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8COMMON LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Feb 21, 2021

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8COMMON LIMITED & CONTROLLED ENTITIES

ABN 168 232 577

ASX APPENDIX 4D FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The following information should be read in conjunction with both the Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 and the Interim Report for the half year ended 31 December 2020 and the attached auditors’ review report.

This Appendix 4D is prepared in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 4.2A.3.

Reporting period: Half-year from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Previous corresponding period: Half-year from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019.

Results for announcement to the market

8common limited (8CO) and its controlled entities’ (the 8common Group or Group) Results for Announcement to the Market are detailed below:

Financial Results

inancial Results
Dec 2020 Dec 2019 $ Change % Change
Revenue and other income 1,981,312 2,051,354
(70,042)

(3%)
EBITDA
(249,991)

62,091

(312,082)

(503%)
Loss before tax
(397,145)

(84,516)

(312,629)

370%
Loss after tax
(358,830)

(119,253)

(239,577)
201%

During the period, the Group incorporated a wholly owned entity, CardHero Pty Limited in Australia.

NTA backing Dec 2020 Dec 2019
Net tangible asset backing per ordinary share 1.7 cents 1.8 cents

Explanation of results

Please refer to the ‘Directors Report’ for an explanation of the results.

This information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Annual Financial Report of the 8common Group for the year ended 30 June 2020.

This report should also be read in conjunction with any public announcements made by 8common in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements arising under the Corporations Act 2001 and ASX Listing Rules.

The information provided in the report contains all the information required by ASX Listing Rule 4.2A.

Details of individual and total dividends and payment dates

No dividends have been declared by the Company.

Dates: 22 February 2021

Dean Jagger Company Secretary

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8COMMON LIMITED AND ITS CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 168 232 577

INTERIM HALF YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

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Contents

Directors’ Report ________ 3 Auditors’ Independence Declaration ______ 8 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ended 31 December 2020 ______ 10 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020 _ 11 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020 __________ 12 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020 13 Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020 ___ 14 Directors’ Declaration _______ 24 Independent Auditors Review Report to the Members of 8common Limited _ 25

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Directors’ Report

Your directors present their report on the Company 8common Limited and its controlled entities for the half-year ended 31 December 2020.

Directors and Company Secretary

The following persons were directors of 8common Limited during or since the end of the financial half year;

Kah Wui “Nic” Lim Executive Chairman
Adrian Bunter Non Executive Director
John Du Bois Non Executive Director
Nyap Liou “Larry” Gan Non Executive Director
Kok Fui Lau Non Executive Director (Alternate to Nyap Liou “Larry” Gan)
Dean Jagger Company Secretary

Principal activities

8common operates Financial Transaction Management and Employee Performance technology platforms targeted at large enterprise and government segments. Its Financial Transaction Management products, being Expense8 (travel and expense management), PayHero (procurement payment gateway) and CardHero (payment and funds distribution cards) deliver closed loop solutions to support regulated, large network and high volume requirements.

Our platforms manage a growing client base of more than 150,000 platform users including enterprise customers Woolworths, Broadcast Australia, Amcor, and over 150 state and federal government entities.

More details of our 4 products are as follows:

Expense8

The Expense8 platform is a leading pureplay provider of end to end travel and expense management software, card application and management. The innovative software solutions improve organisation’s productivity, incorporate company organisational policies and expense auditing to reduce fraud and increase compliance. Expense8 by 8common was named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Travel and Expense Management Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment.

Notable clients include the whole of Northern Territory Government, Federal Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Woolworths, NSW Department of Education. Approximately 22,000 NT Government employees, 87,000 employees within NSW Government and over 17,000 employees within the Australian Federal Government use Expense8.

PayHero

The PayHero platform brings together merchant facilities, payment gateway and selling online into an easy to operate package that helps businesses get paid faster. PayHero’s platform lets businesses accept card payments online via their own secure mobile payments page. In combination with Expense8, this delivers a closed loop procurement payment to deliver an integrated procurement approval, payments and reconciliation platform.

