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Mi-Pay Group PLC | Preliminary Results | FE InvestEgate

Mi-Pay Group PLC

Preliminary Results RNS Number : 6156L Mi-Pay Group PLC 29 April 2015  

29  April  2015 Mi-­‐Pay  Group  plc ('Mi-­‐Pay',  the  'Group',  or  the  'Company')   Preliminary  Results

  Mi-­‐Pay   Group   plc   (AIM:   MPAY),  the   leading   provider   of   mobile   payment   solutions   to   Tier   1   Mobile   Network   Operators   and   Mobile   Virtual   Network   Operators,   presents   its preliminary  results  for  the  12  months  ended  31  December  2014.   2014  Financial  Highlights:   · Total  Revenue  £2.7  million  for  the  year  (2013  -­‐  £3.3  million). -       Transaction  Services   Revenue  £2.0  million   (2013  -­‐  £2.4  million). -       Professional  Services   Revenue  £0.7  million(2013  -­‐  £0.9  million). · Transaction  Services  Revenue  growth  44%  p.a.  (2013  -­‐  41%)   from  £1.2  million  to  £1.7  million   after  adjusting  for  terminated   contract  in  2013. ·

Operating  loss  for  the  year  of  £4.7  million.  Adjusted   Operating  loss1  of  £2.9  million   (2013  -­‐  £1.8  million).

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Basic  and  diluted  loss  per  share  15  pence  (2013  -­‐  11  pence).

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33%  reduction  in  headcount  since  January  2014  leading  to  a  c£1.0  million  annualised  cost   savings  as  at  31  December  2014.

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£50.1  million  of  client  funds  managed  in  2014  from  4  million   processed  transactions  (2013  -­‐  £51  million  and   4  million  respectively).

1Adjusted  Operating  loss  defined  as  Operating  loss  for  the  year  after  removing  non-­‐recurring  expenses  directly  attributable  to  the  listing  transaction,  subsequent  group  reorganisation  and  share-­‐based  payments.

  2014  Operational  Highlights:   · On  29  April  2014,  the  Group  successfully  relisted  via  the   completion  of  the  reverse   takeover  of  AimShell   Acquisitions  plc,  an  AIM   listed  cash  shell. ·

On  9  March  2015,  raised  additional  investment  funding  of  £1.75  million.

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Delivery    of  an  internally  developed  fraud  solution  in  December    2014   to  improve  our  fraud  management  services  and  provide  a  7%   increase  in  Transaction  Services   gross  margins.

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Continued  year  on  year  improvement  in  our  key   performance  indicators  of   payment  success  and  fraud   management  rates.

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Five  new  clients  on  boarded  during  the  year,  including  live   service  delivered  in  the   Philippines,  opening  access  to   20  million  existing  pre-­‐paid   consumers.

  Seamus  Keating,  Chairman  of  Mi-­‐Pay  Group  plc  commented  on  the  results: "We   have   invested   in   our   product   offerings,   commercial   proposition,   technical   solutions   and   global   delivery   capability   and   anticipate   seeing   the   benefits   of   this   demonstrated   in 2015  with  further  Transaction  Service  Revenue  growth.  Our  operating  model  review  has  delivered  a  significantly  reduced  and  more  flexible  cost  base  for  longer-­‐term  scalable growth  which  will  be  supported  by  the  delivery  of  our  new  technology  solutions  and  our  insourcing  of  fraud  management  services,  a  key  function  of  our  product  which  should drive  an  increase  in  gross  profits.  This  is  expected  to  drive  a  significant  reduction  in  the  adjusted  operating  loss  for  2015  and  achieve  positive  cash  flow  in  2016"   The  full  Annual  Report  and  Financial  Statements  are  available  on  our  website  at  www.mi-­‐pay.com/investor-­‐document-­‐centre/  and  will  be  posted  to  Shareholders shortly.  

For  further  information  please  contact:  

Mi-Pay Group plc Tel:  +44  207  112  2129 Seamus  Keating,  Chairman John  Beale,  CFO

Newgate Tel:  +44  207  653  9850 Robyn  McConnachie Tim  Thompson Edward  Treadwell

 

Zeus Capital  Tel    +44  161  831  1512 Ross  Andrews Jamie  Peel Tel    +44  20  7533  7727 Alex  Davies

About  Mi-­‐Pay  Group

  Founded  in  2003,  Mi-­‐Pay  Group  delivers  fully  outsourced  online  and  related  payment  solutions  to  digital  ecommerce  clients,  primarily  in  the  mobile  sector.  Its  product  offering provides  the  infrastructure  to  enable  pre-­‐paid  mobile  devices  to  be  topped  up  via  a  variety  of  channels  such  as  websites,  mobile  applications  and  social  media  applications  and customers   include   Mobile   Network   Operators   (MNOs)   and   Mobile   Virtual   Network   Operators   (MNVOs).   Mi-­‐Pay   sells,   integrates   and   operates   its   products   and   solutions   on   a global  basis  from  its  four  offices;  UK,  Romania,  Dubai  and  the  Philippines.  For  further  information,  please  visit  www.Mi-­‐Pay.com  or  contact  details  as  shown  above.

