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08/11/2022 07:00
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RNS Number : 5928F Zoo Digital Group PLC 08 November 2022
8 November 2022
ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC
("ZOO" the "Group" or the "Company")
INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
Strong profitable growth with good cash conversion
ZOO Digital Group plc (LON: ZOO), a world-leading provider of end-to-end
cloud-based localisation and digital media services to the global
entertainment industry, today announces its unaudited financial results for
the six months ended 30 September 2022 ("H1 FY23").
HIGHLIGHTS
Key Financials
· Revenues increased by 91% to $51.4 million (H1 FY22: $26.9 million) driven by
strong growth in localisation and expansion of media services
· Adjusted EBITDA(1) more than doubled to $7.3 million (H1 FY22: $2.4 million)
reflecting strong operational gearing
· Maiden H1 profit before tax of $3.5 million (H1 FY22: loss of $1.5 million)
· EPS of 3.80 cents (H1 FY22: loss per share of 2.02 cents)
· Cash generated in the period of $4.9 million, operating cash conversion of
106%(2)
· Strong balance sheet with cash at period end of $10.8 million (H1 FY22: $8.2
million)
Operational Highlights
· Localisation grew 150% to $32.3 million due to the high proportion of new
titles processed, with subtitling doubling in the period and dubbing
increasing fourfold
· Media services revenues grew by 39% to $18.2 million due to a high volume of
work in preparing predominantly new titles for release on streaming platforms
· Freelancer network grew by 27% to 12,343 (H1 FY22: 9,752)
· The mastering service processed significantly greater volumes than the prior
year with further expansion planned
· International operations performing well with India and South Korea now fully
integrated
· Continued investment in R&D with headcount increased by 32% and
expenditure by 27% to $1.8 million
· Contribution margins expanded across all service lines due in part to the
scaling up of the business
Outlook
· Strong order book across all service lines with good visibility for H2 and a
pipeline of work from established, satisfied customers
· Further expansion of international operations to deliver revenue growth and
improved visibility across multiple service lines
· Clear opportunity as streaming service providers continue to focus on content
as a key differentiator, with increased sourcing from international markets
· The Board will continue to invest in expanding capacity to support an increase
in our share of this growing market in H2 and into FY24, which is expected to
generate increased profitability in future periods
· The Board expects the full year outcome to be in line with market expectations
and is confident of delivering continued revenue growth and margin improvement
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,
amortisation and share-based payments
(2) Operating cash conversion defined as cash flow from operations divided by
adjusted EBITDA
Stuart Green, CEO of ZOO Digital, commented:
"In H1 FY23, ZOO has continued its rapid progress following a strong year in
FY22. A near doubling of revenue, record profits and good cash conversion in
H1 FY23 have combined to deliver a very successful period and the Board has
continued to invest in capacity which should support future profitable growth.
"The fundamental drivers behind our growth remain as strong as ever as
streaming continues to globalise and multi language content is required for
both new productions, which are now back in full swing, and the migration of
back catalogues.
"We have developed our offer to capture demand by investing in the expanding
markets of India, South Korea, Turkey, UAE and Denmark, with others still to
come.
"We see continuing evolution of the marketplace with demand across each of our
service lines remaining buoyant. We are well positioned for long-term
sustainable growth and as a result are confident of continued progress for the
remainder of FY23 and beyond."
For further enquiries, please contact:
ZOO Digital Group plc +44 (0) 114 241 3700
Stuart Green - Chief Executive Officer
Phillip Blundell - Chief Finance Officer
Kam Bansil - Investor Relations
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
Fred Walsh / Tom Marsh
Instinctif Partners +44 (0)20 7457 2020
Matthew Smallwood / Joe Quinlan
The Company further wishes to draw attention to the posting on its website
(www.zoodigital.com (http://www.zoodigital.com) ) of a presentation to
shareholders regarding its interim results, and of an investor presentation
(www.zoodigital.com/interims2023 (http://www.zoodigital.com/interims2023) )
that will be live streamed on Tuesday 8(th) November at 5:00pm GMT.
