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RNS Number : 3479C Blancco Technology Group PLC 22 February 2022
22 February 2022
Blancco Technology Group plc
Interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021
Sustainability and Governance tailwinds continue to drive strong growth
Channel partnerships demonstrate ability to drive meaningful expansion
Blancco Technology Group plc (AIM: BLTG, "Blancco", the "Company" or the
"Group"), the industry standard in data erasure and mobile lifecycle
solutions, is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six
months ended 31 December 2021.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
£m unless otherwise stated H1 FY22 H1 FY21 Change
Revenue 19.7 17.4 13%
Gross Profit 19.1 16.2 18%
Adjusted EBITDA* 6.4 5.3 21%
Adjusted Operating Profit* 4.0 2.9 36%
Operating Profit 1.9 0.7 168%
Profit before taxation 1.8 0.5 249%
Adjusted Operating Cash Flow** 4.7 5.4 (14%)
Cash generated from continuing operations 4.6 5.0 (8%)
Diluted Earnings per share 1.94p 1.08p 80%
Net Cash 10.2 8.2
· Strong revenue growth of 20% when adjusted for constant
exchange rates ("CER"):
o IT Asset Disposition ("ITAD") revenue increased by 33% (CER +40%) to £6.9
million (H1 FY 2021: £5.2 million), driven by pent-up demand unwinding as
businesses returned to offices
o Enterprise revenue increased by 11% (CER +17%) to £7.1 million (H1 FY
2021: £6.4 million)
o Mobile revenue fell slightly (CER +7%) to £5.7 million (H1 FY 2021: £5.8
million)
· Good constant currency growth in each of our three geographies:
o North America revenue increased by 19% (CER +25%) to £5.8 million (H1 FY
2021: £4.9 million)
o APAC revenue in line with prior period (CER +9%) at £6.2 million (H1 FY
2021: £6.2 million)
o EMEA revenue increased by 22% (CER +28%) to £7.7 million (H1 FY 2021:
£6.3 million)
· Net cash balances of £10.2 million (31 December 2020: £8.2
million), despite £1.5 million outflow relating to shares purchased for the
Employee Benefit Trust
· Gross margins increased to 97% (H1 FY 2021: 93%) driven by
internal product development and subsequent decrease in the requirement for a
significant number of third-party licences
· Adjusted operating margin of 20% (H1 FY 2021: 17%), led to an
increase in Adjusted Operating Profit to £4.0 million (H1 FY2021: £2.9
million). Operating Profit grew to £1.9 million (H1 FY21: £0.7 million)
· Adjusted EBITDA increased to £6.4 million (H1 FY 2021: £5.3
million). EBITDA grew to £5.7 million (H1 FY21: £4.6 million)
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
· Revenue generated from channel partners continues to grow
strongly with channel revenue growing by 33% to £4.0 million (H1 FY 2021:
£3.0 million) and now representing 57% (H1 FY 2021: 47%) of Enterprise
revenue
· Sustainability pressures on companies are driving growth in both
Enterprise and ITAD revenues
· Release of pent-up demand drives exceptional growth in ITAD
during the period
· Temporary slowdown in Mobile caused by widely publicised supply
shortages of new handsets resulting in transitory impact on second-hand
market. Blancco's market share continued to increase and the long-term growth
trends in this market remain strong
CURRENT TRADING AND OUTLOOK
· Pipeline and early Q3 sales activity provide confidence for
continued growth in H2
· Operating margins anticipated to slightly reduce in the short
term due to wage inflation and a return to more normalised levels of travel
expenditure
· Recent and upcoming product launches support further growth
in each division:
o Enterprise: launch of Sustainability Dashboard to give customers easy
access to sustainability and carbon reduction metrics
o ITAD: increased addressable market with new capability to erase Google
Chromebook devices
o Mobile: new Xcelerate product to target mid-tier mobile processors
· Strong structural tailwinds look set to continue for the
long-term, giving confidence for sustainable growth and progress towards our
ambition of becoming a global software leader in the data security market
Matt Jones, Chief Executive, said:
"We're delighted to report such a strong set of results. Our performance is
driven by our best in class data erasure and diagnostics solutions and our
alignment with attractive, structurally growing markets which position us well
to keep delivering value to all of our stakeholders.
