Eros International Plc Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Results

Reports Revenue of $43.5 Million and Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $18.6 Million

Eros Now Paying Subscribers Reach 21.1 Million as of June 30, 2019

$60 Million reduction in Gross Debt

Eros International PLC (NYSE:EROS) (“Eros” or the “Company”), a global Indian entertainment company, today announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter fiscal year 2020.

(USD in millions) Q1 FY20 Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2 FY19 Q1 FY19 Gross Revenue (1)

$43.5

$79.0

$86.7

$72.3

$66.6

Reported Revenue

43.5

69.7

76.7

63.4

60.2

Y/Y % Growth

-27.7%

-3.1%

17.6%

0.2%

-1.0%

Q/Q % Growth

-37.6%

-9.1%

21.0%

5.3%

-16.3%

Operating Profit

1.0

-4.4

13.2

8.4

10.4

Operating Profit Margin

2.3%

-6.3%

17.2%

13.2%

17.3%

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

18.6

13.1

35.8

27.5

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

42.8%

18.8%

46.7%

43.4%

45.7%

Global Paid EN Memberships

21.1

18.8

15.9

13.0

10.1

Y/Y Growth

108.9%

138.0%

218.0%

251.4%

248.3%

Q/Q Growth

12.2%

18.2%

22.3%

28.7%

27.8%

Global EN Registered Users

166

154.7

142

128

113

Paid / Registered Users

12.7%

12.2%

11.2%

10.2%

8.9%

Films Released

Cash

$80.8

$135.8

$134.9

$86.1

Gross Debt

220.9

280.8

294.0

297.0

272.9

Net Debt

140.1

145.0

159.1

162.1

186.8

(1)

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed within this release to the Company’s IFRS revenue and net income is included at the end of this release. See also “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.

The Company made the following statement:

“We are pleased to announce a positive set of results this quarter, with $43.5 million of revenue and $18.6 million in adjusted EBITDA. The hard work and investment we have made in the Eros Now platform continues to pay off. Our Eros Now business offers users worldwide the promise of endless entertainment with one of the largest libraries of Indian movies, as well as premium television programmes, music videos and audio tracks, which are unmatched in quantity and quality. As of June 30, 2019 the platform reached 21.1 million paid monthly subscribers, a 109% increase over the same period last year. We are planning to achieve at least 50 million paid monthly subscribers within the next three years. We anticipate our registered user base to reach at least 200 million by the end of the 2020 Fiscal Year. We have a very strong slate of films and compelling original digital series scheduled for release over the coming quarters, which we expect to help drive growth in our Eros Now business.

Our strategy going forwards will pivot towards focusing on the direct to consumer user base of our Eros Now business – through increased marketing, technology advancements, innovative windowing and most importantly through best-in-class, compelling Digital content. The recent Microsoft announcement is a key part of this strategy – we will be working with one of the world’s largest and most cutting-edge technology companies to develop a digital platform that will deliver an unparalleled user experience. In parallel with the B2C focus, we will be scaling back on non-digital windowing in many overseas markets in order to help drive consumers to our Eros Now platform. Our goal has always been for Eros Now to be the ultimate destination for consumers looking for high-quality Indian entertainment anywhere in the world – this will help us get there.

We are on the cusp of completing our transformation from the Film Studio model into a Digital-led OTT business with traditional Studio offerings and capabilities. While this will have an impact on near-term revenues, principally to our syndication business in the overseas markets, this will increase the premium nature of our content and ultimately increase ARPUs and loyalty of our customers. For the full fiscal year 2020, we are forecasting consolidated revenue in the range of $200 million-220 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $80 million – 95 million and net debt in the range of $100 million – 110 million.

We have also made some management changes which we believe demonstrate the depths of our management talent pool and also put us in a stronger position to execute on our long-term plan. Firstly, Kumar Ahuja will become the Chief Operating Officer of our Indian subsidiary, Eros International Media Limited, effective immediately, and will report directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ahuja has been with Eros for over 20 years and has most recently been head of Business Development for New Initiatives. Mr. Ahuja has been instrumental in negotiating and securing our China distribution partnerships and this will remain a key focus area for him.