About ZOO Digital Group plc:
ZOO Digital supports major Hollywood studios and streaming services to
globalise their content and reach audiences everywhere, by providing
world-leading, technology-enabled localisation and media services.
Founded in 2001, ZOO Digital operates from hubs in Los Angeles, London, Dubai,
Turkey, South Korea, India and Denmark with a development and production
centre in Sheffield, UK.
The Group provides media services through its platforms that include: ZOOsubs,
ZOOdubs and ZOOstudio. Its full-service proposition delivers the end-to-end
services required to prepare both original and catalogue content for digital
distribution; these services include dubbing, subtitling & captioning,
metadata creation & localisation, mastering, artwork localisation and
media processing. Alongside this offering, ZOO also provides its customers
with management platforms and strategic solutions to support their own
internal globalisation operations.
ZOO is a go-to service partner for media businesses looking to globalise their
content across different territories, languages and distribution platforms.
Using its innovative technology-enabled approach, ZOO helps its customers to
reduce time to market, lower costs and deliver high quality products to their
global audiences. The business has frameworks in place with all major
Hollywood studios and streaming services. Its customers include Disney,
NBCUniversal, HBO and Paramount Global.
ZOO's competitive advantage arises from three interlinking factors - the
leading role it has played in the digital transformation of its sector; the
world class proprietary platforms that it develops to enable this
transformation; and the global supply chain of thousands of freelancers,
working collaboratively in ZOO's platforms, which delivers services that scale
easily to meet demand. These factors combine to make ZOO uniquely placed to
capitalise on new market opportunities in a fast-paced and constantly evolving
industry.
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT
Overview
During the period under review leading streaming companies have made
announcements that point to a consumer landscape that is continuing to evolve.
In the Over-the-Top (OTT) market, some global Subscription Video on Demand
(SVOD) services have announced their plans to launch lower cost tiers that
feature advertising, with both Advertising Video on Demand (AVOD) and Free
Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) services growing in popularity in
multiple markets. This evolution reflects the refinements by multiple
providers that are seeking to optimise their commercial models for streaming
service delivery. However, what remains unchanged about the market is the
commitment by these major players to invest in the creation of new original
content, since, from a consumer perspective, this is what differentiates one
service from another. Consequently, industry demand remains strong for media
localisation and media services so that this content may be distributed
globally.
While viewer numbers of individual providers may have seen periods of
retracement, subscriptions to streaming platforms continued to grow to 1.3
billion subscribers globally - a 14% increase year-on-year - with the value of
the digital market increasing 24% (source: Motion Pictures Association).
Production of film and TV content has exceeded pre-pandemic levels; in the US
943 films entered production in 2021, an increase of 111% compared to 2020,
and 1,826 original series were released in 2021, an increase of 15% since
prior year, with more than a third of these being produced by streaming
platforms (source: Motion Pictures Association). The same trend has been
reported in other media producing countries as the demand for diverse content
grows, including programmes produced in languages other than English. For
example, the British Film Institute reported that 2021 was a record period for
combined total UK spend on film and high-end TV productions at £5.64 billion,
29% more than the previous peak reported in 2019.
The highest growth in investment in content is by OTT (Over-the-Top) providers
which PwC forecasts will grow by 15% Compound Annual Growth Rate to 2025
driven, in part, by the pivot to AVOD (Advertising Video on Demand) and FAST
(Free Advertising-supported Streaming TV) offerings. These OTT streaming
companies are ZOO's primary commercial focus, and all indications suggest a
shift in their purchasing strategies towards engaging with a smaller number of
more capable vendors of media and localisation services. In this regard, ZOO
is well positioned within the market as a one-stop shop, providing all
services needed to prepare entertainment media for distribution on streaming
platforms across all required languages. The Group is one of perhaps five
organisations in the industry with this capability, in ZOO's case
differentiated by its proprietary cloud software platforms that enable high
efficiency and scalability in its operations, leading to the high rates of
organic growth that have been delivered in its recent reporting periods.
The Group estimates that its addressable market is approximately $1.5 billion
of which today it enjoys a 4% market share. Given the increasing investments
by OTT providers in original content and the aspirations of a number of these
to provide a global offering, the Group estimates that its addressable market
may reach almost $3 billion by 2030.
