Interim Results

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dotDigital Group plc
03 March 2022
 

3 March 2022

 

Dotdigital Group plc

("Dotdigital" or the "Group")

Interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021

Dotdigital Group plc (AIM: DOTD), the leading 'SaaS' provider of an omnichannel marketing automation and customer engagement platform, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 ("H1 2022").

 

Financial Highlights

·

Organic revenue up by 10% to £30.9m (H1 2021: £28.2m) driven by growth in sales from both new and existing customers

 

 

Recurring revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 94% ( 30 June    2021: 93%)

 

-  Monthly ARPC1 up by 19% to 1,422 per month (H1 2021: 1,196 per month)

 

·

Adjusted EBITDA2 grew 17% to £12.2m (H1 2021: £10.5m) and adjusted operating profit3 grew 17% to £8.9m (H1 2021: £7.6m)

 

 

·

R&D continues to underpin Dotdigital's growth strategy, with recurring revenues from enhanced product functionality growing by 22% to £10.8m (H1 2021: £8.9m)

 

 

·

Strong net cash balance as of 31 December 2021 of £40.0m (30 June 2021: £32.0m)

 

Operational Highlights

·

International revenue increased by 4% to £9.7m (H1 2021: £9.3m), with international sales representing 31% to total revenue (H1 2021: 33%)

 

·

Strengthening of strategic partnerships in both ecommerce and CRM, with sales through connectors increasing by 9% to £13.9m (H1 2021: £12.8m)

 

·

Significant enhancements, such as single customer view and program analytics and reporting, to the Dotdigital platform, driving new growth opportunities and deepen existing customer relationships

 

Current Trading and Outlook

·

Unwinding of customer buying behaviour in post-lockdown environment, with reduced growth in demand for SMS, and macro headwinds affecting international activities as previously highlighted. The Board now expects full year revenue growth to be slower than previous expectations during the current and future financial years

·

The Group is committed to investing in its people and its culture, in an increasingly competitive global labour market, in order to continue to achieve year on year revenue growth

 

 

Milan Patel, CEO of Dotdigital, commented:

"The Group delivered a first half performance of strong growth and profitability driven by new customer wins and expanded use of the platform across the existing customer base. Our consistent strategy continues to support our growth ambition in what is a significant market opportunity.

"Although we appear to be moving away from the worst of the pandemic, it triggered a dramatic acceleration in organisations' adoption of digital marketing that is set to endure, and the strength of our platform puts us in an ideal position to benefit from that trend. Whilst we continue to navigate through market challenges, particularly related to hiring, and adjust to a post-lockdown environment, the Board is committed to investing in our teams in line with the growth opportunity available, supported by a strong financial position and recurring SaaS business model."

Investor Presentation : https://www.dotdigitalgroup.com/events-presentations/

Live presentation to investors: Management will host a live presentation to investors via the Investor Meet Company platform on 4 March at 4pm UK time. Investors who already follow Dotdigital on the platform will automatically be invited, others are invited to register in advance via the following link: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/dotdigital-group-plc/register-investor .

 

Notes

 

1.  ARPC means Average Revenue Per Customer (including new customers added in period and existing customers)

2.  EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and adjusted for acquisition costs and share-based payments

3.  Operating profit is adjusted for acquisition costs and share-based payments

 

For further information please contact:

 

Dotdigital Group plc
Milan Patel, CEO
 

Tel: 020 3953 3072

InvestorRelations@dotdigital.com

 

 

Alma PR (Financial PR)

Hilary Buchanan

David Ison

Tel: 020 3405 0210

dotdigital@almapr.co.uk

Kieran Breheny

 

 

 

Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)
Bobbie Hilliam

Georgina McCooke

Jonathan Barr, Sales

Tel: 020 7523 8000

 

 

finnCap (Joint Broker)
Stuart Andrews, Corporate Finance

Alice Lane, ECM
Rhys Williams, Sales

Tel: 020 7220 0500

 

 

Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)
Shaun Dobson, Head of Corporate Finance

Alex Bond, Corporate Finance

Tel: 020 7496 3000

 

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

 

 

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

 

Introduction

For the first half period the Group delivered solid growth in a more normalised trading environment against a strong comparative period in the prior year. The marketing industry's march towards digital continues at pace, and while the mix of channel usage ebbs and flows, our omnichannel offering positions us well to capture the full range of opportunities it presents.

The focus in the first half of 2022 has been on cementing our position as one of the leading marketing automation platforms through enhancing the functionality of our Engagement Cloud, deepening our strategic partnerships and hiring exciting talent to build demand across our territories among both new and existing customers.

We continue to be trusted by household names to help them engage with and get closer to their audiences. In the period, we signed Warner Bros, Sunderland Football Club, and the British Dental Association as new customers, and the pipeline for the second half remains healthy.

We continue to invest in product innovation, geographic expansion and strategic partnerships - the three components of our growth strategy - to grow our share of the market while protecting our strong margins. Demand for our platform is growing globally, underpinned by a robust, pureplay SaaS model, which provides high-quality and highly visible recurring revenues.

