Trading Update

Ecsc

26/01/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 6161Z  ECSC Group PLC  26 January 2022

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26 January 2022

ECSC Group plc

('ECSC' or the 'Company' or the 'Group')

Trading Update

for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021

 

Increased Revenue and New Growth Loan

 

ECSC Group plc (AIM: ECSC), the provider of cyber security services, is
pleased to announce an unaudited trading update for the twelve months ended 31
December 2021.

 

Highlights:

 

·    Group revenue growth up 8% to £6.14m (2020: £5.66m)

·    Assurance division revenue growth up 15% to £3.12m (2020: £2.72m)

·    Managed Detection & Response ("MDR") division recurring revenue
growth up 7% to £2.59m (2020: £2.42m)

·    Positive adjusted EBITDA* for the year

·    Agreed a new £1.0m loan

·    Cash at the period end was £1.17m, including new £1.0m loan and
£0.02m of Covid-19 related government support (31 December 2020: £1.12m,
including £0.42m of Covid-19 related government support).

* Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation
and Amortisation and excludes one-off charges and share based charges

 

Prior to the period end, ECSC entered a five-year £1.0m loan agreement with
BOOST&Co to provide additional funding to support the Group's overall
organic growth plans. The loan is secured over the Group's assets and attracts
interest at 9% per annum. The loan agreement includes the option for the
Company to increase the size of the loan to £1.5m.

 

Ian Mann, Chief Executive Officer of ECSC, commented:

"We are delighted to report growth across both our MDR and Assurance
divisions, which is a testament to the continued efforts and expertise of the
team.

"We are also pleased to have secured the new loan which will assist us in
pursuing our growth plans.

"Cyber security continues to be a key priority for all businesses, with most
now recognising the importance in investing in key solutions in order to avoid
costly breaches and disruptive down time."

 

Enquiries:

 ECSC Group plc                                    +44 (0) 1274 736 223

David Mathewson (Non-Executive Chairman)

Ian Mann (Chief Executive Officer)
 Allenby Capital Limited (NOMAD and Broker)        +44 (0) 203 3285 656

David Hart / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)

Tony Quirke (Equity Sales)
 Yellow Jersey (PR and IR)                         +44 (0) 203 004 9512

Sarah Hollins

 Annabel Atkins

 Matthew McHale

Notes to Editors:

Founded in 2000, ECSC Group plc (AIM: ECSC) is the UK's longest running
full-service cyber security service provider. With an extensive range of
in-house developed proprietary technologies, including advanced Artificial
Intelligence (AI) systems, ECSC provides expert security breach prevention and
advisory support to organisations across all sectors.

ECSC operates from two Security Operations Centres (SOCs): one in Yorkshire,
UK, and the other in Brisbane, Australia.  ECSC offers flexible 24/7/365
cyber security monitoring, detection, and response support to its clients,
either as a fully managed service or to enhance an organisation's existing
cyber security systems.  In addition, ECSC's Assurance division provides
guidance, certification to industry standards, and extensive testing services
to allow organisations to assess their cyber security protection.

ECSC is led by a highly experienced senior management team with over 80 years'
combined experience within the company, and has delivered consecutive organic
growth for the last 20 years.

The Company's broad client base ranges from e-commerce start-ups to global
blue-chip organisations, including 10% of the FTSE 100.

For more information, please visit the following: https://investor.ecsc.co.uk/
(https://investor.ecsc.co.uk/)

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