Operations
Revenue of $51.4 million in the period represents a 91% increase over the
prior year. Some $50.2 million of this revenue represents organic growth over
the prior year and $1.2 million is attributed to consolidation of the Vista
India business which was acquired in March 2022.
Compared to the prior year period, the media services segment grew 39% to
$18.2 million while the localisation segment grew by 150% to $32.3 million.
The higher rate of growth of localisation was due primarily to the greater
proportion of new rather than catalogue content compared with the comparator
period.
Contribution margins expanded across all service lines due in part to the
scaling up of the business. This was particularly pronounced for dubbing
services where the comparator period included multiple projects that were
outsourced to third party studios while, in the period under review, a greater
proportion of projects have been processed using hybrid and direct talent
engagement. This resulted in overall dubbing contribution margins in the
period of 9% which compares to negative contribution in the comparator period.
In absolute terms, this led to an improvement of $1.7 million at the
operating profit level. The Board expects the contribution margin for dubbing
to improve further as we transition operations for more languages to adopt our
more efficient and scalable technology-enabled approach.
As a result, a maiden H1 pre-tax profit of $3.5 million was achieved compared
with a loss of $1.5 million in the comparator period last year and a profit of
just over $1 million for FY22.
In FY22, the Group completed a number of investments to establish and expand
regional hubs in several key locations including India, South Korea, Turkey,
UAE and Denmark. These have all performed well during the review period and
have each expanded ZOO's capacity to process a greater volume of projects on
behalf of clients, contributing to the strong organic revenue growth in the
first half.
During the period the Group has invested further in its ZOO Korea production
hub. The Seoul-based operation is a flexible facility, fully integrated with
ZOO's cloud-based production ecosystem. The expanded location follows the
successful launch of ZOO Korea, which acts as a hub for globalisation and
client collaboration in the South-East Asia region, supporting the continued
worldwide popularity and localisation of Korean content.
The ZOO India operation in Mumbai has been relocated to larger premises to
support growth and expansion of capacity, and additional project management,
quality control and media services staff have been recruited to grow this hub
for India, focusing primarily on the major northern Indian languages. The
Group is now in the process of establishing a second facility in Chennai to
support the resourcing of major southern Indian languages and processing of
the associated client projects.
In FY22, the Group announced its ZOO Academy initiative to provide a
specialised range of online courses and learning programmes focused on the
disciplines required in ZOO's freelancer community. The aim of the initiative
is to develop new talent in the industry, particularly in disciplines and
languages where there is a growing shortage of experienced practitioners. The
first course was launched during the period and has received very positive
reviews. Further courses are in development, some of which will be launched in
H2 FY23.
Our talent acquisition team has continued to make excellent progress in
bringing more freelancers into our ecosystem across all of the required
disciplines, with the total number reaching 12,343 by the period end, up 27%
compared with the first half of FY22.
The Group's ZOOstudio platform, which provides a highly specialised ERP
capability for use within the operations of our clients, has been developed
further and continues to be a differentiator that delivers strategic value.
Discussions with multiple major media organisations concerning the adoption of
this platform are ongoing and we remain optimistic of adding further licensees
in due course.
People
In the Group's major operations in the UK and US, further recruitment has
taken place to expand processing capacity further, with headcount increasing
from 413 to 470 over the period. The scalability afforded by ZOO's proprietary
cloud software platforms means that the addition of further project managers
can add greater incremental capacity for production than is typical in other
vendor organisations in the sector. It naturally takes time for new recruits
to be trained in the use of these systems and to learn ZOO's methodology and
production workflows. The associated costs of project management and
production quality assurance staff are treated within the accounts as costs of
sales, and consequently the high rate of recruitment has an adverse impact on
gross margins in the short term until the individuals become fully effective.
Therefore, the Board expects margin improvement in certain service lines as
the business scales.
The services delivered by the Group call for diverse disciplines and include
both specialised technical functions as well as highly creative activities.