Current Trading and Outlook

Trading in the first half of the year, which delivered 10% growth and strong profitability, reflects a period of more normalised trading following a spike in one-off pandemic related SMS activity in the prior year. This trend has continued with the emergence from lockdown in EMEA accelerating post period end, and while our core offering has made an encouraging start to the second half, we have seen a further softening of transactional based SMS of which we will see the full impact next financial year.

In addition, we are seeing a lag in US growth due to the impact of a challenging labour market on our pace of recruitment and retention. In the US we have put in place a new management structure and team to support the region, which will start contributing through the second half of the year.

As a result of the above, the Board anticipates revenue for the full year to show growth in the range of 7 - 8%, slightly below current expectations. Whilst our operating margin at the half year is higher than normal levels, we expect this to be in the region of 20 - 22% margin by the end of the year as we accelerate our investment in our teams due to wage inflation and strengthen our international operations. This investment in talent and the actions taken as described above, positions us well for continued revenue growth in the next financial year and beyond.

We appear to be moving away from the worst of the pandemic, yet the acceleration in organisations' adoption of digital marketing triggered is set to endure, and the strength of our platform puts us in an ideal position to benefit from that trend. There remain industry-wide pressures to overcome, but they don't detract from the confidence we have in continuing to make significant strides forward with each period that passes. We continue to grow our presence in key territories around the world, developing a product that meets the changing needs of marketeers while strengthening the organisational infrastructure that underpins it.

 

Market

The shift from traditional to digital marketing is a long-term trend, dramatically accelerated by the pandemic as organisations quickly grew to rely on digital channels from both a customer retention and acquisition perspective. At the same time, we have seen a marked increase in demand for a more sophisticated approach, as marketeers recognise the step change in ROI possible from developing more targeted and personalised campaigns based on increasingly rich data sets. This is evident in the continued adoption of channels in addition to email, which remains the most widely used means of engagement, and strong growth in functionality recurring revenue seen in the period.

As a result of the pandemic and the increased frequency and depth of engagement, organisations have grown their contact bases, and the audiences now expect a personalised end-to-end experience; a trend that will persist long after Covid-related restrictions ease. We have developed Dotdigital's platform to provide marketeers with everything they need to meet these expectations and more, from highly customisable user experiences to the most advanced analytics on the market, ensuring every campaign and touchpoint is memorable and feeds back data to drive continuous ROI enhancements. 

We continue to see digital marketing grow as a percentage of overall revenue spend and expect to see organisations in those industries worst affected by the pandemic such as travel continue to increase their budgets as they ramp back up.

As the world moves towards a point where there is acceptance of Covid as part and parcel of normal life, organisations will adapt their strategies accordingly, but their reliance on marketing automation will continue to grow apace and the strength of our offering puts us in a strong position to capitalise.

Strategy

The Group's strategy has organic growth at its core, centred around three strategic pillars: international diversification, expanded market reach through partnership relationships, and continuous product innovation.

 

Geographic expansion

 

Organic international revenue increased by 4% to £9.7m (H1 2021: £9.3m) in the period, with international sales contributing 31% to total revenue (H1 2021: 33%).

 

EMEA

 

EMEA showed solid revenue growth of c.10% in the period to £23.6m (H1 2021: £21.5m).

 

The Group continues to see growing demand in the region for its omnichannel capability, as marketeers increase their focus on relevancy and personalisation to provide the best possible customer experience. As international travel is now opening, our teams have started to meet customers face to face and build further pipeline through the partner and sales teams.

 

People was a major focus in EMEA across the period. We continued to: invest in our customer success team, which is already having a tangible, positive impact on retention; strengthen our partnership team to deepen relationships and drive greater reach into their respective customer bases; and broaden our agency and technology partner ecosystem, helping to build 'top of funnel' lead generation demand.

 

North America

 

Revenues from North America grew organically by c.3% to $6.5m (H1 2021: $6.3m).

 

The recruitment of talent and expanding the employee base is key to improving growth rates within the region. In a challenging labour market with high levels of wage inflation, the Directors continue to focus on strengthening the management team in the region, most recently with the hire of a new VP of Growth and VP of Customer Success. Whilst investment in management bandwidth will take time to flow through to the financial results, this provides us with the right structure to support future growth. With the addition of more customer success specialists to support growth and consultants to help drive increased uptake of our platform from upper-tier mid-market companies and larger enterprises, and plans to further strengthen our senior team, our prospects for the territory remain strong.

 

APAC

 

APAC revenue grew organically by c.27% to AUS$4.4m (H1 2021: AUS$3.5m).

 

The Group's Japan office is now operational and uptake of the platform in Singapore has been encouraging. The Group has continued to develop its presence in Australia despite the challenges posed by lockdowns. As our newest region, the focus in APAC continues to be building our teams on the ground, deepening relationships with strategic partners, and driving brand awareness.

 

The Group continues to navigate various cost pressures, particularly regarding hiring, across all regions but is confident of actions being taken by management to support the Group's geographic expansion strategy in the second half and beyond.