"Our end-of-life IT Asset Disposition business ("ITAD") has seen particularly
strong growth in the period owing to pent-up demand being released as
companies returned to their offices. Whilst this was a one-off factor, we
believe that the increasing pressure on companies to act in an environmentally
sustainable way regarding the recycling of IT hardware will continue to drive
growth, both in our ITAD business and across our data management solutions for
Enterprises.
"Blancco is well placed to benefit from the increased focus on data security
and sustainability. Continued product innovation in each of our three
divisions will further increase our addressable markets and I am excited by
the opportunities ahead of us."
*Adjusted profit measures are stated after excluding expenses relating to
share option schemes, exceptional costs & incomes and the amortisation of
acquired intangible assets
** Adjusted operating cash flow is operating cash flow excluding taxation,
interest payments & receipts and exceptional payments
Presentation and webcast:
A virtual results briefing for analysts will be held today, 22 February 2022
at 3.00pm GMT, via a live webcast and conference call facility.
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Buchanan at blancco@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:blancco@buchanan.uk.com) .
ENDS
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About Blancco
Blancco Technology Group plc is a leading global provider of mobile lifecycle
solutions and secure data erasure solutions. For more information, please
visit www.blancco.com.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT
Business overview
The first six months of the 2021/22 financial year have seen ongoing revenue
and profit growth alongside good levels of cash generation. This follows a
similarly prosperous trading period for the prior six months and is a result
of the global trends of sustainability and governance which are driving
increased demand for Blancco's market leading solutions.
It has never been acceptable to dispose of IT equipment which is storing
sensitive data without taking precautions to protect that data, but the
importance of this to businesses has been elevated in recent years by
increasing data protection laws being introduced globally with the risk of
extremely high financial penalties being imposed on organisations which have
not taken appropriate steps to protect sensitive data. Performing tasks such
as formatting a hard drive, or a factory reset on a device, can make it more
difficult to recover data, but the data almost always still resides on the
device. There are only two secure options available to companies which are
disposing of data bearing equipment:
1) Ensure that the equipment is physically shredded into very small
fragments such that no data is recoverable and then send this material to
landfill. This means that the potentially valuable raw materials used to
manufacture the device are lost and not available for recycling. It also often
means that harmful chemicals contained in such material are released into the
soil.
2) Use a secure data erasure solution to permanently erase all data
stored on the device. The device is then able to be reused or recycled. This
method is usually more cost effective, and more auditable, than the shredding
option. Blancco is currently one of the few software companies to offer this
kind of fully certifiable data erasure solution to businesses and governments.
Whilst it seems obvious that secure data erasure is the most preferable
choice, the reality is that the vast majority of IT equipment is still
shredded and sent to landfill at the end of its first life. Companies are
however gradually behaving in a more sustainable and responsible manner and
looking at how they can reduce waste as well as minimise their carbon
footprint. This necessitates diverting more equipment away from landfill and
towards data erasure.
Blancco is the global market leader in data erasure software solutions.
Blancco has an unrivalled patent portfolio supported by an extensive list of
global security accreditations which verify that Blancco's solutions ensure
that all data is permanently erased.
Enterprise
Blancco's Enterprise solutions ensure that data is permanently erased from all
devices that may store it in large organisations. These companies have the
largest inventory of IT equipment storing the largest quantity of data. These
companies are also subject to increasing data protection regulations around
the world from which failure to comply could result in huge fines based on
their global turnover.
Large organisations are also under increasing pressure to operate in a
sustainable manner, reducing their waste and carbon footprint. The use of
secure data erasure solutions enables those companies to meet their data
protection requirements whilst supporting sustainability initiatives.
As a result, Blancco has seen sustained double digit growth in its Enterprise
division and reported full year results in September 2021 showing that growth
had been at 18% per annum over the past three years, despite a challenging
macro backdrop. This growth has continued into the new financial year with
reported revenue growing by 11% to £7.1 million compared to the same period
last year (H1 FY 2021: £6.4 million). A relatively small proportion of
Blancco's revenue is transacted in Sterling, meaning that revenues are subject
to foreign exchange fluctuations and this was seen in the period with
underlying growth in the Enterprise division, excluding these fluctuations, of
17%.
