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Ingenta PLC
03 April 2017
Ingenta plc
(the 'Group' or the 'Company')
Final Audited Results
Ingenta plc (AIM: ING) the leading provider of software and
services to the global publishing industry, announces its final
audited results for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Highlights
-- Revenues up 9% to GBP15.2m (2015: GBP13.9m).
-- Gross profit up 45% to GBP5.8m (2015: GBP4.0m).
-- Pre-tax results improved by GBP2.8m to a profit of GBP0.9m
(2015: loss of GBP1.9m).
-- Adjusted EBITDA profit of GBP1.3m (2015: loss of
GBP0.8m).
-- Successful integration of the acquired 5 Fifteen business now
branded as Ingenta Advertising.
-- Gross profit is calculated after Research & Development
spend of GBP2.2m (2015: GBP2.5m).
-- Profit from operations is calculated after restructuring
costs of GBP0.6m (2015: GBP0.4m).
-- Basic earnings per share of 6.03p (2015: loss of 11.28p).
-- Net cash at year end of GBP2.0m (2015: GBP2.1m).
-- Cash outflow from operations GBP0.5m (2015: GBP2.6m).
-- Maiden dividend of 1p per share proposed.
Chairman's statement
2016 developments
The major development in the year was the acquisition of the UK
advertising software company 5 Fifteen at the end of July. The
business has been successfully integrated into the Group and trades
under the Ingenta Advertising brand. The purchase has allowed
Ingenta to diversify its client base and extend its offering into
the wider media industry which includes newspapers, magazines and
other creators of content.
In order to fund the additional working capital requirements
resulting from the acquisition, the Company also raised GBP780K
before costs via the issue of 600,000 new shares in August for
GBP1.30 a share.
Within the wider Group, performance has also been encouraging
with Ingenta CMS signing up five new customers during the year and
Ingenta Commercial making strong progress on its current
implementations with two customers expected to go live in the first
half of 2017 and one more early in the second half.
After 12 years of service, Alan Moug resigned as Chief Financial
Officer and the board would like to thank him for all his efforts
over that period. Jon Sheffield took over on an interim basis with
effect from 1 January 2017 and his position has been confirmed with
immediate effect.
Results
The audited results for the year ended 31 December 2016 reflect
a substantial improvement in performance with revenues and profit
markedly up on 2015. The decisions made in 2015 have played a large
part in this as the product development and rebranding exercise
have produced a streamlined product set that can be sold to a much
wider market place. The successes within Ingenta CMS bear testament
to this with strong sales growth for the recently launched GO!
product offering. It is anticipated that similar results can be
achieved from the Ingenta Commercial suite of products in due
course.
In addition to these product developments, the restructuring
program implemented mid-way through 2015 has put the business in a
strong position to deliver consistent profitability and shareholder
return.
Shareholders' returns and dividends
The Directors reiterated their intention to pay an interim
dividend in 2017 of 1 pence per share (2015: GBPnil).
Outlook
I am very pleased with the results David Montgomery and his team
have produced for 2016 and excited about the potential for 2017.
The target for the current year is to build on these sales
successes and drive the business forward. To this effect, Kathryn
Layland has been appointed to EVP of Business Development and will
oversee the Group's sales strategy of selling Ingenta's product
lines into global markets and widening the focus to a broader range
of content owners.
M C Rose
Chairman
31 March 2017
Group strategic report
2016 has been an encouraging year for the Group with significant
improvements in a number of areas of the business.
Product Strategy
The decision to develop a simplified GO! offering for the
Ingenta products has proved successful and will be an important
factor in the strategy to target mid-tier customers. Previously,
the product solutions were typically complex, bespoke software
packages which required substantial development and implementation
effort. GO! is a simplified and standardised solution that can be
offered at a lower price point and be implemented in a shorter time
scale. Full enterprise solutions will also be offered for larger
clients but it is clear these will have much longer sales and
implementation cycles. The acquisition of 5 Fifteen has provided
the Group with a new software product in the advertising space but
importantly also provides a customer base in the wider media and
newspaper segment which will be focused on to drive cross selling
opportunities.
