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Eagle Eye Solutions Group PLC
14 March 2017
14 March 2017
Eagle Eye Solutions Group PLC
("Eagle Eye", the "Company" or the "Group")
Interim Results for the six months ended 31 December 2016
Strong revenue growth and strong operational momentum
Eagle Eye, the SaaS technology company that validates and
redeems digital promotions in real-time for the grocery, retail and
hospitality industries, is pleased to announce its unaudited
interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2016 (the
"Period").
Financial highlights(1) :
-- Group revenue increased by 72% to GBP5.1m
(H1 2016: GBP3.0m) - ahead of market expectations
of GBP4.8m
-- Accelerating revenue growth half-on-half,
44% H1 2017 vs. H2 2016 (H2 2016 vs. H1 2016:
19%)
-- Revenue from subscription fees and transactions
over the network represented 66% of total
revenue in H1 2017 (H1 2016: 84%) reflecting
a 'deepening' of Eagle Eye's technology within
major accounts
-- Net debt position GBP0.2m (June 2016: Cash
of GBP1.3m)
Operational and commercial highlights:
-- Redemption volumes of 25.2m, an increase of
81% (H1 2016: 13.9m)
-- Total customer and brand count at 215 (H1
2016:190) including 70 FMCG brands (H1 2016:
56)
-- SMS volumes of 19.0m, an increase of 2% (H1
2016: 18.8m)
-- Enhanced scalability, performance and new
feature delivery to meet the needs of tier
1 grocery and food and beverage clients
-- Tim Mason, previously Non-Executive Chairman,
appointed Chief Executive in September 2016
-- Malcolm Wall, previously a Non-Executive Director,
appointed Non-Executive Chairman in September
2016
Post Period-end developments:
-- Extended credit facility with Barclays Bank
PLC to GBP3.0m
-- Exclusive partnership with TCC Global to take
digital promotions into Europe signed in March
2017
Tim Mason, Chief Executive of Eagle Eye, said:
"The first half of FY17 was a period of significant growth for
the Group with revenue up 72% year on year, exceeding expectations.
This accelerating growth rate was supported by continued
operational momentum with more customer wins, increased
transactions on the Eagle Eye AIR platform and the deepening of
customer relationships with our tier 1 clients.
Progress has continued post the period end with the extension of
our credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC and an exciting
partnership with TCC Global that will provide Eagle Eye with a
strong platform to access the European market.
Eagle Eye has a clear and focused growth strategy, proven and
scalable technology and a strong first mover advantage in a rapidly
growing market driven by structural change. With these qualities
and our accelerating momentum, the Board remains excited and
confident about the future."
For further information, please contact: Eagle Eye
Tim Mason, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 0844 824 3686
Lucy Sharman-Munday, Chief Financial
Officer
Investec (Nominated Advisor and Broker)
Dominic Emery/David Anderson, Corporate Tel: 020 7597 5970
Finance
Matt Lewis, Corporate Broking
Hudson Sandler
Nick Lyon/Alex Brennan Tel: 020 7796 4133
Information on Eagle Eye
www.eagleeye.com
Eagle Eye is a leading SaaS technology company that securely
validates and redeems digital promotions in real-time for the
grocery, retail and hospitality industries.
The Company's digital marketing platform, Eagle Eye AIR, enables
the secure, real-time, multi-channel issuance, management and
redemption of digital promotions and rewards, replacing previously
used paper-based methods. Our Eagle Eye platform creates a network
effect between merchants, distributors and brands enabling stronger
connections and value to all parties. Through our four products we
enable brands and merchants to reduce cost, improve their customer
offer and accelerate their innovation.
The Company's current customer base comprises leading names in
UK grocery, retail and hospitality including Asda, J Sainsbury,
Greggs, JD Sports, Ladbrokes, Marks & Spencer, Mitchells &
Butlers, Pizza Express, Tesco and Thomas Pink.
(1) Unaudited
Chairman's Review
During the first half of FY 2017 the Group continued to deliver
strong progress with revenue of GBP5.1m representing a
significantly accelerating half on half growth rate of 44% (19% H2
2016 vs. H1 2016) and exceeding market expectations of GBP4.8m.
