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Kainos Group plc
16 November 2020
16 November 2020
Kainos Group plc
( "Kainos" or the "Group")
Interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2020
Kainos Group plc (KNOS), a leading IT provider, operating across
two specialist business areas, Digital Services and its Workday
Practice, is pleased to announce its results for the six months
ended 30 September 2020.
Financial highlights
H1 2021 H1 2020 Change
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Revenue GBP107.2m GBP86.9m +23%
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Profit before tax GBP24.0m GBP12.0m +100%
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Adjusted pre-tax profit(1) GBP26.1m GBP12.8m +104%
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Cash GBP62.5m GBP41.3m +51%
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Bookings GBP103.6m GBP99.5m +4%
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SaaS bookings GBP14.2m GBP16.4m -13%
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Backlog(2) GBP180.9m GBP131.0m +38%
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Adjusted diluted earnings per
share(1) (note 8) 17.0p 8.4p +102%
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Diluted earnings per share 15.7p 7.9p +99%
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Special dividend paid(3) 6.7p - 100%
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Interim dividend 6.4p 3.5p 83%
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Operational highlights
-- We have delivered a very strong performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Revenue growth of 23% (19% organic) to GBP107.2 million (H1 20: GBP86.9 million).
- Adjusted pre-tax profit increased 104% to GBP26.1 million (H1 20: GBP12.8 million).
-- Contracted backlog continues to underpin further revenue growth.
- Bookings up 4% to GBP103.6 million (H1 20: GBP99.5 million).
- Contracted backlog growth of 38% to GBP180.9 million (H1 20: GBP131.0 million).
-- Revenue diversification continues across key segments.
- International revenues up 54% to GBP27.6 million (H1 20: GBP17.9 million).
- Commercial revenues up 34% to GBP39.2 million (H1 20: GBP29.3 million).
- Healthcare revenues up 73% to GBP18.8 million (H1 20: GBP10.9 million).
- SaaS and software-related revenues up 37% to GBP15.5 million (H1 20: GBP11.3 million).
-- Strong revenue growth in Digital Services, up 16% to GBP71.4
million (H1 20: GBP61.5 million).
- Significant ongoing engagements in UK government's digital
transformation programme, including the support of the NHS as it
responded to Covid-19.
-- Very strong revenue growth in the Workday Practice, up 41% to
GBP35.8 million (H1 20: GBP25.4 million).
- Smart revenues increased by 40% to GBP11.8 million (H1 20: GBP8.5 million).
- Further strengthening of position as the leading European
Workday specialist; building presence in North America.
-- Customer approval rated as 'good' or better by 97% of customers (H1 20: 98%)(4) .
-- Headcount of 1,729, up 11% (H1 20: 1,562 people), recruitment
re-started following pause during the early months of the
pandemic.
-- Highly cash generative with cash conversion of 123% (H1 20:
60%) and period-end net cash of GBP62.5 million (H1 20: GBP41.3
million).
Outlook
Looking forward, we remain confident in our outlook for the
financial year, which is underpinned by a robust pipeline and a
significant contracted backlog. Notwithstanding we are mindful of
the potential medium-term impacts of EU Exit, further lockdown
measures and the broader economic disruption caused by
Covid-19.
Brendan Mooney, CEO, commented:
"Against the backdrop of Covid-19, we recognise that our strong
business performance during this period has been a result of the
hard work and flexibility of our people, and the support and trust
of our customers. We remain immensely grateful for their ongoing
engagement.
We operate in digital transformation markets that have delivered
strong growth over many years, which has added to the resilience
our business has demonstrated through the pandemic. We anticipate
that Covid-19 will continue to accelerate the already strong demand
from customers for digital transformation and Workday services as
organisations adapt to the changes that the pandemic has
brought.
In Digital Services we continue to deliver significant
programmes in partnership with the UK government and with leading
commercial and healthcare clients. In what is now a familiar
pattern, our growth is fuelled by demand from both existing and new
clients, such as The Welsh Government, DVSA and GreenSteam.
Within the Workday Practice we continue to be the European
partner of choice for forward-thinking organisations that are
choosing Workday's innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform
to support their people and finance requirements. We continue to
successfully deliver to internationally renowned customers such as
EMC Insurance, Warner Music and Blackberry.
We have maintained good progress on our early-stage investments,
including our Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Practice, our Adaptive Planning acquisitions, with the Workday
Extend platform (formerly Workday Cloud Platform) and the launch of
our Intelligent Automation Practice. While these initiatives are at
the beginning of their development journey, we believe that they
have the potential to add significant growth opportunities in the
future.
Notwithstanding the uncertainty generated by Covid-19, we
believe that by concentrating on the needs of our colleagues and
our customers, we are well-positioned for further growth."
For further information, please contact:
Kainos via FTI Consulting LLP
Brendan Mooney, Chief Executive Officer
Richard McCann, Chief Financial Officer
Investec Bank plc +44 20 7597 5970
Patrick Robb / Ben Griffiths
Canaccord Genuity +44 20 7523 4606
Simon Bridges / Emma Gabriel
FTI Consulting LLP +44 20 3727 1000
Matt Dixon / Dwight Burden / Kwaku Aning
About Kainos
Kainos Group plc is a UK-headquartered IT provider, across two
specialist business areas, Digital Services and its Workday
Practice.
The Group's Digital Services include full lifecycle development
and support of customised Digital Services for public sector,
healthcare and commercial customers. These transformative solutions
encompass a range of services from experience design to Artificial
Intelligence and Cloud to deliver truly intelligent solutions that
are secure, accessible and cost-effective.
The Group's Workday Practice is one of Workday's most respected
partners. As a full-service partner, we are experienced in complex
deployment and integrations, and the leader in Workday test
automation. We're trusted by our customers to launch, test, expand
and safeguard their Workday systems.
Kainos has over 1,700 people across 15 offices in Europe and North America.
Kainos is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: KNOS).
For further information, please visit www.kainos.com .
Cautionary statement
This report has been prepared solely to provide additional
information to shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and
the potential for those strategies to succeed. It should not be
relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.
This report includes statements that are, or may be deemed to
be, "forward-looking statements". These statements are made by the
Directors in good faith based on the information available to them
up to the time of their approval of this report, but such
statements should be treated with caution due to the inherent
uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors,
underlying any such forward-looking information.
