Reports Revenue of $270.1 million and Adjusted
EBITDA(1) of $103.1 million
Digital and Ancillary Revenue Growth of 45%
Year-Over-Year
Eros Now Paying Subscribers Reach 18.8
million
Eros International PLC (NYSE:EROS) (“Eros” or the “Company”), a
global Indian entertainment company, today announced unaudited
financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31,
2019.
(USD in millions)
FY
'19
FY
'18
Q4
FY19
Q3FY19
Q2
FY19
Q1
FY19
Gross Revenue (1)
$304.6
$268.1
$79.0
$86.7
$72.3
$66.6
Reported Revenue
270.1
261.3
69.7
76.8
63.4
60.2
Y/Y % Growth
3.4%
3.3%
-3.1%
17.8%
0.2%
-1.0%
Q/Q % Growth
-9.2%
21.1%
5.3%
-16.2%
Operating Profit
27.6
58.5
-4.4
13.2
8.4
10.4
Operating Profit Margin
10.2%
22.4%
-6.3%
17.2%
13.3%
17.3%
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
103.8
83.0
13.1
35.8
27.4
27.5
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
38.4%
31.8%
18.8%
46.6%
43.2%
45.7%
Global Paid EN Memberships
18.8
7.9
18.8
15.9
13.0
10.1
Y/Y Growth
138.0%
276.2%
138.0%
218.0%
251.4%
248.3%
Q/Q Growth
18.2%
22.3%
28.7%
27.8%
Global EN Registered Users
155
100
155
142
128
113
Paid / Registered Users
12.1%
7.9%
12.1%
11.2%
10.2%
8.9%
Films Released
72
24
16
25
17
14
Cash
$135.8
$87.8
$135.8
$134.9
$134.9
$86.1
Gross Debt
280.8
277.0
280.8
294
297
272.9
Net Debt
145.0
189.2
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,
“This year Eros International Plc generated $270.1 million in
revenue and $103.8 million in Adjusted EBITDA. The Company's
Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 38.4% compared to FY 2018, which
is a significant improvement. The Company’s Digital and Ancillary
business generated $123.1 million in revenue, which represented
over 46% of Eros' combined revenue, driven by the strong growth in
its' Eros Now platform.
Eros Now has continued its rapid growth trajectory and reached
18.8 million paid monthly subscribers as of March 31, 2019, a 138%
increase over last year. As previously announced, Eros achieved its
year-end target of 16 million paying subscribers in just over nine
months. The Company has a very strong slate of films and compelling
original digital series, which it plans on releasing over the next
twelve months that it expects to help drive the growth in its Eros
Now business.
Eros’ balance sheet remains conservative and the Company is
well-capitalized, with net debt of $145 million, a decrease of
$14.1 million compared to the third quarter of FY 2019, and $135.8
million of cash and cash equivalents (including restricted deposits
of $46.7 million). The Company has no meaningful near-term debt
maturities payable in cash over the next twelve months.
As announced on June 19, 2019, Eros is currently assessing
strategic alternatives for the Company with a view to maximizing
shareholders’ 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 also reminds investors that, as addressed in the Company’s
July 2, 2019 press release, a short seller has made allegations
against Eros which the Company believes is an improper attempt to
harm the Company and drive down its stock price so that the short
seller can benefit. Eros previously disclosed in March 2016 that
the Company’s Audit Committee, with the assistance of Skadden Arps
Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, completed an internal review of the
Company’s financial reporting for the following areas: (i) UAE
sales and revenue recognition, (ii) amortization policy of
intangibles, including film and content costs, (iii) related party
transactions, (iv) Eros Now registered users count, and (vi) Eros’
film library. Following that review—which covers many of the
allegations repeated by the short seller—the Audit Committee was,
and still remains, satisfied with the Company’s financial reporting
and disclosures in its financial statements as filed with the
SEC.
Results Overview
Growth in FY 2019 was fuelled primarily by Eros’ Digital and
Ancillary business, including Eros Now, which generated total
revenue of $123.1 million. The Company's theatrical and television
syndication businesses generated $69.5 million and $77.4 million in
revenue, respectively, over the same period. Eros Now reached 18.8
million paid subscribers as of March 31, 2019, which represents
growth of 138% year-over-year, and registered users grew ~ 155
million, a 55% increase versus the prior year period. Eros Now’s
registered user base of ~155 million grew by 13 million users in
the last quarter alone, which the Company believes shows the large
addressable market and consumer base it is able to harness.
Eros Now successfully converted a growing portion of its
registered user base into paid subscribers over the past year to
12.1% when compared to 7.9% as of March 31, 2018. At the beginning
of this fiscal year, the Company had converted an average of 8% of
its registered users to paid subscribers. By March 31, 2019 that
metric had increased to over 12%. Several internal metrics measured
by Eros also demonstrate its progress in reaching more Eros Now
users and creating an increasingly “sticky” subscriber base. Over
the past twelve months Eros Now has seen quarterly growth rates of
27% on video plays and 25% on new unique devices.
China remains a very important market for Eros and the Company
has made positive inroads in that market over the past few months.
Most notably, in April 2019 Eros released Andhadhun in China, a
thriller starring Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte, which
collected over $43 million in the Chinese box office in less than
four weeks. Andhadhun is now the third highest grossing Indian film
to ever be released in China. The Company expects to announce more
theatrical releases in China in the near future.
Content
Over the last twelve months Eros has released 72 films and 11
digital series, one of the Company’s most prolific years in terms
of output size. Consistent with Eros’ strategy to create compelling
premium content within a controlled budget, it had many new
releases this quarter, which spanned genres and budgets. In June
2019, Counterpoint Technology Market Research released an in-depth
study on OTT platforms and consumption patterns in India which
highlighted many encouraging engagement statistics. According to
the study, Eros Now users were found to be the most engaged users
among all leading OTT platforms in India. A total of 68% of Eros
Now users watch content on the platform daily and a total of 27% of
Eros Now users watch content on Smart TVs, the highest among all
other leading OTT platforms. Furthermore, 9% of Eros Now users
indicated that they spend more than 21 hours a week watching online
content including 12% of Eros Now users in Tier II/III cities,
which is the highest figure among all major platforms in India.
Eros Now has a significant share (59%) of users in the 25-39 age
bracket in Tier II/III cities. This is the highest percentage of
millennials watching Eros Now among all major OTT platforms.
Eros Now also launched Eros Now Quickie earlier this year, an
innovative platform for high quality short form original content.
The Company has now launched ten original Quickie episodics
including, ‘Date Gone Wrong’ and the fun-series ‘Paisa Fek Tamasha
Dekh’ as well as over 26 ‘mini-movie’ premieres. Eros Now is
planning to release 14 original Quickies over the course of the
next twelve months.
