Final Results

RNS Number : 9385T
Mobile Streams plc
10 October 2014
 



10 October 2014

 

Mobile Streams plc ("Mobile Streams", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Audited Final Results

 

The Company today announces its audited final results for the year ended 30 June 2014

 

Financial and operational highlights:

 

·      Revenues of £48.6m (2013: £53.9m)

·      Revenues in Argentina (which represent 83% of Group revenues) increased 16% year-on-year in local currency.

·      EBITDA of £0.7m (2013: £5.2m)

·      Profit before tax £0.2m (2013: £4.8m)

·      Basic earnings per share of (1.52)p per share (2013: 7.13p per share)

·      Approximately £3.2m in cash on hand at the end of August 2014, of which 17% is held in Argentina, with no debt

·      Stable local currency revenues in Latin America with live services in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil and plans to expand into mobile markets in Africa

·      Active presence in 6 countries with more than 50 employees around the world

 


2014 (£m)

2013 (£m)

Revenue

48.6

53.9

Cost of Sales

(34.3)

(36.4)

Gross Profit

14.2

17.6

Sales and marketing Costs

(7.9)

(7.8)

Administrative expenses

(5.6)

(4.6)

EBITDA

0.7

5.2

Operating Profit

-

4.8

Other

0.2

-

Profit before tax

0.2

4.8

Tax

(0.7)

(2.2)

Profit after tax

(0.6)

2.6

 

 

Key Financials

 

The final audited numbers reflect approximately £1m of foreign exchange losses. Of this exchange loss, a portion of the adjustment equates to a £240k cash item incurred when moving money out of Argentina earlier in the year. The majority of approximately £750k is a non-cash item caused by the revaluation of Argentina-based assets and liabilities into GBP as a result of that country's currency devaluation during the period. The full report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2014 will be sent to shareholders today.

 

Outlook

 

The Company continues with its strategy of diversifying its revenues into new markets beyond Argentina. Other Latin American markets in particular are expected to contribute to this diversification. Any further devaluation of the Argentinian peso would have a negative impact on the Company's future performance. Additionally, the Company continues to launch its mobile internet services into new emerging markets, such as Africa, Asia and India. The Company has to date executed five agreements covering various African markets. These diversification plans will require investment during the rest of the year which will be reflected in reduced short term profitability.

 

 

Simon Buckingham, founder and CEO, said:

 

"Mobile Streams had another solid year of revenues, most notably from Latin America. However, this progress was severely impacted by the devaluation of the Argentinian Peso, from where we derive the majority of our revenue. We continued to work to further scale our mobile internet services in new markets, in particular in Brazil and Mexico, to supplement our longer established operations in Argentina and Colombia. We are delivering mobile entertainment content across a wide range of devices to an expanding customer base.  We are positive about the Company's future prospects as we are seeing opportunities for long-term growth particularly in emerging markets across Latin America and further afield in Africa, India and Asia."

 

 

Enquiries

 

Mobile Streams


Simon Buckingham, Chief Executive Officer

+1 646 812 4749

Enrique Benasso - Chief Financial Officer

+54 11 4811 0213



N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Broker)


Jonny Franklin-Adams

+44 20 7496 3000

Richard Salmond




 

About Mobile Streams

 

Mobile Streams licenses and distributes a wide range of mobile content including games, apps, ebooks, music, pictures and videos that are retailed around the world. The Company's main customer portal is its Appitalism site, which is the largest app store by number of apps available in the world and provides direct content for smartphones, tablets, pcs and ebook readers. The Company's main operations are in Latin America and in particular Argentina. Its shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol MOS LN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman's Statement

 

The Board of Mobile Streams plc presents its audited accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 2014.

The past 12 months has seen Mobile Streams plc (the "Group" or the "Company") continue with its strategy to develop a content offering across a wide range of mobile devices in a number of markets direct to consumers. This is in addition to our original business of providing content to mobile network operators and other business partners. The operating performance of the business reflects our substantial positioning in Argentina and Latin America. It also reflects the cost of working with Argentinean exchange control rules and the sudden and significant devaluation of the Argentinean peso in January 2014.

Group revenue for the year ended 30 June 2014 was £48.6m (2013: £53.9m). Trading EBITDA* was £0.7m for year (2013: £5.2m). Profit before tax was £0.2m (2013 £4.8m). Much of the reduction in revenues and profits are attributable to the devaluation of the Argentinean peso. Revenue in Argentina (which equates to 83% of our revenue) on a constant currency basis increased by 16% from AR$380m to AR$440m.

Our operations outside Europe represent more than 99% of the overall revenues for the period. Latin America represents 98% (see note 22) of the total revenues for the year. Of this some 83% was in Argentina.

During 2012, Argentina modified its regulations regarding international transfer of funds which restricted the Group's ability to transfer cash out of the country. As of 30 June 2013, more than 73% of the Group's cash was in Argentina. Following a strategic decision to mitigate capital risk and diversify our sources of cash generation (principally to states with more appropriate capital controls such as Mexico and Colombia), Mobile Streams has reduced the proportion of its capital reserves within Argentina to 16% as of 30 June 2014. 

Mobile Streams enters the new financial year with a clear focus on continuing to expand its operating base in Latin America and in open mobile Internet services including Appitalism for apps and games in new developing markets including in Africa. The Directors do not propose a payment of a dividend (2013: £Nil). In the new financial year, revenue is once again expected to be largely generated in Latin America.

Despite the challenges in Argentina, the Board believes that the Company is well positioned to deliver growth in shareholder returns with established products and strong trading relationships, complemented by broader market growth in developing markets, which represent our key targets for future growth. We are long established experts in mobile content.



Roger Parry
Chairman

*Calculated as profit before tax, interest, amortisation, depreciation, share compensation expense and impairment of assets.

 

 

STRATEGIC REPORT

 

Mobile Streams PLC (AIM: MOS), the global mobile media company, is pleased to provide an update to its shareholders on its performance for the 12 months ended 30 June 2014.

BUSINESS REVIEW

Operating Review

Mobile Streams' performance during the financial year ended 30 June 2014 was driven primarily from Mobile Internet sales in Latin America.

Group revenue for the year ended 30 June 2014 was £48.6m. The gross profit was £14.2m and decreased by 19% during the year (year ended 30 June 2013: £17.6m). The gross profit margin decreased from 33% to 29% due to increased marketing (Direct to Consumer) costs related to Mobile Internet.

