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Cloudbuy PLC
21 August 2019
 

 

 

 

21 August 2019

 

cloudBuy plc

("cloudBuy" or the "Company")

 

Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2019

 

cloudBuy plc (AIM: CBUY), the global provider of cloud-based ecommerce marketplaces and B2B buyer and supplier solutions, today announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019.

 

Key Points

 

Operational

 

·    We have seen an increase in the number of CCG's joining PHBChoices over the first half and this has accelerated in July and August with a related increase in the numbers of PHB holders now using the system

·    We have developed a pipeline of additional eprocurement and digital prospects assisted by our presence on G-Cloud 11

·    The Company Formations business was successfully sold resulting in cash receipts of £279K. This transaction continues our strategy of simplification, allowing us to focus on our growth sectors.

 

Financial

 

·    Commentary is based on the Continuing Business which excludes the results of the Company Formations business for all periods.

·    Revenue of £538K was an improvement of 11% (2018: £485K), as a result of an increase in revenue from PHBChoices.

·    Our existing ecommerce and eprocurement customers continue to produce revenue and provide opportunities for growth, this is partially offset by the continuing reduction in revenue from legacy customers.

·    Administrative expenses, excluding share based payments, decreased by 15% to £1,174K (2018: £1,374K), as a result of continuing tight control of costs in the business

·    Operating loss, excluding share based payments was reduced by 28% to £652,000 (2018: £924K). Including share based payments, operating loss was reduced by 30%.

·    Net cash outflow from continuing operations including capital expenditure was reduced to £675Km (2018, net cash outflow: £874K), a reduction of 23%.

·    New investment of £500,000 from Roberto Sella in March 2019 (2018 £nil).

·    Cash and cash equivalents reduced to £1,031K at 30 June 2019 (30 June 2018: £1,605K, 31 December 2018 £791K)

 

Ronald Duncan, Executive Chairman and CIO of cloudBuy, commented,

 

"We have made progress in the first half of the year, with an increase in core revenue and a continuing focus on cash management and cost reduction. PHBChoices has contributed to the revenue increase and revenue from this area is growing.  There is evidence that CCG's are under pressure to deliver more PHB's and increasingly they are reaching out to PHBChoices for a solution.

 

Our existing customer base continues to provide consistent revenue and we have a number of opportunities for additional revenue growth from this group.  In Canada the success of York District School Board's roll out of the eprocurement system has resulted in a second school board taking up the solution, as well as interest from other boards. There are 70 boards in Ontario that can use the solution under the terms of the procurement, and we are engaging with a Canadian reseller to pursue these opportunities.

 

Following the publication of G-Cloud 11 we have generated a number of enquiries about our solutions from a range of different UK public sector prospects, this has produced an early stage pipeline of opportunities. The opportunities cover eprocurement as well as digital citizen engagement specifically for Local Government organisations.

 

We received further investment from Roberto Sella in March 2019, and we appreciate his continuing commitment to the business."

 

 

For further information, please contact:

cloudBuy plc

 

David Gibbon, CFO & COO

 

Tel: 0118 963 7000

 

 

Arden Partners plc - NOMAD and broker

Tel: 020 7614 5900

Paul Shackleton/ Daniel Gee-Summons - Corporate Finance

 

Simon Johnson - Corporate Broking

 

 

About cloudBuy plc

cloudBuy, (AIM: CBUY), provides cloud solutions for buyers and sellers - and brings them together to trade securely and ethically via an increasing number of public e-marketplaces and private purchasing portals around the world, powered by cloudBuy ecommerce technology.

 

cloudBuy solutions for buyers help B2B purchasers understand and control their spend, to reduce costs and increase value. Our cloudSell solutions enable sellers of all sizes, from start-ups to corporates, reach new customers and grow their business.

 

cloudBuy's technology platform powers web sites, public marketplaces and private purchasing portals that enable all types of online interactions and relationships including, citizen and business to government; consumer to business; and business to business.

 

For more information visit: www.cloudbuy.com 

 

 

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

 

Revenue

 

We continue to focus on our key projects.

 

PHBChoices

 

This remains the main growth driver in the business. During the first half of 2019, there has been a demonstrable increase in interest from CCG's as the requirement for personalisation in care has been driven by NHS England.  The NHS Long Term Plan was published in January and this strengthened the commitment to personalisation, Personal Health Budgets are a key method of increasing personalisation through patient choice.

 

The PHBChoices product has continued to be enhanced. To date, we are not aware of a competing product which shows the same benefits as PHBChoices including cost savings, greater visibility of spend, financial control and patient data security.

 

United Overseas Bank in Singapore

This project in Singapore continues to generate SaaS licence fees and revenue from paid enhancements to the system. A Chinese language version is due to be completed in the second half of 2019.