Chairman's  Statement   2014  was  a  transformational  year  and  one  of  significant  change  for  the  Group  where  we  have  increased   investment  to  enhance  our  client  proposition  and   our  sales  and  delivery capability.   · On  29  April  2014,  the  Group  successfully  relisted  via  the  completion  of  the  reverse  takeover  of  AimShell   Acquisitions  plc,   an   AIM  listed  cash  shell.  This  has  provided  the platform  to  continue  to  invest  and  deliver   our  strategy. ·

 

On  9  March  2015,  the  Group  successfully  completed  a   placing  and  raised  £1.75  million.  This  provides  the   funds  to  continue  to  finance  working  capital  and   further invest  in  our  platform,  solutions,  people  and   geographical  reach  as  we  now  deliver  live  services  in  the  Philippines.

As  a  part  of  the  listing  process  I  am  pleased  that  as  I  joined  the  Board  as  Non-­‐Executive  Chairman  we  further   strengthened  the  Mi-­‐Pay  board  with  the  addition  of   Michael  Stone, as  Non-­‐Executive  Director  and  Audit  Committee  Chairman.  Allen  Atwell  also  joined  as  CTO  in   December  2013  to   enhance   the   Executive   management   team  and   refocus   our technology,  product  development   and  service  delivery  capability.   With  greater  management  capability  and  band  width  during  the   second   half  of  2014,   we   rationalised   our   operating  model  and  reduced  our  annualised   costs   by  over  £1  million, representing  a  30%  reduction.  Importantly  this   has  increased  our  market  focus  and  brings  forward  our   cash  flow  break  even  point.  Our  results  for   the   year   showed   strong growth  from  existing  and  new  clients  but  were   affected  by  the  loss  of  a  client  in  2013  which  reduced  our   revenue  in  2014  by  £0.9  million.   The  Directors  believe  that  the  market  dynamics  provide  a   significant  opportunity  for  Mi-­‐Pay  to  grow  and  achieve   profitability.  The  pre-­‐paid  mobile  market  is  expanding  in   terms

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Mi-Pay Group PLC | Preliminary Results | FE InvestEgate of  both  the  number  of  mobile  connections  and   mobile  usage   driven   primarily  by   increasing   global  data   consumption.  Within  the  total  market,  the  Asia  Pacific   region  is  one  of the   fastest   growing   with   the   majority   of   the   population   often   having   no   other   means   of   accessing   the   internet.   In   Europe   Mi-­‐Pay   continues   to   have   existing   long-­‐term connections  to   several   major   operators,   which   offers  exposure  to  the   European   market  where  direct  top-­‐up  is  well  established  and  supported  by  a   predominantly  well  banked population.  Here  we  expect  to   see  the  operators  drive  more  consumers  to  the  'digital   channel'  to  build  deeper  relationships.   Our  focus  in  2015  is  on  growing  existing  clients,  delivering  the  new  growth  opportunities,  particularly  in  Asia  and  the   continual  delivery  of  operational  efficiencies  supported by   a  new  global  data  centre  infrastructure.  We  were  already   seeing  the  fruits  of  this  investment  at  the  close  of  2014.   On  behalf  of  the   Board,   I   would   like   to  thank  all  our   employees,  clients,  investors  and  partners  that  have   continued  to  support  Mi-­‐Pay   through   this  year   of   investment   and change.  We  are  excited  about  the  future   and  looking  forward  to  continuing  to  be  a  key  player  in  the   growth  of  digital  on-­‐line  payments.  

Outlook   We  have  invested  in  our  product  offerings,  commercial  proposition,  technical  solutions  and  global  delivery  capability  and  anticipate  seeing  the  benefits  of  this  demonstrated  in  2015 with   further   Transaction   Service   Revenue   growth.   Our   operating   model   review   has   delivered   a   significantly   reduced   and   more   flexible   cost   base   for   longer-­‐term   scalable   growth   which will  be  supported  by  the  delivery  of  our  new  technology  solutions  and  our  insourcing  of  fraud  management  services,  a  key  function  of  our  product  which  should  drive  an  increase  in gross  profits.  This  is  expected  to  drive  a  significant  reduction  in  the  adjusted  operating  loss  for  2015  and  achieve  positive  cash  flow  in  2016.   Seamus  Keating Non-­‐Executive  Chairman   28  April  2015

  CEO  Review  of  Operations  

Revenue   Our  core  strategy  is  to  drive  annuity  based  Transaction  Services  Revenues.  Whilst   total   revenues  have   reduced   from  £3.3  million  to  £2.7  million  we  have  continued  to  see  strong underlying  growth  of  44%  for  the  year  to   December   2014   (41%  for  the  year  to   December   2013),  after  adjusting  for  the   loss   of  a  contract  in  August  2013  and  we  remain  pleased with   the  year   on   year  growth.  The   loss   of  the   client   in  2013  was  a  disappointment,   following   their   decision   to  insource  their   payments  model,  however  we  recovered  the  lost volumes  by  March  2015.  

We  deliver  two  core  revenue  streams  for  our  clients:   · ·

Transaction  Service  Revenues  are   driven   from   the   processing   of   transactions   on   behalf   of   our   clients.   This   is   our   core   business   and   can   deliver   margins   in   excess   of   40% which  in  turn  creates  recurring,  annuity  based  revenue  in  a  naturally  growing  market.  This  provides  a  solid,  sustainable  and  growing  source  of  revenue. Professional  Service  Revenues  relate  to  the  development,  delivery  and  hosting  of   our   platform  and   client     solutions.  Critically  this  revenue  traditionally   relates  to  the implementation  of  new  services  for  clients  which  in  turn  increases  our  long-­‐term   transaction  service  revenues.