Rishika Lulla Singh will become Chairman of Eros Digital while continuing to oversee all digital activities of the group with a focus on long-term strategy and deepening our relationships with technology and content partners around the world. Ali Hussein will become CEO of Eros Now. Mr. Hussein has been with Eros since 2017 and has been driving technology and distribution growth worldwide. His previous experiences with media and tech companies adjacent to our business, including Google, Viacom 18 and Discovery board advisory as well as growing multiple startups in the ecosystem will help him lead the Eros Now business. These management changes underscore the strength of our broader management team, which has deep experience in digital media, advertising, finance and accounting.

As announced on June 19, 2019, Eros is currently assessing strategic alternatives for the Company with a view to maximizing shareholder value and have engaged Citigroup to assist with that review. The process is ongoing and the Company will update the market accordingly, as and when there are any material developments.

Eros’ balance sheet remains conservative and the Company is well-capitalized, with net debt of $140.1 million and $80.8 million of cash and cash equivalents. The Company has no meaningful near-term debt maturities payable in cash over the next twelve months. We recently completed a $25 million equity-linked financing which gives us increased balance sheet flexibility and incremental capital to go after the digital opportunity in India and continue to create and acquire more compelling digital content.”

Results Overview

Eros Now reached 21.1 million paid subscribers as of June 30, 2019, which represents growth of 108.9% year-over-year, and registered users grew to approximately 166 million, a 46.9% increase versus the prior year period. Eros Now’s registered user base of approximately 166 million grew by 11.34 million users in the last quarter alone.

Eros Now is currently prioritizing developments on its the technology stack, with several innovations and global “firsts” to be launched later this year. The business is tailoring its technology to serve both English speaking audiences around the world and regional Indian languages to appeal to both the diaspora and growing regional populations in India. Eros Now announced a number of alliances and distribution partnerships recently, most notably with Apple +, Paytm, Vodafone Qatar, Veriown, Tata Sky Binge and WASU Media in China. This quarter Eros Now increased its focus on digital marketing, in India and globally, which helped grow our user base and engagement – the platform saw a fourfold increase in app installations in May as compared to June 2019.

Eros Now user metrics continue to show a positive trend in engagement, stickiness and loyalty among consumers. A few key highlights:

Over 18% of our paid subscribers are accessing Eros Now through TV or Smart TV applications, in the US this figure is over 24%
As per the Counter Point Research Report Released in June 2019
- Eros Now is the most popular OTT Brand in the M/F Segment of 25-24
- 68% of Eros Now users Indicate they watch content daily compared to 58% as the average for other incumbent services
- Eros Now is the most popular VOD service across rural Tier 2,3 cities in India with over 50% market share

Content & Programming

Our major Eros Now original series this quarter was a biopic on Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister – Modi – The Journey of a Common Man – which was released in 4 regional languages (Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada) to cater to regional audiences. The series was also released in Hindi. The series garnered strong viewership in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh among others. Ahmedabad, a rural city in India, had the largest viewership of any city in India for the Modi series.

In June we released an Eros Now Quickie ‘My name is Sheela,’ a story of a domestic worker who overcomes many hurdles in life to become a social media star. It is a slice of life story that is full of irreverent dialogues and funny performances by Sheela as a standup comedian. In June we also celebrated Short Films with the launch of three Eros Now Original Short Films: ‘A Monsoon Date’ – about an eventful, rainy evening when a young woman is on her way to see a young man she is dating; ‘That Man in the picture’ - guilt weighs heavy on a man after he witnesses a murder of a young girl; and ‘Maunn’ – about rift between two families when a shocking revelation compels a couple to face a truth but are unable to confront the perpetrator. All the short films have been very well received among the respective audiences and have registered some of the highest engagement we’ve received to date. Our short films have also received accolades and awards at leading film festivals. Maunn was the Winner of the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles, and was nominated at the Vancouver International Film Festival amongst others. ‘The Monsoon Date’ was also the Official Selection at the 20th MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. This quarter we continued our strategy of weekly movie premieres and launching new short form assets on the platform, and delivered a very strong and diverse portfolio of content and programming across the platform.

