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dotDigital Group plc

03 March 2022

 
                                                        3 March 2022 
                                                    Dotdigital Group plc 
                                                ("Dotdigital" or the "Group") 
                                  Interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 
                              Dotdigital Group plc (AIM: DOTD), the leading 'SaaS' provider of 
                            an omnichannel marketing automation and customer engagement platform, 
                              announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 
                                                31 December 2021 ("H1 2022"). 
        Financial Highlights      --   Organic revenue up by 10% to GBP30.9m (H1 2021: GBP28.2m) driven by growth in 
                                                            sales from both 
                                                       new and existing customers 
 
                                           *    Recurring revenue as a percentage of total revenue 
                                                       increased to 94% ( 30 June 2021: 93%) 
 
                                              *    Monthly ARPC(1) up by 19% to GBP1,422 per month (H1 
                                                                2021: GBP1,196 per month) 
                           --   Adjusted EBITDA(2) grew 17% to GBP12.2m (H1 2021: GBP10.5m) and adjusted 
                                                          operating profit(3) 
                                                 grew 17% to GBP8.9m (H1 2021: GBP7.6m) 
                            --   R&D continues to underpin Dotdigital's growth strategy, with recurring 
                                                         revenues from enhanced 
                                  product functionality growing by 22% to GBP10.8m (H1 2021: GBP8.9m) 
                          --   Strong net cash balance as of 31 December 2021 of GBP40.0m (30 June 2021: 
                                                               GBP32.0m) 
 
         Operational Highlights      --   International revenue increased by 4% to GBP9.7m (H1 2021: GBP9.3m), with 
                                                          international sales 
                                            representing 31% to total revenue (H1 2021: 33%) 
                        --   Strengthening of strategic partnerships in both ecommerce and CRM, with sales 
                                                           through connectors 
                                            increasing by 9% to GBP13.9m (H1 2021: GBP12.8m) 
                         --   Significant enhancements, such as single customer view and program analytics 
                                                             and reporting, 
                                to the Dotdigital platform, driving new growth opportunities and deepen 
                                                           existing customer 
                                                             relationships 
 
       Current Trading and Outlook      --   Unwinding of customer buying behaviour in post-lockdown environment, with 
                                                           reduced growth in 
                               demand for SMS, and macro headwinds affecting international activities as 
                                                        previously highlighted. 
                               The Board now expects full year revenue growth to be slower than previous 
                                                          expectations during 
                                                 the current and future financial years 
                           --   The Group is committed to investing in its people and its culture, in an 
                                                        increasingly competitive 
                               global labour market, in order to continue to achieve year on year revenue 
                                                                 growth 
 
                                         Milan Patel, CEO of Dotdigital, commented: 
                             "The Group delivered a first half performance of strong growth and 
                              profitability driven by new customer wins and expanded use of the 
                             platform across the existing customer base. Our consistent strategy 
                              continues to support our growth ambition in what is a significant 
                                                     market opportunity. 
                            "Although we appear to be moving away from the worst of the pandemic, 
                               it triggered a dramatic acceleration in organisations' adoption 
                               of digital marketing that is set to endure, and the strength of 
                            our platform puts us in an ideal position to benefit from that trend. 
                           Whilst we continue to navigate through market challenges, particularly 
                              related to hiring, and adjust to a post-lockdown environment, the 
                            Board is committed to investing in our teams in line with the growth 
                               opportunity available, supported by a strong financial position 
                                             and recurring SaaS business model." 
                        Investor Presentation : https://www.dotdigitalgroup.com/events-presentations/ 
                          Live presentation to investors: Management will host a live presentation 
                              to investors via the Investor Meet Company platform on 4 March at 
                            4pm UK time. Investors who already follow Dotdigital on the platform 
                              will automatically be invited, others are invited to register in 
         advance via the following link: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/dotdigital-group-plc/register-investor 
                                                              . 
 
                                                            Notes 
 
                             1. ARPC means Average Revenue Per Customer (including new customers 
                                           added in period and existing customers) 
                         (2. EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization 
                                and adjusted for acquisition costs and share-based payments) 
                           (3. Operating profit is adjusted for acquisition costs and share-based 
                                                          payments) 
 
                                           For further information please contact: 
                          Dotdigital Group plc                                    Tel: 020 3953 3072 
                    Milan Patel, CEO                                       InvestorRelations@dotdigital.co 
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                          Alma PR (Financial PR)                                  Tel: 020 3405 0210 
                        Hilary Buchanan                                         dotdigital@almapr.co.uk 
                                                          David Ison 
                                                        Kieran Breheny 
 
                          Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Advisor                    Tel: 020 7523 8000 
                                                       and Joint Broker) 
                                                        Bobbie Hilliam 
                                                       Georgina McCooke 
                                                     Jonathan Barr, Sales 
 
                          finnCap (Joint Broker)                                  Tel: 020 7220 0500 
                                               Stuart Andrews, Corporate Finance 
                                                        Alice Lane, ECM 
                                                     Rhys Williams, Sales 
 