CardHero

The CardHero platforms combine EML Payments (ASX:EML) issued pre-paid Mastercards with 8commons Expense8 spend reconciliation solution. This combination brings together card application, issuance, transaction management and reporting to deliver a sophisticated, scalable and transparent solution. The CardHero and CardHero+ platforms have two distinctive use cases and clients in mind:

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  • CardHero drives payment approval and reconciliation efficiency. It integrates card payment with expense management and targets government and large enterprise clients.

  • CardHero+ delivers convenient fund distribution and spend data. It integrates fund payment with spend management and targets not for profits, grant providers, charities and government.

Perform8

Employee performance management tools. Perform8 delivers its methodology of gathering employee responses and producing action points to ensure effective performance tracking. Notable clients include Help Enterprises Limited and Peregrine Corporation.

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Review of Operations

1. Group Performance

For the half year ended 31 December 2020, total revenue for the Group was $1,981,312. Revenue grew 9% from continuing operations on a like for like comparison basis, which excludes the R&D grant. As at 31 December 2020, the Company held cash and equivalents of $4,049,483. The Group incurred an operating loss after tax of ($358,830) which included a non cash Employee Share Option expense of $20,189. EBITDA for the period was ($249,991) and an Adjusted EBITDA (excluding employee share option expense) was ($229,802). The operating cashflow for the period was $78,618.

PERIOD TO 31 DECEMBER PERIOD TO 31 DECEMBER PERIOD TO 31 DECEMBER
SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS 2020 2019 CHANGE
$ $ $ %
Revenue from SaaS (subscription and
transaction)
1,130,326 1,271,429 (141,103) (11%)
Other revenue from continuing operations 800,986 499,955 301,031 60%
Government incentives (Cashflow boost
and R&D grant)
50,000 279,970 (229,970) (82%)
Total Revenue 1,981,312 2,051,354 (70,042) (3%)
Total Expenses (inc Cost of services) 2,340,142 2,170,607 169,535 8%
Adjusted EBITDA1 (229,802) 193,906 (423,708) (219%)
EBITDA (249,991) 62,091 (312,082) (503%)
Loss for the period (358,830) (119,253) (239,577) 201%
Operating cashflow 78,618 (191,919) 270,537 (141%)
Cash and cash equivalents 4,049,483 925,293 3,124,190 338%

2. Segment Performance

Expense8

Key KPI highlights for 31 December 2020

KPI 2020 2019 Change
Revenue 1,931,312 1,771,384 9%
SaaS Revenue 1,130,326 1,271,429 (11%)
Users 148,358 120,130 23%
Card Transactions 990,290 1,723,952 (43%)
Trips 3,593 20,191 (82%)

The company has generated over $3.16m in contract wins in FY21 to date. Key Company highlights for the half year up until the date of this release include:

▪ Extension of the Federal Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC) contract for an additional year reflecting an estimated $260k in total contract value;

▪ Partnership with Sypht Pty Ltd’s (a BPAY and BCG Digital Ventures company) proprietary document intelligence platform to offer fast and human-level accuracy to digitise its customer’s receipts;

1 Adjusted EBITDA: $20,189 for non cash Employee Share Option expense added back;

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▪ Northern Territory Department of Corporate Information Systems (DCIS) goes live with Expense8 and increases its users from 8,000 to 21,000 employees;

▪ Five new Federal Government entities signed and implemented to expense8 under the Service Delivery Office (SDO) of the Department of Finance shared services hub with a TCV of $545k;

▪ Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) signed and implemented a 3-year contract (plus contract extensions) with a TCV of $152k ex GST;

COVID-19

The Expense8 travel related SaaS revenue has been significantly affected by COVID-19 with domestic and international travel restrictions. Travel activity had begun to increase with December pre-trip approvals up 100% on October levels. We will continue to ensure the safety of our team and support our clients as we have been during this challenging period.

CardHero

CardHero highlights during the half year include:

  • Signed a 3 year agreement with EML Payments Limited to issue prepaid Mastercards through the CardHero platform;

  • Signed a $1.6m contract for not-for-profit Life Without Barriers for CardHero+. Life Without Barriers plan to utilise CardHero to disburse funds and manage expenses from this contract to roll out 3,500 cards across 360 disability care homes across Australia. The $1.6 million, 3-year contract incorporates and implementation fee of $150,000 and approximately $500,000 per annum in subscription fees.