Access to large Enterprise customers on a global basis is challenging for a
company of Blancco's size which has led to increasing initiatives to develop
relationships with strategic channel partners that have deeper access to large
blue chip organisations. Revenue from channel partners grew by 33% to £4.0
million (H1 FY2021: £3.0 million) in the period and now represents 57% (H1 FY
2021: 47%) of all Enterprise revenue.
The Group recently commenced a new channel partnership with a global IT
consultant. Their clients are challenged by the landscape for data and device
lifecycle management which underwent a fundamental change during the pandemic.
Those clients have seen increasing adoption of flexible working models and
more individuals accessing and sharing data via personal and public networks
and devices. The collaboration between this IT consultant and Blancco offers
full global service availability of Blancco's data sanitisation solutions for
their back-to-back service support, and implementation is already underway
with one of their largest global enterprise clients. The partnership sees the
consultant's clients receive access to the full suite of Blancco's Secure Data
Erasure ("BSDE") software.
Access to Blancco's BSDE software will simplify the data sanitisation process
by allowing our clients to perform secure, enterprise-wide data erasure within
their existing IT asset management services. It will also give customers a
centralised view of all managed assets from which they can trigger processes
like remote erasure. This single-source approach further streamlines and
simplifies IT asset management across the organisation globally, giving
enterprises the ability to remotely, securely and easily erase devices
anytime, anywhere.
To further support the sustainability initiatives of our clients and channel
partners, Blancco is adding increased reporting capability for its clients
that will ultimately enable them to track the environmental impact of using
Blancco's solutions. The Sustainability dashboard is shortly to be added to
the existing reporting on the Blancco Management Console and will eventually
enable clients to track the numbers of devices that have been erased and
recycled. It will also report on the e-waste saving as well as the potential
carbon saving from recycling the materials and not incurring the carbon
footprint of sending the devices to landfill. This will become important for
the Group's clients as they seek to improve the sustainability metrics that
they themselves report to their stakeholders.
IT Asset Disposition ("ITAD")
An inability to access customer premises meant there was a slowdown in erasure
licences consumed by ITAD customers in the first half of the prior financial
year when revenues fell by 7%. However, this was reversed as businesses opened
up again during the early months of 2021 with 19% growth in H2 FY2021. This
trend has accelerated in H1 FY2022 with revenue growing 33% to £6.9 million
(H1 FY2021: £5.2 million).
Blancco's ITAD customers are reporting a period of increased activity as
companies are adjusting to more flexible working schedules and reconfiguring
office workspaces, resulting in increased levels of computer equipment being
disposed of. However, the longer-term trend is very similar to Enterprise
where companies of all sizes are motivated to conduct business in a more
sustainable manner, rather than arrange for the physical destruction of
assets. As reported in the Group's Full Year results, ITAD revenues had been
growing at a rate of 10% per annum over the last three financial years,
despite the impact of the pandemic. There is no reason why ITAD revenues can't
continue to grow at similar, if not greater levels, in the years ahead.
From a product perspective, the Group's biggest innovation in recent months
has been the introduction of the capability to erase Google Chromebook
devices. Traditionally, these devices haven't been used by businesses, but we
have seen growth of Chromebook use among our corporate customers and have
recently introduced this capability to further enhance our position as the
clear data erasure market leader for ITAD customers.
Mobile
We continue to see some COVID related impact on the Mobile market with supply
shortages slowing the number of new handsets being sold which in turn has
temporarily slowed the second-hand market as consumers typically trade in
handsets when purchasing new ones. The most recent data published by Gartner
showed that global smartphone sales reduced by 6.8% from 366.3 million
handsets in Q3 2020 to 342.3 million handsets in Q3 2021. Our Mobile customers
are reporting similar trends with some of our larger customers processing
10-20% fewer smartphones than in the comparable period of last year.
Despite the short-term impact of the supply shortages in the Mobile market,
Blancco continued to gain market share and although revenue fell slightly to
£5.7 million (H1 FY2021: £5.8 million) in the period, this nonetheless
represented growth of 7% when adjusted for foreign currency movements.
