets exist.

 

4.3Share-based payments

 

Restricted stock units program

 

In 2021, an Incentive Plan was implemented which allows ADSE to grant restricted stock units (RSUs) for ADSE employees (including executive officers), independent contractors and members of the board of directors of ADSE Holdco. The participants shall receive a number of shares of common stock that correspond to the number of RSUs that have become vested on the applicable vesting date.

 

The RSUs granted for the initial SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) grant have a vesting period of four years while the RSUs granted under the director’s compensation have a vesting period of one year. RSUs granted to ADSE employees have a vesting period of four years. In case of a bad leaver all claims to the RSUs become void.

 

The grant of RSUs is a share-based payment according to IFRS 2, because the participants receive an entitlement to future remuneration, which is based on real equity instruments. Neither ADSE nor the participants have a choice to settle the transaction in cash or demand settlement in cash; the transaction must be settled with equity instruments. Therefore, the grant of RSUs is classified as equity-settled share-based payment according to IFRS 2.

 

The valuation of the RSUs is based on the share price of ADSE Holdco minus the nominal value of the share on grant date. No option pricing model was applied.

 

The RSUs were measured at the share price at grant date.

The following table shows the number and weighted average fair values (WAFV) of and movements in RSUs during the year:

 

   2025   2024 
Program RSU  Number of RSUs   WAFV   Number of RSUs   WAFV 
Awards outstanding January 1   356,605    8.67    288,189    7.35 
Awards granted in the reporting period   153,710    13.01    341,163    10.62 
Awards forfeited in the reporting period   -47,508    8.45    -43,522    9.74 
Awards vested in the reporting period   -107,248    9.09    -229,225    8.19 
Awards expired in the reporting period   -    -    -    - 
Awards outstanding December 31   355,559    10.55    356,605    8.67 

 

The weighted average remaining contractual lifetime of the RSUs as at December 31, 2025 is 2.20 years (December 31, 2024: 2.23 years).

 

When determining the expense recognition as of December 31, 2025, an average expected fluctuation of 0% - 10% p.a. (2024: 0% - 10% p.a.) was applied based on management estimates. The expected fluctuation for the remaining part of the respective vesting period will be adjusted on future reporting dates based on current information.

 

As of December 31, 2025, ADSE has recognized a gross increase in equity in the balance sheet of kEUR 1,249 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 2,314, December 31, 2023: kEUR 729) for share-based payments from RSUs. In the financial year 2024, 21,005 of the vested RSUs were withheld by ADSE to cover payroll taxes, causing a decrease in equity of kEUR 221. In 2025, no RSUs were withheld for payroll tax purposes. As of the reporting date, this results in a net increase in equity in the balance sheet of kEUR 1,249 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 2,094). The expense recognized for RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2025, amounts to kEUR 1,249 (2024: kEUR 2,314, 2023: kEUR 729).

 

Non-qualified stock options

 

Under the non-qualified stock option (NQSO) program, ADSE grants the participant the right to acquire from ADSE the aggregate number of shares of common stock for a fixed price specified in the award agreement. Except for one NQSO agreement concluded under the director compensation, which became exercisable after one year, and one NQSO agreement with a consultant, which has different vesting dates, all other options granted become exercisable according to a vesting schedule earliest after one year and latest after four years from the grant date. In case of a bad leaver-event all claims to the NQSO become forfeited. The options expire after ten years from the grant date.

The following table shows the number and weighted average exercise prices (WAEP) of, and movements in stock options during the year:

 

   2025   2024 
Program NQSO  Number of NQSO   WAEP   Number of NQSO   WAEP 
Awards outstanding January 1   1,912,024    7.68    1,877,700    6.82 
Awards granted in the reporting period   342,951    13.48    424,298    10.44 
Awards forfeited in the reporting period   -201,139    7.68    -251,279    5.81 
Awards exercised in the reporting period   -107,258    7.13    -138,695    6.16 
Awards expired in the reporting period   -3,827    10.44    -    - 
Awards outstanding December 31   1,942,751    8.72    1,912,024    7.68 
Awards exercisable December 31   818,084    7.64    463,963    7.51 

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of the NQSOs outstanding as at December 31, 2025 is 7.59 years (December 31, 2024: 8.30 years). In 2025, the range of exercise prices for those options is USD 3.21 to USD 15.08 (2024: USD 3.21 to USD 10.44).