  We   continue   to  be  particularly   pleased   with   our   ability  to   retain   and   develop   existing  clients.  During  the  year  we   both  increased  our  opportunity  for  growth  and  reduced   our business  risks  in  the  following  areas:   · Successfully  delivered  a  further  five  new  clients  during  2014. · In  December  2014,  we  delivered  live  service  on  behalf  of  a  major  network  operator  in  the  Philippines  with  an  existing  base  of  c20  million  pre-­‐paid  mobile  users. · The  cross  client  growth  has  additionally  reduced  our  reliance  on  a  single  client  to  14%  of  total  revenues  as  at  31  December  2014  (23%  as  at  31  December  2013). · Growth   was   seen   across   all   of   our   clients   with   75%   of   our   Transaction   Services   Revenues   being   delivered   from   clients   with   whom   we   have   worked   for   an   average   of   over   four years.  These  clients  all  continue  to  show  year  on  year  growth,  having  grown  annual  revenues  to  £1.4  million  in  2014  from  £0.5  million  in  2011. · We  remain  a  European  focused  business  where  we  currently  process  94%  of  our  revenues  across  five  countries  within  the  European  Union,  the  majority  from  the  United  Kingdom and  Ireland.  Whilst  we  expect  our  European  revenues  to  continue  to  grow,  we  target  our  ongoing  investments  in  Asia  to  support  our  medium  and  longer-­‐term  growth  given  the dominant  volumes  of  pre-­‐paid  mobile  users  in  that  market.   Looking  forward,  whilst  Mobile  Operators,  particularly  the  larger  ones,  can  be  slow  to  make  decisions  for  change,  consumer  migration  to  the  on-­‐line  channel  is  developing.  We expect  to  continue  this  growth  story  with  our  longer-­‐term  expectations  being  supported  by  our  existing  deep  relationships  and  existing  integrated  connections  with  our  clients.  

Key  Performance  Metrics   Our   commercial   proposition   includes   the   indemnification   of   fraud   on   behalf   of   our   clients   and   our   commercial   model   is   such   that   we   only   charge   our   clients   for   successful transactions.  It  is  therefore  critical  that  we  deliver  world  class  fraud  management  and  payment  transaction  optimisation  rates  to  protect  our  margins  and  deliver  real  business value   to   our   clients.   We   are   delighted   that   both   metrics   have   remained   strong   throughout   2014,   again   achieving   year   on   year   continual   improvement   with   both   metrics benchmarked   as   market   leading.   This   is   driven   by   investment   in   our   products,   the   support   of   our   partners,   experience   of   our   people   and   our   proven   success   at   transitioning   our clients  from  higher  risk  'one-­‐time'  payment  experiences  to  recurring,  registered  and  managed  customer  relationships.     The  Group  also  considers  its  revenues,  gross  margins  and  administration  costs  as  key  performance  metrics   and  these  are   reviewed  in  the  FinancialReview  below.  

2014  Investment   2014  was  a  planned  year  of  investment  which  is  reflected  in  our  increased  losses  for  the  year  to  £4.3  million  which  we  expect  to  drive  incremental  long-­‐term  value  for  the Group  as  we  enter  2015.  Our  principle  investments  have  been:   · Internally   developed   and,   in   December   2014,   insourced   the   technical   processing   of   our   fraud   service.   We   expect   to   drive   gross   margins   up   and   retain   tighter   control   of our   client's   data,   critically   bringing   in-­‐house   the   complete   process   of   managing   customers'   payments   and   delivering   new   intellectual   property   for   the   Group.   Over   90% of  clients  were  successfully  migrated  onto  the  service  by  December  2014. · Delivered   new   payment   methods   (SEPA/PayPal)   for   our   clients   which   ensures   we   continue   to   deliver   the   payment   methods   of   choice   for   the   end   consumer   and continue  to  future  proof  our  clients.  We  also  now  deliver  local  acquiring  solutions  both  in  Europe  and  Asia,  critical  for  regional  success. · Closed   the   year   in   the   process   of   delivering   a   new   data   centre   solution   to   provide   a   dual   sited,   fully   resilient   platform   in   the   UK   and   Singapore.   This   solution   materially enhances   the   Group's   ability   to   grow   efficiently   and   effectively   in   the   Asia   region   and   adds   incremental   value   to   the   sales   proposition.   This   is   expected   to   be   live   by   30 June  2015. · In  addition,  we  have  also  strengthened  the  commercial  teams  during  the  year  with  senior  commercial  resource  now  based  in  the  UK,  UAE  and  the  Philippines.  This  is part  of  the  wider  investment  in  delivering  local  subsidiaries,  banking  services  and  local  payment  partners  in  both  Singapore  and  the  Philippines  to  facilitate  our  regional growth. · Re-­‐branded  the  existing  portfolio  and  simplified  the  project  delivery  process  resulting  in  a  restructure  which  has  deliveredc£1  million  per  annum  reduction  in  employee costs  from  December  2014,  reducing  the  number  of  our  employees  from  70  to  47  during  the  year,  a  33%  reduction.   Our  employees,  their  experience  and  dedication  remains  our  most  valuable  resource  and  we  would  particularly  like   to  thank  them  for  their  efforts,  support  and  commitment   in delivering  these  challenging  projects  successfully  and   adapting  with  the  Group.  We   believe   that   all  of  these   investments  will   deliver   a   positive   return   in   2015   and   beyond, supporting  and  enhancing  our  international   growth  expectations,  commercial  competitiveness  and  targeted  Group  profitability.     Michael  Dickerson Chief  Executive  Officer   28  April  2015  

