FY23 Trading Update

Amicorp FS (UK) PLC

22 February 2024

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company (LEI: ‎21380028AUYWGMYXQA57‎) to constitute inside ‎information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended ('UK MAR'), and Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ('EU MAR'). The person ‎responsible for arranging and authorising the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Stephen Wong, Chief Financial Officer.

LEI: 21380028AUYWGMYXQA57

22 February 2024

Amicorp FS (UK) Plc

('AMIF', the 'Company' or the 'Group')

FY23 Trading Update

'FY23 trading and strategy on track'

Amicorp FS (UK) Plc, the international specialist fund services group, announces a pre-close trading update for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 ('FY23' or the 'year').

2023 was a period of positive momentum for AMIF.  The Group successfully listed on the Main Market of London Stock Exchange in June and since then, the Company has continued to perform well both operationally and financially.  The Board is therefore pleased to announce that it expects to report unaudited revenues for FY23 of US$12.8 million, up 8% (FY22: US$11.9 million) and gross profits of US$8.3 million (FY22: US$8.2 million).  During 2023, the Group has invested in future growth, through expanding its sales force by c.50% and undertaking automation projects.  As a result, Adjusted EBITDA¹ for the year is expected to be US$2.6 million (FY22: US$4.2 million).

In the year the number of funds grew by 13% with AMIF's client base reaching 501² funds (FY22: 444² funds), laying a solid foundation for the future growth of Fund Administration.  Governance and Compliance Services as well as Business Process Outsourcing ('BPO') Services delivered positive results from multidirectional efforts in securing additional mandates from existing customers and the well-defined revenue model.

AMIF has committed to continue investing in the business through organic expansion in new markets, service offerings and investment in human capital, as well as innovating through the upcoming launch of an end-to-end client onboarding portal.

Commenting on the Trading Update, Chi Kin Lai, Chief Executive Officer, said: "2023 was a transformative year for the Group.  Our listing facilitates our strategy of accelerating innovation and investment into the business in order to support our expansion plans.  We believe that the benefits of our strategy will start to materialise in the medium term.  We remain positive in the future outlook for the Group and look forward to providing a further update when we report our final results to the market in late April."

¹ Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by removing exceptional IPO related costs from the Group's EBITDA.

² FY23: 501 funds of which 297 are active.  FY22: 444 funds of which 274 are active.

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For further information please contact:

Amicorp FS (UK) Plc Toine Knipping, Non-Executive Chairman Chi Kin Lai, Chief Executive Officer Tat Cheung (Stephen) Wong, Chief Financial Officer	Via Buchanan Communications
Zeus (Broker) Martin Green / Louisa Waddell (Investment Banking) Benjamin Robertson (Corporate Broking)	Tel: [phone] www.zeuscapital.co.uk
Bowsprit Partners Limited (Financial Adviser) John Treacy Luis Brime	Tel: [phone] www.bowspritpartners.com
Media enquiries: Buchanan (Financial Communications) Simon Compton Verity Parker	Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 [e-mail]

Notes to Editors

AMIF is an international specialist fund services group that works with a broad mix of clients including institutional investors, fund managers (private equity, venture capital and hedge funds) as well as family offices to provide a suite of specialist services across global markets. AMIF operates at significant scale, providing local and global expertise to over 500 funds.

AMIF provides a comprehensive and tailored range of services which are all underpinned by market-recognised technology solutions that support clients across the value chain, from a single point of contact.

These include:

·    Fund Administration and Investor Services: Fund accounting, fund administration, in-house NAV calculation, investor services including Register & Transfer Agency services, booking of subscriptions & redemptions, audit liaison/support, real time oversight over investment performance.

·    Governance and Compliance Services: FATCA and CRS reporting services, Fiduciary, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) officer services in compliance with international rules and regulations including administrative support to the Board and Committees of the Board.

·    BPO Services: Simplifying accounting and administration services through automated accounting processes and providing management insight into business operations through regular and consistent management reporting.

For further information please visit www.amicorp-funds.com/chairmans-welcome/

 

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