Half-year Report
RNS Number : 1139N
Pelatro PLC
28 September 2021
28 September 2021
Pelatro Plc
("Pelatro" or the "Group")
Interim results
Pelatro Plc (AIM: PTRO), the precision marketing software specialist, is pleased to announce today its results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2021.
Financial highlights
• Revenue $3.46m (H1 2020: $2.29m)
• Recurring revenue $2.43m (H1 2020: $1.54m), 70% of revenue
• Adjusted EBITDA* $1.61m (H1 2020: $0.66m)
• Adjusted EBITDA* margin 47% (H1 2020 29%)
• Adjusted earnings per share 1.6¢ (H1 2020: (0.6)¢)
Operational highlights
• Transition to recurring revenue model almost complete
• New Framework Agreement signed with major telco group
• Older contracts now being renewed, demonstrating "stickiness" and continuity of Pelatro products
Post period end highlights
• Completed placing of 8.38m shares to raise £3.35m (pre expenses)
• Gross cash at 31 August $3.8m, net cash $2.8m after debt repayments of c. $0.6m
Outlook
Management expectations for the year underpinned by:
• revenue visibility of c. $7.2m for full year (including $3.5m H1 2021)
• current pipeline** of c. $18m, of which c. $5m is from existing customers
Richard Day, Non-executive Chairman of Pelatro commented:
"The momentum we have seen in the first half of the year is being maintained, with the Group being able to sell an expanded suite of products across our customer base. Our planned move into the mobile advertising space has started well and is throwing up some exciting prospects in non-telco areas as well. We very much appreciate the support we received from our shareholders with our £3.35m equity fund raising. With a sound business base, a wide range of quality products, excellent prospects and current visibility of c. $7.2m for this year as a whole, we have every confidence as we look forward to the end of the year and beyond to the longer term."
For further information contact:
| Pelatro Plc | |
| Subash Menon, Managing Director | c/o Cenkos |
| Nic Hellyer, Finance Director | |
| Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | +44 (0)20 7397 8900 |
| Stephen Keys / Mark Connelly (corporate finance) | |
| Michael Johnson (sales) |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to December 2020 | ||
| Note | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (audited) | ||
| Revenue | 2 | 3,460 | 2,291 | 4,020 |
| Cost of sales and provision of services | (968) | (667) | (1,710) | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| Gross profit | 2,492 | 1,624 | 2,310 | |
| Adjusted administrative expenses | (1,735) | (1,738) | (3,647) | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| Adjusted operating profit/(loss) | 757 | (114) | (1,337) | |
| Exceptional items | - | 149 | 149 | |
| Amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles | (342) | (342) | (686) | |
| Share-based payments | (15) | (27) | (32) | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| Operating profit/(loss) | 400 | (334) | (1,906) | |
| Finance income | 4 | 23 | 37 | 64 |
| Finance expense | 5 | (110) | (106) | (240) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 313 | (403) | (2,082) | |
| Income tax credit/(expense) | (42) | (36) | (375) | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD | 271 | (439) | (2,457) | |
| Other comprehensive income/(expense): | ||||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | ||||
| Exchange differences | (26) | 21 | 25 | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | (26) | 21 | 25 | |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD | 245 | (418) | (2,432) | |
| Earnings/(loss) per share | ||||
| Reported | ||||
| Basic and diluted | 6 | 0.7¢ | (1.3)¢ | (7.2)¢ |
| Adjusted | ||||
| Basic and diluted | 6 | 1.6¢ | (0.6)¢ | (7.2)¢ |
| As at 30 June 2021 | As at 30 June 2020 | As at 31 December 2020 | ||
| Note | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (audited) | ||
| Assets | ||||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Intangible assets | 7 | 12,052 | 11,132 | 11,649 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 1,095 | 1,220 | 1,218 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 238 | 240 | 308 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 16 | 92 | 16 | |
| Contract assets | 8 | 461 | 446 | 751 |
| Trade and other receivables | 91 | 238 | 149 | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| 13,953 | 13,368 | 14,091 | ||
| Current assets | ||||
| Contract assets | 8 | 733 | 246 | 609 |
| Trade receivables | 3,716 | 4,800 | 3,335 | |
| Other assets | 387 | 576 | 485 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 784 | 749 | 1,805 | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| 5,620 | 6,371 | 6,234 | ||
| Total assets | 19,573 | 19,739 | 20,325 | |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Borrowings | 9 | 1,031 | 1,145 | 1,196 |
| Lease liabilities | 117 | 104 | 172 | |
| Contract liabilities | 139 | 228 | 207 | |
| Long-term provisions | 11 | 149 | 113 | 173 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| 1,436 | 1,590 | 1,748 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Borrowings | 9 | 504 | 148 | 244 |
| Lease liabilities | 139 | 171 | 174 | |
| Trade and other payables | 10 | 356 | 803 | 1,093 |
| Provisions | 11 | 198 | 89 | 163 |
| Contract liabilities | 289 | 337 | 495 | |
| Other financial liabilities | - | 801 | - | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| 1,486 | 2,349 | 2,169 | ||
| Total liabilities | 2,922 | 3,939 | 3,917 | |
| NET ASSETS | 16,651 | 15,800 | 16,408 | |
| Issued share capital and reserves | ||||