Selling, marketing and administrative expenses were £14.2m, an 11% increase on the year ended 30 June 2013. Revenues are generated from two principal business activities: the sale of mobile content through mobile operators (Mobile Operator Sales) and the sale of mobile content over the internet (Mobile Internet Sales). Additionally, the Group is engaged in the provision of consulting and technical services (Other Service Fees).

During the period, both the Group's Mobile Internet revenues and its Mobile Operator revenues decreased. As consumers steadily update their phones from legacy feature and flip phone models to smartphones, they have generally used the operator content portals less. Consumers generally use independent portals, as well as the open mobile internet, more actively.

The Argentine peso suffered a big devaluation against the British Pound during the year (23% during January 2014 and 67.6% for the 12 months ended on June 30 2014).  The financial results and balances of all group entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency, are translated into the presentation currency, and these exchange differences are recognised in the income statement or as a separate component of equity (cumulative translation reserve), which will be converted to results in the future.

Mobile Internet Sales

The Group anticipated the shift to the open Mobile Internet business model several years ago and added new products at new price points in new markets.

As a result, the Group experienced rapid growth and a stabilisation in 2013-2014 in Mobile Internet sales as consumers used their mobile devices to purchase mobile content subscriptions. The decrease in revenue is due to the big devaluation effect of the Argentine peso compared to the British pound.

Latin America, primarily Argentina, accounted for the majority of revenues.

Mobile Streams continued to show solid revenues for the most recent financial year, driven primarily by Argentina, Mexico and Colombia. Whilst Latin America has remained stable, we are pleased that we have also successfully leveraged our Appitalism (http://www.appitalism.com) expertise and market positioning and won new apps business in Asia Pacific, with the announcement of Optus App Store deal.

Mobile Operator Sales

The Group has several contracts with mobile operators that allow the distribution of content through their mobile portals, although the revenue has been reduced by more than 50% year on year partially due to the devaluation of the Argentinian peso in January 2014.

There was a reduction in the number of consumer visitors to these portals, which has been a continuing trend for the past couple of years. Our teams share and implement the best retailing practices in order to increase the conversion of visitors into customers to mitigate the natural decline in this revenue stream as the market changes.

Mobile Streams maintains direct operator relationships in several markets around the world including Australia, Singapore, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia, as well as partnerships with well-known telecoms companies around the world.

Financial Review

 

Group revenue for the year ended 30 June 2014 was £48.6m, a 9.8% decrease on the previous year (2013: £53.9m).

Gross profit was £14.2m, a decrease of 19% during the year (2013: £17.6m). The gross profit margin decreased from 33% to 29% due to increased marketing (Direct to Consumer) costs related to Mobile Internet.

Selling, marketing and administrative expenses were £14.2m, an 11% increase on the year ended 30 June 2013 (2013: £12.8m).

The Group recorded a loss after tax of £0.6m for the year ended 30 June 2014 (2013: profit £2.6m). Basic earnings per share decreased to a loss of 1.52pence per share (2013: profit of 7.1 pence per share). Adjusted earnings per share (excluding interest, depreciation, amortisation, impairments and share compensation expense) decreased to 0.499 pence per share (2013: 8.2 pence per share).

The Group had cash of £3.0m at 30 June 2014, with no debt (£2.9m of cash with no debt as at 30 June 2013).

Going Concern

 

The Group had cash balances of £3.0m at the year end (2013:£2.9m) and no borrowings. Having reviewed cash flow forecasts and budgets for the year ahead the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. During the year ended 30 June 2012, Argentina modified its laws on the cross border intercompany transfer of funds. Management have made the proper changes to mitigate this risk and have moved the finance operations to Argentina to help ensure stability and continuity. The risk is also mitigated by the launch of similar businesses in markets such as Colombia and Mexico where the cross border transfer of funds is not restricted. For these reasons, the Board consider Mobile Streams to be a going concern. No material uncertainties or events that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern have been identified by the Directors.

Financial performance

 


Year to 30 June 2014

Year to 30 June 2013

Year to 30 June 2012


£000's

£000's

£000's

Revenue

           48,573

             53.936

             22.047

Gross profit

           14,229

             17.586

               8.835

Selling and Marketing Costs

           (7,872)

            (7.843)

            (3.668)

Administrative Expenses

           (5,617)

            (4.565)

            (3.153)

Trading EBITDA*

                 740

               5.178

               2.014

Depreciation and Amortisation

                (36)

                 (25)

               (209)

Impairments

              (380)

               (334)

               (169)

Share Based Compensation

               (328)

                 (18)

                      -

Operating profit

                   (4)

               4.801

               1.636





Finance Income

                  170

                      -

                      2

Finance Expense

                 (13)

                 (13)

                   (2)

Profit before tax

                 153

               4.788

               1.636

 

* Calculated as profit before tax, interest, amortisation, depreciation, share compensation expense and impairment of assets.

Key performance indicators ("KPI's")

The KPIs used by the Group are trading EBITDA*, growth in revenue and gross profit. Management review these on a regular basis, largely by reference to budgets and reforecasts. Trading EBITDA was £0.7m for the year ended on June 2014, and it was £5.2m for the year ended in June 2013.   

Earnings before tax, interest, amortisation, depreciation, share compensation expense and impairment of assets (Trading EBITDA*) is a non-GAAP metric that is measured exactly as stated. All tax, interest, amortisation, depreciation, share compensation expense and impairment of assets entries in the income statement are added back to profit after tax in calculating this measure.

Growth in revenue is a measure of how we are building our business. Our goal is to achieve year-on-year growth. Although revenue decreased 10% during the year, like for like revenue on a constant currency basis actually increased by 16%. Revenues measured in local currency terms have increased, while measured in British pounds have a decrease, due to the local currencies devaluation to the British pound. 

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue is a measure of our profitability. Gross profit was £14.2m for the period ended in June 2014, a decrease from the £17.6m booked in 2013.

Strategy

Our business model is generating revenues though relationships with mobile operators and content aggregators and retailing directly to the consumer. Mobile Streams have developed expertise in selling content to consumers in developing markets. We enjoyed great success in gaining market share in Argentina but out results have suffered from the currency issues described.  We now plan to seek new market opportunities in Latin America and in Africa which will enable us to use our existing content assets, or technical expertise and our relationships with mobile operators to develop new, profitable streams of revenues.

Argentina Division

 

 

12 months to 30 June

2014

2013

2014

2013


AR$'000

AR$'000

£'000

£'000

Revenue

       440,435

         379,511

       40,500

         49,077

 

 

 

 

The Argentina Division delivered a solid revenue performance in line with expectations. The division represented the 83% of the revenues of the Group.