Financial  Review

  The  2014  financial  performance  reflects  the  one-­‐off  costs  of  joining  AIM,  the  levels  of  investment  made  during  the  year,  and  the  effect  of  the  loss  of  a  contract  in  August  2013.   However,  we  exit  the  year  having  transformed  the  business  outlook  and  provided  a  more  efficient  cost  base  from  which  to  grow.  

Revenues  and  Gross  Profits  

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Mi-Pay Group PLC | Preliminary Results | FE InvestEgate Total  revenue  was  £2.7  million  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2014,  in  line  with  expectations,  of  which  £2.0  million  related  to  Transaction  Services  Revenues  and  £0.7  million  to Professional  Services  Revenues.   The  year  on  year  reduction  in  overall  revenues  masks  the  underlying  growth  achieved  in  our  core  business.  When  adjusting  for  the  loss  of  the  contract  (£0.3  million  2014,  £1.2 million  2013),  our  core  Transaction  Services  Revenues  increased  44%  year  on  year  (£1.2  million  to  £1.7  million),  following  the  41%  increase  in  2013  (£0.9m  to  £1.2m).  Primarily this  growth  was  driven  from  processing  four  million  transactions  driving  £50.1  million  of  our  clients'  mobile  top-­‐ups.   Professional  Services  Revenues  reduced  during  the  year  following  the  strong  2013  performance  delivering  £0.7m  for  the  year  to  31  December  2014  (£0.9m  for  the  12  months ended   31   December   2013)   due   to   the   development   of   our   Card   Vault   Solution   during   2013,   which   now   provides   a   hosted   solution   and   a   longer-­‐term   recurring,   revenue   stream. Whilst  Professional  Services  Revenues  achieves  a  higher  gross  margin  (usually  in  excess  of  70%),  they  are  primarily  non-­‐recurring  one-­‐off  project  based.   We   expect   our   margins   to   be   consistent   across   geographies,   however   our   revenue   segments   drive   differing   margins   and   as   such   our   revenue   mix   impacts   our   overall performance.   For   the   year   ended   31   December   2014,   gross   margins   reduced   to   45%   (54%   for   the   year   to   31   December   2013)   due   to   the   reduced   high   margin   Professional Services  Revenues  for  the  year  and  the  impact  of  the  terminated  client.  We  remain  pleased,  however,  that  we  have  sustained  margin  improvement  over  the  long-­‐term,  delivering an   11%   improvement   since   2011   (16%   since   2010)   as   our   solutions   become   more   efficient   through   investment   and   volume.   We   expect   to   improve   gross   margins   further   in   2015 following  the  investments  completed  by  31  December  2014.   Mi-­‐Pay's  Operating  loss  for  the  year  of  £4.7  million  (£1.8  million  2013)  was  increased  by:   · £1.2  million  related  to  the  one-­‐off  exceptional  costs  of  listing  and  the  issuance  of  shares  by  Mi-­‐Pay  Limited  as  part  of  the  reverse  acquisition.  £0.6  million  related  to  fees paid  directly  to  3rd  parties  as  part  of  the  listing  process. · £0.3  million  for  share-­‐based  payments  relating  to  the  provision  of  share  options  for  key  management. · £0.4  million  related  to  non-­‐recurring  restructuring  costs. · £0.6  million  additional  infrastructure,  governance  and  operational  investments  during  the  year.   The  Group  has  therefore  invested  £2.5  million  during  the  year  on  the  listing,  enhancing  its  solutions,  infrastructure  and  governance  which  is  seen  in  the  increase  in  administration expenses.  This  was  partly  offset  by  research  and  development  tax  credits  to  the  profit  and  loss  account  of  £0.5  million  for  the  year  (£0.3  million  cash  received).  Through  these investments  and  restructure  we  enter  2015  with  an  enhanced  product,  improved  gross  margin  and  reduced  cost  base.  