The Group's clients include the leading names in media and entertainment for
which the standards required are the highest in the industry. For ZOO to have
achieved its status as a proven supplier to these organisations, and to
maintain it going forward, requires us to engage and work with a large number
of talented and creative individuals. We extend our warmest thanks to our
dedicated colleagues, loyal freelancers and our growing community of
collaborators across many areas of our operations for their creativity,
contribution and support as we continue to grow the business.
To maintain the level of engagement across all our stakeholders and ensure we
have a positive impact on the environment, our staff, our suppliers and our
local communities, we have formalised a 3-year plan to measure and focus on
material improvements where we can make a tangible difference. In the period
we have made progress across a number of areas including in relation to
diversity, waste management, working environment and support for strategic
charities. Further details will be provided within the Group's FY23 Annual
Report.
Outlook
Despite the current macro-economic conditions, the commentary of independent
market specialists and the Group's own client engagements point to a
continuing strong commitment to original content production to differentiate
streaming platforms which creates demand for ZOO's proposition. This is driven
by the global roll-out and penetration of streaming services of all kinds,
including subscription as well as advertising-supported models.
A greater proportion of spend on content is being concentrated in the Group's
target customers: large media organisations and streamers with ambitions to
operate leading global services. The Board estimates that for these operators,
their expenditure on media localisation is below three percent of content
budgets, which suggests that adapting content into more languages is a
cost-effective way to reach much larger audiences and therefore amortise the
cost of content across a far greater number of viewers. Consequently the Board
expects spend on media localisation to grow at a rate that exceeds that of the
content spend itself.
The traditional studio-centric approach to media localisation, where
throughput is limited by the number of physical studios, leads to capacity
constraints amongst the Group's competitors, with demand for some languages
already exceeding supply. This provides an excellent opportunity for ZOO due
to its innovative, technology-driven, end-to-end, scalable and efficient
approach. In addition, the Board remains optimistic that visibility over
future projects and the associated revenue would improve as buyers plan
further ahead in order to ensure access to the most in-demand localisation
providers.
At a capital markets event in 2020 when the Group's annual revenues were
approximately $30 million the Board indicated its medium term sales target of
$100 million. It is expected that this target will be exceeded in the
short-term and the Board believes that it may be possible to increase market
share from 4% to 14% of an expected $3 billion addressable market which would
equate to long term revenues in the region of $400 million. At this scale the
Board expects that operating margins will improve to around 20%. Whilst
revenues from the Group's largest customer are expected to continue to grow in
absolute terms over this period, the international launch of other new
platforms will be a key driver in diversification of revenues and a
corresponding reduction in customer concentration.
With an enviable, differentiated position in a rapidly growing and evolving
market, ZOO is well placed to deliver continuing high growth rates and
improving profitability.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Revenues of $51.4 million were 91% ahead of the same period last year (H1
FY22: $26.9 million). The momentum in delivering global content to our
streaming customers has continued during the period and has resulted in all of
our three main services (subtitling, dubbing and media services) seeing
significant growth compared to the same period last year. In particular our
dubbing service has quadrupled revenues in the period demonstrating the global
demand for this service offering.
Gross profit increased from $8.6 million to $16.5 million in the period,
reflecting the revenue growth. Gross margin remained at 32% due to a change in
revenue mix, masking a significant improvement in direct staff utilisation.
This, alongside the strong growth in sales, resulted in direct staff costs
falling from 29% of revenues to 21%. This margin improvement was across the
board with all three services showing an improvement compared to the same
period last year.
Operating expenses increased 52% to $12.7 million (H1 FY22: $8.3 million) as
we continued to invest in people, infrastructure and R&D to support our
long-term revenue goals. Operating expenses were adversely affected by wage
inflation of 8%, partly offset by the weakness in Sterling against the US
Dollar which had a positive impact of 4%. However, as a percentage of revenue,
operating expenses actually fell by 6 percentage points to 25% reflecting the
benefits of scale and the corresponding operating leverage inherent in our
model. This reduction was achieved without compromising our capacity for
growth and while continuing to invest in our R&D programme where
expenditure increased 27% in the period.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by 209% to $7.3 million compared to $2.4 million
last year as a direct result of the revenue increase offsetting the investment
in people and R&D. This is also reflected in the operating profit
improvement of $3.4 million, delivering on our promise to grow the business
profitably. The operating margin of 7% is a significant improvement on the 1%
achieved last year.