Marketing and Promotion

The beginning of this quarter saw the launch of a 360 degree campaign for Modi across 24 markets in India. It was one of our largest and most extensive marketing campaigns for an Original Series on Eros Now. It was also the first time in the last year that we targeted a mainstream advertising campaign beyond the larger Indian cities and went into “mini-Metros” such as Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and others. Our marketing efforts were successful, with the Modi campaign ultimately generating over 100 million impressions across TV, print, online and all other platforms in India and globally. Eros Now expanded its financial sector marketing and promotion partnerships with launch of partners such as Axis Bank, American Express, Paytm and others. In particular, Paytm First was big win for Eros Now, which is one of only two Video OTT brands to partner with of Paytm.

Release Slate

As we progress through Fiscal Year 2020, we have a strong film slate, which includes ‘Kaptan’ starring Saif Ali Khan, the trilingual remake of ‘Haathi mere Saathi’ and ‘Kaamiyab’as well as a host of regional releases. In addition, Eros has a series of originals coming up on Eros Now that it expects to release in the coming quarters, including:

Flesh by Siddharth Anand (target release Q2 FY20)
Brahmm by Gaurav Sharma (target release Q2 FY20)
Halahal, a digital film, by Zeishan Qadri (target release Q3 FY20)
Avatar: The Legend of Vishnu by Anirudh Pathak and Sree Narayan Singh (target release Q4 FY20)
Metro Park 2 by Abi Varghese and Ajayan Venugopalan (target release Q4 FY20)
Crisis by Gaurav Chawla and Nikhil Advani (target release Q4 FY20)
Ponnyein Selvin (target release FY Y21)
Smoke 2 by Neel Guha (target release FY Y21)
Bhumi by Pavan Kripalani (target release FY Y21)

Eros International Plc Financial Highlights:

Three Months Ended June 30

(dollars in millions)

2019

2018

% change

Revenue

43.5

60.2

(27.7)%

Gross profit

27.0

23.6

14.4%

Operating profit

1.0

10.4

(90.4)%

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

18.6

27.5

(32.4)%

(1)

Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

Revenue

In the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Eros film slate comprised of 12 low budget films, as compared to 14 films in the three months ended June 30, 2018, of which one was medium budget and 13 were low budget films. In addition, Eros Now released five original series titled Modi: Journey of a Common Man, My name is Sheela, A Monsoon Date, That Man In The Picture and Maunn during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

In the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s slate of 12 films comprised of one Hindi film and 11 regional films as compared to the same period last year where its slate of 14 films comprised three Hindi films, two Tamil films and nine regional language films.

Three months ended

High

Medium

Low

Total

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, reported revenue was $43.5 million compared to $60.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. After making adjustment towards significant financing component under IFRS 15 as per details hereunder, gross revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019 is $43.5 million compared to $66.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. There was no adjustment towards significant financing component under IFRS 15 in the three months ended June 30, 2019 because there was no revenue accounted with credit period more than 365 days.

Three months ended June 30,

2019

2018

(dollars in millions)

Revenue (GAAP)

43.5

60.2

Adjustment towards significant financing component under IFRS 15

6.4

Gross Revenue (Non-GAAP)

43.5

66.6

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, aggregate revenues from decreased by 27.7% to $43.5 million from $60.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 mainly due to lower syndication revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019, partially offset by increase in revenues largely from the Eros Now business for the three months ended June 30, 2018

Cost of sales

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, cost of sales decreased by 54.9% to $16.5 million compared to $36.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease was mainly due to lower amortization costs.

Administrative cost

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, administrative cost increased by 97% to $26.0 million compared to $13.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was mainly due to increase in expected credit loss accounted as per default method under IFRS 9.

Gross profit

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, gross profit increased by 14.4% to $27.0 million, compared to $23.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was mainly due to a decrease in amortization, marketing, advertising and distribution costs, which was partially offset by an increase in administrative cost.