 

Strategic partnerships

 

The Group continues to broaden and deepen its partnership relationships, amplifying the Group's market reach beyond its direct sales channel.

 

A strategic technology partner for the Group is defined as a partner where our customer using that technology integration has the potential to represent or accounts for 10% of Group revenue. This strategic partnership model is complemented by a broader general partner referral network which includes over 200 active global partners. A core focus of the strategic partnership network is forging connectors into both ecommerce and CRM platforms, with the aim of building brand awareness as we push out into international markets.

 

Sales through connectors into our strategic partners increased by 9% to £13.9m (H1 2021: £12.8m). Magento connector revenue grew 6%, Shopify connector revenue grew by 47% and MS Dynamics connector revenue grew by 3% compared to the same period in the previous year.

 

While the Group works through pressures in the US, it continues to build on its work with its strategic partners, both in the ecommerce and CRM platform space, to drive brand awareness across their customer bases through joint go to market plans. In H1, the Group increased its investment in adding new channel managers into its international operations, building on the strong relationships it has with its agency and technology partners that operate within the ecosystem.

 

The pipeline continues to build as we move through the second half, with the Group now also exploring opportunities to expand its strategic partner base and further diversify its revenues into areas such as service clouds, as is evident with the recent Zendesk Sell integration.

 

Product innovation

 

The Group's growth is supported by a focussed R&D investment programme which continues to drive value for both our new and existing customers. Recurring revenue from enhanced product functionality and upgrades increased 22% to £10.8m. The key areas of investment for the Group remain: enhancing our customer data and experience platform capabilities; data visualisations through reporting and analytics; deeper integrations with new and existing technology partners; and our user experience of the platform.

 

During the period we invested £3.4m in R&D, underpinning management's commitment to continuous product innovation. Our focus for product innovation centres around the key areas of:

 

· Data and intelligence - joining all data together to create a single customer view and help our customers better personalise their campaigns and be relevant

 

· Marketing automation - harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning across targeted parts of the platform's architecture, informed by our customers' needs and requirements to give efficiencies to time-poor marketeers

 

· Building out further omni-channel functionality to Engagement Cloud to assist businesses through the full customer journey at every touch point they have with their customers

 

During the period we introduced single customer view, giving marketeers and merchants a holistic, real-time view of their customer data and interactions. We also released new program analytics and reporting, empowering marketeers to optimise their customer journeys. New segment analytics provide our customers additional insight into marketing and commerce audiences, and we were the first to market with a toolkit to help customers mitigate the impact of iOS 15 and mail privacy protections. We also, developed new data integrations with Zoom Webinar, Zendesk Sell, Oracle Netsuite and Shopware 6, expanding our addressable market and providing customers with greater functionality.

 

M&A

To support the Group's organic growth strategy, the Board continues to evaluate the market for complementary acquisitions, backed by the Group's robust financial position. The Board's acquisition strategy is focused on set criteria, being: synergy technology for new revenue streams; bolt-on functionality to accelerate platform development, new talent acquisition and the expansion of expertise, and extension of the customer base in strategic territories.

People

Our success to date is solely down to the highly talented team we have built at Dotdigital. We have built a special culture around empowering colleagues to make decisions, recognising that everyone plays an important role in helping us reach our growth ambitions and giving them the freedom to express themselves. The togetherness this creates has again paid dividends in the first half, as we continued to meet challenges head on while driving the business forwards. On behalf of myself and the Board I would like to thank everyone at Dotdigital for their continued hard work and dedication.

As announced on 25 February 2022, Chief Financial Officer Paraag Amin has informed the Board of his intention to step down as an Executive Director of the Company, effective as of 31 March 2022. The Company has appointed Spencer Stuart to conduct a formal search process will update shareholders in due course. We thank Paraag for his valuable contribution and wish him well in his future endeavours.

To continue to grow and increase our presence around the world, we need to continue to hire and retain exceptional individuals and invest in our talent. We have continued to bolster our product development teams and sales teams while bringing in highly experienced customer success professionals and continue to work hard to attract more senior talent to help us realise our vision.

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Revenue

Revenue during the period grew 10% to £30.9m from £28.2m in H1 2021. This performance was driven primarily by new customer wins and existing customer growth.

Recurring revenue represents c.94% of revenues, improving visibility on future revenues. Enhanced functionality revenue (which includes licence fees and bolt-on functionality) grew 22% to £10.8m from £8.9m in H1 2021.

International revenue was 31% of total sales in the period, from 33% in H1 2021. Of that, revenues were up 3% in the US to $6.5m (H1 2021: $6.3m), and up 27% in APAC to AUS$4.4m (H1 2021: AUS$3.5m). EMEA revenues grew 10% in the period to £23.6m (H1 2021: £21.5m).

During the period ARPC3 increased by 19% to £1422 per month (H1 2021: £1196 per month).

EBITDA

We achieved an adjusted EBITDA1 margin of 40% and an adjusted operating profit margin of 29% in the first half, which was in line with management expectations. The adjustments include a share-based payment charge of £0.22m and exceptional costs of £0.06m.