  

Argentina revenue rose 16% in Argentine Pesos terms; from AR$379 Million to AR$440 M;  but the reported British Pound figures show a 17% decrease in revenue; from £49M to £40.5M. The actual increase in underlying AR$ revenues reflects the revenue growth measured in local currency. The decrease in British pounds is due to the big devaluation of the argentine peso through the Sterling Pound (67% in a year).

 

Future Developments

The Company is continuing to further develop its mobile content and mobile Internet services in the markets that it has launched in such as Brazil and Mexico. The Company is also exploring the launch of its services in new emerging markets, focusing in particular on Asia, Africa and India.

The Strategic Reportwas approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

 

 

 

Enrique Benasso

Chief Financial Officer

8 October 2014

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Principal risks and uncertainties

 

The nature of the Group's business and strategy makes it subject to a number of risks.

The Directors have set out below the principal risks facing the business.

 

Contracts with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)

While Mobile Streams maintains relationships with numerous MNOs in the various territories, a small number of operators account for a high portion of the Group's business. 

As the Group grows, management are using geographic and product diversity to counter this risk.

 

Contracts with rights holders

The majority of content provided by Mobile Streams is licensed from rights holders. While Mobile Streams is not dependent on any single rights holder for its entertainment content, termination, non-renewal or significant renegotiation of a contract could result in lower revenue.

The Group continues to enter into new content licensing arrangements to mitigate these risks.

 

Competition

Competition from alternative providers could adversely affect operating results through either price pressures, or lost custom. Products and pricing of competitors are continuously monitored to ensure the Group is able to react quickly to changes in the market.

* Calculated as profit before tax, interest, amortisation, depreciation, share compensation expense and impairment of assets.

 

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates

Approximately 99% of the Group's revenue relates to operations outside the UK. The Group is therefore exposed to foreign currency fluctuations and the financial condition of the Group may be adversely impacted by foreign currency fluctuations. See note on "Financial risk management objectives and policies".

The Group has operations in Europe, Asia Pacific, North America and Latin America. As a result, it faces both translation and transaction currency risks. 

Currency exposure is not currently hedged, though the Board is taking steps to review its foreign currency risk exposure and potential means of combating this risk.

 

Dependencies on key executives and personnel

The success of the business is substantially dependent on the Executive Directors and senior management team.

The Group has incentivised all key and senior personnel with share options and has taken out a Key Man insurance policy on its Chief Executive Officer, Simon Buckingham.

 

Intellectual property rights

The protracted and costly nature of litigation, particularly in North America, may make it difficult to take a swift or decisive action to prevent infringement of the Group's intellectual property rights.

Although the Directors believe that the Group's content and technology platform and other intellectual property rights do not infringe the IP rights of others, third-parties may assert claims of infringement which could be expensive to defend or settle.  The Group holds suitable insurance to reduce the risk and extent of financial loss.

 

Technology risk

A significant portion of the future revenues are dependent on the Group's technology platforms.  Instability or interruption of availability for an extended period could have an adverse impact on the Group's financial position.

Mobile Streams has invested in resilient hardware architecture and continues to maintain software control processes to minimise this risk.

 

Management controls and reporting procedures and execution

The ability of the Group to implement its strategy in a competitive market requires effective planning and management control systems.  The Group's future growth will depend upon its ability to expand whilst improving exposure to operational, financial and management risk.

 

Going concern risk

The current uncertain economic climate and changing market place may impact the Group's cash flows and thereby its ability to pay its creditors as they fall due.

 

A principal responsibility of management is to manage liquidity risk, as detailed in Note 26 to the financial statements.  The Group uses annual budgeting, forecasting and regular performance reviews to assess the longer term profitability of the Group and make strategic and commercial changes as required ensuring cash resources are maintained.

 

Argentina's Government imposed currency controls at the beginning of 2012 which continue to inhibit the repatriation of funds to the parent company. Management made the appropriate actions to mitigate this risk and has moved its finance operations to Argentina to help ensure stability and continuity.

 

Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Group uses various financial instruments.  These include cash and various items, such as trade receivables and trade payables that arise directly from its operations.  The numerical disclosures relating to these policies are set out in notes to the financial statements.

 

The existence of these financial instruments exposes the Group to a number of financial risks, which are described in more detail below.  The Group does not currently use derivative products to manage foreign currency or interest rate risks.

 

The main risks arising from the Group's financial instruments are market risk, currency risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. The Directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below.  These policies have remained unchanged from previous periods.

 

Market risk

Market risk encompasses three types of risk, being currency risk, fair value interest rate risk and price risk. In this review interest rate and price risk have been ignored as they are not considered material risks to the business.  The

 

Liquidity risk

The Group seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and profitably.

 

The aforementioned capital flow restrictions imposed by the Argentinian government severely restrict the Argentina subsidiary from transferring funds to the Group´s parent company for the payment of dividends or for services rendered. This risk is being mitigated by the launch of similar businesses to Argentina in Colombia and Mexico where the cross border transfer of funds is not restricted. Vendor related payments can be made from Argentina on behalf of other subsidiaries.

 

The Group currently has no borrowing arrangements in place and prepares cash flow forecasts which are reviewed at Board meetings to monitor liquidity.

 

Credit risk

The Group's principal financial assets are bank deposits, cash and trade receivables.  The credit risk associated with the bank deposits and cash is limited as the counterparties have high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. The principal credit risk arises therefore from the Group's trade receivables.  Most of the Group's trade receivables are large mobile network operators or media groups.  Whilst historically credit risk has been low management continuously monitors its financial assets and performs credit checks on prospective partners. 


CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 





Year ended
30 June 2014


Year ended
30 June 2013





£000's


£000's








Revenue



22

           48,573


             53,936

Cost of sales


22

          -34,344


           -36,350

Gross profit


22

           14,229


           17,586

Selling and marketing costs

22

            -7,872


             -7,843

Administrative expenses *

22

            -6,361


             -4,942

Operating Profit (Loss)


                    -4


             4,801








Finance income


6

                 170


                    -  

Finance expense


7

                  -13


                  -13

Profit before tax


                 153


             4,788








Tax expense


10

               -713


             -2,177

Profit (Loss) for the period


               -560


             2,611








Attributable to:






Attributable to equity shareholders of Mobile Streams plc


               -560


             2,611















Earnings/ (loss) per share











 Pence per share


 Pence per share

Basic earnings per share



8

           (1.517)


               7.128

Diluted earnings per share



8

           (1.517)


               6.832

 

* Administrative expenses include Depreciation, Amortisation and Impairment £0.41 m (2013: £0.36m); Share Based Compensation £ 328k (2013: £13k).

