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12/09/2018 07:05

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Water Intelligence PLC
12 September 2018
 


 
Water Intelligence plc (AIM: WATR.L)
 
("Water Intelligence", the "Group" or the "Company")
 
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018
 
Water Intelligence, a leading provider of non-invasive leak detection and remediation services, is pleased to present its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2018.
 
Highlights
 
1.     Financial Results
·      1H total revenue increased 39% to $11.80 million (1H 2017: $8.52 million)
·      All major revenue streams grow strongly comprising
o  Franchise royalty income growth of 4% to $3.31 million (1H 2017: $3.17 million)
o  Franchise related activities growth of 63% to $2.54 million (1H 2017: $1.56 million)
o  US corporate operated locations growth of 47% to $4.48 million (1H 2017: $3.06 million)
o  Recently initiated International corporate operated locations growth of 101% to $1.47 million (1H 2017: $0.73 million), resulting in maiden profit for this division
·      Profit before tax comfortably in-line with expectations
o  Statutory profit before tax up 49% to $1.26 million (1H 2017: $0.85 million)
o  Adjusted profit before tax up 32% to $1.54 million (1H 2017: $1.17 million)*    
o  Investment in technology solutions to fuel growth and enhance brand. Partnerships created with Flo Technologies (U.S.), Tagasauris (U.S.), Reece Innovations (UK).
·      EPS Grows Strongly
o  Statutory EPS up 52% to 7.3 cents (1H 2017: 4.8 cents) 
·      Balance sheet strong
o  Cash on-hand significantly higher at $6.15 million (1H 2017: $1.03 million), following an oversubscribed equity round in March 2018; $6.5 million with additional cash availability from lines of credit
o  Net cash generated from operations grew 78% to $455,000 (1H 2017: $256,000)
o  Cash minus obligations - bank debt and deferred consideration from acquisitions - improved significantly at $1.44 million enabling acceleration of growth plan (1H 2017: ($2.11) million)
 
2.     1H Corporate Development
·      On 7 March 2018, the Group announced the reacquisition of its Louisville, Kentucky franchise. 
·      On 15 March 2018, the Group announced the reacquisition of its Bakersfield, California franchise.
·      On 15 May 2018, the Group announced the reacquisition of its South Florida franchise. 
 
* Profit before tax adjusted for portion of non-cash share-based compensation related to acquisitions, amortisation of intangibles and non-core costs.
 
Dr. Patrick DeSouza, Executive Chairman of Water Intelligence, commented: "We are pleased, once again, to consistently deliver: strong organic growth in all revenue channels; strong balance sheet given an oversubscribed funding; and continued multinational development of operations.  We have translated such delivery into EPS growth.  As outlined in the Chairman's Statement, it is interesting to see our journey as a company after comparing our results from 1H 2015, a short three years ago.  On track, we have an exciting pathway ahead to fulfilling our vision of a multinational growth company in a critical global market."
 




Water Intelligence plc


 




Patrick DeSouza (Executive Chairman)
 


Tel: +1 203 654 5426




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Julian Blunt / Giles Rolls (Corporate Finance)

Camille Gochez (Corporate Broking)


Tel: 020 7220 0500
 




 
 
Chairman's Statement
 
As we outlined in July's trading update, we had a strong first half of 2018.  Our plan to create a multinational growth company continues to be well-executed as evidenced by our financial results.  More broadly, we have installed complementary and growing revenue sources across U.S., UK, Australian and Canadian geographies: franchise royalty; corporate-operated sales; business-to-business sales such as insurance and property management; municipal sales; and product sales that follow from our service offerings.  These multiple feeders for the Water Intelligence plc platform enable more efficient up-selling of offerings to ongoing customers and cross-selling of offerings between our American Leak Detection subsidiary and our UK-based Water Intelligence International subsidiary.  Our platform leads to lower customer acquisition costs in winning business for solving all types of water leaks - residential, commercial, municipal.  Moreover, our installed base of customers enables us to make markets for new water-related products for smart homes and smart communities.  As a result, our technology-driven brand creates an exciting opportunity to help transform the global market for water solutions which is still a sleepy sector.  We aim to make a difference in the world for preserving our most precious resource and, in doing so, create significant shareholder value. 
 