 

The weighted average fair value of NQSO granted during the year was 4.91 (2024: 4.24).

 

The weighted average share price at the date of exercise for options exercised in 2025 was USD 11.37 (2024: USD 11.21).

 

The fair value at grant date is independently determined using a Black-Scholes model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option, the share price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield, and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the option. The following tables show the valuation input parameters as of the different grant dates.

 

Measurement of fair values as of March 31, 2022:

 

Measurement of fair values

  4 years   3 years   2 years   1 year 
Fair value at grant date in USD   5.02    4.52    3.87    2.26 
Share price at grant date in USD   8.62    8.62    8.62    8.62 
Exercise price in USD   8.62    8.62    8.62    8.62 
Expected volatility in %   78.46%   80.26%   82.57%   65.97%
Expected life in years   4.00    3.00    2.00    1.00 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 

Measurement of fair values as of July 18, 2022:

 

Measurement of fair values

  3.7 years   2.7 years   1.7 years   0.7 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   3.91    3.44    2.67    1.63 
Share price at grant date in USD   6.72    6.72    6.72    6.72 
Exercise price in USD   6.72    6.72    6.72    6.72 
Expected volatility in %   79.73%   80.53%   76.83%   71.97%
Expected life in years   3.70    2.70    1.70    0.70 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 

 

Measurement of fair values as of November 29, 2022:

 

Measurement of fair values

  3.34 years   2.34 years   1.34 years   0.33 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   2.99    2.60    1.73    0.80 
Share price at grant date in USD   5.25    5.25    5.25    5.25 
Exercise price in USD   5.25    5.25    5.25    5.25 
Expected volatility in %   80.80%   82.10%   69.24%   64.72%
Expected life in years   3.34    2.34    1.34    0.33 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 

 

For the following grant date, vesting had already started with the start of employment of several employees in 2022. However, the formal grant date is January 24, 2023. Measurement of fair values as of January 24, 2023:

 

Measurement of fair values

  3.18 years   2.18 years   1.18 years   0.18 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   1.84    1.48    1.00    0.35 
Share price at grant date in USD   3.21    3.21    3.21    3.21 
Exercise price in USD   3.21    3.21    3.21    3.21 
Expected volatility in %   83.34%   77.63%   68.58%   62.02%
Expected life in years   3.18    2.18    1.18    0.18 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 

 

Measurement of fair values as of July 05, 2023:

 

Measurement of fair values

  4 years   3 years   2 years   1 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   3.74    3.29    2.28    1.59 
Share price at grant date in USD   6.00    6.00    6.00    6.00 
Exercise price in USD   6.00    6.00    6.00    6.00 
Expected volatility in %   82.81%   81.30%   64.25%   62.66%
Expected life in years   4.00    3.00    2.00    1.00 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 

Measurement of fair values as of April 15, 2024:

 

Measurement of fair values

  4 years   3 years   2 years   1 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   5.19    4.60    4.29    2.90 
Share price at grant date in USD   10.44    10.44    10.44    10.44 
Exercise price in USD   10.44    10.44    10.44    10.44 
Expected volatility in %   59.66%   60.65%   70.53%   66.12%
Expected life in years   4.00    3.00    2.00    1.00 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 
Risk-free interest rate in %   4.34%   4.41%   4.62%   5.01%

 

Measurement of fair values as of January 15, 2025:

 

Measurement of fair values  4 years   3 years   2 years   1 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   7.16    6.82    5.13    2.97 
Share price at grant date in USD   15.08    15.08    15.08    15.08 
Exercise price in USD   15.08    15.08    15.08    15.08 
Expected volatility in %   56.13%   63.05%   56.41%   45.12%
Expected life in years   4.00    3.00    2.00    1.00 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 
Risk-free interest rate in %   4.28%   4.27%   4.29%   4.36%

 

Measurement of fair values as of May 01, 2025:

 

Measurement of fair values  4 years   3 years   2 years   1 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   6.40    6.00    4.44    2.50 
Share price at grant date in USD   13.45    13.45    13.45    13.45 
Exercise price in USD   13.45    13.45    13.45    13.45 
Expected volatility in %   56.67%   62.27%   54.80%   42.54%
Expected life in years   4.00    3.00    2.00    1.00 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 
Risk-free interest rate in %   4.08%   4.04%   4.04%   4.16%

 

For the following grant date, vesting had already started in May 2025. However, the formal grant date is October 01, 2025.