The profit before tax for the period was $3.5 million, an increase of $5.0
million over last year (H1 FY22: loss of $1.5 million). This reflects the
operating profit improvement and also the conversion of the 7.5% unsecured
convertible loan stock in September 2021, being a non-cash fair value negative
movement on the loan stock of $1.0 million.
The cash balance as at 30 September 2022 was $10.8 million before short-term
operating leases of $0.3 million (H1 FY22: $8.2 million before short-term
operating leases of $0.5 million) driven by the operating profit and a small
decrease in the working capital balance. This was partly offset by a net
outflow of $2.0 million from investing activites and $0.8 million repayment of
leases in the period. In the six month period the Group generated cash of $4.9
milion demonstrating its ability to grow rapidly without the need for
borrowings.
The Group's balance sheet has changed little from the year-end as both
investments in overseas businesses and the majority of capital expenditure
took place before 31 March 2022. Our short-term lease commitments are now less
than $0.4 million compared to $0.8 million a year ago and, with no new
commitments being made in the period, the balance sheet is in a very strong
position to support our ambitious growth plans. This is further enhanced by an
unused $5.0 million debt facility with HSBC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
for the six months ended 30 September 2022
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months to 6 months to Year ended
30 Sep 2022 30 Sep 2021 31 Mar 2022
$000 $000 $000
Revenue 51,422 26,927 70,403
Cost of sales (34,941) (18,357) (48,296)
Gross Profit 16,481 8,570 22,107
Other operating income - 135 204
Operating expenses (12,671) (8,332) (19,165)
Operating profit 3,810 373 3,146
Analysed as
EBITDA before share-based payments 7,286 2,355 8,326
Share based payments (970) (124) (513)
Depreciation (1,768) (1,097) (3,008)
Amortisation (738) (761) (1,659)
3,810 373 3,146
Exchange loss on borrowings - (5) (5)
Costs re raise of capital - (596) (596)
Fair value movement on embedded derivative - (971) (971)
Other finance cost (299) (317) (519)
Total finance cost (299) (1,889) (2,091)
Profit/(Loss) before taxation 3,511 (1,516) 1,055
Tax on Profit/(loss) (147) (152) 1,573
Profit/(loss) and total comprehensive income for the period attributable to 3,364 (1,668) 2,628
equity holders of the parent
Profit per ordinary share
- basic 3.80 cents (2.02) cents 3.10 cents
- diluted 3.46 cents (2.02) cents 2.80 cents
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(UNAUDITED)
As at 30 September 2022
Unaudited as at 30 Sep 2022 Unaudited as at 30 Sep 2021 Audited as at 31 Mar 2022
$000 $000 $000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 12,952 6,935 13,317
Intangible assets 9,746 6,876 9,514
Investments 3,819 - 4,154
Deferred tax assets 1,842 486 1,846
28,359 14,297 28,831
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 15,092 12,440 25,992
Contract assets 3,600 2,194 3,647
Cash and cash equivalents 10,818 8,214 5,962
29,510 22,848 35,601
Total assets 57,869 37,145 64,432
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (17,338) (11,216) (27,638)
Contract liabilities (521) (558) (774)
Borrowings (741) (1,771) (1,313)
(18,600) (13,545) (29,725)
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings and other payables (8,579) (3,093) (8,449)
Total liabilities (27,179) (16,638) (38,174)
Net assets 30,690 20,507 26,258
EQUITY
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
Called up share capital 1,178 1,166 1,174
Share premium reserve 55,727 51,191 55,665
Other reserves 12,320 12,320 12,320
Share option reserve 3,625 2,209 2,619
Capital redemption reserve 6,753 6,753 6,753
Convertible loan note reserve 5,471 8,914 5,471
Foreign exchange translation reserve (992) (992) (992)
Accumulated losses (53,339) (60,999) (56,703)
30,743 20,562 26,307
Interest in own shares (53) (55) (49)
Attributable to equity holders 30,690 20,507 26,258
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
for the six months ended 30 September 2022