Assets  and  Liabilities

  On  29  April  2014,  Mi-­‐Pay  completed  its  investment  whereby  AimShell  Acquisitions  plc  acquired  100%  of  the  share  capital  of  Mi-­‐Pay  Limited.  Due  to  its  size  this  constituted  a Reverse  Takeover  under  AIM  Rules  and  was  satisfied  by  the  issue  of  the  Consideration  Shares  credited  as  fully  paid  to  Mi-­‐Pay  Limited  shareholders  (see  www.mi-­‐pay.com  for more   information).   At   that   time,   Mi-­‐Pay's   equity   was   valued   at   £9   million   and   AimShell's   equity   was   valued   at   £4.27   million,   a   22.7%   premium   to   AimShell's   share   price immediately  prior  to  the  transaction.  As  a  result  of  the  transaction,  AimShell  Acquisitions  plc  was  renamed  Mi-­‐Pay  Group  plc  and  relisted  with  the  transaction  delivering  £4.0 million  of  new  cash  and  assets  on  29  April  2014  to  the  Group  to  provide  working  capital:   · £2.8  million  existing  cash  within  AimShell  Acquisitions  plc. · £0.7  million  raised  from  management,  new  and  existing  shareholders. · £0.6  million  loan  notes  due  to  the  Group,  repayable  quarterly  to  November  2015.  These  were  fully  settled  by  31  December  2014. · £(0.1)  million  net  liabilities.   To  provide  further  investment  for  working  capital  the  Group  delivered  a  further  successful  fund  raise  on  9  March  2015,  raising  £1.75  million  (before  expenses)  by  the  issue  and allotment  of  7,608,696  ordinary  shares  at  23  pence  each.   The  Group  received  £0.3  million  in  research  and  development  tax  credits,  paid  as  cash,  during  the  year  which  we  expect  to  replicate  in  2015  and  also  received  £0.6  million  in capital  and  interest  repayments  during  the  year  in  respect  of  the  full  settlement  of  outstanding  loan  notes  due  to  the  Group.   The  Group  ended  the  year  with  £2.0  million  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  noting  that  £1.4  million  of  this  balance  related  to  the  operation  of  managing  client  payments.   The  Group  has  limited  capital  expenditure  exposure  and  does  not  capitalise  its  internal  development  costs.  The  Group  continues  to  service  a  finance  lease  related  to  the  five  year licence  arrangement  for  our  core  transaction  processing  platform,  effective  from  28  June  2013  of  which  £0.2  million  remained  outstanding  as  at  31  December  2014.   There   were   no   material   movements   in   working   capital   with   the   Group   being   well   protected   from   risk   in   this   area   as   its   debtor   fees   relating   to   its   core   Transaction   Services Revenues  are  deducted  at  source  before  net  payments  are  made  to  clients.  Improved  settlement  terms  with  our  payment  partners  reduced  trade  receivables  by  £0.5  million which  in  turn  enables  us  to  settle  our  clients  more  efficiently,  enhancing  our  commercial  proposition.  This  led  to  a  reduced  trade  and  other  payables  figure  of  £0.6  million.  The Group   has   no   external   financing   and   the   successful   listing   in   April   2014   resulted   in   the   previous   convertible   debt   of   £1.0   million   loan   being   converted   into   ordinary   shares, removing  the  liability.  These  transactions  have  driven  the  increase  in  shareholder  funds  by  £2.3  million  over  the  year.     John  Beale Chief  Financial  Officer,  Company  Secretary 28  April  2015    

Consolidated  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income For  the  year  ended  31  December  2014

Year  ended 31  Dec  2014 £

Year  ended 31  Dec  2013 £

2,699,315

3,271,344

(1,495,605)

(1,518,985)

1,203,710

1,752,359

General  and  administration

(3,116,789)

(2,326,336)

Research  and  development

(1,117,915)

(1,109,133)

Depreciation

(217,892)

(131,978)

Share-­‐based  payment

(298,419)

-­‐

(1,166,816)

-­‐

Total  administrative  expenses

(5,917,831)

(3,567,447)

Operating  loss

(4,714,121)

(1,815,088)

Note Revenue Cost  of  sales Gross  profit

2

Administrative  expenses

Exceptional  items  -­‐  listing  costs

8

Finance  income Finance  expense Loss  before  taxation Taxation Loss  for  the  year  from  continuing  operations

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19,142

51

(124,792)

(121,153)

(4,819,771)

(1,936,190)

502,128

127,683

(4,317,643)

(1,808,507)

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Mi-Pay Group PLC | Preliminary Results | FE InvestEgate Other  Comprehensive  expense  for  the  year Exchange  differences  on  translation  of  foreign  operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Loss  and  total  comprehensive  expense  for  the  year attributable  to  the  owners  of  the  parent

Basic  and  diluted  loss  per  ordinary  share  for  continuing  operations          

           4

(3,838)

-­‐

(4,321,481)

(1,808,507)

(15)p

(11)p

  Consolidated  Statement  of  Financial  Position For  the  year  ended  31  December  2014

                                                                    31  Dec  2014

                                                                    31  Dec  2013

                                              31  Dec  2012

£

£

£

310,281 310,281

482,816 482,816

89,529 89,529

759,143 339,333 2,002,698 3,101,174

 1,302,652  110,000 956,397 2,369,049

 1,905,896  133,287 524,341 2,563,524

3,411,455

2,851,865

 2,653,053

(2,636,010) (66,000) (2,702,010)

(3,250,250) (66,000) (3,316,250)

(2,932,717) -­‐ (2,932,717)

-­‐ (165,000) (165,000)

(1,045,247) (231,000) (1,276,247)

(478,711) -­‐ (478,711)

(2,867,010)

(4,592,497)

(3,411,428)

544,445

(1,740,632)

(758,375)

3,398,453 518,298 -­‐ -­‐ 298,419 6,920,115 6,808,742 (17,399,582) 544,445

586,523 10,173,434 (11,146) 817,548 -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ (13,306,991) (1,740,632)

518,136 9,521,715 (11,146) 711,404 -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ (11,498,484) (758,375)