Three points reinforce the above plan overview and provide an analytic bridge from our Chairman's Statement in last May's Annual Report to our next May's Statement.  First, our consistent results over the years support our level of ambition.  Three years ago, on 14 September 2015, we released the following 1H results:  Revenue growth of 25% to $4.4 million; royalty income component growth of 6% to $2.72 million; corporate owned stores component growth of 60% to $1.12 million; "Other" component growth of 110% to $0.56 million; profit before tax growth of 49% to $0.91 million; and successful reacquisition of three franchise territories in New York, Miami and Detroit.  At that time, cash on hand was $1.2 million.
 
Today's headlines have the same consistent punch only with bigger results in absolute terms:  Revenue growth of 39% to $11.80 million or close to triple the 1H 2014 amount; royalty growth of 4% to $3.31 million; corporate-operated growth of 47% to $4.48 million; "Other" growth (now called franchise-related activities) of 63% to $2.54 million; profit before tax growth ironically similar at 49% but to $1.26 million; and successful reacquisition of three franchise territories in Louisville, Bakersfield and South Florida.  In between, we added another line of business designated "International Corporate" which represents UK-based Water Intelligence International, a municipal-oriented services business that we acquired two years ago.  That business line has begun well with 101% revenue growth during 1H to $1.47 million with $75,000 in profits; approximately a $100,000 swing from 1H 2017 which showed a loss of $20,000.   Cash on hand now is $6.1 million or approximately 5 times more than 1H 2017.
 
Given our consistency, we are confident that we should proceed full steam ahead towards our stated goal of passing $20 million in sales during 2018 and stretching towards $25 million in the near-term for a trailing twelve-month period. 
 
Second, against the backdrop of our oversubscribed corporate financing round in March, we have the wherewithal to execute more of the same, only faster, for 2019 and beyond.  To be sure, we are mindful that as we invest more resources for top-line growth and scale that we still have bottom-line profit targets to meet.  We have good management to navigate the pathway.  We are pleased that US Corporate-operated locations have significantly improved profit margins moving from approximately 2% in 1H 2017 to 11% in 1H 2018.  The launch of our International Corporate business line in 2017, which has now turned to profits, combined with the growing success of Corporate-operated locations after franchise buyback and investment has reinforced our Board's belief that whilst we could potentially grow short term profits faster, prudent investment in expanded scale, new product lines and routes to market will deliver sustainable increases in shareholder value. The addressable market for solutions to water loss is huge.  Despite these investments, we remain focused on continuing to deliver strong revenue and profit growth on a year-by-year basis. Again this is evidenced as earnings per share grew 52% 1H 2018 when compared with 1H 2017.  Hence, our priority of investing for sustainable growth remains. 
 
In observing our increased wherewithal to sustain growth, we are pleased to underscore that sustainability of growth rests on a bedrock of franchise royalties that are consistently growing because of our expanding national sales channels such as insurance and property management.  System-wide franchise sales should pass $90 million in the near term.  Royalty income derived from such System sales grew in absolute terms at 4% during 1H to $3.3 million despite our franchise reacquisitions that have reduced the potential pool of royalty income.  Such reacquisitions actually reinforce System-wide growth and serve to complement national sales channels in both strategic and financial ways.  As a strategic matter, corporate reacquisitions reinforce growth in our franchise system by offering additional regional corporate offices to support to our franchisees.  Our priority will always be to grow the reach of our franchise system because minimally-invasive, pin-point leak detection is the starting point for bringing value to our customers with follow-on solutions.  As a financial matter, our corporate-operated locations are always learning from our franchise owners.  Hence, corporate-operated locations are growing at 47% and showing increasing profit margins after initial investment.  Such additional corporate scale reinforces our appeal to business-to-business partners.
 
Not to be missed in considering the sustainability of our growth plan, royalty income also provides a cushion against the operations risk of expanding corporate locations.  Further, such consistent cash generation as a component of sustainable growth carries with it a higher valuation multiple. Finally, the consistent cash flow from royalty income is favoured by banks and other debt providers.  That reality enables us to reap a lower weighted average cost of capital and minimize shareholder dilution when accessing growth capital. We did just that during our 1H funding round and will continue to do that in prudent fashion to sustain our growth trajectory.
 
