adept4 plc Trading Update (5501H)
November 16 2018 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAD4
RNS Number : 5501H
adept4 plc
16 November 2018
Adept4 plc
("Adept4", the "Group" or the "Company")
Trading Update
Adept4 (AIM: AD4), the AIM quoted provider of IT as a Service,
today announces an update on trading in respect of the year ended
30 September 2018.
Revenue is anticipated to be broadly in line with that
recognised in the preceding financial year, with a reduced gross
profit margin of 56% (FY17: 61%) due to a change in sales mix. As a
result of this reduction in margin, unaudited management accounts
show that Trading Group EBITDA(1) is below that achieved for FY17,
at approximately GBP0.6 million, with cash at bank of GBP1.4
million and net debt(2) of GBP2.7 million at the year end.
During the second half of the year a programme of cost
rationalisation was undertaken to ensure the business has an
appropriate cost base. This programme was commenced and
successfully concluded towards the end of the year and therefore
had only minimal impact on reducing costs for the full year.
Towards the end of the financial year a new Sales Director was
appointed. His initial focus has been on strengthening the sales
team and building the sales pipeline, which had been impacted by
the lack of a predecessor in this area. The Group is now seeing a
marked improvement in the quality of tenders and opportunities it
is participating in and expects this to have a positive impact on
the current year's financial performance.
Our focus remains on developing and converting the sales
pipeline and building on the stable platform we have now put in
place in order to grow profitability. Full preliminary results for
the year to 30 September 2018 are expected to be released during
January 2019.
(1) Trading Group EBITDA is measured as earnings from continuing
operations before plc costs, interest, taxation, depreciation,
amortisation of intangibles, separately identifiable costs and
income and share based payments
(2) Net debt represents cash and cash equivalents less
short-term and long-term borrowings stated on a fair value
basis
For further information please contact:
Adept4 plc
Simon Duckworth, Non-Executive Chairman 01925 398 255
N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and
Broker)
Shaun Dobson / Jen Boorer 020 7496 3000
MXC Capital Markets LLP
Charlotte Stranner 020 7965 8149
This announcement contains inside information.
About Adept4
Adept4 delivers IT as a service to small and medium sized
businesses across the UK. IT as a Service (ITaaS) provides you with
exactly the amount of technology and support you need in accordance
with business requirements, billed on a monthly basis, based on
what is consumed.
Critically we underpin this delivery method with a 24 x 7 UK
response team, strategic consulting, professional services and
software development to provide exactly what organisations need
from IT at any given time. Whether an infrastructure is based on
legacy or emerging technologies we will ensure organisations have
the flexibility, agility and cost efficiencies required to run
their business effectively, all through a single trusted
provider.
Adept4 is a public company quoted on the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange. The Company is headquartered in Warrington,
with offices in Leeds, Aberdeen, and Brighton.
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