Group Business Review
Our Covid-19 response - focused on Our People
In March 2020 as we responded to Covid-19, we implemented home
working for over 1,700 colleagues, placing them in the safest
possible environment from which to provide on-going support for all
our customer engagements.
Our people have been remarkable in their response to the
challenges Covid-19 has presented, and the seamless fashion in
which they have supported our customers, delivering key programmes
during the pandemic, including the NHS Home Testing Service, Smart
testing for Teranet (Canada) and Workday deployments at UK charity,
Autism Plus.
We re-opened our offices on 21 September. However, we continue
to ask all our people to continue to work from home, which we
believe represents the safest possible environment for them. At
present, 97% of our people are choosing to work from home.
We recognise that the strong business performance during this
period has been a result of the hard work and flexibility of our
people, and the support and trust of our customers.
We would like to take this opportunity to, once again, thank our
people and our customers for their ongoing engagement.
UK Government Job Retention Scheme repayment
As part of the precautionary cost containment measures
implemented earlier this year, we utilised the UK Government Job
Retention Scheme and placed 131 colleagues on furlough.
In light of our performance, we withdrew from the scheme in
August and have repaid the UK government for all previously claimed
support payments.
As well as returning all payments, we are pleased to confirm
that all our people placed on furlough have returned to full-time
employment.
Excellent performance despite Covid-19 challenges
Despite the global impacts of Covid-19, our business has
continued to be resilient and has delivered strong results for the
first six months of FY21.
Revenue for the period grew by 23% to GBP107.2 million (H1 20:
GBP86.9 million). Adjusted pre-tax profit increased by 104% to
GBP26.1 million (H1 20: GBP12.8 million). Our trading includes
elements that we consider non-recurring in nature - reduced travel,
training, marketing and recruitment expenses , as well as reduced
holiday leave enhancing our revenue levels. W e expect most of
these elements to revert to normal levels in future trading
periods.
Our sales performance underlines our success in winning business
while operating remotely - extensions to existing contracts,
additional projects placed by existing customers and winning new
customers. Bookings in the first six months increased to GBP103.6
million (H1 20: GBP99.5 million), which resulted in a 38% increase
in the contracted backlog to GBP180.9 million (H1 20: GBP131.0
million).
Following a pause in the first months of FY21, our recruitment
activity has resumed normal levels and we are advertising over 150
roles across the organisation (as at 30 October 2020). During the
period, staff and contractor numbers increased by 11% to 1,729 (H1
20: 1,562). Employee engagement remains high, with the Group
placing 86(th) in the Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For'
survey and with staff retention rising to 92% (H1 20: 87%).
Customer satisfaction remains high, with 97% of our customers
rating service as 'good' or better. This high level of customer
service underpins our long-term customer relationships, with
existing customers accounting for 94% of total revenue (H1 20:
94%). We currently have 481 active customers (H1 20: 383) 5 .
Significant progress has been made on increasing the geographic
and sectoral spread of our business. Public sector customers now
account for 46% of total revenue (H1 20: 54%), 37% is derived from
commercial sector customers (H1 20: 34%) and 18% from healthcare
customers (H1 20: 13%). The proportion of revenue generated from
customers outside the UK increased by 54% to GBP27.6 million and is
now 26% of total revenue (H1 20: 21%).
We finished the period with a strong net cash balance of GBP62.5
million at 30 September 2020 (H1 20: GBP41.3 million), representing
123% cash conversion (H1 20: 60%).
Digital Services review
Our Digital Services division focuses on the delivery of
customised online digital solutions, principally for public sector,
commercial sector and healthcare organisations. The solutions
provided are highly cost-effective and make public-facing services
more accessible and easier to use for the citizen and customer.
Revenue for the period grew by 16% to GBP71.4 million (H1 20:
GBP61.5 million), bookings increased 10% to GBP66.2 million (H1 20:
GBP60.1 million) and backlog increased by 49% to GBP118.1 million
(H1 20: GBP79.3 million).
Public sector
Our existing clients within public sector have remained
committed to their digital transformation programmes and these have
continued at pace. We have been impressed by how quickly large
departments have been able to switch from an office-based
environment to working effectively from a home setting.
Against this backdrop, our revenues increased by 9% to GBP47.5
million (H1 20: GBP43.7 million).
Within central government, Kainos continues to consolidate a
strong position across key accounts, extending services to deliver
a number of the most high-profile digital programmes including the
Passport Application service for Home Office and an EU Exit Imports
programme for Defra. We have also added new customers such as the
National Crime Agency to deliver new crime intelligence services
using Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Commercial sector
In response to Covid-19, the immediate reaction of several
commercial sector clients was to pause some of their programmes.
Over the latter part of H1 21, our observation is that clients have
recommenced their digital projects, with sales activity showing a
marked increase.
During the period, revenues decreased 15% to GBP6.9 million (H1
20: GBP8.1 million). We have continued to assist our established
customers such as New Ireland Assurance and Concardis as they
increase investment in digital transformation; similarly, we have
responded to those customers that have needed reduced support.
Healthcare sector
Healthcare revenues, including Evolve, increased by 75% to
GBP17.0 million (H1 20: GBP9.7 million).
Kainos continues to enjoy a strong partnership with NHS Digital,
and we have been heavily involved in supporting their response to
the challenges of Covid-19, including the Isolation Note service
from NHS Digital, NHS Home Testing and managing the successful
delivery of HSCNI track and trace. All of these significant
programmes were completed in extremely short timeframes.
At a hospital level, Evolve continues to be well regarded, with
several Trusts renewing their subscription during the period.
Workday Practice review
The Workday Practice is closely linked to Workday Inc's software
suite, which includes cloud-based software for finance, HR, and
planning, which enables enterprises to organise their staff
efficiently and to support financial reporting requirements.
Kainos first engaged with Workday Inc. in 2010 and is now one of
the most experienced participants in Workday's partner ecosystem.
Kainos remains the only specialist Workday partner headquartered in
the UK and one of only 33 partners globally accredited to implement
Workday's innovative SaaS platform.
