Interim Results
Messaging International Plc
29 September 2006
Draft 5
Messaging International Plc ('Messaging International' or 'the Company')
Interim Results
Messaging International Plc, the AIM-listed provider of innovative messaging
services, announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2006.
Chairman's Statement
The Company continued to make progress in the period, entering agreements with
global telecom operators and developing new products, which will ensure a strong
position in the messaging sector. Our blue-chip customer base, which includes
Sprint-Nextel, one of the top tier mobile providers in the USA, Rogers Wireless,
the largest mobile operator in Canada and several other worldwide operators, is
testament to the high esteem we enjoy in the sector.
Despite the lengthy sales cycles in the telecom sector and the slow build-up in
traffic volumes having somewhat delayed our development, new agreements signed
during the period under review and the constantly growing number of messages
delivered through our systems underpins our optimism for the future.
We provide messaging services and products that enable service providers to
send, receive, and manage voice, text and multimedia messages from a wide range
of communication media. Importantly for us, consumer demand continues to drive
investment in product development in this sector. We are at the forefront of
technological change and constantly strive to stay one step ahead of the
competition. This position was highlighted by our recently obtained US and
Canadian patent for our Mobile Station (MS) message selection identification
system, which enables users to seamlessly reply to messages across various
messaging services. This patent may enable the Company to charge licensing fees
to various vendors using the patent. We are waiting to receive a European patent
for this method.
In tandem with developing new products, we are focused on improving our market
penetration, which naturally requires the expansion of marketing activity. To
this end we have stepped up activity in the USA, Asia and Europe. While there is
a long lead time to completing agreements, we are beginning to see the results
of our labour and have a pipeline of new business opportunities. New business in
the period includes agreements with Pelephone, an Israeli mobile operator, to
power an email to text service, as well as two tier-one USA mobile operators and
Virgin Mobile USA, to market our proprietary Text-to-Landline solution.
For the period, the Company is reporting operating losses of £545,162 (year
ended 31 December 2005: losses £392,919) on a turnover of £321,055 (year ended
31 December 2005: £219,793). The pace of change in the sector means that we
continue to invest heavily in research with the view to creating new products as
well as developing existing ones. These research and development costs incurred
in the six month period ended 30 June 2005 were £218,435 (year ended 31 December
2005: £182,655). These costs have affected our current results but the company
should benefit financially in the longer term.
Our experienced team, blue-chip clients and leading-edge technology, form a
solid platform from which to develop the business. The messaging sector is
changing rapidly and in line with this your management is focused on enhancing
the Company's intellectual property base so that we are able to capitalise on
the resulting opportunities for expansion worldwide. Additionally, we continue
to explore potential acquisition opportunities that will complement our already
extensive offering.
Finally I'd like to thank all those involved with the Company for their hard
work and I look forward to the future.
Horacio Furman
Chairman
Messaging International Plc
Consolidated income statement for the six month period ended 30th June 2006
Unaudited 6months ended 30June 2006 Audited
Year ended 31December 2005
Notes
£ £
Continuing operations
Revenues 321,055 219,793
Cost of
revenue (237,186) (168,594)
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Gross profit 83,869 51,199
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Operating expenses
Research and
development (218,435) (182,655)
Sales and
marketing (233,874) (149,003)
Administrative
and general
costs (179,218) (131,912)
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Total
operating
expenses (631,527) (463,570)
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Operating loss
on ordinary
activities
before
interest and
taxation (547,658) (412,371)
Interest and
similar income 2,496 19,452
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Loss on
ordinary
activities
before
taxation (545,162) (392,919)
Taxation on
ordinary
activities 2 - -
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Loss for the
financial
period (545,162) (392,919)
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Loss per share from continuing operations
Basic and
diluted loss
per share 3 (0.5) p (0.7) p
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All amounts relate to continued activities.
There were no recognised gains or losses other than shown in the profit and loss account.