            Third, as we proceed full steam ahead, we are reinforcing the technology profile of our brand and scaling our business model.  We have always really been a technology company having pioneered the use of acoustic and infrared technologies through our American Leak Detection brand to provide minimally invasive and pinpoint leak detection.  As we have expanded as an AIM company, we have both developed and acquired technology products to broaden our service offerings. 
 
During 1H, we placed a renewed emphasis on technology solutions creating partnerships with Flo and Tagasauris in the US for smart home solutions and Reece Group in the UK for municipal solutions.  We plan to continue this effort throughout the near term leveraging our multinational business platform.  To be sure, we recognize that there is technology risk.  However, the consistent growth of our services business and multiple revenue sources, as discussed above, enable us to absorb such risk in exchange for the promise of upside.  And it is a promise that is supported by market demand.  Our installed customer base of over 200,000 households and business-to-business customers, especially insurance companies, want us to source technology solutions.
 
We seek not just to stay apace of marketplace change but rather to lead the "Water Revolution".  Our business model with multiple revenue channels across geographies provides us the capability to be an innovation distribution platform.  In this respect, the Tagasauris technology partnership is particularly important because it enables us to distribute technology solutions via direct to consumer video worldwide.  As we enhance the technology and distribution profile of our brand, our shareholders should also reap the reward of competitive strategy positioning as the Group is viewed as a more scalable technology-backed distribution platform for solutions, as opposed to simply a support services business.  Our consistent growth results over several years, with 1H being the latest indicator, have provided us a launch point to create a great company.
 
 
Patrick DeSouza

Executive Chairman
 
September 12, 2018
 
 
 
 
Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the six months ended 30 June 2018
 




 


 


Six months
ended
30 June
 2018


Six months
ended
30 June
 2017


Year ended
 31
December
2017




 


Notes


$


$


$




 


 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




Revenue


3


11,804,104


8,517,657


17,615,178




 


 


 


 


 




Cost of sales


 


(2,345,976)


(1,441,639)


(3,334,101)




 


 


 


 


 




Gross profit


 


9,458,128


7,076,018


14,281,077




Administrative expenses


 


 


 


 




-       Other income


 


560


28,213


33,671




-       Share-based payments


 


(48,195)


(30,473)


(62,397)




-       Amortisation of intangibles


 


(162,380)


(159,199)


(317,259)




-       Other administrative costs


 


(7,894,390)


(6,015,907)


(12,668,525)




 


 


 


 


 




Total administrative expenses


 


(8,104,405)


(6,177,366)


(13,014,510)




 


 


 


 


 




Operating profit


 


1,353,723


898,652


1,266,567




 


 


 


 


 




Finance income


 


11,906


5,667


13,928




Finance expense


 


(103,532)


(57,956)


(135,461)




 


 


 


 


 




Profit before tax 


3


1,262,097


846,363


1,145,034




 


 


 


 


 




Taxation expense


 


(315,524)


(321,618)


(286,330)




 


 


 


 


 




Profit for the period


 


946,573


524,745


858,704




 
 


 


 


 


 




Attributable to:


 


 


 


 




Equity holders of the parent


 


950,242


546,150


913,250




Non-controlling interests


 


(3,669)


(21,405)


(54,546)




 


 


946,573


524,745


858,704




 


 


 


 


 




Other comprehensive income


 


 


 


 




Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations


 


(359,023)


16,511


(39,038)




Total comprehensive income for the period


 


 
587,550


 
541,256




819,666




 


 


 


 


 




Earnings per share


 


Cents


Cents


Cents




Basic


4


7.3


4.8


8.0




Diluted


4


7.1


4.6


7.5




 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2018
 




 
 
 


 


At
30 June
2018


At
30 June
2017


At
31 December
2017




 


Notes


$


$


$




 


 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




ASSETS


 


 


 


 




Non-current assets


 


 


 


 




Goodwill


 


5,342,609


3,331,155


3,304,506




Other intangible assets


 


