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YouGov PLC
02 April 2019
2 April 2019
YouGov plc
Half Year results for the six months to 31 January 2019
Strong earnings growth in line with current five-year plan
Summary of Results
Unaudited Unaudited Change Audited
six months six months % full year
to to to
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
GBPm GBPm GBPm
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Revenue 66.5 56.3 18% 116.6
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Statutory EBITDA 13.2 8.5 55% 20.0
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Adjusted Operating Profit(1) 12.5 8.8 41% 19.7
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Adjusted Operating Profit
Margin (%)(1) 19% 16% 3% 17%
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Adjusted Profit before Tax(1) 13.7 10.7 28% 23.3
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Adjusted Earnings per Share(1) 9.6p 7.3p 33% 16.6p
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Statutory Operating Profit 8.4 4.4 92% 11.8
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Statutory Profit before
Tax 8.3 4.5 85% 11.8
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Statutory Earnings per Share 5.4p 2.2p 142% 7.7p
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Financial highlights
-- Revenue growth of 18% (2018: 10%) - Underlying business(2) growth of 10%
-- Adjusted operating profit(1) up by 41% to GBP12.5m - 35% underlying business(2) growth
-- Adjusted profit before tax(1) up by 28% to GBP13.7m
-- Adjusted earnings per share(1) up by 33% to 9.6p (2018: 7.3p)
-- Adjusted operating profit margin(1) up 3 percentage points to 19%
-- Statutory operating profit up 92% to GBP8.4m
-- Net cash balances of GBP25.0m (31 January 2018: GBP21.3m)
Operational highlights
-- Data Products & Services revenue up by 34% to GBP37.2m
(17% from underlying business(2) ); now representing 54% of total
(2018: 49%)
o Data Products revenue increased by 35% (26% from underlying
business(2) ) to GBP19.4m
o Data Services revenue increased by 33% (9% from underlying
business(2) ) to GBP17.8m
-- Custom Research revenue increased by 4% to GBP30.4m;
continued strategic focus on higher margin work resulting in a 15%
increase in operating profit to GBP7.9m
-- US remains the largest driver with adjusted operating profit(1) increasing by 15% to GBP9.1m
Long-term targets
Setting out ambitious prospective LTIP targets to incentivise
senior management through to 2023:
-- Double group revenue
-- Double group adjusted operating profit margin(3)
-- Achieve an adjusted earnings per share(3) compound annual growth rate in excess of 30%
1 Defined in the explanation of non-IFRS measures on page
13.
2 Defined as growth in business excluding impact of current and
prior period acquisitions and movement in exchange rates.
3 In future we intend to amend our definition of adjusted
operating profit to include amortisation of intangible assets
charged to operating expenses, as explained on page 8.
Commenting on the results, Stephan Shakespeare, Chief Executive,
said:
"In the final year of our current five-year growth plan we are
continuing to deliver revenue and earnings growth ahead of the
market. Our syndicated data model has broken new ground in the
industry, and as we announce targets for our next five-year plan,
we are no less ambitious. Our aim is to deliver the best tools and
the best data for our clients. Our new plan focuses on three
strategic pillars to deliver on that goal: activating our data to
create targetable audiences, investing in technology to ensure our
data is integrated and customisable, and opening up some of our
data as a public resource. We believe this will help create a
universal data platform for our clients, as we look to fulfil our
ambition of becoming the world's leading supplier of proprietary
panel data."
Enquiries:
YouGov plc
Stephan Shakespeare / Alex McIntosh 020 7012 6000
FTI Consulting
Charles Palmer / Harry Staight 020 3727 1000
Numis Securities Limited (NOMAD and
broker)
Nick Westlake / Matt Lewis 020 7260 1000
Chief Executive Officer's Review
We are pleased to report that in the six months to 31 January
2019, YouGov has continued to achieve strong organic revenue
growth, combined with further notable improvements in profit
margins, and therefore growth in profitability well ahead of the
market(1) .
This continued strong performance is the result of three key
factors: we have a scalable syndicated data model at the leading
edge of change; the acquisitions we made last financial year that
expanded our geographic reach and industry expertise, in Australia
and the sports sector respectively, are having a positive impact;
and we continue to grow our position in key strategic markets,
becoming more visible in the US and increasing the number and scale
of our clients.
The market in which we operate is undergoing significant
developments, and there are a number of key dynamics which
simultaneously present challenges and opportunity, including:
-- Data privacy and security - the scope for creating huge value
from personal data requires new levels of trust between companies
and data subjects;
-- Automation - technology is the biggest driver of innovation
and efficiency but there is great competition for talent in this
area; and
-- The globalisation of marketing - geographies such as Asia
Pacific and Latin America present new opportunity but can be tricky
to navigate.
YouGov is focused more than ever on innovation and in three
areas in particular: trust around sharing data; self-service and
automation; and adapting our data products for various markets. We
remain focused on capitalising on all three drivers as we execute
our next five-year growth plan.
New growth plan
In 2014 we unveiled our first five-year growth plan for
improving profitability. The five-year target forced us to make
hard decisions about strategy and structure and drove us to
innovate boldly. The plan focused on growing our Data Products and
Services which have operational leverage. Our investment in
technology and products during the last five years has created a
platform for scalable profit generation and has enabled our
business to consistently deliver results ahead of the market. It is
from this position of strength that we will begin to execute our
new growth strategy.
We now have a diverse customer base within three main groups -
media owners, agencies and brands - and our biggest customers are
some of the most advanced practitioners in data science. There
remains a significant market to target: global spend in market
research was $46b in 2017(2) and we are still only a small speck in
that universe.
Our first five-year plan created a reinvigorated sense of
discipline and focus and, as we recently shared at our Capital
Markets Day in February 2019 (see the presentation on our website
at yougov.co.uk/about/investors/presentations), we have already
started on a new five-year plan. This financial year is an
'overlap' year, designed to avoid a cliff-edge of motivation and
investment, and the plan reaches completion in 2023. The underlying
strategy that drives our new growth plan is defined by the mantra:
"the best data, the best tools".
Our new growth plan builds on the market leading position we
have built through our highly engaged proprietary panel; the
richness, relevance and connectedness of the data in the YouGov
Cube; the power of our analytics platform, Crunch; and the accuracy
of our ground-breaking methodologies. Taking YouGov to the next
stage of its development and growth, the plan focuses on three
strategic pillars: Integration, Activation and Public Data.
Three strategic pillars
Integration
Our first five-year plan saw us significantly driving up margins
in our Custom Research division by focusing on the more profitable
areas of custom research and aligning it with our syndicated data
solutions and technology. Leveraging the existing data we hold in
the YouGov Cube has allowed us to minimise the proactive data
collection required for each new custom project, while at the same
time provide our clients with more connected and tailored data than
ever before. We now deliver all custom research projects through
Crunch, hugely reducing the manual labour involved in preparing
custom reporting for clients while, at the same time, providing our
clients with the benefit of greater control over their data
analysis.
This engineered approach has transformed our research services.
The next stage of this transformation is integration and adaptation
to custom needs. By allowing our model to be adapted to the
specific needs of individual organisations, we create new connected
data propositions that not only provide new revenue opportunities,
but also further extend the utility of YouGov data subscriptions
particularly for clients whose precise needs are not met through
more traditional syndicated data sets.
Our connected data infrastructure allows us to deliver
customisation for clients. For example, our services now include
custom trackers layered on syndicated data; integrated analysis of
Cube data with client data using the Crunch platform; the fielding
of bespoke client questions in syndicated data collection followed
by re-contact surveys; and our new collaboration tool, Collaborate,
which gives clients hands-on involvement in survey design.
Our connected data propositions also include audience
verification and campaign effectiveness solutions. These are
enabled by tagging digital campaigns and collecting 'ad exposure
data' from which we can then use our syndicated data to confirm to
advertisers which audiences their campaigns reached and by using
custom surveys to reveal what impact they had. Added to this, our
Audience Data solution provides the final piece in the marketing
workflow. Brands and agencies have long used our syndicated data to
allow them to plan and track campaigns. YouGov Audience Data takes
this to the next level and permits them to find, target and
activate their audiences through digital advertising channels.
We see the opportunity for generating additional value being
boosted by further investment in our technology. By continuing to
develop such integrated products and tools, we are creating a
single platform that will bring together syndicated data,
customised syndicated data analysis, custom research projects,
self-service re-contact studies, targeting and activation, and
more.