PayHero

PayHero continues to service its existing clients, which contribute an insignificant revenue stream. Marketing efforts with Expense8 continue to deliver an integrated procurement approval, payments and reconciliation platform.

Perform8

Perform8 continues to be operated with clients which include Help Enterprises Limited and the Peregrine Corporation.

3. Expenses and EBITDA

The Group’s EBITDA (excl employee share option expense) was a loss of ($229,802) in the half year ended 31 December 2020. This compares to an EBITDA profit of $193,906 in the pcp. The key drivers to the 31 December 2020 result were:

  • 3% decrease in Total Revenue on a pcp basis to $1,981,312;

  • 11% decrease in SaaS revenue on a pcp basis to $1,130,326;

  • 10% increase in Total Expenses on a pcp basis to $2,340,142;

  • One off costs of $73,163 for CardHero;

  • Non cash Share based payments expense of $20,189

  • No R&D receipts in the current period compared to $279,970 in pcp.

4. Funding and Cash-flow

As at 31 December 2020, the Group has cash and cash equivalents of $4,049,483 and recorded $78,618 in positive operating cashflow for the six months ended 31 December 2020.

Key highlights relating to funding:

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  • Successful placement of $2.25 million (before issue costs of $112,500) to a range of high quality institutional and sophisticated investors. The placement saw the issue of 17,307,692 shares at a price of A$0.13 per share with the funds predominantly used to:

  • Expand the roll-out of CardHero;

  • Accelerate the onboarding of recent customer wins with the Federal Government sector via the shared services platform;

  • General working requirements.

5. Outlook

We have had a fantastic 1H FY2021 and would like to record our appreciation to placement investors, shareholders, the awesome team and clients who have collectively supported and delivered the results. With excellent team morale, strong balance sheet and exciting opportunities with Expense8 and CardHero, we are poised for a strong finish to FY 2021.

Revenue growth especially in SaaS is expected to accelerate over the remaining half year which is driven by user growth and new mandates. CardHero has already begun to deliver a revenue impact and we expect strong contributions from this segment.

Significant Events since Balance Sheet Date

The Group continues to monitor the economic and financial impact that the COVID-19 pandemic can have on its operations. Since the end of the financial year, there have been no matters or circumstances directly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic that had an impact on the financial statements. Therefore no adjustments or specific disclosures have been made in this respect. It is currently unknown how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last and this might continue to have a financial impact on the Group’s operations.

As at the date of this report the investment in Cloudaron (CLOUD:MK) has a market value of $1,179,169, based on quoted share price on the Malaysian Stock Exchange.

No other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the consolidated group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the consolidated group in future financial years.

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 8.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of directors.

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Kah Wui Lim

Managing Director Dated this 22nd of February 2021, Singapore

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22 February 2021

The Directors 8common Limited Level 7, 320 Pitt Street SYNDEY NSW 2000

Auditors’ Independence Declaration

AUDITORS’ INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 TO THE DIRECTORS OF 8COMMON LIMITED

We declare that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, during the half year period ended 31 December 2020 there have been:

  • (i) no contraventions of the auditors’ independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review; and

(ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

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Walker Wayland NSW Wali Aziz Chartered Accountants Partner

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Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ended 31 December 2020

Revenue from continuing operations
Cost of services
Gross Profit
Other revenue – (Government cashflow boost and
R&D grant)
EXPENSES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Professional fees
Computer software and maintenance
Depreciation and amortisation
Employee and contractor costs
Marketing
Occupancy expenses
Share based payments expense
Other expenses from ordinary activities
Total Expenses
NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX
Income tax expense
NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD
Other comprehensive income – Revaluation loss on
financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share – cents per share
Diluted earnings per share – cents per share
31 December
2020
$
31 December
2019
$
1,931,312
1,771,384
(371,332)
(196,566)
1,559,980
1,574,818
50,000
279,970
(108,942)
(59,629)
(184,174)
(130,732)
(147,591)
(146,693)
(1,384,874)
(1,218,451)
(31,020)
(32,382)
(40,708)
(38,554)
(20,189)
(131,815)
(89,627)
(181,048)
(2,007,125)
(1,939,304)
(397,145)
(84,516)
38,315
(34,737)
(358,830)
(119,253)
(1,070,561)
(1,320,746)
(1,429,391)
(1,439,999)
(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.19)
(0.08)