Revenue for the period grew by 41% to GBP35.8 million (H1 20:
GBP25.4 million) and backlog for the division increased by 21% to
GBP62.8 million (H1 20: GBP51.8 million). Bookings reduced to
GBP37.4 million (H1 20: GBP39.4 million) as a result of slower
decision-making in the first weeks of the pandemic, with activity
levels returning to a more typical cadence over the course of the
period.
The number of accredited Workday consultants increased by 23% to
375 (H1 20: 305).
The Workday Practice comprises two areas of activity:
-- Workday Services : the provision of consulting, project
management, integration and Post Deployment Services for Workday's
software suite.
-- Smart Automated Testing ("Smart") : our proprietary
cloud-based SaaS solution that allows Workday customers to
automatically verify their Workday configuration both during
implementation and in live operation. Smart is the leading
automated testing platform specifically designed for the Workday
product suite and is licensed on a subscription basis to
customers.
Workday Services
Within Europe, Kainos continues to consolidate its position as
the leading Workday partner. This leadership position is a result
of high satisfaction levels within the Kainos customer base coupled
with geographic expansion.
Our geographic expansion includes the opening of an office in
Paris in 2019 to support growth within the French market. This is
in addition to offices opened in Copenhagen (2017, to develop the
Nordic markets of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland), Amsterdam
(2015, covering Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) and Frankfurt
(2017, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
In North America, Kainos has been a partner in Canada since
2018, opening an office in Toronto to support the expansion in this
market. Within the US, Kainos has offices in Denver, Indianapolis
and Atlanta. In total the Workday Practice has 110 people based in
North America.
In addition to the delivery of Workday for new customers, Kainos
is increasingly involved in supporting the operation of customers
that are already live on the Workday platform. This annuity-style
revenue stream is described as Post Deployment Services.
As consolidation continues within the partner ecosystem(6) , our
underlying growth is enhanced by our prominence within the global
partner ecosystem.
Revenue for the period grew by 41% to GBP23.9 million (H1 20:
GBP16.9 million); backlog increased by 13% to GBP25.4 million (H1
20: GBP22.4 million). As noted above, bookings reduced 5% to
GBP23.7 million (H1 20: GBP24.9 million) as a result of slower
decision-making in the first weeks of the pandemic.
Workday Adaptive Planning
In June 2018, Workday Inc. acquired Adaptive Insights for $1.6
billion. Adaptive Insight's Business Planning Cloud (now Workday
Adaptive Planning) is a leading cloud-based platform for
modernising business planning, providing budgeting, forecasting,
reporting, and analytics for over 4,700 customers worldwide.
In the second half of FY20, Kainos completed the acquisition of
three leading Adaptive Insights consulting organisations: Formulate
(UK, 16 people), Implexa (Germany, 5 people) and IntuitiveTEK (USA,
38 people), creating one of the largest Adaptive Insights practices
globally. By acquiring these businesses, we have strengthened our
capabilities to sell, deliver and support Adaptive Planning
implementations.
In total the acquisitions contributed revenue of GBP3.8 million
(H1 20: GBPnil) during the period.
Smart
There are four modules: HCM, Security, Financials and Payroll.
Smart is used by 218 global customers to automatically verify their
Workday configurations (H1 20: 190), with EMC Insurance, Blackberry
and Everton Football Club signing during the period. Over 80% of
Smart clients now avail of our service option.
Revenue for the period increased by 40% to GBP11.8 million (H1
20: GBP8.5 million), of which GBP10.0 million relates to SaaS
subscriptions (H1 20: GBP6.8 million). The Annual Recurring Revenue
("ARR") for Smart at period end was GBP20.4 million (H1 20: GBP16.2
million), an increase of 26%; backlog for Smart increased 28% to
GBP37.4 million (H1 20: GBP29.3 million). Bookings reduced 6% to
GBP13.7m (H1 20: GBP14.5m) as a result of slower decision-making in
the first weeks of the pandemic.
We note a further test automation competitor for Smart -
Cloudbera, joining WorkSoft and Turnkey Solutions.
Workday Extend
Workday Inc. has a Platform-as-a-Service offering known as
Workday Extend, (previously Workday Cloud Platform) which achieved
general availability in May 2020. Kainos has been part of the early
adopter programme since 2017, and while Workday Extend is at an
early stage it may offer new future growth opportunities - such as
additional IP development for Kainos or specialised development
services to other Workday customers and partners.
Our people
We believe that the future success of our organisation is
dependent upon the ability, skills and motivation of the people
working in Kainos; and our People Development Plan focuses on the
key objectives of engagement, development, retention and
recruitment.
Our culture
Our ambition is to be a great place to work. Our people tell us
when we get it right and tell us about the areas where we can
improve. We use the Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For'
annual survey as an annual health check, alongside our continual
engagement.
The 'Best Companies' survey is a confidential way for our
colleagues to share their feedback and having first appeared in the
Top 100 in 2012, we are delighted to still be here in 2020.
We are focused on creating a workplace environment that people
want to join and then stay to develop their careers.
During the period, staff retention rose to 92% (H1 20: 87%) and
on Glassdoor, the website which hosts anonymous employee reviews of
global organisations, 83% of reviewers would recommend working at
Kainos.
Recruitment
We work hard at retaining the talented people already in Kainos;
we are also very focused on recruiting new talented colleagues.
Kainos continues to attract strong interest in key recruitment
markets, with several thousand candidates applying each year to
join Kainos.
Over the period, headcount grew by 167 to 1,729 people (H1 20:
1,562). Of our colleagues, 11% are contractors (H1 20: 9%). By
region, UK & Ireland increased to 1,277 people (+96), Central
Europe grew to 342 people (+8) and North America increased to 110
people (+63).
Development
The Kainos Digital Academy and associated programmes are central
to the development of our people and have contributed to the
success of new capabilities in Cyber Security, Data, Machine
Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
Covid-19 and our response to the pandemic have undoubtedly
impacted our training activity. We have made significant progress
in moving our learning curriculum and approach to a virtual
delivery model.
Staff Share Incentive plan
The Group operates a Share Incentive Plan for all staff.
Including the annual awards made in December 2019 a total of
2,535,968 free shares have been distributed to staff. In addition,
the Group operates SAYE schemes through which 2,913,006 options
have been granted to staff.