                          Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)                   Tel: 020 7496 3000 
                                            Shaun Dobson, Head of Corporate Finance 
                                                 Alex Bond, Corporate Finance 
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                                                     OPERATIONAL REVIEW 
                                                        Introduction 
                               For the first half period the Group delivered solid growth in a 
                              more normalised trading environment against a strong comparative 
                              period in the prior year. The marketing industry's march towards 
                             digital continues at pace, and while the mix of channel usage ebbs 
                              and flows, our omnichannel offering positions us well to capture 
                                        the full range of opportunities it presents. 
                           The focus in the first half of 2022 has been on cementing our position 
                           as one of the leading marketing automation platforms through enhancing 
                             the functionality of our Engagement Cloud, deepening our strategic 
                             partnerships and hiring exciting talent to build demand across our 
                                     territories among both new and existing customers. 
                              We continue to be trusted by household names to help them engage 
                              with and get closer to their audiences. In the period, we signed 
                          Warner Bros, Sunderland Football Club, and the British Dental Association 
                           as new customers, and the pipeline for the second half remains healthy. 
                              We continue to invest in product innovation, geographic expansion 
                               and strategic partnerships - the three components of our growth 
                               strategy - to grow our share of the market while protecting our 
                          strong margins. Demand for our platform is growing globally, underpinned 
                              by a robust, pureplay SaaS model, which provides high-quality and 
                                             highly visible recurring revenues. 
                                                 Current Trading and Outlook 
                              Trading in the first half of the year, which delivered 10% growth 
                           and strong profitability, reflects a period of more normalised trading 
                              following a spike in one-off pandemic related SMS activity in the 
                            prior year. This trend has continued with the emergence from lockdown 
                              in EMEA accelerating post period end, and while our core offering 
                              has made an encouraging start to the second half, we have seen a 
                              further softening of transactional based SMS of which we will see 
                                            the full impact next financial year. 
                               In addition, we are seeing a lag in US growth due to the impact 
                          of a challenging labour market on our pace of recruitment and retention. 
                             In the US we have put in place a new management structure and team 
                              to support the region, which will start contributing through the 
                                                  second half of the year. 
                               As a result of the above, the Board anticipates revenue for the 
                               full year to show growth in the range of 7 - 8%, slightly below 
                             current expectations. Whilst our operating margin at the half year 
                              is higher than normal levels, we expect this to be in the region 
                          of 20 - 22% margin by the end of the year as we accelerate our investment 
                             in our teams due to wage inflation and strengthen our international 
                          operations. This investment in talent and the actions taken as described 
                              above, positions us well for continued revenue growth in the next 
                                                 financial year and beyond. 
                               We appear to be moving away from the worst of the pandemic, yet 
                              the acceleration in organisations' adoption of digital marketing 
                              triggered is set to endure, and the strength of our platform puts 
                              us in an ideal position to benefit from that trend. There remain 
                              industry-wide pressures to overcome, but they don't detract from 
                              the confidence we have in continuing to make significant strides 
                           forward with each period that passes. We continue to grow our presence 
                            in key territories around the world, developing a product that meets 
                           the changing needs of marketeers while strengthening the organisational 
                                              infrastructure that underpins it. 
                                                           Market 
                            The shift from traditional to digital marketing is a long-term trend, 
                              dramatically accelerated by the pandemic as organisations quickly 
                               grew to rely on digital channels from both a customer retention 
                            and acquisition perspective. At the same time, we have seen a marked 
                             increase in demand for a more sophisticated approach, as marketeers 
                           recognise the step change in ROI possible from developing more targeted 
                              and personalised campaigns based on increasingly rich data sets. 
                              This is evident in the continued adoption of channels in addition 
                              to email, which remains the most widely used means of engagement, 
                              and strong growth in functionality recurring revenue seen in the 
                                                           period. 
                              As a result of the pandemic and the increased frequency and depth 
                              of engagement, organisations have grown their contact bases, and 
                              the audiences now expect a personalised end-to-end experience; a 
                             trend that will persist long after Covid-related restrictions ease. 
                             We have developed Dotdigital's platform to provide marketeers with 
                            everything they need to meet these expectations and more, from highly 
                               customisable user experiences to the most advanced analytics on 
                               the market, ensuring every campaign and touchpoint is memorable 
                                  and feeds back data to drive continuous ROI enhancements. 
                            We continue to see digital marketing grow as a percentage of overall 
                              revenue spend and expect to see organisations in those industries 
                             worst affected by the pandemic such as travel continue to increase 
                                             their budgets as they ramp back up. 
                               As the world moves towards a point where there is acceptance of 
                              Covid as part and parcel of normal life, organisations will adapt 
                          their strategies accordingly, but their reliance on marketing automation 
                              will continue to grow apace and the strength of our offering puts 
                                           us in a strong position to capitalise. 
                                                          Strategy 
                             The Group's strategy has organic growth at its core, centred around 
                              three strategic pillars: international diversification, expanded 
                           market reach through partnership relationships, and continuous product 
                                                         innovation. 
 
                                                    Geographic expansion 
 
                             Organic international revenue increased by 4% to GBP9.7m (H1 2021: 
                              GBP9.3m) in the period, with international sales contributing 31% 
                                              to total revenue (H1 2021: 33%). 
 
                                                            EMEA 
 
                             EMEA showed solid revenue growth of c.10% in the period to GBP23.6m 
                                                    (H1 2021: GBP21.5m). 
 
                               The Group continues to see growing demand in the region for its 
                           omnichannel capability, as marketeers increase their focus on relevancy 
                            and personalisation to provide the best possible customer experience. 
                              As international travel is now opening, our teams have started to 
                             meet customers face to face and build further pipeline through the 
                                                  partner and sales teams. 
 
                              People was a major focus in EMEA across the period. We continued 
                              to: invest in our customer success team, which is already having 
                            a tangible, positive impact on retention; strengthen our partnership 
                               team to deepen relationships and drive greater reach into their 
                              respective customer bases; and broaden our agency and technology 
                             partner ecosystem, helping to build 'top of funnel' lead generation 
                                                           demand. 
                                                        North America 
 
                              Revenues from North America grew organically by c.3% to $6.5m (H1 
                                                        2021: $6.3m). 
 
                              The recruitment of talent and expanding the employee base is key 
                            to improving growth rates within the region. In a challenging labour 
                              market with high levels of wage inflation, the Directors continue 
                              to focus on strengthening the management team in the region, most 
                               recently with the hire of a new VP of Growth and VP of Customer 
                              Success. Whilst investment in management bandwidth will take time 
                               to flow through to the financial results, this provides us with 
                               the right structure to support future growth. With the addition 
                           of more customer success specialists to support growth and consultants 
                          to help drive increased uptake of our platform from upper-tier mid-market 
                              companies and larger enterprises, and plans to further strengthen 
                               our senior team, our prospects for the territory remain strong. 
 
                                                            APAC 
 
                           APAC revenue grew organically by c.27% to AUS$4.4m (H1 2021: AUS$3.5m). 
 
                           The Group's Japan office is now operational and uptake of the platform 
                            in Singapore has been encouraging. The Group has continued to develop 
                            its presence in Australia despite the challenges posed by lockdowns. 
                              As our newest region, the focus in APAC continues to be building 
                               our teams on the ground, deepening relationships with strategic 
                                           partners, and driving brand awareness. 
 
                            The Group continues to navigate various cost pressures, particularly 
                              regarding hiring, across all regions but is confident of actions 
                            being taken by management to support the Group's geographic expansion 
                                           strategy in the second half and beyond. 
 
                                                   Strategic partnerships 
 
                          The Group continues to broaden and deepen its partnership relationships, 
                            amplifying the Group's market reach beyond its direct sales channel. 
 
                            A strategic technology partner for the Group is defined as a partner 
                           where our customer using that technology integration has the potential 
                              to represent or accounts for 10% of Group revenue. This strategic 
                           partnership model is complemented by a broader general partner referral 
                            network which includes over 200 active global partners. A core focus 
                               of the strategic partnership network is forging connectors into 
                              both ecommerce and CRM platforms, with the aim of building brand 
                                    awareness as we push out into international markets. 
 
                              Sales through connectors into our strategic partners increased by 
                             9% to GBP13.9m (H1 2021: GBP12.8m). Magento connector revenue grew 
                             6%, Shopify connector revenue grew by 47% and MS Dynamics connector 
                            revenue grew by 3% compared to the same period in the previous year. 
 
                               While the Group works through pressures in the US, it continues 
                           to build on its work with its strategic partners, both in the ecommerce 
                           and CRM platform space, to drive brand awareness across their customer 
                             bases through joint go to market plans. In H1, the Group increased 
                            its investment in adding new channel managers into its international 
                              operations, building on the strong relationships it has with its 
                              agency and technology partners that operate within the ecosystem. 
 
