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Final Results

15 Feb 2016 07:01

RNS Number : 0063P
Amino Technologies PLC
15 February 2016
 

AMINO TECHNOLOGIES PLC

 

FINAL RESULTS

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2015

 

Transformative year: increasing scale and broadening product offer to widen addressable markets and align to industry growth dynamics

 

 

Amino Technologies plc (LSE AIM: AMO), the Cambridge-based leader in digital entertainment solutions for IPTV, Internet TV and in-home multimedia distribution, announces audited consolidated results for the year ended 30 November 2015.

 

 

Financial highlights:

 

· Revenue increased 15%, in line with revised expectations at £41.7m (2014: £36.2m)

· Gross profit up 11% to £18.6m (2014: £16.8m)

· Gross margin remains strong at 44.8% (2014: 46.3%), reflecting a blended margin from acquisitions in the year

· EBITDA before exceptional items(1) increased by 10% to £7.4m (2014: £6.7m)

· Adjusted profit before tax(2)  up £0.8m to £5.0m (2014: £4.2m)

· Statutory profit before tax down £3.7m to £0.3m after exceptional items (2014: £4.0m)

· Adjusted basic earnings per share(3) of 8.6p (2014: 8.0p), following the successful share issue in July 2015. Basic earnings per share after exceptional items was 0.61p (2014: 7.7p)

· Cash generated from operations of £7.7m (2014: £6.4m) before £1.9m of acquisition-related cash outflows (£5.8m of cash generated after these outflows)

· Net cash of £2.1m at 30 November 2015 (2014: £20.8m) after net payments of £38.8m in cash for acquisitions(4), net share issue proceeds of £19.9m and record payments of £2.9m in dividends

· Proposed increase in full year dividend to 5.5p per share (2014: 5.0p), up by 10% year on year in line with the previously stated progressive dividend policy

 

 

Operational highlights:

 

· Acquisition of Entone Inc. ("Entone") completed in August 2015 and Booxmedia Oy ("Booxmedia") completed in May 2015

o Broadens Amino's product offering and addressable markets

o Integration substantially completed

o As announced in October, cost synergies continue to track ahead of previously stated expectations with the full benefit being reflected in FY 2016

· Management team strengthened and sales team restructured to drive growth across both the traditional business and new Cloud based services

· First new product from the converged team developed and launched, with initial contracts signed in Q1 2016

· The broader Hybrid solutions portfolio is well position to support the market transition to IP

· Organisation realigned to create two drivers of growth and shareholder value, these being Hybrid TV and Cloud Services business units

· Traditional customer base broadened through the Booxmedia suite to now include mobile

· New brand and product offering now defined for the next phase of growth

 

(1) Stated after adding back exceptional items of ÂŁ2.6m. Full details of the exceptional items are contained within note 3 to this announcement. EBITDA after these exceptional items was ÂŁ4.7m (2014: ÂŁ6.6m).

 

(2) Stated after adding back ÂŁ3.9m of exceptional items arising in the period and ÂŁ0.8m of amortisation of intangible assets on the acquisition of Booxmedia Oy and Entone Inc. Full details of the exceptional items are contained within note 3 to this announcement.

 

(3) As per (2) above, net of the tax effect of these adjustments (which were zero for the respective periods)

 

(4) Net cash outflows for acquisitions made were ÂŁ4.5m for Booxmedia Oy and ÂŁ34.3m for Entone Inc.

 

Commenting on the results, Keith Todd CBE, Non-Executive Chairman, said:

 

"2015 has been a transformative year for Amino. We have completed and substantially integrated two key acquisitions which broaden our addressable market and widen our product offering in Hybrid devices, as well as secure new solutions for current and future customers to migrate their services to IP and the Cloud. We have aligned the organisation behind the two key drivers of growth and profitability, Hybrid TV and Cloud services.

 

"Looking ahead to 2016, we believe that Amino is well positioned thanks to our IP pedigree, enhanced product offering, geographical reach and refocussed sales teams. The market dynamics for "anytime anywhere" entertainment and home services continues to move towards our core competence of IP delivery. This will benefit us now and in the longer term."

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Amino Technologies PLC

+44 (0)1954 234100

Donald McGarva, Chief Executive Officer

Julian Sanders, Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

finnCap Ltd (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 7220 0500

Stuart Andrews / Matt Goode / Carl Holmes (Corporate Finance)

Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking)

Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker and Financial Adviser)

+44 (0)20 7523 8000

Simon Bridges / James Craven / Emma Gabriel

FTI Consulting LLP (Financial PR)

+44 (0)20 3727 1000

Chris Lane / Alex Le May / Darius Alexander

 

 

About Amino Technologies plc

 

Amino Technologies plc specialises in the development and delivery of IPTV/OTT solutions. With over seven million devices sold to 1,000 customers in 100 countries, Amino's award-winning solutions are deployed by major network operators and service providers worldwide. Amino Technologies plc is headquartered near Cambridge, in the UK, and is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol AMO).