Activation
Conventionally, research is used to understand markets and plan
campaigns, while activation - using data to create targetable
audiences for advertisers - is viewed as a separate process. Over
the last year we developed the YouGov Audience Data solution, which
allows advertisers to buy scaled 'look-a-like' audiences based on
the characteristics of YouGov panellists. This marked the initial
step in bringing together research and activation.
We are now further breaking down the barrier between the two
with YouGov Direct. With this new platform, YouGov panellists make
their opinion data available for in-depth, targeted research, which
can be done outside of a pure research context and within a
marketing and sales context. The data can be used in this way
because panellists have permissioned each specific use with the
security of accountability enabled through the YouGov blockchain
encryption process. This means, with YouGov Direct, researchers and
marketers have the unique opportunity to:
-- Reach precise target audiences using the most accurate and up-to-date data;
-- Significantly upgrade their existing research-based
advertising tests with a business outcome orientated solution;
and
-- Create a seamless single audience view, from planning through
to campaign execution and measurement.
YouGov Direct has undergone successful pilots with encouraging
feedback and outputs in the first half, and we expect it to be
launched by the end of the current financial year.
Public Data
We create more data specifically for public value than any other
research company. This will be enhanced in two ways: first, we are
adding more trackers and daily polling, not only in politics but
across a broad range of social and cultural trends; second, we are
creating better tools for the public to access and explore that
data. We believe this generates important social value, in turn
further increasing public and panel engagement in our work; and
very importantly, this showcases much of our commercial data at a
top-line level, acting as an entry point for digital sales of our
commercial offer.
Our first significant initiative in this area is YouGov Ratings,
launched on our UK website in November 2018. Ratings is our new
popularity and awareness metric for thousands of entities -
including celebrities, politicians, sports teams, music acts and
brands - available for free on our website. Ratings forms part of
our Public Data strategy to build a destination site (a 'Wikipedia
of Opinion'). This site will help to increase our presence across
the web, put YouGov at the heart of everyday conversations and
drive panel engagement.
Centres for excellence - a new model for scale
We are continuing to enhance our scalability by investing in
Centres of Excellence that will deliver operations and client
services across the globe, 24/7. We have successfully leveraged the
Centres of Excellence model to reduce our absolute spend on Data
Operations over the last five years, while at the same time more
than halving our spend in this area as a percentage of group
revenue. Areas we intend to scale in this way include, but are not
limited to, finance, data design, the research platform and client
service. It will mean that even quite complex projects can be
launched at any time, including through aided self-service. This
will further improve our reputation for high quality client
service; increase operating leverage of our syndicated and custom
model, thereby improving margins, and give our business a practical
global presence served by our data coverage, without the need for
individual delivery offices in every country.
Creating a universal platform - ambition is undiminished
We are working to simplify YouGov even as we enrich both the
data and the tools. By simplify, we mean that we will make the
entire YouGov offer into a single system, a platform, integrating
everything into three macro steps for our clients:
1. Begin with a vast, continuously updated, connected dataset
that can be explored to analyse markets and audiences;
2. Add customisation to adapt it to fit to the needs of
individual clients and their specific products; and
3. Activate to create efficient campaigns with embedded tracking research.
The universality of our data, our technology and our operational
tools means that we can address the needs of consumer-facing
clients in any sector and in any geography, in line with our
ambition to become the world's leading supplier of proprietary
panel data.
We remain focused on increasing wider consumer engagement
through Public Data, giving our data widespread relevance as a
daily resource, with the potential to be used by millions of
people. This will help create the world's largest and most engaged
research panel.
Growth plan: long-term targets
As previously mentioned, this financial year is an overlap year
between our five-year plans, and it acts as the base year for our
next set of long-term management targets. When we laid out our
growth targets for 2014-19, they were considered stretching and
ambitious. Today we are tracking well towards meeting those
targets, and we remain no less ambitious in our aspirations for the
future. Therefore, we have set out new stretching goals to ensure
we continue at pace to build on the strong business we have worked
hard to create. The long-term targets that define our next growth
plan for the period from the end of this financial year through to
2023 are:
-- Double group revenue
-- Double group adjusted operating profit margin(3)
-- Achieve an adjusted earnings per share(3) compound annual growth rate in excess of 30%
These are the ambitious long-term targets proposed for
incentivising senior management through to 2023. The Board's
Remuneration Committee is currently considering the structure of a
new Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) tied to the growth plan targets
and intends shortly to share the details of the proposed LTIP with
the Company's major shareholders for their feedback.
2019: current trading and outlook
Our pipeline of sales opportunities for our syndicated data
products is strong and we continue to see opportunities for growth
within those forms of custom research which are aligned with our
core connected-data offering. We will keep investing in our
technology platforms to support growth and expansion in line with
our strategic objectives.
Trading during the second half has continued positively. While
'Brexit' continues to create uncertainty in the economic and
political environment, especially for UK and European businesses,
the international spread of our revenues, with a significant and
growing US weighting, cushions us from volatility. In the context
of both the macro-environment and our own plans to accelerate our
investment in technology and geographic expansion, we remain
confident of our expectations for the full year.
Stephan Shakespeare
Chief Executive Officer
2 April 2019
1 According to the ESOMAR Global Market Research Report of
September 2018, the global research market grew by 3.3% in 2017 (or
by 1.0% after inflationary effects are factored in).
2 According to the ESOMAR Global Market Research Report of
September 2018, global market research turnover in 2017 was
US$45.8b.
3 In future we intend to amend our definition of adjusted
operating profit to include amortisation of intangible assets
charged to operating expenses, as explained on page 8.
Chief Financial Officer's Review
Performance in the six months to 31 January 2019 demonstrates
continued progress on the strategic aims of concentrating on higher
margin and scalable sales across all parts of the Group.
Total Group revenue in the period rose to GBP66.5m, compared to
GBP56.3m in the six months to 31 January 2018. Growth was 16% on a
constant currency basis (but 18% in reported terms due to the
depreciation of GBP Sterling against US Dollar) since the prior
period. Acquisitions contributed 49% of the overall growth rate in
the period (10% on an underlying(1) basis).
Included in the performance for the six months to 31 January
2019 are the consolidated results of the recent acquisitions:
-- Galaxy Research (December 2017)
-- SMG Insight (May 2018)
-- InConversation Media (August 2018)
-- Crunch.io (September 2018)
-- Portent.io (November 2018)
The acquisitions support the strategic aims of access to new
technologies, geographic expansion and new panels. The acquisitions
added GBP5m of revenue and GBP0.1m of operating profit for the six
months to 31 January 2019.
Adjusted operating margins and organic growth
In line with our stated strategy, a higher proportion of sales
coming from higher margin products and services increased gross
margins by 1% to 82%. Adjusted operating margins(2) increased from
16% to 19%.
Group operating costs (excluding amortisation of intangible
assets and separately reported items) of GBP42.1m (2018: GBP36.6m)
increased by 15% in reported terms, and 14% in constant currency
terms. Group adjusted operating profit(2) (before amortisation of
intangible assets and separately reported items) increased to
GBP12.5m (41% growth in the period) with strong continued growth in
Data Products, coupled with margin improvement in the Custom
Research business. The statutory operating profit (which is after
charging amortisation of GBP4.1m and crediting other separately
reported items which were negligible) increased to GBP8.4m (2018:
GBP4.4m).
Adjusted measures
To date, our presentation of adjusted measures has excluded
amortisation of intangible assets charged to operating expenses and
separately reported items (see page 13 for the full definitions we
currently use). From the end of this financial year, we intend to
amend our definition of adjusted measures to include amortisation
of intangible assets charged to operating expenses, and share based
payment charges where relevant. Our reported Statutory EBITDA will
be unaffected by this presentational change to the adjusted
measures.
Technology investment and global expansion
The Group invested GBP2.3m (2018: GBP1.7m) in the continuing
development of our technology platform and increased the investment
in panel recruitment at GBP2.2m (2018: GBP1.4m) to support
continued global expansion. Our investment in technology continued
across three main areas: websites and mobile applications, survey
systems, and our data analytics tool, Crunch. GBP2.2m (2018:
GBP0.6m) was spent on the purchase of property, plant and
equipment, resulting in a total investment in fixed assets of
GBP7.1m (2018: GBP3.8m). Other cash outflows included GBP2.1m for
acquiring Crunch.io Inc, taxation payments of GBP1.9m (2018:
GBP2.9m) and the annual shareholder dividend payment of GBP3.2m
(2018: GBP2.1m) in December 2018.