Adjusted EBITDA (Non- GAAP)

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, Adjusted EBITDA was $18.6 million compared to $27.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018. The Adjusted EBITDA margin based on Gross Revenue was 42.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to 41.3% in the three months ended June 30, 2018. The improvement in margins was largely due to an decrease in amortization charge over the same period.

Net finance costs

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, net finance costs decreased by 8.7% to $2.1 million, compared to $2.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018 mainly due to an increase in finance cost which was partially offsetted by interest income on account of unwinding of credit impairment loss.

Income tax expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, income tax expenses decreased by 37.9% to $1.8 million, compared to $2.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018. Effective income tax rates were 32.8% and 15.0% for June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively excluding non-deductible share-based payment charges, impairment loss and gain/loss on fair valuation of derivative liabilities. The change in effective rate principally reflects a change in the mix of the profits earned from taxable and non- taxable jurisdictions.

Trade receivables

As of June 30, 2019, Trade Receivables increased to $200.3 million from $196.4 million as of March 31, 2019. The increase in receivables is on account of unwinding of expected credit loss (included in finance income) as per IFRS 15 amounting to $2.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Net debt

As of June 30, 2019, net debt decreased by 3.4% to $140.1 million from $145.0 million as of March 31, 2019 primarily on account of repayment of loans.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday October 8th, 2019, at 8:30 AM Eastern Standard Time.

To access the call please dial (888) 753-4238 from the United States, or +1 (706) 643-3355 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 2697233. Participants should dial in 5 to 10 minutes before the scheduled time.

A replay of the call can be accessed through October 22, 2019 by dialling (800) 585-8367 from the U.S., or +1 (404) 537-3406 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 2697233. The call will be available as a live webcast, which can be accessed at Eros’ Investor Relations website.

About Eros International Plc

Eros International Plc (NYSE: EROS) is a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media. Eros International Plc was the first Indian media company to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Eros International has experience of over three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian cinema. The Company has an extensive and growing movie library comprising of over 3,000 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and other regional language films. The Company also owns the rapidly growing OTT platform Eros Now which has rights to over 12,000 films across Hindi and regional languages. For further information, please visit: www.erosplc.com.

This release contains “forward-looking statements.” These statements include, among other things, the discussions of our business strategy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources, tax assessment orders and future capital expenditures. All of our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we are expecting, including, without limitation, the factors discussed in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14th, 2019 (the “20-F”), including under the sections captioned “Risk Factors.” The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are based on historical performance and management’s current plans, estimates and expectations in light of information currently available to us and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, as well as the other factors described in the 20-F under the sections captioned “Risk Factors.”

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

As at

Note

June 30, 2019

March 31, 2019

(in thousands)

ASSETS

Non-current assets

Property and equipment

10,439

10,921

Right of use assets

1,868

—

Intangible assets — content

720,821

706,572

Intangible assets — others

3,612

3,794

Investments

2,650

Trade and other receivables — amortised cost

9,090

10,065

Income tax receivable

1,234

1,284

Restricted deposits

766

756

Deferred income tax assets

1,263

Total non-current assets

751,743

737,305

Current assets

Inventories

—

435

Trade and other receivables — fair value

129,929

125,229

Trade and other receivables — amortised cost

78,721

79,916

Investments

233

1,042

Cash and cash equivalents

80,789

89,117

Restricted deposits

9,201

55,858

Total current assets

298,873

351,597

Total assets

1,050,616

1,088,902

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

84,085

83,487

Acceptances

3,046

8,366

Short-term borrowings — fair value

53,401

68,349

Short-term borrowings — amortised cost

98,852

140,559

Derivative financial instruments

—

620

Lease Liabilities

837

—

Current income tax payable

22,463

17,291

Total current liabilities

262,684

318,672

Non-current liabilities

Long-term borrowings — amortised cost

68,600

71,920

Lease Liabilities

1,008

—

Other long - term liabilities

15,969

13,898

Deferred income tax liabilities

23,433

27,427

Total non-current liabilities

109,010

113,245

Total liabilities

371,694

431,917

EQUITY

Share capital

40,924

39,326

Share premium

591,250

580,013

Reserves

6,763

(2,202)