 

Chairman's statement:

 

2015 has been a transformative year for Amino. We have completed and substantially integrated two key strategic acquisitions to broaden our addressable market, both in terms of product offering and geographic reach, positioning Amino for success in 2016 and beyond.

 

The Booxmedia and Entone acquisitions, completed in May and August 2015 respectively, provide Amino with significantly increased scale and broaden our addressable market. Both acquisitions have been well received by existing and potential clients. The integration of Entone has been substantially completed with key technical, operational and marketing decisions taken and as announced in October, cost synergies continuing to track ahead of previously stated expectations (of ÂŁ1 million) with the full benefit being reflected in FY 2016. The customer reaction to the acquisition of Entone has been excellent across the board, with our increased scale and breadth of offer recognised by both current and potential customers.

 

We have realigned the organisation to create two drivers of growth and shareholder value, being Hybrid TV and Cloud Services business units. These units operate in the same market and are complementary but have different drivers and financial metrics. Booxmedia has provided the basis for the Cloud Services business, but it will also include Fusion Home and other Cloud offerings. While this is a small part of our financial make-up today, the growth and value creation opportunity is significant. This approach, and other changes to the sales focus, will address the issues we experienced in the second half.

 

The continued transition to all-IP entertainment, continued growth in video, especially in the mobile market, and the increasing interconnectivity of IP devices mean that Amino's expertise and comprehensive product range is fully aligned with the key industry growth drivers.

 

Amino now begins 2016 with an industry-leading portfolio of Hybrid TV and Cloud Service solutions and is well-placed to capitalise on the growth in the industry. Through the acquisition of Entone we have strengthened and broadened our core IPTV and Hybrid TV device portfolio with increased operational scale to address new markets and customers. With Booxmedia's Cloud TV solution, we can address growth opportunities in mobile OTT video and the growing needs of customers to migrate their services to the Cloud.

 

Dividend

 

The Board is pleased to recommend a full year dividend to 5.5p, up 10% on 2014, and we are pleased to reaffirm the Company's progressive dividend policy of no less than 10% growth per annum up to and including the year ending November 2016.

 

Subject to shareholder approval at the annual general meeting to be held on 23 March 2016, the dividend will be payable on 29 April 2016, to shareholders on the register at 8 April 2016, with a corresponding ex-dividend date of 7 April 2016.

 

Outlook

 

Amino has had a year of significant transformation and now has a comprehensive product range aligned with customer and prospect needs. The Board is pleased to report a positive outlook for the current financial year.

 

 

Keith Todd, CBE

Non-Executive Chairman

 

 

Chief Executive Officer's review:

 

Broadening Amino's addressable market

 

Amino has taken important steps in 2015 to ensure that our product range is aligned with mature and emerging market trends. As previously guided, Amino has sought acquisitions that add significant value to the portfolio and accelerate its strategic aims, and the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone have ensured that Amino, combined with its existing product range, is at the forefront of industry developments and ready to capitalise on these opportunities.

 

The acquisition of Cloud TV platform provider Booxmedia, announced in May 2015, is a prime example of this. It is a clear signal of the Company's intention to extend and enhance its offering and ensure that the Company is fully aligned with market changes. This acquisition significantly strengthens Amino's capabilities in the delivery of "TV everywhere" entertainment to both existing customers and adjacent markets in mobile, broadcast and content delivery.

 

Booxmedia sales and marketing plans have progressed well with two major customer wins secured in the second half of 2015. Dutch utilities and digital services company DELTA selected Booxmedia's white-label platform and products to provide, install and maintain a new end-to-end multiscreen Cloud TV solution. Belgian broadcaster RTL selected Booxmedia to provide, install and maintain a full end-to-end Cloud video-on-demand (VOD) platform.

 

In July 2015, we announced the acquisition of Entone, a provider of broadcast Hybrid TV and connected home solutions for a total consideration of ÂŁ46.7m ($73.0m), which includes ÂŁ5.6m ($8.1m) of contingent post-acquisition remuneration, completed in August 2015. The acquisition has enhanced Amino's global footprint and will enable Amino to expand its capabilities and market reach globally across IPTV, Hybrid broadcast and a range of connected home solutions. It also aligns closely with the acquisition of Booxmedia and enables Amino to meet the evolving needs of customers across a range of markets. The acquisition is expected to drive cost synergies (of at least ÂŁ1 million) which will be realised in the current financial year FY2016, being the first full year of ownership.

 

Following the acquisition of Entone, the Company has engaged in a number of new Hybrid TV opportunities based on Entone's portfolio. Post period end, the Group and Cincinnati Bell Telephone have started the migration of legacy IPTV devices to Amino's Enable TV software platform, instantly enabling Cincinnati Bell Telephone's entire Fioptics TV installed base to be upgraded with a rich media interface and advanced applications.

We continue to expect both Booxmedia and Entone to be significantly earnings enhancing in the current financial year, to strengthen our position with existing customers and open the door to new customers who can benefit from the breadth of Amino's product offering.

 

With both acquisitions largely integrated and rebranding under way, Amino has a clear product roadmap for 2016. The Group has already launched the new 6 Series, a comprehensive 4K Ultra HD and HEVC Hybrid TV device ranges, to take advantage of the strong growth in demand for these services in the coming years.