Investing activities included GBP2.3m for acquisitions in the
period. The group is expecting GBP16.0m of deferred consideration
payable in respect of future earn-outs attached to acquisitions.
International expansion was supported by further investment in
building and developing our panels in Australia, India, Italy,
Mexico, Poland, Spain and Taiwan. These investments enabled us to
transition our data collection for BrandIndex and Data Services off
third-party panel providers and to build up our proprietary data in
these important markets.
There was a net cash outflow of GBP5.7m in the period, compared
to GBP1.1m in the six months to 31 January 2018. Accordingly, net
cash balances of GBP25.0m were GBP5.7m lower than at 31 July 2018
and GBP3.7m higher than the balances of GBP21.3m as at 31 January
2018.
The Group's results were affected by the net depreciation of GBP
as its average exchange rate was 3% lower against the USD in this
period than in the 6 months to 31 January 2018. Movement against
the Euro was effectively flat for the period. The net impact of
foreign exchange on the Group's adjusted operating profit(2) was an
increase of GBP0.3m compared to calculation in constant currency
terms. The underlying increase(1) in adjusted operating profit(2) ,
compared to the 6 months ended 31 January 2018, was 35%.
Amortisation of intangible assets and central costs
Amortisation charges for intangible assets totalled GBP4.1m in
the period (2018: GBP3.6m) of which GBP0.7m (2018: GBP0.3m) related
to assets acquired through business combinations, GBP2.0m (2018:
GBP1.5m) to separately acquired assets and GBP1.4m (2018: GBP1.8m)
to internally generated assets.
Central Costs have increased by GBP0.8m, reflecting the
underlying growth(1) of the business and investment in YouGov
Direct and the Affiliate partner programme.
Profit before tax and earnings per share
Adjusted profit before tax(2) of GBP13.7m was an increase of
GBP3.0m (28%) on the comparable result of GBP10.7m for the six
months to 31 January 2018. The adjusted tax rate decreased from 29%
to 26% mainly as a result of a reduction in US tax rates. Statutory
profit before tax of GBP8.3m was reported compared to GBP4.5m in
the six months ended 31 January 2018, an increase of 85%. In this
financial year we estimate the Group will benefit from changes to
tax rates in the US, which will result in the blended tax rate the
Group pays reducing to 26% from 29%.
During the period adjusted earnings per share(2) grew by 33%
from 7.3p to 9.6p and statutory earnings per share grew by 142%
from 2.2p to 5.4p.
Performance by Division
Data Products
Our Data Products division consists of YouGov Profiles, our
consumer segmentation and targeting tool, and YouGov BrandIndex,
our flagship daily brand measurement service. These complementary
products are positioned as a single capability, communicated as
'YouGov Plan & Track' to prospects and clients. The Plan &
Track solution is proving to be instrumental in establishing
transparency and a common version of the truth among the key
players in the advertising and marketing ecosystem. The division
also includes SportsIndex, the sports sector measurement service,
as well as our add-on solutions for data product subscribers such
as YouGov Audience Data.
The full Plan & Track solution is now available in 19
markets with India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, all launched
during the last six months, and roll-out in a further three markets
planned for this financial year. Additionally, we have migrated all
Profiles clients to YouGov's proprietary Crunch platform. Crunch
enables faster analysis of this large dataset, a more intuitive
user interface, and closer linkages to the YouGov BrandIndex
platform. BrandIndex is now available in 38 markets, including the
recent launch of Pakistan.
Revenue from Data Products increased by 35% (26% growth in
underlying business(1) ) in the period. The adjusted operating
profit(2) from Data Products increased by 53% to GBP7.3m and the
operating margin increased by 5% to 38%. The improving margin
partly reflects the growing contribution from Profiles as well as a
reduction in the use of third party data collection.
Geographically, the US remains the largest Data Products market
and grew by 39% in in the period, (28% from the underlying
business(1) ). In the UK, revenue grew by 29%, a slower rate than
the previous year (43%), due to higher new business sales in the
second half of the previous financial year. There was also strong
revenue growth in other markets, including 44% in the Middle East
(39% in local currency). The newer markets of France and Asia
Pacific grew their revenue in reported terms by 28% and 26%
respectively.
Data Services
Our Data Services division consists of YouGov Omnibus, our fast
turn-around service, and YouGov Re-Contact, our deep-dive service
for data products subscribers. Technology investments in the period
included developments which are enhancing the commissioning and
delivery of Data Services research, for example our self-service
survey design tool, Collaborate. In most geographies, survey
results are now being delivered to clients through our Crunch
tool.
Revenue from Omnibus (which represents 96% of Data Services)
increased by 35% (10% in underlying terms(1) ) to GBP17.1m, due to
strong growth in the majority of existing markets and territorial
expansion. This growth contributed to an increase of 25% in the
Data Services operating profit to GBP4.4m and the operating margin
declined from 26% to 25% reflecting lower margin Omnibus business
that we transferred from Custom Research.
Overall Data Services revenue growth included a 28% increase in
reported revenue in the US (17% increase in underlying terms(1) ),
and a 43% increase in Asia Pacific due to the Galaxy Research
acquisition (6% decrease in underlying terms(1) ). France and
Germany also grew strongly, by 19% and 20% respectively. In the UK,
where YouGov Omnibus is the market leader, revenue grew by 13%.
Custom Research
Our Custom Research division offers quantitative and qualitative
research services delivered by sector specialists. We have made
good progress on our stated strategy to focus less on one-off
custom projects and more on multi-country, multi-wave studies. Work
continues on improving the profitability of the division by
building on the efficiencies of our panel, our data infrastructure
and our engineering, and focusing on high performing areas. As a
result, we continue to see improvements in the profitability and
visibility of Custom Research across the Group.
During the period, the underlying business(1) revenue increased
by 3% and by 4% in reported terms to GBP30.4m. However, the
adjusted operating profit(2) increased by 15% to GBP7.9m and the
operating margin improved by 2% to 26%. This was largely due to
operating costs as a percentage of sales reducing by 2% as a result
of the restructuring of underperforming areas.
The continued rationalisation of Custom Research led to mixed
performances across the geographies. In the UK, where our core
panel-based model is most established, revenue grew by 11%
(benefitting from several large tracker contracts) but the
operating margin decreased from 37% to 34%. In the US, revenue
increased by 5% in reported terms but was flat in underlying
terms(1) . Middle East revenue fell by 25% due to restructuring of
operations. Reported revenue increased by 10% in Germany and
reduced to GBPnil in the Nordics due to restructuring.
Performance by Division
Revenue Six months Six months Revenue Underlying
to to growth business(1)
31 Jan 31 Jan % revenue
2019 2018 change
GBPm GBPm %
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Data Products 19.4 14.4 35% 26%
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Data Services 17.8 13.4 33% 9%
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Total Data Products
& Services 37.2 27.8 34% 17%
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Custom Research 30.4 29.1 4% 3%
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Intra-group Revenues (1.1) (0.6) - -
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Group 66.5 56.3 18% 10%
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Adjusted Operating Profit(2) Six months Six months Operating Operating Margin
to to Profit
31 Jan 31 Jan growth
2019 2018 %
GBPm GBPm
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Six months Six months
to to
31 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2018
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Data Products 7.3 4.8 53% 38% 33%
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Data Services 4.4 3.5 25% 25% 26%
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Total Data Products
& Services 11.7 8.3 42% 32% 30%
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Custom Research 7.9 6.9 15% 26% 24%
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Central Costs (7.1) (6.4) - - -
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Group 12.5 8.8 41% 19% 16%
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Performance by Geography
Revenue Six months Six months Revenue Underlying
business(1)
to to growth / revenue
(reduction)
31 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2018 % change %
GBPm GBPm
UK 19.8 14.5 37% 16%
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USA 27.2 23.3 17% 9%
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Mainland Europe 12.1 11.1 9% 14%
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Middle East 5.3 6.0 (12%) 2%
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Asia Pacific 5.2 3.9 34% 4%
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Intra-group Revenues (3.1) (2.5) - -
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Group 66.5 56.3 18% 10%
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Adjusted Operating Six months Six months Operating Operating Margin
Profit(2) to to Profit growth
31 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2018 %
GBPm GBPm
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Six months Six months
to to
31 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2018
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UK 6.7 5.8 15% 34% 40%
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USA 9.1 7.9 15% 34% 34%
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Mainland Europe 2.3 0.9 147% 19% 8%
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Middle East 2.0 1.4 50% 38% 22%
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Asia Pacific 0.3 - 653% 6% 1%
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Central Costs (7.9) (7.2) - - -
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Group 12.5 8.8 41% 19% 16%
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Panel Development by Geography
We continue to invest in our online panel to increase our
research capabilities, both in new geographies and specialist
panels. At 31 January 2019, the total number of panellists had
increased to 7.4 million, compared to 6.0 million at 31 January
2018, as set out in the table below.
