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RNS Number : 2727N  MobilityOne Limited  18 June 2025

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18 June 2025

MobilityOne Limited

("MobilityOne", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Trading update

 

MobilityOne (AIM: MBO), the e-commerce infrastructure payment solutions and
platform provider, announces an update on trading and future outlook prior to
release of its audited results for the financial year ended 31 December 2024
("FY 2024") which are expected to be published by the end of June 2025.

 

Highlights:

 

·       Unaudited revenue of £230.2 million (2023: revenue of £241.67
million) with the decline in revenue due to softer demand in the Group's
mobile phone prepaid airtime reload and bill payment business;

 

·       Increased unaudited loss after tax of £3.45 million (2023:
loss after tax of £1.41 million);

 

·     Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December 2024 of £3.98 million
(31 December 2023: £3.54 million);

 

·      Secured loans and borrowings as at 31 December 2024 of £7.07
million (31 December 2023: £4.22 million); and

 

·     The Directors anticipate a challenging business environment and
remain cautious about the outlook for the remainder of 2025. Notwithstanding
this, the Group is implementing targeted initiatives across its core business
segments aimed at turning around the Group's performance and positioning the
Group for sustainable growth.

 

The Group expects to report revenues of approximately £230.2 million for FY
2024 (2023: revenue of £241.67 million). This decline in revenues is
primarily due to softer demand in the Group's main market in Malaysia,
particularly in the mobile phone prepaid airtime reloads and bill payment
services through the Group's banking channels (i.e. mobile banking and
internet banking) and electronic data capture terminals as well as third
parties' e-wallet applications. As reported by the two main telecommunications
companies in Malaysia, being Maxis and CelcomDigi, mobile prepaid revenues
experienced a decline in 2024, with Maxis reporting a 2.1% decrease and
CelcomDigi reporting a 3.5% decrease. This downward trend aligns with the
broader telecommunications sector dynamics in Malaysia, where the overall
mobile segment revenue trend is slightly down or relatively flat due to
intense competition and price pressures.

In FY 2024, the Group also expects to register a loss after tax of £3.45
million (2023: loss after tax of £1.41 million). The Group's increase in loss
after tax is mainly due to lower sales, higher administrative and marketing
expenses aimed at customer acquisition and retention, higher finance costs and
the Group's share of its 49%-owned associated company's loss, namely Sincere
Acres Sdn Bhd ("Sincere") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hati International
Sdn Bhd ("Hati"), a healthcare information systems provider in Malaysia.

 

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had unaudited cash and cash equivalents
(excluding other financial assets which are fixed deposits with maturities
over 3 months) of £3.98 million (31 December 2023: cash and cash equivalents
(excluding other financial assets which are fixed deposits with maturities
over 3 months) of £3.54 million) while the secured loans and borrowings from
financial institutions increased to £7.07 million (31 December 2023: £4.22
million) mainly due to payments for higher cost of sales and higher
administrative expenses.

 

All figures stated above for FY 2024 are based on unaudited financial figures
and are subject to finalisation of the Group's audit. While the audit is
ongoing, the auditors in both the UK and Malaysia are conducting an impairment
assessment and are reviewing the possibility of a partial impairment in
connection with the Company's investment in its 49% interest in Sincere, which
is a holding company for Hati.

 

Outlook and business update:

 

Looking ahead, there are two major transactions pending completion, which are
anticipated to materially impact the future financial performance and position
of the Group.

 

(1)    Disposal of OneShop Retail Sdn Bhd ("1Shop") and proposed joint
venture with Super Apps Holdings Sdn Bhd ("Super Apps")

 

On 19 October 2022, MobilityOne Sdn Bhd ("M1 Malaysia") entered into a share
sale agreement (the "Share Sale Agreement") with Super Apps for the disposal
by M1 Malaysia of a 60% shareholding in the Group's wholly-owned non-core
subsidiary 1Shop to Super Apps (together the "Disposal").  Concurrently, M1
Malaysia entered into a joint-venture cum shareholders agreement with Super
Apps and 1Shop (together the "Proposed Joint Venture"). The intention of the
Disposal and Proposed Joint Venture is to establish a new joint venture to
expand the Group's e-products and services business initially in Malaysia.