                             The pipeline continues to build as we move through the second half, 
                           with the Group now also exploring opportunities to expand its strategic 
                               partner base and further diversify its revenues into areas such 
                         as service clouds, as is evident with the recent Zendesk Sell integration. 
                                                     Product innovation 
 
                           The Group's growth is supported by a focussed R&D investment programme 
                           which continues to drive value for both our new and existing customers. 
                             Recurring revenue from enhanced product functionality and upgrades 
                            increased 22% to GBP10.8m. The key areas of investment for the Group 
                          remain: enhancing our customer data and experience platform capabilities; 
                          data visualisations through reporting and analytics; deeper integrations 
                             with new and existing technology partners; and our user experience 
                                                      of the platform. 
 
                           During the period we invested GBP3.4m in R&D, underpinning management's 
                             commitment to continuous product innovation. Our focus for product 
                                         innovation centres around the key areas of: 
 
                                  *    Data and intelligence - joining all data together to 
                                       create a single customer view and help our customers 
                                        better personalise their campaigns and be relevant 
 
 
 
                                      *    Marketing automation - harnessing artificial 
                                           intelligence (AI) and machine learning across 
                                          targeted parts of the platform's architecture, 
                                       informed by our customers' needs and requirements to 
                                             give efficiencies to time-poor marketeers 
 
 
 
                                   *    Building out further omni-channel functionality to 
                                         Engagement Cloud to assist businesses through the 
                                       full customer journey at every touch point they have 
                                                       with their customers 
 
 
 
                           During the period we introduced single customer view, giving marketeers 
                               and merchants a holistic, real-time view of their customer data 
                           and interactions. We also released new program analytics and reporting, 
                           empowering marketeers to optimise their customer journeys. New segment 
                              analytics provide our customers additional insight into marketing 
                           and commerce audiences, and we were the first to market with a toolkit 
                              to help customers mitigate the impact of iOS 15 and mail privacy 
                               protections. We also, developed new data integrations with Zoom 
                              Webinar, Zendesk Sell, Oracle Netsuite and Shopware 6, expanding 
                         our addressable market and providing customers with greater functionality. 
 
                                                             M&A 
                             To support the Group's organic growth strategy, the Board continues 
                              to evaluate the market for complementary acquisitions, backed by 
                           the Group's robust financial position. The Board's acquisition strategy 
                            is focused on set criteria, being: synergy technology for new revenue 
                             streams; bolt-on functionality to accelerate platform development, 
                            new talent acquisition and the expansion of expertise, and extension 
                                       of the customer base in strategic territories. 
                                                           People 
                              Our success to date is solely down to the highly talented team we 
                              have built at Dotdigital. We have built a special culture around 
                             empowering colleagues to make decisions, recognising that everyone 
                              plays an important role in helping us reach our growth ambitions 
                             and giving them the freedom to express themselves. The togetherness 
                          this creates has again paid dividends in the first half, as we continued 
                               to meet challenges head on while driving the business forwards. 
                              On behalf of myself and the Board I would like to thank everyone 
                                 at Dotdigital for their continued hard work and dedication. 
                              As announced on 25 February 2022, Chief Financial Officer Paraag 
                               Amin has informed the Board of his intention to step down as an 
                              Executive Director of the Company, effective as of 31 March 2022. 
                             The Company has appointed Spencer Stuart to conduct a formal search 
                               process will update shareholders in due course. We thank Paraag 
                          for his valuable contribution and wish him well in his future endeavours. 
                               To continue to grow and increase our presence around the world, 
                             we need to continue to hire and retain exceptional individuals and 
                         invest in our talent. We have continued to bolster our product development 
                             teams and sales teams while bringing in highly experienced customer 
                               success professionals and continue to work hard to attract more 
                                        senior talent to help us realise our vision. 
                                                      FINANCIAL REVIEW 
                                                           Revenue 
                               Revenue during the period grew 10% to GBP30.9m from GBP28.2m in 
                             H1 2021. This performance was driven primarily by new customer wins 
                                                and existing customer growth. 
                            Recurring revenue represents c.94% of revenues, improving visibility 
                             on future revenues. Enhanced functionality revenue (which includes 
                              licence fees and bolt-on functionality) grew 22% to GBP10.8m from 
                                                     GBP8.9m in H1 2021. 
                              International revenue was 31% of total sales in the period, from 
                               33% in H1 2021. Of that, revenues were up 3% in the US to $6.5m 
                            (H1 2021: $6.3m), and up 27% in APAC to AUS$4.4m (H1 2021: AUS$3.5m). 
                            EMEA revenues grew 10% in the period to GBP23.6m (H1 2021: GBP21.5m). 
                               During the period ARPC(3) increased by 19% to GBP1422 per month 
                                                (H1 2021: GBP1196 per month). 
                                                           EBITDA 
                               We achieved an adjusted EBITDA(1) margin of 40% and an adjusted 
                             operating profit margin of 29% in the first half, which was in line 
                             with management expectations. The adjustments include a share-based 
                                payment charge of GBP0.22m and exceptional costs of GBP0.06m. 
                                                Balance Sheet & Cash Position 
                            Dotdigital continues to generate strong cash flow from its Engagement 
                               Cloud operations with an interim period end net cash balance of 
                                                          GBP40.0m. 
                              The Group continues to prioritise product development and during 
                               the period spent GBP3.4m on development (compared to GBP3.1m in 
                                                          H1 2021). 
                                                       Dividend Policy 
                              A dividend of 0.86p per ordinary share (2021: 0.83p) was proposed 
                              by the Company at the time of its Final Results in November last 
                              year, demonstrating a commitment from the Board to deliver value 
                             by focusing on total shareholder return. This dividend was approved 
                              by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 22 December 2021 
                                                and paid on 31 January 2022. 
                              The Group will continue to conduct a full dividend review at year 
                           end; therefore, in line with previous years the Board is not proposing 
                                                    an interim dividend. 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                             Consolidated Income Statement 
                      For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
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                                                              Restated* 
                                                   6 months    6 months    12 months 
                                                  to 31 Dec   to 31 Dec   to 30 June 
                                                       2021        2020         2021 
                                                  Unaudited   Unaudited      Audited 
                                           Note    GBP'000s    GBP'000s     GBP'000s 
  Continuing operations 
  Revenue from contracts with 
   customers                                4        30,911      28,226       58,124 
  Cost of sales                                     (5,541)     (5,067)     (10,356) 
                                                 ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  Gross profit                              4        25,370      23,159       47,768 
 
  Administrative expenses                          (16,470)    (15,583)     (34,089) 
  Share based payments                                (222)       (344)        (625) 
  Exceptional costs**                                  (60)        (68)        (188) 
                                                 ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  Operating profit from continuing 
   operations                                         8,618       7,164       12,866 
 