Note ASSETS Non-­‐current  assets Property,  plant  and  equipment Total  non-­‐current  assets Current  assets Trade  and  other  receivables Current  tax Cash  and  cash  equivalents Total  current  assets

5

Total  assets LIABILITIES Current  liabilities Trade  and  other  payables Obligations  under  finance  lease Total  current  liabilities

6

Non-­‐current  liabilities Long  term  loan Obligations  under  finance  lease Total  non-­‐current  liabilities Total  liabilities Net  assets  /  (liabilities) Equity Share  capital Share  premium Treasury  and  ESOP  share  reserve Convertible  debt  option  reserve Share  options  reserve Reverse  acquisition  reserve Merger  reserve Retained  deficit Total  equity  attributable  to  the  equity  shareholders  of  the  parent

7

                                                                               

  Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash  Flows For  the  year  ended  31  December  2014

Year  ended 31  Dec  2014 £

Year  ended 31  Dec  2013 £

(4,819,771)

(1,936,190)

 217,892 (19,142)  124,792 1,228,955

 131,978 (51)  121,153 -­‐

Decrease  in  trade  and  other  receivables (Decrease)  in  trade  and  other  payables

1,017,302 (1,138,536)

 603,244  350,533

Adjusted  loss  from  operations  after  changes  in  working  capital

(3,388,508)

(729,333)

19,142 (17,508)

-­‐ (1,420)

   Note Cash  flows  from  operating  activities Loss  before  tax  from  continuing  operations Adjusted  for: Depreciation Finance  income Finance  expense Share  based  payment

Interest  received Interest  paid

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Mi-Pay Group PLC | Preliminary Results | FE InvestEgate Income  taxes  received Net  cash  flows  from  operating  activities Cash  flows  from  investing  activities Cash  acquired  on  acquisition Redemption  of  loan  notes  receivable Purchase  of  property,  plant  and  equipment

                                                                                     

Net  cash  flows  from  investing activities Cash  flows  from  financing  activities Proceeds  from  issue  of  share  capital,  net  of  issue costs Issue  of  debt  and  convertible  debt,  net  of  issue costs Finance  lease  payments

                                                                                                                                                   

Net  cash  flows  from  financing  activities

Net  increase  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents Cash  and  cash  equivalents  at  beginning  of  period

Cash    and  cash  equivalents  at  end  of  period

272,795

 150,970

(3,114,079)

(579,783)

2,808,149 564,999 (45,357)

-­‐ -­‐ (228,265)

3,327,791

(228,265)

 700,000

 720,106

 198,589 (66,000)

 552,998 (33,000)

 832,589

 1,240,104

1,046,301

                                    432,056

 956,397

 524,341

 2,002,698

                                    956,397

         

Consolidated Statement  of Changes  in Equity For  the  year ended  31 December 2014 For  the  year ended  31 December 2014

At  1  January 2014 Loss  for  the year  from continuing operations Other comprehensive expense  for the  year

Share  Capital

Share  premium

Treasury  and ESOP  share reserve

Convertible debt  option reserve

Share  options reserve

£

£

£

£

£

Reverse acquisition reserve

Merger  reserve

Retained  deficit

£

£

£

                                                              -­‐

(13,306,991)

(1,740,632)

(4,317,643)

586,523

10,173,434

(11,146)

817,548

                                                     -­‐

                                                                -­‐

                                                              -­‐

                                                                    -­‐

                                                      -­‐

                                                      -­‐

                                                     -­‐

                                                                -­‐

                                                              -­‐

(4,317,643)

-­‐

-­‐                                                                   -­‐

-­‐                                                       -­‐

-­‐                                                       -­‐

-­‐                                                      -­‐

-­‐                                                               -­‐

-­‐  

(3,838)

142,916

1,785,717

-­‐

(751,329)

-­‐

-­‐

-­‐                                                            

173,817

                                                              -­‐

                                                     -­‐

11,146

(66,219)

                                                                -­‐

                                                              -­‐

  -­‐

55,073

(729,439)

(11,959,151)

                                                       

                                                      -­‐

                                                     -­‐

14,989,579

                                                           -­‐

                                                                -­‐

Merger reserve

2,191,258

                                                                    -­‐

                                                      -­‐

                                                      -­‐

                                                     -­‐

(9,000,000)

6,808,742

                                                                    -­‐

AimShell Acquisition  plc existing  shares and  additional placing  shares

1,207,195

518,298

                                                      -­‐

                                                     -­‐

                                                                -­‐

                                                       -­‐

                                                              -­‐

                                                                    -­‐

                                                              -­‐

                                                                    -­‐

                                                      -­‐

                                                      -­‐

298,419

930,536

                                                              -­‐

                                                                    -­‐

3,398,453

518,298

                                                      -­‐

                                                      -­‐

298,419

6,920,115

6,808,742

Share  capital issued  pre-­‐ acquisition ESOP  and remaining convertible loans conversion Reverse takeover acquisition

Share-­‐based payment

At  31 December 2014

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(17,399,582)