Eros Now has launched 11 new original series over the past
twelve months. The launch of Eros' digital series this year,
comprising a broad mix of genres ranging from comedy to horror and
crime thriller, has gained critical acclaim around the world. Eros
Now won over ten awards for its' originals ‘Side Hero’ and ‘Smoke’
across various platforms. These series were a first step towards
driving ‘binge watching’ habits on the platform. In addition, the
Company's series ‘Smoke’ was nominated at SXSW under the ‘Title
Design’ category. ‘Enaaya’ went live in January 2019 and is
a music-based series focused on urban-youth and the first web
series in India with a female lead. This was followed by the action
series ‘Operation Cobra’ in February. March had two of the
most varied content pieces in terms of genre, ‘Metro Park’ –
a slice-of-life comedy series based on a middle class immigrant
family based in New Jersey, and ‘Flip’, an anthology delving
into the human psyche. Both series have been very well received
among the respective audiences - registering some of the highest
engagement Eros Now has received to date. Other key content
releases included ‘The Investigation’, a crime thriller and
‘Tum Se Na Ho Payega’ a classic new age love story for a
short-form content repertoire. ‘Modi – The Journey of A Common
Man’ – a biography on the Indian Prime Minister kicked off its
marketing campaign earlier this year and the series launched in the
first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020. Eros also continues its strategy
of weekly movie premieres and of launching new short form assets on
the platform. All of these rich and varied series will add to the
wide range of exclusive ‘Original’ assets available only on the
Eros Now platform. Due to the success in particular of Smoke and
Metro Park, the Company is already working on second seasons for
both of these series.
As the Company looks ahead to Fiscal Year 2020, it believes it
has a strong film slate, which includes Saif Ali Khan starrer
‘Kaptan’, 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)
Over the past twelve months Eros has digitally-premiered a total
of 50 movies on Eros Now. This quarter, Eros Now successfully
premiered 13 movies across seven Indian languages:
Eros Now Q4 FY19 Premieres
Film Title
Language
Kelavu Dinagala Nanthara
Kannada
Guha Manab - The Caveman
Bengali
Antareen
Assamese
Bhagshesh
Bengali
Asathoma Sadgamaya
Kannada
Wassup Zindagi
Gujarati
Crack
Kannada
Bobby
Malayalam
Roll No. 56
Gujarati
Vandi
Tamil
Hoyto Manush Noy
Bengali
Riktha
Kannada
Juvva
Telugu
Distribution and Alliances
Last quarter was a very productive period for Eros Now in terms
of distribution partnerships. The Company completed several
commercial deals and launched with two marquee partners in India,
Tata Sky and BSNL. Both partnerships are in line with Eros’
strategy to focus on the growing direct-to-consumer (D2C)
opportunity in India and have already helped increase Eros Now’s
paid subscriber base and time spent per user. The Company also
launched a partnership with Veriown, which targets consumers in
rural India by powering villages with solar power panels. These
panels will also power homes with entertainment, as television
screens will be installed along with the solar panels. People who
previously had no access to electricity or power will now become
Eros Now viewers, which makes Eros Now the primary brand that rural
consumers interact with when they enter the digital ecosystem.
Through the Veriown partnership, Eros Now as a service is up and
running across five villages in Uttar Pradesh and will be launching
10,000 screens in Rajasthan in the upcoming quarter.
Eros Now also announced several international distribution deals
over the past few months, which the Company believes will help grow
the overseas user base as well as increase its Average revenue per
user (ARPU) levels going forward. In March 2019, Eros Now was
announced as the only international partner to be included in
Apple’s new entertainment app to be launched later this year. In
addition, Eros Now announced distribution partnerships with Virgin
Media in the UK, Vodafone Qatar and British Airways, among others.
By the end of FY2019, Eros had over 50 global distribution partners
around the world. Eros Now is preparing for the next phase of its
international strategy with an aim to further consolidate from a
niche play to a more main stream OTT system in certain key
international territories. To this end, early work on technology,
content, local marketing and partnerships have been initiated by
the business heads.
Eros International Plc Financial Highlights :
Three Months Ended March
31
Fiscal Ended March 31
(dollars in millions)
2019
2018
% change
2019
2018
% change
Revenue
$
69.7
$
71.9
(3.1)%
$
270.1
$
261.3
3.4%
Gross profit
33.5
37.9
(11.6)%
114.7
126.5
(9.3)%
Operating profit
(4.4)
20.3
(121.7)%
27.6
58.5
(52.8)%
Gross Revenue (1)
79.0
74.3
6.3%
304.6
268.1
13.6%
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$
13.1
$
24.1
(45.6)%
$
103.8
$
83.0
25.1%
(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”.
Financial Results for the Three and Twelve Months Ended March
31, 2019
Revenue
In the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Eros film slate
was comprised of 16 films of which 16 were low budget films, as
compared to 8 films in the three months ended March 31, 2018, of
which one was medium budget and seven low budget films. In
addition, Eros Now released seven original series titled Operation
Cobra, Meri Khoj Mere Haath, Flip, Ennaya, Metro Park, Tum Se Na Ho
Paayega and The Investigation during the three months ended March
31, 2019.
In the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s slate of
16 films comprised of one Hindi film, 13 regional films and two
Tamil/Telugu as compared to the same period last year where its
slate of eight films comprised six Hindi films and two regional
films.
In FY 2019, the Eros film slate was comprised of 72 films of
which seven were medium budget and 65 were low budget films as
compared to 24 films in fiscal 2018, of which one film was high
budget, four were medium budget and 19 were low budget. In
addition, Eros Now released 11 original series titled Side hero,
Smoke, Date Gone Wrong, Paisa Fek Tamasha Dekh, Operation Cobra,
Meri Khoj Mere Haath, Flip, Ennaya, Metro Park, Tum Se Na Ho
Paayega and The Investigation during fiscal 2019.
In the fiscal 2019, the Company’s slate of 72 films comprised of
15 Hindi films, seven Tamil/Telugu film and 50 regional films as
compared to the same period last year where its slate of 24 films
comprised of 14 Hindi films, one Tamil/Telugu films and nine
regional films.
Three months ended
High
Medium
Low
Total
March 31, 2019
-
-
16
16
March 31, 2018
-
1
7
8
Twelve months ended
High
Medium
Low
Total
March 31, 2019
-
7
65
72
March 31, 2018
1
4
19
24
The Company’s reported revenue for three and twelve months ended
March 31, 2019 are $69.7 million and $270.1 million, respectively,
compared to $71.9 million and $261.3 million for the three and
twelve months ended March 31, 2018, respectively. Adjustments to
reported revenues upon adoption of new accounting pronouncements
for the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2019 are as set
forth as below.