The above statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020

s at 31 December 2020
Note
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Other assets
Total current assets
Non current assets
Financial Assets
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Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
6
Deferred tax assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Contract liabilities
Provisions
Total current liabilities
Non current liabilities
Provisions
Total non current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Contributed equity
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Accumulated losses
Asset revaluation reserve
Share based payments reserve
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Total shareholders’ equity
31 December 2020
30 June 2020
$
$
4,049,483
1,842,492
228,900
244,431
94,844
95,854
4,373,227
2,182,777
248,246
1,318,807
21,423
12,897
1,691,655
1,765,720
182,067
143,752
2,143,391
3,241,176
6,516,618
5,423,953
778,061
556,611
416,610
319,620
183,658
170,461
1,378,329
1,046,692
66,520
50,620
66,520
50,620
1,444,849
1,097,312
5,071,769
4,326,641
13,133,589
10,979,259
(5,772,253)
(5,419,353)
(2,833,783)
(1,763,222)
544,216
529,957
5,071,769
4,326,641

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Asset Share based
Consolidated Entity Issued
Capital
Accumulated
Losses
Revaluation
Reserve
payment
reserve
Total
$ $ $ $ $
Balance as at 1 July
2019
9,959,064 (4,657,596) 478,750 263,629 6,043,847
Loss for the period - (119,253) - - (119,253)
Other comprehensive
income
- - (1,320,746) - (1,320,746)
Total comprehensive
income / (loss)
- (119,253) (1,320,746) - (1,439,999)
Issue of shares 93,979 - - - 93,979
Share based
payments
- - - 131,815 131,815
Balance as at 31
December 2019
10,053,043 (4,776,849) (841,996) 395,444 4,829,642
Balance as at 1 July
2020
10,979,259 (5,419,353) (1,763,222) 529,957 4,326,641
Loss for the period - (358,830) - - (358,830)
Other comprehensive
income
- - (1,070,561) - (1,070,561)
Total comprehensive
income / (loss)
- (358,830) (1,070,561) - (1,429,391)
Issue of shares 2,266,830 4,668 - (4,668) 2,266,830
Costs of share issue (112,500) - - - (112,500)
Share based
payments
- - - 20,189 20,189
Transfer of share
based payment
- 1,262 - (1,262) -
Balance as at 31
December 2020
13,133,589 (5,772,253) (2,833,783) 544,216 5,071,769

The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from operating activities
Interest received
Payments to suppliers and employees
Government grant and tax incentives
Net cash (used in) operating activities

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of fixed assets
Net cash (used in) / provided by investing activities

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issue of shares via placement
Conversion of options
Costs related to issue of shares
Net cash provided by financing activities

NET DECREASE IN CASH HELD
Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of financial
period
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END
OF THE PERIOD
31 December
2020
31 December
2019
$
$
2,256,593
1,818,019
558
301
(2,178,533)
(2,290,209)
-
279,970
78,618
(191,919)
(14,708)
(10,150)
(14,708)
(10,150)
2,250,000
93,979
16,830
-
(123,750)
-
2,143,080
93,979
2,206,990
(108,090)
1,842,492
1,033,383
4,049,482
925,293

The above statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 1—Basis of Preparation of Half-Year Report

These general purpose financial statements for the half-year reporting period ended 31 December 2020 have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Act 2001 . Compliance with AASB 134 ensures compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting . The Group is a for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards

This interim financial report does not include all the notes of the type normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, this report is to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2020, together with any public announcements made during the following half year in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 .

The same accounting policies and methods of computation have been followed in this interim financial report as were applied in the most recent annual financial statements except to the matters discussed below.

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the board of directors on 22nd February 2021.

New and Revised Accounting Requirements Applicable to the Current Half-year Reporting Period

A number of new or amended standards became applicable for the current reporting period, however, the group did not have to change its accounting policies or make retrospective adjustments as a result of adopting these standards since they did not have an impact on the Group

The Group has not early adopted any new and revised Accounting Standards that are not yet mandatory.

Reporting Basis and Conventions

The half-year report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied.

Estimates

When preparing the interim financial statements, management undertakes a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The actual results may differ from the judgments, estimates and assumptions made by management, and will seldom equal the estimated results.