Another important strategy is to optimise operational practices
in all areas of the business. Flexible working practices with the
use of offshore development resources combined with the
transferrable skills of the existing employee base means the Group
can successfully deploy products and service the growing customer
base.
Key Performance Indicators
The Board and senior management review a number of KPI's on an
ongoing basis throughout the year. These are all part of the
monthly management accounts process and include:
-- Revenue versus budget at a Group and business unit level
-- Adjusted EBITDA (see note 2 for calculation) versus budget at
Group and business unit level
-- Group cashflow versus budget
Any deviation or anomalies are investigated and corrective
action taken where appropriate.
At year end, Group revenues were GBP110K better than budget
largely due to the mid-year acquisition of 5 Fifteen which did not
form part of the 2016 budgeting process. The Ingenta Content
division revenues were down on budget by GBP220K because of project
commencement delays. PCG revenue was GBP200K down on budget as a
number of sales were delayed until Q1 2017. Vista revenue was
GBP430K better than budgeted due to extra consulting service work
on the client base. Ingenta Commercial revenues were also affected
by delayed project commencement dates and ended the year GBP600K
down on budget. Ingenta Advertising, which was acquired from the
purchase of 5 Fifteen, was not part of the budget and added GBP706K
to revenue in the year.
Adjusted EBITDA numbers are included in the segmental
information by business unit in the Group accounts. For the Group
these were GBP270K better than budget due to the acquired
advertising business. Ingenta Content EBITDA was GBP220K better
than budget due to delayed hiring and general cost control. PCG
EBITDA was in line with budget as new hires were delayed in line
with new business wins. Vista EBITDA was GBP490K better than budget
because of the additional consulting services revenue noted above.
Ingenta Commercial was GBP715K behind budgeted EBITDA due to
delayed sales. However, all modules have now gone live and are
ready for sale.
Year-end cash balances were GBP600K better than budgeted mainly
due to temporary timing differences as the 2017 annual renewals
process was completed in good time allowing invoices to go out in
Q4.
Financial Performance
Group revenues for the year have increased by GBP1.3m to
GBP15.2m (2015: GBP13.9m). There have been several factors behind
this growth including new sales wins, successful project
implementations and growth via acquisition. Further details of this
are included in the business unit review section below.
Elsewhere, the restructuring program initiated in 2015 has
helped manage the cost base of the business which is illustrated by
the savings in cost of sales, sales and marketing expenses and
administration expenses. Profit from operations stands at GBP0.7m
(2015: loss GBP1.5m), an improvement of GBP2.2m on the reported
loss in 2015.
The Group's joint venture (JV) in China, Beijing Ingenta Digital
Publishing Technology, has also performed well in the year. The
Group holds a 49% stake in the JV and its share of reported profit
was GBP170K as opposed to a loss of GBP100K in 2015. The driver
behind this was increased revenues as the JV made good progress on
its software implementations.
Finance costs within the business have been reduced
substantially as the raising and offer in mid-2015 allowed
repayment of interest-bearing debt. The finance costs in 2016
relate to finance leases.
A tax credit of GBP150K (2015: GBP405K) is included in the
results for the year and relates to money expected to be received
under the research and development tax credit scheme. The claim has
been calculated in the same way as prior years and is subject to
HMRC approval.
Financial Position
Non-current assets within the Group have increased by GBP1.8m.
The main contributor to this increase was the goodwill and
intangibles created because of the acquisition of 5 Fifteen. The
intangibles relate to the software technology acquired and were
valued at GBP0.5m using a discounted cashflow model. These are
being amortised over 5 years. GBP1.1m of goodwill was also
recognised on consolidation of the 5 Fifteen business. This was
tested for impairment using discounted cashflows.