Balance Sheet & Cash Position

Dotdigital continues to generate strong cash flow from its Engagement Cloud operations with an interim period end net cash balance of £40.0m.

The Group continues to prioritise product development and during the period spent £3.4m on development (compared to £3.1m in H1 2021).

Dividend Policy

A dividend of 0.86p per ordinary share (2021: 0.83p) was proposed by the Company at the time of its Final Results in November last year, demonstrating a commitment from the Board to deliver value by focusing on total shareholder return. This dividend was approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 22 December 2021 and paid on 31 January 2022.

The Group will continue to conduct a full dividend review at year end; therefore, in line with previous years the Board is not proposing an interim dividend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

Consolidated Income Statement

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Restated*

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

Note

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from contracts with customers

4

30,911

 

28,226

 

58,124

 

Cost of sales

 

(5,541)

 

(5,067)

 

(10,356)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

4

25,370

 

23,159

 

47,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrative expenses

 

(16,470)

 

(15,583)

 

(34,089)

 

Share based payments

 

(222)

 

(344)

 

(625)

 

Exceptional costs**

 

(60)

 

(68)

 

(188)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit from continuing operations

 

8,618

 

7,164

 

12,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance income

 

16

 

16

 

20

 

Finance costs

 

(30)

 

(41)

 

(74)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before income tax from continuing operations

 

8,604

 

7,139

 

12,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(1,825)

 

(815)

 

(1,322)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period from continuing operations

 

6,779

 

6,324

 

11,490

 

Discontinuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the period from discontinued operations

 

-

 

(424)

 

(899)

 

Profit for the period attributable to the owners of the Company

 

6,779

 

5,900

 

10,591

 

 

Earnings per share from all operations (pence per share)

 

 

Basic

6

2.27

 

1.98

 

3.55

 

Diluted

6

2.23

 

1.95

 

3.50

 

Adjusted basic

6

2.36

 

2.11

 

3.82

 

Adjusted diluted

6

2.32

 

2.08

 

3.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*    Restated see note 11

**  The  exceptional costs relate to amortisation of technology and in the prior year to amortisation of technology and acquisition costs of Comapi.

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

Restated*

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

Note

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

Earnings per share from continuing operations (pence per share)

 

Basic

 

6

2.27

 

2.12

 

3.85

 

Diluted

 

6

2.23

 

2.09

 

3.79

 

Adjusted basic

 

6

2.36

 

2.26

 

4.12

 

Adjusted diluted

 

6

2.32

 

2.22

 

4.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share from discontinued operations (pence per share)

 

Basic

 

6

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

Diluted

 

6

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

Adjusted basic

 

6

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

Adjusted diluted

 

6

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

Restated*

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

note

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

6,779

 

5,900

 

10,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

profit and loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 

29

 

(79)

 

(87)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners of the parent

4

6,808

 

5,821

 

10,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income from continuing operations

 

6,808

 

6,245

 

11,403

 

Comprehensive income from discontinued operations

 

-

 

(424)

 

(899)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restated*

 

 

 

 

Note

As at

 

As at

 

As at

 

 

 

 31 Dec 2021

 

31 Dec

2020

 

30 June

2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

9,680

 

9,680

 

9,680

 

Intangible assets

 

16,749

 

14,893

 

16,134

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

639

 

722

 

649

 

Right-of-use asset

 

2,983

 

3,805

 

3,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,051

 

29,100

 

29,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

12,838

 

13,253

 

13,350

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

40,035

 

27,556

 

31,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,873

 

40,809

 

45,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

4

82,924

 

69,909

 

75,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to the owners of the parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Called up share capital

8

1,494

 

1,493

 

1,494

 

Share premium

 

7,124

 

6,967

 

7,124

 

Reverse acquisition reserve

 

(4,695)

 

(4,695)

 

(4,695)

 

Other reserves

 

3,829

 

2,087

 

3,066

 

Retranslation reserve

 

(8)

 

  (29)

 

(37)

 

Retained earnings

 

60,863

 

50,883

 

54,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

68,607

 

56,706

 

61,033

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Restated*

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

As at

 

As at

 

 

 

31 Dec 2021

 

 31 Dec 2020

 

30 June 2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liabilities

 

2,174

 

2,885

 

2,489

 

Deferred tax

 

1,451

 

1,365

 

1,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,625

 

4,250

 

3,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

9,739

 

7,830

 

9,334

 

Lease liabilities

 

902

 

1,031

 

934

 

Current tax payable

 

51

 

92

 

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,692

 

8,953

 

10,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

14,317

 

13,203

 

14,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

82,924

 

69,909

 

75,087

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share

 

Share

 

Retained

 

Other

 

Reverse

 

Re-translation

 

Total

 

 

 

 

capital

 

premium

 

Earnings

 

reserves

 

acquisition

 

Reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 1 July 2020 as previously stated

1,493

 

6,967

 

45,514

 

1,372

 