Region Panel size at Panel size at
31 January 2019 31 January 2018
UK 1,522,400 1,267,400
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USA & Mexico 2,710,800 2,248,800
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Mainland Europe 1,078,800 845,100
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Middle East 1,010,200 873,700
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Asia Pacific 1,098,200 772,100
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Total 7,420,400 6,007,100
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Explanation of Non-IFRS measures
Financial Measure How we define it Why we use it
Separately reported Items that in the Directors' Provides a more comparable
items judgement are one-off basis to assess the
or need to be disclosed year-to-year operational
separately by virtue business performance
of their size or incidence and is how our performance
is reviewed internally
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Adjusted operating Operating profit excluding
profit amortisation of intangible
assets charged to operating
expenses and separately
reported items
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Adjusted operating Adjusted operating profit
profit margin expressed as a percentage
of revenue
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Adjusted profit Profit before tax before
before tax amortisation of intangible
assets charged to operating
profit, share based payment
charges, imputed interest
and separately reported
items
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Adjusted taxation Taxation due on the adjusted Provides a more comparable
profit before tax, thus basis to assess the
excluding the tax effect underlying tax rate
of amortisation and separately
reported items
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Adjusted tax rate Adjusted taxation expressed
as a percentage of adjusted
profit before tax
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Adjusted profit Adjusted profit before Facilitates performance
after tax tax less adjusted taxation evaluation, individually
and relative to other
companies
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Adjusted profit Adjusted profit after
after tax attributable tax less profit attributable
to owners of the to non-controlling interests
parent
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Adjusted earnings Adjusted profit after
per share tax attributable to owners
of the parent divided
by the weighted average
number of shares. Adjusted
diluted earnings per
share includes the impact
of share options
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Constant currency Current year revenue Shows the underlying
revenue change change compared to prior revenue change by
year revenue in local eliminating the impact
currency translated at of foreign exchange
the current year average rate movements
exchange rates
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Cash conversion The ratio of cash generated Indicates the extent
from operations to adjusted to which the business
operating profit generates cash from
adjusted operating
profits
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The Board of Directors confirm that, to the best of their
knowledge, these consolidated interim financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European
Union. The interim management report includes a fair review of the
information required by DTR 4.2.7R and DTR 4.2.8R, namely:
-- an indication of important events that have occurred during
the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the
condensed set of financial statements, and a description of the
principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of
the financial year; and material related-party transactions in the
first six months of the financial year and any material changes in
the related party transactions described in the last Annual
Report.
The Board of Directors of YouGov plc are:
-- Roger Parry - Non-Executive Chair
-- Nick Jones - Non-Executive Director
-- Ben Elliot - Non-Executive Director
-- Rosemary Leith - Non-Executive Director
-- Andrea Newman - Non-Executive Director
-- Ashley Martin - Non-Executive Director
-- Stephan Shakespeare - Chief Executive Officer
-- Alex McIntosh - Chief Financial Officer
-- Sundip Chahal - Chief Operating Officer
By order of the Board:
Alex McIntosh
Chief Financial Officer
2 April 2019
1 Defined as growth in business excluding impact of current and
prior period acquisitions and movement in exchange rates.
2 Defined in the explanation of non-IFRS measures on page
13.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the six
months ended 31 January 2019
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
Note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue 4 66,544 56,316 116,559
Cost of Sales (11,931) (10,837) (21,495)
----------- ----------- -----------
Gross profit 54,613 45,479 95,064
Administrative expenses (46,235) (41,106) (83,306)
----------- ----------- -----------
Operating profit 4 8,378 4,373 11,758
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Amortisation of intangible assets 4,135 3,571 7,024
Separately reported items 5 (34) 886 892
----------- ----------- -----------
Adjusted operating profit(1) 12,479 8,830 19,674
----------------------------------------- ----- ----------- ----------- -----------
Share of post-tax (losses)/profits
in joint ventures (37) - 66
Finance income 234 187 151
Finance costs (311) (94) (202)
Profit before taxation 8,264 4,466 11,773
Taxation 6 (2,522) (2,093) (3,615)
----------- ----------- -----------
Profit after taxation 5,742 2,373 8,158
----------- ----------- -----------
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent
company 5,742 2,373 8,158
5,742 2,373 8,158
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Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share attributable
to equity holders of the company 7 5.4p 2.2p 7.7p
Diluted earnings per share attributable
to equity holders of the company 7 5.1p 2.1p 7.3p
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months Year
to to ended
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit for the period 5,742 2,373 8,158
Other comprehensive income
Item that may be subsequently
reclassified to profit
or loss
Currency translation differences (1,147) (2,607) 142
Other comprehensive income
for the year net of tax (1,147) (2,607) 142
----------- ----------- --------
Total comprehensive income
for the period 4,595 (234) 8,300
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Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent
company 4,595 (234) 8,300
Total comprehensive income
for the period 4,595 (234) 8,300
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Items in the statement above are disclosed net of tax.
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position for the six months
ended 31 January 2019
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
Assets Note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Non-current assets
Goodwill 10 62,518 42,182 52,060
Other intangible assets 10 16,525 10,906 13,297
Property, plant and equipment 10 4,525 3,177 3,037
Investments in joint ventures
and associates - 345 191
Deferred tax assets 9,529 7,698 9,434
----------- ----------- --------
Total non-current assets 93,097 64,308 78,019
----------- ----------- --------
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 34,709 33,517 34,672
Current tax assets 517 1,521 1,442
Cash and cash equivalents 24,953 21,264 30,621
----------- ----------- --------
Total current assets 60,179 56,302 66,735
----------- ----------- --------
Total assets 153,276 120,610 144,754
----------- ----------- --------
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 31,850 29,583 34,998
Acquisition consideration - 193 -
Contingent consideration 6,181 87 1,409
Provisions 4,060 3,775 3,791
Current tax liabilities 1,164 970 1,247
Total current liabilities 43,255 34,608 41,445
----------- ----------- --------
Net current assets 16,924 21,694 25,290
----------- ----------- --------
Non-current liabilities
Contingent consideration 9,837 51 5,110
Provisions 4,184 3,184 4,000
Deferred tax liabilities 2,188 1,694 2,128
----------- ----------- --------
Total non-current liabilities 16,209 4,929 11,238
----------- ----------- --------
Total liabilities 59,464 39,537 52,683
----------- ----------- --------
Net assets 93,812 81,073 92,071
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Equity
Issued share capital 11 211 211 211
Share premium 31,300 31,261 31,300
Merger reserve 9,239 9,239 9,239
Foreign exchange reserve 13,884 12,282 15,031
Retained earnings 39,139 28,080 36,290
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Total shareholders' funds 93,773 81,073 92,071
Non-controlling interests 39 -
in equity -
------- ------- -------
Total equity 93,812 81,073 92,071
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The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral
part of this financial information.