The judgments, estimates and assumptions applied in the interim financial statements, including the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied in the Group’s last annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2020.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 1—Basis of Preparation of Half-Year Report (cont)

Going concern basis of accounting

The Group has incurred a net loss after tax for the half year ended 31 December 2020 of $358,830 (31 December 2019: loss of $119,253) with the cash inflow from operating activities of $78,618 (31 December 2019: cash outflow of $191,919). As at 31 December 2020, the Group has a net current asset position of $2,994,898 (30 June 2020: $1,136,085 net current asset position). The net current asset position as at 31 December 2020 includes the following:

  • Cash and cash equivalents of $4,049,483 (30 June 2020: $1,842,492) and trade and other receivables of $228,900 (30 June 2020: $244,431).

  • Deferred contract liability of $416,610 (30 June 2020: $319,620)

The continuing viability of the Group and its ability to continue as a going concern and meet its debts and commitments as they fall due may be dependent upon the Group being successful in:

  • generating sufficient cash surpluses from operations resulting from meeting revenue forecasts;

  • selling down their investment in Cloudaron Shares to create liquidity should the need arise;

  • receiving financial support from its directors and shareholders.

The Directors believe there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to continue as a going concern after consideration of the following factors:

  • The current business development prospects show an increase in activity and should lead to increasing ongoing revenue;

  • Potential sale proceeds in the form of Cloudaron share sales provides another avenue of liquidity should the business require it;

  • The Directors remain committed to the long-term business plan that is contributing to improved results as the business progresses;

  • The budgets and forecasts reviewed by the Directors for the next twelve months anticipate the business will continue to produce improved results;

Furthermore, the Directors have the option of seeking further funding to support working capital and the business development activities of the Group by way of equity or convertible note debt finance. The Directors are of the opinion that these factors will allow the Group to focus on growth areas and on improving profitability. The Directors continue to monitor the situation closely and are focused on taking all measures necessary to optimise the Group’s performance.

The Directors believe that the above indicators demonstrate that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable and to continue as a going concern and be in a position to realise its assets and settle its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial report. Accordingly, the Directors also believe that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements.

In the event that the Group does not achieve the conditions stated by the Directors, the ability of the Company and therefore the Group to continue as a Going Concern may be impacted and therefore the Group may not be able to realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities in the ordinary course of operations and at the amounts stated in the financial report. No adjustments have been made to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset values and the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Group and company not continue as going concerns.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 2—Loss from Ordinary Activities

All revenue and expense items that are relevant in explaining the financial performance for the interim period have been included in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

Note 3—Dividends

No dividends have been declared or paid during the period.

Note 4—Operating Segments

The Group has one reportable segment, as described below, which are the groups strategic business units. The Group has identified its business units based on internal reports that are reviewed on a monthly basis and used by the executive management team (the chief operating decision makers) in assessing performance and in determining the allocation of resources.

The following summary describes the operations in each of the Group’s reportable geographic segments:

  • Productivity & Performance (including Expense8 and Perform8): Expense8 is a Travel & Expense management software solution that manages and streamlines the end-to-end processing of employee- generated expenses. By using Expense8, clients’ administration of expenses charged to corporate credit cards is made easier. Perform8 is an advanced survey and action planning solution that diagnoses and prioritises areas for improvement across your business. Its unique methodology drives continuous improvement throughout an organisation, maximising employee engagement and boosting productivity levels.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 4—Operating Segments (Cont.)

Half year ended December
2020
Total segment revenue
R&D grant
Total Revenue
Net Profit / (Loss) before tax
for the Period
Adjusted EBITDA*
Performance &
Productivity
Head Office
Total
$
$
$
1,930,875
50,437
1,981,212
-
-
-
1,930,875
50,437
1,981,312
(154,807)
(242,338)
(397,145)
(7,390)
(222,412)
(229,802)

*Adjusted EBITDA relates to Earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortisation and share based payments.

