Eckoh PLC Trading Update (8745T)
October 18 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8745T
Eckoh PLC
18 October 2017
18 October 2017
Eckoh plc
("Eckoh", the "Group" or the "Company")
Trading Update
Eckoh plc (AIM: ECK), the global provider of secure payment
products and customer contact solutions, today issues a trading
update for the six months ended 30 September 2017.
The Board is pleased to announce that trading in the period was
in line with expectations, again showing double-digit percentage
growth in both revenue and gross profit as the Group continues to
deliver on its strategy with increasing momentum.
UK trading continues to be solid with a similar revenue
performance to H117 and a strong pipeline of deals in the second
half.
In the US, following on from the success of securing the largest
ever payment contract win in March 2017, the Company has won seven
new Secure Payments contracts during the period with a total value
of $5.1m. The largest of these, worth $1.6m, was won against the
Group's main competitor and pleasingly, all were contracted on the
preferred 'Opex' pricing model that the Company moved to in
mid-2016, which will see recurring revenue levels increase over
future periods. The number of payments contracts won in the US
since Eckoh entered the market in 2014 is now 30. The Company has
made good progress in converting its contracts pipeline, having
already secured the same volume of Opex-based contracts as were won
during the full 12 month period ending 31 March 2017.
US Client US Contract Capex(1) Opex(2)
Wins Value
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H1 17 3 $2.7m 1 2
------- ---------- ------------ --------- --------
H1 18 7 $5.1m 0 7
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The Group's balance sheet remains strong with net cash of
GBP1.7m at H1 18 (H1 17: net debt of (GBP2.1m)).
The Group will report its results for the six months ended 30
September 2017 on Wednesday, 22 November 2017.
1. Capex - typically, outright purchase of hardware with 15-20%
pa on-going maintenance and support charge
2. Opex - typically, small set-up fee of 10-20% of contract
value and 80-90% of contract value as recurring revenues over the
life of the contract
For further information please contact:
Eckoh plc
Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 01442 458
300
Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial Officer
www.eckoh.com
FTI Consulting LLP Tel: 020 3727 1000
Ed Bridges / Chris Lane / Emma Hall /
Darius Alexander
eckoh@fticonsulting.com
N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker)
Shaun Dobson, Lauren Kettle Tel: 020 7496 3000
www.n1singer.com
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright, Chris Bowman, Amritha Murali Tel: 020 3207 7800
www.berenberg.de/en
About Eckoh plc
Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and
customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base
from its offices in the UK and US.
Our secure payments products, which include the patented
CallGuard, can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's
site and remove sensitive personal and payment data from contact
centres and IT environments. The products offer merchants a simple
and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive
data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations.
Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider
since 2010, processing over $1bn in card payments annually.
Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries and
transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer
chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower
operational costs and provide a true Omni-channel experience. We
also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage
with their customers by providing support and transition services
as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.
Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of
vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms
providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services
organisations. More information at www.eckoh.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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