The latest research published by IDC shows that the refurbished smartphone
market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2% per annum
to 2024. Its data shows that 225.5 million handsets were shipped in 2020 and
this is expected to increase to 351.6 million in 2024. As the market matures,
we expect that the proportion of these devices which are securely erased, as
opposed to being encrypted by a factory reset, will increase and therefore
accelerate the growth of the market in which we operate.
The Blancco solution has always been targeted at the largest mobile processors
who process millions of phones per annum. The large processors are primarily
concerned with ensuring the most secure erasure takes place and that the
handset is processed in the shortest possible time. Blancco's solution uses
patented technology which allows us to communicate directly with the firmware
of the device and enables handsets to be processed up to 50% quicker than any
of our competitors while also processing up to 60 devices simultaneously.
Coupled with our experience of operating in the software erasure market and
security accreditations, Blancco has a market leading proposition for the
large mobile processors.
Mid-tier mobile processors who process fewer handsets, in perhaps the tens or
hundreds of thousands of devices, have different priorities and will often
look for a cheaper solution where processing time is less of a concern.
Blancco has recently launched Blancco Xcelerate which is targeted to compete
in this market segment. Blancco Xcelerate is a small piece of hardware which
can enable 20 devices to be processed simultaneously but will be priced on a
subscription basis which will give certainty to customers on the monthly
outflow relating to Blancco licences. This solution competes directly with the
major players in this market and will bring Blancco's accredited erasure
solution to potential customers who had previously considered it too
expensive.
Summary and Outlook
We are delighted with the growth of the business through the 2021 calendar
year despite a challenging macro backdrop, with currency adjusted revenue
growth of 25% in H2 FY2021 being followed by currency adjusted revenue growth
of 20% in this most recent six-month period. This revenue growth has also
demonstrated the operational gearing in the business with these results
showing gross margins of 97% and adjusted operating margin growing to 20%.
Whilst cash grew from £10.1 million at 30 June 2021 to £10.2 million at 31
December 2021, this was depressed by the £1.5 million outflow relating to the
purchase of shares into the Employee Benefit Trust to satisfy future vesting
of awards under the Company's long term incentive plan.
The Enterprise business has consistently grown at almost 20% per annum and the
governance and sustainability growth drivers detailed above should ensure that
growth rates of approximately this level will be maintained. The ITAD market
has seen a period of very high growth as demonstrated by the currency adjusted
growth of 40% that we have seen in this reporting period. Whilst we anticipate
this growth to slow when the release of post pandemic pent-up demand is
satisfied, similar growth drivers to those for our Enterprise business give us
confidence that the growth rate of circa 10% seen in the three previous
financial years can be at least maintained if not modestly improved. In Mobile
we have continued to gain market share, but supply chain issues have
indirectly impacted the growth of our mobile business. Long-term market data
suggests a resold handset market that is growing at 11% per annum. The new
Blancco Xcelerate product is intended to gain market share in Mobile and we
anticipate growth rates to increase from those reported in these results.
We do anticipate an increased cost base as we fill staff vacancies through the
second half of the year, with the impact of pay increases and a return to more
normal travel patterns also impacting operating margins in the short term.
However, with a full sales pipeline of opportunities as we enter the second
half of the financial year, we look forward with confidence to another period
of growth.
Matt Jones
Chief Executive Officer
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S REPORT
Revenue
Revenue growth in H1 FY22 was 20% excluding the impact of foreign exchange
movements which follows on from 25% currency adjusted revenue growth
experienced in the second half of the prior financial year. Whilst 2020 was a
challenging period due to the pressures of the pandemic, 2021 has seen
businesses adjust to managing their remote workforces on a sustainable basis
which has led to increased demand for Blancco's data erasure solutions.