 


Total comprehensive (loss) / income for the period

  

 






Year ended
30 June 2014


Year ended
30 June 2013






£000's


£000's









(Loss) Profit for the period



              (560)


               2,611

Amounts which may be reclassified to profit & loss








Exchange differences on translating foreign operations


           (1,347)


               (385)









Total comprehensive (loss) income for the period


           (1,907)


             2,226









Total comprehensive (loss) for the period attributable to:













Equity shareholders of Mobile Streams plc


           (1,907)


             2,226


Consolidated STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 





2014


2013





£000's


£000's

Assets







Non- Current






Goodwill



13

    -


                     380

Intangible assets


13

 -


 -

Property, plant and equipment

12

                    107


                       30

Deferred tax asset



17

                     260


                     194





                    367


                    604








Current







Trade and other receivables

14

                6,494


                  8,420

Cash and cash equivalents

15

                2,964


                  2,851





                9,458


              11,271








Total assets



                9,825


              11,875















Equity







Equity attributable to equity holders of Mobile Streams plc





Called up share capital


18

                      74


                       73

Share premium



              10,579


                10,357

Translation reserve



              (2,041)


                  (695)

Merger reserve


20

                       -  


                     153

Retained earnings



              (6,135)


               (6,055)

Total equity



                2,477


                3,833








Current







Trade and other payables

16

                5,340


                  5,390

Current  tax liabilities


                1,668


                  2,532

Provisions


24

                    340


                     120





                7,348


                8,042








Total liabilities



                7,348


                8,042








Total equity and liabilities




                9,825


              11,875

 

 

The financial statements were authorised by the Board of Directors and were signed on its behalf by:

 

Enrique Benasso

Chief Financial Officer

8 October 2014

Company number: 03696108


 

Consolidated STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

Equity attributable to equity holders of Mobile Streams Plc


Called up share capital

Share premium

Translation reserve

Retained earnings

Merger reserve

Total Equity









£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's








Balance at 1 July 2012

            73

     10,317

            (310)

     (8,679)

          153

       1,554

Exercise of share options

               -

            40

                   -

               -

               -

            40

Credit for share based payments

               -

               -

                   -

            13

               -

            13

Transactions with owners

               -

            40

                   -

            13

               -

            53

Profit for the year ended 30 June 2013

               -

               -

                   -

       2,611

               -

       2,611

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

               -

               -

            (385)

               -

               -

        (385)

Total comprehensive income for the period

               -

               -

            (385)

       2,611

               -

       2,226

Balance at 30 June 2013

            73

    10,357

           (695)

   (6,055)

         153

      3,833

Balance at 1 July 2013

            73

    10,357

           (695)

   (6,055)

         153

      3,833

Exercise of share options

              1

          222

                   -

               -

               -

          223

Credit for share based payments

               -

               -

                   -

          328

               -

          328

Disposal of subsidiary

               -

               -

                   -

          153

        (153)

               -

Transactions with owners

              1

         222

                 -  

         481

       (153)

         551

Disposal of subsidiary

               -

               -

                  1

            (1)

               -

               -

Loss for the 12 months ended 30 June 2014

               -

               -

                   -

        (560)

               -

        (560)

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

               -

               -

         (1,347)

               -

               -

     (1,347)

Total comprehensive income for the period

               -

               -

         (1,346)

        (561)

               -

     (1,907)

Balance at 30 June 2014

            74

    10,579

       (2,041)

   (6,135)

               -

      2,477

 

 

 


consolidated CASH FLOW statement

 



Year ended
30 June
2014


Year ended
30 June
2013



£000's


£000's

Operating activities





Profit before taxation


                    153


                  4,788

Adjustments:





Share based payments


                    327


                       18

Depreciation

5

                      36


                       25

Amortisation

5

                         -


                         -

Impairments

5

                    380


                     334

Interest received

6

                 (170)


                         -

Changes in trade and other receivables


                1,926


               (4,578)

Changes in trade and other payables


                   (50)


                  1,616

Disposal of subsidiary


                   (15)


                         -

Tax paid


                 (493)


               (1,017)

Total cash generated in operating activities


                2,094


                1,186






Investing activities





Additions to property, plant and equipment

12

                 (118)


                    (11)

Interest received

6

                    170


                         -

Net Cash used in investing activities


                      52


                   (11)






Financing activities





Issue of share capital (net of expenses paid)


                    110


                         -

Net Cash used in investing activities


                    110


                         -






Net change in cash and cash equivalents


                2,257


                  1,175

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period


                2,851


                  1,763

Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents


              (2,144)


                    (87)

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

15

                2,964


                2,851


nOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. General information

Mobile Streams Plc (the Company) and its subsidiaries (together 'the Group') sell digital content, primarily for distribution on wireless devices. The Group has subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America. The Group has made various strategic acquisitions to build its market share in these regions.

The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom. The address of its registered office is Abacus House, 33 Gutter Lane, London, EC2V 8AR.

The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.

In the current year, the Germany subsidiary was dissolved, so it is no longer included in the consolidated financial statement, with effect from the date of liquidation.

These consolidated financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on October 8, 2014.

2. Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Estimates and judgements are evaluated on a regular basis and are based on historical experience and other factors, such as expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

2.1 Critical accounting estimates, judgements and assumptions

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. These estimates, by definition, will rarely equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Estimates

(a)  Goodwill

The Group tests annually whether goodwill has suffered any impairment, in accordance with the accounting policy.  The recoverable amount of cash-generating units has been determined based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations require estimates to be made.  Refer to note 13.

(b) Accrued revenue and accrued content costs

Estimation is required by management to determine the value of accrued revenue and accrued content cost liability which is based on the content delivery to its customers. Due to the timing of confirmation of delivery of content to its customers from the service providers, management estimation is applied to determine the level of accrued revenue and accrued content liability to be recognised within the financial statements until confirmation is received.

Judgement

(c)  Risk of currency

As mentioned before, the Argentinian government has imposed restrictions on certain cross border transactions, including the remitting of cash back to the Group's parent company in the UK. While the Argentinian subsidiary is currently unable to freely transfer cash back to its parent company, there are mechanisms by which cash can be transferred indirectly, albeit at a discount on the official exchange rate. Restrictions on currency controls haven't changed along the year, although the Government has allowed some derivative transactions that can be used to remit cash out of the country.