Three months ended March
31,
Twelve months ended March
31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
(in millions)
Revenue (GAAP)
$
69.7
$
71.9
$
270.1
$
261.3
Adjustment towards significant financing
component under IFRS 15
9.3
2.4
34.5
6.8
Gross Revenue (Non-GAAP)
$
79.0
$
74.3
$
304.6
$
268.1
Gross revenue for three and twelve months ended March 31, 2019,
respectively are $79.0 million and $304.6 million compared to $74.3
million and $268.1 million for the three and twelve months ended
March 31, 2018, respectively. Gross revenue for the three and
twelve months ended March 31, 2019, respectively, have been
adjusted towards significant impact of financing component on
account of adoption of new accounting pronouncements IFRS 15 and in
addition to those imported under guidance of IAS18
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, aggregate theatrical
revenues decreased by 39.2% to $14.1 million from $23.2 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve months
ended March 31, 2019, revenue decreased by 12.1% to $69.5 million,
compared to $79.1 million for the twelve months ended March 31,
2018. The variation in theatrical revenue is primarily due to the
of films and release of more low budget films.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, aggregate revenues
from television syndication decreased by 19.1% to $22.0 million
from $27.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and in
the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, revenue from digital and
ancillary decreased by 20.3% to $77.5 million, compared to $97.2
million for the twelve months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease is
mainly due to due to mix of films and lower catalogue revenue
during the period.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the aggregate
revenues from digital and ancillary increased by 56.0% to $33.7
million from $21.6 million for the three months ended March 31,
2018 and in the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, revenue from
digital and ancillary increased by 44.8% to $123.1 million,
compared to $85.0 million for the twelve months ended March 31,
2018. The increase in revenue is primarily on account of
contribution from catalogue revenues and digital business and an
increase in revenue from OTT platform on account of an increase in
subscribers by 138% when compared to the previous year.
Revenue from India decreased by 1.6% to $24.6 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $25 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve months ended
March 31, 2019, revenue from India increased by 2.3% to $100.4
million, compared to $98.1 million for the twelve months ended
March 31, 2018. The variation is due to the mix of films, partially
offset by an increase in revenue from digital and ancillary
business.
Revenue from Europe increased by 175.3% to $20.1 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $7.3 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve months ended
March 31, 2019, revenue from Europe increased by 134.1% to $63.2
million, compared to $27.0 million for the twelve months ended
March 31, 2018. This was due to higher contribution from the
monetization of catalogue films, including digital and ancillary
business.
Revenue from North America decreased by 57.2% to $0.2 million in
the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $0.5 million in
the three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve months
ended March 31, 2019, revenue from North America increased by 41.4%
to $1.7 million, compared to $1.3 million for the twelve months
ended March 31, 2018.
Revenue from the rest of the world decreased by 36.4% to $24.8
million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $39.0
million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve
months ended March 31, 2019, revenue from rest of world decreased
by 22.3% to $104.8 million, compared to $134.9 million for the
twelve months ended March 31, 2018. This was due to lower catalogue
sales during the period, partially offset by increase in revenue
from digital and ancillary business.
Cost of sales
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, cost of sales
increased by 6.5% to $36.3 million compared to $34.1 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve months ended
March 31, 2019, cost of sales increased by 15.4% to $155.4 million,
compared to $134.7 million for the twelve months ended March 31,
2018. The increase was mainly due to higher amortization costs,
higher marketing, advertising and distribution costs.
Gross profit
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, gross profit
decreased by 11.6% to $33.5 million, compared to $37.9 million in
the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease was mainly due
to increase in amortization, marketing, advertising and
distribution costs and adjustment on account of adoption of new
accounting standards for three months ended March 31, 2019.
In the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, gross profit
decreased by 9.3% to $114.7 million, compared to $126.5 million for
the twelve months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease was mainly due
to an increase in marketing, advertising and distribution costs and
adjustment on account of adoption new accounting standard for the
year ended March 31, 2019.
Adjusted EBITDA (Non- GAAP)
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, Adjusted EBITDA
decreased by 45.6% to $13.1 million compared to $24.1 million in
the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in Adjusted
EBITDA is on account of increased costs in amortization, marketing,
advertising, distribution costs and impairment costs of content
advances for three months ended March 31, 2019.
In the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, adjusted EBITDA
increased by 25.1% to $103.8 million, compared to $83.0 million for
the twelve months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in Adjusted
EBITDA is due to several factors including increased group revenue
and increased margin from catalogue revenues.
Net finance costs
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, net finance costs
decreased by 66% to $1.7 million, compared to $5.0 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2018 and in the twelve months ended
March 31, 2019, net finance costs decreased by 56.7% to $7.7
million, compared to $17.8 million for the twelve months ended
March 31, 2018 mainly due to unwinding of credit impairment loss
reserve by $13.2 million and which was partially off-setted by
lower capitalization of interest.
Income tax expense
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, income tax expenses
decreased by 19.8% to $7.3 million, compared to $9.1 million in the
twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Effective income tax rates were
11.60% and 19.6% for March 31, 2019 and March 31, 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.
Impairment Loss
The Company recorded an impairment loss, totaling to $423.3
million, mainly due to high discount rate and changes in the market
conditions as morefully explained in Note 11 to unaudited condensed
financial statements. The impairment loss was firstly allocated to
the carrying amount of goodwill and Intangibles - trademark
totaling $17.8 million and the residual amount totaling $405.5
million was allocated to Intangibles – content.
Trade Receivables
As of March 31, 2019, Trade Receivables decreased to $201
million from $225.0 million as of March 31, 2018 after considering
expected credit loss reserve upon adoption of new accounting
standards during the year.
Net Debt
As of March 31, 2019, net debt decreased by 23.4% to $145.0
million from $189.2 million as of March 31, 2018 primarily on
account of additional equity infusion during the year amounting
$54.8 million. The equity infusion was primarily received from
promoters’ group $8.2 million and Reliance Industries $ 46.6
million at $14.6 and $15 per share, respectively.
Intangible assets
Our capital expenditures in fiscal 2019 were over $250
million.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call on Monday, July 15th,
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 5770459. Participants should dial in 5 to 10
minutes before the scheduled time.