Six months ended Growth rate CER Growth Year ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June 2021
Revenue (£ millions) 19.7 17.4 +13% +20% 36.5
Revenue by Geography
North America 5.8 4.9 +19% +25% 11.2
Europe 7.7 6.3 +22% +28% 13.4
Asia and ROW 6.2 6.2 - +9% 11.9
Revenue by Market type
Enterprise 7.1 6.4 +11% +17% 14.1
ITAD 6.9 5.2 +33% +40% 11.5
Mobile 5.7 5.8 -2% +7% 10.9
Particularly strong growth has continued in North America where revenue grew
by 19% (25% when adjusted for currency movements), following on from the
second half of the prior financial year when growth was 49%. The move towards
sustainable activity is being led by the largest companies in the world of
which many are based in the US.
Europe was the strongest growth region with revenue growing by 22% to £7.7
million (CER growth 28%). This reflects the reopening of businesses following
the pandemic with Europe experiencing the most severe and lengthy lockdowns.
Conversely, Asia only saw constant currency growth of 9% in the period with
the region having not been as severely impacted by the pandemic in the
comparative period. Asia is particularly affected by Mobile activity where
supply shortages of new handsets led to reduced used handset availability.
Profitability Measures
The Company saw increased profit margins during the period due to several
major factors:
· During the period, the Company launched a solution which reduced
the requirement to purchase third party licences when processing mobile
handsets. This was previously a large proportion of cost of goods sold and
this elimination resulted in overall gross margins increasing from 93% to 97%
in the period
· Whilst Travel & Entertainment returned to a certain extent,
particularly in North America, it remains comfortably below pre-pandemic
levels. We do anticipate Travel & Entertainment continuing to increase as
restrictions are eased but the increasing use of technology will mean that it
will not return to pre-pandemic levels
· As is being reported by businesses globally across all sectors,
it is challenging to recruit and retain the best employees which has meant
that it is taking longer to fill vacancies than we would normally expect and
this does result in cost savings. We anticipate in the second half of the
year we will be able to fill many of those roles and will also see the impact
of wage inflation come through in operating margins
Adjusted Operating Profit for the period increased by 36% to £4.0 million (H1
FY2021: £2.9 million). Operating profit for the period was £1.9 million (H1
FY2021: £0.7 million). Adjusted operating margins in the first six months of
the year grew from 17% in the prior year to 20% in first half of FY2022 as a
result of the factors listed above. We do anticipate some operating margin
reduction in the second half of the year as we continue to look to fill
vacancies in headcount and the full six-month impact of pay increases and
vacancies filled in the first half come through. We also anticipate Travel
& Entertainment returning more significantly in the period from now until
30 June 2022.
6 months ended 31 December 6 months ended 31 December
2021 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Operating profit 1,916 716
Exceptional income - (41)
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 1,337 1,460
Share-based payments charge 699 767
Adjusted operating profit 3,952 2,902
Adjusted EBITDA for the period grew by 21% to £6.4 million (H1 FY 2021: £5.3
million), giving an adjusted EBITDA margin of 33% (H1 FY 2021: 30%).
Balance Sheet
Whilst cash grew to £10.2 million (31 December 2020: £8.2m), this was
suppressed by a cash outflow of £1.5 million to purchase Blancco shares for
the Employee Benefit Trust. The Group experienced a very strong sales period
in the second quarter which led to an increased Debtor balance of £7.8
million (30 June 2021: £6.2 million) and will result in further positive cash
generation in the second half of the year.