Other components of equity

(79,017)

(79,696

)

JSOP reserve

(15,985

)

(15,985

)

Equity attributable to equity holders of Eros International Plc

543,935

521,456

Non-controlling interest

134,987

135,529

Total equity

678,922

656,985

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

1,050,616

1,088,902

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Note

2019

2018

Revenue

43,511

60,212

Cost of sales

(16,544)

(36,571

)

Gross profit

26,967

23,641

Administrative cost

(25,970)

(13,219

)

Operating profit

997

10,422

Finance costs

(6,012)

(4,927

)

Finance income

3,865

2,579

Net finance costs

(2,147)

(2,348

)

Other gains/(losses)

8,051

(14,685

)

Profit/(Loss) before tax

6,901

(6,611

)

Income tax

(1,834)

(2,879

)

Profit/(loss) for the period

5,067

(9,490)

Attributable to:

Equity holders of Eros International Plc

6,112

(13,591

)

Non-controlling interest

(1,045)

4,101

Earnings/(loss) per share(cents)

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

8.1

(20.2

)

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

2.8

(20.2

)

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

2019

2018

Profit/(loss) for the period

5,067

(9,490

)

Other comprehensive Income:

Items that will be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

1,135

(11,147

)

Total other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

1,135

(11,147

)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax

6,202

(20,637

)

Attributable to:

Equity holders of Eros International Plc

6,791

(20,241

)

Non-controlling interest

(589)

(396

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Note

2019

2018

Cash flows from operating activities:

Profit/(Loss) before tax

6,901

(6,611)

Depreciation and amortization

12,492

29,214

Non-cash charges

7,935

25,108

Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash charges

(17,083)

(32,588)

Net cash generated from operating activities

10,245

15,123

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of intangible film and content rights

(17,426)

(15,429)

Other investing activities, net

48,552

(949)

Net cash (used in) investing activities

31,126

(16,378

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net cash generated from financing activities

(49,481)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(8,110)

(1,196

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(218)

(512

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

89,117

87,762

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

80,789

86,054

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

1. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

As at

June 30, 2019

March 31, 2019

Trade accounts receivables (net of credit impairment loss)

Trade accounts receivables at fair value

129,929

125,229

Trade accounts receivables at amortised cost

70,399

71,129

Total Trade accounts receivables

200,328

196,358

Other receivables at amortised cost

17,412

18,852

Total Trade and other receivables

217,740

215,210

Current

208,650

205,145

Non-current

9,090

10,065

217,740

215,210

The age of account receivables net of credit of credit impairment loss are past due but not impaired were as follows:

As at

June 30, 2019

March 31, 2019

Not more than three months

46,633

44,687

More than three months but not more than six months

35,467

15,948

More than six months but not more than one year

22,636

15,310

More than one year

7,126

8,796

111,862

84,741

The movement in the allowances for expected credit losses is as follows:

Year ended

June 30, 2019

Trade Receivables

Other Receivables

Total Receivables

Balance as on April 1, 2019

41,335

447

41,782

Charged to operations

13,005

—

13,005

Unwinding of expected credit loss (included in finance income)

(2,885

)

—

(2,885

)

Reversal of expected credit loss (included in other gains/(losses))

(1,287

)

—

(1,287

)

Translation adjustment

(124)

—

(124)

Bad debts

(2,201)

—

(2,201)

Balance as at June 30, 2019

47,843

447

48,290

Year ended

March 31, 2019

Trade Receivables

Other Receivables

Total Receivables

Balance on April 1, 2018

10,193

—

10,193

Impact of adoption of IFRS 9

18,050

447

18,497

Balance as on April 1, 2018

28,243

447

28,690

Charged to operations

60,208

7,284

67,492

Unwinding of expected credit loss (included in finance income)

(13,227

)

—

(13,227

)

Reversal of expected credit loss (included in other gains/(losses))

(20,698

)

—

(20,698

)

Translation adjustment

(160

)

—

(160

)

Bad debts

(13,031

)

(7,284

)

(20,315

)

Balance at the March 31, 2019

41,335

447

41,782

2. BORROWINGS

An analysis of long-term borrowings is shown in the table below.