 

Measurement of fair values as of October 01, 2025:

 

Measurement of fair values  3.58 years   2.58 years   1.58 years   0.58 years 
Fair value at grant date in USD   5.66    4.61    3.33    2.56 
Share price at grant date in USD   11.60    11.60    11.60    11.60 
Exercise price in USD   11.60    11.60    11.60    11.60 
Expected volatility in %   63.38%   59.33%   53.65%   70.35%
Expected life in years   3.58    2.58    1.58    0.58 
Expected dividends in %   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 
Risk-free interest rate in %   3.75%   3.75%   3.85%   3.95%

The expected price volatility is based on the historic volatility of peer group entities based on the remaining life of the options.

 

The individual programs with different terms and conditions were valued using parameters for historical volatility and risk-free interest rate with corresponding terms.

 

When determining the expense recognition as of December 31, 2025, an average expected fluctuation of 0% - 10% p.a. (2024: 0% - 10% p.a.) was applied based on management estimates. The expected fluctuation for the remaining part of the respective vesting period will be adjusted on future reporting dates based on current information.

 

As of December 31, 2025, ADSE has recognized an increase in equity in the balance sheet of kEUR 1,301 (2024: kEUR 1,775, 2023: kEUR 832) for the share-based payments from NQSOs. The expense recognized for NQSOs for the financial year 2025 amounts to kEUR 1,301 (2024: kEUR 1,775, 2023: kEUR 832).

 

4.4Statement of cash flows

 

ADSE has elected to present cash flows from operating activities using the indirect method and has used the profit for the period as the starting point for presenting operating cash flows.

 

ADSE has classified cash payments for lease payments as financing activities.

 

The cash and cash equivalents presented in the statement of cash flows comprise all cash reported in the statements of financial position.

 

ADSE has elected to classify cash flows from interest paid as financing activities, cash flows from interest received and dividends received as operating activities, and cash flows from dividends paid as financing activities. However, dividends have neither been paid nor received in the reporting period.

 

Reconciliation of movements of liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities

 

kEUR  Loans and borrowings   Warrant
liabilities
   Leases   Convertible notes   Total 
Balance as of Jan. 01, 2025   13,333    119,581    3,480    0    136,394 
Changes from financing cash flows                         
Proceeds from shareholder loans   6,275    -    -    -    6,275 
Proceeds from convertible notes   -    -    -    38,156    38,156 
Proceeds from the issue of warrants   -    9,000    -    -    9,000 
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants   -    26,950    -    -    26,950 
Repayment of shareholder loans   -22,026    -    -    -    -22,026 
Repayment of convertible notes   -    -    -    -21,231    -21,231 
Repayment of lease liabilities   -    -    -1,222    -    -1,222 
Interest paid   -2,152    0    -154    -10,204    -12,511 
Total changes from financing cash flows   -17,903    35,950    -1,376    6,721    23,390 
Other Changes                         
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates   -822    -11,341    -39    -763    -12,964 
Changes in fair value   -    -31,842    -    -    -31,842 
Other changes *)   45    -57,540    -51    -26,753    -84,298 
Additions to lease liabilities   -    -    1,020    -    1,020 
Interest expense recognized in profit and loss   10,357    -    154    20,795    31,306 
Total liability-related other changes   9,580    -100,723    1,084    -6,721    -96,778 
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2025   5,010    54,808    3,188    0    63,006 

 

*)Other changes in warrant liabilities include non-cash effective changes that are related to the exercise of warrants and increased equity; other changes related to the convertible notes are non-cash effective changes due to the conversion of debt and interest into equity.
kEUR  Loans and borrowings   Warrant
liabilities
   Leases   Total 
Balance as of Jan. 01, 2024   13,908    21,626    3,434    38,968 
Changes from financing cash flows                    
Proceeds from shareholder loans   -    13,967    -    13,967 
Proceeds from the issue of warrants   -    -    -    - 
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants   -    9,260    -    9,260 
Repayment of shareholder loans   -11,225    -    -    -11,225 
Repayment of lease liabilities   -    -    -996    -996 
Interest paid   -1,018    -    -156    -1,174 
Total changes from financing cash flows   -12,243    23,227    -1,152    9,832 
Other Changes                    
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates   845    6,660    8    7,513 
Changes in fair value   -    65,895    -    65,895 
Other changes *)   -96    2,173    -    2,077 
Additions to lease liabilities   -    0    1,034    1,034 
Interest expense recognized in profit and loss   10,919    -    156    11,075 
Total liability-related other changes   11,668    74,728    1,198    87,594 
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2024   13,333    119,581    3,480    136,394 

 

*)Other changes in warrant liabilities include non-cash effective changes of kEUR -15,647 that are related to the exercise of warrants and increased equity and non-cash effective changes of kEUR 17,819 that are related to the shareholder loans and were recognized as day one losses.