 

We have created two dedicated business units, Hybrid TV and Cloud Services, to take full advantage of the opportunities that are available to the Group. The Cloud Services business will be headed up by Michael Clegg.

 

 

Current customers and markets:

 

As with 2014, 2015 has been a year which has seen the markets within which Amino operates evolve rapidly. Strong demand remains for simple, reliable IPTV devices, particularly within emerging markets. More and more however, customers are looking to operators for higher performance devices that can blend traditional IPTV with OTT content delivered over the open internet. The transition to all-IP entertainment delivery has continued as has the growth in OTT video consumption, especially on mobile devices, and the increasing importance of interconnectivity between devices around the "TV everywhere" concept. At the same time, the timeframe within which new 4K Ultra-HD services are expected to be deployed by service providers has also shortened.

 

The developments seen within the industry in 2015 mean that Amino's comprehensive product range is even more aligned with our customers' needs and with key industry growth trends the continued transition to all-IP entertainment, rapid growth in OTT video and the increasing use of mobile devices to view entertainment content.

 

According to industry analysts IHS Technology, the IP-connected pay TV STB market is forecast to grow from 107 million unit shipments in 2014 to over 175 million by 2019. In addition, consumption of video on multiple devices in and out of the home continues to grow. A recent study by Cisco forecast that by 2019 IP video will represent 80% of all internet traffic. Mobile video consumption also continues to grow, with Ericsson forecasting 70% of all mobile network traffic will be from video consumption by 2021.

 

The acquisitions of Entone and Booxmedia have increased the Group's scale in all key geographies and significantly increased the number of direct Tier 2 operator customers whilst complementing existing distribution partners serving Tier 3 operators.

 

Operational structure:

 

Following the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone, we have focussed on organisational change to ensure that the Group is well positioned to take full advantage of the opportunities ahead. One of the main changes is a new integrated sales organisation across the Amino and Entone businesses, directed by Steve McKay, who led Entone's international expansion and successfully secured a number of Tier 2 customers, including Cincinnati Bell, in his former role as CEO of Entone Inc. The Company now has a targeted sales focus in all key regions, with dedicated teams for Latin America and Europe and a new combined sales team for North America.

 

Through the acquisition of both Entone and Booxmedia, we have also established a global research and development team with operations in the UK, Hong Kong and Finland, improving our scale and capability to drive innovation and met the needs of a wider set of customers.

 

 

Future growth:

 

Amino has made considerable progress in 2015 and enters 2016 with increased scale and a broader product set. Our focus is on taking this newfound capability and leveraging that with both existing and potential customers. Our products can address the immediate needs of our customers through the existing Amino offering and now also through our Hybrid and Cloud TV offerings as well, and feedback so far has been very positive. The Board remains confident that Amino is well placed to deliver continued growth in 2016.

 

 

Donald McGarva

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer's report

 

Results for the year

 

Revenue for the full year was ÂŁ41.7m which was ÂŁ5.5m ahead of the previous year (2014: ÂŁ36.2m) following the acquisitions of Booxmedia Oy in May 2015 and Entone Inc. in August 2015.

 

North America remained a very strong market for the Group and sales for the combined Group increased by 19% to ÂŁ20.9m (2014: ÂŁ17.5m), with the acquisition of Entone bringing some direct Tier 2 operator customers to complement existing distribution partners serving Tier 3 operators.

 

The enlarged Group has increased its penetration in Western Europe, with a wider base of Tier 2 operator customers which saw Dutch sales increasing by 46% to ÂŁ8.0m (2014: ÂŁ5.5m) including revenues generated by Booxmedia.

 

Some parts of Eastern Europe remained challenging and Serbia saw the potential consolidation of a major South Eastern European customer impacting further roll out of their IPTV solution resulting in a sharp drop in sales in the year.

 

Rest of Europe sales increased by 58% to ÂŁ6.7m (2014: ÂŁ4.3m), however, with additional sales to France, Switzerland and Malta and continuing demand in Albania.

 

Consistent demand was also seen in Chile with sales of ÂŁ2.1m in the year (2014: ÂŁ2.4m), whilst Rest of World revenue increased by 31% to ÂŁ3.8m (2014: ÂŁ2.9m) with on-going demand in Argentina and with the enlarged Group bringing sales in some new territories including Trinidad and Moldova.

 

Margins remained strong at 44.8% overall, which decreased by 1.5 percentage points over last year (2014: 46.3%), largely as a reflection of a blended margin from the acquisitions of Entone and Booxmedia. Achievement of this margin on higher revenues for the enlarged Group generated an increase of ÂŁ1.8m in gross profit to ÂŁ18.6m (2014: ÂŁ16.8m).

 

Total operating expenses before exceptional items were ÂŁ14.5m (2014: ÂŁ12.7m), an increase of ÂŁ1.8m reflecting the increased scale of the Group following the acquisitions made during the year. Total operating expenses after total exceptional costs incurred of ÂŁ4.7m were ÂŁ19.1m (2014: ÂŁ12.8m). The exceptional costs incurred are described in more detail below and also in the notes to the accounts.