Nominal

As at

Interest Rate

Maturity

June 30, 2019

March 31, 2019

(in thousands)

Asset backed borrowings

Vehicle loan

2.5 - 9.5%

2017-22

243

382

Term loan

MCLR +3.2% - 4.50%

2019-22

12,199

12,947

Term loan

BR + 2.75%

2020-21

943

1,083

Term loan

10.39% - 13.75%

2020-23

—

251

13,385

14,663

Unsecured borrowings

Retail bond

6.50%

2021-22

63,500

65,215

Convertible notes

14.23%

2020-21

53,401

68,349

116,901

133,564

Cumulative effect of unamortised costs

(606)

(691

)

Instalment due within one year:

Convertible notes

(53,401)

(68,349

)

Others

(7,679)

(7,267

)

68,600

71,920

Long-term borrowings at fair value

—

Long-term borrowings at amortised cost

68,600

71,920

Analysis of short-term borrowings

Nominal

As at

interest rate (%)

June 30, 2019

March 31, 2019

(in thousands)

Asset backed borrowings

Export credit, bill discounting and overdraft

MCLR +.40% to 4.60%

42,096

32,078

Export credit, bill discounting and overdraft

Base Rate + 0.5% to 1%

27,189

3,533

Export credit, bill discounting and overdraft

6.01% - 15.25%

3,586

26,719

Short term loan

3.25% - 15.75%

18,301

70,962

91,172

133,292

Unsecured borrowings

Instalments due within one year on long-term borrowing

61,081

75,616

152,253

208,908

Short-term borrowings at fair value

53,401

68,349

Short-term borrowings at amortised cost

98,852

140,559

Bank prime lending rate and marginal cost lending rate (“BPLR” & “MCLR”) is the Indian equivalent to LIBOR. Asset backed borrowings are secured by fixed and floating charges over certain Group assets.

Reconciliation of fair value measurement of Convertible Notes

June 30, 2019

Particulars

(in thousands)

As at March 31,2019

68,349

Interest

2,094

‘A’ ordinary shares issued in lieu of convertible notes

(12,057)

Gain on fair value of convertible notes

(4,985)

As at June 30,2019

53,401

3. ACCEPTANCES

June, 30

March, 31

2019

(in thousands)

Payable under the film financing arrangements

3,046

8,366

3,046

8,366

Acceptances comprise of short – term credit availed from financial institutions for payment to film producers for film co-production arrangement entered by the group. The carrying value of acceptances are considered a reasonable approximation of fair value

4. ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

Number of Shares

GBP

Authorized

(in thousands)

Ordinary shares of 30p each at March 31, 2019

150,000,000

45,000

Ordinary shares of 30p each at June 30, 2019 (*)

150,000,000

45,000

(*) The Company increased authorized number of shares to 200,000,000 on September 25, 2019.

Number of Shares

USD

Allotted, called up and fully paid

A Ordinary 30p Shares(*)

B Ordinary 30p Shares(*)

(in thousands)

As at March 31, 2018

55,718,423

9,712,715

35,334

Issue of shares in the quarter ended June 30, 2018

2,747,645

—

1,138

Issue of shares in the quarter ended September 30, 2018

3,773,385

—

1,471

Issue of shares in the quarter ended December 31, 2018

1,659,767

—

641

Transfer of B Ordinary to A Ordinary share

1,500,000

(1,500,000

)

—

Issue of shares in the quarter ended March 31, 2019

1,892,518

—

742

As at March 31, 2019

67,291,738

8,212,715

39,326

Issue of shares in the quarter ended June 30, 2019

4,192,459

—

1,598

71,484,197

8,212,715

40,924

(*) Each A ordinary shares is entitled to one vote on all matters and each B shares is entitled to ten votes.