 

Ontario School Boards

Our project with the York Region District School Board in Ontario is live and producing ongoing SaaS licence revenue. Revenue from transaction fees is small but growing. The project with Waterloo Catholic District School Board has commenced and is expected to go live in early 2020.  There is the prospect for further school Boards through our new sales partner.

 

HealthShare New South Wales

This project in Australia has successfully completed its 3 year contract period. The contract has not been renewed so the second half will include lower revenue with no revenue in 2020.

 

University of Exeter

The system is live with ongoing SaaS licence fees and paid enhancements.

 

Other ecommerce customers

Our long term ecommerce customers continue to invest in cloudBuy products with our largest customer generating increased revenue in the first 7 months of the year.

 

Non-Strategic Legacy Contracts

 

Continuing the medium term trend, a number of our legacy UK public sector clients chose not to renew their contracts in H1 2019.

 

 

Financial Results

 

Commentary is based on the Continuing Business which excludes the results of the Company Formations business for all periods.

 

Revenue showed an increase of 11% with the reduction in legacy contract revenue being more than offset by an increase from PHBChoices.

 

As a result of the increase in revenue and a reduction in administrative expenses, operating loss, excluding share based payments was reduced by 28%.

 

Our operating cash outflow showed an improvement of 23%. Operating cash outflow was broadly in line with the operating loss.

 

Outlook

 

We expect revenue from PHBChoices to continue to grow in the second half and in 2020. Although at an early stage in the sales cycle, we are also seeing increasing interest in our product suite from UK public sector bodies where we can show demonstrable benefits based on existing and past customer projects.

 

It is expected that operating losses and cash outflows will continue to reduce during the remainder of 2019.

 

Ronald Duncan

Executive Chairman and CIO

20 August 2019

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Notes

 

 6 months to
30 June
2019
 

 6 months to
30 June
2018
(as restated)

 Year ended
31 Dec
2018

(as restated)

 

£'000

£'000

£'000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

Revenue from continuing operations

2

 

538

485

791

Cost of sales

 

 

(26)

(35)

(59)

Gross Profit

 

 

512

450

732

Administrative expenses

 

 

(1,174)

(1,374)

(2,426)

Share based payments

 

 

(17)

(54)

(72)

Operating loss

 

 

 (679)

 (978)

 (1,767)

Finance Income -interest received

 

 

0

0

1

Finance costs

 

 

(296)

(289)

(601)

Loss on ordinary activity before taxation

 

 

 (975)

 (1,267)

 (2,366)

Income tax credit

 

 

-

-

124

Loss for the period from continuing operations

 

 

 (975)

 (1,267)

 (2,242)

Profit for the period from discontinued Operations

4

 

291

20

49

Loss for the period 

 

 

 (684)

 (1,247)

 (2,193)

Other comprehensive income - item which will or may be reclassified to profit and loss               

 

 

-

-

-

Exchange (loss)/gain arising on translation of foreign operations

 

 

(2)

141

115

Total Comprehensive Income

 

 

 (686)

 (1,106)

 (2,077)

Loss per share - basic and diluted from continuing operations

 

 

0.7p

1.0p

1.7p

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Notes

 30 June
2019
 

 

 30 June
2018
 

 

 31 Dec
2018

£'000

 

£'000

 

£'000

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

3

 

7

 

6

Other intangible assets

 

25

 

45

 

34

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

53

 

40

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

401

 

408

 

365

Taxes recoverable

 

-

 

-

 

124

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1,031

 

1,605

 

791

 

 

1,432

 

2,013

 

1,280

Total assets

 

1,460

 

2,066

 

1,320

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

         (1,628)

 

      (1,220)

 

      (1,319)

 

 

          (1,628)

 

      (1,220)

 

      (1,319)

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities - borrowings

 5

(6,333)

 

(5,739)

 

(5,833)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

          (7,961)

 

      (6,959)

 

      (7,152)

Total net (liabilities)/assets

 

          (6,501)

 

      (4,893)

 

      (5,832)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder's equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Called up share capital

 

             1,304

 

         1,304

 

         1,304

Share premium account

 

             5,534

 

         5,534

 

         5,534

Other reserve

 

             2,235

 

         2,220

 

         2,235

Share based payment reserve

 

             1,241

 

         1,205

 

         1,224

Currency translation

 

                (81)

 

            (53)

 

            (79)

Accumulated losses

 

        (16,734)

 

    (15,104)

 

    (16,050)

Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of the parent

 

          (6,501)

 

      (4,893)

 

      (5,832)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

6 months to
30 June
2019

6 months to
30 June
2018

(as restated)

 

Year ended
31 Dec
2018

(as restated)