In September the Board appointed Tim Mason as CEO after a 6
month period as Chairman. Since then our focus has been on
strengthening our strategy to become a global digital marketing
leader. To achieve this we aspire to be Better, Bigger and Faster
by improving in three core areas of customer interaction: 'Win'
(bringing more customers on to the Eagle Eye AIR platform);
'Transact' (driving higher redemption volumes through the platform)
, and; 'Deepen' (enrich relationships with our customers as the
breadth of our product portfolio becomes more developed).
1. Win
We made continued progress in adding new brands and retailers to
the AIR platform in the first half of the year. At the end of the
period, Eagle Eye had 215 live users, including 70 FMCG brands, up
from 190 users with 56 brands at the end of H1 2016.
Since the end of the Period the Company's momentum has continued
with the signing of a strategic partnership with TCC Global, a
world leader in creating retail marketing programmes and continuity
loyalty schemes, allowing Eagle Eye to extend its digital
promotions offer into the European loyalty market.
TCC Global works with many of Europe's largest retailers, making
them a logical partner for Eagle Eye, and will enable the Company
to build on its success in the UK and accelerate our growth.
2. Transact
Adding new customers to the AIR platform and powering new brand
campaigns through it drives incremental transaction volumes. The
volume of transactions through the platform increased by 81% to
25.2m (H1 2016: 13.9m) supported by Asda's nationwide roll-out in
February 2016. Adoption of a further use case for Asda included
Asda Money delivering enhanced loyalty points and cashback rewards
to customers using the AIR platform.
Using Asda as a nationwide redemption channel, from July to
October, Coke Zero Sugar ran a promotional campaign across the AIR
platform that generated a redemption rate of over 10%, compared to
the typical redemption rate of a traditional analogue campaign of
0.5% -2%(1) . This significant uplift in redemptions is proof that
Eagle Eye can successfully drive higher redemption rates through
the power of digital.
Through the food and beverage network we have attracted new
brands to the platform and during the Period powered successful
digital campaigns with leading drinks brands including Sol,
Desperados and Bulmers.
In messaging services, despite the Public Health England
Stoptober campaign not including an SMS element this year, SMS
volumes still increased 2% to 19.0m (H1 2016: 18.8m), reflecting
new messaging clients and the cross sell of messaging services to
the existing client base.
3. Deepen
We have made significant progress in deepening our tier 1 client
relationships during the Period with 52% of revenue, GBP2.6m (H1
2016: 29%, GBP0.9m) being generated by extending our service
offering within major clients. The embedding of Eagle Eye's
technology within these clients is a strong demonstration of the
capability and reliability of our technology as a digital marketing
platform.
During the Period our tier 1 customers further adopted our
product set to drive their customer centric agendas and accelerate
their digital ambitions in order to gain competitive advantage.
This will help to drive significant transactional revenue growth in
future periods.
Progress in the key food and beverage ("F&B") market has
also been pleasing with revenues increasing 19% to GBP0.8m (H1
2016: GBP0.7m). The increase in revenue has been made not only as
existing clients have onboarded additional brands (including
Stonehouse and Las Iguanas) on to the AIR platform, but in
deepening relationships. During the Period, seven Mitchells &
Butlers brands rolled out beacon technology across their
properties. By using beacons, operators are able to deliver
tailored real time offers to their repeat customers via the AIR
platform, enhancing the customers' experiences and encouraging
further visits.
Innovation
Underpinning our strategy to become a global leader in digital
marketing by winning more customers, deepening relationships and
driving increased transactions through our platform, is a continued
focus on product leadership and innovation.
The areas of focus for new feature development have been largely
around extending the product offering for retailers' loyalty
schemes. We have added new capability for retailers to offer
'friends and family' schemes to their consumers, enabled brands to
fund promotional activity as part of the traditional loyalty scheme
mix, and given retailers the ability to drive consumer behaviours
through targeted discount, continuity and points based promotions,
with personalised value that is relevant to the individual
consumer.
Financial results
During the Period, the Group delivered a revenue increase of 72%
to GBP5.1m (H1 2016: GBP3.0m). AIR platform revenue of GBP4.3m
represented 85% of total revenue (H1 2016: 68%) and AIR
transactional revenues grew 61% against the prior year to GBP2.6m
(H1 2016: GBP1.6m) driven primarily by the deepening of our tier 1
customer relationships and increased transaction revenue from
existing customers. Although SMS volumes increased 2% in the
period, as expected, overall messaging revenue fell to GBP0.8m (H1
2016: GBP1.0m) reflecting the lower margin on new contract wins
between the periods.