 

kEUR  Loans and borrowings   Warrant
liabilities
   Leases   Total 
Balance as of Jan. 01, 2023   -    2,439    3,477    5,915 
Changes from financing cash flows                    
Proceeds from shareholder loans   12,033    -    -    12,033 
Proceeds from the issue of warrants   -    8,592    -    8,592 
Repayment of shareholder loans   -703    -    -    -703 
Repayment of lease liabilities   -    -    -912    -912 
Interest paid   -106    0    -153    -259 
Total changes from financing cash flows   11,224    8,592    -1,065    18,751 
Other Changes        
 
    
 
      
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates   -83    -264    8    -339 
Changes in fair value   -    10,859    -    10,859 
Additions to lease liabilities   -    0    871    871 
Interest accrued   2,767    -    144    2,911 
Total liability-related other changes   2,684    10,595    1,023    14,302 
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2023   13,908    21,626    3,434    38,968 
4.5Capital and financial risk management

 

4.5.1Capital management

 

For the purpose of the Group’s capital management, capital includes issued capital and all other equity reserves attributable to the equity holders of the parent which contain share premium from IPO (initial public offering) and PIPE investment (private investment in public equity) as well as shareholder loans. In 2025 and 2024, ADSE has concluded shareholder loans with several shareholders for the financing of working capital and general corporate purposes (refer to note 4.2.13).

 

The Group’s target is to maintain a capital structure that optimizes capital costs of equity and debt and to improve the capital base in order to maintain the confidence of investors, creditors and the markets and to ensure the sustainable development of the company.

 

ADSE’s policy is to maintain a stable liquidity position to enable ADSE growth of market presence and investments into new technologies. Currently ADSE generates negative cash flows both from operating and investing activities. Therefore, the management closely monitors ADSE’s liquidity reserves as well as the expected cash flows from its operating activities.

 

4.5.2Financial risk management

 

ADSE has exposure to the following risks arising from financial instruments:

 

Credit risk,
Liquidity risk and
Market risk.

 

ADSE’s managing directors have overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of ADSE’s risk management framework. The managing directors are also responsible for developing and monitoring its risk management policies.

 

ADSE’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks faced by ADSE, to set appropriate risk limits and controls and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. ADSE aims to maintain a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

 

As of December 31, 2025, ADSE’s main financial liabilities include liabilities from warrants, trade payables, lease liabilities as well as shareholder loans. The primary purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance ADSE’s operations and provide guarantees to support its operations. ADSE is mainly exposed to liquidity risk as well as credit risk. The market risk, mainly including currency risk, interest rate risk, and equity risk is assessed as not negligible. However, ADSE does not have long term loans with variable interest rates. Furthermore, most of the business activities are concluded in the reporting currency Euro.

 

4.5.2.1Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to ADSE if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from ADSE’s receivables from customers and contract assets.

 

The carrying amounts of financial assets and contract assets represent ADSE’s maximum credit exposure. ADSE monitors its credit risk regularly.

 

Trade receivables, contract assets and other investments

 

ADSE’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management also considers the factors that may influence the credit risk of its customer base, including the default risk associated with the industry and country in which customers operate.

 

For trade receivables and contract assets, ADSE applies the “simplified approach” and measures and accounts the loss allowance at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses, while for all other financial assets measured at amortized cost the general approach is applied. As there is a heterogeneous portfolio of customers separate probabilities of default rates are determined for each significant customer. The determination of probability of default is done by an external service provider that acts as an independent credit rating agency.

A write-off of the trade receivables, contract assets and other investments of individual customers within the simplified approach is applied if one or more events take place that have an influence on the customer’s credit rating. These events include payment delays, pending insolvency or concessions by the debtor due to payment difficulties. Trade receivables, contract assets and other investments are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.

 

Impairment losses on financial assets recognized in profit or loss amounted to kEUR 55 in the financial year 2025 (2024: kEUR 58 (loss), 2023: kEUR 104 (gains)).