2,333,312


2,445,661


2,398,192




Property, plant and equipment


 


1,438,034


544,184


762,459




Trade and other receivables


 


138,140


41,987


59,075




 


 


9,252,095


6,362,987


6,524,232




 


 


 


 


 




Current assets


 


 


 


 




Inventories


 


477,496


300,866


359,973




Trade and other receivables


 


3,729,167


2,950,375


2,820,315




Cash and cash equivalents


 


6,152,778


1,028,336


774,767




 


 


10,359,441


4,279,577


3,955,055




TOTAL ASSETS


3


19,611,536


10,642,564


10,479,287




 


 


 


 


 




EQUITY AND LIABILITIES


 


 


 


 




Equity attributable to holders of the parent


 


 


 


 




Share capital


5


101,915


63,340


65,305




Share premium


5


6,893,752


926,787


980,436




Shares held in treasury


5


-


917


(210,150)




Merger reserve


 


1,001,150


1,001,150


1,001,150




Share based payment reserve


 


183,283


103,164


135,088




Other reserves


 


(662,704)


(248,132)


(303,681)




Reverse acquisition reserve 


5


(27,758,088)


(27,758,088)


(27,758,088)




Retained profit


 


32,972,134


31,574,564


32,021,892




 


 


12,731,442


5,663,702


5,931,952




 


 


 


 


 




Equity attributable to Non-Controlling interest


 


 


 


 




Non-controlling interest


 


105,805


72,299


39,158




 


 


 


 


 




Non-current liabilities


 


 


 


 




Borrowings


 


2,297,928


1,473,005


1,635,311




Deferred consideration


6


916,798


628,666


374,600




Deferred tax liability


 


430,757


628,342


115,233




 


 


3,645,483


2,730,013


2,125,144




 


 


 


 


 




Current liabilities


 


 


 


 




Trade and other payables


 


1,632,342


1,130,341


1,428,509




Borrowings


 


404,185


492,453


394,525




Deferred consideration


6


1,092,279


553,756


559,999




 


 


3,128,806


2,176,550


2,383,033




TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES


 


19,611,536


10,642,564


         10,479,287




               
 


Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended 30 June 2018




 


Share
Capital


Share
Premium


Shares held
in treasury


Reverse Acquisition Reserve


Merger
Reserve


Share based payment reserve


Other
Reserves


Retained
 Profit


Total


Non-controlling interest


Total
Equity




 


$


$


$


$


$


$


$


$


$


$


$




As at 1 January 2017


64,257


926,787


-


(27,758,088)


1,001,150


72,691


(264,643)


31,108,642


5,150,796


93,704


5,244,500




Share buyback


(917)


-


917


-


-


-


-


(80,228)


(80,228)


-


(80,228)




Share based payment expense


-


-


-


-


-


30,473


-


-


30,473


-


30,473




Profit for the period


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


546,150


546,150


(21,405)


524,745




Other comprehensive income


-


-


-


-


-


-


16,511


-


16,511


-


16,511




As at 30 June 2017 (unaudited)


63,340


926,787


917


(27,758,088)


1,001,150


103,164


(248,132)


31,574,564


5,663,702


72,299


5,736,001




Issue of ordinary shares


1,965


53,649


-


-


-


-


-


-


55,614


-


55,614




Share buyback


-


-


(211,067)


-


-


-


-


-


(211,067)


-


(211,067)




Share-based payment expense


-


-


-


-


-


31,924


-


-


31,924


-


31,924




Equity contributions


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-




Profit for the period


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


447,328


447,328


(33,141)


414,187




Other comprehensive loss


-


-


-


-


-


-


(55,549)


-


(55,549)


-


(55,549)




As at 31 December 2017 (audited)


65,305


980,436


(210,150)


(27,758,088)


1,001,150


135,088


(303,681)


32,021,892


5,931,952


39,158


5,971,110




Issue of ordinary shares


36,610


5,913,316


210,150


-


-


-


-


-


6,160,076


-


6,160,076




Share based payment expense


-


-


-


-


-


48,195


-


-


48,195


-


48,195




Purchase of non-controlling interest


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


(29,684)


(29,684)