The results and financial position of the Argentinian subsidiary are translated into Sterling at official exchange rates for inclusion in the Group's consolidated financial statements. The directors have considered whether dual exchange rates might exist, with a second 'effective' exchange rate arising from the mechanism through which cash can be remitted, and whether the results and position of the Argentinian subsidiary should be translated at this second rate on consolidation. The directors are of the opinion that using the official exchange rate is most appropriate because:

•           the Group has no requirement to transfer cash from Argentina to the UK and is not projected to have any such requirement for the foreseeable future;

•           the directors do not expect the currency restrictions to remain in place indefinitely and it is unlikely that the Group would remit cash to its parent unless this could be achieved at the official exchange rate; and

•           the Group is currently able to utilise the cash held in Argentina to support the trading activities of certain other companies within the Group without restriction.

 (d)  Income taxes

The Group is subject to income taxes in various jurisdictions. Judgement is required in determining the worldwide provision for income taxes. There are many transactions/calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain during the ordinary course of business. Where the final tax outcome is different to what is initially recorded, such differences will impact the income tax and deferred tax provisions. 

e) Deferred taxation

Judgement is required by management in determining whether the Group should recognise a deferred tax asset.  Management consider whether there is sufficient certainty its tax losses available to carry forward will ultimately be offset against future earnings, this judgement impacts on the degrees to which deferred tax assets are recognised (see note 17).

 

3.  Services provided by the group's auditor and network firms

 

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the Group (including its overseas subsidiaries) obtained the following services from the Group's auditor and network firms:

 

 



Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013

 

 



£000's


£000's

 

 

Fees payable to the Company's auditor and its associates for the audit of the parent company and consolidated accounts

                  53


                   68

 

 






 

 

Non-Audit services:





 

 

Fees payable to the Company's auditor and its associates for other services:




 

 

     Interim statement review


                  10


                     8

 

 

     Tax compliance and advisory services


                    9


                   11

 

 



                  72


                  87

 

 

 

4.  Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

 

 

 


Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013


Notes

£000's


£000's






Depreciation

12

                  36


                   25

Impairment

13

                380


                 334



                416


                359

 

 



 

5.  Finance income

 



Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013



£000's


£000's






Interest receivable


                170


                     -






 

6.  Finance EXPENSE

 



Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013



£000's


£000's






Interest expense


               (13)


               (13)

 

 

7.  Directors' and Officers' remuneration

The Directors are regarded as the key management personnel of Mobile Streams Plc.

Charges in relation to remuneration received by key management personnel for services in all capacities during the Year ended 30 June 2014 are as follows:

 



2014


2013



£000's


£000's

Short- term employee benefits





 -       benefits


                    5


2

 -          salaries/remuneration


                302


                 375



                307


                377

 

 

 

8. Directors and employees

Staff costs during the year were as follows:

 



Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013



£000's


£000's






Wages and salaries


            2,363


              1,948

Social security costs


                249


                 166



            2,612


            2,114

 

The average number of employees during the year to June 2014 was as follows:



Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013



Number


Number






Management


                    7


                     7

Administration


                  48


                   47



                  55


                  54

 

 

9.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the (loss) or profit attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.

 


Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013


Pence per share


Pence per share





Basic earnings per share

          (1.517)


                 7.128

Diluted earnings per share                                                                                    

          (1.517)


                 6.832

 

 

Reconciliations of the earnings and weighted average number of shares used in the calculations are set out below.

(Loss) /Profit for the period

             (560)


               2,611





For adjusted earnings per share

£000's


£000's





(Loss) /Profit for the period

             (560)


                 2,611





Add back: share compensation expense

                328


                      18

Add back: depreciation and amortisation      

                  36


                      25

Add back: impairment

                380


                    334

Adjusted profit for the period

                184


               2,988

 

Weighted average number of shares

 

                                                                 

Number of shares


Number of shares





For basic earnings per share

  36,908,888


        36,632,292

Exercisable share options

    1,502,963


          1,587,421

For diluted earnings per share

  38,411,851


     38,219,713






Pence per share


Pence per share

Adjusted earnings per share

            0.499


                 8.157

Adjusted diluted earnings per share

            0.479


                 7.818

 

The adjusted EPS has been calculated to reflect the underlying profitability of the business by excluding non-cash charges for depreciation, amortisation, impairments and share compensation charges.

 

10. income tax expense

 

The tax charge is based on the loss for the year and represents:

 



2014


2013



£'000


£'000

Foreign tax on profits of the period

779


1,917

Total current tax

779


1,917






Deferred tax:









Origination & reversal of temporary differences:  (Deferred tax charge/(credit) (note 16)

                (66)


260






Tax on profit on ordinary activities

713


2,177






Factors affecting the tax charge for the period




Profit on ordinary activities before tax

153


4,788

Profit multiplied by standard rate




of corporation tax in the United Kingdom of 24%/28%

                  37


             1,149





Effects of:





Adjustment for tax-rate differences

                172


579

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes in current year

325


229



                   -  


                   -  

Expenses not deductible others subsidiaries

                175


                   -  

Tax losses utilised

                   -  


                (76)

Prior year tax adjustments

                   -  


290

Other


                    4


6

Total tax charge for the period

713


2,177






Comprising





Current tax expense

779


1,917

Deferred tax (expense), income, resulting from the origination and reversal of temporary differences

                (66)


                260



713


2,177






Provision for deferred tax (Deferred tax asset)









Provision brought forward

194


454

Current Year


                  66


              (260)

Deferred tax asset carried forward

260


194






Relating to





Expenses deducted in Argentina on a paid basis

260


194

Other


-


-

Deferred Tax asset

260


194






Unprovided Deferred tax









Losses


0


0

 

11. DIVIDENDS

No dividends were paid or proposed during the current year or prior year.

 

 

 

12. Property, plant and equipment



Office furniture, plant and equipment



£000's

Cost



At 1 July 2013


                 439

Additions


                 118

Translation adjustments


                (40)

At 30 June 2014


                517




Depreciation



At 1 July 2013


                 409

Provided in the year


                   36

Translation adjustments


                (35)

At 30 June 2014


                410




Net book value at 30 June 2014


                107

 



Office furniture, plant and equipment



£000's

Cost



At 1 July 2012


                 433

Additions


                   11

Translation adjustments


                  (5)

At 30 June 2013


                439




Depreciation



At 1 July 2012


                 387

Provided in the year


                   25

Translation adjustments


                  (3)

At 30 June 2013


                409




Net book value at 30 June 2013


                  30

 

13. Goodwill AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Group has impaired in full the remaining value of goodwill attributable to Mobile Streams (Hong Kong) Limited and its subsidiaries in Singapore and Australia which make up the Asia Pacific operating segment. Following an impairment review at the balance sheet date the recoverable amount of this cash generating unit was found to be negligible so an impairment of ₤380k has been charged. The current business projection cannot support the value of the goodwill recorded. The recoverable amount was determined based on value-in-use calculations, based on budgets for the next seven years prepared by senior management. These budgets are for longer than the standard five year period suggested by IFRS because new contracts have been signed by existing customers extending over this period. These budgets have been extrapolated over a ten year forecast using a growth rate of 2.5%. A discount rate of 13.7% (2013: 13.7%), based on WACC of the group, is used in the valuation of cash-generating units. There was no change in the method of estimation during the year.

