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Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Revenue grew 51.7% Y/Y to $0.7 million, compared with $0.5 million in 3Q22.</li><li>Growth in the top-line figure was primarily driven by sales of WAM-V autonomous vehicles and better margins derived from Strategic Consulting Services. </li><li>A key driver of the revenue trajectory is the order activity, which is up 111% to $3.8 million YTD, with significant additional order activity in various stages of negotiation.</li></ul>

Revenue grew 51.7% Y/Y to $0.7 million, compared with $0.5 million in 3Q22.Growth in the top-line figure was primarily driven by sales of WAM-V autonomous vehicles and better margins derived from Strategic Consulting Services. A key driver of the revenue trajectory is the order activity, which is up 111% to $3.8 million YTD, with significant additional order activity in various stages of negotiation.

3Q23 Results: Revenue Grows 51.7% Y/Y as Order Activity and Gross Margin Shoot Up

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<ul><li>WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 27, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 20.0% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 2.5%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 4.3%).</li><li>Advanced Transportation Solutions (69% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 30.7% , while Energy Technology (9% of index) was up 1.8% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was up 1.9%.</li><li>Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 26.4x versus 18.3x for the S&amp;P 500.</li></ul>

WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 27, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 20.0% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 2.5%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 4.3%).Advanced Transportation Solutions (69% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 30.7% , while Energy Technology (9% of index) was up 1.8% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was up 1.9%.Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 26.4x versus 18.3x for the S&amp;P 500.

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 27, 2023

<ul><li>WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 20, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 3.3% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (down 0.7%), the Russell 2000 Index (down 1.0%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 0.6%).</li><li>Advanced Transportation Solutions (63% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 6.4% , while Energy Technology (11% of index) was down 1.5% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was down 1.6%.</li><li>Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 24.3x versus 17.9x for the S&amp;P 500.</li></ul>

WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 20, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 3.3% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (down 0.7%), the Russell 2000 Index (down 1.0%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 0.6%).Advanced Transportation Solutions (63% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 6.4% , while Energy Technology (11% of index) was down 1.5% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was down 1.6%.Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 24.3x versus 17.9x for the S&amp;P 500.

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 20, 2023

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 13, 2023

A Primer on the Company’s Background, Technology, Business Model, and More

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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. manufactures equipment that generates electricity from the motion of ocean waves. The Company develops wave energy technology and converts ocean waves energy into electricity. Ocean Power Technologies serves customers worldwide.

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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT US)

3Q23 Results: Revenue Grows 51.7% Y/Y as Order Activity and Gross Margin Shoot Up

Growth in the top-line figure was primarily driven by sales of WAM-V autonomous vehicles and better margins derived from Strategic Consulting...

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Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 27, 2023

During the week ended January 27, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 20.0% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 2.5%)

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Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 20, 2023

During the week ended January 20, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 3.3% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (down...

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Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 13, 2023

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A Primer on the Company’s Background, Technology, Business Model, and More

KEY POINTS Over the past few years, OPT has materially shifted its focus by providing autonomous, roaming, or stationary solutions to power ocean...

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