 

£'000

£'000

£'000

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Loss for the period (excluding Taxation)

(684)

(1,247)

(2,193)

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

Finance income/cost

295

289

599

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

11

19

30

Amortisation of other Intangible assets

3

2

4

Share based payments

17

54

72

Changes in working capital

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

(48)

55

(26)

Trade and other payables

25

(163)

(265)

Currency translation

(2)

141

115

Profit from discontinued operations

(291)

(19)

(49)

Net cash used by continuing operations

 

(674)

(870)

(1,713)

Tax (paid)/received

124

-

-

Operating cashflow from Discontinued operations

12

19

49

Net cash used in operating activities

(538)

(851)

(1,664)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of other intangible assets

-

-

(5)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(1)

(4)

-

Sale of discontinued business

279

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

278

(5)

(5)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

Issue of loan notes

500

-

-

Net cash generated from financing

 

500 

-

-

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

240

(855)

(1,669)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

791

2,460

2,460

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

1,031

1,605

791

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Share Capital

Share premium

Other reserve

Share based payment reserve

Currency translation

Accumulated losses

Share-holder's equity

 

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 01 January 2018

1,304

5,534

2,215

1,151

(194)

(13,858)

(3,847)

Share issued in the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Convertible loan notes issued in the period

 

-

 

-

 

5

 

-

 

-

 

-

5

Share based payments

-

-

-

54

-

-

54

Exchange in the period

-

-

-

-

141

-

141

Retained loss for the period

-

-

-

-

-

(1,247)

(1,247)

At 30 June 2018

1,304

5,534

2,220

1,205

(53)

(15,105)

(4,893)

Share issued in the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Convertible loan notes issued in the period

-

-

15

-

-

-

15

Share based payments

-

-

-

19

-

-

19

Exchange in the period

-

-

-

-

(26)

-

(26)

Retained loss for the period

-

-

-

-

-

(945)

(945)

At 31 December 2018

1,304

5,534

2,235

1,224

(79)

(16,050)

(5,832)

Share issued in the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Convertible loan notes issued in the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Share based payments

-

-

-

17

-

-

17

Exchange in the period

-

-

-

-

(2)

-

(2)

Retained loss for the period

-

-

-

-

-

(684)

(684)

At 30 June 2019

1,304

5,534

2,235

1,241

(81)

(16,734)

(6,501)

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.            Basis of preparation

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 and the interpretation of those accounting standards underlying the accounting policies. IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, has not been applied.  The interim financial statements have been issued in accordance with the AIM Rules of the London Stock Exchange and are unaudited.  The financial information set out does not constitute statutory accounts for the purposes of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.  The auditors' report on the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis, and did not contain a statement under 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

 

The preparation of financial statements requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although the estimates are based on management's best knowledge of the amounts, events or actions, actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

These financial statements separate out the company formations business as a discontinued operation for all three periods covered, this has resulted in a restatement of the first half and fully year 2018 results. The details of the discontinued operation are contained in note 3.

 

 

This announcement which was approved by the board of cloudBuy plc on 20 August 2019 will be published on the company's website at www.cloudbuy.com.

 

2.            Revenue

 

Below is an analysis of revenue recognised and gross profit attributable between reportable segments

 

6 months to
30 June
2019

6 months to
30 June
2018

(as restated)

 

Year ended
31 Dec
2018

(as restated)

£'000

£'000

£'000

Web and ecommerce services

519

465

751

Coding International Limited

18

20

40

 

538

485

791

Gross Profit

 

 

 

Web and ecommerce services

493

431

692

Coding International Limited

18

20

40

 

512

450

732

 

3.            Loss per share

 

The calculations for loss per share are based on the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period: 130,432,664 (6 months to 30 June 2018: 130,432,664; year ended 31 December 2018: 130,432,664).           

The share options and warrants are not dilutive as they would not increase the loss per share in the year.

 

The basic and diluted loss per share calculated on the unadjusted earnings is 0.7p (6 months to 30 June 2018: 1.0p; year ended 31 December 2018: 1.7p).

 

4.    Discontinued operations

 

 

On 29 March 2019 the Company disposed of its Company Formations business, the business was sold for a total of £279k in cash, resulting in a gain of 275k.

The trading of Company formations business in the relevant period is as follow:

 

 

 

 

 30 June 2019 £ '000

30 June 2018

£'000

31 Dec 2018
£'000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

              74

           166

           318

Cost of sales

 

           (27)

           (73)

         (139)

Gross profit

 

              46

              93

           179

Administrative Expenses

           (30)

           (73)

         (130)

Share based payments

                 -

                 -

                 -

Operating loss

 

              16

              20

              49

Finance Income -interest received

                 -

                 -

                 -

Finance costs

 

                 -

                 -

                 -

Profit from discontinued Operations Before tax

              16

              20

              49

Income tax expenses

                 -

                 -

                 -

Profit for the period

              16

              20

              49

Gain on Disposal

 

           275

                 -

                 -

Profit for the period from discontinued operations

           291

              20

              49

 

All of the assets and liabilities of the business have been disposed of in this transaction.