A replay of the call can be accessed through July 29, 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 5770459. 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 July 31, 2018 (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 March 31
Note
2019
2018
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property and equipment
$
10,921
$
10,013
Goodwill
—
3,800
Intangible assets — trade name
—
14,000
Intangible assets — content
5
705,482
998,543
Intangible assets — others
4,884
5,280
Investments
2,650
27,257
Trade and other receivables
1
10,065
9,144
Income tax receivable
1,284
1,269
Restricted deposits
756
1,100
Deferred tax
1,263
351
Total non-current assets
$
737,305
$
1,070,757
Current assets
Inventories
$
435
$
353
Trade and other receivables
1
209,809
245,079
Investments
1,042
—
Cash and cash equivalents
89,117
87,762
Restricted deposits
55,858
6,368
Total current assets
356,261
339,562
Total assets
$
1,093,566
$
1,410,319
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
$
83,487
$
72,142
Acceptances
3
8,366
8,898
Short-term borrowings
2
208,908
151,963
Current income tax payable
17,291
6,324
Total current liabilities
$
318,052
$
239,327
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings
2
$
71,920
$
124,983
Other long - term liabilities
13,898
3,073
Derivative financial instruments
620
—
Deferred income tax liabilities
27,427
39,519
Total non-current liabilities
$
113,865
$
167,575
Total liabilities
$
431,917
$
406,902
EQUITY
Share capital
4
$
39,326
$
35,334
Share premium
580,013
453,997
Reserves
2,240
422,992
Other components of equity
(79,696)
(48,649
)
JSOP reserve
(15,985)
(15,985
)
Share application money pending
allotment
—
18,000
Equity attributable to equity holders
of Eros International Plc
$
525,898
$
865,689
Non-controlling interest
135,751
137,728
Total equity
$
661,649
$
1,003,417
Total liabilities and shareholder’s
equity
$
1,093,566
$
1,410,319
EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC
UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except
share and per share data)
Three Months Ended March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
Note
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenue
8
$
69,745
$
71,926
$
270,126
$
261,253
Cost of sales
(36,252
)
(34,070
)
(155,396)
(134,708
)
Gross profit
33,493
37,856
114,730
126,545
Administrative cost
(37,891
)
(17,561
)
(87,134)
(68,029
)
Operating (loss)/profit
(4,398)
20,295
27,596
58,516
Financing costs
(7,419
)
(5,404
)
(24,093)
(19,668
)
Finance income
5,734
387
16,419
1,855
Net finance costs
(1,685
)
(5,017
)
(7,674)
(17,813
)
Other gains/(losses)
9
1,085
(28,071
)
288
(41,321
)
(Loss)/profit before exceptional item
and tax
(4,998)
(12,793)
20,210
(618
)
Impairment loss
11
(423,335
)
—
(423,335)
—
Loss after exceptional item but before
tax
(428,333)
(12,793)
(403,125)
(618
)
Income tax
(520
)
(4,167
)
(7,328)
(9,127
)
Loss for the period
$
(428,853)
$
(16,960)
$
(410,453)
$
(9,745
)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Eros International
Plc
$
(432,438)
$
(20,177)
$
(423,867)
$
(22,575
)
Non-controlling interest
3,585
3,217
13,414
12,830
Earning/(loss) per share(cents)
Basic/Diluted earning/(loss) per
share
7
(583.0)
(30.9)
(598.6)
(36.3
)
EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC
UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Amounts in thousands, except
share and per share data)
Three Months Ended March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Profit for the period
$
(428,853)
$
(16,960)
$
(410,453)
$
(9,745)
Other comprehensive loss:
Items that will not be subsequently
reclassified to profit or loss
Impairment of Investments
(24,687)
—
(24,687)
—
Revaluation of property and equipment
1,745
—
1,745
—
Items that will be subsequently
reclassified to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translating
foreign operations
991
(3,161)
(13,936
)
(1,153)
Exchange differences on revaluation of
property and equipment
78
6
78
6
Reclassification of the cash flow hedge to
the statement of operations, net of tax
—
—
—
375
Total other comprehensive loss for the
period
$
(21,873)
$
(3,155
)
$
(36,800
)
$
(772)
Total comprehensive loss for the
period, net of tax
$
(450,726)
$
(20,115)
$
(447,253)
$
(10,517)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Eros International
Plc
$
(454,640)
$
(22,045)
$
(454,881
)
$
(23,106
)
Non-controlling interest
3,914
1,930
7,628
12,589
EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC
UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands, except
share and per share data)
Year Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
Note
2019
2018
Cash flow from operating
activities
Profit/(loss) before
$
(403,125)
$
(618
)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
1,049
1,265
Share based payments
6
21,561
17,918
Amortization of intangible film and
content rights
130,155
115,285
Amortization of other intangible
assets
1,214
1,726
Other non-cash items
10
480,834
51,051
Net finance costs
20,901
17,813
Movement in trade and other
receivables
(188,308)
(91,317
)
Movement in inventories
(99)
(219
)
Movement in trade and other payables
22,167
(1,215
)
Loss/(gain) on sale of property and
equipment
97
(2
)
Cash generated from operations
86,446
111,687
Interest paid
(13,408)
(20,761
)
Income taxes paid
(7,558)
(7,683
)
Net cash generated from operating
activities
$
65,480
$
83,243
Cash flows from investing
activities
Investment
$
(1,004)
$
—
Purchase of property and equipment
(501)
(913
)
Proceeds from disposal of property and
equipment
6
70
Investment in restricted deposits held
with banks
(49,555)
(27
)
Deconsolidation/acquisition of cash and
cash equivalent in subsidiary
—
(9
)
Purchase of intangible film rights and
content rights
(98,115)
(186,757
)
Purchase of other intangible assets
(907)
(321
)
Interest received
1,830
2,537
Net cash (used in) investing
activities
$
(148,246)
$
(185,420
)
Cash flows from financing
activities
Proceeds from issue of share capital, net
of transaction costs
$
54,820
$
16,645
Proceeds from issue of shares by
subsidiary
77
556
Investment in shares of subsidiary
(2,892)
40,221
Share application money received pending
allotment
—
18,000
(Repayment of)/ proceeds from/ short term
debt with maturity less than three months (net)
—
211
Proceeds from short-term debt
103,365
48,249
Repayment of short-term debt
(59,014)
(43,785
)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of
transaction costs of Nil (2018: Nil)
—
111,278
Repayment of long-term debt
(12,239)
(113,960
)
Net cash generated from financing
activities
$
84,117
$
77,415
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
1,351
(24,762
)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalent
4
257
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year
87,762
112,267
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
year
$
89,117
$
87,762
The cash outflow towards intangible film rights and content
right includes, interest paid and capitalized $9,592 (2018: $11,722
and 2017: $7,176)
Reconciliation of Liabilities arising from Financing
activities:
Long term debt(*)
Short term debt
Total
As at March 31, 2018
$
188,909
$
87,755
$
276,664
Considered in cash flow (net)
(12,239)
44,351
32,112
Net finance cost in relation to
convertible notes
10,682
—
10,682
Shares issued in lieu of convertible
note
(49,741)
—
(49,741)
Movement in derivative financial
instruments
902
—
902
Borrowing for purchase of property and
equipment, net
424
—
424
Amortization of debt issuance cost
428
—
428
Transfer of long-term loan to short- term
loan
(5,555)
5,555
—
Changes in fair value of convertible notes
measured at fair value through profit and loss
21,398
—
21,398
Exchange adjustment
(7,052)
(4,369)
(11,421)
As at March 31, 2019
$
148,156
$
133,292
$
281,448
(*) including current portion and derivative financial
instruments
Long term debt(*)
Short term debt
Total
As at March 31, 2017
$
198,792
$
83,631
$
282,423
Considered in cash flow (net)
(2,682
)
4,675
1,993
Net finance cost
3,575
—
3,575
Shares issued in lieu of convertible
notes
(32,168
)
—
(32,168
)
Convertible notes measured at fair value
through profit and loss
13,840
—
13,840
Amortization of debt issuance cost
664
(253
)
411
Exchange adjustment
6,888
(298
)
6,590
As at March 31, 2018
$
188,909
$
87,755
$
276,664
(*) including current portion and derivative financial
instruments
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
March 31, 2019
March 31, 2018
Trade accounts receivables
$
242,357
$
235,191
Credit impairment (loss)
(41,335)
(10,193)
Trade accounts receivables net
201,022
224,998
Other receivables(*)
15,345
20,933
Prepaid charges
1,790
2,700
Accrued revenues
1,717
5,592
Trade and other receivables
$
219,874
$
254,223
Current
209,809
245,079
Non-current
10,065
9,144
$
219,874
$
254,223
(*) Includes derivative asset of $ Nil (2018: 282) and advance
to content vendors $3,462 (2018: $10,607) (net of credit impairment
loss of $447).