Summary and Outlook
Group outlook
During the early stages of Covid-19, we successfully adapted to
the changing business environment and we remain confident that we
will be able to respond to any future challenges in the wider
macro-economic environment. We therefore remain focused on
supporting our customers, ensuring the safety of our people and
responding appropriately to the changing business landscape.
In the near-term, we anticipate that demand for digital
transformation, Workday deployments and Smart will remain robust as
organisations adapt to the changes that Covid-19 has brought. The
trends that we are observing across our end markets support the
general view that the pandemic has accelerated the move towards
greater digitisation. We caution that these observations have
occurred over a relatively short period and one which has been
defined by significant volatility.
Over the medium-term, we remain well-placed to deliver further
growth, as detailed in the following sections.
Digital Services outlook
In the medium-term, we remain optimistic about the future of
digitisation in both the UK public sector and within the NHS. We
are confident that based upon our strong reputation and successful
track record, we are well positioned to maintain a central role in
this transformation drive.
Outside of the UK public sector, a growing reputation in the
commercial sector is expected to generate further long-term growth
for the Group.
Workday Practice outlook
As an internationally focused business, the Workday Practice has
the additional complexity of operating across several countries,
each with a different health and economic response to Covid-19.
In the medium-term, continued strong growth for Smart will be
powered by increased penetration of Smart in the Workday Inc.
customer base, by the expansion of the Workday customer base itself
and by the development and adoption of new Smart modules.
In a similar timeframe, our consulting activity growth prospects
remain very strong, driven by our growth momentum in international
markets and the further development of the Post Deployment Services
offering. These prospects are, in turn, underpinned by the
continued growth of Workday Inc.
Financial review
Kainos achieved revenue of GBP107.2 million (H1 20: GBP86.9
million), representing an increase of 23%. Digital Services revenue
grew 16% to GBP71.4 million (H1 20: GBP61.5 million) reflective of
customers continuing to prioritise digital transformation
programmes in the NHS and public sector. Workday Practice revenue
grew by 41% to GBP35.8 million (H1 20: GBP25.4 million) which was
driven by 41% growth in Workday Services to GBP23.9 million (H1 20:
GBP16.9 million) and 40% growth in Smart to GBP11.8 million (H1 20:
GBP8.5million). The Workday Practice continues to benefit from its
international scale and an ability to secure new consulting
contracts across our geographies.
Overall gross margin was 52.1 % (H1 20: 46.5%). Digital Services
margins increased to 46.4% (H1 20: 39.7%) mainly due to an increase
in utilisation, partly due to a reduction in holidays taken by
staff, and reduced travel costs. The margin has benefited from some
savings in the period that are considered non-recurring in nature.
Workday Practice margins increased to 63.6% (H1 20: 62.8%) driven
mainly by a higher proportion of SaaS based revenue within
Smart.
Operating expenses
Operating expenses excluding share-based payments and
acquisition-related expenses (including amortisation of acquired
intangible assets) for the period increased by 9% to GBP30.1
million (H1 20: GBP27.7 million). Despite revenue increasing by
23%, the growth in operating expenses has been significantly lower
due to reduced expenditure on costs such as training, recruitment,
facilities and travel during the pandemic lockdown. Some of these
savings are considered to be non-recurring in nature. The timeframe
for the rephasing of these costs is somewhat dependent on the speed
with which life returns to normal post the pandemic.
Investment in product development increased slightly to GBP2.0
million (H1 20: GBP1.9 million). All product development costs were
expensed in the period. Research and Development Expenditure Credit
(RDEC) grants recognised in the period totalled GBP0.6 million (H1
20: GBP0.6 million).
The share-based payment expense incurred in the period was
GBP1.8 million (H1 20: GBP0.8 million). This increase results
mainly from share price movements and additional share awards.
Amortisation of acquired intangibles of GBP0.2 million was incurred
in the period (H1 20: GBPnil). Adjusted pre-tax profit increased by
104% to GBP26.1 million (H1 20: GBP12.8 million). Profit before tax
increased by 100% to GBP24.0 million (H1 20: GBP12.0 million).
Alternative performance measures
The business is managed and measured on a day-to-day basis using
underlying results. The Directors believe that the 'adjusted profit
before tax' and the 'adjusted diluted and basic earnings per share'
measures presented are more representative of the underlying
performance of the Group and enable comparability between
periods.
To arrive at adjusted results, adjustments made include
acquisition expenses, amortisation related to acquired intangible
assets and share-based payments.
The adjusted profit measures can be reconciled to the reported
numbers
as follows:
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
unaudited unaudited audited
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
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Profit
before
tax 24,018 12,009 23,150
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Share-based
payments
and
related
costs 1,842 790 2,100
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Acquisition-related
expenses
including
amortisation
of
acquired
intangible
assets 195 - 266
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Adjusted
profit
before
tax 26,055 12,799 25,516
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6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
unaudited unaudited audited
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
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Profit after tax 19,379 9,633 18,564
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Share-based payments and related
costs (net of associated taxes) 1,492 656 1,701
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Acquisition-related
expenses
including
amortisation
of
acquired
intangible
assets
(net
of
associated
taxes) 195 - 219
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Adjusted
profit
after
tax 21,066 10,289 20,484
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Corporation tax charge
The effective tax rate for H1 21 was 19% (H1 20: 20%) and is in
line with the UK corporation tax rate as expected.
Financial position
The Group continues to have a strong financial position with
GBP62.5 million of cash (H1 20: GBP41.3 million), no debt and net
assets of GBP72.3 million (H1 20: GBP59.2 million). The combined
underlying trade receivables and accrued income totalled GBP39.9
million (H1 20: GBP40.6 million).
Cash flow and cash conversion
The Group entered the period with a cash balance of GBP40.8
million and paid a special dividend of GBP8.2 million on 4
September 2020.
Cash conversion, calculated by taking cash generated by
operations over EBITDA(7) , continued to be strong at 123% (H1 20:
60%).
Dividends
As part of the Covid-19 related cost reduction measures the
Board had previously elected not to declare a final dividend for
the year ended 31 March 2020. In light of the Group's performance,
during the period, a special dividend of 6.7 pence per share was
approved by the Board and paid on 4 September 2020 to shareholders
on the register at the close of business on 7 August 2020.