 


Media platform development and software

Media content

Appitalism

Other intangibles

Subtotal

Goodwill

Total


£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

Cost








At 1 July 2013

              2,348

             332

             337

           2,364

          5,381

          2,670

        8,051

Translation adjustments

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

                 -

                 -

At 30 June 2014

             2,348

            332

            337

         2,364

        5,381

        2,670

        8,051









Accumulated amortisation and impairment








At 1 July 2013

              2,348

             332

             337

           2,364

          5,381

          2,290

        7,671

Impairment

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

             380

            380

Translation adjustments

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

                 -

                 -

At 30 June 2014

             2,348

            332

            337

         2,364

        5,381

        2,670

        8,051









Net book value at 30 June 2014

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

                 -

                 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Media platform development and software

Media content

Appitalism

Other intangibles

Subtotal

Goodwill

Total


£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

Cost








At 1 January 2012

              2,348

             332

             337

           2,364

          5,381

          2,670

        8,051

Additions - externally acquired

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

                 -

                 -

Translation adjustments

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

                 -

                 -

At 30 June 2013

             2,348

            332

            337

         2,364

        5,381

        2,670

        8,051









Accumulated amortisation and impairment








At 1 January 2012

              2,348

             332

             337

           2,364

          5,381

          1,956

        7,337

Impairment

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

             334

            334

At 30 June 2013

             2,348

            332

            337

         2,364

        5,381

        2,290

        7,671









Net book value at 30 June 2013

                      -

                 -

                 -

                  -

                 -

            380

            380

 

Other intangible assets

Mobile Streams' other intangible assets comprised acquired customer relationships, technology based assets and non-compete agreements.  These assets are fully amortised.

14. Trade and other receivables



2014


2013



£000's


£000's






Trade receivables


            4,341


              4,574

Accrued receivables


            1,223


              3,242

Prepayments


                930


                 604



            6,494


            8,420

 

 

The carrying value of trade receivables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value.

 

Trade and other receivables have been reviewed for indicators of impairment. Certain trade receivables, on the basis of age and collectability, were found to be impaired and a provision for doubtful debts of £177,000 (year ended 30 June 2013: £136,000) has been recorded.

 

In addition, some of the unimpaired trade receivables are past due as at the reporting date. The profile of financial assets past due but not impaired is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 



2014


2013


£000's


£000's






On Due





Not more than 30 days


3824


714

Overdue





Not more than 3 months


                668


3926

More than 3 months but not more than 6 months


3


12

More than 6 months but not more than 1 year


23


58

Provision for doubtful debts


             (177)


              (136)



            4,341


            4,574

 

Provision for doubtful debts reconciliation

 



2014


2013



£000's


£000's





Opening provision for doubtful debts


                136


91

Change in provision during the year


                  41


45

Closing provision for doubtful debts

                177


136

 

 

Trade and other receivables that are not past due or impaired are considered to be collectible within the Group's normal payment terms.

15. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include the following components:

 



2014


2013



£000's


£000's






Cash at bank and in hand*


2,964


2,851

 

 

*See note 2.1(c) for details of restrictions. The amount restricted is £453k (2013: £2,084k)

 

16.  Trade and other payables








2014


2013



£000's


£000's






Trade payables


            2,059


                 991

Other payables


                452


                 396

Accruals and deferred income


            2,829


              4,003



            5,340


            5,390

 

All amounts are current. The carrying values are considered to be a reasonable approximation of fair value.

 

17. Deferred TAX ASSETS AND liabilities

 


Balance 1
July 2012

Recognised in income statement

Balance 30 Jun 2013

Recognised in income statement

Traslation Adjustment

Balance 30 June 2014


£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

Deferred tax asset:







 - Expenses accrued

                   369

                (148)

                   221

                  (81)

                  (89)

                   51

 - Royalties

                     22

                       6

                     28

                     59

                  (11)

                   76

 - Bonus provisions

                       7

                    (7)

                     -  

                       -

                     -  

                   -  

 - Others

                     56

                (111)

                  (55)

                   166

                     22

                 133

Deferred tax asset

                  454

               (260)

                  194

                  144

                 (78)

                260















Deferred tax liability:







 - On intangible assets

                       -

                       -

                       -

                       -

                       -

                     -

 

 

18. SHARE CAPITAL

The Company only has one class of share.  The total number of shares in issue as at 30 June 2014 is 37,075,083 (30 June 2013: 36,632,292) with a par value of £0.002 per share. All issued shares are fully paid.

The Group's main source of capital is the parent company's equity shares. The policy which is met by the Group is to retain sufficient authorised share capital so as to be able to issue further shares to fund acquisitions, settle share based transactions and raise new funds.  Share based payments relate to employee share options schemes.  The schemes have restrictions on headroom so as not to dilute the value of issued shares of the Company.  The Group has not raised debt financing in the past and expects not to do so in the future. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000's

 

£000's

 

Authorised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,150,000 ordinary shares of £0.002 each (30 June 2013: 69,150,000)

 

138

 

138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allotted, called up and fully paid:

37,075,083 ordinary shares of £0.002 each (30 June 2012: 36,632,292)

74

 

73

 

 

Allotted, called up and fully paid

 


Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013









Outstanding at 1 July

36,632,292


36,457,692

Exercised

     442,791.00


        174,600.00

Outstanding at 30 June

37,075,083


36,632,292

 

Other Reserves

Share Premium Account

The balance in the share premium account represents the proceeds received above the nominal value on the issue of the Company's equity share capital.

Translation Reserve

The Translation reserve contains the exchange differences arising on translating foreign operations.

19. Share based payments

The Group operates three share option incentive plans - an Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme, a Global Share Option Plan and an ISO Sub Plan - in order to attract and retain key staff.  The remuneration committee can grant options over shares in the Company to employees of the Group.  Options are granted with a fixed exercise price equal to the market price of the shares under option at the date of grant and are equity settled, the contractual life of an option is 10 years. Exercise of an option is subject to continued employment.  Options are valued at date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

On 12 July 2013, 2.383.594 options were granted to Company personnel. Strike value was 0.70 per option.