Current assets have decreased compared to 2015. The key factor
in this, was the Group's decision to pay down all overdrafts. In
prior years, large positive cash balances were offset by
substantial overdraft positions which were reported in current
liabilities. The reduction in the R&D tax debtor has arisen
because of the improved trading performance in the year - current
year losses in prior years augmented the value of the credit. Trade
debtors were also higher at the end of 2016 as several project
milestones were met allowing invoices to be raised. In addition,
year-end accrued revenue balances were also higher than in prior
years because of the acquisition of 5 Fifteen and its associated
balances.
During the year, 600,000 shares were issued at GBP1.30 per
share. This has resulted in the Share capital and Share premium
increases in 2016.
As noted above, the Group paid down its overdrafts in the year
and this has reduced reported borrowings in 2016. Trade and other
payables includes additional accruals at the end of 2016 for
contingent payments on the acquisition of 5 Fifteen.
Cashflow
At year end, the Group's cash balances have remained steady
closing with a balance of GBP2.0m. Cash outflows from operations
have improved by GBP2.2m compared to 2015. The key factor behind
this improvement is the profitable trading in the year. Elsewhere,
the business successfully raised GBP780K from a share issue in the
year and GBP460K of this was spent on the acquisition of 5 Fifteen
(net of acquired cash balances). Another important development in
2016 was the substantial reduction in interest costs which were
down from GBP425K in 2015 to GBP33K in 2016. The R&D tax credit
of GBP390K was received in the year and the estimate for 2016 is a
further GBP150K although this is subject to HMRC approval.
Business Unit Review
Ingenta Commercial
Ingenta Commercial provide enterprise level publishing
management systems for both print and digital products.
2016 has been a year of significant progress. The team have 3
go-lives planned for 2017, two in the first half of 2017 and
another early in the second half. The first of these go lives
signals the completion of the last major product offering of the
Commercial division, "order to cash". This is a referenceable
client which we believe will open future sales opportunities. In
addition to this, the onerous contract disclosed in prior years was
successfully resolved in 2016. All provisions made in prior years
were sufficient and have been fully released. There is no longer a
burden on the business going forward into 2017.
Ingenta Content
The Ingenta Content suite of products enable publishers of any
size, discipline or technical proficiency to convert, store,
deliver and monetise digital content.
The Content team have won 5 new customers in 2016 and this
success has been augmented by the widened product offering which
now includes a full Content Management Solution (CMS) solution as
well as a simpler GO! offering. The first sale of GO! was in South
Africa where Ingenta has no local presence and the implementation
was performed remotely. This has proven that GO! can be sold and
deployed to a much wider audience which dramatically extends our
addressable market. This deployment was also cloud based, meaning
the solution is not reliant on our UK and USA hosting centres,
which further enhances the market reach of the product.
Ingenta Advertising
Ingenta Advertising provides a complete browser based multimedia
advertising, CRM and sales management platform for content
providers.
The 5 Fifteen business was acquired at the end of July 2016 and
formed the new Ingenta Advertising division. The division
contributed GBP700K to reported Group revenues and has a strong
pipeline with most new prospects purchasing the software as a
service (SaaS), deployed in the cloud. Prior to acquisition, 5
Fifteen operated predominantly in the newspaper and magazine space
though now have a live academic client on their platform. The
academic market is already a primary space for Ingenta so the
integration of the business will provide much wider market
opportunities.
PCG
The PCG consulting arm provides a range of services designed to
support and drive a business's sales strategy.
Revenues and profitability have improved compared to those
reported in 2016 and the division has undergone a restructuring
exercise to reduce risk. Several new clients were signed in 2016,
some of which were outside of the traditional academic publishing
market which has broadened the client base and opened new sales
opportunities. The outlook for 2017 remains positive with several
renewals and new business wins already being confirmed.
Vista
Vista provides services to support the author2reader publishing
management system.
The Vista business remains core to the Group going forward
recording revenues of GBP6.7m whilst also maintaining healthy
profitability. Time based service utilisation rates are high within
the division and Vista staff are now increasingly working on
Ingenta Commercial projects as the business looks to benefit from
their wealth of experience in the wider Group.