(4,695)

 

50

 

50,701

 

 

Impact of correction of errors (note 11)

-

 

-

 

141

 

228

 

-

 

-

 

369

 

 

Restated as at 1 July 2020

1,493

 

6,967

 

45,655

 

1,600

 

(4,695)

 

50

 

51,070

 

 

Profit for the period

  -

 

  -

 

5,900

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

5,900

 

 

Retranslation reserve

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

(79)

 

(79)

 

 

Dividends

-

 

-

 

(950)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(950)

 

 

Reserve Transfer

-

 

-

 

278

 

 

(278)

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

Deferred tax on share options

-

 

-

 

-

 

421

 

-

 

 

-

 

421

 

 

Share based payments

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

344

 

  -

 

  -

 

344

 

 

As at 31 December 2020

1,493

 

6,967

 

50,883

 

2,087

 

(4,695)

 

(29)

 

56,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 1 January 2021

1,493

 

6,967

 

50,883

 

2,087

 

(4,695)

 

(29)

 

56,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

  -

 

  -

 

4,691

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

4,691

 

 

Dividends

  -

 

  -

 

(1,522)

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

(1,522)

 

 

Retranslation reserve

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

(8)

 

(8)

 

 

Issue of share capital

1

 

157

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

158

 

 

Reserve Transfer

-

 

-

 

29

 

(29)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

Deferred tax on share options

-

 

-

 

-

 

727

 

-

 

-

 

727

 

 

Share based payments

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

281

 

  -

 

  -

 

281

 

 

As at 30 June 2021

1,494

 

7,124

 

54,081

 

3,066

 

(4,695)

 

(37)

 

61,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 1 July 2021

1,494

 

7,124

 

54,081

 

3,066

 

(4,695)

 

(37)

 

61,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

  -

 

  -

 

6,779

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

6,779

 

 

Dividends

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

Retranslation reserve

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

29

 

29

 

 

Reserve transfer

-

 

-

 

3

 

(3)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

Deferred tax on share options

-

 

-

 

-

 

544

 

-

 

-

 

544

 

 

Share based payments

  -

 

  -

 

  -

 

222

 

  -

 

  -

 

222

 

 

As at 31 December 2021

1,494

 

7,124

 

60,863

 

3,829

 

(4,695)

 

(8)

 

68,607

 

 

 

 

 

                                                   

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

- Share capital is the amount subscribed for shares at nominal value.

- Share premium represents the excess of the amount subscribed for Share Capital over the nominal value net of the share issue expenses.

- Retained earnings represents the cumulative earnings of the Group attributable to equity shareholders.

- The reverse acquisition reserve relates to the adjustment required to account the reverse acquisition in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

- Other reserves relate to the charge for the share-based payments in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard 2. The reserve transfer in the period relates to lapsed share options.

- Retranslation reserve relates to the retranslation of a foreign subsidiary into the functional currency of the Group.

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

note

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

7

13,258

 

7,944

 

17,969

 

Tax paid

 

(1,075)

 

(982)

 

(975)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash generated from operating activities

 

12,183

 

6,962

 

16,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operating activities

 

12,183

 

7,534

 

20,710

 

Net cash used in discontinuing operating activities

 

-

 

(572)

 

(3,716)

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of intangible fixed assets

 

(3,439)

 

(3,147)

 

(6,870)

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

(162)

 

(57)

 

(169)

 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

Interest received

 

16

 

16

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,585)

 

(3,188)

 

(7,017)

 

 

Net cash used in continuing investing activities

 

(3,585)

 

(3,188)

 

  (7,017)

 

Net cash used in discontinuing investing activities

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity dividends paid

 

   -

 

(950)

 

(2,472)

 

Payment of leasing liabilities

 

(543)

 

(572)

 

(1,182)

 

Proceeds from share issues

 

-

 

-

 

158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(543)

 

(1,522)

 

(3,496)

 

 

Net cash used in continuing financing activities

 

(543)

 

(1,492)

 

(3,446)

 

Net cash used in discontinuing financing activities

 

-

 

(30)

 

(50)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

8,055

 

2,252

 

6,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

31,951

 

25,383

 

25,383

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

 

29

 

(79)

 

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.

 

40,035

 

27,556

 

31,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc is a company incorporated in England and Wales and quoted on the AIM market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. BASIS OF INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the UK and on a historical basis, using the accounting policies which are consistent with those set out in the Group's annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2021. The interim financial information for the six months to 31 December 2021, which complies with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' has been approved by the Board of Directors on 3 March 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unaudited interim financial information for the period ended 31 December 2021 does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. The comparative figures for the year ended 30 June 2021 are extracted from the statutory financial statements which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies and contain an unqualified audit report and did not contain statements under Section 498 to 502 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021, as described in those financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. SEGMENTAL REPORTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Group's single line of business is the provision of data-driven omnichannel marketing automation. The chief operating decision maker considers the Group's reportable segments to be by geographical location this being EMEA, US and APAC operations and by business activity, this being core Dotdigital and CPaaS as shown below:

