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FIRSTWAVE CLOUD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2022
Feb 8, 2022
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Q2 FY22 Shareholder Update 9 February 2022
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Q2 FY22 Shareholder Update | 9 February 2022
Today’s Presenters
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J O H N GR AN T
Chair man
(Interim CEO July 2021 to Januar y 2022)
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DANNY MAHER
M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r a n d C E O
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IAIN BARTRAM C F O and C o m p a ny Secretary
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Agenda
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Q2 Highlights
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Q2 Financial Performance
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MD/CEO Update
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Wrap up
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Q2 Highlights
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Successfully launched CyberCision platform for Service Providers
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Now focused on delivery of CyberCision mobile ‘front-end’ in Q3
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Total revenue up 2% QoQ
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Annualised revenue was in line with Q1 with domestic up and international down QoQ
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• Operating expenses down QoQ and capex for software R&D consistent with Q1
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• Opmantek acquisition and $14m capital raise successfully completed (post end Q2)
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Strong cash position of $13.34m at 31 December 2021 with cash burn down QoQ
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New appointments early in Q3
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Q2 Financial Performance Iain Bartram – CFO and Company Secretary
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Q2 Financial Performance - Revenue
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Total revenue up 2% QoQ to $1.77m
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Total annualised recurring revenue in line with Q1 at $6.95m
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Domestic up 4% to $6.26m
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International down 23% to $0.69m primarily due to return of a 5,000-seat email licence held by DWS as marketing inventory
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Q2 Financial Performance – Expense and Cash
• Expense
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Reduced headcount by 9 FTE = $125k p/m ongoing offset in the short term by $140K in one-off payments for accrued leave and redundancy
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$1.5m annualised cost out achieved in Q2 and ~$4m FY22 YTD
• Cash
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$2.19m collected from customers, (FY22 YTD $4.79m vs. $1.02m quarterly average in FY21)
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Strong management focus continues to reduce cash burn
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Cash costs capitalised of $0.75m consistent with Q1
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Cash balance at 31 December of $13.34m
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On target for $500k cash burn p/m by 30 June and tracking for cash flow breakeven with existing capital
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Opmantek acquisition completed on budget
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Acquisition complete (14-Jan) with 100% Opmantek shareholder acceptance
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Transaction costs on-budget
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Share issue and capital raise
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Tranche 1 of Placement and Rights Issue (139.4 million shares) issued at $0.07 (total proceeds = $9.76m)
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Equity consideration of 691 million shares issued to Opmantek shareholders
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Tranche 2 of Placement (60 million shares) issued at $0.07 (total proceeds = $4.2m)
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Cash balance at 31 January of $13.68m
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Appointments
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Danny Maher appointed Managing Director and CEO
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Ray Kiley appointed Non-Executive Director
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In Summary
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Revenue flat
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Costs significantly down
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Business fully funded through $14M capital raise
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Acquisition completed and integration started
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MD / CEO Update Danny Maher – Managing Director & CEO
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Opmantek Q2 Highlights
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Strong December sales and new business wins
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ARR at 31 December 2021 of A$3.75m
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Key contract extensions:
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Telmex (Mexico) – 12-month extension
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Claro (Dominican Republic and Ecuador) – 12-month extension
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Importantly for the merged business, 5 new contracts commencing in Q3 will add total ARR of >A$500k to FCT Q3 revenues
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Initial Observations
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Still early days as new CEO – 4 weeks in the job
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Many positives incl. some surprises
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Transformative nature of transaction already evident
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Diversified international revenues
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New products with 100% owned IP
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Telstra can be given increased focus as a key account
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Cost synergies are being realized with overall expenses reduced by over $300k per month
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Cross-selling has commenced
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Near-term Priorities in 3 areas
1. Spend less
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Restructuring decisions already made expected to deliver further cost savings of $2m annualised:
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Merging sales functions under one leader (San Francisco-based)
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Removing offshoring of software development for FirstWave
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Aligning product management and marketing functions
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Continue to rationalise number of platforms deployed globally
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Near-term Priorities in 3 areas
2. Grow faster
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ARR of >$500k new contracts signed in December
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Onboard Microsoft secure Internet of Things (IoT) management
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Deliver CyberCision frictionless email and mobile reporting
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Implement digital marketing for CyberCision
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Re-energise co-marketing with Partners
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Launch new services leveraging Opmantek IP
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Identify further opportunities for cross-selling
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Near-term Priorities in 3 areas
3. Progress culture and strategy
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Complete operational integration of FirstWave and Opmantek
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Transition to sales-led mindset of a high-growth global tech company
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Delivery of new strategic plan for combined company with refined budgets
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In Summary
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I personally ‘am in’ as an invested CEO
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The rationale for the acquisition is already proving true
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Integration of the two businesses as one Company is going well
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It’s full steam ahead as a new Company
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Wrap up John Grant – Chairman
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Wrap up
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Q2 will go down as a defining quarter for your Company
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You have a new Company with:
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A broader product portfolio and new channels to market
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Synergies in revenue and expense
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A stronger Board
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But most importantly you have:
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A refreshed and committed executive team
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An invested CEO
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Renewed enthusiasm for the opportunity ahead
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I believe we are in very good hands
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Q&A
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Thank you
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