Alex McIntosh
Chief Financial Officer
2 April 2019
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the six months ended 31
January 2019
Attributable to equity holders of
the Company
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Foreign
Share Share Merger exchange Retained Non-controlling
capital premium reserve reserve earnings Total interest Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- ----------
Balance at 1 August 2017 211 31,261 9,239 14,889 24,873 80,473 - 80,473
Changes in equity: period
to 31 January 2018
Exchange differences on
translating
foreign operations - - - (2,607) - (2,607) - (2,607)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Net income recognised
directly
in equity - - - (2,607) - (2,607) - (2,607)
Profit for the year - - - - 2,373 2,373 - 2,373
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Total comprehensive income
for the year - - - (2,607) 2,373 (234) - (234)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Issue of shares - - - - - - - -
Dividends paid - - - - (2,106) (2,106) - (2,106)
Share-based payments - - - - 1,802 1,802 - 1,802
Tax in relation to share
based
payments - - - - 1,138 1,138 - 1,138
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Total transactions with
owners
recognised directly in
equity - - - - 834 834 - 834
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Balance at 31 January 2018 211 31,261 9,239 12,282 28,080 81,073 - 81,073
Changes in equity: period
to 31 July 2018
Exchange differences on
translating
foreign operations - - - 2,749 - 2,749 - 2,749
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Net income recognised
directly
in equity - - - 2,749 - 2,749 - 2,749
Profit for the year - - - - 5,785 5,785 - 5,785
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Total comprehensive income
for the year - - - 2,749 5,785 8,534 - 8,534
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Issue of shares - 39 - - - 39 - 39
Dividends paid - - - - - - - -
Share-based payments - - - - 1,769 1,769 - 1,769
Tax in relation to share
based
payments - - - - 656 656 - 656
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Total transactions with
owners
recognised directly in
equity - 39 - - 2,425 2,464 - 2,464
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Balance at 31 July 2018 as
originally presented 211 31,300 9,239 15,031 36,290 92,071 - 92,071
Change in accounting policy
(Note 13) - - - - (635) (635) - (635)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Restated total equity at 1
August 2018 211 31,300 9,239 15,031 35,655 91,436 - 91,436
Changes in equity for 2019
Exchange differences on
translating
foreign operations - - - (1,147) - (1,147) - (1,147)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Net income recognised
directly
in equity - - - (1,147) - (1,147) - (1,147)
Profit for the period - - - - 5,742 5,742 - 5,742
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Total comprehensive income
for the period - - - (1,147) 5,742 4,595 - 4,595
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Issue of shares - - - - - - 39 39
Dividends paid - - - - (3,167) (3,167) - (3,167)
Share-based payments - - - - 1,220 1,220 - 1,220
Tax in relation to share
based
payments - - - - (311) (311) - (311)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Total transactions with
owners
recognised directly in
equity - - - - (2,258) (2,258) 39 (2,219)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Balance at 31 January 2019 211 31,300 9,239 13,884 39,139 93,773 39 93,812
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------------- --------
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit before taxation 8,264 4,466 11,773
Adjustments for:
Finance income (234) (187) (151)
Finance costs 311 94 202
Share of post-tax (losses)/profit
in joint ventures 37 - (66)
Amortisation 4,135 3,571 7,026
Depreciation 698 570 1,231
Share based payments 1,220 1,802 3,571
Loss on disposal of property,
plant and equipment 5 3 7
Other non-cash operating profit 138
(gains)/losses (1,052) - (566)
Increase in trade and otherreceivables (1,814) (3,572) (2,278)
(Decrease)/Increase in trade and
otherpayables (3,390) 420 2,097
Increase in provisions 444 216 771
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Cash generated from operations 8,624 7,521 23,617
Interest paid - (3) (6)
Income taxes paid (1,891) (2,948) (5,501)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash generated from operating
activities 6,733 4,570 18,110
Cash flow from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net
of cash acquired) (217) - (695)
Net cash acquired - 174 -
Settlement of deferred consideration - - (190)
Purchase of business (2,063) - -
Proceeds from sale of property,
plant and equipment - 7 5
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (2,186) (615) (969)
Purchase of intangible assets (4,875) (3,122) (7,217)
Dividends received from associates - - 220
Interest received 68 16 28
Net cash used in investing activities (9,273) (3,540) (8,818)
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the issue of share
capital - - 39
Proceeds from the issue of shares 39 - -
in subsidiaries
Dividends paid to company's shareholders (3,167) (2,106) (2,106)
Net cash used in financing activities (3,128) (2,106) (2,067)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net (decrease)/increase in cash
and cash equivalents (5,668) (1,076) 7,225
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 30,621 23,219 23,219
Exchange (loss)/gain on cash and
cash equivalents - (879) 177
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Cash and cash equivalents at end
of period 24,953 21,264 30,621
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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the
six months ended 31 January 2019
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
YouGov plc and subsidiaries' (the 'Group') principal activity is
the provision of market research, opinion polling and data
analytics.
YouGov plc is the Group's ultimate parent company. It is
incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom. The address of
YouGov plc's registered office is 50 Featherstone Street, London,
EC1Y 8RT. YouGov plc's shares are listed on the Alternative
Investment Market.
YouGov plc's consolidated interim financial statements are
presented in Pounds Sterling (GBP), which is also the functional
currency of the parent company.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have
been approved for issue by the Board of Directors of YouGov plc
(the 'Board') on 2 April 2019.
This consolidated interim financial information for the six
months ended 31 January 2019 does not comprise statutory accounts
within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.
Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 July 2018 were approved by
the Board on 9 October 2018 and delivered to the Registrar of
Companies. The report of the auditors on those accounts was
unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and
did not contain any statement under section 498 of the Companies
Act 2006. The consolidated financial statements of the Group for
the year ended 31 July 2018 are available from the Company's
registered office or website (www.yougov.com).
This consolidated interim financial information is unaudited and
not reviewed by the auditors.
2 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this interim report are forward looking.
Although the Group believes that the expectations reflected in
these forward looking statements are reasonable, we can give no
assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct.
As these statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results
may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward looking statements.
We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
3 BASIS OF PREPARATION
This consolidated interim report for the six months ended 31
January 2019 has been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and IAS
34 'Interim financial reporting' as adopted by the European Union.
The consolidated interim report should be read in conjunction with
the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2018,
which has been prepared in accordance with IFRS's as adopted by the
European Union.
Accounting policies
The following amendments to standards and interpretations have
been adopted for the first time for the financial year beginning on
1 August 2018:
IFRS 9 'Financial instruments': This standard replaces the
guidance in IAS 39. It includes requirements on the classification
and measurement of financial assets and liabilities; it also
includes an expected credit losses model that replaces the current
incurred loss impairment model.
IFRS 15, 'Revenue from contracts with customers': Is a converged
standard from the IASB and FASB on revenue recognition. The
standard will improve the financial reporting of revenue and
improve comparability of the top line in financial statements
globally.
The impact of the first time adoption of these new standards is
shown in Note 12
IFRS 16, 'Leases': This standard replaces the current guidance
in IAS 17 and is a far-reaching change in accounting by lessees in
particular. Under IAS 17, lessees were required to make a
distinction between a finance lease (on balance sheet) and an
operating lease (off-balance sheet). IFRS 16 now requires lessees
to recognise a lease liability reflecting future lease payments and
a "right-of-use asset" for virtually all lease contracts. This is
effective for accounting periods beginning after 1 January 2019 and
therefore will apply for the year commencing 1 August 2019. An
initial assessment indicates that this new standard will have an
impact the financial statements, this will be quantified and
disclosed in the financial statements for the year ending 31 July
2019.
Other than the above the accounting policies applied are
consistent with those of the Annual Financial Statements for the
year ended 31 July 2018, as described in those Annual Financial
Statements.
Accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of interim financial information requires
management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that
affect the application of accounting policies and the reported
amount of income, expense, assets and liabilities.
Following the adoption of IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments', the
Group is required to use an expected credit loss model to assess
the likelihood that accounts receivable will be impaired and to
maintain a provision to cover this potential impairment. Factors
taken into consideration include the amount and age of the
receivable and past credit loss experience. Whilst historical data
can indicate trends and behaviours, it is not a definite indicator
of the future. In arriving at the carrying value of the provision,
certain assumptions and estimates have to be made. The estimates
used in calculating the provision are fully disclosed in Note
13.
Other than the above, the significant estimates and judgements
made by management were consistent with those applied to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 July
2018.
Risks and uncertainties
The principal strategic level risks and uncertainties affecting
the group remain those set out in the Strategic Report on pages 36
and 37 of the 2018 Annual Report. Consequences of the United
Kingdom's exit from the European Union ('Brexit') continues to
create uncertainty in the economic and political environment,
especially for UK and European businesses. The impact of Brexit on
these businesses is still uncertain but the international spread of
revenues, with a significant and growing US weighting, will reduce
the impact on the Group.
The Chief Executive Officer's Review in this interim report
include comments on the outlook for the remaining six months of the
financial year.
4 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
The Board of Directors (which is the 'chief operating decision
maker') primarily reviews information based on product lines,
Custom Research, Data Products and Data Services, with supplemental
geographical information.