 

Geographical revenue and results (from all operations)

 

6 months to 31 December 2021

 

EMEA

 

US

 

APAC

 

 

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Total

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

23,644

 

4,885

 

2,382

 

30,911

Gross profit

18,927

 

4,367

 

2,076

 

25,370

Profit/(Loss) before income tax

8,774

 

96

 

(266)

 

8,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent

7,046

 

13

 

(251)

 

6,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

75,743

 

4,670

 

2,511

 

82,924

Net current assets

36,957

 

3,727

 

1,497

 

42,181

 

 

Restated 6 months to 31 December 2020

 

EMEA

 

US

 

APAC

 

 

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Total

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

22,973

 

4,842

 

1,933

 

29,748

Gross profit (restated see note 11)

17,251

 

4,354

 

1,775

 

23,380

Profit before income tax

6,386

 

425

 

(96)

 

6,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent (restated see note 11)

5,576

 

362

 

(117)

 

5,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

63,279

 

4,629

 

2,001

 

69,909

Net current assets (restated see note 11)

26,757

 

3,623

 

1,476

 

31,856

 

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. SEGMENTAL REPORTING (CONTINUED…)

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

12 months to 30 June 2021

 

 

EMEA

 

US

 

APAC

 

 

 

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Total

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

47,024

 

9,264

 

4,262

 

60,550

 

Gross profit

36,878

 

8,241

 

3,864

 

48,983

 

Profit/(Loss) before income tax

11,699

 

609

 

(294)

 

12,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

attributable to the owners of the parent

10,436

 

379

 

(311)

 

10,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

71,566

 

3,098

 

423

 

75,087

 

Net current assets/(liabilities)

33,942

 

1,387

 

(386)

 

34,943

 

 

Business activity revenue and results from all operations

 

 

6 months to 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core

 

CPaaS

 

Total

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

30,911

 

-

 

30,911

Gross profit

25,370

 

-

 

25,370

Profit/(Loss) before income tax

8,604

 

-

 

8,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent

6,808

 

-

 

6,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial position

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

82,882

 

42

 

82,924

Net current assets/(liabilities)

42,213

 

(32)

 

42,181

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

4. SEGMENTAL REPORTING (CONTINUED…)

 

Restated 6 months to 31 December 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core

 

CPaaS

 

Total

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

28,226

 

1,522

 

29,748

Gross profit (restated see note 11)

23,159

 

221

 

23,380

Profit/(Loss) before income tax

7,139

 

(424)

 

6,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent (restated see note 11)

6,245

 

(424)

 

5,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial position

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

67,069

 

2,840

 

69,909

Net current assets (restated see note 11)

31,088

 

768

 

31,856

 

 

 

12 months to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core

 

CPaaS

 

Total

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

58,124

 

2,426

 

60,550

Gross profit

47,768

 

1,215

 

48,983

Profit/(Loss) before income tax

12,812

 

(798)

 

12,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent

11,403

 

(899)

 

10,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial position

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

74,976

 

111

 

75,087

Net current assets

34,974

 

(31)

 

34,943

 

 

5. DIVIDENDS

The proposed final dividend of £2,563,819 for the year ended 30 June 2021 of 0.86p per share was paid on the 31 January 2022.

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Earnings per share data is based on the consolidated profit using the weighted average number of shares in issue of the parent Company. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

 

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares adjusted to assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Adjusted earnings per share is based on the consolidated profit deducting the acquisition related exceptional costs and share-based payment.

 

A number of non-IFRS adjusted profit measures are used in the annual report and financial statements and in these interim financial statements. Adjusting items are excluded from our headline performance measures by virtue of their size and nature, in order to reflect management's view of the performance of the Group. Summarised below is a reconciliation between statutory results to adjusted results. The Group believes that alternative performance measures such as adjusted EBITDA are commonly reported by companies in the markets in which it competes and are widely used by investors in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to factors such as depreciation and amortisation, which can vary significantly depending upon accounting methods (particularly when acquisitions have occurred) or based on factors which do not reflect the underlying performance of the business. The adjusted profit after tax earnings measure is also used for the purpose of calculating adjusted earnings per share.

Reconciliations to earnings figures used in arriving at adjusted earnings per share are as follows:

6 months to 31 December 2021

 

6 months

to 31 December 2020

 

12 months to 30 June 2021

 

From all operations

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year attributable to the owners of the parent

  6,779

 

  5,900

 

10,591

 

Amortisation of acquisition-related intangible fixed asset

  60

 

  60

 

120

 

Other exceptional costs

 

8

 

68

 

Share-based payment

  222

 

344

 

625

 

Adjusted profit for the year attributable to the owners of the parent

  7,061

 

  6,312

 

11,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted profit for the year attributable to the owners of the parent from:

Continuing operations:

7,061

 

6,736

 

 12,303

 

Discontinuing operations:

-

 

(424)

 

 (899)

 

 

7,061

 

6,312

 

11,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

Management does not consider the above adjustments to reflect the underlying business performance.