The movement in the allowances for expected credit losses is as
follows:
Year ended March 31,
2019
Trade
Receivables
Other
Receivables
Total
Receivables
Balance at the beginning of the
period
$
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)
Loans & Advances written off
—
(7,284)
(7,284)
Bad Debts written off
(13,031)
—
(13,031)
Translation adjustment
(160)
—
(160)
Balance at the end of the period
$ 41,335
$
447
$
41,782
(*) Incremental Impact on revenues, administrative cost and
finance income on account of adoption of new standards was $24,273,
$10,673 and $2,209, respectively, in addition to those reported
under earlier IFRS guidance amounting to $ 10,193, $22,353 and $
11,018 respectively.
2. BORROWINGS
An analysis of long-term borrowings is shown in the table
below.
Nominal As At March 31 Interest Rate
Maturity
2019
2018
(in thousands) Asset backed borrowings Vehicle loan
2.5 - 9.5% 2017-22
$
382
$
560
Term loan MCLR +3.2% - 4.50% 2019-22
12,947
22,430
Term loan BR + 2.75% 2020-21
1,083
1,766
Term loan 10.39% - 13.75% 2020-23
251
9,580
Unsecured borrowings Retail bond
6.50%
2021-22
65,215
70,055
Convertible Notes
14.23%
2020-21
68,349
86,010
$
133,564
$
156,065
Nominal value of borrowings
$
148,227
$
190,401
Cumulative effect of unamortized costs
(691)
(1,210)
Installments due within one year
(75,616)
(64,208)
Long-term borrowings — at amortized cost
$
71,920
$
124,983
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.
Analysis of short-term borrowings
Nominal
As at March 31
interest rate (%)
2019
2018
(in thousands)
Asset backed borrowings
Export credit, bill discounting and
overdraft
MCLR +.40% to 4.60%
$
32,078
$
36,760
Export credit, bill discounting and
overdraft
Base Rate + 0.5% to 1%
3,533
4,021
Export credit, bill discounting and
overdraft
6,01% - 15.25%
26,719
23,963
Short term loan(*)
3.25% - 15.75%
70,962
23,011
$
133,292
$
87,755
Unsecured borrowings
Installments due within one year on
long-term borrowings
75,616
64,208
Short-term borrowings - at amortized
cost
$
208,908
$
151,963
(*)Borrowings of $46,497 is against restricted deposits.
Reconciliation of fair value measurement of Convertible
Notes
March 31, 2019
Particulars
(in thousands)
As at March 31,2018
$
86,010
Interest
10,682
‘A’ ordinary shares issued in lieu of
convertible notes
(49,741)
Loss on fair value of notes
21,398
As at March 31,2019
$
68,349
3. ACCEPTANCES
March 31, 2019
March 31, 2018
(in thousands)
Payable under the film financing
arrangements
$
8,366
$
8,898
$
8,366
$
8,898
Acceptances comprise of 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,
2018
100,000,000
30,000
Ordinary shares of 30p each at March 31,
2019 (*)
150,000,000
45,000
(*) The Company increased authorized number of shares to
150,000,000 on October 25, 2018.
Number of Shares
USD
Allotted, called up and fully
paid
A Ordinary 30p
Shares(*)
B Ordinary 30p
Shares(*)
(in thousands)
As at March 31, 2017
41,312,202
19,379,382
$
31,877
Issue of shares in the quarter ended June
30, 2017
12,000
—
5
Issue of shares in the quarter ended
September 30, 2017
288,291
—
114
Issue of shares in the quarter ended
December 31, 2017
1,681,520
—
657
Transfer of B Ordinary to A Ordinary
share
9,666,667
(9,666,667)
—
Issue of shares in the quarter ended Mar
31, 2018
2,757,743
2,681
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
(*) 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
March 31,
2019
2018
Issuance to Founders Group (**)
1,769,911
1,421,520
Issuance towards settlement of Convertible
notes
4,411,359
2,624,668
Exercise against Restricted Share Unit/
Management scheme (*****)
770,541
683,158
Issuance towards Reliance Industries
Limited (***)
3,111,088
—
2015 Share Plan (****)
10,416
10,208
Total
10,073,315
4,739,554
(*) Each A ordinary shares is entitled to one vote on all
matters and each B shares is entitled to ten votes.
(**) Average exercise price of $14.69 (March 31, 2018 $11.6)
(***) Average exercise price of $15 (March 31, 2018 $Nil)
(****) Average exercise price of $7.92 (March 31, 2018
$8.71)
(*****) 366,000 shares exercised price at $0.39 (2018 $Nil)
5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS – CONTENT
Gross Content Assets
Accumulated
Amortization
Impairment Loss
Content Assets
As at March 31, 2019
Film and content rights
$
1,675,406
$
(954,628)
$
(366,703)
$
354,075
Content advances
377,173
—
(38,832)
338,341
Film productions
13,066
—
—
13,066
Non-current content assets
$
2,065,645
$
(954,628)
$
(405,535)
$
705,482
As at March 31, 2018
Film and content rights
$
1,493,099
$
(854,991
)
—
$
638,108
Content advances
349,568
—
—
349,568
Film productions
10,867
—
—
10,867
Non-current content assets
$
1,853,534
$
(854,991
)
—
$
998,543
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 March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
IPO India Plan
$
167
$
342
$
1,198
$
1,572
JSOP Plan
—
—
—
615
Option award scheme 2012
—
—
—
197
2014 Share Plan
—
61
47
(22
)
2015 Share Plan(*)
100
14
3,059
100
Other share option awards (**)
1,191
1,412
5,346
7,283
Management scheme (staff share
grant)(***)
5,030
2,587
11,911
8,173
$
6,488
$
4,416
$
21,561
$
17,918
(*) includes of 1,305,399 options granted towards Share
Plan 2015 during twelve months ended March 31, 2019 at an average
exercise price of $14.86 per share and average grant date fair
value $2.6 per share.