 

Operating expenses before exceptional items, amortisation and depreciation increased by ÂŁ1.2m to ÂŁ11.3m (2014: ÂŁ10.1m), again reflecting the enlarged Group following the acquisitions offset by continued tight cost control during the year. Total operating expenses before amortisation and depreciation was ÂŁ13.9m (2014: ÂŁ10.2m) after related net exceptional items of ÂŁ2.6m. These exceptional items included ÂŁ1.4m of acquisition costs and ÂŁ1.3m of contingent post acquisition remuneration payable relating to the acquisition of Entone.

 

Significant investment in research and development continued to be made within the enlarged Group with total spend including capitalised amounts of ÂŁ7.7m before exceptional items during the year (2014: ÂŁ7.0m). Total research and development after exceptional items in the Group was ÂŁ9.0m (2014: ÂŁ7.0m).

 

Cable-Hybrid was one focus for development in the year which will continue in 2016. During the year the Group also introduced further x5x products with the A550 and H150 which are further variants of the mainstream A150 IPTV device, leading to more resource being involved in the enhancement and support of products.

 

The Group continues to develop its technology roadmap to align with wider market trends and opportunities and has started to consolidate its product ranges. Integration activity is substantially complete and is expected to be finished in 2016.

 

Year-end headcount was 233 (2014: 107) and the average number of employees during the year totalled 150 (2014: 100) as a result of the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone.

 

EBITDA before exceptional items at ÂŁ7.4m was 10% higher than the prior year (2014: ÂŁ6.7m). EBITDA after exceptional items was ÂŁ4.7m (2014: ÂŁ6.6m).

 

Amortisation and depreciation before exceptional items totalled ÂŁ3.2m (2014: ÂŁ2.6m). This included a charge of ÂŁ0.8m in the period for the amortisation of intangible assets arising on the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone and excluding this charge was ÂŁ2.4m, which was in line with prior year (2014: ÂŁ2.6m).

 

Exceptional items include a charge of ÂŁ1.3m for accelerated amortisation resulting from the rationalisation of the enlarged Group's product roadmap following the acquisitions made during the year. Amortisation and depreciation after this exceptional charge was ÂŁ4.5m.

 

Operating profit after net exceptional items of ÂŁ3.9m was ÂŁ0.3m (2014: ÂŁ4.0m). Operating profit before these exceptional items was up ÂŁ0.1m to ÂŁ4.2m (2014: ÂŁ4.1m) and excluding ÂŁ0.8m of acquisition-related intangible asset amortisation arising in the year after the acquisitions was up 22% to ÂŁ5.0m.

 

Profit before the amortisation of intangible assets arising on the acquisitions of ÂŁ0.8m, net exceptional items of ÂŁ3.9m and tax increased by ÂŁ0.9m to ÂŁ5.1m (2014: ÂŁ4.2m), an improvement of 21% on the prior year reflecting the higher revenue year-on- year. Statutory profit before tax after the net exceptional was ÂŁ0.3m (2014: ÂŁ4.0m).

 

As referred to above, total net exceptional items of ÂŁ3.9m were incurred during the year (2014: ÂŁ0.2m). These items included acquisition costs of ÂŁ0.3m and ÂŁ1.1m relating to the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone respectively; contingent post acquisition remuneration of ÂŁ1.3m relating to the acquisition of Entone; accelerated development project amortisation of ÂŁ1.3m and project costs of ÂŁ0.1m resulting from the rationalisation of the enlarged Group's product roadmaps; general integration costs of ÂŁ0.3m and redundancy and associated costs of ÂŁ0.3m. Also included was the final rebate of ÂŁ0.7m in respect of duties paid on previously recognised international product sales.

 

 

Balance sheet

 

Total equity was ÂŁ45.1m at the year-end (2014: ÂŁ25.8m), which is equivalent to 65p per share (2014: 50p) following the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone made during the year.

 

Non-current assets increased by ÂŁ42.7m to ÂŁ47.6m (2014: ÂŁ4.9m) reflecting the separately identifiable intangible assets and goodwill added as a result of the acquisitions made.

 

Net current assets at the year-end were £3.4m (2014: £20.9m), the principal components of which were net cash balances of £2.1m (2014: £20.8m), trade and other receivables of £11.7m (2014: £6.9m), stock of £3.7m (2014: £2.3m) and trade and other payables of £14.3m (2014: £9.0m). 

 

- 36% of trade receivables at 30 November 2015 were insured (2014: 96%), lower than last year following the acquisitions of Booxmedia and Entone.

- The increase in trade and other payables at the year-end also reflects the larger balance sheet with the acquisitions.

 

Non-current liabilities of ÂŁ5.9m were also added during the year as a result of the acquisitions made.

 

 

Cash flow

 

Operating cash flow before acquisition-related cash outflows of ÂŁ1.9m was strong at ÂŁ7.7m (2014: ÂŁ6.4m) (ÂŁ5.8m after these outflows) reflecting continued strong profitability and working capital management the ÂŁ1.9m of acquisition-related cash outflows included payments of ÂŁ1.4m for acquisition costs, ÂŁ0.3m for integration costs, ÂŁ0.1m of redundancy and associated costs and ÂŁ0.1m of development project costs before the year-end.