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Notes  to  the  Financial  Statements   1.        Accounting  policies Basis  of  preparation  and  consolidation The   financial   information   of   the   Group   set   out   above   does   not   constitute   "statutory   accounts"   for   the   purposes   of   Section   435   of   the   Companies   Act   2006.   The   financial information  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2014  has  been  extracted  from  the  Group's  audited  financial  statements  which  were  approved  by  the  Board  of  directors  on  28  April 2015   and   will   be   delivered   to   the   Registrar   of   Companies   for   England   and   Wales   in   due   course.   The   financial   information   for   the   year   ended   31   December   2013   has   been extracted  from  Mi-­‐Pay  Limited's  audited  financial  statements  for  that  period  which  have  been  delivered  to  the  Registrar  of  Companies  for  England  and  Wales.  The  reports  of  the auditors  on  both  these  financial  statements  were  unqualified,  did  not  include  any  references  to  any  matters  to  which  the  auditors  drew  attention  by  way  of  emphasis  without qualifying   their   report   and   did   not   contain   a   statement   under   Section   498(2)   or   Section   498(3)   of   the   Companies   Act   2006.   Whilst   the   financial   information   included   in   this preliminary  announcement  has  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  the  recognition  and  measurement  criteria  of  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  ('IFRSs')  as  adopted by  the  European  Union,  this  announcement  does  not  itself  contain  sufficient  information  to  comply  with  those  IFRSs.  The  financial  information  has  been  prepared  in  accordance with  the  accounting  policies  set  out  in  the  31  December  2014  annual  report  and  financial  statements  published  at  www.mi-­‐pay.com  

2.        Segmental  analysis

The  chief  operating   decision   maker   has   been  identified   as   the   Chief   Executive   Officer  (CEO)  of  the  Group.  The   chief   operating   decision   maker   is   responsible   for   regularly assessing  the  performance  of  the  Group's  operating  segments  and   performing  the  function  of  allocating  resources.  To  assist  the  chief  operating  decision  maker  in  this  process, internally   generated  reporting  is  prepared  for  each  operating  segment. The  Group  has  two  operating  segments  that  it  reports  on.  These  operating  segments  are: ·

Transaction  Services  Revenues:  This  segment  generatesrevenue  from  the  processing  of  transactions  on  behalf  of   clients  and  is  Mi-­‐Pay  Group  plc's  core  business.

·

Professional  Services  Revenues:  This  segment  generatesrevenue  from  the  development,  delivery  and  hosting  of  our   platform  and  client  solutions.

The   CEO   assesses   the   performance   of   the   operating   segments   based   on   revenue   and   gross   measures  to  assess  performance  because  they  are  quick  to  analyse  and  directly  relevant  to  evaluating  the  resultsof  each  segment.1

profit.  

The  

CEO  

uses  

these

Both  segments  are  continuing  operations  and  results  are  as  follows:  

Operating  Segments   2014 Transaction  Services  Revenue Professional  Services  Revenue

2013

£

£

2,033,961

2,356,956

665,354

914,388

Total  revenue

2,699,315

3,271,344

Transaction  services  cost  of  sales

1,295,685

1,321,915

Professional  services  cost  of  sales

199,920

197,070

1,495,605

1,518,985

Transaction  services  gross  profit

738,276

1,035,041

Professional  services  gross  profit

465,434

717,318

1,203,710

1,752,359

Transaction  services  gross  profit  %

36%

44%

Professional  services  gross  profit  %

70%

78%

Total  gross  profit  %

45%

54%

Total  cost  of  sales  

Total  gross  profit

  1 There is no inter segment trading and assets and liabilities are not allocated to segments.

  Geographical  Information All  material  non-­‐current  assets  owned  by  the  Group  are  held  in  the  United  Kingdom. In   presenting   the   consolidated   revenue   information   on   a   geographical   basis,   revenue   is   based   on   the   geographical   location   of   clients.   The   United   Kingdom   is   the   place   of domicile  of  the  Parent  Company. Revenue  by  location:

  2014

2013

£

£

Transaction  Services  Revenue 1,220,749

1,458,662

721,917

820,603

91,295

77,691

United  Kingdom

546,512

636,367

Europe

37,475

154,853

Rest  of  the  world Total

81,367

United  Kingdom Europe Rest  of  the  world Professional  Services  Revenue

The  proportion  of  turnover  that  is  attributable  outside  the  UK    

123,168

2,699,315

3,271,344

35%

36%

Major  clients

  For  the  year  ended  31  December  2014,  three  clients  individually  made  up  at  least  10%  of  total  revenue  (31  December  2013:  two  clients  individually  made  up  at  least  10%  of  total revenue).  Rounded  to  two  decimal  places,  these  are  as  follows:

  2014

2013

%

%

13.78

-­‐

Transaction  Services  Revenue Client  A

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11.40

-­‐

Client  C

9.20

23.02

Client  D

12.54

10.82

Total

46.92

33.84

Professional  Services  Revenue

   

When  aggregated,  those  clients  that  individually  make  up  at  least  10%  of  total  revenue,  represent  46.92%  (2013:  33.84%)  of  total  revenue.  

