Cerillion PLC Trading Update (1520Q)
October 16 2023 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1520Q
Cerillion PLC
16 October 2023
AIM: CER
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of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it
forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in accordance with
the company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Cerillion plc
("Cerillion" or "the Company")
Trading Update and
Notice of Results and Capital Markets Event
Cerillion, the billing, charging and customer relationship
management software solutions provider, is pleased to announce an
update on trading for the financial year ended 30 September
2023.
After a very strong first six months, which set new records for
revenue and adjusted pre-tax profit, Cerillion entered the second
half of the financial year very well-placed, with both a strong
back-order book* and buoyant sales pipeline. This positive trading
picture has been maintained through the second half, including
signing a GBP15.1 million new contract with an existing customer
and completion of a major initial installation for Telesur, as
announced in June and July respectively.
As a result of this continued strong progress, adjusted profit
before tax is expected to be meaningfully ahead of the consensus
market forecast of GBP14.3m. Revenue is expected to be
approximately GBP39.0m, with sales to existing customers
significantly greater than any previous year, reflecting the
growing value of the installed base. Net cash at 30 September 2023
closed strongly at approximately GBP24.7m (30 September 2022:
GBP20.2m).
As well as the demand the Company is experiencing from the
existing customer base, the new customer sales pipeline grew again
in the second half and includes some large opportunities. The
Company therefore expects to make further encouraging progress over
the course of the new financial year.
Notice of Results and Capital Markets Event
The Board intends to announce full year results in late November
2023, and will provide a further update on current trading at this
point.
Cerillion will be hosting a Capital Markets Event for sell-side
analysts and institutional investors on Tuesday, 28 November 2023
at 12.00pm. The event will feature presentations from senior
management in marketing and product development within Cerillion as
well as an opportunity for Q&A.
*Back-order book consists of sales contracted but not yet
recognised as revenue at the end of the reporting period plus
annualised support and maintenance revenue.
Cerillion plc c/o KTZ Communications
Louis Hall, CEO T: 020 3178 6378
Andrew Dickson, CFO
Liberum (Nomad and Broker) T: 020 3100 2000
Bidhi Bhoma, Ben Cryer, Matthew
Hogg
Singer Capital Markets (Joint T: 020 7496 3000
Broker)
Rick Thompson, George Tzimas,
James Fischer
KTZ Communications T: 020 3178 6378
Katie Tzouliadis, Robert Morton
About Cerillion
www.cerillion.com
Cerillion is a leading provider of mission critical software for
billing, charging and customer relationship management ("CRM"),
mainly serving the telecommunications market but also other sectors
such as utilities and financial services. The Company currently has
c.80 customer installations across c.44 countries. Headquartered in
London, Cerillion also has operations in India, where its Global
Solutions Centre is located, and in Bulgaria.
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