(**) includes Restricted Share Unit (RSU) and Other share
option plans. In respect of 211,567 units/options granted towards
RSU during twelve months ended March 31, 2019, grant date fair
value approximates intrinsic value.
(***) Includes 1,400,000 shares granted twelve months ended
March 31, 2019 to management personnel.
EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands, except
share and per share data)
7. EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE
Three months ended March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Basic
Diluted
Basic
Diluted
Basic
Diluted
Basic
Diluted
Earnings/(loss) attributable to the equity
holders of the parent
$
(432,438)
(432,438)
$
(20,177)
(20,177)
$
(423,867)
(423,867)
$
(22,575
)
(22,575
)
Potential dilutive effect related to share
based compensation scheme in subsidiary undertaking
—
(79)
—
(127)
—
(214)
—
(475)
Adjusted earnings/(loss) attributable to
equity holders of the parent
$
(432,438)
(432,517)
$
(20,177)
(20,304)
$
(423,867)
(424,081)
$
(22,575
)
(23,050
)
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares
74,175,349
74,175,349
65,271238
65,271238
70,813,270
70,813,270
62,151,155
62,151,155
Potential dilutive effect related to share
based compensation scheme and senior convertible notes
—
1,188,178
—
12,357,201
—
1,470,797
—
1,331,211
Adjusted weighted average number of
shares
74,175,349
75,363,527
65,271238
77,628,439
70,813,270
72,284,067
62,151,55
63,482,366
Earnings per share
Earning attributable to the equity holders
of the parent per share (cents)
(583.0)
(583.0)
(30.9)
(30.9)
(598.6)
(598.6)
(36.3
)
(36.3
)
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.
The Company excludes options with exercise prices that are
greater than the average market price from the calculation of
diluted EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive. In the
year ended March 31, 2019, 1,957,035 shares were not included in
diluted earnings per share (2018: 1,025,000). Since there is loss
for the year and for the quarter, the potential equity shares
resulting from dilutive options are not considered as dilutive and
hence, the Diluted EPS is same as Basic EPS.
Further, the Company have excluded convertible notes 7,567,962
shares because their effect was anti-dilutive (2018 :
12,399,780).
8. BUSINESS SEGMENTAL DATA
Three months ended March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenue by customer's location
India
$
27,900
$
28,693
$
116,078
$
109,986
Europe
1,439
5,442
2,345
7,739
North America
1,337
1,444
5,682
5,147
Rest of the world
39,069
36,347
146,021
138,381
Total Revenue
$
69,745
$
71,926
$
270,126
$
261,253
Revenue of $62,527 (2018: $67,993) from the United Arab Emirates
is included within Rest of the world and revenue of $1,180 (2018:
$5,200) from United Kingdom is included under Europe in the above
table for the year ended March 31, 2019.
Three months ended March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenue by group's operation
India
$
24,626
$
25,049
$
100,387
$
98,073
Europe
20,050
7,330
63,196
27,028
North America
232
542
1,759
1,244
Rest of the world
24,837
39,005
104,784
134,908
Total Revenue
$
69,745
$
71,926
$
270,126
$
261,253
Revenue of $81,409 (2018: $103,263) from the United Arab
Emirates is included within Rest of the world and revenue of
$63,196 (2018: $27,028) from the United Kingdom and Isle of Man are
included under Europe in the above table for the year ended March
31, 2019.
Three months ended March
31,
Year Ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenue by source
Theatrical
$
14,062
$
23,150
$
69,542
$
79,069
Satellite Content licensing
21,950
27,163
77,453
97,168
Digital and other ancillary
33,733
21,613
123,131
85,016
Total Revenue
$
69,745
$
71,926
$
270,126
$
261,253
EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands, except
share and per share data)
9. OTHER GAINS/(LOSSES)
Three months ended March
31,
Year ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Foreign exchange (loss)/gain, net
$
(526)
$
(2,631)
$
4,708
$
(6,250
)
(Loss) on sale of property and
equipment
(94)
20
(97)
2
Reversal of expected credit (loss)
6,240
—
20,698
—
Gain on available-for-sale financial
assets
37
—
37
—
Impairment charge on available -for- sale
financial assets
—
(2,436)
—
(2,436
)
Net (loss) on derecognition of financial
assets measured at amortized cost, net(*)
(1,654)
(854
)
(5,988)
(3,562
)
(Loss) on settlement of derivative
financial instruments
—
—
—
(586
)
(Loss) on deconsolidation of a
subsidiary
—
(1,355
)
—
(14,649
)
Others
—
1
—
—
(Loss)/Gain on financial liability
(convertible notes) measured at fair value through profit and
loss
(2,918)
(20,816)
(21,398)
(13,840
)
Credit from Government of India
—
—
2,328
—
$
1,085
$
(28,071
)
$
288
$
(41,321
)
(*) 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
10 NON-CASH EXPENSE/(INCOME)
Significant non-cash expenses except loss on sale of assets,
share based compensation, depreciation, derivative interest and
amortization were as follows:
Year ended March 31,
2019
2018
Unrealized foreign exchange loss /
(gain)
$
(3,329)
$
5,466
Credit impairment Loss, net
26,283
4,308
Impairment charge on available-for-sale
financial assets
—
2,436
Net losses on de-recognition of financial
assets measured at amortized cost, net
5,988
3,562
Loss on settlement of derivative financial
instruments
—
586
Loss on financial liability (convertible
notes) measures at fair value through profit and loss
21,398
13,840
Loss on deconsolidation of a
subsidiary
—
14,649
Provisions for trade and other
receivables
—
4,740
Provision no longer required,
written-back
(120)
(124)
Impairment loss on content advances and
loans and advances
7,284
353
Impairment charge on goodwill
—
1,205
Impairment loss
423,335
—
Others
(5)
30
$
480,834
$
51,051
11. IMPAIRMENT OF NON- CURRENT ASSETS
Impairment reviews in respect of goodwill and indefinite-lived
intangible assets are performed annually. More regular reviews, and
impairment reviews in respect of other non-current assets, are
performed if events indicate that an impairment review is
necessary. Examples of such triggering events would include a
significant planned restructuring, a major change in market
conditions or technology, reduction in market capitalization,
expectations of future operating losses, or negative cash flows.
The asset or Cash Generating Unit (CGU) is impaired if its carrying
amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is
defined as the higher of the ‘fair value less costs of disposal’
(“FVLCD”) and the ‘value in use’ (“VIU”).