Total segment assets
31 December 2020
Total segment liabilities
31 December 2020
Half year ended December 2019
Total segment revenue
R&D grant
Total Revenue
Net Profit / (Loss) before tax for
the Period
Adjusted EBITDA

Total segment assets
31 December 2019
Total segment liabilities*
31 December 2019
3,815,573
2,701,045
6,516,618
1,129,662
315,187
1,444,849
Performance &
Productivity
Head Office
Total
1,771,384
-
1,771,384
279,970
-
279,970
2,051,354
-
2,051,354
14,871
(99,387)
(84,516)
140,186
53,720
193,906
3,710,656
2,295,646
6,006,302
882,936
293,724
1,176,660

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 4—Operating Segments (Cont.)

The executive management team uses EBITDA as a measure to assess the performance of the business. This excludes the effects of items such as depreciation, amortisation, tax and finance costs. A reconciliation of the EBITDA to operating profit before income tax is provided as follows:

Total EBITDA
Interest expense
Interest received
Depreciation and Amortisation
Loss before income tax
31 December 2020
$
31 December 2019
$
(249,991)
62,091
-
(215)
437
301
(147,591)
(146,693)
(397,145)
(84,516)

Note 5 — Financial Assets

The Group holds shares in Cloudaron Berhad as part of the sale of Realtors8 Pte Ltd. These shares are included as a Financial Asset with a non-current asset classification measured at a fair value of $248,246 based on the market price on the Bursa Stock Exchange as at 31 December 2020.

Financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income
(i)
31 December 2020
$
30 June 2020
$
248,246
1,318,807
248,246
1,318,807

(i) The material decrease in carrying value of $1,070,561 is due to a reduction in the closing market price of the Cloudaron shares on the Malaysian Bursa. This reduction has been recognised within other comprehensive income.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 6: Intangible Assets

Consolidated Group:
Carrying value at 1 July 2020
Addition
Amortisation charge
Period ended 31 December 2020
Goodwill
Acquired
Intellectual
property
Software
Development
Costs
Work in
Progress
Total
$
$
$
$
$
1,225,108
14,800
525,812
-
1,765,720
-
-
-
68,681
68,681
-
-
(142,746)
-
(142,746)
1,225,108
14,800
383,066
68,681
1,691,655

Intangible assets, other than goodwill, have finite useful lives. The current amortisation charges for intangible assets are included under depreciation and amortisation expense per the statement of profit or loss. Goodwill has an indefinite useful life. Development costs have been amortised since 1 January 2017. Software development costs are amortised over a period of 5 years.

Acquired intellectual property (PayHero) is not being amortised as the product is still in development phase. The Work in Progress costs of $68,681 has not been amortised as it is still in the development phase.

Note 7 — Contributed Equity

  • (a) Share Capital
ote 7 — Contributed Equity
(a) Share Capital
Note As at 31 December
2020
As at 30 June
2020
$ $
Ordinary Shares 200,409,756
(30 June 2020: 182,917,118)
Fully paid shares 13,133,589 10,979,259
Date and Price No. $
Opening Balance 1 July 2020 182,917,118 10,979,259
Shares issued 29 October 2020, $0.13 17,307,692 2,250,000
Shares issued 31 December 2020, $0.091 184,946 16,830
Share issue costs - (112,500)
Total issued 17,492,638 2,266,830
Closing balance 31 December 2020 200,409,756 13,133,589

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020

Note 8 —Contingent Assets and Contingent Liabilities

There are no contingent liabilities or contingent assets as at the date of this half yearly report.

Note 9 – Fair Value Measurement

a) Valuation techniques

The Group selects a valuation technique that is appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data is available to measure fair value. The availability of sufficient and relevant data primarily depends on the specific characteristics of the asset or liability being measured. The valuation techniques selected by the Group are consistent with one or more of the following valuation approaches:

  • Market approach: valuation techniques that use prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions for identical or similar assets or liabilities.

  • Income approach: valuation techniques that convert estimated future cash flows or income and expenses into a single discounted present value.

  • Cost approach: valuation techniques that reflect the current replacement cost of an asset at its current service capacity.

Each valuation technique requires inputs that reflect the assumptions that buyers and sellers would use when pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risks. When selecting a valuation technique, the Group gives priority to those techniques that maximise the use of observable inputs and minimise the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs that are developed using market data (such as publicly available information on actual transactions) and reflect the assumptions that buyers and sellers would generally use when pricing the asset or liability are considered observable, whereas inputs for which market data is not available and therefore are developed using the best information available about such assumptions are considered unobservable.