The Company issued A Ordinary shares as follows:

Number of Shares

As at

June 30,2019

March 31, 2019

Issuance to Founders Group(1)

—

1,769,911

Issuance towards settlement of Convertible notes(2)

3,975,792

4,411,359

Exercise against Restricted Share Unit/ Management scheme (3)

216,667

770,541

Issuance towards Reliance Industries Limited (4)

—

3,111,088

2015 Share Plan (5)

—

10,416

Total

4,192,459

10,073,315

(1) Average exercise price of NIL (March 2019: $14.69)

(2) Average exercise price of $3.03 (March 2019: $11.28)

(3) 216,667 shares exercised at $NIL (March 2019: 183,000) exercised price at $NIL (March 2019: $0.39)

(4) Average exercise price of $NIL (March 2019: $15)

(5) Average exercise price of $NIL (March 2019: $7.92)

5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS – CONTENT

Gross Content Assets

Accumulated Amortization

Impairment Loss

Content Assets

As at June 30, 2019

Film and content rights

1,689,687

(969,037

)

(366,703

)

353,947

Content advances

391,317

—

(38,832)

352,485

Film productions

14,389

—

14,389

Non-current content assets

2,095,393

(969,037

)

(405,535

)

720,821

As at March 31, 2019

Film and content rights

1,675,406

(954,628

)

(366,703

)

354,075

Content advances

378,268

—

(38,832

)

339,436

Film productions

13,061

—

13,061

Non-current content assets

2,066,735

(954,628

)

(405,535

)

706,572

6. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

The compensation cost recognized with respect to all outstanding plans and by grant of shares, which are all equity settled instruments, is as follows:

Three months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

2019

2018

IPO India Plan

123

428

2014 Share Plan

—

2015 Share Plan

Other share option awards(**)

665

1,461

Management scheme (staff share grant)

2,783

2,487

3,666

4,430

(**) includes Restricted Share Unit (RSU) and Other share option plans

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

7. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

Three months ended June 30,

(in thousands, except number of shares and earnings per share)

2019

2018

Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted

Earnings/(loss) attributable to the equity holders of the parent

6,112

(13,591)

Potential dilutive effect related to Senior convertible notes

—

(2,891)

—

Potential dilutive effect related to share based compensation scheme in subsidiary undertaking

—

(115)

Adjusted earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent

6,112

3,228

(13,591)

(13,706)

Weighted average number of shares

75,693,502

67,362,810

Potential dilutive effect of Senior convertible notes

—

39,469,344

—

Potential dilutive effect related to share based compensation scheme

—

1,801,456

—

75,383

Adjusted weighted average number of shares

75,693,502

116,964,302

67,362,810

67,438,193

Earnings/(loss) per share

Earnings/(loss) attributable to the equity holders of the parent per share (cents)

8.1

2.8

(20.2)

The above table does not split the earnings per share separately for the ‘A’ ordinary 30p shares and the ‘B’ ordinary 30p shares as there is no variation in their entitlement to participate in undistributed earnings.

EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

8. OTHER GAINS/(LOSSES)

Three months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

2019

2018

Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net

1,796

3,361

Gain/(loss) on sale of property and equipment

(4)

—

(Loss) on de-recognition of financial assets measured at amortized cost net (*)

(270)

(1,304)

Loss of available- for – sale measured at fair value through profit and loss

(809)

—

Gains/(Loss) on financial liability (convertible notes) measured at fair value through profit and loss account

4,985

(21,323)

Reversal of expected credit loss

1,287

4,581

Fair value of receivables

306

—

Credit from Government of India

760

—

8,051

(14,685)

(*) Arising on assignment and novation of trade receivables and trade payables with no-recourse. Derecognition of aforesaid financial assets/liabilities measured at amortized cost is to mitigate both credit risk and liquidity risk

9. IFRS – 16 LEASES

Effective April 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16– Leases, which specifies how to recognize, measure, present and disclose leases. The standard provides a single accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all major leases previously classified as “operational leases”. The company applied Modified Retrospective Approach on the date of initial application.

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, based on the initial amount of the lease liability. The assets are depreciated to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the lease term using the straight-line method as this most closely reflects the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits. The lease term includes periods covered by an option to extend if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically adjusted for certain re-measurements of the lease liability. There is no impact on transition in opening balance of retained earnings as at April 1, 2019.