Equity contributions


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


100,000


100,000




Profit for the period


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


950,242


950,242


(3,669)


946,573




Other comprehensive income


-


-


-


-


-


-


(359,023)


-


(359,023)


-


(359,023)




As at June 2018 (unaudited)


101,915


6,893,752


-


(27,758,088)


1,001,150


183,283


(662,704)


32,972,134


12,731,442


105,805


12,837,247




 
 


Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended 30 June 2018
 




 


Six months
ended
30 June 2018


Six months ended
30 June 2017


Year ended
 31 December 2017




 


$


$


$




 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




Cash flows from operating activities


 


 


 




Profit before tax


1,262,097


846,363


1,145,034




 


 


 


 




Adjustments for non-cash/non-operating items:


 


 


 




Depreciation of plant and equipment


146,448


65,600


168,817




Amortisation of intangible assets


162,380


159,199


317,259




Share based payments


48,195


30,473


62,397




Interest paid


103,532


57,956


135,461




Interest received


(11,906)


(5,666)


(13,928)




Operating cash flows before movements in working capital


1,710,746


1,153,925


1,815,040




(Increase)/Decrease in inventories


(117,523)


26,634


(32,471)




Increase in trade and other receivables


(987,917)


 (767,013)


 (654,040)




Decrease in trade and other payables


 (150,349)


 (158,780)


 (30,301)




Cash generated by operations


454,957


254,766


1,098,228




Income taxes


-


1,643


(476,178)




Net cash generated from operating activities


454,957


256,409


622,050




 


 


 


 




Cash flows from investing activities


 


 


 




Purchase of plant and equipment


(822,023)


(172,856)


(444,976)




Purchase of intangibles


(128,650)


-


(197,000)




Reacquisition of Franchises


(867,000)


(125,000)


(195,000)




Interest received


11,906


5,666


13,928




Net cash used in investing activities


(1,805,767)


(292,190)


(823,048)




 


 


 


 




Cash flows from financing activities


 


 


 




Issue of ordinary share capital


36,610


-


1,048




Premium on issue of ordinary share capital


5,913,316


-


53,649




Share buy-back


210,150


(80,228)


(210,150)




Interest paid


(103,532)


(57,957)


(135,461)




Proceeds from borrowings


926,472


329,750


332,434




Repayment of borrowings


(254,196)


(184,337)


(122,644)




Net cash generated by/(used in) financing activities


6,728,821


7,228


 (81,124)




 


 


 


 




Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents


 
5,378,011


 
(28,553)




(282,122)




Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period


 
774,767


 
1,056,889




1,056,889




Cash and cash equivalents at end of period


6,152,778


1,028,336


774,767




 
 
 
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Information
for the six months ended 30 June 2018
 
1    General information
 
The Group is a leading provider of non-invasive, leak detection and remediation services. The Group's strategy is to be a provider of "end-to-end" solutions for the problem of water loss through leakage.  The Group is a "one-stop shop" for residential, commercial and municipal customers whether for potable or non-potable water issues. 
 
The Company is a public limited company domiciled in the United Kingdom and incorporated under registered number 03923150 in England and Wales. The Company's registered office is 201 Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0DT.
 
2    Significant accounting policies
 
Basis of preparation and changes to the Group's accounting policies
 
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim consolidated financial information are consistent with those of the preparation of the Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017.  No new IFRS standards, amendments or interpretations became effective in the six months to 30 June 2018 which had a material effect on this interim consolidated financial information.
 
This interim consolidated financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2018 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, 'Interim financial reporting'. This interim consolidated financial information is not the Group's statutory financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not include references to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis of matter without qualifying their report and did not contain statements under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
 
The interim consolidated financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2018 is unaudited. In the opinion of the Directors, the interim consolidated financial information presents fairly the financial position, and results from operations and cash flows for the period. Comparative numbers for the six months ended 30 June 2017 are unaudited.
 
This interim consolidated financial information is presented in US Dollars ($), rounded to the nearest dollar.
 