In line with the Group's pre-Covid-19 dividend payment cycle, an
interim dividend of 6.4 pence per share has been declared for H1 21
(H1 20: 3.5 pence). This will be paid on 18 December 2020 to
shareholders on the register at the close of business on 27
November 2020, with an ex-dividend date of 26 November 2020.
Related party transactions
Related party transactions are disclosed in note 11 to the
condensed set of financial statements. There have been no material
changes in related party transactions from those described in the
last annual report.
Risks & Uncertainties
There are several potential risks and uncertainties which could
have a material impact on the Group's performance over the
remaining six months of the financial year and could cause actual
results to differ materially from forecast and historic results.
These principal risks and uncertainties remain consistent with the
detailed description provided in pages 14 - 20 of the Annual Report
associated with the Group ' s Annual Results published on 26 May
2020 (available on the Group ' s website www.kainos.com ).
However, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed significant focus on
risks associated with the pandemic. The Group ' s effective
response to the evolving risks associated with the pandemic has
been crucial in maintaining performance and will shape the risk
agenda for the remainder of this financial year and in future
periods.
The effects of the pandemic continue to contribute to an
unprecedented level of economic disruption and uncertainty across
all markets in which Kainos operates.
The long -term effects on economies remains uncertain. In
addition, the potential health impact to Kainos colleagues,
customers and staff, while not significant to date, remains a risk.
In the interests of colleague safety, Kainos continues to operate
on a largely remote basis with offices re-opened in September 2020
on a limited basis only for colleagues with exceptional need.
The impact of the pandemic on our financial performance has been
limited but this continues to be monitored, particularly regarding
sales pipeline.
The Group ' s mitigation strategies largely remain unchanged
from those described in the Annual Report but also include:
1. Monitoring for signs of increased activity in our markets,
particularly with regard to accelerated digital transformation
trends resulting from revised operating models within our customer
base.
2. Establishment of a Modern Workplace Programme to consider the
impact of the move to remote working on Kainos colleagues and
customers with a view to determining and implementing current and
potential future improvements to Kainos ways of working.
Going concern
As stated in note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements, the Directors are satisfied that the Group has
sufficient resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable
future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this
report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis
in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed consolidated income statement for the six months ended
30 September 2020
Continuing operations Note 6 months 6 months 12 months
to to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
30 Sep 2019 2020
2020 unaudited audited
unaudited (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
(GBP000s)
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Revenue 5 107,161 86,889 178,778
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Cost of sales 5 (51,290) (46,509) (94,817)
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Gross profit 55,871 40,380 83,961
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Operating expenses (32,114) (28,534) (59,278)
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Impairment gains & losses (including
reversals of impairment losses)
on trade receivables 271 - (1,840)
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Operating profit 24,028 11,846 22,843
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Finance income 40 205 368
Finance expense (50) (42) (61)
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Profit before tax 24,018 12,009 23,150
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Taxation on ordinary activities 6 (4,639) (2,376) (4,586)
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Profit for the period 19,379 9,633 18,564
===================================== ==== ========== ============= ==========
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the six
months ended
30 September 2020
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
unaudited unaudited audited
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
================================= ========== ========== ==========
Profit for the period 19,379 9,633 18,564
================================= ========== ========== ==========
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
---------- ---------- ----------
Currency translation difference (113) 435 577
================================= ========== ========== ==========
Total comprehensive income for
the period 19,266 10,068 19,141
================================= ========== ========== ==========
Earnings per share
---------- ---------- ----------
Basic 8 16.1p 8.0p 15.5p
---------- ---------- ----------
Diluted 8 15.7p 7.9p 15.1p
---------- ---------- ----------
Condensed consolidated statement of financial position as at 30
September 2020
Note 30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019 31 Mar 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Non-current assets
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Goodwill 3,183 - 3,220
Other intangible assets 3,670 - 3,989
Property, plant and equipment 9,808 10,126 9,854
Right-of-use assets 3,580 4,860 4,468
Investments 1,225 1,025 1,025
Deferred tax asset 2,313 1,076 1,559
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
23,779 17,087 24,115
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Current assets
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Trade and other receivables 9 19,763 25,987 29,269
Prepayments 2,250 2,206 2,368
Accrued income 21,797 16,178 16,883
Cash and cash equivalents 62,497 41,311 40,785
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
106,307 85,682 89,305
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Total assets 130,086 102,769 113,420
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Current liabilities
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Trade creditors and accruals (22,953) (17,150) (23,599)
Deferred income (13,658) (11,996) (13,752)
Corporation tax (3,456) (1,628) (2,145)
Lease liabilities (1,379) (1,508) (1,619)
Other tax and social security (11,777) (6,135) (8,157)
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
(53,223) (38,417) (49,272)
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Non-current liabilities
---- ------------ ---------------- -----------
Other provisions (2,687) (2,276) (2,528)
Lease liabilities (1,838) (2,906) (2,466)
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
(4,525) (5,182) (4,994)
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Total liabilities (57,748) (43,599) (54,266)
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Net assets 72,338 59,170 59,154
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Equity
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Share capital 612 607 610
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Share premium account 5,628 3,780 5,446
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Capital reserve 664 665 664
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Share-based payment reserve 6,800 4,638 5,610
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Translation reserve 542 225 655
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Retained earnings 58,092 49,255 46,169
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Total equity 72,338 59,170 59,154
============================== ==== ============ ================ ===========
Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the
six months ended 30 September 2020
Share Share Capital Share-based Translation Retained Total
capital premium reserve payment reserve earnings equity
reserve
(GBP000s)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Balance at 31 March
2019 (audited) 605 3,596 665 3,895 (210) 39,616 48,167
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Profit for the period - - - - - 9,633 9,633
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Other comprehensive
income - - - - 435 - 435
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Total comprehensive
income for the period - - - - 435 9,633 10,068
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Share-based payment
expense - - - 743 - - 743
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Current tax for equity-settled
share-based payments - - - - - 255 255
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Deferred tax for equity-settled
share-based payments - - - - - (249) (249)
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Issue of share capital 2 184 - - - - 186
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Balance at 30 September
2019 (unaudited) 607 3,780 665 4,638 225 49,255 59,170
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Profit for the period - - - - - 8,931 8,931
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Other comprehensive
income - - - - 142 - 142
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Total comprehensive
income for the period - - - - 142 8,931 9,073