Intra-group
revenues
Custom / Central
Research Data Products Data Services Costs Group
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
For the six months to
31 January 2019 (Unaudited)
Revenue 30,358 19,402 17,819 (1,035) 66,544
Cost of sales (7,278) (2,151) (3,416) 914 (11,931)
---------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------
Gross profit 23,080 17,251 14,403 (121) 54,613
Administrative expenses (15,217) (9,913) (10,001) (7,003) (42,134)
---------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------
Adjusted operating profit/(loss)(1) 7,863 7,338 4,402 (7,124) 12,479
Amortisation of intangible
assets (4,135)
Separately reported items 34
---------
Operating profit 8,378
Share of post-tax losses
in associates (37)
Finance income 234
Finance costs (311)
---------
Profit before taxation 8,264
Taxation (2,522)
---------
Profit after taxation 5,742
---------
Other segment information
Depreciation 71 2 - 625 698
---------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------
For the six months to
31 January 2018 (Unaudited)
Revenue 29,135 14,382 13,439 (640) 56,316
Cost of sales (7,010) (1,795) (2,349) 317 (10,837)
---------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------
Gross profit 22,125 12,587 11,090 (323) 45,479
Administrative expenses (15,262) (7,802) (7,579) (6,006) (36,649)
---------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------
Adjusted operating profit/(loss)
(1) (restated) 6,863 4,785 3,511 (6,329) 8,830
Amortisation of intangible
assets (3,571)
Exceptional items (886)
---------
Operating profit 4,373
Share of post-tax profits -
in associates
Finance income 187
Finance costs (94)
---------
Profit before taxation 4,466
Taxation (2,093)
---------
Profit after taxation 2,373
---------
Other segment information
Depreciation 99 - - 471 570
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4 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS (continued)
Supplementary information by geography
Six months to 31 Six months to 31
January 2019 (Unaudited) January 2018 (Unaudited)
Adjusted Adjusted
operating operating
profit/(loss) profit/(loss)
Revenue (1) Revenue (1)
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
UK 19,818 6,727 14,458 5,836
USA 27,190 9,113 23,283 7,899
Mainland Europe 12,080 2,288 11,110 927
Middle East 5,320 2,022 6,034 1,346
Asia Pacific 5,184 318 3,873 42
Intra-group revenues
/ Central Costs (3,048) (7,989) (2,442) (7,220)
---------- ---------------- ---------- ----------------
Group 66,544 12,479 56,316 8,830
---------- ---------------- ---------- ----------------
5 SEPARATELY REPORTED ITEMS
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Restructuring costs 63 661 1,381
Acquisition related costs 1,998 225 1,193
Fair value gains on business
combinations (2,095) - (1,682)
Total separately reported items (34) 886 892
----------- ----------- -----------
Restructuring costs in the period are residual costs relating to
the restructuring of the Custom Research business in Germany and
the closure of the Reports business.
Acquisition related costs in the period comprise GBP1,240,000 of
contingent consideration treated as staff costs in respect of the
acquisitions of Galaxy Research Pty Ltd, InConversation Media
Limited and Portent.io Limited and GBP758,000 of transaction costs
in respect of the Acquisitions of Inconversation Media Limited,
Portent.io Limited and the purchase of Crunch.io Inc's share of the
Crunch software asset, GBP222,000 of which is contingent.
Fair value gains in the period comprise, GBP1,878,000 increase
in the fair value assessment of the Group's 20% shareholding in SMG
Insight Limited prior to acquisition and a bargain purchase gain of
GBP285,000 less a fair value loss of GBP68,000 in respect of the
acquisition of Portent.io Limited.
Restructuring costs in the prior period includes GBP230,000
resulting from the restructuring of the Custom Research business in
Germany, GBP204,000 in relation to the reduction of non-core custom
operations in the Middle East, GBP155,000 on the closure of the
Reports business, GBP50,000 in reorganising the UK's management
structure and GBP22,000 on the establishment of centralised global
operations. Acquisition related costs in the prior period were
incurred on the acquisition of Galaxy Research Pty Ltd and include
GBP138,000 of contingent consideration treated as staff costs,
GBP59,000 of transaction costs and GBP28,000 of integration
costs.
6 TAXATION
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to
31 January 31 January 31 July
2019 2018 2018
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Current taxation charge 2,923 2,316 5,111
Deferred taxation (credit)/charge (401) (223) (1,496)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total income statement tax charge 2,522 2,093 3,615
----------- ----------- -----------
The tax charge for the period has been calculated based on the
expected tax rates for the full year in each country.
7 EARNINGS PER SHARE
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to
31 January 31 January 31 July
Number of shares 2019 2018 2018
Weighted average number of shares
during the period ('000 shares):
- Basic 105,528 105,493 105,410
- Dilutive effect of options 7,884 4,954 7,084
- Diluted 113,412 110,447 112,494
Basic earnings per share (in
pence) 5.4p 2.2p 7.7p
Adjusted basic earnings per share(1)
(in pence) 9.6p 7.3p 16.6p
Diluted earnings per share (in
pence) 5.1p 2.1p 7.3p
Adjusted diluted earnings per
share (in pence) 9.0p 6.9p 15.6p
----------- ----------- -----------
The adjustments have the following
effect:
Basic earnings per share 5.4p 2.2p 7.7p
Amortisation of intangible assets 3.9p 3.4p 6.7p
Share based payments 1.2p 1.7p 3.4p
Imputed interest 0.1p - 0.1p
Separately reported items (0.0p) 0.9p 0.8p
Tax effect of the above adjustments
and adjusting tax items (1.0p) (0.9p) (2.1p)
----------- ----------- -----------
Adjusted basic earnings per share(1) 9.6p 7.3p 16.6p
----------- ----------- -----------
Diluted earnings per share 5.1p 2.1p 7.3p
Amortisation of intangible assets 3.6p 3.3p 6.2p
Share based payments 1.1p 1.6p 3.2p
Imputed interest 0.1p - 0.1p
Separately reported items (0.0p) 0.8p 0.8p
Tax effect of the above adjustments
and adjusting tax items (0.9p) (0.9p) (2.0p)
----------- ----------- -----------
Adjusted diluted earnings per
share(1) 9.0p 6.9p 15.6p
----------- ----------- -----------
8 DIVID
On 17 December 2018 a final dividend in respect of the year
ended 31 July 2018 of GBP3,167,000 (3.0p per share) (2017:
GBP2,106,000 (2.0p per share)) was paid to shareholders. No interim
dividend is proposed in respect of the period (2018: GBPnil).
9 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Acquisition of Galaxy DP Pty Limited
On 11 December 2017, to strengthen its position in the
Australian market, YouGov purchased a 100% shareholding in Galaxy
DP Pty Ltd ("Galaxy"), an Australian-based research company. An
initial payment of AU$1,250,000 (GBP699,000) was paid upon
completion, with a further AUD $332,000 (GBP185,000) paid in April
2018. The balance of the consideration is payable, contingent on
performance, in two instalments in February 2019 and February
2020.
The contingent consideration is estimated to total AU$3.0m
(GBP1.6m). This part of the consideration is contingent upon
continuing employment and therefore will be treated as staff
compensation under IFRS.
In addition transaction and integration costs of GBP79,000 were
incurred in the prior year as result of the acquisition, these have
been recognised in the income statement in the prior year as
separately reported items.
The amount recognised for each class of assets and liabilities
acquired is as follow:
Acquiree's carrying amount before
combination Fair value adjustments Fair value acquired
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Intangible assets - 424 424
Property, plant and equipment 28 - 28
Cash 873 - 873
Current assets 807 - 807
Current liabilities (979) - (979)
Tax payable (21) - (21)
Dividend payable (604) - (604)
Deferred tax 3 (116) (113)
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Net Assets acquired 107 308 415
---------------------------------- -----------------------
Goodwill on acquisition 469
--------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 884
Consideration contingent on
continued employment 1,629
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration and related
employee benefits 2,513
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Fair value adjustments included the recognition of the fair
value of customer relationships and a related deferred tax
liability. The goodwill is attributable to the workforce and the
profitability of the acquired business. It will not be deductible
for tax purposes. Ownership and control passed to YouGov on 11
December 2017 and Galaxy has been consolidated within the Group
financial statements from that date. During the period Galaxy has
contributed GBP1,311,000 (2018: GBP295,000) to Group revenue and
GBP90,000 (2018: GBP43,000) to Group adjusted operating profit(1)
.