The Group identified one reporting segment and CGU, i.e. film
content. The group performed impairment assessment as of March 31,
2019. The recoverable amount of the cash generating unit was
determined based on value in use, which was higher than the
FVLCD.
Value in use was determined based on future cash flows after
considering current economic conditions and trends, estimated
future operating results, growth rates and anticipated future
economic conditions. The approach and key (unobservable)
assumptions used to determine the cash generating unit’s value in
use were as follows:
Assumptions
As at March 31, 2019
As at March 31, 2018
Growth rate applied beyond approved
forecast period
4.00%
4.00%
Pre-tax discount rate
20.9%
18.9%
The Company considered it appropriate to undertake an impairment
assessment with reference to the estimated cash flows for the
period of four years developed using internal forecast and
extrapolated for the fifth year. The growth rates used in the value
in use calculation reflect those inherent within the Company’s
internal forecast, which is primarily a function of the future
assumptions, past performance and management’s expectation of
future developments through fiscal 2024.
Accordingly, the Group recorded an impairment loss, totaling to
$ 423,335 thousand, as an exceptional item, within the Statement of
Income for the year ended March 31, 2019 mainly due to high
discount rate as explained in the table above and changes in the
market conditions. The aforesaid impairment loss was firstly,
allocated from the carrying amount of goodwill and Intangible
assets - trademark totaling $ 17,800 thousand and the residual
amount totaling $ 405,535 thousand was allocated to Intangible
assets - content.
12. NEW STANDARDS ADOPTED AS AT APRIL 1, 2018
Adoption of IFRS 15, "Revenue from Contracts with
Customers"
On April 1, 2018, the Group adopted IFRS 15, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers” (‘IFRS 15’), using the modified
retrospective method applied to all contracts as of April 1, 2018.
Results for reporting periods beginning after April 1, 2018 are
presented under IFRS 15, while prior period amounts are not
adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our
historic accounting under IAS 18, Revenue (‘IAS 18’).
Revenue arises mainly from production and distribution of media
content, television syndication or satellite rights and digital and
ancillary rights.
The Group determines revenue recognition through the following
steps:
1. Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a
customer
2. Identification of the performance obligations in the
contract
3. Determination of the transaction price
4. Allocation of the transaction price to the performance
obligations in the contract
5. Recognition of revenue when, or as, a performance
obligation/s are satisfied.
In all cases, the total transaction price for a contract is
allocated amongst the various performance obligations based on
their relative stand-alone selling prices. The transaction price
for a contract excludes any amounts collected on behalf of third
parties.
Revenue is recognised either at a point in time or over time,
when (or as) the Group satisfies performance obligations by
transferring the promised goods or services to its customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to receive
in exchange for those services.
At contract inception, the Group assesses the services promised
in the contracts with customers and identifies a performance
obligation for each promise to transfer to the customer a service
(or bundle of services) that is distinct. To identify the
performance obligations, the Group considers all of the services
promised in the contract regardless of whether they are explicitly
stated or are implied by customary business practices.
The Group recognises contract liabilities for consideration
received in respect of unsatisfied performance obligations and
reports these amounts within ‘Trade and other payables’ in the
Statement of Financial Position. Similarly, if the Group satisfies
a performance obligation before it receives the consideration, the
Group recognises either a contract asset or accrued receivable
within ‘Trade and other receivables’ in the Statement of Financial
Position, depending on whether something other than the passage of
time is required before the consideration is due.
For certain content licensing arrangements, the Group’s
collection period range between 2 – 3 years from contract inception
date. Under IFRS 15, an entity needs to adjust the promised amount
of consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the
timing of payments agreed to by the parties to the contract (either
explicitly or implicitly) provides the customer or the entity with
a significant benefit. As such, for arrangements where the implied
collection period (or normal credit term) is considered to be more
than 1 year, revenue is recognised after adjusting the promised
amount of consideration for a significant financing component,
using the discount rate that would be reflected in a separate
financing transaction between the entity and its customer at
contract inception. The effects of financing, i.e. unwinding of the
financing component, is recognised separately from revenue from
contracts with customers in the Statement of Income, within
‘Finance income’. Any subsequent change in collection date from the
anticipated collection date considered on the contract inception
date has been recognised separately in the Statement of Income,
within ‘Other gains/(losses), net’.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
The Group generally expense sales commissions when incurred
because the amortization period would have been one year or less.
These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expenses.
Adoption of IFRS 9, "Financial Instruments"
On April 1, 2018, the Company adopted IFRS 9, “Financial
Instruments” (‘IFRS 9’), using the modified retrospective method
applied as of April 1, 2018. IFRS 9 Financial Instruments replaces
IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’
requirements with effect from April 1, 2018. When adopting IFRS 9,
the Group elected not to restate prior periods. Rather, differences
arising from the adoption of IFRS 9 in relation to classification,
measurement, and impairment are recognized in opening retained
earnings as of April 1, 2018.
Major changes in IFRS 9 as compared to IAS 39 is on account of
introduction of the expected credit loss model and the changes in
categories of financial assets and financial liabilities.
The adoption of IFRS 9 has mostly impacted the following
areas:
• The classification and measurement of the Group’s financial
assets. Management holds most financial assets to hold and collect
the associated cash flows.
• The impairment of financial assets applying the expected
credit loss model. This applies now to the Group’s trade and other
receivables. For contract assets arising from IFRS 15 and trade
receivables, the Group applies a simplified model of recognising
lifetime expected credit losses. For all other financial assets,
expected credit losses are measured at an amount equal to the
twenty-four month ECL, unless there has been a significant increase
in credit risk from initial recognition in which case those are
measured at lifetime ECL.
• The measurement of available for sale equity investments at
cost less impairment. This investment is now measured at fair value
with changes in fair value presented in other comprehensive
income.
• The recognition of gains and losses arising from the Group’s
own credit risk. The Group continues to elect the fair value option
for certain financial liabilities which means that fair value
movements from changes in the Group’s own credit risk are now
presented in other comprehensive income rather than profit or
loss.
Details showing the Classification and Measurement of the
Company’s financial instruments on adoption of IFRS 9 as at April
1, 2018.
IAS 39 Category
IFRS 9 Category
Total carrying
value
Total fair
value
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Loans and Receivables
At amortized cost
87,762
87,762
Restricted deposits
Loans and Receivables
At amortized cost
7,468
7,468
Investment in equity instruments
Available for sale financial assets
Financial assets at FVTOCI*
27,257
27,257
Trade and other receivables
Loans and Receivables
At amortized cost
235,726
235,726
Total
358,213
358,213
IAS 39 Category
IFRS 9 Category
Total carrying
value
Total fair
value
Financial Liabilities
Total borrowings (excluding convertible
notes)
At amortized cost
At amortized cost
190,936
174,533
Convertible notes
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Financial liabilities at FVTPL**
86,010
86,010
Trade and other payables
At amortized cost
At amortized cost
72,142
72,142
Acceptances
At amortized cost
At amortized cost
8,898
8,898
Total
357,986
341,583
* FVTOCI – Fair value through other comprehensive income.