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Share-based payment
expense - - - 972 - - 972
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Adjustments in respect
of prior periods - - - - 288 (288) -
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Current tax for equity-settled
share-based payments - - - - - 286 286
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Deferred tax for equity-settled
share-based payments - - - - - 132 132
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Issue of share capital 3 1,666 (1) - - - 1,668
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Dividends - - - - - (12,147) (12,147)
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Balance at 31 March
2020 (audited) 610 5,446 664 5,610 655 46,169 59,154
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Profit for the period - - - - - 19,379 19,379
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Other comprehensive
income - - - - (113) - (113)
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Total comprehensive
income for the period - - - - (113) 19,379 19,266
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Share-based payment
expense - - - 1,190 - - 1,190
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Current tax for equity-settled
share-based payments - - - - - 181 181
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Deferred tax for equity-settled
share-based payments - - - - - 558 558
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Issue of share capital 2 182 - - - - 184
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Dividends - - - - - (8,195) (8,195)
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Balance at 30 September
2020 (unaudited) 612 5,628 664 6,800 542 58,092 72,338
================================ ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ==========
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended 30
September 2020
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to to
2020
(unaudited) 30 Sep 2019 31 Mar 2020
(GBP000s) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Net cash from operating activities 31,569 7,207 24,231
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Investing activities
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Interest received 40 - 368
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Purchases of property, plant and
equipment (406) (7,797) (8,186)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Investments (200) - -
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Acquisition of subsidiaries - - (4,464)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Net cash used in investing activities (566) (7,797) (12,282)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Financing activities
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Dividends paid (8,195) - (12,147)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Interest paid (50) - (61)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Repayment of lease liabilities (1,255) (792) (1,716)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Proceeds on issue of shares 184 184 253
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Net cash used in financing activities (9,316) (608) (13,671)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents 21,687 (1,198) (1,722)
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Cash and cash equivalents at start
of period 40,785 42,488 42,488
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Effects of foreign exchange rate
changes 25 21 19
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of period 62,497 41,311 40,785
======================================= === ============= ============= =============
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to to
2020
(unaudited) 30 Sep 2019 31 Mar 2020
(GBP000s) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s)
====================================== ==== ============= ============= =================
Profit for the period 19,379 9,633 18,564
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Adjustments for:
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Finance income (40) - (368)
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Finance expense 50 - 61
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Income tax expense 4,639 2,376 4,586
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Share-based payment expense 1,842 790 2,100
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Depreciation of property, plant and
equipment 452 649 1,310
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 987 845 1,884
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Amortisation of intangible assets 195 - 56
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Increase in provisions 158 - 243
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Operating cash flows before movements
in working capital 27,662 14,293 28,436
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other
receivables 4,650 (908) (3,612)
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other
payables 1,447 (4,927) 2,749
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Cash generated by operations 33,759 8,458 27,573
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Income taxes paid (2,190) (1,251) (3,342)
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Net cash from operating activities 31,569 7,207 24,231
============================================ ============= ============= =============
Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
1. Corporate information
Kainos Group plc ("Company") is a public company limited by
shares incorporated and domiciled in the UK (Company registration
number 09579188), having its registered office at 21 Farringdon
Road, 2nd Floor, London, EC1M 3HA.
These condensed consolidated financial statements for the six
months ended 30 September 2020 comprise the Company and its
subsidiaries (together the "Group"). The nature of the Group's
operations and its principal activities are set out in the Business
Review and in note 5. The Group is headquartered in Belfast.
These statements have not been audited but have been reviewed by
the Group's auditor pursuant to International Standard on Review
Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial
Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity"
issued by the Financial Reporting Council.
These condensed consolidated financial statements were approved
for issue on 13 November 2020.
2. Basis of preparation
The condensed consolidated financial statements for the six
months ended 30 September 2020 have been prepared in accordance
with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct
Authority and with IAS34 "Interim Financial Reporting" as adopted
by the European Union.
Th ese condensed consolidated financial statements do not
constitute statutory accounts of the Group within the meaning of
Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The statutory accounts for
the year ended 31 March 2020 have been filed with the registrar of
companies. The auditor's report on those accounts was unqualified,
did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain
any statement under Section 498(2) or Section 498(3) of the
Companies Act 2006.
The annual statements of Kainos Group plc are prepared in
accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. These
consolidated financial statements are presented in pounds sterling
because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in
which the Company operates.
Going concern
The Directors have, at the time of approving the condensed
consolidated financial statements, a reasonable expectation that
the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they
continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in
preparing the financial statements.
3. Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation
applied by the Group in these condensed consolidated financial
statements are the same as those applied in the Group's latest
audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended
31 March 2020. No newly introduced standard or amendments to
standards had a material impact on the condensed financial
statements.
4. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of interim financial statements requires
management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that
affect the application of accounting policies and the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these condensed financial statements, the
significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's
accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty were
the same as those applied to the statutory accounts for the year
ended 31 March 20 20. The only exceptions relate to the estimate of
the provision of income taxes which is determined in the interim
financial statements using the estimated average
annual effective income tax rate applied to the profit before tax of the interim period.
5. Segment reporting
All the Group's revenue during the period to 30 September 2020
was derived from continuing operations. Kainos is structured into
two divisions: Digital Services and the Workday Practice.
During the year ended 31 March 2020, the Group opted to amend
the reporting structure, both internally to the CEO and publicly,
by now grouping the business as Digital Services (formerly Digital
Transformation and Evolve) and Workday Practice (previously Workday
Implementation and Smart, our Workday testing product).
Accordingly, the results for the six months ended 30 September
2019 have been presented as per this revised structure and not as
previously reported.