  Finance income                                         16          16           20 
  Finance costs                                        (30)        (41)         (74) 
                                                 ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  Profit before income tax from 
   continuing operations                              8,604       7,139       12,812 
 
  Income tax expense                                (1,825)       (815)      (1,322) 
                                                 ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  Profit for the period from 
   continuing operations                              6,779       6,324       11,490 
                                                 ----------  ----------  ----------- 
  Discontinuing operations 
  Loss for the period from discontinued 
   operations                                             -       (424)        (899) 
  Profit for the period attributable 
   to the owners of the Company                       6,779       5,900       10,591 
                                                 ==========  ==========  =========== 
 
  Earnings per share from all operations (pence per share) 
  Basic                                     6          2.27        1.98         3.55 
  Diluted                                   6          2.23        1.95         3.50 
  Adjusted basic                            6          2.36        2.11         3.82 
  Adjusted diluted                          6          2.32        2.08         3.76 
 
 
 
   *     Restated see note 11 

** The exceptional costs relate to amortisation of technology and in the prior year to amortisation of technology and acquisition costs of Comapi.

 
 
 
 
                                            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                              Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
                                For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
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                           Restated* 
              6 months      6 months      12 months 
             to 31 Dec     to 31 Dec     to 30 June 
                  2021          2020           2021 
             Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
      Note    GBP'000s      GBP'000s       GBP'000s 
 Earnings per share from continuing operations (pence per share) 
 Basic                                                               6     2.27         2.12         3.85 
 Diluted                                                             6     2.23         2.09         3.79 
 Adjusted basic                                                      6     2.36         2.26         4.12 
 Adjusted diluted                                                    6     2.32         2.22         4.06 
 
 Earnings per share from discontinued operations (pence per share) 
 Basic                                                               6        -       (0.14)       (0.30) 
 Diluted                                                             6        -       (0.14)       (0.30) 
 Adjusted basic                                                      6        -       (0.14)       (0.30) 
 Adjusted diluted                                                    6        -       (0.14)       (0.30) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                      Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                        Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
                          For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
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                                                                       Restated* 
                                                            6 months    6 months    12 months 
                                                           to 31 Dec       to 31   to 30 June 
                                                                2021    Dec 2020         2021 
                                                           Unaudited   Unaudited      Audited 
                                                    note    GBP'000s    GBP'000s     GBP'000s 
 
  Profit for the period                                        6,779       5,900       10,591 
 
  Other comprehensive income 
  Items that may be subsequently 
   reclassified to 
  profit and loss: 
  Exchange differences on translating 
   foreign operations                                             29        (79)         (87) 
                                                          ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  Total comprehensive income attributable 
   to: 
  Owners of the parent                               4         6,808       5,821       10,504 
 
  Total comprehensive income for 
   the year 
 
    Comprehensive income from continuing 
    operations                                                 6,808       6,245       11,403 
  Comprehensive income from discontinued 
   operations                                                      -       (424)        (899) 
                                                          ==========  ==========  =========== 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
             Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
              For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
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                                                          Restated* 
                                   Note       As at           As at      As at 
                                             31 Dec          31 Dec    30 June 
                                               2021            2020       2021 
                                          Unaudited       Unaudited    Audited 
                                           GBP'000s        GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
  Assets 
 
  Non-current assets 
  Goodwill                                    9,680           9,680      9,680 
  Intangible assets                          16,749          14,893     16,134 
  Property, plant and equipment                 639             722        649 
  Right-of-use asset                          2,983           3,805      3,323 
                                         ----------  --------------  --------- 
 
                                             30,051          29,100     29,786 
                                         ----------  --------------  --------- 
 
  Current assets 
  Trade and other receivables                12,838          13,253     13,350 
  Cash and cash equivalents                  40,035          27,556     31,951 
                                         ----------  --------------  --------- 
 
                                             52,873          40,809     45,301 
                                         ----------  --------------  --------- 
 
  Total assets                      4        82,924          69,909     75,087 
                                         ==========  ==============  ========= 
 
  Equity attributable to the owners of the 
   parent 
 
  Called up share capital           8         1,494           1,493      1,494 
  Share premium                               7,124           6,967      7,124 
  Reverse acquisition reserve               (4,695)         (4,695)    (4,695) 
  Other reserves                              3,829           2,087      3,066 
  Retranslation reserve                         (8)            (29)       (37) 
  Retained earnings                          60,863          50,883     54,081 
                                         ----------  --------------  --------- 
 
  Total equity                               68,607          56,706     61,033 
                                         ==========  ==============  ========= 
 
 
 
 
 
                         Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
            Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
              For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
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                                               Restated* 
                                       As at       As at      As at 
                                      31 Dec      31 Dec    30 June 
                                        2021        2020       2021 
                                   Unaudited   Unaudited    Audited 
                                    GBP'000s    GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 
  Liabilities 
  Non-current liabilities 
  Lease liabilities                    2,174       2,885      2,489 
  Deferred tax                         1,451       1,365      1,207 
                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
                                       3,625       4,250      3,696 
                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
  Current liabilities 
  Trade and other payables             9,739       7,830      9,334 
  Lease liabilities                      902       1,031        934 
  Current tax payable                     51          92         90 
                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
                                      10,692       8,953     10,358 
                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
  Total liabilities                   14,317      13,203     14,054 
                                  ==========  ==========  ========= 
 
  Total equity and liabilities        82,924      69,909     75,087 
                                  ==========  ==========  ========= 
 
 
                                                                     Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                                                         Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
                                                          For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
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                          Share               Share             Retained             Other                Reverse                Re-translation      Total 
                        capital             premium             Earnings          reserves            acquisition                       Reserve 
                                                                                                          reserve 
                       GBP'000s            GBP'000s             GBP'000s          GBP'000s               GBP'000s                      GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 
  As at 1 July 
   2020 as 
   previously 
   stated                 1,493               6,967               45,514             1,372                (4,695)                            50     50,701 
 ----------------  ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
  Impact of 
   correction 
   of errors 
   (note 
   11)                        -                   -                  141               228                      -                             -        369 
 ----------------  ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
  Restated as 
   at 1 July 2020         1,493               6,967               45,655             1,600                (4,695)                            50     51,070 
 ----------------  ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
  Profit for the 
   period                     -                   -                5,900                 -                      -                             -      5,900 
  Retranslation 
   reserve                    -                   -                    -                -                       -                          (79)       (79) 
  Dividends                   -                   -                (950)                 -                      -                             -      (950) 
  Reserve 
   Transfer                   -                   -                  278             (278)                      -                             -          - 
  Deferred tax 
   on share 
   options                    -                   -                    -               421                      -                             -        421 
  Share based 
   payments                   -                   -                    -               344                      -                             -        344 
                   ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
  As at 31 
   December 
   2020                   1,493               6,967               50,883             2,087                (4,695)                          (29)     56,706 
                   ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
 