Foreign currencies
(i) Functional and presentational currency
Items included in this interim consolidated financial information are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates ("the functional currency") which is considered by the Directors to be the Pounds Sterling (£) for the Parent Company and US Dollars ($) for American Leak Detection Holding Corp. This interim consolidated financial information has been presented in US Dollars which represents the dominant economic environment in which the Group operates and is considered to be the functional currency of the Group. The effective exchange rate at 30 June 2018 was £1 = US$ 1.31515 (30 June 2017: £1 = US$ 1.30273).
 
Critical accounting estimates and judgments
 
The preparation of interim consolidated financial information requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions, the resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results.
 
In preparing this interim consolidated financial information, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017.
 
3    Segmental information
 
In the opinion of the Directors, the operations of the Group currently comprise four operating segments: (i) franchise royalties, (ii) franchise-related activities including business-to-business sales and product and equipment sales, (iii) corporate-operated locations  (US and international) and (iv) international corporate (business-to-business) led by UK-based Water Intelligence International.
 
The Group mainly operates in the US, with operations in the UK and certain other countries. In the six months to 30 June 2018, 87.54% (1H 2017: 91.4%) of its revenue came from the US based operations; the remaining 12.46% (1H 2017: 8.6%) of its revenue came from its international corporate operated locations.
 
No single customer accounts for more than 10% of the Group's total external revenue.
 
The Group adopted IFRS 8 Operating Segments with effect from 1 July 2008. IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group.
 
Information reported to the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker (being the Executive Chairman), for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of division performance is separated into four income generating segments:
 
-       Franchisor royalty income;
-       Franchise-related activities (including product and equipment sales and Business-to-Business sales);
-       US corporate operated locations; and
-       International corporate operated locations.
 
Items that do not fall into the four segments have been categorised as unallocated head office costs and non-core costs which reflect non-core costs largely associated with the Group's acquisition strategy.
 
The following is an analysis of the Group's revenues, results from operations and assets:
 




Revenue
 


 


   Six months ended
30 June 2018


   Six months ended
30 June 2017


Year ended
31 December
2017




 


 


$


$


$




 


 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




Franchise royalty income


 


3,312,163


3,173,654


5,924,353




Franchise related activities


 


2,541,485


1,562,806


3,649,200




US corporate operated locations


 


4,479,349


3,050,879


5,947,805




International corporate operated locations


 


1,471,107


730,318


2,093,820




Total


 


11,804,104


8,517,657


17,615,178




 
 
 
 




Profit before tax


 


   Six months
ended
30 June 2018


   Six months
ended
30 June 2017


Year ended
31 December
2017




 


 


$


$


$




 


 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




Franchise royalty income


 


732,506


968,316


1,427,858




Franchise related activities


 


195,509


121,168


315,099




US corporate operated locations


 


513,182


65,236


349,609




International corporate operated locations


 


74,903


(19,573)


(157,141)




Unallocated head office costs


 


(142,854)


(129,853)


(592,778)




Non-core costs


 


(111,149)


(158,931)


(197,613)




Total


 


1,262,097


846,363


1,145,034




 
 




Assets


 


   Six months
ended
30 June 2018


   Six months ended
30 June 2017


Year ended
31 December
2017




 


 


$


$


$




 


 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




Franchise royalty income


 


9,309,020


5,583,788


4,748,391




Franchise related activities


 


993,248


300,865


359,972




US corporate operated locations


 


5,881,437


3,566,508


3,739,931




International corporate operated locations


 


3,427,831


1,191,403


1,630,993




Total


 


19,611,536


10,642,564


10,479,287




 
Geographic Information
The Group has two wholly-owned subsidiaries - American Leak Detection (ALD) and Water Intelligence International (WII).  Operating activities are captured as both franchise-related operations and corporate-related operations.  ALD has both U.S. franchises and corporate-operated locations.  It also has international franchises, principally located in Australia and Canada.  Operations focus on residential and commercial water leak detection and remediation with some municipal activities.  By comparison, WII has only corporate operations located outside the United States.  These WII international operations are principally municipal activities.  As noted herein, the Group's vision is to become a multinational growth company.  As set forth below, the Group has shown growth in both US and International dimensions.
 