The following is an analysis of the Group's revenue and results
by reportable segment:
2020 Digital
Services Workday Practice Consolidated
6 months to 30 September (unaudited) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Revenue 71,384 35,777 107,161
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Cost of sales (38,277) (13,013) (51,290)
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Gross profit 33,107 22,764 55,871
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Direct expenses(8) (6,554) (12,809) (19,363)
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Contribution 26,553 9,955 36,508
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Central overheads(8) (10,453)
====================================== ========== ================ ============
Adjusted pre-tax profit 26,055
====================================== ========== ================ ============
2019 Workday
Digital Services Practice Consolidated
6 months to 30 September (unaudited) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Revenue 61,484 25,405 86,889
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Cost of sales (37,051) (9,458) (46,509)
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Gross profit 24,433 15,947 40,380
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Direct expenses(8) (8,034) (9,469) (17,503)
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Contribution 16,399 6,478 22,877
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Central overheads(8) (10,078)
====================================== ================ =============== ============
Adjusted pre-tax profit 12,799
====================================== ================ =============== ============
2020 Workday
Digital Services Practice Consolidated
12 months to 31 March (audited) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
================================= ================ ========== ============
Revenue 122,500 56,278 178,778
================================= ================ ========== ============
Cost of sales (73,580) (21,237) (94,817)
================================= ================ ========== ============
Gross profit 48,920 35,041 83,961
================================= ================ ========== ============
Direct expenses(8) (15,158) (23,053) (38,211)
================================= ================ ========== ============
Contribution 33,762 11,988 45,750
================================= ================ ========== ============
Central overheads(8) (20,234)
================================= ================ ========== ============
Adjusted pre-tax profit 25,516
================================= ================ ========== ============
Disaggregation of the Group's revenue is presented in the
following tables:
2020 Digital Workday
Services Practice Consolidated
6 months to 30 September (unaudited) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
====================================== ========== ========== ============
Type of revenue
====================================== ========== ========== ============
Services 66,651 22,977 89,628
====================================== ========== ========== ============
SaaS and related 2,687 12,790 15,477
====================================== ========== ========== ============
Third party and other 2,046 10 2,056
====================================== ========== ========== ============
71,384 35,777 107,161
====================================== ========== ========== ============
Revenue recognition
====================================== ========== ========== ============
At a point in time 2,046 10 2,056
====================================== ========== ========== ============
Over time 69,338 35,767 105,105
====================================== ========== ========== ============
71,384 35,777 107,161
====================================== ========== ========== ============
2019 Digital Services Workday Practice Consolidated
6 months to 30 September (unaudited) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
====================================== ================ ================ ============
Type of revenue
====================================== ================ ================ ============
Services 57,304 16,939 74,243
====================================== ================ ================ ============
SaaS and related 2,855 8,449 11,304
====================================== ================ ================ ============
Third party and other 1,325 17 1,342
====================================== ================ ================ ============
61,484 25,405 86,889
====================================== ================ ================ ============
Revenue recognition
====================================== ================ ================ ============
At a point in time 1,325 17 1,342
====================================== ================ ================ ============
Over time 60,159 25,388 85,547
====================================== ================ ================ ============
61,484 25,405 86,889
====================================== ================ ================ ============
2020 Digital
Services Workday Practice Consolidated
12 months to 31 March (audited) (GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
================================= ========== ================ ============
Type of revenue
================================= ========== ================ ============
Services 114,114 36,973 151,087
================================= ========== ================ ============
SaaS and related 5,689 19,282 24,971
================================= ========== ================ ============
Third party and other 2,697 23 2,720
================================= ========== ================ ============
122,500 56,278 178,778
================================= ========== ================ ============
Revenue recognition
================================= ========== ================ ============
At a point in time 2,697 23 2,720
================================= ========== ================ ============
Over time 119,803 56,255 176,058
================================= ========== ================ ============
122,500 56,278 178,778
================================= ========== ================ ============
The adjusted profit measures can be reconciled to the reported
numbers as follows:
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
unaudited unaudited audited
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
=========== =========== ===========
Profit
before
tax 24,018 12,009 23,150
===================== =========== =========== ===========
Share-based
payments
and
related
costs 1,842 790 2,100
Acquisition-related
expenses
including
amortisation
of
acquired
intangible
assets 195 - 266
===================== =========== =========== ===========
Adjusted
profit
before
tax 26,055 12,799 25,516
===================== =========== =========== ===========
6. Taxation on ordinary activities
The total tax charge for the six months ended 30 September 2020
is GBP4.6 million (six months ended 30 September 2019: GBP2.4
million). This tax charge equates to an effective tax rate of 19%
(30 September 2019: 20%). The expected annual tax rate for the year
to 31 March 2021 is 19% (31 March 2020: 20%).
7. Dividends
The dividends paid in the periods covered by these condensed
consolidated financial statements are detailed below:
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
=================== ================== ============ ============ ==========
Amounts recognised as distributions
to equity holders in the period:
======================================= ============ ============ ==========
Special dividend of 6.7p per share 8,195 - -
======================================= ============ ============ ==========
Final dividend for 2019 of 6.5p per
share - - 7,895
======================================= ============ ============ ==========
Interim dividend for 2020 of 3.5p
per share - - 4,252
======================================= ============ ============ ==========
8,195 - 12,147
======================================= ============ ============ ==========
No final dividend was declared for the year ending 31 March
2020. During the period, a special dividend of 6.7 pence per share
was paid on 4 September 2020 to shareholders on the register at the
close of business on 7 August 2020.
An interim dividend of 6.4 pence per share has been declared for
the six months to 30 September 2020. This will be paid on 18
December 2020 to shareholders on the register at the close of
business on 27 November 2020, with an ex-dividend date of 26
November 2020. These condensed consolidated financial statements do
not reflect the interim dividend payable.
8. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit
attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent company by the
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the
period.
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
====================================== ======== ============
Profit for the period 19,379 9,633 18,564
================================================ ============ ============ ==========
Thousands Thousands Thousands
================================================ ============ ============ ==========
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purposes of basic
earnings per share 120,741 119,905 120,112
======================================= ======= ============ ========================
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary
shares from share options 3,060 2,627 2,957
======================================= ======= ============ ========================
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purposes of diluted
earnings per share 123,801 122,532 123,069
======================================= ======= ============ ========================
Basic earnings per share 16.1p 8.0p 15.5p
======================================= ======= ============ ========================
Diluted earnings per share 15.7p 7.9p 15.1p
======================================= ======= ============ ========================
Adjusted basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the
profit attributable
to ordinary equity holders of the parent company, excluding
share-based payments (including associated taxes) and
acquisition-related expenses by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue during the period.