 

Net cash invested in the acquisitions amounted to ÂŁ38.8m, with net cash outflows of ÂŁ4.5m for Booxmedia and ÂŁ34.3m for Entone. These investments were financed in part by net share proceeds raised from the new ordinary shares issued pursuant to the placing announced in July 2015 of ÂŁ19.9m.

 

The Company put in place an external ÂŁ15.0m loan facility during the year as an additional source of capital. This was used briefly to facilitate the financing of the Entone acquisition by drawing down ÂŁ5.1m which was immediately repaid following the acquisition.

 

Dividend payments of ÂŁ2.9m were also made in the year, an increase of ÂŁ1.0m (53%) over the previous year (2014: ÂŁ1.9m), and the Group received ÂŁ0.7m following the favourable ruling with respect to duties' rebate at a tax tribunal.

 

Despite the acquisition investments made in the year and record dividends paid, the Group ended the period with net cash balances of ÂŁ2.1m as at 30 November 2015 (2014: ÂŁ20.8m).

 

 

Equity

 

The issued share capital of the Group is 74.4m (2014: 57.9m) ordinary shares of 1 pence each, of which 0.6m (2014: 1.8m) are held by the Employee Benefits Trust and 4.1m (2014: 4.2m) are held in treasury by the Company, leaving 69.6m (2014: 51.8m) shares held external to the Group.

 

The Board is pleased to recommend a full year dividend of 5.5 pence per share, a 10% increase year-on-year. In line with previous guidance, the Board expects the dividend for the year to November 2016 to grow by no less than 10% per annum.

 

Subject to shareholder approval at the Company's AGM on 23 March 2016, the final dividend of 4.235p will be payable on 29 April 2016 to shareholders on the register on 8 April 2016. The ex-dividend date is 7 April 2016.

 

 

Julian Sanders

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Consolidated Income StatementFor the year ended 30 November 2015

Year to 30 November 2015

Year to 30 November 2014

 

 

 

 

Notes

Recurring items

ÂŁ000s

Exceptional items

ÂŁ000s

Total

 

ÂŁ000s

Recurring items

ÂŁ000s

Exceptional items

ÂŁ000s

Total

 

ÂŁ000s

Revenue

2

41,660

-

41,660

36,190

-

36,190

Cost of sales

(23,016)

-

(23,016)

(19,417)

-

(19,417)

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Gross profit

18,644

-

18,644

16,773

-

16,773

Other income

Operating expenses

-

(14,453)

744

(4,678)

744

(19,131)

-

(12,663)

-

(152)

-

(12,815)

__________

__________

_________

__________

__________

_________

Operating profit

4,191

(3,934)

257

4,110

(152)

3,958

Analysed as:

Gross profit

18,644

-

18,644

16,773

-

16,773

Selling, general and administrative expenses

3

(6,681)

(2,073)

 

(8,754)

(5,365)

(127)

(5,492)

Research and development expenses

3

(4,604)

(1,313)

(5,917)

(4,689)

(25)

(4,714)

Duties refund

3

-

744

744

-

-

-

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

EBITDA

7,359

(2,642)

4,717

6,719

(152)

6,567

Depreciation

(198)

-

(198)

(141)

-

(141)

Amortisation

(2,970)

(1,292)

(4,262)

(2,468)

-

(2,468)

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Operating profit

4,191

(3,934)

257

4,110

(152)

3,958

Finance expense

(3)

-

(3)

-

-

-

Finance income

68

-

68

87

-

87

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Net finance income

65

-

65

87

-

87

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Profit before corporation tax

4,256

(3,934)

322

4,197

(152)

4,045

Corporation tax credit

34

-

34

29

-

29

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Profit for the period from continuing operations attributable to equity holders

4,290

(3,934)

356

4,226

(152)

4,074

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Basic earnings per 1p ordinary share

4

0.61p

7.68p

Diluted earnings per 1p ordinary share

4

0.60p

7.57p

All amounts relate to continuing activities.

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the year ended 30 November 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Year to 30 November

2015

ÂŁ000s

Year to 30 November

2014

ÂŁ000s

Profit for the year

 

356

4,074

 

 

__________

__________

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

 

 

Foreign exchange difference arising on consolidation

 

234

(14)

 

 

__________

__________

Other comprehensive income/(expense)

 

234

(14)

 

 

__________

__________

Total comprehensive income for the financial year attributable to equity holders

 

590

4,060

 

 

__________

__________

 

Consolidated Balance sheet

As at 30 November 2015

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Notes

As at

30 November

2015

ÂŁ000s

As at

30 November

2014

ÂŁ000s

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

553

439

Intangible assets

 

 

 

46,342

3,717

Deferred income tax assets

 

 

 

560

560

Trade and other receivables

 

 

 

162

162

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

47,617

4,878

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

3,651

2,262

Trade and other receivables

 