Revenue generated from subscription fees and transactions over
the network represented 66% (H1 2016: 84%) of total revenue for the
first half of FY 2017. This reflected the progress being made in
deepening Eagle Eye's product offering within major accounts, which
will open up recurring transactional revenues in future
periods.
Gross profit grew 97% to GBP4.4m (H1 2016: GBP2.2m) and the
gross margin increased to 87% (H1 2016: 76%). Gross margin improved
as a result of the change in the Company's revenue mix, with a
greater proportion represented by AIR platform revenue that has a
higher margin than messaging revenue. AIR margin itself also
improved to 95% (H1 2016: 93%) reflecting the lessening requirement
for revenue share agreements with partners.
Operating expenses of GBP5.3m (H1 2016: GBP3.5m) increased
primarily as a result of the investment in people for our planned
strategic growth, together with incremental costs linked to revenue
growth and ensuring the robustness and security of the AIR platform
and ISO 27001 (recognised information security and risk
certification) accredited systems. The number of employees at the
end of the Period increased to 98 (H1 2016: 72).
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the Period was GBP0.9m (H1 2016: loss
GBP1.3m). To provide a better guide to the underlying business
performance, Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based payment charges
along with depreciation, amortisation, interest and tax from the
measure of profit.
The Group had net assets of GBP4.6m at the end of the Period
(June 16: GBP5.9m), the expected reduction in net assets reflected
the movement in cash explained below. At the end of the Period, the
Group held cash of GBP0.3m and had utilised GBP0.5m of its 3 year
revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC, resulting in an
overall net debt of GBP0.2m (June 2016: Cash of GBP1.3m). The
movement in net debt reflected the operating cash outflow of
GBP0.8m and the continued investment in capitalised intellectual
property of GBP0.7m.
On 6 February 2017, the Group announced an extension to its
revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC to GBP3.0m, which
the Board is confident provides sufficient headroom to support the
Group's current strategic ambitions.
Board
Having joined Eagle Eye in January 2016 as Chairman, Tim Mason
was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2016. His wealth
of experience and relationships, both domestically and
internationally, will help support the delivery of Eagle Eye's
exciting potential.
Malcolm Wall, a Non-Executive Director of Eagle Eye since IPO in
2014, was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman at the same time.
After the Period end, Phill Blundell, Deputy Chief Executive
Officer, left the Company.
Outlook
The first six months of FY 2017 has seen significant operational
and financial progress. The Group's strong and accelerating revenue
growth of 72% in H1 2017 coupled with continued success in winning
new customers, driving increased transactions through our platform
and deepening customer relationships demonstrates the excellent
momentum the business has. This level of growth gives the Board
confidence to deliver against its full year expectations.
We have made strategic progress internationally and will
continue to focus on building in North America following the
delivery of our contract with the market leading Canadian grocer,
Loblaws Inc. Furthermore, the new partnership with TCC Global will
support our move into the previously untouched European market,
giving Eagle Eye an even greater international reach.
The extended GBP3.0m revolving loan facility agreed with
Barclays Bank PLC in February 2017 provides the business with
adequate funding to support the Group's current strategic
ambitions.
Eagle Eye has a clear and focused growth strategy, proven and
scalable technology and a strong first mover advantage in a rapidly
growing market driven by structural change. With these qualities
and our accelerating momentum, the Board remains excited and
confident about the future.