Risks and uncertainties
Sales risk
The major risks for future trading are converting sales of
Ingenta CMS and the Commercial product suite (Ingenta Rights,
Royalties, Product Manager and Order to Cash), and generating
revenue within PCG. Most of the business costs are fixed in the
medium-term, being people and premises costs, and therefore there
is a risk to Group profitability when budgeted revenue is not
delivered as cost reductions will lag behind revenue reductions.
Management undertake detailed monthly revenue forecasting and
assess risk on an ongoing basis.
Project risk
There are two principal project risks: risk of fixed priced
projects running over and the risk on all projects where there is
development required that we are unable to deliver to the
specification agreed.
Fixed price projects risk relates to the accuracy of project
estimates and the time it will take to complete the tasks as
specified in the customer contract. Management mitigate this risk
by hiring the best staff who are able to estimate projects
accurately and by building in a contingency to fixed priced
contracts. Management also closely monitor contracts to ensure all
work performed is in accordance with the agreement and any new
requests are separately contracted for. Management also mitigate
the risk by taking on new projects on a time and materials basis
wherever possible.
Projects requiring bespoke development also carry risk as the
development is usually fixed price or discounted to encourage the
customer to purchase the product and in the knowledge that any
development will enhance the product and be able to be re-sold. The
risk is that the development will over-run or not be able to be
delivered in the way envisaged at the time of contract. Management
take care to fully scope these development projects and use
developers who understand the products and the costs of building
bespoke elements.
IT risk
Internal IT services are deployed onto fault tolerant platforms
and spread over multiple locations including the Group's offices,
co-location facilities, Infrastructure as a service (IAAS) and
Office365. Regular backups and securing of data offer multiple
restore points in the event of a critical failure outside of the
scope of the in-built resilience. E-mail is a cloud based
deployment that staff can access from any working PC/smart phone.
Staff have access to cloud based storage (OneDrive) in addition to
co-location deployed file servers where data cannot be stored in
e-mail. Key staff have mobile phones and access to resilient
telephony services for the purposes of contacting each other and
customers. Through Remote Working staff can access their data and
customer sites in the event that it was not possible to gain access
to our offices.
Customer facing services are monitored for both stability and
performance; wherever possible proactive maintenance is undertaken
to avoid performance problems and/or downtime. All customer
deployments are done to fault tolerant hardware either in one of
our co-location facilities or to a cloud based service, both
offering high levels of resiliency and multiple, redundant
access.
The Group's business continuity plan is available from multiple
locations and is regularly updated to cover new services and
deployments.
FX risk
The risk associated with generating revenue and suffering costs
in a currency other than sterling. This is mitigated naturally
within Ingenta plc as revenues and associated costs are generally
denominated in the same currency. Overall the Group is a net
generator of USD.
HR risk
In a company with a high proportion of people based revenue
there is a risk of key staff leaving or being absent through
sickness. This is mitigated by having appropriate notice periods
built into employee contracts and ensuring there is adequate
coverage for all staff roles with no individual solely responsible
for significant revenue generation.
Brexit
Management continue to monitor the UK's exit from the EU and its
implications for the business. It is not anticipated the UK's exit
from the EU will affect software sales. At present, the main risks
identified are currency fluctuations which have been reviewed
above.
Outlook
The business is now well positioned for growth in 2017 after a
solid set of results. The GO! product strategy has proved
successful in the Ingenta Content space with 5 new customer wins.
These deployments are in the cloud and can be implemented in any
geographical area as they do not require a local presence. Now that
all the modules of Ingenta Commercial are live the same strategy
can be followed in this division, particularly so in the mid-market
tier where there are a significant number of opportunities.
On behalf of the Board.