Acquisition of SMG Insight Limited
On 22 May 2018, to provide YouGov with the opportunity to
develop new syndicated data products for the sports industry,
YouGov purchased the remaining 80% shareholding in SMG insight
Limited ("SMG"), a UK based research company in which it had
previously held a 20% stake. An initial payment of GBP1,000,000 was
paid upon completion with a further payment of up to GBP1,000,000
payable in May 2019 contingent on collection of trade receivables.
The balance of the consideration is payable, contingent on EBITDA
performance over three years, in three annual instalments with a
final payment in 2021.
The total contingent consideration is forecast to be
GBP13,240,000 and as this is not contingent upon future employment
it is all treated as consideration for acquisition.
In addition transaction costs of GBP228,000 were incurred in the
prior year as a result of the acquisition. These have also been
recognised in the income statement in the prior year as separately
reported items.
The amount recognised for each class of assets and liabilities
acquired is as follow:
Acquiree's carrying amount before
combination Fair value adjustments Fair value acquired
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Intangible assets - 1,483 1,483
Property, plant and equipment 18 3 21
Cash 132 - 132
Current assets 1,757 (249) 1,508
Current liabilities (1,324) (185) (1,509)
Tax payable (152) 41 (111)
Dividend payable (1,101) - (1,101)
Deferred tax 9 (263) (254)
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Net Assets acquired (661) 830 169
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Goodwill on acquisition 17,631
--------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 17,800
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration analysed as:
Re-measurement of investment to
fair value 3,560
Cash 1,000
Contingent consideration 13,240
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 17,800
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Provisional fair value adjustments have been made to align SMG's
accounting policies with those of YouGov and to account for the
fair value of customer relationships and attributable deferred
taxation of the business which are recognised upon acquisition.
Management are currently finalising their fair value and contingent
consideration calculations and this will be completed in the year
ending 31 July 2019.
The goodwill is attributable to the workforce and the high
profitability of the acquired business. It will not be deductible
for tax purposes. Ownership and control passed to YouGov on 22 May
2018 and SMG has been consolidated within the Group financial
statements from that date. In the period SMG has contributed
GBP3,956,000 to Group revenue and increased Group adjusted
operating profit(1) by GBP629,000.
Acquisition of InConversation Media Limited
On 21 August 2018, to provide YouGov with technology to engage
with new and difficult to reach audiences, YouGov purchased a 100%
shareholding in InConversation Media Limited ("Inconvo"), a UK
based Start-up Company. An initial payment of GBP100 was paid upon
completion with a further payment of up to GBP4,000,000 payable in
September 2021 contingent on revenue achieved in the period to 31
July 2021 and the number of active panellists at that date.
The total contingent consideration is forecast to be
GBP1,474,000. GBP1,018,000 of this amount, GBP1,005,000 at present
value, is contingent upon continuing employment and therefore will
be treated as staff compensation under IFRS, the remaining
GBP456,000 is not contingent upon future employment and the present
value of GBP445,000 is treated as consideration for
acquisition.
In addition transaction costs of GBP93,000 were incurred as a
result of the acquisition. These have also been recognised in the
income statement as separately reported items.
Provisional fair value adjustments have been made to account for
the fair value of the panel and attributable deferred taxation
recognised upon acquisition. Management are currently finalising
their fair value and contingent consideration calculations and this
will be completed in the year ending 31 July 2019.
The amount recognised for each class of assets and liabilities
acquired is as follow:
Acquiree's carrying amount before
combination Fair value adjustments Fair value acquired
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Intangible assets 9 10 19
Property, plant and equipment 4 - 4
Cash 11 - 11
Current assets 17 - 17
Current liabilities (27) - (27)
Loan payable (125) - (125)
Deferred tax 20 (2) 18
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Net Assets acquired (91) 8 (83)
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Goodwill on acquisition 528
--------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 445
Consideration contingent on
continued employment 1,005
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration and related
employee benefits 1,450
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
The goodwill is attributable to the future benefit to YouGov of
being able to engage with new and difficult to reach audiences. It
will not be deductible for tax purposes.
Ownership and control passed to YouGov on 21 August 2018 and
Inconvo has been consolidated within the Group financial statements
from that date. In the period Inconvo has contributed GBP13,000 to
Group revenue and reduced Group adjusted operating profit(1) by
GBP169,000. If the acquisition had occurred on 1 August 2018
InConvo would have contributed GBP14,000 to Group revenue and would
have reduced Group operating profit by GBP200,000.
Crunch.io Inc. Asset and Business Purchase
On 6 September 2018, YouGov acquired the assets and business of
Crunch.io Inc. ("Crunch"), including Crunch.io Inc.'s share of the
jointly developed Crunch analytic software. This purchase has been
treated as a business combination. The amount payable was
$2,670,000 (GBP2,063,000) which was paid upon completion.
Transaction costs of GBP228,000 were incurred in respect of this
purchase and these have been recognised in the income statement as
separately reported items.
The amount recognised for each class of assets and liabilities
acquired is as follow:
Acquiree's carrying amount before
combination Fair value adjustments Fair value acquired
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Intangible assets - 1,442 1,442
Current assets 29 - 29
Loan payable (77) - (77)
Net Assets acquired (48) 1,442 1,394
---------------------------------- -----------------------
Goodwill on acquisition 669
--------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 2,063
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Provisional fair value adjustments have been made to recognise
the fair value of the Crunch asset. Management are currently
finalising their fair value calculations and this will be completed
in the year ending 31 July 2019.
The goodwill is attributable to the future benefit of having
full control over the Crunch Analytic Software. It will not be
deductible for tax purposes.
Ownership and control of Crunch passed to YouGov on 6 September
2018 and the business has been included within the Group financial
statements from that date. In the period Crunch has contributed
GBP15,000 to Group revenue and reduced Group adjusted operating
profit(1) by GBP350,000. If the business purchase had occurred on 1
August 2018 Crunch would have contributed GBP35,000 to Group
revenue and would have reduced Group operating profit by
GBP342,000.
Acquisition of Portent.io Limited
On 30 November 2018, in order to provide YouGov with access to
the entertainment sector, YouGov purchased the remaining 65%
shareholding in Portent.io Limited ("Portent") a UK based social
analytics company in which it had previously held a 35%
shareholding. An initial payment of GBP227,000 was paid upon
completion with an additional payment, payable in three annual
instalments in December 2019 to 2021, contingent on EBITDA in the
period from completion to 31 October 2021. The total consideration,
including the payment already made, is capped at GBP20,000,000.
The total additional payment is forecast to be GBP6,475,000
equivalent to GBP6,412,000 at present value, and is contingent upon
continuing employment and therefore will be treated as staff
compensation under IFRS and recognised over the earn-out period
ending on 31 October 2021.
In addition transaction costs of GBP426,000, including
GBP222,000 which is contingent on EBITDA and payable in December
2021, were incurred as a result of the acquisition. These have also
been recognised in the income statement in the period as separately
reported items.
The amount recognised for each class of assets and liabilities
acquired is as follow:
Acquiree's carrying amount before
combination Fair value adjustments Fair value acquired
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Intangible assets 1 1,035 1,036
Property, plant and equipment 1 - 1
Deferred tax asset 136 136
Current assets 157 - 157
Tax payable (26) (26)
Current liabilities (236) - (236)
Loan payable (274) - (274)
Deferred tax liability - (197) (197)
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Net Assets acquired (241) 838 597
---------------------------------- -----------------------
Bargain purchase on acquisition (285)
--------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 312
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration analysed as:
Re-measurement of investment to
fair value 85
Cash paid on completion 227
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration for
acquisition 312
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total amount payable:
Cash paid on completion 227
Consideration contingent on
continued employment 6,412
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Total consideration and related
employee benefits 6,639
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
Provisional fair value adjustments have been made to align to
account for the fair value of internally developed software and
attributable deferred taxation recognised upon acquisition.
Management are currently finalising their fair value and contingent
consideration calculations and this will be completed in the year
ending 31 July 2019.
The bargain purchase amount has arisen because the contingent
consideration is being accounted for as staff compensation. This
amount has been recognised as a separately reported item in the
period.
Ownership and control passed to YouGov on 30 November 2018 and
Portent has been consolidated within the Group financial statements
from that date. In the period Portent has contributed GBP44,000 to
Group revenue and GBP31,000 to Group adjusted operating profit(1) .
If the acquisition had occurred on 1 August 2018. Portent would
have contributed GBP130,000 to Group revenue and GBP90,000 to Group
operating profit.