Ordinary shares Share premium reserve Foreign exchange translation reserve Convertible loan note reserve Share option reserve Capital redemption reserve Other reserves Accumu-lated losses Interest in own shares Total
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
Balance at
1 April 2021 1,010 41,003 (997) 42 2,085 6,753 12,320 (59,331) (46) 2,839
Issue of share capital 156 10,188 - 8,872 - - - - - 19,216
Share-based payments - - - - 124 - - - - 124
Foreign exchange translation - - 5 - - - - - (9) (4)
Transactions with owners 156 10,188 5 8,872 124 - - - (9) 19,336
Loss for the period - - - - - - - (1,668) - (1,668)
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - - - - - (1,668) - (1,668)
Balance at
30 September 2021 1,166 51,191 (992) 8,914 2,209 6,753 12,320 (60,999) (55) 20,507
Share options exercised - - - - 21 - - - - 21
Share-based payments - - - - 389 - - - - 389
Foreign exchange translation - - - - - - - - 6 6
Issue of share capital 8 4,474 - (3,443) - - - - - 1,039
Transactions with owners 8 4,474 - (3,443) 410 - - - 6 1,455
Profit for the period - - - - - - - 4,296 - 4,296
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - - - - - 4,296 - 4,296
Balance at
31 March 2022 1,174 55,665 (992) 5,471 2,619 6,753 12,320 (56,703) (49) 26,258
Share based payments - - - - 970 - - - - 970
Foreign exchange translation - - - - - - - - (4) (4)
Share options exercised - - - - 36 - - - - 36
Issue of share capital 4 62 - - - - - - - 66
Transactions with owners 4 62 - - 1,006 - - - (4) 1,068
Profit for the period - - - - - - - 3,364 - 3,364
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - - - - - 3,364 - 3,364
Balance at
30 September 2022 1,178 55,727 (992) 5,471 3,625 6,753 12,320 (53,339) (53) 30,690
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
for the six months ended 30 September 2022
30 Sep 2022 30 Sep 2021 31 Mar 2022
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months to
30 Sep 2022 6 months to Year ended
$000 30 Sep 2021 31 Mar 2022
$000 $000
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating profit for the period 3,810 373 3,146
Depreciation 1,768 1,097 3,022
Amortisation 738 761 1,659
Share based payments 970 124 513
Changes in working capital:
(Increases)/decreases in trade and other receivables 10,976 (4,377) (18,453)
Increases/(decreases) in trade and other payables (10,541) 1,261 15,337
Cash flow from operations 7,721 (761) 5,224
Tax (paid)/received (147) (152) 258
Net cash flow from operating activities 7,574 (913) 5,482
Investing Activities
Purchase of intangible assets (41) (17) (58)
Capitalised development costs (904) (808) (1,675)
Purchase of investments 339 - (3,953)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (1,355) (1,285) (4,377)
Net cash flow from investing activities (1,961) (2,110) (10,063)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowings (219) (283) (531)
Proceeds from fund raise - 10,107 10,107
Repayment of principal under lease liabilities (536) (503) (1,268)
Finance cost (42) (593) (348)
Share options exercised 36 - 21
Share issue costs - (596) (551)
Issue of Share Capital 4 156 164
Net cash flow from financing (757) 8,288 7,594
Net Increase in cash and cash equivalents 4,856 5,265 3,013
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 5,962 2,949 2,949
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 10,818 8,214 5,962
NOTES
General information
ZOO Digital Group plc ('the Company') and its subsidiaries (together 'the
Group') provide end-to-end cloud-based localisation and media services to the
global entertainment industry and continue with on-going research and
development to enhance the Group's core offerings. The Group has operations in
the UK, the US and India.
The Company is a public limited company which is listed on the Alternative
Investment Market and is incorporated and domiciled in the UK. The address of
the registered office is Castle House, Angel Street, Sheffield. The registered
number of the Company is 3858881.
This condensed consolidated financial information is presented in US dollars,
the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company
operates.
