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ASSET VISION CO LTD Annual Report 2014

Aug 25, 2014

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Annual Report

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Full Year Results – 30 June 2014

2014 Results

Highlights

  • EBIT in line with guidance on normalised basis:

  • Revenue $63.32m (Actual $35.9m)

  • EBIT $6.72m (Actual $4.6m)

  • Improved last quarter trading:

  • People performing well and to expectations

  • Security results improved and industry doing well

  • Communications down due to orders not being fulfilled by June

  • Cash flows very good - profits turned to cash quickly.

  • Fully franked dividend of 3 cents per share to be paid in October 2014

  • Regime change has gone well and all businesses with good prospects

  • Acquisition of Pure Hacking announced

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Financials Summary (normalised) Year ended 30 June 2014

$'000 Revenue EBIT
People 40,969 3,449
Securus 3,207
1,376
Hacklabs 2,181
826
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)

  • Profit impact offset by higher than expected permanent placement income

  • Additional panel wins throughout the year

  • Past panel wins starting to impact

  • Continue to farm existing clients

  • Opportunity to build via new clients and markets

NSW market a growing opportunity

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Results Detail

Security:

  • Improved last quarter

  • Market remains buoyant

  • Margins better than forecast due to revenue mix

  • Privacy Act changes enacted March 2014:

  • Driving activity and re-evaluation of security issues

  • “C” level now more engaged in security matters

  • Additional panels won during the year

  • Market continues to grow

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Results Detail

Communications:

  • Result impacted by deliveries not made by 30 June 2014

  • Won share of deals, delivery dates outside of our control

  • Income deferred from June to July gives FY15 a positive start

  • Margin better than forecast

  • Constant/long-term engagement with strategic customers offers solid base

  • Some significant wins in Managed Service offering

  • Opportunities arising to widen offering to customer base

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Balance Sheet

  • good liquidity

  • • no drawn debt • Additional debt facility obtained

  • Strong capital base

Balance sheet extract Balance sheet extract Balance sheet extract $'000
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

  • Similar offerings as existing businesses

    • Additional payments:

      • 5.5 times FY15 EBIT minus completion payment

      • 3 times EBIT growth from FY15 to FY16

    • Further payments in cash or scrip at PS&C discretion – ideally 50/50

  • Managed Service well developed

  • Grows PS&C capability and scale

  • Payment of 4 times FY14 EBIT:

  • 50% cash 50% in scrip

    • Funded with existing cash and debt facilities. Contribution on a full year basis to be in $2.5m to $3m EBIT.

    • Acquisition is EPS accretive

  • Payable at completion

  • Scrip escrowed over 2 years

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Security Industry

  • High growth, high margin services business

  • High franchise value

  • Commentary and research on global spend on security doubling to 2017 with some saying tenfold increase to 2023

ANZ market and PS&C:

  • Fragmented market

  • Remains high margin

  • Consolidation will lead to:

  • Economies of Scale – better buying, resource management and cost saving

  • Credibility – bigger customers dealing with ANZ’s largest – will help push to Managed Service solution

  • PS&C aiming to become the major player in the industry

PS&C Ltd

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Summary & Outlook

  • Normalised EBIT in guidance range

  • Improved last quarter from Security business

  • Some important wins during the year

  • Long standing relationships and defensive nature of earnings should stand us in good stead

  • Opportunities arising for all businesses

  • Pure Hacking acquisition strengthens PS&C capability

  • Additional acquisition opportunities are available

Private & Confidential ~ PS&C Ltd

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