6 months to 6 months to 12 months
20 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019 to 31 Mar
2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
===================== =================== ============
Profit for the period 19,379 9,633 18,564
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Share-based payments (including
associated taxes) 1,492 656 1,701
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Acquisition-related expenses including
amortisation of acquired intangibles
(net of associated taxes) 195 - 219
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Adjusted profit for the period 21,066 10,289 20,484
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Thousands Thousands Thousands
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purposes of basic
earnings per share 120,741 119,905 120,112
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary
shares from share options 3,060 2,627 2,957
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purposes of diluted
earnings per share 123,801 122,532 123,069
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Adjusted basic earnings per share 17.4p 8.6p 17.1p
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
Adjusted diluted earnings per
share 17.0p 8.4p 16.6p
========================================== ============ ============ ==========
9. Trade and other receivables
30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019 31 Mar 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
========== ========= ============ ============ ===========
Trade receivables 19,708 24,849 28,294
Loss allowance (1,571) (431) (1,840)
===================== ============ ============ ===========
18,137 24,418 26,454
===================== ============ ============ ===========
Other receivables 1,626 1,569 2,815
===================== ============ ============ ===========
19,763 25,987 29,269
===================== ============ ============ ===========
10. Financial Instruments
The Directors consider that the carrying amount for all
financial instruments and liabilities is a reasonable approximation
of their fair value.
11. Related party transactions
Balances and transactions between the Company and its
subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on
consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.
Trading transactions
During the year, Group companies entered into the following
transactions with a related party who is not a member of the
Group:
6 months 6 months 12 months
to 30 Sep to 30 Sep to 31 Mar
2020 2019 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
========= ======== ======== === === ============ ============ ===========
Cirdan Imaging Limited 487 370 879
============================= ======= ============ ============ ===========
Amounts outstanding at the period end date
6 months 6 months to 12 months
to 30 Sep 30 Sep 2019 to 31 Mar
2020 2020
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
(GBP000s) (GBP000s) (GBP000s)
========= ======== ======== === ============ ============ ===========
Cirdan Imaging Limited 438 230 263
============================= === ============ ============ ===========
Cirdan Imaging Limited is a related party due to the Group's
shareholding of 9.2% in this company.
12. Contingent liability
In the US, the commercial arrangement with Evolve IC and
Telehealth provider InTouch Health concluded on 31 March 2018.
InTouch Health terminated their commercial relationship with Kainos
to develop their own internal solution. Kainos has since referred
this matter to US legal counsel and has pursued legal recourse for
breach of contract by InTouch Health. In response, InTouch Health
has counterclaimed against Kainos. At this stage the Directors'
assessment, based on independent US legal advice, is that the basis
for InTouch's counter-claim has little merit and it is not probable
that an economic outflow will be required to settle the claim.
Responsibility statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
(a) the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared
in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting';
(b) the interim management report includes a fair review of the
information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important events
and their impact during the first six months and description of
principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of
the year); and
(c) the interim management report includes a fair review of the
information required by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related parties'
transactions and changes therein).
By order of the Board
Richard McCann
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer
13 November 2020
Independent Review Report to Kainos Group plc
We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set
of financial statements included in the half yearly financial
report for the six months ended 30 September 2020 which comprise
the condensed consolidated income statement, the condensed
consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the condensed
consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity, the
condensed consolidated balance sheet, the condensed consolidated
cash flow statement and related notes 1 to 12. We have read the
other information contained in the half yearly financial report and
considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or
material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set
of financial statements.
This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with
International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410
"Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the
Independent Auditor of the Entity" ("ISRE 2410") issued by the
Financial Reporting Council. Our work has been undertaken so that
we might state to the Company those matters we are required to
state to it in an independent review report and for no other
purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept
or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company, for our
review work, for this review report, or for the conclusions we have
formed.
Directors responsibilities
The half yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and
has been approved by, the Directors. The Directors are responsible
for preparing the half yearly financial report, in accordance with
the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United
Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.
As disclosed in note 2, the annual financial statements of the
Company are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the
European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included
in this half yearly financial report has been prepared in
accordance with the accounting policies the Company intends to use
in the preparing its next annual financial statements.
Our responsibility
Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on
the condensed set of financial statements in the half yearly
financial report based on our review.
Scope of review
We conducted our review in accordance with International
Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 "Review of
Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor
of the Entity" issued by the Financial Reporting Council for use in
the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information
consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for
financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other
review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an
audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on
Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain
assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters
that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not
express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that
causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements
in the half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30
September 2020 is not prepared, in all material respects, in
accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by
the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the
United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.
Richard Howard
Deloitte (NI) Limited
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
Belfast, United Kingdom
13 November 2020
(1) Adjusted measures are based on reported profit numbers
excluding the effect of share-based payments, acquisition-related
expenses and amortisation of acquired intangible assets.
Reconciliations between the reported and adjusted measures are
included in the Financial Review.
(2) The value of contracted revenue that has yet to be
recognised.
(3) Paid 4 September 2020.
(4) Data collected from all completed feedback surveys conducted
with Kainos customers over the course of the period. There are five
possible designations: 'Poor', 'Satisfactory', 'Good', 'Very Good'
or 'Excellent'.
(5) The number of active customers at the period end excludes
the 202 customers of the acquired businesses, IntuititiveTEK,
Formulate and Implexa. An active customer is defined as one where
Kainos has undertaken paid-for work in the current financial
year.
(6) Recent transactions include the Ataraxis acquisition by HR
Path (2018). In 2019 Alight acquired the Workday-related business
elements of Wipro, for a reported $110 million (350 consultants).
In 2020 Accenture acquired US-focused Sierra-Cedar (275
consultants) and Cognizant completed the acquisition of
Collaborative Solutions (c.1,000 consultants).
(7) EBITDA is calculated as being adjusted pre-tax profit add
back depreciation, finance income and finance expenses.
(8) Operating expenses excluding share-based payments,
acquisition-related costs and amortisation of acquired intangible
assets includes direct expenses, central overheads, impairment loss
on trade receivables and finance income/expenses.
(8) Operating expenses excluding share-based payments,
acquisition-related costs and amortisation of acquired intangible
assets includes direct expenses, central overheads, impairment loss
on trade receivables and finance income/expenses.
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