D R Montgomery
Chief Executive Officer
31 March 2017
Group Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
note GBP'000 GBP'000
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Group revenue 15,204 13,941
Cost of sales (9,371) (9,908)
Gross profit 5,833 4,033
Sales and marketing expenses (1,290) (1,494)
Administrative expenses (3,827) (4,055)
Profit / (loss) from operations 2 716 (1,516)
Share of profit / (loss) from equity
accounted investments 3 170 (100)
Finance costs (25) (288)
Profit / (loss) before income tax 861 (1,904)
Income tax 4 138 472
Profit / (loss) for the year attributable
to equity holders of the parent 999 (1,432)
Other comprehensive expenses which
will be reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translation
of foreign operations 15 16
Total comprehensive income (loss)
for the year attributable to equity
holders of the parent 1,014 (1,416)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
(pence) 5 6.03 (11.28)
Dilutive earnings (loss) per share
(pence) 5 5.98 (11.28)
All activities are classified as continuing
Group Statement of Financial Position
As at 31 December 2016
31 Dec 31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15 14
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note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
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Non-current assets
Goodwill and other intangible
assets 4,900 3,737 3,737
Other intangible assets 458 - -
Property, plant and equipment 203 239 363
Investments accounted for
using the equity method 3 368 198 298
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5,929 4,174 4,398
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 5,385 4,234 4,377
Research and Development
tax credit receivable 4 150 405 400
Cash and cash equivalents 2,027 8,807 2,790
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7,562 13,446 7,567
Total assets 13,491 17,620 11,965
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Equity
Share capital 1,692 1,632 841
Share Premium 8,999 8,294 -
Merger reserve 11,055 11,055 11,055
Reverse acquisition reserve (5,228) (5,228) (5,228)
Translation reserve (871) (887) (904)
Retained earnings (10,240) (11,239) (9,807)
Investment in own shares - (1) (6)
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Total equity 5,407 3,626 (4,049)
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings - - 1,500
Deferred tax liability 92 - -
Finance leases 35 69 134
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127 69 1,634
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 4,349 3,601 5,226
Deferred income 3,608 3,594 3,585
Borrowings - 6,730 5,569
7,957 13,925 14,380
Total liabilities 8,084 13,994 16,014
Total equity and liabilities 13,491 17,620 11,965
Group Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Total
attributable
Investment to
Reverse in owners
Share Share Merger acquisition Translation Retained own of
capital Premium reserve reserve reserve earnings shares parent
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
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Balance at 1
January 2016 1,632 8,294 11,055 (5,228) (887) (11,239) (1) 3,626
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Employee Share
Ownership
Trust
transactions - - - - - - 1 1
Share issue 60 705 - - - - - 765
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Transactions
with owners 60 705 - - - - 1 766
Profit for the
year - - - - - 999 - 999
Other
comprehensive
expense:
Exchange
differences
on
translating
foreign
operations - - - - 16 - - 16
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Total
comprehensive
expense for
the
year - - - - 16 999 - 1,015
Balance at 31
December 2016 1,692 8,999 11,055 (5,228) (871) (10,240) - 5,407
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For the year ended 31 December 2015
Total
attributable
Investment to
Reverse in owners
Share Share Merger acquisition Translation Retained own of
capital Premium reserve reserve reserve earnings shares parent
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
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Balance at 1
January 2015 841 - 11,055 (5,228) (903) (9,807) (7) (4,049)
Employee Share
Ownership
Trust
transactions - - - - - - 6 6
Share issue 791 8,294 - - - - - 9,085
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Transactions
with owners 791 8,294 - - - - 6 9,091
Loss for the
year - - - - - (1,432) - (1,432)
Other
comprehensive
expense:
Exchange
differences
on
translating
foreign
operations - - - - 16 - - 16
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Total
comprehensive
expense for
the
year - - - - 16 (1,432) - (1,416)
Balance at 31
December 2015 1,632 8,294 11,055 (5,228) (887) (11,239) (1) 3,626
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Group Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
GBP'000 GBP'000
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Profit / (loss) before taxation 861 (1,904)
Adjustments for
Share of (profit) / loss from joint
venture (170) 100
Depreciation 234 233
(Profit) / loss on disposal (1) 3
Interest expense 25 288
Unrealised foreign exchange differences 16 16
(Increase) / Decrease in trade and
other receivables (650) 143
(Decrease) / increase in trade and
other payables (773) (1,494)
Cash outflow from operations (458) (2,615)
Research and Development tax credit
received 390 467
Tax paid (5) -
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Net cash outflow from operating
activities (73) 467
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net (460) -
of cash acquired
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (69) (9)
Net cash used in investing activities (529) (9)
Cash flows from financing activities
Interest paid (33) (425)
Repayment from short term borrowings - (2,550)
Payment of finance lease liabilities (165) (146)
Costs associated with share raising (15) (396)
Share raising proceeds 780 9,487
Net cash from / (used in) financing
activities 567 5,970
Net increase / (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents (35) 3,813
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the year 2,077 (1,729)
Exchange differences on cash and
cash equivalents (15) (7)
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Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the year 2,027 2,077
1. Basis of preparation
The principal accounting policies of the Group are set out in
the Group's 2015 annual report and financial statements. These
remain unchanged for the year ended 31 December 2016.
