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ASSET VISION CO LTD — Annual Report 2014
Aug 25, 2014
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Full Year Results – 30 June 2014
2014 Results
Highlights
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EBIT in line with guidance on normalised basis:
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Revenue $63.32m (Actual $35.9m)
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EBIT $6.72m (Actual $4.6m)
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Improved last quarter trading:
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People performing well and to expectations
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Security results improved and industry doing well
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Communications down due to orders not being fulfilled by June
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Cash flows very good - profits turned to cash quickly.
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Fully franked dividend of 3 cents per share to be paid in October 2014
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Regime change has gone well and all businesses with good prospects
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Acquisition of Pure Hacking announced
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Financials Summary (normalised) Year ended 30 June 2014
| $'000 | Revenue | EBIT | |
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| People | 40,969 | 3,449 | |
| Securus | 3,207 | 1,376 |
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| Hacklabs | 2,181 | 826 |
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| Security | 5,388 | **2,202 ** | |
| Allcom Networks | 15,505 | 1,444 | |
| Allcom Consulting | 1,453 | 372 | |
| Communications | 16,958 | 1,816 | |
| Corporate | (751) | ||
| Total | 63,315 | 6,716 |
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Results Detail
People:
Good result to expectation
- Revenue impacted by less contractors than expected through the year
At year end billable people (236) up on expectation (216)
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Profit impact offset by higher than expected permanent placement income
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Additional panel wins throughout the year
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Past panel wins starting to impact
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Continue to farm existing clients
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Opportunity to build via new clients and markets
NSW market a growing opportunity
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Results Detail
Security:
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Improved last quarter
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Market remains buoyant
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Margins better than forecast due to revenue mix
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Privacy Act changes enacted March 2014:
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Driving activity and re-evaluation of security issues
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“C” level now more engaged in security matters
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Additional panels won during the year
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Market continues to grow
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Results Detail
Communications:
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Result impacted by deliveries not made by 30 June 2014
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Won share of deals, delivery dates outside of our control
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Income deferred from June to July gives FY15 a positive start
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Margin better than forecast
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Constant/long-term engagement with strategic customers offers solid base
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Some significant wins in Managed Service offering
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Opportunities arising to widen offering to customer base
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Balance Sheet
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good liquidity
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• no drawn debt • Additional debt facility obtained
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Strong capital base
| Balance sheet extract | Balance sheet extract | Balance sheet extract | $'000 |
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| Cash | 5,552 | ||
| Receivables | 7,681 | ||
| Other | 1,947 | ||
| Current Assets | 15,180 | ||
| PP&E | 476 | ||
| Deferred tax | 1,091 | ||
| Intangibles | 43,656 | ||
| Non Current assets | 45,223 | ||
| Payables | 4,259 | ||
| Accruals | 3,581 | ||
| Deferred consideration | 1,005 | ||
| Other | 988 | ||
| Current liabilities | 9,833 | ||
| Deferred consideration | 4,190 | ||
| Other | 141 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | 4,331 | ||
| Net Assets | 46,239 |
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Pure Hacking Acquisition
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Quality business, well led
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Similar offerings as existing businesses
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Additional payments:
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5.5 times FY15 EBIT minus completion payment
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3 times EBIT growth from FY15 to FY16
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Further payments in cash or scrip at PS&C discretion – ideally 50/50
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Managed Service well developed
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Grows PS&C capability and scale
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Payment of 4 times FY14 EBIT:
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50% cash 50% in scrip
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Funded with existing cash and debt facilities. Contribution on a full year basis to be in $2.5m to $3m EBIT.
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Acquisition is EPS accretive
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Payable at completion
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Scrip escrowed over 2 years
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Security Industry
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High growth, high margin services business
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High franchise value
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Commentary and research on global spend on security doubling to 2017 with some saying tenfold increase to 2023
ANZ market and PS&C:
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Fragmented market
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Remains high margin
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Consolidation will lead to:
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Economies of Scale – better buying, resource management and cost saving
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Credibility – bigger customers dealing with ANZ’s largest – will help push to Managed Service solution
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PS&C aiming to become the major player in the industry
PS&C Ltd
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Summary & Outlook
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Normalised EBIT in guidance range
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Improved last quarter from Security business
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Some important wins during the year
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Long standing relationships and defensive nature of earnings should stand us in good stead
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Opportunities arising for all businesses
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Pure Hacking acquisition strengthens PS&C capability
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Additional acquisition opportunities are available
Private & Confidential ~ PS&C Ltd
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