The weighted average incremental borrowing rate of 12% (for India) and 7.45% (for other locations) has been applied to lease liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application.

The Company has decided to use the approach that allows the right-of-use asset to be recognized at an amount equal to the liability as at the date of initial application. Based on such approach the Right to Use Asset and Lease Liability as of April 1, 2019, have been created at $ 1,907 and $ 1,907, respectively. Further, interest expense on Lease Liabilities amounted to $ 40 during the three months ended June 30, 2019. Depreciation on Right to Use amounted to $ 281 for the three months ended June, 30 2019.

Impact of IFRS 16 on Finance Lease

April 1, 2019, Equipment amounting of $ 243 has been reclassified to ROU from property and Equipment. As at April 1, 2019, amount of $ $153 pertaining to term Borrowings and amount of $ 98 pertaining to Short Term Borrowings have been reclassified to Lease Liabilities in relation to Finance Lease. The Company has continued to discount the lease rental amount at Interest Rate Implicit in the lease agreements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Net Income

The Company uses the term Net Income, as the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) define the term as synonymous with profit for the period.

Reconciliation of Gross Revenue (Non-GAAP)

In addition to the results prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company has presented Gross Revenue. The Company uses Gross Revenue along with other IFRSs measures to evaluate operating performance. Gross Revenue is defined as reported revenue adjusted in respect of significant financing component that arises on account of normal credit terms provided to catalogue customers.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

In addition to the results prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company has presented Adjusted EBITDA. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA along with other IFRSs measures to evaluate operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted for (gains)/impairments of available-for-sale financial assets, profit/loss on held for trading liabilities (including profit/loss on derivatives), transactions costs relating to equity transactions, share based payments, loss/(gain) on sale of property and equipment, Loss on de-recognition of financial assets measured at amortized cost, net, credit impairment loss, net, adjustment towards arisen significant discounting, component loss on financial liability (convertible notes) measured at fair value through profit and loss, Loss on deconsolidation of a subsidiary and exceptional items such as impairment of goodwill, trademark, film & content rights and content advances.

Adjusted EBITDA, as used and defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows from operating investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA provides no information regarding a company’s capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures and working capital changes or tax position. However, Eros’ management team believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating the Company’s results of operations because this measure:

is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired, among other factors;
helps investors to evaluate and compare the results of Eros’ operations from period to period by removing the effect of the Company’s capital structure from its operating structure.

See the supplemental financial schedules for reconciliations to IFRSs measures in the table below, which presents a reconciliation of Eros’ Adjusted EBITDA to net income.

Adjusted EBITDA

Three months ended June 30,

2019

2018

(in thousand)

Profit/(Loss) for the year

5067

(9,490

)

Income tax expense

1,834

2,879

Net finance costs

2,147

2,348

Depreciation

391

248

Amortization(1)

224

471

EBITDA (Non- GAAP)

9,663

(3,544

)

Share based payment(2)

3,666

4,430

Loss on sale of property and equipment

—

Reversal of credit impairment losses /(gains)

(1,287)

(4,581

)

Loss on de-recognition of financial assets measured at amortized cost, net

270

1,304

Closure of derivative asset

—

249

Credit impairment losses/(gains)

10,805

1,919

Fair Value of receivables

(306)

—

Loss/(Gain) of available- for – sale measured at fair value through profit and loss

809

—

Loss/(Gain) on financial liability (convertible notes) measured at fair value through profit and loss

(4,985)

21,323

Adjustment arisen from significant discounting component

—

6,410

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

18,639

27,510

Amortization of intangible film and content rights

11,877

28,495

Gross Adjusted EBITDA

30,516

56,005

(1) Includes only amortization of intangible assets other than intangible content assets.

(2) Consists of compensation costs recognized with respect to all outstanding plans and all other equity settled instruments.

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Mark Carbeck Chief Corporate and Strategy Officer Eros International PLC mark.carbeck@erosintl.com +44 207 258 9909

Erica Bartsch Sloane & Company 212-446-1875 ebartsch@sloanepr.com

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