 

The following table shows the development of loss allowance.

 

kEUR  2025   2024 
Allowance as of Jan. 01   197    134 
Addition   179    197 
Reversal   -197    -134 
Allowance as of Dec. 31   179    197 

 

In the following tables, the loss allowance as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was determined as follows for trade receivables, contract assets and other investments.

 

kEUR

  Current
(not past due)
   1-30 days past due   31-60 days past due   61-90 days past due   >90 days past due   Total 
Dec. 31, 2025                              
Expected loss rate   1.65%   1.01%   0.00%   0.00%   20.68%   - 
Gross carrying amount - trade receivables   3,593    766    370    202    536    5,468 
Gross carrying amount - other investments   6    -    -    -    -    6 
Loss allowance   -60    -8    -    -    -111    -178 
Total   3,540    759    370    202    425    5,296 

 

kEUR  Current
(not past due)
   1-30 days past due   31-60 days past due   61-90 days past due   >90 days past due   Total 
Dec. 31, 2024                        
Expected loss rate   1.41%   1.19%   0.00%   0.28%   12.14%   - 
Gross carrying amount - trade receivables   5,590    3,716    53    142    595    10,096 
Gross carrying amount - other investments   5    -    -    -    -    5 
Gross carrying amount - contract assets   41    -    -    -    -    41 
Loss allowance   -80    -44    0    0    -72    -197 
Total   5,556    3,672    53    141    523    9,945 

Other financial assets

 

ADSE considers the probability of default at the date of initial recognition of assets and the existence of a significant increase in the risk of default during all reporting periods. To assess whether the risk of default has increased significantly, ADSE compares the risk of default on the asset at the reporting date with the risk of default at the initial recognition. Available, appropriate, and reliable forward-looking information is considered. Indicators such as internal and external credit ratings as well as actual and expected significant changes in the debtor’s earnings situation are taken into account.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents are mainly cash at banks. ADSE regularly monitors the corresponding bank’s credit ratings. Due to the short investment period and the good credit rating of the banks ADSE considers that its cash and cash equivalents have low credit risk. Consequently, no impairment was recognized on cash and cash equivalents.

 

4.5.2.2Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that ADSE will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset.

 

ADSE aims to maintain the level of its cash and cash equivalents at a level that exceeds the expected cash outflows from financial liabilities.

 

Exposure to liquidity risk

 

ADSE’s policy is to maintain sufficient cash and cash equivalents at all times to meet current and future obligations as they fall due. ADSE manages its liquidity by maintaining sufficient liquid assets.

 

Adverse developments in the capital markets could increase ADSE’s financing costs and limit its financial flexibility.

 

The following table shows the remaining contractual maturities of ADSE’s financial liabilities at the reporting date. The amounts are gross and undiscounted and include contractual interest payments:

 

 

kEUR

  Total   Less than
1 year
   1-5 years   More than
5 years
 
Shareholder loans   5,198    5,198    -    - 
Lease liabilities   3,387    1,449    1,938    - 
Trade payables   16,731    16,731    -    - 
Trade payables due to related parties   1,822    1,822    -    - 
Other payables   1,713    1,499    -    214 
Total   28,851    26,700    1,938    214 

 

As of the reporting date in 2025, shareholder loans did not include any amount of disagio (as of December 31, 2024: kEUR 10,286) (refer to note 4.2.13).

Disclosure on individual items of the consolidated financial statements

 

The following table shows the remaining contractual maturities of ADSE’s financial liabilities as of December 31, 2024. The amounts are gross and undiscounted and include contractual interest payments:

 

 

kEUR

  Total   Less than
1 year
   1-5 years   More than
5 years
 
Shareholder loans   25,052    25,052    -    - 
Lease liabilities   3,722    1,270    2,452    - 
Trade payables   29,299    29,299    -    - 
Trade payables due to related parties   2,601    2,601    -    - 
Other payables   2,317    2,109    -    209 
Total   62,992    60,331    2,452    209 

 

ADSE’s financial position with a cash level of kEUR 6,987 as of December 31, 2025 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 22,858) has declined compared to prior year. Unchanged to 2024, ADSE is exposed to liquidity risks resulting from the short remaining term of the shareholder loans, delayed customer payments and if ADSE cannot manage to generate cash from its current inventories or cannot obtain additional financing.

 

4.5.2.3Market risk

 

Market risk

 

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices – e.g. foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices – will affect ADSE’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The financial instruments affected by market risk essentially comprise financial assets and financial liabilities.