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redemption
Consolidated unaudited interim statement of total comprehensive
income for the six months ended 31 December 2016
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months
to to Year to
31 December 31 December 30 June
2016 2015 2016
Note GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Continuing operations
Revenue 3 5,064 2,950 6,458
Cost of sales (653) (713) (1,369)
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Gross profit 4,411 2,237 5,089
Adjusted operating
expenses(1) (5,290) (3,502) (6,912)
--------------------------------------- ------- ------------------ ------------------ --------
Loss before interest,
tax, depreciation,
amortisation and
share-based payment
charge (879) (1,265) (1,823)
Share-based payment
charge (77) (300) (632)
Depreciation and
amortisation (859) (788) (1,645)
--------------------------------------- ------- ------------------ ------------------ --------
Operating loss (1,815) (2,353) (4,100)
Finance income 3 - 2
Finance expense (15) - -
--------------------------------------- ------- ------------------ ------------------ --------
Loss before taxation (1,827) (2,353) (4,098)
Taxation 432 449 473
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Loss after taxation
for the financial period (1,395) (1,904) (3,625)
Foreign exchange
adjustments 29 - 16
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Total comprehensive
loss attributable to
the owners of the parent
for the financial period (1,366) (1,904) (3,609)
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(1) Adjusted operating expenses excludes share based payment charge, depreciation
and amortisation
Loss per share
From continuing
operations
Basic and diluted 4 (6.30)p (8.59)p (16.36)p
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Consolidated unaudited interim statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2016
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
31 December 31 December 30 June
2016 2015 2016
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 4,704 4,989 4,838
Property, plant
and equipment 256 271 243
4,960 5,260 5,081
-------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Current assets
Trade and other
receivables 3,606 2,084 2,080
Cash and cash equivalents 324 2,726 1,322
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
3,930 4,810 3,402
-------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Total assets 8,890 10,070 8,483
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Current liabilities
Trade and other
payables (4,177) (2,584) (2,394)
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liability (133) (244) (220)
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Total liabilities (4,310) (2,828) (2,614)
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Net assets 4,580 7,242 5,869
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Equity attributable
to owners of the parent
Share capital 222 222 222
Share premium 10,991 10,991 10,991
Merger reserve 3,278 3,278 3,278
Share option reserve 1,307 897 1,230
Retained losses (11,218) (8,146) (9,852)
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Total equity 4,580 7,242 5,869
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Consolidated unaudited interim statement of changes in equity
for the six months ended 31 December 2016
Share Merger Share option Retained
capital Share premium reserve reserve losses Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
At 1 July 2015 221 10,985 3,278 608 (6,253) 8,839
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
Loss for the
period - - - - (1,904) (1,904)
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
Transactions
with owners
Fair value of
options exercised
in the period - - - (11) 11 -
Exercise of share
options 1 6 - - - 7
IFRS 2 share-based
payment charge - - - 300 - 300
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
1 6 - 289 11 307
At 31 December
2015 222 10,991 3,278 897 (8,146) 7,242
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
Loss for the
period - - - - (1,721) (1,721)
Other comprehensive
income
Foreign exchange
adjustments - - - - 16 16
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
- - - - (1,705) (1,705)
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
Transactions
with owners
Fair value of
share options
exercised - - - 1 (1) -
IFRS 2 share-based
payment charge - - - 332 - 332
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
- - - 333 (1) 332
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
At 30 June 2016 222 10,991 3,278 1,230 (9,852) 5,869
Loss for the
period - - - - (1,395) (1,395)
Other comprehensive
income
Foreign exchange
adjustments - - - - 29 29
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
- - - - (1,366) (1,366)
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
Transactions
with owners
IFRS 2 share-based
payment charge - - - 77 - 77
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
- - - 77 - 77
At 31 December
2016 222 10,991 3,278 1,307 (11,218) 4,580
---------------------- -------- ------------- -------- ------------ -------- -------
Consolidated unaudited interim statement of cash flows for the
six months ended 31 December 2016
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months
to to Year to
31 December 31 December 30 June
2016 2015 2016
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Cash flows from operating
activities
Loss before taxation (1,827) (2,353) (4,098)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 46 34 80
Amortisation 813 754 1,565
Share-based payment
charge 77 300 632
Finance income (3) - (2)
Finance expense 15 - -
Increase in trade and
other receivables (1,526) (668) (663)
Increase in trade and
other payables 1,271 746 555
Income tax received 346 403 403
Net cash flows from
operating activities (788) (784) (1,528)
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------
Cash flows from investing
activities
Payments to acquire
property, plant and
equipment (59) (252) (270)
Payments to acquire
intangible assets (679) (537) (1,197)
Net cash flows from
investing activities (738) (789) (1,467)
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------
Cash flows from financing
activities
Net proceeds from issue
of equity - 7 7
Proceeds from borrowings 800 - -
Repayment of borrowings (300) - -
Interest paid (4) - -
Interest received 3 - 2
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------
Net cash flows from
financing activities 499 7 9
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------
Net decrease in cash
and cash equivalents
in the period (1,027) (1,566) (2,986)
Foreign exchange adjustments 29 - 16
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of period 1,322 4,292 4,292
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period 324 2,726 1,322
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------
Notes to the consolidated unaudited interim financial
statements
1. Basis of preparation
The Group's half-yearly financial information, which is
unaudited, consolidates the results of Eagle Eye Solutions Group
plc and its subsidiary undertakings up to 31 December 2016. The
Group's accounting reference date is 30 June. Eagle Eye Solutions
Group plc's shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market
of the London Stock Exchange (AIM).