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONTINUED…)

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Ordinary share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (pence)

 

2.27

 

1.98

 

3.55

 

Diluted (pence)

 

2.23

 

1.95

 

3.50

 

Adjusted basic (pence)

 

2.36

 

2.11

 

3.82

 

Adjusted diluted (pence)

 

2.32

 

2.08

 

3.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Ordinary share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (pence)

 

2.27

 

2.12

 

3.85

 

Diluted (pence)

 

2.23

 

2.09

 

3.79

 

Adjusted basic (pence)

 

2.36

 

2.26

 

4.12

 

Adjusted diluted (pence)

 

2.32

 

2.22

 

4.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Ordinary share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (pence)

 

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

Diluted (pence)

 

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

Adjusted basic (pence)

 

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

Adjusted diluted (pence)

 

-

 

(0.14)

 

(0.30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONTINUED…)

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period from all

 

 

 

 

 

 

operations for the purpose of earnings 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per share:

Basic

Adjusted

 

6,779

7,061

 

5,900

6,312

 

10,591

11,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period from continuing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operations for the purpose of earnings 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per share:

Basic

Adjusted

 

6,779

7,061

 

6,324

6,736

 

11,490

12,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period from discontinued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operations for the purpose of earnings 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per share:

Basic

Adjusted

 

-

-

 

(424)

(424)

 

(899)

(899)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares in issue as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

 

to 31 Dec

2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

298,778,630

 

298,547,645

 

298,598,459

 

 

Diluted

 

304,006,513

 

303,231,752

 

302,921,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

The adjusted profit for the period, adjusted basic earnings per ordinary share and adjusted diluted earnings per ordinary share exclude exceptional costs relating to share based payments £221,767 (2020: £343,920, 2021: £624,881), ongoing acquisition costs of Comapi £nil (2020: £7,857, 2021: £68,095) and amortisation of acquired intangibles £60,000 (2020: £60,000, 2021: £120,000).

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

 

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

7. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE CORPORATION TAX TO NET CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

 

to 31 Dec

 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before income tax from all operations

8,604

 

6,715

 

12,014

 

 

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

565

 

651

 

1,267

 

 

Amortisation

 

2,824

 

2,314

 

4,795

 

 

Exceptional costs

 

-

 

8

 

68

 

 

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

 

-

 

-

 

(2)

 

 

Share-based payments

 

222

 

344

 

625

 

 

Finance lease non-cash movement

 

96

 

140

 

(48)

 

 

Finance expense

 

30

 

41

 

75

 

 

 

Decrease/ (increase) in trade and other receivables

512

 

(266)

 

(363)

 

 

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables

405

 

(2,003)

 

(462)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash from operations

 

13,258

 

7,944

 

17,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the period no shares were issued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

 

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. RELATED PARTY NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, who are related parties, have been eliminated on

 

consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key management remuneration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key management include Directors and non-executive Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remuneration paid for key management for employee services are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 months
to 31 Dec 2021

 

6 months
to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate emoluments

312

 

285

 

1,136

 

 

Share-based payments on the LTIP options granted

 

 

133

 

  220

 

  347

 

 

Company contributions to money purchase pension scheme

 

 

 

13

 

13

 

  26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

458

 

518

 

  1,509

 

                           

 

The end-to-end awards granted to Milan Patel and to Paraag Amin can only be exercised at the end of a 3-year vesting period, based on challenging absolute total shareholder return performance targets. Under IFRS 2 Share-based payments, the Group must provide an estimate for the costs based on a Black Scholes model valuation each year, as if they fully paid out at the end of the performance period in December 2020 to Milan Patel and October 2021 for Paraag Amin. To fully vest, the Group must achieve an annual compounded TSR of 35% over a c.3 year period. In the period, part of the end-to-end share options awarded to Milan vested and the remainder lapsed. A new grant was made by the remuneration committee under the long-term incentive program with performance measures that are based on the company's total shareholder return and earnings per share in 2024.

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

9.RELATED PARTY NOTE (CONTINUED...)

 

 

 

6 months

 

6 months

 

12 months

 

 

 

 

to 31 Dec 2021

 

to 31 Dec 2020

 

to 30 June 2021

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following transactions were carried out with related parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entities controlled by non - executive director of the Group:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ipswich Town Football Club

 

5

 

  - 

 

4

 

 

Epwin Group Plc - Email marketing services

 

3

 

  3 

 

6

 

 

Cadence Performance Ltd - Email marketing services

-

 

  1

 

-

 

 

 

 

8

 

  4

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year end balances arising from the sale of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entities controlled by non-executive directors of the Group:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ipswich Town Football Club

 

-

 

  - 

 

1

 

 

Epwin Group Plc - Email marketing services

 

 

  1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS TO 31 DECEMBER 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at the date of these statements and the date they were approved by the Board of Directors there were no such events to report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copies of this interim statement are available form the Company at its registered office at, No 1 London Bridge London, SE1 9BG. The interim financial information document will also be available on the Company's website www.dotdigitalgroup.com.