3.  Taxation

2014

2013

£

£

Tax  credits  on  R&D  expenses

(339,333)

(110,000)

Adjustment  for  under  provision  in  prior  periods

(169,895)

(20,244)

(509,228)

(130,244)

Current  tax  expense/(credit)

Foreign  tax Current  tax  on  foreign  income  for  the  year Total  tax  credit  

7,100

2,561

(502,128)

(127,683)

  4.  Loss  per  share 2014

2013

Loss  for  the  year

(4,317,643)

(1,808,507)

Weighted-­‐average  shares  outstanding

28,672,556

17,211,460

(15)

(11)

Basic  EPS  (pence)

Diluted  EPS  (pence) (15) (11)   The  numerators  shown  above  represent  the  total  loss  from  continuing  operations  for  the  year. The  weighted-­‐average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  (the  denominator  of  the  loss-­‐per-­‐share  [EPS]  calculation)  during  the  year  ended  31  December  2014,  the  year  in which  the  reverse  acquisition  took  place,  has  been  calculated  by  adding  together  the  following: · The  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  from  the  beginning  of  the  year  to  the  acquisition  date  of  29  April  2014  is  computed  on  the  basis  of  the  weighted-­‐average number  of  common  shares  of  the  legal  acquiree  (accounting  acquirer)  outstanding  during  this  year,  multiplied  by  the  exchange  ratio  established  in  the  acquisition agreement. · The  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  from  the  acquisition  date  to  the  end  of  the  year  is  the  weighted-­‐average  number  of  common  shares  of  the  legal  acquirer (the  accounting  acquiree)  outstanding  during  this  year. The  weighted-­‐average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  (the  denominator  of  the  loss-­‐per-­‐share  [EPS]  calculation)  during  the  comparative  year  ended  31  December  2013, before  the  acquisition,  has  been  restated  and  calculated  by  dividing  (a)  by  (b): a.  The  loss  of  the  legal  acquiree  attributable  to  common  shareholders  in  the  year. b.  The  legal  acquiree's  historical  weighted-­‐average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  multiplied  by  the  exchange  ratio  established  in  the  acquisition  agreement.   Since  the  Company  was  in  a  loss  making  position  for  both  years  presented,  there  was  no  difference  between  the  weighted-­‐average  number  of  shares  used  to  calculate  basic  and diluted  net  loss  per  share.  

5.  Trade  and  other  receivables

2014

2013

£

£

2012 £

Trade  receivables

227,388

160,587

360,031

Less:  provision  for  impairment  of  trade  receivables

(13,132)

(41,592)

(10,206)

Trade  receivables  -­‐  net

214,256

118,995

349,825

Client  receivables

975,309

357,221

868,116

Prepayments

92,075

66,286

38,933

Other  receivables

95,591

249,255

541,829

759,143

1,302,652

1,905,896

2014

2013

2012

£

£

£

Trade  payables

282,103

245,326

265,867

Client  payables

1,852,897

2,662,951

2,148,810

366,659

197,748

331,975

Deferred  income

13,210

41,829

72,939

Other  payables  -­‐  tax  and  social  security  payments

98,280

80,379

99,078

Other  payables

22,861

22,017

14,048

2,636,010

3,250,250

2,932,717

Total  trade  and  other  receivables

  6.  Trade  and  other  payables

Accruals

Total  trade  and  other  payables

 

7.  Share  capital  and  premium Note

Number  of shares

Share  capital £

£

518,136

518,136

9,521,715

At  1  January  2013 Issuance  of  ordinary  shares

Share  premium

68,387

68,387

651,719

At  31  December  2013

586,523

586,523

10,173,434

At  1  January  2014

586,523

586,523

           10,173,434

Share  capital  issued  pre-­‐acquisition

142,916

142,916

1,785,717

(729,439)

(729,439)

(11,959,151)

21,912,583

2,191,258

-­‐

10,400,020

1,040,002

-­‐

1,671,930

167,193

518,298

33,984,533

3,398,453

518,298

Reverse  takeover  acquisition Merger  reserve/consideration  shares

1

AimShell  Acquisitions  plc  existing  shares Additional  placing  shares At  31  December  2014

2

 

1  21,912,583  ordinary  shares  of  10p  were  issued  on  29  April  2014  as  consideration  for  the  entire  share  capital  of  Mi-­‐Pay  Limited  as  part  of  the  acquisition.  The  issue  price  per  consideration  share  was

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Mi-Pay Group PLC | Preliminary Results | FE InvestEgate 41.07p.   2  1,428,027  ordinary  shares  of  10p  were  issued  on  29  April  2014  as  placing  shares,  as  part  of  the  acquisition.  These  shares  were  issued  at  a  premium  of  31p  per  share,  to  provide  further  working  capital for  the  company.  Funds  raised  from  the  placing  shares  amounted  to  £585,491.   Post  29  April  2014  but  during  the  year  on  2  May  2014,  243,903  additional  ordinary  10p  shares  were  issued.  These  shares  were  issued  at  a  premium  of  31p  per  share,  to  provide  further  working  capital for  the  Company.  Funds  raised  from  the  placing  shares  amounted  to  £100,000.

  8.  Exceptional  items  -­‐  acquisition  costs

  Included  within  administrative  expenses  is  a  line  item  'Exceptional  items  -­‐  acquisition  costs'.  This  includes  £930,536  arising  from  the  deemed  share-­‐based  payment  resulting  from the  acquisition  as  outlined  in  the  notes  to  the  financial  statements  under  'Basis  of  preparation'.  It  also  includes  those  deal  costs  amounting  to  £236,280  that  have  been  expensed to  Mi-­‐Pay  Limited  directly.

 

 

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