 

5

11,673

6,893

Corporation tax receivable

 

 

 

601

10

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

2,094

20,758

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

18,019

29,923

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Total assets

 

 

 

65,636

34,801

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the business

Called-up share capital

 

 

 

744

579

Share premium

 

 

 

20,193

126

Capital redemption reserve

 

 

 

6

6

Foreign exchange reserves

 

 

 

818

584

Merger reserve

 

 

 

16,389

16,389

Equity reserve

 

 

 

665

-

Retained earnings

 

 

 

6,235

8,113

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Total equity

 

 

 

45,050

25,797

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

 

6

14,338

9,000

 

Corporation tax payable

 

 

 

321

-

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

-

4

 

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

14,659

9,004

 

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

 

6

1,775

-

 

Provisions

 

 

 

1,869

-

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

2,283

-

 

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

5,927

-

 

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Total liabilities

 

 

 

20,586

9,004

 

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

 

65,636

34,801

 

 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended 30 November 2015

 

 

 

Notes

Year to 30 November 2015

Year to 30 November 2014

ÂŁ000s

ÂŁ000s

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

7

5,836

6,447

Corporation tax received

1

35

 

 

 

_________

_________

Net cash generated from operating activities

5,837

6,482

 

 

 

_________

_________

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchases of intangible assets

(3,201)

(2,373)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(118)

(114)

Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment

9

2

Net interest received

65

87

Acquisition of subsidiaries

(38,776)

-

 

 

 

_________

_________

Net cash used in investing activities

(42,021)

(2,398)

 

 

 

_________

_________

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from exercise of employee share options

574

96

Proceeds from issue of new shares

19,858

-

Share repurchase

-

(1,429)

Dividends paid

(2,924)

(1,914)

Repayment of borrowings

(5,101)

-

New bank loans raised

5,166

-

 

 

 

_________

_________

Net cash generated from/ (used in) financing activities

17,574

(3,247)

 

 

 

_________

_________

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

(18,610)

837

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

20,758

19,521

Effects of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held

(54)

400

 

 

 

_________

_________

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

2,094

20,758

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

For the year ended 30 November 2015

 

Share capital

ÂŁ000s

 

Share premium

ÂŁ000s

 

Merger reserve

ÂŁ000s

 

 

Equity reserve

ÂŁ000s

Foreign exchange reserve

ÂŁ000s

Capital redemption

reserve

ÂŁ000s

 

Profit and loss

ÂŁ000s

 

 

Total

ÂŁ000s

Shareholders' equity at 30 November 2013

579

126

16,389

-

598

6

7,224

24,922

________

________

____ ___

____ ___

_________

______ ___

____ ___

____ ___

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,074

4,074

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

(14)

-

-

(14)

________

________

________

________

_________

________

________

________

Total comprehensive expense for the period attributable to equity holders

-

-

-

-

(14)

-

4,074

4,060

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

Share option compensation charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

62

62

Exercise of employee share options

-

-

-

-

-

-

96

96

Purchase of own shares

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,429)

(1,429)

Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,914)

(1,914)

________

________

________

________

_________

________

________

________

Total transactions with owners

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3,185)

(3,185)

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

Total movement in shareholders' equity

-

-

-

-

(14)

-

889

875

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

Shareholders' equity at 30 November 2014

579

126

16,389

-

584

6

8,113

25,797

________

________

____ ___

____ ___

____ ___

______ ___

____ ___

____ ___

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

-

-

356

356

Other comprehensive expense

-

-

-

-

234

-

-

234

________

________

________

________

_________

________

________

________

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders

-

-

-

-

234

-

356

590

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

Share option compensation charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

116

116

Exercise of employee share options

-

-

-

-

-

-

574

574

Issue of share capital

165

21,318

-

-

-

-

-

21,483

Transaction costs on issue of share capital

-

(1,251)

-

-

-

-

-

(1,251)

Equity to be issued

-

-

-

665

-

-

-

665

Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,924)

(2,924)

________

________

________

________

_________

________

________

________

Total transactions with owners

165

20,067

-

665

-

-

(2,234)

18,663

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

Total movement in shareholders' equity

165

20,067

-

665

234

-

(1,878)

19,253

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

Shareholders' equity at 30 November 2015

744

20,193

16,389

 

665

818

6

6,235

45,050

________

________

________

________

_________

__________

________

________

 

1 Basis of preparation

The preliminary announcement for the year ended 30 November 2015 has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the EU, IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.

The financial information set out above, which was approved by the Board on 12 February 2016, is derived from the full Group accounts for the year ended 30 November 2015 and does not constitute the statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The Group accounts on which the auditors have given an unqualified report, which does not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of the accounts for 2015, will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies and posted to shareholders in due course.

2 Geographical external customer revenue analysis

 

Year to 30 November 2015

ÂŁ000s

Year to 30 November 2014

ÂŁ000s

USA

19,402

16,176

Canada

1,546

1,369

 

_________

_________

 

20,948

17,545

 

 

 

Netherlands

7,959

5,459

Serbia

82

3,585

Rest of Europe

6,733

4,265

Chile

2,122

2,388

Rest of World

3,816

2,948

 

_________

_________

 

41,660

36,190

 

_________

_________

For this disclosure revenue is determined by the location of the customer.