 

The Disposal was initially subject to the completion of a merger exercise
between Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Corporation ("TETE")
and Super Apps which includes certain approvals by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (together the "Merger Exercise").
Subsequently it was announced on 1 March 2024 that M1 Malaysia had entered
into a supplementary agreement with Super Apps to amend the terms and
conditions of the Share Sale Agreement in preparation for the Merger Exercise
(the "Supplementary Agreement"). Under the new terms and conditions of the
Supplementary Agreement, completion of the Disposal is no longer conditional
on the Merger Exercise completing. In this regard, it was instead agreed that
the Disposal completes upon entry of the Supplementary Agreement.
Notwithstanding completion, if the Merger Exercise does not complete, M1
Malaysia is entitled to purchase back the 60% interest in 1Shop from Super
Apps for a nominal consideration of RM1.00.

 

It was further agreed that irrespective of the completion of the Disposal and
subject to the completion of the Merger Exercise, Super Apps shall pay M1
Malaysia the following consideration:

 

(a)   RM40.0 million (c. £6.84 million) in cash within 14 days upon
completion of the Merger Exercise; and

 

(b)   RM20.0 million (c. £3.42 million) in cash within 180 days upon
completion of the Merger Exercise.

 

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Proposed Joint Venture, M1 Malaysia
undertook to provide the necessary technical and business support to 1Shop and
provided a guarantee that 1Shop would achieve revenues of at least RM560.0
million (equivalent to c. £95.8 million) in the financial year ending 31
December 2023 or any other period as mutually agreed (the "Revenue Target").
As the Merger Exercise has been delayed, the period to achieve the Revenue
Target shall be re-assessed and agreed with Super Apps in due course.  In
order to achieve the Revenue Target, Super Apps undertakes to provide all the
necessary working capital requirements of 1Shop. This will be supplemented
through Super Apps, in conjunction with 1Shop, collaborating with other
organisations. Moreover, Super Apps shall procure TETE to issue shares in TETE
(the "TETE Shares") to a stakeholder to be mutually agreed by M1 Malaysia and
Super Apps with aggregate value of RM20.0 million (equivalent to c. £3.42
million) within 14 days upon completion of the Merger Exercise. The issue
price for the TETE Shares to the stakeholder will be determined at a later
date.  M1 Malaysia will only be entitled to receive the TETE Shares from the
stakeholder following 1Shop achieving the Revenue Target.

 

Tete Technologies Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TETE, has also filed a
draft proxy statement ("TETE Proxy Filing") with the SEC and the TETE Proxy
Filing is subject to the approval by the SEC.

 

The Company will release further announcements on matters relating to the
Disposal, Proposed Joint Venture and Merger Exercise as and when appropriate.

 

(2)     Acquisition of Hati via Sincere

 

On 29 September 2023, M1 Malaysia entered into a share sale agreement with
United Flagship Development Sdn Bhd ("Vendor") to acquire a 49% equity
interest in Sincere for a total cash consideration of RM30.0 million (c.
£5.217 million) to be paid to the Vendor in two tranches. On 4 October 2023,
the acquisition of Hati via Sincere completed and the first tranche,
representing RM2.0 million (c. £0.348 million), has since been paid to the
Vendor. The second tranche, representing the balance of RM28.0 million (c.
£4.869 million) (the "Second Tranche"), was originally required to be paid by
M1 Malaysia by 8 March 2024 (the "Second Tranche Payment Date").

 

The Second Tranche Payment Date has been subject to prior extensions and was
most recently extended to 31 August 2025. Any payment in relation to the
Second Tranche made after the Second Tranche Payment Date is subject to an
interest charge of 10% per annum.