Messaging International Plc
Consolidated balance sheet as at 30 June 2006
Unaudited 30 June Audited 31 December
2006 2005
£ £
Non current assets
Goodwill 3,236,617 3,236,617
Tangible assets 54,280 52,371
Intangible
assets 1,158 1,631
Restricted cash 94,288 84,338
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3,386,343 3,374,957
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Current assets
Cash and cash
equivalents 341,264 954,888
Trade and other
receivables 266,874 181,501
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608,138 1,136,389
Current liabilities
Trade and other
payables (217,741) (220,549)
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Net current
assets 390,397 915,840
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Non current liabilities
Severence pay
obligations (132,681) (116,228)
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Total
liabilities (350,422) (336,777)
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Net assets 3,644,059 4,174,569
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Share capital 576,900 576,900
Share premium
account 3,999,475 3,999,475
Post acquisition
losses (938,081) (392,919)
Foreign currency
translation
reserve 5,765 (8,887)
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Shareholders'
equity 3,644,059 4,174,569
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Messaging International Plc
Consolidated cash flow statement for the six months ended 30 June 2006
Unaudited 6 months ended 30 June Audited
2006 Year ended 31 December
2005
£ £
Net cash
outflow from
operating
activities (601,553) (344,006)
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Investing activities
Interest and
similar income 2,496 19,452
Purchase of
tangible
assets (14,567) (13,261)
Investments - (9,193)
Net overdrafts
acquired with
subsidiary - (5,479)
Net cash used
in investing
activities (12,071) (8,481)
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Financing activities
Issue of
equity share
capital - 1,574,998
share issue
costs - (292,625)
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Net cash from
financing
activities - 1,282,373
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Net increase
in cash and
cash
equivalents (613,624) 929,886
Cash and cash
equivalents at
the beginning
of the
period/year 954,888 25,002
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Cash and cash
equivalents at
the end of the
period/year 341,264 954,888
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Messaging International Plc
Notes to the interim report for the six months ended 30 June 2006
1 Basis of preparation
The interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2006 are unaudited and
do not constitute accounts within the meaning of S240 of the Companies Act 1985.
The interim results have been drawn up using accounting policies and presentation
consistent with those disclosed and applied in the annual report and accounts for
the year ended 31 December 2005.
The Comparative information contained in this report for the year ended 31
December 2005 includes the results of its trading subsidiaries from the date of
acquisition on 20 July 2005 and for that reason no comparative figures for the
six months ended 30 June 2005 were considered relevant for the purposes of this
statement. The Comparative information contained in this report does not
constitute the accounts within the meaning of S240 of the Companies Act 1985.
The accounting policies used in the interim statement are consistent with those
used in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2005 and are in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
2 Taxation
No provision has been made for taxation as the group has losses available to
carry forward against future trading profits.
3 Basic and diluted loss per share
The calculation of the loss per ordinary share is based on the loss after
taxation for the six month period to 30 June 2006 of £545,162 and 115,380,000
ordinary shares in issue throughout the period.
The calculation of the loss per ordinary share the year ended 31 December 2005
is based on the loss after taxation of £392,919 and 56,171,781 ordinary shares
being the weighted average number of shares in issue in the period.
In view of the loss, share warrants and warrants are anti-dilutive and therefore
the diluted loss per share has not been presented.
4 Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities
6 months ended Year ended
30 June 2006 31 December 2005
£ £
Operating loss for the period (547,658) (412,371)
Adjustments for:-
Depreciation of tangible assets 12,658 8,281
Amortisation of intangible assets 473 307
Foreign currency translation differences 14,652 (8,887)
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Operating cash flow before movements
in working capital (519,875) (412,670)
(Increase)/reduction in receivables (85,373) 47,308
(Reduction)/increase in payables (2,808) 7,518
Increase in provisions 6,503 13,838
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Net cash outflow from operating activities (601,553) (344,006)
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