3 Exceptional Items

The Group incurred exceptional items of ÂŁ3,934k during the year (2014: ÂŁ152k). Included in these were exceptional costs of ÂŁ4,678k which can be attributed to five categories:

· Acquisition costs of £1,359k, of which £295k related to the acquisition of Booxmedia Oy in May 2015 and £1,064k related to the acquisition of Entone Inc. in August 2015

· Contingent post acquisition remuneration payable relating to the acquisition of Entone Inc. of £1,310k

· General integration costs of £272k which includes additional travel and contractor costs resulting from activities to integrate the new enlarged Group

· Development project costs expensed of £103k and amortisation costs of £1,292k resulting from the rationalisation of the new Group's product roadmaps

· Redundancy and associated costs of £342k.

In 2014, the costs largely related to the closure of the Group's Chinese office which was announced in September 2014.

A final rebate of ÂŁ744k in respect of duties paid on previously recognised international product sales was received following the favourable ruling with respect to a further duties' rebate at a tax tribunal in January 2015.

4 Profit per share

 

 

Year to 30 November

2015

Year to 30 November

2014

 

 

 

 

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

ÂŁ356,206

ÂŁ4,073,896

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding exceptional items

 

ÂŁ4,290,114

ÂŁ4,225,592

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares (Basic)

 

58,799,386

53,032,963

 

 

_________

_________

Weighted average number of shares (Diluted)

 

59,128,979

53,824,026

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

0.61p

7.68p

 

 

________

________

Diluted earnings per share

 

0.60p

7.57p

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share excluding exceptional items

 

7.30p

7.97p

 

 

________

________

Diluted earnings per share excluding exceptional items

 

7.26p

7.85p

 

 

________

________

 

The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on profit after taxation and the weighted average of ordinary shares of 1p each in issue during the period. The Company holds 4,139,898 (2014 - 4,219,857) of its own shares in treasury and these are excluded from the weighted average above. The basic weighted average number of shares also excludes 962,816 (2014 - 1,896,516) being the weighted average shares held by the EBT in the year.

For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Group has only one category of dilutive potential ordinary shares; those share options where the exercise price is less than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the year.

The profit attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding exceptional items is derived by adding back the exceptional items of ÂŁ3,933,909 (2014 - ÂŁ151,696) disclosed on the face of the income statement.

5 Trade and other receivables

 

 

 

As at 30 November

2015

ÂŁ000s

As at 30 November

2014

ÂŁ000s

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

10,124

6,220

Less: provision for impairment of receivables

 

 

(111)

(283)

 

 

 

_________

_________

Trade receivables (net)

 

 

10,013

5,937

Other receivables

 

 

88

101

Corporation tax receivable

 

 

601

10

Prepayments and accrued income

 

 

1,572

855

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

12,274

6,903

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

Other receivables

 

 

162

162

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

 

Other receivables comprise rent deposits.

6 Trade and other payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

As at 30 November

2015

ÂŁ000s

As at 30 November

2014

ÂŁ000s

 

Trade payables

 

 

4,187

2,012

Social security and other taxes

 

 

941

-

Other payables

 

 

1

55

Accruals

 

 

7,053

6,212

Deferred income

 

 

922

721

Deferred consideration

 

 

1,234

-

Corporation tax payable

 

 

321

-

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

14,659

9,000

 

 

 

_________

_________

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accruals

 

 

36

 - 

Deferred income

 

 

335

 - 

Deferred consideration

 

 

1,404

 - 

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

1,775

-

 

 

 

_________

_________

 

7 Cash generated from operations

 

 

Year to 30 November

2015

ÂŁ000s

Year to 30 November

2014

ÂŁ000s

Operating profit before exceptional items

 

4,191

4,110

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

Exceptional costs (note 3)

 

(4,678)

(152)

Duties rebate (note 3)

 

744

-

 

 

_________

_________

Operating profit

 

257

3,958

Amortisation charge

 

4,262

2,468

Depreciation charge

 

190

141

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

8

17

Share-based payment charge

 

116

62

Exchange differences

 

163

(411)

Decrease in inventories

 

3,044

275

(Increase) in trade and other receivables

 

(1,264)

(1,660)

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

 

(940)

1,597

 

 

_________

_________

Cash generated from operations

5,836

6,447

 

 

_________

_________

 

 

 

 

Cash generated from operations was after ÂŁ1,845k of acquisition-related cash outflows, which included payments of ÂŁ1,359k for acquisition costs, ÂŁ272k for integration costs, ÂŁ111k of redundancy and associated costs and ÂŁ103k of development project costs before the year-end.

 

Operating cash flow before these acquisition-related cash outflows was ÂŁ7.7m (2014: ÂŁ6.4m).