 

Interest rate risk

 

Interest risk is the risk that changes of interest rates will affect interest expenses from loans or borrowings and interest income from cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2025, loans and borrowings amounts to kEUR 5,010 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 13,333) and consist of interest-bearing shareholder loans. However, all shareholder loans are based on fixed interest rates. Thus, no interest rate risks exist. Based on balances in bank accounts amounting to kEUR 6,987 as of December 31, 2025 (kEUR 22,858 as of December 31, 2024) and low market interest rates for short-term deposits, negligible interest rate risk arises with respect to interest income.

 

Equity risk

 

Equity risk is the risk that changes in stock markets – e.g. a falling price of ordinary shares and/or public warrants of ADSE (“ADSE’s trading price”), receiving no dividends, receiving lower dividends than expected, or fluctuations in the equity markets – will affect the value of ADSE’s common shares and outstanding warrants. The volatility of ADSE’s trading price could potentially have significant impact on the valuation of warrant liabilities in the future and valuation of future share-based payments. As of December 31, 2025 equity risks arise with respect to warrant liabilities amounting to kEUR 54,808 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 119,581). The following table demonstrates the sensitivity of warrant liabilities to a reasonably possible change (variance) of ADSE’s stock price. The assumed movement in stock price for the sensitivity analysis is based on the observable movements in 2025.

 

 

2025

  Variance   Effect on profit before tax / equity in kEUR   Variance   Effect on profit before tax / equity in kEUR 
Public warrants   11.80%   -920    -11.80%   920 
Private warrants   2.60%   1,421    -2.60%   -302 
Warrants related to shareholder loans   2.60%   -1,363    -2.60%   1,927 
Warrants related to convertible notes   2.60%   -423    -2.60%   420 
2024  Variance   Effect on profit before tax / equity in kEUR   Variance   Effect on profit before tax / equity in kEUR 
Public warrants   13.60%   -5,440    -13.60%   5,440 
Private warrants   7.50%   172    -7.50%   -172 
Warrants related to shareholder loans   7.50%   -8,759    -7.50%   8,708 

 

Currency risk

 

Foreign exchange risk arises when individual Group entities enter into transactions denominated in a currency other than their functional currency.

 

ADSE is exposed to currency risks arising from bank balances in foreign currencies, transactions in foreign currencies including shareholder loans and intercompany financing in currencies other than the borrower’s or lender’s functional currency, revenue generated or purchases of materials and services, and operating business activities in the US for ADSE US. The main exposure of currency risks arise with respect to intercompany receivables from ADSE US amounting to kEUR 21,957 (December 31, 2024: net intercompany payables to ADSE US amounting to kEUR 2,305), bank balances amounting to kEUR 1,187 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 1,847), trade payables amounting to kEUR 2,275 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 981) all of which are denominated in USD and one tranche of the shareholder loans amounting to kEUR 2,274 (December 31, 2024: kEUR 1,067) issued to ADSE GM. The USD bank balances are considered a natural hedge against currency risks from the payment obligation of the shareholder loans and trade payables. Lesser currency risks arise from normal operations since 92% of revenues in 2025 (2024: 95%, 2023: 95%) are generated in EUR.

 

Sensitivity of the foreign currency risk

 

The sensitivity analysis approximately quantifies the risk that can occur within the framework of set assumptions if certain parameters are changed to a defined extent. Exchange rate risks exist for US dollars (USD).

 

The following disclosures describe the sensitivity of an increase or decrease in the USD against the EUR from ADSE’s perspective. Currency risks within the meaning of IFRS 7 arise from financial instruments that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency and are of a monetary nature. Translation differences from the translation of financial statements of foreign Group companies into ADSE currency are not taken into account. The sensitivity analysis was prepared for the main financial instruments (cash, trade receivables, trade payables, receivables or payables from intercompany financing and the shareholder loans) denominated in USD and outstanding as at the balance sheet date of ADSE.

 

If the EUR had appreciated or depreciated by 10.0% against the USD as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively, the consolidated profit would change in the manner shown below:

 

 

kEUR

  Variance   Dec. 31,
2025
   OCI   Variance   Dec. 31,
2024
 
EUR/USD   +/-10.0%   -1,691 / 2,067              -    +/-10.0%   +228 / -278 

 

Other market risks

 

ADSE is not significantly exposed to other market risks.