With 48% Growth in Revenue in 2021, AudioValley Confirms the Global Acceleration of Digital Audio
27 January 2022 - 05:30PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
AudioValley, an international specialist in B2B solutions in
digital audio, (Paris:ALAVY) (Brussels:ALAVY) (ISIN code:
BE0974334667 / mnemonic: ALAVY) today published its revenue for the
2021 financial year.
The remarkable growth in revenue in the first half of the year
(+49.7%) has continued in the second half of 2021. For the full
year, revenue reached €28.3 million (vs €19.5 million
in 2020) 1, up 48.2% at constant exchange rates compared
with 2020.
This reflects the strong recovery seen in the first quarter and,
more broadly, the acceleration in the adoption of digital audio
globally. Targetspot’s activity accounts for 92% of the Group's
revenue.
Revenue
in €000 - unaudited
2021
2020
2021/2020 change
CER2
change
Targetspot
26,079
17,277
50.9%
54.1%
Jamendo
2,245
2,204
1.8%
1.8%
Group total
28,324
19,482
45.4%
48.2%
Sébastien Veldeman, CFO: “After an initial half year that
exceeded our expectations, the Group’s strong revenue growth
continued in H2, in line with our forecasts. Our Targetspot
business, which monetizes audio content, continued to benefit from
the adoption of digital audio by advertisers looking for new
distribution channels for their ad campaigns. While Europe
performed very well (+33%) despite the lingering impact of the
Covid crisis, the United States excelled with growth of 66%! 11 new
commercial partnerships were signed in 2021 at Targetspot, many of
them in the second half of the year; they will therefore have a
positive impact over the coming months, which bodes well for a good
2022.”
Meanwhile, the Jamendo division, which markets the works of
45,000 musical artists, was again strongly impacted by the Covid
crisis early in the year, but then recovered to break even at year
end with slight growth of 1.8% compared with 2020, at €2.2
million.
Other drivers of growth
Alexandre Saboundjian, CEO: “We continue to recruit
talent, firstly to meet the growing demand for digital audio
advertising, particularly on new channels such as podcasts and
mobile gaming. And secondly, for our two other business lines under
development: Bridger and Winamp. Bridger, part of the new
generation of CMOs (Collective Management Organization) for
copyright management, has been declared an Independent Management
Entity at the Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office. 110 authors
and composers and their 15,000 works are already on the waiting
list opened in early December. We are also working on the launch of
the new version of Winamp in 2022. We should be able to communicate
more about these growth drivers in the first half of 2022.”
FUTURE UPDATE Year results 21 April
2022, before market close
About AudioValley
AudioValley, based in Brussels in the heart of Europe, has been
a pioneer and leader in digital audio since 2007. Active throughout
the value chain in its sector, and with a global network,
AudioValley offers its customers & partners solutions to
develop their business through digital audio, both locally and
internationally.
The Group is home to iconic brands: Targetspot for the
monetisation of digital audio content, Jamendo for music sales,
Bridger for music rights management, Shoutcast for streaming
technologies and podcast management, and Winamp, the iconic audio
player.
The audio sector is undergoing an unprecedented digital
revolution with ultra-connected consumers who want access to the
best audio content wherever and whenever they want. To cater for
these new consumer trends, AudioValley is developing technologies
that allow people to instantly enjoy the benefits of digital audio
and services that create links between brands and consumers,
between publishers and their audience, between publishers and
brands, and between artists and music lovers.
AudioValley is present in 9 countries and employs around 100
employees worldwide. www.audiovalley.com
1 As a reminder, despite the crisis, the group’s annual revenue
in 2020 had fallen by only 10.1% at constant exchange rates
compared with 2019.
2 CER: at constant exchange rates.
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Investor Relations Sébastien Veldeman, CFO Francis
Muyshondt, RI investorrelations@audiovalley.com
Press relations Laure-Eve Monfort •press@audiovalley.com,
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