 

8 Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

Booxmedia Oy

 

On 19 May 2015, the Group acquired 99.9% of the issued share capital of Booxmedia Oy, obtaining control of Booxmedia Oy. Booxmedia Oy is a Software-as-a-Service Cloud TV platform provider. Booxmedia Oy was acquired to enhance Amino's offering by adding a field-proven and scalable Cloud-based platform which can enable the delivery of "TV everywhere" entertainment to a full range of IP connected devices to align the Company with the industry shift towards "TV everywhere" viewing.

 

The remaining 0.1% share capital was acquired on 1 July 2015.

 

The amounts recognised in respect of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as set out in the table below:

 

 

 

 

Book value

Fair value adjustment

 

Fair value

 

ÂŁ000s

 

ÂŁ000s

 

ÂŁ000s

Identifiable intangible assets

-

2,680

2,680

Financial assets

Current trade and other receivables

448

-

448

Cash and cash equivalents

481

-

481

Financial liabilities

Current trade and other payables

(248)

-

(248)

Deferred tax liability

-

(536)

(536)

Total identifiable assets

681

2,144

2,825

Goodwill

4,720

Total consideration

7,545

Satisfied by:

Cash

4,993

Equity instruments (360,845 ordinary shares of Amino Technologies plc)

483

Contingent and deferred consideration arrangements

2,069

Total consideration transferred

7,545

Net cash outflow arising on acquisition:

Cash consideration

4,993

Less: cash and cash equivalent balances acquired

(481)

 

4,512

 

 

The fair value of the financial assets includes trade receivables with a fair value of ÂŁ181k and a gross contractual value of ÂŁ181k. The best estimate at acquisition date of the contract cash flows not to be collected is ÂŁnil.

 

The goodwill of ÂŁ4,720k arising from the acquisition consists of expected growth in the sale of "TV everywhere" services as the industry shifts away from the current connected home focus. The acquisition of Booxmedia will expand Amino's addressable market to include mobile operators, OTT providers, media companies and broadcasters. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

The fair value of the 360,845 ordinary shares issued as part of the consideration paid for Booxmedia Oy (ÂŁ483k) was determined on by reference to the average of the middle market share price on each of the five business days preceding the second business day before completion.

 

The contingent consideration arrangement requires Booxmedia Oy to achieve certain revenue targets in each of the three years to 31 December 2015, 2016 and 2017. If the targets are achieved, payments are expected to be made in February 2016, 2017 and 2018. If Booxmedia Oy achieves 85-99% of the target, 50% of the maximum payment will be payable. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that Amino Technologies plc could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement is ÂŁ1,883k.

The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement of ÂŁ1,883k was estimated by applying the exchange rate at completion to the gross expected payments and has not been discounted because the effect is considered immaterial.

 

Booxmedia Oy contributed ÂŁ1,353k revenue and ÂŁ66k to the Group's profit for the period between the date of acquisition and the balance sheet date. If the acquisition of Booxmedia Oy had been completed on the first day of the financial year, group revenues for the period would have been ÂŁ42,997k and group profit after tax would have been ÂŁ420k.

Entone Inc.

 

On 11 August 2015, the Group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Entone Inc., obtaining control of Entone Inc. Entone Inc. is a provider of broadcast Hybrid TV and connected home solutions. Entone Inc. was acquired to increase Amino's global footprint and scale and to consolidate a director competitor. The amounts recognised in respect of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as set out in the table below:

 

 

 

Book value

Fair value adjustment

 

Fair value

 

ÂŁ000s

 

ÂŁ000s

 

ÂŁ000s

Property, plant and equipment

198

-

198

Identifiable intangible assets

-

10,805

10,805

Inventory

4,432

-

4,432

Current financial assets

Trade and other receivables

2,992

-

2,992

Cash and cash equivalents

6,867

-

6,867

Non-current trade and other receivables

77

-

77

Current financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

(4,835)

(1,280)

(6,115)

Non-current trade and other payables

(360)

-

(360)

Non-current provision

(1,419)

-

(1,419)

Deferred tax liability

-

(1,905)

(1,905)

Total identifiable assets

7,952

7,620

15,572

Goodwill

25,559

Total consideration

41,131

Satisfied by:

Cash

41,131

Total consideration transferred

41,131

Net cash outflow arising on acquisition

Cash consideration

41,131

Less: cash and cash equivalent balances acquired

(6,867)

34,264

 

The fair value of the financial assets includes trade receivables with a fair value of ÂŁ2,250k and a gross contractual value of ÂŁ2,336k. The best estimate at acquisition date of the contract cash flows not to be collected is ÂŁnil.

 

The goodwill of ÂŁ25,559k arising from the acquisition consists of expected growth related to new customers, which will assist Amino to further penetrate the US market in particular, new technology including broadcast Hybrid and a hosted field service software suite and expected synergies from combining the operations of Entone Inc. with Amino Communications Limited. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

Entone Inc. contributed ÂŁ15,228k revenue and ÂŁ2,434k to the Group's profit for the period between the date of acquisition and the balance sheet date.

 

If the acquisition of Entone Inc. had been completed on the first day of the financial year, group revenues for the period would have been ÂŁ61,061k and group profit after tax would have been ÂŁ53k.

 

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