2. Profit from operations
Profit from operations has been arrived at after charging:
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
GBP'000 GBP'000
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Research and development costs 2,208 2,535
Net foreign exchange (profit) / loss (288) 42
Depreciation of property, plant and
equipment
- owned assets 94 74
- assets under finance leases 139 159
Operating lease rentals:
- land and buildings 303 316
- other 61 69
Auditor's remuneration 142 73
Restructuring costs 608 400
An analysis reconciling the profit from operations to EBITDA is
provided below.
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
GBP'000 GBP'000
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Profit / (loss) from
operations 716 (1,516)
Add back:
Depreciation 234 233
(Profit) / loss on disposal
of fixed assets (1) 3
Restructuring costs 608 400
Foreign exchange (profits)
/ losses (288) 42
EBITDA before profit
/ loss on disposal of
fixed assets, foreign
exchange profits / losses
and restructuring costs 1,269 (838)
3. Joint venture
The Group holds a 49% voting and equity interest in Beijing
Ingenta Digital Publishing Technology Ltd (BIDPT) which was
purchased during the year to 31 December 2012.
This investment is accounted for under the equity method. BIDPT
has a reporting date of 31 December. The shares are not publicly
listed on a stock exchange and hence published price quotes are not
available.
Certain financial information on BIDPT is as follows:
As at As at
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
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GBP'000 GBP'000
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Assets 1,974 1,571
Liabilities (1,223) (1,164)
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
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Revenues 2,080 1,395
Profit / (loss) 350 (205)
Revenue attributable to the Group 1,019 684
Profit / (loss) attributable to the
Group 170 (100)
Changes in equity accounted investments
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
GBP'000 GBP'000
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Cost of 49% investment in BIDPT 198 298
Retained profit / (loss) attributable
to the Group 170 (100)
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Investment book value 368 198
Dividends are subject to the approval of at least 51% of all
shareholders of BIDPT. The Group has received no dividends.
4. Tax
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
16 15
GBP'000 GBP'000
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Analysis of credit in the year
Current tax:
Current research and development
tax credit - UK 150 405
Current year State tax - US (5) -
Adjustment to prior year charge -
UK (15) 67
Deferred tax credit 8 -
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Taxation 138 472
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The Group has unutilised tax losses at 31 December 2016 in the
UK and the USA of GBP15.0m (2015: GBP15.1m) and $17.8m (2015:
$16.4m) respectively. These losses are still to be agreed with the
tax authorities in the UK and USA. The Board intends to make use of
all losses wherever possible.
The US tax losses are restricted to $491K per annum as a result
of change of control legislation. Losses carried forward from the
change of control in April 2008 are restricted and must be used
within 20 years. The Board believes the Group will be able to make
use of $10.8m (2015: $9.9m) of the total unutilised losses at 31
December 2016.
No deferred tax has been recognised in accordance with advice
from US tax accountants on the basis that the US losses are
restricted and there is uncertainty on the value of losses which
will be able to be used.
No deferred tax assets have been recognised in relation to any
other Group tax losses due to uncertainty over their
recoverability.