  As at 1 January 
   2021                   1,493               6,967               50,883             2,087                (4,695)                          (29)     56,706 
 
  Profit for the 
   period                     -                   -                4,691                 -                      -                             -      4,691 
  Dividends                   -                   -              (1,522)                 -                      -                             -    (1,522) 
  Retranslation 
   reserve                    -                   -                    -                 -                      -                           (8)        (8) 
  Issue of share 
   capital                    1                 157                    -                 -                      -                             -        158 
  Reserve 
   Transfer                   -                   -                   29              (29)                      -                             -          - 
  Deferred tax 
   on share 
   options                    -                   -                    -               727                      -                             -        727 
  Share based 
   payments                   -                   -                    -               281                      -                             -        281 
                   ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
  As at 30 June 
   2021                   1,494               7,124               54,081             3,066                (4,695)                          (37)     61,033 
                   ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
 
  As at 1 July 
   2021                   1,494               7,124               54,081             3,066                (4,695)                          (37)     61,033 
 
  Profit for the 
   period                     -                   -                6,779                 -                      -                        -           6,779 
  Dividends                   -                   -                    -                 -                      -                             -          - 
  Retranslation 
   reserve                    -                   -                    -                 -                      -                            29         29 
  Reserve 
   transfer                   -                   -                    3               (3)                      -                             -          - 
  Deferred tax 
   on share 
   options                    -                   -                    -               544                      -                             -        544 
  Share based 
   payments                   -                   -                    -               222                      -                             -        222 
                   ------------  ------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------- 
  As at 31 
   December 
   2021                   1,494               7,124               60,863             3,829                (4,695)                           (8)     68,607 
                   ============  ==================  ===================  ================  =====================  ============================  ========= 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
--------------------------------------------- 
 

- Share capital is the amount subscribed for shares at nominal value.

- Share premium represents the excess of the amount subscribed for Share Capital over the nominal value net of the share issue expenses.

- Retained earnings represents the cumulative earnings of the Group attributable to equity shareholders.

- The reverse acquisition reserve relates to the adjustment required to account the reverse acquisition in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

- Other reserves relate to the charge for the share-based payments in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard 2. The reserve transfer in the period relates to lapsed share options.

- Retranslation reserve relates to the retranslation of a foreign subsidiary into the functional currency of the Group.

 
 
 
                                         Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                                Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
                              For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                                            6 months    6 months           12 months 
                                                           to 31 Dec   to 31 Dec          to 30 June 
                                                                2021        2020                2021 
                                                           Unaudited   Unaudited             Audited 
                                                  note      GBP'000s    GBP'000s            GBP'000s 
 
  Cash flow from operating activities              7          13,258       7,944              17,969 
  Tax paid                                                   (1,075)       (982)               (975) 
                                                        ------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
  Net cash generated from operating activities                12,183       6,962              16,994 
                                                        ------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
  Net cash used in continuing operating 
   activities                                                 12,183       7,534              20,710 
  Net cash used in discontinuing operating 
   activities                                                      -       (572)             (3,716) 
 
    Cash flow from investing activities 
  Purchase of intangible fixed assets                        (3,439)     (3,147)             (6,870) 
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment                    (162)        (57)               (169) 
  Proceeds from sale of property, plant 
   and equipment                                                   -           -                   2 
  Interest received                                               16          16                  20 
                                                        ------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
  Net cash used in investing activities                      (3,585)     (3,188)             (7,017) 
                                                        ------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
    Net cash used in continuing investing 
    activities                                               (3,585)     (3,188)             (7,017) 
  Net cash used in discontinuing investing 
   activities                                                      -           -                   - 
 
    Cash flows from financing activities 
  Equity dividends paid                                            -       (950)             (2,472) 
  Payment of leasing liabilities                               (543)       (572)             (1,182) 
  Proceeds from share issues                                       -           -                 158 
                                                        ------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
  Net cash used in financing activities                        (543)     (1,522)             (3,496) 
                                                        ------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
    Net cash used in continuing financing 
    activities                                                 (543)     (1,492)             (3,446) 
  Net cash used in discontinuing financing 
   activities                                                      -        (30)                (50) 
 
  Increase in cash and cash equivalents                        8,055       2,252               6,481 
                                                        ============  ==========  ================== 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
   of period                                                  31,951      25,383              25,383 
  Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                         29        (79)                  87 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents at end of 
   period.                                                    40,035      27,556              31,951 
                                                        ============  ==========  ================== 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                        Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                                                               Notes to interim financial statements 
                                                             For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
   1. GENERAL INFORMATION 
   Dotdigital Group Plc is a company incorporated in England and Wales and 
    quoted on the AIM market. 
 
   2. BASIS OF INFORMATION 
   These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in 
    accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as 
    adopted by the UK and on a historical basis, using the accounting policies 
    which are consistent with those set out in the Group's annual report and 
    accounts for the year ended 30 June 2021. The interim financial information 
    for the six months to 31 December 2021, which complies with IAS 34 'Interim 
    Financial Reporting' has been approved by the Board of Directors on 3 
    March 2022. 
 
   The unaudited interim financial information for the period ended 31 December 
    2021 does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 
    435 of the Companies Act 2006. The comparative figures for the year ended 
    30 June 2021 are extracted from the statutory financial statements which 
    have been filed with the Registrar of Companies and contain an unqualified 
    audit report and did not contain statements under Section 498 to 502 of 
    the Companies Act 2006. 
 
   3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
   The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual 
    financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021, as described in 
    those financial statements. 
 
 
                                                                           Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                                                                   Notes to interim financial statements 
                                                                 For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
    4. SEGMENTAL REPORTING 
 
    The Group's single line of business is the provision of data-driven omnichannel 
    marketing automation. The chief operating decision maker considers the 
    Group's reportable segments to be by geographical location this being 
    EMEA, US and APAC operations and by business activity, this being core 
    Dotdigital and CPaaS as shown below: 
 
    Geographical revenue and results (from all 
    operations)                                         6 months to 31 December 2021 
                                   ------------------------------------------------ 
                                          EMEA           US         APAC 
                                    Operations   Operations   Operations      Total 
                                      GBP'000s     GBP'000s     GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
     Income statement 
     Revenue                            23,644        4,885        2,382     30,911 
     Gross profit                       18,927        4,367        2,076     25,370 
     Profit/(Loss) before 
      income tax                         8,774           96        (266)      8,604 
                                   -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
 
     Total comprehensive income 
      attributable to the owners 
      of the parent                      7,046           13        (251)      6,808 
                                   ===========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 
     Financial position 
     Total assets                       75,743        4,670        2,511     82,924 
     Net current assets                 36,957        3,727        1,497     42,181 
                                   ===========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 
                                          Restated 6 months to 31 December 2020 
                                    ------------------------------------------------ 
                                           EMEA           US         APAC 
                                     Operations   Operations   Operations      Total 
                                       GBP'000s     GBP'000s     GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
     Income statement 
     Revenue                             22,973        4,842        1,933     29,748 
     Gross profit (restated 
      see note 11)                       17,251        4,354        1,775     23,380 
     Profit before income 
      tax                                 6,386          425         (96)      6,715 
                                    -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
 
     Total comprehensive 
      income attributable to 
      the owners of the parent 
      (restated see note 11)              5,576          362        (117)      5,821 
                                    ===========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 
     Financial position 
     Total assets                        63,279        4,629        2,001     69,909 
     Net current assets (restated 
      see note 11)                       26,757        3,623        1,476     31,856 
                                    ===========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 
 
                                                                         Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                                                                Notes to interim financial statements 
                                                              For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
  4. SEGMENTAL REPORTING (CONTINUED...) 
 