| Share capital | 1,212 | 1,065 | 1,212 | |
| Share premium | 14,045 | 11,603 | 14,045 | |
| Other reserves | (611) | (606) | (583) | |
| Retained earnings | 2,005 | 3,738 | 1,734 | |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | ||
| TOTAL EQUITY | 16,651 | 15,800 | 16,408 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (audited) | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 271 | (439) | (2,457) |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Income tax expense/(credit) recognised in profit or loss | 42 | 45 | 375 |
| Finance income | (4) | (37) | (20) |
| Finance costs | 107 | 87 | 232 |
| Depreciation of tangible non-current assets | 210 | 135 | 366 |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | - | - | (10) |
| Amortisation of intangible non-current assets | 991 | 993 | 2,122 |
| Fair value adjustment on contingent consideration | - | (149) | (149) |
| Share-based payments | 15 | 27 | 32 |
| Foreign exchange (gains)/losses | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Operating cash flows before movements in working capital | 1,642 | 668 | 516 |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables | (199) | 416 | 2,229 |
| (Increase)/decrease in contract assets | 173 | 122 | (544) |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | (623) | 386 | 676 |
| Increase in contract liabilities | (293) | (413) | (276) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Cash generated from operating activities | 700 | 1,179 | 2,601 |
| Income tax paid | (191) | (110) | (339) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Net cash generated from operating activities | 509 | 1,069 | 2,262 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Development of intangible assets | (1,354) | (1,210) | (2,807) |
| Purchase of intangible assets | (3) | (3) | (9) |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (42) | (791) | (902) |
| Payment of earn out consideration relating to prior period acquisition | - | - | (851) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,399) | (2,004) | (4,569) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares, net of issue costs | - | - | 2,589 |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 226 | 1,117 | 1,753 |
| Repayment of borrowings | (81) | (301) | (919) |
| Repayments of principal on lease liabilities | (85) | (93) | (171) |
| Interest received | 4 | 37 | 20 |
| Interest paid | (125) | (61) | (185) |
| Less interest accrued but not paid | - | 16 | - |
| Interest expense on lease liabilities | (9) | (8) | (16) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Net cash generated by/(used in) financing activities | (70) | 707 | 3,071 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (960) | (228) | 764 |
| Net foreign exchange differences | (61) | (43) | (60) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,805 | 934 | 1,101 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 784 | 663 | 1,805 |
| Comprising: | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 945 | 749 | 1,805 |
| Overdraft | (161) | (86) | - |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 784 | 663 | 1,805 |
| Share capital | Share premium | Exchange reserve | Merger reserve | Share-based payments reserve | Retained profits | Total | ||
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
| Balance at 1 January 2020 | 1,065 | 11,603 | (216) | (527) | 100 | 4,177 | 16,202 | |
| (Loss) after taxation for the period | - | - | - | - | - | (439) | (439) | |
| Share-based payments | - | - | - | - | 50 | - | 50 | |
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Exchange differences | - | - | (13) | - | - | - | (13) | |
| _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | ||
| Balance at 30 June 2020 | 1,065 | 11,603 | (229) | (527) | 150 | 3,738 | 15,800 | |
| (Loss) after taxation for the period | - | - | - | - | - | (2,018) | (2,018) | |
| Share-based payments | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | 48 | |
| Transfer on lapse of share options | (14) | 14 | - | |||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Exchange differences | - | - | (11) | - | - | - | (11) | |
| Transactions with owners: | ||||||||
| Shares issued by Pelatro Plc for cash | 147 | 2,620 | - | - | - | - | 2,767 | |
| Issue costs | - | (178) | - | - | - | - | (178) | |
| _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | ||
| Balance at 31 December 2020 | 1,212 | 14,045 | (240) | (527) | 184 | 1,734 | 16,408 | |
| Profit after taxation for the period | - | - | - | - | - | 271 | 271 | |
| Share-based payments | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | 51 | |
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Exchange differences | - | - | (79) | - | - | - | (79) | |
| _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ | ||
| Balance at 30 June 2021 | 1,212 | 14,045 | (319) | (527) | 235 | 2,005 | 16,651 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Recurring software sales and services | 1,922 | 817 | 1,528 |
| Maintenance and support | 506 | 719 | 1,323 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Total recurring revenues | 2,428 | 1,536 | 2,851 |
| Change requests | 1,009 | 331 | 426 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Total repeating revenues | 3,437 | 1,867 | 3,277 |
| Licence related income | 23 | 424 | 698 |
| Consulting | - | - | 45 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 3,460 | 2,291 | 4,020 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Caribbean | 64 | 60 | 145 |
| Central Asia | 287 | 32 | 175 |