The fair value per option of options granted during the year 2014 and the assumptions used in the calculation are shown below:

Date of grant

13 June 2014

Share price at grant (£)

0.6500


0.6500


0.6500

Exercise price (£)

0.1975


0.1975


0.1975

Shares under option

       877,865


       877,865


       877,865

Vesting period (years)

1


2


3

Expected volatility

86.66%


86.66%


86.66%

Option Life (years)

10


10


10

Expected life (years)

5


5


5

Risk-free rate

1.9934%


1.9934%


1.9934%

Dividend yield

0.00%


0.00%


0.00%

Fair value per option (£) 07/30/2013

0.253


0.345


0.410

Fair value per option (£) 06/12/2014

0.071


0.097


0.115

 

 

The volatility of the Company's share price on the date of grant was calculated as the average of volatilities of share prices of companies in the Peer Group on the corresponding date. The volatility of share price of each company in the Peer Group was calculated as the average of annualised standard deviations of daily continuously compounded returns on the Company's stock, calculated over 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years back from the date of grant, where applicable.  The risk-free rate is the yield to maturity on the date of grant of a UK Gilt Strip, with term to maturity equal to the life of the option.  The expected life of an employee share option is 5 years.

Share options in issue at the year-end under the various schemes are:

1.             Personal to the Option Holder and are not transferable, or assignable.

2.             Shall not be exercisable on or after the tenth anniversary of the grant date.

3.             Subject to the rules of the Plans, the Options shall Vest as follows - Options vest at 33.3% per year:

l    33.3% vest on the First Anniversary of the grant of option;

l    A second 33.3% vest on the Second Anniversary of the grant of option; and

l    The last 33.33% vest on the Third Anniversary of the grant of option.



 


2014


2013


Number (000's)


Weighted average       exercise price


Number (000's)


Weighted average exercise price









Outstanding at 1 July

                   2,196


£0.50


                   2,200


£0.46

Granted

                   2,634


£0.65


250


£0.61

Exercised

(443)


£0.25


(175)


£0.20

Forfeited     

                          -  


                          -  


(79)


£0.16

Other leavers on vesting period

(282)


0.70


                          -  


                          -  

Outstanding at 30 June

                   4,105


£0.62


                   2,196


£0.50









Exercisable at 30 June

                   1,503


£0.56


                   1,587


£0.53

 


2014


2013

Range of exercise prices

Weighted average exercise price (£)

Number of Shares (000's)

Weighted average remaining life (years):


Weighted average exercise price (£)

Number of Shares (000's)

Weighted average remaining life (years):

Contractual


Contractual








£0 - £0.50

0.272

            1,054

7.0


0.279

              1,246

6.8









£0.51 - £1.00

0.739

            3,051

7.4


0.801

949

3.5

 

Share options exercised during the year ended 30 June 2014 were 442,791 (2013: 174,600).

The total charge for the year relating to employee share based payment plans was £328k (2013: £13k), all of which related to equity-settled share based payment transactions.

 

20. MERGER RESERVE



2014


2013



£000's


£000's






Balance 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2014


                     -


                153

 

 

The merger reserve was created on the issue of shares in consideration for the acquisition of Mobile Streams Europe GmbH. During the period, the entity was dissolved and so the merger reserve was reduced to Nil via a transfer to retained earnings.



 

 

21. OPERATING LEASES

The Group has commitments under operating leases for land and buildings to pay the following amounts. The reduction is due to the reduction of the remaining period of the contract, by one year.



Land and Buildings



2014


2013



£000's


£000's

Annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases expiring:




Within one year


                154


                 266

Within two to five years


                  59


                 284



                213


                550

 

 

 Lease payments recognised as an expense during the period amount to £180k (2013: £127k).

 

22. Segment reporting

As at 30 June 2014, the Group was organised into 4 geographical segments: Europe, North America, Latin American, and Asia Pacific. The operating segments are organised, managed and reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker based on their geographical location. Revenues are from external customers only and generated from three principal business activities: the sale of mobile content through Multi-National Organisation's (Mobile Operator Services), the sale of mobile content over the internet (Mobile Internet Services) and the provision of consulting and technical services (Other Service Fees).

All operations are continuing and all inter-segment transactions are priced and carried out at arm's length.

The segmental results for the year ended 30 June 2014 are as follows:

£000's

Europe

Asia

North America

Latin America

Group







Mobile Operator Services

66,058

368,476

230,289

1,258,037

1,922,861

Mobile Internet Services

5,481

-

249,820

46,353,239

46,608,539

Other Service fees

30,162

2,572

2,888

5,501

41,123

Total Revenue

101,701

371,048

482,996

47,616,777

48,572,522







Cost of sales

(27,646)

(221,873)

(236,387)

(33,858,771)

(34,344,677)

Gross profit

74,055

149,174

246,609

13,758,006

14,227,845







Operating Expenses

(512,554)

(302,757)

1,995

(12,673,826)

(13,487,142)







EBITDA

(438,499)

(153,583)

248,604

1,084,180

740,703







Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

(380,000)

(1,131)

(5,502)

(29,687)

(416,319)

Share based compensation

-

-

-

(327,000)

(327,000)

Finance income/(expense)

323

(249)

77

156,383

156,534







Profit/(Loss) before tax

(818,176)

(154,962)

243,180

883,876

153,918







Income tax expense

-

-

-

(712,670)

(712,670)







Profit/(Loss)

(818,176)

(154,962)

243,180

171,206

(558,753)



The segmental results for the year ended 30 June 2013 are as follows:

£000's

Europe

Asia

North America

Latin America

Group







Mobile Operator Services

72,337

789,361

476,631

2,886,210

4,224,539

Mobile Internet Services

40,307

-

3,898

49,580,585

49,624,789

Other Service fees

2,239

35,319

-

49,357

86,915

Sales Revenue

114,882

824,680

480,529

52,516,151

53,936,243







Cost of sales

(42,897)

(594,287)

(172,922)

(35,538,541)

(36,348,647)

Gross profit

71,986

230,393

307,607

16,977,610

17,587,596







Operating Expenses

(202,102)

(311,842)

512,708

(12,407,939)

(12,409,175)







EBITDA

(130,116)

(81,449)

820,315

4,569,671

5,178,421







Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

(334,000)

(1,437)

(10,597)

(13,176)

(359,210)

Share based compensation

-

-

-

(18,000)

(18,000)

Finance income/(expense)

-

(272)

-

(12,353)

(12,625)







Profit/(Loss) before tax

(464,116)

(83,157)

809,717

4,526,142

4,788,586







Income tax expense

(34,040)

-

-

(2,143,333)

(2,177,373)







Profit/(Loss)

(498,156)

(83,157)

809,717

2,382,809

2,611,214

 

 

* Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and share compensation.