 
 
 
                                                12 months to 30 June 2021 
                                    ------------------------------------------------ 
                                           EMEA           US         APAC 
                                     Operations   Operations   Operations      Total 
                                       GBP'000s     GBP'000s     GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 Income statement 
 Revenue                                 47,024        9,264        4,262     60,550 
 Gross profit                            36,878        8,241        3,864     48,983 
 Profit/(Loss) before 
  income tax                             11,699          609        (294)     12,014 
                                    -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
 attributable to the 
  owners of the parent                   10,436          379        (311)     10,504 
                                    ===========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 
 Financial position 
 Total assets                            71,566        3,098          423     75,087 
 Net current assets/(liabilities)        33,942        1,387        (386)     34,943 
                                    ===========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 

Business activity revenue and results from all operations

 
                                              6 months to 31 December 2021 
                                           --------------------------------- 
 
                                                 Core       CPaaS      Total 
                                             GBP'000s    GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 Income statement 
 Revenue                                       30,911           -     30,911 
 Gross profit                                  25,370           -     25,370 
 Profit/(Loss) before income tax                8,604           -      8,604 
                                           ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income attributable 
  to the owners of the parent                   6,808           -      6,808 
                                           ==========  ==========  ========= 
 
 Financial position 
 Total assets                                  82,882          42     82,924 
 Net current assets/(liabilities)              42,213        (32)     42,181 
                                           ==========  ==========  ========= 
 
 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

4. SEGMENTAL REPORTING (CONTINUED...)

 
                                              Restated 6 months to 31 December 
                                                            2020 
                                           ------------------------------------- 
 
                                                  Core        CPaaS        Total 
                                              GBP'000s     GBP'000s     GBP'000s 
 Income statement 
 Revenue                                        28,226        1,522       29,748 
 Gross profit (restated see note 
  11)                                           23,159          221       23,380 
 Profit/(Loss) before income tax                 7,139        (424)        6,715 
                                           -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income attributable 
  to the owners of the parent (restated 
  see note 11)                                   6,245        (424)        5,821 
                                           ===========  ===========  =========== 
 
 Financial position 
 Total assets                                   67,069        2,840       69,909 
 Net current assets (restated 
  see note 11)                                  31,088          768       31,856 
                                           ===========  ===========  =========== 
 
 
                                              12 months to 30 June 2021 
                                           ------------------------------- 
 
                                                Core      CPaaS      Total 
                                            GBP'000s   GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 Income statement 
 Revenue                                      58,124      2,426     60,550 
 Gross profit                                 47,768      1,215     48,983 
 Profit/(Loss) before income 
  tax                                         12,812      (798)     12,014 
                                           ---------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income attributable 
  to the owners of the parent                 11,403      (899)     10,504 
                                           =========  =========  ========= 
 
 Financial position 
 Total assets                                 74,976        111     75,087 
 Net current assets                           34,974       (31)     34,943 
                                           =========  =========  ========= 
 

5. DIVIDS

The proposed final dividend of GBP2,563,819 for the year ended 30 June 2021 of 0.86p per share was paid on the 31 January 2022.

 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share data is based on the consolidated profit using the weighted average number of shares in issue of the parent Company. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares adjusted to assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Adjusted earnings per share is based on the consolidated profit deducting the acquisition related exceptional costs and share-based payment.

A number of non-IFRS adjusted profit measures are used in the annual report and financial statements and in these interim financial statements. Adjusting items are excluded from our headline performance measures by virtue of their size and nature, in order to reflect management's view of the performance of the Group. Summarised below is a reconciliation between statutory results to adjusted results. The Group believes that alternative performance measures such as adjusted EBITDA are commonly reported by companies in the markets in which it competes and are widely used by investors in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to factors such as depreciation and amortisation, which can vary significantly depending upon accounting methods (particularly when acquisitions have occurred) or based on factors which do not reflect the underlying performance of the business. The adjusted profit after tax earnings measure is also used for the purpose of calculating adjusted earnings per share.

 
 Reconciliations to earnings figures                          6 months              6 months         12 months 
  used in arriving at adjusted earnings                 to 31 December        to 31 December        to 30 June 
  per share are as follows:                                       2021                  2020              2021 
 From all operations                                          GBP'000s              GBP'000s          GBP'000s 
 
 Profit for the year attributable to 
  the owners of the parent                                       6,779                 5,900            10,591 
 Amortisation of acquisition-related 
  intangible fixed asset                                            60                    60               120 
 Other exceptional costs                                             -                     8                68 
 Share-based payment                                               222                   344               625 
                                                      ----------------      ----------------  ---------------- 
 Adjusted profit for the year attributable 
  to the owners of the parent                                    7,061                 6,312            11,404 
                                                      ----------------      ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 Adjusted profit for the year attributable to the owners of the parent 
  from: 
 Continuing operations:                                          7,061                 6,736            12,303 
 Discontinuing operations:                                           -                 (424)             (899) 
                                                      ----------------      ----------------      ------------ 
                                                                 7,061                 6,312            11,404 
 
 
 

Management does not consider the above adjustments to reflect the underlying business performance.

 
                                       Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                               Notes to interim financial statements 
                             For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
        6. EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONTINUED...) 
                                                6 months               6 months            12 months 
                                               to 31 Dec              to 31 Dec           to 30 June 
                                                    2021                   2020                 2021 
                                               Unaudited              Unaudited              Audited 
 
        All operations 
        Earnings per Ordinary share: 
        Basic (pence)                               2.27                   1.98                 3.55 
        Diluted (pence)                             2.23                   1.95                 3.50 
        Adjusted basic (pence)                      2.36                   2.11                 3.82 
        Adjusted diluted (pence)                    2.32                   2.08                 3.76 
                                             ===========       ================       ============== 
 
        Continuing operations 
        Earnings per Ordinary share: 
        Basic (pence)                               2.27                   2.12                 3.85 
        Diluted (pence)                             2.23                   2.09                 3.79 
        Adjusted basic (pence)                      2.36                   2.26                 4.12 
        Adjusted diluted (pence)                    2.32                   2.22                 4.06 
                                             ===========       ================       ============== 
 
        Discontinued operations 
        Earnings per Ordinary share: 
        Basic (pence)                                  -                 (0.14)               (0.30) 
        Diluted (pence)                                -                 (0.14)               (0.30) 
        Adjusted basic (pence)                         -                 (0.14)               (0.30) 
        Adjusted diluted (pence)                       -                 (0.14)               (0.30) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                            Dotdigital Group Plc 
                                   Notes to interim financial statements 
                                 For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        6. EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONTINUED...) 
 
