27 September 2013
MobilityOne Limited
("MobilityOne", the "Group" or the "Company")
Unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013
MobilityOne (AIM: MBO), the e-commerce infrastructure payment solutions and platform provider operating in Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines via its subsidiaries MobilityOne Sdn Bhd, Netoss Sdn Bhd, PT MobilityOne Indonesia and MobilityOne Philippines Inc. announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2013.
Highlights:
· Revenue increased by 9.7% to £22.3 million (H1 2012: £20.3 million)
· Loss after tax of £0.12 million (H1 2012: profit after tax of £0.04 million)
· Main revenue generated from prepaid airtime reloads for mobile phones via banking channels and electronic data capture ("EDC") terminal base in Malaysia. Higher administrative expenses and losses in the Indonesian and the Philippines operations contributed to the Group's losses for the six months ended 30th June 2013.
For further information, contact:
MobilityOne Limited +6 03 89963600
Dato' Hussian A. Rahman, CEO www.mobilityone.com.my
har@mobilityone.com.my
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 20 3328 5656
Nick Athanas /James Reeve/Michael McNeilly
Newgate Threadneedle +44 20 7653 9850
Robyn McConnachie/Alex White
About the Group:
MobilityOne is the holding company of an established group of companies that provide e-commerce infrastructure payment solutions and platforms through its proprietary technology solutions, marketed under the brands MoCS and ABOSSE.
The Group has developed an end-to-end e-commerce solution which connects various service providers across several industries such as banking, telecommunication and transportation through multiple distribution devices including EDC terminals, mobile devices, automated teller machines ("ATM") and internet banking.
The Group's technology platform is flexible, scalable and designed to facilitate cash, debit card and credit card transactions from multiple devices while controlling and monitoring the distribution of different products and services.
For more information, refer to our website at www.mobilityone.com.my
Chairman's statement
The Group recorded a revenue growth of 9.7% in the first six months of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012, which was mainly contributed from the Group's mobile phone prepaid airtime reload business in Malaysia. However, due to higher administration expensesfrom existing operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia, as well as the expenses of establishing new operations in the Philippines, which are yet to generate any revenue, the Group recorded a loss during the period.
Forthe international remittance services, the Group has received the approval from the central bank of Malaysia to increase the number of approved outlets. Currently, the Group operates six outlets and is in the process of improving its internal controls and procedures before seeking to expand the number of outlets.
The businesses in Cambodia and Indonesia did not register any significant revenue growth, and no revenue has been contributed by the new subsidiary in the Philippines which is still in the final stages of establishing working relationships with potential business partners. The operations in the Philippines will focus on electronic payment services and the Group has continued discussions on several tests and pilots with financial institutions and telecommunication companies in Philippines.
Financial performance
The Group recorded revenue of £22.3 million in the six months ended 30 June 2013, representing an increase of 9.7% compared to £20.3 million in the corresponding half-year period in 2012. However, the Group recorded a loss after tax of £0.12 million (H1 2012: profit after tax of £0.04 million).The higher revenue was mainly due to the improvement in the Group's existing mobile phone prepaid airtime reload business in Malaysia.
As at 30 June 2013, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of £0.55 million (30 June 2012: cash and cash equivalents of £1.00 million) and the secured short term loans and borrowings from financial institutions were £1.56 million (30 June 2012: £2.56 million). The reduction of cash and cash equivalents was mainly due to the repayment of short term borrowings.
Current trading and outlook
The Directors expect the Group's mobile phone prepaid airtime reload business in Malaysia to continue to grow in the second half of the year and all other businesses, such as the international remittance services and overseas operations, to remain challenging. The Group plans to re-align its businesses for sustainable results in a longer term in the following manner:
(i) take steps to improve the contributions of the international remittance services with new promotional activities, internal controls and procedures; and
(ii) increase the effort to generate revenue from the Philippines market.
The Directors are also considering the future of the Group's business operations in Indonesia, which have not performed in line with expectations. This may result in the discontinuation of these operations in order to avoid it incurring further losses for the Group.
Dato' Dr. Wan Azmi bin Ariffin
Chairman
27 September 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2013
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Non-Distributable |
Distributable |
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Foreign |
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Reverse |
currency |
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Share |
Share |
acquisition |
translation |
Retained |
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Non-controlling |
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Capital |
premium |
reserve |
Reserve |
Earnings |
Total |
interest |
Total |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
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As at 1 January 2013 |
2,657,470 |
909,472 |
708,951 |
830,460 |
(1,916,080) |
3,190,273 |
(2,357) |
3,187,916 |
Foreign currency translation |
- |
- |
- |
44,929 |
- |
44,929 |
(116) |
44,813 |
Loss for the period |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(119,143) |
(119,143) |
(4,734) |
(123,877) |
As at 30 June 2013 |
2,657,470 |
909,472 |
708,951 |
875,389 |
(2,035,223) |
3,116,059 |
(7,207) |
3,108,852 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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As at 1 January 2012 |
2,339,374 |
782,234 |
708,951 |
908,708 |
(1,656,430) |
3,082,837 |
2,567 |
3,085,404 |
Foreign currency translation |
- |
- |
- |
(258,242) |
- |
(258,242) |
(690) |
(258,932) |
Profit for the period |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44,013 |
44,013 |
703 |
44,716 |
As at 30 June 2012 |
2,339,374 |
782,234 |
708,951 |
650,466 |
(1,612,417) |
2,868,608 |
2,580 |
2,871,188 |
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 of the respective shares net of share issue expenses.
The reverse acquisition reserve relates to the adjustment required by accounting for the reverse acquisition in accordance with IFRS 3.
The Company's assets and liabilities stated in the Statement of Financial Position were translated into Pound Sterling (£) using the closing rate as at the Statement of Financial Position date and the income statements were translated into £ using the average rate for that period. All resulting exchange differences are taken to the foreign currency translation reserve within equity.
Retained earnings represent the cumulative earnings of the Group attributable to equity shareholders.