** FVTPL - Fair value through profit and loss.
The cumulative effect of the changes made to the consolidated
interim Statement of Financial Position as at April 1, 2018 in
respect of the adoption of IFRS 9 were as follows:
Assets
As of March 31, 2018
(Reported)
IFRS 9
As of April 1, 2018
Trade and other receivables
$
254,223
$
(18,497
)
$
235,726
Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity
Currency translation reserve
(56,722
)
(34
)
(56,756
)
Retained earnings
375,260
(14,270
)
360,990
Deferred income tax liabilities
39,519
(673
)
38,846
Non-controlling interests
137,728
(3,520
)
134,208
However, as a result of adopting IFRS 15, amounts reported under
IFRS 15 were not materially different from amounts that would have
been reported under the previous revenue guidance of IAS 18, as
such, cumulative adjustments to retained earnings is not
material.
The Impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on our consolidated
Statement of Financial Position as at March 31, 2019 were as
follows:
Assets
Balance at March 31, 2019
(Reported)
IFRS 9
IFRS 15(*)
Balance at March 31, 2019
(without adoption of IFRS 9/15)
Trade and other receivables
$
219,874
$
6,103
$
24,273
$
250,250
Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity
Currency translation reserve
(64,075
)
(126
)
—
(64,201
)
Retained earnings
(49,207
)
(884
)
22,633
(27,458
)
Deferred income tax liabilities
27,427
921
—
28,348
Non-controlling interests
135,751
6,192
1,640
143,583
(*) incremental impact on account of adoption of IFRS 15 and
IFSR 9, in addition to those reported under guidance of IAS 18 and
IAS 39
The impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the consolidated
interim statement of income for three month ended March 31, 2019
was as follow.
March 31, 2019
(Reported)
IFRS 9 (*)
IFRS 15(*)
March 31, 2019 (without
adoption of IFRS 9/15)
Revenue
$
69,745
$
—
$
6,632
$
76,377
Cost of sales
(36.252)
—
—
(36.252)
Gross profit
33,493
—
6,632
40,125
Administrative cost
(37,891)
700
—
(37,191)
Operating loss
(4,398)
700
6,632
2,934
Financing costs
(7,419)
—
—
(7,419)
Finance income
5,734
(3,705)
—
2,029
Net finance costs
(1,685)
(3,705)
—
(5,390)
Other gains/(losses)
1,085
(6,241
)
—
(5,156)
(Loss)/profit before exceptional item and
tax
(4,998)
(9,246)
6,632
(7,612)
I Impairment loss
(423,335)
—
—
(423,335)
Loss/profit after exceptional item but
before tax
(428,333)
(9,246)
6,632
(430,947)
Income tax
(520)
(248)
—
(768)
(Loss)/profit for the period
(428,853)
(9,494)
6,632
(431,715)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Eros International
Plc
(432,438)
(9,828)
6,247
(436,019)
Non-controlling interest
3,585
334
385
4,304
(*) incremental impact on account of adoption of IFRS 15 and
IFRS 9, in addition to those reported under revenue guidance of IAS
18 and IFRS 39.
The impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the consolidated
interim Statement of Income for twelve months ended March 31, 2019
was as follows:
March 31, 2019
(Reported)
IFRS 9(*)
IFRS 15(*)
March 31, 2019 (without
adoption of IFRS 9/15)
Revenue
$
270,126
$
—
$
24,273
$
294,399
Cost of sales
(155,396)
—
—
(155,396)
Gross profit
114,730
—
24,273
139,003
Administrative cost
(87,134)
10,673
—
(76,461)
Operating profit
27,596
10,673
24,273
62,542
Financing costs
(24,093)
—
—
(24,093)
Finance income
16,419
(2,209)
—
14,210
Net finance costs
(7,674)
(2,209)
—
(9,883)
Other gains/(losses)
288
(20,698)
—
(20,410)
(Loss)/profit before exceptional item
and tax
20,210
(12,234)
24,273
32,249
Impairment loss
(423,335)
—
—
(423,335)
(Loss)/profit after exceptional item
but before tax
(403,125)
(12,234)
24,273
(391,086)
Income tax
(7,328)
(248)
—
(7,576)
(Loss)/profit for the period
(410,453)
(12,482)
24,273
(398,662)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Eros International
Plc
(423,867)
(15,154)
22,633
(416,388)
Non-controlling interest
13,414
2,672
1,640
17,726
(*) incremental impact on account of adoption of IFRS 15 and
IFRS 9 in addition to those reported under guidance of IAS 18 and
IAS 39
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.
NON GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Gross Revenue (Non –
GAAP)
Three months ended March
31,
Year ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
(in thousand)
Revenue (GAAP)
$
69,745
$
71,926
$
270,126
$
261,253
Adjustment towards significant financing
component
9,303
2,412
34,467
6,816
Gross Revenue (Non -GAAP)
$
79,048
$
74,338
$
304,593
$
268,069
Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March
31,
Year ended March 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
(in thousand)
Net income (GAAP)
$
(428,853
)
$
(16,960
)
$
(410,453
)
$
(9,745
)
Income tax expense
520
4,167
7,328
9,127
Net finance costs
1,685
5,017
7,674
17,813
Depreciation
226
427
1,049
1,265
Amortization(1)
227
614
1,214
1,726
EBITDA
(426,195
)
(6,735
)
(393,188
)
20,186
Share based payments(2)
6,488
4,416
21,561
17,918
Reversal credit impairment
losses/(gains)(3)
(6,240
)
(138
)
(20,698
)
4,308
Credit impairment losses/(gains)
1,747
—
10,673
—
Adjustment arisen from significant
discounting, component (3)
9,303
2,412
34,467
6,816
Net losses on de-recognition of financial
assets measured at amortized cost, net
1,654
854
5,988
3,562
Loss/(Gain) on financial liability
(convertible notes) measured at fair value through profit and
loss
2,918
20,816
21,398
13,840
Closure of derivative asset
—
—
249
—
Loss on sale of property and equipment
94
(20
)
97
(2
)
Loss on settlement of derivative financial
instruments
—
—
—
586
Loss on deconsolidation of a
subsidiary
—
1,355
—
14,649
Impairment loss
423,335
1,205
423,335
1,205
Others
(37
)
(114
)
(37
)
(113
)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
13,067
$
24,051
$
103,845
$
82,955
Amortizaton of intangible and content
rights
33,997
27,963
130,155
115,285
Gross Adjusted EBITDA
$
47,064
$
52,014
$
234,000
$
198,240
(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. (3) Comparatives number have been
reclassified on account of adoption of IFRS 15.
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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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