                                                6 months               6 months            12 months 
                                               to 31 Dec              to 31 Dec           to 30 June 
                                                    2021                   2020                 2021 
                                               Unaudited              Unaudited              Audited 
                                                GBP'000s               GBP'000s             GBP'000s 
 
        Profit for the period from all 
        operations for the purpose of earnings 
        per share: 
         Basic                                     6,779                  5,900               10,591 
         Adjusted                                  7,061                  6,312               11,404 
                                             ===========       ================       ============== 
 
        Profit for the period from 
         continuing 
        operations for the purpose 
         of earnings 
        per share: 
         Basic                                     6,779                  6,324               11,490 
         Adjusted                                  7,061                  6,736               12,303 
                                             ===========       ================       ============== 
 
        Profit for the period from 
         discontinued 
        operations for the purpose 
         of earnings 
        per share: 
         Basic                                         -                  (424)                (899) 
         Adjusted                                      -                  (424)                (899) 
                                             ===========       ================       ============== 
 
 
 
        Weighted average number of shares in issue 
         as follows: 
 
                                                     6 months          6 months          12 months 
                                                    to 31 Dec         to 31 Dec         to 30 June 
                                                         2021              2020               2021 
                                                    Unaudited         Unaudited            Audited 
 
        Weighted average number 
        Basic                                     298,778,630       298,547,645        298,598,459 
        Diluted                                   304,006,513       303,231,752        302,921,327 
                                             ================  ================       ============ 
 
 
 
 
 
          The adjusted profit for the period, adjusted basic earnings per 
          ordinary share and adjusted diluted earnings per ordinary share 
       exclude exceptional costs relating to share based payments GBP221,767 
          (2020: GBP343,920, 2021: GBP624,881), ongoing acquisition costs 
        of Comapi GBPnil (2020: GBP7,857, 2021: GBP68,095) and amortisation 
       of acquired intangibles GBP60,000 (2020: GBP60,000, 2021: GBP120,000). 
 
 
                                Dotdigital Group Plc 
                      Notes to interim financial statements 
                    For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
 
  7. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE CORPORATION TAX TO NET CASH 
   GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS 
                                                        6 months        6 months    12 months 
                                                       to 31 Dec       to 31 Dec   to 30 June 
                                                            2021            2020         2021 
                                                       Unaudited       Unaudited      Audited 
                                                        GBP'000s        GBP'000s     GBP'000s 
 
  Profit before income tax 
   from all operations                                     8,604           6,715       12,014 
  Adjustments for: 
  Depreciation                                               565             651        1,267 
  Amortisation                                             2,824           2,314        4,795 
  Exceptional costs                                            -               8           68 
  Gain on disposal of fixed 
   assets                                                      -               -          (2) 
  Share-based payments                                       222             344          625 
  Finance lease non-cash movement                             96             140         (48) 
  Finance expense                                             30              41           75 
  Decrease/ (increase) in trade 
   and other receivables                                     512           (266)        (363) 
  Increase/(decrease) in trade 
   and other payables                                        405         (2,003)        (462) 
                                                  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 
  Net cash from operations                                13,258           7,944       17,969 
                                                  ==============  ==============  =========== 
 
 
    8. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL 
  During the period no shares were issued. 
 
 
 
 
                                  Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
                          Notes to interim financial statements 
                        For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
  9. RELATED PARTY NOTE 
  Transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, who are related 
   parties, have been eliminated on 
  consolidation and are not disclosed 
   in this note. 
 
   Key management remuneration: 
  Key management include Directors and non-executive 
   Directors 
 
  The remuneration paid for key management for employee services are 
   as follows: 
                                                                               12 months 
                                          6 months            6 months 
                                         to 31 Dec           to 31 Dec        to 30 June 
                                              2021                2020              2021 
                                         Unaudited           Unaudited           Audited 
                                          GBP'000s            GBP'000s          GBP'000s 
 
  Aggregate emoluments                         312                 285             1,136 
  Share-based payments 
   on the LTIP options 
   granted                                     133                 220               347 
  Company contributions 
  to money purchase 
  pension scheme                                13                  13                26 
                                       -----------  ------------------  ---------------- 
                                               458                 518             1,509 
                                       ===========  ==================  ================ 
 
 

The end-to-end awards granted to Milan Patel and to Paraag Amin can only be exercised at the end of a 3-year vesting period, based on challenging absolute total shareholder return performance targets. Under IFRS 2 Share-based payments, the Group must provide an estimate for the costs based on a Black Scholes model valuation each year, as if they fully paid out at the end of the performance period in December 2020 to Milan Patel and October 2021 for Paraag Amin. To fully vest, the Group must achieve an annual compounded TSR of 35% over a c.3 year period. In the period, part of the end-to-end share options awarded to Milan vested and the remainder lapsed. A new grant was made by the remuneration committee under the long-term incentive program with performance measures that are based on the company's total shareholder return and earnings per share in 2024.

 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

9.RELATED PARTY NOTE (CONTINUED...)

 
                                                                  6 months               6 months        12 months 
                                                                 to 31 Dec              to 31 Dec       to 30 June 
                                                                      2021                   2020             2021 
                                                                 Unaudited              Unaudited          Audited 
                                                                  GBP'000s               GBP'000s         GBP'000s 
 
  The following transactions were carried out 
   with related parties 
 
  Sale of services 
  Entities controlled by non - executive director 
   of the Group: 
 
  Ipswich Town Football Club                                             5                      -                4 
  Epwin Group Plc - Email marketing 
   services                                                              3                      3                6 
  Cadence Performance Ltd - Email                                                               1 
   marketing services                                                    -                                       - 
                                                                ----------  ---------------------  --------------- 
                                                                         8                      4               10 
                                                                ==========  =====================  =============== 
 
 
    Year end balances arising from 
    the sale of services 
  Entities controlled by non-executive directors 
   of the Group: 
 
  Ipswich Town Football Club                                             -                      -                1 
  Epwin Group Plc - Email marketing 
   services                                                              -                      1                1 
                                                                ----------  ---------------------  --------------- 
                                                                         -                      1                2 
                                                                ==========  =====================  =============== 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS TO 31 DECEMBER 
 2021 
 As at the date of these statements and the date they were approved 
  by the Board of Directors there were no such events to report. 
 