The Company is a public limited liability company incorporated
and domiciled in England & Wales. The consolidated financial
information is presented in Pounds Sterling (GBP) which is also the
functional currency of the parent.
Eagle Eye Solutions Group plc and its subsidiary undertakings
have not applied IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, which is not
mandatory for UK AIM listed Groups, in the preparation of this
half-yearly financial report.
The accounting policies used in the preparation of the financial
information for the six months ended 31 December 2016 are in
accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of
International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as adopted by
the European Union and are consistent with those which will be
adopted in the annual financial statements for the year ending 30
June 2017.
While the financial information included has been prepared in
accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of IFRS,
as adopted by the European Union, these interim financial
statements do not contain sufficient information to comply with
IFRS.
The comparative financial information for the year ended 30 June
2016 has been extracted from the annual financial statements of
Eagle Eye Solutions Group plc. These interim results for the period
ended 31 December 2016, which are not audited, do not comprise
statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the
Companies Act 2006. The financial information does not therefore
include all of the information and disclosures required in the
annual financial statements.
Full audited accounts of the Group in respect of the year ended
30 June 2016, which received an unqualified audit opinion and did
not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006, have been delivered to the Registrar of
Companies.
2. Going concern basis
As part of their going concern review the Directors have
followed the guidelines published by the Financial Reporting
Council entitled "Guidance on Risk Management and Internal Control
and Related Financial and Business Reporting". The Directors have
prepared detailed financial forecasts and cash flows looking beyond
12 months from the date of this half-yearly financial information.
In developing these forecasts, the Directors have made assumptions
based upon their view of the current and future economic conditions
that will prevail over the forecast period.
On the basis of the above projections, the Directors are
confident that the Group has sufficient working capital to honour
all of its obligations to creditors as and when they fall due. In
reaching this conclusion, the Directors have considered the
forecast cash headroom, the resources available to the Group and
the potential impact of changes in forecast growth and other
assumptions, including the potential to avoid or defer certain
costs and to reduce discretionary spend as mitigating actions in
the event of such changes. Accordingly, the Directors continue to
adopt the going concern basis in preparing this half-yearly
financial information.
3. Segmental analysis
The Group is organised into one principal operating division for
management purposes. Revenue is analysed as follows:
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months
to to Year to
31 December 31 December 30 June
2016 2015 2016
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Development and
set up fees 1,698 484 1,275
Subscription and
transaction fees 3,366 2,466 5,183
5,064 2,950 6,458
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Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months 6 months
to to Year to
31 December 31 December 30 June
2016 2015 2016
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
AIR revenue 4,314 1,997 4,637
Messaging revenue 750 953 1,821
5,064 2,950 6,458
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4. Loss per share
The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share is based on
the result attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the
period. The weighted average number of shares for the purpose of
calculating the basic and diluted measures is the same. This is
because the outstanding share options would have the effect of
reducing the loss per ordinary share and therefore would not be
dilutive.
Unaudited Unaudited
Unaudited 2016 Unaudited 2015
2016 Weighted 2015 Weighted
Loss Unaudited average Loss Unaudited average
per 2016 number per 2015 number
share Loss of ordinary share Loss of ordinary
pence GBP000 shares pence GBP000 shares
Basic and
diluted
loss per
share (6.30) (1,395) 22,158,286 (8.59) (1,904) 22,152,267
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5. Availability of this Interim Announcement
Copies of this announcement are available on the Company's
website, www.eagleeye.com.
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