 

Cash flows generated by the Company Formations business for the reporting periods under review until its disposal were as follows:

 

 

30 June 2019

£'000

30 June 2018

£'000

31 Dec 2018

£'000

Operating activities

12

19

49

Investing activities

279

-

-

Cashflow from Discontinued Operations

291

19

49

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities relate solely to the proceeds from the sale of Company Formations which was received in cash in March 2019.

 

 

 

Calculation of gain on disposal

£'000

Assets

 

Non-current assets

-

Goodwill

-

Property, plant and equipment

-

Total non-current assets

-

Current assets

-

Trade and other receivables

4

Cash and cash equivalents

-

Total current assets

4

Liabilities

-

Current liabilities

-

Trade and other payables

-

Total liabilities

-

Provisions - lease incentive

-

Net assets

4

Less: net assets attributable to minority interest

-

Net Assets Disposed

4

Total Consideration received in cash

279

Net cash Received

279

Gain on Disposal

275

     

 

5.            Convertible Loan Stock and Loan Stock

 

The principal terms of the loan instruments are as follows:

 

"Existing" Loan Notes

 

Instrument (the "Instrument")

Interest bearing loan note instrument constituting 4,172,562 £1.00 secured convertible loan notes and 1,577,438 £1.00 secured non-convertible loan notes. Total £5,750,000

Amount DRAWN

£5,750,000

Term

10 year term with an early repayment option on 5th anniversary

Drawdown

Minimum of £3,274,300 in first draw down then in increments of a minimum of £1 million in size

Interest

2.33%

Borrower Covenants

cloudBuy plc cannot issue any instrument that is pari passu or senior to the Instrument and/or the Loan Notes without the consent of the holder of the Loan Notes

Lender Covenants

None

Conversion price

6.5 pence (conversion at any time in full or in part at the election of loan note holder) or 1 penny (in the event that the outstanding amount of the Convertible Loan Notes (including principal and interest) has not been repaid or converted by the Final Redemption Date)

Security

The Loan Notes will be secured, by way of a secondary charge over the Company's assets, with the charge ranking behind the Company's clearing bank facility provider from time to time where the priority charge over the Company assets will be limited to £300,000 in value

Future Investment

Mr. Roberto Sella to have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in future equity fundraising by the Company at 80% of the price of other investors up to the end of the Term

 

 

"New" (December 2017) Loan Notes, figures are for the amount issued at 30 June 2019, a further potential £1,200,000 is available under the facility.

 

Instrument (the "Instrument")

Interest bearing loan note instrument constituting up to 3,400,000 £1.00 secured convertible loan notes

Amount Drawn

£2,200,000

Term

10 year term with an early repayment option on 5th anniversary

 

 

Interest

2.33%

Borrower Covenants

cloudBuy plc cannot issue any instrument that is pari passu or senior to the Instrument and/or the Loan Notes without the consent of the holder of the Loan Notes

Lender Covenants

None

Conversion price

2.0 pence (conversion at any time in full or in part at the election of loan note holder) or 1 penny (in the event that the outstanding amount of the Convertible Loan Notes (including principal and interest) has not been repaid or converted by the Final Redemption Date)

Security

The Loan Notes will be secured, by way of a secondary charge over the Company's assets, with the charge ranking behind the Company's clearing bank facility provider from time to time where the priority charge over the Company assets will be limited to £300,000 in value

 

 

 

6.            Disclosure of Concert Party Shareholdings

 

The following details are required to be disclosed in this report to comply with the conditions of The Takeover Code. Mike Pasternak who is a director of cloudBuy is deemed to be acting in concert with Roberto Sella for the purposes of the Takeover Code. The holdings of Roberto Sella and Mike Pasternak at 30 June 2019 as follows:

 

Shareholder

Interest in issued share capital on 30 June 2019

Percentage interest in issued share capital on 30 June 2019

Total interest on the basis that the further £1,200,000 New CLS available under the facility are issued in the future and all CLS including PIK notes are converted immediately before their final redemption date (10 years after issue)

Percentage    total assuming no other    ordinary shares are issued

Roberto Sella

14,700,000

11.27%

301,204,965

72.24%

Mike Pasternak

2,150,000

1.65%

2,150,000

0.52%

Total

16,850,000

12.92%

303,354,965

72.76%

 

 


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