The interim accounts were approved by the board of directors on 7 November
2022.
This consolidated interim financial information has not been audited.
Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of ZOO Digital Group plc and its
subsidiary undertakings for the period ended 31 March 2023 will be prepared in
accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
This Interim Report has been prepared in accordance with UK AIM listing rules
which require it to be presented and prepared in a form consistent with that
which will be adopted in the annual accounts having regard to the accounting
standards applicable to such accounts. It has not been prepared in accordance
with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".
The policies applied are consistent with those set out in the annual report
for the year ended 31 March 2022, and have been consistently applied, unless
stated otherwise.
This condensed consolidated financial information is for the six months ended
30 September 2022. It has been prepared with regard to the requirements of
IFRS. It does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in S343 of the
Companies Act 2006. It does not include all of the information required for
full annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March
2022 which contained an unqualified audit report and have been filed with the
Registrar of Companies. They did not contain statements under s498 of the
Companies Act 2006.
The Group has applied the same accounting policies and methods of computation
in its interim consolidated financial statements as in its 2022 annual
financial statements, except for those that relate to new standards and
interpretations effective for the first time for periods beginning on (or
after) 1 April 2022 and will be adopted in the 2023 financial statements.
There are no standards impacting the Group that will be required to be adopted
in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of ZOO Digital Group plc include the
results of the Company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiary accounting policies
are amended where necessary to ensure consistency within the Group and intra
group transactions are eliminated on consolidation.
Segment reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal
reporting regularly reviewed by the group's chief operating decision maker to
make decisions about resource allocation to the segments and to assess their
performance.
Localisation Media services Software Services Total
FY23 H1 FY22 H1 FY23 H1 FY22 H1 FY23 H1 FY22 H1 FY23 H1 FY22 H1
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
Revenue 32,325 12,906 18,241 13,122 856 899 51,422 26,927
Segment contribution 8,533 2,658 9870 6,835 766 830 19,169 10,323
Unallocated cost of sales (2,688) (1,753)
Gross profit 16,481 8,570
Gross profit % 26% 21% 54% 52% 89% 92% 32% 32%
Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are
measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the
entity operates ('the functional currency'). The consolidated financial
statements are presented in US Dollars which is the Company's functional and
presentation currency.
Transactions and balances
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing rate of
exchange in the month of the transaction. Foreign exchange gains or losses
resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the
year-end exchange rates are recognised in the income statement.
Group companies
The results and financial positions of all Group entities that use a
functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated
into the presentation currency as follows:
· assets and liabilities for each entity are translated at the closing
rate at the period end date;
· income and expenses for each Statement of Comprehensive Income item are
translated at the prevailing monthly exchange rate for the month in which the
income or expense arose and all resulting exchange rate differences are
recognised in other comprehensive income with the foreign exchange translation
reserve.
Earnings per share
Earnings per share is calculated based upon the profit or loss on ordinary
activities after tax for each period divided by the weighted average number of
shares in issue during the period.
Weighted average number of shares for basic & diluted profit per share 30 Sep 2022 30 Sep 2021 31 Mar 2022
No. of shares No. of shares No. of shares
Basic 88,518,335 82,429,164 85,037,636
Diluted 97,103,550 90,787,293 93,622,851
Where the Group has recorded a loss, diluted earnings per share is equal to
basic earnings per share.
Alternative performance measure
Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance measure for the Group and is derived as
follows,
$000 Unaudited 6 months to 30 Sep 2022 Unaudited 6 months to 30 Sep 2021 Audited Year to 31 Mar 2022
Profit/(Loss) before taxation 3,511 (1,516) 1,055
Add back
Finance costs 299 1,889 2,091
Share based payments 970 124 513
Depreciation and Amortisation 2,506 1,858 4,667
Adjusted EBITDA 7,286 2,355 8,326
Further Copies
Copies of the Interim Report for the six months ended 30 September 2022 will
be available, free of charge, for a period of one month from the registered
office of the Company at Castle House, Angel Street, Sheffield, S3 4LN or from
the Group's website: www.zoodigital.com (http://www.zoodigital.com) .
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