 

The Group anticipates a challenging business environment and remains cautious
about the outlook for the remainder of 2025. As announced by the Group on 23
April 2025, the Group's collaboration with TETE continues with the relevant
parties working towards a Merger Exercise deadline of 20 August 2025.
Notwithstanding this, at this stage there can be no certainty that the Group
will receive the consideration for the Disposal nor as to the completion of
the Proposed Joint Venture. This is on the basis that both events are
conditional on the completion of the Merger Exercise, which is outside of the
Group's control. The payment for the consideration of the Disposal and the
completion of the Proposed Joint Venture will represent a positive and
material financial development for the Group. Consequently, any further delays
to the Merger Exercise and/or the non-completion of the Merger Exercise itself
will impact the Group's future financial position and business operations,
including restricting the Group's future growth initiatives.

 

In recognition of the challenging business environment the Group has adopted a
turnaround strategy. As part of this turnaround strategy, the Group has taken
steps to implement a range of targeted initiatives across its core business
segments.

 

In the mobile phone prepaid airtime reloads and bill payment services, the
Group has embarked on a marketing strategy aimed at protecting its market
share, with a focus on improving service quality while avoiding any pricing
wars. Additionally, the Group intends to introduce higher‑margin products
such as game credits and gift vouchers to grow both revenues and margins. The
e-payments business is also expected to grow as more businesses and
transactions shift online.

 

As for the international remittance business, the Group will continue the
marketing campaigns to capture greater market share while optimising foreign
exchange and fee structures to improve margins.  In addition, the Group is
in the midst of forming partnerships with other local remittance licencees to
leverage complementary strengths, such as agent network reach and regional
expertise to enhance the Group's overall product offerings and broaden payout
channels. These alliances, alongside enhanced connectivity with cash-in and
cash-out partners, are expected to drive transaction volume growth and help
improve the Group's overall margins. 

 

Meanwhile, in the health technology segment, the Group and its associated
company, Hati, are making good progress, with several contracts recently
secured from hospitals in Thailand and Malaysia. This includes a contract with
Sripath Medical Centre in Thailand for system development, system support and
maintenance for a period of five years. The hospitals in Malaysia include
three government-linked hospitals which are part of Selgate Corporation, a
subsidiary of the Selangor State Development Corporation in Malaysia, for
hospital systems with five years of system support and maintenance. The above
contracts will serve as good references for  Hati to expand into the
Malaysian and Southeast Asian's electronic medical record and hospital
information systems markets. While the health technology business shows strong
promise, it also faces notable challenges, particularly rising manpower costs,
increased competition from regional players, and the need for Hati to
carefully manage its project pipeline to avoid overcommitment and to maintain
service quality and post‑implementation support excellence.

 

Collectively, the above initiatives are aimed at turning around the Group's
performance and positioning the Group for sustainable growth.

 

Annual Report and Accounts

 

The Company expects to publish its annual audited report and accounts for the
financial year ended 31 December 2024 at the end of June 2025.

 

The Company will release further announcements as and when appropriate.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

MobilityOne Limited
                               +6 03 89963600

Dato' Hussian A. Rahman,
CEO                                                        www.mobilityone.com.my

har@mobilityone.com.my

 

Allenby Capital Limited

(Nominated Adviser and
Broker)                                                        +44
20 3328 5656

Nick Athanas / Vivek Bhardwaj

 

 

About the Group:

 

MobilityOne is one of the leading virtual distributors of mobile prepaid
reload and bill payment services in Malaysia. With connections to various
service providers across industries such as banking, telecommunications,
utilities, government agencies, and transportation, the Group operates through
multiple distribution channels including mobile wallets, e-commerce sites, EDC
terminals, automated teller machines, kiosks, and internet & mobile
banking. Holding licenses in regulated spaces including acquiring, e-money,
remittance and lending, the Group offers a range of services to the market,
including wallet, internet, and terminal-based payment services, e-money,
remittance, lending, and custom fintech ecosystems for communities. The
Group's flexible, scalable technology platform enables cash, debit card, and
credit card transactions from multiple devices while providing robust control
and monitoring of product and service distribution.

 

For more information, refer to our website at www.mobilityone.com.my
(http://www.mobilityone.com.my)

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