Adam Moloney
Chief Financial Officer
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the six months ended 31 December 2021
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
30 June 2021
31 December 31 December (audited)
2021 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Note £'000 £'000 £'000
Revenue 19,676 17,417 36,506
Cost of sales (588) (1,262) (2,807)
Gross profit 19,088 16,155 33,699
Administrative expenses and depreciation (17,172) (15,439) (31,925)
Operating profit 1,916 716 1,774
Acquisition costs - - -
Exceptional income - (41) (837)
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 1,337 1,460 2,859
Share-based payments charge 699 767 1,490
Adjusted administrative expenses (15,136) (13,253) (28,413)
Adjusted operating profit 3,952 2,902 5,286
Finance income 1 51 121
Finance costs (85) (242) (420)
Profit before tax 1,832 525 1,475
Taxation (302) 191 (95)
Profit for the period 1,530 716 1,380
Discontinued operations
Post tax results from discontinued operations - 114 331
Profit for the period 1,530 830 1,711
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the company 1,505 822 1,697
Non-controlling interests 25 8 14
Profit for the period 1,530 830 1,711
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the six months ended 31 December 2021
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June
(unaudited) (unaudited) 2021
(audited)
£'000 £'000 £'000
Profit for the period 1,530 830 1,711
Other comprehensive loss - amounts that may be reclassified to profit or loss
in the future:
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign entities (995) (2,718) (5,862)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period 535 (1,888) (4,151)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company 523 (1,856) (4,049)
Non-controlling interests 12 (32) (102)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period 535 (1,888) (4,151)
Earnings per share
Continuing Operations: 2.01 p 0.96 p 1.84 p
Basic 2
Diluted 2 1.94 p 0.93 p 1.78 p
Discontinued Operations:
Basic 2 - 0.15 p 0.45 p
Diluted 2 - 0.15 p 0.43 p
Total Group:
Basic 2 2.01 p 1.11 p 2.29 p
Diluted 2 1.94 p 1.08 p 2.21 p
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2021
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June 2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
£'000 £'000 £'000
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill 47,555 50,101 48,199
Other intangible assets 17,928 21,423 19,369
Property, plant and equipment 2,449 2,366 2,249
Deferred tax assets 99 1,008 119
68,031 74,898 69,936
Current assets
Inventory 166 73 110
Trade and other receivables 7,820 6,251 6,204
Current tax asset 579 439 469
Cash 10,205 8,241 10,071
18,770 15,004 16,854
Total assets 86,801 89,902 86,790
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (7,867) (7,868) (7,767)
Contingent consideration - (319) -
Current tax liability (380) (288) (336)
Provisions - (166) -
(8,247) (8,641) (8,103)
Non-current liabilities
Other payables (1,268) (1,258) (1,131)
Deferred tax (2,766) (3,572) (2,655)
Provisions - (52) -
(4,034) (4,882) (3,786)
Total liabilities (12,281) (13,523) (11,889)
Net assets 74,520 76,379 74,901
Equity
Called up share capital 1,513 1,512 1,512
Share premium account 21,103 21,103 21,103
Merger reserve 5,861 5,861 5,861
Capital redemption reserve 417 417 417
Translation reserve (792) 3,258 190
Retained earnings 45,843 43,595 45,255
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 73,945 75,746 74,338
Non-Controlling interest reserve 575 633 563
Total equity 74,520 76,379 74,901
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the six months ended 31 December 2021
6 months ended 6 months ended Year
ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June 2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
£'000 £'000 £'000
Balance at the start of the period 74,901 77,350 77,350
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period 535 (1,888) (4,151)
Purchase of Company's own shares (1,546) - -
Issue of shares 1 - -
Share based payment charge inclusive of deferred tax 629 917 1,702
Balance at the end of the period 74,520 76,379 74,901
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the six months ended 31 December 2021
6 months 6 months Year
ended ended ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June
2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
£'000 £'000 £'000
Profit for the period 1,530 830 1,711
Adjustments for:
Results of discontinued operations - (114) (331)
Net finance charges 84 191 299
Tax expense/(income) 302 (191) 95
Loss on disposal of intangible assets - - 66
Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1 (5) (6)
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment 554 577 1,129
Amortisation of intangible assets 1,912 1,829 3,753
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 1,337 1,460 2,859
Share-based payments expense 699 767 1,490
Operating cash flow before movement in working capital 6,419 5,344 11,065
Exceptional income - (41) (837)
Adjusted EBITDA 6,419 5,303 10,228
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (54) 21 (19)
(Increase)/decrease in receivables (1,715) 642 588
Decrease in payables and accruals (37) (1,011) (1,249)
Cash generated from continuing operations 4,613 4,996 10,385
Acquisition costs payments - 252 252
Share-based payments 42 155 155
Adjusted operating cash flow 4,655 5,403 10,792
Interest received 67 51 54
Interest paid (80) (80) (113)
Other finance costs paid - - (242)
Tax (paid)/received (187) 250 228
Net cash generated from operating activities - continuing operations 4,413 5,217 10,312
Net cash generated from operating activities - continuing and discontinued 4,413 5,217 10,312
operations
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (62) (126) (235)
Purchase and development of intangible assets (2,189) (2,600) (4,876)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired - - (319)
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations (2,251) (2,726) (5,430)
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing and discontinued operations (2,251) (2,726) (5,430)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of the principal portion of lease liabilities (373) (554) (927)
Purchase of Company's own shares (1,546) - -
Issue of shares 1 - -
Net cash used in financing activities (1,918) (554) (927)
Net cash used in financing activities - continuing and discontinued operations (1,918) (554) (927)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 244 1,937 3,955
Other non-cash movements - exchange rate changes (110) (415) (603)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period 10,071 6,719 6,719
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 10,205 8,241 10,071
Net cash 10,205 8,241 10,071
Notes to the Half Year Report
For the six months ended 31 December 2021
1. Basis of Preparation
These half yearly results have been prepared on the basis of the accounting
policies to be adopted for the year ended 30 June 2022. These are in
accordance with the Group's accounting policies as set out in the latest
audited annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021.