10 GOODWILL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Other Property,
intangible plant and
Goodwill assets equipment
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Carrying amount at 31 July 2017 43,746 11,214 3,278
Additions:
Business combinations 469 424 28
Separately acquired - 1,410 615
Internally developed - 1,712 -
Amortisation and depreciation - (3,571) (570)
Disposals - - (10)
Net exchange differences (2,033) (283) (164)
--------- ----------- ----------
Carrying amount at 31 January
2018 42,182 10,906 3,177
Additions:
Business combinations 8,026 1,483 21
Separately acquired - 1,867 354
Internally developed - 2,228 -
Amortisation and depreciation - (3,455) (661)
Disposals - - (2)
Net exchange differences 1,852 268 148
Carrying amount at 31 July 2018 52,060 13,297 3,037
Additions:
Business combinations 10,801 2,498 5
Separately acquired - 2,572 2,186
Internally developed - 2,303 -
Amortisation and depreciation - (4,135) (698)
Disposals - - (5)
Net exchange differences (343) (10) -
--------- ----------- ----------
Carrying amount at 31 January
2019 62,518 16,525 4,525
--------- ----------- ----------
In accordance with the Group's accounting policy, the carrying
values of goodwill and other intangible assets are reviewed for
impairment annually. A full impairment test is undertaken at each
financial year end and a review for indicators of impairment is
undertaken at the end of each interim period and an impairment test
undertaken if required. The last full annual impairment review was
undertaken as at 31 July 2018. There were no indications of
impairment as at 31 January 2019.
10 GOODWILL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)
Other intangible assets are analysed as follows:
Software Customer Patents
Consumer and software contracts and trade- Develop-ment
panel develop-ment and lists marks costs Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Carrying amount
at 31 July 2017 4,200 5,600 1,136 240 38 11,214
Additions:
Business combinations - - 424 - - 424
Separately acquired 1,365 33 - 12 - 1,410
Internally developed - 1,712 - - - 1,712
Total additions 1,365 1,745 424 12 - 3,546
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Amortisation:
Business combinations - (101) (198) - - (299)
Separately acquired (1,277) (170) - (3) (2) (1,452)
Internally developed - (1,820) - - - (1,820)
Total Amortisation (1,277) (2,091) (198) (3) (2) (3,571)
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Net exchange differences (161) (56) (63) (3) - (283)
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Carrying amount
at 31 January
2018 4,127 5,198 1,299 246 36 10,906
Additions:
Business combinations - 97 1,386 - - 1,483
Separately acquired 1,469 371 - 27 - 1,867
Internally developed - 2,216 - - 12 2,228
Total additions 1,469 2,684 1,386 27 12 5,578
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Amortisation:
Business combinations - (119) (268) - - (387)
Separately acquired (1,278) (87) - (4) - (1,369)
Internally developed - (1,699) - - - (1,699)
Total Amortisation (1,278) (1,905) (268) (4) - (3,455)
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Net exchange differences 156 55 54 3 - 268
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Carrying amount
at 31 July 2018 4,474 6,032 2,471 272 48 13,297
Additions:
Business combinations 10 2,488 - - - 2,498
Separately acquired 2,168 376 - 28 - 2,572
Internally developed - 2,303 - - - 2,303
Total additions 2,178 5,167 - 28 - 7,373
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Amortisation:
Business combinations (1) (373) (294) - - (668)
Separately acquired (1,519) (507) - (3) - (2,029)
Internally developed - (1,438) - - - (1,438)
Total Amortisation (1,520) (2,318) (294) (3) - (4,135)
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Net exchange differences (23) 13 (1) 1 - (10)
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
Carrying amount
at 31 January
2019 5,109 8,894 2,176 298 48 16,525
--------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------
11 SHARE CAPITAL
Share
Number of capital
shares GBP'000
At 31 January 2018 105,439,173 211
Issue of shares 52,637 -
At 31 July 2018 105,491,810 211
Issue of shares 95,410 -
------------ --------
At 31 January 2019 105,587,220 211
------------ --------
The company has only one class of share. The par value of each
share is 0.2p. All issued shares are fully paid. Shares issued in
the year were in respect of the exercise of 95,410 share options at
nil cost per share.
12 FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Where market values are not available, fair values of financial
assets and financial liabilities have been calculated by
discounting expected future cash flows at prevailing interest rates
and by applying year end foreign exchange rates.
Primary financial instruments held or issued to finance the
Group's operations:
31 January 2019 31 January 2018
Unaudited Unaudited
Book value Fair value Book value Fair value
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Trade and other receivables 30,612 30,612 30,915 30,915
Cash and cash equivalents 24,953 24,953 21,264 21,264
Trade and other payables (38,088) (38,088) (18,258) (18,258)
---------------- ------------- ------------------ -------------
30,612
Fair value estimation
The table below analyses financial instruments carried at fair
value, by valuation method. The different levels have been defined
as follows:
-- Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1).
-- Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that
are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that
is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (Level
2).
-- Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on
observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs) (Level
3).
31 January 2019 31 January 2018
Unaudited Unaudited
Level Level Level Total Level Level Level Total
Liabilities 1 2 3 1 2 3
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Contingent consideration - - 16,018 16,018 - - 138 138
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
12 FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (continued)
The following table presents the changes in Level 3
instruments.
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months to 6 months to
31 January 31 January
Contingent consideration 2019 2018
GBP'000 GBP'000
Balance at 1 August 6,519 -
Provided consideration on business combination 7,958 -
Recognised in the income statement within separately reported items 1,462 124
Recognised in the income statement within finance costs 77 14
Foreign exchange differences 2 -
------------ ------------
Balance at 31 January 16,018 138
------------ ------------
13 IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
This note explains the impact of the adoption of IFRS 9 and IFRS
15 on the Group's financial statements.
IFRS 9
IFRS 9 replaces the provisions of IAS 39 that relate to the
recognition, classification and measurement of financial assets and
financial liabilities and the impairment of financial assets.
The adoption of IFRS 9 from 1 August 2018 resulted in changes in
accounting policies and adjustments to the amounts recognised in
the financial statements. The Group's trade receivables from sales
of products are subject to the new expected credit loss model. In
accordance with the transitional provisions in paragraphs 7.2.15
and 7.2.26 of IFRS 9, comparative figures have not been restated.
The reclassifications and the adjustments arising from the new
impairment rules are therefore recognised in the opening balance
sheet on 1 August 2018.
The group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring
expected credit losses, which uses a lifetime expected loss
allowance for all trade receivables and contract assets. This
resulted in an increase of the loss allowance on 1 August 2018 of
GBP792,000 for trade receivables. While cash and cash equivalents
are also subject to the impairment requirements of IFRS 9, the
identified impairment loss was immaterial.
IFRS 15
The adoption of IFRS 15 from 1 August 2018 resulted in changes
in accounting policies relating to revenue recognition. The new
accounting policies have not materially altered the revenue
recognised by the Group in prior financial years and so restatement
of prior year comparatives is not necessary.
13 IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (continued)
Impact on the financial statements
The impact of the change in impairment methodology on the
group's retained earnings and equity is disclosed in the table
below. Line items that were not affected by the changes have not
been included.
Balance Balance
sheet as sheet as
at at
31 July 1 August
2018 Restatement 2018
for IFRS
9
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Deferred tax asset 9,434 157 9,591
---------- ------------ ----------
Total non-current assets 78,019 157 78,176
Bad debt provision (1,225) (792) (2,017)
---------- ------------ ----------
Trade and other receivables 34,672 (792) 33,880
Total current assets 66,735 (792) 65,943
Retained earnings 36,290 (635) 35,655
Total equity 92,071 (635) 91,436
---------- ------------ ----------
The adoption of IFRS 15 has not impacted the financial
statements in the period.
14 TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES
On 10 December 2013, YouGov plc entered into a joint development
agreement with Crunch.io Inc, a US company in which Doug Rivers, a
senior manager of YouGov plc, had an equity interest of 40%. YouGov
and Crunch.io Inc agreed jointly to fund the development of a
cloud-based data analytics software application in which both
parties have usage rights. On 6 September 2018 the joint
development agreement was terminated and YouGov purchased the
business of Crunch.io Inc including the Crunch software asset for
$2,670,000 (GBP2,063,000).
Other than emoluments, there were no other transactions with
Directors during the period.
Trading between YouGov plc and group companies is excluded from
the related party note as this has been eliminated on
consolidation.
1 Defined in the explanation of non-IFRS measures on page
13.
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