Total Revenue




 


Six months ended 30 June 2018
Unaudited


Year ended 31 December 2017
Audited




 


US


International


Total


US


International


Total




 


$


$


$


$


$


$




Franchise royalty income


3,237,343


74,820


3,312,163


5,687,764


236,590


5,924,354




Franchise related activities


2,541,485


-


2,541,485


3,649,200


-


3,649,200




US corporate operated locations


4,479,349


-


4,479,349


5,947,805


-


5,947,805




International corporate operated locations


-


1,471,107
 


1,471,107
 


-


2,093,819


2,093,819




Total


10,258,177


1,545,927


11,804,104


15,284,769


2,330,409


17,615,178




 
4    Earnings per share
 
The earnings per share has been calculated using the profit for the period and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, as follows:
 




 
 


 


   Six months ended
30 June 2018


   Six months
ended
30 June 2017


Year ended
31 December
2017




 


 


 


 


 




 


 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




Earnings attributable to shareholders of the Company ($)


 


 
 
950,242


 
 
546,150


 
 
913,250




Weighted average number of ordinary shares


 


13,038,975


11,401,851


11,403,236




Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares


 


13,432,889


11,805,851


12,123,812




Earnings per share (cents)


 


7.3


4.8


8.0




Diluted earnings per share (cents)


 


7.1


4.6


7.5




 
5     Share capital
 
On 7 March 2018, the Group announced that it had strengthened its capital base in order to support its growth plans.  It raised approximately $5.75 million through the sale of 2,171,320 new ordinary shares (151,184 shares of which were issued from Treasury) and 310,000 new ordinary shares from the exercise of Director Options) in a placing and subscription. Such equity issuance was oversubscribed. 
 
The issued share capital at the end of the period was as follows:




Group & Company


 
Ordinary
Shares of 1p each




 


Number




At 30 June 2018


15,233,969




At 30 June 2017


12,073,833




At 31 December 2017


12,153,833




 
The total number of Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the table above includes 1,350,000 of Partly Paid Shares of 1 penny each which are not admitted to trading on AIM. The total number of Partly Paid Shares at 30 June 2017 and 31 December 2017 was 600,000.
 




Group & Company


Share Capital


Share Premium




 


$


$




At 30 June 2018


101,915


6,893,752




At 30 June 2017


63,340


926,787




At 31 December 2017


65,305


980,436




 
Reverse acquisition reserve
 
The reverse acquisition reserve was created in accordance with IFRS3 Business Combinations and relates to the reverse acquisition of Qonnectis Plc by ALDHC in July 2010. Although these Consolidated Financial Statements have been issued in the name of the legal parent, the Company it represents in substance is a continuation of the financial information of the legal subsidiary ALDHC. A reverse acquisition reserve was created in 2010 to enable the presentation of a consolidated statement of financial position which combines the equity structure of the legal parent with the reserves of the legal subsidiary. Qonnectis Plc was renamed Water Intelligence Plc on completion of the reverse acquisition on 29 July 2010.
 
6    Reacquisition of franchisee territories in the period
 
On 7 March 2018, the Group announced the reacquisition of its Louisville, Kentucky franchise.  Louisville, a strongly performing operation, is situated adjacent to the Indianapolis and Cincinnati corporate locations in the central Midwest of the United States. Together these locations form a strategic set of corporate resources to execute sales and support growth of franchisees throughout the Midwest. This cluster of corporate operated locations also better enables the Company to execute the launch of operations in Chicago during 2018-19.   
 
On 15 March 2018, the Group announced the reacquisition of its Bakersfield, California franchise. The Group plans to expand operations in this territory given the size of the opportunity and importance of water to this leading center for agriculture in the US.
 
On 15 May 2018, the Group announced the reacquisition of its South Florida franchise.  The Group plans to expand operations in this territory given the strength of its existing corporate operations immediately to the north in Ft. Lauderdale / Miami.  The Group plans to launch international expansion efforts to the Caribbean and Mexico from its expanded Miami operation.
 
7     Subsequent events
 
No subsequent events.
 
8    Publication of announcement and the Interim Results
 
A copy of this announcement will be available at the Company's registered office (201 Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, EC4Y 0DT) from the date of this announcement and on its website - www.waterintelligence.co.uk. This announcement is not being sent to shareholders.
 
 




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