All UK adopted International Accounting Standards and interpretations
currently endorsed by the UK Endorsement Board, in conformity with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and as required to be adopted by AIM
listed companies, have been applied. AIM listed companies are not required to
comply with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' and accordingly the Company
has taken advantage of this exemption.
The financial information in these half yearly results does not constitute
statutory accounts for the six months ended 31 December 2021 and should be
read in conjunction with the Group's annual financial statements for the year
ended 30 June 2021.
The condensed consolidated half yearly financial statements for the six months
to 31 December 2021 have not been audited or reviewed by auditors pursuant to
the Auditing Practices Board guidance on Review of Half yearly Financial
Information.
These unaudited half yearly results were approved by the Board of Directors on
21 February 2022.
2. Earnings per share (EPS)
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June
2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
Pence Pence Pence
Continuing operations
Basic earnings per share 2.01 p 0.96 p 1.84 p
Diluted earnings per share 1.94 p 0.93 p 1.78 p
Adjusted earnings per share 4.23 p 3.44 p 5.77 p
Diluted adjusted earnings per share 4.08 p 3.34 p 5.58 p
Discontinued operations
Basic earnings per share - 0.15 p 0.45 p
Diluted earnings per share - 0.15 p 0.43 p
Adjusted earnings per share - 0.15 p 0.45 p
Diluted adjusted earnings per share - 0.15 p 0.43 p
Total Group
Basic earnings per share 2.01 p 1.11 p 2.29 p
Diluted earnings per share 1.94 p 1.08 p 2.21 p
Adjusted earnings per share 4.23 p 3.59 p 6.22 p
Diluted adjusted earnings per share 4.08 p 3.49 p 6.01 p
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June
2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
Continuing operations £'000 £'000 £'000
Profit for the period 1,530 716 1,380
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests (25) (8) (14)
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company 1,505 708 1,366
Reconciliation to adjusted profit:
Amortisation of intangible assets 1,337 1,460 2,859
Exceptional income - (41) (837)
Revaluation of contingent consideration - 62 62
Amortisation of bank fees 4 - 3
Share based payments 699 767 1,490
Tax impact of above adjustments (387) (415) (667)
Adjusted profit for the period 3,158 2,541 4,276
Number of shares '000s '000s '000s
Weighted average number of shares 74,691 73,767 74,104
Impact of dilutive share options 2,646 2,381 2,573
Diluted 77,337 76,148 76,677
The dilutive share options are in respect of the shares awarded under the
Blancco Performance Share Plan and Sharesave Plan.
3. Profit for the period
Profit for the period for the Group has been arrived at after
charging/(crediting):
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 December 2021 31 December 2020 30 June 2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
£'000 £'000 £'000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment - owned 127 128 247
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment - right-of-use asset 427 449 882
Loss on disposal of intangible assets - - 66
Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1 (5) (6)
Amortisation of intangible assets 3,249 3,289 6,612
Expenses related to leases of low-value assets 11 12 25
Cost of inventories recognised as an expense 145 129 377
Research & Development expense 509 458 1,131
Staff costs 9,572 8,260 17,507
Net foreign exchange gain (52) (127) (316)
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