The following notes (b) and (c) provide the fair values of the Group’s assets and liabilities measured and recognised on a recurring basis after initial recognition and their categorisation within the fair value hierarchy:

b) Financial Instruments

The fair values of the group’s financial asset and financial liabilities equate to the carrying values at the respective reporting dates of 31 December 2020. The carrying amounts of trade and other payables and trade and other receivables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short term nature.

c) Fair value hierarchy

Set out below, is a comparison of the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets as at 31 December 2020 and 30 June 2020:

Consolidated Group:
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
Total
31 December 2020
30 June 2020
Carrying
amount
Fair value
Carrying
amount
Fair value
$
$
$
$
248,246
248,246
1,318,807
1,318,807
248,246
248,246
1,318,807
1,318,807

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020 Note 9 – Fair Value Measurement (Cont.)

The following table provides the fair value measurement hierarchy of the Group’s financial assets as at 31 December 2020:

Fair value measurement using Fair value measurement using
Total Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)
Significant
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
$ $ $ $
As at 31 December 2020:
Financial assets measured at fair value:
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive 248,246 248,246 - -
income
Fair value measurement using
Total Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)
Significant
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
$ $ $ $
As at 30 June 2020:
Financial assets measured at fair value:
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive 1,318,807 1,318,807 - -
income

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the period, and no transfers into or out of Level 3 fair value measurements during the six months ended 31 December 2020.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Half Year ended 31 December 2020 Note 9 – Fair Value Measurement (Cont.)

Fair value hierarchy

All financial instruments for which fair value is recognised or disclose are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole, as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 – Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable

Level 3 – Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in unobservable

For assets and liabilities that are recognised at fair value on a recurring basis, the Group determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisations (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

There were no changes in the Group’s valuation processes, valuation techniques, and types of inputs in the fair value measurements during the period.

Note 10 —Share based payments reserve

During the six months ended 31 December 2020, a share based payments expense of $20,189 has been recognised relating to options issued to management and employees pursuant to the employees share options plan. 184,946 employee share options were exercised and 50,000 share options were cancelled during the period. As at 31 December 2021 the following options were on issue:

Number of Options Exercise price
7,340,000 $0.168
1,565,054 $0.091
500,000 $0.20

Note 11 —Events Occurring after the Balance Sheet Date

Since the end of the financial period the following have significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the Group, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the Economic Entity in future financial years.

The Group continues to monitor the economic and financial impact that the COVID-19 pandemic can have on its operations. Since the end of the financial year, there have been no matters or circumstances directly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic that had an impact on the financial statements. Therefore, no adjustments or specific disclosures have been made in this respect. It is currently unknown how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last, and this might continue to have a financial impact on the Group’s operations.

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As at the date of this report the investment in Cloudaron (CLOUD:MK) has a market value of $1,179,169, based on quoted share price on the Malaysian Stock Exchange.

No other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the consolidated group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the consolidated group in future financial years.

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Directors’ Declaration

In the directors’ opinion:

  • (a) The financial statements and notes set out on pages 10 to 23 are in accordance with:

  • (i) Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting, other mandatory professional reporting requirements; and

  • (ii) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2020 and of its performance, for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • (b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that 8common Limited will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of directors.

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Kah Wui Lim

Managing Director Singapore

Dated this 22nd day of February 2021

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Independent Auditors Review Report to the Shareholders of 8common Limited

Conclusion

We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of 8common Limited (the Company) and its Controlled Entities (collectively the Group) which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2020, the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors' declaration.

Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report of the Group is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

  • a) giving a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2020 and of its consolidated financial performance for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • b) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

Basis for Conclusion

We conducted our review in accordance with ASRE 2410 Review of a Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity . Our responsibilities are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Review of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the annual financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

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Directors' Responsibility for the Half-Year Financial Report

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half-year financial report based on our review. ASRE 2410 requires us to conclude whether we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including giving a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 31 December 2020 and its performance for the half-year ended on that date, and complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

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Walker Wayland NSW Wali Aziz
Chartered Accountants Partner
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Dated this 22[nd] day of February 2021, Sydney

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