 

The totals presented in the Group's operating region segments reconcile to the Group's key financial figures as presented in its financial statements as follows:


2014


2013


£000's


£000's

Segment revenues




Total segment revenues

            48,573


             53,936

Group's revenues

            48,573


            53,936





Segment results




Total segment Profit after tax

               (560)


               2,611

Group's Profit after tax

               (560)


              2,611





Segment assets




Total segment assets

              9,865


             11,865

Consolidation elimantions

                 (40)


                    10

Group's assets

              9,825


            11,875





Segment liabilities




Total segment liabilities

              7,348


               8,042

Consolidation elimantions

                       -


                       -

Groups's liabilities

              7,348


              8,042

 



INTEREST REVENUE

 

Interest Revenue for the year ended 30 June 2014 was £170k (2013: Nil)

 

 

DEFERRED TAX

 

Year ended 30 June 2014







DEFERRED TAX

Europe

Asia Pacific

North America

Latin America

Consol

Group








Deferred Tax

                   -

                    -

                   260

                       -

                 -  

               260


                   -

                    -

                  260

                       -

                   -

              260








BENEFITS








Europe

Asia Pacific

North America

Latin America

Consol

Group








Benefits

 -

               (22)

                  (42)

                    (1)

 -

             (65)


 -

              (22)

                 (42)

                   (1)

 -

             (65)

 

 

Year ended 30 June 2013







DEFERRED TAX

Europe

Asia Pacific

North America

Latin America

Consol

Group








Deferred Tax

                   -

                    -

                   194

                       -

                   -

              194


                   -

                    -

                  194

                       -

                   -

              194








BENEFITS








Europe

Asia Pacific

North America

Latin America

Other

Group








Benefits

 -

               (23)

                  (51)

                    (1)

 -

             (76)


 -

              (23)

                 (51)

                   (1)

 -

             (76)








 

23. Capital commitments

The Group has no capital commitments as at 30 June 2014 (30 June 2013: £Nil).


24. PROVISIONs


2014

£000's

Carrying amount at 1 July 2014

120

Additional provisions made in period

220

Amounts used in period

-

Unusued amounts reversed in period

-

Carrying amount at end of 30 June 2014

340

 

The company's German subsidiary was placed into liquidation during 2013. The German subsidiary is the subject of a local tax enquiry and an amount of £200,000 is claimed by the German tax authorities.

The company's liquidator has lodged a separate claim against the Group in the sum of €425,000 and the group is advised by its lawyers that this amount is likely to be payable. A provision of £340,000 (2013: £120,195) has been made as the Directors' best estimate of the amount that will be payable by the Group.


25. Related party transactions    

Key Management

The only related party transactions that occurred during the year were the remuneration of senior management disclosed in note 7. 

26.  RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

The Group is exposed to currency and liquidity risk, which result from both its operating and investing activities. The Group's risk management is coordinated in close co-operation with the Board and focuses on actively securing the Group's short to medium term cash flows by minimising the exposure to financial markets.  The most significant financial risks to which the Group is exposed are described below.  Also refer to the accounting policies.

 

Foreign currency risk

The Group is exposed to transaction foreign exchange risk. The currencies where the Group is most exposed to volatility are US Dollars, Australian Dollars, Argentine Peso, Mexican Paso and Colombian Peso.

Currently, there is generally an alignment of assets and liabilities in a particular market and no hedging instruments are used. In Latin American markets cash in excess of working capital is converted into a hard currency such as US Dollars, except in Argentina, where domestic regulations prevent companies from acquiring US Dollars. Given this situation, the Argentine subsidiary is considering other alternatives to hedge a possible devaluation of local currency. The Company will continue to review its currency risk position as the overall business profile changes.

Foreign currency denominated financial assets and liabilities, which are all short-term in nature and translated into local currency at the closing rate, are as follows.

 


2014

2013

000's

000's


USD

AUS

ARS

Other

USD

AUS

ARS

Other

Nominal amounts

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£










Financial assets

         236

           93

      6,286

      2,302

         227

         148

      9,867

         894

Financial liabilities

      (330)

      (307)

   (5,594)

      (642)

      (546)

      (567)

   (3,829)

        (58)

Short-term exposure

        (94)

      (214)

         692

      1,660

      (319)

      (419)

      6,038

         836

 

Percentage movements for the period in regards to the British Pound to US Dollar, Australian Dollar and Argentine Peso exchange rates are as follows. These percentages have been determined based on the average market volatility in exchange rates during the period.

 



2014

2013

US Dollar


12%

-2%

Australian Dollar


8%

8%

Argentine Peso


68%

18%

 

 

Foreign exchange currency Gain/ (loss)











Year ended 
2014


Year ended 
2013




£000's


£000's







Foreign currency



     (989)


     (350)

 

Liquidity risk

The Group seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs.  Management prepares cash flow forecasts which are reviewed at Board meetings to ensure liquidity.  The Group has no borrowing arrangements.

As at 30 June 2014, the Group's financial liabilities were all current and have contractual maturities as follows:

30 June 2014





Within 6 months

6 to 12 months





£000's

£000's









Trade and other payables





2,511

-

 

 

The maturity of the Group's financial liabilities, which were all current at the previous year end, was as follows:

30 June 2013





Within 6 months

6 to 12 months





£000's

£000's









Trade and other payables





1,387

-

 

Capital Management Disclosures

Management assesses the Group's capital requirements in order to maintain an efficient overall financing structure while avoiding excessive leverage. The Group manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group could return capital to shareholders or issue new shares.

The Group considers its capital to comprise the following:

Capital

2014

2013

Ordinary share capital

74

73

Share premium

10,579

10,357

Translation reserve

(2,041)

(695)

Merger reserve

-

153

Retained earnings

(6,135)

(6,055)

 

2,477

3,833

 

27. BUSINESS DISPOSAL

In the year, the Group completed the liquidation of its wholly owned subsidiary, Mobile Streams Europe GmbH, The loss on disposal was determined as follows:

 

£000

Cash disposed of

 15

 

 

Net assets disposed (other than cash)

 

Property, plant and equipment

-

Deferred tax asset

-

Trade and other receivables

461

Trade and other payables

(148)

 

 

Reclassification of merger reserve on disposal

(153)

Loss on disposal

174

 

 


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