 Copies of this interim statement are available form the Company 
  at its registered office at, No 1 London Bridge London, SE1 9BG. 
  The interim financial information document will also be available 
  on the Company's website www.dotdigitalgroup.com. 
 
 
 
             Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
      Notes to interim financial statements 
    For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
  -------------------------------------------- 
  11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE 
 

During the year ended 30 June 2021, the Group made the decision to modify the classification of direct marketing from cost of sales to administrative expenses and tech infrastructure from under administrative expenses to cost of sales, to reflect more appropriately gross profit and gross profit margin plus also administrative expenses under continuing operations. Comparative amounts in the 6 months ended 31 December 2020 in the Consolidated Income Statement have been reclassified for consistency. As a result, GBP66,111 was reclassified from administrative expenses to cost of sales. There has been no impact on the profit for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020 however gross profit has decreased from GBP23,225,000 to GBP23,159,000 and administrative expenses decreased from GBP15,649,000 to GBP15,583,000.

During the year ended 30 June 2021, the Group discovered that the share-based payment arrangement had been erroneously recognised in Dotdigital Group PLC instead of being recognised in the subsidiaries in which the employees are employed. Under IFRS 2 Share-based payments, when a parent grants rights to it's equity instruments to employees of its subsidiaries this arrangement should be accounted for as equity-settled in the consolidated financial statements but results in an investment being created in the parent's own statement of financial position. Therefore, the subsidiaries should in their own separate financial statements, measure the services received from its employees in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 2 applicable to equity-settled share-based payment transactions. Thereby resulting in a corresponding increase recognised in equity as a capital contribution from the parent. There was no impact on the Group profit for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020.

At the year end, the Group discovered on the calculation of deferred tax on the share options and the internally generated development costs that this had been misallocated and miscalculated respectively. On the misallocation of the deferred tax on the share option under IFRS 2 Share based payment, where the final deferred tax calculation exceeds the cumulative amount recognised as a share-based expense in the Income statement, the maximum amount of deferred tax income that can be recognised in the Income Statement can only equal the total share-based payment expense. Any excess deferred tax is recognised directly in reserves.

As for the miscalculation of deferred tax on the internally generated development costs this is with respect to the identification and calculation of the net book value for internally generated development costs qualifying for research and development, thereby impacting the deferred tax liability.

Both adjustments have impacted the prior year's profit for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020 where this has decreased from GBP6,656,000 to GBP6,324,000. Net assets as per the consolidated of financial position have increased from GBP56,248,000 to GBP56,706,000.

 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Income Statement for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020

 
                                        As previously 
                                             reported   Adjustments   As restated 
                                             GBP'000s      GBP'000s      GBP'000s 
 Continuing operations 
 Revenue from contracts 
  with customers                               28,226             -        28,226 
 Cost of sales                                (5,001)          (66)       (5,067) 
 
 Gross profit                                  23,225          (66)        23,159 
 
 Administrative expenses                     (15,649)            66      (15,583) 
 Share based payments                           (344)             -         (344) 
 Exceptional costs                               (68)             -          (68) 
                                       --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Operating profit from continuing 
  operations                                    7,164             -         7,164 
 
 Finance income                                    16             -            16 
 Finance costs                                   (41)             -          (41) 
                                       --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Profit before income tax 
  from continuing operations                    7,139             -         7,139 
 
 Income tax expense                             (483)         (332)         (815) 
                                       --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Profit for the period from 
  continuing operations                         6,656         (332)         6,324 
                                       --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Discontinuing operations 
 Loss for the year from 
  discontinued operations                       (424)             -         (424) 
 Profit for the period attributable 
  to the owners of the Company                  6,232         (332)         5,900 
                                       --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the 6 months ended 31 December 2020

 
                                                         As previously     Adjustments      As restated 
                                                              reported 
                                                             Unaudited       Unaudited        Unaudited 
                                                              GBP'000s        GBP'000s         GBP'000s 
 
 Profit for the period                                           6,232           (332)            5,900 
 
 Other comprehensive income 
 Items that may be subsequently reclassified 
  to 
 profit and loss: 
 Exchange differences on translating 
  foreign operations                                              (79)               -             (79) 
                                               -----------------------  --------------  --------------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income attributable 
  to: 
 Owners of the parent                                            6,153           (332)            5,821 
 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  year 
                                                                 6,577           (332)            6,245 
 Comprehensive income from continuing 
  operations 
 Comprehensive income from discontinued 
  operations                                                     (424)               -            (424) 
                                               =======================  ==============  =============== 
 
 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020

 
                                       As previously 
                                            reported       Adjustments       As restated 
                                            GBP'000s          GBP'000s       GBP'000s 
 Assets 
 Non-current assets 
  Goodwill                                     9,680                 -             9,680 
 Intangible assets                            14,893                 -            14,893 
 Property, plant and equipment                 4,527                 -             4,527 
                                      --------------      ------------      ------------ 
                                              29,100                 -            29,100 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables                  13,253                 -            13,253 
 Cash and cash equivalents                    27,556                 -            27,556 
                                      --------------      ------------      ------------ 
 
                                              40,809                 -            40,809 
                                      --------------      ------------      ------------ 
 
 Total assets                                 69,909                 -            69,909 
                                      ==============      ============      ============ 
 
 Equity attributable to the owners 
  of the parent 
 
 Called up share capital                       1,493                 -             1,493 
 Share premium                                 6,967                 -             6,967 
 Reverse acquisition reserve                 (4,695)                 -           (4,695) 
 Other reserves                                1,438               649             2,087 
 Retranslation reserve                          (29)                 -              (29) 
 Retained earnings                            51,074             (191)            50,883 
                                      --------------      ------------      ------------ 
 
 Total equity                                 56,248               458            56,706 
                                      --------------      ------------      ------------ 
 
 
 
 
            Dotdigital Group Plc 
 
    Notes to interim financial statements 
  For the six months ended 31 December 2021 
-------------------------------------------- 
 

11. PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT NOTE continued

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020

 
                                  As previously 
                                       reported   Adjustments   As restated 
                                       GBP'000s      GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 Liabilities 
 Non-current liabilities 
  Lease liabilities                       2,885             -         2,885 
 Deferred tax                             1,904         (539)         1,365 
                                 --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
                                          4,789         (539)         4,250 
                                 --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                 7,830             -         7,830 
 Lease liabilities                        1,031             -         1,031 
 Current tax payable                         11            81            92 
                                 --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
                                          8,872            81         8,953 
                                 --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total liabilities                       13,661         (458)        13,203 
                                 ==============  ============  ============ 
 
 
 Total equity and liabilities            69,909             -        69,909 
                                 ==============  ============  ============ 
 
 

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