 

                           
 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE

 

 

During the year ended 30 June 2021, the Group made the decision to modify the classification of direct marketing from cost of sales to administrative expenses and tech infrastructure from under administrative expenses to cost of sales, to reflect more appropriately gross profit and gross profit margin plus also administrative expenses under continuing operations. Comparative amounts in the 6 months ended 31 December 2020 in the Consolidated Income Statement have been reclassified for consistency. As a result, £66,111 was reclassified from administrative expenses to cost of sales. There has been no impact on the profit for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020 however gross profit has decreased from £23,225,000 to £23,159,000 and administrative expenses decreased from £15,649,000 to £15,583,000.

During the year ended 30 June 2021, the Group discovered that the share-based payment arrangement had been erroneously recognised in Dotdigital Group PLC instead of being recognised in the subsidiaries in which the employees are employed. Under IFRS 2 Share-based payments, when a parent grants rights to it's equity instruments to employees of its subsidiaries this arrangement should be accounted for as equity-settled in the consolidated financial statements but results in an investment being created in the parent's own statement of financial position. Therefore, the subsidiaries should in their own separate financial statements, measure the services received from its employees in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 2 applicable to equity-settled share-based payment transactions. Thereby resulting in a corresponding increase recognised in equity as a capital contribution from the parent. There was no impact on the Group profit for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020.

At the year end, the Group discovered on the calculation of deferred tax on the share options and the internally generated development costs that this had been misallocated and miscalculated respectively. On the misallocation of the deferred tax on the share option under IFRS 2 Share based payment, where the final deferred tax calculation exceeds the cumulative amount recognised as a share-based expense in the Income statement, the maximum amount of deferred tax income that can be recognised in the Income Statement can only equal the total share-based payment expense. Any excess deferred tax is recognised directly in reserves.

As for the miscalculation of deferred tax on the internally generated development costs this is with respect to the identification and calculation of the net book value for internally generated development costs qualifying for research and development, thereby impacting the deferred tax liability.

 Both adjustments have impacted the prior year's profit for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020 where this has decreased from £6,656,000 to £6,324,000. Net assets as per the consolidated of financial position have increased from £56,248,000 to £56,706,000.

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Income Statement for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020

 

 

As previously reported

 

Adjustments

 

As restated

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from contracts with customers

 

28,226

 

-

 

28,226

Cost of sales

 

(5,001)

 

(66)

 

(5,067)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

23,225

 

(66)

 

23,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrative expenses

 

(15,649)

 

66

 

(15,583)

Share based payments

 

(344)

 

-

 

(344)

Exceptional costs

 

(68)

 

-

 

(68)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit from continuing operations

 

7,164

 

-

 

7,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance income

 

16

 

-

 

16

Finance costs

 

(41)

 

-

 

(41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before income tax from continuing operations

 

7,139

 

-

 

7,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(483)

 

(332)

 

(815)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period from continuing operations

 

6,656

 

(332)

 

6,324

Discontinuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the year from discontinued operations

 

(424)

 

-

 

(424)

Profit for the period attributable to the owners of the Company

 

6,232

 

(332)

 

5,900

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020

 

As previously reported

 

Adjustments

 

As restated

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

  6,232

 

(332)

 

5,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to

 

 

 

 

 

profit and loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

   (79)

 

  - 

 

  (79)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Owners of the parent

  6,153

 

  (332)

 

  5,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,577

 

(332)

 

6,245

Comprehensive income from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income from discontinued operations

  (424)

 

  - 

 

  (424)

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020

 

 

As previously reported

 

Adjustments

 

As restated

 

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

Goodwill

 

9,680

 

-

 

9,680

 

Intangible assets

 

14,893

 

-

 

14,893

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

4,527

 

-

 

4,527

 

 

 

29,100

 

-

 

29,100

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

13,253

 

-

 

13,253

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

27,556

 

-

 

27,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,809

 

-

 

40,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

69,909

 

-

 

69,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to the owners of the parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Called up share capital

 

1,493

 

-

 

1,493

 

Share premium

 

6,967

 

-

 

6,967

 

Reverse acquisition reserve

 

(4,695)

 

-

 

(4,695)

 

Other reserves

 

1,438

 

649

 

2,087

 

Retranslation reserve

 

(29)

 

-

 

(29)

 

Retained earnings

 

51,074

 

(191)

 

50,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

56,248

 

458

 

56,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

 

 

Dotdigital Group Plc

 

 

Notes to interim financial statements

For the six months ended 31 December 2021

 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020

 

 

As previously reported

 

Adjustments

 

As restated

 

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

 

£'000s

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

Lease liabilities

 

2,885

 

-

 

2,885

Deferred tax

 

1,904

 

(539)

 

1,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,789

 

(539)

 

4,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

7,830

 

-

 

7,830

Lease liabilities

 

1,031

 

-

 

1,031

Current tax payable

 

11

 

81

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,872

 

81

 

8,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

13,661

 

(458)

 

13,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

69,909

 

-

 

69,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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