The differences are explained below:
Year Year
ended ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
Reconciliation of tax expense 16 15
GBP'000 GBP'000
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Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities
before tax 861 (1,904)
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Tax at the UK corporation tax rate
of 20.00% (2015: 20.25%) 172 (386)
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 4 5
Additional deduction for Research
and Development expenditure (311) (307)
Surrender of losses Research and
Development tax credit refund 55 143
Unrelieved UK losses carried forward 47 50
Utilisation of US losses (105) -
Difference in timing of allowances 17 12
Adjustment to tax charge in respect
of prior years 15 (67)
Refund of deferred tax liability 1 -
Effect of foreign tax rates 1 -
Unrelieved China losses carried forward (34) 20
Unrelieved Brazilian losses carried
forward - 3
Unrelieved US losses carried forward - 55
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Total taxation (138) (472)
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United Kingdom Corporation tax is calculated at 20.00% (2015:
20.25%) of the estimated assessable profit for the year.
Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates
prevailing in the respective jurisdictions.
5. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings
attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.
For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all
dilutive ordinary share options. Management estimate 134,000
ordinary shares will be issued (2015: none) in respect of share
options. There were none in 2015 because the Group held enough
unallocated shares within the Employee Share Ownership Trust
('ESOT') to fulfil their exercise. For the year ended 31 December
2015, almost all outstanding options had an exercise price in
excess of the average market price in the year, therefore there is
no material dilutive impact from options granted and the basic and
diluted earnings per share figures are the same.
Year ended Year ended
31 Dec 31 Dec
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
========================================= =========== ===========
Attributable profit / (loss) 999 (1,432)
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares used in basic earnings
per share ('000) 16,568 12,696
Shares deemed to be issued in 134 -
respect of share based payments
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares used in dilutive earnings
per share ('000) 16,702 12,696
Basic profit / (loss) per share
arising from both total and continuing
operations 6.03p (11.28p)
Dilutive profit / (loss) per share
arising from both total and continuing
operations 5.98p (11.28p)
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6. Acquisitions
On 28(th) July 2016, the Group acquired 100% of the issued share
capital of UK based advertising software company 5 Fifteen Limited,
thereby obtaining control. The purchase will allow Ingenta to
strengthen its product portfolio and strategically build on its
existing plans to diversify its client base, extending its offering
into the wider media industry as well as trade and academic
publishers.
Details of the business combination are as follows:
Year
ended
31 Dec
2016
GBP'000
----------------------------------------- ========
Fair value of consideration transferred
Amount settled in cash 490
Fair value of contingent consideration 500
Total 990
Recognised amounts of identifiable net
assets
Property, plant and equipment 16
Intangible assets 500
Total non-current assets 516
Trade and other receivables 499
Cash and cash equivalents 30
Total current-assets 529
Provisions (75)
------------------------------------------ --------
Total non-current liabilities (75)
Trade and other payables (188)
Deferred income (855)
Deferred tax (100)
Total current liabilities (1,143)
Identifiable net liabilities 173
Goodwill 1,163
Consideration transferred settled in
cash 490
Cash and cash equivalents acquired (30)
Net cash outflow on acquisition 460
Consideration transferred
The acquisition of 5 Fifteen was settled in cash amounting to
GBP490K and an additional consideration of up to GBP500K payable
only if sales exceed a target set by both parties in 2016 and 2017.
The additional consideration will be payable after 31 December 2017
and could be in the range of no further payment up to a maximum of
GBP500K. At the date of acquisition management believe the acquired
business will exceed the targets set and reach the maximum pay out
based on the available forecasts. Legal fees of GBP35K were
incurred as part of the transaction and are included within
administrative expenses in the Group Statement of Comprehensive
Income.
Identifiable net assets
The fair value of trade and other receivables acquired as part
of the business combination amounted to GBP499K which included a
provision against bad debts of GBP2K.
Goodwill
Goodwill of GBP1,163K is primarily related to future
profitability, the substantial skill and expertise of the 5 Fifteen
workforce and expected cost synergies. Goodwill has been allocated
to a new Advertising segment of the wider Ingenta Group.