| Eastern Europe | 75 | 74 | 168 |
| Africa | 152 | 42 | 64 |
| South Asia | 1,102 | 923 | 1,096 |
| South East Asia | 1,780 | 1,160 | 2,372 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 3,460 | 2,291 | 4,020 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 400 | (334) | (1,906) |
| Adjusted for: | |||
| - amortisation and depreciation | 1,175 | 1,091 | 2,420 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| EBITDA | 1,575 | 757 | 514 |
| Other adjustments: | |||
| - revenue recognised as interest under IFRS 15 | 19 | 22 | 44 |
| Expensed share-based payments | 15 | 27 | 32 |
| Exceptional items: | |||
| - gain on adjustment of deferred consideration liability | - | (149) | (149) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1,609 | 657 | 441 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (audited) | |
| Interest receivable on interest-bearing deposits | 4 | 15 | 20 |
| Notional interest accruing on contracts with a significant financing component | 19 | 22 | 44 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Total finance income | 23 | 37 | 64 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (audited) | |
| Interest and finance charges paid or payable on borrowings | 101 | 79 | 198 |
| Interest on lease liabilities under IFRS 16 | 13 | 15 | 31 |
| Less: amounts capitalised as intangible assets | (4) | (7) | (14) |
| Acquisition-related financing expense - unwinding of discount on financial liabilities | - | 19 | 25 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Total finance expense | 110 | 106 | 240 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Earnings | |||
| Earnings for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share being net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent | 271 | (439) | (2,457) |
| Number of shares | |||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share | 37,032,431 | 32,532,431 | 34,136,617 |
| 6 months to 30 June 2021 | 6 months to 30 June 2020 | Year to 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Earnings attributable to owners of the Parent | 271 | (439) | (2,457) |
| Adjusting items: | |||
| - exceptional items | - | (149) | (149) |
| - expensed share-based payments | 15 | 27 | 32 |
| - finance charge on liabilities relating to contingent consideration | - | 19 | 25 |
| - amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles | 342 | 342 | 686 |
| - prior year adjustments to tax charge | (18) | - | (18) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the Parent | 610 | (200) | (1,881) |
| Weighted number of ordinary shares in issue | 37,032,431 | 32,532,431 | 34,136,617 |
| Adjusted earnings per share attributable to shareholders (basic and diluted) | 1.6¢ | (0.6)¢ | (5.5)¢ |
| Development costs | Third party software | Patents | Customer relationships | Goodwill | Total | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Cost | ||||||
| At 1 January 2021 | 9,263 | 110 | 27 | 6,862 | 470 | 16,732 |
| Additions | 1,390 | 6 | - | - | - | 1,396 |
| Foreign exchange | - | (1) | - | - | - | (1) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| At 30 June 2021 | 10,653 | 115 | 27 | 6,862 | 470 | 18,127 |
| Amortisation or impairment | ||||||
| At 1 January 2021 | (3,373) | (52) | - | (1,658) | - | (5,083) |
| Charge for the period | (639) | (10) | - | (343) | - | (992) |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| At 30 June 2021 | (4,012) | (62) | - | (2,001) | - | (6,075) |
| Net carrying amount | ||||||
| At 30 June 2021 | 6,641 | 53 | 27 | 4,861 | 470 | 12,052 |
| At 1 January 2021 | 5,890 | 58 | 27 | 5,204 | 470 | 11,649 |
| As at 30 June 2021 | As at 30 June 2020 | As at 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Due after one year | |||
| Contract assets relating to revenue | 98 | 446 | 311 |
| Contract fulfilment assets | 363 | - | 440 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 461 | 446 | 751 | |
| Due within one year | |||
| Contract assets relating to revenue | 581 | 246 | 457 |
| Contract fulfilment assets | 152 | - | 152 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 733 | 246 | 609 |
| As at 30 June 2021 | As at 30 June 2020 | As at 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Secured term loans | 237 | - | 277 |
| Unsecured borrowings | 794 | 1,145 | 919 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 1,031 | 1,145 | 1,196 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Current portion of term loans | 138 | 62 | 99 |
| Unsecured borrowings | 366 | 86 | 145 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 504 | 148 | 244 | |
| Total loans and borrowings | 1,535 | 1,293 | 1,440 |
| As at 30 June 2021 | As at 30 June 2020 | As at 31 December 2020 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Due within a year | |||
| Trade payables | 30 | 40 | 810 |
| Other payables | 326 | 763 | 283 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| Total trade and other payables | 356 | 803 | 1,093 |
| Long-term | As at 30 June 2021 | As at 30 June 2020 | As at 31 December 2020 |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Employee gratuities | 108 | 76 | 116 |
| Leave encashment | 41 | 37 | 57 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 149 | 113 | 173 |
| Short-term | As at 30 June 2021 | As at 30 June 2020 | As at 31 December 2020 |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Employee gratuities | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| Leave encashment | 17 | 15 | 24 |
| Other provisions (including tax) | 169 | 65 | 126 |
| _______ | _______ | _______ | |
| 198 | 89 | 163 |