5 Fifteen's contribution to Group results
Over the 5 months to 31 December 2016, 5 Fifteen contributed
GBP706K to Group revenues and GBP270K to Group EBITDA.
Deferred tax Liability
On consolidation, a deferred tax liability of GBP100K was
recognised in respect of the software technology intangible asset.
During the year GBP8K was credited to the Statement of
Comprehensive income.
7. Share options
The Group have an unapproved Executive Management Incentive
(EMI) share option scheme and had an approved scheme which closed
in 2015. Further details on both schemes are detailed below.
Unapproved EMI scheme
This scheme is part of the remuneration package of the Group's
senior management. Options will vest if certain conditions, as
defined in the scheme, are met. It is based on group performance
compared to budget over the next 3 years. One third of the options
will vest at the end of 2016 and each of the subsequent 2 years. In
addition, participating employees have to be employed at the end of
each period to which the options relate. Upon vesting, each option
allows the holder to purchase ordinary shares at the market price
on date of grant.
Share options and weighted average exercise prices are as
follows:
Number Weighted
of shares average
exercise
price
per
share
(GBP's)
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------
Outstanding at 1 January 2016 - -
Granted 556,000 1.27
Lapsed (155,000) 1.27
Outstanding at 31 December 2016 401,000 1.27
The fair value of options granted were determined using the
Black Scholes method. The following principle assumptions were used
in the valuation:
Grant date January February August
2016 2016 2016
--------------------- -------- --------- --------
Vesting period ends 31 31 31
Dec Dec Dec
'16 '16 '16
31 31 31
Dec Dec Dec
'17 '17 '17
31 31 31
Dec Dec Dec
'18 '18 '18
--------------------- -------- --------- --------
Share price at grant GBP1.27 GBP1.27 GBP1.32
Volatility 26% 26% 16%
Risk free investment rate 5% 5% 5%
Fair value of option - 31 December
2016 vesting period 18p 18p 9p
Fair value of option - 31 December
2017 vesting period 26p 26p 17p
Fair value of option - 31 December
2018 vesting period 32p 32p 23p
------------------------------------- ---- ---- ----
The underlying volatility was determined with reference to the
historical data of the Company's share price.
In total GBP50K (2015: GBPnil) of employee remuneration expense
has been included in the profit for the year and credited to
retained earnings.
Approved scheme
The Group had an approved option scheme, which was an HM Revenue
and Customs approved scheme, available to eligible Directors and
employees. As at 31 December 2016, no options are outstanding which
have been granted and not exercised or lapsed. (2015: Nil, 2014:
5,100).
The change from 31 December 2014 is due to options lapsing as
they reached the 10(th) anniversary of the grant date during the
year, due to staff ceasing to be eligible employees or due to
options lapsing due to criteria for their vesting not being met. No
charge has been made for the year under IFRS 2 as the Directors do
not consider there is a material impact on the reported result.
The approved option scheme is now out with the operative period
of 10 years from adoption date as set down in the scheme rules.
Therefore, no more options will be granted under this approved
scheme and it was closed before 31 December 2015.
6. Publication of non-statutory accounts
The financial information set out in this announcement does not
constitute statutory accounts as defined in the Companies Act
2006.
The Group Statement of Comprehensive Income, Group Statement of
Financial Position, Group Statement of Changes in Equity, Group
Statement of Cash Flows and associated notes have been extracted
from the Group's 2016 statutory financial statements upon which the
auditor's opinion is unqualified and which do not include any
statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.
Those financial statements will be delivered to the Registrar of
Companies following the release of this announcement.
This announcement and the annual report and accounts are
available on the Company's website www.ingenta.com. A copy of the
report and accounts will be sent to shareholders who have elected
to receive a printed copy with details of the annual general
meeting in due course.
For further information please contact:
Ingenta plc
David Montgomery Tel: 01865 397 800
Cenkos Securities Limited
Nicholas Wells / Elizabeth Bowman Tel: 020 7397 8900
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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